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WINNSBORO. S. C. Tuesday, November 27,; 1877.' R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor, JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Aesociate Editor. TIHE CHARLPSTON Journal of coin- I merce is authorized to say that the namo of Hon. W. D. Porter, of thiat city, will be presented to the Democratic caucus wh-n!! a vacancy I shall occur in the position of Associate Justico of the Supromo Court. We trust Mr. Porter will be elected. Ho possossos every qualification to fit him, in an WminOnt degree, for tio high ofleo for which, without any seeking on his part, he has been suggestod. The School Amendment The Constitutional amendment retaining school moncys in the counties in which they are raised, should bo ratified. It was adoptod last fall almost unanimously in overy county except Edgefield, both par ties voting for it. It has also re ceived a two-tiirds majority in the Senate, and, we holieve, requires merely a similar majority in the Houso anId tho approval of the governor. Both political parties were pledge( to it. Fairifili is especially intorested in the ratification of thii-, amend nIct. It offers tho only esepe, on her part, from loss. The Stae tax for schools has every 30a', heretofore, been two mills, besides, in many instances, an additional local tax. The aon<ndent fixes the samo rate, two mills, and mnoraly alters the basis of appor tionmnont. Under thte prosent law, all school money goes to Colhinbial, and is dlivided out among tie coun fies according to the school atten danco in eai, and not according to the amount raised in each. In Fairflold, the proportionato aiomit of property exceeds the proportion ate school attendance, in conso quenco of which tho county has never roceived back anywhero near as munch as Ahm raised, Oho balance going to other counties that have more schools. Tho two mill tax, in this county, has always realized from seven to eight thousand dols laris, wvhilo the State apportioimacnt has noever roturned her moro than about half that amount. The amendment will retaiin in the county all that is raised. Let us assume that the amend~ mont is not ratified, and the Legis lature levies two mills for school pur1lposes. Fairfield wo uld raise about $7,500, and receive back about t$3,500, a total 10oss of $4,000. If but one mill be lovied, thou the county will raise $3,750, and re ceive back $1,750, a loss of $2,000. Under' the operation of thme amendment, the $7,500) will be0 raised and the entir'e anwunt will be kept in the county. Hence the great importance of the chiango, for in no other way can the prosont unjust discrimination againsat Fair n field be removed. The defect is constitutional, and the remedy must also be constitutional. And until this change be made the schools in this county will languish. "Not to be Sought Nor Declined." If there exists an oflice "not to be sought nor declined," it is that of Justico of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Minor political oflicos are often awarded in return for political aorvies, and custom has sanctioned the fiolicitation~ of votes by persons desirous of filling thomn. In the case of executive or adminizms. trative oficees, the very zeal evinced in seeking the position may be an indicastion of future zeal in the per formance of its duties. It is not con.. oidered presumption for any one to assume that he possessos5 the requi site qualifler.ions to become a sheriff, or a member of the Logislature, or even to hold a minor State office, In regard to the office of governor,. the difference begins. Theo ohiof magistrate of a people shotid pbs RsS peculiar qualificationse of the are demanded, it is hardly the tWng for any one to pusih himself forward. The peol0e1) of the Stato should ook their rulor. They i3hould not have one already furnished to them. More ompocially is ti3 the case with tle judiciary. RocOt Ovelts havo shown that the courts are tle bulwarks of liberty. They aro the authorities of last resort, and from the decision of their most exalted members, tho Supreme Court Justiecs, thero can ho no 1ppoal. Governors, prOsidents,,, armies must in tho end yield to thom. They are the embodiment of right, and they bt,and supreme, so long us the love of right is onshrinio 1 in tho human breast. Tihe ermino of the judge confers upon him peeiliir powers. Even a drunken negro, by virtuo of tho gown ho wore, once held the destiniOs of a 1)01)10 treMIbling in the balano, while he was lounder ing in the gutter. A1o these positionfs, th!en, to be solicitod Wo think not. Thero should bo, in the breast of overy lhonorable aid faithful wors;hippor at the shrine of law, the aspi- 1om th:'t [it Som1o future day the judlici-h er mine llay bo placed upon his shoul ders as tho reward of carnet dovI Lion to duty, and labor well Poi - formed ; but at the same time, thoro Fhiould be the feeling tiat fle rob, mIuiSt be placed upoin himl- )3' otHer hands, and not grasped by his own. It is not for any mai iii South Ctr, lina to assuno that lho is a fit per B A for oither the Circuit or the Su1prelco bellch. It is not for him to ask to be tle arbiter of the lives and fortunos of aln eitico pe)l10. But it is for the people of the. Sto to look tnldy iro'md upon her most illustrious jiiists, ald Lo rc, lect fromt) 11em the. persomni tHe decm .,l. lit to bo enltrrstel with the greatest respou.Jbiities. it is not i Overy good DIM:m who would mako a good judge. Tie head may be wanting. Nur cai every le-rned man make a good jmdge. The iboitrt may be not right. The essortiAl attributes of a jUdg--wisdol, frec. dom from prejudice. patience, the highest ioral inLegri ty, the utmost devotion to law, fiiiless, s l,bn gation-all llse are diili1lt to finld inl one0 mvan. Aid in searc:lg for just such a pers.'onl. tile Stato cannot but he imipedled by theo aUsumIptionl on1 the11 part 0i anyv cit ie that hie is the man11 shie wanits, niuless she act oni tihe atsumpt:oua that he is not the one she wishies. Woe sicerely t rnst Iih. the Legis. Intuire, in chloosinig ani AHssoci:ao Jus tice, wilil niot permiiit any eletioneer,-. ing ; but that it will itself seekc tho manl for the poisitionl. In fiilingit the Legislatur~e cannot iml too high. Th'li very best lman in thie State, wh'lo over' he isI, or wherever ho CamIIO from, is the 01n0 thle peop!e want to arbi)-. trate for them illr. t mat ters poritain' ing to lifo or i,pe. THlE Rf 1I1U0 AD) ACC(DEXT, The Csumalties Eleduc'id in Number Onle Man Drowned anid Five Woundl (Id. The conflicting repor01ts rotoived onl Friday night ats to the exten.t of the disastor' on the Charlotte, CJo.. lumibia and Auigusta Rauilroad led to an1 oxagger'at ion of tihe act ua~l loss by dirowninIg. There wyere only sixteen p)ersons OH board the train, including the ]onlducetor' and( other 0nmploycos, when01 tile a~cidenit 00 cuiirrd. The (earsWit w (rO crowded onl lea'ving Coliumbia, as[ stated by) the Regist31' Saturday mzorning, bu11t nearly all the passengers, including the ladies aind chiiilron, were dos,, [ined for stations this side of Rock Hill, and the loss of life wasH con siderably lessoned thereby, as crowded cars wvould hav'e certalinly aumii~entod the dangers and( perils of the situation. T1heo passengers were rescned byr 10 o'cloc'k, p. mn., at which hour C~onductor Kline wats taken from his~ prilous5 p)ositionl, hanging to tile branches of a troe, with [ho waters surging bocat hi him. The citizens living in tile vicinity rendered overy atssistanico ill t heir p)owerl, andt spoCial praiise is given to tile colored people for their faithful labors ill this hehalf. A colored man named Alck. rescued several persons, riding inr.o the swo1en~ stroam with his mulle, and working manfully to swo the lives o f thie uni fortunate pass8egor s. Mr. James McLaughlin, of Charlotte, was the only porson known to be drowned. His body wals roeovered yesterday morning fromt the wreck, Hie, belonged to the firm of McLaughlin & Son, and watS buin( cotton for his houSo UPon1 tho1in0 Of road. 'The injured persons aro six in nuimber, so far as we can. ahvertain, and are as follows : Mr. Stoolo, Rock Hill, log brokon ; W. J. Orr, Charlotte, face cut w1th glags: Hon. I. Y. McAden, Clialotte, scratheod in the face ; Mr. Eldrid]gO, NOW York, slightly injured. A Baltimore agent for a cigar estiblishment had him arm badly bruiiliod, but wo did O!,herfi have "lighlt Conltusions11, and all vere suf'eroirs to som ox tvilt frai tho watery expericico they wore coml1pelled to undrgo, unmi il isbinee r:ed them. The break in the railroad i4 a so rious one, and it will r-unire consid, oritble labor to replaco tho track and tho trostle. All of the trestling, inehidig some t:lirty or forty anls,. wls swept away, and the trLCk for some distAiio oil eh sido WaS dra1WIl Out of plIM-0 by th 11ts-31 bar fasteiiings. The trostlo was rubiflit not lung ago, anld was inl spectod re!c-nt"y hy Sulperinlten :denit Elin., and only last week was care ful!y examiled bv the road ma-c.m" Mr. Dedell, an ohl muI 1 vxper!ieCdA niner iiii cross11l the tru:itio about fieenQ11 Iiinit(s 11 befove tho accidentL t:oo p'taee, and we are infuriic.l that hi (' icon was prtiel;-y direet, e I to iho trestl, wh-icI was app.ar ouliy ill good coidiaion. The watur wi's at.I four fet b0l0W the rails. . jotr (ifl n111,.d soil crolised with .Mr. :edmll, and the young man ro makdthat 1-he 6-ro'le did no seem1,ii to be ill perfe:-t 1n, wh i, 1,.:e I a (cso e:nination, and Mr. .Bheil sali.-A!.il bim-,solf that it was inl pe-rfect line inl every respect. His stat(lWelit is corrobhorated by Nhjor Gill, we udler.tand. Mr. D 17.ll -;. onn -t IWi th the!10 l. ro f'or sevenfteon ye::r, and has been esidiing ncar the scene of dis 1ater for several ycars. .Arnmgmnts weae uildo to trans clr the mails nd p-.sengers lst night across tih) br'.Lk, andt it is ex peeLed that the trestle will be re I mc, aid the reguir sth1edulo of troini will be resituued to-iQrruw. 2wer .3th bnat. SOU T'l CA RO 1IX.'E IS. Judge Cooke Pr]'Moonne1s1 a lilli Ciou, falsclood the report that Di-trict Attorney Northiiop had -ppointed him rssitilt district ttLoniy. The report wai spread to pruvoent4a Nordh rop's conll"Illtation by the United States Senate. A convention in the interest of the( Ge-horgetown and CJamden Nar row C-raluge, R.ilroad wias held inl Nitdlr on the 20th. Full dele gations~ from Korsbawv, Sumteur, Geogetwn e. presen-cltt. (Gen. J ohnt ). ila'nnedy, of &X.uuden, wvas made t )L p .ii t, anid Mr. Watlter Haii oi Goi(Aorgetowni, secretaLry. A. committee of onie from onLeh coiunty wais a1lpoiited to obta, in at iastLic and( fall of itrst. A meeting olf the cit:'zenls of Beau fort hold last week, atl widh the Th. . W lt, Edwar FO1(I. Dod in'';ttt, George Dick( and George Wa tterhouiw~, a commIlittee to) wait on (Go'ern'r HIamVptonl and1 our1 onla. gro;Ss, anid urge* the OsttlishmenlOt Port Royal, as1 tht wVouldi bo the mieansi~ of Hoeliring the attontionl of the commer)c1 iaLl marulino of the wvorld as w(ll as the departmlent of matri., time afleirs of foreign poweriis to the rommkable fac)0 hilitieis which Port Royal possessesC in the depth of water upon01 the bar at all stages of the tide. The Radical oflicials of Williams burg having failed to qualify, the Democrats in conven tion ha ve made the following nomlinlationls for coc tion: For shoeriff, George L.Graham; clerk, J1. H. Keels ; coronler, F. E. Joye. F'or Appointment :judge of prob) do--J. :1P. Mou01zon); school cominssionr-J. MclGrahamn. cun-. ty comnmisiuonors -W'u. M'i. Hasel don, W.. R1. Singlotary, W. E. Nosmiith. c'omlmissio)ners of eloetion -W. D). Knox, Dr. S. D. Byrd, J. W. Coward. The judge of pro bate, school comnmissinoner and the cioroner niomtinated are 01)0-logged Confederato soldiers. Thoro0y wa op)positionl for every oflice, but the Convention was remarkably lhar malikin g the nomfinattionsg unanious. ThIus an ugly split has appairon thy been healed. The Charleston municipal con ve'ntion On the 20th nominated the following ticket :For imayor, WV. W. Sale. For aldermen :1st wvard, J. Fi. Roedding, J. Adger Smytho 2nd ward, WV. H. Jones, R. 0. Chisolm ; 3rd ward, Patrick Walsh, 1R. S. Cathcart, Blake Lj. White ; 4th ward, F. J. Pelzer', E. F'. Sweegan, E. Willis, A. Stemmer man 0. H. Holloway (anta1oud rth ward, B. Bollman, W. E. Holmes 6th wvard, 13. A Mniwkenfa:i, J. Bennett Bissoll ; 7th ward, J. 0. undt ; 8th ward, C. B. Sigwald. Tho a1dormanic ickot hAving been completed, i eletion for nomin0e)s for school commissionerm wias en torod into, with the fbllowing r. stilt: ward 1, Gcor.-o D. Bryan ward 2, D. M O'Driscoll ; ward 3, W. L. Daggett ; Ward 4, 0. 0. ommniingor ; warId 5, J. D. Aiken Ward 6, 11V. W. H. Camphall ; ward 7, L. E. Cordray ; wNrd 8, W. E. Vinicoent.. 1A RttI)D. November V h. at. Ohe te.-,ilence of mr. Win. Pet-tivtw. i)w ti iO'v. w. \. Mis. M it 'TlIOMAS CARfTIRi aml M1ISS NANNI A. Vl.URPHiY. All of FairIelld. B.y f ie Sine. Novellm'r Sth. a1 I1w rvAe ilenve )fif h .bie's mot ier, *Mi. 10. i I .L ASS U EN N10I)Y, Of CWie . 8. C., ani Ml6t- J A I.\A. YONUR., of l0a1irltld. 31R.t u In). lit i i i 1 H i eluimch at A idersni, o. l.. cli the 314 of Wtoib r, Is .'. V. 1. 11. INLE", of Seinbl:t 8. C., 1n1d MI (A131.i. iI.OA.N, of Anler.-am, '. C. M1ANIEl.D.minth-, '1.'tinil.. \l11.A. C. LYLENM. W I .1.; ervfIle, V, ' l1 lt c4ut11y, to .\1 101. WILLEly, of UIlonl.l n'y -AND Winter Goods. J. F. McMastlo &C. -0 A largte andi compl]t:, nssoritinent of Fall antd Winter Golod., . jv.t receiv Prints, Lon.irclothm, Swit 1--:lld 1ornc spilis, Osnmibiurgs, .);-illinlgs. French and Charlottisvile raeimercs. Islikcts, Jeans 1111d Kors.ys. Jn,o ofthe finrst lots ofClot hing we hae ever recei ve:1. Boots, Shoes ind lits of all the litist styles. All of whioh wo are off'ning very low Cor the cash. oer t ' J. F. McMASTEIR & CO. I,A~ No Etijoymient W itlout lHealth. nal the property we own in the wor~hld L!i it whij1b d1eoelad the gr.atest care is oIur own bo,i4-. htter lose houses, land,. blanmUces in thle banki~ , t he striengthi, vigor an A clastioity of thne phyisi. al fraie. The dy.ee'rtic,'the biml ,;im su lVlrer, the nlorVOUs inivaiiii . i:'.nnoUt ernjoy the i'ifts of fortun1i. ihapp ilv, however. dyanomipsia, bill ionsmi r e.l', nle'vons debility nile remorabile evils, andl sIMmoNS' iuI'.mc coMIroUNn) is the medicine to do it. I havo used "rmou'He .i:Cm pound~e" for the past two years in my famuiily, and consider it onle o)f the h,e,t Pate' IitFameily Mlo-licines1 I have ever used, randh believe it to he all thamt is Ihlae fr it JAIl. S. MAnTIN. --Vont s.uir. niv W. E. Auxt.N, MOMAwr'F.R1 & R CH, Winnshoro, S. C. 11, WI. .linwe,m & o., Woeodwar'ls, 5. 0 D)OW1E & MOISE, Proprietors, nov 21 -2w' Charleston, S. C. Founce Law Elec'tiona. OR to puposoof snbmitting to .l. he ualfiedelotoroftownshiip No. 10, F?airfild county, a proposi tion to aLlt(or the Fence Law, in no cordance with the poiin fA Act of the( Generafl Ais:olub~hly of thisRu State, approved Juno 7th, 1877, it is hereby ordlerced that an eleotion be held in said township, on Tu~es,~ day the 11th day of Decomber next. It is further ordered that satid coc.. tion be condutetd at H-oreb Chm-ch in said townslhlip, aind by tho follow 1mg imanagers, viz :J. W. Robi)1n son, W. Rt. Rtabb, J. B. Robinson. Those in favor of chlanlging the p)resenlt Fenmce LaLw, will use. the following ballot :"In favor of al tering the Fence Law." Thloso opp)osed will use the following hal. lot :"Against altering the Fence Law." All the laws applicable to general eletions in this State will govern this election. The mm ta gers are requiredl to mako cortified return of said election to the under signed as soon as the result of the same shall have been ascertained. J. A. HINNANT, RL. E. ELLISON, SR. (3. RL. MEANS, County Commissioners for Fair field County. n~ov,10-1awt .% STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF 'AnFIRFLD. In. the Court qt Probatd. l'o .1ilio Lyles, At tic Sni,i WVilhaui Smii hi, D-tvis Lvs, Vic toria Lylvs, Frank Lylvis, Willinin Ly1cs, Clurlot to E. Etorington, Frances 1- McKc-ownl, John T. Mollioown, Dollic, 1. Edorington, Eugnialklrin.ttn,HVenry M. ilorilg(.on, B.Irilla R. I'Eorin;.l ton, Francis i. Edviington, Ciu'olina J. Ede.1ringhmo, MaLy (I. Klern;.ron,Piovious, N. WV;ll, JOSOph 13 Watll!anld WViinnmih Greeting: Y OU aro hereby requiivd to uppear at thu Court of Probatu, to bo iolden at Fairfiold Court; Hosoe, or Fzair hl Comn1ty, on the twunty ourth day of January, A. D. 1878,1o -how cause, if any you can, why the 'cal etato of Lucy Ederiugton lN,CUSO(, doscribed iii tho 1-utition )f Mary A. Lyles, ile.1 in my oflico, Oboultd not ho divided or Sold, lotting to each of tho lieirsa *:t hw if thI faid Lucy Aleuington, do-.. Lse 1, tho sh-tru of said re7l vslato ,0 Wich lich 01 sho IIIy ho cllki,lu nder th lmws of id State in suIch -aSC 1111<do and proN-i<dod. Given unler my h:tnil .i1I s:Il th1 is linth day oi .NoN vum br, A. ). 187, 0. R. THWOlPSON, b. s. jilado of Plm,bto PairfIvld County. To the dofentl:mits. Minnic Lyles, Nhittio Smith, 'illitun hmit.h, Davis jykNICS, Victoria Lyler, Frank Lylos, Xilli:am Lylus, Charlotto E. Eller ngtonl, FranlcvH H1. MeKeown. John l. IDKKov:II, Dollic 1). E1erington, 4uleia ' iorington, Hi ry Al. .lvrin gfton, Ib1:lrilla R. Eldcrington, ranis 11. .Edcrinl-tonl, C:Ir-olina.- J. deington, MLIay C. Edorington, ?rccitaus N. \\all, Joseph 13. Wall Lnd Win llS m.1ith. I'ake notice thot tho siumilmons in thIs act ionl, of -which I'he 'fuo,.goingf s -t cop', ws iled inl tho cffico of ,h Jmig1-o of Pr_0ba1,to for Faiiiuld -ounlt' at \\innrsborO, ill the Sitato )f C.uth Iuroliv on thu uinth day > Novoiber, A. ). 1877. GAILL.\D & !1EYNOJD(, lov 13 flaw(h Winnsboro, S. C. SHERI'FF's SALEMS. Vu virtl .o f4ll. h-v oxv(11141ion to lI I no1'4' )3 dir.-vt,-dl, I will w'for for sale hm-foro .w corthu l oor ini \ i--nsboro, Onl !:e filrst lMoimn< iin ])ib r IXt, wvi!l in ilie tit t hot:n <.- b ,: c;o<h, thc followinig dlescribedl il,l rty, to v. it: TFhroe bales c(tton and- oi-lht an-1 at !alf 11u1*he1-s corn. Ievie I upon as' lthe prower y of* Pretston siih at thle si.it of W. it. )oiy & Co. ,%r.so, 0 b, 1ale colton 1111-1 smuill lot of se(. '1nb-i onl a-, thw propelty of nry bIbI,,n sitd Ab. Kliteh,_l, at tho ri;t of WA. .11. Duty & Co. 204 boushels curni, MO) i i boll. fod-lor, u"Io j,mris e iO ii4) ention, 2, r;o n, li Itt hes It.l0 jinr 44 !0 ., an 1 4 4Cl1 Ono bale cotlon, -10 l'wl 111of ceraI, unit of tiutif U a Cloud!, S. W. t: y F November.i 17 177 T H! E fall mesioniiu of' th is well Thie course~ of1 instinction embraes Malthemaltics, the l1;ics, Science arid the usual English >ranLfchesi. Spectil a1ttentioni will he paid o Uiocuitionl, reaIding, spe'llinig and wriit lill in the rudimini whijch is eoisenitiail o. seerin a111 ~I th<.riiugh edneaot i->n, I lack mardi (~ .erei4ls will eter1.I largely as a il dinig is commimm and1101 fl1conI)venlienitly stato', 10 .Seenre at liberatl patronaigeq, by f.ored11(o its formeir p.opui!.larly anid usefulu ..lass?ical (1e4parIt nit nt, per, sess:ion of t.wentyv week,,, - - $30.00l niormei Id iaito, - - -- - 250 PaymenlOl1t to bo ma~do quatetrly in ad ~anco. R. M. DAVIAI, Princiipal. aug 1 --fxtf Winnstboro, S. C. A UGUST A HOT EL, Jornor of Broad and~ Wash inzgtona Stree0(ts, I.Ii(tmo 4deled ( and nwly ftunishiod. It 5 locnted in the con tro ofi bi1,ness. l'elop.raph Oflice ini the Ilotel bil ding. Expiress Oillice ini the nam11e lbock. P'ost )flion only. oneo lack off. All other ib 11o :onivenieiees (close att htund. g. * The ()lico of' tho 1lIotel will ho ienou do1 rig the( n1ightl, aind guests will bo e'ceived or cailed aIt anyt hour. W. W. 1\d0011E, Proprierltor. RIate.s of lloardl, S2.00 por. day. tct 20-xl y FINAL, DISon1Anosi. OTICE Is given to all whom it may apply to the Judg of Probato, at Wi1nnA-, boro, S. 0., on the 30th day of Novembor noxt, for a final dischargo. 09' O.O-. THOMP. ON,