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Cte Maktan m? Sonlljran WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26. Tbe Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 acd the True Southron in 1866. The "Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is maoi fe8tlj*the best advertising medium in Sautter. THAT HOTEL AGAIN. The Srst paragraph of our article of last week ander the-above caption was a " little mixed by Jue typesetter. The paragraph ought to have read as follows : Tbe need of a larger hotel io Sumter is felt an<j confessed more and more every day. Last week, we know that every house of * public entertainment in the city was full to orerfiowiag, and this was bj no means an exceptional state of things. Such a condition of things should not be allowed to continue. We ought not to let Sumter get tbe reputation of being that sort of a place. It will do more, in an indirect way, to damage our reputation and chill our prospects than any? thing we know. Drummer? will talk, and about insufficient accommodations at hotels, they are especially eloquent. Our people's supineness on this ques? tion is to be accounted for by their fears lest there should be BO immediate re? turn from the money thus invested, and j some fear moreover that the investment j would not in itself be directly profitable ? to toe stockholders. The results in j other towu3 where hotels have been erected on the co-operative or joint stock company plan prove such fears to be groundless. The hotels in Aiken are now over- j crowded and guests are being tamed j away every ' day. With her splendid ! hotel facilities, unrivalled by any town j or city tn the state, Aiken finds her ac commodations inadequate and her peo- j pie are building new hotels. Our own people are quite able to i raise enough money to give tbe enter- ! prise of a new hotel a start, so that out? siders, if needed, would be induced to ' come to our assistance. What we need is the enterprising spirit that will look beyond the immediate present to future results-and results by no means re- j mote. i Our article of last week on this sub- I jest attracted the attention of a commer- I cia! traveler. Mr. Fred. A. Stewart, stopping at the Jervey House. This gen- i tleman said that if the enterprise were in- < augurated fo.- building such an hotel as our city seeds he would subscribe $500 to the stoek--on the condition that Mr. J. E Jervey be placed io active manage- < mest of it. This proposition shows the confidence strangers have in the future i of Sumter and in the profitableness of the proposed hotel-as well as the qual? ifications of Mr. Jervey as a hotel i keeper. Of course subscription to stock would i Eave to be unconditional. Now is the time j to start the ball a-rolling and we hope to be abie in our next issue to publish a i letter from some enterprising Sumter ? i san offering to pot money into a fine betel for Sam ter. 1 The old Jas. S. G. Richardson place, oo Liberty street, could be purchased i for such a purpose. A more suitable site ! < for a hotel could not be found in the j State. A hotel built in the midst of that [ beautiful garden could without pres o mp- j lion steal from Charleston the name it j i was proposed to give to the hotel which ' ?aa not built io that city-Eden. We will again explain that in boom- ! ing the enterprise of a new hotel we do Dot mean to disparage the hotels aod j boarding boase? now in operation here, j A new grand hotel would give an | impulse ro all these present smaller j concerns and greatly increase their bus- j incas. Since writing the above we are in- j formed by Mr H. L. Darr who has just returned from Florence that on yester- ! day a gentleman of that town, raised about $20,0??0 for a new hotel at Flor- j ence. This handsome sum was sub- j scribed by the property holders of the i town io one day. A good example for Sumter. HATTJBE POINTS OUT THE j SITE. j ? Something over a year ago the con- j gregation of the Episcopal Church j "were in a quandary as to what should be ! done to the shaky steeple of that ! edifice. That it was exceedingly ! dangerous and liable to topple over at any moment was too apparent to all. . It required more money to tear it down j than it originally cost. An opportune I gale of wind happened along about the time the subject wa* being hotly de? bated and relieved the dilemma in a ; very summary mariner - by blowing the i old steeple off the Church-cutting it in two at the precise place where th?1 : weakness of the struru.-e had mani? fested itself. What was left of the steeple was capped over at a trifling , expense. The public of Sumter for the last few weeks have bceu ail agog as to what spot iu the evy should be .?elected as a site for the proposed new graded school building. Agaiu the winds, with equal opportuneness as in the case of the steeple, have come to the relief j of our sorely puzzled minds and > pointed out tbe spot where the school shall be. The storm of !a*t Saturday, by its destruction of three tremendous Oaks OD Monumental Square, has made an ugly gap that can be nicely filled up by the erecting there ot* a handsome and oroampotal school house facing both Liberty and Washington streets. ; Thus the vexed question is satis- , iactorily settled io favor of Monomen? 1 tal Square and "so mote it be V Io reply to the communication on this ! subject from "A Giver" pu bindi ed in another column, we beg to refer to the j deed of gift on record io the Clerk's ! t-flua. The conveyance is to the Moo- ! J umental Association for "such uses, ii tents and purposes as shall be by sa Monumental Asssciation appointed, ac directed/' * * * "with right convey, &c." AN ADDRESS TO THE DEMOC RACY. The address of Col. James A. Ho: Chairman of State Democratic E: ecutive Committee to the Democrat of South Carolina is published in th paper to-day. The address is brie bat deals in a vague uncertain wa with ali the questions that now mo deeply concern our people. It warns the party against dangci threatening us iu the hall of nation; lesislation where partizan zeal an bitterness arc leading our politic: enemies to disregard the restiictior of the constitution in order to pei petuate their present lease of powei by means of legislation intended t regulate the methods of voting fo congressmen in the States. No clearer indication cf the dril towards centralization in the Repnbli can party can be furnished than i supplied by the proposed bill to re golate elections of congressmen. It i utterly at variance with the spirit an< the letter of the Constitution as wei ce in utter disregard of tradition ant usage. It clearly shows there is n< limit to which the Republicans will no go, and no measure to which they wil not resort to retain power at Washing? ton and capture the Southern States foi their party friends-the alien and the negro. In view of these threatened dangen from a powerful foe on the outside, Col. Hoyt says "it is incumbent upon us to remain watchfnl and vigilant, never losing sight for a moment of the overmastering necessity we are under to preserve the unity and integrity ol the Democratic party ia this State.*' After recognizing "the - fact that there are differences of opinion nnd to a certain extent dissatisfaction amone Democrats as to the Administration of the government in this State, &c.,r he urges the discontented to settle their differences within the party in order to preserve within the party lines that solidity which is essential to good gov ernment in South Carolina. The address does not amount to much, but will, we hope, receive due attention on account of its respectable and authoritative source. It is a mere repetition of what we can hear every day on the street corners. The old liners, the old timers, the Tillmanites, the Alliance men, the ring sters, the anti-ringsters/ tba pro-con rentionists, the anti-conventionists, those favoring and those opposing the March nominations, the lawyer, doc? tor, merchant and farmer, the ins and the outs; all agree that "we must pre? serve the integrity of the party"' and Sgbt out our differences strictly within the lines of the party organization. But after all, there may be something in being told all this over again by the Chairman of our Executive Committee. While there is nothing either bril? liant, unusual or in the least bit origi? nal io the address, the triteness of its counsels do not lessen their importance or weaken their force One who did not already know, would never learn from this address of the Democratic Executive Committee of South Carolina, that a Convention bas been called to meet in Columbia on the 27th inst., to "nominate a State ticket from Governor down" bv those belong ing to thc Democratic party, yet acting independently of it, without authority from thia Committee. Any reference io the address to this Convention roust be gathered from the vaguest implication. Col. Hoyt is evidently afraid to '.speak out in meetiu' " It oiay be best that it is so, but. we fail to see it. Those persoos about to assemble in Convention at Columbia are members of the State democracy and ought to he as amenable to party discipline as any other Democrats. THE SUMTER AND WATEREE RAILROAD. Camden seems to be divided ic opto- 1 ion as to ti e benefit to be derived by ! that city from the contemplated Sumter j aud Wateree. ll R. connecting that ! town with this city. The la-r issue of the Camden Jour- ' i nal contained detailed interviews with . twenty three prominent outness mon of. Camden with the following results, as \ summa*.zed by th? local correspondent I of the New? ar,d Courier : CA KOKS March 22- "tVhsf was new* to? ^renl (UMirv, if no? H i. ot the ri??Z ti . of Cam- ! dfi wns c??f.?ied trota ibe Sumter W?-iehm*n : H!id Southron :ti thij? Week's Journal. The ti?-wi? w?? i". refrren?-e Vi th- t- ? ted rnitroad , line from Sumter tn-????md?*n, urti' ?.. ? - t<> ?!;? rtf*.-'. t!:nt * 'rottinsii??-?* otCu?i<?**n ri'iz***?**-, ? Mt their <.< in f> *??..<>. *t?ii ti,.- ri' ectorti ..* the i S it R> t<* i H-id \\ ;:;?.! tr itrti!riM*d tyOtii:*ntiy !*.~t j w?-?-k t.tf'fd i" ot fhn" tnWfi rh*1 $mn o! ; 5J" OOO to -?i 1 in th?4 construction <-f ' ton i.' * * * The- Journal limn, with hi? accustomed enterprise, f?tes?-tiis r v. <> questions t tu twenty-three pion: nen! citizens a.d b?^i- j ness rii?-n of the. town, .--.-?<i.-<^ titi.h fron? en?, li ; nr???n -?M.Hr-Mte! v. !:.?. firs?t risk? d w?ifi: 'In your judj/no-et will the proyoSed ra? i tomi l?e ?\?-t-n SuiuteJ . and Camden *>e beneficial to C?i ludet? ? Of those interviewed, e?i::?? thioiyiii ( * i:a.ii-n would ne beue?'ed, tor-* th?.u-rht Di- con ttary, .-ix exore-?s-d doubt? ?<? o? |>rob.i?.le 1 bent?t, aud sux u?nde no derided ?** j?r*-??ioti ; ?t.(n;? itwHer. The othet quotion was: 'Are ron in uvor | of a subscription by th? U.AU t., s"jd r< nd? : Twenty were emohaMi-nllT oip-s. d to sni S'-' i j'' ;o:?, or.'* III trtVor o? su '-sn i j>? int., t,h>- < will 'lint t>y.< ?-? Subscri|?tloO :i:nl (>ue did IJ L? ! '.?'es* ai aji?nion^ lt >e?-:us ''int tho*e who *ro ir> favor o' more railroad sUi*>scrij.?ti??n from ti- - tv. rn mu? nit? ii tvf- nui :ip \ t.ren found : nor hi- the ; committee io question made ?ny ut-,.t ot their visit* toSumter, ?sf?r as ti.f eorrespon- I d?-ni hns b-en M nie to learn. 1; ;s nrettv ?.[V to say that the sentiment of" th- m j-'i y her?1 i-; to r*?? e; vi- HO V ro?r] wi?h often arms, but it ii extremely doubtful if noothar su?- ; senption toa railroad wili be soon voted by Camden or Kt-rsh>t\N Couuty. The Watchman and Southron did not ' mean to imply that $25,0(/0 would be raised by the towu of Camden in its corporate capacity by its bunds. We do Dot know that the committee of Cam? den citizens had any authority to make any promise looking to the bonding of their town for the purpose of aiding in the construction of the proposed road. If they did have any such authority it did not transpire. But we supposed these gentlemen meant that ?25,000 would be subscribed by private individ? uals interested in the development and progress of Camden. We iodine to the opinion that Camden's great need of the proposed road will induce some of her citizens to subscribe the sum of ?25,000 to an enterprise calculated to do that town so much good. If we are in error the mistake grows out of our confidence in the public spir? ited zeal of her citizens for the advance? ment of Camden. COLUMBIA'S MAYORALTY. The contrst for the nomination for Mayor of Columbia has been decided in favor of Col. F. W. McMaster, who de? feated Col. J. T. Rhett, the present in? cumbent, by a very small majority. A good man has been defeated and one equally good nominated. Nothing lost., nothing gained Columbia is for? tunate in her possession of two such mea to choose from. A CHANGE OF OPINION. The Pee Dee Alliance, a newspaper of Benneltsville, in the beginning of the present discussion as to who shall be our next Governor, Damed B. R. Tillman as its choice for that office. Now, notwithstanding the fact that the Marlboro convention of farmers, held in pursuance of the Shell call, instructed it6 delegates for Tillman, the Alliance seems to have discerned its error aod aow renounces Tillman, saying, "Io former utterance we warmly recommend? ed Mr. B. R. Tillman for Governor, we i now think we were wrong and say so.*' j This is a frank and honest admission : arid can not be without effect. The I Alliance- goes on to warn ifs readers j igainst the injustice and dangers of j slass antagonisms and the bad effect j that will follow such a conflict s? surely j as the shadow follows the substance. We congratulate our esteemed con- j temporary on its wise and patriotic I ?mange of front Address to the Democracy of South Carolina. ROOMS OF STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. j Cou-Mfiu, S. C., March 14, 1S90. j Upou the reorganization of the execu- j live committee, in consequence of the ! resignation of its chairman, Hon James j F. Izlar, it is deemed proper to issue a j brief address to the Democracy of South | Carolina, on the eve of an important and active campaign, in which questions of. vital concern to the State will be pre seated to thc people, and in view of the j stubborn fact that we are still confront? ed aud menaced by the enemy, from ; whose control the State was redeemed i in 1876. The existence of this enemy j is none the less a matter of fact, j although as an organized and active foe to good government, it is not so clearly seen as io former days. Bat the dom- i inant party in the Federal Government, ' flushed with vs restoration to executive and legislative power, is just as deter-! mined to day as ever to wrest from our hands the control of this State, and as it loses ground in other sections of the country, the necessity becomes more ! imperative to regain a foothold in the Southern States, where the identical mass of ignorant voters, so long used to j our disadvantage, are ready to respond to the call of their Republican leaders, j whenever an opportunity is given for their resuscitation as a political power. The threatened interference with the conduct, of elections io sovereign States, which is be?ig *>o adroitly and persis? tently urged at this time in the Cou- [ gress of the United Sutes, makes it j highly important that we shall not close j our eyes to the dangers of the situation. I or rest upon the victories of the past. The numerical majority exists in I South Caroliua to-day, which made pos- J sible the oppression aod misrule of the j carpetbag governments, and it id only j waiting a suitable opportunity to be j wielded against the intelligence and j virtue of the S'ate. Hence, it is in- i eumbent upon us to remain watchful ; and vigilant, never losing sight for a ! moment of the overmastering necessity ! we are under to preserve the unity and i integrity of the Democratic party in ! this State, because its overthrow means j disaster and ruin to the highest interests j of all the people. The executive com-, mittee. recognizing the fact that there i ate differences of opinion, and to a cer- j tain extent djssaf^faction amorTg De- i m ocra ts as to the administration of the government in this State, and believing i it is conducive to a healthy public neu- ; liment that these differences shall he freely discussed, yet in view of the mo? mentous issues at slake, wc would ap peal to all that they shall settle su :h j matters strictly within the lines nf our party organization, lor it is vitally im portant to have the active exertion of ? every true and un si !6sh Democrat in ? preserving that solidity which i- essen? tial to gO?>d government iii South Caro? lina Invoking the co operation and i su: p?t of every man who claim? to he a Oemocrat in the maintenance of right? ful measures for the preservation intact of our organization, thc executive com? mittee iv.ord respectfully utge that tin.' responsibility rc-;? upon a!! to bear tin it share in this patriotic work, as thc bene? fits accruing from Jiouest and upright s government, are equally shared by all j The readiness and bcar?ine^ of all classes heretofore to render faithful ser- ' vice in this ro*pect i* a guarantee that future exigencies and e"zi:'crgfii**ies will awaken asimilar response from every true and worthy *on ol South' Carolina l>y ordei of the executive com ?ni tic c. J A M KS A H t 'Y l", Wi MB Jovi s. Sec . Chairman. 4?A Soft Answer." The Sunjt?M Wnichmtn ?to! Sou'liron re f?u?ii.?te!* i?ui . xt>!es-ions or < ~i- tn. >?n?i. in ?rn itflM if I I* '?- ? : : i : . 1 .? a rt < . .;.?.?. ?il liJI^ih. Hi vii.nit our r:-?ne- oceur? ?iioiil f?*n l'r. .?<. <}> i i>ii'S 'int the World ov.c> it tnt apology or pxnlanatiwn. ??nd v?it?. ?i.n sarcasm lie . on.ir declares ?'i nn - is nomine. s?iin!i ahout us j co?; <'V";i oui feet or our s tit ?Seri}.? I iou Itsi. Well, whether he .>; , . et ? ;.'u- or riot, we i? no teeta'* our friend cf 'he Wntc'onan und Southron. Tnis controversy w?*s riot of our bee: tining, und xs wi desire to i io>?- i; ;i! rt friendly, piexsnnt way, we would .?H\, 'hit it his? ?ilhscnption li?? is ns great as iii.? under? standing, ne ij uR'Ojtt&i'iouanh eso?bl?!?b?*d cn a broad, ?rci ?nd literal b sic.- Cn-nlcsO.n World. THE STORM. Only Two Lives Lost, but Property Badly Damaged. Semes about the Cit'/ of Sumter after the Storm. Prophet Wiggins has lied so often about storms that notwithstanding his predictions few of our citizens were prepared for the terrific storm that swept over Sumter on Saturday afternoon last About 3 o'clock close observers of the weather signs began to discern in the South? ern skies indications of danger. Up to that hour the day had been a typical March day a strong but steady wind btowiog-just enough to for."e tho3e passing across thc streets to occasionally lift their hands tv their head coverings. About the hour named the winds began to cotue down from their lofty places, run about the ground in nervous, jerky gusts, that threatened to the weather wise their subsequent high carnival of violence. Doors and windows began to slam and ha?s to fly about the streets, when in the twinkling of an eye the storm was upon us ia grand but awful force. The source of th? winda seemed a little West of South. Tbe course had to be de? termined by subsequent observations of the results of the storm. The felled trees, fenc? ing and houses all show the track of the wind to have been almost South to North. No one thought of timing the duration of the storm-in fact watches were quite forgot, ten. We have heard this fearful atmospheric disturbance called by all sorts of names cyclone, hurricane, gale and-just simply storm. It lacked the distinguishing ieatureg of a cyclone. There were no whirlwinds or funnel shaped clouds. The direction of the force was uniform. After the storm began to get in its work in dead earnest the blow was no longer chop? py and varying in force at different times hut steady and fearfully severe throughout its continuance. The slight lull that followed the first violent blast was of but a few moments and then the more violent and de? structive part of the storm h-id not begun. Within .the memory of the oldest citizen Sumter has never been visited by so severe a wind. At one time it really seemed that the j whole city would be swept away like chaff. The strongest honses shook before the blast j like things of life, heavy roofs were carried j whirling away, fences were ripped up and j torn to pieces, trees snapped otf or were up- j rooted, shrubbery tom to shreds, tbe streets j Swept nearly clear of signs, boxes and barrels I sent dancing with furious gite up the streets, I vehicles unturned, unfortunate pedestrians whirled along till shelter was reached in in- ! voluntary bot exceedingly ft. n tas tic waltzes, j all to the rout] accompaniment of the roaring, i shrieking and hoarse howling of the winds, | the loud pattering of hail and the noisy splash- i ing of the rain that poured down literally in ; torrents. This st?te of thins?? most have lasted quite fifteen minutes, but to us lnek-d opalone in our office, not knowing i ?ut that j we were the iast person left alive in Sumter, j the time seemed somewhat longer. At iliis writing it is al! ti inaner for jests { and witticisms, but in the mid.-; oftbat grind ? and awfnl display ('f nature's mighty for<**s i we felt that it was only through the mercy of j that God who rides the whirlwind that many j lives were not lost. j As soon as the winds subsided we went the . rounds of the city. We found many streets j blocked by fallen tre?-s. The destruction of so many of the magnificent oaks that shade J our streets :s a public calamity that it will re? quire nniiy decades to repair. .Many smaii houses were unroofed and ; scarcely ayaid escaped without the destruc- j tion of some of ii? fencing and in many in stances its finest trees and ornamental shrub- j bery. The results of the care and labor of ! many years were destroyed in a minute and : many gardens, once the delight of every bp- ! holder, are now a wilderness of tangled | broken brush and uprooted trees. The Pride of India trees, with a wonderful I unanimity, yielded to the force cf the gale, j and now every tree of that kind, at all ex- ? posed to the winds, lies at full length, upon . the ground and, so f *.r as we observed, in ! every instance they were torn up by the roots. ? This circumstance demonstrates a fact it | would be weil to keep in mind in the future, I that Ce Pride of India has not root* long i and strong enough to resist a strong wiud in j our light soil. j Up to this writing only two deaths from j the storm have been reported. Ida Richard- ! son, colored was killed by a falling house. Tins poor woman had I een to the city shop ping during the day, when sh?* learned for the i first time of Wipgiu's prediction and at once I hastened home, about oi.e milt* (rom the j city, to be with her family. She j had scarcely renchtd her house when the j storm horst upon and destroyed it, killing her in the wreck. The other death is that of-a white woman | hy the name of Morris, a maideu lady living j in Privateer township near the residence of the late A. J. McKiveeo. The deceased and her brother left their residence and took shel? ter under a cow shed near by. The bouse was unhurt, the shelter ender which they had sought refuge was totally wrecked, killing the woman instantly and bruising the man badly. .Many persons had hair-breadth escapes from violent deaths, notably among whom were .Mr Joe Wilkie, a white mechanic em ployed at the C- S. .V N. Depot. Mr. Wilkie was in a small outhouse n?ar the latter building when a huge pine fell across it, crushing the house and covering Mr. Wilkie with the broken timber. He was knocked ! senseless and remained in that unconscious sta'e until .ifter the storm had passed away, when he extricated himself from the wreck. A sever?* cut on the ri ir h r side of the head and numberless painful bruises were the injuries received. Mr. John Howman had a "close call" at the Depot of the Atlantic Const bine. Ile was ?ludet the large cotton shed v\ hen that immense structure fell and he preserved Hs lite only by throwing himself along side of a piie of git?no. A mule hitched to a wagon ' within a tew feet of Mr. Bowman was in stanley killed -I'S bead being driven into the ground by the weight of the heavy tim? ber, and its owner, n Mr. Grooms of Con- i cord, was j rked hack by Mr. Bowman just j in tim- t(j save him from the same fate thal I ba-i heft I len his mule. The roof of the large bri? k building at the ' corner ot Libel ly and Karvin streets occupied by DuRaut <fc Btli'zerand li. P. Monaghan badly toni and broken. The goods of the ?jentleon II named ?ere bud!; injured bv the rain. Tiie parapet over tb* Southern wall of the j tai ti*- sio:e house ot !J\ I tenden; .t Sons thrown I up .?i in?- root and so badly injuring the Intter I as to neoesitate its removal und placing a j new roof tiver th?? r? ar of the building. The furniture of Masonic rirfii including the [mr- ? Hpbertial?a o? the different secret fraternities ih?i m?-t there, aiiijost destro\e<1 bv the wnier th .i noitred i brou j?b the broken roof. ! ni*tn goods in tbes'ore injured from 5*1 me ! Cause. Da liares pfob;?0?v ?l.^lHj TI:- tvo i.::.? sheds 't ?h?- V\ <\ and A. ,' (.' B di-pot th?-ovvti tiown a-?d to?np?H!?dy ?ie Ult.fished t?r**>t?ttli? ail?! d'Stro\ il?g lt !-i|e?-J amount of f;?i^it. (tiled underneath ?hem ? These shed?> ure total wreeks ?? u h o' the hen vt tn,?1er used m the eoiistriM don being splii .md broki n t.. pieces Loss $2,nw) Tb-lirjte*sb??d rec-nth erect?;.! nv U li ; K [timberi it Co., it? the rear ol their c?:r- j ii tcr anti waeon i?j. -i o?\ on MHI:I street J w;i> ihr..un !?: ni :!- supp.??!, ciVeMi ?j up . Several persons who but] sheltered themselves ?be? e fr ott? tbe rain and a number ol ho* ses ? tv I'bout s?-t Itt us i. fr v ttl /i rt \ Th. 1 e were j it..?11 _\ vehicles stoled there which Sei ved lo h ret k the fore?? of the wreck nn?l supt??:. I the timber -\ tj..'i.n'\ ol doors, .-?-!'.> and Minns M i <i Ht??i?-T it esin? I \\ci?? badi;, injured, i .'meat;, s c .. '1! f *i. i Tbe h'ludsuoie hew building i;: lue course ofereciton on Main Str?'et ?1- a 111 a? hi::? rv depots i.t-iot.giti? it'p C. ,S. M 1'il.:.-.. r . :n,d :.? iltt?>! COitl ph'! ed, Wa? ! ! .... ?I d'? WU. Co III pivteM ' : .! * ; H ?.: ibe S'd?" sit?? 1 and sr Serious? ly b.jor;:.g rb" mutet lat ol f ile h .??.-?. us tn ren.i^r ii a?nios u>tl?ss for rebuilding, j,<.?,> ?bon! ? ."> ii .\ -bed in the backyard ol Col. J. li. Karie thrown down. (\.v\ house in yard of Dr. J. j. Boss?rd desi to . ii. ( '.-w esc? ped. A 1 -irjjtiee I ii across ?he tcsidence td, Mr Boot Cooper without doing much injury to tue house'. An out honst in the yard of Mr. II. Rytten ber?? crushed in by a falling tree. The lame bal! on lop of the Baptist Church j Steople broken otf and the edifice" othei wisc slightly it j?i;cd. i A house belonging to Mr. Cohen Wilsc unrooted. A large tree blown Raunst the back do< of Mr. Jno. Richardson, Jr., complete closing up that entrance. The front wall of the store occupied t J:iCob Washington blowu out upon Ma; street. A negro house near Emanuel colon church overturned. Inmates escaped "som what disfigured bu* still in the ring." A large oak fell acroS3 the fence and purr of Capt. E. C. Green. Fence badly brokt and pump destroyed. Residence of Mrs. Ingram had a ebimn? blown away and the fencing about the yat thrown down. Un Monument Square three large trees U] rooted, and fence blown down. At Col. Grahams' four fine trees, fence pigeon house, ?fee, were scattered around pn miscuously. In tiie Catholic church yard five oaks we prostrated. At : he liase Hall Park the Grand Stand ui rooft-d, and about half of the fencing tot down. A shed at Edward's Mill was torn dowr and a small house nearly opposite w* wrecked. The water tower at Mason's shops blow down. Chimney top blown from residence of N. C Usteen, blinds broken, barn unroofed, an fence torn down. The iront door of the residence on Ualhou street occupied by Mrs. Moore, having bee left open, the winds rushed in as if forced b a pump and finding no vent bulged out tr. walls of the house, badly injuring it. The wing to the residence of Mr. J. N. Co bett, and the kitchen attached were blow down and soon afterwards a tree blown upo j it.. The stove io the latter was red h< ? and it required prompt and active work t prevent a conflagration. Three large trees on premises of Mr. Cha: Moise blown down and roof of bouse badi broken. I Many large pines in Mrs. Judge Green' yard felled. The large barn of Messrs. Ducker & Bul man destroyed. Much of the tin roofing on the house an sheds at Lukens & Reifsnyders Mills rippe o?f and blown away. The signal lamp at the Atlantic Coas Line Depot thrown down. The Sumter Cotton Factory sustaine considerable damage to its roof. Large sec lions of tir. were torn off and carried a cou siderable distance from the building. A house belonging to Mr. Harwick nea the factory unroofed and partly demolished The front gable of the Lincoln colorei (graded) school blown out. The roof of lt. F. Hoyt's barn gone am a negro house un premises of H. A. Hoy down. The roof of the county jail badly injured and fencing leveled. Scarcely a house in the city escaped with out injury. Plastering was badly injure* by the rain. The rain was driven with sucl great force that floods of water found a waj into the smallest cracks. The injury thu done to residences and furniture cannot bi estimated. Of course our report does not embrace al the mischief done by tbe wind and rain. ' The foregoing casualties, and injuries ti property are necessarily partial. Advices from the country bti-ig the io telligence thu the roads all ever the countj are blocked by filien trees. In many pince they are impassable from this cause and tin enormous quantity of water. Si) far as we are able to leiru Sumter seem.1 to have been in the track of the heaviest blow and suffered more than any other place. THE STORM IS COLUMBIA. COLUMBIA, March 22.-Tue gale that pre vailed here all day grew more furious thi evening, when rain began t ? fal! in torrents There was every prospect of a violent storm, but in two hours the fury of the element; wa; spent. Some damage was done throughou the city. Telegraph poles near the Rniscopa church were blown down, falling on the elec? tric light wires and cutting off the circuit To-night ail streets south of Ward 2, except 'Main, are wrapped in darkness. The moil serious damage gu far reported i; the wreck of the ventilating roof on the new stone building at t!ie penitentiary. This? roof, .m immense cupola-like structure, 125 by K feet, was hurled to th? ground and splintered, Tho damage is ni>-<tjt $."00. News reached here ?ate to-night that tht bridge (?vcr Broad river, on the Spar'an.'o.rg. Union and Columbia railroad, was blown of] the piers into the river by tue cyclone to-day. The :ra:n from Sj artat;burg due h<?re at 4.4.? has riot arrived, and wires bein**: down, the offl. i als here can !earr> nothing more ??.fintU lb m '.he above as to t'ue cauS". It is a's ) rumored here ihnt the town ol Prn?perii\ suffsred severely from the wind storm. It h.ii leen learned that a Schoo! house was blown down at Blacklock. A RAILROAD DitlDGE GONE. PE\K. Lexington Co.. March 22 -A serere S'orm passed a few miles above here tins evening The lt R. bridge ?cross Broad river at Shelton, on the Spartanburg railroad, is blown away. The down freight on that road was cau<-hl tn the storm at Dawkins nnd on? car unroofed. The wires are down and par? ticulars can't be a.-certained. BUILDINGS WI'.ECKED AT FISHING CREEK. LASCASPKK, March 22.-There was a severe cloud hurst in Chester county to-day, near the Fishing Creek factory. One store near the factory and two at Edgemoore ate com? plete wrecks. Not a house ha9 been left standing cn Sid? ney Robinson's place. On Crockett's place several houses were blown down, and one person's leif was broken. DLACKSToCK SCHOOL HOUSE DEMOLISHED. Rr.ACKSToCK, March 22 -A severe storm struck this town this evening at 3 o'clock, and lasted about Gftet-n minutes. The academy was completely demolished and several houses nnroofed. Some negro houses blown down, and one woman was seriously hurt and several chiidren s-jstained injuries. Torn and twisted trees mark the path of the Storm, and it is feared great damage has been done in the country, which is unheard from. Mr. Len Pick teaches this school. TAKING WIRES FROM TUE TRACK. KINGSVILLE March 22.-A severe storm has passed over here to-day. The wires are al! down between here and Camden. The pamden train was delayed this afternoon by having to stop several times and take the wires off the track. The reports from the surrounding country are indefinite, but is believed thal a grent deal of damage has been done by the storm. M INNING CUT OFF. MANNING, March 22 -A severe storm is raging above here. The wires from Sum? ter have fallen and no communication can I e hud from points above. The slorm has not been hevere around this place, but an ugly wind has been blowing all day. FLORENCE FEELS THE RAGGED EDGE. FLORENCE. March 22 -There has been a sever' s'orm raging above Ibis place. No definite reports ran be received, sime the trie graphic communication above uer? is cut ol?. We have felt the ragged edge of the slorm, bul not severely. TH S STORM AT FORT MOTTE. ORANG Karan, March 2 1-It is reported that a cyclonic Storni passed over Fori Motte this evening. Several houses ?ie reported to have loen unroofed, but then- WHS no loss of life. RailioHil H:eu ?a*, that the storm .was ceneral from Columbia here, but thal no damage was done elsewhere from the wi;.il, although ver? heavy rain.-fV!I. which made people all along the line atiii? ip.it?- disaster SKI:I t s DAMAGE AT SHELTON. UNION. March 22 -The r:in 'hat parses Union, going south, about 2 p. m. came bsck n'ii ul 7 mid r? ported lb*! Ihe lindie HCI'oSS I Bioad rivei was coinpineli cerno lis bed by M | tomado. The biid?j:- crosses at Shelton, j Tai- lorn tdo sirnck Shelton and collapsed j the store ot Crosby & Co., and did great ? damage Isides. I; is also r* t??ri**?l that a ninn was rang hi | on rhe hridgt when the tornado-struck' it, and ; 'A rt- sei Iii I.S. .. 1 ! i a i e i. I he I .1 .; .l!; i J- . - c. U . *> : I < il io n rtliij >: ol j dan,--.-. IT STUUCK !?. vi IVhY Ai So. SALVESA l\ \ . \??r?-h 22 -A l?nifie s'orm h. io-i-\ Ut ?troi e?l I wo int.rein? and al ii um l?cr i.: i ; bei 1 uiidin^s 1 UK -ToKM IS ' !l \ RLESToN . Charles'on foi'Mina'ch escaped wt'h a s';f? \ I ?rei xe liol amounting to a Storm The aho*?e j ace?.uni ni :he storm at other poi ms" tn 'le S'-iie v\ e cip from the Oh.ir'es'on World i Th*.- paper iays: Miosis V? . M. Bird .v Co., ' received ?asl night a telegram from Sumter Sia'ing ti.il ihe s'orm had nt en very Severe ' lhere, and asking Ibat !-hc firm would send up J MUM; 1,500 square 'Vet of tit? and a nUD?her ol I mirers. Tile linn was cngased '?st night in j drumming the city for workmen to send off on the morning train - . T?? ? ? Ladies are sur*' to get suit.'d in a hat or bonnet if they tisi: the Millinery Parlor of Schwartz l>ru-j. How to M?ko Good Coffee. The Empire Coffee and Tea Steeper is a simple device for holding tin'coffee grounds in the bottom of th.. pot, nod instiling the j coffee to oe clear :?nd perfectly brewed - the ; last drop of which can be poured out without : mixture of grounds, lt can be used in any j pot. will last indefinitely, and costs only 25c. j Call on J. S. Richardson, Jr., at the Post o'.lice. i - ?a ur Happy Hoosiers. Wm T?unac-ns, Postmaster nf Idaville. Ind.. j writes: "Electric Bitter? ba? done m'?re for me ? than all ether tu ed ici:: cs combined. fl#r thal ; had feeling arising from Kidney and I.iver | trouble." .fonu Leslie, farmer and ptnekiunn. ; of ?aire ^a?*e. .-ays: 'Find Electric Piners !o I be. the b<:.?t kidney and liver iced ?erne, made me ? feel ?ike a new man." J. W. '"ardeer, hard ! ware merchant, saree t>?wn. says: Klectric li it- j ters is just tho thing for a man wlm i.- all run i down au l d> n't care whether he ?ives or dies: | he found new strength, go'>d sppc'?te and fdr ! just like he had a new lease on life. Only ?ue. ; a buttle, at J. F. W. Oe Lorin e's brui: St< re. 2 I -iW- Ow - ADVICE TO MOTH ERS. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should ! always be used for children teething, lt j Soothes the child, softens the gums, allays ail ; pain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy ; for diarrnTr-a. 2r,c :. bottle. D1SSSLUT?CN. - rpiIE COPARTNERSHIP busir.ess hereto- | \ fore con il neted by the undersigned nuder j tiie firm name of J. S. POTTS k CO., ?3 this j day dissolved by mutual consent j. S. Potts, who will continue business as I a merchant has assumed the indebtedness of ; and will receive and receipt for all amounts due said Brm. ALVA SMITH, J. S. PUTTS. I Magnolia, S. C.. March 21, 1800._! COUNCIL CHAMBER, SUMTER. S. C., March 26, 1890. THE following named citizens are appoint? ed to conduct the Municipal Election to be ? held on the sec-'' Tuesday, 8th day of! April, proximo, for Mayor and Aldermen of j City of Sumter, and make returns thereof, j viz : J H. EBERHART, JAS. iL WATSON, M. H. FIELDS. By order of the City Council. [L S.J ' J. A. MOOD, C. M. HCKST, Mayor. Clerk and Treasurer. March. 20-_ A. B. STUCK EV. JOHN T. GREEN. STUCKEY & J5 Attorneys at Law, SUMTER, S. C. March 2G C. OJ Merchant Tailor, j Opposite thc Op^ra House, COLUMBIA, ?. C , Has now in store the finest stock of piece ; goods ever offered hy him, which will be made j up to order in the best sty'e ami with prompt? ness. Satisfaction guaranteed. An exami? nation of stock is invited. March 26. SHEEIFF'S SALES. BY virtue of Sundry Executions, *? me j directed, will be sold at Sumter C. H., : on th* first MONDAY and day following in ; APRIL next, ISf'O. and as many days: thereafter a* may he necessary, with in the' legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following properly : AM t?.e right, title, interest and estate of ! Winfield S. Dinkins, being un undivided ? one ten'!; ( T - J 0 ) put in remainder after the ; death of Mrs Francis L. Dinkins, in and to that tract of hind in Sumter County, con? taining Two Hundred ?md fifty (2"i0) acres more or ?ess. bounded on the North and West by land iormeriy of Lucius P. Loring, East and South by I.-tr.d lately of Dr. James M. | Pa's, ?ovied upon aud to be sold as the pro- j pet ty of Winfield S. Dinkins under the Ex- j ecution of Edwin W. Moise against the said j Winfield S Dir: ki us. ' E. SCOTT CARSON. S. S. C. Sheriff? Office, April 15. I8SU. EXTRA FINS SWAM? TIM? BERED LANS FOR SALE. ! ?\ \ ACRES of chrice Timbered ? W?\)\ H J Land, situated near Claremont Ue'ot, C?u?de:i Branch South Carolina Rail- j Way. Weil wooded v.i;u O.tk. Hickory, j Holly, Sweet Gum, Blick Gum, Popular. Maple, Ash and Cy pi ess This is a splendid body of land, lying mos' conver iently for tramsportation The traci is known as the Samuel J. Brad- ?? ley Land-is bounded hy the Wa terre River j on the west -'roi on thc ot!:er sides by lands of Hons-, Radley, P:t:ck:i?y (Hiw:?ssee) Caldwell am: Brayton. Titles dear and per? fect. Plat on record at Sumter Cont; House, j For terms and price ap td v to ' E. W. MOISE, March 26-5. Sumter S. C. , ~J. D. KENNEDY,"! Attorney at Law, CAMDEN, S. C. Will practice in Kershaw and anj-? : cent coaoties. M eh. 1 OPOPANAX. THE most delightful ?nd fragrant of ail ; flowers. A package of seed and full di-! rections tor cul.riv*tini: i:? any climate. Price 50c's. ; en ou ch for 2" plants. Now is the ? time for planting. Address. SOUTHERN NURSERY Co M , ; Meli. 15. Charleston, S C. ?state ci Lawrence S. Carson MINOR. 1W1LL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF I PROBATE for Sumter County on April j 5lh, 1890, t\>v a Final Discharge as Guardian of sud Minor. E. SCOTT CARSON. . March 5. 1S0?-4t. Guardian. OVAL! PIONEERS OF THE HARDWARE BUSINESS Beg to announce to their friends of Sumter and adjacent counties that they have moved to their Large, Magnificent, NewStore Adjoining A. A. Solomons.- - ? Our increased business necessitated our leavingjoi|?^ forfie? CRAMPED QUARTERS. Now with LARGK STOftw AND LARGE STOCK we are prepared the better to meet the ?p|?ts of our friends. . The Ladies, too, are especially invited to call and: aeeK us. We return thanks for past liberal patronage aiuLsolicit< your future trade. We buy LARGELY FOR CASH and can offer INDUCEMENTS. Always come and see us before buying your HAKDWARE. ?iook! Read! Buy! We sell Agricultural Implements, Tools, Wagon and Buggy ; Material, Plantation and Household Supplies, Table and Popket^ ~ Cutlery, Razors, Scissors, Glassware, Tinware, Lain^/Pbi^rafev Everything in the Hardware Line. ^ Stoves! Stoves! Stoves! Fine Cookers for wood or coal. Low prices, best make, guaranteed. See us always before buying ?65er'a?C?oK?r<bf'a' , Heater. OIL STOVES from $1.00 up. Ladies diese are the ? very things for convenience ! Try one. Guns ! Guns! Pistols! 7 Best make and cheap. Guns from 25 ^ Pistols from ?1.00 up. SHELLS, CARTRIDGES, WADS, SHOT AND P?WDER. Rubber and Leather Belting, best make. Packing in Hemp and Rubber. Gin Bristles and Twine. HOLLOWWARE-POTWARE. -'7s2 * We are POWDER AGENTS and can sell dealers cheaper than* * they can order it. Save freight by buying of tis. Respectfully, E. W. DURANT & SONY L s 1.11 S Aug. 21 NOTICE TO TEACHERS. TSE NEXT REGULAR EXAMINATION of teachers before th i County Board of Examiners will be held on Saturday April 5 tb, 1890 For White'Teachers : In the Graded School bu?idin {?. For Colored Teachers : In the Lincoln School building. JOHN T. GREEN, S h. Com. Sumter Co. M H rrh 19-3 ~ ATTENTION ! Citizens of Slimier and Vicinity! J. RS. WINGATE & GO. Have opened a At the old stand of John I Brimson, OD Re? publican Stt>?-r, opposite Graham's Stables, Irmtraut?*? lo d<> first t-iass work in every de? partment of their business, and ask the pat- ; rona/e of the cit isms of Sumter and viciuity. ! (Jive i:s a Trial, Come and gel first class 1 work at bottom prices. i Feb. 12. '_ 1 SHAVING DONE BY ELECTRICITY 0.0. BED?G'S, Next door to T. C. ScatTe. Jan 1 ? C. I HOTT. E. A. HOTT C. I. KO ITT & SRO., Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, jewelry, Spectacle?, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWA^?4^T REPAIRING A SPKGIALTT.-*\ Feb 1 FOR NERVOUS DYSPEP I")RE?MATISM. EPILEPSY AND OTHER* ? \ troubles thal Mediciries cannot core, ap ph for Hall's Health Pamphlet : ?_ ' . ? ?' Endorsed hy Dr. Willard Park?, T?**^ York Indispensable to families and phyni- * ciaos. The man who boasts ?hat he does not need to buy a Pamphlet because bis friend has one, publishes his friend to be a perjurer, and himself BO better titan a recei?er of stolen goods. The Pledge of Honor is as solemn as an oath. H F. OLIVER, Sumter, S. C. ?&~]n my absence at auy time, see Mr. J. J. Mailer at Harness Store. Jan. 8. WE CAW BE FOUND For the Present at the Brick Store, Cor. Liberty and Harvin Streets. JA Good Stock and Low Pri- , r: ees* . - rt? uni WE ARE HERE TO STAY. . Durant & Belitzer,