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The Sew Senator from South Carolina. fFrom the New York Evening Post.J WASHINGTON, March 1.-Senators elect are among the most interesting people now arriving in the Capital, aud lauoh curiousity is felt on all hands to know what manner of men they are . The pleasure of seeing the Hon. D. B. Hill, of New York, is apparently de? layed; bot the other new Senators are not sn slow in olaiming their honors ?-nong the patrons at the Metropolitan to-night is J. L. M irby, of Sooth Carolina, sent by a Urge majority to saeeeed Gen. Wade Hampton. Mr. Irby, or, to give him a title which ?very Sont berner is supposed to have a right to, Col. Irby, came on the train doe front Colombie at 7 50 this even Hog. It was only an hoar late--not m och for a train from the Sooth. He waa accompanied by Col: Watte, a ?ember of the Sooth Carolina Legisla? ture, elected to soceeed Col. Irby in -- that body. Col Watts comes nearer to the commonly accepted type of a Southerner than his companion. He ts alight and wiry, wears a fierce goatee and moustache and a "slooch" hat, and thinks it a mistake that duelling has been abolished. This is not a singular opinion for him to hold since he is the son in-law of Cash, whose duel with Shannon led to the abolition of the Code in Sooth Carolina. He carried the challenge to Shannon at Camden. Col. Watte is courteous and a man of intelligent convictions. He ia a lawyer io private life, hot a farmer, of coarse, politically. PKX > PICTURE OF IRBT. The Senator-elect is a tall man in? clined to be stout. He is only thirty six years old, bot his hair, which he brushes back from bis forehead, bas bita of gray sn it already, and his rud? ely face shows lines of care and anxiety. He wears no beard, being clean shaved ; and his eyes are e and his featoret? aqailioe. Alibi Col. Irby is s "farmer" now, he is a college mas (Princton and the University of Virginia) and was a lawyer until he - began to tilt the soil by colored proxy, v He dresses ia an unconventional way which could not offend either his coo stitoenta or those who might be more fastidious-in a dark blue snit, the coat being a frock coat. His collar toms down over a black well-worn foor-io band, and of course, his hat is of soft felt. His manners are frank, agreea? ble, and utterly withoot formality. Whatever he may otter in pa bite life ss a Carmor, in private he oses English correctly with a Southern accent. He will be a marked contrast in the Sen? ate to Wade Hampton ; bot his friends predict success for him there ; they declare, that being yoong, he will bide kis time, THE FARMERS ARB DEMOCRATS. He talks'freely about the recent r?? volu ion in Sooth Carolina. What he ; said this evening ran as follows : { "It should be distinctly understood ~ ?bat the recent political fight io Sooth . Carolina was entirely within the lines of the Democratic party. The Farm- < ors9 Association {not the Alliance, which is made op of both Republicans and Democrats) is composed exclusivly j - of Democrats. The members are, of j course, mostly farmers, and the fight I started early in the eighties, when the | Farmers' Association demanded that a State Agricultural College shoold be established, which, being largely sup? ported by taxes paid by the farmers, ebon ld be so conducted that the poor sons of poor men should be able to avail themselves' of the privileges of tbs institution ; that is, that a farm j should be connected with the college j apon which the students, by labor, should ! support themselves while porsoiog the j agrieoltoral. courses. This demand j aroused mach hostility among the mern- ! bera of the State Government, who really formed a ring in the party, which they managed for their own glory. They had gone into office, it should be remembered, after 1876, with the understanding that taxes shoold be reduced. Taxes were nominally re? duced ; bat at the same time the barden of taxation was really as heavy as before. "The fight started in 1884 about this State Agrieoltoral -College, and was carried on with varying success until this last canvass, when the men who led the Association were put in ofSce io order that the policy of the Asso? ciation relative to the internal affairs of the State should be carried out. We bave been opposed, from the start, by the old leaders of the party, who have tried their best to push us outside of party limite. Bot we never were poshed oat, sod the point I most earnestly desire to make is that we are Democrats, stanch members of the Democratic party in the State and Union. We are pledged at home to the proper conduct of the Stale Agri? cultural College and to reduce the taxes. Io the Federal Senate it is unlikely that occasion will arise in which my action can be influenced by home policy." CULTIVATING CAPITAL. Io farther conversation the Senator elect spoke ot the desire of the South? ern meo that Northern capital should be invested in the South. He was asked if in his opinion the success io any State of a "Farmers' Movemeo*," as generally understood, was calculated to improve the credit of the State ; if it was not io fact likely to repe. timid capitalists who would not like to see their interest charges scaled down, or their security diminished. To this Col. Irby replied : "The Farmers' Association in South Carolina is composed of men who tully realize the necessity of refraining from soy action likely to intimidate Northern capital or capital from anywhere. No obligations will be cast off, no contracts violated. We intend in 1893, as you doubtless have seen in the Southern papers, to try to refund our six millions of State indebtedness. Here is an extract from the News and Courier of yesterday, which explains the situa? tion." The extract reads ss follows, being a dispatch from Columbia, the Capital of South Carolina, to the Charleston News and Courier: "COLUMBIA, S. C., February 27. Special: State Treasurer Bates will publish officially on Monday next a notice of special importance to the holders of Brown consolidated bouda and stock certificates redeemable tho 1st of July, 1893, and to holders of Green consols and others. To those who will surrender the bonds and stocks named, the notice says, :o exchange for the bonds and stock certi? ficates so surrendered before July 1, the State Treasurer will issue other engraved coupon bonds or stock certificates of equal face value with those surrendered, the principal payable July 1, 1930, and bearing interest from issue at the rate of 4 per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, viz: on July 1 and January 1 of each year. This exchange will commence at the State Treasury, Columbia, S. C, May 1, 1891. *" 'At the time of the surrender of Brown consols for exchange as afore? said the difference in the rate of interest, viz, 2 per cent per annum from the date of exchange np to the 1st of July 1893. will be paid in cash. The new bond certificates thus issued will be free from all State, county and municipal taxes. The coupon bonds will be in denominations of $1,000 and $500 only, and the bonds and certificates will be exchangeable, one with the other, upon application to the State Treasurer. All Brown consol bonds and stocks not sur? rendered for exchange as set forth above on* or before the 1st of July, 1892. will be paid in cash on and after the 1st of July, 1893, ont of the proceeds of the 4 per cent issues anthorized to be put upon the market on and after the 2d of July. 1S92.7" .'?Do yon suppose," continued the new Senator, ' that unless we are mind? ful of financial obligations in the mean? time, we can accomplish that refunding scheme? Certainly not. We hope to refund those bonds honestly, and we shall pledge, by the way, the phosphate beds of the State as security. No Northerner need be afraid that his in? vestment in the State of South Carolina will suffer through the success of the Farmers' Association." **Why was Hampton not sent back to the Federal Senate ?" "Because he was not supposed to be in sympathy with the demands of the Alliance and the Farmers' Association/7 THE FARMERS AND THE OFFICERS. "Is it not true that ail the men who led the Farmers7 Association now hold fine offices?*' "Certainly, most of them do. If they, as agents of the Association, are to carry ont the Association's policy, must they not be where they can do Hr "But it is said that you have already become what your opponents have some? times been called by Association orators -an aristocrat." "That amusing assertion is perhaps due to the fact that I come, as maoy others ic the Association do, of a good family .-which was well-to-uo before the war. I have no objections to being considered a gentleman if any one pleases There is nothing in that charge.'7 "If you are the youngest native -Southerner in the Senate, (being only 36 ) are you not the only native-born Senator from the South who never owned slaves ?" "Perhaps it would be correct to say so.. My father died when I was 6 years old, and left some slaves whom I would have owned when I became of age, probably ; but when I was 10 there was nc more slaves-which, by the way, is a blessed thing.77 "What will your course be in the Senate ?" "Well, I ama Democrat aud shall act with my party. Am I for free silver ? Well, yes. although free coinage has not been an issue in this fight of ours." Col. Irby refused to talk on national politics. - Clemson College. The Opening Fized for February 1, 1892. The Programme Outlined by the Trastees-T/co Departments to be Established, Agricultural and Technological. GREENVILLE. March 5.-Important meetings cf Trustees of Clemson College were held at Pendleton yesterday and to-day. The board decided to press work in all departments and prepare to open the college February 1, 1892 The session of the coilege will be from February 1 to December 1 of every year, making ten months for stu? dents to study and work. There will be no Saturday haliday as in the other schools, and the school days will be six in every week. No student under 15 years of age will be admitted unless the student has an older brother in attendance. Every student will be required to work two hours of each working day at manual labor, and will receive such compensa? tor his work as the Board of Trustees can afford, which sfcall hereafter be de? termined upon. Students ?'ll be re? quired to live and board at the institu? tion, except where they live near enough to attend from their homes. Board will be furnished at actual cost, which will not be over $7 a month, and books and stationary will abo be fur? nished at actual co>t. The coilege will be under military disipline, and every student will be required to wear a uni? form of cadet gray. The Board also fixed on a list of studies, which will be given to the press later. There will be two general de? partments in the college-agricultural and technological. For entrance into the college, the applicant must have a thorough knowledge of arithmetic, his? tory, geography and grammar. The agricultural course will be thor<-?;:gh, and the student will be given a com? plete education in practical as well as scientific farming. The technological department will be as complete as that of any technological school io the coun? try. The standard will be high, and every facility will be given for a thor? ough course. The Board has determin? ed to provide a preparatory department, on account of the present condition of public schools, but the same limitation as to age will apply in this department. The college will be able to accommodate 300 students. There are already over 200 applications on file, and they are being received every day. The Board has not decided what the tuition fees will be. The committee ou the selection of professors has been con ! tinued, and will take plenty of time j before making the selection, to get the best men to be had. Columbi?. Register, March 7. Secretary of State Tindal furnishes to the prees the following additional information in regard to the regulations for Clemson College : All students are required to bring i with them tv?c sheets, two blaukets or comforts and six towels and pillows. Ali btudeots will be required to wo;k two hours each week day unless excused j for sickness or other necessary cause. ?Compensation to be allowed not to ex i ceed eight cents per hour. ? Students who perform extra labor not j necessarily educational shall receive 1 compensation according to faithfulness aod quality of work uot to exceed cine centh per hour. A fee for medical at? tendance or hospital fee shali be charged each studeut upon admission not to ex? ceed $5, and no extra charge ?hall bc made in any case of sickness. Expen? ses for board shall be actual cost of pro? visions and services not to exceed ?7 per mouth. Washing fifty cents per month. Books and stationary at actual cost. All students shall b? required to board in the institution except those who live with their parents near enough to attend from their houses. The government shall be military and each student shall be required to pur? chase a prescribed uniform of cadet grey not to cost more than $16. and a fatigue suit not to cost more than $3 00, and such work clothes as they may desire. Each student shall deposit on admission the sum of ?24 for said suits. Board shall be paid monthly in ad? vance. The first Thursday in February shall be the beginning of the collegiate year, which fhall terminate on the 4th, Thursday of November. The Bjard decided that with the work, recreation and diversity of em? ployment students should well stand 10 mouths with the six days of regular duties better than nine months aud five days under a different system, and would enable the boys to get a better advance in four years. The cost co a poor boy sums up : for board ten months ?70 ; medical atten? tion ?5 ; washing $0 ; uniform and clothing ?24, which he may reduce by his labor. To this to boys of means must be added a tuition fee of ?40. The college shall have two regular departments, the agricultural depart? ment, and the technological depart? ment or mechanical department. The general purpose of the Board is to require the same amount of study for both educational and mechanical depart? ments, in English, mathematics, history, political economy and physics. The course will begin to diverge into chemistry after the first year's course. Chemistry will be required only of stu? dents in the agricultural department, ae will also biology aud botany. Drawing and farming mechanics will be required for a degree for students of both depart? ments, but will be greatly enlarged for mechanical and technological students, . who will be required to take an exten? sive course in mechanical and civil engineering. The following are the chairs recom? mended, the professors being the same at the head of those students commun to both departments : In the agricultural department there will be classes of English and literature, mathematics, physics, economy, chemis try, agriculture and head of farm, hor? ticulture and botany, biology and veter? inary science, geology and mineralogy, and civil engineering. In the mechanical department the first five professors above will be com? mon. The others are professors of mechanical civil engineering and draw ing, general sugeriutendeut of shops, foreman of foundry, machine and black? smith shops and foreman of wood shops The committee on curriculum will re? port at the next meeting of the trustees. The Phosphate War. CHARLESTON, March 6.-The Coosaw Company made the first show of fight in the great phosphate war to-day. lt was a big gun and comes from the United States Court in the shape of an injunc? tion, a copy of whieh has been served on the Pnosphate Commissioners aud on the licensee operating on the Coosaw territory under their permission. The order is granted by Judge Simooton, which is in the nature of a temporary injunction, and is directed to Governor Tillman, Attorney General Pope, Comp? troller General Ellerbeand J. D. Mont? gomery, G H. Walter and A. W. Jones, and enjoins them from eoterirg upon or in any manner interfering with that part of the Coosaw River hereto? fore occupied by the Coosaw Mining Company under the Act of 1876; or from iu any manner or way interfering with or interrupting the occupancy and quiet enjoyment of the said Coosaw Mining Company thereof, or with the ? continuance by them of their mining operation therein, and from authorizing or assnmiog to authorize others to enter I upon said territory, or to dig or remove ; phosphate rock or deposits therefrom, or from any portion thereof, and from insti? gating or encouraging others to do so. The injunction also applies to the Carolina Mining Company, which seems to be the name of the aoti-Coosaw com bination that was granted licenses by the Phosphate Commission to mine in the Coosaw ?territory. The injunction is peremptory, and is to remain in force until a further hearing of the case. The complainants have given bond to the court in ?2,500 to secure the defendants against damages in ca?e the injunction is dismissed. The defen dands can, by giving eight days' notice, move to dissolve the injunction. The effect of their injunction will be to stop the mining of phosphates in the Coosaw territory by all parties till the case is finally settled, which will be at an in? definite time. - IQ - ? ? - -+mm* A Sermon for the Farmers. A few days ago the writer saw a Prosperity planter dispose of several bales of cotton at ll cents that he had been offered 9J for a few months ago. Being interested in the disposal of the proceeds, he watched him leave town. He had a sack of Minnesota corn, a sack of Ohio oafs, a sack of Virginia bran, a barrel of Indiana flour, a piece of Illinois bacon, and some Maryland phosphate. These were loaded on a Kentucky wagon drawu by Tennessee mules, with Pennsylvania harness on them. As Mrs. Partington says: "What on airth 5s this here world a-comiu' to ?"-Vor. K?oberry Ob? server. This is indeed a solemn comment upon much that is goiug on everywhere in the South, and constitutes a subject for earnest consideration on the part of the farmers' Alliance. What is wanted in this important matter is the united action on the part of the farmers looking to 6uch a mod? erate reduction of cotton production as shall keep it closely alongside of con? sumption. Our cotton production has grown at such a tremendous rate of increase that the nrice cannot be sustaiued before the tremendous pressure of the enlarged production upon the markets of the j world. The crop of 1889-90 was very nearly j three times that of 1871-72. It is : to-day, for 1890, fully three fold what j it was nineteen years ?go. But in ! 1871 cotton was worth 20 cents, or for j a 500 pound bale just $100. To-day ' the same bale is worth bi cents a pound, or $42 50 per bale. The farmer who made ton such bales twenty years ago got a thousand dol? lars. Should he make the same num? ber of bales to-day he would get but $425 for it. It is plain to see, then, that where he formerly could afford to raise cotton and buy his provisions and animal force, he cannot afford to do it now. Should be now raise three-fold what he did nineteen years ago the question is : Can he do it to profit ? l)oe8 he not do it to his owu loss, es? pecially should his neighbors do the same thing ? Let us see : Thirty bales of 500 pounds weight would command, at ??:>- cents a pound, $1,275 against the thousand dollars that ten bales brought twenty years ago. The farmer thus has $275 more for bis thirty bales than he bad formerly for his ten. Now, is he at all advantaged? It mu>t cost something to make the twenty bales extra. Putting all expen? ses together, can he make, gather, bale aud put on the market this cotton at less than six cents a pound and not lose by it ? We think not Here is an ex? penditure, then, of $30 to each of the twenty bales which would show him $600 out of pocket against the $275 greater gross receipts from the twenty bales as compared with the receipts for ten bales twenty years ago ; or he is out of pocket $325 for the gains of his in? creased production. But it is not to be expected, with anything like a reason? able production, that cotton could be maintained at twenty cents. From ten to twelve is a rational range of prices, which could be maintained with a mod? erate range of production. Now, by devoting a portion of the labor now eogaged'in the production of cotton to the production of provisions of all sorts needed on a farm, we see at once we are producing that which is not dependent upon the markers at all, as it is raised for home consumption. A bushel of corn will go as far to feed man or animal whether it be worth fifty cents or a dollar. There is this important difference, however: that when the farmers raise more cotton than is wanted or readily marketed, they are their own competitors and have only their pains for their trouble. Better a great deal have turned that same labor employed in the increased production of the mar? ket staples, so as to make it go off io price at ruinous rates, into bread, and meat and other things to make home comfortable. Even iu case that nobody else does it but himself the farmer that first takes care to provide himself and family with bread, meat, fruits and vegetables stands insured against the treachery of the markets for his living expenses, and makes his cotton as a surplus crop which does not go into the pot. There is no other way nuder the sun by which cot? ton can be safely made, try it as we may. As to the Prosperity farmer sinking, as the correspondent shows two cents a pound on his cotton by refusing to sell on an early market, the answer to that is : He may have gained two cents as well as lost. He only speculated on his own product, which he could afford to do if he has an abundant provision of food for the family at home ; but very surely not otherwise. This is a matter that no farmer can afford to neglect. It meet him sooner or later, so that he is obliged to see it. If the Alliance as a ruling body could take this matter up and control this cotton production within safe limits, it would be a great blessing to all concern? ed -Columbia Register. Why Cotton is Low. The present low price of cotton (from 5 to 9 cents) is accouoted for in various ways. Some say that the farmers have held back so much of their cotton and so long that the market is glutted from the great quantity now turned loose. A leading warehouseman of Macon said the other day that there were three reasons for it. These are : First, an unusually large crop. There is, it is said, still $100,000,000 worth of cot? ton in the South unsold. The farmers of Washington and Twiggs Counties alone are holding 4,000 bales. The short fibre and general inferiori? ty of the staple is he says, another rea? son for its low price. Then the gene? ral stagnation of the financial current plays a big part, too. Another disadvantage with which the growers have to contend is that the cot? ton mill men are buying their cotton j along only as they need it. Usually the mill men will buy up a large quan? tity at a time. This year, however, they saw that it was plentiful and cheap, and that it would probably remain so throughout the season. So they have been buying it as needed, thus relieving themselves of the insurance, storage and risk of loss from changes in the market, all of which now falls upon the grower -Macon Telegraph. Good Looks. Goo?! lo? ks are icore ;Han skin deep, depend? ing up?n a health? condki m of all tho vital or gana. If the Liver bc inactive, you h:ive a Bilious Look, if jour stomach be disordered you have a Dyspeptic Look and if your Kidneys be affected you have a pinched Look. Secure .rood health and you will have good looks. Electric Biders is the great alterative and Tonic act* directly on these vital orgats- Cure? Pimples, Blotches. Boil.*un?! gives a good complexion Sold at. J. F. W. DnLorme's Drug btore, 50c per bottle. - - - mma- - A Gruesome Spectacle, Truly. What a spectacle that must have been crowning the exhumed corpse of Inez de Cas? tro, Queen of Spain I The Court mandate required the clergy, nobility and people to do homaee to the enthroned remains and kiss the bones of her hands. We, of this day, rather do homage as our fancy dictates, and it would hardly tend to sut h a step. Beauty, valor and fame receive our encomiums, fame most deservedly so for being the recognition of merit. For this reason that famous prepar? ation known as Dr. Westmoreland s Calisaya Tonic is deserving of all the praises sounded of it in all sections. Its heritages are beauty and valor. It lends lustre to the dull eye, color to the cheek and buoyancy to toe spirit ; valor it gives through restoring impaired digestion, eradicating dyspepsia, brushing away general debility and removing from the system all malarial and blood poisons. For sale hy all druggists aud wholesale by Dr. A J. China. If you suffer pricking pains on moving the eyes, or cannot bear bright light, and find your sight weak and failing, you should promptly use Dr. J H. McLean's Strengthen ing Eye Salve. 25 cents a hox. vjatil BOARDING. M3S. M. A. EPPERSON is prepaid to entertain hoarders, both regular aud transient, with first class accom? modations. TABLE SUPPLIED WITH THE BEST. Liberty Street, near St Joseph's Academy. Feb. -'5-3UJ. Sumter, S. C. THE SUMTER TEA AND COFFEE EMPORIUM. Finest Variety Christ? mas Delicacies. JUST RECEIVING : Maple Syrup, io cut glass decanters, 65 cents. Godilot French Sardines, finest ar? ticle. 20 cents. Roullord French Sardines, choice ar? ticle, 15 cents. Preserves, Thurber's Gold Cap, in glass, delicious, 75 cents Preserves, Thurber's Gold Cap, in glass, delicious, 50 cents. Mince Meat, Thurber's, loose, per lb., 12J. Baker's Broma, ? lb. boxes, 30. Baker's Cocoa, ? lb. boxes, 30. Raisons, an elegant article for cake, per lb., 15. Evaporated Apricots and Peaches, per lb , 30 Olives, loose, per qnart, 50. Olives in bottles at 15, 20, 25, and 50c. each. Evaporated Apples, something fine, per lb , 20c. Dried Apples, something fine, per lb., 15 cents Pickled Salmon, 12J cents. Mackerel, Thurber's, Sea Coast, in 5 lb., tins at 95 cents. Mackerel, in tubs 10 lb., $1 50 to $1.75. Mackerel, large and fat mess, each 15 cents. Mackerel, mediums, a nice article, per doz , 40 cents. Salmon steak in cans, Cook's celebrat? ed, 25 cents. Teas, Teas, Teas. Remember we are headquarters and do not sell common grades. Our prices are from 50c. to $1.00. Coffees, Coffees. We also lead on and keep every variety Rios, raw, per lb., 28 to 30c. Mocha, raw, 35 cents. Laguayra, raw, per lb., 30 cents Maricabo, per lb , 30 cents. Flours. Curtis' Pastry, finest patent flour, all kinds of, with graham, oat meal, oat flakes, &c, &c. Confectionery. This department iscomplete. We want no disappointed sweet hearts and have carefully considered their interest in our selections. Crockery. Wc have now on road novelties in this direction, remember we keep the best (W K T B ) Last but not least, dont forget us on the celebrated Ferris meats, hams and breakfast strips, which we pride ourselves on. Send for monthly price list. T B CURTIS, Monaghan Block, Main Streer, Dec 10. Sumter S. C. We^have received our fall stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, SHOES AND HATS, and are prepared to offer spe? cial inducements to buyers. Our line of DRY GOODS have never been as large and complete as this season. Our line of plain and figured Wors? teds and Flannels are very neat and are offered at ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Let us show you before buy? ing and we will sell you, that is, if prices and quality are any inducement. We have an immense line ot Gents' and Ladies' TOTDERVESTS, ranging in price from 20c. to $1.25 each. Our shirts for men at 50c. will equal if not surpass anything on the market at 65c. In our SHOE STOCK we have many bargains in men's women's and children's shoes. Our leader for ladies' at $1.75, and men for $2.00 can't be duplicated within 25 to 50c. per pair. We can save you from $1.00 to $2.50 a suit on CLOTHING if you will give us the oppor? tunity. All we ask is for you to look through our stock and get our prices. In PLAIN ANO FANCY 6R0CERIES we are the leaders. We sell nothing if not of the first qual? ity and our prices are the lowest. Our stock is fresh and well selected. We have every kind of canned Meats, Vege? tables and fruits, all fresh goods of this seasons' pack. We give special prices on can goods by the dozen. You will find our salesmen pleasant and attentive to all customers-perfect? ly willing to show goods at all times. All goods delivered to any part of the city promptly and free of charge. Full weight Guaranteed. Kinsman I Co October 1 SUNNY SIDE POULTRY YARDS. EGGS FOR SETTING IN SEASON from the following thoroughbred strains; LIGHT BRAHMAS. BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS. BUFF COCHINS. BLACK MINORCAS. SINGLE COMB BROWN LEGHORNS. SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS. Price of Eggs ; Si.50 for 15 ; S2.50 for 30. A ?uide to poultry raising with valuable receipt for cure of Cholera and Roup given with each purchase of egge. N. B.-Leghorns and Black Minorcas have no fquals as lavers. Address or call on W. B. MURRAY, Dec 24 Sumter, S. C. H. A. HOYT, Successor to C. I. HOYT & BRO. Gold and Silver Watches, FINE DIAMONDS. Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, ko REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Feb 1_ REMOVAL -AND NEW GOODS. To accommodate my largely increased and increasing busi? ness, I have removed to the handsome and commodious new Brick Store next to John Reid's, opposite my old stand, where I can now be found with a stock of DIAMONDS, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, SPECTACLES, &c, surpassing in brilliancy, extent and variety any stock of the kind ever shown in this city, with daily additions of new at? tractions. Thanking my friends and the public eenerally for the very liberal patronage bestowed on me at my old stand, I hope to merit a continuance of the same, aud I hereby extend to all a cordial invita? tion to pay me a visit at my new stand, where, with a larger stock and increased facilities in every way I am better pre? pared than ever to cater to their wants. Don't forget the place, REID'S BLOCK, MAIN ST., SUMTER, S. C. Yours, anxious to please, L. W. FOLSOM. Everything in the line of repairing done ag heretofore. Oct 8 FOUTZ'S HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS "Sn H WT. will r!li?, of rove HOTS or LrxG FK TKK. ii KoHtzV Powden? nre used intime. FonTz's r??v'*-rs? will far?' and prevent Ho<?OnoT;E!tA. FouizV l'on *.r!? will prevent (?APK> Ix F?>wus. Poners Po wt rs will im r.-:i-<- tlic qnnntft? of milk an dopant twenty per ct seal make the butter finn Kertitz*?: Powders will rnre orpn-vent almost KVKRY ?T) i si- ASK to whirl! Morse* and < ...dc are subject. KouT/.'s Pow 01 ns wiLi. GIVK SATISFACHOS. Sold everywhere. DAVID r" FOUT2, iToprietor 'JAI/L'IalOKE. MD ^^^A pamphlet of information and ab-/?^^ Jgya tract oi the laws, showing How t^'$w <Ks|?!& Obtain Patents, Caveat a, Tni(^y?3g^ \s???k; Starks. Copyri?hts, atilt h-c-/??3?s vS?S^L. AUdrc? MU HM ?. CO.J&T*' ^^,3?t BrondV..-iv, .^^p^^p^lVcHr York. ^^^???^^ VHKY OLD AND PURE ?OKH WHISKEY, Especially aged for medieiual use. MEDICATED BLACK BERRY BRANDY. Imported Port Wine, a preventative for Spring ?rid Stimmer complaints. Cull early, secure ? bul? lit' and convinceyourself. Try Strauss' Electric, the best 5 cent. Sogar in the State. Very respectfully, I. STRAUSS, Proprietor, June 4, PALACE SALOON, SUMTER, S. C. The system of selling every article at a small profit, but of a thoroughly reli? able quality is a leading feat? ure of our business. We have just opened our line of NEW SPRING GOODS, to which we invite your very careful attention. We have endeavored to make as attractive as the newest and and choicest goods produced in both the American and Foreign Markets will allow. The stock in each of our Departments has been selected with the utmost care and with the object of making it as near perfect as it is possible for a stock to be. OUR AIM being to have each Department contain as com p?ete an assort? ment of goods in its line as it would were it a separate store dealing in that particular Lue. By this means we are able to show in each department a line of goods, starting with the very lowest price saleable goods, up through the different grades and styles to the finest qualities manufactured. So you will have before you for comparison at the same time all the different styles and qualities of that class of goods. We do not claim to be strong in one department alone, but we claim to be strong in every Department of our house. We claim to have the most complete line of DRESS GOODS, NOTIONS, HATS, SHOES, CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS in the city. In our Dress Goods Department, Our buyer being constantly in the Northern markets, we have the advantage of having not only the latest information in regard to styles, but are in possession of some of the latest novelties. In our Linen, White Goods and Embroidery Departments, we have just opened large importations of thc newest go )ds. Our Linen Department which is one of the largest in the city, comprises every article known to a complete Linen stock. Housekeepers made happy by a visit to this department. In White Goods we show the latest patterns of stripes and Plaids, also new lace effects. A special feature of this depart? ment and one of the most popular articles for this season is our line of absolutely Fast Black Goods in Plaid, Stripes, and lace effects. In novelties of embroideries, flouncings, and all-overs we can offer you all the newest and choicest designs. In our Hosiery Department, we offer you a line of Fast Black Hose, every pair guaranteed. In Underwear, our stock comprises all grades of goods from the cheapest gauze to the finest silk and lisle in light and medium wreights. In Gloves, we show all the newest and most fashionable shades in kid, silk taffeta and lisle. In shoes and slippers a3 usual we are head? quarters, we can fit and suit everybody, and wre control the best make of goods in the market. Our Clothing Department is one of the strongest in our house and we point "with pride to the elegant line we are showing this spring. You will find many new and attractive fabrics here this season that will be shown in no other stock in the city. In men's and young men's, suits we are showing a full line of Strouse & Bros. justly celebrated high art clothing of which we have the exclusive control. All the latest and newest fabrics II? single and double breasted prince alberts, derides, one three and four button sacks iii round and square cut; one, two, three and four button cutaways in handsome designs, also a line of stouts and long and slims. Our assortment of boys, and children's suits, extra knee pants, men's and youths, pants must be seen to be appreciated. The personal attention of every buyer is invited to this department, and we are sure that you will not regret doing so. OUR SPRING HATS are now in stock and we show the newest blocks in crush, soft, stiff and flexible goods. The "Youmans" in stiff goods at ?.250 $3.00 and $3.25 will be a leader this season. Our line of crush goods embraces all shades and range in price from 50 cts. to $2.50. GENTLEMEN'S FUKNISHINfxS. This department is a gem, with its bright array of spring colors. You will find all the newest styles in Neckwear, Sus? penders, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Collars and Cuffs, (including the ''Manhattan," which will be all the go this season ) Our celebrated J. Kit Sons' 4-ply Linen Cuff, at 25 cents, the best in the market. An extensive line of Moirs Neglige Shirts in Cheviots, Madras, Satines, Silk Stripes, Poi gee. Silks and Percales, rang? ing in price from 35 cts. to $o 50. We have added an extensive assortment of boys, shirt waists, price from 25c to 75 cts. Carpets, Oil Cloths and Mattings we are receiving daily and our sales are already in excess of last season. Ladies7, Misses' and Children's Caps in great variety. Do not forget that we carry thc largest stock of Harness and Saddlery in this section. An immense line of HARDWARE, CROCKERY, STAPLE ANO FANCY GROCERIES. In our Wholesale Department we have some special inducements for the trade. Write or send for prices. All mail orders will receive prompt attention. J. ROTENBERG & SONS. Feb. 25 N. Y. Ofiice. 81 West Broadway.