The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-05-25

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1 geregres to learn from q pri.
: spstsh received 10. Columbia, of
pgsTous iIlpess Of tho Rev. Il. G.
Formerly pastor Of the Mar.
StsAst sMethodist Church, of that
s The Darlington County .Com-
: i opsrs rejected the responsible otlsr
g. sIsspsctabls colored mechanics
F44 bwtld d'the New Court House for $l3,.
100 and pave the work to S. Marco at
so47 ,990;oO. This shows very proper
strfUcisti0h Of the colorcd citizen,
sH6ssD. + 1T
Wo regret 10 have to record the
Of Mrs. s. B. Mccall, widow of
sAh3 late Mr.. MCCALL, one of the oldest
sslsgsps of Marlboro County, who died
SSf kcr rssidence on Hon. W. d. Johu>
Sts place, at Duuaho, on the 9th inst.,
sssS}ne ser 6atb.year.
!: Tho KiugsIree Star informs US
ssstkAt The Turpentiue still, belonging to
ssacsps. u. n. Caraway, at Williams
laudinR on Black Mingo Creek, was de.
stroyed by 6re on Friday uight last,
being p loss to the owner If about $500.
! The, fifc is supposed to have been the
! work Of IN inosndiAry.
sy35.- IN, The Anderson MteNigencer, in
si,s last issue says:
'ssls s'ss We bog leave to say that our views
sIIc offered in advance Of q State Con.
3ss sehtjon, and should such body, re
:sfaectipg fairly the wishe, aud opinions
sspfr the majority OF our political associa-
.3ass, detern,ino to nominate q State
ytickot, zoe shall bow suJmissiccIy to its
/, E,dehest.'
i ------ At the Convention of Teachers
held in Columbia, permanent orsani-
! xatiol was effected, constitution adopt.
4 ed, and au association formed under the
,snprne of tho Educational Institute, of
South Carolina. The eassociation-(says
the Guarcian)-is organized on the
ssinost liberal basis. We trust that it
will xaceive FROM the teachers Of the
s;Statc the support which movement of
sssach' Importance to the cause Of edu.
cation demands.
&, -- The Southern Baptist Convcn.
,;tion recently in session at Louisville,
Ky, was well attended, and its men,
;sbcHs embraced many ,f the most distin.
SEuished diviucs of the denomination. A
sssesolution was unanimously adopted
9adxArse TO co operation with Northern
Baptists. Substantial ail was given to
stbe hsologioal Seminary at Grceuville
;by tho raising OF $25O0, to assist in the
sdncation Of young mon Tor the min
siistry.
5s The Columbia Guardian, relates the
following interesting incidest: When
tho body of Calhoun was lying in state
In, Charleston, ono of q committee of
7 eitixens from his, onr di.trict-Col Jno.
~. Sloan, ofthis city-took up a white
4 rose from among the profusion Of flowers
that lay upon tho bier of the honored
dead. The rose was carefully preserved,
taken to Anderson and planted. 1t grew
! aud bloomed. Since then, it has been
lransp!antcd four times, and to day is
Sblpothing in the garden of Col. Sloan in
!: Columbia.
81 At tho large political meeting
held recently in Charleston, forty dele
eatcs were appointed to represent Char.
1 lesion District, in tho June Convcutio
The following resolution was adopted
! by the meeting:
s 1, ltesolred, That We invite our fellow
1, citizens 10 send representatives from
- heir respective Counties to the State
8 Convention, which ASSEMBLIES in Colum
& hiain June next, in order that tho
" policy then adopted for accomplishing
t,tiie great work os rctrcnchment and re.
form, n'oy be carried out with harmony
aud energy by all good citizens.
Major j. i. Bacon, Of Eageheld
sIhas accepted the nomination to Con.
Z gress from tho third Congressional
District. In card giving his political
views says: "I cannot better OK press
them in general thun by reference to
and endorsement of the resolutions Of
$ the late Press Convention in Columbia
sFThe concentration devoutly to be
s wiahed is the hearty. co operation ofnll
:f,claases Of the community, regardless Of
Seolor or previous condition, iu order to
re1ieve the people from the onerous
burden Of taxation 80 r-ck lessly aud
4 cnn'nlatively cast upon them; to inan.
Z Furate an eoonon&ical reform Of the g.
.nancas, and to expose and dcnounce
the corruption now riotiug:and fatten-
log In the high places"
Z 49, Tho New York Herald writing
I:on the condition Of South Carolina
,S;fnenoes gives the following informa-
llihn, that the cherubio Financial Agent
okihc State Of South Carolina has given
sBfsioe that no will receive proposals for
ssttlS gals Of 100000 Of South Carolina
bonas orstocks. This ia .sid to be the
Z ASa$snt tn-..I. A..