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icharle-ton News and Courier. iSt h. Vengeance, Swit and Sure. Lynching of the Wretch Who Murdered Miss Heaton. SPARTANBURG, June 17.-Sundayq last, a week ago, the body of a youn; woman was found in the woods near Vernonsville, in this County, shock ingly mutilated. The remains wer identified as those of Miss Francev! Heaton, or Woodward, her mother having married twice. The appear ances indicated that she had been out raged under circUmstaces of horrible cruelty, robbed, shot and her thro.t cut. Suspicion fell from the first o:' Jhn J. Moore, a white man, living within a few hundred yards of the. scene of the tragedy. Moore is a far mer and a storekeeper, a licensed whis key manufacturer, in cuwfortable eir curnstances. and a life long resident of the neighborhood. His reputation was very bad, however, he having e caped, through legal loopholes, from the consequences of half a dozen ugly charges, and beiig widely known as a thief, sharper and desperado. The evidence against Moore gradn ally accumulated. The deceased h: last been seen alive going with himl from the house in the direction of the place where the body was found, he ostensibly desiring to show her the way, although she declined his con pany. It is alleged that he assaulted her twice in sight of his own house. and he was seen soon afterwards alone in the woods near the scene of the tragedy, hatless and shoeless, walking near -Tyger River. The tracks found leading from the body corresponded with the size of his, and showed that they had been made by shoes run down at the heels and on the side. His foot gear was all in that condition. It is also stated that be had blood on his pantaloons when he returred to the house, and his account of the time of his absence is flatly contra dicted by witnesses before the coro ner's jury. He was arrested and lodged in jail. The people throughout the entire section of the county were much ex cited and incensed, and a plan of speedy and terrible vengeance has been maturing, the fury of the citi zens being aggravated by the report I that he would obtain a change oi venue from this county and be de fended by able counsel. Last night 150 mounted men, armed with side arms and shot guns, rode into this town and surrounded the jail, leaving heavy pickets along all the roads leading here. The jail was searched on being opened, but the object of the quest was not found, Moore having been spirited away by the sheriff. The organization of thee crowd was perfect and thorough order was maintained. The crowd broke into squads, each of which was under the command of a leader, to whom all yielded implicit obedience, orders be ing issued in military style and promptly executed. No disguises were used, and all classes and ages seemed to participate. One squad of twenty mnen, from in formation received, found Moore con cealed under the wall at the side of a bridge on the Air Line Railroad, about a mile and a half from town. and guarded by four men. The guard were overpowered and the prisoner was taken out and marched back to) the city, amid silence and order. lie was not abused, and all his wants were promptly attended to. The raid ers soon reformed, and Moore was marched about two miles from town, where he was put in a buggy and driven to the woods where the body of Miss Woodard was found, seventeen miles from here, the party arriving there about daylight. People flocked to the scene from all directions until a crowd of six hundred had collected. It had been announced that Moore would be hung at 10 o'clock, although some were in favor of burning him. I interviewed the prisoner, but he re fused to confess anything, although he had promised to do so on condi tion- of being allowed to choose the manner of his death. The crowd be came impatient, and arrangements were systematically made for the ex ecut'.on. His wife and family were brought up and allowed to see him. A minister was also brougrht to him. The people showed a terrible quiet ness and cool relentlessness, but ther-e was an entire absence of all excite ment or boisterousness. A person one hundred yards from the scene would not have suspected what was transpiring. Moore said little, but was cool and self-possessed. I do not think that even at the last moment he thought he would really be hung, although he said so. His manner rather indicated that he thought it an attempt to frighten a confession from him. The sisters of the murdered woman were brought face to face with him and implored him to confess, which he again refused. The idea of burning seemed to gain strength and some few advocated tor turing him before death. The comn miittee of arrangements however re fused to allow either-, and proceeded qjuietly and deliberately with the preparations. The lower br-anehes wer-e cut from a stout post oak and a buggy was drawn under a projecting limb. The prisoner was bound and a hangman's knot put about his neck and the other end of the rope securely tied to the limb, and he was put standing on the seat of the buggy. Hie said a few words here denyini, his guilt, and expressing the hope that the right nman might be catught some tim;e. He said that if he thought as the people did his action would be the same as theirs uder similar circumn stances. ? .-....2 I to aw-it tle le.ton or the aw. w. was listened to 4uietly, but as soon ua he concluded the cry again arose Hang hit! lling him ! String him upi At 7 A. M. two men went delibe ratelv and quietly, took hold of the shafts of the buggy and drew it from under the doomed man, who swung off amid perfect decorum and silence. The knot slipped to the back of his neck and the rope stretched so as to leave his swaviug feet brushing the leaves on the giound. le was un doubtedly choked to death, although he scarcely struggled and appeared to suffer little. He hun, about half an hour and was then cut down. Cowing away I met crowds on the roads flocking to the scene. If the execution had been deferred to the time announced, there would have been two thousand people of all ages and classes and both colors present. There was no excitement whatever, and the act is universally approved throughout the county, where Moore has been a terror for years. lie was about 40 years old. The lynching was the coolest, quietest and best con ducted on record. A. B W. The ~Herald. THOS. F. GRENEKER, EDITORS. W. H. WALLACE, NEWBERRY. S. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1879. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect a Fam ily Newspaper, devoted to the material in 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 rage. Executive Appointments. Governor Simpson appointed an Auditor and a Treasurer of Chester County without consulting the Dem ocratic Clubs, and thereupon cer tain newspapers raised a great howl. They say the Governor ought to have left the choice to the primary elections of the Democratic voters. Our opinion is that the Governor did exactly right. The laws give him the authority to ap point these officers ; he had abun dant means of ascertaining who were suitable persons for the posi tions; in point of fact he did ap point two men against whom no objection has been or can be raised. While this prerogative is in the hnds of the Governor it is not only his right but his duty to exercise his own judgment. He cannot have these officers elected without vio lating the law, and should he leave to the Democratic Clubs to dictate the appointments it would be, prac tically, to have an election at whifh members of only one party is allow c to vote. There are honest dif ferences of opinion as to the pro priety of having the Auditors and Treasurers, as well as Trial Jus - tices, appointed by the Governor ; but so long as the law remains as it is the Governor owes it to his own dignity and the dignity and inde-I pendence of his office to exercise this power. Much of the talk about the "wishes of the people" is only political buncombe, and comes from those who have selfish purposes to gain. "The people" are no doubt very well satisfied with the Gover nor's action. Hot Words in the Senate. Senator Conkling, of New York, has played the role of bully so long that he had begun to think he could do so with impunity. The 18th he insulted Lamar, of Mississippi, by charging him with bad faith and hypocrisy- Lamar arose, and with a quiet and deliberate demeanor said, "If the Senator from New York charges me with bad faith, or implied bad faith against him, I say to him that he is guilty of a falsehood, and I repel it with all the contempt I feel for its author." Conkling then said, "If I under stood Mr. Lamar to impute a false hood to me nothing but the fact of this being the Senate would prevent me from denouncing him as a black guard, a coward and a liar." La mar calmly replied, "I have only to say to the Senator of New York that he understood me correctly. I said precisely the word he under stood me to say. My language was harsh and unparlimentary, and I beg par,don of the Senate for it ; but it was such language as no good man would deserve and no brave man would wear." Conkling swallowed it like a little man, and does not propose toap peal to the Code. We have all along predicted that Grant would be the Republican can didate for the Presidency in 1880, If Gov. Simpson had stayed in Spartanburg two days longer he could have gone to the hanging. Lily Duer, who shot her friend Ella Hearn, at Snow Hill, Md., last November. has been found guilty of manslaughter. - She was fined 500. The municipal campaign in Unar leston is warming up. There are three candidates in the field : Wm. A. Courtney, W. J. Gayer and the present incuinheni, W. W. Sale. Don't the Spartanburg people know that the law now requires capital executions to be done in private ? The first thing some of them know they will be arrested for violating this law-they hanged John J. Moore publicly. The recent lynching in Spartan b)urg County is a natural outcome of the Southern sentiment regard ing the honor of woman. Techni cally speaking the act was "law less"; but the brute, of whose guilt there is not a shadow of doubt, and richly deserved his fate, and the lynchers have saved the Courts the expense of trying him. We have no word of blame for the lynchers. Gov. Simpson issued a proclaina tion a day or two after the Moore hanging, in which he calls upon all officers of the law in Spartanburg County, or wherever any of the of fenders may be found, to take all steps within their legal capacity necessary to bring the perpetrators of this offense before the Court of Sessions in said County ; and calls upon all good citizens to render such aid and assistance as they can in effecting this pu pose. Prince Louis Napoleon, son of ex Emperor Napoleon III, of France, is dead. When his father was deposed in 1871, he settled, with his wife and son, at Chisel hurst, near London. Tbe y'ounig prince, who was born in 1856, was educated at the military school at Woolwich. A few weeks ago he volunteered to go and fight the Zulus. A short tirne after reacing the scene of war he wvent out with a scouting party, was ambushed b.y the Zulus and killed. The Press As.weatiou--The Delighti'ut Time it Haq. Our brief letter last week e..l eon the eve of starting on the iu,ymorable exeursion to Atlanta, and we resumie by saying that at the hour appoiI!ted (2 o'clock) most of the party were ready with lamps trimmed and burn ing for Thompa'n & Steele's 'busses, which were to convey them to the depot where waited the elegant train prepared by Co,l. Foreaere. We say most of the party were ready, but not al-"that boy"', for inistaLce, was so fast asleep thait but for our good friend Bob Mooru,an, wh;o kept him in an upighit position while we 1:REW ON [ITS PANTS, we would have had to take him to the train in a shawl anid dressed hiw there as did one good lady her sleeping chil dren. This lady did not go to the ball, and consequently slumbered when the signal was given, and haad barely time to gather up the innocents in their night gowns and take the ears without further ceremiony. At five o'ebeck we arrive at Central-midway between Charlotte anid Atlata-and find ar' elegant and sumptuous break fast prepared by "COUSIN JOHN THRASHER," whose fame as a feeder is known far ad near. Fallstaff would hav'e been happy in his day to have met "Cousin John Thrasher" and compared notes. In spite of abdominal circumiference and great 'heft' Cousin John pereola. ted through the happy crowd of sixty ladies, gentlemeu and little ones, like oeC of his own well buttered batter cakes, precipitatinlg himself here, there and everywhere with a heartiuess which captivated every one. At the conclusion of this delightful early morning repast, one by one the Press gang sou ght "Cousin John" to ask the damuages, and it was refreshing to hear him say "WHY, GOD BLESS YOU, NoTHING. ITS ALL SETTLEI)," and so it was-as afterwards discover ed-by the officers of the road who had us under care an:d keeping for the trip. At seven o'clock Toccoa City is reached, where we find hacks of all shapes and kinds in waiting to con vey us to the Falls two miles distant. One of tho party told us it was a little thing and not worth seeing, and we were not prepared for the grand sight which presented itself, and felt like it is bewilderingly lovely, then we will say no more. Nine o'clock, and on the rail and flying at the rate of thirty or forty miles and hour under a fervid sun and a c!oud of dust, smoke and einders. There is much to see on the line of road after leaving the point last mentioned. for the road now runs through A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, diversified by hills, v:dleys, streams, natural fountains-three of which lat ter were seen close to the road-fertile farms and prosperous hamlets, alto gether making up a ! r,mg picture. Another of : e s connected with this deliiA foid raie was the iced lemonade fur:isIed b; the ever ;tten tive Genw:teral Superintendent. ('i. F., whieh ilowed as free and abundant as if from ue of nature's f*untains. One o'clock, and on time the excur sionists REACH TIE GATE CITY and are met by Gov. Colquitt, Mayor Calhoun and other gentlemen, and escorted to the Kimball louse, one of the large_t and flnest in the South. Much to the relief of all and with a consideration for tired feelings nut looked for, there were no formal cere monies. the heart of the big city be ing simply opened with whole-souled welcome and each member allowed to disport as suited individual taste. - The dinner furuished on the occasion was fully up to the character and reputa tion of the splendid house and its accomplished proprietors, and it is our pleasure to testify to its excellence. At four o'clock followed A RIDE THROUGH1 TE CITY, twelve or fifteen coaches being neces sary to -cconmodate the party. This ri.de was not one of unalloyed pleasure. No rain had fallen in four weeks, and in consequence the dust was fearfully thick, rolling in clouds down the line, the hindmost excurtists getting the worst of it. Such of the inhabitants who do not take the papers-these are found in Atlanta as in other places and consequently did not know that so influential a boiy as the Press of South Carolina was exhibiting itself through their streets, stood with open mouths and stared in wonder as the melaucholy, dust-covered procession passed by, and one little urchin wanted to know whose funeral it was. After inhaling about half of the dust, a halt was made at the Governor's hand some mansion, and our party alight ing filed in, shook hands with Gecor gia's honored Chief Magistrate and his accomplished lady, drank ice wa ter an'd filed out. The procession be ing again formed, the other half of the dust was encountered, and luckily without fatal result. "We would not live alway,"' but that "after toil com eth rest;" remember we were down at the fag end of the procession, getting a larger share than any of the others. At six we 'lit' and dusted, and "pull Iing down our vests" essayed a visit to the Georgia quill drivers, only one of whom was in his den. It was our pleasure to meet with Mr. IIarrison, the business manager of Mr. Jas. Ormoond, paper manufacturer, and his warm and cordial greeting was grati fying indeed. IIalf-past '7 supper, 8 being appointed as the time to re turn. It was 9, however, before the party were on board, and then it was discovered that one unfortunate had left a trunk. The TARDINESS OF THE PRESS GANU on this as well as other occasions du ring the meeting forces us to the con clusion that editors are just like other people, in spite of their readiness at all times to write about the necessity of punctuality and all that sort of thing. We are obliged to set them down as slow coaches. WVe get off finally and after an eventful ride of one hundred and ninety miles-nearly everybody asleep-reach Spartanburg at six in the morning-the annual meeting of the Association and the many pleasures experienced having reached its finis. The Air Line is one of the finest anid best appointed roads in the South, and under its present efficient muanage ment is enjoying a prosperity pecu liarly gratifying to its friends. We take pleasure in testifying our appre ciation of the kind courtesy received at the hands of Col. Foreacre and others, and the unbounded liberality shown to the entire party.. In our previous letter we spoke of the delight experienced in the moun tain trip up the Asheville road from Spartanburg to Hecnderson, and we take occasion to reiterate our thanks to Major James Anderson, General Superintendent and Receiver, and to Col. Ri. Y. McAden, for the pleasure afforded and the genierous hospitality evinced on the trip. The road, we are glad to say, is in splendid condi tiou, the road-bed being second to none in the couutry, the coaches fiae and new, and the officers comupetem.t and reliable. The country, too, through which it passes is rich in beauty of natural scenery. mountains, cascades anid precipices meeting the PUO~ in grand succession: and this spirit is largely due this road through the mountains. Reader, if you would enjoy a pleasure, place yoars;If with out reserve in the liwds ofI Major A irson and go over the nmnutains 21nd:1r-oin unod stop at Ni!t-Dowell'; . hre you will bo b;utitifully vIf v. woil ( a futher. ::k Thompso, n &c Steele's ' 1p-i line (f a C iis, which will convey you toi Asheville, the. WVar'':- Syia:. * or other .its .;n- tho Fr.n.,!!-d.0Th tZ, will repay you The :1 spetit : Spartanburg wa,s 1t by any means the least plo::si f i:- whl 1e delightful experietre W! TA :-day night to Saturday mrig F irst, the meet the Associ, tiw I ly .ind -O.! rpyrt d by Sier V Todd, whii-b r.:f)n room for. uii-hir men1.111, :1 hi"'Uh' % we aive ull; the v.it by il!vim1tion to WVofiordl Col:ge Oil Ct'oecemcut rain. the alumni !:n n 3r o'clock, :.he P nimetto lLiIuse, the recepti(in L oflord at ight, the grand miili tury review oa Thursday morning, .1. trip. :mi, preced ing the tripto lieuderson, before described), the ball i niglht in tile Court house, not for ,!ettlng the polite atteitions of Mayor Th;)ipsou, T. Stobo Farrow of the i1'-ad and Petty of the Spartan, with those buckets of iced lemonade which so enthused our venerabte brother Pope, of the Register, as to give hii an obliquity of vision happily however without impairin his power of speech; all these with the many invitations beyond the power of hard worked editors to find time to enjoy, helped to make our brief stay in that wide-awake towp a time long to be remembered. A word now for our friend Chase at the Central Hotel and his accom plished lady who entertaiuvd us and "that boy" so handsomely, and we are done. The Central has only been opEn for a few weeks, but has already gained a reputation which vill soon give it a prosperous business. Mr. Chase supplies a good table, while the rooms are nicely furnished in modern style and carpeted, and are kept in apple-pie order by the personal super vision of Mrs. C. The servants, too, are attentive and up to their business. We take pleasure in cowumending the Central to th*3 travelling community. If people who suffer from the dull stupidity that meets us everywhere in spring, and too often in all seasons of the year, knew how quick it could be cured by taking AYER'S SARSAPA RILA to purge the bile from their sys tems, we should have better neigh bors as well as clearer heads to deal with. FoR THE HERALD. Rail Roads. 3IESSRS. EDLrons: We have given you our views on Factories, we now propose to say a few words on Rail roadL. Every man, if he does not know, ought to know the advantage of Railroads. Heretofore the pcople of Newberry have lost by not taking into consideration the importance of Rail roads. But as hum-an creatures we live only to improve by expeonence, if we ever improve at all. We must Ihave a Railroaud from Newberry to Union, to connect with the Spartan burg & Asheville Rail Road. This road is now completed to llenderson ville, N. C., and will soon1 be com pleted to Asheville, N. C., thence soon will be in the valley of the Tennessee, the best grain country in the wor-ld, thence we strike the Air Line Rail Road to Chicago, adjusting Newberry to every point of the compass. New berry then can get her supplies from the best grain COUn try in the world. Distance frow Newberry to Union, 32 miles. Then again, we must run the Railroad from Newberry to Augusta, by way of Edgefield C. H., distance 62 miles. Well, we lhave to build these roads. How are they to be built ? By way, we say, of taxation; and we will show the people of New berry, Union and Edgefield, that in building these roads by taxation they will not feel the taxes. Ne2wberry pays, we presume, $70,000 taxes, Union about the same, Edgefield pro. bably $90,000, making an aggregate of $230,000. Now if each man will pay a tax of $1.00 on every $1,000 worth of his property that will make $230,000, a sufficient amount will be raised -by this pr-ocess to grade and timber the road the entire way, with the employment of convict labor- So far so good. Well, let us say the road is graded and paid foir. Now how is the balance to be built ; if we want more money to finish it, when the company is formed, go North, and by giving a mortgage on the road for the iron and the equipments it can easily be done. We are satisfied the people of New berry, Union and Edgefield Counties, to a man, would not resist paying so small a tax for such a great enterprise; for it would make each County to blossom as the rose. Would make. the country rich through which it paased. A few weeks ago, in the Newberry HERALD, I saw that the burnt district at Newberry C. H., would soon be built, and no doubt it soon will, as they are n.akinig brick in this place at the rate of 25,000 a day. The contracts for building have already been let out, and the debris is being reoved. So Newberry will soon stand for-th resurrected as another Chicago. If Newberry, Union arid Edgefield will co operate, and place the right srt of u.au as President in this great semete, it will be carried through and redound to the credit of the State at large. What if somec do say we are too poor : some will say the counitry is not fit to live in ; well, suchm should get out of it-we have no use for them. I If our lion- Bald head Eaalc.. (~ you will finUd not one man will do it if it is properly explained. We hope the H.:. genti:neni will call the con ve!.rio at au e:irl. v1:7.. so that the ni:,%,ter can be t:. L:.id and the rdI put inU opr:1.ti.:Z. , c prospctS of geneoral pro:-ry v.-: nr ai so - si nc th . -.r. s if :sis wif:tl : the- J n aanate tv; iluluinvi .. i ~lmt Per 1t,C coun r . :r whi d by n:.! imuneJorne t! vi 4 teif f'1i4f f other v -unti,.s d her ebv ath ve ch; ytpor4mficial and ;141it is wth in t: ti :nd ways funo tho:a i e i rth i r; ds that pros. peiiy ara poulut.:.X. c.-rouiz '['he Clu:zh 11re.i s-~ The SOtUe carolina.44ate ir:ss A::ocia tioll Ilvit inl its fiIida alln u'I con i-.! :~ oil -it bo'lock A. M. thoar, in m Uflice of the dei, T: B. Crews. a the Laurensvil Herald, il u eell:-i::. pr o otiono Mw. A. S. Toyd, of the An Jersonm Journual, was eluct'.-A temlporary Steet- arv. The resident stated for the informtiou of' the a:sociation that his reason for as sieing te chair was thiat the President, r. C. IV. Dawsoni, of the Glir!estou Nhw 311id Couvier?, hi~d ri,mcgd the office, anc' a ro the Fiat Vice-Presidvat, Mr. R.- Barn .vell ie htt, of' the Charlt-stoti Jo;-rua:l ol Coniniierce, had retired fi-om jourijAisin auc .d rumoved from the Statn. Upon a call of the roll, the followina tffiers and members responded :T. B (rews, Larensville Herald, Second Vice Pre.,iden~t arid acting Presidew.; WV. J. Mc Kpir.d. Marion Star, Fourth Vice-Presi, dent; T. F. Greneker, Newberry Herald Treasurer; T. S. Fariow, Smi-taasburg Herald; J. A. Hoyt, Baptit Courier; J. D McLucas, Marion Merchant and Farmer D. F. BraO:ey, Pickens Sentinel; J. C Hemphill, Abbevile Medium; A. S. Todd Andeson Journal; M. B MtSweeney Ninety-Six Gardian; M. L. Bonham, Jr. Newberry News. Mr. T. SLobo Farro-v, of the Spartaniburc Herald, on besalf of the Spartanbur, press, extended a cordial welcome to th( members of the association, and alfo con yeved a number of courteous invitaioni thmt had been eXtended to the representa ives of the press. Mr. Farrow stated that a committee o gethhleiretV from Atlanta were at the Pal C--64 SouRh, fthen Prlessotion oa oif Commerce ard tire promh jospialitsm on hed removead frovted Stata mite. three ae alpofe te roll, p the loi oite and mepber responde :oq T., B Crws, Laurdenvite head, end oic truet oland apctintPednt W.mos J. corittee Mar. Start, r iPesio Theasur; T.giSter,and SMrtaobur Herl;J.AHot Baptist Courier;J Nirety-SiGuarian; of the Ninetym,JGur. itinM.LW.SnisofteNewberry es Mrw. amiStobo Farrow, ofnthe Spaltatbur Herald, th onmehlfi e of th'emnpartanr press,i extnde a'i cordial: weoe to th m*emrsD ofteascain, anhih . :mmd tlo con yeye acz nme of1 tecrteu iivitain tiveiso tees. Mr:. F.arrow state'd th:at acmtte iai:to getee rmAtlan t~b cc ta were natll th a metto: Hotel, aving com'pte intLth Sou dth Carr on Pres Asociion to;visi Atloanta antd topof the oitalites Ah ci, an miied t ap~t a cotten comittee toandt' uon Goernor Coqui, on Gteriad h irite themltoratd oue mti con. lTe imotifo i was otan the ollwing appoited ton opsui th C ,vnec,wcepathe Baptiionorier Uprn Mclieeney, of M.Tod NtnetySixGar dian,mlt prevoaponed foersirnte asoi citin Mr. L. W.inite ofimkin eiNewerr Newolan hwel waf teAlanoa electied.o The. spri,lo the.mitle returne, acm panyin A h comine of Atot,bigcle upon Atlamp, hen Goifvernor Conquit,n Mavo rearks,vhich, owte r,A:dedto Medim Prt,sidte Prews,;t: expr,in Mr. Ghe:.kcr. ofthe assoivtenrfo hed c-mtePos inrt em,aMr. Farrow pved tha Mr. invialtt Atayorb Cahu,cep tat,eteopning t mUtoti toithafew Maor ofpri:taremrks acdcomy ths exuseondte int o h:! Atla:nta. r.Ppe adum. mul adotedby the association.oafr th motobei ng modeorouappyin attn com arrnme:thetme exepaie, Col.or al stated atue air 1.1e taor eeoposeP. The rporndte itof the eses rf Th Grnenee, whrepo the otionerld wat Upraon:mto fM.Td,tesei Caihuon an atcommiteeti arngements. Cash oatn, oftehan ta..Di.. p.tch,1 41 Co.A dcar, of th tranta ombe cad upon ectionofdedbrel wonientedrtan rhe proposed afose mem tnibership 01ug i sion,o the Presswn raner,uMr.i oGreree byfr the Seber Toad, praopsed asde RJohnvW.dR Pope, it iThe sensebia Rgis . erhi and Mr. wheno propse r. bales coPetty, ofth ejartaisi Sproanessllo: anwhom werearyimosl heebyitre. t erayo u ralollth, m of Aalta,extnea intaindn to theiclyor of thenburt. accuopay athed:cursion tonthecityr On~b dopn, th1 te oto, toe aford 'the m eens an oppotut to atnd them tlege, adoturnd at1rs 10.15 th ee u iatiP.m, aThe. rot :iofn the Tasrer,te. T Greneke,' of the Newbesrry Hewsada madeXeas foll os,inr and rcived of in formation :~fll Tahe onandr and la meeting. of....i90m31 Paid for mtinite. L..... ......tiO 't6 9i Ah~ cali fthtolofmmes.n o eion o due,a codmmenCed, iwhien the qe:ionarose a to ilta the memibehip ous' A ~ianta ths Vh hve isonetd....ele vitations as follows: The Mayor and a committee of citizens nom Atidas invite the as:-oeiation to visit their eitv. Messrs. Scoville, Selden & Co. invite the assoiatica to dine at the Kinball House, Atlanta. i1n the mid,t of Mr. Brad:ey's remarks, Governor Simpson and Adjutant General Muise were presented by the committee and were introdue -d by President Crews.1 Gov. Simpson nc'nnowledged the invitation ziven in a checerfil address, which was re :pqwed to 1y Mr. Boiham. Gen. Moise folwI%ed ii an addiress appri.priate to the ilic a:: occasion, Messrs. Pope and Todd Sre p'>uIdIing. The Governor:nd Adjtant General then retired. and Mr. Bradley continued his re I.ark. The dkcussion was further partici nated in Iy Messrs. Pope, Thompson and Toild, o!' r which Mr. McKerall offered the loioAwin-r :e&olution, which was adopted: :esolvedl, That a committee of five be ap n0inted ! thc chair to memorialize the Legisl:mz on a-ivertising bv State officers in the press of the State. Thie Ir:-ident -.ppointed the fllowing to . compoe eI c0 mmitee provided for in the ;orcgoimng r:olution: Messrs. McKerrall, Stokes, iTh' 'mpson. ,Hlemphill and McSweeney. Af.er .ne exp;anatory rena;-ks by Mr. Fv:row, chair1:n of the committee of ar :: uer::, the association adjourned to meet in the cs of Greenville at such time the Executive Comnmitee may select in SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. Shortly :t "ter adjournment the members of tie a d::i, with their families and - rients, ; comptanied by Major Anderson anid Coh>1- McAden, took the train on the S.aita%hrg and Asheville Railroad for an excursion to IIendersonville, where they ' were cordially received and hospitably en tertained until the time of departure. Just be ore takingr the train Mr. Pope, on behalf of !he excursionisis, addressed the assem bled citizeus in a few brief but highly appre ciated remarks. On the return trip the train was stopped at the first of the highest alti tudes on the road, the summit of the Blue Itidge, the barrier recently scaled by an achievement of science, and here the follow ing rero!ution was offered by Mr. flemphill: The State Press Association of South Caro lina acknowledges with sincere thanks the many acts of kindness and whole hearted hospitality of the people of Spartanburg and North Carolina, an:l tender a special note of thanks to Col. R. Y. McAden and James Auderson for the delightfnl excursion over the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad this day, with the earnest wish that the day is not far distant when the complete western. connection will be made and Charleston and Chicago joined together by "books of steel'" in a frater-al and perpetual embrace. After enthusiastic and cheering remarks by Mr. Bonham, Col. McAden and Major Anderson, the resolution was unanimisly adopted. On Friday morning at 2 o'clock the Press Association, with their families and friends, Governor Simpson, Adjutant General MoLse and Col Foreacre, took the excursion train on the Atlanta and Charlotte Railrav, which was in charge of conductor J. J. Ransom and engineer Fred. Krogg, and mad a safe, rapid and pleasant trip to Atlanta, partaking of a complimentary breakfast at Central with - Consin John Thrasher, and making a visit to Toccoa Falls on the way. After a princely reception in Atlanta, a feast rather than a dinner at the Kimball House, a call upon Governor Colquitt and lady, a drive about the city in company with Mayor Calhoun and pleasant greetings with members of the Georgia press, the excursionists took the train For their return trip at 8.30 o'clock, be-t ing carefally looked after by Col. Foreacre and Col. Houston, the accommodating gen eral passenger agent, leaving only a few of the party behind who wished to stay longer in the city. On board the swift but smooth Is running train, Mr. M. '. Lucas ofered the following .risolutions, which were nai .muslyadoteda Ali Ries&lved, That the members of the State Press Association of South Carolina return thanks to Colonel-G. J. Foreacre, General Manager of the Charlotte and Atlanta Air Line R-tiilway Company, for an- excursion to Toccoa Falls and to the cigy of Atlanta. Resolved, That: his:preeebee- and marked attention to the members of the press, their families and invited guests, contributed largely to the pleasure of the trip. Rtesolved. That this excursion afforded us an opportun ity of testifying, from personal -knowledge, to the fact that Colonel Foreacre presides over the finest and best managed raiilroa~d in the South. -iesolved, That the thanks of the associa tion arc also due to Conductor J. J. Ransom and engineer Fred. Krogg for the safe and pleasant trip of the association on the excur sion, and for their continued acts of kindness and courtesy shown us. Mr. McSweeney offered the following reso luzions, which were also unanimonsiy passed; Resolved, That the members of the Press Associ:uion r,f Sonth Carolina returns thanks to his Excellency Governor A. H. Colquitt, of Georgia, to the Mayor, Aldermen and members of the press, and to the citizens of Atlanta generally. for the many acts oe kindness and c >nrtesy extended us on otir visit to Atlanta on this the 13th day of June 1879. Resolved, That the thanks cf the Associ tion are herehy returned to Messrs. Scovil Selden & Co., proprietors of the Kim Hotuse, for entertaining the State Press ciation, their families and their invited during our stay in Atlanta, and w pleasure in testifying to the princely tainment afforded its guests by ti largest and best hotel in the South. - - POST OFFI KEWNE RRY, S. C., June 21, List c[~ advertised letters for week June 21, 1879: Goodwin, B. W. I Herron, Char Green wood, George IRutherford, X Glenn, Mrs. Mattie S.lRerigan, E. C McLemore, Marcus Stewart, Mrs. Cato Parties calling for letters will p1 if advertised. R. W. BOONE, .New .Jdtertis Newberry County Te Institute. The first Annual Meeting of tii will take place at Newberry C. H. 5th day of July next. There will be two Sessions of tute, a Morning Session at 10 o'cl and an Afternoon Session at 3 o'cl The Institute will be addresse President, George S. Mower, Esq., an Hon. H. S. Thompson, State Superin of Education, at the Morning Session by Professor D. B. Busby and C. G. J Es,at the After noon Session. All Teachers of Schools or Colleges i County, and the public generally, are ted to attend. Business attended close of Afternoon Session. R. H. CLAR Chairman Executive Co-nmitt Jun. 25, 26-lt. Estate of G. Notice is hereby give signed will make a finial estate of Gamaliel Thoma~s before the Hon. J. B. Fellers, Judge~ for NewherreJ Conoty, 'qni,Tae. thte twenty-ninth'day of Julyneft, ~and o thie samie day apply to the said Probate Judge fo. a discharge as Executor of the last will and te-stanment of the snid deceased. T. S. DUNCAN, Executor. June 28d, 1879. -2-5 U A L IMITED NUMBER of :rs to engage in1 a pleasant Go(od mn will 11aid this, erare chance TO MAKE NMONEY, Such wiil pleaXse answer this advertise men'it by lett er, enclosinsg stamp for reply, st.tinig what b)usiieSs they have been en gaged int. None but those who mean busi. ness need appy. Address FiN LLY. HARvEY & CO., .1 un A5 2.-:-y ~ Atlanta. Ga. Agents Wanted to Sell General "DiCK" TAYLOR'S NEW BOOK. DESTRUCTION AND 'REC ONSTRTUCTION ! Messrs. Thopson & Steele tonder the free use of their carriame. -ntd st;iges to visit 1l2ndersonivill and Fl.t. Iock. Nl!:,srs. Thorm)oa & T.!ier t-nder the use of their carri-q,,-s at Spai t'nr. i1:I'rS. Si Im p,On &t Si :Ip "Ison ivite the assoce-,Lon it-, vii Glenn;In.1 nvi ratiot roin I ll.- proprie or! to An i:.vitatiion to vis;t Cedlar ::rings and the insP'i te at Ihat pl:e. An invitation from the fEculty at Wof ford C"olle.-o to attend the eomnniVeeneit er i- .ees (7 that inst-itultion. T idents invite dhe a.ocia:i.: to attc:gl the tleb.ae; am,l nher clo-:in.-ex re< of tIe literary sueletiv a,d Th; noVie:v of the Ahmni invi'.e ih :.S0oc1 t;on to a!:end the ailnnual alu:lli Th~ Sit.n Dancillg Club invites the memer ~ of the associr.ion to attend its 4 nvr.- Anterzon invifes the assneiicn !ro ;'.nd the pa-rade and review o, the troP:: by Governor Simipiorn and Adjitant Th6% p:1oramme for te eixcfuion to IIlnt-ersonveille was to leave Spartanbur: i. II A. M I arrive at lendersonxile at 2 P'. M., reiaining two hour., for di::mer and recroa-ion ; and returnii, leave Hen dersonAvill at 4.:) and arrive at Spartan b arg a t 7.5:O. I;v programme for the excursion to At lana was to leave Spa,-tanhurg :it 2 A. M., bReak 1*..s t Gettral with Cosiin John Thra-wr at 5 A. I., arrive at Tocco:i Vi: kt 7 A '., -llowing tWo ho-urs to lit Itocc;a Fil!s, ;nd arrive in Atlanta at I P. .., tiakinr dinncr at. the Kiiball Ilouse and a drive about tie city m1: the I:-ernocon, aid leaving Atlanta on the re turn trip at 8 to P. M. On iotion of Mr. McKerrall, the report of the Committee was adopted and :be various invitations accepted, and thanks of the assuciation returned for the same. At this point, Mr. Farrow introduced to tha association Mr. Franvis Fontaine, who has recently established a Southemn adver tising agency in New York, Boston and Atlanta. Mr. Fontaine spoke at some lergth, ex plairing his scheme. liis remarks elicited considerable discussion, participated in by the members generdlly, but no action was taken. On motion, the association went into an election of officers for the en.sing year, resulting as follows-the elections were all made immediately upon nomination, with the exception that Mr. Pope, of The Comlm hia Register, declined a nomination for Vice-President on account (if the f et that he had so recently joined the association: President-T. B. Crews, Laurensville Herald. First Vice-President-D. F. Brad.ley, Pickens Sentinel. Second Vice-President-R. M. Stokes, Union Times. Third Vice-President-W. J. McKerral, i Marion Star. Fourth Vice President-J. T. Bacon, Edgefield Advertiser. Fifth Vice-President-C. Irvine Walker, Monthly Record. Recording Secretary-A. S. Todd, An derson Journal. FCorrespondirg Secretary-E. B. Murray, Anderson Initelligencer. Treasurer-Thomas F. Greneker, New berry Herald. Mr. Hovt, of the Baptist Courier, ex tended a cordial invitation to the association to hold its sixth annual meeting in the fcity of Greenville, and assured the mem bers that nothing wouald be left undone by the city authorities and citizens generally -to make the occasion as pleasant as possi -ble. This assurance was concurred in by the other m,emb,ers of the Greenville press, at di upon miotioni, the invitation was ac - eptedl. On motion of Mr. R. A. Thomps:>n, of -the Walhalila Courier, an invitation was ex -tended to Coll. Fvan Howell, of the Athatrta Constitution, Col. J. HI M:artin, of the At lanta Dispatc-h, Mr. W. II. Fab.r, of Colom t, h, Yr. A. 1B. Williams, of the Charleston News and tourier, Mr. Tillmamn R. G.ines, Of thte . uthernt II!rald, Mr. 11. B. Brown, representing the Anderson Intelli.tcer, toete with such other representatives of th asas might he in attendance, to e -cmni:v the excursion to Atlanta. On mnotion of Mr. Hovt, thle thanks of the associaktion were exten:ed to the press of Spatrtanburg for thei: cordial recep,tin and kindh- consideration shownm the memn bets of the association. On motion of Mr. Pope, Gorernor Simnp son und Adjutant General Moie, togethe-r wit,h : r staff officers present, were in vitvi .redt accompany the ex cursion over the Air Line Road to At lantat. Mr. McKerrall gave notice that he would introduce at the next morning ssion and discus-s the subject of public advetising by the State govenment, anid Mr. Farrow an ntouniced that lhe would make some re miarks on the subject of publishing anony inous communtnications; after which thme as sociation adjourned, to meet at 8 A. M. Thursday. TIanrY, June 12. The association met this morning pur suant to adjournment. Otn motion of Mr. McLucas, a committee of three was appoin ted to wait upon Gover nor Simpson, Adjutant General Moise and their staff otlicers and invite the'n to visit the Press Association while in session. The committee was composed of Messrs. McLucas, Wilson and McSweeney. Mr. Bailey proposed for membership in the association Mr. A. M. Howell, of the Greenville News, and he was unanimously elected. Mr. Bonham offered the following reso lution, which was unanimously adopted: Whereas the miembers of the Press As sociation have been the recipients of many acts of courtesy and kindness duriDg their visit to Spartanburg; now, thorefore, be it Resolved, That the thanks of the asso ciation are due and are hereby gratefully tendered to Messrs. Farrow, of the Herald, and Petty, of the Spartan, for their assiduous efforts to make our stay-here pleasant; to the Mayor and city authorities of Spartan hurg for their kindly reception ; to the fac ulty of Wofford College for an invitation to their annual dinner ; to Messrs. Thomp son & Tanner, and Messrs Thompson & Steele for the use of their carriages and stages ; to Major James Anderson, of the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad, for an excursion over that r'oad ; to Col. G. J. Foreacre for a similar. courtesy over the Air Line Railroad ; to the Mayor and c ity authorities of Atlanta, for an invitation to enjoy the hospitalities of that city :to the Spartan Dancing Club for an invitation to the.r hop ; to Messrs. Simpson & Simpson for an invitation to visit Glenn Springs ; to Mr. Lipscomhb fr an inivitation to visit Linmestone Sp.ings; :o P'rofessor Walker for ainvitation to visit Cedaxr Springs Institu tionfortheDeaf and Dumb; and toMr Mossdorf, of Spartanburg, for a box of ex cellenit cigars of home manufacture. Mr. Stokes, Second Vice-President, after thanking the association for the honor confe-rred 0: him, regniexed permision to decline, stating that his feebieness a ould prevent his actively discharging the duties of the otlice; but, after remarks by Messrs. Pope, Crews, Bonhlam, Thompson anid Tudd, reciting that Mr. Stokes was .the old est journadlist in the State, the tutor of someti of the active members of the P'ress As-ociation that existed before the war now engag~ed in journathl, and in honoring him the assoit honors itself, Mr. Stokes --onsen:ted to wiihdraw his request. U.. Mone: 11i intrordced the sullec of