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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25? 1893. The Sumter Watchman was founded u i Sta) ?od the True Southron ia 1866. The rfatdbnaM a??? Southron new has he combined circulation and influence of both of the old papen, and is mani? festly the. best advertising medium ia Sumter. EDITORIAL NOTES. Tae Sumter Dispensary is a pa;?ag institu? tion. Is il a moral institution or not? All dispensaries aol paying a profit to the State are to be closed. This suggests immorality for revenue only. Judge Hugh L. Bond, of the United States Circuit Coori died at bis home ia Baltimore Yesterday morning. He was well known io this State. The Exposition edition of the August* Chronicle ia Tip to the top notch of excellence. A ?ty that has such a paper as the Chronicle is sure to go ahead. The people of Sumter Coan ty are indomit? able, lu the face of the shortest crop for years, they are planning for next year, with the determination to succeed. Pluck wins reward in time. If those who faro.- gold ia preference to s?rer are fools and ??nares, then King Solomon most be pl teed ia the same class, as we tead in the Bible that H was not anything accounted of in the day of Solomon. The phosphate question has reversed itself Slue? the Tillman administration began. It is not will the corporations mine perpetually, bot will they quit mining en? tirely? The romee of an extra session of the Legislature has been revived in Columbia, and Gov. Tillman fails to give a satisfactory reply to the reporters. An extra session would amount to little more than the additional expense to the State, and the con? sumption of a few more bushels of peanuts by the law-makers The State Dispensary officials have sent out requests to the town sad city governments of the Stete for a report of the number of arrests and convictions for drunkenness since the Dispensary law went into effect. It makes no difference whether the drunks are more or less, it wilt prove something to the advantage of tim mw. If leas it will vindicate toe law as a a great prohibition measure, if more who can th?s gainsay the purity and strength of the Pa 1 meit o brand ? Senator Butler's chances of re-elect iou are being discussed quite generally, and the con? clusion reacted by most papers is that be has alienated his former friends and bas gained so real strength with the reformers by bis course. This is exactly what we predicted months ago, sad Senator Butler wilt find wheo the test is made that be bas desi roved the ?are fighting chance be bad. We are for a candidate that will represent something more than a desire for office, hence our can? didate has not yet been an nouaced, for both Gov. Tillman and Senator Botler represent this desire. Congressman Brawley bas introduced a bill in Congress suspending the 10 per cent tax on dearing house certificates issued between August 1 and October 15. It is claimed that this bill, if it becomes a law, will save the tax to the banks of Colum? bia that issued $85,000 ia certificates. Con? gressman McLaurin fa?ors the suspension of the tax. The unconditional repeal of the ?aw imposing the tax is what is needed, and toe Angosta, Ga., hanks are right in demanding it. The friends of the national banking law ?re attempting to have the kw patched up, permitting national banks to lend money on t eal estate. The Columbia Register devotes its first (ditorial column on Sunday to replying to what we said last week regarding that organ's remarks on the Sumter Light Infantry imnqoet. The Register complains tbat we do not discuss tue question. We had no inten? tion of discussing the question with the Registert although we are abundantly able to maintain and prove our position of unalter? able opposition to the metropolitan police measure, io be jost and right. We have too much regard for what is decent in journalism te do anything like that. We merely held op to the view of toe people of Sumter what the Governor's own organ was saying about them. We are sorry for the organ that feels itself abused when the fact that it is an organ and wears the livery of its boss is meuiioned. The truth is the best at all times and it is never more appropriate than when serious issues are at stake. Any effort to make it appear that the sentiments, in regard to the metropolitan police force, uttered by the speakers at the Sumter Light Infantry ban? quet, were not io accord with the feeling of those present is foolish. Maj. ll oise, Maj. Wilson, Mr. Altamont Moses and Co!. Marion Sanders who in effect expressed the same seotiment, were all cheered to the echo. If any one doubts the feeling against the pro? posed measure, let him ask any ten men of intelligence in this city what would be the result of an order from Columbia disbanding toe S. L. I. Be woold be satisfied that the people of Sumter believe that they have the right to bear arms as weil as the right of self governmeot, sod that they will never resign these rights at toe dictate of any man or set of men. There is no use mincing words about the matter, a metropolitan police force for Sumter .neaos a fight, and a fight not of our seeking, but one forced on us unjustly and viciously. The grand jury summoned to investigate the riot and acts of lawlessness on Septem? ber 20tb and 2lst, at Roanoke Ya, made their report on last Monday. Ninteen indict? ments are made. The report commends the action of the Mayor for trying to uphold the laws, but questions the advisability ot the officials in directing the milita to with? draw after thc crowd had been dispersed by the firing and censures the police or the officials for ordering the negro, Thomas Smith, to be removed from the jail, aud alter removal in not taking bim to a pince of safe? ty. The jurors state that from the evidence they are led to believe that some of the victims of the shooting were active partici? pants in the riot. Chief of Police Terry and Sergeant Griffin, it is believed, were indicted on evidence which went to show that they were responsible for the information of the negro's whereabouts being divulged to the parties who lynched him There was no excitement around town and it is cot an? ticipated that there will any arise over the outcome of toe jory's Soding. Several prominent ministers and leaders are engineering a movement among the negroes of the State to leave and go to some other country where they can rule themselves. What there is io the movement remains to be j seen, but it jiboutd oe borne in mind that this j is but another recurrence of au epidemic of this sort that has periodically swept over the ! South of late years. There are certain pro-j fe^ooal agitators woo keep the excitement up by appeals to posaos and prejudice, teodiog '? to make the colored people dissatisfied, and antagonistic to tho whites These mea shoo ki OS Spotted, sud sato innen ont to be misled by them io acts or utterances of aa inflammatory character. If the colored race think it best for them to remove to some other country, DO one, ?e pr?same, will oppose their going, bat ta their own interest they should make baste slowly towards the consummation of an idea that meaos the migration of a multitude greater than that which left Egypt under Moses. It takes time tor such movements as that. And theo, to continue the parallelism, the wilderness journey and the conquest of the land must be considered as necessary steps io is? process. THE GRADED SCHOOL QUES? TION. The Herald and Freeman have both fallen into serious error concerning the Graded School and its income, but more particularly in regard to the contingent fee, and the a ta on nt collected the first aod second mouth r; They say that $97,50 io contingent fees were collected duiing September. For this to have been true the school would have l?ad to hare HO enrollment of 380 pupils-more than it has ever had The enrollment for the first mouth was 338, and of these some were from the country and pay regular tuitiou. 2. They say that the continent fees collected this mooth amount to $87 25, aod from a comparison of these figures prove to their own satisfaction that the school has fulleo off 41 in attendance. The fact is that Superintendent Duffie has not yet made a full retura of the coutiugeut fees, having banded iu only the amount collected ou the first day of the school month. Tb? pupils are allowed the first week of the school mooth io which to pay this fee, aod a number of them took advantage of the time and, in addition, several who were absent did out pay the fee until the second week, and some as late as the third week. 3 The enrollment has increased instead ot diminished. No pupil whose inability to pay this fee has been made koowa to the teachers, has had to leave school, the fee having bven paid by others. Acid the Super? intendent authorizes the writer to say that if there are aoy children who are prevented from attending the school by reason of inability to pay tbis fee, be bas a food, con tributed for this purpose, from which he WKI defray the fees of such children. 4 Now as to the iucome of the school. From Mr. C. M. Hurst, Clerk aod Treasurer of the School Board, the following statement of income aud expenditures bas been obtained, which, while iu tbe main correct, may vary a little wheo tbe city assessment lists are completed aod taxes are collected: UtCOMK. From City 2-uiill tax, $3,600 00 From State and County Constitu? tional 2-mill tax, say 1,200 00 From State aod County poll tax io this School district, say 300 Oo From Contingent Fuod, say 900 0? Total, $6,000 00 The contingent fees have been put down at a safe estimate, and tuition from pupils from outside will iocrease the above figures. . - LIABILITIES. Teachers'salaries for nine months, $5,140 00 Janitors aod Fuel, say 530 00 Iosuraoce, 112 00 Clerk and Treasurer, 100 00 Repairs, supplies and incidentals, say, 150 00 Total, $6,032 00 5. It seems to be the idea io some quarters that the collection of a contingent fee from public school children ts something now. It ts oot, for such a fee is collected io {.early every graded school io South Carolina. In Darlington, Florence, Spartaoburg, L?ureos aod other places. A contingent fee of $5 00 was charged at the South Carolina Univer? sity , even when DO tuition was required, aod DOW the South Carolina College, though as moch a public institution asa graded school, charges both tuitiou and contingent fee, the latter amounting to $20.00. If Section 10 of Article 10 ot the Constitution be construed to meao that no tuition or fee of any kiud be required of those who attend educational in? stitutions supported io whole or io part by the public fuuds, theo the South Carolina College would have oo right to charge tuition or contingent fee : and, besides, tbere are other provisions in this sec-.ion that are more distasteful to the average white mao tbau tbe payment of a contingent fee of 25 cents per month 6. The school Board after careful considera? tion adopted the rule requriog tbe contingent fee, and they did so believing tbat it was for the good of the school. They found that the expense of running the schools was more tbao could be met by the income derived from all sources, and as a considerable som was speot io providing comforts aod conveniences for the pupils of the school, they decided that the most equitable plan would be to charge a contingent, fee aod thus bave those directly ben eb: ed pay for them. 7. There is ooe other way out of the difficulty : Increase the tax, aod require those who are already contributing largely towards maintaining the school without direct return, to pay still more, sod let those who pay nothing aod receive the direct benefit continue to do 80. This is tbe siiuatioo, aod tbe people of Sumter should cou sid er it fairly a ad carefully, for it is a question of vital importance CLEVELAND VICTORIOUS. Tbe latest dispatches from Washington say : "The silver battle is over. The Senate uocouditional repeal bill will pass by a vote of 48 to 37, within the next three or four days, without cloture. The silver leaders among Southern Democrats notified Svnator Du Bois about 1 o'clock Tuesday that they would take the lead iu no further filibustering aud lend DO further support to Senators from mioiug States in resisting a vote. Senator Harris came out of conference with Cock rel 1, Vest and other Democratic silver men and conveyed the information direct to Senator DuBois. The Senators from mining States will make no further fight. Tbe vote may drift OD two or three days longer, so as to allow Jones, of Nevada, to conclude bis speech, but the roll will then be called and uucoud it toual repeal passed." This proving true, the Democrats, and the administration in particular, will have tbe full responsibility of the financial 9?tuatioo resting upon them They must carry on the work of reforming aod revising tbe fioaucial policy of the government io such a manner as to give the country the relief so seriously seeded and for which there is a demand in every port iou of the nation The uncondi? tional repeal ot the purchasing clause of the Sherman law requiring the Treasury to pur? chase a stated amount of silver each mouth regardless ot coiuage ueeds, is but the beginning of the work of relief aud re" form With this arbitrary requirement, devised by Republicans, out of the way, the Democrats are free to proceed as the need* of the situation demand. We bave sufficient confidence io th? ability aud ioteg- j 1 ri ty of tbe Democrats, of Cleveland aod bis j I advisers, to believe tbat tbey will proceed I ? promptly aod hooestly to carry ont the j ! pied g rs of tbe party. We believe thai they j | will use their utmost endeavor to give tbe j j country aa honest aud just financia! system, ' 1 and that we have passed tbe worst of the j j disasters brought upon the country by Re- j f publican legislation. We do ool believe tbat i the repeal of the Sherman law will mean the outlawing of silver as a money metal, for it has its place; but will place it on its proper footing, and cease maintaining it at * ficti? tious value by means of an artificial market, created and held up by legislative enactment. Marion Crawford opens up a new line of thought in his article, entitled "Rome, the Capital of a New Republic," appearing in the October Cosmopolitan It is not likely that the October number will have the success which attended that for September. The extraordinary spectacle was presented of a 12^-cent magazine selling for 50 and 75 cent?, and many huudreds were even sold at $1.00 each. Probably the record remain? without a parallel, in periodic?! sales, of a number proving so interesting that, after 211,000 copies had been sold, the News Com? pany had order? for 50,000 more than they fvuid supply, while dealers in various parts of the country, discovering the esteem in which the magazine was held, immediately raised their prices to double, treble, quad? ruple atid in many cas<-S to eight times the regular prie?*. The publishers do not yet know what their real circulation is, owing to the limited capacity of their presses; but ma? chinery ia being put in place which will supply a? edition for December exceeding 300,000, and during thal mouth it will be possible to determine just how marty Cosmo? polita** the public will buy. --? ???? "Mxj >r R J Muses, of Columbus, who died the other day at Brussels, Belgium, where one of bis daughters reside, was for more than fifty > ears ni notable figure-at the bar and tn the pub? lic lite of Flordirt and Georgia. M ?jor Moses was a native ut" Charleston, and a splendid representative of the old typed' the Southern gentleman. Ile was of Jewish lineage, and throughout his life remained firm in the faith of his fathers. After distinguishing himself as a Uwyer and statesman in Florida, he moved to Columbus in 1813, and for half a century was io the front rank Of our jurists and public men. In the Confederate service be held the rank ot major and made a gallant soldier Ile served with great ability iii the Legislature, attd was au elector on the national Democratic ticket in several campaigns He was one of the most eloquent orators in the South, and his burning eloquence during the Reconstruction period so impressed the masses thal some of his speeches, delivered iii that uprising against boy one! rule, are still re? membered and quoted by those who beard bim at the famous Bush Arbor meeting iii Atlanta, He wa? a chivalric gentleman, a man of genius aud culture, and the people ol Georgia will never forget his fearless patriot? ism and his noble qualities of head and heart. He died at the age of 81, full of years and honors, aud il may be said of him that he was one of the blithest, bravest and truest of all the gifted men who have loved Georgia so welland served her so devotedly."-Editorial, Atlanta Constitution. - --?^Mm> - Notes From St. Charles ST CHASMS, S. C., Oct. 23, 1893 Last Wednesday your servant and his ' better half" went once more to visit our friends in Bishop vi Ile. With pleasure and sadness we first went to the Presbyterian Cemetery te dc-corate with lowers the grave of our noble boy : 0, sweet is the death of the lilies, 0, sweet when the day is done, To close one's life like a blossom, And pass away with the sun. In strength and sweetness and beauty, And leave in earth's tainted air, A memory sweet and lasting, To show that you once lived there. We participated in the protracted meeting going on at the Presbyteiian Churca. The youthful pastor of Mt. Zion, did all of the preaching. I am sure be made a deep and las ti u g impression upon all who 1 .ard him. The ordination and installation services was held at Mt Zion, on yesterday, by commission of Harmony Presbytery, cot?i>osed of three ministers and ten ruling elders. Dr. Kd rounds presided. Dr. McKay preached the sermon and delivered the charge to the people. Rev. Willum A. Gregg delivered the charge to the pastor elect The cotton crop in and around Bishop ville is the poorest that I ever saw in that favored locality. The corn is belter than it is in our community. Pea vine hay and crab grass is? triumphant. I met our mutual friend. Horace Darr, ot ? thc County Banner. I trust it will be a suc? cess Horace richly deserves it ou account ut bis vira aud push I wish lo report the success ot some of my colored friends and neighbors in making lyrup, Henry Bruusou k Co. Their syrup is as good as at? v we ever tasted from X U or Charleston. It is of a most excellent quality. LA (JOSTE WASHINGTON LETTER WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 1893. lt was thought on Saturday that President Cleveland and the democratic Senators-all of them-bad found thai common ground upon which all democrats can stand wi'bout sacrificing either the party or their individual principles concerning the treatment -ot silver by the government, and ii was slated that a compromise had been accepted by the Senate committee and approved by Secretary Carlie !e ss President Cleveland's official representative, providing for the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman law to take effect October 1, 1894 ; for the coinage from time to time of the silver purchased aud of the seign? iorage in the Treasury and that to be accumulated by future purchases, and for re? tiring all greenbacks and Treasury notes below $lo and issuing of silver dollars or silver certificates in place of them, lt was at first proposed to include authority for the issuing of low interest bonds to replenish the gold reserve at the disci et iou of the Secretary of the Treasury, but some democratic Senators were so much opposed io this that Secretary Carlisle suggested that if the purchase of silver was nat continued for more than a year longer he thought the bond issue would be unnecessary, so the bond issue was left out. But it is announced today that the com? promise is off', and the flag of unconditional repeal is still nailed to the administration masthead. The repeal Senators are withdrawing their signatures from the compromise agreement and cloture will be tried as soon as Senator Hill returns from New York. Thai is the situation io the Senate to-day. The compromise bill which seemed so uear adoption by the solid Democratic vote Satur? day bas fallen lo the ground, the firm refusal of the President to have anything to do with it, being the principal reason for the change. The present status of the repeal Senators is understood to be about as follows : Refuse to sign-Hill, McPherson, Mills, Vilas, Mitchell, Cattery-6. Probably will withdraw-Palmer, Murphy, Brice, Smith, Voorbees- 5. Still favoring compromise Faulkner, Gorman, Gary, Ransom, Cameron. Hunton, Gordon, Martin, White (La.,) Turpie-10. Absent-Gibson. Al preseut the strength of the measute may be counted as made of 10 repealers and 22 silver men or 32 iu the Senate ot 85, leaving 12 Democrats, 4 Populists and 37 Republicans against it or absent. Hill claims to have a sufficient num? ber of Senators to force cloture, but will wail till Senator Jones has concluded his speech which will still last two or thtee days. There ie a good deal of bitterness develop? ing over certain aspects of the situation. Pour Democratic Senators - Martin, of Kaus., Hill, of N. Y , Vance of N. C., aud Irby, of S.C.-voted against the continuation of the nomination of Mr. J. J. Van Alen, lo be Ambassador to Italy, bm as ten Republi? cans voled for confirmation the nomination got through by a vole of 39 lo 22. No Sen? ator, either democratic, republican or popu? list, believes that there was any truth in the charge that Mr. Vau Alen had been nominat? ed as the resal? of a r?arg*io aud in payment for his having made a large contribution to Die campaign fund of the party. The demo? crats who voled agaist his confirmation did so for other reasons. From the best obtainable information here the attempt of the populists lo capture Virginia will result tu a democratic majority tn that Stale little if any short of that given Cleveland end Stevenson las! Novem? ber. The legislative day of Tuesday October 17, ?viii tie a long one. From that day the Senate for the purpose of lessening fillihuster ing has takeu a recess every afternoon, instead D( adjourning, so thal the legislative day of Tuesday is still going on in the Seriate and will probably continue until the silver com? promise is finally disposed ot. lu the District of Columbia Circuit No 1 ibis morning. Justice Bradley delivered his jpinion iu the case of the State of South Jarolma against the commissioner of patents, io require the latter to register the liquor trade toaik of the Pal met to Slate. The udge decided iu favor of the Stale and ordered i peremptory writ to issu?*, requiring the ?ommissiouer of patents to register the trade nark. Tbe commissioner can appeal from he decision and carry the matter to the Cniied Sta st Supreme Court. Eli Perkins on Getting to Florida. There was a blizzard up uortb aud the New Englander was in a hurry lo snuff ihe roses Ht Charleston aod Savannah and see ihe alliga? tors and pick oranges in Florida "I've studied these guide books lill I'm blind," he said "I wish some old traveler would tel! me in a word how lo go Sou! h easy." I'll tell yon," I said; "I've be?n there a thousand times " "Well, how?" "Why, just throw that guide book away. There isn't, and never has been, nor ever will he, but one great straight coast line to Flor? ida, Havana, New Orleans Galveston and Mexico." "What's that?" "Why, the 'Atlantic Coast Line. Now." you just go into any ticket office in New York or Boston and ask tor that coast line ticket. Then pin it into your coal collar, jump onto the Pennsylvania road and you'll be in St. Augustine picking oranges or at Tampa, Flor? ida, walking onto a Havana steamer in twen? ty-four bonis. "What will I see on the way ?" "Why you'll slide through Washington and see Arlington Heights, Alexandria, Freder ickshurg, where Hooker and Brunside tried to cross the Rappabannock. You'll glide through Richmond, 3ee Peiersburg and the Wilderness fortifications. You'll see Golds boro and be within ? few miles of Appotuatox and then drop down to Wilmington on the ocean. On you'll go sniffing the ocean breezes all ihe wav io Charleston with its pal? mettos, and Savannah with its beautiful live oaks and hangiut! moss. You are in the trop? ics from Wilmington down to Jacksonville, Palatka and St. Augustine, or around on the Gulf of Mexico to New Orieaus aud Galves? ton." "And nc trouhle at all ?" "Not a bit. You siep into the Pullman at Jersey City and walk out of it in Florida The Coast Line is a great system. All roads wail for it and you can't get left. Ii don't ruu up on the sterile red bil's, bul dowu through the green everglades It is ihe Sea Island cotton Hue, the rice and the palmetto line. Ii is ihe antipodes and that is what the live Yankee is looking after." "Does the Coa9t Line make time?'' "Why, it destroys time It kills it dead : Trains on time? Well, when the Atlantic Coasi traiu pulls into Jacksonville over the Plant system, you will see thetn ?yor and com? mon council standing there waiting to set their watches hy the train, and ?f the rain is five minutes late the whole Slate of Florida waits for it."-Eli Perkw s' Svndicate Letter. If you wish Steel Spiders that cook but do not bile go to T. C Scaffe's. Crocks, Yellow Bowls,Cook Crocks. Clothes Baskets and Hamper Baskets, at Scaffe's.' See that Decorated China tn sets or by the piece at Scaffe's. AI90 Glassware of every description. - |>?| - - - How to Become a Big Man. Any aspiring man who wishes to come to the front in political circles can do so il he has a glib tongue, a pleasing address and a fair vocabulary of high-snunc ing words. Opi'osing Grover Cleveland assailing Wall s'reft, abusing the gold bug?, arraying country people against towns, ?nd farmers against all other clases, accusing all corpora? tions of oppressing the employes and declaring that the poor are getting poorer and the rich richer every year, will lift any one to the top these days.- Carolina Spartan. ---MW- . ? . - - Library Lamps, Stand Limps, Lamps of every sort and description, al Scaffe's. For Rotary Motion Wooden Churns, Sugar Buckets with Bail, Tip Top Oil Cans that do not soil the hands, go io T. C Scuffed. T. C. Scaffe is selling an excellent line of Sauce Pans, tin and porcelain-lined --- * ?. ... LATIMER'S LAMENT. Abbeville Press and Bannar. HOD ?. 0. Latiuier publishes a long account of how he has been defeat? ed io Washington in the distribution of the Federal patronage for his Congres? sional district. Thc story of the wrongs that have biM-ii heaped upon him. as told by him fcif. excites pity If we were correctly informed Mr. Johnstone aud Mr Latiuier were before the Alliance io Abbeville court house in the Summer of 1892 Hut we arc under (he impassion that in that meeting the Alliance brethren propounded questions to both Mr* Johnstone and Mr Latiuier. We be? lieve the facts are about as follows : As to the Federal appointments Congress? man Johnstone said that he thought au equal divisiou of the Federal offices between Aliiaucciueu and nou-Alliauce men would he fair and just to all, and that if he were re elected he would recommend that course to the President. This answer met with but little enthusi? asm. Thou Candidate Latiuier was put upon thc anxious bench He said he would recommend to the President that he ?ive all his appointments to Aliiaucemen. and proceeded to give good aud sufficient reasons why neith? er (he non Aliiaucemen nor the anti Tilluiau men should get anything The announcement of this .sentiment and the arguments sustaining it fairly brought down the house, and every true Alliaucemau pledged anew his faith in the ability and power of Can? didate Latiuier to do all these things, and the number of patriotic and self denying citizens who that day boped to get une of thc o flu-s within his gift i> unknown to us. but all those offices of honor and emolument have gone glimmering, aud so lo (peak, the Allianccmen are now informed that they have been hunting snipe, or words to (hat effect, sud that the promising Congressman is unable to deliver the goods. Evil disposed persona who have the ear of thc President and thc Postmas? ter General have lingered around Washington and he can get no offices to bestow upon his frieuds and Mr. Cleveland's enemies The recital, as told by Mr Luitner himself, is touching, aud ihe frank aud honest manlier in which he ac? knowledges his inability to give eveo one Alliaucemau a small posioffic. is perhaps enough lo make thc disap pointed office-seeking AHiauccman weep very hitler tears. All this cruel treatment which has been meted out to the office-seeking Alliauceuiau may bc laid primarily to the door of that peerless statesman aud matchless chieftain BcLjauiin R Till . -io, who set Cleveland a bad ex? ample, the following of which works hardships of all those patriots who would be willing to sacrifice their own private business to assume public duties. It seems that Mr Cleveland learned a lesson from Mr Tillman. Mr. Till? man urged that uoue but true and tried Reformers be put in office, from coroner to Governor. Mr. Cleveland has concluded not to give his enemies the best plums in his officai basket, aud Mr. Latiner having boasted of his opposition to Mr. Cleveland and put himself on record as his opponcut. he can do nothing with either the Post? master General or the President. Thc Port Royal Land Company ha? let out the contract for building a coal? ing station with a capacity of 10.000 tons to O'Heat n & liri? , of Wilming? ton, N. C It is? to he completed by January 1, at a cost of g'i?.OOO, and it is expected that the facilities thus fu n i-bed will induce a large increase in the number of vessels entering the poi I To Subscribers. Al) subscribers to this paper should lin ve already received or will receive within a few liays 8tateroenis of their accounts. A number have already made seulement?, and we hope that others will respond promptly. The accounts are all in small sums and each one can he settled without material efforts on the part of those indebted to us. The large nura ber of these accounts due makes the aggregate ?um quite large and it is important that we make collections. Go to Scatfe's for the very best Broom?, that never break. Silve. Plated Ware, Fancy China and Vases at Sea fife's Emporium. Scarfe has a taree stock of Fibre Bucket.?, Lap Boards for the Indies, Door Mats and Wooden Wash Tubs, all sizes. Beware of Matting That Smell?. Those who purchase matting-the most popular floor covering through the sum? mer months-should be careful not to be taken iu by the often beautiful new pat? terns and colors if they smell. The seller will contend that the offensive odor will disappear, but, sooth to say, it won't. Exchange._ SHERIFF'S SALES. BY VIRTUE of sundry Executions, tome directed, I will offer for sale at Put-lie Auction in front of the Court House iii the City of Sumter, on the first MUNDAY' in NOVEMBER nextand MS many days thereafter is may be necessary, within the legal hours ?if sale, the following properly : 400 pounds seed cotton, more or less : 1200 .pounds fodder, more or less; 3100 pounds seed cotton, more or less in field; 90 bushels corn, more or less, iu field ; 90 bushels cotton seed, more or less ; 1 hale rot ton; one half acre sugar cane; and noe? lla! f acre of potatoes ; levied upon and to be sold as the property of Samuel Howard under ? warrant of attachment to seize crop under lieu of Ducker A Bult mun against (he said Samuel Howard All of the crops of Horace B. Mitchell growu ou (he ?arm occupied by him during ibe present year, consisting chiefly of cotton in bales, corn which has t een gathered, cotton seed, aud hay. Seized under warrant of Attachment in favor of John D. Craig against Horace B. Mitchell, for rent. MARION SANDERS, Sheriff Sumter Co. Sept 13 How To Invest Small Amounts. This is a problem that puzzles more than one mau who saves a portion of his aalary. The following letter gives the result of an investment iu a Tontine Policy of the EQUITABLE LIFE: UNION, S. C , Dec. 20, 1892. W. J. RO~DEY, Esq , Agent. DEAS SIR:-Your favor encloring check of the Equitable Life Assur? ance Society io settlement of my policy, No. 209,310, came duly to hand The seulement is a liberal one, exceeding my expectations, ?nd I am pleased with it. Yours truly, WILLIAM MONRO. There is uo form of investment to-day that offen? such absolute security and such liberal dividends as the pioper form of life assur? ance. It's a matter on which every man should be posted We send you figures and particulars wit hont charge W. J. BODDEY, Manager, Department of the Carolinas, ROCK HILL, S^C. BUSINESS NOTICE. THE PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing bei wen W. J HERRON a*d VY. J VtcKAlN, in the Livery and Draging nosiness ms htren dissolved by mu'ual consent, and the Draying and Livery business will her* ifter be conducted by each separa-ely, with headquarters at the same stand-W.J. Herron inducting the Draying ard W.J. McKain [he Livery, each on hts own account. All iebts due the old 6rm will be collected by W. J. McKain, who assumes ali liabilities ot laid firm. The patronage of the public is solicited in ?otb lines, and prompt attention will be given o all orders left at the stable, on Liberty Street. W.J. HERRON, Oct 25. W.J. McKAIN A. M. MANIGUALT, il, BROAD ST., CHARLESTON, S. C., STOCK ANS BONO BBOKEB, Liberal advances on Securities deposited br sale. LOANS NEGOTIATED Oct. 25.-1 ino. ANNUAL MEETING -OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, OF SUMTER COUNTY SUMTKB, S. C., Oct. 10, 1893. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the County Commissioners of Sumter County will be '.eld on November 91h. prox. All persons molding hills, accounts, or demands of any cind against Sumter County, which have uo! ??een aireadv presented, will please deposit tame willi Clerk of Board on or before No? vember 1st. 1893. By order of Board THOS. V. WALSH, Ucl. ll. Clerk. Notice of Incorporation. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thirty days from lins date the undersigned viii apply to Janies D. Graham Cletk of 3ourt for Sumter County, Slate of South karolina, for a charter of incorporation under be name of the Ladies' Union Society of Mount Zion M. E Church, as provided hy A?t of Leg! isintu re. RA CH AL SPENCER. AMANDA OWENS, MINNIE McFARLIN, ANNIE CONYERS, PENNEY COA KLEY, MARTHA SUMTER, CHARLOTTE GREEN, MARY McFARLIN, HATTIE ZoN, DOLLY SPENCER L. ARTHUR, Sec'y. Oct. ll. Estate of M. F. Hewson arni Mrs. Catherine Hewson, Dee'd, [WILL APPLY io the Judge of Probate for Sum!?*.- County, on November 18th, 1893. br a ilud? discharge as Administrator "'/? >onis non," ot aloresaid Estates. RICHARD P. MONAGHAN, Oct. 18-4t. Adm'r tlde bonis nun." NEW LUMBER YARD IBEG TO INFORM MY FRIENDS AND th# public generally thai my ?Saw Mill ocMted on the C. S. k N. R. R.. just back ot nv residence, is now tn full operation, and I tm prepared to furnish all grades of Yellow *ine Lumber from unbled timber, at prices according to grades. Yard accessible on \?>rtb side of residence. J. B ROACH. Feb 18. ? MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina) COUNTY OF SUMTER IN THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. James M. Seignous-Plaintiff, against D S Fate and T A. Wilbur Defendants BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above eu ti lied cause and dated March 24ih 1893, I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House in the city ot Sumter, in said State, ou Monday; the 6th day of November, 1893, being Salesday, between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following property to-wit: "All thai store house lot together with the tiitildiugs thereon, situate in the Village ot Bishopville, measuring thirty nine feet in wid:h and two hundred and ten feet in depth, and bounded as follows (now or formerly) to-wit: North by lot of Dr. R fi Dennis, South by the public road leading from Sum? ter to BshopVille, East ny lot of A. F. Couser and West by lot of J. L. Parrott." Terms-Cash. Purchaser to pay for ali necessary papers. W. H INGRAM. Master for Sumter County. Oct. ll, 1893. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. Ii. F. Hoyt-Plaintiff, against Leory Johnson and Tena Johnson, sole heirs at law and Distributees of John Capell, deceased-Defendants, BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above entitled cause and dated June 28th, 1893, I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House in the City of Sumter in said Slate, on Monday, the 6th day of November, 1893, being Salesday, between the hours of 11 o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following property to-wit: "All that parrel or plantation of land situate in Sumter County in the State afore? said containing thirty acres, more or less, and being a part of the tract of sixty acres, more or less, conveyed to me by T J. Coghlan, Sheriff of Sumter County, S. C., by his deed, dated 26tb May, 1871, recorded in the office of the Resister of Mesne Convey? ance for Sumter County, S. C., in Book f. T., page 319 The thirty acres, more or less, hereny conveyed being the balance of said tract of 60 acres above mentioned after deducting thirty acres, namely fifteen acres sold to Robert Bentley, deed datn-d 31st May, 1884 and recorded in said Register's office in Book "Z ," page 534, and 15 acres more or less, sold to R. P. Monaghan, deed dated 7th January, 1x86. recorded in Register Mesne Conveyance office, Book "Z " page 251 " Terms : One-half cash, balance on a credit of one \ear, secured by Bond and Mortgage of the purchaser- with privilege to purchaser to pay all cash. W. H. INGRAM, Master for Sumter County. Oct. ll, 1893. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. TN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Frank M. Spann, Guardian, Assignee -Plaintiff, against Catherine W. Sumter- Defendant. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above entitled cause and dated 16tb June, 1893, I will sell at public auetion in front of the Coort'House, in the City of Sumter, in said State, on Munday, November o h, 1893, being Salesday, he?veen the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following property to-wit : "All those two tracts or parcels of laud situate, lying and being in the County of j Sumter and S ate aforesaid, being lots No. 6 und No. 6a, allotted and assigned to the said Catherine W Sumter under the Decree made in ihe case of Caroline K. Bull and C. W. Sumter against Frantic C. Rees, Wm J. Rees and others, as her portion of the Estate uf W. W Rees under said Decree; and par? ticularly represented on a plat mad? be J. D. Mcilwaine, D. S., dated 29ib June, A. D., 1888 under survey in said case and mure Fully described as follows : Lot No. 6 contain? ing one hundred and seventy-seven acres and hounded North-east hy the public road leading from Sumter to Siaieburg, South? east and South by lands formerly of the Estate of Dr M.S.Moore, West and North? west by lot No. 5 on said plat assigned io Uary,W. Rees, lot No 6a, containing seventy five and one-half acres, and bounded Nor! h ind North-west by lands of estate of Mark Rey nols, East by lauds of the estate of Maik Reynolds and lot No. oa on said plat assigned to Mary W. Rees. South by lot No. 4a on said plat assigned to Chas. M. Rees and land o Willis Brown and by lot No. 3a on said platt Assigned to C. K Bull." Terms of sale-Cash Purchaser to pav for papers. W. H INGRAM. Master Sumter County. Oct. ll, 1893. Estate of tahua A* Marsh, Dee'd. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on November 1st, 1893, for a final discharge as administrator of afore? said Estate. SPENCER J. MARSH, Sept. 27, 1893-4t ?._Admr. Estate of Mrs. Elizabeth M. Bradley, Deceased. A LL PERSONS having demands against aforesaid "estate, will present same duly attested, and all persons in any way in? debted to said estate will make paym~~t with? out delay to GORD JN BRADLEY, Oct. 28 -3t. Q'ialified Ad'm'r State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER By T. V. Walsh, Esq . Probate Judge WHEREAS, FRANK J. MEYERS made suit to me, to grant bim Let? ters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of J DUOS J. MEYERS, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Credi? tors of the said Julius J. Meters late of said County and State, deceased, that they be und appear before nie, iu (be Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter Court House on November 2, 1893, next, after publication thereof, al ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, nf any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under mv hand, this 18tb day of October, A. D.," 1893. T. V. WALSH, October 18-2t. Judge of Probate State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, JAMES D. GRAHAM, as CLERK COURT C. P. made suit to me, to grant him Leiters of Administration of the estate of and effects of SAMUEL JA M KS LAWRENCE, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said Samuel James Lawrence, late of said Coun? ty and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, io be held at Sumter, C. H., on November 20tb, 1893, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon,to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my band, this 11th day of October, Anno Domini, 1893. T. V. WALSH, October 11-6t Judge of Probate. WRIGHT'S HOTEL COLUMBIA, S. C. -o rpHIS NEW AND ELEGANT HO?81 g_ with all modern improvements,ie no? ipen for the reception of guests. d. L. WRIGHT * SON, Proprietors. WISH McDonald Would aocouoce ber usual Well Selected Stock of Millinery is now ready for exhibition and sale. HATS AND BONNETS in FELT, VELVET AND SATIN will be shotr*. -ALSO RIBBONS in variety of prices and colors, some of which are rich in quality nod severely plain. A foll line of Ostrich Feathers ia the very latest make np, together with Aigrettes, Quills, Bird fancies in Black and White Parrots, small Black birds, Mercury Wings, Etc., Etc, -PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ORDERS - urow I? your chance to buy FRUIT JARS. We are selling Mason's best Jars at the following prices : 1 qt. Jars 80c. per dozen. 1-2 gallon Jars fl 10 per dozen. KINGMAN & CO. Au; 30 Money is Scarce, Therefore, you want to spend what you have where it will do you the most good. If you will bring along a little cash, we will show you how far it will go in OUR STORE. WE HAVE SOME Special Bargains^ In Hats. Hats worth $2.50 to $3.50-you can have your choice for $1.00. Why pay 15c. for linen collars-we sell them to you for 10c. A beautiful line of four - in - hands and bows for 25c. Best assortment of NECKWEAR in Sumter, We can sell you anything you want in underwear, gloves, handkerchiefs, collars, cuffs, hosiery, (men and boys,) at PRICES THAT WILL PLEASE. Yours anxious to please, GUTTINO & BELSAR, UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE, P. S.-Suits and Pants made to order. Levi Bro*'. We Need no Introduction to the Trading -Public. So only call attention to a few special lines in our immense stock. We have purchased this season The Handsomest UX Clothing Ever offered in this market. WE VAS FIT YOU in a Prince Albert for $18 lo $20-usually Hold at $25. In a Cutaway suit for $17 to $22-worth 25 pr. ct more. In Long Cut sack suits, (latest fad) for $15 to S20. Overcoats in great variety -cheaper than the cheapest. We have Square Cut snits braided and u?braided in extra length Halest shapes) price-$16 to $25. Extra pants from Toe. co ?7 Good line of Mackintoshes and Gnni Coats-Price re? duced to reduce stock. BOTS' DEPARTMENT. Boys* Kuee Suits a special? ty-sizes 4 to 14-extra knee pants, priced 35c. to 75c. per pair. Boys' Overcoats-sizes 5 to 18 Big drive hr Overalls See our Youths' & Boys* Suits, priced fa ?tn $125 to $16 F?NNISHINGr DEPARTMENT. BEST LINE OF TIES, BOWS, TUCKS, FO?RMAHDS, WINDSORS, and everything that's made in neckwear. WE KEEP TUE "GOLD " "SILVERS And several other special brands of Shirts, which would induce you to buy it you would only come in and seo them. GOOd JL.?TXO Of COLLARS, CUFFS, SUSPENDERS, &C, AT LOWEST PRICES, Don't buy your Until yon have seen our stock. White and Scarlet Flannels at surprisingly low figure?. To those whom it may concern -We have Celluloid Collars at 10e.-Just think of it ! and Cuffs to match at 25c. per pair. JOB LOT OF HATS FROM : 0c to $1.50. TO SEE THEM IS TO BUY THEM. Our regular stock of Hats is surpassed by none in the city for style and lower than any in price. LOOKOUT FOR OL'li NEXT AD. Levi Bros9 # Oct 25