The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 15, 1893, Image 2

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Cjjt SSa?t kian a??i jlouikos. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 1893. Tbf Sumter Watckman was founded in 18*0 and the True Southron n 1866. The .teichman and Southron new has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani estly the best advertising medium in Sumter. EDITOBI AL NOTES. The annual crop of base ball cranks will soon be as abundant as ever, and the national game will reign supreme. Cotton seed still goes op. It is now worth 35 to 38c per bushel. At the present rate of advance, it is difficult to approximate future prices. Gov. Tillman says that railroads that ! don't pot on any frills can have time to pay taxes, bot others must pay right up. Moral for the railroads : Don't put on .ny frills. Gol. Earle would make a fine United States District Attorney, and as he is effectually out of State politics, there is no reason ?by it should not be given bim. Mr. Cleveland is having much j difficutly in forming his cabinet. There are editors much greater than Mr. Cleveland, some of them can form a cabinet on fifteen minutes notice. The con cen sus of opinion is that no Christian man can acept the position of liquor dispenser. Can a Christian man e?gn a petition praying for the appoint? ment of any man to that position. Nearly all of the stock in the hotel j company has been taken, aad we feel ! guaranteed in announcing that a first ?lasa hotel is now a certainty. The plan is a good one. It is a bad plan to sell all the cotton ?ced off the farm, unless they are fully replaced by fertilisers of equal vaiue. Sven then it is a pla- of doubtful ex? pediency, i New Mexico has been refused the j privilege of forming a State Govern- j ment and adopting a constitution, by the Senate. New Mexico ie Democratic and the Senate is Republican. Minister Stevens has raised the United States Sag in Honolulu, and de? clared a protectorate over the Hawaiian Islands. He may get into trouble as congress did not authorize him to take ino step. The Irish Home Kale bil! has been introduced in the Hoase of Commons. Gladstone made a great speech in favor of it. He is making the final, great effort of his life to seeure the right of self-government to the Irish people. The Alabama Legislature is keeping np its rather questionable innovation of j recommending men for Cabinet posi- ! tiona. A joint resolution bas been passed recommending Gen. Joseph Wheeler for Commissioner of Agricul? ture. Mr. Child's does cot mince his words when speaking of the dispensary law. ! He says : "It makes the sale of liquor j os a beverage by the State practically without limitation as to nse and quan- ! tity, in order that the profits therefrom, j blood money as it is, shall go to enrich ! the revenoe of the State and counties." Property owners had better not neg? lect making their returns to the County ; Auditor. After the 20:h instant the Assessors meet, and a penalty of 50 pr. j cent, will be added where no returns have been ?ade. The law will be en? forced and those who neglect their duty will have to suffer the consequences. Gladstone bas lost much of his vi^or. and his weakness has excited much comment rn Parliament. His death, and that of Bismarck and de Lesseps, j before the close of the year would not be surprising. Tbne more great names would be added to the list of im? mortals. Senator Hill declares that he and Senator Murphy, Lis colleague from J?ew York, will support President Cleveland whether t&ey want to or not, as be is tho head of their party They j haye evidently found out tba* Cleveland ' ts backed by the people, whom it is not j safe for a politician to ?ntagoirz?. There seems zo be not the slightest j doubt but that the farmers of the South are preparing to plant an immense crop j .of cotton We may expect to sec the I price go low and ?till lower. We urge upon the people of this county the im? portance of curtailing their cotton acreage and increasing that of provision crops. The Columbia Register is booming ; Col. Joseph U Earle for the position of United S?ates District Attorney. The arguments in favor of his appoint? aient are peculiar, coming from such a sonrcc. It says : "He is one of the most conservative of thc Conservatives * * * His selection would j give great satisfaction to the people of Sumter." j Count ferdinand dtlysseps who became famous asd rich through his connection wi?h the SU?K ^auui, ba?j been sentenced tc five yews imprison? ment for complicity io the Panama canal frauds. The sentence has created great indignation, as de Lesse ps in very aged, and five years is-the equivalent of a life sentence. Judges Simonton and Goff, of the ?L S. District court heard arguments on Monday cad Tuesday in ?he casos fo thc sheriffs who have levied on railroad property in the hands of re? ceivers These sheriffs were summon? ed to show cause why they s??uJd net be ruled for contempt of court. The arguments on both sides were lengthy and exhaustive The judges have the case under advisement. lu the next issue we shall give a synopsis of thi case, as it is one of paramount inter?s at this time. The story of the sufferings and fina insanity of Rev. A. M. Attaway an( wife is an affecting one. It has causee a sensation throughout the State, anc in Methodist circles especially. W< give it on another page, merely as 3 matter of news, and on account of th< large number of persons who have askec to see it. The Columbia State of yesterday contains several letters from reliabh gentlemen that selles beyond disput? that Rev. A. M. Attaway was no starved into insanity, by the members of his congregation, as charged. Th* whole affair is unfortunate. Our friend the lo?al editor of (kt Freeman, ia laboring under a seriout misapprehension in regard to the Dis? pensary Law. He states that the wo men freeholders will have a voice in th? establishment of dispensaries. This is not true, as he will find by reading Section 7, we think, of the law Oulj freehold voters may sign a petition. There is an old vagabond going the rounds of this city with a bear. He is drunk most of the time and is so much of a nuisance thal we wonder the Mayoi has not already given the police orders to make bim leave town. He has a wife and a brood of children, who fill in their time begging. They have been ?ade to leave a number of- places in the State already aud it is time for them to move on from Sumter. Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, Ga., has been asked to go into Cleveland's Cabi? net, and bas consented to do so. He is voung and abie, and has been a rf O 7 Cleveland man from the first. Through bis paper, the Atlanta Journal, he has fought an uncompromising battle again>t Ocataism and all the other un? democratic heresies which have infested the Sout'? daring the past four years, and thus hs is a true representative ol the Democracy of the South. Gov. Tillman ia hts letter to the New York World makes a plain state? ment of the case from his point of view, and with the exception of one para? graph, is ia good taste and temper. His talk about the people having a terror of the U. S. Courts is all stuff, and to use such a lame excuse for issu? ing bis secret circular is a confession that his position is weak. In the mat? ter of forcing the collection of taxes ; from railroads, and carrying the ques? tion te the court for a fiual and decisive settlement on the merits of the case, we think, he is entirely right. All this rumpus about taxes is damaging to this S4ite, aud the sooner it is set? tled oue way or the other, the better it will be. The rumored selection of Judge Gresham as Secretary of State by Mr. Cleveland, has created more surprise iu political circles than the selection of Judge Jackson, by Presideut Harrrison, as the successor of Justice Lamar. Judge Gresham has long been one of the most prominent Republicans, and in 1S8S was an infinential candidate for the presidential nomination. Ia the bat election, however, he voted for Cleveland and Stevenson, as he was opposed to McKinley ism. He bas never, however, publicly declared himself a Democrat, and for thia reason, more than any Other, has surprise been created in democratic ranks. Jadge Gresham is granted to be an able man and a pure man, and one well qualified to fill the State portfolio, but there are Democrats of life long standing who would have filled it just as well. Cleveland's choice many in the end prove a wise one, and he has the right to select his associates. "BLOOD MONEY." Mr. L. D. Childs clearly states his position on thc liquor question as it is now before thc people of the State. His eyes are uot blinded to the true status of the question, and, if his advice is heeded, the cause of prohibition will be advanced and not damaged to an ex ?eut that it would require years to re? pair, as it surely will be if the specious reasonings of the di>peusaryiles prevail. For prohibitionist to aid ia estab? lishing the dispensary sy?tcm, is to aid j ta the erection of a bulwark for liquor j to intrench itself behind and defy then) j ?o move it. There i& only one good i that thc dispensary law can accomplish j ?nd that id tue abolition of the saloon j aud the enticing social features that surround it. The dj.-peusary will deal out liquid damnation, ~s the prohibi? tionists delight to aaii it, in greater quantities than do th? saloons, and the j wrecking of homes, breaking of hearts and the damning of sou's will continue | i as before ; but wirb this diuereuce ; it j will be done under the great Scai of; State-the soul of thu drunkard, damn- ? ! ed for eternity, wiri be ushered into i j hi ;1, fctatjipvd with the B.-HI of South \ i Carolina bearing the motto dam spiro \ '? spero spes, but fur him there can be no j ; bope, tor both lire and hope, wi;h : . bim, arr at ai? end, I . If the I'q'tor tr-?!l;: is an accursed j thin ir. as so tuan? temperance speakers ' i dec ?aro, H tiu-;o auy occult vntue :n j the Stats.-'V. f.f.cl that will purge it of its j ; iniquity V Do<-sany prohibitionist main- i tain that th"ie is any ress dati::iafi'?ti ! drawn from a half pint of liquor drank ; from a dispensary stamped fi ir-k, behind I the sheltering corner of a wa'ei:<u-e ?n some back lot, rb* II a half pint, drack across thc bar, that last half pint hav- ! jog in it a little syrup and a bit of , lemon peel V If liquor is damnation,! then tho only ttue prohibitionist motto i is, toudh Mot, taste not, tia ni ie not the I unclean thing in any manuer or form i Therefore, they are bound by every rea? son and duty and conviction to oppose the establishment of dispensaries to the end, and only to accept them as a fact when they have been established over their opposition. Then they are bound by the law and their own convictions to support the law and aid iu its enforce? ment, as all good citizens should. How any man who believes the liquor traffic an evil can gain the con? sent of h?3 own conscience to sign a petition for the establishment of a dis? pensary, when by refusing to do so, prohibition can be secured, we can? not understand. It cannot be that they hope to receive benefit from the State's share in the profits of the business, for it has long been the cry that under the license system the State was a quasi partner ?utthe business, and that every citizen was a sharer in blood mouey. If this was taking blood money then the dispensary will cause each man to dabble his hands in his brother's gore until the ruddy drops drip from his finger tips. If in the one the State and ifs citizens were silent partners in a crime, io the other the State and its citizens are, active crimi? nals with malice aforethought. Do the prohibitionists of Sumter de? sire a share in the blood money, or will they refuse to sign the petition that makes them co-partuers iu whatever guilt there is attached to the business? Gov. Tillman's Side of lt. From the New York World, Feb. 12. To the Editor of the World : There is so much of misinformation and in? justice, oased on falsehood, in your editorial of February 9, that I ask space to give a plain statement of facts. It is nothing new for me to be mis? represented in "dispatches from South Carolina,'' and I have never thought it worth while to correct the erroneous statements sent abroad by my enemies in connection with local affairs and my acts as an officer or an individual. I only make an exception in the present instance because the matter is one in? volving the rights cf every State in the Union, and I do not caro to have people outside of the State draw inferences that are not true. The facts in the railroad tax muddle, now pending in the United States Court in Charleston are as follows : Under the statutes of South Carolina railroads return their property for as? sessment to the county auditors. These ' returns are passed upon by a State board of equalization composed of the Secretary ot State, Comptroller Gene? ral, Attorney General aud State Treas? urer, empowered to raise or lower the assessment to conform to the value placed upon other classes of property by the county boards. In 1S0I this State board increased the valuation of railroad property iu the State about ?3,000,000 above what the companies bad themselves re? turned their property. When time for taxpaying came some of the roads re? fused to pay more than was due on their own assessments, and the fight in the Courts which began in February, 1892, is for the difference between the Slate assessment and that made by the roads, the amount in dispute of State, county and school taxes being about $80,000 on all the roads. . Injunctions were granted by the Judge of the United States Court, retraining the county treasurers from collecting their taxes, and after argu? ment, the Court claimed jurisdiction. Appeal was taken by the State to the United States Supreme Court on two cases, involving less than ?i 000, aud that Court decided about three weeks ago rhat the Circuit Court wss i:? error o in claiming jurisdiction where the amount was less than ?'2.000. In the meantime two railroads bsd failed to pay or tender taxes for 1892 (the other cases arc for ?c91) and executions were placed in the bauds of ?he sheriffs, one of whom, Nance, made levy on the trains of the Port Koyal and Western Carolina Railroad. A rule was issued by Judge Simonton against Nance to show cause why he should not be held contempt, and pend? ing the decision, the "secret circular" which so excites your condemnation was issued by mo. When the time came fer the hearing the rule was dismissed by request of the railroad's attorney, and that road has since paid in full, tho explanation being given that rt was a "bluff' to gain time. Other sheriffs began at once to levy for the taxes of 1802 which bad not been paid, and which, not amounting in any county to ?2,000, had just been declared by the Supreme Court as not being under Judge Simonton's juris? diction. The sheriffs have been ruled again for contempt, and the cases will be heard on the l&th instant. Now, please allow me to remind you that our people have been so persecuted by Federal Judges in the Kuklux trials and the political trials, growing oat of the alleged infringements of the elec? tion iaws that they regard a summous to the Federal Courts with terror. When the sheriffs were ordered by me that thc executions must be pressed, without regard of the United States Court at Charleston or its orders, as in thc Nance case, and thc property held at. ali hazards, there was no purpose to put tho State against tho United States I only intended to reassure the sheriffs and remove the temporary paralysis occa>i .ned by tho "bluff" in tho Nance case. it. was not "b!u-!ter,,v but a fixed determination to .stand by tho Skate's ri?h?3 as declared by the United States .Supreme Court, in spite of Judge Si mouton, who had lent himself to that d i s g r a c c fu 1 proceeding. Again allow me to state : First that there has never Wen a decision as to the legality on the merits in M:J ff these railroad tax cases Second, 'i o'* cases now pending are fer thc <axr< ot i >'J'J, and are for lens j than >"J.!!0:> each. Third. Tho purpose npp'-nrs to be j to prevent th?; collection of the taxes on j she ground that prop-; ty in the hands of a receiver cannot be levied on and | sold for taxe* even though the amount ! is les than ?2.000. As far as i (?ave been able to dis- ( eover. 'li''! matter has never been, determirel hy the United States Su? preme C urt, and a Federal Judge isl interfering wi:h the State's officers and stopping tho eel lection of taxes where j he has no jurisdiction, unless by reason i of the property going into the hands of j a receiver. I am resolved that the State's rights and dignity shall be maintained as against this local judicial officer,and that if South Carolina must pass her account for taxes agaiust insolveut corporations to a Federal Judge for approval, along with other creditors, her sister States shall suffer a like degradation. The Supreme Court of the Uuited States has sustained my Administration in every case which has been tried by it, ind ? will cheerfully abide its decis? ion. We will resist unlawful inter? ference with our affairs as a State, even by a Uuited States Judge, and collect our taxes through our own officers in our own way. Our laws give every taxpayer who feels he is unjustly dealt with, a means of redress, and if bankrupters can hide behind a Federal Judge here it must, be so throughout the Union. B. R. Tillman, Governor of South Carolina. Columbia, S. C., February ll. WASHINGTON LETTER WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 1893. Democrats in Congress are far from bein:* pleased with the financial outlook. The House Ways and Means committee made a favorable report of Representative BynunVs resolution authorizing an investiga? tion of the charge publicly made that Sec. Foster had made a deal with certain New York bankers whereby he was to exchange at par tor gold $50,000,000 of TL S. bonds The fact that New York bankers are seldom philanthropists, and that they are known to be furnishing the treasury with gold caused many people to believe this charge ; hence tiie necessity for an investigation. The public wants no secret juggling with the finances of the country. It is only fair to Sec. Foster and the present administration to say that they deny the charge of issuing or of having promised to issue bonds for gold. Still it is believed by some that Sec. Foster, who is now in New York, is there to break up the deal, because of the proposed investigation. ''Silver week" in the House and Senate amounted to nothing more substantial than to make it certain that no silver legislation would take place at the present session. It has been repeatedly stated here within the last ten days that President elect Cleveland had said he would call an immediate extra session of the next congress if the present failed to take some action that would stop the purchase of silver by the government, ! but now that Congress has by votos in both House and Senate given i otice of its failure to take such action no one seems to be certain that an early session will be called, and there appears to be a doubt in the minds of quite a number of dem? ocrats as to whether Mr. Cleveland ever authorized those statements. Ii Mr. Ilaraison'8 iniitience be strong enough to accomplish it the legislation necessary to the annexa? tion of Hawaii is to be rushed , through Congress. Mr. Harrison has decided to send a message lo Congress recommending annexation and suggesting the terms to be con? tained in the legislation. To many this appears to be as hasty as was the action of Minister Stevens in establishing a protectorate, and it is certainly going to be done with much less to excuse it It is assumed to be necessary for this government to I endorse the action of Stevens, and j that being done what occasion is there for hurrying annexation ? It is well known that so long as Hawaii is under the protection of the Ameri? can flag no European government will dare to interfere. There is a i great big nigger concealed some- j where in this Hawaiian wood pile, | and Iiis feet will be exposed if there j be no undue haste in the matter. The talk of the republicans on the iloors of Congress and in private, on the Pension question, is very differ- j ent. Privately they admit that if I something is not done to reduce them the payment will soon bankrupt the country, but cn the Hoots of Congress they bitterly resist every attempt to reduce the amount paid. The House committee on Appropriations after careful consideration has recom? mended some amendments to the j general Pension Appropriation bills, now beinir considered bv the House, j which would if tl:cy became laws save $30 000,000 a year, but the I republicans are doing everything in their power to prevent the adoption of those amendment?. One of the amendments provides for transferring the Pension bureau to the War Department and the detail of army ! ofiicers to manage it, which would ! remove it from politics ; others pro J vide for a suspensi?n of pensions ! paid to widows who were not married within five years after the close ol' the war; to those having a yearly income of $000 or more, and, except in casos j of total disability, to alien non-resi? dents. Unless the republican Senate shall refuse to agree to amendments to the legislative and executive Appropria? tion bills which have already been passed by the House there will be some changes made hort; on the first of next July. Thc cloiks in I he departments will work eight hours instead of seven each day, and will j have their annual leave of absence j with pay cut down to 15 days. Thc j departments will cease to close on account of the death of eX-ofticials, and Congress will no long pay the big pri?es it has paid in the past for j funeral expenses of members who j died. Whatever may bo said of these amendments they are i:i the lino of democratic economy, and Ito- that j very reason they will probably be defeated in the Senate. Thc di flic ul ty the Panania Investi? gation committee has had in getting I witnesses to testily has caused the I suspicion to be general that influences j are at work I" prevent the holli being ! found out. 'i'la.* committee has now ? gone to New Yotk to soe if anything can be got out of thc bankers who ! disbursed thc money. Later they will go to Indiana to gel ex secretary Thompsons statement id' what he di.I ' to cam his salary of $2 t,000 a year ; also what he knows about other money spent. Thousands sink into HU .-ar'j ?jravo for j want of :i buttot l>r Kui! s 'JCMIJ?O Syrup. ' Tuis gre*t remedy would lia ve ea ved them. Immigrants and returning foragers find in j A ver s Sarsaparilla a cine tor eruptions from pimples, eczem*, etc., whether reeulttog from ] sea-r ji-t and life on ship-board, or from any other canse. It* vah?o HS a tonic an <*. alterative medicine cannot be overestimated'. It' yon want pure Care Syrup go lo Eu? gene ilogcu. 60c. per gallo?. STATE NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS. Cotton seed are worth $22 per ton in Dar? lington. The Yorkville Enterprise has discontinued publication and the outfit is for 6ale. Columbia's streets are said to [be in a dreadful condition during wet weather. Tile Columbia Board of Trade has bad a meeting and resolved not to disband. There are now 733 inmates in the Asylum, 430 white?, and 308 negroes Columbia will compete for the location of the Women's Industrial Collepe in that city. Tiie barn?, of Mr. H. H. Gentry, of Sura meriiiii, were burned on 5ih instant, loss about ?600. The public schools in Laurens hare been close-i temporarily on account of scarlet fever having broken out in the town. Sheriff Hunter, of Lancaster, has been re? commended to Cleveland for appointment as U. ?3- Marshall for South Carolina. One passenger couch and three b ox cars of tue C. S. ? N. R. R. have been seized by Sheriff Scarborough of Darlington for taxes Bishop Lynam, of North Carolina and Miss Susie Robertson, of Charleston were married on last Thursday. The Bishop is 79 years old. Mr. James G. Zachy, of New York, and Miss Lize Thompson, daughter of Ex-Gov? ernor Thompson of this State were mar:iid on Tuesday. Mr. R. C. May bin is said to have already secured the signatures o?" a majority of the free-hold voters of Newberry to bis petition for appointment as liquor dispecter. AB order has been issued that will permit B11 military compauies en route to Washing? ton to attend the inauguration, to puss through the State with arms aud equipments. Mr. S. A. Nettles, of Clarendon has been frequently spoken ot for State liquor dispen? ser. But he says he doui want ir., and his business engagements would prevent his taking it anyway. Suit has been commenced for the possess'on of the Agricultural Hull in Columbia. The details of its parchase by Ly lea i Muller, as attorneys, the tender of Blue Ridge script as tbe3*Cond payment, and the refusal of Gov. Tiliman to yield possession to the purchaser are still fresh in the public mind. The suit is being made by Lyles & Muller for E. B. Wesley, of New York. It is clearly developed now that it is a suit to test the validity of the Blue Ridge script. The following change bas been made in the Schedule over S. C Ry. A train leaves Camden at 7 20 A. M. and goes to Ki .g vii IP. connecting both ways on the main line of South Carolina Ry.,and returns to Camden at ll 30 A.M., and then proceeds northward '<o Blacksburg and Marion, N. C., connecting with through trains to the north bothat Rock Hill and Blacksburg. The south-bound Three C's train, making connections trcm the north, arrives at Camion at 4.i>0 P. M. and leaves at 5 P. M. ?or Ki og vi! le, where con? nections are again made ro and from Charles? ton and Columbia, and returns to Camden at j ll 20 P.M. Heir.tz's sweet mixed, and chow chow pickles at R. M. & L. W. Jenkins. MARKETS. SuMTsa, S. C , Frb. 14, 1393. COTTON-Receipts daring wwk ending 14th about 50 bales Middling 8@S? MONEY~TO~LQA??L VRRANGEMENTS can be made to borrow money at a ?ow rate of interest, upen a basis of one-third of the vaine of real estate. Acply to W. H. INGRAM. Feb. 14. SHERIFFS SALES, i - I J) \ virtue of sundry Executions, to ' ly me directed, I will offer for sale at j Publie Ain-tion in front of the Court j House itt the City of Sumter, on the | first MUNDAY "in MARCH next! and as many days thereafter as may j be necessary, within the legal hours of sale, the following property : Al! that tract of land containing one ! hundred and fifty-five acres, bounded i on the north byjands ol' the estate of Dargan; west by lands of 1>. M. Ilieh ardson, trustee, and by lands of Bos- ! tick and lands of Robert and Charles Jackson and the public road leading over Old Ford: east by the run of Gin Branch, except ac the pond and at that point bounded by lands of J. S. Rich? ardson, south by Cain Savannah Swamp and by lands of Robert; and Charles Jackson-levied upon and to be sold as the properly of I>. M. Richardson at the suit of Edwin H\ Moise. MARION SAN I>ERS, Feb. 10, '5)0. Sherill' Suinter Co. MASTERS SALE, i State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THU COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Alice Wilder, and others-Plaintiffs, against Tuby Junes, and others Defendants. BY VIRTUE of a d?cretal order made iu i tie above entitled cause and dated Feb? ruary 3d, 1893, I will sell a' oublie auction in front of the Court House .u the City of | Sumter, in said State, on Monday, March &<h, iSOT being Salesday, between the hours } of ll o'clock in thc- forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following property to-wit: "All that piece, parcel or tract of land, sit? uate in Concord Township,in Sumter County, and State of South Carolina, containing twenty-four (24) acres, more or less, bounded North liv Miller Jones' land ; E*et by lot of Nettie Davis ; South by laud of Mrs. Dorri ty and land formerly of tile estate of A. L. jones." Terms of Suie-One-half cash, the balance on a credit of one year from the day of sale, the purchaser to give bond for the credit portion and a mortgage of the premises - the bond to bear interest from the day of sale | ?nd the purchaser to have the option of pay? ing his entire tdd in cash. The purchaser lo pjtV for all necessary papers and for recording. JO??N S. RICHARDSON, Master Sumter Co. Nov. 9, 1802-41. MASTER'S SALE, State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN Tin-; COURT OP COMMON PLK.VS. William A. Cooper, Robert M. Cooper, \ aud /'osa I. i.'aaprr as Executors oj ? (lie. last Will mid Testament <>/ (io. : ll". Cooper, deceased, and a/so in their ""'il rinhts. respectively, anil I Mun/J Pctricand t?thers-Plaintiffs j aaa inst Augustus T. Cooper, ?Sarah ! Rosa Middrotc, Janies Burke, \ Themas Tlutvipson anil Jane Tho nip son, bis f~tffi-l)ej en da nts. ?S PU RS A ANGE of the Decree t?r Judgment- ? or<i?-r in rbis action, dated February 2d, | IS93. ? will offer for sale, at public auction, at Sumter Court House i:? the City of Sumter in said county and State, on Sales ?liv inj V?arch, next, (1893) to wit, Monday thet?th d iy ol' Sitid month, during th* iegal 1;.mrs ol ! sale, that tract of land shunted in *nid I county and State; containing seventy-five and j one-halt' ( T.-.l j HIM t s. more or less : bounded ? oh the N? rsir bv tandi sold ro Mitigo Coach- j man and the old l?rewingion K"?<!; on the; East by the said old Bn-wingtoti Road ; on j the South by lands formerly of Samuel Wat- j son (or of his Estate) and on the West by j laud sold t<> Mingo Coachman 'md Innis ol _( being more fully represented by n plat maideand certified by James D. Mcil? waine, D. S. on the 28ih ot March, 1872. Terms-one-third cash and the balance on j a c.e.i;t ol' one year, with interest from the : da v of sale, payable annually until the whole j he-paid, to be secured by ti:? bond of the j purchaser and mortgage on the premise?, ? with leave to the puro! -ser to pay the whole, j or any proportion ??U??:M rban one-third, in | cash, or to anticip?t: payment of the credit part. Purchaser to pay for necessary papers and for iccorditi^ mortgage. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Master Sumter Co. February 8, 1893. WANTS ADVERTISEMENTS of fm lines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional linea 5 cents per line. FOR SALE-A Light Spring Delivery Wagon. For information apply nt tiiis office. Feb 15-tf. S-TYLISH AND PRETTY-are thc Prin? cess Seamless Dreeses. They will be all the rage. ?Madam Swygert is in the city rep? resenting the Seamless Princess Dress and Basque Cutting System, of Prof. C. H. de Larnorton, of Pari??, F?;?nc, and has securttl rooms at the old "Jtrvey ?4ouse'' on Main St. and will teach the ladies of Sumter this superior dress cutting system, which stands supremely above ali other systems. Madam Swygert invites ali the ladies to call and she will gladly explain tbe Wonderful Seamless System of Dress Cutting Feb l l-4t F?R RENT-Two desirable rooms in pleasant neighborhood, convenient to business. Apply for information at this office. _ _ Feb. 1-4t. F?R SALE OR RENT-A new 7-room cottage on Ca houn St., near C. S. & N. R. R. Apply to W. F. B. Haynswor?o. Jan. 18-tf. F?R SALE-One fine grey Saddle or Draft Horse. Also complete Ladies riding outfit. Low cash terms. Address "Lafayette," Ramsey, S. C. Jan. 4-tf "VI"RS M. A. FLOWERS informs ber jjJi friends and patrons that she has re? sumed dressmaking at her residence on Re pablicRD Street, one door West of Church. She will be pleased to serve them as formerly. TO SELL-Lot on Republican Street. eOxlcO.feet. Apply at this office. VALUABLE Suburban Property For Sale. 1 J_A ACRE?:-WITH RESIDENCE and JLJEV/ ?li necessary outbuildings-30 acres under cultivation, on the suburbs of the city of Sumter, suitable for Truck Farm, Poultry or Dairy Farm. Price low and ierrrj3 reason? able to approved ourchaser. Apply at the Watchman and Southron office. LADIES', MENS' AND BOYS' BICYCLES. For prices add recs "W. Jk.lL.lLsJL.TSI, 285 Klug St. CHARLESTON, S. C. Nov 9-z State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Prelate Judge. TT^HEREAS, HENRY L. PINCKNEY. f f. made suit lo rae, to grant him Letters of Administration of Hie Estate of and eiLcis of NATHANIEL R. PIXCKXEY, de? ceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Credi? tors of the said Nathaniel R. Pinckney, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear be? fore me, io the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter oe February 23<lj 1S93, next, after publication thereof, at ll oj cluck in the forenoon, to show c?use. if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under RIV hand, this 8th day of February, A. D., 18&3. T. V. WALSH, Feb S--t Judge of Probate THE NEW HOME -AND New 1 9, Mr ?nfl Wilson. ITAKE PLEASURE in oflVring to the public the above named mactiines. Tbey can tte bought on satisfactory terms, and 1 am confident they arc the best family sewing machines made. Lightest running, most dur? able, nest set of attachments atid most easily adjusted of anything in their line. Their handsome finish demands your patronage. Call nt the reliahie store of Levi Bros., or write to Robt. Wingate, Sumter S C. These machines are the best articles ever placed on the market Call and see for your? self, and get a good machine for small money. Any macbiue supplies you need can be found at my headquarters. Respectfully, ROBT. WINGATE. Feb.-l. _ OHO G?RHARDT, FLORIST ?ND GARDENER, OFFERS HIS SSRVICES To the people of Sumter and vicinity. Gardens laid out and attended to and grape vines, and fruit tree.- pruned. CABBAGE PLANTS In abundance, now ready to set out. Jan. 25. MONEY TO LOAN. ?N SUMS Or ?300, nod upwards, on im? proved cotton lands. Eight per ceut iutereSl and a commission. Apply to LEE & MOISE, Attorneys at Law. mos. FOR SALE. w\ NICE BUILDING LOTS on West side ?? linroy Avenue, next lo residence of H. J. Harby. ALSO O LOTS on North side Republican St. be . > tween Harby Ave. and New St. Apply A. C. PHELPS. Jan. 18-tf _ T DT GT Z??GL?R. Architect, 'JO BRU AD ST , CHARLESTON, S. C. Plans and specifications furnished for al cbisses of t..ii Klings. Correspondence cheer? fully replied to. Remodelling of existing structures ? s:)?i<-t*lty. lice. 14-x Liberty Street Next to P. 0. SPECIAL ATTENTION Given to Compounding Prcscriptioas. Abstract of the Annual Statement of The Penn Mutual Ufe OF PHILADELPHIA, ;PA...ON DECEMBER 31, 1892. -0 Total receipts for thc year 18iJ2, " disbursements " $5,746,757 55 3,5?8,09*2 81 j Increase in Ledger Assets,. 2,168,664 74 j Ledger Assets, December 31, 1891 . 17,646,877 81 Net Ledger Assets, December 31, 1892, ?19.815,542 55 ASSETS. United Siatep, State, City, Railroad a?id Water Bonds, Bank and oilier Stocks, ?6,275,487 13 Mortgages and Ground Rents (first liens,) 9,154,877 05 Loans on Collateral. Policy, Loans, etc , 2,550,181 75 Home Office and Real Estate bought to secure loans, 1,062 607 73 Premium Notes, secured by Policies, 624,233 21 Cash on hand an? in Trost Companies, 142,200 62 Net Ledger Assets, January ht, 1893, 19,815,542 53 Net Deferred and Unreported Premium-', 582,533 64 Interest Due and Accrued, etc , 185,518 23 Market Value of Stocks and Bonds over Cost, 225,u97 87 Gross Assets, January 1st, 1893, $ 20.308,692 23 LIABILITIES. Death Claims reported, but awaiting proof, $ 118,949 00 Reserve, at Four pr. cent, to Re-insnre Risks, 17,919 451 00 Surplus on Unreported Policies, etc., 146,643 48 Surplus on Four pr* cent basis, 2,623,648 81 Insurance for the Year-10,023 Policies for $29 084,652 Insurance. Annuities " " 14 ** " $4 059 12 Annuitr. Insurance in force December 31, lS92-4i,<>13 Policies, for $117,935,418 Insurance. Annuities " " " -?7 " " $9,143 04 Annuity. A. C. Phelps, General Agent, Snniter, S. C. ?3o? Solid Stylish, HOES. Korreet E Durable. 'FIRE DAMAGED," "AT COST," "SNOW DAMAGED/* "AT A MERE SONG," "BELOW COST," &c. We frankly state to Shoe Buyers, that none ot our shoes are sold in a manner indicated by either of the above worn out catch lines. We pay the factories for making our Shoes, have them made for comfort and service, and we make a fair, legitimate profit on every pair, but we give you nice fre?h goods, direct from manufacturers, and after you have paid os a small profit, you will be better pleased than you would be with poorly made, and dam? aged shoes bought "at cost, &c." Just opened and ready for you Cases Bright Wew Shoes, of all styles* Ladies $2 and $3 Boots and Gents $3, $4 and $5 Bais, and Cong, are Eye-openers. CALL EARLY. Monaghan Block Walsh & Co. Sumter, S. C. SUMTER3 S. e. JAIL -FQR To-morrow. and the balance cf the week. TABLE SP 9,529 PIECES a Spoons, ADD FORKS. 'fl (6 Tea Spoons in package, 3 Table Spoons in package, 3 Forks in package.) ^2{gL?P OWLY 26 cents, /VJapkin "Rings, Sugar Shells, Butter Knives, PICKLE FORKS, PEPPERS QR SALTS, Scipio Plate, L1.-Eac?i in Salin Lined Box.-Choice 25 cents eack? Also a special lot of Ladies' Paney Hose ?,t 25c. These are a Foreign Manufacturers Samples, and at the price we are offer? ing: same are about one-third their value. WE ARE CLOSING OUT OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF Cloaks, Blankets, Flannels, Clothing, &c, To make room for our immense spring stock which is now commencing lo arrive. No shelf-worn or damaged goods offered but everything strictly 5ret class Do not fail to see our stock. J. Rettenberg & Sons? Northwest Cor. Main and Liberty Sts., Sumter, S, C.