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Gov. Hantov*% Speech at Edgefield. the 12th inst. [From the News and Courier.] * * * * * * A PICTURE OF GRANT. We enter this contest under fir different and more auspicious circum stances than the last. Then, the whole power of the Federal State gov ernments was brought to bear to crush us. All the political machinery of the State, wielded by men totally un scrupulous in the use of it, was di rected to the sole end of perpetuatirg a rule which was a disgrace to civili zation and an offence to Heaven. Bay onets in the hands of the paid soldiery of the common country gleamed, in palpable violation of the Constituti-n of that country, at every polling plie in our State. Our people, broken by years of misrule and oppression, were almost hopeless. We had as the Chief Executive of the United States a man whose highest conception of the law was embodied in the findings of a court-martinl, and whose disgrace ful ignorance of the Constitution of the country was only equalled by his shameless disregard of its most sacred obligations. Brutal, ignorant and drunken he hesitated not to crush the people of the South by the power of a paid soldiery. With an armed hand upon their throats he attempted to stifle the breath of their liberty, and placing the iron heel of military op pression upon one of the thirteen or iginal States of the lnion,-he reduced it to a military satrapy. .We were confronted at home by an enemy bold, confident and defiant, thoroughly dis ciplined, and bound compactly to gether by the cohesive power of pub lic plunder. Driven almost to despe ration and trusting alone in the jus tice of our cause, and recognizing the supreme necessity of saving our State, our people, by a common impulse, with one heart, dedicated themselves to the patriotic work, and after a struggle as arduous and as heroic as ever waged, redeemed the fair land of their fathers and covered themselves with glory. They achieved success against every probability. They work ed out a political miracle greater than any ever achieved by a people, and they accomplished this because they were true to themselves and their principles. HAMPTON'S SKETCH OF HAYES. What is our position now ? The Chief Executive of the country is one who, however much we may differ from him politically, we yet recognize as a gentleman, and one who deserves our' respect and gratitude for having, in defiance of the passionate appeals of partisans, restored local self-govern ment to Louisiana and South Carolina. By his act the military was surbordi nated to the civil authority; the armed soldiers of the United States who had for months bivouacked with in the walls of our capitol, were with. drawn, thus showing his condemna tion of that greatest crime ever per petrated against liberty on this con tinent. By giving to us our rights he has placed South Carolina on the plane of equality with her sister States, where she may move forward and ful fil the glorious destiny before her. THE DANGER OF FALSE SECURITFT. You know how desperate was the struggle before the last fight. I do not coma now to lull you into a false security. I do not say to you that you have everything your own way, and have . but to nominate your can didates. I say that I believe this campaign is fraught with almost equal danger as the last. We had an organized and disciplined foe to en counter in the field. We knew just what we had to expect, and every man worked as thoug~h the destiny.of the State depended upon his own in dividual resources- All this is chang ed. My opinion is that the Republi can Convention did not nominate a State ticket last week because they knew that if they did we would have every man in the State rallying to our standard, and we would gain a vic tory grander than the last. THE RADICAL CONVENTION Not having the manliness to en dorse the administration of the last two years-though many of them had been sent to Columbia wit.h instruc tions to do so-they have endeavored to make political capital for the North ern Radicals by enunciating a platform as false as false can be. They charge that they have not put a ticket in the field, because they could not do that without personal .danger, and they passed that resolution in the capitol of South Carolina, within hearing of the Executive of the State, and when they had entire control of the State House, placed in their hands by the Democracy of South Carolina for the purposes of making such nominations. They did not place a ticket in the field because they knew it would meet with eertain defeat ; and I warn you uow that this course has been pursued {as I warned members of the Legisla ture months ago that it would be pur sued) for the purpose of devoting their every effort to controlling the ensuing Legislature. They have not put a ticket in the field, but I tell you that in every county where they think they have a shadow of a chance of success they will make a determined fight for the Legislature. INDEPEENDENT CANDIDATES. If there is a man in South Carolina, in one single district, who is base enough to forsake his party at this time and head -an independent ticket, the Radicals will rally to his support, anad you will be stricken down in the h:ousc of your friends. You have no easy work before you! The people o? this State must again rally to their standard as they did before, and must devote every energy, -as I told the people of Anderson who may be the Governor, but it is a matter of life and death to this old land of ours that we have a Legisla ture representing the manhood, civil ization, intelligence and virtue of South Carolina. That is your objec tive point; and if my words could reach every man in South Carolina, if I could but incite each cne to re newed efforts, to even greater efforts than in the campaign of '76, I would say to him in all truth and solemnity, that he must work now, and unti! the 5th of November, as if the destiny of the State depended on his work alone. I have warned you of your danger. If, being warned, you are true to yourselves-(I know the people of Edgefield will be true. [Cheers.] I speak to the whole State)-If the Democratic party of the State will be true to itself, I predict that you will win an overwhelming victory. You may remember that when two years ago I stood upon this spot and declared then that we would win, there were then in the minds of many of my hearers grave doubts as to our success ; but never-from the 15th of August when I accepted the nominia tion-never from that day until the 7th of November did I have one doubt that the Democratic party would win. I knew we would win. . I knew we had Right and Truth and Justice on our side, and that the God of our fathers would help us if we helped ourselves. WE CAN WIN AGAIN. And you can win again, and victory now means more than you may think. It means giving you the Legislature directing the laws of this country; shaping them for the common good. It means all that we have cherished in the past and all we hope for in the fu ture. It means more, if possible, than that. Victory in 1878 means victory in 1880, and victory in 1880 for the National Democratic party, means peace for the whole country-restora tion of harmony and fraternity, and the observance of the Constitution of the country as it was framed by our fathers. That is our highest aim and object, and we must look to that, because, until a National Democratic party comes into power, we never shall be safe from a recurrence of these sporadic efforts of the Republi cans against it. * * * * * * * Tihe Yellow Fever in the WVest. [From The News and Courier.] NEW ORLEANS, Thursday Night, August 15.-For the twenty-four hours ending at noon to-day 98 new cases are reported and 16 deaths. Of these deaths seven were of children under .5 years of age, one was 8, one 14, and still another was a child, age not given. TWO NEW CASES AT VICKSBU.RG. VICKSBURG, August 15.-The healh offier reports two new cases of yellow fever to-day. GRENADA, Miss., August 15.-Six teen experienced nurses, in charge of Drs. Mlandeville and Veazie, arrived yesterday from New Orleans. The nurses were quickly assigned to affict ed families. The type of the disease here is pronounced malignant, and it2 is spreading. Ten or twelve new 4 cases have appeared. Nine deaths are reported in the last twenty-four, hours. There are fully one hundred and twenty-five cases. The white population is now reduced to seven hundred. None of the old cases have yet recovered. The brave and self- I sacrificing doctors of New Orleans, assisted by resident physicians, are doing a noble work, and grateful hearts go out to them, as well as to the generous citizens of New Orleans, I in this hour of deep affiction.( WiLMINGTON, N. C., August 15-~ The following has been received from Grenada, Miss.: "GRENADA, Miss., August 14.- f Mayor of Wilmington:. Help us I to pay our nurses and bury our dead. t Our town is a graveyard. We need help. The mayor is dying, and Igaun the only offeer left E. A. MELT.ON, "City Marshal and Acting Mayor." E Immediately on receipt of the above a the board of aldermen convened in, t special session ; and made an appro- ly priation for the Grenada sufferers, and appointed a committee of seven I to solicit contributions from citizens. It is thought that a liberal sum will be raised. THE FEVER SPREADING IN MEMPHIS. MEMPHIS, August 15.-The fever i gaining ground. Five deaths and 17 new cases are reported for the last C forty-eight hours. There are proba- I bly fifty or seventy-five cases in the 1 city. MEMPHIS APPEALS TO THE WAR DE PARTMENT FOR AID. S MEMPIS, August 15.-The follow ing telegram was sent this morning : " To Hon. Geo. W. McCrary, See- I retary of War, WVashington : "Death is making rapid strides t through our streets. Towns have quarantined against us. Can you not order one thousand tents into which to remove our poor? t "R. F. PATTERSON, Collector Internal Revenue. V "R. A. THOMPSON, Postmaster." Since the above was sent, Post-L master Thompson sent another tele- g gram, asking for rations, with a view v of supplying and getting all the poor people out of town. Twenty-seven c new cases and six deaths have been reported during the last twenty-four hours. WASHINGTON, August 15.-The ( secretary of war will respond favorably to the petition from Memphis for aid t to the people of that city. The prprofcr il eisrce o spplyer ets will terrtrces to nupyeedned. ohr rice o Uhe Hlerald. THOS. F. GRENEKER, EDIToRs. W. 11. WALLACE, NEWBERRY, S. C. rVDNESDAY, AUG. 21. 1878. A PAPER FoR T11E PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect a Fam ly Newspaper, devoted to the interial in rests of the people of this ('onty and the itate. It eirculates extennively, aind as an Ldvertising medium offers unrivallted ad -ntages. For Terns, see first page tate Democratic Ticket. FOR GOVERNOR: WADE HAMPTON, Of Richland. For Lieutenant- Governor: W. D. Si)>soN, of Laurens. For Attorney-General : EERoy F. YouAss, of Richland. For Comptroller-General: Jo-Nsox HAGOOD, of Barnwell. For State Treasurer: S. L. ij.PHART, of Richland. For Secretary of State: R. M. Sims, of York. ForAdjutant and Inspector General E. W. MOISE, of Sumter. For Superintendent of Education: Huxr S. Tiompsox, of Richland. FOR CONGRESS. First District: J. S. RiciRnnsox, of Sumter. Second District: . *P. O'Co.-or, of Charleston. Third District: D. WYATT AIKEN, of Abbeville. Folirth District: J. H. Evr\s, of Spartanburg. Fifth District : G. D. TazLkx, of Edgefield. re Edgefield Meeting and the Affra.. The downfall of Chamberlain was lelebrated in Edgefield the 12th in tant. Twenty-five hundred per ;ons were present. Speeches were lelivered by Gov. Hampton, Judge Vackey, Attorney - General You nans, Senator Gary, Gen. Moise md Col. Tillman. While the speak ng was Aoinig on in the Academy 3rove,.a mile from town, a street ight with pistols occurred in town, n which Brooker Toney, and James Booth and Benjamin Booth, bro hers, and Thomas Booth, son of Benjamin, were killed, and W. L. oleman, Mark Toney, Wade Lott, . B. Ryan and Clarence Seigler, vounded. Mr. Coleman died from uis wounds Thursday morning. ome of the wounded took no art in the affair and were struck > stray shots. The difficulty >rignated from an old family fend. night or ten years ago Luther oney, brother of Brooker, was illed by Benjamin Booth. Brook ir Toney is the man who killed the uegro Deputy. Marshal Harris on he streets of Edgefield a month or wo ago in self-defense. Politics ad nothing to do with the difficul y. All the killed were white men ad Democrats. We see in this tragic affair the vii of carrying concealed weapons, nd the urgent duty of the Legisla are of the State to pass a stringent aw .prohibiting this practice by 4enalty. The joint meeting of the State range and Agricultural Society at ipartanburg last week was largely tended, and was, from all ac-1 ounts, an exceedingly pleasant and rofitable occasion. Jno. B. Cleve mnd, Esq., on behalf of the citizens f Spartanburg, delivered the ad ress of welcome, which was re ponded to by Hon. J. N. Lipscomb, aster of the State Grange. H. .Farley, Editor of the Carolina partan, read an Essay on Agrneul ural and Mechanical Education. Hon. J. Wash Watts, of Laurens, iseussed Grasses, giving preference the Bermuda, Grass. Mr. David akins, of Alston, took an opposite ew ; he said that it was impossi l to exterminate it when once it ets a start, and, in his opinion, ras a pernicious pest. Prof. Holmes, of Charleston, dis assed Phospates. Thos. J. Moore, of Spartanburg, sad an instructive essay on Bee lulture. Drt.B oera nesyo Dr. A.lB. ogses ad ains on 1ecatCn r.J .Fra, ueclueo rse n riso a ice Cost,unrJ.H. Reuran, C ii Rice Culture. The "Regulations ~ ,, 1J E Railroads by State Authority, t: -1arges-that competition prodau ,ed combination, and that the peo )le had no protection except by egislation. The next meeting will be held in Dhester next August. Among the American exhibits bhat have been awarded premiums it the Paris Exposition are MeCor mick's Reaper, Wheelock's Steam Engine, Wood's Reaper, Edison's relephone, Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing Machine, American Watch Company's Watches, Fairbanks' Scales, Collins' Axes, Disston's Saws, Wilcox's Lard, Farmer's Friend Grain Drill, Johnston Har vester, Pullman Palace Cars and Remington's Rifles. American coal and - wheat received gold medals, and American canned goods have taken first prize. Candidates. Did you ever see the like? There are not so many in this County; but in some others there are "oodles of 'em." In Oconee, 19; Union, 20; Greenville, 23; Pickens, 35; Edgefield, 42, Lexington, 49. These are publicly announced through the County papers; how many there are who are not thus announced it is impossible. to say. Several other Counties are not far behind. Charleston Harbor. We are indebted to the -publish ers of the News and Courier for a Chart showing the projected jetties to be constructed by the U. S. Gov ernment in Charleston Harbor. Congress has appropriated $200, 000 for the purpose, and work will probably begin in the early fall. Ex-Associate Justice Wright, black as a coal, was robbed by two other darkies in a Philadelphia bar room of $210 recently. Hon. Alex. H. Stephens was re nominated the 15th by the Eighth Georgia District for re-election to Congress. State News. Mrs. Eliza S. B3ozeman, nee' Wil son, wife of Dr. J. J. Bozeman, of Ninety-Six, died the 13th instant, in the 36th year of her age. A young white man named A. E. Woodham, in Darlington County, shot and killed his uncle Emberry Woodham, the 13th-family diffi culty. T he Hampton Herald has risen from the ashes. On the night of June 3d, the office, with entire con tents, was burned. We are glad to see the Berald in the field again. Landrum Loftis was shot and killed the 16th inst., in Greenville County, by Peter Sudduth. Loftis and a posse went to Suddnth's house to arrest his son Benjamin for house-burning, when the old man and others in the house fired on the party, with the above result. The Governor has commuted the sentence of the five murderers con demned to be hanged at George own the 23d instant, to imprison ment : Benj. Roger, 10 years, and W. R. Lambeth, 5 years, in the penitentiary ; Jno. W. Lambeth, Philip Lambeth and Canaan Ward, each five months in the County jail, ating from July 5th. A bright and beautiful child shows n its very expression that its Baby ood was not associated with Opium, aordials, at.-for the continued use f Opium is antagonistic to health. 'hat valuable and highly recommend ad Remedy for the disorders of Baby Lood, Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup, is abso utely free from Morphia and all other langerous agents, and can be safely ~mployed at all times. Only 25 cents >r bottle. The Newberry Convention will act visely, if it take the advice of 1he Herald, and "act for the best in erests of the county, not to forward he schemes of any one man, clique r section." But we cannot admit hat, "if a ticket be nominated that is iot acceptable to the mass of the Demoratic voters, the Republicans Lnd Independents, united together, nay bring upon us a most disastrous lefeat-a defeat that would so weaken Lnd divide the party that there is no elling when it would recover." The emedies are two-fold : 1. Choose men f high character as delegates to the ounty Convention, so as to warrant he expectation of good work. 2. Allow no person to be placed in nom nation for any offce until, in open Jonvention, personally or~ by his riends, he shall have bound himself o abide by the action of the C'onven ion, to accent no nomination from my other body or person, and to 'efuse to serve if elected by other han Democratic votes. This will aake Newberry safe, and every other ounty, too.-News & Courier. Overtasking the Energies. It is not aidvisable for any of us to over isk oar energies, corporeal or mental, but 1 the eager pursuit of wealth or fame or nowledge, bow many transgress this sain try rule. It inust be a matter of great im ortance tQ al who do so to know how they an regain the vigor so recklessly expended. be remedy is neither costly or digcult to btain. iostetter's Stomach Bitters is pro arable in every city, town an~d settlement iin merica, and it compensstes for a drain of odily or mental energy more effectuall an~any invigorant ever prescribedor a ~rtlsed. Laboring men. athletes, stodents, FOR THE HERALD. A Few Suggestions to the Demo crats or the Cbunty. (CONCLUDED.) 3ESSItS. EDITORS: I had intended t) Conclude these articles with the 1Jui>&,r published in your issue before the hst. But further reflection upon the seriousness of the duties devolving upon the County ConventionT which is to meet this week leads me to add yet -some words, in the hope of en foreing the principles which I have heretofore endeavored to set forth. The issues which will be presented for determination by that Convention are of the gravest character. They are by no means confined to questions of parliamentary usage and principles, nor to those of popular representation, nor yet to the selection of the persons who are to fill our public offices. The success of the Democratic party is at stake, the harmony of the white men of the County is in question; it may be that the very peace of the County is to be decided. I have endeavored to take a more cheerful view of af fairs, and I have certainly refused to entertain many of the rumors and ap prehensions which trouble no small number of -our citizens. But every day of late orly serves to warn we that there are elements of division at worK amongst us which cannot be too carefully handled. I trust largely to the good judguent and the patriotism both of those who will compose the Convention and those who compose that great mass of the people that is to act upon the decisions of the Con vention. I am satisfied that the for mer will seek to do what the interests of the people demand, and I am sure that the people are not disposed to be unduly captious or exacting. But there is great danger that the Conven tion will not fully realize the wants of the people, and that the people will not fully appreciate the efforts of the Convention. It is one of the infirmi ties of our nature, that we see too prominently the rights we claim and any real or apparent violation of them, while we are not so sensible of the rights of others, or of the efforts they make to discharge their duty. Delegates to the Convention, how ever, will probably be much assisted in the performance of their duties by keeping steadily before their eyes one of the principles which I have already insisted upon-that is, that all offices are instituted for the good of the peo ple, that all offices belong to the peo ple, that all offices are to be filled by the votes and the exertion of the peo pie, and therefore that the interests of the people and the feelings of the peo pIe must, between them, decide who shall be nominated for the people's vote. It is idle for a delegate to say that such or such a candidate is his personal friend: it is idle for him to urge that the fifteen or twenty men who may constitute a majority of his particular Club are fond of such or such a man; it is idle to say that such or such a man possesses even the genius of Shakespeare or Napoleon Bonaparte. True patriotism and po litical wisdom imperatively require that the preferences of the people shall be heeded and thieir hostilities re spected, in order that the will of the principal and master, the people, shall be carried out by the delegate, their agent and servant. I do not mean to say that a delegate must do w at he considers wrong; indeed, I -believe that his conscience should never allow him to assist in placing dishonest men in office, although the whole people might clamor for them. And I can conceive cases in which a delegate's duty might require him even to diso bey the positive instructions of those who send him. But these extraordi nary instances do not affect the broad principle above set forth. Let it then be kept well in mind. But apart from this general princi pe of duty, any practical man must see the necessity of consulting popular feeling as a matter of public policy. Party discipline is powerful with us, as it should be; but we have not that discipline which will compel anything like a unanimous vote, much less a hearty exertion, ina favor of candidates forced upon an unwilling people. It is true that, with all the Democrats in the County belonging to Clubs, and at tending at the elections of delegates, a Convention could be formed whose majority might, ordinarily, be consid ered a majority of the people. And it is also true that every Deuocrat ought to belong to a Club and endeav or, in and through his Club, to estab lish a Convention which would carry out his wishes. But the fact is, that very little more than half of the known Democrats of the County be long to Clubs, and that scarcely a ma jority of most of the Clubs attend the meetings to elect delegates.- The elec tion of delegates from a Township is therefore the work, most usually, of about one-fourth of the Democrats of the Township. A little more than half of these may carry the election. t is then very often the case that delegates from a Township are really, strictly speaking, the representatives f searcely more than one-eighth of the Democrats of that Township. It will be said, however, that from the very nature of things we must accept the action of the delegates thus chosen s the action of their Township. That is true; and neither the Convention nor the people at large can question the authority of such delegates to act or their Township. But the practi cal question is, will the people blindly sustain the action of such delegates when it shall conflict with their known will ? I always feel completely bound >y the action of the Convention. The lubs are the only organized bodies of )eocrats in the County, and the elegates who represent therp are hberefore the only inen competent to lecide, for me, what the Democracy !h~J1 1n~ And their decision is con of general prinuciples. Nominations are made looking to results. We nom- I inate to win-and to win honestly. vit We have therefore to mk:te such nom- Au inations as are best calculated so to Gii succeed. fav The Convention systiai a41 the o'c Democratic Clubs of th,e County are *' now upon trial before the Democratic i,, people of the County. By various bal means the dissensions which have wa heretofore arisen have been gotten over of without producing any real injury. o" But now hundreds of ien stay out of a e the Clubs for fear of being bound to fur courses of action of which their con sciences'or their tastes cannot approve; a and many Club members have grown e lukewarin because of similar appre- ed hensions. A wise and liberal policy th< will probably produce harmony and so' greater strength than we have ever go had ; but on the other hand, rash, sel- als fish and obstinat6 action on our part pli is calculated to make every breach a Ju yawning chasm, every irritation a 11" n to burning sore, every opposition a fierce mi; hostility. abi When we have determined upon er< our course. we must pursue it with unflagging energy and resolution, b scorning every fatigue and combating th( every opposition. But let us first be be sure that we are right, that we are act- P ing for the good of the people and not ph for our individual gain, and that we 0, are giving due heed to the will of the de people. Let us not only do what we rai feel is right; but let us take care that br what we do is seen by the people to sk be right. They who shall so act will no be benefactors of the people and shall far eventually reap a fit reward ; but they m who shall fail so to do must expect, sa as they shall certainly receive in the end, the severest censure of an indig- Tb nant people. CITIZEN. be 0 19 0 do FOR THE ERALD. Ie Meeting of X Roads Democrats. fol Pursuant to a call of the president, Cross Roads Democratic Club met at co Cross Roads Church, August 10, at 0 Po 10 o'clock, a. m. The president stated sa< briefly the object of the meeting, td- fo wit, to elect delegates to the County th< Democratic Nominating Convention, 01 ag which meets at Newberry C. H. Ol ye the 22d of August. fee Maj. A. J. Teague moved, be That delegates be elected to-day pic specially to the County Democratic SC Nominating Convention, and that on 22 Wa the next set of delegates elected by gl this club be elected for the campaign. co, Adopted. " Mr. J. W. L. Arthur offered the hi following preamble and resolution,loe which were carried without a dissent- fil ing voice : th WHEREAS, We have often elected th4 delegates to attend the different con ventions, and so many have failed to pr< do so; therefore, be it bk4 .Resolved, That before we enter in- Po to an election for delegates, nomina- an tion be made, and that the nominee to be required to pledge himself to at-pi tend the convention; also to express the to this club his views as to what kind PO of men we now need in the different p oiles, and more especially in the up, Ldgislature. m Mr. J. R. Irwin offered the follow- lot ing preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: W UER EAS, We, the Democrats of 4 Township No. 7, deem measures of up far more importance to us than any th4 particular set of men; be it Resolved, 1. That the delegates hit from this club be instructed to sup- the port for nomination, especially to the oe~ Legislature, men who affirm before H the County Nominating Convention we that they are opposed to making any he appropriations at present for opening sio the South Carolina University. ?e* 2. That they will oppose the pay ment of fraudulent bonds. 3. That they will opptse all Rail- bei ioad extortions and discriminations in c freight. H 4. That they will use every effort tr to reduce the fee bill, simplify, cheap- ore en and reduce the cost of law. the 5. That they will favor and support .u a reduction of salaries and taxation so far as the public interest will-perm it. ade Mr. J. W. L. Arthur moved, apj That the foregoing resolutions be P introduced by our delegates in the del County Convention and that they ad- He, vocate their adoption.up It now being in order for nomina- Thi tions, J. N. Lipscomb was put in* nomination for first delegate, but Der withdrew, as he was compelled to the attend the State Democratic Eexecu- I tive Committee in Columbia at that nex time. D. V. Scurry was then nom- i iated, but declined, as he would be. ver absent from the county at that time. this J. RI. Irwin was then nominated for his first delegate, and having expressed ,maI his views as required by the resolu- p tions, was elected by acclamation. casi Under the same conditions as the tici; above the following delegates and al- No ternates were elected: g C. D. Spearman, second delegate, will W. W. Wallace, -third, F. A. Teague, us, fourth, W. R. Sniith, fifth, Dr. J. 0. hea, Dilert, sixth. E. C. Simkins, first alternate, J. W. L. Arthur, second, W. S. Pitts, third, W. -A. Hill, fourth, SamI.. Teague, ..2 fifth, Dr. J. T. Tribble, sixth. Dei Moved, by Maj. A. J. Teague, pur That the delegates to the County Convention be instructed to use their ofi best endeavors to have one of the Pre nominees for County Commissioner Vic located this side of Newberry C. H. reta Adopted. Moved, by &r. J. W. L. Arthur, That this club go into a nomination PG for one County Commissioner from Gal] this township, and that the delegates T to the County Convention be instroct- edi ed to vote for himon the first ballot. tio nne h oeon eo~in Uajn4.er theage foeomingaresoyto, I4.1.C iwismvd Thaj. the proeagens noina et-d - ns r. R. C. Simkins moved, A Thot tha nonnaAinan n thin mnot- -inee FOR THE HERALD. 6ESSaS. EDITonS': Having received an in ition to he present at a picnic to be given g. 8th, by the members of ligh Point Mnge, No. 190, and being glad to bid l to city life for a few diays we gladlv dr tiled ourself of the invitation. About 10 lock we arrived on the ground, aind from !rv direction we saw the neibers and itors of the surrounding country gather ; to the spot, each one bearing a huge ti iket, box or trunk filled with, as we after. th rds learned, the best of the good thing life. Although we had an invitation for bo day only, from the size and number of baskets, &c., we concluded it was to be to amp-meeting picnic. But more of thi3 pO ther on. ab 'he first part of the programme of the . was the reading of the reports on the idition of the crops, which was quite en iraging, and had we not afterwards visit. at several of these farms we would have L M1ght they were exaggeratel. But on ne of these farms we saw some of as >d corn as we ever saw grow, and but -y little that was poor. The cotton i; hv o very good, with the exception of a few ces where the drought and rust had in ed it somewhat. Crops are as a general ntg well worked; a few that were let out ti( croppers were 'not as well worked as lit hve been, ye they compare favor- SC y, and I believe above the average of U p-farming. CI [igh Point Grange is situated 13 miles fo ow Newberry, over the store house of r. J. .A. Sligh, in what is commonly called Stone Hills. It numbers about75 miemi rs, and is composed of as industrious peo- to , both men and women, (we would eni asize woman) as can be found anywhere. ey do but little hiring, attend to th, ir n work, as a general thing are out of N )t and .dways have some money. They I se most of their bacon and lard, all their 1 3ad, and many of them riise their wool, e ich is carded, SPun and woven by the to lful hands of wife and daughter. 'Tis in: uncommon thing to see these industrious ar mers clad in full suits of woolen jeans all E; de at home. And just here we would At we consider any young man fortunate o can secure the hand and heart of any aug lady in or around High Point Grange. is is also as healthy a community as can found anywhere, also as law-abiding, no tor or trial justice could live by his pro sion here. They also have most excel it mules and horses, and at leist three- D irths of them are raised by themselves. fr< the reports in which stock, farming ia mnuents and everything on the farm was 3sidered Simeon Miller got the premium - the best horse and saddle rode to High & int Grange. The horse he raised, the toI Idle he bought at Newberry. So much _ our town. But to go back to the programme. After reading of the reports, Prof. J. B. eall Holloway was called upon for an ricultural address. He discussed in a ry able manner the educational and social ,tures of the Grange. After the close of address, the table being loaded with ,f, pork, mutton, chicken, pies, custards, kles, preserves, and cake of every de iption, Mr. Levi Monts, the -tallest man the grounds, and as whole-souled as tall, s heard to exclaim: "Dinner is ready, up the table, come and welcome," which rnmand was quickly obeyed. Oh, how thought of the poor editor and wished n there. The table was in form of a I 1 y square, and on the inmside a low table pressly for the children, which wvas alsoF ed to' overfiowing. The ladies occupied inside of the main table the gentlemen outside, which is one of the best ar igenments we have evr seen. And, oh ! - at an undertaking for the 400 people C ~sent to devour the contents of that ti .After perhiaps half an hour of miixing rk and preserves, chicken and cake, pies tat : pickles, arnidst the cntined "help m~ urself, have this, have that," all began aci fall back, seeming loath- to leave thie .c of such an abundar ce, fully convinced as Bigh Point Grange is a success. A tion of the remaining contents was nor - ced to one part of the table and the col d people who were present were called and they too so fully satisfied the inner n th.it they spent the balance of the day nging around as if they felt what odds to m if corn and bacon was high or low. d after all this eating there yet remained be taken up "seven baskets full." eo. Johnstone, Esq., was now called an for an agricultural address, and al >ugh with little or no preparation, other akers having been expected, he handled. subject so ably he did great credit to self, and fully convinced the audience t he-was not only a "straight-out" Dem 'at, but also a "straight.out" Patron of abadry, and that his interest was iden Id with the interest of the farmer. As feel to do him justice we will only say did honor to the subject and the occat ri. A fter his address the members as ibled in the hall and then and .there ad- Ii rued, by closing the Grange in -"duen i oon as this adjournimenit and the mem s came down out -of the hallte bill , oed with Johnstone for a political speech. ascended the stand amiid the cheers of crowd and there gave us one of his 0EP ight-nut speeches, whicli gave 'him great dit. We have not space to even attempt outines, but will content ourselves to r the sentiment of the entire audience I wo words, "well done." of rof. G. B. Cromer was next called fur to the ress the meeting. After some delay he prc eared upon the stand, and in an ide- I dent, outspoken speech went for the of dependents", and gave a most excellent to nition of those who claim to be such. I in his usual forcible manner, touched or : n other subjects of equal importance, in I s speech evidently did good, Dot, in the I rof converting independents, for there live none in this community, but in making a< norats more Democratic and loyal -to has powers that be.( 'rof. J. B. O'Neall Holloway was the ful t speaker called for. He felt that. this the I of work was not his calling. He lives tuti rangeburg County, and is principal of a y excellent school, and being engaged in he begged to be excused, but in mnaking excuse he made some very timely re -ks which we would like to mention lbut e forbids it., hus ended one of the most pleasant oc.. ons it has ever been our fortune to par ate in. The best of order prevailed. E a drop of whiskey on the hill, and not ath heard. And the next time we visit si b Point Grange on such an occasion we braa not fail to have the poor editor with turn for we are satisfied he would receive a busi ty welcome. D- mnai - cuh .FOR THE HER. A.p. See, Cannon's Creek Club. Mot Lt meeting of the Cannon Creek g noratic Club, Aug. 17th, for the pose of reorganizing, the following : ers were elected, viz: C. F. Boyd, y sidet;- David Buzhardt, Sen., ""I istr e-President; J. C. Hlalfaere, See- lianm ry. T all e Lo Executive Cowmuittee was ap- of t ted by the President, viz : Thos. appi man, Perry Halfaere, J. B. Nee. ba. 'he following gentlemen were elect. aftei the elegates to the County Conven- hav< viz :J. J. Gallman. B. Halfacre, riot , . .'... this 1. Neel, J. C.Wilsod. s Ajourned to nwet Saturday, 24th at a o'clock, P. M. - FOR TE HERALD. SCURRY'S STORE, Aug. 16, I878. 11ESSRS. EDITORS: After a long aught :f three weeks we have at t been Ulessed with plenty of rain. The crops have suffered a great deal thin the last four or five weeks from a drought and scorching beat, still ,re will be medium crops. The thrifty farmers of this neigh rhood have bad a rousing barbecue day. .t was of a social and non. litical character. There was an andance of everything good to eat, d, I an sorry to say, a little too ich to driuk. Crowds of persons ended from Newberry, Edgefield, urens and Abb,vilie C.ounties. After the barbecue the gay ones nt to Capt. B. H. Mathews' and d a dance until a late hcur. W. W. McM. It is only in the most fertile see ins that Fever and Ague become a >urge. Happily for our rae, Di. ARTER'S FEVER AND A.GUE Sj.g Pic is an infallible remedy for all ms and degrees of malarial disorder. For sale by all Druggists. Dowie Moise. Wholesale Agents, Charles o, S. C. Fox THE HFbALD. At a meeting of Democratic ClJO . 2, Township No. 3, August 19th, 78, the following members were elect delegates to the County Cnvention be held at Newberry C. H , the 22nd it.. viz: Wm. H. RufT, E. S. Keitt d J. M. Wicker. Alternates-Thos. ing, Moorman Ruff and Thos. H. eWine. J. M. H. RUFF, President. T'. H1. ALEWINE, Secretary pro tem. Ladies who value their complexion uld preserve their health, 'and. uld guard against a torpid liver. t. HARTER'S IVEa PILLS cleanse iw all impurities, and the IRw >NIC gives'Treshuess and vigor.. For sale by all Druggists. Dawie Moise, Wholesale Agents, Charles 2, S. C. ~Vew A4Wz?ISCeflaxe0K& RED:CLOVER ERNE IND OICIRDI. FOR SALE AT Lug. 21, 3 A-tf - wnerseof Real Estate 'his will notify the owners of RealX e that the Board of Equalization wilER eos te 2Stfrand29th instanl-forflntl B. J. R AMAGt, -Oliairman. L. E. FOLK, Auditor. THE-ONIA "ONE-STUDY IN THE SOUTH.C THE SEGOND SEOTIBI OF T IE ILLIAISTON# C, NS .XONDAY, JSEFT. 9. TE EAL SBSIN CLO81E32.~ lew lasses are formed at the beginning.,, each Section; so tapuinimayjoin .~ school Sep. 9th, as conv,eniently aid fitablyas'at.ahy other time: ates for the 15 weeks:. Board, exclusive ashing, $45.004; Regular Tuiion, $%-5 fo extra charge for Latin, Calisthenics, Iealth-Lift, or for Kindergarten Lessons he Primary Departmeni .e ~eing entirely on its own merits as a thorough school, ic-confidentityypects ontinuance of the liberal patronage.it thus far enjoyed. 4 ur new Catalogue sets forth the wonder advantages of -the:One.Sudy Plan, and other valuable pecularities of the fust-' or a copy, address PRESIDENT. .ng. 21, 17 8. - Wheat Weat! ELECT EGYPTIAN SEED WEEAT' he best Wheat foiay and il kind ( - ;medium sized Sam~; very hardy ;'hm 1, ard flee from rust. This Wheat has - cd out 50 pounds-of good jours to- the el. One large sized Package, free by. ~1,.oO. Send for oar--tllstrate4 Cir- ~ r and Price List of new Uai improved iss. Address the Hppga( SEEP FARE 2 nAiry,'orth Caroiaz 34-4$. JTEOIF SOUfH OAROLIN NEWBERIRY CJSU~ By James C. Leahiy; Probate Judge. rhereas, J. -F. Glenn hath made to me, to grant him letters of Adinin ,tion of the Estate apdfefreets of Wi1 Dsis, deceased. .ese are therefore to~ cite andeadmint - nd singular', te kindred ana ereditors l said deceased, that they be and er, bef ore. me> ini the fort of Pro- - ,to be held- it ieivbe'fifC6uA House, ., on the 29th .day of August next, publication -hereef, -atBPI o'clock in forenoon, to shew cause, if any they ,wy the said AdmnisaSion shouW be granted. Given*ngp 1Jaud~ Cth day of Augt kioDou C.LB-H i'.:d g 1 A, 33-9