The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 10, 1894, Image 4

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i|t ?trktiHt at? MA WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10, 18J The Sunder Watchman was foul in 18W and the True Southron in 1 The Watchman and Southron now the combined circulation and infla of both of the old papers, and is rn featly the best advertising median Samter. EDITORIAL NOTEST~ It is getting aloog tows*. fail-rr again, which reminds as that tb ex? a Gubernatorial candidate named M< The Irby Committee is eat in address that wilt stir ap strife increase the bitter feeling that, to t! disoomfitore, was dying oat. :3 ?/:~ " ^ ' i ? ' Jadge Keiver makes a* able defe o?.&ic|^ofaod fr<^ *l|r^?:Fe hrg ?f tile -two opio?oO?rwe beii?v? baa the better and sounder argument It is to be hoped tba* a few bl tigers will be closed now since a maj ity of the Supreme Coart ha? s?sUu GOT. Tillman's construction of rae 1? The Watchman and Southron w a reliable Agent at every Post Office Samter and adjoining comities, liberal commission paid. Write terms. It would not be a bad idea for I fall force af street bands to be pot work on Mato and Liberty Streets, that these streets may be io good cc ditton for the Carnival. Gov. Tillman will appeal to force carry out his dispensary law. fie < clares that the metropolitan police law inevitable. And we may add that d order and bloodshed air?-afeo ine vi tab; The decision of the Supreme Coa settles oothiog. Those who have b lieved the law unconstitutional belie' so still, aod those who have favored tl law do not favor it more strongly. The: Democrats of New York a getting together, which bas caus< great grief in the Republican cam] Hill has formally accepted the. nomina ti OD, aod his chacees for election ai good. This Way, Vol. I, No. 1, bas bee received It is published at Batesbur aod is a bright and newsy sheet. Rei John Lake, ts editor, aod we are soi thal This Way will ever be the rigt way. The Sooth Carolina - Sunday S cb oe Trumpet is a monthly journal devote io iuter-deoomioatiooal Saoday Schoc .work. Tbe subscription price is 25 ?per year. H. 0. Sims, Editor, Gaffoe <City, S. C. The sew phase of the dispensar qtt?scion will require a manifesto froo Dr. Samps Pope. We will withdraw oar advice to issue no more io view o the unusual contingency that has arisen We really do not know where the Doc tor oow staods. Toe Charleston Post, the oew after oooo paper published io Charleston, was received last week- It. is owned by a stock company aod Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer, formerly of the Florence Times, ts editor. The Post makes t bright begiooiog aod we expect to sec it succeed. There came uear being blood io Greenville OD Monday oo account of an attempt to search the boase of Mr. Sol Edel by dispensary constables. His wife waa ill aod the constables were forbid? den to enter at the peril of their lives by both Mr. Edel and Dr. Peebles who was io alendan ce. The constables drew their pistols aod a large crowd gathered io anticipation of a general riot. The constables decided cot to search the house. The address to the people of this city by Mr. H. C. Moses, Chairmao of the Carnival Committee, calls them to work io the Hoe of doty. It is the doty of every mao, woman aod child io the City of Sumter to do something to? wards makiog the Caroival an indis? putable success. AH of the houses aod stores should be decorated by day aod illuminated by eight. We mast show the visitors that we, ourselves, regard the 16th, 17th aod 18th as Caroival Days, and the etty mast present an ap? pearance io keepiog with the occasion. We ali remember with pride the appear? ance of Samter oo the occasion of tho Cleveland Celebration io 1892. Sam? ter surprised aod woo the admiration of every visitor theo and we mast do so again by surpassing previous efforts. This cao be dooe by united aod en? thusiastic work, such as Mr. Moses calls for. Let as to work. IT IS LAW. The d?cision of the Supreme Court j overrating the previous decision of the ! court and declaring the dispensary law j constitutional, is no surprise to the j Watchman and Southron. Had the j decision been otherwise the surprise would, iodeed, have been great. Justices Pope and Gary declare the dispensary law a police measure and not a violation of the State and Federal Constitution. Chief Justice Mciver dissents and re-io forces his former able opinion decalring the law unconstitutional. The opinions are much too lengthy to permit publication io this issue, aod we will therefore give a brief strm mary of the opto io c? written by'j os tice Gary aod concurred io by J us tice Pope. The dis sen ting opinion of the Cltief Justice is t?nirar toV bit witter io* scope thao Sh? farmer' opinion, which waa concurred in by Just co McGowan, therefore .ie shall not give it. Justice Gary reviews at length the power of the court to set aside' a pire* vious opinion, and the precedents aod circumstances where k has been done. He then proceeds to discuss the power of the Legislative braoch of government to enact laws, the rights and powers Of the Supreme Court rn passing on these laws, and what may be considered a police measure. The dispensary act is theo considered under the following heads : First. That liquor io its nature is daogerous to the morals, good order,, health aod safety of the people, aod is not to be placed on the same footing with the ordinary commodities of life, each as coro, wheat, cottoo, tobacco, potatoes, etc. Second That the State coder ita peo lice power can itself assume entire con? trol aod management of those aubjeots, such as liquor,' that are dangerous to the peace,^good order, health,' morals aod welfare of the people, even wheo trade ts one of the instruments of such ec tir? coo tr ol sod mitta gerne nt on the part of the State. Third._That the act of 1893 is a poiice measure. - The remainder of the opinion* is de vote d to pro vi n g ti ese assumption s to? be well taken and in accord with both the constitution and precedent. The opinions were filled on Monday evening, aod while Justice Pope con? curred io the Gary opinion, he will file a separate opinion. The decision of the majority of the coart settles, for the time at least, that the dispensary act of 1893 is the law of the State of South Carolina and as such mast be obeyed, even though we may believe it contrary to th? constitution and a debauchery of the State. We mast either submit aod obey it until the the cas?' cao; be taken to the Uoited States Supreme Coart for final adjudica? tion, or appeal to force of arms io vindication of our opioioo. Sensible me? have bat ooe choice between the alternatives-they will obey the law. We all will koow, however, that it is oot io the blood of oar people to submit to the violation of their personal rights, to indignity and to the invasion of their homes by a crowd of th ogs such as Gov. Tillman succeeded io enrolling io bit? constabulary io the spring of this year. Unless Gov. Tillman wishes te taro Sooth Carolina into a regular bell, he will oot choose his coo stables as hereto? fore OD the strength of the single quali? fication of having a shooting proclivity. We waot peace io this State, aod believe all decent people shoold frown dowo the blind tiger, aod refuse to patronize either the tiger or the dispen? sary. We should all so conduct our selves as to be without reproach, ! aod theo if Governor Tillman or hts j successor attempts to violate our per? sonal rights, invade our homes with? out warrant, or io anyway tyrannize ! over us ; theo forbearaoce " will cot be j a virtue aod we shoold give his will ing aod infamous tools co quarter lt would be a horrible cooditioo of affairs, bot there are times wheo the i letting of blood is the only thing that will cool the frenzy of tyranny ---- EDITORS WANTED. A special invitation is extended to I the newspaper meo generally to be present duriog the Game Cook City j Caroivai. The General Committee, j through its Chair mao, extends this j iovitatioo, which the people of Sumter heartily second. We waot everybody in the State to | keep Sumter io mied. We would rather be criticised thao oot talked about, aod koowiog that all the people cannot come, the editors, who will tell | all about cs, both good abd 'bad, are j waoted. Come OD, ye peocil pushers, aod read the future of Sumter io the signs you will see ! ! TALK OP INDEPENDENTISM. We bave ir. on good authority that some of the Till man ite leaders are pre? paring to put out a candidate to oppose Mr. Frank Mellett. They purpose bas? ing this independent move on the letter Mr. Mellett wrote in reply to R. R. Commissioner Thomas' demand on the Conservative candidates for a definition of their position. The groinds of the movement are as foolish as the move? ment itself. Mr. Mellett is a democrat, and explicitly declared his intention to abide by the primary. Yet? because he felt it his duty to rebuke the imperti? nent assumption of Mr. Thomas, which was not even authorized by bis own fac? tion, some would-be leaders will attempt to defeat him. Defeat Mr. Mellett they cannot, but this movement will stamp them as unworthy of tile name of /dem? ocrat s ao? m ore a nJt i ?tis to' ha v e office fbao to keep ttieir pledge. The Chance of VX??T Tim e-Hev Sam Jones to Lecture in Sumter. Rev. Sam P. Jones, of Carteraville, Ga., the well-known lecturer, will he in the Git j ?of 'Sumter ott November 21st, only one night, and will deltver a lecture. The subject of the lecture will be announced later. Tile Opera B o use being engaged *y other parties for that night, a tent holding 1800 people will be secured. Bills. Subscription bills are now bein? sent out from this office Every person who receives one is requested to come in and settle prompt? ly. Indulgence) bas been extended from time to time until it is impossible tb do so longer. It is important that prompt -responses be made to bills sent. Any mistakes in ac* counts should be called to our attention promptly, so that correction can-be made. W. B. Boyle's Meat Market is now on Main Street at the old stand of the Simonds Bank. He will receive another car load of! fine beef cattle on next Monday. If you want fi e, fancy or plain Writing Paper, also Envelopes, Playing Cards, Tab? lets, Pencils, Pens, ?c., at lowest prices, call and see A. J. Cbi?a. Orders for engraved wedding invitations, reception, visiting and other cards taken at New "York and Philadelphia pnces. Satis? faction guaranteed by H. G. Os teen & Co. The Home Product Co-operative Life As? sociation, as its name implies, is one that should be patronized by our people. Read their little leaflet. It contains new features of Life Insurance, and the reflex benefit from it should be well worth the cost. '.'M kB" on a tablet or water-marked in paper ia a certain sign that the paper is the ?nest that arr can produce. H. G. Os teen A Co, bave a full stock of these papers, and those who ad m i refin e sta tic nery are invited to come and inspect it. H. G. Oateen & Co. have a table with tbe leading daily papers, North and South and all State papers always upon it. Their patrons are invited to drop in at any time and look over them. It costs nothing and we shall be glad to see yon. Every mother should know that croup can be prevented. The first symptom of true croup is hoarseness. This is followed by a peculiar rough cough. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given freely as soon as the child become hoarse or even after the cough bas developed it will prevent tbe attack. 25 and' 50 cent bottles for sale by Dr. A. J. China. Bnckleu'g Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in tbe world for Cots, Bruises Sores. Ulcere, Salt Rheum, Farer Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give per? fect satisfaction, or money refunded. nrice 25cents per box. For sale by Dr. J. F. W. De Ltrme. OK THE CONDITION OF The SIfflONDS NATIONAL BANK OF S UM TSR. AT SUMTER, S. C., At the close of business, October 2, 1894. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, $161,513 25 Overdrafts, secured, 844 81 U.S. Bonds, to secure circulation 18,750 00 Premium on U. S. Bonds, 1,750 00 Stocks, securities, etc. 3,200 00 Banking House Furniture aud Fixtures, 4,731 58 Other real estate and mortgages owned, 1,454 03 Due from National Banks (not re? serve agents), 2,240 83 Due from State Banks and bankers, 10,359 76 Due from approved reserve agents, 11,806 05 Notes of other National Banks, 2,500 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents, 168 35 LAWFUL MONEY RESERVE IN BANK, viz: Specie, 11,964 50) 21 045 50 Legal-tender notes, 9,081 00/ ?l,u*0 ou Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circu? lation), 843 75 Total, $241,207 91 LIABILITIES. Capital slock paid in $ 75,000 00 Surplus fund, 12,600 00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid, 731 72 National Bank Notes outstanding 16,155 00 Due to other National Banks, 1,535 33 Due to State Banks and Bankers, 119 70 Individual deposits, subject to check, 120,066 17 Bills payable, 15,000 00 Total, $241,207 91 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1 ss COUNTY OF SUMTER, J I, L. S. CARSON, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the be?t of my knowledge and belief. L. S. CARSON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this ! 10th day of October, 1894. D. W. CUTTINO, Notary Pub. ; Correct-Attest : R. M. WALLACE, ) NEILL O'DONNELL, [ Directors. A. J. CHINA, J October 10. Cheap ! Cheaper! Did you ever hear of goods being sold so cheap? AU goods except Corn and Bacon are cheaper than ever before. Cotton is cheap because so mach has been made. Corn and Bacon are high because so little bas been made. We are not intending to d?lirer a lec? ture on political economy, but to let you know that you can bay things so cheap from os. Believing that money woo ld be scarce, we only bought what we could sell cheap. Don't imagine we mean to say that our stock is cheap, common goods, bat CHEAP FOR THE QUALITY. Our Groceries will always be the best that money can boy, but they wit! bc sold cheap. Ther? is not a house in the South that carries a better class of GROCERIES than ? ( : Do, bot there are thousands who j charge more. Io DRY GOODS we have all yoa waot-cheap, medium aod fine, bot they will be sold cheap. If you are a mau and want a Hat come aod see our Job Lots before bay? ing. Wc bought drummers' samples at fifty cents on the dollar is the reason we sell them so cheap. The nobbiest aod latest styles as cheap as you could I buy a second haod one. Come and pay us a social call if you do not want to buy-but when you see how cheap we can sell goods you will buy aoy way. It will pay you to buy things you don't want, they are so obcap. DUCKER & BULTMAN. PRICES V Now is tbe tioae t0 bu? F?RN? 9 TURK or anything else in my large and R6d.LlC6Cl ll complete stock, as I have pot down prices to correspond with the low price TO SUIT ?^ cotton-rean*ziog toat i?e people have oot as much money this year as when ??Rrd crops k?ru?Dt better prices. Iffc Besides, I desire to make some rnTIV/TT^Q ll changes in my business, and it is neces J. J.J. J. Ul O H pary for me tQ re^B(.e 80me |Joeg 0f ffly A Tiri fh& 'ar-e 6toc^' tDerefore I am offering bar ?xlXU Lilt? gains t0 ca9ft buyers. T Come aod see me for anything you Pries o? ?l ^oar intere8t t0 bay from me* COTTON. Jj UNDERTAKING A SPECIALTY. :SK In the Undertaking Department I OTTyp)RX^Q- SL\ bave *?*e? several new styles of Coffins Aand Caskets, aod carry a foll line of sizes in each. Can supply promptly TO T?K,T>TTOTr JLJL ATIY SIZE OR 8TYLE OF ^QFFIQ OR ^&A*ET AT P*^* as low price aa cao be bought anywhere. StOCk ? ^ ?*^s or BH*** PromP:?y attend? ? ?d to. FOR A 4fc r n?ve two hearses, one for CIl3Jl?G ill white and one for colored, aod funerals ' ' WW ?e a^^ded w?iQ hearse wheo de BUSINESS, sired, io city or country. ALSH dfe ri ttA-TXT ant to W? ell You inter lnoes. hen You I lee Them e are \KJnre You Will be Surprised. The Surprise will be occasioned by the -LOW PRICE At which they sell first class SOLID LEATHER SHOES. You have no excuse to run around to "General Stores for Shoes, WALSH & SHAW will Sell Leather Shoes For about the same price that you will pay generally for "paper bottoms." ? 6 Shoes Exclusively ' ' Is their business and they have their Fall Stock in and are waiting for you. Don't fail to see them. WALSH & SHAW, Monaghan Building - Sumter S. C. East Main Street, 4th door from Liberty St. Sept 12. 1894. 1894 Pattern Hats, Bonnets Novelties in MILLINERY. fOct. 10,| WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,fOct. ll.f HISS MCDONALD, Main Street,_Sumter, S. C. NO. 1! Hue Car Load Horses to arrive about October 4, at HARDY'S STABLES. Sumter, Sept. 27, '94. STL BETTER ff ARD WARE ! FOR YOUR R. W. DuRANT & SON, ??THE OLD RELIABLE.? -Are now prepared to Offer Lower Prioes than Everl CALL FOR WHAT YOU WANT Our Stock is Complete. We have added to our immense Stock of Hardware a large Hoe of PAINTS, OILS, ETC, LOW FIGURES. ; 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.