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Telegraphic Briefs. May 9. The Italian Parliament has been dis? solved by, a royal decree on account of the agitation existing in that body. Peter Tourney was inagcrated Gov- j ernor of Tennessee on Wednesday. The Republican members of the ! Legislature refused to be present dur ing the inaugural ceremonies t i they claim that Evans, the Republican candi- i date, was legally elected. The Russian educational budget has been increased three million roubles. O'Donovan Rosea gained admission to the Strangers' Gallery of the House of Commons on Wednesday and at? tempted to make a speech. He was ejected before creating any great dis? turbance The Plant Steamship Line bas signed a contract for a $600,000 passenger vessel. The English sports are condemning Dwyer's and Crocker's methods of rdn niog races and winning big money. May IO. The Delaware Legislature adjourn sine die on Thursday without having elected a H. S. Senator. During the deadlock 211 bollots were taken. The bill to consolidate New York, Brooklyn and adjacent towns has been defeated in the New York Aseembiy. Fulton Gordon who killed Archie Brown and his own wife, has been discharged by Judge Thompson. The Judge said the tragedy would be a warning to adulterers. There are now 835 lunatics in the Asylum and there is a 6teady in? crease. The Greenwood Cotton Oil Mill has been in operation a little over four years and has paid dividends, to the amount of 91 per cent of the capi? tal stock. A gold mine has been opened at the base of Little Mountain, Abbeville county. The treaty between China and Japan has been exchanged without modification. May li. Savannah negroes have been duped by a man named J. W. Masters, who claimed to be acting as agent of the International Migra? tion Society. Masters secured about $2,900 and then skipped. Two steamers collided on Lake Superior yesterday in a dense fog One man was drowned. The new Commission of Public Werks, of the City of Chicago, has discovered a gigantic fraud in the days rolls of the department. About $1,000.000 bas been stolen from the city in this manner. The Standard Oil Company of Petersburg, W. Va., discharged or transferred all the employees of their, refineries, cooperage and other factories yesterday. An unusual amount of refined product, for which there seems no market, has accumu? lated, making the closing of the factories necessary. Several hun? dred employees are thrown out* of work. The coat makers' strike in Balti? more has been settled. An increase of 20 to 30 per cent was agreed to by the manufacturers in lieu of the 50 per cent, demanded. A bill has been introduced in the Florida Legislature prohibiting the publication or sale of any book that purports the life or history of an outlaw. May 13. Heavy frost occurred iu the North? west yesterday morning. Gardens and j fruit were iojured, but not seriously. Jobo G. Karg, an inmate of ?he | cou o ty infirmary at Findlay, O , killed Abe Wise, also an inmate, mutilating j bim in a fearful maimer. Karg used a butcher knife. The Morgan Paraffine Company, of Cleveland, O , went into receivers' hands yesterday, the bonds being fixed at $25,000. The company was iocor- j porated io 1873 with a capital of $300.000. A fire in the works two j years ago caused a loss of $275,000. A dispatch from Victoria, B. C., | dated Jlay 12, says : The steamer ; "Glad Tidings" which left Port Thompson, two weeks ago with ten delegates to the Methodist Conference j in session here, has not been heard ' fr:>m. It is feared the vessel has been blown out to sea and all on board lost. ! The steamer "Maude" has been sent ? out in search of her. The international bicycle road race from - Bordeaux to Paris, a distance of ? 592 kilometers, which began Saturday, ; was won by Gorger, un Ausiriau, I amateur, who covered the distance io twenty-four hours aod twelve minutes, beating the record made by Lesna, in 1894, by fifty-three minutes and fifty seven seconds. The City of Dunkirk, N. Y., was visited by a spring boow storm Satur? day evening. May 14. A Republican daily will be issued i:? New Orleans, beginning OD Joly 17th. Mr. W. J. Shelton, who ha? been traveling agent for the Columbia lim inter, has been arrested on a charge of breach of trust with fraudulent intent. He has been bound over on ?300 hood for a hearing to-morrow. He charges i that the Register owes him $88 for ser- \ vices and that fie ha> ^61 which h will ho? ! until he i- paid. There is ;\ general ran-ri* r.rn: Mr S?ieltou b;?s been o i . c S a e? j by : h e Reg ister. The Columbia Miiiing Ompaoy be? gan work yesterday. The mill will grind a thousand bushels of corn a day, and expects to ruo to its full capacity. W. M. Green, of Morgan County, Ga., ran away with a Mies Estes on Monday. They were pursued by the girl's father and brother, who overtook them jost as they reached the preacher's boase who was to marry them. Green shot the father dead in bis tracks and fired twice at young Estes without effect. The girl went on with Green and they were married at Broughton? ville A reward of $250 has been offered for Green. Estes was a -caltby and prominent man. Three hundred thousand bushels of wheat were burned at Port Huron, Michigan, on Monday. Wm. J. O'Shea has brought suit for $10.000 against th? Lake Shore, Ohio Central and Wabash railroad companies for placing his name on the black list, thus debarring him from obtaining em? ployment. A Case for Judge Goff. The Augusta Evening Herald pub lishes the following : "A few days ago a merchant in Au? gusta was returning to a firm in Phila? delphia a case nf fine brandy which was sent him by mistake. "in returning it be put his business card on it and marked on the card what the cask contained, so that the authorities tn South Carolina would see at .a glance that there was no deception being attempted. It was hoped that consequently the shipment would go to its destination io Philadelphia without delay. The cask got to Charleston all right, but when it was being transferred from the depot, there to a steamer it was taken from the railroad people and is now in the hands of the South Carolina authorities. The merchant here feels that it is an outrage that a package of whiskey cannot be shipped through the State of South Carolina to the North without being confiscated by the dis pensary people io that State. "The destination of this package was plainly marked, it being consigned to William Anderson, Philadelphia, Pa. The Herald would like Judge Goff's at? tention called to this matter and will take pleasure in putting him in pos? session of the full information. Judge Goff, it will be recalled, has issued an order restra'ynog interference with in? terstate commerce by the authorities of South Carolina. While there are many people who sympathize with South Caro? lina in her assertion of State rights and her prerogative to make ber own laws for ber own government, there is no one who will endorse such a pro? ceeding as that recited here.1' Mr. Edward J. Doris, who is en? dorsed by the Augusta Brewing Com? pany as "standing high in the com? munity, perfectly responsible, and able to back up anythiog he says, writes to The State : "The shipment referred to was made j by me on November 17, 1894. I had not heard, UDtil aboot two months ago, that the goods failed to reach Mr. William Anderson at Philadelphia, and upon investigation learned only last Saturday of tho seizure which bad been made wheo the goods passed through Charleston last November. The consignee will naturally look to the railroad company who issued the ; bill of lading for the value of the goods. "The astonishing part of the matter is that the package was put up in a manner so as not to conceal its con? tents, and was marked plainly to the consignee at Philadelphia. "Under the circumstances I simply ? think the action of the seizure of the j package an outrage, and do not uoder stand why the officials of South Caro- j lina would confiscate goods passing ? through the State." i A HUMBLED DANDY. The Heartless Trick Played Upon Him by Lord Randolph Churchill. At an entertainment once, wiiere j Lady Randolph Churchill was playing j on the piano, says Kate Field's Wash- j ington, a tall youth was observed pay- j ing- a languid and rather insolent alten- j tion to the music, standing close enough ! to the performer to have his comments I easily overheard by her. -'Lord Randy'' ; was close at hand, too, and presently ' heard the vapid youth remark: '"Deuced j fine music, you know, but it lacks weal ! soul-it lacks weal soul" To the critic's | astonishment, a muscular young man, with a big- mustache, whom he h.:.l not noticed before, whispered in his ear: "For a shilling I'd wallop the lifeout of you."' He hastened to withdraw, but without- discovering' thc identity ol the author o.f thc menace. Thc next . day, to bis delight, he received an invi? tation to the Churchills* home, which h> accepted with avidity. < >:i entering the house he was met by his threatening neighbor of the night before, *.vh >. he at once discerned, must be L->r i Ran? dolph, lie proceeded no further than the entrance hall, for Churchill beck- : oned to the drawing-room, and cut . Soated Lady Churchill. "This feife has come to apologize to yon f'?r his rc marks of J;:st night/' h: -.-..! Lord Ran? dolph. "Xow.^ to th? stranger, "down ? on your kneesIT Down went thc dandy, lisping out the most abj :': plea for for? giveness. Then he was turned r to a footman t?? be put ignominiously . out of the door, while the host followed Iii- retreating ii^ure with a roar of de? risive laughter. Privateer Fersonals. PRIVATEER, S. C , May ll, 13-?5 The fa'nily or' the Uti* Ca;<t J. A. burn".-; hate removed truro :ti? iowas:.?j- ; MHMI?:II* with th- espectaiiou of ?oou rnnoviug from th?re to fVxts. Miss Mittie S?rst, who bas been OD RD extended vi?it to Mr. Hiott's family, ha? re tur!'??ii home. Durin? her stay, she seemed to become ooe of us, and by her pleasant wny9, ma^e friends among our people Miss Tullah Ramsey has been on a visit to Wedgefield, ard Mi3S Mabel Beckham i3 visiting in Sumter. Cadet Wbilden Nettles, who represents our township at Clemson, is much pleased with the fare there this year. This speaks well for Clemson. Whenever a school has good fare, other things are pretty apt to be in the same proportion. Mr. Mark Harviu was buried at Calvary Church last Tuesday. He was a pleasant; gentleman aged 69 years, and was one of the ? landmarks of upper Clarendon. Remember Mr. Hiott's sermon to the chil- j dren at Bethel Church, one week from to- j morrow. It will be preached in the forenoon. Snakes appear to be getting very numer? ous. Thi9 spriog one family in the com? munity has killed 21 of these reptiles. 31cD. F. Ionia Letter IONIA, S. C., May 10, 1895. Mr Editor: For want of something of in? terest, I have not written lately. We are standing tne hard times pretty well, hoping and trusting that soon times will be better; though our prospect for good crops is exceed? ingly bad. Crops are at least two weeks be? hind what they ought te be.? Cotton, I think, is the most discouraging that I have ever known for the time of year; the most com? plaint of it dying out, that I have ever known. Some have had to plant over, mostly, on that account. Corn is very small, bot as far as I know, stands are very good. Bot we have had the most rain this winter and spring that I have ever seen. Water is standing, and bas stood, on places that I have never known before. A good deal of bottoms are not planted yet, on that account, and don't know when they wil! be. I hope we will have some fruit this year, but I notice that the young fruit is dropping very badly, but it may be for the best, that what remains will be better. I do not know that the cotton acreage has been reduced much or not, but I am satisfied that the farmers through this section have reduced 50 or 60 per cent in commercial manures, some few are using about balf what they generally use, while others are not using any. With the small reduction in acreage and the large reduction in Guanos, with bad stands, I don't think, taking every thing ! in consideration, that there can possibly be j more than two-thirds the cotton made thi3 year that wa9 last. Of course I only speak for this section, as I don't know how, it is elsewhere. But I will venture to say that there are more bogs in the country now than has been since the stock law. People, I be? lieve, are more enthused on the subject of raising more at home than they have been eines the war. It is a good move in the right direction. Yours, ?kc, DRY JIM. STORY OF A COIN. Biblical Lore Recalled by a Recent 4br*. abalan Incident. The king of Abyssinia has plunged into a coinage of - his own. The coins present on the obverse the king's head with the tiara and the inscription "Menelek II., King of Kings of Ethi? opia." On the reverse is a crowned lion holding in his paw a crown with the legend "Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah." Do you know what that means? If not, read this veracious history which no Abyssinian ventures to disbelieve. The queen of Sheba was I queen of Abyssinia. After her famous j journey to Jerusalem she had a son, j whose name was Menelek, and whose father was none other than the great King Solomon himself. Now, when Prince Menelek grew to manhood, he resolved on going to see the city of his father. Therefore he started on this long journey vrith a great escort of soldiers and a following of camels bearing presents. When he approached Jerusalem, the people, who knew not his history, flocke* forth to see the gallant young prince, and because he was like King Solomon they followed him into the city, crying that the old king had been restored to youth. The new king, presumably Eehoboam, hearing their shouts in the streets, was naturally alarmed, and held coun? cil with his wise men and ancients as to whether he should instantly bow? string the visitor as a pretender, or re? ceive him with the hospitality due to a friendly because distant prince. Fortnnateiy for the ? byssinian royal descent? the latter counsel prevailed, and Prince Menelek was graciously permitted to present his gifts and to see the splendors of the temple and the palace. When the time came for his departure he requested one boon-an exact model of the Ark of the Covenant and its sacred contents. This was granted him. But behold! There was a certain priest of the temple named Isaac, who greatly loved Prince Menelek for his resemblence to his father, and was resolved to go with him, he and all his family, into Abys? sinia- Now, on the eve of departure, he cast by magic the watchman of the temple into a deep sleep, and then he exchanged the model of the ark for the ark itself. And the ark itself, with its j contents, he carried off into Abyssinia, where it remains to the present day in ! the cathedral, and a copy of it stands . in every church in Abyssinia. And as for the ark which Jeremiah hid away, and which lies still in the vaults of the temple, that is only the copy. And new you understand why thc king places on his coins an effigy of the "Conquering Lion of thc Tribe of Judah."- London Queen. What Oueen Victoria Saul. An amusing example of Queen Vic? toria's precocious wit is going the round- of thc El lish press. While but a men* child she used to delight George IV. by her quaint remarks. One day when s*; ying ;:t the n.? :il lodge the Icing entered thc drawing rotari leading his little niece hy -he hand. Thc band was stationed as usual in the ndjuinmg ttense rvatorr. "X >w. Yu >.ri:i." :.::],> rnaji sty. *Vhe band I is i:: thc next ronni and shall play any tune you please; what shall it be?" **0, uncle." replied the, prir.ress. with great readiness, "I should like 'God Save the lung' better than anything else." Thc little princess at that time, t must be remembered, was but once .emoved in the line of succession. Japanese Acquisitions. Some Particulars of the Terms on Which China Has Secured the Peace She Had to Seek. SAN FRANCISCO, May 12 - The steam? ship City of Pekin arrived this morn? ing from the Orient, bringing Yoko? hama dates to April 26. The Uuited Press correspondent iays: "Japan is criticised because she did not 'square* Russia beforehand. She must have j known, it is alleged, that her expansion would clash with Russian interests; that the great bear's paw was not to be extended, be must have a morsel to keep him quiet. Certainly Japan did net know that. She knew that Ger? many's friendship was of too selfish a character to stand any strain. Ger? many has never done anything for Ja? pan without being paid. Tb.3 history of her relations with the new Oriental power has been a series of hard bar? gains. It was always easy to see if stronger inducements were offered she would at any moment abandon an amicable attitude. As for France, her role in the Orient has been invariably dictatorial rather than conciliatory. The position she now takes is perfect? ly consistent with her precedent. Yet Japan did not attempt to placate these powers by previous arrangement. She has learned the uselessness of such at temps. To satisfy one power is to give umbrage to another. "For a time it was industriously ru? mored that a secret understanding ex? isted between her and Russia. There? upon, British suspicions were aroused aod the English press clamored. "The area of territories ceded by China to Japan namely, Liao Tung peninsula. Formosa and the Pescadors is 36,956 square miles of which 16,100 square miles represent Liao Tung pe- j niosula. Speaking approximately, J pan increases her domain by twenty five per cent., and her whole area be? comes greater than that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and nearly equal to the combined areas of France and Spain. With regard to population, no accurate statistics are yet available, but it may be assumed that Formosa has a population of three millioos, the Pesoadores a population of six thousand and Liao Tung penin? sula a population of four and a half millions. Thus the total population of the Japanese Empire become 48,000, 000, which is greater thaa the popula? tion of France or Germany. The cus? toms receipts of Formosa are over two million yen and those at Yingkow (New Cowang) about one million/' The Japan Mail says : ' It is stated that half the indemnity to be paid by China will be borrowed from wealthy Americans through the efforts of Mr. Foster and the remaning half from two other countries of Europe There was a rumor lately rife at Haicheng that Gen. Chang Ttsi Tung has presented an address to the throne praying for the construction of a railway between Pe? kin and Hanghow and the removal of the capital from Pekin to Nankin." HEART DISEASE 30 YEARS ! Short Breath, Palpitation. HT. G. W. McKinsey, postmaster of Kokomo. Ind.. and a brave ex-soldier, says: "I had been severely troubled with heart disease ever since leaving ! the army at the close of the late war. ; ? v/as troubled with palpitation and shortness of breath. I could not sleep on my left side and had pain around my heart I became so ill j that I was much alarmed, and for- j lunately my attention was called to I Dr. Miles' Heart Cure j T decided to try it. The first bottle j made a decided improvement in my i condition, and five bollks have com- ! pieteiy cured mc." j G. W. McKD?SEY*, P. M., Kokomo, Ind. I>r. Milos' Hon rt Cv.ro is sold on a positive guarantee that the ?rsi bottle wiU benefit. All druggists sell it at $1, 6 bottles forS5.or it will be sent, prepaid, on receipt of price by the l>r. Mile- Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. For sale by Dr. A. J. China, Sumter. S. C. I lim i m\ i Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 186(5. Represent, among other Companies: LIVERPOOL & LONDON k GLOBS, NORTH BRITISH ? MERCANTILE. !!? >ME. ..: New York; L*ND KR WRITERS' AGENCY. X. V. !. INCA ST KR INSURANCE ?'<>. Capital represented $75,000,000. C-sicB m- Paper ten cents per I box at SB- & Co's. CLERK & TREASURER'S ^3LKrnxrxjA.Xji REPORT For Year Ending March 31st, 1895. CLERK & TREASURER'S OFFICE, SUMTER, S. C., April 1, 1895. Indebtedness of City of Sumter, as per Annual Report of April 1st, 1894, S45,270 97 Cash Receipts and Expenditures of City of Sumter, S. C., From April 1, 1894, to March 31, 1895. 1894. Dr. April 1-To cash balance on hand, S 134 29 " 1-To Bank of Sumter, acct, 59109 " 1-To Simonds National Pink account, 513 18 1895. Mch 31-To Real Estate Tax ac? count, 7,362 96 " 31-To Personal Property tax account, 4,066 61 " 31-To Street tax on dogs, ac? count, 8 00 " 31-To Street Commutation tax account, 871 00 " 31-To Incidental expense, ac? count-, 3 40 " 31-To Real Estate Property account, 1,000 00 " 31-To School, District City of Sumter account, 3,267 00 " 31-To Discount and Interest account, 3 05 " 31-To Fire Insurance acct, 17 50 " 31-To Simonds National Bank rent account, 166 66 " 81-To R. M. & L. W. Jen? kins store rem account, 316 00 " 31-To Opera House rent acct, 300 00 " 31- To Streets and Ditches ac? count, 1 00 " 31-To License acoount, 3,930 00 " 31-To Fines and Penalties account, 358 ll " 31-To New City Hall Build? ing account, 15,994 56 " 31-To School Bond lotereet tax account, 819 70 " 31-To City Hall'Bond Interest tax account, 753 10 " 31-To Bills Payable acco'nt, 16,922 59 " 31 -To License on Dogs acct, 115 00 S 57.514 80 1895. Cr. Mcb 31-By Surburban Park ac? count, $ 1 CO " 31-By Real Estate Tax, 254 75 " 31-By Personal Property Tax account, 13 25 " 31-By Street Tax on Dogs account, 1 50 " 31-By Street Commutation Tax account, 3 2 00 " 31-By J. C. Turner, Archi? tect, account, 300 00 " 31-By J. W. McKiever, Con? tractor, account, 12,430 Ob " 31-By J. N. Alphonse, Con? tractor, account, 2,727 00 " 31-By Sumter Electric Light Co account, 3,867 86 " 31-By Public Printing ac? count, lil 40 " 31-By Incidental Expense account, 151 74 " 31-By Special Police ac? count, 254 03 " 31-Scavenger Cart account, 591 17 " 31-By School District City of Sumter account, 3,210 CO ,J 31-By Fire Department ac? count, 690 26 " 31-By Discount and Interest account, 206 38 " 31-By Fire Insurance ac? count, 655 68 " 31-By Corporation Counsel account, 100 00 " 31-By Coupon Bends Inter? est account, 480 00 " 31-By 4tb Regiment Band account, 15 00 !' 31-By Streets and Ditches account, 3,424 46 " 31-By Sumter Dispensary ac? count, 14 25 <c 31-By Licerjse account, 335 50 11 31-By Fines and Penalties account. 93 56 " 31-By New City Hall Build? ing accouBt, 5,932 09 << 31-By Sumter Water Co. ac? count, 1,747 50 " 31-By School Bonds Interest Tax account, 960 00 li 31-By Pauper account, 207 27 " 31-By City Hall Bonds Interest account, 1,200 00 ?< 31-By Bills Payable account, 11,748 76 " 31-By License on Dogs ac? count, 60 " 31-By Salaries City Officers account, Mayor, $ 300 00 Clk.& Treas. 777 50 St. Supt. 595 00 Police Force, 3,134 82 City pbysic'n, 47 12 Clock keeper, 50 00 Janitor, 180 00 Scavengers, 530 25 55,614 69 5,614 69 Cash balance, 163 02 $57.514 80 $57.514 80 STATEMENT OF CITY INDEBTEDNESS. 1895. April 1-Coupon Bonds, Funded Debt 1893, S 8,000 00 " 1-Interest, 3 months accrued on same 6 per cent., 120 00 " 1-Sehool Bonds City of Sumter 1891, ?12,000 00 " 1-Interest 3 months accrued on 3ame 6 per cent., 180 00 " 1-School Bonds City of Sumter 1892, $4,000 00 " 1-Interest 2-montbs accrued on same 6 per cent., _60 00 ? i-City Hall Coupon Bonds, 1893, 20.000 00 " 1-Interest 3 months accrued on same, 6 per cent.,_30r> 00 11 1-Current Bills unpaid, ..< l-Bills Parable, Note3 Outstanding, S 8,120 00 12,180 00 4,060 00 20,300 00 2,510 10 5,173 83 $52,343 93 STATEMENT OF CITY HALL FUNDS IN MAYOR'S HANDS. Balance as shown by Annual Report April 1st, 1894 Balance in Bank of Sumter April 1st, 1894, $10,557 81 Balance in Simonds National Bank April 1st, 1893. 5.000 oO $15,557 81 Interest accrued, Bank of Sumter, July 1st, 1894, 170 66 Interest accrued, Simonds Nat. Bauk, Oct. 1st, '94, S9 32 259 9S Total amount, $15,817 7o -CONTRA Amount paid Clerk & Treasurer by checks viz : To August 25th, 1894, oo Bank of Sumter, $10,723 47 To October 5tb, 1894, on Simonds National Bank, 5,266 09 T<s Overdrawn from Simonds National Bank-repaid February 3Otb, 1S95, 176 77 $15,994 56 $15,994 56 STATEMENT OF ASSETS, PROPERTY, &c. 1895. April 1-Cash Balance io Clerk & Treasurer's hands, $ 163 02 il 1-Licenses due and collectable, 400 CO " 1- City Taxes 1894, due and collectable, 2,000 00 2,563 00 1-Property-Real Estate, 43,400 00 " 1-Property-Personal, . 5,225 00 Total, $51,188 02 STATEMENT COST OF NEW CITY HALL BUILDING. INCLUDING OPERA HOUSK DEPARTMENT, OFFICES AND STORE, AND FURNISHING SAME. 1S95. April 1-Amount paid for laving Cornerstone $50, Fire Insurance $30, Express Charges and Telegrams $2.5S. $ 132 58 11 1-Amount paid Electric Light Company for Lights, Fixtures, Mate? rials, Freight and Labor, 1,661 54 " 1-Amount paid E. Howard Clock Co.. for City Clock. Fixtures, etc., I.Ot 1 11 1-Amount paid-Bird for Vault Door for office, SO IC ?. 1-Amount paid for Sundries, Furniture, Chairs, Carpets, etc., furnish? ing Opera House department, 2,834 IS " i-Amount paid J. W. McKiever, contractor for building, &c, 22,0? 37 :1 I - Amount paid J. N. Alphonse, contractor for Scenery, ?c., 1.735 SO I - Amount paid J. C. Turner, Architect, for srrvice? ou ?ccount. 1,100 00 li ! - Amount paid R. M. ? L. W. Jenkins for Counters :-.n-i She'vir^ in store, -00 Ct' '. 1-Amount paid for Whitewashing Store $3.00, Repairing Gutter $3.00, Lock on Front Door 30 c.s. ? SO " in-Amount paid J. C.Turner, Architect, ?emees batanee. 265 > Total amount DA id to date, $31.966 27 I lien by certify to the correctness of trie above Statement nr. i Rep? r: io the bi st of my aowledge. C. M. HURST, Clerk ? Treasurer. Sumter, S. C., April 16th, I$95. We certify that we have examined the torecoit'-^ Report : i;o<3 ti. same correct. H. 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