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The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-01-26
Jan 2G-1I
Valentines! Valentines!
AT THE
SUMTER BOOK STORE,

Adam md tho Adumlto. Or tho Harmony Of
Scripture nnd Rhnolngy, n discussion con.
corning tho origin Of tho negro.
at tho SUMTER BOOK STORE.
plutareh's Lives
Joscplius
Works Of Edgar A Poo.
McCaulny's History Of England,
Wcbstrr'S Unabridged Pictorial Dictionary,
Family Bibles, with Photograph Leaves,
Hymn Iinnks,
Prayer Duoks,
Gold Elsie, by author Of old Mamsolls socrot
Tho Doomed Ship or Wreck in the Arctic
Regions.
Shirley, by Currcr Roll,
Vilotte, by Cutrcr Boil,
Scenes in Clerical Lits. hy Goo Elliot,
Peg Wellington by CHARLES Rcnd,
I.ovo mo little lnvo mo long, by Chas Rcado,
Foul Play,
XIX coptury f"r January,
Godcys i,adys I""k for Junnary and Feb.
At tho SUMTER BOOK STORE.
Jan 20
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-01-26
CONF ECTIO ERY
COET'S
MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL
Aca d e m y,

III Il i II - 1 II IL r., s.. &.
1NITIS INSTITUTION DOYS and YOUNG
i MEN win bo thoroughly fitted for COLLEGE
or BUSINESS.
In addition to Ancient and Modern Languages,
tho Sciences and ordinary English Branches.
pescial instruction will bo given in PENMAN.
SHIP, BOOK KEEPING, business Eurus and
Accounts, and in Vocal Music.
The Principal refors with pride and grntiscn.
tion to his former pupils, WIN huvo taken high
positions in College or business.
TIE FIRST SESSION begins October 1st,
and closes February 18TH
THE SECOND SESSION begins February 10Th,
md closes juno 30th.
TERMS: 500 per Session for Bonrd and
Tuition, Invariably in advance.
French, German and Drawing extra.
Pupils entoring will be chnrged, in all cnscs,
from Ito first OF tho Session.
CAPT. WILLIAM II. COLT.
REFEREES:
Rev. ). leighton Wilson, D. D., DIR. j. a..
Mnycs, Mnyesvillc, So. Ca; Gen. W. H. r.
Prince, Cheraw, s. G. T; Rev. j. Il. Mack. Charles.
ton, S. C.. Rov. G. w. petrio, d. d., a1un,gom
cry, Ala: Mcssrs. Blans!ins & Richardson
Sumter, S. G.
Jan 90 t7july.
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-01-26

flight stamping among tho RsdlsH ,qNpbers, ~
:!hs House who had coma in Seie, 9tssslSsSE
:sD crowd behind Drake; Ia, M, II
, Ds,kes second asuspdpent w Sss38 by4Se
TO a9Land agalr sllsit sipisus Onfabs g ao
.quartert Mi Ht II
Mortop's u,odi6cation- SEYfeA5 pie S3st 1910 ;
Tbercupon tho Democratic senators Explained
tbnt they could vote for an uncons,itationsl bill,
whfshAhsy.ss1er1s&< ~ <hss.tw teysuavv--fhs~
was real third time and passed by 4s to 10, the
ls.taf bslnaaA 1tnocrits
TO the sdhptife ofcvery body. Sumner did not
vqto tor the- -bjll On Jis final passage...
~ Jadgs, s,Lzsspx,.B .Baozsa died at Camaeu,
on Sunday evening last, having been holding Il .
session VI tho Court at that place.
The Phe"is Of yesterday, makes feeling and
gon.rous s'IdfSh. IN recording hiS dsa,E. 10th
houses Of the Legislature. ndjouiusd 81 nonSr Of
Il Q dend, on Monduy, and united in escortipg bis
ren'nios FROM ono Scpotto tts ottrr.r
4 ~ 20
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-01-26

@l,ils marked tins ta) nro being redeemed ai
tho Bank Counters Of ouch.
Jan 12 1v
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

trIlINt: NEW.-CoI'ToS MADE
AT FIVE CENTs.-Wc We're shown yes
terday the drawing of "a newly patented
cotton cultiVator, in the hands Of MIR.
n. II. Thomas, who tells us 1t viii,
with the labor Of one man and two
horses, do as much work in one day rs
fifteen men and five horses can DO by
cultivating in the ordinary manner.
This new cultivator ploWS both sides
of the cotton and chops it out to a stand
by going one time over the row, and
will easily cultivate ten to twelve acres
per day Mr.. II. is the sole agent for
the sale of this patent, and VIII take
pleasure in showing it to any one de-
string to sec the great improvement OF
the age. The decline i'll cotton and
scarcity of labor should induce planters
to adopt labor--:svinG machines, plrtic-
ularly when so much land can be cuitl-
waited by one man and two mulcS.-N.
q. I'ic0Y1tic.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Butler, in
his speech at Boston, says: "The work
of the Republican party being accom-
plished, the party will split on side
issues"
One of these side" issues is the re-
form of the existing civil service and
of the corrupt revenue department of
the general government. The honest
Republicans will unite with the Democ-
racy to reform existing abuses and they
will carry the day. The Republican
party, as a national organization, has
won its last presidential race. Butler
is hedging for the coming change.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

Gen: Crawford, who commanded the
federal troops in Alabama during the
election, informs the editor of the Mont
gomery Advertiser that in the whole
course of his experience he has never
known more quiet election.-Iaro-
l0,,che.
So all the stir and controversy i'll
Alabama is attributable not to the con-
duct but the result of the election. 1t
is but natural that politicians should be
mortified at any expression of public
condemnation, but it is the height Of
villainy in those in authority to at
tempt to evade it by n stretch of power
alike illegal and. oppressive. The Re
pubiicans are making history, and that
history will utterly destroy them in
1872.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

The Radicals are getting terribly
alarmed at the prospect of the Demo-
Gratis and Revenue Reformers being
able to control the organization OF the
House in the Forty-second Congress.
Forney calls for the repeal of the act
which provides for the meeting of the
new Congress on the 9Th of March, as
that would put off the meeting OF Con-
gress until December, and meanwhile
he hopes something may turn up. This
hot haste to undo their own work, does
not look as if tire Radicals were alto
gether satisfied with the result of the
November election.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03
Invisible Capital.

Money and houses, amt stocks anu
vessels and railroads arc not the only
capital in the world. There Is Il KIND
that political economists make no mem
ton of--though the most mattrtlt-
minded men recognize and admit us
value 1t is within the reach OF men
who arc destitute of all other KINDS OF
capital---Within the reach OF the very
poorest. Indeed, there is many I: man
who has started in life with nothing
else, but, by the judiciOus Use OF 1t, has
been enabled to grow rich ana power
full. 1t is good character. This Is inc
first thing il young man needs in life.
1t is the first demand i'll business. There
are many business men who do not
possc5s it themselves, and who Go not
attempt to cultivate it but even these
discern and esteem it in others. ihcfr
is no dishonest ni;.n who does not exact
honesty Of those whom he employs.
He may deal unfairly with others, but
he wants to be dealt fairly with him
self. InfleNiblc integrity and GOOD
moral habits are the elements OF good
character; and though they may not
command their real value at first, they
will III tho end. The world viii, sooner
or later, detect them, or do homage 10
them. The complications and SubdlNl-
SONS OF DtlSillcSS tIistt tiiS' ii''''''
of houses should place large trust in
somebody; and here is where the ;,rith-
netical value of Il good character Is OK
hibitcl In whom, of all the clerks
and assistants in a large business, shall
this trust be placed: Who shall be Sc
1ectctl to share the employers conf
dence: Not necessarily the Slnartcst
of his assistants, but that one whose
proved integrity and known good nab
its mark him as the most reliable and
faithful. AL may possess these at
tributes but, unfortunately, all DO not
possess them and those who really do
possess them are so few in number as
to make the attributes themselves the
more valuable for their scarcity. Inc
young man who is strictly upright iii
all his dealings, who tells nothing but
the truth, who faithfully fultlls his
pledges and keeps his engagements
even to his own detrimcnt, and whose
moral habits are cOrrect-thlS IS the
person to whom employers love to con-
fide important trusts, and whom they
select for rare rewards and good sal;-
RIGS. No young man Wiro possesses
these qualities can be esteemed poor !;
and no young man who is dcStltlt" OF
them is likely to be steadily prosper
Gus. E.rchNtnge.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03
state Of Parties in the Country.

The Washington Patriot, anaiyzinG
the elections of til" last twelve months,
says:
The force of these, results of Il single
year would only be weakened by an
extended comment. Summing up, We
find the States OF Connecticut, CalifOr-
MIA, Nevada, North Carolina, Alabama,
Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, West
Virginia. Missouri, Indiana and Penn
Sylvani:,, which voted FOR Grant i'll 1865,
arc now going Democratic, and Illinois
nearly balanced. Grants majority on
the popular vote was 3o9,I22 The
Radical loss in the States of New
Hampshire, Connecticut, North Car
Dina, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, In
diana. South Carolina, West Virginia,
M;lsSac huScttS, Alabama, Missouri, Hi
uoiS and alitOrnia-iourtcCn States
since 1865. is oNcr 100000 votes. With
these figures We leave the subject to the
Judgment of ali rejecting men.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

The Ladies propose this !licihltt ot supple
ncntng their collect ions for the new and
beautiful BRICK CHURCH, now IN process o.
crcctiOI, and promise the community -
most elegant :ulG agreeable entertainment.
As the supper and many fancy articles .ltNt
been contribut cd and othcrthing= have been
purchased in quantities at reduced rates,
they can afford to retail! them ~ prices Pre-
Nailing in our OVID town.
They hope to obtain All the tliRiSiN -iS
TRADE they are able to supply, and solicit
that orders for special articles, or fruits:
fancy goods, etc. in quantities.. be iiiiii'i"i
i'll at the Parsonage, to Rev. &. +. EVANS.
They assure their friends there vii! be no
diSappO intn!cnt in their prompt delivery.
For the benefit of persons living at a dis
lance and others Uc!arrci attrnt;i,!rc IL;
night, the Fair Room viii 'n kept open
during the day.
Everything that tilr country ami city
markets can afford will grace the supper
Tables. and, as tho Restaurant plan Will :'''
observed, purchasers viii pay fox only what
they receive.
Como one! com" all. t.nj"v yourself, a,id
aid "a noble cause.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03
In Delta, La, last week, Judg

In Delta, La, last week, Judge
Downs, who was holding court for
that circuit, met a young man named
Medley, and was shaking hands with
him, in friendly manner, when the
scoundrel suddenly drew 81 dagger and
stabbed the Judge to the heart, killing
him Chicago Tribune.
The Tribune may learn from report
of the trial had in this case, as repro
duced from the Vicksburg Herald,
how suchss scoundrels," as the gentle
man so stigmatized in this extract, are
treated by the tribunals of louisiana.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03
FINE HORSES AND Mules.

TIME undersigned would inform their old
/ friends and the public generally. that
they will arrive at Monroe ON III" 18th inst.
with ono hundred head of fine horses and
mules, and would request thcml. if in need
of tirSt-claSS horses and mules. to await their
arrival.
Having had occasion tn visit TINS section
OF country last fall. with 4 lot of horses and
mules. they feel confident that they HAY"
made II selection this time to suit the wants
Nt all those desiring tirSt-rlaS~ horses and
mules, and ut reasonable prices.
TAYLOR X MCMEItTN'.
November II. 1870. n>:tt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

We read as follows in the Vicksburg
Times. By substituting any other
town for Monroe, the story will lose
nothing whatever in truth:
It is related that few days since IL
clerk over in Monroe, in resc..iss. Il
pretty girl in the street from a big dog,
lI,chi!y sprained his ankle. The young
lady called carriage, took her preser-
yer home and nursed the roses back to
his cheeks. 1t was a long time, of
course, before that young man could
walk, but ut last he was we'll enough to
marry that young lady with her parents
blessings and greenbacks. This was
very nice and pretty and romantic; but
it's going to get somebody into trouble
just as soon as the news got abroad
every young man in the parish went
and pawned his watch, and bought a
bulldog or black-and-tan terrier.
And now these fellows are lurking up
every alley in the town, watching for n
chance to set their dogs on the first
pretty girl that passes. Only one case
is reported so far. The dog flew out and
bit the girl but when the young man
came to her rescue, he was knocked
down four times by II policeman who
was awfully opposed to poetry, and then
arrested him for cruelty to animals, and
assault and battery, and homicide, and
three or four other crimes and misde-
meanors! All the girls in that and the
neighboring parishes are reading up
dog bites and hydrophobia-so as to
know what to do when their time
comes-and visiting Monroe.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

Mark Twain produces on" of the
most striking cases of ncannCSS on re-
cord. He says he knows Il society which
hired Il man to blast rocks, and as he
was pounding the powder with crow
bar an explosion took rl:sc", sending
the man and croWbar out of sight,
Both came down all right, and tn" man
went to work again proptly. But
though he was gone only fiftc"n min
utcs, the company '.docErd him for lost
timc.'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

OF the great riot in Baton Rouge on
the 9TH of November, of which the
Radical press has said SO much, for
which sixty white men were arrested,
and some hundred or more negroes and
Villains were suborned to support the
false charges of Mayor Van Ornum, only
sic Of tie stcty accused remain to be dis
charged. Readers can draw their own
conclusions.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03
Alliance between Russia and Pr"ssla---
Secret Treaty between England, France,
and Austria.--Thc Great Powers 10
have their Armies in the Field by Jan. {.


have their Armies in the Field by Jan. I.
LONDON, Nov. 21.--A special CORES
pondent at London tclegraphs as fol-
lows: / have undOuDted information,
which l will be able to substantiate III
a few days by evidence, of the cNls-
tcncc of a secret alliance, offensive and
defensive, between Russi:, and Prussia,
entered into before the present war be-
tween Prussia and France.
The fact recently discovered that, al
ter the signing of the treaty of Paris in
1856, a supplementary secret treaty was
concluded between England, France
and Austria, by which these powers
bound themselves to regard any inf1ac-
ton of the treaty of Paris by Russia as
a cus,ts 6elli, and to act aggrcsslNely
with Turkey in such event, Is regarded
as
SERIOUSLY CONTROVERSIES: ENGLAND,
and as freeing Russia from all obliga-
ton to respect the latter treaty.
The eighth article of the treaty OF
Paris provides that no signutary shall
declare war in the event of any actual
or supposc ed infractiOn of the treaty ull-
til after giving all signers an opportu-
! nity to inquire into the ease AMI en-
deavor to secure by mediation Il peaceful
settlement. The secret treaty immc-
diately afterward entered into by
| England, France and Austria Is regard
ed as Il violation of this article, and as
implying treachery and bad faith to-
| ward the other signataricS.
Great apprehension is expressed in
England that in the event of /, war
with Russia resulting from these COM
plications, the United States, acting
upon the precedent set by England in
the case Of the Alabama, will cover the
ocean with priVatcerS under Russian
letters of marque.
VIENNA, Nov. 21.-The excitement
here concerning the Eastern question
undated. In official circles there is a
strong belief that the moral support, at
least, Of the United States will be
| thrown in favor of Russia.
SYMp4ATIIzE WITH KUSsIA's DI:SIG Ms.
LONDON, Nov. PA writer in the
| Pail Mall Gazette urges the sending Of
John Bright to Washington as Envoy
of Great Britain, to insure pacific rels,-
tons with America in the present cri-
sis. 1t is reported that R,lssi: has fifty
| iron-clad monitors at Nikolaieff draw
ing less than eighteen feet of water.
The Russian Notifications of Azof have
been greatly strengthened, and are rep
resented to be impregnablc. The Le-
| want Herald of the 10th says it has
| reason to believe that the Pope has
ordered the military reserves to be
called into service. Gen. Ignaticf, the
| Russian Ambassador, has arrived at
! Constatinople
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The Times
to-day says: " Tuesday afternoon, Su-
perintendent Kelso received a telegram
from the Chief Of Police, A. s. Badger,
of New Orleans, asking for the arrest
of Louis f. Granger, late Adjutant
General on the staff Of Gov. WarmOth,
of Louisiana, on a charge of forgery.
The telegraph stated no details, but it
was surmised that Granger had been
concerned with Wickliffe, the Auditor
of Louisiana, in questionable operations
with the State bonds. superintendent
Kelso, although ordinarily refusing to
comply with such requests by telegraph,
determined to make an exception in
this case, which was accordingly placed
in charge of detective Farley, who ar
rested Granger at the New York Hotel,
and conveyed him to police headquar-
tiers, where he was locked up.
Yesterday the prisoner was arraigned
before Judge Bowling, Mt the ToOmbs,
and remanded to await requisitfon
from Gov. Warmoth, which is expected
to reach here Thursday.
A further item in connection with the
above is the promise of startling disclo-
sures by Granger affecting the virtue
and honesty of our immaculate young
Governor. Granger, however, was the
clerk of Longstreet, the renegade Ad-
jutant General of the State Militia, and
not, as stated, late Atfjutant General.
Let us have his disclosures. We are
prepared to believe anything.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

The place /" 'rti.- N"u1. Christmas Presents.
The place to buy your Christmas Fruits.
The place to buy Your Christmas Cakes.
The place i" bay your Christmas: Toys.
The place to meet your Friends.
The ptarr to get y fine >npl."r.
The place to enjoy Yourself
The place 10 do Good.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

We had the pleasure of meeting i'll
the Herald Office this morning, Col. q.
w. McCranie, the able editor of the
fearless Democratic sheet, Monroe ua.)
TELEGRAPH. The Colonel was en- route
for st. Louis on Il business trip, and
where we hope he will meet with Il
success commensurate with his worth.
- IIckSJr,0 Heyuid Isl inst.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03
Icy 4 Present jo,' Ett,.uh"'ip. q

Your moneys worth 9llaFtHi""n
l'hc chldrcn's jubilee.
1T > o'clock, Christmas Eve, he '1irIiti'
will ho ithtiraNvu from the tree, w irn every
one in the room will receive II present.
Any person wishing to use the opp"rt'ni-
tv. will be allowed this means of presenting
to his or her friends their natcriai ""IGr;n~
ulat ions.
Admission to III" Tree: ->bt LIS :"''' :
CHILDREN Doe.
County papers tj,v"rnhl,' /" tn" cnt"lIri~"
will please copy.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03
The subjoined circular speaks vol
umes for the future of the negro:

The subjoined circular speaks vol
umes for the future of the negro:
HEADouARTERs NATIONAL Ex RE-
PUBLICAN COMMITTEES,
WAsHINaToN, d. c., Sept: 25, 1870.
To Chairman Exscutiv. Committee Of Virginia:
Fearful times are upon us. Another
negro in the Senate of the United States
and the whole North is lost to the Re
publican party. We implore you by
all the hopes Of the future not to nolni-
nate a negro for Congress; should you
be overruled by them, and one of their
color nominated, then he must be de-
feated, for we had better lose the whole
State of Virginia than the whole North.
Let us save this election this fall at the
North at all cost, and by the time the
Presidential election takes place in ~,
we will have, as a party, thrown into
the Southern States seven hundred
thousand German families, and from
two hundred thousand to one million
coolies; then we will be fully able to
take care of the rebel whites of the
South. The negroes can then be gotten
rid of by being sent to Africa, or, at all
| events, we as Republicans will have no
| future use for them.
HENRY A. WILSON, President.
J. H. PLATT, Secretary.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

New York, Nov. 80, p. m.-Thc
steamer Robert Lowe sailed from
Hearts Content on Saturday last to re-
pair the Atlantic cable of 1866, which
was injured about 600 miles from that
point.
VIC have Just received information
that the cable of 1863 has also ceased to
work, and that the fault is about the
same distance from Hearts Content.
1T is, therefore, probable that the steam
CIR has grappled the wrong cable, as the
steamer is on the spot. 1t is hoped
both cables will soon be repaired. AL
though,the French cable is able to trans
init westward with about its usual facili-
ty, it is from some unknown cause I'M
able to transmit eastward, except with
great difficulty and very slowly.
Notice is hereby given that for the
present messages cannot be received
for any part of Europe The public
will be informed at the earliest moment
that messages can be received for Eu-
rope. TSigncdl CYRUS w. FIELD
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03
.\DNiiSSTbE ~.

At the place li,h tor the same cause
on he night OF the 2Ii II at December, there
will be
\ GRAND EISTM- tS = = L.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-General
IIallcck, who commands the division
Of the South, is opposed to the employ
mcnt of regular troops i'll State elections
except III extreme eases, and then after
State power is exhausted. Halleck
writes the Department here that he is
assured by Federal civil officers that
the employment of troops in executing
judicial processes and enforcing rev.
cnue, seems to increase rather than di-
minish such force in civil matters.
Hallleck says the ill-disposed become
more and more cXasperatcd at being
coerccd by Il force which they think
has been unconstitutionally employed
against thcm and the better disposed re-
lax their efforts to punish local crimes,
on the plea that this duty now dcvolvcs
upon the military.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03
Official Vote of Louisiana.

Louisiana elects five Republicans to
the national House Of Representatives,
Il large majority of Republicans in both
branches of the General Assembly, and
a Republican State Auditor and State
Treasurer, by Il majority of nearly
twenty-five thousand votes.
Graham Observation-Disclosures. Us, 55s
Jumel Al, 1888
Dubuclet. IS, 621
Blair..... Observation-Disclosures. Al ,697
Abrogate article fifty of constitution. 81, 476
Retain sarne....... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Al ,O17
This result was attained by means
and from causes already explained by
us. We undertake to say no such re-
suit will ever be announced in this
State again. In 1872 Louisiana will
poll Democratic majority of 10000,
without fail !
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-03

December Dist. z2nd. 23sd ss.d 24ti..