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. . 3Alk3e. Editor. 8 0. Ri., 8. 0.: SJune 20,1878 pricefor announcing a can AO, cask in advance. Posi-. nnouncement will be inserted he cash accompanies the 8ame. dates and their friends will take tce and govern themselves accor f Our Greenville correspondent is ery much mistaken when he says we 'vor olq'ies and rings. We never, 1il1 favor or support thew, and out " . pord is clear on that point. What : objected to in his former commu 14tion was his advocacy of "Inde pOndent . candidates from President down to constable." Once adopt this plan, disband Democratic organiza :.tion, and we' go back under Radical TJmnegro rule the instant it is done. We favor Primary Elections for mom be of the General Assembly and pounty officers, and Conventions for Governor, State officers, members of Congress and Solicitors. This is the Ssettled policy of the Democracy of this section, and why disturb it by ''injecting your independent doctrine, hidh means nothing less than Rad 1oalism in disguise, (though we know our correspondent does not mean this) and is the very means by which that party is now endeavoring to regain controll of the State. But our oor, respondent is "getting a little more levol headed." He says we "must tolerate primary elections and nom. Inating conventions." This is a good start on the right track from inde. pendentism, and if he will only per. severe will soon be cured and per% ~ fectly level headed. .He belongs to the club and talks horse sense about the coming election, and as we know , im to be a gentleman of good sense k and, patriotic impulses, we will not quarrel any more with him about his independent: ideas, so long as he * .sticjcs to primary elections and the 2.Demooratic party. We think that we Yare, after all, standing pretty nearly upon the same platform. The Electoral Frauds. \e did intend to publish the testi,. non' taken by the Congressional Oomr ttee now investigating the Elect'oi 1 Fraud, or such of it as in our opi ion, would prove most in ter esting t our readers, but it is so vo. Iumnio thttwo or three papers like tii's woi ld not begin to hold the ainunt tl t comes out in the course of the weel4, and we have abandoned h,6dea i /dispair. We will, however, at the cqiclusion of the investigation, *'1ll givy the results in as intelligent a form A possible. Already enough ~asfeen developed to prove conclu% ~.~ely that Mr. Hayes holds an office 0t' which he was never elected by the peoleand that the most glaring ~tauds were practiced by the Repub, ipi managers to prevent the carrys j ag out of the will of the people as ( pressed at the ballot box. The > )publican statesmen sent to Louisi ana and Florida by Grant, have been a< bown up in their true colors, and ~ here is no doubt but what they, Sthrough bargains with ,the corrupt retrning boards in these States, con ~mmated the greatest fraud ever o-' nlivn American or any other po e)ls. Itiuplain that the fact that ~f~es was never elected will bo most o'1@loiey proved. Then the ques, iiwill be, "what shall we do." Let W6l and see. SHouse comimittee on military batisv reported favorably on a n~a to investigate the Caster to Majof' Renno, commanding *vnth United States Cavjlry, bd In command at the battle ~&Ig Horn,'is charged with +onthat occasion, and that mvch Oowardlco the orders of esUcter were not obeyed, tfwhich was the massacre ~4his entire command. It i 1se ono will be cash *~Kdfromu the, army. ~p~paAdvertier. 4A DUmber of the iSp Greenvil Two Hupdred Thiousand Dollars for Charleston. We are glad to-see that the United States Senate, by a very large vote, has agreed to. appropriate 0200,000 for th Improvement of the Charleston bar. This is the fest government aid extended us since the war, and results from having a gentleman, and one of our own people in the Senate. If D. T. Corbin had been there in place of General Butler, Charleston would not have received a cent. We now get this handsome amount to' commence the process of deepening the channel, and as the work progresses, other amounts will be added, until our men tropolis is made what it should have boon years ago, one of the finest sea ports in the South. This is a meas, u-e in 'which every citizen of the State Is interested, and we hope ero long to see the "old city by the sea" take position in the front rank of the business ports In the United States. General Butler, thus early in his Senatorial career, is giving the' people practical evidence of his usefulness to them in that body. We expect good things of him, and know we shall not be. disippointed. The Ladd Murderers. Hugh P. Kano, Wm. Durham, Geo. W. Moose and Robt. P, Scruggs, at% rested for the killing of Amos Ladd, were carried before Judge Kershaw, at Walhalla, on last Monday, on a writ of habeas corpus. After a full hearing of the case, the Judge refused to admit to bail Kane, Durham and Moose, and ordered that they be rem manded to the Greenville jail until further orders. Scruggs was admitted to ball in a bond of $1,000, with two good sureties. All papers in the case was ordered to be turned over to the Clerk of Pickens County. The Revenue Difficulties. Capt. 'W. E. Earle, in a letter pub' lished in the Greenville News of the 18th instant, undertakes to defend the conduct of'- the Revenue officials, in the killing of Ladd in this County. Capt. Ear'le is the attorney for these parties, and of course, is only in pos session of their side of the case. As a lawyer, lhe will do everything he can to clear them, and in his letter ho states very clearly the defense they exlpect to make. He says. "these defendants expect to show that they wore in the discharge of their duty as officers of the law, serving a lawful warrant, and that the killing was done in self defense." in the telegrams sent off to the Charleston News and Courier, and to Collector Brayton, they represent Ladd as being "armed to the teeth," standing in the door and resisting their enterance, and that ho snapped a pistol at Kane as he entered the door. The evidence taken before Trial Justice Taylor disproves these statements entirely, but as the partics are under arrest, and the whole af fair is to undergo judicial investiga. tion, we refrain from saying Irnything more about it. We must heartily concur, however, in the latter part of CJapt, Earle's let ter, and trust that the proposition for a general amnesty will meet with fa vorable action in Washington. If those peoplo who have violated the revenue laws were pardoned'IL would create in tehem a kindlier feeling to, wards the Government, and they would cease all violations and obey and respect the laws in the future. Capt. Earle says: "It would be well, in my humble judgment, both for the good order and prosperity of the people, and would be best for the revenue service, If' all vio, lations of revenue were forgiven up to a rccent date to the present, provided the person is not hereafter guilty of a new offence. "I advised the Commissioner to this course a year ago, and the proposition Is- now under consideration of the Secretary of the Treasury upon a re-. cent letter to the President. It is to the interest of the whole community that the law should be observed, and the sentiment of the people should be against Its violation. Then violence and lawlessness will be more readily repressed on both sides. Then the service of the Governtnent will be re garded honorable as it should be in overy branob. Then there will be ~ore good mnen willing to serve the Ogqvernient, and fewer bad ones will hae ska onaomnnaan1 Letter Prom Liberty. 'bere was a man in Kentuoky once it i said, who made a fortune b minding his own business. It would be well no doubt for the human'fami ly, and particularly that unfortunate portion of it who are addicted. to the common vices of gossipping and tat tling, if that man's example was more generally followed. . But the question is, what is 'one's own business? We find ourselves in a civilized condition, so bound up in a community of interests, and the line of our several duties and obligations, as individuals, members of society, and citizens of the State, running thiough and interlacing with the re spective lines of each other man's du, ties and obligation to such an extent, that it would be very hard to tell ex actly what each individual's business is, apart from that of every other in dividual in the neignborbood or comb munity. In other words; my private business or interest, (and the words are synonymous as understood here,) is so blended with and merged into that of the public, the one is so depon, dent upon the other, that it would be excedingly difficult, if not an absolute impossibility, to draw a preciso line of demarkation between- them, The okd adage, that "what's everybody's bus, iness is nobody's business," is as false in theory, as it is untrue in fact. So, kind reader, when as a public journalist, or newspaper scribler, if you pref'r the humble title, I call your attention 'to matters of public interest -the importance of having good gov, ernment and honest men in office, both in the County and State-the necessity of maintaining and perfect, ing our system of public schools, and extending their usefulness and eflis ciency, by permitting none to exer ciso the arduous and responsible du ties of teachers in our public schools except those wvho are found, af'ter due examination had, to possess the re quisite men tal and moral qualifications for the office of instructor of the youth of the country-and the importance of carefully abstaining from any act of lawvlessness~our'selves, or encouraging such acts in others, thoug~h wve may be sensible of the fact that unjust and opp~ressive laws are enforced among us in an offensive ar.d illegal manner by officials, so'.cled, of the United States-when I call attention to mat ters of this kind, I say, I feel that 1 ami strictly minding my own busi~ness. To say nothing now of the groat importance of fostering and preserv ing a sound arnd healthy public muo, r'ality, and of maintaining the good name and reputation of our country abroad, let every good citizen rememn.. ber that disregard of the law in one particular invites disobedionce to and disrespect for it in another, weakens those restrsaints which are the only sure protection of his life, liberty, and property from the assaults and en croachments the wicked and unscru, pulous, and breeds a spirit that is dangerous in the highest degree to the public peace and good order, and the safety of the State. Let upg res member that there is an identity of public and private interests-that we are all-embarked on the same boat, and that if there is a leak in the boat, overy man on board is interested in stopping it. It is a grand error to suppose that we can hibitually violate and disregard any law of the United States, and at the same time continue to maintain a proper respect for and obedience to the laws of our own State, Acts of lawlessness never fail to demoralize and deprave the indi, vidual that commits them, and they soon prepare him to despise courts of justice, to feel resentment towards those whose business it is to enforce and administer tho law, and to tram'. pie under his feet all laws both human and divine. It is, therefore, the duty of every good citizen, nay of every map who has any regard for hisown true interests, to frown upon every illieit dietiller, and every peddler of contraband whiskey, that may be -In the County. But while we should do this, it is equally our duty to'see to,it that the revenue officers discharge their duties in a proper and lawful manney. Dragoon ing individuals and subjecting them to Insults and'indignities by persons act Ing under the authority of the United States government, are as much and as flagrant violations of the laws of the United States and the cbatred suaauos for the goose must also be sauce-for the gander." It is always Tight and safe to do right. PIUMONT. Items from the City. EASLEY, June 17, 1878. Business is as usual-non est. Loafing per force, is the bardest work imaginable. Thus far. this bas been an abundant fruit year, and if we don't have any more hail stor ms breadstuffs will be at a discount. We hear nothing of the closing ex. ercises of the Easley High school. What say you, Professor H.? When is your commencement to be? , The Light Guards have a parade "every 'casionally." They are pro, grebsing finely, considering. Regular meetings on Friday night of every week. Be calm and easy about the street working, worthy councilmen. Just work a day or two now and then. Our young friend and brag shoe. maker, Mr. J. R. S,, is said to be the laziest man in town. Querry-Who are tho most popular young ladies? Answer-Those who take a lively interest, in the choir, and don't eat onions. Mr. Elias Mauldin claims the brag cow now. He says she will give twelve gallons of milk per day, and this is not a good time for milking either. As the season for commencements approaches the young ladies, unusual ly, grow very social and clever. * A little more attention at that time, if you please. Better painters than Mr. W. E. Al vord are still up North, or somewhere else. He is doing some nice work now for W. M. Hagood & Co., and when completed will enhance the val. 'ue of their property considerably. Th~ere is so much singing and preaching, and so many Sunday school1s in Easley of late, that a man with bad teeth hasn't time to eat enough on Sundays. Lct 'e roll. W hen you get a little too w~arm, call on Nelson Jiolcombo. Hie has just put into operation a nmachie, from which is furnished the vecry best, ice-cold soda water. I nevcr drink much. Mr. HI. supports the prettiest turn, out in the city. His friend Mr. B. says' it is becus~e "he drives a Geor gia horse," and, although Ilam a Car olinian, 1 am inclined to agree with Mr. B. It is seldom our marshal has any fun, but when he does he enjoys it hugely. Business with him is busi-t ness, and so it is with the cobucil. TCo the family'and friends of Mr. J. T. A. (the cleverest man in Eaeley) would we tender our symnpathics. lie is in rather a critical condition-very low with the Texas fever. We wish him a speedy recovery. The new church is about completed. Three cheers for the committee,.Foro acre & Co. Now, when the choir gets in there with that pretty organ, Won't then sing! Only $95-we know that times-are hard and money scarce, but everybody must help a little. Human life is comparatively cheap just now-it only costs a little excite. mont for a time. We trust, however, that the killing of one Mr. Ladd may be thoroughly mnvestigatdid the accused parties receive justice from the law, in the strictest sense of th~e term. Ourlunatic has returned. His trip didn't demoralize him by any means. He was unusually attentive to busi, ness the day after his return, and could be found 4at his post of duty at any time. The .District Conference is to be hold at this placo, embracing the 2nd Sabbath in August. Make ready with your chickens, turkeys, &c,, as a large attendance is expected, and you know these "delicates' are heavy on such eatables. Now is the time tor .Easley to, manifest her'genuine spirit of 1hoe pitality, and we believe the citizens will appreciate and and improve the opportunity. It is rumored that Redmond wants to make a treaty of peace with the lEasley .Light Gudards. We would ad vise Red mond to leave the country at once. Wresting and checks, are the prin'. ciple amusements of the day. Too early in the season for a champIon~ check player, but Uncle Mart, is the boss wrestler, Says our familiar friend, when an Easley ite gets off a joke on you, you mnust expect to bear It repeated every hour in the day, got a'lotterooncern% lng it by overy mail and, besides, see it published. In every papsr, In the State. 'Still we retnind hb 6 of that stomp, Such is k;1o, Don't mis~ ~~*~~4 qMfij ~_ The followint bltiflar hap been sont T )y the Coinptftller General to eaOh )f the County Auditors in the State, rid Is important inifdrmation to the a larpayerst "The attention of Auditors is espe 1 )ially called to Paragtaph -158, 201, and 202. Abstract tax'laws. 9 "In takIng returns, of both real and b personal estate, they will require e avery taxpayer under oath to answer ,he following quostions: "Has your wife property in her I Dwn right? I "Has your child? e "Have you property in any fidu. Diary capacity? "Unless these questions are ans. s wered in the negative, see that proper c returns are made. r "The oath required by the la* must 0 be asbually administered" JoHNsoN ~ooD, J Comptroller General. The article of Capt. W. E. Earle, in :lfense of his clients against remarks. which .we made about the murder of Ladd, of Pickens County, much to our regret, appeared in our last issue with, Dut comment; and more especially do we regret it, because the article in THE PICKENS SENTINEL, which we publish in this moi ning's paper, was in our possession, and hung upon the t hook, but by some oversight, we must imagino, failed to appear in our paper, ats intended. Capt. Earle may save all his regrets about what we write in this paper, and.especially about prc% judging cases in the courts. We dis tinctly stated in the article to which he refers, that "we will not, if we know it, prejudge the case of any person charged with crime, especially a crime involving the penalty of death!" We then made comments upon the outrago, based on the tele gram sent to this city by the Sheriff of Pickens County. .This is all we 1 did. Whler, we havo a statement from an officer, who is specially entrusted by virtue of his eflice, with the presor vation of the pecace, wo will certainly rely uplonl it as truth, in proference to tho statements of a lawyer derived from his clients, who are charged wit~h the commission of the crime. We publish, in another column, the war rant, un deil which it is claimed this Revenue posse was authorized to ar rest Mr. Laidd. When the warr'ant wa laced in the hands of the p~osse, who now seek protection under it, wo know not. -Greenville Daily Newvs. Wm. Durham, one of the Rovenue party who killed Amos Ladd, in this County, killed a man by the name of Ballou, in Greenville County, at a shooting match, and was sentenced to ~ho penitentiary for ten years. lie wvas pardoned by Scott or Moses, Scott we believe. Tfhe killihg of ballou is said to have been a bad case. This Durham's brother was with another ( nan, one Johnson, in the same County, who shot at one Jack Ward, who had i.cbild upon his back, and missinig] Ward, killed the chi. Johnusga broke ail afterwards and made his escape. ['his occurred a year or so'ago. We ~et these facts from a responsible ontlemau of Greenville. THE SToRM-From our exchan~ges we learn that a very heavy hail and wind storm passed over varions sec., ions of this Stato last Sunday week, loing. serious damage to the growing 3rops wherever the hail fell. In some 3ections the farmers have ploughed ip their cotton and planted the ground n corn. The Port Royal Railroad was sold cimder a decree of the United States Dourt at Beauftort, on the 6th instant, and was purch~ased by the Union rrust Company of Now York, for 1500,000. The Abbevile Press and Banner* has commenced the publication of its 26th volume. We sometimes diffor with the Press and Banner as to cor tain measures, but have always re, garded it as one of the best county papers published in the State, and it] Is al ways a welcome visitor to this office. CONsux~ ION CUann-An old physician, retired from praotice, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy, fqr, the speedy and permanenfocure for consumpt ion, bronohitis, catarrh, asthma, and all thr'oat and lung sfeetions, also a positive and ra4Iqal' oure for nervouzs debit~y and !ll aetvoos a comnplaints, Aefter having( Ieted itidqul outative powers in~ thousanids of ca*., ha, fe4t It bis'd4oty to make itk (4Wit ti ' as 1 t T, I Y' Lilp q AT HOM -O don eeon called to some new' .ab labo aving cooking untensllarecent nvented. One ot which, dhe Univ al Weight and bl.easurig Itensil,f r reigbing flor,, sugar, . tr, a Measuring molasses, milk and all :inds of liquids used in cooking, ed4 irely superseding - ex enbive scales. .he Patent Centennial 10e Pan, the est and most oonvenient Cake Pan ver matie, and which e ry house.. 'eeper will have when hoy see Its dvantages over all others Also, the (itchen Gem, a plated wire boiler to ang inside of an ordinajy pot, for oling all kinds of vegetibles, eggs, to., which, when done, 4n. be re noved at once perfectly dry withont ifting the heavy sooty po, off of the tove. These goods are iSold exclu ively through agents to ihmilies, and a sp lendid opportunity to some e able lady or' gentlemaj canvasser f this county to secure tbr agency for very profitable businesso For terme, 40 erritory, etc., write to 14 E. Brown SCo., No. 242 Elm St., (olnnati, 0. liw stor! Newi hiI NEW 4.'ERKS AND A Good News! --o-W6-f [HAVE A FIRST CLA f 5ft]K 01? CENERAL M9RCINDISE on hand at. his place, and-call the speciil attention of he citizens of Pickenrs Courty and the sour ounding counties to the same. I sell cheapt sell for cash; I take no risk; I get house ent cheap; I get board cheap; I am at a mnall expense; I Oan sell Goods as low as hey can at Greenvilk or any where in the ip country; I will take Country Produce in Exchango for Goods; I keep a full line of loods. If I have not the Goods on hand you vant, I will order them for you at a small Advance. My stook consists in part of the 'ollowing Goods: COFFEE, HAIR PINS, SUGA-A, COLOGNE oda, Tuck Combs, Molasses, Boatner's lagic Churn Dash Uum Camphor, Picque, 4 ladway's Saraaparilla, Calicoes Fonts Stock Powders, Nails, Well Buckets, Ladies Trimmed lats, Shoes, Gun 6by, -s t nit's Pills, Hagan's agnolia Balm, a%4 in fact alost anythiag hat is necessary for the comfort of any per. iou living under the Hampton or Vance gov ~rnmnents. All I ask is a trial, and you will >e made happy. If not I will sell you a pair f CRY ME'S H~ome Made Shoes that will last ou until you have got the worth~ of your 'wo Dollars. If you are not. satisfied then, ome back and buy another pair at, th 'samo rice, and I will fling you in a pair of ringa nd a box of Bikby's Blacking, and y will ;o home rejioicing. Call and examine my stock before urch .sing elsewhere. I make- Tin-ware a speck 2 Ity. Respectfully. T. B. CRYM , No. 2, Whitehall-street, Liberty, 8 ti, 1 door from Stausoll's Hotel June 13, 1878 40 ly_ lo MIake Money pleaisanti and ast, agentLs should address 'INL4EY, .IARVEY & Co., Aliant Git. Md. R. BEE, Greenville, 8.4 O, '1 UPPLIES his customers with an EW SING M AClIlNE they desire. Also edles - nd attachments for any. Call nex oor toi . W. Davis and see his last lot of n Sing, r, H ows, Weed, Wheeler & Wilson, a other laichines. He sells ail cheaper t w the heapest. He also cute suits' out of lesg~ h than nybody. See list as foliows Goods for Coat-8 to 8} yard Goods for Pants-2} to 2j y . Goodd for Vest-I yards. 'OAT-Body lining. 2j yards; ass, .yard; Wadding, 1 sheeL;""81 DrIl ( yards; Si1k, 2 spools; tton, spool; Buttons, etc. 'ANTS-Slate Drill, ( yard; Cartwas 4 ysrd~ Silk, I spool, Cotton, 1 a 01; But. tons und Buckle. FEST-Blate Drill, . 2 yards; W ing, J yard; silk, 1 spool; ootto spool; wadding and Buttons. June 20, 1878 41 Sm R7EW ADTERTISEMt TS IGENTS! UEA 1531i Ve will pay Agents a sal) $100 per hionth, and expenses to e r New and wonderful Inventions. A d a, SuN1AMa a Co., Marshall, Mich. i Beautiful Concert Or l-ARL lIAW nos price $1600 on $2.VA superb Grand 'Square Plan pie$,0 irily $255. Elegant Uprigh ins ro 5800 only $165. Now btyle rgtPao p112.50. Organs $86. 0Ol 2 tp p72.50. Church Organs 16 a.r~ 80 nly $116. 'Elegant $8765 t o r tans, only $05. Buyiers oandseea ~omes If'I am not as represe ,B .Fr afid both ways and Piano Oragie ree. Large lijst. Newspp tmuh. ormatlon abouit oat of ~zandOg lent free. Please addresr D. LF ET? jflor ASoCA i .08 an. notlupentl, rtle ano sprily & Bowen t. L 12estiopias s n rats yn . rice $890, Impovd nhaer .Sod seeryeat vhe~. WEKS &POT~ , PR.oprieos PA~soNS' ORGAWE P h m u ech Iloadfiomltl hand. tebOgan n theebtir a stm lat , rEah. BA~I TY qalJhig, i . bJI1e.8ub 'n.o ntaty # ett adspeedily oue.Rfeece, yWel, 9ag. Wels, aro &Co. oora N.Y. . m.Brw; sq, ~ ttnGaI & oe, t o etmoil