The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-23

Galveston. Texas, is the successor
of New Orleans as the haven of prize
fighters. Not very enviable repata-
tion.
The papers in the Stokes-J Johnston
contest for the seat 10 Congress are
quite lengthy. We are confirmed in the
opinion that DR.. Stokes is not certain
to represent this district in the next
Congress.
David B. Hill has the slimmest sort
of chance of ever becoming President,
but the Atlanta Constitution appears to
be banking on this possibility to get
even with the Atlanta Journal.
John L. McLaurin will become fa-
nous in South Carolina as letter writer
if he writes few more as salty as the
two already published.
The press dispatches say that
Chinese general was executed, but it is
not stated whether the general was
executed by proxy or in person. The
Chinese custom renders such a state
ment necessary to accurate Information.
The people of Berkeley County are
worrying over selecting new county
seat Il: is to be hoped that they vii!
not get to fighting, as they are
accustomed to do out West, where
grave yard is generally populated oe-
fore a court house is built
The Pennsylvania Legislature is
working on a new protection scheme.
1t would abolish the death penalty for
murder.
The Sumter Board of Trade is pre-
pairing letter setting forth the advau-
tages and inducements offered to manu-
facturers by this city, which will be
sent to the Northern mill men who con-
template removing to the South. This
is move in the right direction, and if
it is followed up persisteutly some of
the mills may be induced to come to
Sumter.
The country would stand better
chance if the representatives and Sena-
tors would talk less about Jefersonian
principles and think more about pre-
seat cooditions. We have sufficient
confidence 10 tie venerable Thomas t.
believe the. he would be using MS
talents to get the country out Of the
roubIe it is in instead of taking OF
things long since past and goue.
The Treasury gold reserve has
dropped down to seventy and half
millions, aud there is already talk of
another boud issue, although the inSer
circle of the treasury says that there is
90 prospect Of an immediate issue. 1t
is about time for Congress to take some
action to prevent the issue Of any 'nore
bonds. The country corld stand one
or TWO issues as an expedieot at a
critical tia,e vhen there was 30 other
remedy at hand, but an issue Of 6isy
million Of bends every two months is
out Of the question.
There is $4,000 cotton mill at
Elbertou. Ca, that makes sheeliue
weighing four yards to the pound
Las: mouth this mill cleared 81, 100.
and it has or6ers fer several months
ahead, running day and aight. At
this rate the mill will earn profit of
26 per cent per annum on It's capital
stock. This is a large dividend, but
there is no reason Why mill similarly
equipped should aot make as much if
located ia Sumter
Politically, the citizenship Of both
State and Uuioa is divided into two
bodies; Que is hcld firmly together by
the Cohesive powcr of public Office, .
spoils, in word, and acts as unit
with an eye always single to the mala
chance the other, united under a
name aud with platform of admirable
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