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W?I>*B8DAY, JUNE SO. 1897. The Sumter Watchman was rounded ill 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. Site Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium io EDITORIAL NOTES. Mr. Daniel J. Bradham, of Claren* do?, who has entered the Congres sional contest m the Sixth District, show the politicians of the Pee Bee section that they haven't got erisTyth?bg their own way. I; BOW transpires that the college campus riot%as the result of a shave. Iftien, John Gary Watts bad not .hived off bis mustache the boys woiJdWt have yelled, "Sat 'em up, ' wtailrars," * and the general would not have ordered the grounds cleared in order that ne might vindicate his . dignity. What a pity he shaved ! The people are praying to be de x livered from the Senatorial campaign. IWith one accord tfcoy oppose forty campaign meetings, and the majority ie right this time, and no mistake. One meeting in each Congressional district would be a sufficiency. Sumter County can get along with Iont a meeting, and we hope the conn ty executive committee will ask the State commute to call off the meeting rn this county. The Irish are not to be condemned . for refusing to join io the rejoicing .attending the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. While other por tions of the United Kingdom have prospered and the population has steadily increased, Ireland has been sunk deeper and deeper into poverty by oppressive taxation, and the pop t?ation, instead of increasing, is now , scarcely more than one half what it waa sixty years ago. The reign of Victoria has been the reverse o/ hap* py and prosperous to 'ireland, hence the patriotic Irishmen refuse to jobi* late We would like to know who /will pay the expenses of the Senatorial primary. A primary is an expensive luxury, and if the candidates are td b9 assessed to pay all expenses, they will pay dearly for the privilege of . Jbeing candidates The first meeting of the Senatorial -cam pa iga is scheduled ta be held io this city on Monday next. - We have heard of no arrangements for. the meet? ing? but it is to be presumed that the County Executive Committee will see tost all necessary arrangements are made The oext Legislature should amend the law governing the formation of new counties so as to require the payment of all expenses incident to the nsw county elections by those who petition for the election. If the .State is to be saddled with the ex pense of all the new county elec? tions, unsuccessful as well as sac cessio!, the burden will soon become intolerable. We believe that it ia nothing more than just that, those whc woola indulge in the luxury of new county elections should be re? quired to pay for them. The election of Prof. T C Wood? ward to the prep ideo cy of the South Carolina College will be approved by the friends and alumni of the institu? tion. Prof. Woodward is well fitted fer the position, both by training and narara! ability, and he will undoubtedly build op the college and place it io the front rack cf Southern colleges. The board of trustees toted for the best in? terests of the college io elevating Prof Woodward to the Presidency, and the fears that a political misfit would be chosen instead of a scholarly and ex perieoeed teacher has beeo proven groundless. The Charleston grand jury refuses to b?iog io true bills against violators of the dispensary law, notwithstanding in? disputable evidence of their guilt ; the Columbia grand jury refuges to find a true bill against S. W. Scruggs who admitted that he had appropriated to his own use articles belonging to thc State. These juries are guilty of violating their oaths to per? form the duties incumbent upon them. They have permitted personal and po? litical considerations to outweigh the law, the evidence and their regard for their oaths and individual honor. With such flagrant disregard of the law in high places, it is not surprising that the law is failing into disrepute-. STONEWALL COUNTY? We have received from the com? mittee that is working for the forma? tion of Stonewall County a copy of the petition that is being circulated in the territory of the proposed new county, and with the petition a map of the new county as it has been surveyed. We return thanks to the committee for the courtesy, and assure them that the information .relative to the new county placed within our reach is appreciated, for we have been in the dark with respect to the new 'counties for so long a time that the means of even a partial emergence from total ignorance is a boon not to be esteemed lightly. The County of Stonewall is to be formed from portions of Sumter and Darlington Counties, and is to have an area of 403 square miles. Bar? ton County famishes the following territory : Stokes Bridge township, 20 square miles ; Cypress township, 45 square miles ; Lamar township, 65 square miles ; total, 130 square miles. Sumter County will furnish territory as follows s Lynchburg township, 58 square miles ; Mt. Clio township, 45 square \miles ; Bishop - ville township, 52 square miles ; Carter's Crossing township, 43 square miles; Bradford Springs township, ST 6q?are miles ; Swimming Pens, 35 square miles ; Mayesville town? ship/ 3 square miles; total, 273 square miles. The County of Stonewall takes in all of Bishopville, Mt. Clio, Lynch? burg and Carter's Crossing town? ships and portions of bwimming Pens, Bradford Springs and Mayes? ville townships in Sumter County. It takes only a small portion of Mayesville township on the eastern side of Black river, and does not take in the town of Mayesville. From the southeastern corner of Lynchburg township where it touch? es Scape O'er swamp the line fol lows that s warup to Swimming Pens mill pond. From that point the boundary is a straight line drawn in a northwesterly direction to some point in Bradford Springs township, there it follows a line N N. E. to the Ker? shaw line. These boundaries are somewhat obscure and indefinite, the map showing none of the roads or other objects by means of which the line could be definitely located. From the map, however, a fairly good idea of the proposed county may be obtained, it will be kept at this office for the inspection of those interested The petition reads as follows : PETITION FOR STONEWALL COUKTY. To His Excellency, Governor W. H Elierbe: We, the citizens of a portion of Darlington and Sumter Counties, ob serving a manifest disposition to ere ate a new < county in this section of the State, and realizing that only one good county can be formed between Darlington and Sumter and between Camden and Kingstree, have re? solved, after mature deliberation, to map out a county from the best ter? ritory obtainable, with regular shape, io How i Mg natural or old established line* as near as possible, regardless of any place for county seat, and io appeal to all of our fellow citizens to unite with us in securing so desira ble a county, to be known as Stone wall. We feel this a duty we owe our selves and all taxpayers, as weil as showing due consideration for our countrymen who live beyond the limits of the proposed territory. Knowing that the Constitution gives us this right, and that our cause is just, we are actuated by the following brief and well grounded reasons for placing Stonewall County before the j voters : 1st. It is uniform, regular in shape, separated, in the main, from other sections by natural boundaries or old established constitutional lines, and also puts the school district in good shape. 2d It will be a rich county with farming lands which cannot be sur? passed by any in the State. 3d The debt on it will be less than that on any comity which can be formed in this section of the State, and thereby taxes will be less. -ith Because we are menaced on two sides hy . the formation of pro posed new counties, bolh of which embrace territory of irregular and angular boundaries, aside from large non productive areas and a heavy bunded debt on a section of one. In consideration of the manv ad vantages that Stonewall Cou would have, we will respectfully tition your Excllency to issue order for an election in those i dons of Sumter and Darling Counties as represented and she by a map accompanying this p tion at as early a time as your \ dom shall dictate for the purpose determining if such proposed cou ebal! be formed. The State pensioners are pati and long-suffering, but they growing weary of waiting for pittance promised threat. August is now fixed as the earliest date the payment of pensions. Congressman Stokes has introdu< a bill in Congress that is a very g< object lesson. It shower that put I officials are not underpaid, and ti j a cut of^thirty per cent, would w< j no hardships. The bill will be i ! feated most certainly, but it is one ! those measures that serve a purpt by causing the people to consider j vast sums expended in running t government. Gov. Ellerbe considers that his ? proval of the finding of the Court Inquiry sufficient reprimand for A jutant General Watts. Perhaps t but why was not his approval of t fioding sufficient punishment for I privates, who were much less culpa! than than Watts ? lt looks very mu like Gov. Elierbe hid behind the co station and made flesh of one a fowl of rte other. As oommander-i chief he bad full right and aathori to reprimand bis staff officer, the A jatant and Inspector General, and, there was cause, to sospeod him frc doty until the charges can be ioves gated and passed upon by the Leg isl ture Gov. Elierbe made a very wei report on the finding of the Court Inquiry and bis explanation is weak still. He fell short of bis duty in tl premises as to Geo Watts, or be e: ceeded it io his recommend at ion s as tbe privates. We are disappointed i Gov. Elierbe. The row between Ecjgtor Crews ? the Cotton Plant, the afiance orgai and the publishing committee, wbic has charge of that organ, is a symt tem of the disaffection that exists i the Reform ranks*" The vrow is th outgrowth of the jealousy that Mc Laurin's rapid increase in popuiarit has excited in other Reform lesden The Edgefield Laurens combinatio bas heretofore dominated the Kefon organization, and the aseen ad ney c McLaurin and Elierbe threatens t deprive these erstwhile bossee of a power. ExSenator Irby's hand i very evident, and it is more tba probable that John Gary Evans i also pubing Crews foward to attacl McLaurin and Elierbe. The cbarg that McLaurin and Elierbe bav< sold out the Refotm party and hav entered into a conspiracy with tb? most bitter and implacable straight outs to disrupt and destroy that or ganization is bit upon as the easies and sorest method of alienating thei reform supporters Crews and Lam Gantt are posing as the only tru< and vigilant sentinels on the Reforn ramparts, but they cannot concea Irby's hand All their chargei against McLauriu, Elierbe and othe: public men who have endeavpred t< allay, rather than perpetuate fae tiona! bitterness, are inspired b\ those who hope to profit by the defeat a?>d retirement from office o these officials While Crews ant Gantt are charging others with con spiracy they seem to forget thal ? there are thousands of people ii i South Carolina with gumptior enough to see that the only wei! developed conspiracy is that of which Irby is the head and in which they are participating Johnson's Chill and Fever ! Tonic i Cures Fever \ In One Day. - - ? ? ? ? -mm^ LSacklenV. Arnica halve. Thc iiet: Salvo in thc world for Cu:?, Braises 7ores. Ulcers, '??.'.t Rheum. Fever Sore?, Tatter Chapped . "? . Chilblains, Corna an:? all Ss a Eruptions, sad positively cures Piles or co pay, required ft is ?;u? ran toed to give pcr : -Vt sati..fic.'i.-o, or refunded. ?tifi$ 252*2:3 par hoi For -P. " fir J.F.V.'iPe rm* Weekly Crop Bulletin. COLUMBIA, S. C , JUNE 30, 1897. TEMPERATURE. The mean weekly temperature aver? aged 80, which ia one degree above the normal. The first of the week was comparatively oool followed by exces? sive beat with maximum temperatures on the 24. 25 and 26 ranging from 100 to 106 over tbe southeastern counties. The lowest for tbs week was 58 on the 22od, at Sparenburg. RAINFALL The weather was showery, but hard? ly enough rain fell generally for the Deeds of crops, io many plane? none, and in a few too much 31 weekly measurements amsunted to less than I ioeh ; 13 from 1 to 2 ioohes, aod 3 over two ioohes with 2 70 as the larg? est amount, at Trial. The average of 49 reports was 0 78 aod tbe approxi? mate oormal for the week ia 1 31. Io Clarendon, Spar tan borg and Fdgefield fields were washed by heavy raios. Severe local storms, of wind, rain and hail, doing more or lees injury to corn, cotton and tobacco, in a few in? stances ruining entire-fields, occurred in Clarendon, Spartaoburg, Anderson, AikeD, Edgefield, Darlington, "Rich? land, Bamberg, Kershaw, Sumter, Orangeburg, and Charleston. The extreme northwestern counties were free from local storms The sunshine varied greatly io dif ferent portions of the state, but tbe average of all reports indicate about a normal per centage of tbe possible duration. CROPS The week on the whole wa9 favorable for the development of crops, wbioh made satisfactory advance except where injured by wind, hail and wet soil Much mention by correspondents, is made of grass io fields, but qualified generally by the statement that the weather favored killing grass. Coro i-J being rapidly laid by io good cooditioo except that staods are irregu? lar and that over considerable areas throughout the entire state raio is i needed. It is more promising than at anytime this season. Some fields were j injored by high wind breaking down the larger stalks, and by excessive ! beat curling the leaves during the day i Cotton has begoo to blossom freely over the eastern counties, and squares are pleotiful everywhere, although the plant is small for the season In por? tions of Berkeley. Kershaw. Cbester ! field, Chester the ground is too wet ?for I oottoo aod the plant deteriorated. i Macy fields are becoming fool with grais, bot not enough so to materially injure cotton. The stand is veryevtn aod growth duriog the week was good. Commenced laying by iu sections. Sea-Island variety above an average condition for the season. Is blooming and fruiting well. Tobaooo has improved generally. Is buttoning low, and shows "frog's-eye" in places. Has detriorated and condi? tion poof in Kershaw. Is ripening prematurely aod some was cured duriog the week. Rice is doing well. Peas were ex? tensively sown and coming up to good stands. Sweet potato slips growiog well. Sugar can eexcellent. Vegeta? bles abundaot. Melons will be ship? ped from Barnwell this week ; this crop improving slowly and is generally late. Special, full and fioal reports on wheat, oats and fruit were received and oan be briefly summarized as fol? lows : Wheat :-The bulk of this orop is raised in the northwestern counties, or the territory bounded by lines drawn due west and north from Columbia. Within this area, less than the usual amount was sown Its conditions promises an average crop, confirmed by the little thresh ing that has been done. Fifty per i oect. of the reports indicate a full ? average yield, thirty per cent, nearly j avera?e, and the remainder indicate i I a fair yield It was harvested and i ? gathered in good condition generally, j j Io a few counties thc yield wa? re I duced by rusi. j Oats -Early sown cats were be9t, ! ! and in many sections very good ; : ' seventy per cent, of the reports ln 1 dieate excellent, thc remainder fair i fields. Oats sown duriog the winter . and soring were generally poor end the latest sown complete tai?ures. Very little spring oats were sown Some cats were damaged slightly by riiin while being harvested reaches :-The reports on. thia fruit range from "full crop'" to '.nono." Fifty per cent, of the re I ports indicate that trees bore some peaches, of an inferior quality, and many rotting as they ripen ; twenty per cent report a full crop but not of very good quality The crop as a whole was a poor one. Seedlings, of no commercial importance, are quite plentiful everywhere. Late vareties are better than the early varieties Apples:-The apple crop is in places the best for years. Fifty per cent of the reports indic?e a full crop ; twenty five nearly so, snd only eight a failure. Much of this Sm it is, however, of inferior quality, rath? er small and shows signs of insects. Many trees blighted, and web worms numerous Spraying is not general? ly practiced Pearj :~-Ao average crop but many trees blighted and fruit damaged by insects, maturing fruit of Inferior quality is the rule rather than the ex? ception Few report recourse to spraying the trees to protect the fuit. Plums :-About the same as pears. Figs ?very promising Grapes :-The vines are very heavily loaded generally, but where not sprayed, the bunches are rotting bad'.y. Where sprayed, grapes are very promising Scoppernong vines havily fruited. Berries :-Strawberries were abun dant and o? excellent quality. Wild berries are plentiful everywhere, especially dewberries and blackber? ries Where fruit was poor, or an entire failure, the reasons for it generally ascribed by correspondents were frost late in March ; in places dry weather during April ; and the pres? ence of numerous insects, causing excessive dropping. Severe local storms also materially reduced the crop of peaches and apples, but on the whole ; high winds were nhe leaRt harmful of the causes that made 1897 a poor fruit year J. W. BAUER, Section Director, Columbia, S C. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. Governor's Reasons. Tells Why He Did Not Repri? mand Gen. Watts. Governor Elierbe yesterday again P8sayed to explain the reasons which prompted him to refrain from repri? manding General Watta To a repre? sentative of the press be said that, some people do not >eem to understand the position of the commander-in-chief in not reprimanding in specific terms Aojutant and Inspector General Watts. Governor Elierbe grated ic the order that he issued ?hat he heartilv approved ut the recommendritions and findings of the court of inquiry. He *aid in the order he issued u?at he would transmit the findings and papers to the genera! assembly for such action 8S it deemed bes'.. The publication of the findings of the court and hi? statement in the official order that he approved of the work of the court he considered a rep? rimand ; in facr, as ?evere a repri maud as could he given Nothing that be as commander-in-chief might have 6aid would io his opinion have been more severe than the pubii^ri ?ri nf the findings of thc court and the approval of their work. While the commander-in chi: f he said, bad the right to reprimand a staff officer, such as General Watts, he did not have the right to remove ihe adju? tant and inspector general. What he meant was that a reprimand would be as ineffectual in securing a removal of the adjutant general PS it would be if he reprimanded the attorney general with a view to bis removal. The com mander-in chief bas a perfect right to reprimand any of those under him., but as governor he has no right to dismiss the adjutant geueral Governor Elierbe thinks that the publication of thc findings and the ap? proval of the report was suf? ficient in the way of a reprimand of General Watts and soe? oo reason togo any further. Governor Elierbe said that lie had been reading the n,iii?;;ry law and found that the mere publication of the findings of a cour: of inquiry was often thought to bc suffi cte ut punish? ment.-Thc State, June 29. Senator Pettigrew, who was strick? en with paralysis on Saturday has re covered the use ot his voice, and his physician expects hun to recover en? tirely within a few days. Tutf s Pills Cure All Liver Ills. Save Your Money! One box of Tutt's Pills will : many dollars in doctors' bl They will surely cure all diseasi of the stomach, liver or bowels. No Reckless Assertion For sick headache, dyspepsia, malaria, constipation and bilio? usness, a million people endorse TUTTS Liver PILLS NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION, rpHE FIRM OF R. W. DURANT & SON I is this dar dissolved bj the retirement ot R. W. Dorant, who bas sold bis interest to Lucius B. Durant. The business will bc con? tinued io all departments at the same stand bj Lucius B Durant, ander bis owo name. Be will pay all bills and collect all debts dee the old firm, and hopes nj strict attention to the business to merit aod receive a continua? tion of the liberal patronage heretofore gives to R W. Durant & Son. R. W. DURANT, L. B. DURANT. June 30, 1897. To My Friends arni k Pile. HAVING DETERMINED TO RETIRE from active business, I have sold to my ?on and forcer partner, my interest and good will in the business heretofore conducted by the erm of R W. DURANT & SON. Ia retiring from business, I return to toa my thanks for the patronage bestowed on our Srm in the past, and bespeak your continued confidence and favor tor my Soo, LUCIUS B. DURANT, who will continue the business io. his owe name. Verv respectfully-, R W. DURANT. June 30, 1897. Of WE, THE UNDERSIGNED CITIZENS of Sumter County, South Carolina, will apply to the Clerk of Court on July 30th 1897, for a charter incorporating "Hepzibah Presbyterian Church," located near Maoo vilie, in said State and County. J. M McOUTCHEN, D. A. STUCKEY, J. A McCUTCHEN, E. ALEXANDER, C. H. DECKER, J.ED STUCKEY.. June 30-4t I A trial of a STIEFF PIANO will leave j you in no doubt as to its merit. The rich and elegant cases give an added charm to them Possessing a delightfully sweet and musical tone and clearness ?nd purity which extends to the uppermost Dote of the scale, is it any wonder that the STIEFF PIANOS are iu such demand to-day. Many pianos are high priced, but none are superior and few are equal to the STIEFF, if one may judge by the unstinted praise from, all pntrojs who hare U9ed a Stieff for nearly a quarter cf a ceotary. Term9 to Suit. Send for catalogue. CHARLES M. STIEFF, 9 N. Liberty Street, Baltimore 416 Main St , Norfork Va. Claremont Loflie Ko. 64 A. F. M. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 44, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday Evening, July 8tb, at 7J p. m. Brethren will take doe notice and govern themselves accordingly BEAUTY HATH CHARMS and all the charms which beau? ty likes best to don are shown in our grand display of fash? ionable jewelry for this season. Jewels like these would en? hance the charms of the most fascinating belle, and surely no fair one would despise such brilliant aids to her beauty. Like personal loveliness, they conquer admiration on sight : they score new victories at ev? ery inspection. Those who look over our stock do not willingly stop with examina? tion. Beauty may now be made ea .ii/ irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew? elry. L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler ana Optician, S!Gy OF THF. BIG WATCH. Oct. 16.