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TlieFnirfield NewsandHerald. | ft;-! I As- f/Ki) tiVKRY WED:sESDA^ ! -BV- | MeWo - and - Herald - Co. I XKHMS IX ADVANCE: .... Hix Muut!u, .... .75 W '). DJUiiUSS, ) > >11 i tors. . J VS. il DAVIS, > A C VERTISIXU HAT8$. CASH: Jim dollar ;i square for the first inser>ii an?l fifty cents for each subsequent | lisertion Special rates for contract a?l- j vertisers. - i .l.x.ti. f.-*p H4rn:i4? ?'?? iiraif w-.iy.i~-J . Uvular rates ciun;<*.l tor obituaries. Orders for -Job \V.?rlc solicited. WINNSBORO, S. C. Wednesday September 17. : : 1890 j Thk State Democratic ticket is com- j nosed of two farmers, one banker and | physician, :tn<l five lawyers. | \\"k publish several communications to-day bearing upon the situation in county politics. Head them. J The plan of compromise effected by the Ifoyt and lrbv committees was something like child's play, but if it served the purpose of restoring peace and harmony within the party ranks iio one should object, to the child-like method nursued. So fur as Suite officers are concerned we will now have a rest. The ticket will bo hard for some of us to sw allow, hut do the best we can with it aud settle down to business. Good work in our private business is worth more to ourselves and the State than all we can do in politics. The S-iie i.u.;v<-tim n could have t3keu a l>ng s*?-p {.wards bring the factions in Fairfield and Sumter to^ jjethcr bv declining to seat either of UT* oj>posin? delegations from I hope counties The Tillman voles were not needed there bur party harmony is sariiv needed in both places. Ix commenting on the recent State Convent ion, t ho Greenville Xeics says: 41 PI.....n Ci.r!,>na iliri^mnii in the I 11UU aiu cvnwu* v??? , par:y in Sumter ai d Fairfield which couid probably have been adjusted it they had been dealt with in a broad ami patriotic spirit and with some ol tnc liberality that the po?-sewioii of an overwhelming and s< cured nn-j ?rity mijjht have suggested." i BSSE:a;<;^ Mi:. Duxnei.l, of Minnesota, who N I'li.'iirinsni of the Committee on the , Eleventh Census, introduced anapportionmeat bill in the House a few days ago. The bill places the basis of apportionment at 180,000 for every one repre-s sentative. The members of the House under this bill will number 354 instead of the present number of 330. It will be seen that either the basis of representation will have to be increased very much at the end of each census year or the House will be too large a body. As a consequence of the tariff bill now before Congress a rise in prices i? reported ana the cosc of living will necessarily bo increased. If the advance was general there would4 be little objection to it, in fact it would have a stimulating effect upon trade, rbut the rise is on those articles which are consumed by the people of the South while their products remain & about the same. Most of our ills are P national and we would like to know what those gentlemen who are asking to represent us in the national legislature propose to do for our relief when they get there. ! The present indications are that an ?ff.?rt will be made by the Republican* to capture part at least of the Coneie??ianal delegation from this State. N 'limitf i -ii? have already been made in two of the low-country district*, ami the Weekly visits of 0.' M. Wilder, of Columbia, to Winnsborc are said to be for the purpose of laving his plans to run in this district. The success which the Republican contestants Imve ,nn| > > (^onpreSs haft Wg demonstrated that it i> not altogether Hr necessary f.>r a Republican to receive a tnajwii v of the vote* cast in his district ion;? a< lie oan tind a majority W ot his [Ntrty in the llousc at ff ton; and ntQ'tbtle** this is the hope of *?- mes.> Republican candidate*. But the political complexion of the majoritj in the next House is by no means settled >et. A few more nii>tukes by ti.e present majority will k relegate ^uie of the statesmen now ? - - -? - i:#A proin neui 10 uie buaucs ui pnvaa- mo. Who Will Try It? Some time ago a suggestion was made t > the farmers in the Greenbrier and Mossy Dale sections to try the ex]>erhnent of tobacco raising. The <miit!iH)ion K'lm nffl>iwl )<?? thinks that the soil down there is peculiarly adapted for the tobacco culture. As yet we have heard of no one who proposes to make the test. In some parts of the State the soil suits the weed better than that of Virginia and North Caaohna, and the soil in Greenbrier and Mossy Dale is very similar to that where the best tobacco is raised. Many planters of the weed in this State are making a hundred dollars an acre net T>rofit, j| and the crop is considered very cerK tain and hardy. This is big money. and is worth the experiment. "Who will try it? A Scrap of Paper Saves Her Life. It was just an ordinary scrap of wrapping paper, but it saved her life. She was in tlie last stages of consumption, told by physicians that she was incurable and could live only a short time; she weighed less than seventy pounds. On a piece of wrapping paper" sne read of Dr. King's New Discovery, and got a sample bottle ; it helped her. she bought a large bottle, it helped her more, bought another and grew better fast, continued its use and is now strong, neauny, rosy, piump, weigiung iw | pounds. For fuller particulars send stamp to W. II. Cole, Druggist, Fort Smith. Trial Bottles of this wonderful Discovery Free v at MeMaster, Drice & Ketchin's Drug Store. * f hit in rnrn-tnnr-.m .1.- .,.?l."f?nr'*aBi It Didn't Work. v I11 1S80 08,000,000 pounds of Ameri- ^ can pork were consumed by France a while in 1889 the consumption was 0 S2,i>;0 pounds, or only -S-^OCiO worth. 0 The fulling off is because France has v been gradually prohibiting the impor- | tat ion of American hogs as a retaliation for the prohibitory laws our hog v raisers have helped to pass in regard v to some of the products of France. l Our Western "pokei" players have , Frpnf}) and are r, UWil vwv A ^??? now showing up a pair of deuces, ( McKinlev and Conger. Tliey tried to -] freeze the French out but arc about to ? o be frozen out themselves Stand to j tbe game, gentlemen, it's a poor rule i thai wont work both ways. Kepeal t your prohibitory laws, let cotton-seed- p oil alone and Mr. "Whitelaw Reid may r be able to help you in securing a less ^ hostile attitude from France. Deal the cards fairly all round, stop steal'ng from vour Southern fellow-citizens c ami crying- to siuck. uic gaiui; ag.uu.ti. foreign markets and we will all get along better and have an honest, fair I ?aine* t m 1' j Tillman dominated. (1 0 The State Democratic Convention t lias met and done its work. It has { nominated Capt. Benjamin llyan Till- c man, of Edgefield, for Governor. lie, therefore, is the standard bearer of the Democratic party, and as such ^ ! should meet with no further opposition j. j from the Democratic voters of the t j State. The nominee of the Conven- j I tion was far from our choice for r ( Governor and we did all we could to T defeat him. in an honorable and legiti- ^ mate way. We did not see. and cannot uow see, any reason for setting the causes in motion which came very near tearing the party asunder. "We > | have gone ^through a stormy sea this "J summer, and we hope that the party r will never have to pass through such j another. It is over for the present. a and we hope for good. Every one must subdue his prejudices and partisan strife There is no other ?Ua,.?a^?a A t?rl -i\r\ tinci iiauvv viuu uv viuvi VAVM& ^ defined coarse of duty prescribed t by our rigid party law. The r course of the next Governor will be watched with interest. If he betters the State government, the credit will be accorded him. r (*?'t Down t* Work. Many of the oldest merchants report ? that they have never seen so much cotton on the market this early in the f season, and that the prospects are that a bigger crop will be made this year j ! than has been our good fortune for , i 1 many long year?, romics jiavu ucuu in an abnormal condition ever since the early spring. Conferences, conven- t tions, caucuses and all sorts of meetings t have been held. Much grey matter ^ has been dissipated by long and weari- t some studv of tli3 political condition r of the State. The reaction must nowset in. It is now an opportune time to turn our attention to matters of deeper concern to us as individuals. All of the animosities occasioned by the long and unfortunate" campaign must now be brushed aside. We have a chance of doing a great deal this year to better our financial condition. IVliilo luim-inff vaiip nrwrnliops nolifi- ! " "*,v i'" ~? i"? t cally, bury with them the little mean t and unfounded prejudices against s town and country. We must come * together in business this vcar. Let it , o e be a year that shall mark a new epoch j in our progress, and the first step to a inaugurate this era h for countrv and I . i town to pull together. There are * 11JUDV IIll!Jg>j 1VC JUU5L UflllU ] on this year. In the first place one, two or more railroads must be built. c The factory is not given up in despair * There is 110 good reason for abandon- fi ing it. The next thing is that fanners must bring their cotton to Winnsboro c \ for sale. The town is Hooded with it buyers. Competition is going to be c hot. Good prices will be paid you may be'. Last year many planters s * ? ' 11.! l-_i -..1. - l.?,l t' Dl'QUgnr, C0U0I1 lO IIUS lliai KCb \v ij?j 11au not done so in ten or fifteen years. t They will come again this year, and f we want more to come with them. Let's get down to work in earnest and ^ put new life into our couuty. "We j can do it, if we will only go at it with a c will and plenty of steam on. Eight Hundred True aud Loyal I>emorrtf^Steked Out *f f lie Party. I I The effort at an adjustment of the ? l.? poillicui uiucrences m ranucm uc twten the two factions in the Demo- * cratic party, on Saturday, failed to f accunpll?h any tiling, and it s-eems a now that there will be no arrangement effected. The action of the Stale and j. Coii?re6jional Conventions in seating ,J and recowiiiziii!? the Lvles delegates c ha? practically road eight hundred i Democrats in Fail field out of the party. {1 It 1* a si range condition of affairs, a Thirtei 11 clubs left the County Con- c veuti>n iu August, perfected an entirel\ new party organization with a , complete set of officer?, admitted new clubs, electcd delegates to" the St-te d Convention and treated the old party IJ or?ratiiz-4li?ii and Chairman with de- t, flui cv. All of this is revolutionary, c bnt thr mo*t serious part of it Is that tha S:uie a:id Congressional Conven- ^ tions h vo rccognized and, as far as in v the power of these two conventions, % have kicked the regulars out of the :* party and substituted the seceder's ^ oi^ M::zition therefor. j N<?w what is the party standing of d the lobular county organization? TUj c;iiiiu)t, ia ?;ood conscience vud ^ self respect, abjectly go into an or- j(' ganization which is a split off from the v old Democratic organization. They a cannot participate in auv State or Con- P gressional Convention or primary be- j( c?4K?e thev will be counted out, not si being in sympathy tfith the faction in n power. They can no more get repre- f sentation in a State or Congressional sj Democratic Convention than can the Radicals who met in the Court House o on Saturday. a' These eight hundred Democrat?, ^ who have always been loyal, earnest f< and true to the party, anil many of il \ ) I rhotn have faced, undauntedly, the ! at--? c: .;.il?anv i-enitiintiary lb" i he J ncccsB of their party, are now actul!y out In- that paitv, kicked I ut, bi-cntiMt t!?ey dared oppose an i vcrwli''!'' inji majority in ihc condition* the party. Ami all of thi3 lappens in i'!i! I*;ii:lirl-l. The rqrai.u> :tie j owcrlcss to p:cent their b? I:ii: kicked out but they d!I continue t > cling to the doctrine j hut the party machinery must te u!ed by the psiriy law, the observance if which is the only test of party, and he only guarantee of parly integrity. ?he regulars will no! stiay ofl to false ml*, r.nr ?epk new uaitv affiliation nit wiil remain tlie unrecognized )cmocrulic party of Fairfield County mtil r<a*on >hal 1 take the place of the i irii an spiiil whiih seems teinpoarily to rule the Democracy of S^titli Carolina. -i flax uggested by One WIi? Always Feels :i Deep Interest in His Native County? Good Reasons Given for its Adoption?It is V-?ir to Both Factions. Messrs. Editors: I have never, since eaving Fairfiel i, ceased to feci the leepsst interest in U:e welfare of the iU1 county, nor have I ever shaken oti' he allegiance she alwavs receives from hose who are burn, or have once lived ?n her soil. It is needless to say how orrowfully I have watched the di-cusions that have recently crept into her >olitical councils, anil how hard it is o realize that a county iti which lac-; ion has previously found no foothdd s now rent in twain. It is nuily bean>e of previously existing harmony hat this* bitterness has come about. )ur people have not learned by long olitical divit-ions how to bear with >ne another, or to "^ive and take."' in i broad >| it it of compromise. In the Sortl', wheie men have been used to )artv wai tare all their lives, they do lot enter it with such heat as we do lere. What thev have learned !oug .go, is coming to ns as a lesson iiow. As one deeply interested, \et as an Piusiuer, jl hhuk l uau m u iuji^ vacant lie issue than those engaged in it. Joth parties have enough argument on heir side to satisfy themselves of their ight ami ?he other's wror g. The trouble is that the Stale Demoratic Constitution is at fault. I', proides no way for settling claims of A/viil.tKtUr ! f AlWta null I'gUlfll Jl > . ?4t? l\/Vi j'UI \,U4J !Stal)ii-h its o*.vn criterion and read tlift >ther nut. Hence, too, it is hardly to >e expected that cither will reiire from he field. Yet lo tcinain in it, as encn'es, is to i:ivile vie.-ttuction from a ;till more dangerous foe, one which in Airfield aunty cannot fail to bccomc he ma-ter of the situation. Smiie arrangemeit must be teachcd. I was glad to sec the olive branch brown out by '.be Longtown Club, hen to learn lhal a committee of conference had been appointed. A great lisappointment it is to learn that no emedv has jet been devised. For this reason only, ami with a disinct p.'-rsonal inclination to refrain mtirely Iron) any connection with this inforttinate embroglio, I have resolved o submit, nnself, a plan of temporal y :ompromise, merely to tide over an mpendin" ciisis, leaving the ultimate ssne still unsettled until tMne shall iftvc inolliGcd the tempers of the peo)Ie, and a sober second thought shall i:ive inclined them rather to be friends han enemies. If tlie decisive step owards disruption is postponed for he present I believe it will not come it all. Some plan of permanent union vill be evolved before two years snail lave passed away. My plan relates intirely to the conduct ol" the pri'narv. . think I have deviled one plan that i? tbsolutely lair and impartial to both >arties and all candidates and voters, t can be carried out under a strict contruciifcii of the Constitution. It gives leither wing any vantage ground. Some of the details may not suit very one. But they are parts of a \ hole, and being only for a single ?c-;asion to tide over a crisis may be iccepted. Should this plan be tried, and fail, it :a:i make matters no wor>e, but may >e ti:c means 01 resiouug party unuy, iud it has iiolhiii<j in it to induce any :onservative citizen to reject it. It might be well to have the plan ubmittt d to some skilled, intelligent, mpivjudiccd outsider whose political 'iews differ from mine, in order for lira to pa>s upon the fairness and the casibility of the measure. Tnere could he no richer crown of lonor for any one than the knowledge hot hf? uiiloii in tfir> lo;is.f i'i mir larmonv anion<r his follow Democrats ?f Fai: tickl. Very truly, It. Means Davis. Plan of Temporary Agreement. 1. The question of regularity and of lie Couuty Chairmanship and County Executive Committee shall for thi iresent remain in abeyance. 2. For the Congressional Convenion. Each wing shall have four delegates, selected by agreement or by lot roin and by the respective delegations lreadv chosen. All organizations now claiming o be Democratic clubs shall under the irecedent of former years be recoglized as legal clubs. No other new lub shall be organized before the holdrig of the primary this year. t. A primary under the majority ?lan, with any necessary supplemental Timary, shall be conducted, as herein iter provided, for legislative and ounty ticket. 5. Said primary shall be held practially under control of the two Execuive Committee?. G. Before such primary all candidates to be eligible must sign written ledges to abide by and support the esnlt of such primary, said pledges l> be in duplicate and filed with each ommittce. 7. At said primany no person shall ote unless he be now a regular memer of a club, and is or will be a legal oter by the day of the State election j nd votes at his own club, and takes j new the obligation of the Sih Article j > support all the candidates chosen in ; :ie primary, liefusal to take this j ledge shall without exception debar j :je person from voiinir. 8. The voter shall take the following bligation: 1 cwear that 1 am a rego-1 ir member of this club, that I am a | :?al voter, that 1 have not previously j oted to-day, and I pledge inysalf to ; bide by and support the result of this ! ri wary. 9. In case of dispute as to the right ) vote, the club roll a* revised by the i ib-coin mi t tec of the Executive Comlittee prior to the August Convention sail be taken as the criterion, after eing purged of members who have ince resigned, and increased by memers who may have since joined. All F chill hppn nrpvinnslv scertained by a joint committee of the vo county committees. 10. The managers shall be chosen as >llows: Those chosen by the presient and by the club must belong to \ Highest of all in Leavening Power. ABSOLU1 /.iTTTi '1*1... third i UlU llliijl'llit 111 ruuu Kfikiu* a umiu manager shall be nominated by* that County Executive Committee which is . : ot in accord with said majority, and Mich manager shall be elected by the ' other Executive Committee. When J any club is ".solid" the opposing Ex- , ecntive Committee may if it choose , nominate three members of other clubs, choosing if possible those who have once been members of said club, < one of whom shall be selected as mana- . ger by the Executive Committee in i ] sympathy with the club, and shall, j for thi-day only, bv deemed a mem-11 btr of said club with right to vote, etc.] ] U is deemed an essential feature of this j j agreesi Cut that both sides shall be " represented on each board of mana-1 srers. j' 11. The managers shall be conferva- ' live, pnulcnt men. Thev shall pre ( serve order, regulate the election and . make duplicate returns to the two county committees. Their decision ahull be finaly and not subject to review by ' cither commiLtee. As to counting < votes, making returns, etc., they shall be governed by th-3 regular rules of the Constitution of the party. 12. Each county committee shall 1 tabulate the statement and announce < the total number of votes cast. I 13. Every candidate to be nominated , must secure a majority of the votes of /hose cotiny for the office he aspires to. and not of the total number of voters ' . lor ativ c nice. i: 14. Any supplemental primary, or any Congressional primary, sliall be conducted under the provisions herein laid down tor l he conduct of the county ; primary. ] 15. This agreement shall be binding ju>t as soon as it shall have been ratitied by the two county conventions. It does not in any way alter the existing County Consti ution, but it Uys down i the rules under which that instrument , maybe interprete t without deciding the conflicting claims now existing as to regularity. CEDAR CREEK, < September G. The revival meeting' at Pine Grove closed on Thursday. ; Mrs. Fannie Ilendrix, of Levers, is visiting in this community. Misses Lizzie and Cynthia AVooten, of Blytliewood, spent several days in this neighborhood. "We arc glad to report T. AW Finlev *till convalescent. Mrs. Man- Bovd is in a critical conI dition from a full she received on last) Monday night. A rattle snake was killed by 1*. C. Broom last week on the ed<re of his yard. "WHITE OAK. The past week has been very tin- j favorable for cotton picking, although < a good deal has been picked between i chowers and we hear some complaint i of cotton heating after being picked. ; Many farmers are complaining of the ( cotton rotting on the stalk, the effect of too much rain. i I'eas and potatoes continue to grow rapidly, and promise.a good \ield. < '1 "he White Oak Canning Company < made its first shipment of can goods i to-d?y, shipping 4C cases to a party in > (Columbia. i The White Oak colored Alliance IliO V/ J/U? VllUCVU ** |/V? vuv.u V?WM? ? v gine and ginning outfit, which is now traveling around under the management of Wm. Hill, and we understand i is doing very well. < Captain and Mrs. II. A. Gaillard i were up Friday inspecting the canning factory. < Mrs. Chas. Aldridye, of Chester i County, has been visiting her daagh- < tcr, Mrs. It. E. Brice. < Mr. Jno. li. Patrick has returned < home Irom a visit to the Mountains | -...1 o....:? , USIU 0[il !?<?* J Mrs. A. V. Caldwell and Misses i Marie ami Bessie Simonton have been visiting friends at this place. < The Woodward base ball team cai^fe* I down Friday and played^U^^vliitc j Oak team. The__resuif was a victory I [ for White Oak. Score standing' 15 to 123. We hear that the White Oak | team is to go to Woodward Tuesday to play them again. September, 13. 1 WOODWARD. j 1 ! September 10. An accident oc- 1 curred on last Monday at Mr. D. P. < Crosby's mill which resulted in the < sad a-.ul instant death of a negro car- penter, by the name of Littleton < Strong, and as the cause of the acci- ) dent was by some attributed to negli- 1 gcnce uu the part of Mr. Crosby in i not having the piece of timber that caused tlie >.e?iroe's death more sc- 1 curely fastened, an inquest was deemed i.ecessary. So on the follow- 1 in?T day Trial Justice Miller was noti- i fied and requested to bold the inquest, t The following facts relating to the sad accident were elicited at the in- i qncsr. Mr. Crosby had ihis mgro, who was t a carpentcr bv trade, cmplo>ed in the c conitruction ot a large band-wheel on the shaft of his ei:?rine, the face of which is tnree feet across. This fac- ^ ing is mad'.- of narrow strips of the above length, una turee inches in i thickness, each strip being nailed 011 t with a 40 penny nail at each end. At ( the time the accident occurred Strong s was engaged in turning off the rough face of this wheel, using a gauge s which he was holding with both hands a with his head leaning forward when from some cause, probably the gauge I taking to work a hold or from a de- 11 fectivc nail, one of the strips became t detached at one end and came over with the wheel striking him ou the c back of the head, fracturing the skul! P and killing him instantly. It wa? thought by some that Mr. v Crosby should have had these si rips more securely fastened, that one nail I at each end of a strip three inches in h thickness was not sufficient to hold it f especially when turning them off. ^ Ita -U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17,1889. Baking Powder rELY PURE But Mr. Porter, a partner in the mill, who a&sisted in the building of the wheel anil who a frw moments before :he accident occurred was also enraged in the same work, as well as A.1 len Crosby, a negro, who also worked on the wheel and who was present at the time of the accident, considered the strips peifc-ctly secure is they were nailed on with 40 penny nails, and never for a moment dreamed rli-.ir vii ftr?i-irlpnf of lliH kind COtlld possibly occur. The verdict of ihe jury was to the eflcct that the accident was, under the circumstances, entirely unexpected and unavoidable, and at:ached no Maine whatever to Mr. Jrosby. Strong was an industrious and honorable negro and was highly respected by all who knuw him. His lad ai.d ui.timely death is deeply regretted. It is repotted that Mr. Crosby him elf, while engaged at the same work lio tlav :iIfpr flip juniifiK*: v/as held, had me ot his hands very seriously injured by thegauge catching in a knot and forcing his hand against the wheel. We arc having daily showers and the gathering of cotton is being very much retarded as well as considerably stained. Cotton is selling at a much higher price at Chester than either at Wilmsboro, White OaL or Woodward. Win- iliicV IVfllv mi vr> Fairfield buyer*. Shake yourself and stretch a little on your figures. Do not allow the Chester buyers to laugh at you anv longer. Why car.'t you pay as ranch for cotton as Chester? A congregational meeting was held in the Presbj teriau Church at Blackstock on yesterday for the purpose of electing a pastor. On account of the inclemency of the morning the congregation was small. Six'y-eight votes, however, were cast, of which Ucv. It. I'. Smith, of Bullock's Creek, received 54. Mr. Smith having received a majority of the votes? was declared elected and, on motion, the call wis made unanimous. It is not known as - i if . o ? fii. _.:n a certainty wueiner ivir. onuiu ?vm accept the call, though it is generally surmised that he will. JENKINS VILLK. September 12. Jenkiusville is on a boom at this time. There has been a ^ood deal of painting done about Hie place. Mr. Chappell lias enlarged his store and purchased a large ftock of ?oode. lie bu\s all the cotton seed in the country, anu uandles most any^ 4l?*\ fAMtttAH liQ? Ml?v I1CA i'l\r I Ia in i n~ IUC iai mvi uua uuj ucv ivi* Ijhs a pair of wagon scales so that l.e can handle cotton sted more rapidly. The Methodist Church has been remodeled and painted. Mr. L. I>. Wifjcer has in operation i saw mill and cotton gin; besides which there have been other improvements around the place. A cotton seed crusher is spoken of and an oil mill is in the near future, and the W. W. & C. U. 1C. will be invited to :ome this way. Also we are most all A.ntis and consequently want no cmee. Miss Lizzie Lupo will teach the ?chool at this place." 6he is a recent graduate of the Winthrop Training School. Your correspondent had the pleasure if seeing Dr. J. M. Glenn's experimental farm and garden a few days =ince. It's worth any man's time lo ?o and see it. The Doctor has an acre jf cotton that he thinks will make three bales, with an addition of only fifteen dollars extra expense. His gar Lieu is u unmet uut. The faniil)* uf the Rev. Mr. Wells, :>t Charleston, is spending' the summer ^*? r..,? mW'Ua.1... . -Miss Sallie Chappell is sick with typhoid fever. KKASTKKV1I.LK. September 1:?. As there has been no correspondent from this section recently. 1 have concluded to wine a Tew items for your paper, and trust :hat I will not be a contributor to the ivaste basket. "VVe have had a great leal of rain recently, which has lamaged the cotton to some extent. Notwithstanding the rainy weather ;otton has opened very fast. There las been morecotten picked and ginned :hus far this year than there has been for several proceeding years. The corn crop in this section is olerably good. Mr. I). 1*. Crosby received a painful cut in the palm of his hands which ,vas caused by a chisel breaking and he point living back. Miss Daisie Crosby will leave to-day for Union where she will attend school. Miss Isabel Taylor is visiting relaives in AVinnsboro: the many friends )f the young ladies above mentioned vish them a pleasant sojourn. Mr. Eligie Porter, of X. C\, is -isiting Mr. C. S. Porter's family. Mrs. Henry Varnadore died on the 2th inst., and her remains were inerred in the burying ground atMispah church. The family has our heart felt ympathv in this bereavement. The practicing physicians of this ection report several cases of chills nd fever. Messrs. D. 1*. Crosby and C. S. 'orter have almost completed their iew mill house and gin and solicit he patronage of the public. Mr. Henry Jefifares has nine acres of otton from which he picked 5400 founds bv the 11th of September. The darkies of this section manifest erv little interest in politics. vi?i?nrted. that Hon. John J. AV *v ~A* ; leinpbillj M. C., lias opposition, foils re-election to Congress; liis many riends in this part of the county rould be very much gratified at his re-election. Thus far be lias acquitted j himself creditably in the councils of 1 i he nation, may he long continue to j serve his people in that high official < capac'tv and there uphold the true , standard of American statemanship 1 | once so ably upheld by Calhoun and a score of others whom I could mention. I did not intend to eulogise Mr. Ilempliill but I cannot refrain from pa\ injr a tribute to tlie able legislator, eloquent orator ancl brilliant statesman. A REVIEW OF THE CAUSES Which Led to the Fresent Complications. Calm anil Clear Di/cnssion and Logical Conclusion. Messrs. Editors: It is certain that the convention that met in th-; Court House on August the 9th, was the Democratic Convention. It is certain that the chairman of the JJanocraiic Convention, (then and there and by every one acknowledged to be the chairman of the Democratic party of Fait fi dd County,) teas com2>e1lc<] to decide a parliamentary ques. tion. It is certain that ne act of the convention prior to ihe decision of this question changed the chairman snip, or anereu uie cuuracier w iue | convention as the Democratic Convenvention of Faiifhild County. It follows, thereto: e, necessarily that cither that decision altered the charactcr of that convention, or that, if it did not, lhat any persons withdrawing from that convention, withdrew from the Democratic Convention of Fairfield County, and left that convention unaltered. In order for that decision to alter me ciciracier ui uiai cuuvcuuui , 11. must have impaired the rights of the delegates as Democrats, beyond remedy by the delegates in the convention, necessitating action by them in * separate convention for the maintenance of such rights in their integrity. What is the right that, it is claimcd. was imperilled by that decision? The only right that it can be claimed was imperilled was the right of each club lo representation in proportion to its membership, as prodded for by the Comity Democratic Constitution. The same constitution that provides for tliis representation, provides 1 hat "the clubs in this county shall be held together and shall operate under the control of a County Executive Committee."?Art. IV. One act of "tne control" thus vested in the Executive Committee was a provMmi that all clubs should ti!e w ith the Secretary of the Executive Committee a roll of its membership, a certain number of days prior to the assembling ot a convention (-ufficient to enable the committee to ascertain itm number of delegates to wh'ch cs.cli club is entithd.) This act was (-ither within the scope of the powers vested by tie constitution in the commituc or beyon l the scope. Which was i; ? In all representative governments, the consti-! tufion provides the ratio of icpri-seu- i tation, (/. c one representative t<? so ( many people,) &n<l the method of a?cer- j taining the number of people within ! any given territory, theivbv dvtermin- j ing the number of representatives to ! which the people in that territory are j entitled. The machinery for making: this numerical estimate is under con trol of tl.e executive department, j Therefore the Executive Committee L was within its powers, and in stricr i accord with representative govern-1 incuts. It being clearly then within j the scope of the committee'.* powers, to ! require the filing of these rolls, to re- i view and, to the extent of its information, corrcct them, we arrive at the parliamentary question which the chairman of ihe convention, before referred to, was compelled to decide, to wir, was the temporary organization of the convention to be made on the basis of membership as ascertained and declared by the connniitee? Unless the reasoning preceding tbi* can be shown unsound, I cannot sec how he could have acted otherwise than so ueciue. iuis ijums ui ui^nui/zuiuu ia not in conflict with a committee on credentials' work, but preliminary to it; this determines the number of delegates to which any club is entitled, the other, the jtersonnel of the delegation. But, ii will be objected, while the census bureau furnishes the basis of representation. its results are reviewed by the respective bodies to be aflocted by the enumerations, and the reapportionments are ordered by the bodies themselves. This is true, but the body that passes on the enumeration and ? it..*. reapportionment * is not mm uvuy which shall be," but lie oldljody before there are any changes in the representation, and iu the absence of such old body, unchanged, can only be done by the Executive Committee. Therefore our constitution especially provides in Article IV: "The clubs in this county ?hall be held together and shall operate under the control of a County Executive Committee. And here the matter mi?ht end. IJut in order to meet any further objections, there are three methods by which the representation of club* might be determined, by the club's simple statement, by the Executive Committee, by the convention itself. The acceptance of the club's own statement is open to the objection !?.?* .i.nno / > i.vnilnmohf tho mil mat in iiiulo v.*a v aviu uiv><> f > v?? might be enlarged by enrollment of negroes not entitled to join nnder Democratic usages, or lulsified, or former members inrvittingly retained after their leal membership had been changed. The determination by the convention itself is liable to the objection, that clnbs having a common object could join farce*, and on a committee, to pass on their representation, mutually support each other, or having the chairman in accord with them, ecciue a cotnmii'.ee composed entirely of the tnajoriu's ^av of thinking. All rf these objections are met by leav- j ing the determination i:i the hand* of j; the Executive Committee where each club is represented equally, where there is ample time anil where the . bias of partisanship is most effectually oiiset, tlie committee thus being to the convention, in some respect, what the ; Senate is to the Hon.-c. There is less I liability to fraud or error therefore in leaving this matter where the oonsti- ' tution puts it, in the Executive Committee. Should fraud creep in here all clubs are represented, and it can be exposed in convention. Then and not till then, when fraud has been exposed, and the convention has refused to right it, and the right of (it-legates, as < Democrats are denied, would withdrawing delegations rightfully form the Democratic Convention of the party. We concluded, therefore, that the teoipoiary organizitron of the ! Democratic Convention was ordered , on lines, in accord with reason, and the precedent ot representative government, and consequently it follows: 1. That any delegates withdrawing ( from such convention, Jelt (he only Democratic Convention in Fairfield County. 2. That all acts done by this convention, within the scope of its call ? were done by the Democratic party of Fairfield County. 3. That these conclusions are not affected by the comparative number of withdrawing or remaining delegates. 4. That dele ^alions withdrawing ceased to reprc- 4 sent Ihcir clnbs in the Democratic party; and that a convention of sacb delegates can never be the Democratic , Convention of Fairfield County. ? ri Afi<vf rlioir olnhs ratitV thfir with- ~ drawal, sucli delegates woiiM repre- 11 sent lheir clubs in a conveiifiou, but J liOt in the Democratic Convention of ? Fairfield County, ani might represent <r a majority of the ichite people in the county, but not the majority of Demo- a crats. This, ir *eetns to me, gives P sufficient grounds for "amusement" a when ?< ntlemen tender "7 to 8'? * propositions, ami meet mm who know they are right, with simply the tender of a primary. If mere majorities t ruled in representative ?r >vernmeitt? 1 the Democrats would have had coutrol of the Federal government in 1S7G and 1 in 1880 not to mention other dates. 1 A Stuaightout of the Compromise Committee. ^ Why It Is Popular. . Because it lias proven its absolute merit over and over again, because it lias an unequalled record of cures, because its business is conducted in a thoroughly honest manner, and be- . cause it combines economy and strength, (J being the only medicine of which "100 ( Doses One Dollar" is true?these j strong points hare made Hood's Sarsaparilla the most successful medicine of the day. * ] ? - - < The Gooiebone foretells the weather, < but who can tell when you will need Ganter's chicken cholera cure? Keep 1 ,1 -C.... il ( <i SlUCh. nil na.nu, xur uroic :> h\j i-cmup when you will need it. If it fails to * cure, your money will be refunded by Dr. \Y. E. Aiken. * Jsopepsy. I This is what you ought to have, in fact, ' you most have it, to fully enjoy life. Thousands are seat chins: lor "it" daily, and 1 mourning because they find it not. Thousands upon thousands of dollars are spent annually by our people in the hope th-?t they may attain this boon. And yet i" may be "had by all We guarantee thai Electric Bitters, if used according to di- J rections and the use persisted in, will bring you Ootid Di gestion and oust the ' lemon DyspepMa and install instead Eupepsy. We recommend Electric Bitters for Dispepsia and ail diseases of Liver, ' Stomach and Kidn- ys. Sold at Siie.. and 81 per bottle by McMaster, Drice & < Ketcliin, Druj:?ists. 4 LADIES Needing a tonic, Of children that want bull-ling up, should take BROWN'S IKON BITTERS. It is pleasant to take, cures Malaria, Incises- i tion. and Biliousness. All dealers keen it . NEWADVEIlTlSEilENTS. A-lH m MBNESS * HEAD HOSES MKESbr , IB" A I'eek'riSiVISIBLE TUWUi EAI ; k] fm. I C8SH19KS. Whispers beard. CoraferUU*.SM*M^klwho?KUBMi*4lMfiai.&?Uk7r.KI8COX, i alb M Zr-inj, X*v Xtrk. WrU? ft* jm&KXI. parker's hair balsam KMESgflK1^ Zjg Cleanses and beautifies the hair. K] Promote! ft Inxuriant growth. J ' vAl Never Pails to Kertore Gray Hair t* its Youthful Color. 1 rVJVs'W ~~~ Wl Cores scsip diseases & hair idling. 2?il2?' PlB?g?yc5a*&.TjW t'?e Pi.rker"s Ginger Tonic. It cutc? the wont Cough, W..1. r.,..., TnillrMlmi. Pain. Take in time. JOcts. Hlh'DERCORNS". The onfeturectjrtfor Con>?. ( Slope ali lutia. 15c. at JDrusswU, or HIS COX It CO., I?. Y. Iaee the best porous piasters i 1 IN THS WORLD. ! ) They ccre Rheumatism, Kidney Painifl Backache, Pleurisy and all israereieM brought on by crposnre or over-exertion J If yoa want Quick Relief from! pain,insist on having Grosvenor's ^1^ I bell-cap-sic plastkr i with a picture of a bell on ^SPbelllViI back-cloth, for there is no er, wcap-oc}B9 liniment, or lotion that ^ s^riiT St sno'i complete mas:cry over ^?58^ 3 ALL ACHES AND PAINS. 1 ; Dr. Cro?ver.or"? Bcll-Cap-*Ic ricxtorxfi I are l'nrel* WjL-tabla and Harmless. lie-ieVeH instantly "and never falUo euro. SAFE, QUICK AND SURE. P Sold by drrv^L-ta or ina:!e-I or. rue?!.: GirO.SVENOn A KTCHAJt DS, g host- -n. r?; ?.?! . b STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. By J. A. E1NNANT, Esq., Probate Judge: TX 7 HERE AS, R. II. JENNIFGS. C. C. YV C. P.. hath made suit to me to 1 errant him letters of administration, tfe 1 banis no a of the estate and effects c?.J < Lawrence J. Cook, deceased: These are, therefore, to cite andadmon- . ish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Lawrence J. Cook, deceased, Iliac they be and api>ear before me, in the Court of Probate, to | be held at Fairfield Court House, S. C., s on the 9th day of October next, after ] publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, . why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 29lh da}* of August, Anno Domini 1890. Published on the -'50th day of August, 1890, inTnE News and IIehamj I i 111W 4 VT 8-30xG Judjie of Probate. y^jTBEST , LIVER WMEDICINE ? CHILL CURE. CHEAPEST MEDICINE KNOWS CONSIDERING QUALITY AND SIZE OF DOSEIT WILL ALSO COTRE V BILIOUSNESS, DYSPEPSIA, , AND CHBONIO CONSTIPATION. I ' Dr. W. E. Aiken. DRUGGIST. Winnsboro, S. C. * OATS AND LUMBER, OKA DUSHELS o Pure lied Rust OOU Proof Oats a: <1 .10.000 ',Uet of assorted Lumber for sr.lc hv .1. K. DAVIS, 9-lOfxtf Montifello, C. **v wjw* trt* ? -w-v -w-j* t^% m it EMI iOBii iM Bead Every fori m DUR ENTIRE MAMMOTH ! FOR INSPECTION I WE receive daily from headquarters la offer them to our friends and custo Our stock is full in every department ai :ial attention to our DRESS GOODS AND CLOI md invite oar lady friends to call and se< H. LAND Pi-nnrinlAii r\f lilt Vonr A IV^IIVIVI V* VMV AlVII ).VE DOLLAR WEEELflj Bays a good Gold Witch by ourfl ;3 ab System. Oar 14 karat paleni^M B tiffened Gold c*scs are warranted for S 0 years. Waltham or Elgin movelent?reliable and well known, Sitm 7iml and hunting or open face, jad>'s or Gent's s-izc. Jiqnai to any >75 Watch, we sell one of these Vaiohes for $25 cash, and send to any ddress by registered mail, or b\ Excess C. O f>., with privilege cf exminution; also by our club System it $1 per week. Our Agent in Durlu-.m. J\r. C., u rites: "Our Jewelers have confessed hey don't know how yon can furrish such work for tlie money.!' One good, reliable AGENT WANTED in each placn. Write for particaars. J'JJLJfiltlli HALVn \ v/,, 18 & 50 Maiden Lane, New York, S-27xly AXXO U . CEMENTS. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, ^ The many friends of the Hon. T. S. [JUICE recognizing his worth and qualifi:ation nominate him for the lower i louse )f the General Assembly, subject to the iction of the Democratic party. * Many Friends. Messrs. Editors: Please announce that [ am a candidate for a seat in the Hoase )f Representatives, subject to the Demo:ratic primary election. * " J NX). D, IIAHRISOX. I desire to announce that I am a candi1 Jate for re-election to the House of Representatives. subject to the action of the J Democratic primarv. " * TllhS. T5. Mt:KISSTRY. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the Democratic nomination tj the House of Representatives, and pledge my* >elf to abide the action of the Democratic primaries. * JAMES W. II ASA II AX. 1OS COUNTY AUDITOR. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Auditor for F:ti:ficld D- i:-?-y, subject to the action of the Demjcriitic primaries. * J 11. CROSBYI hereby announce myself as a candidate "cr re-eiection to the office of County Auditor, subject to the action of the Dem>cratic party. * L JS. Willi iSi?. FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. I hereby offer myself as a candidate fore-election to tbe office of School t oaimfciioner, subject to the action of the Deniojratic primary. * II. L. DUKE. I hereby announce myself a candidate tor the office of School Commissioner, sublect to the action of the Democratic primaries.! _* JOHN KOfrD. FOR COUNTi' COMMISSIONER, We herrby nominate Mr. STEWART as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Commissioner, sub- 1 ject to the action of the Democratic primary. I * Mxsy Friends. ' I hereby amioui.cc myself a candidate foi re-election t?? Jh-i office of County Commiss oner, sulg'e t to the action of tie Democratic primaries. * J. S CATIICART, Sn. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re cloction to the office'of County Commissioner, subject t-j the action of the Democratic urimnri' ?>. * ' JOHN' II01.LIS. I her-.by annr-nce myself a candidate for the <>( County Commissioner, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. * A.S. WIIITENEli, FOR JURY COMMISSIONS K. I hentbv announce myself a candidate * for the office of .Jury Commi*ioner. sub- fl |e<t to t)ie action of the l>emocratft:"j?7frty. * 15. II AAV LEY ROBERTSON. J Mr*xrx. Editor*: Meas" :?nn??iftl',f that I iui a candidate for reelection t? the office :>f Jury f\>"'inissio?er. subject to the action of the Democratic primaries * \V. A. SMITH. FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE I hereby announce myself a candidate "or re-election to the ottice of Judije of m Probate, subject to the action of the I)om- fl jcratic part}7. m * I. A. IIIXNANT. SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION?" J I hereby announce myself a candidate lor reappointment to the office of Supervisor of Kegistration, subject to the action, if the L)i mix-ratio primaries. v.* * JAiiES PAGAN, you COUNTV TKEASUUKH. "-J 1 hsreby announce myself a candidate for the "nomination of (Jouniy Treasurer, subjret to the action of the Demo&aMfouc&afejfl primaries. * J. L WARD LAW. ^TICE . . \ LL having bought sto tndersfgticd last spring and summer 1 md giving their notes for same, knowtig they fall dm on (he ? < ?- ArTnnrp 1M Ul' w ivijjju, vill be prepared to meet the same, as u!l payment will be required. All old notes carried over this >i?t ing .ml *U:i.nK*r ir-U-t b-i paid ut otic:- hs [ { viil t i.lo C'i coll.Tii hi. A. WILLI FOR IX 1 wixNSDoao. s. i\ m iCKKTSfeRE.? t it fill Pai Vnn i J 11 Hill 1UJ iUU, STOCK WILL BE READY S N A FEW DAYS. pi.A At* rflcil cronnniA KAU/WA!^ ? t 9 /B Igg two vr* ^vMuuig uai 2111 CI f IM tners at REAL RACKET PRICES. ) ' id all we ask is a call. We call spe-j gfl pJ^I rHISG DEPAKTMEXT, 9 for themselves. York Racket Stofl