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81 TO THE
Citizens Of Sumter and Vicinity,

.- Z .fl . e =. = .
+ Ipropess 10 give pablo Reading Of ny
and its Dsfsndsrs, both Living asd Dead. At the
Temperance Hall. In Samtsr, on aussday, the
3ath Of March. at half past o'clock, p. H.. In
case tho weather perui,s and can ssears the
use Of the Hall.
Admission Scots. and . liberal proportion Of
the proceeds to be contributed to tho Ladies'
Monumental Association Fund. am entirely
aware Of the hazard Of such an undertaking bat
trust to the generosity aud patriotism Of an on,
lightened community to sustain my effort.
will try 10 give you an hours pleasant entertain.
mens, qaid pro quo, and hope that you will
have no cause to regret your patronage. It ts
high timo that tho South should set about build
ing up q Literature of her own, and the only way
t. do Il, is to accord her literary mon generous
encouragement. All ssk 10 fair hearing; 7
am willing a. put my literary productions on
their merits, aud to abide tho verdict Of the pub.
lio, aud In token Of my sincerity. I am rcady to
engage to return tho Admission fee to any person
who is dissatisfied afaer hearing tho Readiug.-
This, I think, 10 fair Offer. I know that &c
prophet 10 not without honor, rave In his own
! land" but still will venture to appear before
those among whom I was born and reared. I
expect to give Readings of this same Poem cleo
where, in aid of tho same aud other Charities,
and would like frst to OBTAIN tho endorsement
of my own people.
Respectfully,
w. G. KENNEDY.
will place Admission Tickets in tho Stores in
Town for Sale.
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like your actions, I don'e like
your talk yop don't behave like gen.
stlemsn bat nind you, l don't object 70
you'oh account Of your race, color, Or
previous condition" The negroes >leit
with flea In their ear, and with . spe-
cies of disgruntlemeut which thoy exhi-
bited by planting themselves on the side
walk, cursiby the proprietor and eudca-
voring to create q disturbance. Some
of tho negroes are precipi,ating seri.
GUS difficulty, and they don't know it.
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MASON &c.

THNHE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMUNIcA.
i TlON OF CLAREl ONT LODGE, NO "a
~. t.. M. will be held on Thursday evening
March Ia, 1870, at Z O'clock, p. VI.
Brothers will take duo notice and govern them
selves accordingly.
f. C. GREEN, W.. NJ.
I. v. WALSH, Secretary.
Jan s
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THE PRESS MEETING.

The anti.radical editors Of the State
seem generally to have agreed as to the
practicability Of meeting for confer
renee as to the course to be pursued, or
rather, the position to be taken, by them,
in tho coming eletions, before the peo-
pie. We have no doubt such course
is prudent, looking to harmony IN the
State, and to this end we trust that the
meeting may be successful.
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FIvETFIOUSAND DOLLARS IN SOLID
GOLD FOUND HIDDEN BENEATH
THE SOD.

Yesterday afternoon gentleman
named Wm. Pate, who recently pur-
chased and is now improving a lot near
the eastern terminus Of Twelfth street
discovered on Ills premises treasure OF
no tritling import. lie was digging for
the foundation of q house Near the
roots Of an old tree that had long ago
been cut down, Mr. Patio was freely
using his spade when suddenly it struck
something solid and apparently immo-
sablO. Digging around the shjcct it
was soon brought up to light.
1t proved 20 be u small iron chest,
rusty, but heavy aud solid. 1t vas at
once removed from its bed under the
earth, and with some difficulty opened
Imagine tho surpriseSyShd delight oi
Mr.. p. on discovering theren gold to
the amount Of 81, $50, With tho gold
was also found a hote, and in the note
was 'egibly writtea:yi
Hidden from tito soldiers in 1864
il mover return, and this is discovered
the finder will please devote half tn.
amount to charitable purposes, and tn.
balance he oan keep for his own use
ana All old man, with not relative il
Missouri.
j. G. WAITE.
The money has been placed in bank
Mr.. p, We understand, intends fulfill
ing the written reqaost of the old mar
to tho letter, and especially gladly, nj
doubt. will ho appropriate "tho balance
referred to in Mr. Waite's note. Kan
'sas Ciy Ne,es, Feb. 18.
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uea- The Hon. w. +. DoSaussure
ca,nly departed this life, on Sunday
night, tho 18Th instant, in the seventy.
ninth year Of his ago, having boon born
In the city Of Charleston on the 22pd
Of February, 17a2.
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COM Nj ERCIAL.

SUMTER MARKET. MARCH IS.
Cotton steady ut from l4l to 17A but little
offering.
DACoN-Rih Sides. l9a a@oo; Cloar, do, 20
coo Shoulders. 1890; Hams, 25.
LARD-2O@ csc.
FLOtR-Pcr bbl $7@$12.
CoFFEE-Lnguayra, 3O@s2; java, 45@5u;
Rio, 220D30.
SALT-$2 so
sUGAR-Brown. 1000; c., 17@I9; A., Is
q l9; Crushed, I9020.
BAGG!NG-Bcst, so@32; Gunny, 2s@3O.
IRON-TIES-I0@l2.
hOPE-l0@l5.
BATESVlLLE SIIIRTINGS-Pe bale l2Ac.
YARN BY THE BALE 81, ,l0c. Per bunch.
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the UNKINDEsT CIT OF ALL:
DADDY GAIN NOW PIrCIHEs AyrO
wHlTrKn9RBy q e
si H. 4.
The Intirp,tlon that hS xStll he so.t
back Go Congress . Disgrace 20 she
Negro Race.

/ negro 14acos 8.
The Missionary Record, Daddy Gains
paper, of March IL, cores the wounded
and dying oarpet.bagger aud high priest
Of Radicalism, in the following fierce
way:
BENJAMIN. p. wnITTEMoRE, VERSUS
NEGRO HONESTY.
We have RETAINED from uttering a
word in relation to the conduct of the
above named gentleman, and the cir.
cumstances of his disgrace by expulsion
from tho House Of Representatives in
Congress, for the sale offs cadctship.-
If VIC are to be guided BY the opinions
expressed by the leading journals of tho
country, Mr. Whittemore has disgraced
the position which he occupied to such
q degree that under no circumstances
could he hope for restoration, by his
constituents; We have heard that it is
his purpose to appeal to the people, to
send him back again rs a means Of
vindicating his course; we believe that
the largest vote which he received was
that Of the co!orcd people in his district,
we know that they have been made to
believe that no man was ever so great
as MIR. Whittemore, but we are greatly
mistaken if, when they are Informed Of
the terpitude Of his crime, that they
will ever cast vote for him to return
to Congress, as their representative
We know that there is certain class
of men, who believe that the colorcd
people are the greatest dupes in creation,
and that they will do any mean thing
that any mean white man FROM the north
may wish done, but VIC cau assure the
country that there are no negroes so
dcbascd in this State who, when inform.
ed of that gentlemun's conduct, will cast
his vote to return him to Congress, aud
thus disgrace themselves by partuking
of his crime.
We protest, in the name Of an out.
ragged people against any attempt of
either Mr.. Whiitemore, or any OF his
frieuds to disgrace the negro race, by
any such in,imutions that they will
send him back to Congress, as vindi-
cation Of his course. The negro is low
enough down now, without dragging
him to tho last sink, with hopeless de-
pravity. 1t has been the policy of our
white Republican friends to hold that
no colorcd man vas capable Of occupying
SO high and dignifed position as rep.
rcscntative in Congress. Well, if any
colored man can cap this cadetship
gentleman in corruption, we should like
to End him out. We do not believe
that there is q colorcd man in South
Carolina who would be so mean as to
sell the privilege Of sending a worthy
colorcd man to West Point, if he
found no white mans son whom he be-
licved it would be just to encourage to
send there. They would have regarded
it of too high character to barter avay
for moncy. We suy to those who believe
in the iufcriotity of the negro, gentle
man we arc too proud of our man
hood, too appreciative Of the high boon
of freedom, and national glory to be
found indulging in suoh con,emptiblc
business When again we are called upon
to vote we shall cast it for one whom
we believe worthy.
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THE PATENT
COMMON SENSE SAFETY BRIDLE

VIE Cheapest, Simplest and mos,
aperfect safeguard against Runaway, Kiokine q
Hardmouthed and unruly Horses.
Having bought the right fos Sumter, partie,
can DO supplied on application 10 me. at Mayes-
vllley 8. @. THOS. l.. BURGE6S.
Refers to Col. T.v. Walsh, Sumter.
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H8- Cotton at New York ON the
14th inst closed firm, at 213. Gold
closed unsettled liz.
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AN ELOQCENR AND TRUrIIFUL
SPEECH.

II mean to say" said Hon John
Quincy Adams last week to the Boston
Constitutional Club, "and say it with
sense of responsibility, that to-day
there is nothing oi the old Constitution
OF our fathers left to us except what was
!, always understood and believed by them
to bc mere incident Of constitutional
power, aud that is this war power -
i 'ihc old constitutional
edi6cc Of the fathers was built of the
white marble OF tho States, which they
, brought together vulustariy as work
OF love, aud piled up there, one by one,
each in pride and delight, stone after
stone to tho beautiful aud Symmetrical
edifice under which We all live. Gap
plausc.) But what is this thing which
I'VE now soc there in Washington Is
that built of those stones? Is that put
together by any such hands as those
which ccmcnted the old capitol Why,
gentlemen, it is built Of the volcanic
lava, hot yet from the results of the
outrouring Of the mount (applausc.)
and il is clampcl together by great
bands Of black, rustcd, iron fettcrs.--
'SAppluuSc.) IL III SUCH CU!itCG al ali !;
and now we have in tho Presidential
chair man who, whcn he Swears to
protect, aud defend, and preserve the
: -Copstitution, seems to think that this is
the Constitutions which he swcars to
preserve"
~ Abiding to proposition which was
: male in the Massachusetts Legislature
(, q fcw days before to fire hundred guns
90 BostoD Common in honor ofthc pas.
4sago Of tho fifteenth amendment, Mr..
Adams said: "I was only sorry that
I vas not in the Legislature to propose,
as an amendment to it, that tho United
I States bo hamhIy solicited to allow the
State Of Massachusetts to fire that salute
from Fort Warren, and that the guns
might be sbottsd. in order to show tho
process by which tho amendment had
been carried"
u. y. E5y- Alexander 7. Stewart says: ale
who invests ono dollar 10 business should
fsiiAscat ono dollar 10 advertising" Ro'
'Sbest Donoer snys: "My success is owing
{ 70 my liborality IN Advertising" Bar
4 pup says liberal advertisi0g made hin
II a miIIi0o dollars iu tru years Stephen
y sy;irard said: "Conrtant aud persistent
aassuising Is o sure prelude to wealth
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LATEST QUOTATIONS OF
SOUTHERN SECURITIES,
IN CIfAKLESTON, S. c.,
CorTcc'ed rcekIy Iy 4. c. KA UF,MAN
Broker, No 25 BrUad Street,
FEBRUARY %. 1870

Broker, No 25 Br0ud Street.
FEBRUARY %, 1870.
stats SEcuRIrlEs--South Carolina, old, s4@
Sc; d" new, -@7s; do, resist'd stock, cx int
CITY SEcuRIrIEs-Augusta. Ga. Bonds, $40
ST; Charleston, $. C. st"rk. lex or int) 54@57;
ito, .ire Loan Bonds, -@75; Coiun,nia, S. G
Bonds. 850D70.
RaILRoAD losns--Blue Ridge. (Grst NOR tgage)
-@5O; Charleston and Savannah, 5S66O ;
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, -0l90 ;
Cheraw ind darlington, 80; Grcenville and.
Columbia. list m"rt) -@76; do, (Stato guar.
"nicc) 6i@-; Northeastern, Sl@S5; Savan.
nah and Charleston, list mort) 50; do. Estate
guaranicc) -@63; South Carolinn, -@S3; do,
20; Spartnuburg and Union, -@54
RAILROAD SrOCKs- Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta, -@955; Giccnvillc and Columbia, IA
fH2 Northeastern, 7G1S; Savannah and Charles.
ton. 23@25; Soutl. Carolina, (wholo sharcs)
3S@i4; do, (half d") lSM2o4.
EXcHANGE, &c--Ncw York Sight, off mar
Gold, ll9@l2l; Silver, ll0@Il5.
SOUTH CAROLINA BANK bills.
"Bank OF Charleston ............ A.....-(6-
Bnnk OF Newhcrry"".."........ -@--
Bank OF Camden ...................... ,4O(OI-
l'nnk OF Georgetown ....... ...............-
Bank of South Curolinn ......... ............6(
Bank of Chestcr""... ...................5(O-
Bank of State OF S. C. prior to 1881 .."".4o@-
Bank o, Stnfo OF 5. U. ISSUE 1856 and 1862 100
*Pl"nters' and Mechanics Bhnk ofCbarles @
ton...".." ....."...".".-@- O.
@PeoplcG Bank Of Charleston. -. .....-(O-
&Umion Bank of Charleston .......... ....-0-
Southwestern r II Bank of Charleston. - (o0-
(old d)."."........" ...".."..".- 90 -
southwestern Il Il Bank Of Charleston, %
(newl -. ............. ."."".- o.
Farmers and Exchange Bank of Charles. ID
ton..;;.... .....".""....-@4
Exchange Bank Of Columbia ........... l001-
Merchants Bank Of Chcraw.... ........... 3(0-
plnntcrs Bank OF Fairfield .....".30-
STATIC Of South Carolina Bills Receivable. ..pHr.
City OF Chnrlest, n Change Bi.ls.... ........par.
*Dills marked thus ~ are being redeemed at
tho Bank Counters Of ouch.
Jan IL 1y
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LIFE INSURANCE.

SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL Aeps.,
PIEDMONT 4 ARLINGTON LIPR cow
PANY OF VIRGINIA.,
MARCH 4th. 1874
WE HEREBY APPOINT CAPT. aRopo,
w B. LAKE, Superintendent Of Ay..sS;.s.
for tho Piedmont 4 Arlington Life IusS,s..
Company, for the Suite of South Carolin,. .Ss
authority to appoint and instruct Agent,, TN.
appointment in no way to interfere with A..
cies already established.
%- Letters addressed to Capt. Lar, a
Edge6eld c. II. will receive prompt attention
LEAPHART, JEFFERSON &RANSOW
March l6-lm Geuer.i A ...,.
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"A. WHITE,
Notice To Planters.

THE DEMAND FOR OUR CAROLINA
FER TILIZER hns been so grea, that our euln
stock is exhausted, and no more orders can "
received this season. We have on hand mode.
rate supply ofthe following FERTILIZERS. all
Of which VIC guarantee to be No. l Manures:
. G. G. Cues Ammoniated Sup .r.Phosphate.
Bradley's Patent Phosphate.
Palmetto Soluble Acid Phosphate.
"B. D." Sea Fowl Guano.
Dissolved unburnt Bones.
Powdered R6w Bono.
Buseys Excelsiur Guano.
Berger BUTTS Super Phosphate.
Moro Philips Super Phosphate.
Peruvian Guano (Guanapo)
Parties desiring any of these articles, win
please send in their orders at once.
GEO. w. WILLIAMS d CO.. Factors,
Cornor Hayne and Church streets,
March 9-2t Chnrlesto S. C.
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The The w Gilman
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10.
A.'A. eltBEkT -ENT0R

THE Sumter Watchma,a has by
far the largest circulation -(espe-
cially IN the surrounding country
ofany paper published IN Sumter,
and acos estaJlSshed IN 1850.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-31

II IL now said that Mr. Carlyle did not
call Spiritualism the Liturgy Of Dead
Sea Apes" but Liturgy Of Dead Sea
Apples"
The. Japanese Mikado has effected q
loan OF one million pounds sterling for
the purpose Of building railway from
Yeddo to Kioto.
The first discoverer Of gold In Califor-
MIA is said to be in destitute condition
in Eldorado county. A subscription has
been started for him.
An artist painted dog so natural that
the animal had the hydrophobia during
the hot weather. He's the same man
who painted copy Of beer bottle with
such skill that the cork few out just as
he was finishing it. And after he was
married he painted q picture OF his first
baby 80 life-like that it cried; his wife
spanked il before she discovered the
mistake.
A new physiological discovery has
been made by a young man-namely,
that the pulse of young ladies generally
beats stronger in the palm Of the hand
than at the wrist. As to more elderly
females, even little boys know by stern
experience that the palm OF the maternal
hand beats awful strong.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-31

l turned up lieutenant in the Federal
ranks. To this, / reply that / never was
in Federal service. / was like many
others forced into the militia; and not
until after had been three times fined,
and threatened with imprisonment, did l
70 into that. The commission Of lieu
tenant, which troubles him so sorely,
was not obtaiaed by any act or solicita-
ton of mine, and the men Of the com
pany will admit that offered to give Il
up If they did not think II best that |
should retain it.
You have now true statement OF my
career, and no candid man will say that
/ have forfeited any claim to the princi-
ples Of man or the honor Of soldier.
/ shall attend to the duties Of the coming
canvass undismayed by such attacks, land
/ doubt nor the close of the campaign will
leave my revlers in more pitisble con-
dition than their rejection by the County
Convention. JAMES REILLY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-31
BY TELE G. R A P e
LATEST TO NOON TO-DAY.
Dispatches to the Southwestern Press
Association.
NEW YORK.

NEw YORK, January 3l.--A Paris
special to the Times says the organiza-
ton of the new company for the coloni
cation of the Isthmus of Darien, was
completed last evening. and capital and
all subscribed. Four French bankers and
a dozen American capitalists are at the
head of it. Such are the powerful com
binations existing that concessions from
the Istbmus Government will be secured.
The company will wait the report of the
United States exploring exhibition to 60
to work.
The Hibune's Washington special says
the public debt will be reduced this
month between two and three millions Of
dollars. The expenses of the Govern
ment for January do not vary much from
last month; while internal revenue re-
ceipts are light, custom receipts are fair,
amounting already to $3,500,000. The
prospects for reduction of the debt are
not so favorable as at this time last win
ter.
Haytieu advices state that the various
revolutionists have expressed their deter
mination to crush out the Salnave party,
aud in the principal towns of the South
the shooting of Salnavists is going on at
quite brisk rate. At JEROME large
number of them have been already dis
posed Of in this summary way; and at
Jaemil there are no fewer than forty-six
in prison, most of whom, if not all, will
certainly be shot. In Porte su Prince,
also, plenty of work has been cut out
for the military tribunal.
Reynolds, the murderer Of the unfortu-
nate grocer in Hudson street, William
Townsend, is locked up ia the Leonard
street station, and having recovered from
bis drunken orgie, is inclined to be de-
6ant. He says hanging for murder is
played out in New York. Townsend's
funeral takes place to-day.
The jury in the case Of Berry, tried for
the murder Of the Waterman Hayes, in
Brooklyn, again disagreed, aud were dis
charged by Judge Pratt at an early hour
yesterday morning.
On Saturday Mrs. Cooke, the wife Of
the scoundrel Who eloped with Miss John
son, received dispatch from Chicago
signed BY Horace Cooke, saying, Il have
left for parts unknown. You will never
see NE again"
The Tribunes Hamburg correspo-
dent writes that emigration to the South
ern States opens very fsvorsbly for
Mississippi. By steamer, from New
Orleans, nearly 200 sEedes sailed for
Water Valley, in Mississippi, to people a
plantation, and some Industrial enter.
prise Of Mr. Bsrgelon, one Of their own
conutrymeu, advances every cent Of the
cost Of the journey Of thege people from
the North Of SSedsn TO the center Of
Mississippi. They being oil poor, al
though decent and able-bodied, advances
made to them will be repaid.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-31
The Pnrisinn Trnrrdr.

The particulars By mail Of the Bona
psrts NOir affair gives graphic but
rather overdrsVn account Of the state Of
the public mind in France. The origin,
progress and fatal end Of the Bonaparie-
RDcbefort quarrel the scene Of The iFag-
edy; the house Of Prince honaparte; the
excitement 10 Paris the demonstration
made by the people the aetisn Of Mar.
shal Csnrobert, aud the prudence Of n.
ollivier's cabinet, are ell depicted ia the
most minute way. The trial aud sen.
ienee Of Rocheforl, aud tie quieting Of
Paris By the troops. has put another face
on the matter Il is nov CONCEDED tLat
RoehelcFts eacTt 70 9Aks revolutionary
capital out Of Hoir's death at the hands
Of Prince bonaparte VAS a failure. The
ndeliiy Of the army 10 the Emperor In
the recent disturbances was the knell Of
Rochetort and his party. With the bay.
onet against them they are worse than
harmless, and are open 70 ridiculo
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-31
Special Notices.

Body and Mind Disease.-Such is dyspep'
sia. The stomach and the brain are too init
mately allied for the one to suffer without the
other. so that dyspepsia and dependency ara
inseparable. It may be added. too, that irrita-
tion of the stomach Is almost invariably ac-
companied by irritation of the temper.
Theinvigorating and tranquilizing operation
of Hostetter's Bittersis most powerfully devel-
oped in cases Of indigestion. The first effect OF
this agreeable tonic is comforting and enconr-
aging. mild glow pervades the system. the
chronic uneasiness in the region CT the stom-
ach is lessened. and the nervous restlsssness
which eharacterizes the disease is abated. This
improvement is not transient. It is not sue
succeeded by the return of the old symptoms
with superadded force, as is always the case
when unmedicated stimulants are given for the
complaint. Each dose seems to impart per-
manent accession of healthful IMMIGRATION.
But this is not all. The aperient and anti
bilious properties of tho preparation are
scarcely secondary in importance to its tonic
virtues. II there is an overflow of bile the Sc
erection is soon brought within proper limits.
and if the bileary organ is inert and torpid it is
toned and regulated. The effect upon the dis
charging organs is equally salutary. and in
cases of constipation the cathartic action is
just sufficient to produce the desired result
gradually and without pain. The Bit!ers also
promote healthy evaporation from the surface,
which is particularly desirable at this season
when sudden spells ofraw. unpleasant weather
are apt to check the natural perspiratisn and
produce congestion of the liver. coughs. and
colds. The best safeguard against all diseases IS
bodily vi0or. and this the great Vegetable
Restorative essentially promotes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-31
A Card from Will o. woodson.

EDIroRs LEDGER: In reply to the
call in Saturdays LEDGER, and of nu'
merous friends, to allow the use of my
name as an independent candidate for
County Court Clerk, can only say that
/ went into the Convention in good faith,
and cannot, under any circumstances,
compromise either myself or the friend
who nominated me 10 the Convention,
by becoming candidate after giving a
pledge not to do so, and no matter what
others may think of the action of that
body, my duty in the premises is too
plain to admit of any deviation, and
while fully approaching the feelings
which prompted the request on the part
of my friends, must respectfully decline
to accede to their wishes.
WILL o. WooDsoN.