The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-11-02

the success Of the Reform. tiiSae - re-
gards the Governor and Lie6tsns4t Gov.
has given general ss,sHsla Ion 10 ;ths
community, iunSmuoh - IL isd sss 10
effect decided impssvS GS6fSA %
State Legislature. I, as 70 Sstimsesd
forty Conservative. .asa iassllissst tdass,..
bers have been elected by she Reform
party, they win constitute . sufficient
minority to check in i great measure
the designs Of extreine Radicals, and
oppose the ignorance and corruption
which has brought the Legislation. Of
South Caroline into. disgrees. The
official result will not bo known for 1t
least ten days, and even then it may be
materially modified BY the. rascalitiss
which occurred at many Of Tie polls, and
have become the subject Of protest
The Radicals claim three colored men,
bers of Congress. The conduct at the
ballot boxes on many Of the Islands vas
decidedly loose. At more than one
precinct negro women voted for their
husbands, and their husbands voted
somewhere else. Boys under age also
voted, while in score Of places armed
bodies Of blacks prevented others Of
their race from casting ballots for the
opposition. 1t is proper to add, however,
that where such scenes occurred there
we're not more than Eve or ten white
,pen against as many hundred negroes,
and resistance was therefore useless
In Charleston, the day was as peaceful
as if it were Sunday.
The tide ftrayel appears to have
fairly commenced. The pleasure and
health seekers Of the North, diverted
from their usual European tour, seem
already to have selected the South as
their "baso Of operations" nna nre
upon US, circulating money and making
things move, in their way, general
ly.
Florida and portions Of Georgia are
likewise sending many merchants, who
find a cheap and convenient market
here. The fact is, nearly all of our job
bers, by reason of increased steamship
facilities, can sell goods as chcaply, if
not cheaper than they can be bought in
New York, and this Fall especially they
have prepared themselves for large
trade. AS an illustration, Mr.. Edward
Perry, the Stationer and Bookseller, on
Meeting Street, has stock of School
Literature, embracing almost every
publication iu use, an assortment Of
paper, Office stationery, law books and
law blanks, pens, inks, and an array of
patent contrivances for school boys and
counting house clerks, such as never
before was introduced into Charleston.
In fact, one can scarcely enter the es-
tahlishmont without seeing something
he had not thought Of, and which being
seen, becomes necessity. The tempta-
tion to load ones self down with these
useful novelties is almost irresistible.
The result is that such large and
miscellaneous assortment naturally at
tracts the country merchant, who can
thus obtain in half an hour that which
it would probably occupy halfa day to
seek out aud purchase in the city ofNew
York. 1t is enterprise Of this sort
which constitutes the true philosophy
of business success, because it keeps
business and money at homo.
We have just lost the Eighth Regi-
ment of United States Infantry, fine
body Of men, with finer body of off,
GERS, who during their stay, have won
many friends among our people They
are succeeded by somo companies oftho
Eighteenth Regiment.
The steamer Georgia, of the Clyde
Line, which has recently arrived here
is, beyond question, the handsomest ship
on the Southern coast. Her acoommo.
dations for passengers are simply mag
nificcpt, while her capacity is equal to
$500 bales Of cotton, with draft of less
than thirteen feet. ***
SINGULAR ia Ii BLEAJ OF DEATH IN
a TENT.
About three weeks ago, there passed