" ti K TUESJJAY, JULY 6.

The Sumter Watchman was foundedIn 1850 and the True Southron in

- .^1866. The Watchman and Southronnow has the combined circulation and

v influence of both of the old papers, and

& manifestly the best advertisingmedium in Suinter.

EDITORIAL ITEMS.

We «re glad to see that the acquittalof Ferguson, the slayer of Benedict, inAbbeville, has called forth almost unan-

imous condemnation from die Statepress. It deserves it.

The gubernatorial contest in Georgiahas been the hottest on record, bat the¿nd is drawing nigh. Geo. Gordon is

? for enough ia the lead to assure him ofsuccess, and he will, if he lives, be

v Georgia's next Governor.. .; Mr. Beecher is io England, and

. preached ; to a large audience last

Wednesday. He has gone over mainlyto assist in the Gladstone campaign. Heha a good cause bat we are not sore

that the cause has a rood advocate.President Cleveland is still engaged

in making vetoes, and the conntry feels- quite proud of his «JUccess. Up to the

^cginomg of tins administration there.¿ave been 109 veto, messages sent in by-the Presidents. Mr, Cleveland has

already sent ie about 00, so he will iaall probability beat the record made by

" the entire list of Presidents from Wash-lngton to Arthur.

? The line between Mecklenburg Coan-V ty; in North Carolina, and York Countyin South Carolina, is quite crooked, and

. lhere has been any amount of «acer-

% tainty as to its. precise location. A re¬

cent survey has resulted in giving North.Carolina 7,000 acres which have been

^supposedW belong to our State. The

people who live there have been madetar heels without the least effort on their

v;^part. However, the final adjudicationwill be made by an inter-State Commis¬sion raked for -that purpose.We are sorry to see the Augusta

Chronicle which nearly alway* carries alevel head, allying itself with the anti-

: Cleveland Democrats. We think the

.\ policy is "bad and sorely principle does-not Require it. Cleveland, despite thewail of tite office seeker, is dairy grow-

'ing in popularity, outside of Washing¬ton, and we think he richly merits the"eaáorsemen t ofall who love a clean and.honest administration.

. > conntry Church in. Massachusetts1; was recently made the recipient of a

costly gift-a §100,000 parsonage anda $30,060 organ, and now it is the tor¬

ment of their lives how to raise the

money to enable their pastor and hiswife to dress in accord with his palatial

^surroundings, and to pay an expert to

-keep their argan m tune. We suggestthat the Church, not tobe outdone in

fíbéraiity, present the parsonage to the.I)istrict for a Kindergarten School and

.keep the organ strictly for ornament,v The postal railway clerks in the

Northwest are said to be threatening a

strike, unices some of their discharged.ccairadrfi ace restored. Postmaster-General Vilas did not fesr a cootest

-with.the steamship comhinatioo, andwill hardly be moved from his purposety a few hundred disgruntled clerks.Those gentlemen can easily seeceed in

* getting out of office. We doubt their. abiëty io embacrass the United States

"Government or obstruct the mail.

Mexico, has. adopted a plan of pun¬ishing road agents, highwaymen, rob¬

bers, &c., which is proving remarkably«Sectaai. Whenever caught by the.officers of the law, they are shot with¬out any legal forms whatever, Thereare several objections to this plan. It?takestrom the lawyers the perquisitesthey would receive for defending these

moneyed gentry, and then occasionallyit might result in taking the life of onewho. is not guilty. But, there is no.

doubt that the law is proving effectual,and road agents are becoming reallyscarce. <

We have long had a high opinion ofthe talents and ability of the Swiss, andvrben our Consul General, Boyd Win¬chester, to that thrifty land tells us that

they make cheeses there which last 200

years oar respect increases. Mr. Win¬chester says that he has seen cheesesthat date back to 1660, stiil sound.These ancient affairs are used as an an¬

tidote for sickness caused by too free

indulgence in new cheese. They are

abo used somewhat after the manner of

family registers and tombstones to re¬

cord births, deaths, marriages, &c.

The whirligig of time brings aboutsome curious results. Socoethisg over

twenty years ago, Parson Brownlow, the

prominent representative of Republican¬ism in Tennessee, was offering a rewardiofthe head of îsham G. Harris, thenthe Confederate Governer of, now theSenator from that State. It is needlessto say that the Parson did not get themuch coveted head. During the pres¬ent session of Congress, Senator Harrishas brought a bill before Congress to

give a pension to Mrs. Brownlow. Inview of the past, Senator Harris' effortsio her behalf must be gall and worm¬

wood to 2>h$. Brownlow, if she possessesany of the more prominent character- Jistics of ber notorious husband.The effect of the strikes in Chicago,

is becoming plainly evident. Pawn

shops are nourishing as never before,and the Hen records are crowded withthe transfers of furniture or other per¬sonal property for the means to ward offstarvation. When the present frenzyOf passion passes away from the mindsof the workingmen of the country, and I

reason comes backjjto ber long SKthrone, the wage earners will we!how they could have ever consente

give up their freedom cf action,their means of making a support, tc

despotic bidding of men who only-sish while turmoil and strife thrivesmen who derive the greater partheir inspiration from the teachingsMost or a Parsons, and whose teachlead to the inevitable destructioiproperty, and often, of life.

GOVERNOR THOMPSON'S .

FOINTMENT.

Tn common with ail the State, we

glad to know of the prominent posioffered our Governor at WashingtocSome have differed with him in

details of his office; none, though, tever doubted the honesty of pur)which has inspired every act of bisministration. In all his public life,has been remarkable for the consc

[tious performance of each duty \

which he has been charged, and Pident Cleveland has shown his eu

mary wisdom in ealttng HughThompson to the Treasury.COLONEL EARLE ENDÖRSJThe resolutions found elsewhc

adopted by the bar of Sumter, eod<ing Col. Joseph H. Earle as a surta

cominee for Attorney General are w

appropriate. We are glad to presthem to the County aßd State as

opinions of men who better than i

others know Col. Éarle*s fitness for

position«DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHTS

We published a short connn«nicatilast week from a correspondent w

complained of the difference in weighamong the merchants in Sumter..A Mayesr"*H¿ feiend tells us tl

Sumter is trev afore io tfeis math

He weighed recently in two storwith a difference of 7J pounds in 1

weight. And he says it is not alone

weights that this difference exists, Iia measures as well. Dry quart mc

sures are cat dows to the capacityliquid quarts, and the peek measure

the same proportion.One caa easily see the wrong Û

does, not only to the buyer but -tihonest merchant. ii the sharper -c;

adjust his scales so as to gain eoepomin. twenty, he can undercut the priof the to«est dealer and taie his cu

tom.We fear this evil is spreading ai

will become a serious trouble uniechec&ed, and it is for the purposesuggesting a remedy that we refer to i

If we are not mistaken, North Car«lina has an officer whose duty it istest weights and measures, and the ma

ter is of sufficient importance to justilour State in adopting a sim Uar law. ithe State will not take acttOG, the Cerneil might do something to proteet s

against tie wiles of the evil one.

A SOFT ANSWER.

The Columbia Record disapproves <

our criticism of the Collegian's artic!OD Tillman and his sympathisers, an

has asked us a mumber of questionon subjects, more er less germain t

our article.We have made no attack upon the S

C. CoUege, because we are its ware

fricad. We simply object te aa im

prudent exhibition of youthful sarcasmdirected toward those whom (laying alweightier reasons aside) it is not prüdento antagon iee«

If our lively evening contemporarywill copy the Collegians article, anc

ask the opinions of the State pres««pon that nnique production the resal»woaid be surprising. And we say thiiwithomt wishing to reflect in thc leastupon the Collegian, which is one of tbe¬best College magazines we receive.We have too profoand au interesl

in the boys aud young mea of the State,and especially in those who ace, as «

the case with many, straggling againstodds to equip, themselves for the balticof life ; but we take it to be a martof true friendship to warn against errors.

We did not intend to do aay more; we

wish to do no iess. Ia the meantimewe beg to repeat, that the 'students hadbetter forego the luxury of being im¬pudent to farmers.' *

A CHAPTER OE HORRORS.

The policy of South Carolina juriestn turning murderers loose upon the

people is bearing legitimate fruit, as we

see from the following Chapter of Hor¬rors:

Miss Emma Connelly, who lives near

Hunter's Chapel, in Barnwell County,walked into church last Sunday, and

stopping behind a man named John A.

Steedîy, shot him in the back. Steediystaggered to the door and fell dead.Miss Connelly shot him because of slan¬derous reports put in circulation bySteediy and which reflected upon hercharacter.Two farmers in Edge-field County

became involved in a quarrel and shotat each other last Saturday with shot

guns. One was killed outright, theother was seriously wounded,A man named Quick, living in

Marion County, got into a quarrel withtwo brothers named Jacobs, during a

drunken spree, and Quick was almostcut to pieces. The Jacobs are in jail.Two negro men ia Abbeville had a

fight yesterday morning, and ono was

stabbed in the neck, and died almostinstantly.

Paul Hftyne.

We copy from the Nae* and Courterthe following :

MACON, July 5.-The melancholy jnews reached this city this evening from

Copse Hill, Columbia County, that Paul

H. Hayne, the South's beloved |Hes at death's door, with little o

chance of recovery. A few weeksw hileveraged upon his labors wittcharacteristic energy and enthushhe was suddenly prostrated by a fiing spell.

Rallying somewhat, he, to quietapprehensions of his family, made 1of bis illness. But it soon devehthat he was partially paralysed,physicians were summoned. Theycided that his trouble arose from a

of blood upon the brain aod that.hope of his recovery existed. Heyet moments of consciousness, throwhich the grand faith and soul ofman still shine brightly.'Death of a Former South Carol

Editor.

The last issue of the Lalee City (FGuide comes to us in mourning on

count of the death of its senior edand proprietor, Wm. H. Wilson, wioccurred on June 23rd. Mr. Wiwas, we think a native of Abbev:and was up to the close of the war <

nected with the Press of that place,removed to Florida just after theand has been engaged in merchandiiand newspapering. A personalquaintance with him enables us to

dorse the following from the Guide:The deceased was a man of ut

suming manners, but that high se

of honor, unselfish public spirit :

devotion to everything that he c

ceived to be duty, attached to him sec

of friends who to-day unite with us

our grief at his departure.in the death of Mr. Wilson,

press has lost a sympathetic mernhFor thirty-five years engaged innewspaper busiaess, his heart i

thoroughly enlisted in the cause, as

believed it was a potent educator ofpeople and the mediom to a big!civilisation.

Complimentary Notices of CoEarle's Candidacy.

The Sumter Watchman and Souron, presents the name of JosephEarle as a suitable nominee for the offof Attorney General, and urgesmerits with much zeal and force, 1are glad to be assured that such mea

Col. Earle are willing to serve t

State, and should he receive the noanatian, his high character as a sw

his native ability and his legal learninare recognized vouchers for the satisfetory administration of the office.-Dalinyton iVetcs.We reproduce this morning from t

columns of the Sumter Watchman ci)

Southron an editorial article nomina ti i

Col. Joseph H. Earle for AttorneGeneral. If the people of the State a

determined to have a new deal, thcovld not select a better man for tloffice than Col. Earle. He is an ablawyer, a patriotic citizen and a fearleman.-Georgetown Enquirer.We notice that several of our co

temporaries have designated the HocJosheph H. Earle, of Sumter as a

recipient of this high position ; at

knowing him, not so much personall;as from his reputation and his parecord, we feel constrained to join ithe cadi, and to express the wish ththe Convention will determine «pchim, as toe next Attorney-General <

South Carolina.Recognised as a lawyer of marke

ability, and with a rich experience <

public affairs, gathered from services iboth branches of the Goneral Asseinbljhe is peculiarly fitted for the successftadministration of the duties of this iuportant position. Col. Earle's attitudand record ia all movements for the re

desption and improvement of our partand the State at large, require ss«

recognition at the hands of thc Beuiocracy; and we trust that ike ConveotiowHl see tst to bestow «pen him the effieof Attorney-General, a position he is s

aoly qualified to fill.-Wateree Meszenger;

Col. J. H. Earle, of the Sumter katszzs in town last Saturday on professional business. His name is prominently mentioned for the oíase of AttorneyGeneral.-Kershaw Gazette

Two Opinions.We copy from two of our exchanges

tee items found below, and add our ea

dorsecwfit to each :THE DIFFERENCE.

In Florida, the West, and ia all pro¬gressive con) m unites, when the towthas any advantages to offer, the busi¬ness men put their heads together, filthe newspapers, wt tia advertisements,and descriptions of the country, andflood creation with the publication, inthe South, a local paper may do itsutmost to attract attention to the townunaided, and some of the men who wouldundoubtedly reap the benefit of its suc¬

cess kick like donkeys if they are askedto insert even a business card.-FlorenctTimes.ERRONEOUS VIEWS OF OOKKESPOXDENTS,There are some people who appear to

think that the columns of a countynewspaper are free for any oue to use

as they see fit-for the purpose ofabusing each other, for 'blowing theirown boro,' and so ou-but they are

slightly mistaken. We are pleased toreceive anything iu the 6bape of newsthat wilt be cf geocrsi interest to ocr

readers, but when an article of persoaalinterest only-such as advertisements,obituaries, tributes of respect, nomina¬tions of candidates for office, etc ,-ap¬pear in a parer it is expected that theparty to be benefited shall pay fer it.The principle revenue of a newspaperis derived from its advertising columns,and to use them without pay is au im¬position upon the printer.-CamdenJournal.

IMP- ». -«!!" -

Base Ball.A remarkable game of base ball was

played here last Thursday between two

juvenile nines, thc Midgets and Man¬ning ' Ballers, both home teams. Thcgame commenced promptly at 9 o'clock,and the ninth inning finished afterseven hours of hard work, at 4 o'clock.The Midgits, who, by the way are dubbed in honor of Hie Columbia Midgits,won by a score of 79 against 29.Auothcr game will be played to-day,and as both clubs have some excellentdurable material, a lively game may beexpected.-Clarendon Enterprise.

Eelectip.What ie an Eclectic College, ask? one after

reading a notice of the Eclectic College soon

to be opened in Sumter. Eclectic mean3 se¬

lecting or choosing, hence aa eclectic schoolis an institution in which the pupils haTe the

privilege of choosing the branches they wishto study. If they graduate, a certain course

of studies must be followed, otherwise a free

choice of branches is allowed.

Written for the Watchman and Southron.

Recollections of Potter's Raith

NUMBER I.

Tho war had continued and theSpring of 1865 was opening upon us inall its beauty.Our quiet town of Manning, away

from rail roads and water communica¬tion, had not realized the horrors ofwar, in the quietude of its beautifulstreets and habitations.

It had, however, felt the war. Frommany battle fields came the sickeningnews, that one, and then another, andyet another from her midst, who badgone to the front, had fallen in the

deadly strife. As yet none had beenbrought home to the family grave-yard.''They slept where they fell." Manyhad been captured and were piningaway in Northern prisons.Now and then we'd meet a returned

soldier on furlough, and of these we'dmake careful inquiry of those in camp.

These were weary months, and theunsatisfactory accounts we'd receive as

to our future success, only increasedour desire to know more of onr cause.

Sometimes a flying report would reachus that soou all would be ordered to thefront, and once as I reached the townUte on the Sabbath day he, who was inauthority, stopped me and said, "myorders are to require you to appear inthe ranks at 9 A. M. to-morrow withthree days rations." Then these orderswould be countermanded, that the railroads could not accommodate the rushof men to Lee's army in Virginia. Asfar as eould be observed there was no

despondency upon any ; all were hopefuland confident of ultimate success.

In February, '65, we were informedthat there was great activity in theWestern army and that Sherman, incommand of the Federal forces, was

moving toward the Atlantic shoresthrough Alabama aod Georgia.Then quickly came the excitements

of Hood dealing heavy blows on Sher¬man near Atlanta« Ga., and- then, thatHood was flanked, and Atlanta was leftin Sherman's rear io ruins.

Eager for further information we

learned that Sherman had made rapidmarches; bad crossed the SavannahRiver, and moving en towards Charles¬ton he'd soon threaten it in the rear.

The inquiry was constantly made, is hemeeting with no opposition ?To our surprise we were assured that

he had turned his coarse, and bis en¬

tire force was new moving on Columbia,S. C. That he had reached Branch¬ville, and tearing up the S. Crail road,he was before thé city and the shellswere falling upon the State House.His march had left rain and desolation.Then came the distressing news thatColumbia had been destroyed and thatthe conflagration began as signal rock¬ets were fired ia the air. We learnedfurther, that unmolested, comparatively,he had passed ea te CamdeB, then on

to Lancaster toward North Carolina.The reports from of this destroying hostwere confirmed by friends who had fled(ladies) before the Bummers from theupper part of Sumter County. In factI had met Rev. Thos. R. E., who as¬

sured me that Sherman's Bummers badbeen in and ¿round Bishop ville, thattoere had been some skirmishing in theplace and that considerable cotton hadbeen burned and that the army had re¬

mained several days at Kelly's Mills,having had a large quantity of corn

ground. At that place all superfluouswagons, carts, carriages and buggieshad been burned. The army had pass¬ed on after leaving all the mills, fencesand buildings in ruins. Feeling con¬

cerned to know the particulars of thisdestruction of cotton in Bisbopvile, andto know of the welfare of friends there,I determined on a visit t/bere as soon as

arrangements could he made.Circumstances appearing propitious,

with my friend Capt. G. A. IL, we leftManning for Bishopville, in SumterCounty, some forty miles away, on the4th of April, 1865.During this visit, all and even mere

than we had heard, was confirmed, that:it was impossible for Gen. Joe. fi.Johnson to arrest Sherman and thatCharleston was vacated.On Tuesday, the 43tb of April, we

prepared to retara to Manning. Withall this distressing and perplexing news

we felt as if we had been from home a

long time. We were anxious to return.To my great discomfiture, however,when the hour approached I was <ruitesick. Had considerable fever. It was

a long ride for ene in my condition.What was to he done ? It was seriouslydoubted if Ï was able to travel. Itseemed important to us both that we

make the start and so we did.At Mt. Zion (Presbyterian) Church,

I was forced to stop-my kind companioninsisted that we retrace the 50 milestraveled. The cushions from the buggywere placed in the vestibule of theChurch and I was carried to them andthere I lay some time. I was impress¬ed that we should not return, but go on,and so we did, my friend making me

as comfortable as he could, and we trav¬eled steadily cu towards home. Ourconversation would revert to the de¬struction of Columbia and of incidentswhich had occurred during the confla¬gration. One TH give: My sister-in-law (her husband was in England forher health at the time) hurriedly lefther home some time before midnightbecause of the nearness of thc flames. ¡Taking one of the children in her armsand the other by the hand, she hasten¬ed from the devouring flames. As shepassed out she put a. silver cup and a

change of clothing in a hand satchel andshe moved away from the confusion ofthe boisterous soldiers who were sackingthe houses. On the outskirts of thccity she was accosted by au officer :Where are you going ?Anywhere to get away from the con¬

fusion.Ah Î madam you had better remain

with the crowd-you are ßafer here.But you seem to be cold.

Yes, sir, tho morning air chills me.

Well, said he, in his blandest style,draw near to the fires and warm, theyhave been kindled for your especialbenefit.And thus we beguiled away the tedi¬

ous ride.Wiien within five or six miles of

Manning wc met. a Confederate soldierin the road. He was riding hard. Idid not know him ; my companion did.He seemed much excited as in hurriedtones ho told us that every man was

ordered to assemble under arms at

Manning. That an army largely com¬

posed of negroes was marching fromGeorgetown, S. C., through Salem, todestroy everything and to entirely pre.vent any more farming operationsThat it was an army of destruction.As yet no Federal troops had been

seen ia our midst, but if this soldier's

statements wore so, then perhaps we

were to be overrun by a dreaded negroarmy.We reached home before night, and

was borne in by kind and gentle hands.We soon had Dr. H. at our bedside.He said I had considerable fever andmust be kept quiet. Later in the even¬

ing Dr. J. I. I. paid me a visit, and heremarked, considering the condition ofthings in the town, with this army com¬

ing, it might have been best for you tohave remained in Bishopville; But Icould not consent to be absent from myfamily. It was as he said, and I was

in a poor plight for the excitements be¬fore me. Anyway, I was glad to be athome.

[From our Regular Correspondent.]WASHINGTON LETTER,

WASHI.VGTOX, D. C , July 2, 1836.

During the week the wily Senatorfrom Vermont has shown more than a

usual tendency towards new departures.There have been occasional Edmundssensation at the Capitol ever since theSenators' ambition turned squarely to¬wards the White House, but three freaksin the same week are something extra¬ordinary.

In the first place Mr. Edmunds cre¬ated a real sensation by appearing inthe galleries of the Senate Chamber as

the escort of a bridal couple from hisState. He was never eeen with a plain,quiet constituent before, and it was

regarded as positive proof that hisfences are rickety this time, and thathis Senatorial contest is real. Veryfew Senators dare to ignore the claimsmade upon them by their constituentsas Edmunds has done, but be basnever had any real opposition Jo his re¬election until now. He sat by thishoneymoon couple for quite awhile,pointed out to them the various Sena¬tors, and even graciously explained tothem some of the features of the debate,while the Senators on the floor exchang¬ed significant glances over his unparal¬leled devotion.Mr. Edmund's next new departure

was the new attitude he assumed oti thesubject of the Senate's jurisdictionover the President's nominations tooffice, and bis suspensions and re¬

movals from office. He introduced a

bill in the Senate which proposes to givethe President absolute power to makeall the appointments to office which now

he can make only "by and with theadvice and consent of the Senate."According to this bill the Senate is tohave nothing whatever to do in thefuture with either appointments or re¬

movals. There will be no more needfor ecxecutive sessions, either secret or

open.The Senator created a third sensation

by objecting to a second reading of thejoint resolution, which had previouslypassed the House, to provide for the ex¬

penditures of the Government for thenext ten days following thc last day ofJune, the end of the fiscal year. Ibiseaused an unusual outlook for the firstday of July, without funds for the pay¬ment of any of their employes.

"This is au unprecedented emergen¬cy, AO far as I know," said U. S.Treasurer Jordan. No new businessof any kind can be done, no disburse¬ments -cati be made, and unless actionbe taken before tho end of July, no

Government official, not even the Pres¬ident, can get his months salary. Sen¬ator Edmund's purpose was to empha¬size and cali public attention to therepeated failures of appropriation billsto reach the Senate in time for due de¬liberation and seasonable action beforethe end of the fiscal year-a purposewhich is approved by both the Demo¬crats and Republicans of the Senate.

Under the law which forbids anydepartment to expend money, in aoyfiscal year in excess of appropriations,or to involve the Government in anycontract for the future payment ofmoney in excess of appropriations, itis questionable whether the heads ofDepartments have the right to acceptthe services of their employes with an

understanding that they are to beco ra pen -

sated when Congress makes the appro¬priation. The question never came upbefore, but it is probable the Senatewill at once pass thc emergency résolu-tion passed by the House and all willbe right again. jThe vetoing of pension bills has met

with almost unanimous approval fromthe Democrats in Congress, the onlycriticisms coming from the Re publicans.The President has been attacked byRepublicans in both houses of Congressduring the week for what they callviolations of his Civil Service preten¬sions. Senator Hoar made quite a

vituperative speech and Ingalls. ofKansas, attempted, as usual, highflown sarcasm.

This led Senator Cockrell, of Mo.,to reply that the taunts fell harmless.The Administration needed no defenderin the Senate. The people of theUnited States would live to bend theirknees io thankfulness that GroverCleveland had become President. Hewas an honest, brave, true man andhe was doing all that any ono mortalbeing could do to give the people an

honest, fearless economical and Consti¬tutional Administration. Irate Sen¬ator Hoar declared that PresidentCleveland had not attempted to keeptho pledges which preceded and follow¬ed his election. He thought his pro¬motion of party and partisan interestshtid been equal to that of Van Burenand Pierce. C. A. S.

Ennui."Xi »her sick nor well is A» near as I can

tell what is my condition," is a phrase usedby an ocasional correspondent. Vitality islow, and it is hard to tell of any specialreason for it. But to the memory of a

time when with an abundance of vitality,an exuberance ot' spirits made the world fullof brightness and good cheer thc contrast isconstantly recurring, and the desire comesfull «nd strong for a recovery of the bettercondition. To the business man the differencemay involve success or failure in business;to the literary worker it may involve thequestions of acceptance or rejection of thcproducts of his brain. To every one, in everyposition in life, it makes the difference be¬tween enjoyment of life or mere dull existeuceIn recent years a very simple remedy has beenmade known and has been attested by a

multitude of witnesses. From every State inthe Union and from foreign lands como let¬ters like this one :

'After a most thorough and continued trialof its worth as a remedial and restorativeagent I pronounce your Compound Oxygentreatment to exceed in value gotd and silver.Î freely and voluntarily commend it to allbrain workers as the best thing they can use

to secure a restoration of exhausted energies.'To learn 'what Compound Oxygen ia-its

mode cf action and results,' send your ad¬dress to Ors. Starkey & Palen, 1529 Archstreet. Philadelphia, Pa., aüd you will re¬

ceive freely by mail a work of nearly twohundred page?, giving an interesting state¬ment ia regard to this simple remedy with a

large number of cases of cures by its use.- ??-»?» mm

Spasmodic couvultious are frequently caus¬ed by worms gnawing at the vitals; therefore,at tbe first indications of worms, Shriner'eIndian Vermifuge should be administeredaccording to direction's.

Col. Earle Endorsed by the SumterBar for Attorney General.

At a fall meeting of the Bar of Sumter thisday July 6th, the following resolutions were

unanimously adopted :

Resolved, I. That the Bar of Sntnter isgratified by the expression through the Press,from so many Counties, that Joseph II. EarleEsq., of our Bar, would be acceptable to thepeople of the State as Attorney General ofthe State.

2. That having had for years fall opportu¬nities of judging of bis legal knowledge andof his ability as a legislator in both branchesof the General Assembly, we deem it butproper, that as a Bar, we should expreas our

opinion of the eminent fitness and full qualifi¬cations of Col. Earle for the office* of AttorneyGeneral, believing that the State, in honor¬ing him, would conserve her best interest.

J. D. BLANDING,T. B. FRASER, JR., Chairman.

Secretary.Kailroad Letter.

SMITHVILLE, S. C., July 3, 1886.Mr. Editor: What about the rail road? I

have heard nothing for a month. The sur¬

veyor from Camden struck my land in Ker¬shaw, and ran some five or tlx miles to

Spring Hill, and I will cheerfully give theright of way, and I think any land owner

who refuses to do so is blind to bis own in¬terest. Railroads are a necessity and we

must have them, whether they pay a dividendin money or not. The enhanced tal ue of thelands, low freights, ard convenient travelwill compensate ns. I see th« Townships inLancaster through which it is to ron havevoted for taxation, and Kershaw County, byfive hundred majority, has agreed to raise onehundred thousand dollars, and the town ofCamden twenty-five thousand more. SpringHill Township has voted for taxation, but theother townships between here and Sumter Ihave not beard from, but have no doubt theywill do the same.So it seem9 that the money will be forth¬

coming, and it is only a matter of time whenthe road will be built. I still hear some

speculation as to the course it will mn fromCamden, but I am satisfied the route alreadysurveyed will be the one adopted. If it wentnear Providence it would have to competewith the S. C. road, and, ou the other hand,if it rans near Salem, it would have the Bish-opville road to contend with. (The road to

Bishopville will be finished by the first ofAugust and it will bf extended.) And thereis a large scope of intermediate country,densely populated, between Claremont Depotand Bishopville-about twenty-four miles-and the route surveyed by Spring Hill, Her¬iot's X Hoads and Mrs. Colclough^ to Sum¬ter is central and will get the freight andtravel without competition, and that factought to decide the question as to the route.

If Col. Bland i Dg can carry this road to asuccess I would not be surprised if in less thantwenty years your growing town assumes thedimensions of a city. Sumter can then sellcorn, bacon, flour, coal, tobacco and agricul¬tural implements much cheaper than Charles¬ton, to say nothing of other advantages.

I remember Sumter more than sixty-fiveyears ago, when they had a wooden CourtHouse, about three Yankee shops, a few resi¬dences and no Church. And if any one badpredicted that it would be a large town in1886, I would have pronounced him insane.But such is the fact, and what bas done it betthe railroads? Fifty years ago cotton was

carried to Charleston on wagons, and it re¬

quired two weeks to make the trip, and in a

bogg}', one week, (I tried it;) and the Leg¬islature expended over a hundred thousanddollars embanking Vance's Ferry. I votedfor some of the appropriations. But steambas almost annihilated distance and you cannow make the trip in one day.[Yon can make it in 1\ hours.-ED.]Of all the wonderful inventions of our day,

steam and railroads are the most nseful.Steam can saw the material to build palatialresidences, and gin your cotton and bale it,grind your dour, and in the mammoth shipsplow the angry billows across the Atlantic.With many wishes for the success of your¬

selves and the good old town of Sumter, I amVery truly

WM. J. REYNOLDS.

Mt. Clio Tribulations.

MT. CLIO, July J, 1886.Mr. Editor : We thought a short tims ago

that we belonged to the up-country ; but, likethe seasons, the character of our county hasundergone a change, and we are to-day a

group of islands, peninsulars, isthmuses andthe like, mostly surrounded by water on thesides and on the top too. In fact, I'll venture

to say, the water here is half a mile deep,judging from the clouds where it's comingfrom. If it continues much longer we'll be¬come a seaport, and that would be some con¬

solation, only there will be nothing to portwhen we get the sea. It has rained 17 daysout of the last 12-1 mean 42, though reallyit does seem, to look back, and over too, as

though the first figures ought to be light. Itrains now easier" than I have ever known it,and more recklessly. Only a few short weeks

ago we were down in the mouth and down iathe dust-if not in sackcloth and ashes-foe-cause it didn't rain ; now it has rained and it

really looks as though" we'll have nothing botthe sackcloth to show for the years' labor.Now, about the crops. Well, they are fine,

very fine. Indeed I never saw crops more

luxuriant than in our section, from the poorrenter to the opulent planter (at least I sup¬pose so, though I have'nt come across any of

the latter class lately.) The face of the land is

green with tneflourishingcrop. I notice how¬

ever, a great mistake with our farmers thisseason, and I fear it is going to prove a fatalmistake with some, that is, they have mixedcotton and other things (hard to tell whatsometimes) along with the main crop, andnot giving our grasses a fair showing, thoughI'm sorry to say the grass don't appear to.«are a gosh ding what you plant among it.It'll grow any way you fix it, and flourish on

the bed or in the middle, hoed or plowed,sideways or up-side-down. In fact, I beginto believe the grass in our section is immor¬tal-it won't die worth a cent. 1 have some

specimens which if hung on a horse rackwould furnish good grazing for some time.Mr. Editor, is there any bay factor in

Sumter or any where? A sort of a mixedfactor, some bay and some cotton, seems to

me would do a good business.I was sort of skeptical about evolution but

I aint now. Grass will evolute in a night.Well it's stopped raining for a little and I

must go out and see which crop is ahead now.Guv.

Active, Pushing and Reliable.Dr. J. W. DoLorme, can always be rolied

upon to carry in stock the purest and bestgoods and sustains thc reputation of being ac¬

tivo, pushing and reliable, by recommendingarticles with well established merit and *uchas are popular. Having tho agency for thecelebrated Dr. King'* New Discovery for con¬

sumption, colds and coughs, wilt sell it on a

positive guarantee. It will surely cure anyand every affection of throat, lungs, or chest,and in order to prove our claim, we ask you to

call and get a Trial Bottle Free. 1

Go to O'Connor's and call for patentbread.

THE PRATT GIN.Mr. E. F. Hoyt ia stiil sole agent for the

Pratt Gin in Sumter County and will bepleased to take orders from farmers in want ofsame.Thc Pratt Gin is so well and so widely

known from it* excellent qualities that no

words are needed to recommend it. Thefarmers already know that it is the best ginsold.

-ALSO-The Peerless Engines, made by the Geiser

Manufacturing Co., Presses and other ma¬

chinery. Call and see him for anythingneeded.

How many bald beads you see. Workworry, disease dissipation. These do it.Parker's Hair Balsam stops falling hair andrestores gloss and youthful color. Exceptio-ally clean, elegant, a perfect dressing, notgreasy. Prevents dandruff. ta

Our Exchanges.The Graphic Jíews, of Cincinnati, bootie

12th,was quite extensively devoted to théPres*dent's Recent Wedding. The Ululations,all specially interesting because of theiroriginality, included the representation ofthe ceremony, Miss Folsom and her motheront riding, the President receiving congratula¬tions, the cottage at Deer Park, where thehoneymoon was spent, the car in whichthe bridal trip was made, and many otherpictorial features of this leading event of thedecade. This is an unusually valuablecopy, especially for its historical worth.The last act of Goldsmith's 'She Stoops to

Conquer.' with E. A. Abbey's exquisitedrawings, is concluded itt the July Harper's,with three full-page cuts. The Epilogue willbe illustrated io the August Number. Mr.Abbey's poetic sense finds many congenialmotifs in this old-fashioned comedy, and thebook form of this series, which is promised byHarper $ Brother» as a holiday book next¿eason, is likely to be a charming andsumptuous volume, as Mr. Abbey recentlyvisited this country to arrange it. Besidesthe illustrations published in Harper'* Mag¬azine during the twelve instalments (many ofthem enlarged to portfolio size, ) there willbe many new pictures made exclusively forthe volume.

Wonderful Cures.W. D. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Retail

Druggists of Rome, Ga., tay : We have beenlelling Br. King's Ker Discovery, Electric Bit¬ters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve for two years.Have never handled remedies that sell as well,or give such universal satisfaction. There havebeen some wonderful cures effected by thesemedicines in this city. Several .cases of pro/neu need Consumption have been entirely caredby use of a few bottles of Dr. King's NewDiscovery, taken in connection with ElectricBitters. We guarantee them always. Sold byDr. J. F. W. DeLorme. 1

Bucklen's Arnica Salve.The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,

Bruises, Sores Ulcers, Salt Rheum. FeverSores, Tetter, Chapped Hands. Chilblains,Corns and all Skin Emptions, and positivelycures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaran¬teed to give perfect satisfaction, or moneyrefunded. Price 25 cents per-box. For saleby J. F. W. DeLorme. o

Itch, Prairie Mange, and Scratches ofeverykind cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sani¬tary Lotion. Use DO other. This never fails.Sold by A. J. China, druggist, Sumter.

ÂTTENTÏu^ÔËMÔXRÂfsTAMEETING OF THE SUMTER TOWN¬

SHIP DEMOCRAT CLUB will beheldat Music Hall, at 8 o'clock P. M., on Thurs¬day, July 15th, to reorganize, by electing theproper officers for the ensuing two years, andalso to select a member to represent the Clubupon the County Executive Committee, andto elect Delegates to the County Conventionto be held in the Town of Sumter, on Monday,26th, July next.

H. F. WILSON, President.D. J. AULD, Secretary and Treas.

Jnly 3, 1886._NOTICE.

PRIVATEER DEMOCRATIC CLUB willmeet at Privateer on Saturday the 17th

July, 1886, at ll o'clock A. M. for the purposeof re-organization and election of delegatesto County Convention.By order the President.July 2._J^L. DWIGHT, Secty.

Cheapest ^^^gytog gratiax^Ccmniercia! College^SÄ^F*HighettHonorand Gold Medal over all ether College*,at the World'« Exposition, for System ofBook-keepin* andGeneral Baolnc^.. Education. 6000 Graduta« ItvBnbnets, to Teachersenploycd. Coat ofKaliBarine**Coane»including Tuition. Stationery and Board, about $90. Short*Hand, Type-Wrltlnj and Telegraphy specialties. Äo Va.cation. Kr.Ur Saw. tinduai^ Guaranteed Saeteo. Fotcirculara address XV. JB. SMITH, Fres'c, Lejd««ttOB»K*

Estate Wm« H. Calimo, Deceased.

ALL PERSONS holding claims againstsaid Estate will present same duly at¬

tested, and all persons in any way indebtedto said Estate will make payment to myselfor David W. Cuttino who is hereby appoint¬ed my agent.

MRS. E. A. CUTTINO,Qualified Administratrix.

Sumter, S. C., July 6, 1886-3t_Estate of Edmund Stuckey, D'cd*ALL PERSONS having claims against said

Estate will present the same duly attest¬ed, and all persons in any way indebted tosaid Estate will make immediate payment to

JAS. E. STUCKEY,Qualified Administrator.

June 22 ' 3t

ICHABOD AND OTHER POEMS,BY W. G. KENNEDY.

FOR SALE AT THE SUMTER BOOKSTORE. Price reduced to one dollar

per copv. .

A NEW DEAL.EVERY ONE IN SOUTH CAROLINA

wants a new deal in State politics, there¬fore I think it wise to get up a new deal in theSEWING MACHINE TRADE.

I hare succeeded in getting the agency for

The Kew High Arm Davis VerticalFeed.

which is known all over the world to be thelightest running, most practical and simplestMachine made.IT IS EASILY UNDERSTOOD by those

cot accustomed to running sewing machines,and beginners can easily accomplish work on

it that the most skilled cannot approach on

any other Machine. Hence I offer

FIFTY DOLLARS REWARDFOR ANY SEWING MACHÏNE

Tliatunllfollow the DAVIS through itsvase range of practical -and

fancy worh.It is gotten up on the most scientific princi¬

ples, and will last a life-time.See it before you buy andyoutciilhaveno other.T am selling a number of these machines,

and always keep a large stock on hand.Will be pleased to show them to any-ene

that will call, or if they will write mei willhave one of my operators take a Machine totheir home, and give full instructions.

I also sell the

HOUSEHOLD,which is THE BEST UNDERFEED MA¬CHINE MADE, and is only excelled by the"New High-Arm Davis Vertical Feed."

WI«. BOGItf,June 29 Main Street, Sumter, S. C.

MACHINERYFOB SALE CHEAP.WE. BRUNSON is still sole agent

# for thc celebratedVAN WINKLE GINS, FEEDERS AND

CONDENSERS,FRICK CO. ECLIPSE ENGINES, BOILERS,

SAW MILLS AND SEPARATORS,--AXD-

JOS. HUNTER'S CORN MILLS.All of this machinery is so well known for

excellent qualities that words of commenda¬tion are unnecessary.

I also have several SECOND-HAND EN¬GINES and PRESSES on hand, which 1 willsell low down and on terms to suit the times.

I am also prepared for REPAIRING EN¬GINES and BOILERS, having lately pur¬chased a very fine set of Tools for that busi¬ness, and all orders and work sent to me willreceive prompt attention.Address W. E. BRUNSON,

P. 0. Box 84, Sumter, S. C.

MUSE PAINTINGZn First Class Stylo.

IAM PREPARED TO FURNISH MATE-riaî of the best kind and finish up jobs in

workmanlike manner, and no money requireduntil work is completed.Any kind of work in the House-painting

line, such as Walnut Graining, Oak Graining,Mapleing, Marbleizing, Wall and FancyPainting in flat or gloss work, Graniteing,Rongh-casting, Gold or Brass Bronzing,Staining, and Varnishing in any shade.

All jobs will be promptly dealt with.Address LEMUEL R. DAVIS,May -10 Sumter, S. §.

NOMmÁTíOÑS.FOR THE LEGISLATURE,

MAJ . MARION MOISE is suggested to -tteDemocrats of Sumter Countj as s suitableman to -represen t them in the House of Repre¬sentatives.Sumter Township casts about one-fifth of

the Democratic vote, and pay« more: thanone-fourth of the entire taxes of the County.Simple justice would seem to require that(other things being equal) one member of theHouse should be selected from that Township,

Maj. Moise is a gentleman of fine ability,a ready and forcible debater, a successful bus¬iness man, and is well equipped in adi ref*

pects to protect and defend the interests ofhis Conn ty. SÜMTER TOWXJIHIP,

FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.

MB. ISAAC W. BRADLY is presented tothe voters of Sumter County for the office ofSchool Commissioner, at the ensuing elec¬tion.

MANY VOTERS OP SALE*.

We present to the voters of Sumter County,JAMES T. WILDER, for the office ofSchoolCommissioner. Mr. Wilder was educatedunder the Public School System, and hos foryears been a teacher in the public schools ofhis County, thus acquiring the most intimateand thorough knowledge of the entire system;be is qualified to iii with honor to himselfand country this most important position.In electing him to this office yon are but re*

paying a debt which Sumter County owes toa disabled Confederate soldier, whose greatestpride is that in her time of need he did hisduty to his State and Connty.

_Fgiaxna.

Mr. Editor: You will please present myname to the Voters of Sumter County as a

Candidate for School Commissioner at theensuing election and oblige, ^

Yours respectfully,J. W. DARGAN.

June 28, 1886.

FOR THE SETTATJ8.The undersigned respectfully present Cot.

W. D. SCARBOROUGH to the rotara ofSumter Connty, as experienced and trust¬worthy, and competent, to represent them,and hereby nominate him for the Stat« Sen¬ate. NEIGHBORS.

New Advertisements.fj ATllPP'ft PERFECT HEALTHlñJ% I Wut «Is impossible ¡ftfae Di-CURE FOR gestion is impaired, the

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AND Blood, it invaluable innVODEDCIl ^i^a&d IoflammateffjU 1 0 I L I 01A «Diseases, and is a justlyesteemed Aperient for Children. Economical,Reliable, Elegant. It should., be found iaevery household. Sold by druggists every*where. Manufactured only by"_TARRANT k CO., New York.

PRICE OF

BURNHAM'SIMPROVED

STANDARD TURBINEIs Cost of Manufacturing and Advertising.Pamphlet with Kew Price List sent free by

_BURNHAM BROS., York, Pn.

WOMEN!It is not necessary for you to sufferany longerwith those troubles peculiar to your sex whenSimpson's Uterine Suppositories will cainyon

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in a few days. All female diseases yield read¬ily to the mild powers of Simpson's UterineSuppositories. Price 50c. a box.. Brana D.Ross, M. D., Sole Manufacturer. Send 10c.in stamps for trial package and circular toHOBBS A SjiORTT, Agea^ Louisville, Ky.

r> ADVERTISERS.-Lowest Ratesfor advertising in 1,000 good newspa¬

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WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE,STAUMTON, VÎRC!«tlA, %

Opens September ¿2nd, 1SSG. One of the Fiasr SCHOOL»FOR VocxoLAw&* IN imz UNITED STATES. SorroaadJagSbeautiful. Climate unsurpassed. PapiU £romaiuet«*aState». Refers to one thousand raptlyand japan*.TEB35S A3ÍONG THE BESTIN Tan OSIpIf. BwnJ.Ste«ia-HeAtia.çT English Course, Latin, Prendí, Ger*man, .Hosie, Ac^. JOT Scbolartic year, ironx Sept. toJune, S360. For Catalogue», write to

MARYLANDMILITARY ANDNAYAt ACADEMY,

OXFORD, ÄB.Cadets are to be appointed from several Con¬gressional Districts of the State of S. C., andthose desiring appointments are requested tomake immediate application. Cadets reeerr»

ing appointments enter the Academy free ofboard. Total enrollment of Cadets 25*, rap*resenting thirty-three States and twoTorito»ries. Session begins Joly 20th. FnÄ infor¬mation will be given by applying to

COL. B. J. BURGESS, Supt.

SALEM MILLS,J. E. ATKINS, PROPRIETOR,MATESYILLB, & C.

THE FLOUR MILLS are now In fall ope¬ration, and in perfect order, taning

out beautiful samples of Flour. Persona har¬ing Wheat to grind will be guaranteed a¿oedturn out. -

The GRIST, FEED* and LUMBER MILLSare also in fine condition and in regalar^operation, and a supply of Grits, Meal, Ried*and Lumber kept on band.Prompt attention given to Orders. .

June 15_-.

"MOORE COUNTYGWThe bent Millstone iatbaWorld foeTakleMeal.

Sample* of meal sont on application. Send for ptícee^aPortable On. Mill», Upper aad Under Bannen and Hel¬stones. Wc aro agents for Enaines, Boilers,SawMitt«, Cotton Gin«, Planers, ShaJbay, £<^Wfcal» for Roller-MUS Ontflts which saw 50toftera*for the railler in every barrel of£onr he BUM,Write stating irhat von want andtarosyonwishtoaqr«.Gire references. Address, North Carolina BDH*?tone Co., Fartewood, Moore Ca», N. C._

Si ¡3 at PmateM102 acres, known as the Vinson Tract at

Catchall. _ _

50 acres, known as the Cato Tract at

Gai64Ï acres, known as the JamesB^McBach-ern Home place in Spring Hill Township.

1 acre land with Dwelling House and Storeat Gitillard's X Roads. -

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Terms easy. Apply toMOISES ¿ LEB,

Jan5. Att'yaatUW.

SPRING kW SUMMERIWÎÏLJLIIJSÎERÏ .

Mrs. "WHITE.-ASD-

Miss MILLERINVITE the attention.of the ladies general«

ly, to their stock of

NEW MILLINERY,Consisting of

Trimmed and UntrimmedHATS AND BONNETS

in great variety.FEATHERS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, to*

in all the new shades.

ZEPHYRS AND CANVAS,ALL OE WHICH THEY OFFER AT SAT*A

»ISFAOTORY PRICES. v -

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