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" FAIRFIELD HERALD WU1VN!.nOIGEO7 "Wedncaduy'Murniiig. August 9, 1876. ~*NO s: ti~ NOYIm," Editor, *cu x oazi didateM. FOR PRE8IDF.NT, of Now York. FOU VIOK PRESIDENT, '4710OS..1. ii E.A'JJRICKS, Hof Indiana. FOR GOVERNOR, 'VAOQ.iAMPTON, of, lcliThn.. W.D. 'Silhhi'SOT, w~ff Lauren. %-m4. ,T TR9LA1ttA9tT, (1R' COMPTBIOLI~Rl b3EZIfAL, 'JOHNSON HAOOODA %of B.rnwll. YOU 8?.CRE'rAII*OF ' TAT3, 4'Ro 'ATIORM" ONI AI., - HUGH! S. THOMIPSON, h' fI Al J1TAWIT oTNtAL., "t'. \V. MOTSE, Cf 8.imter. F~OR SOLICITOR " 01" THlE WXTYI CIRCUIT, .T. C. GA8STON, '6 'C heater. The Question 8o6tt1oi. The ticke~t which we platco dt the head of thite'Colntmn sapeaks for itself. Whntelver di1Trdnietq df opltditi hiyco overcome by a vlgtbus employnent of the peaceful and legitimtteibheas' ures of political warfare. If the people be hut united and cautious and risolute and untiring, we shall ave for our rulers our own South -aroljpians--.mei whose worth is as reat h9 their roord is unblemished. Let tis all be up and doing. Let us resolve to do all that fair men dare do, to elect our ticket. Let us have no thought of defeat-save, indeed, a defeat that good men cannot pre vent and of which our enemy cannot boast. The Democratic Nominees. The ticket put out by the Demo - oratic party of South Carolina is perhaps the very best ever noninat ed in this State. Gen. Wade Hampton, the candi date for governor, is too well known to require any introduction to that people whom he has served so well in the past. His career has been one of usefulness to the State and strict fidelity to all her interests. Before the war he represento d Rich land district in the Legislature, and when the struggle opened he was among the first to raise a regiment -wellknown as the Hampton Le gion-and take the field for the cause he believed to be right. 'Through merit alone he rose o the rank 'of lieutenant-general in the Confederate army, and held that position iti the time of the surren der. After the war he was nominat ed for governor, and, though he posi tively forbade the use of his name, came very near defeating the regu lar candidate, the late Jas. L. Orr. In 1866 General Hampton took an active part in the Seymour and Blair campaign, and likewise stump ed the State in-1870 for the Union Reform candidates. Since then he has devoted himself exclusively to his private affairs. Though he owns no property in South Carolina, all he had being swept from him by the war-he has large estates in Mississippi, on which now live many of his former slaves, between whom and himself subsist the kindliest re lations. In politics he is in full ac cord with the National Democracy, accepting fully and in good faith the constitutional anlenlmonts, and pledging himself, if elected, to be the govei nor of the whole people. Hon. W. D. Simpson, of Laourens, the nominee for lieutenant-governor has won distinction both in polities and in his profession-the law, Hie rep~resented his district ini the( Legis lature beforo the war, anid in .1868 defeated A. $. Wallace for Congress by a .mumjorit~y of over four thousand votes. Tie unjust action of a p~ar t isan House proven ted his occu pan cy of the seat to which he was chosen. Ol.:Simps~on is a man of moderete and pr1ogressive views. Col. RI. M. Sims was an oflicor of Jenkins' Brigade during the war, and made a most excellent soldIier. After the war lie represented Lan caster in tihe State Senate. Ho is now a citizen of York, a man of general culture and a loading mnem ber of the Patrons of Husbandry. Gen. James Conner is a leading member of the Charleston bar. Befoto' 'the war ham held the position of VMited States District Attorney for Soutth Carolina, and was making rapid strides in his profession when the outbreak of the war called him to another sphere of duty. Enter ing the Conkfederato service as emptain of the~ Washington Light Infantrys of 4Charloston, he rose to t.he position of brigadier-general. Since the war ho has devoted him self to his profession, and now ranks as one of the best lawyers in the country. He has always been strik igly conservative in his p~olitical sentiments and actions. Gen. Johnson Hagood, of Barn well, the candidate for comptroller, genmeral, is a good representative of the planting interests of the State. He served with st1riking bravery during the war1 and Was elented to the Legislature in 1865. Since that time ho has takeu ho part in politics, devoting his timte to the promotion of the aigricultutral ibterests of the people. As president of the Agri, cultural Soety for several years, he was peculiarly aarnest and efli - cient. Capt. S. L. Lecaphart, of Ricblnd, was comptroller general in 1865 ahid served for ihroo years with fideliy and efficiency . He han manly frienids ihi the State, and his fitness for the station to which lie has been ealled is everywhere recoghirzed. Maj, Hugh S. Thomipsoh is a gentleiman of high culture, and has devoted his life to the cause of edweatiosf. A disthmgttished gradu ate of the Citadel Academy, lhe wah made assidafil1t professor int that institutiosi afad served ini that capacity till the close of the late war. F"or seveval years past he has coniducted a taale school at Colurti bh, and IA success has bem ia keeping'with his merit. Hach the entire State been searched, nq1 bet ter selection could- have bein- lgjadc for State superintendent of sitca tion. For the office of adjutant ani inspector general the Conventien has put out Maj. E. W. Moiso, 01 Sumter. This gentleman has:,.re peatelly been solicited to accep office, but has invariably declined preferring to devote all his time ani labor to his professiou As a law yer he its I iin veiy successiful, tand now occ upies a high position at tlm Stnter bar. He is at man of talent courage, energy, and will do honor to the office for which he has beet nominated. The County Convention. We need not remind out readei that the next meeting of the Demo. oratic County Club takes place on ne:x Saturday, the 26th inst. The meet ing will be a very important one, a; there will come up for discussioi the question of nominations for th< county oflices. We trust that ther will be a postponement of the nomi nations until the September meet ing of the Club The matter o nominations is an important one and all the people of the county arc interested. The County Clul should survey the entire field o circumstances, and be guided it its action by what scrs best in ou: embarrassed condition. The Free schools. Amongst the many reforms need od in our present local administra tion of govem nment, not one de mands attention more seriousl than that of the free school system There is no glaring defect in it at a theoretical system, but in -th mode of its administration very mnany abuses can be pointed out These have naturally crept into and engrafted themselves upon' oum common school government by dini of the peculiar circunmatinces thai exist, wherein politieal considera tions ha e been more consulted that the true interests of the schoolb themselves. Heretofore, under the new order of things, as it is called the chief control of the free schooli has been regarded solely in tjit light of political prefermen~t,, -an has been dragged down into par tisan politics. In other words the office of school commissioner, witl a salary far in excess of the service; rendcred, has constituted a anut berth for a party favolite, and con sequienitly its resplonsibility ani onerous duties hauve been entiu'ol lost sight of, when considered along side of its ohounents. There ar certain fhices of profit andl trus that should not be regarded a political, and the office -of schoc commaissioner is prie eminently on of these. An oilicer charged witi the superviion of the educationt inlteresUts of the entire p~eople shiouli be selected solely with regard t, his fitness, and his p)olitical affilia tionsI should not be inquired inth Incompel~ten t School commissioner have contributed more than an other cause towards restraining th advancement and progress of th free chools. Anid they will alway be restrained aind retarded whil the office is made in every wa pl)OiticaI. Another mat ter o f just compl .in is the at.tiitted incompetency of th coin I schuool teachers. Thisi an evil ini itself, and musit be9 eI tirpatedl before the system can b) even approximately perfected Exactly where the fault lies for it existence cani not be easily de termnined. Iiu ordar to provid teachers for theo schiools the Boar< of Exatmors have to make se lections fromi such m:.terial as offered1 and if good teachers do no present themnselvyes, then the izi ferior class must he taken ex naee, aitate, or the schools will be with out any terthers at all. Donibtles good reasons could be furhishet for the failure of the better class e instructors to taiku hold of tha free schools, bilt th'e naked fac still remaiha that domiparativel; incompetenit ttetaiher are emlfploye, to the detrimt'Vt df thu conmm school system. r.ndt to the possibi hindrance of the school children ii obtaining education. One remned; has b'eb stiggestedl to us, and tha is the establishment of Teachero institut es, in which those who wish to obtain cdrtificates to teach ffi thi free schools may be trained in thi modern style of teaching and im parting knowledge. Two or thre< mohths ini the summer season migh be devoted to this work1 and th4 means mea(aIray to sustain the Irintittitea tniight be provided oui of the large salary now paid to the school eomm aissioner. T1lfia1 phau has haiett smteceassimly tried in othem sections; aind Ifotrd to - sitpply a wahu. irattoh felt.- We hthe ri 'pae in thie issdfe to enter intt details, but will do so at sorm futura time. Any nlsa or ewar ' experiment for ele'vting the free school system should be encouraged by every friend of education. [oOMMUNICATED.] Centennial Notes of One of the Boro Boys. Mantle piece of Mexican onyx, bought by the Emperor Wiliam for $2500. Marbleized state mantle, finished in Rosewood, which it took three men seven years to make-price, $65,000. Amber cigar-holder, 10 inches long, largest in America. Chandelier in solid amber, in the Austrian department-price, $8,000. Malachite Vase, valued at $4,500 Malachite mantle, $6,500. Malachite table, $2,400. Gold pitcher, $1.500. These four were in the Russian department. A superb quilt of silk, emubroid ered, 'valued at $1,171. - Japaneso department - Ebony Cabinet, $8,000. In the Chinese department, one bedstead valued at $4,000--the con stunt labor of one man for eight years. In the French dopartment, look ing-glass with solid ivory frame value, $1500. Mexican department - Cake of silver valued at $72,000, weight 4002 pounds. Opera Glass covered with small diamonds, $18,000. Sable Muff, Hudson Bay, $200. Silver Fox Muff, $125. One Ruby, value-$6,000. One Sapphire, $4,000. One dinaond-$8,000. An ornament in form of diamond feather, valued at $15,000. Necklace of diamonds with dia mond feather, value $80,000. Table of Mexican onyx, $500. The Waltham Watch Company displayed 2200 watches-six days -woi k--ten hours a day. Time Globe-only one of its kind in the world. It is a miniature represen tation of the earth in its daily mo tion, the globe revolving once in 24 hours. The invention is a universal tine keeper. X. South Oarollna' Democratic Platform. The Democratic party of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, announce the following as its plat form of principles - Wt declare .om' acceptance in perfect good faith of the Thirteenth, .Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend nients to the'F Lederal Constitution rnecopting and standing upon them, we -turn from the settled and final past-toethe great living and momen. toris ispues of the present and the 'future. ~Wadopt the platform of princi plbagnouncedI by .the National Demperatic party recently assom led, M t. Louis, andl pledge'our sevet a full an eryco-opera (distini~~shed nominees. Suel J. * Tilden, of Now York, and Thomas SA. Heoiindricks, of .Indiazna, and be, lieve that uinder the wis.e aind just administration of its distinguished 'reform~ leader, assisted by the -emineqtly patriotic and able coun sellers by whom he wvill he aurl rounded, peace and prosperity wvi1 ~again bless our country, and the dissensions, conftision and malad Sministration of thme past eight yeoars will give pla1ce to concord, good government, and a thorough restora. tion of the Union. In accordm.nce with the declarations of that plat form, anid thme utterances and aicts of our distinguished leadecr, we demand a genuine and thorough reform in the State of South Cairo - l ina, and call upon all of its citizens, irresp~ective of race, color orpr vioums condition, t~o rally with us to Lits redemption, for it is evident that substantial and lasting reform is S impossible within the ranks of the Itepublican party of this State. IWe c~harge that party with array mg rce aamstrace, creating dhis tubneand fomenting difficul -ties ; with prostituuting the elective a franchise, tiampering with the bal ,lot-box, and holding unfair and fraudulent elections awith having accumulated an enormous debt, mismanaged the finances, and in - .jured the credit of the State ; with leving exorbitant taxes and squan dcring them when collected, thus wridigmg from the toil and liveli Shood of the henest poor man of the i State, a large percentum of his hard t earnings1 without giving in return Sany compdnsation therefor ; and with hopelessly involving in debt a majority of the counties of the State. Its management of our penal ahd charitable im'stitutions is a shame and a disgrace. We charge its legislation as demoralizing, par tisan ahd disgraceful ; and the venality aha corruption which have characterized every branch of the governmutitt; exicittivo, legislative and judicial, have no parallel in the history of nations. It has created a multiplicity of unnecessary and useless offices, complicated in their system, and unnecessarily expens ive. It has attempted to elevate to the bench two most corrupt and degraded men. It can never purify itself1 iego and impartial gov ernment, or by its moral fore and ':character, exercise, in its full sovereigntj the law ,of the land! . We do dot charge this cotidittlori of thingrs; wliioh every patriot most deeply ddlors dipoii the rmases of theparybut upon their leaders, wh aemade such fatal use of their confidence and trust ; for it is our firn conviction that all the good peoplo of the' State, of both rece, desire peace and prosperity . We therefore, call upon all of our fellow eitisens, irrespective of race or past partyafillia+ions, to join with us in restoring the good name their State, and to again elevate it to a place of dignity and character among the commonwealths of this great country. We discountenance all disturbances of the peace of the State, and denounce all instigatore and promoters thereof, and earn estly call upon all of our follow citizens, irrespective of party lines, to exorcist forbearance and oulti viate good will : and if the govern nent of the State be committed to our control, we pledge ourselves to protect the porsons, rights and property of all its people, and to speedily bring to smmunary justice any one who dare violate them. We desire a fair, peaceable elec 'ion, appealing to the reason and not the passions of the people, and demnhand of the RIepublican party a fair showing in the appointment of conimissionors of election. We de mand a fair election and a fair count. We call upon all of the patriotic sons of Carolina to join us. We ask but a tii al of com mitting the State to our keeping, and if good government, security, protection and prosperity do not dawn in our over-taxed, despoiled and disheartened people, then drive us from power, with scorn and in dignation. Our objqct is roforre, retrenchment and relief, that by honesty and economy we may re duce the taxes and lighten the burthens of the people ; giving at the same time absolute secuity and protection to the rights and proper ty of all. Upon this paramount issue we cordially invite the co operation of every Democrat :and Republican who is earnest and will ing in this crisis of our State, to unite with us in this great vork. CALL You THAT A I1ACKINo OF YouR FRIENn.-Gov. Chamberlain went down to Orangoburg yester day to fill an appointment to speak at a Radical meeting. Upon his ar rival, he was waited upon by some colored Radicals with the pleasant information that they did not wish or intend to hear him speak. He passed the time at the hotel until the arrival of the evening train from Charleston, when lie went aboard and returned to Columbia. Be tween falling platforms, wide awake Democrats, who insist on dividing time with him and exposing the sins of Radicalism, and graceless and unappreciative negroes, who will not hear him at all, the Governor has a hard road to travel in this hot weather. The whistle of the Uiion !et//rald to keep u) his courage and drive away the bogies, sounds like the wind in a cranny, and is far from reassuring.-Register. A book agent who started out to canvass for "The Tribulations of the Martyrs," was kicked out of five oflices the first day, and niearly scalded to death b~y an irate woman whom he interruplted in her culinary (duties. Nw'. lie swears tha~t Eth'e t rihidlationis of the nmartyrs amount to just nlothuing comparedi to his own. andl lie wants his name a.lded to tha list wh'len a new (editionl of the book is printed. "T've got another, my dear," sqaid Mr. Dor kinis as lie hurried into thme liouise. If you were on the top> of Trinity Church spire on the biack-of a goose how would you get olwni 7' Mrs. Doirking, thought1 she'd jumpr dlown slide dlown the lightning rod, fly down on the goose, fall down, atnd then gave it up. "WVhy, if you wanted to get down, you could picki it off the goose," said Mr. Doikins, exultingly. .Judge Mackey, we are told, came ouit flamt footed yesterdlay for 0-en. Hamnptyn for Governoir. We think thme Governor himmself had better give upl the contest, and1( come 0out for himi, too, lHe ought to know ac Mackey kmnows, that the thing has gone far enough. Rladicalism must die the deamth. -Regist'er. Lieut. Fred1. Grant has beenfro moted one grade aind asignedt another' cavalrmy regiment. The sig nificance of the order is that it takes t-hb lieutenantout o1 the Sioux country and trans. I era him to the Texas froriti~r', where the fighting is iiot bo furiouis and in most othbr resphycts safer andl fairer. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany hiai decided to make a re duction (sf about eight hundred nmen in their working force, betwveen~ New York and P'ittsblirg. Thme present force numb~ers about six thousand. A law has been passed in Germa ny forbiddibg the construction of school-rooms with windows on both sides of the room. It is said to be proved that rooms so lighted are mflurious to the eyes. - 811 EIFWF'S SA LE. Y iteof an cxecution to me direct .. e.Iwill t'ecr for saile boeo the Court lIouse door in Winfushot-o oih the tlrst Motiduly in Septnthmer af hxt; withilhl the legal hiours di sale; fdlt ctish; thb following described poperty to *it: till that plata tion or trae of land ly'ing in Fairfleld County coitalh in gtwo hUnd red and soveUi ty nine acres anm bon hded0 by landif b J. F. Oladdon, 'Jahe Eabdwell, Jd'ephi Cald well, E. P. Mobl-y and otifers, levied upon as thq property of the estetb dif \Mihor Glasddeclt deocasoed, at the siiit of the prsieitad directors of the Raftk edf the - herifr'a dmet,* Winnsbdro, 8. C:; Augus' 8, l876, IWhi. L..ad - E Ton of White Lead which I g~t. ./ ntee a pure Lead, for sale at the drug am are of - W. E. Azmm u~. . BEAY 11110. &SON: HAVE JUST REC?kVE) One oar load of Porto ico *folassos. and Sugar-house Syrup. One car load of fresh ground Flour of all grades. ALSO, 74 hales of Prime Timothy 'a ALSO, A lot of Pot Ware &c. at reduced rates. Vinegar. -1 BiL. of White Wine Vinegar for sale 1 at the Drug Store of mar3U W E AIKEN. LIVE]MY --AND SALE~ STABTLJ. I NoW (00CUPY the livery and sale ----stables op sosite the Thespian Hall, where will always be found first--lass horses and mules for sale. Ve. hides always on haned for hire. I keep constantly on hand r large quantity of Corn, Oats and Hay, u hich I sell for cash only. 0. W. CRAWFORD Native Winies. r JIHE Native i a nost delightful nnd re .. iroshing draught for the hot summer days. The Social is a very fine dry Soup. pernong for summer-day beverages. For sale at the CENTENNIAL BIAR JUST RECEIVED. A new supply of Prints--CENTEN - NIAL STRIPE, Brown and Bleach ed Homespuns--all of which we are offer 1 ig very low for the CASH. julo 15 J. F Mc.iASTER & CO. Rags i Rags I SAVE your clean cotton and linen rags and old corn sacks, and we will bud thema frot you. Wrapping paper for sale at mnufac turers' prices. mlt 21 McMASTER & BRICE wOO) IESnitVEN (\NE Barrel Oii ':nown as Residuumi . .7Ji.. for coaling wood to preserve it, eitheer in huilding or more particular ly on Fence Posts. ' r sale by oct 21 V. E. % IKEN. r 3DE co-partnerhip heretofore existin I between T1 E. * loud arid Jas. A Kennedy, uinder the I:rrm noime of (Clout & Kennedy, is. this day dissolved b, miutuail consent. All persons indebted ti thre haie linrm are requested to mxake settle meent with Jas A. Kennedy. ilidgeway, S. C., Aug. ( T. E. Cr.oun. 7, 187ti. JAs. A. KEsNNEDY. ~ will continiue the Grocery and Liquo ..business at the old stand of the hat firm of ** loud & Kennedy. und~er the tirn namnre of ,JAMEs A. KEN~NEDY, arid reqlues rmy friends to continue thieir liberae patrnage. JTA8 A. KENNEDY. Ridgew ay, 8. C., Aug. 8, 1876. Thle A tlas I In r 111eC (< n.panll BE A RT FOIID, CONVI. Capital paid up - - - - $200,000. Assets(marketyvalue) - - - 523,i 68.47l J. H 8Pn~A:En. Pres't. E. B. HIUNTINOoN, See THIS company haA steadily won its was to riuccess, until it now ran ks with thes! institutions which lhave given Hartfore such a reputation for hroeesty and fai: dhealing ini underwritinr.~ AW fb 141 Agent at_Winnsbeoro, S. C. ILY TI'A P~! FLAY TI'.A PSI W Ivl e pronoun ce to he the he. . hig for destroying flies that w have ever seen. For sale by McM A STER & BhRICE. Wiig Paper and En velopes, W~ E ihvite attention to our Stock e VVNote, Letter, Bill aend Legal Caj Paper, and Envelopes. To rperohanta wishing paper by the ream, or cavelope by the tholisand, we will miake specia rates. dec 14 McMASTER & BRIO'. GRASS SEE~h Re d t o p G r a s s s e e d , S e e d Hungarian Grass Seed, Millet Seed; IRed Clover Seed, Lucerrie Seetd; For Malb iat the drug store of I W. E. AIKEN. feb 15 MYone# Wanted I E oethit till persons who owe frgddw iWill pay up AT 0NtA jan 27 OIiMASTER & BRICE Su arCdtedl~~it P il n Coripouind Cathartic Pills. Also Tutt's Aet is; SFott's, Cheney's, .lennett's, Radi as; Pete'es, Cook's, Viarke's Female Mandrake, MicLean 'a, Bull's, Harter's $harp'a,. . ShdilefabeI gt'., Dspher' Strong's, for fthle b tlug 3 vef sipofo fii Whiskey,- *af A.ranted ure and tecemitended b~ Physicians fok Medicinal ue. Fmo sale at the CENTENNIAL.BRa. U6T- RECEfYE I Car Land Flour all g a I Car Load Bolted Meal. W hite ihn Sin 'okd BfAon d Shonlders. I iu and Java 0'A-,-."grent 141,4 roasrted.' Ntew Orleans and Cotn 11011 'yrj)s. All grides of SUGAR. Ia1rcl 1rd in bh.., hal -bbis., Ke'igs and canls. Genuine Durham Snoking To. bacco. BY - D). it.F1LE NNIK P,'N. april 10 0 2 0 d OltA 0 CuE vase Hams, A e4 __ cI - AJlot Rciesh Aga Flonc u BY D A, R.J MRLY feb 21 F _R INUANE c40,00,000 Jut Receiaed a aot e i-atea vased as. :l sizesn r Compn. Al Sdes g14gi . A l ot Faes Avsta Flour. , R.JS. 'cAWALent. .x n geed iI the fli iv elolnjs Z Ehr ate -utttt ie ra ok tie c~iom i en;I dii ry recohimmet ,them to ppety ownet s The Flie ~at d f iilis. rikdIel hit JAcorW:rated in 182. T'UITY iies IsiIiuranne Cni a tif T*i Peotersbur. Sa~n; and 4 114. tira.Nnce. Ceuonn ofd Petrnlini iutiwmein.at ,g~iao.dAsets 1e. wi t e s ayoal ied y $NOA WAggl gent to ke t~m flp tno comlin h a be en thaff f~thsamen the care hcsded ttuomtdtio toe op n er F'riday 0 the F'h inst.B orde of the Conel ~pin 7.-+cW. .,CHNDLEI in121