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prowess lias been embalmed in song and story, while our Represt;ntative: in the halls of Congress, with courage (us conviction and knightly fealty, have defiantly hurled back the un manly and unmerited abuse of their former chief. The example set us by our soldiers and dead heroes in their sacrifices on the altar of country and home, have taught us lessons which have inu red to our good and helped us to live on and hope on. From them we have caught a love for the South, so bright as to wake us, in the years gone by, bear the ills and burdens of an almost intolerable existence rather than suffer a land, concentrated by their heroisam and sacrifices, to become the prey of strangers and former slaves. Their patience, under every adverse circuw stance, has stimulated us to endure misfortunes with braver hearts and sterner resolution. Their cheerful ness amid the rude shocks of war, in the trying absence from home, with death staring them in the face, on the field, in the hospital or prison cell. has stimulated us to look with more buoy ant courage and brighter hopes or the afflictions of our own lives, while their devotion to duty has been as a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night, to guide us through the weary wilder. ness of our political wanderings- It was this devotion to duty that nerved the heart of Barnard Bee, as he stood a demi-god of battle amid the smoke of Manassas; inspired the soul of Stephen Elliott, as he walked the crumbling ramparts of yonder sea-girt fortress and wreathed, with beauteous smile, the dying brow of Nicab Jen kins, while it was reflected in glorious colors in the lives and death of that noble army of subalterns and privates who cheerfully sacrificed themselves to vindicate Carolina's honor. And beneath the sod, in yonder hallowed place, sleep as gallant and devoted (your own dear kindred) spirits as ever couched lance or rode to death. We owe to our soldiers and dead he roes, a debt of gratitude we cannot repay, and accursed may we be it we ever fail to honor their deeds or cherish their memories, and especially the private soldiers, who without hope of reward, stimulus of promotion or applause of the world, fcught on until death sealed his devotion, or de feat ended the c.;nquest. We had grand specimens of distinguished offi cers, without superior on the long roll of fame, whose names, inscribed on historic page, will be revered by the pure and good'of all ages, but the real hero of the strife, though heral dic blazonry may not so record it, was the poorly paid, illy-fed private soldier of the Confederate army. And ten derest emotions well up in onr hearts as we gaze upon their many nameless graves which dot our land. Far from kindred and home they lie but remew bered by their grateful countrymen, .and from the wreathes of roses and cypress laid upon their worthy beds by loving hands, arises a perfume sweeter far than ever ascended from the laurelled tombs of kings, or the sarcophagi of earths conquerors. To use the beautiful and appropriate sen timnents of, another: "From that mighty struggle States and friends survived who may care for their sons and loved ones, but for those poor fel lows we only know that they were sol diers of the dead Confederacy. Their flag is furled forever ; their government no longer exists, save in history, for, like themselves, it fell on the field of battle. But for these relics of a van ouished country, these nameless graves .of the soldiers of a conquered banner, deprived of the visits and tears of sorrowing dear ones, our people where soever they lie, must care, never for getting for one moment that they gave their all for us." During the war, that learned and pious divine, Bishop Elliot, in an address of great power, expressed the hope that the South - mindful of the valor and self. sacrifice of the soldiers of her armieE, would erect a monument to the "unkcown unrecorded dead." And the fair daughters of the Valley of Virginia, catching the inspiration of this noble sentiment, have collected the remains of hundreds of these unknown heroes, and depositing them in a battle abbey mound in their beautiful cemetery at Winchester, propose erecting a monu ment over it, which, visible for miles around in that lovely land, will tell the passer-by, in the ages to come, the story of their valor and sacrifice. Their sisters all over the South should assist in this pious work, for beneath it lie buried stories of the brave sons of every Southern State. Other States and'commcnities are commemorating their dead, and on the 13th of May a year ago, a lofty shaft of purest marble (-to erect which the women of Carolina worked and prayed for ten long years) was unveiled at our capital, and the eloquent and gifted Preston, inheritor of the pathos of Henry and patriotism of Campbell, told "in thoughts that burn and words that breathe" the depth of our gratitude for their blessed work. Storms may blow around it and sunshine and clouds illuminate or obscurre it, while chapters of glory or days of darkness crown or bedim our future, but there it will stand in mute but touching grandeur, like the monument of Ther wopyle, to tell the tale of the devo tion and sacrifices of our martyred dead ; and as our son's sons and theirs in turn to the "last syllable of record ed time," shall look upon it, may the lesson of their lives inspire them to emulate their herouism and cherish for the old State a love so pure, a de votion so unselfish, as to prefer death to dishonor, and, growing richer and better with advancing years, make her all that is great and noble until time fades into the dawn of eternity. In our defeat we are the first people who have erected monuments to perpetuate 4~ rn~rnnrv of th~ d~d of enduring as possible." Monuments, obelisks, pyramids and statutes have in all time attested the grateful recol lections of advancing ages and per petuated in marble, brnnze or stone a people's gratitude and veneration for heroic deeds. Whether we stand be side the blue ;egan or on the sands of Egypt, beneath the far-famed Lin dies of Berlin or in the Invalides of Paris, on the Waterloo Square of Lon don or the flowing Potomac of our own land, we everywhere behold the homage paid the mighty dead, and feel our pulses quicken within us. And all over this South of ours asso ciations like yours are erecting monu nients to perpetuate the memory of the brave and fallen of our own Con federate struggle. Beneath them lie the fathers, bro thers, husbands and kindred of our people. And as the Christians of the middle ages venerated and fought for the holy sepulchre, or the devout Mus sulman bows himself morning and eve to the shrine of the prophet. so may. these mute but eloquent symbols of self-sacrifice and devotion to prin ciple inspire us to nobler deeds and stimulate our youths to emulate their worth and heroism. May the lessons of patience, devotion to duty and un flinching courage, exhibited so beauti fully in the lives and deaths of our martyred dead, sink deep down into their hearts and help them onward in their career of usefulness and hon or. To you, young men of Newberry especially, does this simple beautiful shaft appeal. You are the inheritors of the characters and heroism of the noble men whose memories it perpet uates. Loving hearts have erected it. You are its custodians. Upon your shoulders their mantles have fallen. As they were true men in the civic walks of life and heroes in the storm clouds of war, so may you ever prove worthy descendants of your noble sires and kinsmen, and give to your State, as they did your best love and servi ces, and like them, prove yourselves, 1 every relation of life, true and de voted men. Take as a talisman, to be worn next your hearts to stimulate you should you ever be tempted to fal ter in your fealty, the dying sentiment of a knightly hero and gallant gentle man, the lamented Gregg, who, in the agony of a mortal wound, as his life blood was fast ebbing away, and the curtain of the world beyond was being rolled aside, exclaimed.: "Tell Gover nor Pickens Ii die cheerfully fur South Carolina." Noble sentiment of a no ble soul. You have a magnificent future be fore vou. Your beloved State, battle scarr~ed and torn, has for four years laid aside her mouruing, and, rising in the majesty of renewed hope and vig or, invites you to take your place among that host of active, earnestI workers who are moving on with high courage and buoyant hearts to develop her intellectual, moral and industrial wealth, and thus place her on the sure foundation of material prosperity and enlightened progress. While this growing common country of ours, free alike from the dangers of caste and the evils of communism, has but yes terday given every patriot assurance of the perpetuity of civil and relig ious liberty in the rejection of the -man on horseback" by one of its great parties. and in the nomination by another of a peerless soldier-states man, whose sword will ever defend but never destroy the liberties of his country, and under whose wise, just and impartial administration it will bound forward on a career of unexam - pled prosperity, its Constitution once more respected, its laws obeyed, and its starry ensign the symbol of an uni ted people and of co-equal States. It is our country, made more glorious by the heroism and sacrifices of every son who fell in the discharge of duty, fighting for his conviction of the right. Its future is encouraging, its possibil ities incalcul-ble. Let us all do our whole duty in advancing its glory and defending its honor. "Grand in her rivers and her rills, Grand in her ' woods an4l temupled hills,' Grand in the wealth her soil conceals, Grand in her grain and cotton fields, Grand in her mines, in commerce grand, In sunlit skies, in fruitful land Gtand in her temples and in her schools, Whbere knowledge dwells and virtue rules, Grand in her strength on land on sea, Grand in religious liberty : Grand in her men, but grander far In Spartan mothers, as our women are." Garfield's Acceptance. MENTOR, 0., July 12---General Garfield has forwarded to Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, the following letter of acceptance of the nomina tion tendered him by the Republican National Convention: M ENTOR, 0., July 10th, 1880. DExA SIa :-On the evening of the 8th of June last, I had the honor to receive from you in the presence of the committee, of which you are chair man, the official announcement that the Republican National Convention at Chicago, had that day nominated me for their candidate for President of the United States. I accept the nomination with gratitude for the con fidence it implies, and with a deep sense of the xesponsiblities it imposes. I cordially endorse the principles set forth- in the platform adopted by the Convention on nearly all the subjects 1of which it treats. My opinions are on record ame. g the published pro ceedings of Congress. I venture, however, to make special mention of some of the principal topics which are likely to becon- the subjects of dis cussion withe reviewing the contro versies which have been settled during the past twenty years; and with no purpose or wish to revive the passions of war. It should be said that while the Republicans fully recognize, and will strenuously defend all righ ts re tained by the people aud all the rights reserved to the States, they reject the ,-~swnioirn,~ dnntrine of state snnr~!1rnr'v pursuance thereof, are the supreme law of the land ; that the right of the atiotn to (letermine the method by which its own Leg islature shall be rreated, ca-tnnot. be surreudered with. out abrogatinrg one of the fu;datne: t al powers of the G=overnmteut ; that the national laws relating to the elee tion of Representatives in Congress, sl;all neither be violated nor evaded ; that every elector shall be pernitted freely and witiut intimidation to cast his lawful ballot at such election and have it honestly counted, and that the j,tcncy of his vote shall not be destroyed by the fraudulent vote of any other person. The best thoughts :md energies of our people should be di rected to those great questions of na tional well being, in which all have cumon interests. Such efforts will soon restore perfect peace to those who were lately in arws against each other, for justice and good will will outlast passiou,.but it is certain the wounds of the war cannot be completely heal ed, and the spirit of brotherhood can not prevade the whole country until every citizen, rich or poor, white or black, is secure in the free and full eujoyment of every civil and political right guaranteed by the Constitution and laws. Wherever enjoyment of this is not secured, discontent will pre vail, immigration will cease and the social and industrial forces will con tinue to be disturbed by the migration of laborers and the consequent dimi nution of prosperity. The National (overnuient should exercise 'all its coutsitutional authority to put an end to these evils for all the people and all the States are members of one body and no member can suffer without in jury to all. The most serious evils which now afflict the South arisis from the fact that there is not such freedom and toleration of political opinion ; that the minority party can not exercise an affective and whole some restraint upon the party in pow er. Without such restraint party rule becoues tyraunical and corrt;pt. Prosperity which is made possible in the South by its great advantages in soil and eliu ates will never be realized until every voter can freely and safe ly support any party be pleases. Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither can be permanently maintain ed. Its interests are entrusted to the States and the voluntary action of the people. Whatever help the nation can affvrd should be generously given to aid the States in supporting comn mon sc-hools ; but it would be unjust to our people and dangerous to our in stitutions to apply any portion of the revet.ues of the nation or of the States, in the support of sectarian schools. The separation of church and State in everything relatitg to to:atiou should be adopted. On the subject of natioual fiozinees my views have been so frequently and so fully expressed that little is needed in thre way of additionial statement. The public debt is now so welisecured and the rate of annual interest has been so reduced by refunding, that rigid eon owy in the expenditures and the faith ful application of our surplus revenues to the payment of the principal of the debt, will gradually, but certainly, free the people from its burdens, and close with~ honor the guaneilid chapter of the wvar. At the same time the Government can provide for all its ordinary expenditures and discharge its sacred obligations to the soldiers of the Unoin and the widows and or phans of those who fell in its defensc. Resumption of specie payment, which the Republican party so courageously and successfully accomplished, has re moved from the field of controrersy many questions that long and serious ly disturbed the credit of the Govern ment and the business of the country. Our paper currency is now as national as the flag and resumption has not only made it everywhere equal to coin but has brought into use our store of gold and silver. The circulating mae dium is more abundant thau ever be fore, psd we need only to maintain equality of all our dollars to insui-e to labor and capital a measure of value fom the use of whic~h po one can sf fer loss. The great prosperity which the country is now enjoying should not be eudangered by any violent changes or doubtful financial expei ments. In refereuce to our custoams laws, a policy should be pursued which will bring revenues to the Treasury. and will enable labor and capital em ployed in our great industries to com pte fairly in our own markets with the labor and capital of foreigQ pro ducers. We legislate for the people of thc United 8tates, not for the while w,old. and it is our glory that the Ameri-can laborer is ore inteiligent and bet ter- paid than his foreign comn petitor-. Our e.>untry cannot be inde pendent unless its people, with their abunrdan t iuntu ra resources, possess the reqjuisite skill at. any timre to elohs arm end (quip theminselves for war, and in time of peace to produce all the necessarj~ irpkemenrts of labor. It was the msanifest intention of the founders of the G~oveinmxent to pro. vide for the comvon defensa, not by standing armies alone, but by raising among the people a greater army of artisans whose lutCdligence and skill should powerfully contr-ibute to the safety and glor-y of the nation. For tunately for the interests of commecrce, there is no longer formid4able opposi tion to appr-opiations for the impr-ove ent of our harbors and great naivi gable rivers, pro"ided the expenditures for the purpose are strictly limited to works of national importance. The Mississippi iiver with its gr-eat tribu taries, is of such vital importance to so many millions of people, that the safety of its navigation re.qdires e; eeptional consideration. Itn order to secure to the nation contr-ol of all its waters, President Jefferso.n negotiated the purchase of the vast ter:itory cx the basis of our material prosperity, and in which seven twelfths of oor population are engaged. as well as the interests of mauufactures and com mzerce, demand that the facilities for cheap transportation shall be increas ed by the use of all our great water courses The material interests of this coun try, the traditions of its settlement and the sentiments of our people have led the Government to offer the widest hospitality to emigrants who seek our shores for new and happier homes, willing to share the burdens as well as the benefits of our society and intending that their prosperity shall become an undistiguishable part of our population. The recent move ment of Chinese to our Pacific coast partakes but little of the qualities of such an emigration, either in its pur poses or its result. It is too much like an importation to be welcomed with restriction ; too much like inva sion to be looked upon without solici tud9 We cannot consent to allos any form of scrvile labor to be intro duced among us under the guise o immigration. Recognizii: the grav ity of this subject the present admin istration, supported by Congress, has sent to China a commission of distin guished citizens for the purpose of securing such modification. of the ex isting treaty as will prevent the evis likely to arise from the present situa. tion. It is confidently believed thal this diplomatic negotiatiou will bt successful without the loss of conmer. cial intercourse between the two pow ers, which promises a great increase of reciprocal trade and the enlargement of our markets. Should these efforts fail, it will be the duty of Congres. to mitigate the evils already felt and prevent their increase by such restric tions as without violence or injustice, will place upon a sure foundation the peace of our community and the free dow and dignity of labor. The appointment of citizens to the various executive and judicial office: of the Government, is perhaps, th( most difficult of all duties which the constitution has imposed upon the Executive. The Convention wisc) demands that tongress shall co-ope rate with the Executive Department it placing civil service on a better basis Experience has proved that with our frequent changes of administration nc system of reform can be made effec tive and permanent without the aid of legislation. Appointments to the military for naval service are so regu lated by law and custom as to leave but little ground for complaint. It may not be wise to make similar reg ulations by law for the civil service but without invading the authority or the necessary discretion of the Ex. ecutive, Congress should devise a method that will determine the tenure of offce and greatly reduce the un certainty which makes that service sc uncertain and unsatisfactory. With out depriving any officer of his rights as a citizen, the Government should require him to discharge all his ofcial duties with intelligence, efii iency and faithfulness. To select wisely from ou~r vast population those who are best fitted, requires an ac. quaintance far beyond the range ol any one man. The Executive should, therefore, seek and receive the in formation and assistance of those whole knowledge of communities in which the duties are to be performed, best qualifies them to aid in making thc wisest choice. The doctrines announced by the Chicago Convention are not the tem porary devices of a party to attract votes and carry an election. They are deliberate convictions resulting from a careful study of the spirit of our institutions, the events of our history and the best impulses of our people. in my judgment, these principles should control the legislation and the administration of the Government. In any event they will guide my con duct until experience points out a better way. If elected, it will be my purpose to enforce strict obedience to the Constitutution and laws, and tc promote as best I may the interest and honor of the whole country. Relying for support upon the wisdom of Con. gress, the intelligence and patriotism of the people and the favor of God. With great respect, I am very truly yours, J. A. GARFIELD. To lion. Geo. IF. Hoar, Chairman of the Committee. H onored and Blessed. When a board of eminent physi cians and chemists zannounced the dis covery that by combining some well known valuable remedies, the most wonderful medicine was produced, which would cure such a wide range of diseases that most all other remedies could be dispensed with. many were sceptical ; but proof of its merits by actual trial has dispelled all doubt, and to-day the discoverers of that great medicine, Hop Bitters, are hon ored and blessed by all as benefactors. Proot Positive. "Whst everybody says must be true," therefore it is a proof positive that Kendall's Spavin Cure will cure spavins, splints, curbs and all unnat ural enlargements and will remove the bunch without blistering. TRead their advertisement, for the remedy is having an unprecedented sale which is entirely on its merits. It is now sold by nearly if not all druggists. Remember the name is Kendall's Spavin Cure. A Fool Once More. "F"or ten years my wife was con fined to her bed with such a compli ation of ailments that no doctor could tell what was the matter or cure her, and I used up a small fortune in humbug stuff. Six months ago I saw a 17 -S. flag with Hop Bitters on it, The Herald. I THOS. F. GRENEKER, . W. H. WALLACE, NEWRERRY, S. C. W EI)NESDAY, JULY 21, 1880. A PAPER FOR TILE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect a Fain ily Newspaper, devoted to the material in terests of the people of this County and the State. It circulates extensively, and as an Advertising me<imn ofrers unrivalle(l ad vantages. For Terms. see first page. TIIE DEMOCRATIC TI(:iET. For President W. S. HANCOCK. For Vice-President : W. H. ENCLISH. For Governor : JOHNSON HAGOOD. For Lieutenant-Gcvernor: J. D. KENNEDY. For Comptroller General J. C. COIT. For Secretary of State R. M. Sois For Attorney-General. LEROY F. YOUMANS. For Superintendent of Education HIoor S. THoMPsON. For Ad jutant and Inspector-General: ARTHiUR M. MANIGAULT. For State Treasurer: JOHN PETER RICHARDSoN. For Presidential Electors: At t rge-John L. Manning, Wnm. Elliott. First District-E. WV. Moise. &SLcond District--C. H . Simon ton. Third District-J. S. Murray. Fourtih District-Cad. Jones. Fi fth District-G. WV. Croft. The first bale of new cotton was received at Galveston, Texas, the 12th instant. Won. Tilden Pelton, nephew of ex-Gov. Tilden, of New York, died the 8th instant. The population of the city of Columbia is 9,772-4,116 whites, and 5,636 blacks. Gen. Hjancock was formally noti fied the 13th of his nomination. His letter of acceptance wiH appear in a few days. Garfield has informed the Na tional Republican Committee that he desires to have a thorough can vass of the South. Senator Win. H. Barnum, of Connecticut, has been re-elected Chairman of the National Demo cratic Executive Comm~ittee. It is stated that a farmer near Ninety-Six, Abbeville County, raised 1,015 bushels, of oats this season on seventeen acres, without fertilizing. Col. E. B. C. Cash, arrested for killing Col. Shannon in a duel, was admitted to bail at Cheraw the 16th before Judge McIver, of the Su prenme Curt, in the snm of $3,000. The Rock Hill, (York County) Cotton Factory is building, and will be completed by November. The building will be 248 x 70 feet and two stories high. The factory will be run by steam. The .Democratic party in Virgin ia is worse split up by the readjust ers than New York ever was by the 1tellyites. The two branches of the party-the readjusters and the reg ulars-have each nouminated electo ral tickets. A man named Wm. Jones was shot and killed a week or two ago in Georgia by Revenue officers, and was arrested by the State authori ties. He sued out a writ of Ihabea.s corpus before Judge Woods, who ordered the case to be transferred to the U. S. Court. A. doctor named Tanner has be un a forty days fast in New York. He is under the supervision of physicians and watchers whose duty The ('ode Duello. I We do not propose to write an 9 essay on this subject. Whether it is crer justifiable to send or accept ( a oba;lenge, is a question for each I man to answer for himself. That it is a violation of law no one can r deny: the law is plain and explicit. 1 So is it a violation of law to resent 1 an insult, and to strike the man who insults you, however grievous 1 the insult may be. So, to carry a out the law argument, a man should never fight-with fists, sticks, pis tols, or in any other way-except t in absolute self defense. This law is very seldom observed. The man who receives a gross insult will strike, law or no law ; and if either party is armed there is a strong probability that one will be killed, and the chances are that friends of the parties will rush in, and more than one life will be lost. Consid ering the high temper and the im pulsive character of the Southern people, and looking at the large number of deaths that have ensued from private brawls, it is a question whether the number of homicides would be reduced by a more general resort to the "Code". Take the case of Cash and Shannon : Sup pose Siannon, instead of calling Cash out, had attacked Cash on the streets or highway-one of them would certainly have been killed ; very likely others would have be come involved, and there might have been a general slaughter of mutual friends. But, you say, Shannon ought not to have noticed the insult. Well, perhaps not ; but that leads to the position that we have already stated-that a man must not resent any insult. Estab lish this doctrine, and it places it within the power of any mean, cowardly bully to blast your repu- 1 tation, to villify and spit upon you, and to render your life miserable and a burden. The argument of those who favor the "Code" us, 1, that it settles d iffi culties without endangering any persons except those immediately concerned ; 2, that it makes men more circumspect in their deport ment towards each other and thus renders insults of rare occurrence. In this way it prevents rows and brawls ; 3, that it enables a man wvho is small and physically weak to protect himself against one who might otherwise abuse and maltreat him with impunity-any other mode of resistance on his part would but ensure additional abuse. The duel is not a test of courage among gentlemen. It does not prove that a man is a coward be cause ho declines a challenge, and those who favor the "Code" do not so regard it ; the cowardice consists in offering an insult when you do not intend to give satisfaction for it. If a man declines to fight on the ground that he is conscien tious ly opposed to dueling his statement will be taken as true, provided his life is not of so desperate, reckless and blood-thirsty a character as to render such a view 'improbable. Men do not fight to establish a reputation for courage, but to pro tect themselves from insult, abuse and contumely. We are not an advocate of duel ing. On the contrary we hope . there will never be another duel in the State, or out of it. But whether a man is ever, under any circum stances, justified in fighting we do not feel called upon to answer. Let each man do so for himself as the occasion arises. It is time enoughI then to say wvhether you will fight or not. The proper plan is for every man to so conduct himself towards every other man that there will be no difficulties to settle. C As to the Cash-Shannon duel, the facts so far as stated in the press, are these : W. L. DePass and Win. Shannon, lawyers, brought suit against R. G. Ellerbe for a man named Wienges for damages forC assault and battery, and recovered a verdict for $2,000. In attempt ing to make the money they foundr that Eller-be had confessed judg ment for $1L5,000 to Mrs. E. B. C. Cash. The only way to make the money was to get this judgment a out of the way ; they therefore a brought suit to set aside the con- t fession of judgment on the ground p of fraud- Judge Kershaw, who Ii tried the case, decided that ther-e 11 was no fraud. Col. E. B. C. Cash t challenged DePass, and Ellerbe a challenged Shannon. DePass ac- It cepted; Shannon declined. The Ib fight between Cash and DePass was ' prevented twice by the arrest of De Pas o.Cs n o.Sa n hads. frel corshpandnCe Sando aard toberiendly.podece afnd apeae to berienly Bt af.T ol. Cash hounded him down and are him no rest. However this ay be Col. Shannon challenged ol. (ash : they fo ugt at )Bose's ridge. in .1)arliu gton i'ouit; >hialnlonl was kiil1l. Col. Cash aade no attempt to get away : lie as been arrested, and is awaiting ais trial. Whether he is guilty of urder is a question for the I)ar ington jury to decide. iolicitor for Seventh Circuit. Thbe Judicial Convention of the 7th 7udicial Circuit met in Spartanbnrg he 13th instant at 8 P. M. There vas a candidate from each of the our Counties except Spar tanburg rom Laurens, B. W. Ball, present ncumbent ; from Newberry, George rohnstone ; from Union, David ohnson, Jr. Twenty-two ballots vert: cast with the following result ach time: Ball 6. Johnstone 4, fohnson 7. The Convention ad oirned at 2.3 A.. M. the 14t,h to ) A. M., wlenl the balloting was -esumed. Five more ballots were aken, the votes standing as at the irst session. On the 28th ballot he Union delegation withdrew Mr. fohnson and the Spartanburg dele ation nominated David R. Duncan. )n that ballot the votes stood )nnean 9: Ball 4: Johnstone 4. Mr. Duncan is a native of Vir inia, and is - years of age. He mane to Spartanurg in 1854 or [855, after graduating at. Randolph Iacon College, and began the prac ice of law with Col. James Farrow, iow of Laurens. He has been uite successful at the bar, being Lmbitious, a very hard worker, a rood speaker, and a man of fine Lbility. He served during the war n the 13th S. C. Regiment. He ;erved in the State Senate from [868 to 1876. When the Spartan. )urg & Asheville R. R. was inau urated he was made President, ond to his untiring energy is due n great part the success that has ttended that enterprise under so nany difficulties. Since the road >assed into the hands of a Receiver a year ago, he has resumed the nore active practice of his profes ion. His law-partner is Hon. Jno. 3. Cleveland. Maj. Duncan is a ~on of Prof. David Duncan, of Wof ord College, and an older brother >f Rev. W. W. Duncan. The Banik Bills Case. Comnmissioner Coit publishes a tatemnent saying that the amount >f Bank Bills counted and certified o by McLaughlin is $G56,547.75, mnd that the deficiency is $18,529. 10. There is some talk of Mr. Coit's leclining the nominatiou for Comp - roller-General. We think this vould be a wise and patriotic step. Llthough no one suspects him, in he slightest degree, with complici yor wrong in the matter of the ills, yet a man in whose office ~uch things are possible is not ~alculated to inspire confidence in iis executive and administrative bility. __ _ _ _ _ A Normal Institute Will be held at Spartanburg from lugust 3d to the 27th for the bene. it of all white teachers of public tnd private schools who choose to tvail themselves of its advantages -tuition free. The Institute will >e conducted by Prof. Soldan, of he State Normal School, St. Louis, Io., assisted by eminent instruc ors. Railroads will give return ickets at reduced rates - to those esiring to attend. Board can be ad in Spartanburg at from $12 to s20 per month. The Telephone Is no longer operated by our ood friend Rev. Landy Wood, vho was forced to retire is conse tuence of impaired health, and we rust that rest will recuperate him. The Telephone has fallen into the Lands of a young practical printer, r. Jas. Ogilvie, (who married in ur town a few months since,) and re feel that it will make no un ertain sound. We wish the new roprietor a large list of paying ubscribers, a good advertising pa conage and success generally. Gen. Garfield's letter of accep t nce can be found in this issue. As composition it hardly deserves lie space it occupies, but there are robably many persons who would ke to read it. There is very little i it beyond its threadbhare plati ades and meaningless generalities bout State Rights, popular educa on and the freedom of the ballot ox-all as familiar as an old song. 'here is no vigor, no originality, o force whatever in the letter. POST OFFICE, NEWBE RRY, S. C., July 17, 1880 List of advertised letters for week ending lv 17I 1Q8A0 FOR THE HIERALD. The Stbbath School Convention of this Conference of the Lut.heran Church opened its first meeting at St. P-'ul's the 15th inst. There was a lar-te concourse of people pres eut. At least one-third co-:ld not get seats in the church. Permanent -:eflcers were elected. Maj. Patrick Wise was chosen President, and Mr. Bachnan Boinest, Secre tarv. There were some interesting and ani mated di<cussions by Dr. Smeltzer, Revs. IlawknN, Sligh, Wiriard and Bowles, Mr. 1). B. Wheeler, and Rev. J. C. Boyd of the A. R P. Church. The Convention will ac compi,h good, for the subjects and discus sions wcre practical and engaged in with earnestness. There was a sumptuous dinner served by as hospitabie people as we have seen for the lasc thirty-four years. But oh! the candi dates. They were there, rank and tile. It is to be wished we could have candidates all the time. It makes men so kind and affable, and adds so much to th+c kindly spirit of such occasions. All thanks to Mrs Gus Kibler and thea the candidates in succession for the following. It was the most enjoyable part of the occasion outside of the church. Mrs. Kibler was getting contributions for repair ing the church building. How Capt. Whites got through we ha-. not found out, but we know how he got the rest through. About the time dinner was innounced he waited on our affable and cterical-lookiag Clerk, telling himn that r.n exceedingly nice lady wished to see him especially. The clerk smiled, doffed his har, smoothed his hair and the place where hair used to be, and started to the lady, thinking now for a special dinuer'from headquarters. No doubt be then felt his election as sure as we have believed it to be all the time. But soon a change comes over his countenance, for he finds it is not dinner he is to dispatch, but a hundred cents he is to give. He ha: to have revenge. He goes for the other candidates, lets them know they are especially wanted. Dr. B., Maj. N. and Col. L. follow suit. Then Maj. N, gets Un cle Bert. Get Maj. N. to tell the change of countenance of each one in succession. We cannot do it justice. OBSERVER. ./llarried, In Trinity Church, Columbia, July 14, 1880, by Rev. P J. Shand, D. D.. assisted by Rev. Mr Judd, Mr. W. J. DEBRUHL to Miss PINTA TREZLVANT-all of Columbia. .ew Jdvertisements. UIOTELL HOTEL, MRS. EMMA F. BLEASE, PROPRIETRESS, NEWBERRY, S. C. This commodious and spacious Hotel is now open and fully prepared to entertain all comers. The Furniture of every description is new, and no effort will be spared to mal. e all per sons patronizing the establishment at home. The Rooms m this Hotel are spacious, well lighted, and the best ventilate( of any Hotel in the up-country. The Hotel is furnished with tne cistern and well water, and the table is guarantaed to be the best in the place. TERMS REASONABLE. July 21, 1880. 30-ly. TEA! TEA!! 200 lbs. of CHOICE TABLE TEA for sale by the undersigned AT COST. S. F. FANT. July 21, 1880. 30-tf. PEAS, PEAS, PEAS. 25o Bushels Prime Cow Peas, at $1 per bushel, for sale by M. FOOT & SON. July 21, :NJ-it. Ho! for the Mountains ! CRAND EXCURSION FEoM PROSPERITY TO BREENILLtE AND RETUJRN, On Friday, July 30th, 1880. This will be the best and cheapest excur sion to the Mountains this acason. For white people exclusively. As this will be the bast one this year, I would advise every one to take advantage of it. Will leave Prosperity, 4.20 A. M.; New berry, 4.44 A. M. FARE FOR ROUND TRIP, *1.50. gf See hand bills for particulars. L. M. MOORE, Manager. July 21, :30--2t. NEW BOOKS. The Popular Monthly for August. Smith's Bibie Dictionary. Geike's Life and Words of Christ. Macaulay's History of England. Modern Classics. English Literature. Book of Fables. Pilgrims Progress. Munchausen and Gulliver. The Koran. Bibles and Testaments-various kinds. And many other books and articles of Stationery just received at HERALD BOOK STORE. July 21, .0-tf. THlE BEAUFORT_CRESCENT. INDEPENDENTLY_DENOCRATIC. 8. H. E0DGEES, Editor. Published at Beaufort, S. C., every Thursd ay. Subscription $2 a Year, in Advance. Send for Specimen Copy. July 21, 30-tf. Greenville & Columbia Railroad. On and after Monday, July 12, 1880, the Passenger Trains will run as follows daily, Sun days excepted: UP. Leave Columbia, - - e - 11.45 a mn "Alston, - - - - 12.58 p in "Newberry, - - - - 1.59 p in " l.Ages, - - - 4.43 p m " Belton, , - - - 6.03 p mn Arrive Greenville, - - - - 7.20 p in Leave Greenville, - - - - 10.20 a in " Belton, - - - 11.39 a mn " Hodges, - - 1 00pin " ewberry, - - - 3.48 pin " 'Asty, - '- 4.50 pim Arrive Columbia, - - - 6.00 p m . ANDERSON BRANCII AND BLUE RIDGE4 )1 V1810N. Daily, except Sundays. Leave Belton at. 6.10 p in " Anderson 6.58S p in " Pendleton 7.55 p in " Perryville 8.33 p mn Leave Seneca. 8.50 p mn Arrive at WaIhalla 9 23 p in DOWN TRAIN. Leave Walhalla at, - - 43a Leave Seneca, - -5.3ai " rerryville, - - 5.0ai " Pendleton, - 6.3an " Anderson, - -- 06ai Arrive at Belton, - .. 7.42 a in Laurens Railroad Train leaves Laurens at 8.08 a. mn. and Newberry at 4.00'p. mn.. daily except Sundays. Abbeville Branch 'Train connects at Hodge's with down and up train daily, Sandays ex cepted. Leave Abbeville 8.55 a. in.; leave Hod ges 450 p.nm. Up and down Trains on the main stem make close connection at Columbia with the up and down day P'assenger Trains on the South Caro lina Railroad and the through Passenger Train on the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad; at Aluton with trains of the Spartan burg, Union and Columbia Railroad. J. W. FRY, Gen'l Supt. J.P. MEzaEDITH, Master Transportation. Ja.z -NoaTo General Ticket Agent.