The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 16, 1891, Image 3

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?|e f?la?t jiman m?t St?jpil WEDNESDAY, DSC. ?6, '91. - ---i..r |^ The &un?er Wa?hmak was founded i? 1859 ?ad the 2V?e Southron in 1866. Tb? If atermal? and Southron DOW.has tilt combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the. best advertising-medium .in : Thetime of najihg" fates few been : f -fotar?r TUlaumy' who : pigeon-holed \ ImwV ?l??^W^^^Kft^a^a^ -JD^n^f^T.^i, houses ! of&e.' Xegisia wira. It Comptroller ?kmejal Eilerbe . had ?ot extended . ?fietine man ya farm? erwoflj? oow.be^ii&^^?lt'of Jhu tajes.. - Newt ^cpfo?? ?? figiltf ng Jbas com? mence^ betw^Vth'?gBurisdiis of the Kassian and English oatposts in Gen "tni Asia-. Th? may be the beging ".il^^pjie fa*? ?i?&y ^^ggte-for 1 poeaessiou of -Asia. If ?o. the w hole wvilraedworld witt soon resound with < J .We^^old^i^^^^^^oif' ta - ^vt?^ ;^8^^^e??t: % ^d?s^sr?Twi^li ???cSbj; ??ffidm?rfd* cc ?-aftMItoi^ tftofotfr? for pubfica?ion sfco?ft lie .se?? S'" tt?oC. f&i ! items of ?V . e?a^t?uoal interes?,1? ami,^personal ^-.k^4iea^conceniiag-''-fil?: leached wiH always, find ? jplaqec in this "depatl ... . The speech of Senat or Abott in de -fence of bis tb establish i Home for Confederate soldiers -is a production that wowid reflect credit upon any man. To many it was a surprise, as Senato; Abbott was thought, incapa^e pt. mak? ing snob an ? effort. ^To us* it was. no at? pi we at we weil knew Senator Abotfs abttity, and have heard him make speeches equally as good on the same theme cn pre??os' occasions. The Providence correspoad?n?t ef '*:Frieman,: referring ft?jit&tf free / ?ass matter :?n x?anecti?a mik [?oh ;/ ^TTZr^ --'j. enK^Mman^s?ys that the W.:?c S. c. mftd-?everai ot?tef papers stated thai -;~r Gav. Tillman had sav:ed tjie State .1 T.ioney by us?i g free \ passet; * The W. & S. h*s never stated2 'any: sucht V: tiling. It merely gaye as^hjtem.of . news that Gov. Tillman hatir stated v that the State received the benefit of 1 1^1ree^pas8e8f Herein Uestbedif ^^J^^Cffl?Sa^?nf ??vesl?^i?oa has reached the point where the fraud perpetrated opou the public is plain. . Rogers, the "expert appointed by Clerks Pope and ~Gray, testifies .that - he g*ve-tfe State-vfefct for a circula : i?offl of V2;4J|,- t?ie "aiaa?ger of the '-jStetfe' ^rored that the circulation of the-State was even larger than that, ??ow 0. A. Calvo. Jr.; proprietor of tlie Register certifies '-that the circula: tion o? tiiej ?airy -^tgvster was but e 1,044 on November 12th, the- day o? the award. * Th? proof>bf fraud is: conclusive ; :now we. ; await with ih ; terest to tee what witt be dbnerabont '- H. We suppose t??e?tool, Rodgers, will be the only, one to stiffer. ^ ; L FREE PASSES AGAIN. <. . ' . ^-:. g The speech of'Col, j?o> EhikelK -lu the Houfto of Rcpresentat?res on ? * " Saturday on the Pres PaSs Bili of S?c-fl \?ior Woodwardr was tha most: .-pointed .imeeta-made at th? session of the Legis Uturef It fairfy bristled with points, Z?od like the porcupine pierced its as ; ?allants whenever attsokad. It must hava been a goodly sight to witness the abject worshippers of that Baal of South Carolina politics, who had ' so braxeoly -declared that no honest man could af? ford to ride on a fres pass, that the . possession of a free pass was ample 4vid9ftoe that the possessor was: "tamed Hy ihe r?troads,r "that to accept -a free j^aaa was to accept a bf ibo, etc.. as Has? kell applied these. campaign maxims pf -gilman jo th?"feir.^?clsV the Go?er, fior aad his - adh?rents who -had the aearcst and strongest^grip on his acupli ' : "How the assertion that, more free -. psnaea fiad beeD issued witbr:n the era of * "fee reform administration than in ten preceedicg years most hare rankled ! B?casse they believed it to be true, and knew that whft ?oj.| Haskell asserted he waald prove, they kept silent or at? tempted to excuse themselves, by sav? ing that they did not hold with Gov. Tillman's campaign Cree pass maxims.' .. We believe, as Col. Haskell asserted, that to those who accuse others of belog bri1&d hy fr?e passes, it is an acceptance of a bribe wheo they travel on a free ptss, or use an express frank. 'jGov. Till maa charged good and true, maa with beiog bribed beean?* *?ey bad usedift???vpasses. Bat no^oohe'f was a' free pass offered to His Excellency than hs accepts it "with pleasure/' What isitheinference ? Govy .Till man bps-been tamed by the railroads. He bas oeen bribed by a paltry^free pass. - Gov. Tillman is an able'm?o, bat so intensely egotistical, if one may judge from his actions, as to vainly imagine himself, more able than any of his pre? decessors since the foundation of the State; so self-conceited as ?to believe himself beyond criticism, .so foolish as t-o think that the people have forgotten kia campaign maxims, or if they have not, will not dare apply them to the con? duct of the great colossus that imagines himself straddled across the entrance to the political harbor of South Carolina, ?nd looking down with a countenance more br?iaj? than Colossus of old upon the Fqnirjiiinf? ot his pigmy op ponen ts. G "tenor . Tillman spent five years r??*if-^Hr?^cdH ijf.discord io thifr State. He used viliiptfaiiou, malicious iunueo ft. . ^jzj, . d?c?, a'otr at?fol cb arges of m?Keasan< in office, unfounded charges of ex tr vagaace in the. management of ti pover^meol^disjjjrWfal si and era upc the fair naine,of the State in the pas He will soon begin to reap the re harvest, He is now but experiencia the intermission- between the plant?a and harvest ^nes. He will soon begi to receive the returns from the sec .scattered with such a bonntifol han? "Wr^Stftl^lSKttT3S^?5 way < reward.'for Vc*r ;? or thy Govenor tba that he Ep??We the natural increase > Irwbwn se?.d 3To^d: :Abst|Bence, xo. ibd-.Modeit&1 a>W ? ? -.-'?se^T' ?li?obol? The following article? clipped froi the Medical JVetcs, wa?-'Sent to us k an old practicing physician of this com tj; who bas been, and is an abstinent man, with the- request to publish, i he ?tates, it-is a dispassionate stotemen both for and against prohibition. It well worth, perusal by every ou< whether a prohibitionist or anti-pr oh i b tiooistf ' ! ; Alf fond?n; and indeed all JSoglam Has for .several ino been greatly ea ?jte?^dver.the; outspoken advocacy b "0i?^t?cti?er. granville of the-modt I -fat?; !fc%dftf aloebok- ^Tbe"! uewspapei <;hfcveJbteen -filled .with letters and art otes from "all sorts and conditions < rnieo" -advocating with fervor ever phase of opinion concerning the que: tioo-every phase except downrigb drunken ness. The numerous advt oates of intoxication are too busy i traTi?l?ting" th^e?ry into practice, an thus illustrating the possible genuin? ness and excellence of their creed, t theorize and write about it ! The the sis of Granville is, ia a word, that tho? that practice . teetotalism are white-ln ?red,.cowardly, good-for-nothing, des picable beings, and that only the drint ' ers are the-conquerors of nations, c ignorance, and of barbarism. H 8ayr: - "Abstinence, all the world over, an in all ages, has taken, and still takes the backbone out of a man, and leave him a limp, in vertebrate animal with pulpy brain, a feeble intelligence, an a; w i li -which J acka the po we r to asset ita authority over the instincts and pro Densities it was made to control That th?s is an outrageously exaggei ated aird- positively untruthful s tate OJ ec cannot \e doubted by anyone, tba knows history or men and that judge dispassionately. And yet that there is much justifica tipc for the essential basis of Granville' crusade' there can abo be no denying We ali have in mind the ghastly night mare, of a- theory lately hurl? d at th world by tb?:great'Tolstoil According -to thifr^sychologtwt alcohol and tbbacci are the agents made use of bj the in her ently devilish will of mau ac?! o humanity to murder in self the veice o conscience and, of God, and thus indi ' reedy to"licence the., unrestrained doon .nation of inaateJy evil appetites anc desires. The world smiled pat h et i cal ly or pardonTcally at the preposterous!j rabid exaggeration of the morbid Rus stan. Aud yet, ?gain, despite the over? emphasis and the untruth, here toe there is much that serves as a justifying and supporting bases ', of the. theory. Those that d?ny it any logical or di facto value are. io a limited way, mos! probably practicing on-themselves thc _horrid game that Tolstoi so vehemently describes "' There can be no. blinking the patent fact that, as haman nature is now con? stituted, men, maoy men, all too many men, cannot resist the temptation to u*e too mach af cob ol, if its free use be allowed and encouraged. . Whether 'they wifi or not, the ''moderate usera" encourag? themselves or others to be? come immoderate users. Granville sod all those of his way of thinking forget or minimize this fact. They contend for the right of private judgment in a -matter that, by fatal and fateful neces? sity at once become public judgment. He that loves his fellow-man will acknowledge the righteousness of the Pauline maxim that if meat maketh One's brethren to offend, then he should not eat meat. This last farrago of nonsense, that only by drinking -alcohol can one be? come strong in will and great in deed, is unqualifiedly false. It is logically a . pure ?on. sequitur' * Power of character mayor-?fay not coexist with the limited ?se of or total abstinence from alcohol, liad strength .of/ cbaracter been, .de? pendent upo nr alcohol, the evolutionary forces of Nature, the Mind behind minds, would have offered mau the finished food-product, instead of the grain and the fruit and the flesh so admirably perfected. On the other band, the total abstain? ers forget one important fact : an old justification of Catholic faith and tradi lion is founded on the motto, Quod semper, quod ubique, et quod ab omni? bus-what has always, eatery where, and by all, been believed, most be true. There is a profound reason for the be? lief that the very widespread, if not universal, use of alcohol io all ages, and by all peoples corresponds to some deep need and use. A strong and universal appetite must have its raison d'etre in some physiological utility " which neither the pathological degradations of drunken? ness nor the heroic zealotry of prohibi? tion can either wholly cancel, perfectly conceal, or effectually disprove. Io the exercise qt their calling, in dealing with disease, physicians have no manner of doont about the efficacy and therapeutic value of alcohol adminis? tered with judgment and discrimination. With a single eye to their patients' good, they' will certainly continue so to advise its use. * * | But io a c?rt?jo true3hough limited, sense, senility is ? pathological condition, and the sense in which it is pathological points the indication fur the justifiable, half-therapeutic, half-hygienic use of alcohol. A very wise man put the rulo into an apothegm, too sharply drawn Indeed, but expressive of the physiologi? cal law.:*, r^'?io man should use alcohol before he is forty-five years of age ; every one should use it after this age." Is it not true that usually, and under normal circumstances and strains. Nature endows the young with such assimilative powers, such a capital stock of vital energy in the bank of organization, that up to an indefinite time in Ufa the cominan foods are sufficiently powerful a tul assimilable to fit the body to cope with the severest tasks and the mind to fulfil the more exacting duties? !s it not also true that a time comes, cornily between forty aud fifty, when the reserve forces seems, less spontaneous or so easily bausted that the readily oxidizable and nourishing stimulant that we alcohol is not only useful, but q often absolutely essential to the eoe aed functions and demands ? I not this suggestion point to a harm zation of the views of the extrem and to serviceable and rational ose b ting discriminating and dippassio minds, whether lay or professional 2 WORK OF THELEG?SLATT7J WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9. The fight over the separate co bill was* continued by Mr.' Wigg, colored1 member from Beaufort, < spoke on the subject the day previ< His. motion to indefinitely,postpone bifl was lost-3&. to 67. A DUO I of amend tueo ts that do not alter ; material provisions of tho bill -n offered. The bill was ordered engroe ! for the tbird reading. The bill makes it obligatory that railroads provide separate coaches the races, which coaches must be eq in all points of comfort and coovenieo A penalty of $100 or not more tl $1,000 is fixed for railroad com pat not obeying the law. Any person i ing in a coach- designated for the ot race, shall be judged guilty of mia meaner, and shall be fined not 1 than $5 nor more than $50. This does not prohibit nurses from riding the same coach with employers. The bill to change the name of i Bishopville Railroad to the South a North Carolina Railroad, bill to ms Labor Day a legal holiday, bill to p vide for an expeditious way of obta l?g. the right to draiu lands, across I ianda of others, bill to regulate the el tion and duties of railroad com m issie ors, and several other bills of local eff passed the tbird reading. ' Mr DuPre's amendment to the \ lol and cartridge law license law pas: the House. . SENATE ... A great number of bills and amer meats to existing laws were introduce the more important of which were: Bill by Senator Stokes, to provi for the ?leetton of cotton weigher. T bill provides that on petition of tweoi five voters adjacent to a marketi place for cotton an election shall ordered for weigher or-weighers, o for 5,000. bales or less weighed the sc son before, one for each additional 8,0 or major fraction thereof above t 5000. The weighers are to give bot in $300 each. They are to charge c exceeding ten cents a bale for weigh in The supposition ts that competitio where it exists, will reduce the prie or where there is Done the candidat for weigher can arrange the matter wi voters before the election. Bill by Senator Buist relating to ti distribution of the direct tax fine. Tb bill requires the Governor to cause tl commissioners of the State to make complete statement of the amounts co Jected ander the Direct Tax Act, ac ander bis direction to make a sett lerne; thereof with the United States. Qf tl fand th as collected and to be held I the Governor he shall pay to said con missioners 20 per cent, in full compel 8ation for all services, except in thoa cases wherein the parties who have pai the taxes have given orders to the cou j missioners for 30 per cent, when th: i proportion shall be paid. A sam sa fielen t to pay said commissioners 35 pe cent, on the amount released to tb State ander the Act of Congress ( March 2, 1891, is appropriated out c any moneys in the treasury not othei wise appropriated, provided that th payment of said sam shall be adopte as fail release. Bill to amend section 2 240, genera statutes, relative to drawing jurors Senators Smythe and Bamberg wer appointed ou the part of the Senat members of the committee to investigat the Treasury reserve fund. The bill to ameud Section 2.037 o the Revised Statutes, relating to th power of married women to make con tracts, also to repeal Section I of an Ac to declare the law relating to. the sepa rate estates of married women, pass?e 231 day of December, 1387, received ; third reading. When the bill providing fora World** Fair commission waa reached Senatoi Strait moved to indefinitely postpone it He said thc amount appropriated ($15, 000) was not enough to do any good, and would be only a ?seles* addition tc the bardens of a people alreadd sorelj pressed. The Senate refused-17 tc 13-to indefinitely postpone and the bill passed its third reading. Bill to authorize the trustees of the graded school of the town of Bishopville to purchase real estate for school pur? poses, and to secare the payment of the purchase money, , or part thereof, by bond and mortgage. Bill to amend Section 2 115 of the General Statutes, relating to the powers of Circuit Judges at Chambers. At 1 o'clock a joint assembly was held to elect an Attorney General to fill oat the unexpired term cf the Hon Y. J. Pope. Senator Keitt nominated Mr. J. L. McLaurin,?of Marlboro ; Mr. Hughes, of Charleston, nominated Ernest Gary; Mr. Kirkland, of Kershaw, nominated the Hon. D. A. Townsend, of Union ; Mr. Sarratt, of SpartanburgR nominated the Hon. Stanyarne WUsonrv^lSach of the nominations was second by several members. The first vote taken resulted : Town? send 40, McLaurin 46. Wilson 4, Gary 40 : total 130 ; necessary to a choice 66 The second battot : Towo seud 34. McLaurin 52, Wilson 1, Gary 45 ; total 132 ; necessary to a choice ? 67. The third and final vote was as follows: Townsend 8, McLaurin 77, Wilson 1, Gary 43 : total 120 ; neces j sary to a choice 65. Mr. McLaurin I was therefore declared elected. THURSDAY, DEC. 10. HOUSE. The priucipal feature of interest was the discussion on the bill to repeal the present law in relation to the licensing of physicians. The bill under discus? sion was introduced by Mr. J. L McLaunn, and had the approval of both the Governor and the State Medical Association. Nevertheless an effort was made to kill it. The bill as read the second time, provides for a State Boatd of Medical Examiners consist? ing of five regular practising physi? cians in good standing to be appproved by the Governor upon the recommenda? tion of the State Medical Association, to serve two years. This board is to meet twice each {year in Columbia, for the purpose of examining and licensing applicants for the right to practice med? icine. The Governer transmitted to the House the report of the attorney gene? ral on the claims of Edwin lt. Wesley j aud others against thc State, lie eu? gesteo* that 500 copies of tbe report printed for the use of tbe Legislate and to be sent to the financial cent to show that tbe claim is not a le one. These claims are from the holders old Blue Ridge bonds. The report the attorney general is unfavorable a is based on evidence and testimony p cured in New York from the holders the bonds. The report was referred to the wi and means committee -which will cr sider the advisability of having I copies printed. . Some of the important new bills traduced were as follows : Mr. Kirkland : To amend the cc of mil procedure relative to dei dents' estates ; also to repeal sectic 1931-1941, general statutes, relati to the payiog of debts and turning o\ of funds to executors and administi tors. Mr. Goodwin: To amend the statut relative to the apportionment of sch( funds. Mr. Von Kolnitz: To amend t General Statutes relative to the e emption of jurors. The following bills, in addition to number of others of less importan passed the third reading. To require railroad companies open lng in this State to. furnish separa coaches fpr white and colored passe gers. Accepting the terms and trusts co tained in an act of congress of the Ut ted States, providing for refunding < rect taxes collected from persor citizens and inhabitants of the State South Caroliua. Dr. Babcock, superentendent of tl lunatic asylum, went before the wa and mean, committee of the hour ls night, and made his report on the co dition of that institution. The report shows a very treditab state of affairs, and on the matter cost of maintaining patients this ins tution is second to none. On this bet the report says: **A few annu reports from other asylums just pa have been received, and a comparison the per capita cost is especially inte esting at this time. "The cost at the institutions beat from is as follows: Marioo, Va., ?l? 89; Staunton. Va, ?151 77; S Louis, Mo , ?144 37 ;|Westboro. Mass ?196 44 ; Columbia, SC., ?133 42. "Staunton claimed that their p? capita of ?151 77 is with four exceptioi only the lowest cost reported by any i the forty prominent American asylun with which comparison was made, ac in these four it was but a trifle lowe As our per capita is ?18 35 lower, it not difficult to classify this asylui among the exceptions." SENATE. In the Senate a great amount of roi tine work was gone through with. The bill to prohibit emigrant agent from plying their vocation in this Stat( without first obtaining a license then for, provoked a good deal of discufi sion. A motion to strike out the enacl i.ng words was lost. Senator Abbott's bill "To establis and maintain a home for ex-Coofede rate soldiers in this State," was op posed by Senator Zimmerman on eco nomio groinds, and because there wa no public demand for its passage Senator Abbott made an eloquent am pathetic appeal on behalf of those wh were to be benefitted by the passage o >he bill, and it passed to a third read ing by a vote of 20 to 10. .Senator Abbott's speech, as reportei in the flews and Courier is as follows Mr. President : Thrice is he arme< who has his quarrel just, and, fortun ately for me, such is the case in th< presentation of this bill. It is wei known that I make no pretensions what ever to oratorical attainments. 1 kno? nothing of the graces of speech, th( powers of eloquence, the flowers o rhetoric or the subtleties of logic Then, io plain, simple, unequivocal language allow me to advocate a cause which fortunately is so just, so honest, so patriotic io its nature as to need the aid of no clarion voice or silver-tongued orator in burning words to tell its merits, but which at once appeals to thc hearts aud sympathies of all, and commands the mr 1 and substantial support oi every man who served in the Con? federate army, and those who admire the fortitude and endurance of the Con? federate soldier. This bill is intended to provide a home for the poor, indigent and maimed Confederate soldier who is not able to take care of himself. These men who, when the tocsin of war first resounded through our borders and South Carolina called upon her sons to defend her from the foot of the invader, promptly re? sponded, and leaving wives, children, booie and property for four long years, amid the shows aud sleet of Centreville and thc burning sun of Germantown, endured the trials and privations of camp and bivouac with the heroism of the Roman and the stoicism of the Grecian soildier. And when the roll of the drum, the blast of the bugle or the thunders of artillery summoned them to battle they always rallied to the front with alacrity, and with the determination to do or die, making targets of their bosoms and breastworks of their bodies to uphold the honor of their State and defend the principles and polity of the South. Many of those galient men have had the heavy hand of misfortune placed upon them and now io their declining years are left to the cold, cheerless char? ities of the world, without homes, shel? ter, friendless and penniless, seeking from you a solace so richly deserved, but which, strange to say, has hereto? fore been so emphatically denied. As far as I oan team every civilized nation on the face of tho earth has such a home in some way for her indigent and maimed soldiers. In addition to the unprecedented pensions and bounties of the N ?rthern soldier, every State North hay such a home. Virginia, that grand old State, has her il. E. Lee Camp ; North Carolina has her Con? federate Home, Tennesee and Alabama the same, and yet South Carolina, the first to secede, shows her great love, her great appreciation, her untold grati? tude by giving her battle-scarred veterans tho great privilege of going to the county poor house or beggiug in tatters and rags by the wayside. Some may, perhaps, Bay the State is not able to make thia insignificant appro? priation during this financial crisis. The sum asked for isa mere bagatelle in the expenses of the State and in considera? tion of the great good to bo accom? plished. Bat suppose it was burden? some ? A pension is not a charity : it is a debt ; a debt of honor, a debt of gratitude we owe to these old soldiers, and if you who arc stroog and vigorous foci ;ho stringency of the times so much, it makes it more incumbent that you ?aid these old hoary-headed soldiers who are not able to make a living. There is DO conflict between this and the soldiers' pension bill, only so far as those who become inmates of the home will not receive pensions, thus reducing to that amount the pension appropriation. It is intended as a home for the home? less Confederate soldier and as an asylum for tbe oppressed and neglected veterans. Then let me beg and be? seech you to give these old men who are penniless and helpless and sick and dying a home where they can have a table at which to sop, a refuge from the storms of winter, a shelter from the summer sun, a bed upon which to recline, a couch upon which to die and pass quietly over the river and sleep in the bosom of the soil they loved so well. Mr. President, it cheers me to know that to the just arbitrament of the true historian will be left the matchless fame of the Confederate soldier, and that as future generations read of their unself? ish devotion to a "Lost Cause,'' their undaunted courage and heroic deeds upon many bloody battlefields, their virtues will blossom afresh and they will rear to their memory a monument as high as the mouotain, firm as the earth and lasting as the heaven. FRIDAY. DEC, ll. HOUSE The greater part of the morning was consumed in discussing the Constitu? tional Convention resolution. There was strong opposition to tbe calling of the convention and still stronger oppo? sition to passing the joint resolution without a proviso that the action of convention to be called should be sub? mitted to the people for rat fica ti on. A test vote did, not give the resolution the necessary two-thirds majority to pass, and the matter wis adjourned until the next day. The following amendment, offered by Mr. Haskell, was tabled, on motion of Mr. Evan*, by a vote of 71 to 32. Provided, that in the call of such convention it should be with the dis? tinct understanding and upon the explicit condition that any constitution to be framed by .the said convention shall contain a provision securing a homestead to the people of Ibis State not less than the amount now pre? scribed by Section 32 of Article 2 of the present Constitution, and that the vote of the people of this State as pre? scribed in this joint resolution shall be considered and held as calling such constitutional convention with this lim? itation upon its powers Further, provided that in the call of such convention it shall be with the dis? tinct proviso that any constitution to be framed by the said convention shall con? tain a provision securing the tax of two mills for the common schools as now provided by law and by the present Constitution.? The bill to provide for procuring and preserving documents relating to the history of South Carolina was taken up for the second reading. The bill pro? voked a lengthy discussion, but was finally passed to the third reading mak? ing the amount appropriated $4,000 instead of ?5,000. The bill to amend the charter of the school district of the City of Sumter was killed. SENATE All the third readiog bills were pass? ed except the Confederate Home bill, which was re-committed Senator Sloan's bill providing for the appointment of a Bank Examiner was killed, but only after a bard fight by its author. The judiciary committee heard par? tial argument on the prohibition bill. SATURDAY, DEC. 12. HOUSE. Senator Woodward's bill prohibiting the use of free passes by members of the Legislature, and State officials came up for second reading. Mr. Patterson, of Barnwell, an ad? ministration man moved to strike out the enacting clause Col Jno. C. Haskell took the floor and in a scathing speech fairly made the fur fly from the administration and its coat tail politicians who so outrage? ously assailed those who had previously used free passes ; and as soon as they had the opportunity grabbed every? thing offered. The bill passed its second reading. Mr. Fowlers' bill to reduce the sala? ries of Judges was .defeated by a vote of 64 to 15. SENATE. The prohibition bill beiog still in. the hands of the Judiciary Committee did not come up. Senator Stokes presided, the Lieut Governor being unwell. A bill to provide for the erection of a new jail in Sumter county was intro? duced The Confederate Home Bill, which was re-committed on Friday, was re? ported back again favorably. The routine business was not of spe? cial interest. MONDAY DEC. 14. HOUSE The Governor sent both to the House and Senate a full statement of the Edgcfield lynching, stating at the same time that he was powerless to bring the guilty partes to justice. The Free Paes Bill passed the third readiog and was returned to the Senate. The Senate refus?e to accept the House Amendments, and a Committee of Conference was appointed. The bill to require County Auditors to report number of polls assessed by school districts to the Chairman of the board of trustees, the school Commis? sioner and the superintendent of Educa? tion, passed. The ways and means Committee re? ported the appropriation bill. There are very few changes from the appro? priation of last year. ?90.000 is ap? propriated for the Asylum $39,000 for the South Corolina College. Appro? priations for the Citadel Winthrop Training School and Clafiin College are the same as last year. No appropria? tions made for Clemson The bill appropriating ?300 to repair Gen. Marion's tomb passed the second reading. SENATE A large caL:;dar of bills was disposed of, but none of special interest or impor? tance, except the bill to establish a Normal and Industrial School for white girls, and the bill to regulate the liens of mortgages on crops -- - -- I Ich on hum;iii and hordes and all animals cured in 30 minutes by VVoolfoid's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by A. J. China, Druggist, Sumter, S. C. Persons suffering with old sore3 on their bodies can have them cured by Balka's Sim pie Treatment. Apply at ?his office or address Tlie li ilka Company, Sumter, S. C., care W. ? S Christinas 1891? Our buyer has just returned from New York awl his Purchases in Holiday Goods Will arrive this week (or will have arrived ere this reaches you) and we call your attention to only a few of them and quote prices on other articles of merchandise which cmnot be duplicated. One Lot Pastels (new scenes in handsome frames) $1.50 worth 1j>2. Felt Lambrequins, assorted shades, handsomely embroidered; 50c. 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00, worth 50 per cent. more. Felt Tidy Scarfs, handsomely embroidered, $1.25 to $2.00, bought 50 per cent, undervalue, and the work alone worth more than we ask for them. Handsome Table Covers ?1.25, worth 25 per cent. more. ./' ??f? These goods are easily shipped and just what you want to|send to friends for presents. ]r 500 Christmas Cards lc. each, worth 5 and 10c. Picture Frames 50 and 60c. worth 75c. and $1. Cock Feather Collarettes $1.004 ?1,25 and $1.50. \ .. Ladies' Fine Umbrellas $1.25 to $4.00, bought away under value and can't be found at-prices we quote. Motto Handkerchiefs and new line plain and embroidered Linen Handkerchiefs, and; large assortment white H-S Linen Hankerchiefs for both ladies and gentlemen, also Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs for both ladies and gentlemen. Our entirely new line of Ladies' Gloves both in Kids and Fancy Cashmeres is worthy of your inspection. Ladies' Silk Hand Bags 50c, 75c. and $1.00, bought 25 per cent, under value, and we give you the benefit of the same discount. Plush Dressing Cases $1.00, $1 25, $2 00, $3.00 and $5.00 and are full 25 per cent, cheaper than elsewhere. We have many articles in regular stock suitable for the holiday trade. We quote a few prices on staple articles that may interest you. One lot Misses and Children's Cloaks 4 to 12 years $2.50. One lot Infant's and Children's Knit Caps, 20c, 25c. and 35c, also knit sacques the best ever sold for the price. One lot Perforated Chair Seats, 10c. Lead Pencils (good rubber tipped) 2c each, sold else? where at 5c. *? A new lot of Smyrna Rugs, $3.00, worth a great deal more. One piece Hemp. Carpet 25c worth 33c One lot Chiffon lace, pink and light blue, only 25c, worth 40c. Chiffon Laces, black and colors 50c. Reefer Jackets and Capes at popular prices. Re?i>ectfully9 & PURDY. THE MARKETA. SUMTER, S. C., Dec. 16. 1891. COTTON-Receipts for week ending Decena ber 16, about 475 ?mles. Following ?re th: quotations: Low Middling 6?@,6$; Mid diing 6f?6 11-16. Market looking down ward. GROCERIES-The following wholesale quo tations are furnished us by one of the largest establishments in this cit jr, and which does a large wholesale business. Bacon-D. S. C. R. Sides 6f @7c. C. R. ? 7?c. Smoked Shoulders oe. Hams No. 2 6} @8c. " " 1 13?14c. Sugar-Cut loaf 5|c. " Stan'd Granulated 4|c. C. 4}c. Coffee 16?17c. Tea 3o(<?60c. Flour according to grade $5@$6.50. CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. 15, 1891. COTTON.-Market dull. Low Middling 6J: Middling 7J; Good Middling 7f. WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional linea 'J cents per line. OWNER WANTED for a Silver Medal from Baltimore Female College, 1872,'to Miss .Mamie Dozier. Same was picked up on Street. Call at Jewelry store of W. A. Mason_ FOR SALS-One New Upright Piano, One Parlor Suite of Furniture, One Sideboard, One Sewing Machine, and other household and kitchen furniture. Purchasers desiring to see same, can call on Capt. E S. Carson, Sumter, S. C. J. C. Spann, Admin? istrator. Dec. 9 -tf. LOTS FOR SALE-Two fine building lots on West side of Harby Avenue 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 & N. Railroad within one mile of depot. For further information apply at Watchman and Southron office. Nov 25-4 FOR SALE-Planting lands in all sections of Sumter and Clarendon counties, femall farms and large plantations, city lots in all parts of the city. W. H. INGRAM, October 14. Broker. WANTED-Any young person desiring to attend a first-class Business, Short? hand or Telegraph College can get valua? ble information by seeing the Editor of this paper in person. Holiday Notice. FRIDAY DECEMBER 25th, being Christ? mas dav and a national holiday; The ?itnonds National Bank will be closed on that day and Saturday following. All papers maturing on Dec. 25, 26 and 27th must be anticipated. Dec 16 Ji-__S^ARS0??' Cahier. HOLIDAY NOTICE. THE BANK OF SUMTER will be closed Friday, December 25tb, 1891, and Fri? day, January 1st, 1892. W. F. RH A MS, Cashier. Dec. 16. FERTILIZERS. NITRATE OF SODA, KAIMT. ETC. For Sale, reasonable terms and low figures. Thos. S. Sumter, Agt. Dec. 16-2t. SUMTER. S. 0. WANTED. ASINGLE MAN of some experience and good recommendation to manage my plantation for 1892. For terms, etc. Address MKS. R. N. WITHERSPOON, Dec. 9\-3t. Mayesville, S. 0. SPECIAL ATTENTION Given ra Compoundiog Prescription?. THE SUMTER INSTITUTE. FOUNDED 1867. - - CHARTERED 1888. The Twenty-Fourth Collegiate Year of this school for yoting ladies begius THURSDAY, SEP? TEMBER 10th, 1891, and closes JUNE 13th, 1892 For terms, &c, apply for circular. Mas-. L. A. BROWNE, ?liss E. E. COOPER, July 1_Principals. WHEAT! WHEAT! WHEAT! IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to do worse than at cotton, so there can be no harm in trying wheat. Diversified industry is the hope of the South. I will have a thresher and bolter atr CANE SAVANNAH MILL in time for this crop, so parties can be certain of having their wheat prepared not only for their families but can sell the surplus. First class wheat and oat seed and General Merchandise for sale at Cane Savannah Store. J. SINGLETON MOORE, Oct. 6-IQt._Cane Savannah, S. C. Beef, Pork -AND FIS I am now handling from Virginia, the FINEST BEEVES That have been in this market this season, and call the attention of families to the opportu? nity now offered for securing a superior qual? ity of meat for CORNING AND PICKLING, as well as choice cuts for fresh use daily. -ALSO Pori, Sansap alfi Fresh Fis! EVERY DAY. Give me a Call. W. J. DAWSEY. LIHKRTY ST. OPPOSITE POST OFFICE Dec. 2. Estate of Jesse Atkinson, Dec'dt IWILL APPLY TO JUDGE OF PRO bate of Sumter County on December 19th, 1891, for a final discharge a3 Execu? tor of aforesaid Estate. JESSE ATKINSON, Nov. 18-it. Executor. REMEMBER THE RECENT FIRE. INSURE YOUR PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL Insurance Agency, OF j A. C. PHELPS & CO., Representing SUN FIRE OFFICE, of London. THE GUARDIAN ASSURANCE COR? PORATION, of Liverpool. LONDON k LANCASHIRE, of London. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., of Hartford, Conn. THE ST. PAUL GERMAN INSURANCE CO., of St. Paul, Minn. THE PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INS. CO., of Providence, R. I. THE SECURITY INSURANCE CO., of New Haven, Conn. Prompt Settlements. Millions of Assets. Unequaled Se? curity. GENERAL AGENTS FOR THE AMERICAN CASUALTY tar? ABII Security CoipL of Baltimore, Md., Assets $1,775.000. Accident, Steam Boiler, and Employer's Liability Insurance. THE Fenn Mntnal Life insurance Co., of Philadelphia, Pa. Assets over $17,000,000. Sorplos $2.875,000. Security, Low Cost, Incontestability, Non Forfeiture, Freedom from Technical* itv, Cash Values. Write to ns for information and Rates. A. C. PHELPS & CO., ASENTSj Office 2d Floor Messrs J. Ryttenberg k Sons, Corner Main & Liberty Streets, SUMTER, S C. Nov. 13.