The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 15, 1890, Image 1

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?HK SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, IS50. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at. be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's Consolidated Aug. 2, ISSI.] SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1890. THK TKUE SOUTHKO>\ Established Jan?, ??e# New Series-Yoi. IX; >T& 23. ?Jjt bastea? m?> ^M\nm Published C7cry Wednesday, N. G-. OSTEEN, SUMTEu, s. e. TKRMS: Two J)oH?rs per aun um-?n advance. ADV KRT IS S ME MT8 . O^ISquare, firs; insertion.$1 00 Bvery subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three moni-hs, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AU communications which subserve private interests wiil be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tr?botes of respect will be charged for. R. W. BRABHAM, Wheelwright and Blacksmith SUMTER, S. C. IAM PREPARED TO REPAIR AND Rebuild, as well as to build outright, all kinds of Vehicles. HORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY. Also repair all parts of broken Machinery. Keep ?a hand a stock of Check and Globe Valves and Fittings. Also keep Pumps on hand ?nd put th^m down. I handle the SMITH'S SONS IMPROVED G1X5 I which is as zood as any on the market, and I gives entire satisfaction. J. MULLER, PRACTICAL HARNESS MAKER. SUMTER, S. C., Has now ia Stock, Harness, Coilars, Saddles. Bridles, Halters, Whips, Bantry Cushions, I Boggy Aprons. Harness Oil, Harness Dress- j ing, -Pads and Sweat Collar?, -ALSO Saddlery H irdware and Horse Goods of all description. Repairing done at lowest possible prices for rash._Sept 25. IMPERIAL EGO FOOD, FOR ALL VARIETIES OF POULTRY, WILL MAKE YOUR HENS LAY ll U keeps fowlg in best condition, and makes ! poultry the most profitable stock on the farm. When the Imperial Egg Food is fed accord? ing to direc?ous, sick and. drooping chi'-ks will never he seen. It supplies ail the need-[ ed materia.) for forming hone, muscle, and j feathers, and bv itsgeatle toniceifrd strength- ? ens ?he digestive organs an<i 'ays trio founda- j tion for vigorous, heal'hv, and therefore, j pro6table fo* !S. They wiil also te 6:ted ft-: I market- a- month ?>mter tttao by cooroon i treatment. For sale hv Dr. |A. J. CHINA. March 20. i F. u. mim&K Agent* -D'SALER TN MI SS & peps, TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KKPT EN K FIRST-CLASS DRUti STORK. Tobacco, SHH ST ami Scgars, GARDEN SEEDS, ?C., -ALSO Paints, Oils, Varnishes, ?J,ASS? PUTTY, kc. -A5D DYE STUFFS. -o Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will fiud my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genii ine, and of the best quality. Call and see for yourselves. PATRONIZE HOME TALENT. Li fe-Size Portraits in Crayon. .MADE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, SUMTER, S. G. -EY - MRS. E. J. DUNNE. Ateo prepared to teach a class in Drawing and Music JaD* 30. Dr. T. W. BOOKHART, DENTAL SURGEON. Office over Btj?tmsn k Bro/sShoe Store. ENTRANCE ON MAIN STREET. SUMTER, S. C. Office Sours-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 to 5. April ?7-o G. W. DICK, D. D. S. Office over Bogie's New S:ore, ENTRANCR ON MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C. Office Hours.-9 to 3:30 : 2:30 to 5. Sf ut 8 B. G. GIBSON, COTTON BUYER. HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID Office at \V. H. Vates' well known Grocery Store, Main Street. Sept n ^i^^aBS^MP^^^nd vnhi.iblo liwof Household 0 ?*WU i H mmm j? ^ wrlcb ^ ft^^ AU tb. work you ' ? neert do i? to .How what w?; terni rou to tho*? who ra?-your ' C friend* ?wi Drichbortmd ibo? ?Dont TOO-tbacalwava re*ult? ! e iu rateable trade for u?. er t ix a hold? for rears when ooc? sta rre-?. 1 " aad thoa we arr repaid. W* MJ ?ll expresa, freight, etc AfW ip TOO know ?itfTX ron woald like to (fo to work for 03. you can ; mm froo, JM? t* j^.^T.^ Addres.. StiaM>aTCo.,Box??18, POTUMIMI,Maine. POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varie?. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More ?conotnicai than the ordinary kinds, and can? not be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. ROYAL BAK? ING POWDER CO., 106 Wall-st.. N. Y. Cleanses the Kasai Passages. Al? lays Inflammation. Heals the Sores. Restores the Senses of Taste, Smell and Hearing. A partirle xs applied into each nosrril and is ajgrv enide. Pr ic?* 50c. et ?)ri;a?;?8i* or by mall. ELY BKOTHEF?5C Warren St-,New York. THE SISfONDS NATIONAL BANK, OF SUMTER. STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TORY, SUMTER, S. C. Paid up Capital.?75,000 00 Surplus Fund. 7,500 00 Transacts a General Batiking Business. Careful attention given to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of Si and upwards received. In- j terest allowed at Xhe r*;e of 4 p*T cent per j innum. Payable quarterly, on first days of I Jaauarv, April July and October. * R. M. WALLACE, \ ?ce President. ; W. ALSTON PRINGLE JR., Aug. 7 Csl-i-r. TB! B IAK ii mm SU Ai i I.? il, S C. j CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Transacts a general Banking ousiness. Also b: s A Savings Bank Department, Deposits ot Si 00 and upwards received, tutetest calculated al the rate of 4 per cent, per aunum, paya! !... quarterly. W. F. B. HA i NS WORTH, A. WHITS. JR. President. Cashier. Aug 21. TAX RETURNS FOR 1SS?I-90. rRETURNS of Personal Property, Polh aiui Re?! Estate will i'e received at the following times and places: Ou Tuesday, January 7th, at Tiu iall's Store. On Wednesday, January Sih, at il. I. Manning's. On Thursday, Jauuary (J;h, Wedge? field. On Friday, Jauuary 10th, at Gor? don's Mill. On Monday, January 13th, at John? ston's Store. On Tuesday, January 14th, at Shi? loh. On Wed nc-.day, Jauuary l?th, at Lynchburg. On Thursday, January IO li, at Mag- j oolia. Ou Friday, January 17th, at Mayes- j ville. \ Ou Monday, January 20th, at Or-i Lett's Store. j Ou Tuesday and Wednesday Janu- . iry l!?-t -?tri 22ad, at Bishop vi'-! !e. Ou Thursday, Jauuary 23rd, at Man- ! nile. On Friday. January "Ji ll, at Spring j [ItH ' I On Saturday, January 2->t'n at Me-j Jamesville. OJ M ?nday, January 27>li, at State- | >urg. On Taesday., January 2Sth, at flagoodi Ou Wednesday, January 20:h, at j rle mberfs. On Thursday, January 30 th, at Scarborough's Store. Arid At the Auditor's ('/Sice in Suaver on all ?ther da_\s from January Ut to Feb 2oth, nclusive. As rii > is the year for leturniog ' {^a) Estate, Tax-payers are r> qm-t- ! u, m^ke ' ul I returns of all U?*al K-*?.i *?- owned on I; January , ItKM/. and notices of a nv transfers, j w. R. DELGA u. Per. 4 - Feb 20. Auditor Sumter Co. IXTRA FINE SWAMP TIM? BERED LAND FOR SALE. 2.040 Aer?^ of Choice TIMBERED LA ND ; irunt^d B?ir Claremont l?*-p<>", GaoiuVti I 1 ir?;icii South ('if. >"f;;t U ?:*?.". ??v . W'l! iv(?(ni- t ri with <>,ik. Hickory, rioliy, Sweet Gum, ?lack Gam P&plar, Maple. A ?b and C\ press. 1 Th'S is ft Splendid t ;?'iv of L?nd, Lving ; lost conveniently :<,r trauportation. j| Tri?- trn<-; i? k' <- '. " the Snrntifl J. !-rt.i 'V Land-is bounded ny the Wateree K'ivrr n the west and ?ut 'ii" ot hervid ea i?\ lands < f H..use, Bradley. Pin<?ney (H?wassee) ; 'aidwell and "bray ton. Titles clear and per- | >ct. Plat on.record at Sumter Court House. , or terms aiid price app'v to ' E. W. MOISE. j i Dec. IS Sumter S. C. t < 1 Acts of the Legislature. Mr. Editor : I have written a synop I pis of some of the most important acts ! of the Legislature, as well as those ot local interest, as it will be some time j before they are published. The last ! sessionwas exceedingly prolific ia the in ! troduetion of bills, the House calen t dar showing over 500, of which 2*30 ! became laws, most of them of a local character. Respectfully, ALTAMONT MOSES. An Act amending thc charter of the Eutawviile li H. This changes the ?ame to the Charleston, Sumter & Northern R. R and authorizes them to continue their road to Cheraw. Au Act incorporating the Grand Lodore Knights of Pythias, of South Carolina. An Act to amend Section 111, Gen? eral . Statutes, relating to elections, so that the polls will opeu at 7 A. M. and close at 4 P. M. An Act to amend the law in regard to tiie hiring out of convicts and to pro? vide f<?r the purchase of a State farm, &e Sec. 1. Provides. That the !>>ard of Directors of the Penitentiary be em powered to purchase out of the surplus j earniugs of the Penitentiary a farm or farms to be worked aud planted by con? victs under the superintendency of the Directors. Sec. 2. That no contracts for the hiring or leasing of couviets to be em? ployed in phosphate mining shall here? after be made by said B>ard of Di? rectors. Sec 3 That Slid farm provided for in Section 1 shall have sufficient eleva- ! tiou to prevent the same from floods and j overflows as near as practicable. The tare of cotton. This amends Sec- ! lion 1195 so as to read as follows : Sec. 1195 The custom of making ! a deduction from the actual weight of bales cf unmanufactured cotton, as an | allowance for breakage or draft, thereon, | is abolished and ali contracts made in i relatiou to such cotton shall be deemed ! and taken as referring to the true and actual weight thereof without deduction; and no tare shall be deducted from the weight of such bales of cotton except the actual weight of the bagging and ties used iu baling said cotton. Sec 2. That this Act shall take effect from and after the 1st day of Septem? ber. 1800 Sec o That ali Acts or parts of Acts ; iu conflict, or inconsistent, wilh the provisions of this Act be. and the same are hereby, repeled. And whenever it shall bo agreed between tie buyer and j seller to deduct tare on cotton bales it j shall bo as ^o?ow;* : For bales of cotton j covered with seven yards of standard c 'fton bagging and sis iron ties the ::c;oa! tare shall be, and is hareby. fixed s? sixteen pouuds, and for bales of cot- | ton covered with seven yards of stand- | ard jule baggiug and six iron ties the ! actual tare shall be, and is hereby, fixed J at tweuty-four pounds; and when buyer i and seller a^rce to sell at net weight, j aod when bales of cotton are covered ; with sevea )':*rd> of standard cottou bag- i ging cud six '.nm ties the actual tare | shall b'*, and is hereby fixed at sixteeD j pounds, and when bales of cotton are j covered with seven yards of standard ! jute baggiug and six iron ties shall be, and is hereby, fixed at twenty-four pounds. The rate of interest. This amends the preseut law by inserting eight in j lieu of ten on contracts made after lat ? March, 1800. Working convicts on the streets. This Act provides that all incorporated t'.wns in the State of three hundred in? habitants, or more, are authorized to substitute hard labor on their streets for fine and imprisonment, in cases of mis? demeanor which come under their juris? diction : Provided, That in no case shall such sentence to hard labor exceed a term of thirty dajs, unless otherwise provided by law. An Act to provide a punishment for making use of false f-ealee, weights or m tas uros in buying o.- selling. Sec 1 That any person or persons ! who shall knowingly make use of any i ..eales, weights or measures which fail j to conform to the standard thereof pre- . scribed by law, in buying or selling any goods, wares, merchandise or other article, snail be deemed guilty of a mis? demeanor, and upon conviction shaU be fined a sum of not more than one huu dred dellars or be imprisoned in the .iou ri iv j iii for a period not exceeding thirty days. An Act to amend Section 1.?08 of the ( ?enera! Statutes, relating to the alien? ation of homestead. Se-.- 1. That Section 1.008 be amend? ed so that the .--irr;" shall read as follows: "Section 1 i ?9 8. No w:Uver of the right of homestead, however solemn, made by the head of a family at any ! tim" prior to assignment of the home ? stead, shall defeat the homestead pro- | vided for in this chapter: Provided, j however, that no r/^ht of homestead j shall exist or be allowed in any prop, j crty, real or personal, aliened or mort j gaged, either before or after assignment, | by any person or persons whomsoever, j a> against the title or claim o' the j ali'nee or mortgagee or his li ir, or j their heirs or assigns. County Commissioners. This sub i nuts a joint resolution to the peop'c j proposing to abolish the of5.ee of County \ Commissioners as a constitutional office. An Ad relating to the compensation [ of County Auditor of Sumter county j Phis makes the salary of thc Auditor ' S? .'?'?lt, the same as paid in the other j large counties. \ An A -t to charter the Sumter and '' Wateree ?? K Company This amends the Act so as t - run by Camden from from Sumt) r and < xtend the time for j commencing the woi k. An Act to provide for th(> rederap-1 tion ofthat pa?t of the State debt known ; ?is the brown con-sol bonds ?nd stocks ' ? hy the i?sue of other bonds and stocks, j I About $6.000.f-00 of the State debt i> ! t lue July 1st, I80->, and bears interest < ?t the rat?- of ?? per cent. This Act is ? ! to provide for thc redemption ' f the < ;?. nds falling due by issuing bonds run? ning 50 years bearing 4 per cent, inter- i 'st. If the 4 per cent bonds can be floated it. will save in interest ?1-0 00 per year, or in the 50 years just si tn?lion dollars. An Act to incorporate the Chera1 and Sumter Railroad Company. Tbi j is another charter of a railroad fron Sumter to Cheraw. To incorporate the Hampton an* Branchville Railroad Company. Thi charter starts from the South Carolin boundary line on the Savannah river ii Hampton county and ends aj some poin on the North Carolina line The cor porators say it will be built and will rm to Sumter. If all the railroads that ar chartered come to Sumter she will b the largest railroad center iu the State An Act to repeal Chapter CIX, o the Geoeral Statutes, relating to of fences against civil rights : Provides j That Chapter CTN, entitled "Of offence I against civil rights''be, and the saun is hereby, repealed. j The Carolina Southern Railroad Com pany. Another railroad from Cberav or some point on the North Carolioi line through the county of Sumter ant on to the Savannah river. To create a new Judicial District i: Sumter county, embracing Middletot Township, to be known as the Eightl Judicial District for Sumter county, This Act provides for a Trial Justice for Middleton Township who shall be a resideut of paid district and shall resid? therein during his tenn of office, anc shall hold his ? ffi;e at or near Wedge? field in said district. Wedgefield i: quite a large railroad statiou and as the nearest Trial Justice resides eight miles therefrom, your delegation thought best to establish a Trial Justice there. To prohibit the sale, &c, to minors ol cigarettes, &c. Sec. 1 That from and after the pass? age of this Act it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, either himseil or themselves, to sell, furnish, give or provide any minor uuder the age of 18 y?ars with cigarettes, tobacco or cigar? ette paper, or any substitute therefor. Sec 2 Provides peualty for the act. An AQ? to amend an Act entitled 4'An Act to provide for the establishment of a separate School District in the City of Sumter,'' approved Decem? ber 24th, 1888 Sec. 1. That Section 3 of the Act of the General Assembly of said State eu titled "Au Act to provide for the establishment of a separate School District io the City of Sumter," ap? proved December 24th, 1888, be amend? ed so as to read as follows : Sec. 3. That io addition to the rights aud privileges hereinbefore granted, the said School District shall have the power to levy and collect a tax on the assessed value of all real and personal property returned in said School Distirct not exceeding, in addition to the tax provided for in Sectiou 2 of this Act, two mills on the dollar, subject to the following provisions: Thc City Council of the City ol Sumter shall at any time previous to the first day of June of each year, issue a call for a meeting, after two week's notice, of all those male citizens of said School District who return real or personal property therein. Such notice shall specify th* time and place ?f such meeting aud be published in a newspaper in said city. The said City Council shall cause to bc; prepared a list of all male citizeus of the age of tw.-n'y-oue years and up? wards who return real or personal property io said School District, a certi? fied copy of which shall be turned over t?? the Secretary of such meeting. Only those persons shall be entitled to vote at such meeting who are male citizeus of said State and city and who return real or personal property iu said School District. The persons entitled to vote in said meeting shall have power : First, to appoiut a Chairman and Secretary ; Second, to adjourn from time to time; Third, to decide whether, in addition to the Constitutional School Tax ap? portioned to the use of the schools in said School District, ami in addition to the tax provided for in Section 2 of this Act, it is deemed expedient to levy at? additional tax, not exceeding the limit hereinbefore mentioned, for the pay of teachers' salaries, or the building, furnishing, repairing, leasing or im? provement of school houses in said School District or lor incidental ex? penses; Fourth, to elect four School Commissioners, one from each ward, if that i- practicable, who together with the May->r ?>f said city shill constitute | a School B>ard. No taxes thus levied j shall be repealed at any subsequent ! uif-eiing It shill bethe du!y ot the j Ch'Jtimau of such meeting to keep a correct record of ail the proceedings j and to file the sann in th:: office nf the j May-?r lt shall also be the duty of the Chairman of such meeting to notify j the City Clerk aud Treasurer, within ; ene werk, of the amount of tax thus : levied, and the said Clerk and Treas- | urcr, und'T thc d rection of the Hoard ? of School Commissioners of said School \ District, shali thereupon proceed i? ns . sess such tax on all real atol personal : property returned in said School Dis trict II-: shall coiled this tax at the time an 1 io the manner provided for j collecting city taxes, and it shall he a I ?icu on all property until paid, as is ? provided f ir in tin- ci*e of State and county taxes. The proceeds arising from this tax sha!! be kept -"pirate and paid out hy the said Cierk and Treas | urer on warrants drawn by said 1> ?ard of School ('otumissioners, and the *aid i (Merk and Treasurer shall be liable to j all penalties now prescribed hy law f ir 1 th?: non-performance ur neglect nf doty as II: casos of Co'uuty Treasurers Thal the said City C eric and Treasurer shall j be tlie t'leik and Treasurer <?f the sm.l Board of School Commissioners, su'j ot 1 to removal by them : and with power m said Board t.. fi'1 any vacancy which ' may occur in said office Tirai >!; >iii.| the said City Council fail <v refuge within the time hereinbefore limited to issue :i e:kil for thu meeting hereinbefore p ovided for. or to perform any other act hereinbefore directed, tho1 said }> ?ard i! School Commissioners ar-- a rh ?i ;/..'! Ui issue a call for such meeting at any lime prior to the brut day of July in ? .ach year, and to porform any other act i lereiub? fore devolved upon said City U-unc;}. I Sec 2. That the following Section I ?hall be added to said Act, lo be known < Section y : j < j Sec 9. That the School District the City of Sumter ia hereby authorij and empowered, by and through Board of School Commissioners, to iss coupon bonds to the amount of twe! thousand dollars, if said Board shot deem that amount necessary : Provide That a majority of the qualified elect? of said School District voting shall in favor of such issue as may be c pre-sed at an electiou hereafter to held for that purpose, The procee derived from the sale of said bonds sh be used for the purpose of purchasing site or sites and erecting one or mc public shoo] buildings in the City Sumter and furnishing the same. Sa bonds to bear a rate of interest not e ceeding six per centum per annum, pa able annually, the principal to matu io not less than twenty years from t date of issue ; the same to be signed 1 the Chairman of said Board and cou; tersigned by its Clerk and Treasure and the seal of said corporation to affixed thereto, which seal the sa I Board is hereby authorized to make ai adopt. Said bonds to be in such d noraiuatious as said Board may dete mine, and a correct registry of the san shall be kept by the said Clerk ai Treasurer. The coupons upon sa bonds shall be receivable for all taxes ; said School District which shall be le1 ied for educational purposes. Sa bonds shall constitute a first lien upc ail property which may be purchased ( improved with the proceeds from sai bonds, and said bonds shall not be ta; able for county or municipal or publi j school purposes other than the coustitt tional 2 iniil tax. That for the pui pose of payiog the interest on sai bonds, aud the principal when due, shall be the duty of the Board of Schot Commissioners of said School District t compute annually the amount necessar to bc rai.-ed and to assess and levy th same upon all thc real and persona] prc perty in said School District, and th amouut so assessed and levied shall be lien upon such property and shall be col lected by the Clerk and Treasurer o said Board at the same time and in th same manner and under the sam powers as the city taxes of the City c Sumter are collected and shall be heb by him for the purpose of paying th said interest or principal, if any be due and shall be used for no other purposi whatever. That the paid Board shat have the power to require from sail Clerk and Treasurer such security fo the faithful performance of his dutie as they may deem adequate. Sec 3. That the Board of Schoo Commissioners* of said School Distric are hereby declared to be the legal sue cessors of the Trustees of the fonnei School District No. 1 of the Couotj of Sumter, which included the are? of the said School District of the City of Sumter ; that said Board of Schoo Commissioners are hereby vested wiiL the title to the lot of land fronting ot Republican street in the City of Sumtei heretofore held by the Trustees of th( said School District No. 1, and thal said Board is hereby authorized auc empowered to sell ttie same and apply the proceeds to any of the purposes mentioned in Section 2 of this Act. Sec. 4 That the City Council of thc City of Sumter are authorized to fix the lime and place of any election held under this Act, to publish the notice, appoint the managers, prescribe the form of ballots, receive thc returns aud declare the result. Sec. 5 That so much of all Acts or parts of Acts as are inconsistent with or supplied by the provision of this Act be, and. the same are hereby, repealed. To amend aa Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to recharter the Town of Sumter. South Carolina.'" approved l-'tb Decem? ber, A. D 1S87. Sec 1 That Section XI of an Act entitled "Au Act to amend an Act en? titled 'An Act to recharter the Town of Suinter, South Carolina.' " approved December 19 h. A D. 1887, be stricken out and the following bf? inserted iu lieu thereof, viz: Section Xr That the City of Sumter, South Carolina, be author? ized and empowered to require by sum? mons, orally or written, the presence of any person that may be wanted as a witness in auy case in which said city is inteeested, whether such witness be; within the city limits or uot, and should such witness fail to appear as required, he or she shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars or thirty days' imprisonment in the city guard house or county jail. Sec 2. That tho City of Sumter be authorized and emp ?wc red to require the presence of ?my person or persons charged with the violation of any ordi? nance of said city, whether such per-j son be within the city limits or not; and j said city be authorized by its warrant, issued by its Mayor or Clerk and Treas? urer, directed to one of the police of ?aid I city, or fo the Sheriff of Sumter county, j to arrest and hold such person, to an- ? s wer for such alleged violation of city j oi dinauce Sec 3 Nothing herein contained shall prevent the arrest of any person who is committing abroach of thc peace or an offense against public decency, or any violation of any ordinance of said city, without a warrant. Sec 4. Authorizes the i'ity Council i to borrow money for corporate purposes ! for a term rt >* exceeding nine months. ! Sec :> That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith be, and the same ' are hereby, repealed. An Ad to validate all Acts of the South B ?.un I Ii il and amending its charters as to if^ ll ?ute. This charter j provided thar the route of lins ll Iv ! shall run fr?>?i a point within or near j the (lily of C dumbia io some point on j the Savannah Uiver between the Town ! ; o' Hamburg on said river and Hampton i Court lloo-c ?nd thc power to connect with anv Railroad >n this State or the ' State of Georgia nod thereby make a ?' -hort lin? to Jacksonville, Fla., and 1 furt ser with thc power <>f constructing t i branch road from the most convenient ; point in Barnwell Vounfy to make a t ?bort lin? bei ween the cities of Chinin- ^ b-ia in the Stat? of S. C.. and Savan- <J ?ah in thc S rate of Georgia, in the ( lirection of Vemassee. ? ( Tho amendments consist in p'acing e he words "or eily of Sumter" after a Columbia, as the corporators desire to g change the route to the great Railroad I rentre of Sumter. IT this road is built 1 e aud I aw assured it will be, the future of Sumter is settled. Act to raise supplies for the ?seal year commencing Nov. 1, 1889. Under this Act taxes for Sumter County will amount to same as last year, viz : 10| mills. State tax, 5? Constitutional School tax, 2 Ordinary County purposes, 3 Past indebtedness, County, ? Total, 10J The appropriation bills cover nearly one million dollars. Some of the items may interest your readers : For the payment of the members of the General Assembly, about $27,000 ; Attaches enrolling department, &o., about ?15, 000 ; Executive department (State offi? cers, clerks, contingent expenses, &c.) about $50.000; Judicial department, including salaries of Judges, Solicitors, Stenographers, &c, about ?06,000; Health department, about ?13,000; Tax department, pay of Auditors, print ing books, &Q , about $25,000; S. C. University College at Columbia, about ?40,000; Claflin University, ?5,000 ; Citadel Academy, about ?20,400; Clemson College, about ?25,000 ; Win? throp Training School, about ?5,250 ; Penitentiary, about ?8,000; Lunatic Asylum, about ?110.000; The Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Asylum, about. ?15, 000 ; The Catawba Indians, about ?800 ; The Public Prioting, $18,000 ; Claims passed by General Assembly, if j so much be necessary, about ?15,000; State Agricultural and Mechanical So? ciety, about $25,000 ; Salaries of the Supervisors of Registration, about ?7,200 ; Transportation of convicts to penitentiary, about $5.000; Pensions, ?51.200 ; Support of the Militia $14, U00 ; For the completion of the work j to be dooe on the inside of the State House, $00,000 ; Election expenses, I about ?18,000 ; Interest on the public I debt, $383,000. These appropriations are paid from the State tax of 5?, the present assessable property of the State is about ?145,000,000. From phos? phate royalty last year was $227,000 ; Insurance Licenses, about ?5,000; Fees from Secretary State's office, $3,600. An Act to amend the law in relation to the localities and names of voting precincts, The only changes for our County is moving the precinct in Swim? ming Pens township from Bethel Church to Bossard, aud the abolishing of that at Manchester. Au Act To Regulate the Annual Set? tlements of County Commissioners, County School Commissioners aud County Treasurers for Couuty and , School Taxes, and to Rt quire the Comptroller General to Prescribe tbe Form Upon Which Said Settlements Are Made and the System of Book? keeping iu Said Offices. ? Sec 1. That ou and after the pas? sage of this Act, that thc County 1 Commissioners and County School Com- - missioners of the several Counties of \ this State shall report to the Comptroller j General quarterly from the begiuniug ( of each fi-cal year the number, charac- j ter and amouut of each claim audited, , allowed aud ordered paid by them, the - numbers and amounts actually paid, - the names of the person or persons io , whose favor the claim is allowed, and | the person to whom paid, upon a form < to be prescribed and furnished by the Comptroller Geueral. Sec. 2. That when the County Treasurers of the several Counties shall . have disbursed all the County and ( school funds of each fical year, and , are ready to make their settlements with ] their respective County Auditors for the County aud school taxes charged against them upon the Treasurer's tax dupli- 1 oates, they shall so notify the County . Auditors, whereupon the County Audi? tors shall notify the County Commis- ] sioners and School Commissioners of " their respective Counties of the day of j such settlement, and the said Couuty j j Commissioners and School Commis- | ( stoners are hereby required to produce, | in the offi.-e of the Auditor of their re- \ \ spective Counties, the claims allowed* s and ordered paid by them, and vouch c thereby each amount presented hy the County Treasurer for a credit in his settlement, with the Auditor for the j a amount of County and school taxes y which are charged against him on the j Treasurer's duplicate for each year. Sec. 3 That at the close of each j 11 fiscal year, to facilitate said settlements, * the Comptroller General shall prepare j 0 from the quarterly reports made to him by the County -.nd School Commis- ; * sinners, as required in the ti rsi t Section j *> of this Act, statements for each County, j ? showing the number aud amouut ol r claims audited by the County aud p School Commissioners, as reported to , him, and the names of the persons in whose favor allowed, and to whom paid. . which statement shall be sent by the j Comptroller General to the County Auditor of the County where said ! claims were allowed and paid, to be _ used in settlement with the Treasurers. . " Sec 4. That it shall be the duty of. the County Auditor of each County tu j Q notify the Foreman of the Graudj Jury (' therdof and the Comptroller General of D the day upon which said settlement is D to bc made, and the Comptroller Gen- t| :?rai, orn?me one.duly authorized by i lim, and the Foreman of the Graud ; Fury of each County are hereby re- j P l'a ired to be present and wituess said f? ?ettlemeots. i w i it Sec 5. That when said settlement aj ?hall have boen completed, the settle- ^ ncnt sheets shall bc signed by the j? \mnty Commissioners and County : Treasurers, the County School Com- j nissioners and County Treasurers in ? al mpiicate, and certified by the County p? \u.litor, ?nie c>pv of which shall he m ?lcd in the County Auditors'? office w nd the other mailed to the Comptroller ! Iii ieneral. to be by him reported to the i le lenci al Assembly. j in See (> That it shall be the duty of he Comptroller General to mail each ^, car a copy of bis report containing j uch settlements to the Clerk of tJie I \>urt. County Cora missioners, School i h< )ommissioners ?nd County Auditors of j st< aeh County of the State, to be filed nd kept by faid officers tn their everal offices. ch Seo. 7. That the Comptroller Gen- ne ral shall prescribe the system of book- ' ?-C keeping to be used in the cili?es of County Commissioners, School Com- I missioners, County Treasurers and County Auditors of the State, so that ? the same shell be uniform, and in ' making bis visit to witness the settle- j ments herein required he shall examine j the books of the said several offices and report the results of his examination to the General Assembly. Sec. 8. That if iu the making of j said settlement there shall be discovered j any irregularities or violations of law by any of said officers, the Comptroller j General and the Foreman of the Grand Jury shall report the same to the Court of General Sessions of the Couuty where such irregularities or violations of law shall have been discovered. Sec. 9. That the day fixed for the settlement provided for in Section 2 and 4 hereof snail bc at least twenty days [ after the publication of the Treasurer's j report, as now provided by law. An Act to amend Chapter XVIII of the General Statutes of South Caro? lina by inserting Sections 970a, 970??, I 970c, providing for Quarantining the | State by L?nd against Disease and Infection. Sec. 970'.?. The Governor is hereby authorized, upon thc advice and recom? mendation of the Chairman of the State Board of Health, to appoint Sanitary I Inspectors whenever any contagious ort iufectious disease shall appear to be- j come epidemic in this State, or any j Dther State directly connected with this ; State by by land or water transporta? tion. 970o. The duty of such Sanitary Inspectors shall be, uuder the direction j and control of the State Board of Health j or its proper officers, to inspect Rail- | road cars, vessels and other convey- ; anees, and they are empowered to stop j and detain such cars, vessels or other ? conveyances, aud any or all passengers, i baggage and freight when deemed ex- j pedient, and to have such cars, vessels j ar other conveyances, baggage or j freight disiufected or destroyed if j necessary to prevent the spread of j jisease. And the said Sanitary lu ?pectors are hereby constituted officers j to administer oaths and to arrest ail persons violating the sanitary laws of j the State, or interfering and hindering them in the discharge of their duties. The expenses of carrying out the pro? visions of the foregoing Section shall be provided for by a contingent fund of ave thousand dollars, which shall be administered by the State Board of Health and disbursed on the order of the Chairman of said Board, counter? signed by the Governor. I will mention a few of the bills that lid not pass. One of the greatest im? portance was the high license bill. It provided "that ?B all cities towns and villages where licenses are granted for the sale of spirituous liquors, the license :ee shall not be less than the sum of Five Hundred Dollors per annum." This bill passed the House, three of POUT delegation voting for it. lo the Senate your Senator supported it, but It was killed io that body. Charleston ?ent a Committee up to lobby against ;he hill. The city license in Charleston was ouly ?100. aud they are reported ts having 300 bar rooms. They claim i population of 00,000 inhabitants, jrhich gives one bar to every 200 in ia bi tao ts, inclusive of the women and jbildren. Another bill that failed of passage was 1 bill to reduce the salary of some of he State officers. Hai it been passed he public service might have been ;ripo!ed and the State not save over ?0.000, which is a small amouut in an ippropt;ation of a $1,000.000. A bill to provide marriage licenses in he State passed the House, but was j lilied in the Senate. The bill to authorize the Sinking iuud Commission to offer for sale and ell the right, title and interest of the state in the phosphate beds and deposits j | n the navigable streams, was killed in . he House i, A bill to extend the Bi.-hopville R. j .1 . and a bill to charter the town of 1 Shiloh, were lost as they were too low [? >n the Calendar to be reached J j The Senate passed a bill "io encour- I ge banks, banking associations and ? , ther moneyed corporatious to invest I j heir capital iu State bonds and stock " ? . Phis bill was thought by many to be j ? iccessary for the State to fi >at its bonds ! 1 t 4 per cent , but the House thought j ; iifferently and kiiled ir. ! 1 Another bill killed in the House was .to provide for the payment by the j ] itate of the espouses of all prosecutions j 1 ti criminal cases." This bill sought to ! 1 eturu to the ante bellum practice o? t aying jurors, witnesses, &e. j] Several constitutional amendments 'ere killed One of those was to abol . h the two mill school tax Several of 1 bein wore to change the time of the I leering of the General Assembly. An- c thor was to do away with one of the t enators from Charleston. A resolution was offered to instruct j ur Senators and Representatives in f 'ongress to vote against the Blair bil!, ut it was lost, the House thinking it est to be left to the judgment of leir Congressmen. Another bill that was killed was to f rovide separate ll ll. accommodation ir whiles and colored. The bill that as introduced was very defective, and j was too late iu the session to properly ? j. ?end it. lt is safe to say that if the j ailroads do not do something in this . ue, that the Legisla ure will. ? I An Act to exempt from taxatiou j I property, real and personal, of com- j ?nies and corporations engaged in the ^ auufacture of lagging to be used for . ,s rapping cotton bales, from certain j it .ires grown in this Stste. After a ngthy discussion this lill was killed the Rouse. Also a joint resolution calling fer a institutional Convention. j T Also an amendment to the Constitu- ^ >n providing for abolishing the home- | j> sad. j *M _ . H cn - ^ -*mm~-- I ... ill The Alliance State Business Ex^ i> ange in Greenville is ready for busi- j K ?ss, and has already sold more than ! f*t >0 tons of acid phosphates. ? ? PECULIAR SWALLOW?l?S; FEATS OF PEOPLE WITH ABNOR? MAL THROATS AND MOUTHS. Some of Them Actually Kat Lamp Chim? neys, While Others Swallow Swords," Notwithstanding the Sneers of the Skep-" tical and Uninitiated. "Of course, wc all have hoard of peen plo who thrust swords down their throats, swallow pebble stones and eat glass; but nobody believes that they really do those things." So writes one who evidently believes' himself too sharp to be imposed upon by any of the ordinary or extraordinary arts of trickery. But there never was a greater mistake. There are m?tfy peo-' pie who actually perform the feifts enu? merated. They are to be seen m'tfinio 'museums, side shows, and occasionally in bar rooms or on street cornr-rs. "THE IRON THROAT." The writer once had the pleasure 'lt scraping the acquaintance of a sword swallower. Ile and a hairless horse con? stituted the attractions in a small ten? that bad been pitched on the outskirts of a county fair. He called himself "Fe-' retta, the Man with the Iron Throat,** As soon ns a dozen peop'e had paid thc.r dimes and entered the tent Feretta would bring out his sword and pass it around for examination. There was no decep? tion about it. It was of steel, about four? teen inches long, an eighth of an inch" thick, half an inch wide at the hilt and slightly tapering toward the tip. Feretta was very deliberate in his movements. Assuming a posture intended tobe grace? ful he would throw back his head, insert the point of the sword in his mouth, and gently push it downward until the cross piece or guard prevented it going any further. Then he would throw both anns behind him for a space of four or five seconds, after which the sword was withdrawn as carefully as ft had Been swallowed. Then would follow a bow, and a smile which appeared rather forced. * Feretta said the operation frequently cost him considerable pain, but of this he never gave public manifestation. He' also said the utmost care was necessary" in performing the feat o avoid injury to' the throat and stomach. Notwithstand? ing his caution, he occasionally hurt' himself and was obliged to suspend sword swallowing for a few days. But" he had other ways of entertaining- ?is patrons. Ile developed an appetitefor pebble stones, which he turned to ac-" count by swallowing al?out three every half hour during the day, to* the wonder and admiration cf those who assembled in his little tent. This was not a tricS.; The act was done too slowly to admit of deception, ile placed the pebble on his" tongue, permitted it to remain in view for a moment and then closed his mouth. The pebble reached some destination"1 within his internal economy, and mustr have found a resting place in his stom? ach. He did not pretend that the stones' were digested, but he said they never" gave him any trouble. GLASS AS FOOD. Glass eaters have become so nunaerbt?T that they find their profession crowded. I have personally known ttfo of tins5 class of "attractions." One of them was* a fellow about 20 years old, whb was* ludicrously shy and effeminate (off the" stage) in appearance ?ml manners. *H?s* only robust feature was a magnificent set of teeth, with which' he bitclfcqn^ out of lamp chimneys and crunched them almost into powder wi riv aperient ease. The other was a youngster of not more than 14. known as "Little Glassf Sam." Ile was a bright boy. and. ?r?ad* amassed quito a stock of knowledge' about people and places, on which lie' could talk intelligently and entertaia-; ingly. His teeth, too, were white and. sound, and he masticated chunks of glass and swallowed the fragments wftff neatness and dispatclu lie ^x rformetf the feat in private liefere a committee* of physicians, who were forced -co admit the fact, but who were able to advance no explanation of how it could be done without disastrous effects. But ao in judicious results followed. I never knew, a glass eater to cut In's gums,, tongue, ot any portion of his mouth. They ?if Lhe swallowed glass lias a stimulating ?lfect on those organs by which the sys-* tem rejects the substances' that refuse to' contribute to its nourishment. . . The stories of princely salaries which* Lhese queer throated and tough stoni iched people receive aro for' lite nio.>t part fictitious. "Little (?lass Sam,**"be-" ing only a boy and small for his age,' Might certainly to have been a drawing '.card** iu his line of work. Dut ho waaf frequently thrown on rho world, and: ready to do odd jobs of any sort to keep* soul and body together. I have knowu: lim within a week to discard the tights tnd spangles of the variety stage for tho] ?oiled garb of a stable boy and consider iimself lucky at that. .. . A peculiar ease was that of William' Dempster, an English juggler, who in: accidentally swallowed a table inife. handle and all, which ho was' h rusting down his throat. The mishap vas occasioned by thc spectators crowd ng around him ami causing thc knife to* dip fro;n his fingers. Dempster died in ?teat agony after nany ineffectual attempts to relieve* tim. It is related that a similar case* ?ceurred in Prussia in 1635. This pa tent was cured by the extraction of the :nifc through an incision made in his' ide. . . . It cannot be regarded as a great mis-' ortune that the swallowing business is" caning in popularity. However, there* arks in mankind a taste for the horri? do, and there will probably always be* ound tiie means to gratify it in soin* orin of grotesque and shocking- it?ar' ion of nature's commands.'-^St. Exn?V ' lobe- Dem oe rat. All-fired Tough. First Small Boy-We had a fire at ont louse last night. Second Small Boy-That so? F. i?. B.-Yes. Ta fired sister's beau. exchange. A CHILD K1LXKD. Another ?diild killed bv the use of opinreY". rv?*n in the form ??f S?*>tbins: syrup. Why* iotherV ?rive their children such' deadly poison1. surprising when they can relieve the eh "td* pl* s peculiar troubles by using Acker? Raby mother. It contains no Opium ur Morphine.' ..ld bv J. F. W. DeLorroe. J>??*t Kip? rinn-?l, Y?>u cannot afford to ?raste time in experiv cn ring wlion your lungs are in danger." r nsutnption always set-in-, ;it first ?sn?y a odd. 0 not permit ?ny dealer to impose upon you" 1 th some che:>p imitation cf Dr. King's New' tseovery f<-r Consumption, CWghs and C??W?," rt h? sure you ?et the ge?iKite. Because. heT tn mike moTe pro$t he may tell you he 'inching j?ist a's goi.d. or jus*, the sam'*. ? IIII'I be deceived. Kai insist nphn get'ing Dv inp'.* Ne? Discovery, which is gu-iranteYd^ tty ' ve relief in all Throat, tiling krui l'heat'?See?" "tis. Trial Cottle Free at Dr .1 F. Y.V sLornj?'a Drug.Store Larg* Sire $? CO."