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rOR THE HERALD. Sprfng. When will earth in beauty wake. And winter's ice-bound barriers break ? Wben flowers bloom and birdlings sing, To gentle, winsome, cheery spring. I see her fooiprints on the hills, I hear her voice in murmuring rills, Soozi o'er the earth she'll gracefal fling, The royal garb of lovely spring. Then flowers will raise their drooping heads, Flowers that we have long deemed dead, To gladden the world with beauty bright, After the winter's long, dark night. MAGGIE. Williamston, S. C. A Cloud or Witnesses. For nearly a quarter of a century Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy has been acknowleged by the people as a posi tive cure for all catarrhal affections. Its great popularity with physicians and patients, together with its con stantly increasing sale, attests, in ar guments stronger than words, its heal ing power. If there be general or nervous debility and impoverished blood, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery should be used in connec tion with the Catarrh Remedy. The following named parties are among the thousands who have been cured of catarrh by the used of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy: A F Downs, New Geneva, Pa.; D J Brown, St. Joseph, Mo.; E C Lew is, Rutland, Vt.; Levi Springer, Net tle Lake, Ohio; Chas. Norcrop, North Chesterfield, MIe. ; Milton Jones, Seri ba, N Y.; J E Miller, Bridger Sta tion, Wyo.; J C Merriman, Logan. sport, Ind.; M M Post, Logansport, Ind.; J W Bailey, Tremont, Pa.; Il B Ayres, La Porte, Ind. ; Jessie M Sears, Ft. Branch, Ind.; L Williams, Canton, Mo.; W A Thayer, Onarga, Ill.; S B Nichols, Jr., Galveston, Tex.; Jonas' F Reinert, Stonesville, Pa.; S W Lusk, MeFarland, Wis.: John Williams, Helmick, Ohio; Mrs. M A Carrey, Trenton, Tenn. ; J G Joslin, Keene, N H.; A J Casper, Table Rock, W Va. ; Louis Anders, Gaysport, Ohio; C H Chase, Elkhart, Ind.: Mrs. Henry Haight, San Fran cisco, Cal.; Mrs. E M Gallusha, Law renceville, N Y.; W J Graham, Adel, Iowa; A 0 Smith. Newnan, Ga.; Chas. E Rice, Baltimore, Md.; Jesse M Sears, Carlisle, Ind.; Dan'l B Mil ler, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Mrs. Minnie Arnaise, 290 Delancy Street, New York; H W Hall, Hastings, Mich.; Win. F Marston, Lowell, Mass.; I W Roberts, Maricopa, Ariz; Chas. S De laney, Harrisburg, Pa.; M C Cole, Lowell, Mass; Mrs. C J Spurtin, Camden, Ala.; Chas. F Kaw, Fred ericktown, Ohio; Mrs. Lucy Hunter, Farmington, Ill.; Capt. E J Spauld ing, Camp Stambaugh, Wyo.; I W Tracy, Steamboat Rock, Iowa; Mrs. Lydia Waite, Shushani, N Y.; J M Peck, Junction City, Mont. ; Henry Ebe, Bantas, Cal.; L P Cummings, Rantoul, Ill.; S E Jones, Charleston Four Corners, N Y.; Geo. F Hall, Puebio, Cal.; Win. E Bartrie, Sterl ing, Pa. ; H H Ebon, 918 Penn Street, Pittsburg, Pa.; J R Jackmnan, Sam uel's Depot, Ky.; Henry Zobrist, Geneva, N Y. ; Miss Hattie Parrott, Montgomery, Ohio ; L Ledbrook, Chathan, Ill. ; S B McCoy, Nashiport, Ohio; W W Warner, North Jackson, Mich.; Miss Mary A Winne, Darien, Wis.; John Zeigler, Carlisle Springs, Pa.; James Tompkings, St. Cloud, Minn.; Enoch Duer Pawnee City, Neb. ; Joseph T Miller, Xenia, Ohio ; 5 B Nichols, Galveston, Tex.; H L Laid, Upper Alton, Ill.; John Davis, Prescott, Ariz; Mrs. Nancy Graham, Forest Cove, Oreg. Democratie Caucuses. Senator Lipscomb, of Newberry, who introduced a set of "straight-out" res olutions into the Democratic caucus in Columbia, on the occasion of the selection of Democratic candidates for judges, was censured because he with drew when his resolutions were tabled. The question very naturally arises, whether the caucus can bind a dem oerat to stand by any policy, principles or nomintions that are not democratic; or, in other words, is a democrat in duty bound to vote for a republican against his principles, because the caucus says so ? Again, our advices from Columbia show that the Univer sity Bill was carried, and that the re. port of the Bond Commission may be defeated by the vote, not of a majority of democrats, but by a combination of a democratic minority with the radi cals in the General Assembly. Now, the question again arises, if it is right for the democratic caucus to compel a democrat to vote for a republican judge, would it not be right to submit questions of public policy-such as the Bonded Debt and University Bill -to the democratic causus, instead of allowing the radical minority to decide what the democrats shall do. It seems to us that the democratic party should be governed by democratic principles, or that it cannot bind its members to abide by its action; and it is a poor rule that will not work both ways. Will it not be as bad to allow the radicals to rule the general Assembly, as to allow independent candidates, to run and hereby throw the control of the State into their hands ?-Carolina Spartan. ------ Z Promises kept inspire confidence ; and Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup never promised relief in the diseases of childhood without at once effecting it. Hence the popular reliance upon it. Price 25 ets. a bottle. The Supreme Court of the State of New York has decided that J.. C. Ayer & Co., of Lowell, have the sole right to usc the words CHERR~Y PEC TORAL for a medicine, and has issued an injunction against F. V. Rashton, nf N7- Y,.k itva for selling Rush TIhe iffraELd.C THOS. F. GRENEKER, EDIToRs. W. H. WALLACE, NEWBERRY, S. C. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 13, 1878. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect a Fam ily Newspaper. devoted to the material in terests of the ocople of this County and the State. It circulates extensively, and as an Advertisin- medium offers unrivalled ad vantages. 'For Terms, see first page. To Democratic Clubs. We propose to publish in the HERALD the rolls of all Democratic Clubs in the County of Newberry, and respectfully urge the President or Secretary of each Club to furnish us with a perfect and full list of names as soon as the Clubs organ ize. This is an important matter and we hope it will be attended to. Let the names be written legibly. 9-4f. The State Debt, and the Com promise. As some of our readers may not be familiar with the question of the public debt, we take the liberty of quoting from Senator Gary's speech in the Senate on that subject, which gives the whole matter in a clear and intelligible form. THE CoNSOLIDATION DEBT. "The amount of the public debt authorized under the Consolida tion Act of 22d December, 1873, to be consolidated was $9,886,627. Of this amount there has been consolidated $7,169,667.94. The amount to be consolidated is $2, 716,960.06, with interest on this amount from July 1st, 1871, to Jan uary 1st, 1878, which is $950,936, the principal and interest of the unconsolidated debt being $3,657, 896.06. Now, if you apply the rule adopted by the Act of 1873, which is to pay fifty cents on the dollar, it will be $1,838,948.03. The Consolidation Debt, under this scheme, would be $4,396,290.44, with interest in arrears to January 1st, 1878, eighteen months, will be $395,666.10, the aggregate of princi pal and interest being $4,791,956.54. If to this we add the $1,838,948.03, it gives us the amount of the debt after applying the Act-of 22d De cember, 1873, to wit: $6,639,904.57, less the amount of the interest now in the Treasury. THE FLOATING DEBT. The floating debt, according to the Investigating Committee, amounts to $1,046,926.04, and to this they have added the "Bills of the Bank of the State," amounting to $739, 179.27, making, in the aggregate, $1,786,105,31. THE CoNTINGENT DEBT. The contingent debt is as follows: Spartanburg and Union Railroad bonds, $474,600 ; South Carolina Railroad bonds, $84,078 ; Charles ton and Savannah Railroad bonds, $750,750 ; Laurens Railroad bonds, $75,000 ; Greenville and Colum bia Railroad bonds, $1,436,545.80, amounting, in the aggregate, to $2,820,973.80. Now these three denominations of indebtedness constitute all the indebtedness of the State, and it amounts to the enormous sum of $11,239,983.62." "The Committee find that $3,608, 717 were not issued in accordance with law, and therefore were not authorized to be consolidated by the Act of 22d December, 1873." It was over this portion of the Investigating Committee's report that the first fight was made be tween those who were in favor of paying the whole Consolidation Debt and those who were in favor of striking out the $3,608,717, fraudulently issued. The debate began February 27th. The Democratic caucus Saturday greed upon the plan given below. The following synopsis of the plan is from the News and Courier : 1. A sufficient tax shall be levied to pay the interest on the whole Consolidation debt for the current ear, the funds to pay the interest in full for last year being already in the Treasury. 2. Three Circuit Judges, to be esignated by the General Assem bly, shall meet in May and hear and 1etermine cases made up to test the validity of the Consolidation bonds and stock reported against by the Bond Commission, the State to have right of appeal tco the Su preme Court, at the demand of the sounsel for the State. 3. That the interest on the debt recognized as valid by the Bond whenever the liability of the State therefor shall be finally adjudged. 5. That no bonds or stocks is sued since April, 1868, be funded under the Consolidation Act until they shall have been examined and found valid. 2. That the Little Bonanza debt and the unfunded debts and liabili ties of the State, including the bills of the Bank of the State, and ex cepting only the advances made for the Lunatic Asylum and State Peni tentiary, shall be funded at fifty cents on the dollar in six per cent. bonds. Mr. Pope on the Public Debt. We find in the News and Coaurier the following notice of Mr. Pope's speech on the Bond Commission's Report. The speech was delivered in the House the 6th instant: Mr. 7. J. Pope, of Newberry, made a very fine argument in favor of a compromise, the basis of which was to throw out the conceded frauds and fund the outstanding debt at fifty cents on the dollar. By the terms of the Consolidation Act he said certain claims were compromised at fifty cents on the dollar, but there was in that act no agreement to take fifty cents on regular, irregular and tainted bonds. The message of the Governor was explicit on this head. It was nothing but the proffer of a lesser amount on account of an inability to pay a greater. The report of the tax payers' committee (Mr. Trenholm and others) was based upon fraud ulent representations made to them by Neagle and Parker at the insti -gation of Chamberlain and with Kimption's aid. The whole thing being fradulent and based on a fraud deliberately planned is a null ity. The matter of the adjustment of the public debt never entered in - to the campaign of 1876. The con stitutional amendment imposing a regular two mill tax for school purposes was submitted to the peQ ple; the Debt question was not. The Wallace House was but the servant of the people; the agent is not above his principal. Gentle men on the other side ignore the action of the Wallace House in June. He had never seen such an attempt to bridle free expression as had been practiced by the friends of the bondholders on this ques tion. The 14ading journals of this State had denounced the repre sentatives of the people for dar-ing to disagree with Govern.or Hamp ton, even going so far as to measure our love for our State by our agree ment with Hampton. I yield to none in admiration of Governor Hampton, but even he has made some of tbe greatest and fatal mistakes. For instance, when he denounced the Reconstruction acts as revolutionary, null and void. The doctrine of infallibility has not been settled in South Car-olina. I have supported Governor Hampton so far as my conscience will allow, but will never deviate from my duty, as I understand it, for any one man. The country members were repudiationists until they be came so strong, and then they be came read justers. All the honor and patriotism is not concentrated on one side or in one section of the party. Some say no matter what the wrong may be, it is law now and can't be changed ! Who made them judges ? When Morton, Bliss & Co. tried to force the comp troller general to levy a tax to pay these bonds ; despite a specific act; the attorney-general and Mr. Mem minger fought the bondholders, they got their judgment in the Su preme Court ; but despite the fact that they have it all these years they have never collected a cent. Don't be cast down at the threat that the Supreme Court will decide against you. There is as much law on the one side as on the other. The Supreme Court is pure, and no man has a right to say what its course will be except in the way of argument. The speaker next dropped into figures and stated that if the oppo sition was successful a tax of thirty seven mills would be levied on the people of Charleston and Columbia, and but little less on people outside of the cities. If we accept the Con solidation Act as the basis of the settlement of the public debt, (after eliminating the Owens cupons which are acknowledged to have been fraudulent) the tax would be three and a half mills. The Consolidation Act would be the best settlement that could 15e made. Eliminate the Zealy and Owens and other fraudu lent coupous and pay the rest. M~.r. Pope, in his argument, was the first to openly declare in favor of a compromise. He was evidently very earnest in his convictions, and supported his position by strong legal and political reasons. Bankrupt. Individuals are not the only bank rupts now. Virginia is declared in a state of insolvency by the Audit or, with not a dollar in the treas ury. Washington is staggering under a load of debt, the property of the city being mortgaged for more than one-fourth of its value. San Francisco is dead broke, and her municipal affairs are at a stand still for want of funds. Chicago is as dead as a mackerel, and her big gest men bankrupt. A deplorable state of affairs truly. The Straight-Out Demnocrat, 1 A Tri-weekly newspaper, publish h C1,~1,,mbia an,I ~'Rifc~A by rhe Opposition to Governor Hampton. The News and~Courier says: "The opposition to the renomination of Governor Hampton is not as much 'a man of straw' as our good friends of the Newberry HERALD seem to think. Hampton is the exponent of liberalism, conservatism, pro gress, justice, moderation and peace in South Carolina, and the hide bound extremists, who are not all dead, don't want him." We are aware that there are a few such extremists ; but they don't amount to a corporal's guard in the great army of the Democrats of the State, and their petty jealousies and absurd aspirations should be treat en with silent contempt, instead of being dignified into an opposition. We insist that there is not a shadow of doubt of Governor Hampton's renomination, if he will accept it. Notwithstanding this fact we ex pect to be informed over and over again next fall by at least half a dozen newspapers in the State that the Governor's renomination is due to their sole, uncompromising ef forts in his behalf. The3 Pension Bil. The Bill granting pensions to soldiers and sailors who served in the War of 1812, passed Congress the 4th. It provides that the names of all volunteers of the military or naval service of the United States who served fourteen days in the war of 1812, shall be placed on the pension rolls. The monthly amount of the pension is eight dollars ; in case the pensioner is dead it makes provision for his widow. It also restores to the rolls those Southern men who, once pensioned, were stricken from the roll because they had aided or abetted the "rebel lion." Speights' Daily Newspaper. We are glad to welcome the irre pressible Speights, of Greenville, back into the newspaper fraternity. if the first numbers of his paper can be taken as an intimation of its future, we jredict for him a suc cessful venture. Col. Jno. W. R. Pope is associated with him in the editorial department. Three cheers for Speights' .Daily Newspaper. Russian Indemnity. The indemnity that Turkey has to pay to Russia, according to the treaty, amounts to 1,410,000,000 roubles, 1,100,000,000 being cover ed by territorial cessions, the bal ance, 310,000,000 roubles to be paid in money. A rouble is equal to about seventy-five cents in our money. The Silver Bill, Which has recently become a law, provides for coining silver dol lars of 412k grains weight, and makes it a legal tender for all debts. It is said to be worth only ninety two cents; but we know so little in regard to the matter that we shall not attempt to discuss it. Editorial Review. BayaTrd Taylor has been confirm ed as Minister to Germany. In a breach of promise casc Dicker vs. Tytus-tried at Hamil ton, 0., last week, the fair plaintiff was awarded $6,000 damages. The hotels, printing office, busi ness houses, several bath houses, in short nearly all the houses at Hot Springs, Arkansas, were destroyed by fire the 4th. According to the report of the Secretary of War "our standing ar my" is quite an expensive machine. The government pays for quarters over $60,000 a year ; for fuel, over $20,000 ; for forage, over $30,000. It cost the United States last year $1,854 for each enlisted soldier. A noted burglar was shot and mortally wounded in New York, a few nights ago, while trying to en ter a house. While dying he beg ged that a "jimmy" might be placed in his hand-he could then die hap py. Another instance of "the ruling passion strong in death." State News. The Walhalla Bank has given no tice that it will close the 13th inst., n account of the usury law. Several colored men have been put in jail in Lancaster, for non payment of poll-tax. A rather ex pensive proceeding. While a white man was cutting own a tree near Pendleton, Ander ;on County, a few days ago, it fell m him and crushed him to death. Among a batch of convicts that rrived at the State Penitentiary ,he 6th inst., was a colored girl sight years of age, who was put in 'or murder. A portion of Pickens County ex perienced a destructive storm of wind, bail and rain lately, in which residences, kitchens, stables, barns, cribs and fences were destroyed. The Abbeville Medium says that Col. T. C. Perrin fell in the Court House passage last Friday, while on the way to his law office. It is supposed he was attacked by a se vere fit of indigestion. An old lady, Miss Tabitha Rad cliffe, aged 50 years, committed suicide by hanging herself from the rafters of her garret room in Abbe ville County last week. She lived alone and had some means, but no clew is had to the cause of the rash act. Suicides are very common of late. Legislative. CONDENSED REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS. MONDAY, March 4-SENATE.-Bill to restore the remedy of distress for rent passed its third reading. The joint resolution to appoint a commission to codify the Statute laws of the State was amended, giving the appointment to the Judges of the Su preme Court, by and with the consent of the Governor, and fixing their sala ries at $2,000 instead of $3,000. $1,000 is appropriated as a contingent fund. Mr. Witherspoon made a speech on the Bond Commissioner's report, ad vocating the reopening of the Consoli dation Act. HoUSE.-Mr. Simonton made a motion that the vote on the Bond question be taken at 1 o'clock the 8th inst. Mr. Gray moved to substitute the 7th. Mr. Johnstone moved to substitute the 9th-tabled. The vote on Mr. Gray's motion stood 37 to 37. Speaker Sheppard cast the deciding vote in favor of the motion. The Bond question was taken up. Mr. Blue, of Marion, argued for the Consolidation Act; Mr. Bradley, of Abbeville, against it. The Bill providing for reopening the State University was enrolled for ratification. Bill to redistrict the State was laid on the table by a vote of 49 to 47. TUEsDAY, March 5-SENATE. - Joint Resolution enabling the County Commissioners of Newberry, (and some other Counties) to fund the past indebtedness of said Counties, was passed. Bill to prevent cruelty to animals ordered for ratification. Bond question was taIren up and discussed. HoUSE.--On motion of Mr. D. F. Bradley, committee was appointed to investigate all charges made against members of the House- in the report of the Fraud Commission. Mr. Conner offered resolution that the per diem of members since the recess be fixed at $4. Mr. R. R. Hemphill moved to re consider the vote fixing the time for cutting off debate on the Bond ques tion Wednesday, 6th. Adopted. Fri day was then moved as the day-ta bled. Speeches were made on the Bond question by Mr. Memminger, of Charleston, in favor of the Consolida tion Act, and Mr. Aldrich, of Barn well, against the act. WEDNEsDAY, March 6th-SENATE. -Bill to amend Section 12, Chapter 28, Title 7, of General Statutes rela tive to sureties on official bonds, pass ed third reading. The Bond question came up ; speeches were made by My ers and Taft in~ favor of the Consolida tion Act, and by Livingstone in oppo sition. HoUsE.-The Bond question was the only matter of interest discussed. Speeches were made by Andrews, Rutledge and Pope. THURsDAY, March 7-SENATE. Joint resolution to leave the appoint ment of three Commissioners to codify the laws of the State to the Judges of the Supreme Court, was passed. Mr. Taft finished his speech on the Bond question. HoUSE.--Mr. Dibble, Orangeburg, spoke in favor of standing by the Con solidation Act. Mr. O'Neill, Charles ton, struck a new vein altogether-he was in favor of rejecting all bonds re ported as invalid by the Bond Com mission, and in paying all the valid debt, dollar for dollar, notwithstanding the Consolidation Act of Dec. 1873. Mr. White, Charleston, spoke for the Consoli'ition Act. FRIDAY, March 8-SENATE.-Bill to amend the Act of March 9, 1874, regulating the fees of Probate Judges, Trial Justices,.Clerks of Courts and other officers, was rejected. Mr. Cochran introduced bill to pro. vide for the registration of the voters of this State, as required by the Con stitution. Mr. Wylie, Lancaster, made his speech on the Bond question, advo cating the adoption of the report of the Investigating Committee, and thrming nout the $3,08,&717 of the his speech ; he was in favor of stand ing by the Consolidation Act. Mil- gr ler, (rep ) Beaufort, had his say ; and wi was followed by Wells, Robinson, is Gantt, Ferriter and Humbert, (Dar- ta: lington) all repubs.-all on the same m< side. jo: Mr. R. B. Rhett, Charleston, next ze had his say-on same side. ap It was moved and carried that the pr vote on the Bond question be taken pa the next day. go Bill to create a special license tax th on salesmen traveling for firms doing to -business in another State, passed to no third reading. se .Mr. Pope, of Newberry, rose to a ta: privileged question, and made the ot following remarks: or Mr. Speaker: In the course of my li( remarks on the question now pending, rc which remarks were delivered in this is House on Wednesday last, I stated w that Governor Hampton did in the itU national Democratic party, in 1868, offer the resolution declaring the re construction measures of Congress rev olutionary, and, therefore, null and void. When I made the statement, such was my belief. Since then I have been authoritatively assured that P1 such resolution was not offered by re Governor Hampton, but was so offered PI by a gentleman from Connecticut. to Having publicly made the charge, I th do now withdraw it. ab SATURDAY, March 11-SENATE.- tir House concurrent resolution to ad- of journ sine die the 20th, laid over till Monday. G Messrs. Bowen and Cannon spoke a in favor of throwing out the bonds re m ab ported fraudulent by the Bond Com mission. wl Act to reduce all acts relating to powers and duties of County Commis- r sioners into act, was ratified. HOUsE.-Mr. Hood spoke on the ca Bond question-in favor of throw- vo ing out the fraudulently consolidated ch bonds. Tuesday, the 12th, fixed as . the day for taking the vote. i or VOE THE HERALD. Our Washington Letter. pi WASHINGTON, D. C., ha March 6, 1878. ke The worst enemy of Mr. Hayes w( might almost be satisfied with the dis- is] appointments which he has had in the W yeai just closed. First and greatest bi the new party was a child which did lie not rise to the activity of a still birth. *0 Matthews, made Senator by undigni- al fled intrigue, gave no strength to his inventor, and goes out of office by the th unanimous wish of the people of Ohio, backed by the warm assent of citizens generally. Garfield, who was to be re Speaker of the House, also by Presi- * dential intrigue; was miserably de- to feated for that position, and can be ct returned to Congr.ess only by a mirac- t ulous change in the people of his Dis- m trict. It is fair to suppose that Hayes, n if he really ever had a conviction of .! any kind, believed that the civil ser- . vice of the country ought to be re- is formed, and hoped to reform it: yet m by his own acts it has become demor- o alized to an extent that would make to an Grant shudder; it is to use a commona phrase "demonetized" and nothing but an act of Congress can restore it t to what it was a year ago. The only b possibility of mischief that the Ad- . ministration has escaped has been in r our affairs with Mexico, and I do not believe that Hayes or his Secretary of P State should receive credit for keeping H us out of a war with that distracted ed country. I think that but for the ef- ab forts made by the press before and at and after the meeting of Congress in October, the Administration would ig have had to answer for that crowning .h infamy of all infamieb-an unjust war aainst a weaker sister Republic. it Upon the whole, if we omit the re- o moval of troops from the South, which p every day shows more and more clear ly to have been a condition precedent o to his inauguration, we find that Mr. Hayes is' entitled to little credit for services in the office he holds. Time alone can tell whether this comes from the weakness of the man, the peculiar condition of our politics at this time, or from the fact that goods improperly m acquired never bring.prosperity to the y holder. b There is a great deal of amusement h found in the fact that certain Senators were tipsy on the night the silve bil e pe.It was an all night sersin. b The Post of yesterday published what it called its list of Senators who were not the worse for liquor. The fun of Al this list is found in the fact that it T puts close together the names of Sena tors who never drink at all and of Senators who are never sober. It is s understood that a correct list of the inebriated ones would not take in any who come from east of the Penobscot g river or west of the Pacific Ocean. M The attention of Congress was call- col ed, last Fall, in this correspondence, to the fact that the Government was occupying many private buildings here, ad< at an enormous annual expense, and , that most of the buildings were mere fire traps, invaluable records stored within. them being more exposed to destruction than a business man would allow his property to be. An investi- ma gation of the subject is to be had, un der a resolution yesterday introduced in the House. There can be but onc result. Favoritism and fraud. will be Ch ound, if the investigation is thorough,w in connection with the renting of nearly every building. If a man has. frii in unsalable and unrentable shanty, o he can generally make the Govern- rec cent a tenant if he will pay some for ciddle man a percentage. The 1812 Pension bill passed the i [ouse yesterday, having previously ce* passed the Senate. It gives $8 per pai aonth to all those who served 14 days ed >r were engaged in a battle, during ;be war of 1812, instead of 60 days as eretofore, and to widows of all those wvho have died. It restores to the Pension rolls those who were droppedl' ia The Moffett punch, which a Con. assional Committee is investigating i th a view to its u!e in this District,I' the simplest and Last tbjectiolnable eat c gatherer ever known. By its fac !aas tax paying becomes an easy *nd [Ce1 vous thing. Every time th1t a citi- aw n spends 15c. upo-a his owr selfish ree petite, be contributes 2ic. to relieve tor operty from its burdens. The worst Im rt of a man is taxed for the general Sal od, and it is done in such a way- t e money appearing, for the momeUt, be drawn from the barkeeper and t from the real loser-that the more lfish a man is the more he enjoys his v paying. Except in Maine and her States where there are prohibit y laws and where, of course, no uor is sold, we may now begin to duce public indebtedness All that needed is a Moffett punch. There 11 be a Committee report in favor of adoption in this District. SOLON. FoR THE HERALD, GUSE CREEK, Febeary 20th, 1878. B MISTER EDITURS : It is with grate ,asure that we peple in the country. id the report of the Grand Jury, es sially that part about whisky, and iting conceled wepins. It's a Pittan ough they dident ali-p in somethin' JJ out the lean law, or the ocnd ques i, or codifying the laws, or somethin' the sort, it would have sounded you ow. We never thouzht that a rand Jury had any bisness fumblin Fr ound in public offices. or bothering emselves about the pore house, or nu out roads and bridges, but confine the emselves to other matters, espesially Uo iisky, &c. The nashun is going to I C in by its purnitious effecks, and it with pride that we of Newberry, n say, "we was the firat to raise our ice agin its use." That was a wise in mse they put in, about not selling SP drinks and quarts, and to kepe it Ca the smallest cumpas. possible. This Is right. If a man must have his og, let him get a jug or a kag full. iis would be much better than slip n around the back way, and git a to If pint flask full and tel the bar me per, it was for eamfur, or the old wil man was sick. It would be aston- ins ing how much more camfur there of )uld be in the country if peple would - by the jug full, and so much less ker drunk. And then it. should ly be - bought and drunk in town, d on the public square at that. This H] inld stop so many town folks, too, >m hunting the Post Oflis, and mis e dore, thi.'iin so much about bi-s ss. And further more they should comxmend the wicked habit of carry g it concealed. Eow much better an carry it around a man's neck in a wit uteen or something. I always ought it did look so mean to ree a_ un standin' up in a crowd wit& the ck of a long bottle stickin' out of s hind coat pocket. As for carry-A g knives and pistols in your pocket, a practice which should, by all sans, be stopped, and the Legislatur ght to appoint a set of eunstables -ca search every man comin' to town, d take away these impliments of ath. What a savin' of bloodshed ere would be. Think of the mones widders and cries of orfans there a been in our land, all through car- - ing concealed whisky and wepins. hy not carry Winchester rifles, or , rhaps -a tomahawk would be better?wf ow many murders would be prevent- tor ? Hlow many less, poor innocemt, tee used and down trodden niggers ama mid be bushwhacked, just for ex- c iuing your tater patch, or through 20rance of the law, inters your meet - use to get a small piece of meet, or SI1 other peples' hen house, only hunt Stheir own chickens ? The liberty the poor nigger would be better L. 'tectid, our land would no more be luged in blood, and peace would ee more rain in Warsaw. As ever, your friend, in SI SLOCUM. eet FOR THE HERALD. dag anc JALJAPA, March 9, 1878. Re: The citizens of Township No. 5, Ne t in the Academy, and on motion les j. J. P. Kinard took the chair, who efly stated that the object of the lot etinig was the reorganization of the L. mocratic Club. Mr. J. B. Camp I was elected Secretary, and re- ar ested to prepare a list for enroll- and at. The following enrolled:. J. P. Kinard, John Abrams, col., acr fred Jones, col., Minor Teague, col., anc M. Chapman, G. S. Sligh, WV. H. is dy, M. B. Chalmers, S. R. Wright, lot B. Campbell, G. L. Spearman, J. -4 Gary, J. C. Gary, J. C. Butler, J. o.n .Folk, W. C. Davis, J. M. Chal- ~ rs, J. Glasgow, J. R. Sligh, W. C. piei ittenberg, WV. W. Riser, E. P. '1 ~thews, J. R. Campbell, T. Carroll, Per ,J. Y. Johnson, T. H. Davis. Dr. Folk offered a resolution that eers be elected by acclamation pted. [he following were elected:I President-Maj. J. P. Kinard. st Vice-President-J. WV. Folk. ~d Vice-President-G. L. Spear Bd Vice-President-W. C. Davis.U Secretary-W. H. Eddy. 'reasurer-J. B. Campbell.K Executive Cowmmittee-W.C. Sligh, g airman; Minor Teague, G. S. Sligh, * WV. Riser, W. C. Swittenberg. A Eesoved further, That the wish of mds or citizeos to make amendment eange of officers shall be heartily - eived, and that the list be opened ST all who feel an interest in enroll ; and that a copy of these pro dings be published in the County -y ters. ' . suit VIoved, that the Club stand adjourn- istr to meet third Saturday in April. Me! J.P IAD,Peiet J. . NADSecresident. al app. DY Scear.o andrepytepoleap ae e ndorsemi by ndh peope asna re-y -. de. harmless and cheap remedy. % ECONOMY IS WEALTH, 'oor Richard sav s. If this be true, then it rise in every family to use Daryeas's Satin ozs Stareb in prefeience to any other, be Ise it is the most ec,nomical ever mann tured in the world. It is the most econom I because it is the best; it is the cheapest ause it is the beSt. It is purer, w1iizer, stronger than any other starch. it has ived the h ighest awsrd over all competi in the four quarters of the globe. Don't leceied by your grocer. Ask for Duryeas' -roved Corn Starch for food, and Daryeas' in Gloss Starch for laandry purposes, and e no other. New A* Iiscellaneous. ow! AGA! E-3OPENED. WILL OPEN TO .ot of Mens', Youths' and Boys' Dots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, CLOTHING,. I roany other Goods 33 1-3 per Cent. Below New York Cost. Liso, a very desirable assortment of ench and English Cassimeres, 25 per cent. less than they cost, and nerous other goods at a !ess price than y can be bought for from any other use in the State. FFER THESE GREAT INDUCEMENTS POR TEN DIV$ ONLY! order to make room for A FRESH RING AND SUMMER STOCK which yt. McFall and myself will leave for New rk to purchase on or about 20th inst. will after this day keep & Bargain Counte which especial attention is called. 'adies or gentlemen having any old uts they wish Dyed or Cleansed, if th I bring same to my store before the 20t t., they will be carried to New York .harge. J. D. CASHK lar. 13, 11-2t. DES AND BARK WA-EKe l'he undersigned wishes to purchase at Tannery ~,000 DRY OR GREEN HIDES, 00O CORDS TAN BARK, and has all kinds of LEATHER, extra sh, for sale. Grist Mill in connection hi Tannery. Best quality of Meal made. L. J. JONES. Liar. 13, 11-3m. SEASONABLE t900B t BOTTOM PRICES. JUST RECE WED A FRESH LOT OF A.CKERS, CANNED GOODS, PLAIN~ AND FEENCH CANDY, LEMONS, FRUITS, &c. .t. H. A. BURNS'. A NOTICE. rhe Probate Court of Newberry ~pnty I be openi for Annual Returns of u s, Admi.iistrators, Guardians andT s on the Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays Saturdays of March. jitations will assuredly issue to those in ault. J. C. LEARIY, Liar. 13, 11--2t. Judge of Probate. 'ATE OF SOUTHI CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. [N THE COMMON PLEAS. J. JONES & W. C. PARKER, Plfra., Against W. H. WEBB, Defendant. ly virtue of an execution to me directed .he above stated case, and of other ex tions against the defendant, I will sell Kewvberry Court House on the first Mon in April, A.D. 1878, at public outcry, I to the highest bidder, the following di Estate, to-wit: .One House and Lot in the Town *of whberry, containing one acre more or Son Leavell street, occupied by N. B. ryck, bounded by lot of the heirs of ison M. Jones, deceased, separated from of W. T. Tarrant anid by other lots of I. Jones. .One House and Lot,ontaining one a more er less, oa Leavell street, occu I by W. 0. Goree, bounde d by said street other lots of L. J. Jones. .One House and Lot containing one e more or lees, on corner of Boundary Drayton streets, occupied by D. S. Sat white, and bounded by said streets, by of heirs of B. MI. Jones, deceased, and of L. J. Jones. .Also that lot an Boyce street, fronting Public Square, bounded by lot of Na al Bank of Newberry, S. C., 3. P. Pool's ble, and Dr. James McIntosh's lot, occu I as a Law Office by L. J. Jones. 'ermus Cash. Purchasers to pay for pa D. B. WHEELER, S. N. C. [arch 11, 18'78 8t 13 RBEINEIWATLERA WHEEL lL 1'ORABLE AND 3TAT2ONARr EV, ILOU3 AID ONEILLS,J imr, POOLE & HUNT, TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, NEWBERRY COUNTY. 3y Jamnes C. L..my, Probate Judge. hereas, John W. Scott hath made to met., to grant him Letters of Admin .tion of the E.-tate and effects of Scott :ee, deceased. hcse are therelfore to cite and admonish nd singular the kindred and creditors he said deceased, that they be and ar, before me, in the Court of Probate, be held at Newberry Court House, JX on the 2ith day of March aftmr