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The H3er-ald. T. F. GRENEKER, GEO. B. CROMER.f NEWBERRY, S. C. THURSDAY FEB. 28, 1884. A PAPZR FOR THE PEOPLE. The HeraldIs in thehighestrespectaFam yNewspa ,devoted to the Material in terest 0- the People of thias Cointy and the StMe.. It circulates extensively, and as an AdvertiO medium orers unrivalled ad Tantage.- Tor Tfrmm.see first page. AVAILABTITY. The curse of American politics is availability, or, more properly, that which subordinates capability and integrity to mere availability. TheLtwo great political parties of the country are nerving themselves for the approaching presidential canvass, and are scanning their ranks with great scrutiny and not a little concern, in the attempt to find available candidates for presi dential honors. Men there are, not a fw, who are ready to assume the grave responsibilities of the chief magistracy of the country, but who are under the curse of un-availabili ty. The judgment of fifty millions of freemen, unclouded by party spirit or partisan prejudice, would not long be at fault in selecting a candidate worthy to wear the zwn ors and discharge the high duties of the presidency. But the coun try is rent by factions, and party politics hoids the lash over the backs of the people, ready to scourge them into obedience should they chafe beneath the yoke of party tactics. It has been regarded as note worthy by foreign students of our political institutions, that the states men of our country who bear the stamp of personal integrity and are endowed with a high degree of wis dom and political foresight, are not the men who are called to the pres idency, Calhoun, Clay and Web sterin their day, and Blaine, Bayard, and Conkling in ours, have gazed wistfully upon that high eminence always reserved for men less able and less deserving than themselves. The men who have shaped the leg t islation and nfoulded the destinies '~ of the country are not available. It has been so almost from the days' of his Excellency, George Washing ton down to the reign of his Acci dency Chester Arthur; and the rea son is simple enough. The strong, positive aggressive characters make > enemies-they serve the country and make records-they open their mouths and, :as the phrase goes, "put their feet in them"; they are not available. Each political party is looking for a "light-weight champion" who has no "surplus" record to carry in the race, but who is backed by a heavy electoral vote; the first, and the last, question always-Is he available? Other questions which serve to test the availability of any *proposed candidate are these-Is his record right on the tariff ques tion? Is he able to carry New York, the pivotal State ? So the matter goes, and the pres ident of the country is a creature of~ expediency-a man bearing the * stamp of availability. We long to see the day, which we dare not hope to see, when the president of the United States will owe his election to the fact that he is a manly man conspicuous for ability and integri ty, a man who, in the serv~ice of his country, can look the devil and the' politicians squarely in the eye with out blinking. W. B. Cash, son of Col. E. B. C. Duelist Cash, is not disposed to let the public lose sight of him. Last Saturday he invaded .the town of Cheraw, and without any reasona ble provocation fired three shots at the town marshal, one shot passing through the lungs of a by-stander, and one taking effect in the lungs of the marshal. Both wounds were serious. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Cash, but it was inti mated to the Sheriff by Col. E. B. .C. Cash, that his son would evade iinmediate arrest, as he judged that public opinion was too strong against him to warrant his surren der. We take it for granted that Cash will not escape the penalty prescribed by the law for his crime, and we trust that the indignation of the people will remain at fever heat ntil his arrest, so that public opinion will at any time make it personally unsafe for him to surren der. The Cashes are not ordinary offenders, tho' they seem to have en joyed extraordinary Immunity f!rom punishment; and the law unahMidewaa 1tA as For several weeks the County Commissioners have called the at tention of landowners to the law re quiring them to remove from the running streams on their lands "all trash, trees, rafts and timber during the months of March and September in each year." This is by no means a new law, though the fact that it has never been enforced may make[it appear so to the "land owners," and the effort of the Coun ty Commissioners to have it ex ecuted is praiseworty. The channels of. our running streams should not be so choked with brush and trees as to impede the flow of the water, and it is im portant that the timbers and trash already accumulated in them should be removed. But the law says "in March and September." In March! Ugh! The very thought of wading in Duncan's Creek, which needs especial attention, in March, pro duces a chilly sensation. Its wa ters do not get warm enough for the seiners, till late in the summer, and any law that requires laborers to remove the rafts of brush and timber from it in the month of March, is simply preposterous. STOLE A LOCOMOTIVE AND KIL LED HIMSELF. The following appezr4 in the News and "The party who was killed in a private row at the Vaudeville Thea tre last night during the perfor mance has been identified as Warren Davis, alias James W. Walker of Newberry, S. C. The verdict of the jury pronounced it a case of suicide. The deceased was about twenty-two years old. Some time ago he left Georgia having had trouble with some negroes, with serious results to the latter. He went to Hendersonville, N. C., where he found employment as an engineer, and again got into trou ble, from which he escaped byjump ing on a locomotive which he abandoned after running it several miles. Returning to South Caro lina, he obtained means from his family and came to San Antonio. He anticipated arrest and was con tinually on the alert. While in the Vaudeville last night he learned that Detective Hughes was in the building for some one, and went into the private box and remained there until the curtain was about falling on the last act. During the day he informed one of the fe male attaches of the theatre, with whom he was familiar, and vowed he would kill himself before he would be taken if an attempt was made to arrest him, The presump tion is that the deceased concluded that the detective was after him, and seeing no way of escape, as the performance neared its close, put his purpose into execution. There was no one in the box but himself when the report of the pis tol was heard." PEN AND SCISSORS. Col. John T. Sloan, Sr., will be a candidate for Secretary 0f State. Liquor is sold at only two towns in Edgefield County.-Edgefield and Trenton. Dr. J. M. Klein, Walterboro, S. C., says: "Brown's Iron Bitters have given universal satisfaction. They are famous." On the 24th, inst. there was a fire at Johnstons in Edgefield County. Three or four buildings were de stroyed and the stocks of goods lost. Partly insured. The National -Dem. Convention has appoinfid Tuesday, the 8th day of JuIf next, as the time, and has chosen the City of Chicago as the place of holding the National Dem. Convention. The latest news from Africa is that the Zulu King has the croup; this news is doubted by many, but notwithstanding, the friends of the king hate sent him a case of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup and conse vuently know his cure is certain. The New York Republicans are in an agony in their effort to strad die the Prohibition question.-Ex. We would say don't straddle at all. Just move quietly along by the side of it, if need be, first on one side then the other. The bill for the government of Alaska has passed the Senate. It simply creates an Executive and Judiciary for that distant land. It extends the laws of Oregon over it. [Yoeman. Jenkins says those Oregon laws must be awful elastic. A committee was on a hunt yes terday afternoon for the new pants for the policemen, but had not found them at dark. Register 20th, inst. This is indeed an astounding an nouncement foi- a City so famed as Columbia has always been, for a due regard to nll the rules of pro priety. Do put pants on them or keep them in doors. Strength to vigorously push a busi ness, strength to study for a pro fesion, strength to regulate a house hold, strength to do a day's labor without physical pain. Do you de sire strength ? If you are broken down, have no energy, feel as if life was hardly worth living, you can be relieved and restored to ro bust health and strength by taking Brown's Iron Bitters, a sure cure for dyspepsia, malaria, Weakness and all diseases requiring a true, reliable, non-alcoholic tonic. It acts on the blood, nerves and muscles ad regulates every 'part of the Fon =z HERA.. To the Readers of the Herald. This is election year. Already the busy candidate has begun his hand-shaking-his extra politeness -his scheming-his wire pulling cajoling and his taffy-has donned his stale, chronic smile. May we hope for any, amendment either in the selection of candidates or in the conduct of the campaign and electig"ns, or in the final service ? Alas T that this should be an open question. Now this is a Republican Gov emnment, the people are supreme, and it is through the ballot-box, and through the ballot-box alone, that they can be heard, and make their power felt. If they fail to ex ercise interest and discretion there, their hands are tied and their voices hushed, and there is nothing left them but to go around and grum ble, all of which amounts to noth ing ot course. The men are in office by our suffrage. We have voted for one man because we liked him person ally, he is a whole souled jovial fellow; we have not enquired, even if he is at all qualified for the position, much less if he is the very best man available. We were under some obligation to another, noth ing more or less-we voted for another because he was a lawyer we voted for another because he was not a lawyer. And I could go on and fill the whole side of this paper with such examples with our simple, childish whims. In our every day, home affairs we are not governed by such caprices. If we want a very particular work -done, we do not go to some one who has nothing to recommend him but our individual liking for him, because he is simply this or that, or is not this or that; but we employ the one who is best qualified to do what we want done. It is a matter of very great im portance that we have good laws enacted by our Legislature; and that we have faithful, competent officers to execute them. Then by all means let's select the very best men we can get, not simply the best man who solicits the place, but the best man available. But one asks: How are we determine who is the best man for a partiou lar place? I answer that we can not always do so, but very certain ly, when we have tried a man and he fails to develope the requisite qualification we can drop him. Al though what is a much better thing to do, is to qualify ourselves for judging of such matters. Very truly we can not recall the misspent hour of our boy hood days, but we can take, and read, the newspapers, and keep posted on the current news of the day, think over well, what we read, and st6idy its bearings. Watch the doings and sayings of our public men, and learn to look beneathL the surface. When we were under the Radical yoke, we had to resort to question able methods and trust questionable men to get from under it; but now we are out of the woods, and we want good, clean work done. The Constitution needs altera tion. Our statute-book needs pru ning, (we have had enough childs play and blundering.) We must have skilled workmen if it is to be well done. These are homely ideas, crudely exposed, nevertheless, they are the ideas of GRANGER. FoR THlE HERALD. DEAR HERALD.-YOUr last pa per says that the colored people are full of enthusiasm as to their edu cational progress. It seems that they esteem their present teacher. If they had had but the two teach ers at Tranquil who performed their duties, I-hope that the present teacher will try to cultivate the minds of their pupils and teach them to consider that this country is their home. Of course they are naturalized here, and have lived here so long, and have raised their children, sand were enfranchised here, and are parallel with the su perior race in every thing. Teach them more about Texas and Ar kansas, and all other barbarian States. Teach them to love their country, and don't let any and every man come out here from un known parts and take them off. I hope that education will be a great speciality among the colored people. Mr. W. C. Sligh, and Mr. S. L. Kennedy, or other men like them ought to be all over the country, and probably the negro would learn something. GET MURDERED FOR MARRYING. News and Courier. NEWBERRY, February 22.-A ne gro by the name of Frank Jamison stabbed and killed another negro by the name of Suber near Gold ville, Laurens County, last night. It seems that Suber had eloped with Jamnison's daughter and mar ried her. When Jamisou next saw Suber he attacked him with a knife and killed him almost instantly. Jamison has fled and is still at large. We learn that Jamison has been arrested and lodged in the Laurens POST OFFICE. NEwBERRY. C.H., S. C, Feb.23th, 1884 List of advertised letters for week ending Feb.23th, 1884: Anderson, Miss Nola ILewie, Miss E. A. Anerson, Charlie IMcCallough. James Blcke. 8. P. E eed, Mrs. P. C. Cpbl,W. A. IRsynolds. 3. B. Clin, Miss I. E. IBook, Aaron Dikert. Mrs. Bete Rlutherford, Cokly The March Eclectic Contains as its principal articles: "Religion; A Prospect and a Retro spect," by Herbert Spencer; "the Sou dan, and its Future," by Sir Samuel Baker; and "A Visit to Philistia," by Sir Lepel Griffin. There is another instalment of Ivan Turgenieff's prose poems, "Senilia" which will be read with great interest. A very remarkable short story is "Old Lady Mary," from Btacwood's, by Mrs. Oliphant, one of the most original and uniqne ghost stories ever written. A very vivid pic ture of mediaeval Italian life is given in "A Florentine Tradesman's Diary," which will be completed in the next number. Other *triking papers are: "Earthquake Weather," "Tragedy in Japan," "Personal Recollections of Gambetta," "Scraps from the Chron icles of Venice," and "Old and New Cynics." The poems are from Swin burne, Tennyson, and Browning. The magazine, in its entirety, is of great interest, and contains more va riety than usual in spite of several lengthy papers. Published by E. R. Pelton, 25 Bond Street, New York. Terms, $5 per year; single numbers, 45 cents; trial subscription for 3 months, $1. 3 3 For the Cure of Coughs, Colds Hoarseness, Bronchitis,Croup, Influ enza, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Iii cipient Consumption and for the re liefofconsumptive persons in advan ced stages of the Disease. For Sale by all Druggists.-Price, 25 Cents. April 1-81. Tcn the chlren to cut out and smve the comic silhouettc pictures as they appear from iFi-uo to issue. They will be pleased with ho collection. This space is owned by BLACKWELL'S BULL. Of coure we mean the fanr.ous ani:r.l appearing on the label of every genuinec p=.ckagre of Bllack well's Etfl Duham Smoking Tobacco. Every dealer kt e-: this. th:- has umoking Tob=cco mrde. Nor.e genuine without trade-mark of the Bull. NOMINATIONS -FOR MIYOR iND WARDEN! -FOR THE TOWN OF NEWBERRY. MAYOR.-J. P- POOL. WARD, 1-J.'E. BROWN, " 2-G. W. PEARSON, -3-C. C. CHASE, "4-G. McWHIRTER, MESSRs. EDrroEs.-The above nom ination is made without the knowledge of the parties but, we know that they are all staunch and patriotic men, who will not decline a duty to the people when a majority so desire. We feel confident that the above ticket will give general satisfaction-a good mu nicipal government,-and will be strongly supported by MANY CITIZENS. J. Z. SALTER Newberry, S. C. Call at his Gallery over Leavell's Furniture Store, E xamine his work, and procure some ice Photographs. He uses the In stantaneous Process making a Picture n one second. Hesitate no longer to carry the swes babe for it's Picture. Copig and enlarging from Old Pic tures done with Artistic Finish. ORDERS SOLICITED. Feb. 9-8t. Dissolution of Partnership! The mercantile partnership hereto fore existing between B. H. CLINE & W. A. CLINE, under the firm name of B. H. CLINE & CO., was dissolved by mutual consent on the 20th day of February, 1884, the lat ter beinig compelled to withdraw on account of feeble health. The bus iess of the establishment will be con tined at the old stand by B. H. CLINE. B. H. CLINE, 9-3t W. A. CLINE, NOTICE. There will be a State Convention of the Future Progress Societies, at New Trinity Ch:mrch, Newberry, Co., S. C., Wednesday March oth, 1884. Each Society will send four delegates to represent in said Convention. By order of State Executive Committee. W. W. LAZENBERRY, Secretary. - LONDN HAIR RESTURER-REAT ENSUSI rouet Article. Bestores growth, eIej &stojo um1e of GMr~ Britia eni VOLUIIA CASH DRY GOOD88TORE, 0, P, JAOKgoN, Manager, 120 Main Stree.t, - Columbia, S. C., ALWAYS ON HAND A FULL * -~STOCK OF DR T GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, HATS, Ladies and Gents Under Garments, HOSIERY, CARPETS. DR. S. F. FAN'T, S WBEIaR~, s. C. DEALER IN ISTANDARD MEDICINES,o flBrugs anud 4Ghemieas The Prescription Department in charge of 0 Can always be relied upon, and all Prescriptions. A courately Compounded. Wines & Uduersi. Out of Jaws of Death. W. T. 0GAFFORD, This gentleman who outlines his case be low his Is a man considerably advanced in lfe; and is noted for his sterling integrity is post-office is Yatesville, Upsov county, a. rhe following is Inth Srigmeit. Maker and Repairer. In te Spingof 1882 I was attacked with a very bad cough, which continued to grow AT GILLILAND'S OLD STANI. worse unui fail, when I got so weak that I ould not get about. I tried a great many Having just commenced business in inds of medicinies but continued to grow Newberry I respectfully ask a share of ion and woulduprobably de. Dr. oo ay tepbic patronage, and promise to fnally told me to try Brewer's Lung Re- give general satisfaction both in price torer. They sent to Ward's Store and got and work. bottle and I commenced taking it right away. A fter taking two or three dos:is, I be gan to improve, and by the time I had used wr-~m~,-~ a up one bottle I was able to get on my feet ~ y ~ Ij~ )i again. I am now in excellent health. I am confident that the Lung Restorer saved my ife and my neighbors are of the same opinion. It is the best Lung Remedy ever made in my opinion. Dr. H. promised me that he would B write to the manufacturers and tell them of the wonderful cure it made in my case. Statement of BenJ. FI. Hearn- iI an now prepared to furnish First don.d Class Board, without lodgings, to 08. , .young men and old men. Fare good, Early in November, 1881, while sewing on and charges low. .Dinner furnished to the machine, my wire was taken with a I,country men at 25 cents each. evere pinI in her side, which was soon fol-1 owed by hemorrhages from her lung and a iFIRST DOOR ABOVE ethercoathor sle and in a fe weekcos Tshe' GROCERYSTRE was reduced to a living skeleton. The at- L ~ ' . tending physician told me that be thought . C ~E~K one or her lungs was entirely gone. She i ould not retain the most delicate nourish- :4...tf ment on her stomach. I then agree with Dr. __________________ Sullivan, my family physician, to call Dr.i EHolloway in consultation. They made a !STA TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. final el:imination of the patient and pro- iNEWEREY COUNTY. ounced the case hopeless. Dr. Holland then suggested the Brewer's Lung Restorer IBy Jacob B. Fellers,Probate Judge. as a ln,t resort, I sent for a bottle and gave WHEREAS, John C. Sligh hath made er a dose. I found that she could retain it Isuit to m ogathmLteso doe Iegntom notice som e lnreend Admiist4ration of the estate and ef n her condition. I continued the medicinc fects of G. S. Sligh, deceased. egularly and by the time she had taken two These are, therefore, to cite and ottles, she was able to wa.lk about the admonish all and singular the kindred ouse. She is now in better haalth than she and creditors of the said G. S. as enj.'yed for several years. I believeSig,dcae,ttthyb an he Lung Restorer saved her life. We have: appear decoese, tha they Cour and he a family of six children, some of them pprobeforbe he, ateer Court o Mr. 'Ikearndon's post-office is Yatesville, jHouse on the 4th day of March, next, pson county, Ga. He is a thoroughly re- after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock iable ma~n in every particular. in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any Feb. 2$-Im. Ithey have, why the said Administra Stion should not be granted. 10Given under my Hand this 18th day of February Anno Domini, 1884. A ~A KIl~ 03' P~i1IIAJ. B. FELLERS, J. P. N. C. Should be seen In.a pretty girls mouth, 8-2t. et how often do you see dark and uin ightly ro-:s of teeth showing a lack STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, f care which is inexcusable. WOOD'S DONTINE will not make teeth NEWBERRY COUNTY. gow, but it will and does, clean them Fal&Stewi, nd prevent tartar from accumulatingvs n them. It is harmless and effient s thousands can testify. 25e. a bottle.SaieFBog W. C. FISHER, B iteo neeuint edrce WTholesale Druggist. inteboesaecaeIwlleiatN . Columbia, S. c. bryCutHueo h is ody(ae Yor sale in Newberry. Feb. 20-1m dy nMrhnx tpbi ucyt h TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,Bog COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. SeiaOfc,Fb 2h 84 IN THE COURT OF COMMON D .WELR PLEAS.all7&SSatterw it. Precous llenThoas atn'vsvs Byancyueofartexrutandtootheiecte 2inthheec.ov833,aIedillssell atlpuslic atLNew berryerrrt,Hooseonethe rst Moodyd(yain March 1d84, allMthat tract of landicyintcLyBtoAthY containingdder, OnedGoddaWatchfandfone ards f A. . Croer, HakinsLen- ia d nlike the old esid forf SallF thasemone, an to scurethe She iff'ms OIeVFb.2t, 1884.Llm Nand cy r a rtr a other. Byuorde of th Courtherein dated 4th.Dec.,1883, I will sellDat public utr,bfr th7or Huea fewbery, n th firs Monay i OWNOW!. O~wate Stocklus Go! N]ollN 3DAYS ONLY For the next CO days we will sell all heavy weight CLOT HiRG OVER-COATS, BOOTS, SEOES,. AT MANUFACTURERS COST. As every one well knows we have the larest and best stock in Town, and as we have [since our opening] always. led in styles and prices, we still pro pose to keep up our reputation and* we feel no hesitancy in saying we can discount any bill bought in Newberry, provided first class goods are taken into consideration. We also have a JOB LOT of Which we will close out at and below COS T. These Hats are.allright in every respect, and it is only to make room for Spring Hats that we close them out at such a great sacrifice. Call early before the best and most desirable goods are picked over. CLOUD & SMITE1 TPe"NE WE3ERRY 3L0T3{IER8' AND DROTWELL'S NEW BUILDING, MAIN STREET, NEWBEERBY, S.