The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 09, 1891, Image 2
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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.
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