VOL. XL?Nk* Series. UNION C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 16, 1880. NUMBER 2.
TJio MfafA Q~..iL n 1:? "? ?
dfc <4V VI KJVUl/Il VcllUllIlclj
COUNTY OF UNION.
Iii the Court of Common Pleas
F. William Bison, Cansnda'
Fowler, Martha Fowler,
John D. Long, John F.
Long, J. Gideon Long, Grant
* Long, Calhoun Long, Walker
Long, Susan Long, Martha
Long and Mary Long.
l'laiiitijps.
against
Harrison Fowler, Sallic Fow- Summons
)er, Jack Ilodgo, Henry
Hodge, Miuerva Addis, For Relief
- Henry Addis, Caroliua Fow- r
lor, Uassaway Hodge, Cath- Couiplniut
nrine Hays, James Hays,
Frank llodgc, Wiight not served.
gib Ellis J. Fowler, Mark Fowler,
Susan Mil wood, James
Gassaway Mil wood, Samuel
Fowler, Frank Fowler, and
Elma Fowler,
Defendants. J
o the Defendants above named :
^"OU are hereby Suinmond and required t
X answer the coinplaiut in this action, wliic
vilt bo tiled iu the ottice of the Clerk of th
'Jourt of Common Pleas of llio said Couuty u
Jnion, and to servo a copy of your answer t
the said complaint on the subscribers, at tlici
office, No 4 Law Range, Union County, Soutl
Carolina, within twenty days after the sorvic
of this summons on you, exclusive of the dn;
of such service ; and if you fail to answer tlr
said complaint within the time aforesaid, th
platnliffs in this uctiou will apply to the Court fo
the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated, Union, S. C., December 3, 1870.
STKEDMAN & It AWLS.
Plaintiffs' Attorneys.
f "1 Jamks Mu.nno,
I ska i. > Clerk.
"o the Defendants, Catharine Hayes and he
husband James Hayes, Frank Hodge, Nelan<
llodge and Calvin Hodge.
Tnko notice that the summons in this action
of which the foregoing ie a copy, was tiled iu th
office of the Court of Common Pleas, at Unioi
Court Hou.-e iu the State of South Carolina, oi
the third day of December, 1879.
STEED.M AN & ltAWLS.
Plaintiffs' Attorneys,
No. 4 Law Range.
Dec. 5 49 Ut
The State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF UNION.
In the Court of Common Pleas
Gilliam II. Jeter, John R. ]
juicr. Antoinette Knight,
Martha Joter, Mary Ann
Jeter, Sarah Thomas, Susan
Jeter, James T. Jeter, It.
tiiUiatn II. Jeter aud John
r? - - C-!* Joter,
I Plaintiffs.
against
Itosctln Dawkins, Riley Daw- Summons?
kins, Robert Dawkius otherwise
called Rob Dawkins, For Relief.
Washington Dawkius oth- erwise
called Wash Daw- Complaint
kins, Johu Dawkins otherwise
called Jack Dawkins, served.
Michael Dawkins otherwise
called Mike Dawkins, Harthena
Dawkins, Henrietta
Dawkins, Araminta Dawkins,
Milly Dawkins, Char
ncr Dawkins, Mary Dawkins,
Rarnet Dawkins nnd
Spencer Morgan Dawkiifs
as Trustee,
Defendants. J
I To the Defendants above named:
*\T(itr lll'P IkOPnKtf SlimmftTkPll rtn.l 4.
J . v
answer tbe complaint in this action, o
which a copy is herewith served upon you, am
t?ldWvv?i^vW?yu65??iW. ?nAlvfKcVP
Law Range, Union, South Carolina, within twen
ty days after thescrviceof this summons ouyou
cxclusivo of tho day of such service ; and if yoi
fail to answer the said complaint within the (iin<
Aforesaid, the plaiatifTs in this action will appb
to the Court for the relief demanded In the com
plaint.
? Dated, Union, S. C., 28 August 1870.
M UN lit) & M UN 110,
IMniuliffs* Attlorueys.
f ") Jamks Munko,
j skai, V Clerk.
To the JitftAtl&iu Robert Dawkins, otherwisi
called llob Dawkins.
t.lto nncn.ll.a. h..l! - ...
----- iuc ouuiiiionu ucrcin oi wtuol
the foregoing u copy was filed in the office <
the Cleric of the Court of Common I'leas for tho
County of Union, at Union Court House in tb<
State of South Carolina ou the 28th clay of August
A. D.. 1871). ?
Union, 3. C., 10th December 1879.
MUNltO k MUNRO,
Plaintiffs' Attorneys.
No. 2, Law Huugo, Union, S. C.
l)oc. 12 60
| The State of South Carolina,
" COUNTY OF UNION.
k In the Court of Common Pleas.
James N. McDlll "1
Plaintifft Summons
against For Relief.
James 0. Love ttnd James 0. Complaint
Love Jr., nut Served.
Defendants.
To the Defendant* above named,
YOU arc hereby Summoned and required (
Answer tlic complaint in this Action, vvhic
is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court (
Common Pleas and to serve a copy of your an
utter to the said complaint on the subscribe!
nt their office. No. 4 Law Kongo, Union, Sout
Carolina, within twenty days after the servic
hereof, exclusive of the day of such service
nnd if you fail to answer the complaint withi
the tiino aforesaid, the plaintiff In this nctio
will apply to tho Court for the relief detnaude
in the complaint.
Dated Union, S. C. Dec. f.th, 18?9.
STEBDMAN, & 11AWL8,
Plaintiffs' Attorneys.
1 Jamks Muxno,
skai* ! Clerk.
To Defendant, J4<nca G. Lot(, Jr.:
^ Take notice tint the summons in this nctioi
7^ of which the foregoing in a cop/, was filed in tl
a office of the Court of Common Plena, at Unic
m Court House in the HtaU of South Carolina, c
(he Cth da/ of December, 1879.
8TEEDM4N ft ItXWLS,
Plaintiffs' Attorneya,
fat v f.aw Kanop. TTnrtort, H.
Dec. 12 ?
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"NEW LAMPS FOR OLD !"?KDISON's WONDERFUL
TRIUMPH.
The New York Ifcrald declares tbat
Edison has al last solved the problem oi
utilizing tho electric light for street illuminations
and domestic purposes, and devotes
n page of letter-press and illustrations to
demonstrate particulars of the invention.
Edison long ago decided iu favor of employing
incaudescout platinum iustcad of
carbon poiuts, and the electric arc for lightgiving
purposes, and he devised a half dozen
platinum lamps, none of which were perfectly
satisfactory. The metal was fouud
to rupture and crack or else melt uudcr tho
tompAPaturn. pcntlnfla/l VVJJ tliA
current. The nearest he got to success
with platinum was by placing tho burner
iu a vacuum under glass, aud ho contemplated
introducing such a lamp to the public,
although it was iutricate. costlv and
required the use of au air-pump to produce
the vacuum. But one night, si'.ting in his
laboratory, he happeued to roll a piece of
o lampblack mixed with tar in his band, and
11 it occurred to him to try it as a substitute
? for the platinum. lie did so, and from
o this experiment his thoughts were led to a
r spool of cotton thread. The satisfactory
light obtained from the tarred lampblack
0 had couvinced him that filameuts of carbon
g of a texture not previously used in electric
c lighting were the hiudeu agents to make a
r thorough success of illumiuation by incandescence,
aud it was with this view he
sought to test the carbon remains of a cottou
thread. The thread was iixed between
two irou clamps, and placed in a furnace.?
At the end of an hour its delicate carbon
framework was takeu out. This slender
filament Prof. Edison placed in a globe,
r aud couuectcd with the wires leading to the
machine for generating the electric current.
Then he extracted the air from the globe
q aud turucd on the electricity, aud instautly
! a beautiful light greeted his eyes, growing
a brighter aud brighter as the current was
strengthened lie kept up his experiments,
and determined that the substance
best adapted for carbouization aud the giviug
out of incaudeseent light was paper,
preferably thick, like card-board, but giving
good results eveu when very thin. Ho
makes the paper carbon uow by cutting
from a piece of Bristol card board a strip
in the form of a horse shoe, about two inches
in length and oue-eighth of uu inch in
width. A number of these strips arc laid
flatwise in a wrought irou mould, aud separated
from each other by strips ot tissueBflnO.P
Tllrt wKnlrt ia
r-? --W ?. ?w.v ?M |.nn,v,u IU U U UVUI1
boutml to 000 degrees Fahrenheit, aod ou
opening the mould the charred remains of
the card-board horse shoe arc found. This
is placed in a globe, the air is exhausted,
connection with the generator is made, aud
the lamp is tcady for use. As completed,
it is a glass globe resting on a stand, having
exterior connections that lead to platiuum
clamps within the globe, the carbonized
papjr being supported in the clamps.
It is devoid of regulators, as Edison has
discovered that electricity can be regulated
at the central station, just as the supply of
gas is now regulated. Only the form of
the lamp needs to be modified to servo for
the tabic, or in brackets or chandeliers. Tho
light can be produced cheaper than the
ehoapest oil, aud is altogether under the
u control of persons in the house where it is
f used. Edison has also a new style ot gen1
crating maehiue, iu which the pile of force
" iy ama ? * J ? ? ?r * ""
' the armature is made to revolve at their
, base. lie is understood to claim that with
i this machine ninety-five per ccut. of the
B fitoom nnivnr rn iu?l?rir?r? ? -
w.v..u. |>vn?> ivivmu^ tuv itiiuuturu is uon*
verted into electricity, a vast improvcuient
on any other inachiuc ever constructed.?
From them the electric current may be conducted
by the ordinary gas pipes from the
central depot to consumers. Edison has
also constructed an electro-metre to measure
tho amount of electricity used by each householder.
The Herald states that ho will
e light up Meulo Park on Now Year's Evo
by tho proooss disoribod, and show all the
1 world that ho has uohiovod suoooss in produoing
an coououiical aud feasible electric
> Hght.
? THE IIERALl/s COMMENTS.
The story told in our columns to-day will
reassure the public whoso laith in the
Wizard of Meuio Park" had grown feeble;
will revive the general confidence iu the fu.
ture of electricity as the common agent of"
domestic and public illumination, and uiay
possibly provoke aoow the concern of gasmakers.
Jly this story it will be seen that
Mr. Edison has fiually eliborated a lamp
for the use of electricity that is simpler than
any lamp iu couitnou use iu the houses of
the people; as simple as the gas burner
itself, and more uiauugeablo ; a lamp that
cannot leak and fill the house with vile odors
or .combustible vapors, thut cannot explode,
and that does not need to bo filled or trim 0
med. Ougo moro, therefore, the public
kr may reasonably uuticipate a time when tlicy
k. will be free from nearly all the aunoyauccs
a and grievances of ordiuury lighting apparah
tusos and iu the full enjoyment, besides, of
:? a light compared to which every other, nave
^ daylight itself, is a mere glimmering and
n gloaming ; compared to which, indeed, even
el the daylight of about one-third the year is
a deteriorated and adulterated article.?
People generally knew the soft glory of the
light electricity would make, but they never
dreamed of the possibility that it could be
applied without an apparatus so complicated
that it would need a special education to
I li nnv rulrn nnn nC U
Perhaps, therefore, this may bo regarded
ne the supremo point of Mr. hhlisob's
in achievement iu this field?that his last
>n invented lamp is one of such unexpected
and remarkable simplicity, llis lamp may
be screwed on at tho end of any ordinary
gas burner and the wires from the clcctrio
battery may be convoyed to it in tho tubo
that served to convey the gas to the same
burner. Whether tho wires thus connected
cotne from a battery in another part of the
house, or from some larger common reservoir
of electricity outside the house, is a point
!. as to which householders will be able to
choose for themselves, since both sources
are contemplated by the iuventor. Mr.
Edison, it will be secu iu the narrative, has
contrived a battery for household use which
cau bo adapted to any different number of
, lamps and to other uses also?cau light tho
house at night and run the sewing machine
or rock the cradle all day. For country
houses, or for the houses iu the city of people
who want to keep themselves out of the
clutches of corporations that may succeed
the "as companies, that will be the chosen
flotrfce ot . fccincuy. nut i
this subtle fluid will bo maac on *
scale and served to houses at a fixed price
as gas is uow served, and of course the
street lamps must be served from such great
public laboratories.
Edison's discovery of a substance upon
which electricity could produce tho light
of iucaudcsccnce with comparative inexpensivenoss
aud perfect effect is one of those
little rouiauces of science with which the
pathway to ev jry groat invention is strewed.
Plaliuum was a great obstacle for a while
in this hunt; and, not altogether satisfactory
in operation while of extremely high
value, it seemed at the uiomeut as if it '
might make tho search altogether vaiu.? (
But tho happy discovery of tho uses of a 1
bit of cottou thread has turned in amomeut s
the whole current of this story into a for- "
tuuato channel, aud we arc rejoiced to congratulate
not merely Edison, but the poo- <
nlii nf nil W.1S?i
f - v?? muvvi IHUIVUJ UI'VU UUt(3Vil O
success. 1
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A Test Kkcoiid for Dairy Cows.? ?
Tor some tiuie past both the breeders and 1
the purchasers of pure-bred, herd-book-ro- 1
corded, dairy cows, have becu conviucod <
that something more is required to give sub- 1
stautial evidence of value than the bare <
pedigree of an animal entered in a HerdBook.
A few expert.--, who know the whole
history of the best animals, may luvc becu
able to judge of the possible merits ol' a
particular animal by her pedigree, but to
the largo majory of purchasers, the recorded
entries were of no more significance than
the hieroglyphics which Texau eattle-uieu
brand upou the flanks of their cows. Mystery
is always impressive. And though
some people like to be mystified, the larger
uumber of dairymen, who have kept purebred
auiuials, have becu greatly dissatisfied
with the uncertainties of the IJcrd-Books.
Hnn.iiitly iVnto i?? AauMAltlan Willi
i the shipmeut to the West, and sale therb,
of same cows recorded in the Jersey Cattle
Club llcgister, have opened the eyes of the
purchasers of pure-bred cattlo, for they
have been n3surcd by the best authority
that although a cow may have been recorded
in the Register, and her pedigree may
may bo perfect, yet she may possibly be "a
worthless brute." This shock to the coufidcucc
of pcrsous who had a profouud respect
for "a record," has greatly helped the
impression that something more is wanted
to give the pedigree a meaning aud a value;
and that this need is a record of performanccs
of llic cows entered in the HerdBook.
It is proposed by some well-known
and influential gentlemen to establish a system
of tests of pure bred dairy cows, to the
end thai their character, quality, aud value
may be associated in the record with their
pedigree. Then, anv uuiuitiated purchaser
Cvtl/J UKiy UO UU10 1.1/ kuuii uo uiuLu fiuui a
perusal of the record as any expert, aud a 1
cow's genealogy will bo accompanied by an 1
I authenticated statement of the accomplish- 1
mcuts of her progenitors. This is all that
is needed to make a record perfect, and it is i
a happy conception.?Am. Ajricnlturist
Jan. 1.
Wood Asiihs.?The value of ashes as a i
fertilizer, depends principally upon the Pot- I
ash and Phosphoric Acid they ooutain.? <
The porooutagc of these varies lagely, in '
ashes from different woods, varyiug from
from 10 per cent to 21 per cout for the for- 1
mcr, and 4 per cent to 12 par cent for the i
latter. This would give int far froui l'our
In fltfA nnillflst nt1 nnlnwli In ? Knelinl nl' /.? _ I
dionry mixed unlcachcd ashes, which,reckoned
at 4 J cents per pound?the present
market value of potash iu the commercial
fertilizers?would give the value of n bushel
as from 18 to 22J ccuts. With due allowance
fbr the Pliwpliorio Acid nnd the hinh
?the lut'.cr making up the largest part of
the ashes?it may be sucd that a bushel of
uulcachcd ashes, is worth from 25 to 80
cents at the present time. Ashes, to secure
the best results, should be thoroughly mingled
with the soil. In this way, tho best
physical, as well as chemical effects arc obtained.
It is self evident that crops requiring
larger amount of Potash, will be the
most benefited by the application of ashes,
u? the root crops, cabbage, tobacco etc.?
Forty to fifty bushels per acre, is a good
application.?Amen'can Agriculturist.
.
Cotton I'ackkd with Snow.?Quite
a novelty was to be soon on lirown & Co.'s
wharves on Saturday last. A bale of cotton
haviug an appearauco of douiago was being
examined when the iuterior of the bale was
found to contain a large quantity of snow
which had bcon placed there by the parties
who put up tho package. Tho suow was
in large lumps and occupied quite a space
in tho interior of the' bale. It appeared to
bo almost as firui as when placed in the
spot.?An#* and Cornier.
A Georgia Roai> for Sale.?Augusta,
December 2d.?Wm M. Racse, trustee, advertises
the sale of the Mscon artd Augusta
Railroad ou tho first Tuesday in March,
ai Augusta, to socuro too puyincut 01 lour
hundred and odd thousand dollars duo tho
Georgia Rnilrond as eudorsers of tho bond*
of tho Ma ecu and Augusta Railroad.
ROTATION OF CROPS ESSENTIAL TO KEEP
UP FERTILITY OF SOILS.
The necessary steps toward au improved
husbandry arc : 1. To cultivate less laud.
2. To make that which is cultivated rich
iu plant food, so that it may produce large
crops. 3. The practice of a rigid system
of rotation of o.ops, aud mixed farming.?
4. The cultivation of the grasses mid less
of hoed crops aud fecdiug upon the farm
the most of its products. 5. Enriching
the laud by turuiug uuder greeu crops,?
All observation aud experience go to show
that those sections of the country are most
prosperous where a mixed system of farming
prevails. The farmer who liuds in his
own garuers that which is needed to supply
his daily wauts, is far removed from the
uiloudaut upon outside
Purchases, which so severely tax his means.
It is not unfrcquciitly the case, when he
produces but a single article for tho market,
that it cuuimauds a price which but poorly
compensates him for bis labor, while he has
to pay exorbitant prices for that which lie
is compelled to purchase. This is "selliug
the hide for a penny, and buying back the
tail for a shilling," which surely is not a
profitable transaction. Mixed agriculture
ucccssarily leads to a system of rotation of
crops, which is the kjy to successful farmiug.
That there is a vast recuperative
power in lauds where a succession of differcrops
is grown no oue can doiiy in the light
af uuivcrsal experience. Thousuuds of those
who have hitherto devoted themselves to a
jingle production?cotton, tobacco or grain
?now acknowledge this error.
Successive crops of the same chameini
jxhaust lauds of the particular food they
require, with great rapidity. The aid
vhich nature so freely reudcrs. where crrms
otatu, ? Ttilhhclvl iu oucU U system Ol CUlivatiou,
because the farmer is violating her
aws. To light against uaturc is to war at
earful odds, and it is uot difficult to foro;ast
the result. To work iu hurmony with
acr, insures a comparatively easy victory.
Jue of the most beautiful ol her provisions
s, that while oue crop exhausts the soil of
hat element which enters most largely into
ts composition, by the operation of souie
nystcrious law it prepares that same soil
for some other crop of a different character.
This is a very curious and interesting pro:css
of nature, which results iuimcusely to
>ur advantage if we expect her aid. As aii
llustratiou of this principle, we kuow that
dover doc? not successfully follow itself,
illboagb it leaves the grouud in the best
possible condition for euru or wheat. Oue
:rop, therefore, restores, iu a measure, what
mother has taken. By raisiuic
lv the fauio ploDt, ^ou intcilore with this
ocauttmi contrivance of unturo to rebuild
her wasted strength.
Nature, therefore, will do much of our work
for us if we ouiy aecoud her efforts, and
A.II t.. i.?a?? I T. ;
giiu aula owjjt IV IIVI UL'UCUUUIIt 13>YS. LL IS,
therefore, a (juration fur the farmer to determine
whether ho will by a rotation of crops,
have soil thus enriched by drafts on nature's
treasury, or draw entirely upon his own. 1
do not mean to argue that there is nothing
for the farmer to do to make his lands productive.
Far from it. But I do argue that
he may uiuko nature a co-worker with him
iu attaining a desirable eud. Change is a
prominent feature in uuturc's economy.?
Cut down the forest of hard wood and the
pines succeed. Again, remove the pine
and the hard wood reappears. Ouo kind
of grass succeeds another, uud nature suplilies
the seed. These changes give the
soil rest, to the cad that the process of ro'I?i,.?y
b" *? ---a
succeed each other, aud each performs its
function in promoting vegetable life. Eternal
sunshine would tcsult iu eternal blight.
The falling dew brinirs with it the nitrn.
?00 froui the air to gladden vegetation.?
i'he sun appears. Its light and heat liberate
the acids and gasses which cuter upou
their work of usefulness in preuuring a variety
of vegetable food. Winter and iUiutner
follow each other. Fi'oSt disintegrates
md renders i'uo earth porous, opouiug the
way for. tho heat and moisture of summer,
so that chemical laws may work out their
beautiful results. Thus uuccasingly year
ifter year, the silent agencies are at work
preparing the earth for man's use, that it
may briug forth abundant of everything
which is necessary for his support.?Judok
William Fullkrton in New York World.
Tiie Third Term in Ohio.?A Washington
letter says : "A pronounced Radical
Republican, who has been spending a few
weeks aud the holidays at Cleveland, Ohio,
has returned to this city with some very
decided notions as to the feeling of the
Huckeycs over Grant and the third term,
lie found that, since tho recent open announcement
of Grant's willingness to run
iigain ii lit; could receive the nomination,
the quiet, determined opposition to a third
term in Ohio was decidedly apparent and
fatal to Grout's candidacy in that State.
Not only have ail of the German papers of
Ohio openly served notice that they will
not support the issue of a third tcrui, but
the uutives themselves, when canvassed on
the streets of the city, arc in a marked majority
against Grunt. The choice of the
opposition is about evenly divided between
liluiiie and Sherman in the city, and overwhelmingly
iu Hloiue's favor in the country
surrounding. He says that Grant's nomination
would give the State of Ohio over to
the enemy next full."
A Train Wrecked by a Freeze.?
St. Louis, December 2o.?The passenger
train on the Chicago and Alton ltailroud,
which left hero last uight for Kausus City,
wus thrown train the track seventy miles
north by the breaking of a rail caused by
ioteuse cold. G. \V. l'aiae, the p >rtor of
the sleeping car, and Col. Bond, of Auburn,
111.,.were killed. A brakeuian, the sleeping
car conductor and a number of passengers
were hurt, but none seriously. Two
oukoa were burned and the wholo train
badly wrcckel.
ACTS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AT TH1
LATE SESSION.
An Act to auicud au Act entitled "An Aei
to Utilize the Couvict Labor of this
State." approved March 1st, 1878.
lie it enacted by the Senate and lloust
of Representatives of the State of Soutli
Carolina, now met and sitting in (Jeucral
Assembly, aud by the authority ot the
saute:
Section 1. That Section 8 of an Act
entitled "An Act to utilize the couvict laboi
of this State," approved March 1st, 1878,
be so amended that it shall hcicaftcr be and
read : "That it shall be the duty of tlu
Board of Directors of the State Penitcn
tiary in leasing convicts, to hire them to the
highest responsible bidder: Provided, That
v\.o Doaia oi Directors shall have power ti
reject any aud all bids : Provided, That nc
bid shall bo received that does not include
the board, clothing aud all other expenses
connected with the transportation and safe
keeping of said convicts, to be paid by the
bidder: Provided, further, That said bidder
do agioo that if any couvict or convicts
so hired shall be proved to the satisfaction
ot saiu Directors to have been ill treated,
or the coutraet in relation to tlicui to have
been in any way violated, to return said
convict or convicts immediately to the Penitentiary
upou the order of the said Directors."
Approved December 24, 1S79.
An Act to require the County Treasurers
of the respective Counties within this
State to attend at certain places for th?
Collection of Taxes.
lie it enacted by the Senate aud House
of Representatives of the Slato of South
koacuiVftj/ind toy V11 e"riutiiorily of the sauic:
Sec. 1. That the Couuty Treasurer of
each County be, and he is hereby required,
for the purposes of collecting taxes to attend,
at some convenient point in each township
iu his County one or more days, if necessary,
aud for the balaucc of the time allowed by
law for the collection of taxes shall be and
remain at the County seat.
Sec. 2. The said Treasurer shall give
thirty days' public uotice of the days upon
which he will be at the places designated
iu the first Sectiou of this Act.
Sec. 3. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent
with this Act arc hereby repealed.
Approved December 23, 1879.
THE HOMESTEAD.
Terms ov the Proposed Cunstitutionae
amktuuuitt*
.to.?i ivesolution proposing au Amendment
to Section 32, Article II, of the
Coustitutiou of the State of South Carolina,
relating to a Homestead aud providing
that the benefits of a Homestead Exemption
may be shared equally by all classes
of Citizens.
lie it resolved by the Senate aud House
of Representatives of the Stato of South
Carolina, uow met aud sitting in Ceucral
Assembly, and by the authority of the same:
That the following amendment to the
Constitution of the fc'tate bo submitted to
the qualified electors of the State at the
next gcucral election, aud if a majority of
the electors qualified to vote for members
of the Ccueral Assembly voting
thereon shall vote iu favor of such amendment,
aud two-thirds of each branch of the
next General Assembly shall, after such
election and before another, ratify the saute
amendment, by ye is and nays, it shall be a
part of the Constitution, to wit: That section
IJ2, Article II, of the Constitution of
this State be aud is hereby stricken out,
and tho folio ring inserted in lieu thereof:
'The General Assembly shall enact such
iuhd <io mil u.\L'iii|iL UUUI iiuaciliueut nua
sale uuder any mcsuc or final process issued
from any Court to the head of any family
residing in this Stale a hcmcstead iu lands,
whether held iu fee or auy lesser estate, not
to exceed in value one thousand dollars,
with the yearly products thereof, and every
head of a family residing in this Slate,
whether entitled to a homestead exemption
in lands or not, personal property not to exceed
in value the sum of five hundred dollars
; provided, that iu case of any woman
having a separate estate shall lie married to
the he ;d of a family who has not of his
own sufficient property to constitute a homei
stead, us licrciubeforc provided, said married
woman shall be entitled to u like exemption
as provided for a head of a family :
provided further, that there shall not be an
allowance of more llian one thousand dollars'
worMi of real estate, and more than
five hundred dollars' worth of personal property
to the husband and wife jointly ; provided,
that no property shall be exempt
from attachment, lew or sale for taxes or
for payment of obligations contracted for
the purchase of said homestead or the erection
of improvements (hereon. Provided,
further, that the yearly products of such
homestead shall not be exempt from attach
uient, levy or sale for the payment of obli
gat ions contracted iu the productiou of the
sauiu.
It shall ho the duty of the General As
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seniuiy ai> men- nrsi session to enforce me
provisions of this section by suitable legisla
tion. Teat the question of adopting thh
amendment shall bo submitted to the clec
tors ns follows: Those in favor of th<
amendment shall deposit a ballot with tin
following words printed or written thorcou
'Constitutional amendment relating tc
homestead, Yes." Those opposed to saic
amendment shall cast a ballot with the fol
lowing words printed or written theron :?
'Constitutional amendment relating U
i. . i v.,??
iiuuicBiuau, iiw,
Approved 23d December, 1879.
Dakkd Kuus.?Ingredients: Six eggs
one-hair ounce butter, seasonings. IJroal
the eggs separately, put them into a disl
which can be sent to the table, season witl
Salt and pepper, dot the surface with bit;
*f boiler and bake until the dmk k of tin
required Consistency Serve them hot.
s LETTER FROM GOVERNOR B. F. PERRY.
t The Next Presidential Pltefioh? IVctra of
a Venerable Statesman.
)
It seems, Mr. Editor, that we have, in:
deed, fallen on evil times, wheu dame rui
uior is trumpeting it abroad, uncontradicted.
[ that (leucral Grant is finding favor with
. Southern Democracy for a third term as
President of the American republic. That
> ho should be the chosen favorite of Seulh
crn carpet-baggers aud scallawags will not
, surprise any one. Hut that the Southern
| men, professing to be Democrats, should
. wish him success in 1880 is incouiprehcnsi.
ble. Have they forgotten the eight black
. years that this tyrant had his iron heel on
; the neck of South Carolina ? Do they re\
member that 1'rcsideut (jirant withdrew his ?
> army from the defense of the frontiers of
, the United States, and scattered it all over
i the Southern States to sustain the rogues
i and scoundrels whom lie had placed in office
to plunder and roh an impoverished and
suffering people? Havo t hey forgot too
that he tilled our State House with armed
soldiers and fixed bayonets to keep out tbo
legally elected representatives of the Slate ?
Dike Cromwell, he dispersed the Legislature
of Louisiana, aud drove them out of
their hall at the point of the bayonet. IIo
sent his minions to Florida, South Carolina
and Louisiana, to sustniu the Returning
o i- i
jjuurua in luisiiyiug tneir returns, aud giving
the electoral vote of those States to
Ilayes. Knowing that Tilden anil Hendricks
had Leon elected aud might be so declared,
Li rant couccntratcd a large military forco
in Washington to have Ilayes aud Wheeler
inaugurated President and Vice President.
Wheu lirst elected, PresidcnJ, Grunt received
1 Troui w mil thy "men "in New ? ork an d other
States, and appoiutcd these men uieuibers of
his Cabinet. During the whole term of his
Presidency lie was surrounded by such corrupt
seouudrels as Belknap, Babcock, Shepherd
aud others, whom lie protected in their
rascality and who arc still his associates.?
It is a well known fact that Grant was convicted
by every member of Johnson's Cabinet
of palpable lying and treachery.
Now, if these quasi Democrats are in favor
of electing such a man as U. S. Grant
a third time to the Presidential chair in violation
of the example of Washington and
all the other American Presidents, they are
r..?l.. I ? -E
vnuti xuuia ui buuvus, uv UIJJUUJ vijmc'U
SwLes, ready to fight under any banner lb at*
will pay and dishonor their State.
Who shall be the next Di'nmprotio ???*?Uidatc
for the Presidency next fall ought to
depend on who is supposed to be the most
available candidate?whether Tildcn, Hendricks,
Bayard, Hancock, or any other truo
and honorable Democrat. The Southern
.States should not be prominent in his nomination,
but leave the selection entirely to
Northern Democrats. No candidate should
bo nominated wh^s not able to carry New
York and ludiaua. If Tildcn aud Hendricks
could carry these States, their nomination
would be a proper and ha a Isomo
thing, as they wore cheated out of their
election four years ago. But it would seem,
front the last election iu Now York, that
Governor Tildcn cuunot uuite the Democratic
vote of that State. Governor Seymour,
it is thought, could carry the Stnto
of New York, hut he will not consent to he
a candidate. William Lowndes, of South
Carolina, said that '-the Presidency ought
not to be sought for or refused."' This
should ho the doctrine of every patriotic
statesman in the land.
The conduct of Tildcn aud Hendricks,
111 submitting to the inauguration ol llaycs
and Wheeler, under the circumstances, was
wise, unselfish, and patriotic. The Democrats
in Congress agreed to leave the whole
matter to arbitration. The arbitrators refused
to hear the testimony of the gross and
j well known frauds perpetrated in Louisiana
aud Florida, and declared llayes and
Wheeler elected, although they were beaten
by more than 300,000 votes ! The Democratic
party was bound in honor to abide
this unjust award. Any attempt to inaugurate
the candidates really elected would
have been revolution, aud would have involved
the whole Union iu a bloody civil
war.
South Carolina is now once more under
self government, and so arc all the other
Southern States; aud Clod forbid that Grant
and his army and his ofliec thieves should
ever aguiu have it in their power to disturb
these Democratic governments. It i* all
lumsriiMi 10 i>ijik nuoiii uissoivii>k oil! parties
ami forming ucw ones. Their priucipics
arc inherent in our Federal Union, and
must always exist, no matter by what name
political parties may be called. The Dcm
ocrats are for a strict construction of the
Federal constitution, and the Republicans
for a latitudiuuriuu construction of that groat
, charter. The Democrats arc in favor of
i States' rights, free trade and no monopolies,
self-government, and the equal protection
of all the people, and an economical and
! honest administration of the Federal government.
Tho Republican party, under
every name they have assumed and dis!
graced, from that of Federalists to that olf
Republicans, have been opposed to the rights
i of tho States and free trade. They havfl al
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ways nivoreu monopolies auu legislated lor
> the benefit of wealthy capitalists. Thoy
; have always favored a prodigal expenditure
: of public money and high salaries. Iu times
> past they have attempted the liberty of tho
I press and tho ficcdom of speech. They have
. set the military over the civil authorities
- of the country and disregarded personal
? rights and personal liberty. All the accessions
of territory to the republic hnv? been
made by the Democratic party and bitterly
opposed by the Republicans.
? It. F. I'kbry.
1 Sans Souci. December '1'.? 1871).
1
^ Tlic man who never smelt powder is tfio
s >fellow who never held his noso cleee t*> a
Woman's'cheek.?Philadelphia Chronicle.