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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1895
Entered at the'Pest Office at Sumter. S
0.. as Second Class Matter
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A. D. Holland-Grist Mill.
Claremont Lodge-Communication.
Geo. D. Shore & Bro-Cheap as Dirt.
The Simonds National Bank-Statement
Geo. F. Epperson-The Great Corn Plant?
er.
J. W. Epperson & Co-StallioR, Fancy
Boy.
Wants-Residence to Rent-Barbed Wire
?or Sale.
Pharmaceutical Examination-H. B. Hum?
mel, Sec. of Bd:
Personal.
Hon. R. I. Manning was in the city yester?
day.
Mr. C. Millard has returned from New
Sark.
Cakt. C. L. Williamson was in town yester?
day, j
Mr). J. E. Gaillard, Jr., of Providence is in
the dity.
Mfr. John K. CrossweP. has been io town
for? few days.
JS?r. W. D. Rhodes, of Mayesville was in the
city yesterday.
. Miss Fannie Jenkins, of Bossards is visit?
ing in the city.
; Mr. J.N. ?raod, of Wilmington spent
Sunday in tow.-:.
Mr. R. M. Jenkins went to Charleston Mon?
day night on business.
Miss Pet Cooper, of Williamsburg, is visiting
at Dr. H. J McLaurin's.
Mr. S Lyles Miller, formerly with Levi
Bros. was io town yesterday.
Mr. R. L Chandler, of Winston, N. C. is
in the city on business. *
Miss Nettie CoUn, after visiting friends in
Atlanta, Ga., bas returned to the city.
Capt. A. C. Phelps left Monday night on a
business trip through North Carolina.
Judge Buchanan returned home last Friday
evening from holding court in the up country.
Miss E. P. Gaillard, of Monk's Corner, is
to the city visiting the family of C apt. P. P.
Gaillard.
Mr. J Rjttenberg, left OB Wednesday for
Baltimore, after spending several mooths
here.
Miss Mamie McCall um has returned home
from Privateer where she bas been teaching
school.
Mr. J. W. McKeiver, who bas s large con?
tract io Georgetown, bas been at home for
several days.
Miss Mattie Carson bas returned from
Charleston where she has been visiting for
several weeks.
Miss Mayroe Dixon, of Bishopville, who
bas been visiting Mrs. J. Z. Miras, returned
borne oo Saturday.
Mr. Joel E. Bronson has been away for
several days at Kingstree, where he is putting
op a large lumber mill.
Mrs. John Richards and children arrived
io tbe city yesterday and are stopping with
the family o'Mr. W. B. Burns.
Mr. M. C Kavanaugh will caove bis family
to Newberry April 1st, where he will be en?
gaged io building for several mootbs.
Mr. E. W. A. Bu:tman has returned from
the Nprtb, and a large stock of spring goods
which he selected will follow within a few
days.
Mr. C. Millard, recently Superintendent of
the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Rail?
road, has been io New York for several dc vs,
bot will return to Sumter before removing to
the North permanently.
Mr Jos. W. Montgomery, a native of this
county, now resident io Birmingham, Ala ,
and for tbe past two years a member of tbe
Legislature from that city, has been elected
Judge of the County Court of Jefferson
County, io which Birmingham is situated.
He was tbe unanimous choice of the Demo?
crats of the Legislature and was elected over
a Eolbite competitor.
The handsome Dew boiler of the Sumter
Electric Light Co. bas been put in position.
Mrs. Mary Cooper is -building a neat cot?
tage OD Harv in Street near tbe railroad.
Gov. Evans bas announced the appoint?
ment of Mr. E. M. Pitts a member of tbe
Board of Control for Somter County.
The Atlantic Coast Line is building a Y
at the junction of tbe C. S. k N. and Central
Railroads, so that trains can come up to the
depot more conveniently.
Tbe Mason Telephone Factory is shut down
for three days io order to cleao up, re-arrange
things aud take a fresh bold. The factory
will start op again Thursday morning.
Commencing Tuesday, March 12, and until
further advised, a coach will be placed on
trains 24 and 25 for tbe accommodation of
passengers between Sumter and Pregnals.
The patronage of the Library Association
is increasing and those who are members are
beginning to appreciate the advantages of the
organization.
Those hogs are running at large at night
and some of the people who are growing
weary of annoyance threaten to make pork
of them some fine night when patience has
ceased to be a virtue.
There will be a german at the old Jervey
House this evening, the . weather per?
mitting. The same crowd that bas attended
the germans given previously at this place is
expected to attend.
The chairmen of the township boards of
commissioners met here yesterday to prosecute
the work of tbe boards of assessors. They
will take the townships returns home with
them for examination, and will make a re?
port to the Auditor.
The drummers are kicking against the
exaction? of the Atlantic Coast Lice in res?
pect to tbe excess of baggage they carry.
They are making it a point to travel by
other routes whenever possible.
It is to be hoped that if the street commis?
sioner intends cleaning out any of the
large ditches io the city, he will do so before
the bot weather commences. Cleaning out
drains in the late spring and summer is a
prolific breeder of disease.
The weekly german at old Jervey House last
Wednesday evening was more largely attended
than usual, and tbe pleasure of all who attend?
ed was proportionally increased. These in?
formal dances have proven very popular with
the young folks, much more so than the full
dres3 affairs that they have been h the habit
of giving heretofore.
William Daniel Patterson, colored, a boy
about fifteen years old, has been committed
IO j iii as a lunatic. His insanity was caused
by an attack of brain fever with which he
suffered four years ago. He has been de?
ranged ever since, tut has grown worse re?
cently. It bas not yet been decided whether
he will be committed to the Asylum or not.
At a meeting yesterday of the Daughters in
Israel Circle No. 4. their funds were found
to be so depleted by the winter's charities,
that they have determined to give an enter?
tainment about April i7th. They propose to
have a "Parcel Party," with prizes, and
hope it will prove as lucrative as they know
it will be amusing.
DEATH.
i MT?. Birtnoinir, wife of Dr A. Lou's Bland
I inp, formerly of this city, ?iud at their botne,
: near Lexington, Ky., tit 10o'clock yesterday i
i morning, after a protracted illness. In ac
i cordancr with her wish, the body will he
j btought here for interment, which is expect- :
j ed to take pince on Thursday morning.
Capt. James A. Barnes, of Privateer, wa?
stric, ?a with apoplexy yesterday while on ;
the road truro Manning, and ?Pout thteei
mues from ihHt place, and died within ai
short t:me. He was fifty-eight vears old nnd
leaves a wife and several children. He was !
weil known throughout this country and his
sudden and unexpected death will be a shock
to bis maur friends.
Pharmaceutical Examination. |
Attention is directed to the notice of meet- j
ing of the Pharmaceutical Examination |
Board ofSouth Carolin?, which wili be in j
this etty on the 20tb and 21st of this month
Applicants should notify the Secretary of t.ne
Board at Charleston, by letter not later than
the 15tb.
Bank Statement.
Tbe report of the condition of the Simonds
National Bank, made under the cali of the
U. S. Comptroller, is published to-day. By
reference ?bere'o i' will he seen from its large
deposit account and fiom its loans and dis?
counts that it has the confidence of our
moni*d people, and is al?o doing its share to
help tboi^ who need money.
A Mule Thief Caught.
A negro hand on Mr J. T. Hayes's place
in Concord. Daniel James, by name, stole a
fine mule from Mr. Hayes's stable on Sunday
night. He rode the mu:e to Greenville and
sold it to Mr. E G. Mallard on Mondav
morning. Mr. Mallard 5U5pected the nauru
of having stoleu the mule and hud him placed
under arrest. James told the people Ht
? Greeleyvilie that his name was Henry Robin?
son, and that he came from Statebure. Mr.
Hayes is m town to-day and the, negro was
brought up from Greeleyvilie on the morning
train. Mr. Hayes is a very upprecintive ol
tbe way in which Mt. Mallard aud Mr. Wm
Reese acted in the matter, as otherwise he
would have lost his mule and the thief would
have made bis escape.
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Thanks.
We return grateful thanks to the ladies of
St. Lawrence'? society, for their generous
efforts in getting up the dinner, to increase
the building fund for the Chapel, which we
hope to erect. SISTERS or MERCY,
St. Joseph's Academy.
Lloyds' Insurance.
It is stated by some who are unacquainted
with tbe facts that in case it were necessary
to sue the Lloyds that each individual mem?
ber would have to be sued
That is not the case
A clause in the policies states distinctly
that service of process papers on the Attor?
neys of tbe Llovds shall be equiralent to per?
sonal service on each individual member of
the Lloyds.
The Lloyds class of Insurance is oyer 200
years old and a Lloyd has never failed.
JOHN R. HAT.SSWORTH, Agent.
The State Base Ball League.
A meeting will be held in Cbarlestoo on
the 25th of this month under the auspices of j
the Atlantic Base Ball Club, of Charleston,
to try to form a State league, to be composed
of the followiug cities: Columbia, Sumter,
DarlUgtoo, Florence, Georgetown and
Charleston, and it is hoped that these cities
will send delegates to Charleston on that
date. This is not the so-called South Atlan?
tic League, but the Sooth Carolina State
League. The Item has been requested by the
manager of the Charleston team, Mr. I.
Browne, Jr., to ask those interested in base
ball to write to bim on the subject.
For Floes and Wire for Tobacco Barns, go
to R. W. Durant & Son. March 13, 4-t.
Tbe great American bog has disappeared
from the streets and by-ways of the city.
The question of most interest to-day bas
been, "who is the third Notary Public whose
official bead was chopped off by Gov.
Evans?"
Commercial fertilizers are beginning to be
received in larger quantities at this point
than during the first two months of the year.
But although the fertilizer trade bas increas?
ed, it will not reach anything like the magni?
tude of previous years.
The A. C. L. ?9 still removing old C. S. & I
N. employees. Mr. Thomas S. Drayton, the
Dight watchman for years, at the C. S. & N. j
received notiee on Sunday that his services !
are no longer needed. Mr. Drayton is a
worthly man with a large family to support
and is desirous of securing, at once, any
employment that can be given him.
The lunar eclipse Sunday night was witnessed
by a majority of the population, and the
( usual amount of interest in such a pbe
I nomenon was evinced. The cloudy condi
j tion of the heavens in the early part of the
j eveniog obscured the view, and the early
; stages of the eclipse could not be clearly seen.
; But later the sky became comparatively clear,
1 although there was a considerable amount ot
] moisture present, which prevented a clear and
sharp view of the eclipse.
The negroes held a public meeting on the ?
; Court House square at 2 o'clock .Monday for !
: the purpose of protesting against the action j
? of Gov. Evans in tevoking the commissions
of notaries who have issued affidavits to ;
! negroes. The crowd numbered about 250 to !
300 negroes, and a few white people who
: were present out of curiosity. Z. E Walker :
; presided over the meeting and speeches were
: made by J. C. Whittaker, Rev. W. E. John
' son and Rev. C. C. Scott. The speeches ,
that the writer heard were temperate and \
unobjectionable, and he was informed that all !
of the speeches were of a like character.
The School Board met Friday night for the \
purpose of considering the chool situation, j
After a thorough canvass of the situation it ;
was decided to re-open the school on Monday
March 11th, and to continue it in session '
until June 3d. A resolution was also adopt?
ed that al! the teachers in the School, Super- !
iotendent Duffie included, be paid one half;
salary for the time the regular exercises oft
the school have been discontinued by the !
order of the Board. The public will be will;
pleased to know that the school will te in
session unti' the regular time for closing.
A new post office has been established at
Rose Hill, this coan ty, with Mr. E. Alex?
ander as postmaster. The office is to he
known as Rural. The mail will he CHrtied ;
by the same man that carries the mail for :
Bossards, Mecbanicsville and Mannville.
The Hon. '". L. Wilson, the recently a;>
pointed Postmaster General, is personally
well-known to a number ut persons in this
city and has oeen for n number ot years. He
made a number of visits to this city ten or
fifteen years ago, and spent several days her
each time. He was one of Th'' executors o!
of thc estate of Colin C. Porter, a w ealth;
Virginian, who ha.i made considerable in?
vestments in property in tbisCounty through
the late D. J. Wian. Mr Wilson when in
Sumter was the guest of Mr Winn, aud th? re
?ire not a few of our people w ho remember
him very pleasantly.
Cheap as Dirt.
Fifty tou9 wasie meat Salt, sacked, n: S3.50
per ton. / GEO. D. SHORE & BRO.
March i?^'?-t.
Court Proceedings.
The State vs. Ri?es Jann-s-Larceny of ?ive
stork. Guilty. Ont year and $5 fine.
The State vs. Georg0 Smith, Wilson Mont?
gomery- Live stock. Guilty. F if ten months
each and S3.
The State vs. Lot Polk-Assault and bat?
tery willi intent to kill. Not Guiitv.
The State vs. Carolina Wilson - Larceny of
livestock Plead guilty. One year at hard
Ut-or in the Penitentiary.
The State vs. Jeff Drayton - Burglary Not
guilty.
The State vs. Amos Singleton-Larceny of
live srock. 15 months.
The State vs. Hampton Alford ?nd Cupid
Moses-Larceny of iive stock. Guilty. 2
years at hard labor.
The State vs. (Jus Stanley-Assault and
battery. Guilty, with recommendation to
mercy ?
The State vs. John Wilson-Borglarly
and larceny. Guilty, with recommendation
to mercy.
The State vs Prir.ce McKnight-Larceny
of live stock. Guilty.
The State vs Monroe D. Wheeler-Burg
larly and larceny. Guilty Motion for new
trial.
The State vs Wallace Brisbane-Arson
Not guilty.
The State vs. Monroe D Wheeler-House?
breaking and larceny. Guilty. Two years
ic the Penitentiary at hard labor.
Jake Mack-Assault and batterv with in?
tent to kill, ui?on the parson of James Bris?
bane on Sunday, December 22, 1895. Guilty
of assault and battery of a high and aggrava?
ted nature. Sentence reserved by request of
counsel for defence
The case of Sam Howard, charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses, was
concluded. Sam made a very ingenious de
fenre and the jury found him not guilty
TheStatevsJ F. Kenlock-Disposing of
property under mortgage. Not Guilty.
The Grand Jory mad-* its presentment
Thursday when the Court re-assembled for
the afternoon session The presentment is
given in full in ano'her column
Judge Witherspoon complimented the
Grand Jury Very highly for the prompt and
intelligent manner in which the duties had
been discharged when the presentment had
bppn made and he came to discharge the Jury
or this term.
THE GRAND JURY PRESENT?
MENT.
To Iiis Honor, I. D. Witherspoon, Presiding
Jndgt :
Thp Grand Jury having passed on all
indictment* placed in their hands, ?nd dis
oosed of such other business ?3 has been
brought to their attention submit this their j
presentment :
We visited Conn'v .Tail, and found same j
to bpppcnre. WP!! kppf and reasonably com- j
forfahlp. Thp prisnoprs ppe?k in high terms j
of the humane treatment they receive from the !
kppp.er.
We recommend that the Jail be supplied j
with citv water, as the water they are now
using is unwholesome, and apt to cause sick?
ness.
We find the plaptpring overhead in the
jailor's quarters broken and unsafe, and re?
commend that same be taken down and re?
placed with anamant wall plaster, and cracks
on walls patched with same.
We visited County Poor House, and found
the inmate?i WPII carpd for, and kindly treat?
ed. The houses are in very good condition,
with the exception of leaky roofs in two of
the pauper's house?, and in the main build?
ing. We rpcommend that these necessary
repairs bp made af once.
Tbe Snpprintpndent of the Poor House,
Miss Durant, is dpvoted fully to her work,
. which she is doing ?R- a most satisfactory
manner. Her pay is, in our judgment very
! low, and we reccommend that the County
Board of Commissioners in issuine her checks,
or certificates, shaJI allow her the discount
usual, in the sale of County paper.
Our Court House is in need of repairs. We
are informed that the County Board of Com?
missioners are looking to repairs of the same
at an early day.
A committee of five has been appointed to
I examine into the books of the Countv nfficers,
! and will report at thp next term of Court.
The bonds of County officers have .been ex?
amined, and deemed enfficipnt, except that of
County treasurer, which ought to be strength?
ened.
We find none of the Trial Justices have
given bond, and think they and their Con?
stables should be required to do so, unless
exempted by law.
Trial Justices Jennings and Goodman have
sent in their dockets. Trial Justices Parrot,
Kelly and Nettles have submitted transcripts
of their criminal dockets. Trial Justice
Wells sent in a statement of costs and fines
co!l?cted. Other Trial Justice made no re?
port. We discover no serions irregularity
in Trial Justice reports. Trial Justice Jen?
nings' records are not ss explicit as they
should be.
We present Geo. Michau for unlawful!;
huying sepd cotton, and find that Stepney
Scriven and Solace Spencer, are material
! witnesses to prove the same.
We have been informed of the existence of
gambling houses in Sumter, and the renting |
of houses used for other immoral purposes. j
For lack of proper evidence we have made no j
investigations, but will do so if such evidence
shall be placed in our reach oo which we j
may proceed.
The Jury would acknowledge the kind- |
ness received from His Honor, tba Solicitor, I
and county officer?, for instructions received,
by which our duty has been made plain, and \
its performance rendered easy.
Respectfully submitted,
C. M. HORST, JR., Foreman.
Sumter, S. C., March 7, 1895.
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THE REGISTRATION MUDDLE, j
Gov. Evans Revokes the Com- j
mission of Notary Public An?
drews-Another Complica?
tion Added.
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The registration muddle has become more j
confounded than ever by the action of Gov. j
Evans in revoking the commission of Notary j
Public W. T. Andrews, colored, who has I
been filling out the affidavits of the negroes ;
who are applying to Supervisor James for j
registration. Andrews bas been filling out ?
a good many affidavits for negroes since be j
obtained a supply of blanks, and Supervisor :
James has been receiving the affidavits and j
issuing certificates on them, whenever the j
affidavits have been in exact compliance with I
trie requirements of the law. Yesterday he j
refused to issue certificates to several negroes
who {'resented affidavits made before
Andrews These partie? returned IO
Andrews and informed him of their failure
to obtain certificates Andrews went at once
to Supervisor James and asked the reason !nr
the refusual. Supervisor lames informed
him that he hud been informed that
Andrews' commission as Notary Public had
been revoked and that under tire circumstan?
ces be could not receive affidavits made be?
fore Andrews. Andrews stated to the
Supervisor that he had received co rjorifiov
lion that his commission had been revoked,
and that Col. Graham, the Clerk of Court,
had not received any notification, and there?
fore he xl id not propose to regard the state?
ment that his commission lind been revoked,
and would continue to issue affidavits to
those who applied for them.
Supervisor James, after consideration, :
decided that as be had received no direct no- ?
lice of the revocation of Aodrews' commis-j
sion, he could not refuge to ac~ep? affidavits
??sued by Andrews., pnd agreed to i-?ne cer?
tificates io those presenting such affidavits,
lie did issue several certificates to parties
presenting affidavits mude before Andrews,
btti Kter in the day be again refused to grant
certificates on such ?fliiinv j rs. .Andrews
?gain went to th? Stipeivi-ur's office and
asked the reason for ide action of the Super?
visor, he v.as informed that a telegram had
bern received by a gentleman confirming the
report that Andrews' commission had been
revoked, and that he would issue no more
certificates on his affidavits. Andrews pro?
tested against the action, ns he had received
no notification nor had tin Clerk of Court,
and declined to stop issuing aifi iavits.
Later in the afternoon Andrews received
the following telegram, which he refused to
recognize, as he claims it was nota legal no?
tification:
Received at 4.15 p. m. March 6, 1895.
Dated at Columbia S. C.
To W. T. Andrews, Sumter S. C.
Your commission ns notary public is here?
by revoked.
JOHN GARY EVANS, GOV
This morning he received the following
notification by mail, that his commission had ;
been revoked.
.
STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA, ") !
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. I i
COLUMBIA, S C., M>;rch 6, 1895. J
W. T. Andrews, Sumter S. C.
Dear Sir: Governor Evans directs me to
inform you tha' for good and sufficient rea- |
sons your commission as notary public has j
this day been revoked. Send your commis-;
sion to this Department at once.
Respectfullv,
U. X. GUNTER, Jr.,
Private Secretary.
The Correspondence Between Gov.
Evans and W. T. Andrews.
Thp correspondence between Gov. Evans I
and W. T. Andrews, colored, whose commis
sion as Notary Public was revokrd hy the j
Governor, in reference to the revocation,
which ?3 given below throws very little ad?
ditional light upon tbe subject. Andrews
very naturally asks the reasons for bis re
moral, and Gov. Evans does not give them :
SUMTER, S. C., March 7. '95.
Hts Excellency, John Gary Evans, Governor !
of South Carolina, Columbia, S C :
Sir: I am in receipt of a telegram and let- j
ter revoking "for good and sufficient rea- j
sons," my commission as Notary Public. .
This revocation is under the circumstances a
reflection upon my character, either officially
or otherwise. I therefore ask to be acquaint?
ed wi?h the natare of the charges, if any, .
which have been preferred against rae, and j
the names of my accusers; if there are no!
charges I then ask that the reasons be given
which prompted the revocation. I ask this
as a matter of simple justice and right. I ?
am conscious of no act of my life which ?
could in any way bring my character into
question, and assert without fear of success- ?
ful contradiction, that no mao can point to i
any act of mine involving a lack of honesty, !
integrity or character. Very respectfully, j
Your Obedient Servant,
W. T. ANDREWS, j
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
COLUMBIA, March 8, 1895.
Mr. W. T. andrews, Sumter, S. C.
DEAR SIR : In reply to your inquiry of the j
7th instant, Governor Evans directs me to
say that the power to revoke a commission of
a notary public ?3 reserved to the Governor
as you will see by reference to your commis?
sion .
Tnis privilege the Governor exercises
whenever he deems it for tbe welfare of the
public as bas been done in other cases recent?
ly in your county. Respectfully,
U. X. GUNTER, JR ,
Private Secretary.
SUMTER, S. C., March, 1895.
Tc the Editor of The Daity Item :
Please publish the accompanying letter,
which is a copy of the one mailed by me to
Gov. Evans March 7th and the reply to the
same, received by me Sunday morning,
March 10th.
In the reply to rae the Governor seems
purposely to evade answering direct ques?
tions asked as to whether any charges were
preferred ag;ainst me and the name? of those
preferring said charges. He very kindly and
gratuitously volunteers the information that
"The power to revoke is reserved to the
Governor," and adds that "This prvilege
the Governor exercises whenever be deems it
for the welfare of the public." The reason
which he ungenerously withholds from me in
this letter, however, he publicly announced I
in tbe columns of The State Saturday morn- I
iog. He then stated that three notaries had
been removed in Sumter "upon a request
from respectable white citizens, stating that
they had been soliciting business and making j
themselves particularly obnoxious to respect- j
.blewbite people." I do not know who the
other two are. and examination of the roll in j
the Clerk's office fails to reveal who they are, j
as no record of any removal except my own
can be found there.
For ray own part, I decline to permit even ?
the Governor of South Carolina to publish i
me to the world as being offensive to the re
spectable white people of my home, among
whom I was horn and reared, and to whom
I have never, in the smallest degree, public
or private, given offense or cause for lack of
confidence or respect. If there are "respect- \
able white people" to whom I have made
myself "obnoxious" let the Governor or his
informers name them and state specifically
the '.obnoxious*' acts which I have perform?
ed Let them state what work of "businees"
I have "solicited." I assert emphatically
that I have never "solicited" notarial "busi?
ness" and the only ground for the charge
lie* in the fact that I announced that I would
issue, and did issue, registration affidavits to
men of my race, that they micht qualify
themselves to choose delegates to the Constitu?
tional Convention, counted io for the avowed
purpose of further oppressing them. It is
fur ibis reason that the Governor of j
South Carolina holds me up to the world as a |
man unfit to perform the insignificant func?
tions of a Notary Public ! A shadow roust be
thrown across my reputation ; my character
must be under suspicion to the end that
my people and myself, shall be deprived
of all voice in the framing of the fundamen
tal law of the land. Net content with ob- !
structing the pathway to registration with \
every harrier human ingenuity can devise,
notaries are warned that if they permit
negroes to make registration affidavits before
them their commissions will be revoked. The
Chief Magistrate of the Commonwealth
God save the mark!-is become directly
the chief instrument for the perpetration and
perpetuation of fraud. There are more than
20 notaries it: Sumter, and yet, from Wed?
nesday 2 p. m. to Saturday I p m. then
were only three who would i.->'ue a jingle
aili la vit tor negroes, and they, niter issuing
less than rive each, declared they could do so
DO longer, as their Commissions would be re?
voked i! they did.
Truly Mr. Editor, this is :t commentary
upon 19th Century civilization ? VVhat a
spectacle tor the rest ot >:i>- civilized world to
gaze upon ! A people-, silent and submissive
during man} yeats ol oppression, hoping
each year that their very submission, more
eloquent and powerful than opposition,
would conquer th . 'neat's ot their oppressors,
and bring ibec to a sense ot justice, ?-.re now
rudely brought face to face with the brutal
truth that the'machinery ol the Government
wwi be used to its hist extremity :o strike I
down and obliterate the usr semblance of
liberty, which they now have ieft, and this
iu the name o? ib> "public welfare."
for the "public welfare" the chief Execu?
tive, sworn to execute the laws impartially,
not only connives at but lends himself imme?
diately to the commission of outrageous fraud
and enters into an open conspiracy to create a
constitution which he declares shall be it?
self a monster of fraud and an instiument for
the perpetuation of perjury and fraud.
God knows that my people have already j
suffered enough, and 1 refuse lo believe that
now, in their extremity-offrrirg as they are,
no menace to white supremacy-Anglo-Saxon
civilization, Anglo-Saxon love of liberty
and sense of justice, will permit so foul a
stain to tarnish the shield itself of liberty:
but that those who ruled in this State, from ;
'76 until '90, will rise up in their intellec
tua 1 might, and create a constitution, that!
while eternally assuring the rule of wealth
and intelligence will yet impartially apply to
all, and will guarantee to the humblest black
mun his right to life, liberty and property, j
W. T. ANDREWS, i
The Graded School Cellar.
STATE OK OHIO, CITY OK TOLEDO, 1
LUCAS COUNTY. J
Fran: J. Cheney makes oath that he is the j
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney &
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, :
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol- ;
lars for each and every case of Catarrh that ;
cannot be cured by the use of Hali's Catarrh
Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY. ;
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my :
presence, this 6th day of December, A.D. :
1S36.
A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
i SEAL I
Hall's Catarrh Cure is'aken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur?
faces ot the system. Send for testimonials,
free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Bucklen'a Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
S res, l:lccrs, Salt Rheum. Fever Soros, Totter.
Chap- ed Hands Chilblains, Corns and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures- Piles, or
LO pay required. It ts guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction, or money refunded, "'noe
25 'i'!.rs per box. For sale by Dr. J. F. IV. I>c
Success m Lifo
depends on little things. A Ri pans Tal ule isa
little thing, but taking one occasionally gives
gond digestion, and that r eans nJod blood,
and that means good brain and brawn, and
that means success. 7-25-0
Mr. John K. Gourdin, of Charleston, the j
civil engineer employed by the School Board [
to make an examination of the Graded i
School building and recommend some Dian ;
by which the water eau tie prevented from
rising in the cellar, snent Friday after- '
noon and Saturday morning in examining the
building and taking the level of the sur- '
rounding streets. He finds that the cellar ,
can be drained much easier than was :
anticipated and has formulated his recom
mendations to the Board.
He fi.ids that the desired fall can be obtain?
ed by extending a drain from the 3Chooi
building down Washington Street iu a
southerly direction for a distance ?of ahout
SOO feet to a sand pit. This drain will give
a fall of a little more thau one foot, which is .
ample to carry off the water as rapidly as it :
shall accumulate.
He finds that the surface water from the j
surrounding land is drained ioto the cellar <
and that it will be necessary to make an ex- \
cavatiop around the entire building to the ?
depth of the foundations and drainage pipes
put down to intercept the water that would
otherwise find its way iuto the cellar. These
pipes will he connected with 'be drain pot
down on Washington Street and tbe water
carried off, a'" before stated.
Mr. Gourdin states that it has always been
found best to leave the excavation open so
hat tbe foundations will be exposed to a free
tirculation of air which is necessary to keep
che interior of the cellar free from moisture.
tThe sides of the excavation are usually
graded to au inclined plane and planted in
grass, which adds to the appearance of a
building instead of detracting. Tbe earth
removed from the excavation will be used to
build up the ground surrounding tbe build?
ing and give it a slope from the building to
carry off the rain water.
This plan, Mr. Gourdin says, will keep the
cellar not only free from water but will keep
it free from dampnessjand mould common to
cellars. The sand-pit spoken of as being on
Washington Street 13 drained into the ditch
tbat connects with the large ditch crossing
the street at the head of Cemetery Avenue,
which ditch discbarges into the branch below
the factory.
In speaking of the drainage question Mr.
Gourdin touched upon the advantages of
having a city drained systematically In
Sumter for instance, the drainage is not in
obedience to a well planned and definite sys
tem. One street bas its drair.3 cut without any
particular reference to the other streets, and
in consequence, tbe best results are Dot ob?
tained. Mr. Gourdin's opinions are worthy
of careful consideration, as be is an engineer
of experience and knows xvhat he is talking
about. He had charge of the repairs on St.
Michael's Church, Charleston, after the earth?
quake and ot a number of other buildings in
that city that were wrecked at the same time.
His management of tbe repairs on St.
Michael's was very successful and was pro
nouced an engineering feat to be proud of.
i- ? ?
Lorenzo Atki^-on, of St. Cb ea, a white
man 42 years old, bas been adjudged insane
and was taken to Columbia Saturday for
incarceration in the Asylum. He has become
insane on the subj-ct of religion, and is vio?
lent al times. He bas a family consisting ot
a wife and twelve children.
The County Medical Association met Friday
at 12 o'clock in the directors, room of the
Bank of Sumter with a quorum present.
Tbe meeting to-day was the regular quarterly
meeting which was postponed from Febru?
ary. Regular routine business was trans?
acted.
Tr r- - vplosion of a lamp in the house of Mr. !
Davi . M .irria at 7 o'clock lastThursday night
caus** i ,; ' alarm of fire to be given, and tbe
reels ?ri . turned out promptly. The fire was I
ext tnbed before any considerable damage
was doue, except to the furniture, and before j
the squads reached the scene. The damage
to the piano and furniture will amount to
several hundred dollars.
i
The negroes confined in jail have been !
using the bars of the steel cages for a rather j
novel purpose. They draw their hands
across the ba s and succeed in educing a j
species of musical accompaniment to the i
songs, principally religious hymns, with ;
which they while away the hours of enforc- !
ed, but possibly not unpleasant, hours of ;
idleness. A chant of the jail choir to the ,
steel cage accompaniment is said to be some- 1
thing strange and rare. Just imagine that !
drove of hog stealers feming the chorus,
with Roy Robinson leading, and the
'.urglars, forgers and razor cutters
in the principal parts, and you have a
pictnre. Monroe D. Wheeler would have
no place in the picture, however, for he
was not musically inclined, and com
plained that "them niggers made so much
fuss that his head ached."
0itmifiniiiiiianitiiiiamtifiit:nit*tn:utunjiiiiiuui|piiu2
? and your muscles sore from. ?
scold or rheumatism, when you. |
islip and sprain a joint, strain ?
I your side or bruise yourself |
I Pain-Killer will take out the I
I soreness and fix you right 1
I in a jiffy. Always have h 1
i with you, and use it freely. |
I The quantity has been I
1 doubled, but the price remains f
I the same. Prepared only by 1
I PERRY DAVIS & SOW. Providence, R.L |
M?4S?-~ I
mitvMile?
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WANTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less
will be inserted under this bead fer 25
cents for each insertion. Additional lines
5 cents per line.
TO RENT. Large residence, corner of
Warren & Main Streets-recently occu?
pied by Mr. Averil!. Apply to R. D. LEE.
March 13, 4-T.
F~ OR SALE-500 or 600 pounds Bar'bed
Wire, suitable for fences, at an ex?
tremely low figure. Apply to F. A. Tride
well. March 13-lt.
EMPLOYMENT WANTED by a steady
young man. Has had several years
J experience in Sash Blind and Door Factory
: work, Glazing and Painting. Address
; "W," Care P. 0. Box I, Sumter, S. C.
:
TO RENT-A Farra situated two ra i Us
from this city. Eighty acres of cleared
! land ; all necessary buildings. Apply to
I W. H. Commander, Sumter S. C.
I Jan. 16_
tWplJiAJ. M.
THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU?
NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No.
64, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday
Evening, April 4th, at 7J p. m. Brethren
will take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly.
By order, A. C. PHELPS, W. M.
H. C. MOSBS, Secretary.
March 13._
REPORT
OF THS CONDITION OF
Tie SIMONDS NATIONAL BANK
OF SUMTER.
AT SUMTER, S. C.,
At the close of business March 5, 1S95.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts, ?173,845 13
Overdrafts, secured, 1,378 S9
j U.S. Bonds, to secure circulation 18,750 00
Premium on U. S. Bonds, 1,753 00
Stocks, securities, etc. 5,129 S3
Banking House Furniture and
Fixtures, 5,486 45
Other real estate and mortgages
owned, 1,454 03
Due from National Banks (not re
serve agents), 1,03^ 61
Due from State Banks and
bankers, 2,415 47
Due from approved reserve
agents, 7,525 57
Notes of other National Banks, 405 00
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents, 352 So
LAWFUL MONEY RESERVE IN BANK.
viz :
Specie, 18,091 75*1 .,3 30;
Legal-teuder notes, 5,235 00 j '
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 per cent of circu?
lation), S4> 75
Total, $243,69:> 34
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in S 75.000 CO
Surplus fund, 13,000 CO
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid, 2.73'?'
National Bank Notes outstanding 13,79.) Ot?
Due to other National Banks, 920 SO
Due to State Banksand bankers, 1,111 09
Individual deposits, subject to
check, 137,131 5C
Total, $243,69:} 34
STATE OE SOUTH CAROLINA. ) ,.S
COUNTY OK SUMTER, \
I, L. S. CARSON, Cashier of the aoove
named bank, do soismnly swear that thc
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
L. S. CARSON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
I3tb day of March, 1595.
D. W. CUTTINO,
Notary Pub. for S. C.
Correct-Attest :
L. S. CARSON. 1
JNO, REED, \ Directors.
A. J. CHINA, J
March 13.
TO LET OUT.
OFFICE OF
Coit? Board of Commissioners,
OF SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, S. C., March 6, 1895.
rp;iH COUNTY SUPERVISOR and T< wn
Y Ship Commissioners of Concord and
Privateer, will let out tho repairs of Gra?
hams Crossing of Pocataligo Swamp at
?aid Crossing, ?wt March 22.? instant tall
o?clock M. m. Specifications made known
then The right to reject any and ail bids is
reserved.
Bv ord?r ot Board,
THOS. V. WALSH. Clerk.
The Freeman will please copy.
Maren 6-2t.