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'WEDKESj??YToCT. 3^ 16 The Sumter Watchman was fe ?D and the True Southron in The ?Fa?c?raa7i and Southron nc the combined circulation and inf of both of the old papers, and is featly the best advertising medit Sumter._ ?MTOBIAL KOTES. Judge Benet is not only a law himself, bot would be also a oe? noto the whole land. Dr. Sampson Pope will get tin if he keeps on issuing maoife We advise him, in all kindness, to the manifesto business. The mugwumps and anti-E?li c crats of New York are thinking ously of pottiog oat an opposition ti If they do so Levi P. Morton wi the oext Governor of New York. Judge Benet delivered quite f markable charge to the Grand Jo Richland County oo Monday. Soc his positioos, io regard to the h mental law of the land, are in d opposition to all precedent. Secretary Hoke Smith bas selected to deliver the ann aal adc before the State Press Associai which meets io this city dorio g latter part of oext May. Miss Anoie Abbott, the so ci Georgia magnet, bas beeo expose? Nellie BIy, tb? New York Warle porter. An exposure of Miss Abb b umbuggery is of yearly occurrence, bas oo effect upon ber magnetism she The Democrats of Nebraska I said io convention that : "We favor free aad oolimited coinage of gold silver at the present ratio of 16 tc without waiting for the aid or coot of any other oatioo oo earth/' The Atlaota Constitution of 2 io8taot states that the Atlantic Cc Line will sooo pat on through slee\ from New York to Atlanta and Bs Orleans, via Sumter, Augusta s Macon. Sumter will be oo the m line sore enough then. The Loodoo Chamber of Comme on the evening of the 27tb gave a co piimeutary dinner to Congressed William L Wilsoo, of West Virgie The author of the Wilsoo Bill bas world wide reputation aod the leadi meo oo the other side are aoxioos to him hooor. Mr Cal. Caugbman, a Coogressioi candidate in this district, bas written Gov. Tillman requesting the appoii meat of certain democrats ou t board of election commissioners. V gather from Mr. Caugbman's remarl io connection with the request that] is slightly suspicious of his qoooda a^ocia.tee. The Sumter corretpoodeot of tl State, who is a member of the Sumte Light Iofaattry/aska why. the compan has not been paid for going to Darling ton the day before the constables ma: dered Norment and Redmond. This i a matter we bad lost sight of, but strikes aa aa rather peculiar that the ? L I. bas not beeo paid. Is the mooe due thc company ? If not, why not? George W. Murray in a speech i Charleston last week, the subject ( which was the industrial ?ducation c the negro, offended some few c Charleston's high toned toosoris artists. They have appealed to th press and aired their fancied grievances Murray bas replied by sayiog that thos who have distorted his words are oithe fools or rogues The gentleman froc Sumter County is on top Gov. Til ?mau bas turned over to th Attoroey General ali the papers ant evidence submitted in connection witl the cases of the military companiei which refused to go to Darliogton. fo the purpose of obtaining his opinion ot eertaio legal points. Gov. Tillmat proposes to settle this matter before h( taros over the office to his successor We know his successor will be glad t( escape responsibility for or connection with any detail of Tillman's April fool war scare. The State of last Friday gave a re? view of the probable composition of the next General Assembly. In the Senate the Conservatives will have, 7 ; the Reformers, 29. In the House the Conservatives will have, 22 ; Reformers 102. The estimate is based upon the result of the recent primary aod does not take into consideration the contests to be made at the general election io several counties. It is a foregone con? clusion that Senator Butler will have oo showiog. I I? comes pretty straight that Atto j Geoeral Bocaoao is slated not onl; j re-elect ?OD, bat also for ele* to the bench, vice Judge Fr: who will be displaced. We \ not at all surprised at the sch Legal ability, experience and I character count as nothing with ! Till man i tes wheo a place is wan tee j ooe of the swingers to the coat j We will oot be surprised wheo i Legislature carries oat the orders of boss. t The advocates of Salem COUD ty begiooiog to speak confidently of cess. They may be indulging i great big bluff, but we are not iocli to think so. We know that they h beeo at work, while as far as oar io matioo goes the opponents of the cou have beeo idle. Those who are work will wio over those who care o( iog about the county ooe way or other. Whoo the question goes bel the Legislature the Salem crowd make a showiog that will carry New County Bill to success. We anxious to see the question sett iee the satisfaction of the whole peo] aod DOW is the time for the whole th to be settled beyond, the chance future dispute THE CONSTITUTIONAL CO VENTION. ?* -f The determination of the Cooservat Caucus/held to Colombia on the ui< of the 25tb ult. to make a fight agar the Constitutional Convention me the hearty approval of this paper. T proposed Constitutional Convention the most dangerous of all the sebeo hatched by the Refawmers, and I citizenship of the State should enlightened and warned of the daog< that menace them. There is no real need for a Constil donal Convention, since every faoili is afforded by the existing laws for t alteration aod amendment of the prese instrument. Wheo the present Co stitattoo is- altered the people have t privilege of passing, upon the amen ment nod may reject it if they di approve. Io addition toe amendment the present Constitution costs the ta payers nothing. The Constitutional Convention w cost the State anywhere from $75,0( to $150,000. It will be absolute supreme: and may adopt any sort Constitution that it sees fit and it wi be the law without having been sa mitted to the people. This Con ven tic may adopted provisions disfraochisio one-half the citizenship of the State an the disfranchised - will, be po werie* to help themselves. This is only on of the things that the Convention may d to oppress the people ; there are number less other ways in which the Conveu tioo cao encroach upon the rights o the people. It is almost a foregone cou elusion that a property qualification wil be adopted, the poll tax increased, th constitutional two mill school ta: abolished and the public schools de stroyed ther?by. We want oone of the Constitutiona Convention ; it will have too m ucl power, and will be able to fasten bar dens and wrongs upon os that a straggh of fifty years will not suffice to throw off The Sumter Watchman says : "It is but i just tribute to say that Editor Ball, of thi Columbia Journal, by bis calm and unbiased discussion of the nomination project, die more thao any other single mao to defeat it He kept cool and stated the facts HS thej were, and-the people were convinced." W< have no wish to minimize the influence o j our evening contemporary, but, as a mattel ! of fact, "the people," were not "convinced'' I and the "nomination project" was not de j feated by the Journal. We would not lav j that sin at its door. The convention, againsl ! the advice of Editor Ball, decided to nomi j nate a ticket. What kept it from carrying ' out its intention was the bolt of a minority : of the miooritF, which was the direct pro ! duct of the News and Courier's covert and strife-breeding methods. It played opou the ; antagonism which Senator Butler had aroused j in the Democratic rauks, and made it ap? pear that he dominated the movement; and it printed Washington yarns, which looked ?as if made to order, to ere* te the opinion j that the National Democracy would favor the Ring. Add to this its one-sided and j deceptive reports of public sentiment ns to : nominations and you have the prime causes j of the smash-up. The above from the State is a plausi I ble and, perhaps, satisfactory explaoa I tion of the defeat of the nomination pro? ject. That is, from the State's point of j view. We do not yield the precedence to tbe ; Statt in the amount of admiration we j entertain for the News and Courier, yet ! we cannot, io this instance, grant that j the News and Courier is solely respon I siple for the defeat of those who desired I nominations. Tbe News arid Courier . about-faced on the question too often to j have any great influence; and, besides, j most people are too familiar with the ? trick of special reports to have been tn j timidated by those published in the j News and Courier. We believe that the impression that ' Butler had much to do with tbe move ment detracted greatly from its strength; and this much we are willing to credit to the account of the News and Courier. As to whether, or not, the people were convinced of the folly of the Domination project by the Journal and other papers is merely a question of opinion. We are beginning to realize that the majority of the Conservatives did not need convincing ; they saw at once that the movement was untimely, and that many of the best Democrats could not join it on account of the pledges they had taken ; and they realised that a contest would be hopeless and have no result save to increase the bitterness already existing. The action of the minority in with? drawing from the caucus, after sub? mitting their views to the test of a vote, we oanuot understand, as it was in vio? lation of all our ideas of good faith. The minority should have acquiesced io the result and made tbe nominations unanimous. The majority have good reason to feel aggrieved, and the mi? nority should, at least, feel ashamed. It was in anticipation of such a complica? tion that we so decisively opposed send? ing delegates from this county. We were, by a large majority, opposed to nominations and it would have placed us io an awkward position and would have been unfair to the ou er delega? tions to send a delegation instructed to withdraw from tbe Convention should nominations be made, it would have been saving to thc other counties, actas we dictate or we will fight you. Sum? ter County avoided this, we are glad to j say. We said to the remainder of the Conservative-Democrats, "We are op? posed to tbis movement and will have nothing to do with it." We are satisfied that Sumter County aoted wisely, and we cannot be charged with a breach of good faith. The Fact that Hood's Sarsaparilla, once fairly tried, becomes the family medicine, speaks volumes for its excellence and medi? cinal merit. Hood's Sarsaparilla is Nature's co-worker. EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS. - ' - --'-. OFFICE OF SCHOOL COMMONER, SUMTER COUNTY, SUMTER, S. C., Oct. 2, 1894. THE REGULAR EXAMINATION OF persons wishing to teach in Sumter County, will be held at the usual places, on the third Friday, the 19th of October, at 10 H. m. w. j. DURANT, Oct. 3-lt. School Commissioner. QUARTERLY STATEMENT . OF THE CONDITION AND BUSINESS OK Tie etBaoi of Somter " Sumter, S. C. For the quarter ending September 30, 1894, published io conformity with the Act of the General Assembly. ASSETS. Loans and Discounts, $195,311 15 Cash and cash items and in other Banks, 45,188 63 Furniture and Fixtures, and vault 1,975 91 $243,475 89 LIABILITIES. Capital stock. ?75,000 00 Deposits, 84,301 14 Rediscounts. 65,003 80 Due to other Banki. 1.612 80 Unpaid Dividends, 8 00 Undivided profits, 17,549 35 $243,475 69 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, | eQ SUMTER COUNTY. / ?? I, W. F. RHAME, Cashier of "The Bank of Sumter," do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge -and belief. W. F. RHAME, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of October, 1894. MARK REYNOLDS, [L.S.J Notary Public for S. C. Correct-Attest. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH. ) President, [ n. . _ R. P. MONAGHAN, [Directors. MARION MOISE, J Oct. 4. Denmark I THE SOUTH BOUND LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY -WILL SELL At Auction on Thurs? day, October ll, AT DENMARK, S. C., A LARGE NUMBER OF DESIRABLE TOWN LOTS. DENMARK is a growing town in a splen? did agricultural section. Three great trunk lines of railroad cross there, namely, the S. C.&Ga.} F. C. k P. and A. C. L. Its growth in the past year is an indication of its future. On Tuesday Oct. 16, Tbis Company will have an Auction Sale of Lots at Fairfax, S. C., The crossing of the P. R. & A. and F. C. & P. Railroads. This company also offers at Private Sale Business Lots and Building Sites at the fol? lowing points on the F. C. k P. Rail? way : Rincon, Ga., Clyo, Ga., Estiil, Ham? mond, Norway, Livingstone, North Swansea and Cayce, S. C., the latter being three miles from Columbia, S. C., at junctiou of F. C. k P. Southern Railway. For full particulars address W. J. GOODING, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer, Denmark, S. C. This space belongs to Who are too busy to write an advertisement this week, but will have some good news for our readers in next issue. 1894* Opeiiing. 1894* Pattern Hats, Bonnets an^ Novelties in MILLINERY fOct. 10,| WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, fOct. ll.| MISS MCDONALD, Main Street, Sumter, S. 0. NO. 1! One Car Load Horses to arrive about October 4, at HARDY'S STABLES. Sumter, Sept. 27, '94. CALL FOR WHAT YOU WANT sm HARDWARE! FOR YOUR R. W. DuRANT & SON, "THE OLD RELIABLE.? -Are now prepared to Offer Lower Prices than Ever. Our Stock is Complete. We have added to our immense Stock of Hardware a large line of PAINTS, OILS, ETC., ^^^^C Harness, Saddles. Great Bargains in Leather, &c Guns, Pistols, etc. -HEADQUARTERS FOR Powder, Shot and Shells (loaded and empty.) Engine Supplies, Belting, etc. Headquarters for COOKING and Heating Stoves. WARRANTED. IT'S SETTLED, ?ii TI? iran IT'S SETTLED, That the place to bu j your Goods at is the old reliable house of J. RYTTENBERG & SONS. We are closing out the balance of our Spring and Summer goods for Cash, re? gardless of Cost, and now is your oppor? tunity to secure bargains, if in need of anything. Our Fall and Winter Stock has com? menced to arrive, our buyers in Europe and New York are sending them in by every train. Our Mr. M. G. R. has just returned from Europe, and you can look for some great bargains in goods this sea? son. Just arrived, direct importation of CHINA AND JAPAN MATTING. We have the benefit of the reduced Tariff on them, and the price is One-third less. Keep your eyes on this place as it will con? tain great announcements from time to time this season. We are in the Race to Win, and we are in the "Saddle." You know what that means, Respectfully yours, J, RYTTENBERG <j? SONS, N. W. Cor. Main & Liberty Sts., Sumter, S. O. New York Office, 84, West Broadway.