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Aiding the Negro Exotuif. An Enthusiastic Meeting in Cooper Unior, New York. A call issued to those desirout of extending encouragement and aid to the colured people enigrating, fro:: the South was successful in bringii,,: out last night a1 audience which ah most filled the great hall of the Cooper Union. The Rev. H. H. Gar nett presided. The following pream bles and resolution were adopted - WHEREAS, The colored people ar leaving the South by thousands, and are seeking new homes in the West WHEREAS, Their innocent fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and wives, and other relatives and friends have been stricken down in cold blood and their lifeless flesh been left as food for the Southern turkey buzzard , WHEREAS, A tree has been made by brutal men a perpendicular de livery bed for an innocent pregnant wife, and the mother too, died on it; WHEREAS, The colored people havt toiled without being compensated, and have been mercilessly robbed ; WHEREAS, Extreme extortion bas been a policy with those who have furnished them with the needs of life ; WHEREAS, Education has been de nied f* WHEREAS, They have not been per mitted to worship God in peace; WHEREAs, They have relied on the Federal arm at Washington, and it under the control of professed friends, and found no protection, and hav% been made to live a life of peril; and WHEREAS, the colored refugees have horror-stricken fears as to the state of things which will be true ofr the South should the Federal arm after 1880 be under the control of those who have affiliated with their oppressors, we approve of their move ment to seek a new home; and Resolved, To do all in our power to assist them, and so call upon every man, woman, and child to extend a helping hand. Letters expressive of sympathy were read from William Lloyd Garri son, Mayor Cooper's private secretary, District Attorney Phelps, Wendell Phillips, and others. The letter from Mr. Wendell Phillips was as follows: BOSTON, April 21, 1879. GENTLEMEN : I am exceedingly sorry that I cannot be with you on next Wednesday evening. My health is not such as to allow of it. I have no words to describe what I consider the importance of your meeting. Only two paths are open to the colored men of the South. One is to resist and protect themselves against intol erable oppression by arms. The other is to leave, one-half of them, their homes and teach their oppressors jus tice by the severe lesson of suffering. Leave the tyrants and bullies to till their own soil or starve, while they do nothing but wrong and rob their laborers. Without laborers the South ern acres are worth nothing. Even a Southerner will come to his senses, or if he never had any senses, obtain some when he is starved. I trust the No'rth will, as in Kansas days, or ganize and help open channels and contribute means for a large emigra tion from States ruled by thieves and cut-throats who know no means of getting their bread except by robbing their neighbors. Tours respectfully, WENDELL PHILLIPS. How to be Beautiful. Many hundred thousand dollars are annually expended by ladies for "arti ficial" appliances to hide the shrunken and wasted form, or the sallow skin, blotcbes, or liver spots, which aire due to female weakness, dyspepsia, torpid liver, and constipation. If a small per cent. of this sum were invested in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, ladies would soon really be what they now seem to be. It readily corrects those weaknesses and diseases upon which debility and emaciation depend. It cures dyspepsia by toning up the system, and when used in connection with IDr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets, speedily overcomes all irregu k larities of the liver and bowels. No "bloom of youth," no "beautifier of the eomplexion," can impart such perdanent beauty of face and form as D;seieree's health..giving Favorite A. G. B's Idea. ,Congressman De La Matyr's finan dial scheme is perfectly simple. The government is required to issue one thousand mnillions of greenbacks, which shall be a legal tender for all debts and shall be receivable for all United States government dues. These notes are to be loaned to parties who desire to construct works of internal im provement, so that every citizen may have his own railroad or canal. It may be objected, however, that the bill, though in the right direction, does not go far enough. Why should the loans be conjined to projectors of railways and canals ? Why should not the government loan portions of the thousand millions that are to be issued to deserving persons who wish to open a bank, a store, a hotel, or run a farm or newspaper ? Mr. De La Matyr is a man of the people and should not legislate in the interest of the privileged classes. We trnst that he wrill see the impropriety and in justice of his measure in its present shape, and will amiend it so that the whole country may be benefitted by this shiowex of paper money that is to be based on nothing and redeemed in the same thing. [Chronicle aad Constitutionalist. ----can nw ad-i.t.a hi ns no tadt speat "Thew The HeraI. THOS. F. GRENRKER, EDTORS. W. II. WALLACE, NEWBERRY, S. C. W EDNESDAY, A PR. 30, 1879. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect a Fam ily Newspaper, devoted to the material im terests of the people of this County and the State. It circulates extensively, and as -an AdvertiSing medium offers unrivalled ad vantages. For Terms, see first page. Bishop Ames, of the Northern Methodist Church is dead. Gen. Jno. A. Dix, ex-Governor of New York, died the 21st inst. The Constitutional Convention of Louisiana is in session, having met the 21st. Gov. Simpson, the 24th instant, pardoned F. L. Cardozo, ex-Treasu rer, and Robt. Smalls, ex-Congress man. Georgia is to be reimbursed by the U. S. Government $72,000 for expenses incurred in the prosecu tion of the Creek and Seminole Wars. The General Assembly of New York has passed a resolution ten dering the freedom and hospitalities of the State to Grant on his return. And the ball rolls on. I Jno. E. Poindexter, who shot C. C. Curtis, in Richmond, a short time ago, was convicted the 25th of voluntary manslaughter. This sentence is two years in the peni tentiary. The trial of Edward Cox for the murder of Col. R. A. Alston, began in Atlanta, the 28th instant. There are eight or ten law firms engaged on each side. Among the lawyers for the prosecution is Gen. A. C. Garlington, of Greenville, S. C. Mlle. de Macleff, 20 years of age, daughter of a rich Russian, has been arrested in St. Petersburg and now lies in chains in the Citadel of Kiew, charged with being concern ed in a conspiracy against the gov ernment. The Countess Panin and the daughter of Gen. Gertsfeld are confined on a similar charge. The State Convention of the Y. M. C. A., which met at Anderson last week, elected the following of ficers for the ensuing year: Presi dent, G. F. Tolly, Anderson ; Vice Presidents, L. N. Zealy, Columbia, A. C. Jones, Newberry, and G. M. Cordes, Sumter ; Recording Sec retary, P. H. Chisolm, Charleston ; Corresponding Secretary, E. W. Watkins, Charleston. A bill has been introduced in Congress to appropriate $75,000 for the relief of the negroes who have flocked to Kansas, and are now in a destitute condition. Why not let Windom and his Radical pals who induced them to go, foot the bill out of their own pockets ? We are quite sure the Democrats in Congress will not thus aid a measure whose sole object is to in jure their party. The Grand Lodge of Good Tem plars held a very interesting and pleasing session of three days in Columbia last week. The officers elected for the ensuing year are : G. W. Cuttino, G. W. C. T.; Rev. Thos. E. Gilbert, G. W. C.; Mrs. C. E. Gilbert, G. W. V. T.; Thos. N. Berry, G. W. S.; C. L. Fike, G. W. T.; Mrs. C. E. Gilbert, S. J. T.; 5. H. Bryce, R. W. G. L. R; Rev. S. Leard, G. W. C.; J. H. Bryce, G. W. M. The next annual meeting of the Grand Lodge will be held in Newberry. There is hardly a living Sove reign in Europe who has not been made the target for some fanatic's pistol. Kin~g Alfonso, of Spain, Emperor Frederic William, of Prus sia, the Czar Alexander, of Russia, King Hunibert, of Italy, Queen Victoria, of England, have all been shot at ; some of them urore than once. Executing the would-be as sassins does no good, and does not' deter others from making the same attempt. It is stated that there is Tn Euoeasecret ognzto whoseoc is t o gaiationh woned hbetds. The asastranet croned abtdhs affai istat thing about this affair is, that no living Sovereign, except the Empe Some Reftections on the Tal madge Trial. Those who have kept up with the incidents in the trial of Rev. T. De Witt Talmadge by the Brooklyn Presbytery for lying, deceit and slalder must be convinced that preachers are only men. The scenes that have been enacted by the grave divines, the personal abuse, the ex hibitions of temper, the bitterness and pertinacity with which mem bers have attacked each other's character, is unequaled in any court of justice, and can only find their paral! in a heated political caucus; and yet this body sits, to use its own language, as the "-Court of the Lord Jesus Christ." Much dam agd has been done to the cause of religion by the trial. It has been clearly developed that some of the presbyters have mistaken their jeal ousy for a zeal for the purity of the church and ministry, and that they are really more anxious to pull Talmadge down than to build up the (.urch. The accused has rout ed his accusers at every point, and he will com3 out of the trial a more popular preacher than ever.. We venture to say that no body of "men of the world" would be guil ty of such personal abuse as these learned divines have indulged in to wards each other, no matter how great the excitement or how strong the prejudice or deep the hatred that might exist between them. The language they have used during this trial to and concerning each other, if used among laymen would have resulted in probably a half dozen duels. The reason of the difference is this: that between the preachers no amount of obloquy, no insults, however grievous, would -lead to any serious consequences. With men of the world it is alto gether different; insults and per sonal abuse have to be answered for. A man knows it, and be is therefore more cautious in indulg ing in them. When one knows that if he calls another a liar or a scoundrel or otherwise attacks his character he will be called out for it, no matter how courageous he may be, he is apt to hesitate before he assumes the consequences. So that what we have said about thexse ministers does not argue that their tempers or their morals are worse than ordinfary-they are no doubt greatly superior-but their known ir responsibility for what they may say leads them to speak their minds too freely. We are no advocate of the code, but there is no question that it is a wholesome check to many a bitter and slanderous tongue. The New Schedule. We are heartily in favor of the new schedule soon to be inaugura ted on the S. C. and G. &C. R.R's. The mail and passenger cars will leave Charleston at 5 A. M. and ar rive at Columbia at 10.45 ; arrive at Newberry 1.56 P. M., and at Greenville at 8.30 P. M., making the through run from Charleston to Greenville, of 273 miles, in fifteen h-mrs and a half, without change of cars. One great advantage to the up-country in the new schedule is that it will give us a daily mail from Charleston. It will also be a great convenience to the traveling public, doing away with the nedes sity of stopping over several hours in Columbia. The schedule will go into operation in a few days. The U. S. Court Which has been in session in Charleston, closed the criminal calendar the 22nd instant. The last case tried-making only four in all-was that against Osce ola Gantt and fifteen other citizens of Barnwell County, for disturbing a political meeting Oct. 11, 1878. After the evidence was all in Judge Bond instructed the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty, because the indictment failed to state that the parties interfered with had been' molested on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. District Attorney Northrop then moved that the trial of all the other cases be postponed to November. No objection being made it was done. Russia appears to be drifting back into the barbarism from which she emerged only a few years ago. Martial law has been proclaimed over a large portion of the Empire, thousands of persons, male and fe male. high and low, have been cast into prison on charges of holding socialistic opinions, the liberty of the press has been taken away, and those newspapers that dare to crit icise the measures of the despotic government are peremptorily closed up and confiscated and the editors The MeNinch Appeal. Messrs. Baxter, Caldwell and Pope, Counsel for Alfred McNinch, of Laurens, are to make their argu ments before the Supreme Court to day for a new trial for their client. They will be opposed by Solicitor Ball and Todd & Fergu son, of Laurens. McNinch was carried down to Columbia Satur day, to be present at the argument. Unless he get a new trial or execu tive clemency interfere he will be hanged the 27th of June. Congress. Congress is progressing very slowly. Not a single object of the extra session, which convened over a month ago, has been accomplish ed ; neither the Legislative nor Ju dicial Appropriation Bill has been passed. All that has been done is the passage by the House of the Legislative bill, with the amend meht forbidding the presence of troops at the polls. Nearly every representative had to have his say; and since the bill went to the upper house the Senators have been taking "turn about" in airing their elo quence. The Democrats would get through in short order if allowed to do so in their own way ; that is, with the passage of the appropria tion bills, to repeal several obnox ious laws-the juror's test oath, the supervisor law, and the law au thorizing the use of troops in elec tions. But the Republicans don't want it that way, and are resorting to every device possible to tire their opponents out and bring them to a compromise. The Democrats, though, are determined to '-go the whole hog"; they have said they in tend to repeal those obnoxious laws, and they will fight it out on that line if it takes all summer. And they are right. State News. Mr. H. E. Nichols, of Columbia, died at Cherokee Springs, Spar tanburg County, the 24th instant. The livery stables of Mr. Geo. Keenan, in Columbia, were burned down Thursday night, 24th, and four horses burned up in them. Henry L. Habenicht, wine and liquor dealer, of Columbia, commit ted suicide the 21st inst., by shoot ing himself through the heart with a pistol. We learn from the Union Times that the Belmont Circuit Parson age, at Cross Keys, was burned Friday night, the 19th inst. The preacher, Rev. E. M. Merritt, and family were absent, and it is sup-. posed the house was robbed and then set on fire. Loss about $1,000. Tuesday, 22nd, five convicts in the penitentiary made a dash for liberty. Win. White, col., from Oconee, was shot in the arm by the guard, and the arm had to be am putated. One other was captured ; and three escaped-Ellis Coleman and Bill Caldhoun, col., from Edge field, and Dick Fuller, col., from Laurens, all under life sentence. An old man by the name of Has tings Holly, was murdered in Aiken County a few days ago while going to a Trial Justice's Court to testify against Wiley Floyd, whom he had had arrested for violation of the new law against adultery. The head and hands of the murdered man had been chopped off, and he had been otherwise horribly muti lated. Suspicion points strongly to the Floyds as the murderers, and the Coroner's jury recommend ed that Wiley Floyd, Jack Floyd, Caroline Floyd and Eliza McClen don (the concubine) be arrested, which was done.* FOR THE HERALD. Labor Saving Tools. The world seems determined to get out of its old ruts, despite our efforts to keep it there ; and like the chrysalis, under the rejuvenating power of spring, is bursting its narrow ways for a more expansive and progressive growth. In view of the strange conditions every where obtaining, and more particularly the threatened stampede of slave labor from our section, we think it were wise for the Soutb, in this her day and gene ration, to wake up more fully to the march of surrounding improvement, that she, too, may enter into the new scientific era abreast of the age ; and to this end, amid the variety of matters germane to the subject of progressive development, we would urge the use of labor saving implements. Go on a Northern orWestern farm, good reader, and you will at once perceive the great amount of work more than satisfactorily done by improved machinery. To il lustrate-by reference to other labor: The sewing machines in use to-day, do the work-plain or elaborate, rough or elegant-that one hundred millions of women would be required to per form. Every one knows the millions of hands and arms that would be ne cessary to displace steam. These thoughts are crudely thrown out for consideration. We shall refer to the matter again, as it is suggested by not ing the fact that Messrs. Coppock & Johnson, our enterprising hardware dealers, are preparing to introduce la bor-saving machinery suitable to our section, if our people at all realize its importance. Go and see their walking cultivator and double foot plows. It is an old adage and a true duec, that "neither wvise men nor fools can work without tools,"-and the better the tool the better the work. CTNCTNNATUS. Grange Department. Newbe-ry Pomona Grange,No. 4. RiEGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING. i)ETIIEL BAPTIST CHURCH, N:AR 1)(ilNICK GIAN(GE IIALL, April 11th, 1879. The Grange was opened in the 4th Degree by W. M., J. S. Hair, accord iug to our established order. In the absence of the Lecturer, Steward and Secretary, Bros. A. -I. Monts, J. N. Jhustone and J. A. Sligh were ap pointed to fill the offices in the order iu which their names stand. The roll was called and absentees noted. The minutes of the call meet ing of February were confirmed. The committees appointed to obtain signers to petitions to be sent to Judge Aldrich, asking him to revoke the or der for extra term of court, reported in part, that nothing had been done as the people seemed to be indifferent on the subject. On motion of Bro. S. A. Hunter the dues of Sub. Granges to Pomona Grange were reduced from 5c. to 2c. per member. A general invitation was extended to all out of the house to come in and hear the discussion of the subject, which was read as follows: "Which is the most advantage to farmers, to employ croppers or pay wages ?" Bro. J. H. Boozer, having been ap pointed by the Dominick Grange to open the discussion, proceeded to give his views as follows : The subject is imiportant-our prosperity as a people depends in a great measure upon the proper management of labor- No rule to suit every man can be made. There are three ways that seem to be proper : 1st. Small farmers should pay wages, as they can superintend the work and make it profitable. 2nd. On large plantations the cropping system should be adopted, as it would be worse than folly to run such farms by employing hands for wages. But even to this system under such circumstances there are great and serious objections which are obvious to all. A third and bet ter plan than either on large planta. tions is to adopt the tenant system. Divide off your plantation into lots, say of 50 acres each, having an eye to the comfort, health and prosperity of the tenant, then charge say 10 per cent. interest on capital invested. Bro. Jacob Epting-Have made some calculations, and find that there is more money to the landholder in the cropping system. For instance, say that one hand will raise 1,600 lbs. of lint cotton and corn enough for the mule. The cotton at 8c. per lb. will give $128. If I feed the laborer and pay him $65, my profits will be small er than if I give him 2-5 of what he makes and let him feed himself. The hand for wages will do you much more extra work and this should be consid ered. Bro. J. M. Johnstone excused him self, but stated that figures would show that the man who paid $65 for wages per hand and gave rations, at the end of the year would have no clear money. Bro. E. P. Chalmers gave his views at length and made some good points, showing that be was not a novice on the farm. Among other things he said : If you want to sink money in one respect hire your hands for wages, and at the end of the year it is gone. If you want to lose 'in another respect adopt the cropping system and run it on the principle which now exists among farmers, and you will soon go down. Hands employed for wages keep up your place, and if properly managed make it more productive and thereby more valuable. Croppers run down your place and make it less pro ductive, and it depreciates in value. But the dollar is more easily seen in the latter system as it comes more di rectly. Bro. S. A. Hunter-have but little experience and therefore shall say but little. Many points should be consid ered in hiring for wages. If the hand employed bad a family you had to 'rovide a house-a place for his wife and children-and while the man worked the others were idle. This is encouraging laziness and it is wrong to do this. There should be no idle hands on the farm. "Idle hands find mischief to do." "An idle brain is the Devil's workshop." Bro. Jno. Fellers-believes that the correct system is to employ hands for wages. if croppers could be worked as he would desire, he would prefer employing them. When he did have them on his place he made them split rails and do all kinds of work; but others did not do this and general dis satisfaction followed. Such laborers should be made to work from Christ mas to Christmas, but as this cannot be done for the reason that farmers are not united, the practice of employ ing hands for wages is preferable. The Grange now took a recess, and all partook of the bountiful feast pre pared by the kind Sisters of the Domi nick Grange. After recess the discus sion was resumed. Bro. Alan Johnstone-thinks there is too little system among farmers. We hire first and make our prepara tions afterwards-we trust to chances. We are poor people-it has taken a long time to convince us of this. In making our calculations our minds go back to better days-to the time when farmers made from three to four hun dred dollars per hand, and then we say that we are making nothing. A man starting from nothing can make but little, and the little he wakes is from his own energy. We muV be satisfied with small profits and be will ing to exert ourselves and endure hardships. Judging from what has been said we must conclude that we are living in a very gloomy country. Wy is this ? Do we not live on, ~ ~ aon.~ ~ Ta ie. every one, for every one is differently situated from his neighbor. On good rich soil the wa.res system will pay, if labor is empl.yed jndiciously-the farwer is ashamed to offer what labor is really worth, it is wort'i so little he offers more and trusts to chances. Have ceased to ciml-liy ha:ols for wa;_es. On aceount of e very farmer havig a different way of employing and u:auaging croppers and the loose diiipline exercised by the umajority, it is impossible to control labor thus employed. This is one reason why we make so little, and we will become poorer and poorer until a better sys tem is generally adopted. The rent ing system is preferable to either of the otbers-with this you know ex actly what you are to get before the crop is made and can therefore live within your income. On large plan tations this of all others is the system that should be adopted-with small farmers it is quite different. Bro. Jno. Hunter-favors the em ploying of hands for wages; last year owing to short crops and shorter prices lost money at it, but previous to that found that such hands paid best. Bro. R. T. C. Hunter-been farm ing for seven years-have employed croppers for three of those years and hands for wages for the other four. Made money by the cropping system, but lost by the other. Bro. Jacob Mayer-have but little experience, but the little I have is against the wages system; hired one boy and worked with him and found it took all both of us made to pay his wages. Bro. J. T. P. Crosson-have tried the various systems and have employed all kinds of hands, the German, the Frenchman, Irishman, &c. Some hands are good and some are not and all the systems have leaks-that for wages gives you more control over la bor, and this is important as you can permanently improve your farm. The cropping system will give you more cash and give it to you in a shorter time, and this is what makes it popu lar. But the cropping system has its drawbacks and is objectionable in many respects. It makes the cropper a co-partner with you and he is ready to assume to himself the dignity of such. He is hard to manage-you destroy the influence you ought to have over him-he will leave your work and job it about to your injury and that of his own, and you are pow erless to control him. If compelled by contract or otherwise to work on your farm and no where else, while your neighbors allow their croppers to roam around, his work will do you but little good, for to make work profitable it must be done with a willing mind. The wages system is decidedly better, but you must watch it and push it with energy. Bro. D. B. Kinard-own but little land and there is nio use of employing hands unless I would do like some, rent land, hire hands and thcn go to town to see where I could lean (lien). A wan should get the best labor and establish a reputation for being a good, honest, fair-dealing and humane man, and good labor will flock to him. The comfort and health of the laborer should not be overlooked-arrange ments should be made for his family so as to give them all employment, as it is impossible for a man receiving the wages now paid to feed and clothe wife and children. Benefit the labor er and you will be benefited-do a good part by him and he will do a good part by you and will not leave you. The negroes are not the only persons asking for homes and employ ment, there are among us poor white families, good families, that need en couragement. Farmers should calcu late more-count the cost before and after any undertaking-first of all, sit down and think how many acres you and your family could cultivate. Of the two systems that of cropping will pay best. Bro. J. N. Lipscomb-have been forced couitrary to judgment and pre dilection to quit the wages system and substitute therefor that of renting. As farmers we have so much capital invested in our business and like busi ness men of other callings we should find out what will give us the greatest prosperity. The wheat growers of the North and West can tell pretty well what their wheat will be worth before the crop is made. Not so with us who raise cotton ; there is so much uncer tainty about it, and in making our cal culations we always base them on the prices of the previous crop, and are thereby deceived. If cotton briugs Sc. per lb., in order to make it profita ble, we must raise it for less. In our calculations we are not only to consid er what is sold, but also what goes into improvements. Labor is what we want, not a certain amount of white man, nor negro, nor time, but labor, and we should calculate how much a man ought to plow, hoe, reap, &c., and pay accordingly. If a n>an gets SI00 worth of labor out of a hand, that hand will be cheaper to him at $100 per year than one who is hired for $60 and only does $30 worth of work. We should also look to the character of the laborer. Before freedom, no man would think of purchasing just any kind of a servant; the closest inquiries were made after character. Now the question of honesty, respectability, &c., is laid aside and we take just any. thing into our families. The Grange must be united, not one man out of ten in it that ought to be-it must be united, and like the army with all its divisions and appliances perfectly ar ranged, it must march on to victory. Bro. J. S. Hair-the first thing to be determined by the farmer is to de. ide what he intends to do with his place. If he wants to leave it to his children as valuable property, then lie should adopt the wages system. If he wants to make money. to see it ~ntn1n~ in ranidlv without waiting more hogs and stock of every kind, and more attention given to the im provement of the soil. Home looks more like home. This closed the discussion, and ev ery one felt that he had learned some thing. By resolution, the Pomona Grange will hold its next regular meeting in the Hall of St. Luke's Sub. Grange. The following resolution was adopt ed : That we most cordially extend our thanks to the members of Domi nick Grange for the kind entertain went which we have met. The question to be discussed at next meeting will be furnished by St Luke's Grange, and published in due time in Grange Column of the HERALD. The W. M., was authorized to ap point a committee to hear excuses of absentees, and to publish names of said committee in HERALD. The labors of the day being com pleted, the Grange was closed in due form. J. A. SLIGH, - See'y pro tem. Fox TiE HERALD. Our Washington Letter. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23, 1879. Senator David Davis yesterday made quite a lengthy speech in favor of the Army appropriation bill with the provision in it forbidding the use of troops at the polls. Senator Davh began his speech by asserting that he held no allegiance to either party, but was as emphatic as any Democrat '0 his opposition to Federal armed inter ference with elections. Senator Bay ard spoke the day before (Monday and, as he always does, spoke admira bly, the argument, in fact, has so fai been with the Dewocracy and th de. clamation with the other side. Since the crafty speech of Garfield, whici opened the House debate on the Army bill, no new ideas have beea advanced by the Radicals in support of Federa interference, either through the arm3 or the civil forces, with elections Garfield, by a cunning blending o facts, insinuations and threat, did al that could be done to create oppositior to the programme agreed upon by th( Democrats. He exhausted the am munition of his side. The Senate de bate on the Army bill will almost cer tainly close this week, and Mr. Haye will then have his chance to veto o approve it. The Radical organ here as if fearing he will approve, has com. menoed to warn him. If Mr. Haye were a thin-skinned man, his positior during the alternate bull-dozing and cajoling of Republican party leaders would be painful to nim. Monday was the first unobstrueted "bill day" of the session, and it was improved by the presentation of some 1,400 bills. These embraced those the last Congress failed to act on final ly, and many new ones. A large pro portion related to the finances. There is a rule of the Senate whiell requires the assent of the presidina offeer to any change among the su bordinate offiers of that body. Mr. Wheeler went away, and thus escaped responsibility. Mr. Thurman pre siding temporarily, is disinclined tc assume responsibility, and so, when. ever the question of removal and ap pointment comnes up, the Senate post pones action. This farce has beer going on for several days. One day Mr. Wallace, who moved the necessa ry change in the rules, is absent, and the next day Mr. Edmunds. who of. fered an amendment to the motion of Mr. Wallace, is absent. The wholi subject is not worth the time spent on it. Common sense teaches us that a legislative body, or any other body doing business, should have offeers in~ sympathy with those who will be held responsible for that business. Mr. Thurman should overcome the sensi tiveness which prevents action, and the Democratic Senators should gc ahead. DEM. J. W. Harris, of Henderson, Texas, says: "My daughter had the Third. 'day Ague for sever:al months, her case baffed all treatment. I was in des. pair ; Da. HARTER'S FEVER AND AGUE PILLs was recommended to me, my daughter commenced using them, and before she had used all of the P'lls, she was cured.* For sale by all Druggists. Dowie & Moise, Wholesale Agents, Charles ton, S. C. .'Tlarried, April 17, 1879, by Rev. R. N. Pratt, Mr. R. THOWNrEY SMITH, of Greenville, to Miss FANNxIE S..MHON, of Cokesbary. POST OFFICE, NEWBBRT, S. C., A pr. 26, 1879. List of advertised letters for week ending April 26, 1879: Byans, James Robertson, W. L. Davis, Charlie Tanney, Tonny J. Hlalestock, Dennis Thomson, John Kenerdy, Filup Williams, Thomas Long, Miss Polly Wilson, Scott Mays, Whitfield Parties calling for letters will please say if advertised. R. W. BOONE, P. M. NeWw aJdvertisements. AVERY'S PLOWS. Avery's Walking Gultivator, four plows. Avery's Double-foot, iron, plow. Avery's " " wood, plow. Avery's Single, wood and iron, plow. Avery's Garden Plow. At prices that any farmer can buy. Call on COPPOCK & JOHNSON. A pr. 30, 18-tf. NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF PAST DUE SCHOOL CLAIMS. The undersigned Commissioners, ap pointed by His Excellency the Governor, in accordance with an act entitled "An Act to provide for the funding of the bona fide past due sc;.o,, claims of NewberryCounty, and for the payment of the same," ap proved Dec. 24, 1878, will meet at New berry, C. H., ON THE SiXTH DAY OF MAY NEXT, at 11 o'clock, A. M., and re main in session thirty days. A rsonns holding past dae school .ew r .lMsceUaneous. AN ORDINANCE To Raise Supplies for the Town of Newberry, for the Yar of Our Lord One Thou sand Eight Hundred and Seventy-Nine, and for other Purposes Therein Mention ed. SIC-TION 1. Be it ordained by the Town Council of Newberry, S. C, and by the au thority of the samo, That all real estate owned or possessed within the corporate limits of rhe Town of Newberry, shall be subject to a taxation of twenty cents on every hundred dollars of the value thereof as fixed by this ordinance; provided, that lands used exclusively for agricultural pur pobes shall be exemDm from such taxation. The value of said real estate for the pur poses of taxation under this ordinance is hereby declared to be that fixed in pursu. ance of the laws of this State for taxation for State and County purpozes. SECTION 2. And it is further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That a tax of one fifth of one per centum shall be levied on the ad valorem value of all merchandise and all other personal property on hand on the first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sev enty-nine; provided, however, that there shall be levied upon each Pleasure Car. riage, Barouche, Buggy, Omnibus, Dray, Cart. and Wagon used for hire or pub. lic employment within the corporate limits, on the said first day of May, A. D. 1879, a tax of two dollars in lieu of the general ta -ided in this sec tion. For the 1, ..a of taxation no der this section, every person, during the time hereinafter fixed, shall make return under oath of the property, owned by such person,*subject to taxation under this sec. tion, and the property so subject to taxa tion is declared to be that which is subject to taxation under the lairs of this State for State-send County purposes. SECTION S. And be it further ordained, That the taxes levied under this odinance shall be, and they are hereby declared to be payabre from the first day of May to the 1st day of June, in-the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy nine, and that the returns required in -see tion two of this ordiaance shall be made during the same time. And in case of fail ure ot any person to comply with the pro visions of this ordinance within the time aforesaid, the pains and penalties which by the laws of this State on the subject of tax ation attach in cases of similar failure un der said laws, shall attach and be strictly enforced in the same manner as though the same were specifically set forth in thi qr dinance. Done and ratified under the Corporate Seal of the Town of Newberry, S. C., on this the twenty-eighth day of April. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun dred and seventy-nine. J. P. POOL, Intendant. In.compliance with the above ordinance, I will be found at the office: of the Town Coucil conerof Boyce and Nance Streets, p. in., from 1st to 81st 1May, C. B. BUIST, T. C.. Apr. 80, 18-tf. OPERA HOUSE, CREENVILLE, S. C. IFRIDAY EVENING, MAY 2nd, 1879. -0 Classic aid Operatic Concert -BY PROF. N. G. DeCAIPS ANB PURPIS, Fo ithe Benefit of the Sunday Schools. ----- PROGRAMME: PART L Chorus-" 'Tis May upon the mountaIz' Piano Duet-"Die Wiesse Dame," (Overture Boiel VocalDnet-"O! lov'd I "...........V Piano Duet-"Calio ".BoilMie Vocl rio"S ilFrtel' ......Belisari Vocal Solo-"Pm a merry Zlgar ; Piano Duet,-"Martha,"..........P10to Vocal Duet-"Drift my bark," (Barcaroll Vocal Solo-"In the calmness," Romeo and J Vocal Trio-"Chi me frena," Lucia di Lammerm PART IL. Solo and Chorus-"Thou art our Pather Piano Solo-Moonlight Sonata.. .Beeth Vocal Duet-"Home to our mountains, Trov Vocal Solo-."Bobert tol que j'aime," Meye Piano Duet-Symphony in D major.. Vocal Duet-"G~ood Nih1My Love," Solos, Trio and Chorus-"Charity".. Piano Solo-"Sonat.Pathetique," Beethoven Vocal Solo-"Mer'e dilette," Chorus-"Solder's Coa, Guo Admission, 25c.; Reserved Seats, 35c. Re served Seats can be secured at Dr. Dargan's Bookstore. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Con cert to commence at 8. Apr. 30, IS-it. Notice to Creditors of Laurens Rail Road. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA-RICH LAND COUNTY.-LN THE COMMON PLEAS. James S. Gibbes,. Complainant, vs. The Greenville & Columbia Rail Road Com pany, et. al, Defendants. Pursuant to a decreta! order made by the Hon. Thomas Thomson, Presiding in the Common Pleas for Rich land County, March Term, 1879, ad dated the 17th day of April, 1879, 1, the ndersigned Master, do hereby give notice to all holders of the Bonds and Coupons secured by the Trust Deed from the Greenville & Columbia Bail Road Company to James Conner, Isaac Hlayne, George D. Bryan, Trustees, to prove their Bonds and Coupons before me at my office, in Columbia, S. C.,.on or before the first day of June next, or be barred all ben efit under she decretal order above referred to. NATHANIE~L B. BARNJWELL, Master for Rad Countyi. Apr. 18, 1879. - ~18-65. The subscriber having purhsd the Hearse and entire stock of Castetaan Cof fins of Estate of C. M. Harris,' dcased, is prepared to conduct the businessk all its branches AT THLE VERY LOWEST PRICES. A full line of Itetalic, Rosewood and Walnut Coffins and Caskets always on hand. Will personally superintend the prepara tion of graves, building of vaults, using im their construction best hydraalic cement, rendering them perfectly waterproof. All orders promptly attended to day ~ night. Office in rear of Leavell & Speers' Marble' Yard. Ap.L. M. SPEERS. Ap.23, 1879-17-tf. FAIR WARNING. All persons are hereby warned against hiring any one or all the below named la hnrern: Peeston Duckett and Charlie Satter