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The Poltifcal Situation. An Open Letter from Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken. Editors Chronicle and Constitution alist : WASHINGTON, D. C., December 8. -Your printed circular reached me this morning, and in reply I would say its contents have been partially anticipated by an open letter of mine, which, perhaps, will have appeared in the Charleston News and Courier be fore this reaches yon. Three days ago, on my arrival here, after a sojourn of a few weeks at the North, I wrote that letter, and without asking you to spend time perusing its perhaps gossipy narration, I refer you to its closing paragraphs in reply to your inquiry as to my views '-upon the political situation generally, the prospects and the policy of the Democ racy, and the duty of the Democrats of the South towards the Democratic organization of the couztry." Apprehending that I am as capa ble as any other man of looking into the future, I will reply somewhat more definitely to your inquiries, and am prepared to assign the reasons for the faith that is in me. To the patriot, who loves his coun try and that constitutional form of Republican government given us by our ancestors, the political situation is everything else than encouraging Sectional animosity, more than fra ternal union, is the propelling force of our National politics. The parties are sectionalized, and the dominant party means centralization. As at present organized, Democracy means nothing, or everything, as you may select, and Republicanism means "We intend to rule this country." The prospects of +he Democracy are beyond my comprehension. The pol icy of the Democracy is, now being "outs" to become "ins," if they can. Once upon a time the motto, yea, the boast of the Democracy, was princi pia, non homines. To-day its motto is Homo. If it has any principles I am unable to discover it, except the fact that they combat the tendenby of the Republican party towards cen tralization ; and my fears are that if Southern domination and centraliza tion were the weights in the balance, the Northern leadra would place the Democracy in the scales with the lat ter. Let me i!lustrate: Cornell, as Collector of Customs, was too corrupt for Mr. Hayes, and was therefore turn ed out of office. The Republican party nominated. him for Governor of New York, the empire and pivotal State of the Union. The leader of Tammany bolted the Democratic ticket because the candidate was a protege of a man he hated, and carried with him 75,000 Democratic voters into the Republican ranks. What principle is there in such a policy ? Fifty years of a life-time on South era soil has infused into my mind that there sho,ald be principle in poli tics well as in morals. Intimate asso ciation thoughout the North for the past twelve years excites the fear that with the people of that progressive country politics is a trade, votes are commodities, and the largest amount of most wisely expended "filthy lucre" will always secure victory. The Re publican is the wealthy party of the North, and with their money they can and will buy up enough votes to to carry the next Presidential election. The'National Democratic party is reputed to be composed of congenial political friends from the North and the South. I cannot see it in that light. The "Copperhead" branch of Northern Democracy were and are friends of ours, but they have no in fluence. If the leaders of the bulk of the Northern Democracy are the cri terion by which we of the South are to judge of their sympathy for the South, then I, for one, do candidly say, "Good Lord, deliver us from all auch friends." .Submit to Congress a proposition to pension Southern Mex ican or Florida soldiers and your Dem ocratic sympathy from Northern mem bers vanishes. By their works ye shall know them and not by their pro fessions. And now, as to "our duty," etc. We should steer clear of President making. The nomination of any man by the South, be he the wisest and best and purest in all the land, will secure his rejection by the North and eventuate in his defeat. We should detach ourselves from the Juggernautic car of Northern Democracy, and for a time await events with the hope and prayer that the better elements of the North, those men iwho wanted good government, peace atd happiness, and a solid, substantial, real restoration of the Union for the good of the whole country, would erect a platform upon which the existing parties should not stand, but upon which we of the South, as Union-loving, law-abiding citizens might fearlessly step, feeling and believing that the purpose of ...he builders was to forget the past and, looking no more behind, to push right on with all the power given us as a people to develop the material inter ests and promote the social welfare of this great people. - I would not destroy all parties, for parties are necessities for our complete development and con tinued advancement. But, as at pres ent organized, the existing political parties are simply stirrers up of strife, and do not and never will, by a conflict of ideas, promote the welfare of the masses. There are enough of good men, North and South, of congenial ideas upon all important questions to unite and organize a party that would restore the Union, establish its pros perity and give contentment to its people. The energies of the entire South, I believe, should be bent to ward the creation of such a party, and when once created it should not be called Democratic. Your obedient servant, T~ 7.~. mm A "Grant and Bayard.* What the Press Thinks of Col. Keitt's "Solid Union" Ticket. From the Richmond State.] "Grant and Bayard" is the funniest combination yet, and from South Car olina, too. "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth ?" Reverse the order of the names and we might give it some thought, but Bayard can never swing at the tail of Grant's kite. [From the New York Herald.] The latest Presidential suggestion is made by Mr. Ellison S. Keitt, of South Carolina, in a letter to the Charleston News and Courier. It is that the ticket for 1880 be composed of Grant and Bayard, who, he adds, would, "with a generous support from the intelligence of the South, give us the most honored government the world ever saw." Mr. Keit's suggestion re minds us, as Mr. Lincoln used to say, of a story. Some years ago, when the great Agassiz was lecturing at Har vard on entomology, he requested his students to bring him such specimens as they might find in their rambles in the country. To test the great na turalist's knowledge, two or three waggish members of the class eonceiv ed the idea of manufacturing a speci men and submitting it to him. Taking the head of one insect, the body of another, and the wings of a third, they joined the whole nicely together and laid it before the distinguished savant. "This," said he, after care fully examining it, "is not found in Germany, or in Italy, or in Switzer land, or in England, or in Russia. It is found only in America." The poli tical specimen which Mr. Keitt has submitted to us is found neither in the North nor the East nor the West. It belongs solely to South Carolina. [From the Washington Republican.1 The Richmond Dispatch is rather distrustful of Mr. Ellison S. Keitt, of South Carolina, who is out in a letter in the Charleston News and Courier, in which he declares for Grant and Bayard as his favorite candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States. He says a Solid South may lead to a Solid North, and that no more dire calamity could befall the country than that one section should be against the other, where no princi ple is involved, only to gratify the hatred and to fill the pockets of the unworthy. The Dispatch says that Mlr. Keitt, to avoid such a calamity, calls on the people to lift themselves above party and nominate candidates for these high offices without regard to their previous party affiliations. We fear that Mr. Keitt is almost too much of a Grant man to be a very sincere admirer of Bayard or a firm devotee to principle. He styles Grant 'the most renowed citizen America has ever produced.'" It looks as if the Dispatch is merely biting a file when it snaps so bitterly at the Presidential prospects of Gen. Grant, and we really think that it should not tremble at the mere mention of the names of Grant and Bayard in this connectioQ. It is harmless. [From the Philadelphia Times.] That there is something in the Southern boom for Grant, although it may peter out to the fine point of nothing, is shown by the fact that a paper like the Charleston News and Courier gives place to a com munica tion from an eminent South Carolinian urging the Solid South to take up the great General as its candidate for the Presidency. The writer is Col. Elli son S. Keitt, a brother of the once famous Lawrence M. Keitt, famous as a fire-eater before the war and whose life-blood was shed in the Confede rate Rebellion. The novel feature of this particular Grant boom is that it links the name of Bayard with that of Grant. Col. Keitt cries, "Instead of solidify sections let us solidify the Union." Grant, he urges, is the most renowed citzen America ever pro duced and can bring influences to ad. vance the prosperity of the country that no other can bring, while Bay ard, for purity of life and love of country, is a household word. The two together, he thinks, would form a tower of strength, around which the whole people might rally. "The sec tions will be welded, peace assured and all will be safe." The News and Courier digniflies the matter by call ing editorial attention to it, inciden tally eulogizing Co). Keitt, and de clares that if it is once settled that the Republicans are going to win and compel everybody to write nation with a big N, the number of Gratnt folks down South will be strangly multiplied So we go. The folloiring is the article of "Banquo," as quoted from the News and Courier : (But who is Banquo ?) "Col. Aiken and Col. Keitt have both struck a responsive chord in the popular heart. A Solid South is a standing menace to the people of the North, who desire a Solid Union. The two sections thus become antagonistic, and, instead of fraternity, they face each other as enemies, each seeking] some political advantage of the other. The fracture can never unite while such a disturbing influence exists. * * * * * * "We are tired of all this fuss and feathers, and would like to try a little common sense. It is in our power to palsy the arms of the bloody shirtI wavers just by taking a "new depar ture," and the people want it: They have been fed upon froth long enough, and now demand something practical. We have gained nothing and never can by antagonism of the North ; on the contrary, we have suffered greatly by the bad advice which has urged us to stand on a line of hostile separation. Our true interest is in a Solid Union, and any "departure" which will secure that will be welome to the people." ]The er ald. THOS. F. GRENEKERt, EDTRS W. 11. WALLACE,. EW RRY. M$. C. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24. 1879. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The ieras in thehighest respect aFam ly Newsp:tper, devote(l to the m:terial in :(-rests or the people of this County nund the SL:tte. it circulates exteiisively. and as an Advertisin medium offers unrivalled ad antages. For Terms see first page. The Last of the Volume. This is the last paper of Volume XV, and we close it with feelings of profound satisfaction. With some exceptions the year has been % pleasant one. Our subscription has been largely in excess of what it was last year, and though the Summer and early Fall were not as propitious as we could have wished, the later time has met our expecta Lions. To our numerous readers we offer the compliments of the season and the hope that prosperity has crowned their efforts. The next Volume we hope to be able to make still more acceptable than any of its predecessors-no pains or expense will be spared to that end. Christmas. The most joyous season of the year is at hand. It is indeed the only festive season of the whole year to people of this section, and into it they crowd all the enjoyment possible. It is a time when every heart not wholly adamant opens with charity and glows with univer sal good will. There are a few puritanical spirits who put on long nd solemn faces and would turn to acid the sparkling wine of life, and wvould convert the joy and light hearted mirth of youth into pen ances and self immolation. Happily they are few. Whatever these few sanctimonious souls may say, the great heart of the Christian world recognizes in Christmas Day a time for gladness and enjoyment. The event that it celebrates marks the greatest and most glorious era in the world's history, the birth of Him who brought good will on earth and peace to man. All the associations of the day are calcula ted to inspire the heart with senti ments of rejoicing. It is to the little ones that Christ mas brings the greatest happiness. They have no accounts to cast up, no debts to meet, no planning to do for the future, no mistakes and fail ares of the year to cast a shadow over their festivities. For weeks and months their chief thoughts and conversation has been of Christ muas and Santa Claus. Their little bearts are full of bright anticipa tions of toys and good things. The greatest happiness to the older people is to make the children happy. It requires very little to do this-cheerfulness, kindness and a little expense. And he who would withhold these does not deserve children. During the year just closing we have been greatly blessed by Pros i dence, and have many things to be thankful for. We can best show our gratitude by being joyous and happy ; but in all our festivities we should be careful not to run into excesses or dissipation, and to do nothing that will afterward be cause f regret. A merry Christmas to all our readers, and many returns of the lay ! 1'o Go or not to Go-That's the Question With our Solons in Columbia. Whether it wvere better to complete the work begun before finally ad journing, or to leave a large part 2ndone in order to reach home before the Christmas holidays, and to have the "people" to say, our egislators have nobly done ; they ave got through before Christmas ; they are true reformers-and we'll send 'em back again when the next lection comes on. It is a sad tact that many of our Legislators have been completely intimidated. After the extremel3 tong session of 1877 they got such a rasping that ever since they have been inclined to the other extreme. ll this talk about a short session is laptrap ; the parties who indulge so liberally in it know that it doesn't mean anything. It will get into ~he County papers though, and the 'people" will see that the Hon. Blank, of their County, is working to secure a short session and to make his next calling and election sure. The Hon. Blank knows per fectly well that every member de- I sires to adjourn as quickly as prac ticable, and he ought to know that E they should not adjourn until they get through. The Senate Thursday very pro perly refused to concur in the House resolution to adjourn sine die the 23d. The Senators took I the correct view of the question ; they postponed the resolution to the 23d (to-day); if they get through they will adjourn, if not they ought not, and we suppose will not. It is very poor economy to throw away all the unfinished work on hand in order to make a short session. There are numbers of bills and resolutions on the first, second or third readings, or in the hands of committees. One may say that very few of them are of any general importance. Granted; but comparatively very few of the bills already passed are of any gen eral importance. Yet we know that every one of these unfinished meas ures will come up when the Legis lature meets again ; the next Legis lature will be new and to a consid erable extent unacquainted with the work of their predecessors, and cannot finish the unfinished work as speedily or as thoroughly as the present body. Instead of saving expense it is only postponing it and increasing it for another year. We do not believe in long sessions, but they should be long enough to finish up properly the work on hand. Congress. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has introduced a joint resolution that the continuance of the volume of U. S. Treasury notes be preserved, and that the maintenance of their equivalent in value to coin is de manded by the interests of com merce; and for the full resto ration of silver to a gold value. *This resolution is directly in con flict with one heretofore offered by Senator Bayard, of Delaware. The Democrats do not agree in their financial measures. Mr. O'Connor, of South Carolina, has introduced a bill in the House to allow National Banks to lend money upon mortgages on real es tate to the extent of 25 per cent. of their capital and surplus. He says that some such measures is needed by the agricultural classes of the South, who have generally no other security to enable them to borrow money. The State Temperance Conven tion met in Columbia last week, re maining in session two days. The Convention determined to issue an address inviting further co-opera tion in the cause. Addresses were delivered before the body, by invi tation, by Senator M. W. Gary, Dr. J. W. Wofford, J. Francis Britton, and others. A committee was ap pointed to communicate with Jno. W. Drew, a distinguished temper ance speaker, to secure his services in canvassing the State. A National Agricultural Society Was organized at New York the< 10th instant. The object of the Society is for the protection and advancement of American Agricul-] ture, and the Association is design ed to embrace every agricultural] interest, and to represent every section of the Union. Hon. D. - Wyatt Aiken was the delegate from] this State..t Chief Justice Simpson. Hon. W. D. Simpson, of Laurens, has been elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Judge Simp son's ambition has always been in the line of his profession, and his having attained to the highest posi tion that a lawyer can occupy in this State must be peculiarly gratifying to him. The Republican National Com mittee met in Washington the 17th. Senator Don Cameron, of Pennsyl vania, was chosen Chairman, to suc ceed Zach Chandler, deceased, and < it was decided to hold the next National Republican Convention in Chicago, June 3, 1880. The next National Democratic Convention. will very probably be held in Philadelphia. The Execu tive Committee met yesterday, the 22nd, in Washington, to fix the place and date. The American Colonization So ciety, headquarters in New York, says that there are 500,000 negroes in the Southern States who want toi goa to Liberia.t Our Governor. T Hon. T. B. Jeter, Senator from . nj on, and President of the Senate, s now our Governor. Three Gov- Ic rnors during one administration- X .ampton, Simpson, Jeter. e A body of one hundred negroes eft Goldsboro, N. C., the 16th for ndiana. The exodus from that 'tate is still going on. ti Gen. Wm. Mahone has been o 1ected U. S. Senator from Virginia 1 ;o succeed Senator Withers, whose " e erm expires in 1881. a Comptroller-General Hagood and U 1ail Road Commissioner Bonham I vill please accept thanks for copies )f their reports. S Thomas M. Blodgett has been onfirmed by the U. S. Senate as j ,ollector of Customs at Hickory, if ta.t _ _.. 'I Gen. Grant received a grand t )vation at Philadelphia the 16th. a - _t Among the Law-Makers. a MoNDAY, DEC. 15-SENATE.-Bill b o repeal "Act to utilize convict labor" E vas reported on unfavorably. The t ollowing cmrmunication was receive4 - rom Associate Justice McIver: 3UPiREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COLUMBIA, 15th December, 1879. To the Honorable President and Mem- v! bers of the Senate. t Finding that grave doubts are enter- s ained by some, whose opinions are en- t itled to the highest respect, as to the C )ower of the present General Assembly :o fill the vacancy in the office of Asso ate Justice of the Supreme Court vhich would be occasioned by my ac eptance of the office of Chief Justice ipon the expiration ofthe term of which t he present incumbent has been elected, t [ feel compelled by a sense of duty d ;o decline to accept the office of Chief Tustice to which, by your kindness, I r iave been elected. I am not willing, C lor the sake of mere personal advance- r nent, to take any step by which the t lightest doubt may be thrown upon 'J be legality of the composition of the f upreme Court or that the interests of he State should be, in the slightest de- a ree, imperilled by a failure to com lete the organization of that tribunal t ~romptly in such manner as is thought C o be the best calculated to secure the s welfare of the State. a Permit me to assure you gentlemen, 5 >f my very high appreciation of the e ionor you have done me, and to tender iou my profoundest thanks for such a listinguished mark of confidence, I have the honor to be, Your obedient servant, HENRY MCIVER. r Mr. Wylie moved that the commu-t lication be received as information, rnd spread on the journals. Mr. t ipscomnb moved to refer it to the i Tudiciary Committee. Mr. Meetze a ought it unnecessary to refer, and v hat Judge McIver's resignation left r he office vacant. All that is needed s a concurrent resolution to go into nother election. Mr. Wylie's motion as adopted. The report of the Su-, >erintendent of the Penitentiary in F eference to the treatment of con icts by the Greenwood & Augusta Railroad was received. Ordered that ,he report and accompanying papers y printed and laid on the desks of nembers. HoUsE.-Bill to facilitate the com letion of the Blue Ridge Rail Road* vas discussed by Mr. Callison, in >pposition, and Messrs. Murray, Miller ud Brown, in favor-the bill was roted down by 73 to .29. Bill to rOvide artificial legs for soldiers of he State maimed in the late war~ assed its second reading. T UESDAY, DEC. 16 -SENATE.- P 'he bill providing for a Department >f Agriculture, Manufacture and Min- t1 ig was so amended as to abolish the o ffice of Phosphate Inspector and de- ti rolve his duties on this Department. e 1r. Bradley moved to amend the t1 ~alarary of the Superintendent of the )epartment by making it $1,500 in-y tead of $2,100 ; opposed by Mr. ,1 ipscomb, and motion lost. Bill read bird time and sent to the House.o Bill to prevent the running of freight* ,rains on Sunday elicited a warm de ate. Mr. Lipscomb moved to strike t1 >ut the enacting clause; opposed by HeQueen--motion lost, and the bill P assed to its third reading by a large ; najority, having already passed the ti Rouse. The Bill provides a fine of $500 for any railroad violating this aw. Mr. Counts introduced a bill to bolish the office of Rail Road Corn- si nissioner. Joint resolution to repeal ,be act allowing the hiring' out of C ~onvicts for agricultural purposes, and f| Ll bills relating to the convict question i vere made special ordei- for 18th. HoUsE.-Bill to provide for thee -egistration of votera as required byd ,he Constitution was laid over for d ~onsideration. The divorce bill :was a ejected. Joint resolution relating to ~alling a Constitutional Convention a vas laid on the table. ti WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17-SENATE.- a ['he following bills were read the third p ime: To prohibit the running of ~reiht trains and to regulate the run ig of passenger trains on Sunday;3 a o require County Treasurers to attend g it certain places for the collection of & axes; to extend the time for the ' edeption of forfeited laids. The g olumbia Canal Bill was discussed. p dIr. Gary made a strong speech in its fa ror, claiming that it would add $2,000,- LI 100 of taxable property to Riebland Jounty, anid would add largely by nreaed population and capital to the nteest of Columbia, especially, and il he State generally. Mr. Meetze op. a oed t bil l on the gond, that as c ift and McQueen spoke in favor of it. HOUSE.-Bill to authorize the open g (f a caual across Charleston Neck is deb.ted by Nessrs. Murray, Rut dge, Buist. Haskell. Sinonton and .ennedy. Motion to strike out the acting clause was lost by 94 to 10; !A passed to third reading. TURSDAY, DEC. 18-SENATE. [r. Gary offered a concurrent resolu on that it is the seuse of the General ssenibly that the proposition to au iorize National Banks to loant money a real estate mortgages to the extent 25 per cent. of their capital and irplus will greatly relieve the agri altural interests in this State, &c., ad that we would be glad to see the Torts of Ion. M. P. O'Connor -sec Lided by the entire South Carolina cpresentation in Congress. The olumbia Canal bill was ebated by lessrs. Gary, Wylie, Cannon, Liv gston, Taft, Crittenden and Wither loon. House concurrent resolution ) adjourn the 23d came up. Mr. ipscomb said that this proposition, carried out, will rob the people of I last three weeks of legislation. he rule should be, if we have at mded to the business we should go ome, and not, as some say, go home nyhow. Mr. McQueen endorsed ese views. Mr. Wylie didlikewise, ad added that it is not economy to o home and leave work half done, to e done over again by another Legis Lture. Mr. Gary favored the resolu on. Made the special order for the 3d. HOUSE.-Joint resolution to call a 'onstitutional Convention was laid on e table. Bill to.redistrict the State ras indefinitely postponed. The elec ion of Chief Justice by the joint As 5Wbly was held in the House Sena >r Wylie, of Lancaster, nominated ov. W. D. Simpson ; seconded by Lepresentative Buist, of Charleston. o opposition-unanimously elected. FRIDAY, DEC. 19--SENATE.-Bill provide for the consolidated debt of e State in accordance with the ecision of the Supreme Court was ad third time. Bill to albw any itizen of the State.who can pass the quisite examination to be admitted > the Bar, passed its third mading. 'he Columbia Canal Bill paised its nal reading by a vote of 22 to 3. HoUSE.-The joint resolution to mend the Constitution regrding be Homestead came up, ani was ebated by many of the members, all arts of amendments being proposed, nd the members appearing to be ery much "at sea" on the question. he resolution was finally referred ack to the Judiciary Committee. SATURDAY, DEC. 20-SENAPE. hbe appropriation bill,. with anend ~ents, was passed. [We will print be Act in full as soon as possibe.] H OUSE.-Joint resolution to amerid be Constitution as to Homstead assed third reading. The bill cre ting a Depart'uent of Agriculture ras debated, and passed to a third eading. FOR THE HERA'.D. MESSRS. EDITORs NEWBERRY HEaRD: It -ill be seen by the enclosed circularfrom racis A. Walker, Esq., Superintendet of ensus of the U. S., that by a:n Ae, ap" roved March .3rd, 1879, it is provided that e Tenth Genisus shall be taken andcom-. letcd during the month ot June, 1880 As it is highly important that the Ctnsus ould be given in with accur&cy yOL. will reatly oblige me and the public by >ub shing the requirements in full thatour ople may be prepared whenicalled npon ir a return Those who desire the place of Ceisus Lker had better make application at mee -I presume by Townships. Yours, very respectfully,' THOS. W. HOLLOWA3. RDUCTIONs OF AGRICULTURE IN THE cENTs' The agricultural schedule annexed to l Act of 1850, which is a lso made apirt the Act of March 3, 1879, providing or ne Tenth Census, requires a report of he ief productions of agriculture "durbg ne year ended June 1." Now, there is no distinct agricultutal aar which ends on the first of June, aid ere is reason to believe that the stat.ist'rs F agriculture from 1850 to 1870, in e ard to many of the principal producs, nbraced portions of two different crop, nasmuch as the enumeration was protractd irough three, four, and even five months. By the Act approved March 3, 1879, itis rovided that the Tenth Census shall le ken and completed during the month <f une, 1880. This provision greatly reduce e liability to error which has been note<. As the enumeration commences on thi rat of June and closes on er before thn iirtieth, all the crops which are gatherel ace a year will fall pretty clearly on ors de or the other of the dividing line. Ttus the cotton crop reported in tih aus will be that of 1879, gathered in ti ll of that year; while the wool clip o wool crop" will be that of the spring o For certain of the productions of agri ilture, however, there is no harvest, it e usual sense of that term ; but the pro act is gathered week by week, or day by yas it matures-milk, butter, cheese, teat fall into this class. In view of the requirments of the law, d of the great importance of accurate atistical information relative to agricul ire, it is deemed to be highly desirable nat farmers should prepare themselves in Ivanee to give the information with comptess and accuracy. It is urgently ~commended, therefore, that agricultural urnals and the officers of agricultural so eties and clubs give publicity to this inouncement, and that all persons en ged in agriculture who shall receive this rular, or shall see it in the public prints, ake notes from time to time of the quan ties and values of their several crops thered, and the numbher of acres of land anted, in order that their statements, hen made to the enumierators, may be of ne highest possible value. Cause and efrect. The main cause of nervousness is idigestion, and and that is caused by eakness of the stomach. No one n- haeonda nerve and good health ew X .Miscelluaneous. PUBLIC MEETING! A PUBLIC MEETING of the citizens of Newberry C. H., will be held at the Court House, ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31, 1879, at 4 P. M., for the purpose of nominating an Intendant and Four Wardens for the ensuing year. J. P. POOL, Intendant. C. B. Brs-T, T. C. Dec. 24, 52-2t. LE1CTIOI 1OTICI Pursuant to the requirements of the law, an election for Intendant and Four War dens orIf he Tovn of Newberry C. H., will be held at the office of the Town Council, corner of Boyc.-- and Nance Streets, ON TUESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1880. Polls will open at 6 o'clo--k, A. M., and close at 6 o'clock, P. M. The election will be conducted by the following persons: PETER RODELSPERGER, ' B. H. CLINE, JAMES A. HENDERSON, Managers. With C. B. BUIST, as Clerk. By order of Town Council. J. P. POOL, Intendant. C. B. Bus, T. C. & T. Dec. 24, 52-2t. In thie interest of peace, morality and reform, the following ticket is offered to the ciLizens of Newberry for their support at the next Municipal Election: INTENDANT: MILTON A. CARLISLE. WARD No. 1-D. B. WHEEtER. WARD No. 2-J. N. MARTN. WARD No. 3-ROBERT H. WRIGHT. WA D No. 4-BLUFORD F. GRIFFIN,Ja BY MANY CITIZENs. Dec. 24, 52-8t. People's Candidates. FOR INTEDANT: J. E. BROWN. WARD No. 1-GEO. LANGFORD. WAan No. 2-D. M. WARD. WARD No. 3-J. M. JOHNSTONE. WARD No. 4-D. W. T. KIBLER. Dec. 24, 52-3t* STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, NEWBERRY COUNTY. By Jacob B. Fellers, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, E. P. Chalmers, as Clerk of,the Circuit Court, bath made suit - to me, to grant him Letters of Administraion of the Estate and effects of Daniel Suber, de ceased. -These are therefore to cite and admorish all and singular the kindred and cre'ditors of the said deceased, that tlief be and appear, before me, in the Court of Prebate. to be held at Newberry Court House, 8. 0., on the 2nd day of February next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should ~not be granted. Given under my hand, this .22nd day of December, Avr.o Domini, 18719. J. B. FELLERC, .J.-P.N . Dec. 24, 52-6t. .]Fisceflaneous. lhen You Vii Columda Don't Fail to Call en 'C. F. JACKOL WHO GUARANTEES SAI8FACION iN GOODS! AND WITH CHEAPER PRICEg Than Anywhere i COLUM~BTA. THIE LATEST- AND .BET IN DRY GOODS and 10T10121 C. F. JACKSON. Dec 17, 51-tf. ALL FOR CRihISTllf! Christmas Books, Work flojes, Desks, Photo. anid Auto. Albums, Pocket Bibles, Arks, Farms, Toy Paists, lancy Papeterle, Drawing Slates, Bead Boxes, Blocks, &c., &c. Come early and get a Chatterbox for only $l. FOR SALE BY T. IF. GRENgKER1. At the H ER ALD BOOK STORE. Dec. 3, 49-4t. * Guardian Notice of Final Set tInw nt. Notice is hereby given that I will make a final settlement on the estate of Walton J. Epting, on Tuesday, the 6th day of Jan uary, 1880), in the Probate Court for New berry County, S. C., and immediately thereafter apply for a final discharge there. of. JACOB EPTING, Dec. 3, 49-5t*. Guardian. Guardian Notice of Final Set tlemient. I will make a Final Settlement on the ~i-r...... A Y;Idft.. ~ I'.4A.,v *ha The South CaroliuaCounference. The session of the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South which opens in Charles ton to-day will be the twenty-ninth session of the body which has been held in this City. -First in order was the session of March 22, 1787, Bish ops Coke and Asbury presiding. Pre vious to this, in 1785, Bishop Asbury with Jesse Lee and Henry Willis vis ited Charleston. This was the earliest regular effort to establish Methodism in Charleston. The use of an aban doned meeting-house in Charch street, between Broad and Queen treets. was obtained, and services were held every night in the week. John Tunnel, said in the chrouicles of that time to have been "truly an apostolie man.," was the "stationed" minister, and in 1786 he reported his mewberthip in and around Charleston as 35whites and 23 colored. At the Conference of 1787 five preachers were sttioned in Georgia and ten in South Carolina, and the membership reported in this State was 1;645 whites and 121 col ored. The prcsent is the 94th Apnual Conference, and the following fgures will give some idea of the progress of Methodism in South Carolina since 1787. The statistical returns of 1878 for South Carolina show 44,434 miem bers, 559 churches, 82 parsonsges, 505 Sunday schools, 3,112 officcis and teachers and 21,913 pupils. The value of the property of this Church, wbieh in 1785 had to hire an abandoned meeting-house,is now $723,167. The contributious for missions in the last ten years have amounted to $50, 087.96, for education $23,806.90 and for retired preachers $45,317.15, making a grand total of $119,212.01. The first missionary contributions of the Conference were made in 1838. and amounted to a little over $200, but from that time to the present, out quite half a century, the contributious for missions alone amounted to $629, 001.18. The church also contributes liberally for educational purposes, and Wofford College in Spartanburg and the Methodist Female College in Columbia, both under its care, are prospering and rank high among de nominational institutions of learning. The Conference which assembles to day has upon its roll 165 preacher and is presided over by Bishop Wight man, a distinguished clergyman muet admired by Christians of every de nomination. The assemblage of st large a body of rministers from al parts of the State is an event of mor< than passing- interest to Charleston and the meetings of the Conference and more particularly the religione services, will doubtless be numerouslj attended.-News and Courier. Doet. Ayer's Laboratory, that* hai done such wonders for the sick, now issues a potent restorer for the beauti of mankind-for the comeliness whicl advancing age is so prone to diminist and destroy. His VIGOR mounts lux uriant locks on the bald and gray patei among us,and thus lays us under obliga tions to him, for the good looks as wel as health of the community Grange Department. The Regular meeting of Newberry Pomoni Grange No. 4, will be held at Newberry C HI., on Friday, tue 9th Jan. 1680, at 11 A. M A inui attend,r.ace is required, basines o vital importance to the order will be intro duced. The a.aendance of the Executivi Commi-;tee is especially required. JOHN S. HAIR, Maa . JAISs. F. KxrGOE,&ect'y. POST OFFICE NEWBERT, S. C., DeC. 20, 1879. List of advertised letters for week ending Dec. 20, 1879: Bast, Mrs. Sarah iLewis, R. H. Duckett, Mrs. Jasy P."Miller, Edward Gilliam, Mrs. Hannah Miller, Charles Hunter, Dr. Z. T. Quick, Charlie King, Mrs. S. F. Simkins, Edward (2) Liman, Robert *Parties calling for letters will please sa3 if advertised. B. W. BOONE, P. Mi. - 7Iew .Jdvertzsements. THESPIAN HALL! TWO NIGHTS ONLY I December 25th & 26th. First appearance here of the / IN THEIR FAMLoUs OPERATIC COMICALUTIES I A CAINIVAL OF FUN I The Funniest, Jolliest and most Original Entertainment out. Greeted everywhere with SCREAMS OF LAUGHTER! Admission, 75 and 50 Centss Seats reserved without extra charge at Scholtz' Jewelry Store. Dec. 24, 52-It. NOTICE. I will hereafter attend at the office of the County Commissioners firom 9 o'clock, A. M., on the Wednesday following Saleday in each month for the purpose of paying de mands against the County of Newberry. No check for any purpose whatsoever will be issued except upon that day ; nor will any other business relating to County mat ters be transacted by the undersigned.ex eept upon days on which the County Com missioners are in session. F. WERBER, JR., Clerk C. C. N. C. Dec. 24, 52-St. By virtue of anm Order from the Hon. J. 3. Fellers, Judge of Probate, I will, on "hursday, the Eighth day of January, 1880, loceed to sell, at the late residence of iapson C. Merchant, dec'd., all the per -nlpoet fsi dcae,cnitn 2na Horoerty of Mlsai. eesd,cnitn 2AHours0 es, ofCttl. At10 Head os SatockHg.