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I?50WEK COUitim ? a. TIIOmVsO?. p. a. SMITH, lt ?. JAYSR8. "I?vTuOmFsON, smith ? JAYNK8. c==t?iTO?^ june 20, 1890, Th? Clmvo of Perjury. In our Ibsuo of lastwcok roforonco was mado by ub to tho voto of Senator 1). Biomann aiul . Lay, Member oi tlio lions?-, on tbo census and rc-apportion mont bills. Tbo mention was made by >vay of comment on tbo ohargo of per jury py?forro<l by Capt. Tilhnan against certain Senators, for tbo purpose of showing tuo Uttor absurdity of tho cbargo, and wholly without any inten tion on our part to east tho slightest im putation of porjyry, corruption or dis honesty on cither of tho gentlemen named. In order that our readers may under stand moro fully how Oconco's Repre sentativos voteil in this matter wo have taken the troublo to consult tho Journals of tho House and Sonato for tho years 1884 and 1885, and lind tho following: liiil (House) to provide for the taking ol tho courus of tho population, industry and wealth of South Carolina on or he foro tho first day of Juno, 1885, passed the House by a vote of eighty-four, Mr. . Lay and Dr. O. M. Doyle voting in the nflirmativo. Hut this bill was killed in tbo Sonato by a voto of 11? to 15. The Senators voting in the affirmative on the motion by Senator .1. 0. Maxwell, of Abbeville, to strike out the enacting clause of the bill were Bcnbow, Biomann, Pack, Huist, Ryrd, (Oker, Howell, Izlar, Maxwell, Moody, J. YV. Moore, M miro, Reynolds, Simmons, Sinythe, Wallace, Wingard, Woodward and Youmans, 10. Tide wu'< the action of the session of 1881, and is one of the "three times" that Capt. Ti 11 man charges these nineteen Senators with "damnable perjury." Again in 1885, a bill was introduced in Co;, House to enable the Governor to provide for an enumeration of the In habitants of this State, for the purpose of re-apportjoning the members of the House of Representatives among the several counties of the Slate. Mr. S. l'ope, of Newbcrry, moved to strike out the enacting words of the bill. 'l'Ile question being put. "Will Hie House agree thereto'/" it was decided in Hie negative?yens r>, nays 80 ; and both Messrs. Day and Doyle voted In the nega tive. Tills bill vas also killed in Hie Senate by a vole of III to | I, but 011 this ballot Biemann voted in (he negative on the motion of Senator Maxwell to strike out tho enacting chiuso of the bill, while J. A. "Bell, of Aikon, changed his vote from the negative in ISSI, to the a0)rina ti Vo in 1885. And this is the.secolo/of the ^titr?e times" that Capi. Tilintan charges the Senators with "damnable perjury." Thus far if will lie readily seen thai neither Doyle nor Lay can bo afTeotctl by this charge, and Senator litemami has ofToitdcd (?) only once. But the Uttrtl and last of the "///reo times" in which these Senatore "perjured" them selves was in the adoption (1885) of the Joint resolution providing an amendment of Sections, Artiole II, of tho Constitu tion, relating to tho enumeration of the inhabitants of the Siale. This resolu tion passed the Se?ale by a vote of i'ii to .'I, Senator Blouuum voting in the allirmalive. This resolution passed the House by a vote o I' III lo !. I!. l?. Rice, of Union, being flu' only member who voted in the negative. By parity of reasoning it will readily he seen that if the Senators were guilty of perjury in proposing and passing this resolution, so likewiso were I be nu mbers of the House, and that all Hie Legislature, ex cept four members, were "pei jureiij.and Corrupt." Who believes it ? F.c.o answers, Who? Cap?. Tilintan, when pressed at Anderson by Col. liarle as lo the gravity of this charge, responded, that he could "excuse" the farmers who voted for this measure on I he score of economy. But il I he overt act of voting in favor of this resolution was a crime with respect to one man, it would lie equally so for another, regardless of the motive prompting tho act, We dare say no sane man in Sonili Carolina be heves Hie charge to be true. Oeonce'fl Peaceable Campaign Meet* lug. It was reserved for OcoilOO lo sel (he State a good example lor peace and good order last. Thursday al her campaign mooting. Tho boisterous conduct that has characterized so many of the other meetings in the Stale was entirely want ing, and everybody seemed disposed lo listen attentively lo all Hie speakers. By eleven o'clock about one thousand persons had assembled in the Court House Park, when Chairman W. .1. Striblillg called the meeting to order and Rev. M. (,. Carlisle opened the exercises with player. Chairman Striblillg Iben made a lew remarks in which he asked for free speech and fair play, lie would noi pre sume to ask the audience lo be orderly, for that would be an insult to ( Iconcc ? county always noted for listening atten tively to both sides and then acting in telligently. Ceti. Biatlon was (he Mist speaker. He was received without a cheer, but was listened to with profound ritieni ion and respect, as ho earnestly pleaded for his hearers to look on the dangers thai surround them and no I intelligently ami calmly. He showed them Hint all np penis to class prejudice were made by designing men, who were placing their State and their parly ill great danger. He also showed Ihem that the only safe ty was to he found in the obs?rvam e of tlie Constitution, which is founded on right and justice, He allowed (he dangers of combina lions and trusts, and characterized Till man's efforts to capture tho Governor's Office as the greatest political combino on r?cord. ifo denounced it as a direct ap pea' '.o the class in Hie majority and ap pealed to his hearers to be fanners by profession but Democrats by principle, Ho deprecated all attempts to array farmers against other classes. He show ed that the evils of which we complain are dub to the encroachments of tbo Federal Government, and noi to the ex travagance or Incompetence of tho State Government. He contended tinti we are surrounded by dangers freni Ilio United States Government and from the blnclt majority at homo. For Dial reason he appealed to his hearers to stami together and t? ont lo i he si riet observance of the Constitution as flic only bond of safely. Capt. B. It, Tilintan was the next speaker. Ho said in substance; 1 am glad to nicol tho " \ nnd lot thon seo mo as I am alni ?\q'? as 1 nm pictured In the newspapers. I am the meet abused man Ih tho Stato, "but it is ovident that by many I am tho most lovod, whatever ine Crtuso may no, yvm knov it as well as I do. Wo uro boro on an important occa sion, but 1 am glnd to sec that Tillmanlsm or Anti-Tilhnnnisin hasn't got such a grip on you that you cannot listen calmly and dispassionately to the discussion of tho questions o( tho day. Wc aio all Democrats. No ono disputos that. Thoro havo boon mndo chnrgos that I was trying to play tho Mahono game in tliis State, but I don't think anybody really bcliovcs that. Kdgollehl In my homo nnd it is the homo of the Straight out Democracy. is not a single white Republican In tho county. Wc want free speech and fair play. This is tho first timo in tho history of Oconeo that you havo seen your candidates for Governor faco to face before thoir nomi* nation. If tho Farmers' Movement has done nothing more it has brought that j about. What arc the issues of this movement ? boiled down to its last essence it is self-government. In explaining this ('apt. Tilintan ran back ovrr tho history of the State, and insisted that in the past it was governed by the aristocracy of the coast counlies. He said: "i havo no objection to an aris locracy founded on brains and character, but (iod forbid that I should ever buw the knee to money and family. Wo to-day havo but a repetition of tho past. Tho Convention takes tho pinco of the old aristocracy. The three thousand while men of OOOUCO arc boiled down to six men to go to Columbia, who are not in sympathy with you, and they vote for men and not measures. "I believe I si ruck tho key note when ! said that this was a demand for self government, bet us bave a government by the people and for the people, instead of a gOVOrnmont by the politicians for the olllce-scekers. Two years ago 1 demanded a Slate primary, but the Con vention refused, Tho platform of the March Convention, which 1 here repre sent, demands that delegates to the State Convention be elected by primary. .direct primary would be unfair, on account of tho injustice that would be done to counties with great black popula tions. They say that there is nothing to complain of, that the (lovernincnt is all right, pure mid Democratic. Thoy sim ply represent the statusqito. Thoy don't want a change. I do." ('apt. Tillman then took up the plat form of the Marcii Convention and ex plained i Us planks. Mis views on re-ap portionment are well known. His reason tor (ho abolition of the Agricultural De partment was that lie wanted money for the Clciusoii Col lego, where it would do the farmers more good and save that institution I rom becoming a burden on the tax-payer, lie did not want to poll down the South Carolina College, but thought that it was top-hoavy. Ilo wanted to divide the money. We could not all'ord thesis colleges for boys, while girls were allowed to grow up in ignorance. We pay loo much for higher education when our public schools are in the con dition that thoy are. We want, fewer (list riet s and made square, with one school for each race. We also want the people of the district to elect trustees. My friend lime has compared this movement to the capture <>f this Slate by the Radicals in 1808. [A voice: "Thai ain't no comparison."] Ilo says we are arraying class against class; then it was race against race. Suppose the fanners do lake charge of the government ; are we not in the majority '.' If farmers do not govern this State then a minority will. ' Suppose wo do control the Stale; does that mean that none but farmers can get ol?lcos '.' We have four lawyers now on our ticket. We want the best men without regard to thoir professions, Kvcry class will prosper when the fann ers prosper. Where is flic merchant, doctor or preacher who can reasonably ohject to t his movement ',' .I list come to (own and you will Und them. They keep asking me what are you going lo do? Well, I want to know what they are going to do'.' (on. Karle has kept swallowing the planks of our March plat form until he is now about to push mo olY. Ilotwcon ? Tillmanism administered by mo, or by l iarle or brat ton, which would be Hie Simon-puro article, I want tho (lovent* ment economically administered. When the Democrats first came into power thoy wen I honestly to work to reduce expenses, but in a short while they cica led many useless ofllcos, Now just look lltld SCO how expenses have grown. In all the departments there has been an in crease since 1870. Then; is contingent fund of the Senate and the House. What is that for'.1 Wo got along without it in IST!I and I think we can get along without it now. Now, there is (he Slate Ufte, They are planling flowers, putting up electric lights and beautifying the grounds, all at our expense. We can get along with less State pride and more attention to the wants of the people in reducing taxes, want more simplicity, inoro simple Democracy. l'or repairs and furniture oil the Gov ernor's mansion in ISS2 the Legislature appropriated $?100. in lss:?, $lH0, In Issi, ?700. In 1880, $005. A new (i?>v ernor came in lss:i. In 1880 thoro ?as appropriated {12,700. For repairs ami furniture in 1887, $1,500 more. In 1888, s7">(>. Governor Thompson got $2,.i00. IHchnrdsOH over s.">,iMM>. The explanation of these ligures is not mine. All I have to say is that it is the hardest house to keep repaired I ever saw. I have told you that we are one party. Some say thai I am outside that parly. Tho Mardi Convention was a bombshell in their camp. Wo have outgeneraled I hem and we are going lo whip (hem. II is fais-, that we want to hurl any other class. My fighi, is for you. It is noi the Oflleo that I am after. I am able to go llOllto and live. If my medicine is loo strong vote for some oilier man. [A voice : "We will lake the whole dose, Conerai."] A (torney-< ieneral Kar1 \l. lie said substantially: ^ d lime during this camp:.'.,. i-o looked upon fucos so ca .li gent; faces that will m- be s . iway by appeals to prejudice 1 hope 1 will not say any thing oilier, for I war appeal lq your minds and reasons, not to your passions. I was lut rodt? as from Suinter, but I was born in (?rot.ii ville, and have lived in Anderson. Porn in the up-country and spending most of my life in the middle country, I can slami between tho sections and say: God bloss Sonili Ci? vol Ini?.- I know that in tho past tho up-country was not treated justly, but that timo hu? passed. Sinco thon wo havo put shoulder to shoulder and fought togothor for our common liberty, and over sinco that great struggle wo havo worked sido by sido for political freedom. Now, wo arc ono in our offorts for liberty and self-government. Allow no man, party or faction of a party to carry you away from tho good of tho Stato. If tho Government is oxtravugnnt expenses should be cut down, but lot us do it as united and reasonable people. Lot thoro bo no apponi to passion or to class prejudice. 1 do not como to you as a horny-handed son of toil, though I was a poor farmer's boy and worked hard in tho Hold. I did not get my education from tho State, but paid for'it by tho sweat of my brow. Lot thoro bo nothing said about an aristocracy. Thoro is none except that of brains and merit. Tho road to honor and position is open to all. Why then this appeal to passion ? Why this attempt to divide tho party ? What Is the necessity for it? I havo heard Capt. Tillmnn characterize you farmers as slaves. The fanners arc not tho slaves of any man or of any power. They aro the backbone find tuo 'eiuows of the country. The Govornmont is no close corporation. Have your ofllcinls served you well ? If not put thorn out and out in their places better men. Whoro was the necessity for the .March Convention ? I have heard of corruption in the Govornmont. That remarkable paper, the Shell manifesto, is full of it. When 1 asked a gentleman who bad something to do with the forming of the paper why such charges were made, 1 was told wc Could not have stirred up the people without it. Why stir up tho people? Tillmnn says he applied the term "lep rosy"' only to oliiee seekers. Hut was that right? Vet he complains that so many bitter things are said about him. 1 have asked him if any man has done anything wrong tospoolfy it. When I said al Somier that not a dollar has ever been stolen, he replied: "I don't know about that. Thoro has boon some mighty llshy things." Now was it right to in sinuate that the Governor has robbed the Executive Mansion?should Unit charge go out to the world ? These sayings of Capi. Tillmnn ami others have caused all this unrest. If there is corruption he should give the proof, Where is it ? He says thai the Senators who voted against the re-apporiionment are corrupt. 1 thought that the census should be taken and the re apportionment made, but tit ore were other Senators equally as honest as I. who thought differently. Among Ihetn was Dicdrick Ibernami, ?me of your own citizens and a good and true man. I thought they were mistaken in judgment, but knew that they were beniest in purpose. Vet Capt. Tillmnn says they were guilty of perjury, "damna ble perjury." He went on and said that one who has commit ted perjury three times has been rewarded. Ho referred to that grand man and pure Judge, Jamos F. Izlar. Was that right ? Does I his movement mean to say that South Carolina is ruled by a gang of perjurers? If a Jutlge bo so corrupt, Cod save tho rest of us. Xow as to Col. Ilutlor and his depart ment. 1 made a plain business proposi tion at Abbeville ami at Anderson, of fering to pay the expenses of an investi gation of that, .department myself if Cap!. Tillmnn would consent to select an expert bookkeeper to represent his side. TllO proposition was declined at both places. Tilintan : Now just let me have a word. In the (irst place, I have never accused P.itllcr or the department of malfeasance in ofllec or dishonesty. 1 think that anything like such an investigai ion as you propose would give color to a suspi cion of dishonesty. I believe that these men are just as honest as be is. I said they wore careless. I only charge ex travagance. liarle : Then there arc no charges, no foundation l'or the charges of the Shell proclamation. I say that this govern ment is about as economical as it can be. A little may be eut o If hero and there, and whenever it can be it ought to be done. Von are injured by tho Govern ment al Washington and not by the State Administration. It is the iniqui tous robbing tarili' that is robbing you farmers along with all the rest of the people. It is reported that (.'apt. Tillmnn is ambitions ami wants to go to the Uni ted States Senate in place of Senator I lampion. Tillmnn, interrupting : It worries some people so much to think of the possibility of a plain fanner ever getting to bo Governor thai it nearly kills them to think about Olio getting to the United Stales Senate. If it does not worry them any more titan it does mo they will never lose any sleep right now. 1 want to he Governor and am not thinking of the Senate. Gen, Knie here read from an article by Cupi, 'tilintan, and charged that he was Protectionist. ('apt. Tillmnn, in reply, said: I take it. my friends, that any man in South Caudina who is enlightened enough to know anything knows that he who ad vocates free trade advocates something WC can never get. This United States Government requires bel ween $200,000, nno and $.'1W,(HM),0(M) a year and it will soon require inoro, for they are pension ing every bummer in the Vankoo army. Von have to mise thai money; would you rather pay a direct lax or raise it by il tarili? Free trade is an "ism," an ideality. Cleveland ran on tho free trade issue and got licked. If he had not been forced on that track the Demo crats would be in pOWCl' in Washington to-day. i am in favor of a tarili to raise the revenues of this GovorillUOIlt. En rio : Ile talks very much like Pro* tcotionists ?ti the North. Every man who reads knows the arguments of the rich Northern manufacturers. He says that free lindo is a myth, If you buy a hat ami pay half for it that you now pay you would not-consider that a myth. Tillmnn : It's mighty well you said if. Earlo? You see he is for protection. You farmers take his language home and see if he Is not working for the men w ho arc opposing you ami are responsible for yovtr present condition. Tillmnn : This is all a cuttle fish try tig to muddle Mio issue lo bauiboo/le on Farlo : That word originateli in the ' ell proclamai ion. illman : Oh, no, I am the daddy of ly ' le, resuming his.speech : He made charges, bid now ho is abandoning them and pursuing other tactics. At AVoo vlllo ho said ho was afraid they would as sassinato him. [Voice? : "What did thoy do at Columbia ? Hoye novar dono anything unlog? it was taught thee: by thoir profossore."J When you got your Clenison C'ollogo you will lind tlioy will havo all tho pro fessors they can get and thoy will spond all tho money they got. At times tho boys thoro will bo just as rudo as thoso at Columbia. Among those few boys iu Columbia wuro tho Hons of farniors, oven tito sons of Tilintan men. Now isn't it Binali to condemn a noblo institu tion on aeeount of tho unties of some half d<wn or more mischievous and thoughtless boys. Cftpt. Ti liman proposes to leavo out tho Citadel. 1 won't leavo out anything. I will eonimenco the other way. I say build up the schools, tho common schools of the country, llavo.a thorough system, and then build up on that foun dation tho institutions of highor edu cation. Now what was the necessity for that March Convention If the farmers wanted tho (?ovornment thoy had the power and could have waited for tito State Convention. About as many farm ers arc opposed to Capt. Tilintan ne favor him. You uro tolti that you pay nearly all tho taxes. That is not true. Otltor peo ple pay nearly twice as unteli. 1 notice Capt. Tilintan has ceased 'talking about lawyers so much. He has four of them on hie ticket. Now I havo nothing to say against law yers. I am ono myself, but in choosing your officiale you should not consider tho OC?tipation of any man, but you should endeavor to secure the man best fitted for tho discharge of the duties attached to the ofllco. Messrs. (Jury, (trayden, l'ope, Honham, Parley and May Hold spoke, in the order named, each trying to impress the crowd with his views on the situation and that he was the man for (lie Olflco to which he was aspiring. Tho speaking closed at .1:80 e. M., at wliich time a heavy rain came up, and all Bought shelter. From beginning to end it was one of the quietest and most orderly political ineolillge ever witnessed in the Stale. While Capt. Tilhuau received the lion's share of applause, yet. all the other speakers received " most respectful hear big. Uconeo was certainly on her ?food behavmitr, once more making hot' name synonymous with peace and good order. Our Westminster Correspondence VVkstminstkii, s.C.,June24,1800. Dli.Vlt Cou It : The health of our town and vicinity is unusually good for this season of the year. The weather is very warm, and line growing showers in some places, while others are needing rain. It is very quiet about here these line sun-shiucy days, oli account of every one's being so busily engaged at work. Crops are looking remarkably well. The cotton crop is the Ii nest that I have ever seen it in this neighbor hood. The stand is good and it is well worked. The |{. & 1). Kail road Company has covered the earthwork about the depot with ballast, which gives these premises a very neat appearance, as well as much more room and con venience, They have also extended the side track to the crossing at Messrs. {Dickson & Terrell's new furniture factory. This extension will be a great convenience to out saw mill men, since the large increase in that business makes it necessary for (hem to have more room for packing and loading lumber. The merchants here all seem to have a very good trade. They are selling cheap and paying good prices for country produce. This makes times SO easy on the people, that, should the present crop provi; as good as it now promises, I expect that the people will forget to vole as hard as some of them thought they would. I always did think that if people would look more carefully after the odds and ends at, home that they would not fimi so much fault with the govornmont. Hut these are curious limes and we are a curi ous people. Why don't some four or live good somebodies conte out for the Legis lature, and let us have something to talk about these dull timos? The big campaigners have gone and left us all so dull and lonely. Mr. (>. W. Ilogsod passed through oil Friday in a great hurry to take in some other place, and Mr. I). A. Smith on Saturday, after be had taken in Oak way. These are the only candidates that have stopped with us in some time. Of course this is the home market and business place of some of the candidates, and will not expect special mention from us, as they ara?oflon with its. p. Proceeding^ $>f the Center Domo? oratio Club. The Centeft j)einoeratic Club met on .luuci'tlm mjth, 1800, and ro-or ganlzcd WithflBio following officers: Andrew : Reamen, President; W?S. Priehard. IsMw ice-Presiden!; .1. li. Sanders, 2dJfi|ieo-Presideut5 A. A. I?\ I lilt chins, S?jrelary and Treasurer; member of tfrt] Kxoeulivc Commit tee, .1. M. llerNng; Local ICxocutive Committee, w. M. Uroonh J. I'. Carroll, J. A.A'ilv, J. . Ifilrod, and l?\ . Ilaulbn?;. commit tre of three were ap pointed lo norm nate delegates to the County Con v?mion, viz: J. A. I rod, Klias Mason nf?.I j. P. Colo. A committee of live were ftp pointed to get members to the Cen ter Democratic Ci lib, viz: VV. M. Brown, W. S. IMolmrd, J. M. Her ring, S? A. Wyly and A. VV. Mason. Tito club then elected A, llearden and J, A. Wyly delegates to-the County Cm. vent ion. The meeting then adjourned to meet again on Saturday, .1 uno the 28th, at :! o'clock |> M. A. Hkakdk.n, I 'resident. .1." A. l'\ I It i tiiins, Secretary and Treasurer. Kichhnd I lemoeratie Club reorgan ized on Saturday, June 21st. Pc vised club roll numbered 85. in dorsed Capti ?3. 1 . Tilintan for Gov ernor by a vale of 48 ayes to 10 nays. Tubs. H. Dkndv, Pres. Our Richiami Correspondence, V Ruiu.ani), S. C., Juno '.M, IMO. Dica it Copiti : Corn und ?ottop orops generally look well, but wo aro vory much in need of rain. Wlieat andonts are barely worth harvesting. Messrs. .1. . . J. C. Sanders aro oxpoeted boro this week with their threshing machinery, and since they havo volunteored to como out when thoro is comparatively nothing for thorn to do, wo should remember them when wo are blessed with good oroj)8. Mr. Ebenerer Stribling bus done tho work of three mon in tho oulti vution of his crops this year, lie runs three plows after one horse, changing horses when neeessary to rest thorn. This is a valuable idea and if labor continues to grow in do mami for tho next live years as it has in tho past, wo expect to see Mr. Stribling's example generally prac ticed. Tho work on Mr. E. I*. Vornor's now residence goes steadily onward under the supervision of Mr. S. Mc Kugh, of Greenville. VVb suppose this work will be completed in two or Ihreo months. Mr. .Tas. P. Dundy, of tho North Georgia Agricultural College, will spend some timo at homo. Mr. W. Henry Dendy, who has been engaged in business wit h Messrs. John B? lienson & Co., of Hnrtwell, Ga., for several years, returned home quito sick several weeks ago, but wo are glad to seo him up a?jam, and be says ho will return to Ins post in a few days. Miss Anna lirownloe, of Droylos, S. C, is visiting her sister, ?Mrs. L. I). Stribling. Miss Selma Hums, of Westmins ter, is visiting Mrs. II. L. Coo. . Messrs. Win. Terrell, of West minster, und .lames Terrell, of Ar kansas, are visiting the family of Mr. T. II. Dendy this week. We are al ways glati to see these gentlemen. Mr. Ervin Dendy is soon to leave us and will lattiteli his life-boat in the mercantile business with the Messrs. 1 Jensons of Hnrtwell, Ga. We are sorry to acknowledge that our boys are compelled to leave Us in order to l?mi suitable Hold for their labors. We wish Ervin niueh suc cess in his new departure and con gratulate those who have secured his services. Tilintan has created quite a stir among us. Some of us are taking Oil to him or the movement because we havo an axe to grind, and of course wo want to keep the grind stone moving; and sonto of us are taking on to hint through the purest sincerity, believing hint to represent the reform needed, and some because we -think he is the only chance to elect the farmers' ticket, and others because .hey do not know any better. However, we are glad this is a free country and wo are glad we can dif fer with our friends on Mr. Tilintan without opposing tho farmers' move ment, and we ran assure all our friends that we allow this diff?rence to go no further. Two yeftrs ago some of us bad such a small opinion of lawyers, that we would not vote for one, and indeed it seems that our opinion of the bar has been growing less ever since, as we think sonto of us can swallow four or five of them on the Tilintan ?tiokot and not half try. V\ . It was my pleasure on last Satur day to visit Center Methodist Church, to he present at the celebration of "Children's Day." As I nenred tho church a bright scene broke upon my view. In the grove in front of the church was gathered many children, young persons and even t hose of ma ture!' yours. In a few moments after my arrival the services of the day commenced with a beautiful Sunday School hymn, after which the Rov. A. W. Walker made an impressive prayer. The programme for the day consisted of songs, essays and short addresses. First on il was Mr. F, S. Porter, with an essay on "Influence," which was written with much care and delivered in a very impressive manner. Next the preacher in charge, Rev. A. W. Walker, nave the school a very interesting talk on the word "Try," taking each letter sepa rati?')', and making the subject of his address "Try Right Young." Next was an address by l?ev. I). L. Whila ker on "Well Doing." lie, too, gave us all a goodlcsson, showing how much depended on each one of us not to let slip an opportunity of doing some good. Then canto an address from Mr. I). A. Smith. ? spoke with much force and kept the attention of bis hearers for fifteen or twenty minutos. A collection was then taken up for the Sunday School cause,after which came the recess for dinner, which had been provided in great abundance, and the grove in trout and around the church was made cheerful and interesting with groups of happy children and young people enjoying the excellent repast spread out here and yonder before them. After this enjoyable part of tho programmo was over we again repaired to the church for the after noon's services, which were short, but nevertheless into resting. The first speaker on the programme was Dr. .1. W.Quillian. He spoke inter estingly about his recent visit to St. Louis as a dologatO to the General Conference, speaking of many items ul* Odorosi connected with the pro ceedings of that, body, of the large Sunday School he attended and (he interest taken generally in the great cause of Sunday Schools throughout the territory of the Southern Meth odist Church. Then .Mr. D. A. Smith again addressed the audience on the subject of music., which be'delivered in his free and easy manner, to the edification of those who appreciate and love vocal and instrumental mu sic. We want to say before wo close that the singing on this occasion was good. After prayer by Roy. Mr. Whitaker the benediction was pro uounccd and we left for homo with the most pleasant recollections of Center Church and her kind and hospitable people, hoping some, day again tobe privileged to revisit them. I Rit portar, A largo lot of good heart shlngics for salo by T. N. Carter Co. ?'jm ? CoviUKU : Plonso giv^ us I space in your valuable paper to givo au account of the hail storm which visited our section on .Sunday after noon, 14th instant, betweon live and seven o'clock, doing much damngo to corn, cotton, ?als, and also badly washing the fresh plowed land. It began at the farm of Kd. Davis, where the hail did slight damage. Thence to th? farms of Alfred Heid and Clara Pearson, whero it in creased in volume. Tho house of Clara Pearson was wrecked and fruit trees blown down. Much damage was done to the crops of James Addis and Henry Wilson, totally stripping a great deal of their cotton Great damage was dono the ad joining farm of Louis Brandt by the hail, wind and rain. Ho estimates his loss at *200. But the farm of J. II. Kiel, Jr., sustained the worst damage. Five acres of vcorn were leveled and the blades stripped into strings. Five aoros of oats woro blown down and thrashed out. Five acres of cotton wore stripped of nearly every limb and leaf, and a great deal broken oft' at the ground. No one w.^t. at home at the time. When wo etched homo about seven o'clock we ".vero surprised to find everything ih such a Jdapidated con dition?garden and other fences blown down, as well as fruit trees and well shed, also forty young chickens drowned. It was awful to see Monday morning all who suf fered went over the crops to see the ruins, and some of us were so badly disheartened we could not work that day. My loss was at least #200. which is heavy for a poor man. Tho hail renehed as far as the farms of Capti . A. Burley, W. . and J. J. Keith, doing some damage, but not so bad. The storm traveled from the Southwest to the Northonst, and the streak of hail was about a quarter ?f a mile in width. Corn and cotton were looking very fine in our section up to the time of the storm, and are now rapidly improv ing from its effects. A late fall may help in the outcome of cotton. J. II. Kmi,, Ju. ?Akw?Y, S. b.,. Julio 14, 1800.? The Center Democratic Club met at Oak way, S. G, on tho above date and reorganized under the call of the old President and elected officers and delegates to the County Convention. Since that time I sco published in the county papers that there has been ?' club gotten up called the Oak way Democratic Club mid officers appointed, also delegates ; and I have been informed that .1.. J. Haley on Monday following wrote up the reso lutions and no one present but him self and one other man, who was not a member of his club; and J. J. Haley says to him, I expect I have played bell, and read the whole pro ceedings to him, just ns they are in our county papers ; and 1 am com pelled* to believe that the whole affair is false. It is not at all the senti ment of this community, and quito a number of his signers say they were fooled into it by J. J, Haley, who told them they were signing the old club, and they are now a great many coming to the Center Democratic. Club; even the President of their club, J. B. Elrod,says he has had no thing to do witlviit and v. .11 not s?rvo as President, antimo told him that ho would, not have anything to do with it. I am also reliably informed that l>. A. Daley, one of the delegate.-: to the County Convention, says he never saw the club list of the Oakway Club, never signed it nor authorized any one to put his name on it, and if he signed any lie would sign the Center Democratic Club. I take this me thod of making known to the public that the Center Democratic Club is the Simon-pure Democratic Club. \V. M, !>uo\v.\. .lime 21, 1800. P. S.? Ifivory Democrat who be longs to our club or wishes to become a member is requested to turn out on Saturday afternoon, June -2S(h, at 8 o'clock.' W. . B. Double Springs Democratic Club met on the 18th instant and reorgan ized by tho election of G. W. Ilogsod, President ; J. P. Wilson, Vice Presi dent, and L. N. Robins, Secretary and Treasurer. The following delegates were elected to the County Conven tion : Abel Bobine, l?. Ij. Symmoe, J. P. Wilson, W. J. Barker and L. N. B?bilis. Club adjourned subject to the call of the President. G. W. HoGSKi), Pres. West Union Deiiiocrady. All members of the West Union Democratic Club are urgently re quested to attend a meeting of this club to' be held in the Town Hall, on Saturday the 28th instant, at .'5 p. m. Candidates are respectfully invited to meet with us, and deliver ad dresses*. . I). GiVbuitAiTii, President. C. ft. D. Buicns, Secretary. ' Tifrd. Oak wav, S. G, June -j!}, 180(1. There is a i unior alloal that I pro mised W. W. Bussoli two hundred votes at ibis place if he only would nut the post office back in my hands. I take the liberty through thocolumns of the paper to deny the chaige, and v.i ? author is a liar of the deepest dye and the truth is not in him. Respect fully, J. A. F. iniiNs. -+* ? Ocoucc County Fanners' Alliance. The Ocopoc County Farmers' Alli ance will meet at Biohlnnd Friday, duly 4th, at 10 oVloek A. M. Dele gates will come prepared to remain two days, if the business should re quire t lient. J, Ii. Siianki.in, Pres. iL . SaMOKUS, See.'y. ... -* ? ?? Bethlehem Democratic Club mot .lune IIth and ivoiganizod, then ad journed to meet dune 28th for iih?* portant, business. Wat. il?NTBT?, Pres. Blackberries. On and after the 10th of .July, 8009 f'K' Oeoneo Grape Growers and Fruit. Distilling Association will pay, at their works in Walhalla, S. G, FIFTY GENTS PICK BUSHEL for ripe and fresh BLACKBlili HIES. Juno 26, 1800, 2(1-(it 1 THINK I heard mail Bay something tho other day that sounded llko HOT. Ho may lat'vo roforreel to the. wcathor, hut 1 am Inclined to believe ho meant til** good, natlont, loving (ted li?nl working wlfy was HOT, because ho had not gone lo THAT MAN TOD1VS to got tlioso things who wanted. ?1?? wuniuu now HTOVii, BAKU, a 81'HINO ?bd, 0UI3?V, nndsovornl other things that T01>D solle at ft 1IAU0A1N, mid she did not get any of tliom, and sito had a rlnht lo bo HOT, for sito nccilod thorn badly. Whoii you want HARDWARE, STOVES, KUR* KlTUttK <>r MOST ELSE don't; forget That Man TODD, At Seneca. Regulate The Bowels. CoMtlTonoNN dor Altere? tho whole eyu toiii uuil bo?ol? ?lineane?, Hiioli u* Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, I'ovors, Kidney Diseases, Bilious Colio, Malaria, oto. I'uJCh IMI!? iii odiirc refill ? loil.lt of body (imi r.oixl ?IltpuHtluii, wlthoiis wUlcli, no ouo can enjoy good Iivnltb. Sold Everywhere. =Ti ?? LATEST= ?and? =NICEST= Lemon Squeezer On the market. Don't fail to seo it. (Johlen Drip Molasses. Eagle llrand Condensed Milk, tho very host. "Massasoit Mills" ?lack Popper and Jamaica (?iiigcr, in snudi tin cans, ready for uso and guaranteed strictly puro. Fresh Teas, Green and Blank, are to ho found among an already full lire of Staple and Fancy Groceries, at J. J. Norton & Oo.'s. Needles -FOR ALT. Machines, no ntattcr what kind, from Ihr old E SIIITTTI.H " to tho very latest improved. Only 40 cents por dozen hy mail post paid. When ordering always state kind ami sizes wanted. Satisfaction guaranteed or nitm?y r?fund?d, Address . A. DALY, ?> main street, Greenville, S. 0. New Machines exchanged for old ones. May 8, 1800. -AND? ffapn Harness. L AM offorllig lids week a now stock of UUOGV AND WAG?N HARNESS, BRIDLES, I.ON? LUG COLLARS, made of the liest, Kiji Skin, at $1.25. Splendid iissortmcnt of SADDLES, all Georgia inaile, at $2.50 up. ROAD OA UTS from $12.50 up. BUGGIES from * I0 up. If you want a nice TURN-OUT & ami ncc me. A good stock of GENERAL MER CI I AN DIS? and PLANTATION SUP L? ES. Strother & Alexander Also kcop a STOCK OF GOODS at High Falls that ^'^Yi as*lo\v""as where. I \ if you want a gef,mi|1\<>r.D HICKORY WAGON or pah\of n\ SCALES of any description we iV.an fArii?sli them at New York pri?es, !tospoptf\,,ny> W. A. STBOTHER, West Unioni S. O. April 2 , 180O. m- m wii-i. A.-.o'iUi iSKK THING Nl'AV IF YOU1 ) M ADVF,in'ISKMl\NTi New/Goods Rccfelvcil lis Week. MaillarcTs Coc^a, Evcryhody should drink tliiV ?ll8f,t!?,(| 0f Coffee. Those who prefer Comr0? {,nit g0i tlio host at tny sturo. The Momaja 0 , ?? ? ?~?? Just received somo fresh \-yn{, ftfniij ICvaporntod Apples, Gunned Yoniatoea,' and fanned (ioods of every il0s^-||jptiotl ' Fine lino of Cigars and Tol>a<I(.n Try one of my Koy West Cigars. \ Very Truly, E D. A. BIEMAl!