The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
Queer ate-bliod tiger whiskey
in palmetto dspensary bottles.
In Grea. Britain last Sunday great
storm prevailed. uprootiug trees. blow
ing down chimueys aud lifting roofs
after the manner Of great storms.
The price of silver has advanced
recently in all markets. This does not
bear out the assertion that the uncoD-
disional repeal Of the Sherman bull
would produce ruin.
It is reported that q company has been
organised to establish an afternoon
and Sunday paper io Charleston
Another first class paper in Charleston
would be beneficial to the city and we
hope the project will materialize.
The March Convention and the } uly
Convention have neither assumed any
defniseness. Il might be good idea
for the refawmers to resurect the
original Shell Manifesto. with the
writing of which that great and good
man had something to do
The Euglish House of Lords is in a
fair way to be abolished because it has
become an ..iutolerable nuisance 1t
the United States Senate does not do
away with SO much Senatorial courtesy
and cease blocking the reforms demand
ed by the people it will End itself in the
same condition.
Tile Columbia Journal has been
leased BY Mt W. W. Ball. who has
for the last three years edited The
Laurens Advertiser, one of the cleanest
and abless papers in the State. He IS
man Of ability, and we trust the
Journal viii be as successful under his
management as its readers will 6nd it
bright.
TIE State recently advanced the
subscription price to SO per year for
seven issues a week. The increase vas
warranted by the expense required to
publish a FIRST class paper-and this
The State has always been. The
State is now delivered to subscribers iD
Sumter BY breakfast time without
additional cost. This should increase
The States popularity and subscription
list here.
The Greenoille News has joined the
ranks of refawm along With the State
and Spar,anburg Herald. and has
selected Gen. R. B. Hemphill as iss
especial candidate for Governor. The
State aud Samps Pope, the Herald aud
John Gary Evans, the Ne,os aud Bob
Remphil! Now, indeed, is the winter
of our discomfort made glorious summer
by these royal refawmers. If the
aggregations keep on the road during the
entire season we will have entertainment
The Hon. w, a. Bravley has sert
in his resignation as Congress
man from this State. and has
fled his commission as District Judge
to succeed Judge Simontou. promoted.
Judge Brawley took the oath Of Office
in Greenville, and had his commission
entered there on the records of the
Court Judge Seymour who was hold
ing the Court will be associated with
Judge Braw,ey on the Bench for few
days.
The State ia its Survey" of yester-
day notes the alleged fact that despite
predictions to the contrary, made after
the August cyclone, the cotton crop in
South Carolina was 81 per cent of a
full crop a probable explanation as
suggested by an intelligent farmer Of
this county is, that while not much more
than half crop was made, the average
was kept up by receipts of cotton held
over from last year and year before last
even, by parties who did not need the
money, and who we're holding for
ho,tar yrices