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An Open Letter. Editor Watchmen and Southron : Through the kindness of a friend I have been permitted to 6ee your paper of Oct. 17th, which, contains a very unjust criticism of an open letter recently written by me as Chairman of the whole Democracy of the Seventh Congressional District to the County Chairman of Charleston. I wrote as Chairman of the whole Democracy of the District-not Dr. Stokes1 chairman-appointed by the delegates to the State Convention from this district, who were elected in the general primary, and Sumter county was represented. In speaking of my letter yon say : The open letter of Dr. Lowman, of Orangeburg, chairman of Dr. Stokes' Executive Committee, to the chairman of the Congressional Committee, of the First District, is the most super? lative exhibition of gall estant. He threatens that unless the Alliance Doctor is elected in the Seventh Dis? trict, that the Reformers in the First will knife Col. Elliott. Are the Reformers seeking an opportunity to break their pledges ? By reference to this letter in ques? tion, Mr. Editor, you will see that I was not threatening anybody or any? thing. I was simply stating condi? tions that exist in the First and Seventh Districts, in those counties more especially which lie in both districts. So far from threatening anything I distinctly pronounced as fallacious any process of reasoning that would hinder any Democrat from voting for the nominee in either dis trict. I took it for granted that the Chairman of Charleston county would meet my effort to "advance-the inter? ests ot the whole party in a spirit of frankness and dignity becoming the emergency. I regret that he did not so. His tone suggests the snobbish? ness of a Ward McAllister rather than a man charged with the large and serious business of a great party. Possiibjp h|t^p^| |ti|tt doe* Charleston can elect htm f'but Sx? Editor, that does not reach the point I was aiming at. I was trying to preserved 'the* faitb?of the factious as between each other/ All ; distrust might have been allayed by, m Siignfc fied courteous response. The studied implication which he, aided by The Neitend C^u^r, trie#> to makf^vto^ta*! wm feeling ?? the ^om feu^Bfeict Eva* if im%^jt^M ???>8 th# sucfr f ^?yfurfraa?d oome with poor grace Him a paper and a city that has systematically meddled with the affairs of the Tth District to the extent of ?ghting the regular Demo? cratic nominee in that district. As your criticism is evidently based upon the prejudiced coloring ?ot upon it by The News and Courier, rather by a personal examination of the lettter itself, I send herewith a copy and ask that you publish it in justice to me and the whole Demo? cratic party in the SeverUhjDongres sional District. I do not recognize any factions in the party now. All that I left behind at the primary election. Your reputation for fair? ness and honorable dealing assures me that I will not be refused, ihe Justi- ? fication which cair come' a?ene through the publication in your columns of this article and of my , open letter to the Charleston Chair- ? man. Respectfully, } 0. R, LOWMAN, Chm. Dem. Camp. Com. 7th Cbag. Dist. J Orangebarg, S C. Oct. 13, '94. j To Colonel Kinloch, Chairman, Charleston, S. C. : As chairman of the Democratic Campaign Committee of the Seventh Congressional District, solicitous for Democratic success at all points, it becomes my duty to call your atten? tion to certain conditions that tend to imperil that success, to some extent, in this District, as well as in your own, the First. The open fight made by the lead? ing paper of your city, the News and Courier, upon Dr. Stokes, the Democratic nominee from this Dis trict ; its persistent denial that there is any Democratic organization in this State ; and its advocacy of an opposition organization, bas had a tendency to deter Conservatives from voting tor Dr. Stokes and the nomi? nees of the State Convention, on the one hand ; and on the other band has aroused the just resentment of the organized Democrats, especially in the First and Seventh Districts-who are in the main, Reformers. The action of the Charleston dele? gation to the recent State Conven? tion in refusing to take part in nomi? nations on the alleged ground that the platform was not Democratic, although it endorsed the National Democratic platform, also contributes to the doubt about the attitude of your people ; and I need not add that in both these Districts doubt is dangerous. The r?asoning of many is this : If Charleston is not bound to vote for the nominees of the State Convention ; if she is not bound to give her moral support to the Reform Congressional candidates nominated in the same primary that elected her delegates to the State Convention ; if the organized Demo? cratic Committee is not the true Democratic Committee, then the Conservative Congressional nominee in whom Charleston is specially interested has no claim upon that Organization, and has no claim on the vutes and moral support of the organized Democrats. This reason? ing is fallacious of course ; but tb* long continued insistence of some papers and leaders among the Con? servatives has borne its legitimate fruit, and the pledges of the primary sit -rather lightly upon the con? sciences of many people. While I am specially charged with the interests of the Democrats of the Seventh District, uo true Democrat can be insensible to the interest of Democracy in other Districts. I 6ee and feel the evil influence of the action ot your people, as voiced by their delegation and leading paper, upon the interests of the Democratic nominee in this District ; and I also see the evil influences at work ia your own District, lying as it does along side ours, and including parts of the same counties. Realizing the danger of doubt and distrust in bot!) these Districts, I ask you in the interest of Democratic success ali along the Hue, to resolve all doubt by answering through the public print the following questions : 1. Is it the purpose of your peo? ple to vote for the nominees of the State Democratic Convention of Sept 19th? 2. Do they recognize the organ? ized Democrats of this State as the Democratic party ; and will they give their moral support to ali the nomi? nees of that party, congressional and county ? Your early attention will greatly tend to resolve all doubt and distrust, and solidify the party for success at every point. O. R. LOWMAN, Chairman Seventh Congressional Campaign Committee. A F?BMERS TRUST. A Flan of Self-Protection Suggest? ed by Mr. Boddey. ?o the; iThroking Fanners of the ? _ , k %. ?f I ri fes I I Sontag i, g j j For the past twa years I have made "cotton commissions" my busi? ness, and daily have I witnessed the downward: tendency of your product If you will think for a moment, you will realize the fact that thoagb you. are the producers of this country and should be the most independent, yet you are the most dependent, people ofAmerioi, Why > Because there are combfttati??S; on nearly, every article y<p use. The manufacturers bf the Not*n c?mitf?*?u ??vwytb?ngrv and say what it shall bring, while yon sell your products for whatever they are willing to pay you. Why cannot y cu protect your cottun in the same way ? I should like, if it meets your ap? proval, to organize a trust company called the Southern Farmers' Trust' Company, for the purpose, of .protect- ; ing your products from the depress^ iug influence of speculators, spimiSp \ and capitalists, and provide & means by which you can name the price rfor your products, instead of having the price dictated to you, as is now the case. I feel satisfied this can be done by forming a trust which would be abie to handle most of the cotton you grow. Let the capital stock be $50,000, 000 to $100,000,000, subscribed entirely by tbe^farmers of the South and divided into as many shares as erny be necessary and small enough for every cotton planter to subscribe Let each farmer take stock to his ut? most capacity and support the trust in every possible way. In case you receive 10 cents for pour cotton, instead of 5 cents which pou are now receiving, you save ou 1 crop of 8,000,000 bales about &200,u00,000, at least twice as much ia the capital stock of the trust com- 1 jany. In case speculators should 1 >ecome frightened even at the men ;ion of the trust and advance the 1 irice bf cotton, so much the better br you, but very likely they would attempt at first to bluff you. I think it is now time to act. iVhat benefits the farmer or laborer ( mquestionably benefits all class- . s. If such a pian should meet your j pproval, I would be more than glad o meet a representative colton grower from each State or Alliance, ither in New York or in some South- J rn city, to see if something cannot e done to bring about some benefit j o the South. Something must be j one or your lands will not be worth ultivating. Very respectfully, JOHN T. RODDEY, \ 80 Broadway, New York. DEAL WITH THE DARKIES. J Tillman's Great Double-Faced ? Anglo-Africo Act. c BEAUFORT, Oot. 26th, 1894 ? To the Editor of the State : I send 1 ou the following, showing that a deal t as been made between tbe regular f Lepublicaus and the present admiois- ! f ration. As you well koow, we have 11 ad a ticket here for the last eight years ? e (imposed of some of the best men from ( t iie Republican aod Democratic parties, j nown as the "Fusion Ticket.'* Dur- t lg the last primary the Tillmauites had g p a ticket that was completely wiped s p by the Conservatives. They then lade a threat that they would put up a tcket at the general electioo composed " ntirely of white candidates, and would a o anything to get the Fosiooists out of ( ffice, but to the surprise of our com- J lunity the following ticket was nomi- i ? ated yesterday by the regular Repuh- j ( Hean coDveotioQ, composed of Tillman ices and carpet-bag Republicans. For the House of Representatives J. M. Hiott, Tillmaoite, defeated io the primary ; C. B. Kirk,. Tillmaoite, de? feated io the primary ; Thomas E. Miller, Republican Caoary Congress? man ; W. H. Gregory, Republican. Probate Judge-S. C. Caonicgbam, Tillmanite, defeated at the primary. Scbool Commissioner-James Wigg, a notorious Republican who was put out of the Fusion Ticket some time ago. Supervisor-W. F. Sanders, Till? maoite, defeated at tbe primary. From the above there is no doubt that a deal has been made to give the Republicans the county to get the pal? try sum of four votes for Tillman for the United States Senate. They are very confident of being elected, and their leaders are willing to bet that they will get elected. Letters have been seen here from some of the "gods" in Columbia, beggiog men on the Till? man side to run for various offices and assuring them of their election. It does very well for Governor Tillman to sing "white supremacy" tn the up country, but when he gets on thc coast he tries to stuff some of the rankest Republicans down our throats. R. E. X. THE APPEAL TO THE NEGRO. What Gov. Tillman Says of The Beaufort Affair. Governor Tillman last night gave to the press the following self-explana? tory letter : BEAUFORT, S. C., Oct. 14,1894. Gov. B. R. Tillman, Columbia, S. C: My dear Sir-Please let me thank you for your kindness and interest in the manner of the appoiomeot of com j missioners of Federal election. The result is most satisfactory, as a majority, at least, of each board is acceptable either to me or to my friends, who have been consulted. Yours very truiy, WILLIAM ELLIOTT. Gov. Tillman also gave the following accompanying statement : "While 1 do not, as a common thing notice any" anonymous charges or edi torial criticism, in either the News and Courier or The State, as a matter of justice to Col. Elliott, as well as to. my? self, I give his letter to me to the press, beeaase, if the idea should get abroad among the Reformers tn that district that I want bim beaten, he had as well come down. It will take the united ef? forts' of aili -t he-white men of? .both tte tions to eleat hfm?? f "As I understand the situation io Beaufort there has been only one Dem? ocratic primary. This seot a delega? tion to tbe State -Democratic conven? tion, and Mr. Martin is the member of the State committee, representing the Democracy of Beaufort. The other so called Democrats who are really the old Haskeilites, refused to recognize the Irby committee or tosend any del?? gales, and their fusion with the ne? groes is not more Democratic than the Porcher Smith-Independent ticket is in berkeley. "I appointed the commissioners of election in Beaufort, as I did elsewhere in that district, for the sole purpose of placing the machinery in the bauds of trusted Democrats, who will try to see that the nominees of the party have fair play, and to try to elect them, if it can honestly be done. In Beaufort, as well as in Georgetown, there have been for years fusion or mixed tickets, the Republicans takiog certain offices and nominating certain men to fill these offices, and the Democrats filling the rest of the tioket. My policy has been simply not to interfere io these local combinations. I haye recognized that the white men, living in those commu? nities are peculiarly situated, and must do the best they cao to prevent strife between the races and stop corruption in local affairs, Col. Elliott's letter shows that be recognizes this, and if the Haskeilites don't like it, I am sure [ doo't care, as I am not trying to please them." THE McLENDON TRIAL. The trial of Constable McLendoo for :he murder of Mr. F. E. Norment, was concluded on Saturday night. The jury was out for about three hours, and Drought a verdict of acquittal, The evidence was conclusive that McLen lon killed Norment, and the charge of Fudge Norton was ieogthy and was igainst McLeod on. Solicitor Johnson ivas the only lawyer for prosecution, >ut he managed the case ably, making, t is said, the speech of his life. Not? withstanding all this the jury, com? posed of Til lai an i tes, brought in a rerdict ?s stated. A gentleman who bas been comiog to Sumter at regular intervals for seven rears says that since the water works rere established here and the public kinking fountains located at convenient ?laces on the ssreets he has noticed a wonderful decrease in drunkenness. l?his decrease he attributes wholly to he presence of the drioking fountains, or where similar conditions, save the ouotains of pure water, exist in other owns be has observed no less drunk? enness. He bas been taking notice of bis matter, io bis travels, for a number rears and has been fully satisfied that be public drinking fountain is the greatest preventive of drunkenness that i town or city can provide. Every mother should know that croup can >8 prevented. The first symptom of true xoup is hoarseness. This is followed by i peculiar rough cough. If Chamberlain's Jougb Remedy is giveo freely as soon as the :bild become hoarse or even after the cough ias developed it will prevent the attack. 25 ind 50 cent bottles for sale by Dr. A. J. shina. a c t li b g s< b d ti 1 n ti u Ci ai tr a C li o d 0 It tl Cl n tt tl tl st ri g sc ti bi ai tt tl ir 0| lt Di ai tc ti 8* d< tl ti p ti w tl An Appeal by Mr. H. E, Thomas j for the Convention. WEDGEFIELD, Oct. 29, 1894. Editor Watchman and Southron: Your paper seems to oppose the Constitutional Con? vention, but I bave not seen any valid reason why ibe people should vote against it. Please give me space for some arguments why tbe ! people should vote "Yes'- for the Constitu- j tional Convention. One of the declared purposes of that coo- j vention, which overshadows a!) others, is the j disfranchisement ot the greater portion of j tbe negro population, because, io the last j thirty years, white statesmen, white philan-| tbropists and white organized effort have ex- I erted themselves untiringly, in large and noble measure, to elevate the negro and fit him for good citizenship, but all efforts huve failed. Rev. Dr. Hay good in an article in Harper's Magazine, shows that tbe conten? tions in the twelve Southern states to aid the negro in their common and normal schools op to 1894, was the enormous sum of 37,377, 673 dollars. Of this amount South Carolina coBtributed 3,000.000 dollars. After this great expenditure of money, it is time to look for some fruit, and what ia the harvest? After thirty years of freedom, under the most favorable circumstances, statistics show that negro industry has decreased 66 per cent, while licentiousness, lying, thieving, drunkenness, gambling and perjury bave made alarming increase. The question arises, "can the degradation of the negro go steadily forward in its progress of ruin, and the white race escape the contagion? Can virtue bloom io Sodom?" It is a well-known fact that the negro is tn a large majority in this State, <-nd that they vote under instructions, and consequently are a unit; but tor the eight box and regis? tration laws, the government would be con? trolled by the negro. The Republicans are making efforts to have tbe validity of our registration laws tested before tbe Supreme Court. Then three men, without recourse, will decide the question of white supremacy in South Carolina. Yet some newspapers are howling over the danger of leaving the Con? stitution to 160 men of our own "kith and kio," without suomitting it to the people, when they know this negro majority and a few whites, possessed of more bitterness and prejudice tbao brains, would not approve of disfranchising the negro or anything else that they did not recommend. '1 be white race bas already lowered their high moral standard by tbe conduct of elec? tions in South Carolina, when even minis? ters of ?be Gospel have been known to con? nive at the crookedness practiced to over? come tbe the negro majority und maintain a white man's government. God rules, and no attribute of His holy nature could place Him on the side of the white mao in the con? duct of elections in this State. Morality and self-protection, therefore, ad? monish our people, both white and colored, to take advantage of this opportunity to re? move the incentiv? and the excuse for wrong? doing. The condition of the country ia such that the white people are unable to continue the fruitless experiment of contributing toward tbe elevation of the negro, while our own children are sadly in need of all the help we can give them. History, a fair trial for thirty years and common sense, teach us that we cannot govern the negro by educating him or by an appeal to their reason. They can only be governed by the strong arm of the law, can only be governed by force, and since they cannot govern themselves, they could render no aid to the white man by as* si8ting in the conduct of the government. The, suffrage which bas been conferred on them baa proved a detriment to good govern? ment and to good morals, an injury to both white and colored. The negroes have also shown themselves in? capable of appreciating the sacrifices which the white people have made in their behalf. Every election year they are marched up to the polls like so many chattering monkeys, ind if they succeed in getting their votes io the right box, the vote is oftentimes dead igainst their own interest, but always meant to be against the interest of the white people who nurture and employ them. Watch them in the 6th of November, and you'll see them Socking to the polls without a single thought >f the responsibility of the ballot and cast ;heir vote for Capt. T. B. Johnston, instead )f Dr. J. Wm. Stokes, the white man's can lidate for Congress, when Capt. Johnston is ; i carpet-bagger and a money lender, and all : lis interests and associations, if elected, would be with the bond-holders and money enders of the North, with the very people voe are oppressing them and giving them ive cent cotton for their hire. Nothing vould iaduce them to vote for Dr. Stokes, be wbite man's candidate, when every in ereat of bis, being a farmer, is identical with bat of every other farmer, be be white or . olored. The W. j* 8. saya Dr. Stokes is not i Democrat. This is ontrne. Dr. Stokes , tanda on the Democratic platform. He is ' be same kind of democrat as is Talbert, icLaurin, Shell and Strait and who ever < mew one of them to fail to vote with the 1 lemocrata are all party measures. , Any old mao, white or colored will tell ou, that with all our assistance tbe negro tas retrograded. They are not self-sustain- ' ag, they produce less than they consume, t V hile the industrious wbite and colored men 1 re asleep, the loafers pick cotton, break i om, rob ben roosts and burn you out, so ! bat many of our people, wbite and colored, [ving in isolated places, have to leave their ornes and seek the towns for protection, 'be suffrage in tbe bands of the negro, the reat majority of wbom have proved them elves totally iocapable of exercising this igb privilege of citizenship, witb threatened ivision among the wbite minority, is too ?rrible a risk to Anglo-Saxon supremacy, 'be time and the opportunity for curtailing egro suffrage is here, **to-morrow may be io late." It is too dangerous a weapon to ?ave longer in their bauds. The Republi? cs advise the negroes to vote solidly gainst the Convention. I beg every white ian in Sumter County who loves his home nd white civilization, to vote "Yes" for the onstitutioual Convention. The two mill tax for school purposes will kely be considered and ought to be taken ut of tbe Constitution ; but this will not 0 away with the tax for schools, as some ewspapers try to make our people believe. : is proposed to transfer the power to levy ie school tax to the Legislature instead, be? muse tbe tax in the Constitution gives the egro the legal right to enter a white school, ie law allows no discrimination. Again, ie Legislature is more nearly in touch with ie people of to-day than is the Radical Con- i itution adopted iu the dark days of negro ile in South Carolina. The Legislature can ive the people the right to say, to which mool their taxes shall be applied. Tbe wbite people pay seven-eighths of this vo mill tax and the negroes are the chief ?oeficianes, receiving more than half. It is 3 outrage to force the white people under ie Constitution to work for the education of ie negro, when our own children are sadly 1 need of better school facilities. I am not pposed to the education of the negro, but, charity should begin at home," and the egroes must labor to educate their children ! 3 the white people have to do theirs. The newspapers opposingtbeConvention try > frighten the people by saying the Conven on when it disfranchises the negro will at the ime time disfranchise many a worthy and eserving wbite man, and also do away with ie homestead. The majority of that conven on would be Reformers, and they have roved themselves to be more knowing poin? ciana, than to disfranchise the very men bo have faithfully and loyally stood up to ie Reformers in all tb&t they have done for the industrial aud political elevation of the poor man. Io Mississippi no white man has been disfranchised, while the negro vote has been reduced to eight thousand. What Mis? sissippi bas done, South Carolina can do. Division is threatened among the white people, who are now in the minority. If you don't want to run the risk of living under a negro government, vote "Yes" for the con? vention. If you don't wan't to run the risk of having your children go to school with negroes, vote "Yes" for the convention. If you don't want your property taxed to educate negroes, to the exclusion of white children, vote "Yes" for the convention. At Wedge? field the Reformers only got the votes of the two managers, in the last primary. This precinct is "dyed in the wool" Straightout. Here we have some of the largest property owners in the State. I am glad to say, they recognize the importance of the Constitutional Convention, and intend to support the whole Democratic ticket. This precinct will roll up a majority for Stokes, and the Constitutional Convention, on the 6th, of November. God grant that our people will on that day vote according to the dictates of their reason, and not of their passion and prejudice. H. R. THOMAS. Like all of Cal Caughman's articles, the one published in this paper on another page is a remarkable and peculiar production. His charges of trade between Gov. Tillman and George Washington Murray, have a semblance of truth that adds weight lo the suspicion of this very thing which has prevailed for quite a while. Gov. Tillman may have made a trade with Murray,and we believe him none too good to do so, but this does not furnish a cause for true democrats to vote for a white Republican who has always been a leader of the negroes against the native white Democrats. Cal's reasoning is extremely poor. If Governor Tillman trades with a negro in the First District to defeat a high toned gentleman and a democrat, that is but adding to his already heavy scor? of political infamy, a part o which was won by endorsing this same Cal. Caughman as a man with out a blot upon his escuctheon ; and is no reason why true Democrats in the Seventh District should debauch themselves by voting for a Republi can and a leader of negroes. If Gov. Tillman desires to trade with negroes all well and good, it may suit him'and it does not lessen our respect for him, as there never was any to be lessened, but we do not propose to follow his example and cast our votes to accomplish in the Seventh District what Gov. Tillman is charged with endeavoring to bring about in the First-the election of a Republican. When we eat crow we* want it white, if possible; and this time we shall dine on J. William. The dispensary constables have again been armed with rifles. Perhaps Gov. Tillman desires the excitement of another "Let 'er roll" tragedy. Success in Life depends on little things. 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All others are sub- \ D stitutes. On receipt of two 2c. stamps we r 1 will send set of Te \ Beautiful World's \ Fair Views and book-free. ? 1 BROWN CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, MD. \ FOR ' Slate M Coi?y icefit STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTER. AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD at the several precincts established by law in Sumter County, on Tuesday November 6, 1894, for the fo??ow?n? officers, to wit: Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney-General, Comptroller-Gene? ral, Adjutant and Inspector General, State Treasurer, State Superintendent of Education, three Railroad Commissioners, one Senator, five Representatives to the lower branch of the Legislature, one Judge of Probate, one School Commissioner, one Supervisor, also, to vote for or against the holding of a constitutional convention. The polls will open at 7 o'clock a. m. and close at 4 o'clock p. m. At tbe close of the election the managers shall immediately proceed to publicly count the ballots. Within three days thereafter the chairman of the board of managers, or one of them, to be designated in writing by the board, shall deliver to J. M. Knight, Clerk of Board Commissioners of Election, .at the Sumter Herald office, in the city of Sumter, the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots, and a written statement of the result of the election at bis precinct. The following named persons have been appointed managers of election for State and county officers, etc., to wit : Sumter. J. M. Reams, W. J. Diokios. C. fr. Staocill. Stateburg. W. M. Sanders. W. W. Mellett. T. W. Belvin. Providence. W. F. Hodson. W. S. Boykio. E. F. Barrows. Rafting Creek. B. G. Morris. J. J. Hatfield. Vernon Keels. BishopviUe. W. S. James. J. M. Spears. R. E. Carnes. MannviRe. L. L. Baker. W. H. Stuckey. Walter Rembert. Bossards. Geo. Alden Brown. T. N. Huggins. ?jrsrK Brown: MayesviUe. S.E. Shaw. W. K. McLeod. C. H. Baker. Lynchburg. J. E. McCoy. J. B. Tallon. 3. C. Kilpatrick. Shiloh. R. A. Frierson. S. W. Truluck. R.E. McElveeo. . Concord. J. M. N. Wilder. J. T. Hsyes. Washington Mahoney. Privateer. B. C. Cuttino. T. E. Hodge. 3. S. Dwight. Smithville. J. D. Evans. J. E. Barfield. T. M. Bradley. Wedgefield. Seo. Dew. J. C. Brooch. R. B. Gamble. Corbett's Store. ?. C. Bullock. Edwin Wilsoo. H. H. Corbett. One of the above named managers at ?ch box will call opon the board of .ommissioners of election at Sumter on November 3rd, 1894. to receive ballot )oxe8, poll list, and instructions, and to >e qualified. J. E. DoPRE, K. E. WELLS, E. J. GOODMAN. Commissioners State Election. J. M. KNIGHT, Clerk of Board. Sumter, S. C., October 18, 2894. "Ali ORDINANCE, Entitled "An Ordinance to prevent the unlawful sale or barter of Spiritu? ous or Intoxicating Liquors within the Corporate Limits of the City of Sumter, S. C., and to punish Vio? lation of the same." Be it Ordained and Enacted by the Mayor .nd Aldermen of the City of Sumter in City Jouncil assembled and by auutbority of the ame, That from and after the date and publica ion of this Ordinance, it shall not be lawful or any person, persons or corporation, to tarter, or seil, or dispose of, any Spirituous ir Malt liquors within the Corporate limits of he City of Sumter ; aod any person or per? ons, violating this Ordinance, upon convic ion thereof before the Mayor or City Coun il of said City, may be fined not more than if ty dollars, or be imprisoned in the city irisoo, not more than thirty days for e&cb ffence. Provided: That this Ordinance shall not pply. to sales of Spiritoas or Malt Liquors old under the Dispensary System of South carolina. Done and ratified in city Council assembled nd under the coporate seal of the city of ?umter, chid twenty-third day of October, A. ). 1894 B. G. PIERSON, Mayor. ("SBALJ " M. HURST, _ Clerk and Treasurer._ FOR SALE. rHAT TRACT of land in Sumter County, S. C., containing 200 acres, more or -ss, aod bounded as follows : North, by ublic road from City of Sumter to Cane havannah ; East, by lands of Jno. T. Baker louth, by run of Cane Savannah ; West, by iuds of Jno. F. Gamble, and of Miles H. 'lowden ; same being arable land and now oder cultivation. For terms apply to C. G MATTHEWS & CO., Cotton Factors, Charleston, S. C. Liberal advances made on consignments of otton. Sept. 19-3m.