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WEDNESDAY, FEB.22,IS93. Tb? Sunder Watchman was founded in 18W aqd the True Southron n 1866. The .Watchman and Southron new has the cern bined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? es tl j the best advertising medium io Sam ter. KrailOBIAL NOTES. Shetiff Trance has found that re? pentance, through fear of a penalty, does sot bring absolution. Tbe annexation of Hawaii will add greatly to the force of the arguments in favor of the construction of the Nicaragua Canal, by means of govern? ment backing. There are no reasons for a freeholder refusing to sign thc petition for an ?elec? tion to vote on the issuing of bonds to build a City Hall ; all questions will be referred to the election tfbr settlement Gov. Tillman sent a confidential cir? cular to the Sheriffs ordering them to seize railroad-property in defiance of the U. S. Courts. Isu't it now in order for him to send them a check to pay their fines ? .Gen Beauregard, who died on Mon? day night, has been best known for a number of years by reason of his con? nection with the Louisiana State Lottery. Oe and Gen. Early have been standing advertisements for thathnge swindle. The Wyoming Lezislature has ad? journed sine die without having trans? acted any business of importance. Every protracted Senatorial deadlock is a strong argument iu favor of electing Senators by popular vote or by a pri? mary. Those who have been drawn on the jury for the appreaching term of court will feel the beneScial effects of the law ! T-eqairing separate panels each week. .Farmers could ill afford tc remain away j from their busiuess for two weeks this year. Hoke Smith will stamp out much ef ? the rottenness now disgracing the pen- ! sion Bureau which is attached to the J interior Department, and then his name will cease to be so much -of a joke to fraudaient pensioners. He has a Hercu? lean labor before him. A negro has complained to the depot agent here, that Tillman has not made the fertilizer companies put '.ears" on both ends of the sacks. This is men? tioned as a case calling for the exercise j of the Exeutive authority, for the rights of the laboring men must be protected. The Citadel Academy celebrates to-day its semi centennial. Its fif:y years of existence have been filled with work that is regarded with pride by the entire j State, and the future js pregnant with golden opportunit?s for the advance- j ment of South {Carolina, in whose j affections the Citadel ?has a deep-seated j hold. President-elect Cleveland ?as an- ' nounced two more cabinet appoint- j meats. J. Sterling Morton, of Ne- j braska, is Secretary of Agriculture, and George A. Jenks, of Pennsylvania, is Attorney General. Morton is the j beading 'Democrat of his State, but has no national prominence, ?"eeks was j1 .Solicitor General, daring Clevelands administration. -j The ^Legislature of North Carolina j .is .considering -a *AU repealing the char- j .ter of the.State Farmers* Alliance, en- i titled *'An Act for the relief of the 1 Stockholders of the State Alliance ? Business Agency." The People's Party leaders are in control of this agency and it-is charged that they are misap- j propriating about $50,000 of funds} subscribed mainly by those who can j now obtain no voice in its management, j Gov. McKinley, of Ohio, the author I of the famous McKinley bill, bas been j financially runned by the failure of j Robert Walker for whom he -had endorsed notes to tbe a?now>t of over I $90,000. It will taie not only the j entire for fane of ?Gov. Mej&ioley. tut!, t.hat.of bis wife also, to pay off his}, .'liabilities. Mrs McKinley insists on the j -- r I .sacrifice of t,he fortune of j?.75.0&0, ; .which she inherited from iier father. j The contest for the uubottling of j Port Royal is being fought stubbornly j and bitterly on botji Eides. ?t is a just \ fight io the interest of -South Carolina's i greatest poit, and if the law is applied IO this case as it was in the case > between the Central Railroad of Geor- j gia and the Richmond & Danville Company, Port Royal will be eet free j to crow without domination and dis- ! c crimination in favor of Savannah. ; The growth of Port R ?yal means J injury to Savannah and the Central j . Railroad, .hence the opposition from 1 .?these quiets. Thc tSicte bas notified irs subscribers ; .in this section that.it will either utake j arrangement to have thc pap? r reach them in the morning, <xr will issue ao ! evening edition for their bet." ii*. I-i cither event Sumter will give the >c a liberal support, for it is a paper th:,r has been ia accord with the se roi- ; ment of Sumter from its fjr.<r. nsoe j While at times somewhat bitter in tone, I it ha* ever made an open fight for : principle, and has won and maintained a reputation for honesty and veracity ; that i? more valuable than money. If has just er.tored upon the third year of its existence, and we wish it ?ont in oed j and increased success. Sheriff >?acce, of Abbeville, got tired of staying in Charleston, so on Satur? day be yent into court and expressed ', bis ?orrow for what bad been done, and disclaimed any (jonie tn pt cf court. Judge Simontbn then issued an on declaring that "F. W. R. Nan E-q , iiaving purged himself to t .satisfaction of the court of the eontec for which be has been charged, a thus performing the alternative con tioo on which be is held in custody the United States Marshall, the M shall is hereby directed to release b from custody. For the present, i rest of the order made in the case unchanged." That is to say, the -$5 fine is not removed ; and io consequei Sheriff Nance is very mad with 'hims for apologizing Gov Tillman is m< than apt to be mad with him -also. The three gentlemen recommend by the Tillmanite caucus for appoii ? ment on the County Board of Contr would undoubtedly perform the dut devolving upon them in a satisfactG j manner, but, to apply their own rule .them, they have no right to the po .lions, as they belong to the minority the county. And it would also be a m? ter of interest to know by what auth< ?ty this caucus presumes to make recoi inendatioos for the county. The Le islative delegation is the groper sour of recommendations And beside this delegation 'has 'the honor to repr sent the majority of the Democrats the county. THE RAILROAD TAX CASE; The decision of .ludge -Goff in tl railroad cases has -knocked Gov. Til mao and his legal advisers all in heaj>, and up to date they have DI recovered sufficiently to give any inte ligibie aocount of their ?future plan GOT. Tillman says he proposes to 6gi the case to the end., but Hon. Ira 1 Jones, Iris leading attorney, wants ! throw op the sponge. It is evidet that there is a divergence cf ?pinion i the ranks of the dominant element, an until that is fixed up, no one on th outside can imagiue wh?t .counsel wi prevail. Everyone knows rhat 'Gov. Tillma ?magines that he understands mor A-bout law than the Judges, And tha .when they dare to decide adversely t him., -he gets into a high rage at tbei stolidity and audacity. MaintaKiinj such opinions as these, Gov. Til lin ai is liable to break out with most any sor of novel and revolutionary proceeding; to accomplish his purpose and overrid? the railroads in this matter. The case is a simple one on its face and it is high time that ir should be car ried into court on its merits and de? cided. It is merely a qucstior. whether the tax on the additional valu tion placed upon the roads by the State Board ^r Equalization is valid, just and legal, or not ; and this is thc question that should be settled at once. This paper has maintained from the first that the action of the State Board of Equalization in increasing the re? turns of .railroad .coaipaoies while other property remained OD tte books at a lower valuation, was unjust-and illegal, a.nd to '.?is opinion we still hold, and to it we will adhere until a court of competent jurisdiction shall ha.ve de? clared it erroneous. Gov. Tillman and Lis confiriera star-t? ed out to make capital -for themselves by ?!cbing cEcssive tases from the railroads and other corporations, think? ing no doubt tiiat they would meet with meek submission, and if thc corporations would not submit to oppression, a great opportunity would be afforded him to manufacture uiore capital. His course proves this assumption, for he has made use of his every opportunity to pose as a protector of ihe people from the attempted oppression of the corpor? ations, while at the same time plannipg to illegally oppress these corporations. The decision of Judges -Goff and Simonton puts an end to.Gov. TillmauV high-handed incde of .procedure, and as? a step towards the settlement of the: case on*its merits,it should bc welcomed by ev-ery respectable citizen of the^ State. .Of course, those who blindly kiss ?be .toe of Tillman, ..either .as a token of present vassalage or in hope of future reward, will see nothing good in the opinion, but those who care to kuo.w the law, and arc open to convict? ion by reading a clear, dispassionate statement of the points at issue, will readily sec thc good points in it. - - THE KUXIN.? SPIRIT. The resolution adopted by the Till? manite caucus OJB i-?5t Saturday is the double-distilled ruling spirit of that ! faction, mis-named Reformers b.y its ; I owu mern ber;, ?lt istiSce they want | DOW, it was office they haye e.ver j scrambled for, and it is "Idee they hop?? . for, long for. and it is : ?See tliat they are determined to have at any .stake, ' by means of any humiliation, scheme or j connivance. Their ruling scir.it is 1 .-poils. Read ?hui resolution a?i? behold a; spectacle. "The federal appointments j in this S-nte b- 1 oog by right tc the R?- j form faction, because we ?rc t-ho true Democracy." Spoils is ?ll they want. ! Gave tie vQi>; of tho State tn Cleveland ! indeed! JTes, and stultified themselves | by so doing, f?r they searched for j or>protnr>es.f{v!?4iots to cast at Cleveland i They declared Cleveland a political jj prostitute-, and now g-? whining to him j for office and urging as :i recopiai en da \ tion th?y give him Muir votes, it's j office th?-y are after. That eyer last ing j hungry v."uij. Reformers for revenue ? only . Ue sincerely ii<spa that some of them j will get vhat tioy desire more tb a ti ; anything under heaves, for it i* phi- \ ful to see people rooting in thc mire; of self-abnegation, without obtaining ! grubs th ev are afrrr I hey should remember, however, that j Cleveland is an honest man, ai ?reat-nr?Dded man, and the anthe the saying "public office is a pi trust," and that, consequently, he be above harboring up against t the memory that they deolared a political prostitute.; and that i he not such a man they would s as little chance of obtaining that g dasideratum-au office-as there i a Conservative turning Tillmanite. The supreme gall of the seif st reformers is seen, however, when t! of Sumter County meet and res that beiDg a majority, the offices bel to them. Apply this rule ,o y< selves, O ! Reformers, and where wi you of Sumter County be ? li answers, where? We know you wt be. in the soup, for you are a mino in this county at least. Yet you w to divide out even the postoifices am yourselves, .though professing to beli that "to tthe victors belong the spoil The cheek of the Reformers of Si ter County is a thing to wonder at admire, for there is so much of The consistency of the Reformers Sumter County is a thing to search with a microscope,there is so little ol Their ruling spirit is so strong, In ever, that it more thao meets any ficiency in any other attributes ti should possess; and that ruling sp is a longing for office. TJNVELL THE MONUMENT For several rejurring Springs io fectual efforts have been made to aroi public sentiment to the pitch of unv ing the Confederate Monument w appropriate ceremonies. The Freem was the last to attempt this seeming hopeless task, but met with no respoi and little substantial encojragemei but one failure, nor a dozen, should r discourage those who really desire pay this patriotic honor to the soldi dead 4 therefore, we commend to the letter of Mr. Mcdonald Furma He has takco up the task that othe have failed to accomplish, and asks t co-operation .of all the papers and eve citizen. This is the only means achieving any public -undertaking, ai this paper cordially secoods his effor and invites the aid of its contempor ries and patrons. With a united effort the unveilir. ceremony can be made a oelebratic worthy of tiie city and honorable those wilora the monument .eommemi rates. Where one or two failed, sui cess will surely reward the effort of ti many. Judge Goff's Decision in the I R. Tax Case. The following is the decision given i .he U. S. Court at Charleston la* week in the Tax Cases of the Stat against the Railroads : Under an order of this court, filed 0 the?tb day of December, 1830, in cause within its jurisdiction, Bound VE South Carolina Railway -Company, e il., I). II. Chamberlain, the petitioner was appointed receiver of the Soutl Oaroliua Railway Company. By thi ?rder all of t?ie property of the railwa' jompany -cwne and .remaiued iu th? custody .of .the court, protected bj injunction, and was placed in the can ind management of the receiver as tin )rgan aud agent of the court. The petition sets forth that the posses don thus confided to him has been dis urbed, and that M, V. Tyler, Sberif jf Aiken County, has distrained anc :ias taken possession of a train of four ;een freight cars in .the custody auc jontrol of auch receiver. 'JUiat.of tbest :ourtoen cars five belong to the receiver md nine belong to roads outside ol his State, but, for thc purposes ol nterstute commerce, were ?a the care )f the receiver as such. T?at eight ol hem are laden with merchandise belong ng to primate persoos in this State in :he hands of the rece.iv.er as & common ;arrier. That thc property ia tiiie .custody of he court, and in the hands of its re? ceiver, has boen assessed ?for taxatiou. That this assessment was ??legal and roid because of excessive valuation and iiscrituiuatiou. That t-iie receiver had tendered and paid the full sum undoubt? edly due on lawful assessment, ar*d that there remained uopaid in the County of Aiken thc sum of ?l,2?5,-04, being the ?xcess which is illegal and void. That For this sum of $1,215,04 and costs the ;aid Tyler, under a distraining execu? tion issued by Mac Mitchell, County Treasurer, had seized and detiioed the persocal property aforementioned, worth in thc aggregate $10.OOO,a large part of it being the property of third persons in the care-cf the rewe-:vcr and in his custody as a common carrier. The petition prays the protection of the court. Upon hearing the petition, i rule to show cause was issued and nerved on the said M. V. Tyler, with the usual restraining order. He has Sled bis return justifying Iiis action, and has not released or offered to re? lease any part of the property detained, tit hough the copy of the petition ?ierved on him stated the facts set forth above. The bare statement that prop? erty of the value of nearly ?>10 GOO, has leen distrained to pay $1,215.04. jnd that much of it belongs to third parties ic no sense responsible for the tax, even if it be valid, would impsra rivf l.y p unir? the interference by injunction or? the part of the court lr. ?v-?ug this property in its custody. Sect-ion 280 of the General Statutes ;>f South Carolina authorizes the sheriff to distrain for non-payment of taxes efficient personal property of the party j charged with the tax to pay the samp, j This is lije limit of his authority. Of .ourse he should not be confined to just j enough property to pay the tax. Jvut | lie ran not under cover of this distrain j upon g]<? OOO f>r ?1 215,04. Nor un- ! 1er any circumstances can he distrain the property of persons other than the ; taxpayer. We cannot oxcipe the conclusion that ] lie purpose of the sheriff was not to foHow thc law. and that liss action was the result of predetermination and intention to eoer?e the receiver and this j .ourt into the payment of the excessive px. notwithstanding aaA despite the; tn that if wa? iiand Void Hut thc case wiil not bc rested on this ground. There can he no doubt that property in the hands of a receiver of any court, either of a ??tate or of the 'United States, is as much bound for the payment of taxes, State, county and municipal, as any other property. Persons cannot by corning into this .court, and for the promotion of their j interests, obtain exemption from the J paramount duty of a citizen. For this reason receivers in this district pay all just and lawful taxe3 without ask? ing or ueeding the sanction of the court, and in their accounts such pay? ments are passed without question. But on the other band receivers are not bound to pay a tax in their judg? ment unlawful, without the order of the court. And when they consider the legality of the tax questionable it is their right, their manifest duty, to apply to the court either for in? struction or protection. Especially is this the case when the question arises between the receiver and persons in the State, county and municipal gov ernment as to the proper construction to be giveu to the law, upon which individuals -may well differ, and it is 'his right and manifest duty to go to the court whose creature fee ts, for instruc? tion. He therefore ?pursued the proper course when hec&me in by this petition. The research of counsel on both sides of this ease has succeeded in finding five cases in which a receiver was driven to seek the ?proaction of the court in vhe matter-of taxation, all of them ef persuasive authority:; none of them of conclusive authority. A petition was t?led by a receiver before Judge Brewer in Central Rail? road Company-w. Wabash, 26 Fed ., itep. ll, praying protection from -the payment of a tax. ?t appeared rhat the only reason fur the application was that it was inconvenient to the receiver to pay the tax, and ?that its validity was in no way questioned. The petition was rejected. But the learned Judge shows distinctly bis opinion that upon proper showing he would have enter? tained the-petition. This is his lanuguage : "in levying and collecting taxes the State is exercis? ing its sovereign power. There should be no interference with its collection of these taxes in its -prescribed =and regular methods, even by a court having pro? perty in the possession of its receiver, unless it is first charged that the tates are in -some way illegal or excessive " , A -bill was filed io Hewitt V3. New ?ork and Gswego Midland Railroad, 12 i Blatch., 4t2, by receivers, to test the ; legality of a tax. it was heard 'by Mr. Justice RIatcbford., who entertained the question, discussed it in a long and elaborate opinion, and sustained the legality of the tax. The ?ame receivers ; came before him againiu in Stevens vs? the Railroad Company, 23 Blatch , ; 104, and asked relief from the fame tax because of some irregularity, t Naturally and properly, it having been ; decided -that the tax was legal, 4ie ? dismissed the petition. As we have said, a receiver must pay all legal taxes and the court will not interfere to protect him if he ! attempt to escape from such payment, ?i In Railroad -Company vs. "Georgia, S i Woods, 437, Mr. Justice Bradley did ? interfere with the summary process of ? collecting taxes by the State, and in his -i well considered and able opinion 1 established tbe right of interference i npon the highest grouuds of public i policy. i Two cases were found by State courts < -County of Yuba vs. Adams, 7 Cal., I 35 ; and Georges County vs. Clark ct 1 al.. SS Maryland, 206. The first case < distinctly shows that the court enter- i tained jurisdiction of a claim of a county j for taxes. The second annuls a sale ( made of property for taxes because the property was in the hands of the court The decisions of all of the States of the Union, and of the Supreme Court of the United States, are full of cases determining the validity of a State tax or of municipal taxes, imposed under the authority of the State Legislature.. The Supreme Court of the United States has not only declared a State tax ? so imposed invalid, it has also reversed t thc decision of the court of last resort 1 of the State sustaining the tax. In this j court, we find I?oge vs Railroad Com- J pany, 00 U. S.,340; Tomlinson vs. I Branch, 15 Wall, 400; Tomlinson vs. * Jessup, 15 Wall, 454. All cases , seekiug injunction against the State < Auditor iu the matter of taxation. Io < Savannah vs Jessup, 10G U. S , 563, 1 the court decided a tax of the city of f Savanuah iuvalid. f At the April term of this court, 1892. the case of .the Richmond and ? Danville Railroad Company vs. J. R. t Blake ct al , (county treasurers aud 1 sheriffs) involving the identical ques fions raised iu this case was heard by a , full bench and decidid. The case ? came up un .pleadings, selected by the - defendants theni'-elvefl. Every ques- j tion made .as to the legality of the val- ( uatiou made in this ease, and the dis- i crimation aud the right and duty of thc 1 court to iuterfere t'herci;:. was heard. , The excess was pronounced void. This ] decision ha? not beeu reversed It has i not been appealed from. it is an au- 5 thot.ity of great weight with us. In- j deed, as there is yet an opportunity of i reviewing it in the Supreme Court, we ' would at all events await the result of ' such an appeal. When, therefore, thc receiver comes [ into this court and asks instructions predicating his action ou the decision in , this case., we grant him relief by sus? pending the collection of the tax until the presumption of the soundness of j t-be case has been overcome. Besides ( this, we would not in this collateral way j ; on a rule pass upon ?he question either : of the validity or the invalidity cf thc tax. The only remaining question is , as to the jurisdiction of the court, and t its right to protect the property. By the case of Bound v** the Rail- ' way Company, as we have seen, all the property of the South (yardina Railway i within this State came under the juris- . diction of this court. It assumed pos- j , session of this property and it thus ha? ! , jurisdiction over the entire subject mat- ' 1 ter, every part and parcel thereof. All I , property in the hands of a receiver is j in the custody of the court.. No one, j t whoever he may be, can interfere with ?I 1 it, without the sanction or permission i?f ? 1 thc Court. Wiswall vs. Sampson, 15 j How. 52 j I The learned counsel who replied for j ' tlie sheriffs, with a frankness which ! ' docs him great credit, admitted the gen- i | eral rule a* to (he sanctity of property j in the hands of a court And that j 1 when jurisdiction has once attached in j , this Circuit. Court io the original case, j , it can eztend its protection to property j i even if its vaiue be less than ?2 000 ; 1 Ile contends that to this general propo- j , sifion there is one exception, when the j ? i fi'jcera of a State come in and take the ? i property for taxation, fie argues that the taxing power is a high exercise of sovereignty, and that to permit a court to interfere with the collection of a tax is tc invade the sovereign right and to embarrass the government. Bot we have seen that courts all over th?s country have entertained cases in? volving the validity of a State tax, in many cases imposed by the 'Legislature, and in very many instances have de? clared the tax invalid of State Legisla tures .io whom are vested more of the attributes of sovereignty than any other departments of t'he State governments. There are many cases of this kind io the reports of the courts of South Caro olina. In Hand vs. Railroad Com? pany, 17 S. C., 221, upon a claim made by the State for taxes upon pro? perty in the hands of a receiver, the court examined into t'he validity of the claim and rejected it. In the very recent cases of National Rank vs. Cromer, 35 8. C , 230^ the State ex rel, vs. Boyd, 35 S. C., "233; the Supreme Court of South Carolina examined into the validity of the action of the Comptroller G-eDeral in a mattcT of the assessment of property for taxation, and after examination set it aside. The court quotes with approval the language of Moses, C. J , in the State us. County Treasurers, 4 S. C. 520. The power to tax is the most extensive and unlimited of all the powers which a legislative body can exert. It is without restraint, except by constitu? tional restrictions. To tie up the hand (of the court) that can alone resist its uulawfnl encroachment would not only render uncertain the tenure by which the citizen bolds his property, but makes it tributary to the unrestrained de? mands of the Legislature. The language of Miller, Justice, in United States vs. ;Lee, 106 U. S., 22, is not inappropriate : ,4The defense stands here solely upon the absolute immunity from judicial inquiry of every one who assert? authority from the exe? cutive'branch of the government, how? ever clear it may bc made that the executive possecsed no such power. Not only no such power is given, but it is abso'utely prohibited both to the executive and the legislative It is not claimed that the State in order to obtain payment of its taxe? must come into court by petition and get an order for it. On the contrary.' as has been said, the paramount right of the State has always been a-nd is. acknowledged, recognized and faith? fully preserved. Withoat any inter? ference whatever on h-er part her priority is maintained and observed. Hut when persons assuming to act in the name of thc State seize upon, without notice, a?d assert exclusive possession of property in the hands of the receiver aod under the protection of. rbis court, and whilst so assuming to act, take property greatly in excess of b'he sum claimed, the court must and will interfere. At the 'hearing a number of affidavits were read going to the is^ue was this a legal tax. Upon a rule of this kind it ? is not competent for os to go io to this ?jncstioo. It must be made in a direct proceeding. Such proceedings are already on file in this court We recognise that the question has not been "finally decided, and for this reason )ur injunction goes ??n'!y -until a further order. If testimony be offered In the orderly way, and if the fact be established that the assessment and the axes levied thereunder are just and awful, it will afford pleasure to the court, and it will be its duty, to order t. paid forthwith as a paramount lien on ill the property and funds io the hands )f the receiver. (Signed) N G< FF, Circuit Judge. CHAULES H. SIMONTOX District J udge. IG Feb., 1893. WASHINGTON LETTER. WA?HINOTO??, Ff h 20,1893 A speci?en ot" disgruntled republican ?atesmanship ?9 now heine gi^en tlie country >y the administration in the manner in which t is dallying with the cri i leal financial litaation. instead of taking' soute decided tiep towards relief Mr. Harrison and Secretary poster are simply doing nothing, being jerfectly satisfied if they can stave off the crisis until they have turred the government >r?r to the democrats, thinking thus to escape .esponsibility for any trouble that may then :ome. This is worse than cowardly ; it is criminal. The people of this country are not dims* they will know wlsere to place the ?esponsibility should the inaction of this tdministration result in anything like a inancial panic, which heaven forbid. Presiden t-el*ct Cleveland has cow an jounced all of the members of his cabinet ?xcept the Attorney General and the Secre :ary of the Navy. He has ?ot pleased all of he democrats in Congress-no President ever lid, or ever will please all of his party in naking up aeatunet-but if the dissatisfac? tion is any greater than it has been in ibe lominant party whenever}" cabinet for twenty ?ears past has been announced your corres? pondent has failed to locate it all. lt m tnt be remembered io considering his matter that Mr. Cleveland has ntrodueed something entirely new in politics by announcing the members of his rabinet as fast as they are determined upon, ihus giving the opposition a chance to appear nu ch greater than ii really ls, by reason of ts being presented to the public in sections, is it were. The objection to Judge Gresham, which at first appeared to be very formidable, is growing less, now that its authors have taken lime to think of the justice of giving the many thousand indenendent votes that were cast for Mr. Cleveland's representation in the cabinet. There is no opposition to Carlisle as Sec of the Treasury ; IJtssell as Postmaster Uenerat ; Morton as Sec. of A erica! in re, or Lamont ?s Sec of War, and the little oppo? sition that has been expressed to Hoke Smith j Tor Sec. of the Interior bas uustlv come from j Western men who think a Western man I would have been better than a Georgian for [hat pos;:ion. And not a single word has :?eeii uttered by anybody against the fitness jf the gentlemen named for there positions, ind afier ail is not that the principal object ??med at by every President in selecting a cat-inot. If'Mr Cleveland will fill the two remaining vacancies with old wheel horses of iemocracy your correspondent predicts 'hat the cabinet aa a whole will be cordially ap? proved hy ninety-five per cent of the demo? cratic party. Vice-President elect Stevenson will be in Washington this week to remain until atter the inauguration. One man paid $500 for one hundred s^ats n the stan.", which tices the reviewing stand "rom which Mr. ('level md will review the in ingnral parade, which promises to be the artr'-st ever seen. The treaty annexing Hawaii, sent to the 5ena?e last wer k, h in Ween favorably reported, [t ut, probable, but rio! certain that it will tie 'atifi^d at this se sion. The uncertainty irises from the belief" of some of the Senators ?n both sides that ii should be left ?or the 3ext session. Not a single vote was cast against the con ?rma<ion of the nomination of Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court. I> is understood tkat lemocratic Senators were assured U-.c ra?anev nude by his appointment would not be rilled t>v Mr. Harrison. Senator Vorhees is strongly in favor of the imendment tn the Sundry civil Appropria- I ion btil, atithonztrig t! v Secretary of the j Lreasnry to issue t-r-cnt five year bonds, ' ?ip to $50,000,000, whenever in his judgment ; t may be desirable to dr? so. for the purpose of j idding to the gold reserve. He thinks thst ? he authority will nev? r need ;o be exercised, ? awause the mere fact that it exists will give I ?tabiltty and inspire confidence throughout I thc world in our finances. The Senator fiays j I there is no connection between this aroefi?-'j I merit and the Silver ques?on, notwilhs?antl-{ ing the efforts made by some to make it thr.s' appear. The amendment, already adopted by the Senate, tv?HI, it ts believed, }?et through the House unless the opposition shall conclude to talk it to death. The Senate voted down the Sundry Civil Appropriation toll prohibiting the payment of expenses incurred for warrants, arrests or prosecutions under the laws relating: to the election of members of Congress. This mat? ter will come np a^ain when the hill gets in conference, but it is not believed that the democrats will be inclined to fiirht very stub? bornly for the restoration of the amendment, because they br Heve to a m;in that the whole system of federal supervision of elections will be wiped ont bv the next Congress There will-be no Pension reform at this ses? sion, the only -result of the Pension discus? sion wassome'bad language and an attempt to exchange Mews hy two members on the 'floor of the Hor.se. - mm ? Persons afflicted with chilblains, so?troi*ble 8ome to many, will find a pleasant and permanent cure rn Salvation Oil. 25c. People troubled with sick ?nd nervous1 headach.es will find a most efficacious reme? dy in Ayer's Cathartic Pills. They strength? en tbes?omach, stimulate the liver, restore healthy action to "the digestive organs, and thus a'r?ord speedy and permanent relief. We are pleased to announce that Dr. A. J. China our enterprising druggist, has secured the agency for fbe-Japanese Pile Cure : a most wonderful discovery for the Cure of Piles of every kind, which he will sell with a writ? ten guarantee to refund the money if it does not cure. It is said to be a specific for that terrible amd dangerous disease. Get a free sample and try it. i All disease of the skin cured, and lost com-i; plexion restored hy Johnson's Orientai -Soap. : Sold at China's Drug store. Johnson's .Magnetic Oil kills all pains whether internal or external. Sold at China's Drug Store. Glenn Springs water for sale at Hugbson & Co's drug store in any quantity wanted. Buy the New No. 9 Wheeler & Wi'son, Sold at Levi Bros by Robt. Wingate. For everything kept in a first class Grocery, go to R. M & L. W. Jenkins A big lot of envelopes and business station? ery has jr.st been received at the Watchman Southron Job office. Now is the time to place your orders. Stationery is expected to advance at least 20 per cent, before Spring. Heintz's sweet mixed, and chow chow pickles atR. M. <fe L. W. Jenkins. THE LOST BOY. _ ,i IF JOHN R. BCCU A NAN who left his home in Ches ?er, S. C., ci 4th of Novem? ber last, w-ill on-l-y make known to his father his whereabouts and condition .he will greatly relieve suspense and anxiety about ii im, an-d j he will net be interfered with. JOHN H. BUCHANAN, Chester. S. C. EDUCATE YOUR BOYS, GIVE THEM A PRINTING PBESS. THE MORAL, mental and physical de? velopment of the boys, should be the study of all vrho lo-ve their country, and de? sire to perpetuate its institution?. In no way i can this be more effectually aided than the use! of on? of ray presses Send for catalogue of printing press s and rubber stamps. Willis J. Physioc, Feb. 22-4t. COLUMBIA, S. C. "I AM PLEASED? Union, S. C. Dec. 26, 1892 W. J. Rodde y, Esg., Manager, Rock Hill, S. G. Dear Sir:-Your favor incloaing ! check of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, in settlement of my policy, No. 209,310, came duly to hand. The settlement is a liberal one, ex? ceeding my expectations and J am pleased with it. Yours truly, William Munro. INSURE IN THE EQUITABLE. Its contract, its sectritg, its surplus resources are unexcelled in the world. W. J- RODDEY, Manager, Fer the Carolinas. Rock Hill, S. C. MONEY T? LOAN. 4 RRANGEM ENTS can be made to borrow money at a low rate of interest, upon a basis of one-third of the valne of real estate. Applv to W. H. INGRAM. Feb. 14. MONEY TO LOAN, IN SUMS OF $300, ?nd upwards, on im? proved cotton lands. Eight per cent interest and a commission. Applv to LEK A MOISE, Attorneys al Law. 3 mos. I). Gr ZEIGLER," Architect, 36 BROAD ST., CHARLESTON, S. C. Plar.s and specifications furnished tor al classes of building*. Correspondence cheer? fully replied to. Remodelling of existing structures a specialty. Dec. 14-x L. D. JOHNSTON, SUMTER, S. C., -THE Practical Carpenter^ Contracter AND BUILDER, TT70?LD RESPECTFULLY inform the \f citizens of Sumter and surrounding country that he is prepared to furnish plans, and estimates on brick and wooden buildings All work entrusted to him will be done first class. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Au? 10 o T. M. C. A. Until further notice, the Heading Robin of the Y. M. C. A. will be open ! daily from S 30 to 10 P. M. Dailies, weeklies, monthlies, will be found there. Also, the Library from J the S. h. I. has been removed to the | rooms of the Y. M. C. A. An earnest invitation is extended to all to visit themoms and take advan- ; tage of the reading matter. HONEY FOR SALE. I have on hand a fine lot of CHOICE EXTRACTED HONEY, ?"or sale by the gallon or less quantity. ALSO, HONEY IN THE COMB. Orders filled at residence, on Republican j Street. Samples can be seen at Watchman j and Southron office. N. G. OSTEEN. , WANTS. * D V K RT IS BM EN TS of fiv* lines or less will be inserted un?rr Phi's 'head fer 25 cents for each insertion- Additional lines 5 cents per line. F?R SA"L?-A Light Spring Delivery Wagon. IFor information apply at ibis u??ice. -Feb 15-tf. STVlJlS^ AND PRETTV-are the Prin? cess Seamless dresses. They will be ali! . th*- rage. Ma'd'STO Swygert ts in the etty rep? resenting the Seamless Princess Dress and Basque Outting System, of Prof. 0. H. de Laajortea, of Pans, Franc*, and forssecurcd roon? at fte old 'Mersey House" om Slain St. and will teach the Indies of Sumter this superior dress cutting system, wkiefr stands supremely above all ofter systems. Madam Swygert invites all the la/iies to call and she will gladly explain tbs Wonderful Seamless System of" ?I>ress Owning. Feb 13 - 4t FUR "RENT-Two desirable rooms in pleasant neigt.borhood, convenient to business. Apply ?or information at rfc is office. -Feb.}-4t. FUR SALE OR KENT-A new ?-rosm cottage on Ca houn St., near C. S. & M. R. Fi. Apply to W. F. B. Haynswort*. Jan. 1-?-tf. F>R SA&E-<One ?Eme prey "Saddle or Draft florse. Alse -coroi-plere La?res riding outfit. "Low cash terms. Address "Lafayette," Ramsey, S. C. Jan. 4-rf Vf RS M. A. -FLOWERS informs her iVJL friends awl <jmtro"ns that she h?8 re? sumed dressmaking at her residence on Re? publican Street, one door West of Church. She will be pleased to serve them as formerly. TO SELL-Lot on Republican Street. 60x150.feet. Apply at this office. m SALL ALOT ON* SC M TEK STREET, South of i .theW. C. & A. R. R., containing about r-. cf an acre. Apply to REV. JOHN KERSHAW. Jan'v. ll-4t. i A New and Complete Treatment, fou.-i*ting of SUPPOSITORIES, C?penles of Oinlment and two Boxes of Ointment. A never-failing Cere for Piles of every r.s*t:rc tm. I degree. It makes tm operation with the knife or injections of carbolic acid, which are painful and seldom a permanent cure, and often resulting in death, unnecessary. Why endur? *h?a terribie disease? We guarantee 6 PO::ss to cure any case. You only pay for befits received, fl a box, 6 for $5. Sent by mail. ^Qtiraritees Issued by om- agente. CONSTIPATION br^n^tSSIrwA the grer.t LIVER *.nd STOMACH REGULATOR and BLOOD PURIFIER. Small, mild and pleasant to take, especially adapted for children's cse. Bf) Doe*? ?> cents. _ GUARANTEES issued only by DR. A. J. CHINA. LADIES', MENS' AND BOYS' BICYCLES. For prices addrees 285 King St. CHARLESTON, S. G. Nov 9-x_ FOR SALE. 9NICE BUILDING LOTS on West side HaTby Avenue, next lo residence of H. 4. .Barby, ALSO BLOTS on North side Repa'.lican St. be? tween Harbr Ave. and New St. Apply to A. C. PHELPS. Jan. 18-rf SUMTER S. G. .OF SPRING GOODS, Are now arriving daily, and our many departments will soon be filled with the newest and choicest styles and fabrics in both Foreign and Domestic manufacture, many of which are confined to us Don't make your purchases before you have given us a calL as you will be sure to regret it* We will have more to say next week. Respectfully, J. Kattenberg & Sons, Northwest Cor. Main and Liberty Sts., Sumter, S, C. Feb 22 Abstract of the Annual Statement of The Penn Mutual Life INSURAWGB OCX, OF PHILADELPHIA, ;PA., ON DECEMBER 31, 1892. Total receipts for thc year 18iJ2, ..... " disbursements " ". Increase in Ledger Assets, ...... Ledger Assets, December 31, 1!*91. Net Ledger Assets, December 31, 1892, ASSETS. United States, State, City, Railroad and Water Bonds, Bank and other Stocks, ?67275,487 13 Mortgages and Ground Rents (first liens,) 9,154,877 05 Loans on Collateral. Policy, Loans, etc , 2,556,1SI 75 Home Office and Real Kstate bought to secure loans, 1,062 (507 73 Premium Notes, secured by Policies, 624,233 27 Cash on hand and in Trust Companies, 142,200 62 $5,746,757 55 3,578,092 81 2,168,664 74 17,646,877 81 $19,315,542 55 Net Ledger Assets, January ht, 1S93, Net Deferred and Unreported Premiums, Interest Due and Accrued, etc , Market Value of Stocks and Bonds over Cost. Gross Assets, January 1st, 1S93, LIABILITIES. Death Claims reported, but awaiting proof, Reserve, at Four pr. cent, to Re-insure Risks, Surplus on Unreported Policies, etc., Surplus on Four pr* cent basis, Insurance lor the Year-10,023 Policies for $29,084,652 Insurance. Annuities " " 14 11 M $4,059 12 Annuity. Insurance in force December 31, 1392-44.618 Policies, for $117,935,418 Insurance. Anuuitks " " " 27 " " $9,143 04 Annuity. A. Co Phelps, General Agent, Sumter, S. C. 19,815,542 55 532,533 64 185,518 23 _ 225,i>97 87 $ 20,808,69229 ? 118,949 00 17,919,451 00 146,643 48 _2,623,648 81