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WKDKBSPAY, BBC. 9, *91. Th? Swater Watchman wss founded fe 1350 sad the True Southron ia 1866. Aa Jfafesma? oas? Southron now hss law eombiaed eirealattoa sad iauae&oe sf beth, of the old papen, sad ts mani r featly tn? best advertising atediara tn Ssa ter. . . in 1, . ? -~ EDITORIAL NOTES. * Sunter county gare fear Totes for Pepe sad ene for Wallace. Is it neces? sary to tell bow each roted ? Hard'y, wai Moses did sot Tote for Pope. if tee Chi?dt prohibition bill pastes, oar friends, wbo like sa evening sight? see and s morning appetiser, will be .fat to their wits to obtain s "drop ST $a* ?rather.'? gamier is at present afflicted withs saperitaity of e. noes wretched quality Of kerosine oil. The worst part of the affair ia that there ts no prospect of s speedy removal of the nuisance, ss s guileless and enterprising representative of the ira veiling fraternity aaceeeded In disposing of s esr load of the stuff aere, Wo recommend this sass to the eoss?deration of the Standard Oil Mo? nopolists. The Republicans Sra determined to keep st their old tricks of steeling to to the last They now propose to steal she seat of Senator Brice, of Ohio, al? leging ss an excuse, inst he is not s ?irisen of Ohio, sad therefore not eligi - Weio boil office from that State. If this course is followed, thea Senstors Jones and Stewart, of Nevada, should be deprived of their seats as they are residents and citizens of California. GOT. Tillman ts again victorious. V 12? baa succeeded in defeating Judge Wallace for tie Associate Justiceship, and has had hts first lieutenant, Y. J. ' * ^ope, eleoted instead. "To the T?C tora belong the spoUs," says the Moun? tain City ?cko? sn administration organ, and aptly baa .this maxim been illustrated ia this instance. The jodi ??si ermine bes been given over to the ?poUsmeo, and if it is not-so H sd and besmirched before it is again worn bj s ' worthy man, we shall be agreeably sar ; |*iacd. Governor Tillman is to be con ^raulated, he is the moat powerful <}?vernor the State has had. The lynching of Bink Landy in the ' J&gefield jail on Monday afternoon % was, like al 1 such occurrences, a most deplorable sfair. Ie thia instance there was BO aeeessUy of an appeal ' to lynch ; law. The regular courts weald have dealt with Landy with ali the severity justice demands. GOT. Tillman wss proDipt to taka measures to protect the prisoner, end did all in his power to keep him secare. For the failure of thesis precautions no ene esa blame him. ft aili serre to teach the Governor, however, that he is not all powerful, and that prisoners sro as Ibbie to be lyne bed ander his own administration aa well ss ander hts predecessors*. The action of the Senate in deciding *> seat Senator Call, of Florida, who was re-elected by a majority of both branches of the Florida Legislature to saeosed himself, instead of John M.. . Davidson, the appoint?e of Gov. Fleming, ts wast seme of the soundest ?pos?t arion al lawyers of the country predicted weald be the result of the ?*ont3f'.. Davidson's appointment was an arbitrary act en the part of Gov. Fleming, inspired by bia personal en -atty of Gall. The alliance sise did its ' ?taust to defeat Call, because of-hit ^Spated remark that God nude money \ --meaning gold-at the same time 1 ^speaking sneeringly of the free coinage of silver and the sab-tressary halluci- j ? *<?4*cf*.fl?f. . . , Sftree* Commissioner Triable hss dis pHje* toteltigeoee in working the streets, and they are ?ow in a .better ?eadt?oa than tn. a good while. Work -oo tito streets, however, no matter what l?se?ligenoe ts ?sed ta planning and Overseeing, is of iiooh transitory dura? tion that it seems slmost wasting money ia have it done. ? sidewalk is baili ap, a drain is dag, or s street graded and tao first spell of wet weather restores ali to tts primal condition. It seems plain that the money expended ia paying negroes io tost ssod snd mad from oas plsee to another year siter year, resulting tn no permanent good tn the end, might be better em? ployed in paying interest on bonds suifirient to pave the principal streets, '? If ao more. Dom Pedro, the ex-Emperor of Brsiiil is dead. He died sn exile from hts native land, made so by the people 1er whose benefit he had labored doriog ibo greater part of s loog life. Dom Pedro was a mao of Urge ability and of bewficent disposition ; sad was un dually beloved by the Brazilians. Tits desire for self-government was stronger than the tote they bore Dom Pedro, so they banished him and set np a republican form of government about two years ago. Dom Pedro refused to exert bis power through the army to raisin bis throne, preferring to go into exile, rather tbsn casse bloodshed. The good old maa is now st rest, and his fest prayer was for ?he happiness snd prosperity of the people who made bim sn exile. The greatest sensation New York has had in years was the attempt, by a ' crank named Wilson, to blow op Rus? sell Sage with dynamite on lsst Thurs? day. Wilson went into Sage's office on Wall Street and handed Sage s type writtea letter demanding $1,200,000 ata ting Chat nnless the money wss im mediately produced be would explode s five pound dynamite bomb. Sa, told him that he did not bate so mu money out hand sad that he would ha to return another time. He instant dashed a satchel containing the bomb the floor, exploding it. Wilson w blown to atoms, only bis head beii found intact, and four clerks employ* ia Sage's ornoo were killed. Sage hit self, several -der ks and others ia tl office at the time were injured. T office Was wrecked!. , Charles F. Crisp, of Georgia, w elected Speaker of the ?. S. House Representatives oo Monday. He w elected os the thirtieth ballot, the TO standing, Crisp 119. Mills 105 at Springer 4. The election gives gen ral satisfaction, as Judge Crisp ht been a leader in the boase for sever sessions, and bas all the qualities i fitness for the position. He was ol jeeted to on the ground of not holdio tariff reform ideas in accordance wit the rank of the Democratic party ; bi io a short speech after his oomioatio he stated that there was no more earl est believer in the Democratic doctrin of reform than himself, and that hi election meant no step backward in tba line. Crisp is more conservative tba Mills, and of a more equable tempei ament and judicial turn of mind. A ihe same time Mills is the leading tari reformer io the Democratic party, wa the choice of a majority of the North ern Democrats for the Speakership, an* is an abler mao than Crisp ; and fo these reasoos it was urged that bis elec tton was advisable. KE-APPORTIONMENT. The sentiment of Charleston stil opposes the re-apportion meut of th< State.. The News & Coorier expresse this sentiment and is doing its ut mos to defeat the re-app?rtionment. Th? only reason they now have for opposing the re-apportionment is the i o ac car ac j of the Porter Censas. ? few years ag( wheo the re-apportionment should bav( been made, and a census taken to de? termine it, this same paper fought it or the ground of expense and urged thal the matter be postponed until the cen? sos of 1890 should be taken. It is true that Porter's census is ool correct, but it is the .best we have, and if a State census should be proposed sow. the News and Courier would be the first to raise the cry of expense. The motive for opposiog the re-ap? portionment four years ago was not ex? pense ; the motive for opposition now ia net the inaccuracy of the U. S. Census of 1890, it was and is because the re? apportionment would decrease the num? ber of Representatives from Charleston and increase the number in several Bounties from tho middle and upper portions of the State. The Porter census works an injustice to the State at large by reason of its inaccuracy, and does not give the foll population of the State by several thou? sand perhaps. But this is an injustice to the whole State, and it is probable that one county is affected as much as soother. The present apportionment Df the State works an injustice to some sections io favor of others aud hence is a fraud and should be corrected at once. We favor the: re-apportion ment using the Porter census as the basis, ? even though it is col absolutely accurate. EDUCATION. Thc idea that many boys, and older people as well, have that to obtain a collegiate education they must have parents able to pay their way through toi loge, or good friends to lend them tb? necessary funds, is a great mistake. There never was a greater, perhaps. There are but two requisites-moderate ability being presupposed-a desire for so educa don, and determination. AL boy possessing these is as certain to gain the desired eod as the sun is to give light. This is sot a mere unsubstantiated as? sertion, but a fact, conclusively de? monstrated to be cueh by the attain? ments of hundreds of boys in the past; and what one cao accomplish by unaided effort, others can. As a rule a man who as a boy worked bard to obtain an education, appreciates it more, and makes better use of it, than another man whom aa education has cost comparatively slight exertion. Such a man will remain a worker and student throughout life, and will accomplish a life-work, back to which be may look with satisfaction when be has reached the eod of bis temporal life and is near? ing the confines of that land we ku ow not of. We have known boys laboring under the greatest disadvantages Jo obtain an education. We now have in mind a young man whose parents were igno? rant and in very indigeut circumstances Until his eightenth year he had been to school for a few months only and could barely read and write. At that time he left the country and went to a neigh? boring town and obtained a situation in a store. He worked there for aboat a year, saving what he made and study? ing all bis spare time The next year he went to school. But while here his father fell ill and he went home to take care of the family. His father recov? ered in about a year and he theo began to teach school. After teaching seve? ral years be went to college and by bis work during vacations be made enough to complete his course. After gradua? tion he obtained a fine school. This he taught for one year, aod last year he went back to college for a post gradu? ate course. He is now Professor of Mathematics in a large college in a Western State. During his college course he was often called upon to aid his father from his scanty resources. Thia young mao waa not particularly bright, in fact he was not considered so. It was perseverance that carried him through. He is only one of a score with whom we have a personal acquain? tance that has done as much. Oar country is filled with colleges none of which have as many students as could be accommodated. These colleges always stand ready to extend a helping hand to a boy straggling for an education. Many of them have a special fand from which aid is given to worthy boys needing it. To-day there are hundreds of boys io Sumter county who would like to have an education. The question is not can they obtain it, bat whether they are willing to work for it. If they are the resuit is certain. lt is the doty of every boy to do his utmost to obtain an education, for by so doing he raises the standard of citizen? ship of this country and advances him? self in the sooial scale. A boy should remember that knowledge is power, and that the best endowment a yoong mau can have is a mind educated in correct habits of thought and well stored with the accumulated wisdom of the past. Wealth may be taken away by the vicissitude of life, but education is yours always. WORK OP THE LEGISLATURE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2. HOUSE. The whole morning hoar of the House was spent to-day in the discus? sion of the bill relating to taxation and assessment of property. A great deal of opposition was encountered and amendment after amendment was offered and accepted or rejected, and when the bill is finally passed it will differ much from the printed one on the members' desks to-day. Another big batch of names in favor of prohibition was presented to day and were probably referred. The prohibitionists are leaving no stone unturned to accomplish their purpose. Every member in the House to-day had addressed to him ? circular un which was printed portions of the Lord's prayer and Scripture quota? tions in reference to intemperance - The members merely glanced at the contents and laid them aside, the tax and property assessment bill appear? ing to be more important to them. The anti-prohibitionists are not idle by any means. They have earnest advocates in both houses and have gone into the literature distributing line themselves Besides this there are a number of gentlemen in the cit}7 opposed to prohibition who are working for its defeat. Several of these gentlemen are from Charleston, where the opposition to the proposed legislation appears to be very strong The bill is still in the hands of the committee but when it vrill be report? ed cannot be told. SENATE. # lu the Renate the priticipal feature of the work this morning waa the re port of the finance committee recom? mending that a display of the re? sources of the State be made at the Columbia Exposition. The bill pro? vides for the appointment of a board '>f commissioners, whose compensa? tion shall be $3 a day during their services, which board shall be known as "The World's Fair Commission." No sum is named as an appropriation, but it is stated that it wit! be $15,000. The Senate also agreed to the elec? tion of an Associate Justice to? morrow. Gov. Tillman sent a message to the House informing them of the action >f the Board of Trustees of- the Win? throp Training School Trustees wherein they proposed to turn the institution over to the State for its maintenance and support. The mes? sage was not acted upon to day. The ten members of the Senate who voted against the constitutional con? tention entered a protest against the passage of the bill in that it did not receive a two-thirds majority when it was ordered to its third reading. The matter will be duly considered. THURSDAY DEC. 3. Both houses did a vast quantity of unimportant business today besides con? sidering several matters of general inter? est and electing an associate justice. The senate passed thirteen third read? ing bills and disposed of fifty-five meas? ures on the calendar for second read? ing. II0?SE. The house gave a third reading to the bill regarding the assessment of property as amended and passed yester? day. Fourteen second reading bills were passed, among them being the bill to punish cock fighting and the bill to regulate liens and mortgages on crops. The latter limits the mortgage on a crop to the year in which the crop is made, forbidding a farmer giving a mortgage one year on the crop of another. The bill to give $5,0"0 to the South Carolina historical society for use in Recuring certain records of the State's history evoked an unexpected breeze. Mr. Norton, in a ??peech on the subject, said the Rev. C. C. Pinckney, of Charleston, president of the society, had publicly spoken white here of the State legislature as "a mongrel crew." Colonel Haskell end James Simonds both expressed doubt of Dr. Pinckney having mace any such remark, and the matter went over until be can be beard from on the subject. Mr. Tapper's resolution for a joint assembly and committee to investigate the award of the contract for the adver? tising for bids for the State printing was agreed to without opposition, and goes to the senate. Stanyarne Wilson, introduced an im portant new bill to revolutionize the railroad commissioner system. It pro? vides for the election at the next gen? eral election of three railroad commis? sioners to serve respectively two, four and six years, the length of service being determined by lot. One will be elected every two years thereafter, to succeed each commissioner as his term expires. They are to be paid two thousand a year each and expenses, ano 2wen a clerk, the rail roads being required to pay salaries. Thc present general assembly is to elect three com misMoners to succeed the present ones until the general election. They are to have control of the management of all rail road?, shall make such rules for the transportation, ol fi eight and pas seagers as they shall deem just necessary, and shall control and fi J schedules. No appeal from their d iona to the courts is to lie, and all < tracts and agreements between roads are to be submitted to them ratification. Senator Jeremiah Smith's bil repeal the privilege tax on fertili was killed after some discussion b vote of 28 to 6. Seoator Woodward's bill to fo members of the legislature and S officers fr cm accepting or UM o g rail roads passes on a penalty of hundred^dollars fine was passed, 21 t His bill to forbid the carrying torches on or across the lands of anoi without permission was passed. The bill requiring circuit judgee impose imprisonment as a penalty the illegal sale of liquor was killed. The joint resolution to extend time for the payment of taxes to Fet ary 20, 1892, was passed. Seoator Wilson introduced a bill extend the operation of meehan leins to rail roads, giving contracto: first lieu on the work done. Senator Tim merman introduced a amending the bill for the funding of State debt. It extends the time the exchange of the Brown consols the new bonds to July 1st, 1893, ? allows a commission of 2 per .cent, be paid to parties who negotiate ' placing of the new bonds. Senator Msetze was appointed behalf of the senate on the joint cc mitee to investigate the State treasure office. Senator Donaldson introduced a to authorize the city of Greenville establish a system of sewerage. FRIDAY, DEC. 4. The two houses to-day adopted re lutioos for the election of an attori general to fill out Colonel Popes te on the 9th of December. As the a Tillman people are not "in it" this ti they take a duly languid interest in contest which seems to be sh a pi between Speaker Jones and Assist: District Attorney Townsend. The plan for a legislative commies to visit and inspect Clemson colh was knocked in the head to-day, I house refusing to concur. HOUSE. In the house today a promine matter was the prohibition bill, forbids the sale of al! liquors except druggists except for medicinal a pharmaceutical purposes, alcohol specific chemical purposes and wit for sacramental purposes. Mr. Patton, of Columbia, moved strike out the enacting clause. M Childs, of Columbia, autnor of the bi made an elaborate speech of two hot in support of it. He was followed Mr. Blease, of Newberry, Brennen, Columbia, Sullivan, of Charle?te Burn, of Darlington, against the bi and Mr. Buist, of Greenville, and M Boozer, of Ed gr field, for it. T! debate will be continued tonight and yet in progress. A mo ; ion to lay on the table the m tion to indefinitely postpone the prob it tion bill prevailed to-night, 48 to 3 This indicates that the house will pa the bill Monday by a majority of 12 20. SENATE There was a lively discussion in tl senate over the free pass bill. Senat Woodward supported it and took occ sion to work in some keen.but go( natured sarcasm regarding this recoi breaking year, etc. Senator Donaldson favored amendio the bill, making it a misdemeanor fe rail ronds to offer free passes, and sai in that shape he could support it a though ;he thought it rather ' peculh that this administration and genera assembly should have been selected t have this statutory environment throw about its virtue. The bill was final) amended to suit everybody, including providion extending the operation of th law to congressmen, and passed. The apportionment bill was passed It gives Greenville 5 represen titi ves Spartanburg, 6; Anderson, 5; Rica laud, 4 ; Charleston, 7 ; Abbeville, 5 Lancaster, 2; Pickens, 2; Ooonee, 2 etc. The senate adjourned over noti Tuesday evening. The senate disposed of fourteen thin reading and twenty-seven second read tog bills. Tbe Calhoun ?conn ty bill was killed, ll to 10. Bills were introduced to establish ; naval militia battalion and to establish ? normal and industrial school for white girls. Senator Johnson introduced a joint resolution permitting the trustees ol Clemson college to realize oo some secu rities of tho Clemson estate and inves in State scrip. The governor sent a message trans? mitting a letter in regard to Drewrj Lumsden, a disabled Confederate sol? dier now in a Northern hospital, indi eating a hope that the Legislature would have him broight home and taken care of. He also sent a mes? sage transmitting a request of the French Cable company to be permitted to land a cable on the shores of the State. The marriage license bill was report? ed unfavorably. SATURDAY, DEC. 5. The prohibition bill occupied the at? tention of the House during the day. A great number of motions were made to postpone discussion or to strike out integral parts of the bill, but the pro? hibition majority were too ^vigilant and defeated every motion. There was only a bare quorum pre? sent during tho day-it is said that about fifty members of the House were absent from choice, not caring to vote either for or against the bill. Mr. Brennan moved to amend the bill so that it should be put in opera? tion on the 1st of January 1893, in? stead of October 1st, 1892. The mo? tion was lost. Mr. Tupper offered an amendment excepting Charleston and Berkeley cor.uties from the operation of the bill. The amendment was lost. The bill finally passed the second reading. A number of new bills of no gene? ral importance were introduced. The bouse adjourned until Monday. MONDAY, DEC. 7. The Senate having adjonrned orer to Tues? day, was not in session. There were a large number of absentees in the t. ..use, but as there was a quorum present, the Childs Pohibition bill was taken up for its third reading. There was a hard fight to have the bill re? committed, but the motion was lost. When the vote on the final passage of tbe bill was reached there was not a quorum present; so the bill went orer io Tuesday for consider? ation. There were any number of speeches made, by vanima members ; the moat important of which wag by Mr. Blease, of Newberry, who opposed the Child's bill, but said that he would vote for a bill to submit the "question to the people, an# let them sett Te ft at the ballot-box. No oew bills of general interest introduced. TUESDAY, DEC. 8. . Both branches of the L?gislature assenbled with a fair attendance of members. HOUSE. The Prohibition bill was the first business before the Bouse. After a protracted debate and any amount of speech making the ' rote on the third reading was reached. The bill passed bj a vote of 53 to 37 and was sent to the Senate. Sumter's Repr?sentantes with the exception of Mr. Moses were among the "unavoidable absentees" as their names are not recorded as roting. Moses voted against the bill. Mr. Patton's bill to make the first Monday in September a legal holiday to be known as ''Labor Day," passed its second reading. The Senate bill to prohibit the use of free passes by members of the Legislature was*, re? ported unfavorably by the committee on railroads Mr. Patterson's bill to provide separate coaches for the races came up for second read? ing. Mr. Wigg, the colored member from Beaufort, moved to strike out the enacting clause, and made a long speech opposing tbe bill, in which be made dire predictions of future trouble if the bill passed. To believe him the negroes have done every thing that has been done io the past to bring Sooth Carolina from a barbarous wilderness to her present state bf enlightened progress. It was a good speech, but devoid of reasons against the passage bf tbe bill. The motion to strike ont the enacting clause was lost. The flag of the Sixteenth Regiment S. C. V. was presented to the House, for the State, by Col. Junes McCullough. Mr. Connor introduced a bill to provide for repairs on the tomb of Gen. Francis Marion in Berkley County. Mr. Tupper: Bill to provide for th? appointment of a bank examiner and to fix his ea:ary ^mim-^m^~ Lynching in Edgefieid. COLUMBIA, December 7.-Governor Tillman received a telegram to-day advising him of the killing of the son of Sheriff Ouzts by Dick Londy at Edge field. The following telegrams were sent in reply thereto : ^ ..To Sheriff Ouzts: Dp your duty and protect Lick Landy. The law will punish the murderer. Call on the Edgefieid Rifles if necessary. I rely oo you. B. R. Tillman, Governor.*' "To Capt Adams, Edgefieid Rifles: Pot your, command at sheriff's disposal and proteot Dick Lundv at all hazards. B. R. Tillma'n, Governor." Later in the day the Governor tele? graphed O. F. Cheat ham at Edgefieid to keep him posted as to the. situation. Mr. Ch eat ha m replied that all was quiet, but it was expected that Landy woald be lynched before night. The Governor then, by telegraph, appointed J. S. Durisoe State constable, and directed him to. take charge of the jail. At a few mintoes after 5 o'clock a tele? gram was received from Mr. Cbeatbam : "The negro has been lynched. A crowd has just been in the jail and ?bot him."' Later the following dispatch was received from G. B. Lake : "About 4.30 o'clock a mob got into the jail and shot Dick Lundy to death." . Governor Tillman's farther action in the matter is- given in the following letter from him to Solicitor Nelson, who is here. "Sir : Information has just reached this office that a negro, Dick Lundy by name, has been lynched in Edgefieid jail. You will please go at once to Edgefieid Court Boase and make a rigid and searching investigation of the matter and report in writing as to the following facts : "First. What steps if any bad Sheriff Ouzts taken to protect th? pris? oner 1 "Second. Did. the military company, the Edgefieid Rifles, receive any orders from the sher iff to assist bim in uphold? ing the law. "Of course you will take the most, vigorous, steps 'to ferret out the men who did this lawless deed and have them arrested, and, if it shall become necessary, as many State constables or militiamen as you need may be placed at your disposal I shall expect you to dolour whole duty and to see that the majesty of the law is vindicated." The following telegram was received here to-night : ..To Governor Tillman : While awaiting thc burial of my son to-day, between 4 and 5 o'clock P. M., a body of men forced entrance into the jail here, and shot aod killed Dick Landy, who killed my son. I regret and very much deplore the lynching. I had ordered the Edgefieid Rifles to go to the jail at 6 P. M and guard it. but the lynch? ing took place before they could get there. W. H. Ouzts, Sheriff." No detailed account of the killing of Mr. James Ouzts by Dick Lundy has been ?eut to the Governor. All that is known here is contained in the corres? pondence already sent.-Colombia Correspondence News and Courier. Barley seed, Southern seed Rye, Genuine R. R. P. oats, at Ducker & Baltman's New arrivals-at Ducker & Bultman. Van Houton's Cocoa 25c can, try it-made with? out milk. Pickled Shrimps-in glass, Pure olive oil-or draught. Dill pickles, sold by the dozeu. New Pickles salmon and mack? erel. Do not consult anybody, but invest twenty five cents in a bottle of Salvation Oil. It kills pain I When we reflect that so many human beings die of Consumption we must come to the conclusion that everybody should be pro? vided with Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, the poor consumptive's friend. Our experience cover9 many ills, many pills and many bills. Our ills are smaller, nar pills ure smaller and our bills ar* smaller when we use Dewitt's Little Early Risers. W.H. Gillilaod *Co. Physicians use Shriner's Indian Vermifuge in their practice and pronounce it a first-class article. A trial will convince the most skep? tical of iis intrinsic merit. Lirgest variety of Christmas goods ever brought to Sumterat rock bottom low prices at T. C. Se?ffe's. Fine and pretty Bisque Doll's, wax and china Dolls, all sizes, at SCHAC'S. China cups and saucers, Austria after din? ner cups and saucers, light as an egg shell, at T. C. Scaffe's. THE MARKETS,, ?m SUMTER, S. C., Dec. 9, 1891. COTTON-Reef i pts for week ending Decem? ber 9, about 615 hales. Following are the quotations: Low Middling 6}@6J; Mid? dling 6f@6f. Market steady. GROCERIES-The following wholesale quo? tations are furnished us by one of the largest establishments in this city, and which does a large wholesale business. Bacon-D. S. C. R. Sides 63@7c. ? C. R. " 7?8c. Smoked Shoulders 5jc. Karns No. 2 7@8c. ?> ? i 12(?>15c. Sugar-Cut loaf 5}c. " Stan'd Granulated 4|c. ? " C. ^C, Codee 17020c. Tea 3u(W)60c. Flour according to grade $5@$6.50. CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. 8, 1891. COTTON.-Market quiet. Low Middling 6?; Middling 7? ; Good Middling 7?. WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of fire linea or les? will be inserted under this bend for 25 ceDts for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. FR SALE-One New Upright Piano, Ooe Parlor Suite of Furniture, One Sideboard, One Sewing Machine, and other household and kitchen furniture.. Purchasers desiring to tee game, eau call on Capt. E S. Carson, Sumter, S. C. J. C. Spann, Admin? istrator._Pee. 9-tf. LOTS FOR SALE-Two fine building lots on West side of Barby Arenue next to residence of John T. Green, E>q. 62$x287 feet. For terms, apply to A. C. Phelps. Dec. 2 -tf. LAND FOR SALE-400 Acres situated near the CS 4 N. Railroad within one mile of depot. For further information apply at Watchman and Southron office. NOT 25-4 FR SALE-Planting lands in all sections of Sumter and Clarendon counties. Small farms and large plantations, citj lots in all parts of the city. W. H. INGRAM, October }4. _Broker. WANTED-Any young person desiring to attend a first-class Business, Short? hand or Telegraph College can get rama ble information bj swing the Editor of this paper in person._ TAX RETURNS FOR 1891-92. KETURNS of personal property and poll taxes will be received at the following places and times, riz : R I. Manning's Tuesday, Jan. 12. Tindall^, Wednesday, Jan. 13. Wedgefield, Thursday, Jan. 14. Gordon 'a Mil!, Friday, Jan. 15. Johnston's Store, Monday, Jan. 18. Shiloh, Tuesday, Jan. 19, Lynchburg, Wednesday, Jan. 20. Magnolia, Thursday, Jan. 21. Mayesville, Friday, Jan. 2*2. Reid's Mill, Monday, Jao. 25. Bi shop ville, Tuesday and Wednes? day, Jan. 26 and 27. Manville, Thursday, Jan. 28. Spring Hill, Friday, Jan. 29. Mechaniosville, Saturday, Ja?. 30. Scharborougb, Monday, Feb. 1. Rembert, Tuesday, Feb. 2. Hagood, Wednesday, Feb. 3. Stateburg, Thursday, Feb. 4. . And at the Auditor's office in Sumter on all other days, from Jan. 1st until February 20th, inclusive. The 5a ir requires that all persona owning property, or in any wise baring charge of such property, either as agra), husband, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, ic, return the same under oath to the Auditor, who requests all persons to be prompt in making their returns and sare the 50 per cent, penalty, wbicb will be added to tbs property valuation of all persons who fail to make returns within the time pre? scribed by law. . A good way for the taxpayer who baa ranch property to return, is to make a mem? orandum of the number of horses, cattle, mules, sheep and goats, bogs, watches, or? gans and pianos, buggies wagons and car? riages, dogs, merchandise, machinery, mon? eys, notes and accounts (above indebtedness) furniture, 4c, which will save tbe taxpayer time and enable tbe assessor to progress in the work. Taxpayers reurn what they own on the first day of January, 1891. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer in foll, also make a separate return for each party for the township tbe property is in, and where the taxpayer owns realty to insert the postoffice as their place of residence, and those who only own personal property to give tb* party 's name who owns tbe land they live on as their residence, which aids the taxpayer as well as the county treasurer in making tbe collection and preventing errors. Every male citizen between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years on the first day of January, 1891, except those incapable of earning a support from being maimed, or from other causes, shall be deemed tamable polls. All returns that are made after the twen? tieth day of February next bare to be placed on the additional list and fifty per cent, pen? alty added thereto, onless prevented by sick? ness or out cf the county during the time of listing. Not knowiog tbe time of listing is no excuse. And all owners of real estate might do their tenants who cannot read or take a newspaper, a great favor by making their returns or telling them tb- time of list? ing, and that if they fail to. make their re? turns In time, that the valuation hat to be increased fifty ?per cent, unless they have a good excuse. The assessing and collecting of taxes is all done now in the same year, and we have to aggregate tbe number and value of all tbe horses, cattle, mules:, &c, as well as tbe acres of land, lots and buildings and their value, that there is in the county, and have same on file in the Comptroller General's office by tbe thirtieth day of June each year. And from that time to the first day of October each year tbe auditor's aod treasurer's duplicate has to be completed and an abstract of the work in the Comptroller's office by that time, which will show at a glance that the auditor bas no time to take in returns, or do any? thing else much, between the first day of March and the first day of October each year, but work on tbe books and blanks. There? fore hope that all taxpayers will do us the favor of making their returns tn tim-. PETER THOMAS, Dec 9. Auditor Sumter County CHINA & WILDER HAVE ON HAND 300 Head Pat Poultry. 100 Boxes Florida Oranges. Which they will sell at low priers. Give us acal). Office at China's City DrugStore. Dec. _ WANTED. ASINGLE MAN of some experience and good recommendation to manage my plantation for 1892. For terms, etc. Address Mas R. N. WITHERSPOON, Dec. 9 -3t. ' Mayesville. S. C. TO RENT. AHOUSE CONTAINING 4 LARGE rooms and a kitchen attached. A pump of nice water in piazza, shady yard, large garden and a field containing two acres of land. House situated on Calhoun Street near C. S. k N. R. R , at present occupied by Mr. Walter M. Lenoir. Possession given Jan? uary lat, 1892. Apply to W. F. B. HAYNS WORTH, or R O. PURDY. Dec. 9.-lt._ " FOR SALE. THAT TRACT OF LAND near Sumter C. H., in Sumter County, S. C., contain? ing 200 A CR KS, more or less, and bounded as follows; North, by public road from City of Sumter to Cane Savannah ; East, by lands of Juo. T. Baker; South, by run of Cane Savannah ; West, by lands of Jno. F. Gamble and of Mile-? H. Plowden ; same being arable Und and now under cultivation. For terms apply to. GREIG k MATTHEWS, Dec. 9.-x ' Charleston, S. C. DUCKER & urna .'From a Needle to a Lady's Silk Outfit, . From a Nutmeg to a Barrel of Flour." Everything For "ThisMeans You* Consumers. Is "A Little Money Buys A a Good Deal" LOW : Price Era? Some Facts to Ponder Over. Fact 1-Quality. Fact 2-Variety. Fact 3-Honesty. Fact 4-Economy. Fact 5-Full value. Fact 6-We sell as low as we can. Fact 7-No one can sell lower. Fact 8-Reputation is business. Fact 9-JVe want your custom. Fact 10-You want our gooda Fact ll-We need each other. Ducker & Bultmann Sumter, S. C. J S. HcGHsoK, M. D. T. B EDWARDS. NEW DRUG STORE. A S. HUiHSON & CO., Having purchased the Drug Store of W. H. G?LUL?ND & GO. Respectfully solicits the patronage of hts friends andi the public generally. They will fir.d a fuli supply of fresh Drags, Medicines, Patent Medi? cines, Fine Perfumery, Combs, Brushes, Soaps, Fancy and Toile t Articles, Etc?, Etc. HIB? ?. J. AULD So long and well-known to the people of Sumter ss a reliable Druggist and Prescription Clerk. Will also be found there to attend their calls, and fill all. prescriptions in the most careful manner. Monaghan Block? MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C. NOT. 25. HOYT BROTHERS, MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C. Gold and Silver Watches, FINE DIAMONDS. Clock!., Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, ko. ? REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Feb 1_ FOR THE HOLIDAY 8KAS0\. A FULL UNE OF Seasonable Goods. Fancy Goods, Toys, Fire Works and Glassware. A large stock of the finest Confectionery, alway? fresh. FRESH FRUITS re? ceived daily. Remember that I make and keep on band, BREAD, CAKE, PIES, And everything usnally found in a first class bakery. Respectfully, M. L. Majewski. Nor. 25-r. SPECIAL ATTENTION Given to Compounding Prescription?. THE SUMTER INSTITUTE. FOUNDBD J867. - - CHARTERBE ?8S8. The Twenry-Fooa?b Collegiate Year of ffcis schobt for- voong ladies b^ius THURSDAY," SEP? TEMBER ?Oth, ?891, and closes _ JUNE 13th, 1882 For terms, kc, apply fur circular. ?RS, b. A BROWNR, Miss B. E. COOPER, July 1_Principals. WHEAT! WHEAT I WHEAT ? IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to do worse than st cotton, so there can be no harm io trying wheat. Diversified industry is the hope of the South. I will haves thresher and bolter ?tr CANE SAVANNAH MILL in time for this crop, so parties can be certain of having tkeir w beat prepared not only for their families bot can sell the surplus. First class wheat and oat seed and General Mtrcr tndise for sale st Cane Savannah Store. J. SINGLETON MOO RB, Oct. 6-IQt. Cane Savannah, S. C. Beef, Pork -AND FISH. I am now handling fiom Virginia, tbe FINEST BEEVES That have been in :his market this season, and call the attention of families to the opportu? nity now offered for seenring a superior qual? ity of meat for CORNING AND PICKLING, as well as choice cuts for fresh use daily. -ALSO Port, Um aili M Fish EVERY DAY. Give me a Call. W. J. DAWSEY. LIBERTY ST. OPPOSITE POST OFFICE. Dec. 2._ Estate of Jesse Atkinses, Dee'd? IWILL APPLY TO JUDGE OF PRO bate of Sumter County on December 19tb, 1891, for a final discharge as Execu? tor of aforesaid Estate. JESSE ATKINSON, Nov. 18 -it. Executor. I t