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?he tfxpbtt. YORKVIL.L.E, S, C.: THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 15, 1878. How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the name of the subscriber very plainly, give post-office, county and State in full, and send the amount of the subscription by draft or post-office money order, or enclose the money in a registered letter. Postage.?The Enquirer is delivered free of postage to all subscribers residing in York county, who receive the paper at post-offices within the county; and to all other subscribers the postage is paid by the publisher. Our subscribers, no matter where they receive tho paper, are not liable for postage, it being prepaid at tho post-office here, without additional charge to the subscriber. Watch the Figures.?The date on the "addresslabel" shows the time to which the subscription is paid. If subscribers do not wish tliein papers discontinued, the date mu.it be kept in advance. Cash.?It must bo distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash in advance. THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. In our last issue we devoted considerable . ? 1 /? . 1 T\ a* 9pace to toe proceedings or ine uemocrauc State Convention, aud in the Enquirer of to-day will be found a report of the proceedings of the Republican State Convention held in Columbia last week. The platform of both parties and the animus of each are now squarely before the people. While the Republicans wisely decided that a State ticket in opposition to Hampton could not stand the ghost of a chance of election, it will be seen that the party leaders? those who manipulated the Convention?refused to accord to Hampton the meed of praise to which he is entitled as a faithful, sagacious and impartial executive. The resolutions of Senator Cochran, recognizing the justness and ability of Hampton's administration were unanimously rejected, and a platform substituted therefor drawing the party lines as strongly as marked the days of Scott or Moses or Chamberlain. While the attitude of the leaders is thus plainly developed, the Republican Convention discloses another fact, and that is that the party is stronger and more determined than has been generally supposed since the last election. Every county of the State, save four, was represented in the Convention, and in several counties where the party was supposed to be dead, it proved to be only sleepine, and surprised the Democracy by holding conventions and displaying other signs of animation altogether unlooked for in a party supposed to be without organization and leadership. The policy of the Republicans is also manifest. While they will make no organized effort to secure the State offices, they will make strenuous exertions to obtain a majority in the Legislature, and to this end we may expect an exciting canvass in every county. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Spartanburg is improving. Five or six new buildings are being put up at present. ? Judge Kershaw is spending his summer vacatiou at his home in Camden. ? Barnwell has sent two bales of the new crop to the Charleston market. ? Typhoid fever is prevalent in the northwestern section ofFairheld. ? Orangeburg.haa produced a bale of new cotton, ten days in advance of last year. ? Mr. Thurston Gist, formerly of Union county, died in Lee county, Arkansas, on the 22d ultimo. ? The Catholics of Florence have formed an association for the purpose of building a church. ? The county Republican convention of gmuuii :is3utiaiiu;i jiuj.c iu pt?jr nJt uvuio against the vessel. It will be some time before it can attempt another trip to Liberia. -?Iu the United States Court, in session at Greenville, the following business was dis- ! posed of last Friday : Robert Davidson, for breaking into the postoffice was found guilty. The grand jury returned the following bills of indictment: The United .States against Wm. C. Trammell, indictment for an attempt to bribe an officer. No bill. The United States against Gideon Sanders, indictment for ; counterfeiting coin. True bill. The United | States against Joseph Hardin, resisting an j officer. True bill. j ?Since the opening of the United States | Court at Greenville, two hundred and sixty- j j seven cases of illicit distilling have been disj posed of. In eighty cases verdicts were ren-: | dered by jurors, and in the remainder the defendants have pleaded guilty under the sus- i pension of judgment rule. A large number more are expected to enter court and plead j guilty during the present week. Besides the cases of illicit distilling, the court has much other business on the docket. ? Says the Charlotte Observe*: "Mr. P. M. j Murray, building contractor of this city, who j ! has charge of all the brick work now going j j on at Rock Hill, in the portion of the town . ' which was destroyed by fire about three : J months ago, reports that the work is progress- i 1 ing very satisfactorily. The weather has | been admirably suited to building purposes. I Mr. Murray is working over a hundred hand3. I In a short time, the finishing touches will be , put on the building of Messrs J. M. Ivy & Co. j and Haggins & Co. When the many other | buildings now going up are completed, Rock Hill will be one of the prettiest towns in upper South Carolina. DESPERATE AFFRAY IN EDGEFIELD, j Last Monday was the day appointed for a j grand celebration in Edgefield of the anni-1 versary of the inauguration of the "red shirt j policy," and among the speakers present at! the scene of the celebration about a mite i from town, were Governor Hampton, Judge i Mackey, Gen. Moise, Col. Youmans, Gen. j Gary and Major Tillman. The speeches were devoted principally to a review of the j cause and conduct of the last campaign, and j the prominent part taken by Edgefield in its I inauguration and successful prosecution. All passed off* pleasantly until near the ' end, when it became known that a serious affray had occurred in the village, a mile distant, and which had the effect of bringing the proceedings to an end sooner than was intended. The circumstances were as follows, as described by a correspondent of the News and Courier: It seems that several years ago, about 1869 or 1870, several men named Booth went to the house of Mr. Abram Jones for the purpose of attackiug Jones on account of some cause of complaint existing between the parties. The Booths were accompanied by a young man named Luther Toney. Jones was prepared for the intended assault, which was abandoned ; but the young man Toney was shot, and, as was claimed, accidentally killed by one of the party of Booths, in whose company he was at the time. The relatives of Toney regarded the killing as intentional, - ?konnmo tlia nnnooian nf a IliflDr I aiiu tiic auaii uctaiuc buv uvwtwiwu v* m wiww* family feud between the Toueys and Booths, which led to an encounter a few years ago, but which did not result fatally to any of the parties concerned. While the speaking was in progress at the grove, however, the Booths and Brooker Toney, met in a store at the village and soon became engaged in a deadly conflict. There were three of the Booths on one side, and Toney and one or two of his friends on the other. It was impossible to get an accurate account of the fight, but between twenty aud thirty shots were fired within a few minutes' time, and at its close it was found that Brooker Toney and James and Thomas Booth had been killled. The three fell within forty feet of each other, aud all died within a few minutes, without one having uttered a word. The fight took place on the public square, and a number of spectators were wounded. The casualties were as follows: Toney and James aud Thomas Booth, killed outright; Benjamin Booth shot in four places, twice through the lungs, and is badly beaten about the head, and supposed to be mortally wounded ; W. L. Coleman, a friend of Toney, and who was concerned in the shooting, slightly wounded in the abdomen ; Mark Toney, shot in the side; Wade Lott, in the arm; S. B. Ryan, in the heel; Clarence Seigler, in the hand. Several of these were innocent spectators, not concerned in the affray. All the persons engaged and all the killed and wounded were white. When the firing began the shots were heard at the scene of the speaking about a mile off, and Governor Hampton, who was ignorant of the cause, ordered oueof the militia companies assembled for review to hasten to town and suppress the disturbance, and the order was quickly obeyed, but the affray was over before the company arrived on the spot. The affair is deeply regretted by the citizens of Edgefield, but could not have been anticipated nor prevented. The feud was an old one, and resulted, as stated, before auy effort could be made to arrest its bloody consummation. Benjamin aud James Booth were old gray-haired men. Brooker Toney and Thomas Booth were beardless boys. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Hon. R B. Vance has been renominated for Congress by the Democrats of the Eighth Congressional district. ? R. P. Waring, Esq., of Charlotte, has been appointed United States Commissioner by Judge Dick. Mr. Waring is a life-long Democrat. ? The Grangers propose to establish a cotton factory at Stowe's Falls, on Catawba river, in Mecklenburg county. The factory is to be on the cooperative plan with a capital stock of 8180,000. ? One hundred convicts are at work on the stage road between Henry'9 (the present junction of the Western N. C. Railroad) and Asheville, the object being to render it more passable, and thus reduce the traveling time between those points. ? The Secretary of State has issued a charter to the Winston, Salem aud Mooresville Narrow Gauge Railroad Company. The capital stock of the Company is ?350,000. The road is to be constructed from Winston, ' Forsyth county, to Mooresville, in Iredell. ? The Legislature will stand about as fol- 1 lows on the Senatorial question: In the ! Senate, Vance 52, Merriraon 27, leaving the j Republicans with 41 votes. In the House, ! Vance 21, Merriraon 12, leaving the Republi- I cans with, 17 votes. In both Houses, Vance | will have, to start with,*73 votes, Merriraon j 39 and the Republicans 58. As it will take 86 to elect, we find the Republicans in the legislature with the balance of power. ? At the election last week, the following Supreme Court Judges?nominees of the Democratic party?were elected without opposition. Wra. N. H. Smith, Chief; Thomas S. Ashe and John H. Dillard, Associates. The following Superior Court Judges were elected : Seventh district?Jesse F. Graves ; j Eighth district?Alphon9o C. Avery; Ninth j district?C. L. Gudger. These three with the six whose terms have not expired, constitute the Superior Court bench. ? A correspondent of the Greensboro Patriot, writing from Ashe county, gives the following information respecting the celebrated copper mine at Ore Knob: "We have the largest industry in the State. We employ over 700 men and over 400 horses and mules in the busiuess. Our cash disbursements are over S22,000 a month. We smelt 2,000 tons ore monthly and ship about 200,000 lbs., refined copper. Have a large village, hall, church, store houses, <fcc. The mine is a noble one, large vein and ore very productive. ? The election in Gaston county resulted as follows; Hoyle, hi the district composed of Newberry met with 94 delegates, all colored save one. ? The executive committee of Edgefield county have appointed the 5th of September for holding primary elections. ? Col. James A. Hoyt, editor of the Columbia Register, is now in Anderson, where he will spend the remainder of the summer. ? The Republican Congressional convention of the 5th district, has uominated Robert Smalls for re-election to Congress. ? Messrs. S. D. Mobley, J. B. Mobley and John Mobley, with their sister Miss Rebecca Mobley, and Mr. John Erwin, moved from Fairfield county to Texas last week. ? Six men?all colored?are to be hanged at Georgetown on to morrow week. Five of them are brothers. It is understood that the Governor will not interfere. ? Brightsville township, in Marlboro county, has a Democratic club numbering over 2U0, and there is not among the number a candidate for office. ? The New York Herald says the Democracy of South Carolina have strengthened themselves before the country by renominating Governor Hampton. ? The Republicans of the 3rd Congressional district have nominated Dr. J. F. Ensor, ex Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, for Cougress from that district, in opposition to Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken. ? A few mouths since the SJabtown Grange, Anderson county, offered a premium to that member of it who would grow the most wheat upon one acre. T. S. Glenn's acre gave the greatest yield, being 28] bushels, and carried off the prize. ? Camden was visited with a heavy rain on Monday, which continued several hours, do- j ing an incalculable amount of good to gar- ; dens and crops. Good rains, the Gazette I says, have fallen in nearly every section of Kershaw county. Mrs. Rosa L. Sims, the wife of James L. Sims, one of the proprietors of the Spartanburg Herald, died Thursday night, 1st instant, in the 23d year of her age. Mrs. Sims ( was a daughter of the late T. M. Mouzon, of J Kingstree, Williamsburg county. ? The Kingstree people are in great tribu-! lation at the prospect of the colored poli-1 tician, Swails, coming to the surface again, > No prosecution can now be entered against j him for any crime committed by him as State j Senator, a full and complete amnesty having been granted him when he resigned. ? The famous bark Azor has been libelled by creditors for debts incurred during the trin to T.ibprifl The Inrcrpr nrnnortinn of the " r "w ?o" i?i indebtedness has been paid, and the vessel is now loading with naval stores for Antwerp, by which the managers of the Liberian EmiA nn/.AinhAn i f\ not? oil tko rloKltJ Gaston and Cleveland, received 1,507 votes [ against 62 forGiduey, for Senator. Huffstet- J ler, Democratic nominee for the House, re- j ceived 793 votes against 619 for Friday, ; independent; R. A. White, Democrat, for sheriff, received 1,356 against 138 for Mc- j Laughlin, independent; J. B. White, Democrat, received 707 for sheriff against 308 for Long, Republican, and 584 for Carpenter, i independent; Rhodes, Democrat, received, ; for register 851 against 753 for Lewis, inde- j pendent. There was no opposition to Davenport for treasurer, Froneberger for coroner and ; Henderson for surveyor. Hoyle's majority i iu the Senatorial district, is 2,300. The mag- ' istrates have elected the following new board ; of County Commissioners: J. G. Gulick, M. D. ; Friday, Jacob Kinzer, B. F. Bradley and j W. G. Rutledge. editorial"inklings. Will They Endorse Hampton * Under the above heading, the more | pertinent when the story is told, the Colura- : bia Register relates the following as an ac- j tual occurrence: The Chester delegation to the Republican I State Convention, which met here last week, called on Governor Hampton on Saturday and solicited from him a contribution to eoa- j ble them to return to Chester. The Governor, feeling sorry for these unfortunate delo- I, gates, generously assisted them, out of his I private means, in returning to their homes, j This incident does not admit of commeut? | the facts speaks strong enough. Ben Butler on the Administration. At a political meeting iu York county, I Maine, last Friday, Ben Butler spoke for two ; hours. He said he had not come to make a 1 speech, but to commune with the people on the public interests of the day. He had left the old parties, and had belonged to the Detn- ! ocratic party until it attempted to destroy the Union. He was with the Republican party till it deserted its founders, the laboring men. Capitalists now hold the Republican party bound hand and foot. "Hayes," he said, "has violated every pledge, and betrayed the negroes of the South." The effort of Grant's i drainistration to strengthen the public credit v.as a swindle. He reviewed the history of greenback currency, and. claimed that it 1 should be made a legal tender for all debts, public and private. Hampton and Hayes. A Washington telegram to the Balti- 1 more Sun makes the following contradiction i of a story rife, to the effect that the National and the South Carolina administrations are not moviug together harmoniously: j Some of the Northern Radical newspapers have alleged that there was want of harmony between the President and Governor Hampton of South Carolina, in relation to the treatment of the question which has arisen in regard to the internal revenue troubles in South Carolina. It is well known in Washington that such a state of facts does not exist, and that the President and Governor Hampton , are not at variance at all, but anxious to . come to a settlement of the question at issue between the legal authorities, of the State and * the Federal authorities satisfactorily to both. It is believed that the policy determined upon by the President to extend amnesty to all the illicit distillers in the State will have the effect of checking any bad feeling which may exist in the mountainous region of South Carolina regarding the release of the three imprisoned revenue officials, which is likely ' to occur any day now. It is known that both Senators Butler and Patterson are strongly , in favor of the policy entered upon by the Administration. Tornado in New England. A terrible tornado passed over Wal- J lingford, Conn., at 6'oclock last Friday after- ] noon, blowing over houses, uprooting trees j aud causing the greatest devastation gener- , ally. It is estimated that twenty persons ] were killed, while the number of wounded will reach twice that. The tornado was confined to a belt about half a mile wide. It came 1 up in a second almost, and seemed to last on * * iv.. J 11 ly a moment. Dy actual count loriy uwening houses were demolished and fifty barns. Most of those killed were caught under falling houses. Fire was communicated to the ruins in many cases by lamps and stoves, and but for the rain the horror of the effects would have been greatly increased. A dispatch of the 11th from Wallingford says impressive funeral services were held there on that day over those who lost the?r lives by the tornado on Friday. Fully 10,000 people attended. Altogether twenty-seven bodies have been interred. Seventeen persons, three of whom will scarcely live through the night, still re- , main in the hospital. Promises of assistance i are coming in from all sides. I The Mexican Question in the Cabinet. 1 In the cabinet meeting on the 6th in- 1 stant, the secretary of war said news had been received by the war department from the Rio Grande, to the effect that several j Mexican companies were being organized for the purpose of repelling raids across the riv- < er by the United States forces. It is consider- ' ed that matters are approaching a serious condition in that section. The orders of Gen. Ord, as frequently stated, remain in force, ( and raiders upon this side of the river will be ( followed into Mexico beyond doubt, though 1 the hope of the Government is that there will be no occasion for any future crossing by our ' soldiers. The discussion of the matter was interesting, but it was not considered that any necessity exits at present for any additional orders to the American forces. Occurren- < ces of a startling character will be attended f to as they arise. 1 Again on Friday, Mexican affairs were dis- ; cussed in the cabinet. The result was the 1 giving of instructions to the Secretary of War | to issue an order reiterating the provision of j j that already existing, requiring our forces to I j protect the property of Americans on the Rio | 1 Grande at all hazards. If necessary to pur- ( sue the raiders into Mexican territory it is to j j be done, no matter what resistance is made, i I Arrest of H. H. Kimpton. 1 ( A dispatch of the 10th instant from | Boston says that on that day J. F. Treutlen,: ..KioC nnnutol.lo Sinn t li ("In rn 1 i Ti n nrrivpd at. > ( the executive chamber in Boston, with a requisition from Governor Hampton for Hiram H.Kimpton, formerly financial agent for South Carolina in New York city. The Governor of Massachusetts, who is at Saratoga, directed by telegraph for a full hearing to be had. I The indictment upon which the requisition is based, charges John J. Patterson, Niles G. Parker and Hiram H. Kimpton, with conspiracy to bribe the South Carolina Legisla- | tore. Kimpton's counsel say the matter will be fought at every point; that it is purely of a political nature; that the present State Government is desirous of repudiating certain bonds issued in 1872, which bonds have already been scaled down fifty per cent.; that Kimpton is desired as a witness to the alleged irregularities in their issue, in order that the State may repudiate the balance, and that he has refused to compromise the matter in accordance with negotiations to that effect, which the State authorities have been making with Kimpton for the past two months. The latest information as to the progress of Kimpton's case, is to the effect that Attorney General Train, of Massachusetts, has ordered ! 1 a postponement of the hearing of the writ until he could give the question his personal consideration, and directed further that no bail be allowed the prisoner during that time. Redmond's Proposal to Surrender. United States Attorney Northrop and j Revenue Agent Chapman, have telegraphed j from Greenville to the Commissioner of In- j ternal Revenue, that they are informed that j Redmond is anxious to surrender, the Government accepting his pleas of guilty for his past violations of 'he Revenue laws, sentence to he suspended conditional upon his good behavior and keeping faith. He is ready to stand a trial for the killing of Duckworth. ! The entire body of the mountain people are j begging to surrender on suspension of sen- i tence, but the District Attorney hesitates to | go further than the docket without special j instructions. To the telpcram of the IT. S. Attorney and : Reveuue Agent, Commissioner Raum has re- I plied, instructing them to accept the pleas of J the guilty persons without reference to the j fact whether they are guilty or recognized. 11 He says he wishes to make a clean sweep of ' all offenders except Redmond and other j leaders who fired upon officers, and in regard , to the case of Redmond declines to agree to 1 a suspension of judgment in the following ? words: * "After consultation and due consideration, it has been decided that the case of Red- ' mond is entirely exceptional and should not 1 be included with those1 of ordinary offenders. 1 I confirm my dispatch of last night, author- 1 izing you to accept pleas of guilty and to ' suspend sentences in cases of other illicit distillers who are believed to be acting in good 1 faith and who have not beeu actually en- ( gaged in shooting our officers." ' rhe Ladd Murderers. 1 A special dispatch from Greenville, ( dated last Thursday night, to the News and ( Courier, gives the following accouut of the manner in which the murderers of Ladd were turned over to the United States authorities: ? This evening at 5 o'clock, United States i Marshal Wallace, accompanied by Attorney I W. E. Earle and Deputy Marshals Scrugg9, Hannefin and Dill, proceeded to the jail of ? Greenville County and made a demand upon < P. D. Gilreath, the sheriff, for the bodies of I the prisoners, Kane, Durham and Moose, < confined for the murder of Amos Ladd. < The marshal, after entering the jail, said: < "Mr. Gilreath, I have come to demand of you l the bodies of Kane, Durham and Moose, ? u)V>i.?Vi \ nn nn dniihf hnd arima inlima- I Lion would be done upon a writ of habeas cor- ' dus cum caund," at the same time exhibiting the writ. Sheriff Gilreath asked : "Do you intend to take the prisoners from this jail to some other ine?" The marshal replied : "Not now ; but you ire to hold them subject to further orders." Sheriff Gilreath next said : "I shall offer 10 resistance, but according to my conceptions of duty I cannot give them up. There lang the keys," pointing to them as they inngon the wall. "You ce.n take them if pou wish to do so. I shall offer no resistance." Upon this the marshal took the keys, and iccompanied by Earle, started up stairs where ;he prisouers were, but at the lower door suggested that Jailer Henderson go along with ,hem and unlock the door. To this the sheriff objected; but upon further suggestion from ,he marshal, the jailer went along, not for the lurpose of assisting, but to see that no other urisoners came out. The prisoners were then ir ought down stairs by the marshal and deivered to the sheriff, with the following comnitment: ? IT. S. Marshal's Office, 1 Greenville, S. C., August 8, 1878. j Perry I\ Gilreath, Esq., Sheriff', Greenville, S. C.: Si a?I herewith deliver to jrou the bodies of Hugh P. Kane, William Durham and G. W. > Moose, whose cases have been transferred to the i United States Court by writ of habeas corpus cum { :ausa, and will commit them to you to hold them until further orders from me or a judge of the s United States Court. R. M. Wallace, U.S. Marshal. t The sheriff thereupon took the prisoners in sharge and turned them over to the jailer, who remanded them to their cells. Sheriff l Gilreath having had instructions from Gover- ( nor Hampton as to the course to be pursued, { nctccl in accordance therewith, carrying them | Dut to the letter. Everything was quiet, only , three spectators being present to witness the affair. i STATE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. I FIRST DAY. ( At 12 o'clock M. on the 7th instant, the j Union Republican party assembled in the hall of the House of Representatives, and was called to order by R. E. Elliott, chair- ' man of the State executive committee. Af- ' ter quiet was restored, and i, few congratula- , tory remarks were made bp Elliott, he announced that nominations were in order for ' temporary chairman. Elliott was nominated, but declined, whereupou C. C. Bowen, sheriff ( of Charleston county, was nominated and ! unanimously elected. J. L. West was elect- 1 ed secretary by acclamation, A committee on credentials was then ap- 1 pointed, which immediately retired, and du- ' ring the absence of the committee, a motiou 1 was made and adopted, that the temporary * chairman and secretary be made permanent ' officers of the convention. After the lapse of about half an hour the i committee returned and reported a list of 108 Jelegates as properly entitled to seats. Of ( these sixteen were white, and the others col- 1 orec. citizens. Edgefield, Horry, Pickens and 1 Spartanburg were not represented. Chester * was represented by Purvis Alexander, Hamp- 1 ton Stratford and Lark Stevenson. Laticas- * :er by Allen Hudson aud H. McMullin. J Union by J. S. Mobley, B. G. Cannon and ? John D. Norris. York by H. K. Roberts. . After the announcement of the various committees, Senator John R. Cochran, delegate from Anderson, introduced the following ? preamble and resolutions, which were referred : Whereas the Republican party lias ever avowed r is its cardinal principles the equality <>f all men jefore the law, the fair and impartial administra- ] ion of justice and economy in the transaction of public all'airs; whilst upholding these time hon- t ired principles, and in perfect loyalty to our par- f y affiliations, we recognize in the course of Gov. Hampton the fulfillment of all the liberal pledges made by him in the last canvass, the discharge of ill the duties of his high ollice without favor or r listinotion because of race or condition, the regression of crime, the cessation of violence and f he impartial administration of law; therefore, r >e it v Resolved, That this convention of the Republican party will not make any nominations in op- \ position to Governor Hampton and the rest of the a State ticket nominated with him, andare prepared a ,o entrust to them the administration of the govjrnment of the State, relying upon their renewed ( pledges to administer it with equal and exact jus- t ice to all. [ r Resolved, That President Hayes is entitled to | i iho confidence of the Republican party, in so far j [ is he has earnestly and honestly endeavored to a jarry out in good faith the pledges of the Repub- e ican party, as laid down in the platform which a was adopted at Cincinnati in 1870. a lie-solved, That in declaring we are prepared to entrust the administration of the government of c be State to Governor Hampton and hisassociates ! t for the next two years, we do not intend to dis j a jourage the nomination of local Republican tick- I 1 jts, wherever it may be deemed proper ; and, in ! i iriew of the probability of such tickets being noin j i mated, we demand of Governor Hampton, in the j c nte /est of fair elections and public rights, that a j c recognized and intelligent Republican bo appoint- | f 3d one of the Commissioners of Election in each c rouiity, and a recognized and intelligent Republi- j c ran be appointed one of the Managers of Election i t )( etch precinct. I 3 Resolved, That wo denounce alike the violence I c Dv which Republican voters have been prevented h >r deterred from voting in some of the counties i f if the State, and the fraud by which Republican ' c majorities have been deprived of the fair results . i >f elections in others ; and that we particularly de- ] lounce the monstrous outrage perpetrated under j i lie thin guise of legislative action, by which the ! r Republican members of the last House of Repre- t ientatives from Charleston county were deprived j 1 >f tlio seats to which they had been elected by a | j majority of more than (5000, votes, and minority i I ,lift, tos without a shadow of right, t seated in tlieir stead. Itr.suh-e.il, That we lament the want of intelli- I f ;once and integrity which characterized, in many I r instances, the administration of the government j s )f this State during the supremacy of the Repub- I \ lican party, and that we entreat the local Republi- | can conventions throughout the Stato, wherever i they make nominations, to nominato only such candidates as are recognized as men of intelligence and integrity as well as of established devotion to Republican principles. D. H. Straker, of Orangeburg, offered a resolution that a committee of seven be appointed to wait on Governor Hampton and ascertain whether he would not appoint one commissioner of election, to be recommended j by the Republicans, in each county, and to i secure one Republican manager at each elec- j tion precinct. This resolution was opposed by Swaila, of; Williamsburg, Taft, Mackey and Bowen, of Charleston, and advocated by Straker, Lee of Sumter and Mobley of Union, when it being announced that Governor Hampton was not in the building, Straker moved that the resolution be laid on the tnble, to be taken up at 3ome future time. Adopted. McKinlay, of Charleston, introduced a resolution declaring that in order to perpetuate the Republican party of South Carolina, it was necessary to make straighlout Republican nominations for the whole State ticket. Referred to the committee on platform and resolutions. U/\llnn/l aP A ilron nffofflfl a lonrrf ko X4UIIUUU \J I Iimciij V/llbl LVA ( ivugblljr W~ amble and resolutions with reference to the Dppressed condition of the people throughout Lhe United States, and of the colored people in particular, the general stagnation of business, bankruptcy and even starvation that is hovering over us and haunting our very footjteps, which was caused by the contraction of currency, reraonetization of silver, sale of United States bonds, <t-c., thanking the members of Congress of both parties for their opposition to these schemes, and calling upon diem to adopt some measure which would afford immediate relief to the people. Referred io committee on platform and resolutions. Straker introduced a resolution relative to die Agricultural College, demanding its use lor the colored people, and also that the interest on the land scrip bonds should be paid promptly. Referred. After speeches by several of the members, he convention, at 3:30 P. M., adjourned until 10 o'clock next day. MEETING OF COMMITEES. After the adjournment of the first day's lessiou of the convention, the committee on rules met for the purpose of adopting rules for the government of the convention. The committee on platform and resolutions ilso met at 6 o'clock P. M. The session lastid about two hours and is represented as laving been the stormiest meeting held in Columbia for several years. The resolutions iffered by Senator Coehrau were the bone of contention. Some of the speeches in opposition to the resolutions were of the most bitter diameter, in which Hampton, his associates ind the whole Democratic party were charged vith being vile, treacherous, and unworthy >f the confidence of the colored people. E. W. M. Mackey, of Charleston, and Fred Nix Jr., of Barnwell, seemed to be the most biter in their denunciations. The latter, in the course of his language, said that it mattered lot what Hampton wanted done iu Barnwell, f Johnson Hagood said shoot the "niggers," lis commands would be obeyed. Hampton vas charged with not giving the Republicans epresentation on the hoards of managers of peeial elections, and having packed juries vhen colored men were to be tried. Presilent Hayes also came in for his share of ibuse. He was stigmutized as a traitor, and Knf *Ko rv*/\of oiinromo n/in. CJJCI VCU 1IUIII lli^ UU(i IMUOC oupiuuiv vuu eropt of the Republican party of the whole ouutry, and especially of South Carolina, vhere the colored people had suffered so much o place him in "the chair once so highly honired by the great soldier and statesman, Geniral Grant." The resolutions were finally put o vote and almost unanimously rejected. SECOND DAY. The convention met on Thursday, pursuint to adjournment. The committee on rules submitted their re iort which was agreed to. The next business was a partial report from .he committee on platform and resolutions, ejecting the resolutions endorsing Hampton md his associates on the Democratic ticket, submitted by Senator Cochran, of Anderson. Senator Cochran took the floor and spoke it length in support of his resolutions. He inderstood that if any other than himself had iffered the resolutions they would have been idopted. He then asked all the members on ,he floor who endorsed Governor Hampton ind the rest of the Democratic ticket to rise, aut not oue did so. He further requested all who favored President Hayes and his South;rn policy to get up, but his request met with 10 response whatever. He battled manfully or the adoption of his resolutions, but with ;ut avail, for when put to a vote the action of he committee was sustained by every one jut himself. The resolution of McKinlay, of Charleston, leclaring that in order to perpetuate the larty in this State it was necessary to nomiiate a straightout ticket, which had also leen rejected by the committee, was next ,aken up. Shrewsbury, Stevenson, Swails, Montgom ;ry, Parker and Webster spoke in favor >f the resolution, all of whom were very bitter n their denunciations of the party now in lower, and held up the Republican party is one of retrenchment and reform ; the only larty that would give equal and just rights to ill. They looked upou it as cowardly to ;ive away to the Democrats by making no lominations, and knew that their ticket, if the ight men were placed upon it, would be dected by an overwhelming majority. Mobley, Taft Mackey, Straker and Bowen ipposed the resolution. While they would lot endorse the Democrats, still they thought he proper thing to do was to work for Conjressmen and the control of the Legislature, tnd this they could accomplish easier by not lutting up a State ticket. Once the General 1 \ssembly was in their power, they could elect i United States Senator, which would be vorlh more than all the State offices coralined. The debate consumed several hours, when i motion was made to adopt the resolution. On this motion the ayes and noes were denanded, and resulted?ayes 69 ; noes 35. A recess was then taken uutil 4 o'clock \ M., in order to allow the committee on ilatforrn and resolutions to prepare a full retort. { At the appointed hour the members re.ssembled, and the committee on platform and 1 esolutions submitted their report. Mackey suggested that, each plank of the plat arm ho acted upon separately, but the Chair | tiled that it would be read aud acted on as a thole. Swails then proceeded to read the platform, ' vhieh was listened to with the closest attention i ltd vociferously applauded several times. It is , s follows: 1. The Republican party of the State of South < 'arolina, in convention assembled, believing | bat the principles of equal civil and political ights are vital to the interests of good government, and that they can only be enforced by the 1 tarty which has engrafted them upon the State i nd national constitutions, hereby reallirm their ( arnest adhesion to the platform and principles dopted by the National Republican Convention ' t Cincinnati on the Ititli day of June, 187(i. 2. We reiterate our abhorrence and repudiation | f all forms of violence, intimidation or fraud in he conduct of elections, or for political purposes, ( nd denounce the same as a crime against the 1 ibcrty of American citizens as well as the com- | non rights of humanity; and while we insist ipon and will zealously guard the right of every 1 iti/.en freely to choose his political party, and leny the unfounded charge that the Republican j larty countenances any interference with the , olored voters who may choose to vote the Demo- ' ratio ticket, we do protest against and denounce lie practice inaugurated in the campaign of 1876, j nd again revived iri some counties by the Dem- j , cratic party, of attending Republican meetings j ' nd conventions, and bv show of force and other , I ormsof intimidation, (disturbingsuch meetings, | >r taking part therein without tKe consent or inGtntisvt\ thn nui'tv nollinrr tllAm. 3. Wo charge tlio Democratic parti' with being . i mfaithful to the many pledges and promises nade during the campaign of 1873 as demonstra } ed by the legislation of the last General Assem- | >lv, the journals of which show that tha only i dodges redeemed were those for which the entire Republican vote of both branches of the Legisla- \ ure were east. 4. Wo denounce tlie Democratic party for the rauds, violence and intimidation committed du- j i ing the general election of 187f>; for the assas-1 . inations and murders committed during the canass preceding that election ; for the violent seiz-' I ure of the State government alter that election; for the frauds committed at every special election held since they obtained control of the State: and for the system of intimidation which still prevails in many counties, whereby the Republicans are actually prohibited from meeting and organizing. 5. We denounce the Democratic party for the outrage perpetrated in unseating Republican members of the General Assembly, so as to increase their majority in the Legislature, and especially for depriving the seventeen Republican representatives from Charleston county of their seats to which they had been elected by over six thousand majority; and when elections were held to fill these vacancies in Charleston, Orangeburg, Boanfort, Sumter and other counties for refusing to give the Republicans any representation whatever 011 the Commissioners of Elections or j the Board of Managers; for the frauds committed in the management of those elections, and particularly for stealing six ballot boxes containing Republican majorities in the county of Sumter, and for refusing to count the votes cast at certain precincts at such elections in Beaufort and Orangeburg for alleged irregularities on the part of the managers appointed by themselves. <>. Wo arnugn the Democratic party for enacting at tho last session of the General Assembly tlie law whereby numerous voting precincts in large Republican counties were abolished, so that thousands of Republican voters are virtually disfranchised or else compelled to walk twenty miles or more in order to vote, and in some places to cross rivers in order to reach a polling place. 7. While condemning the conduct of all public oflieers who may have in years past violated the trusts confided to them, and while denouncing all fraudulent and dishonest practices, and disclaiming any desire to shield any individual proved to bo guilty of such offenses, we denounce the method by which the Democratic party, through manufactured testimony, sought to inculpate men whose only olfense was their Republicanism, and we further denounce the unfair and partisan character of the recent legislative investigations in this State whereby tho frauds committed by Democrats have been carefully screened from public viow and all testimony looking to their exposure has been studiously suppressed. 8. We reaffirm the declaration made from time to time that at the general election held in this State on tho 7th day of November, 1876, for Presidential electors, Governor and other State officers, not only were the Republican Presidential electors duly chosen, but that Daniel H. Chamberlain, together with tho entire Republican Stat? ticket, were also elected by the votes of a majority of tho qualified electors of this State. 9. We deem it inexpedient to nominate candidates for Governor and other State oflieers, because, owing to the condition of affairs in this State, occasioned by rifle club rule and two years of Democratic suoremacv. it is imnossible for tho Republican voters in many counties, without incurring great personal danger, to organize for the campaign or to vote at the election when held. 10. We pledge ourselves to assist in the work of purifying the public service, and we demand that the local Republican conventions throughout the Stale, wherever they make nominations, shall nominate only such candidates as are recognized as men of intelligence and integrity as well as of established devotion to the Republican principles. Replying to section seven of the platform, Senator Cochran denounced the statement that the investigating committee had manufactured evidence as being without a shadow of truth, and most emphatically denied that any attempt had been made to shield Democrats. Not a single point of evidence implicating Democrats, he said, had been submitted to the committee which was not printed along with its other reports, and such as were tainted were always specially named and published as Democrats. Even the democrats who patronized the State House bar or received such supplies from other sources were specially named in their reports. He further said that the democratic members of the committee strenuously endeavored at all times to get evidence implicating Democrats in preference to Republicans, and their reason for this course was that if any member of their party was guilty, they desired that he should be made an example of for the benefit of their party in the future. Whenever Woodruff or Jones said that Democrats received priuting money, the committee had the facts brought to light, though the clerks of the two houses could not produce checks endorsed by Demo crats, as they invariably did in the case of Republicans who wereaimilarly charged. The Senator stated that if any Republican in the convention or out of it had any evidence whatever which would implicate any Democrat in the frauds practiced on the State, let him give his name and make the charge, and he would immediately call the investigating committee together, secure the evidence ami publish it to the world. Further, the accused would be arrested and tried the same as all .1 .1 cr?i l 1 l Tk? lilts uintsr uuemieio unu uccu. mc said that he had no apology whatever to make for the course he had pursued as a member of the committee. He was appointed as a Republican, and he believed that it was his duty, representing as he did, the principles of his party, to make a thorough investigation of and expose all frauds, no matter by whom committed. Senator Cochran was replied to by Swails, who made a speech of some length, in which he denounced the manner in which the investigating committee had performed their duties, bitterly attacked the Democratic newspapers of the State, said many hard things about his opponent for Senatorial honors, and wound up by telling all about what he had done since he came as a stranger to South Carolina, and how he was going to fight it out during his remaining da.vs in this State. The platform, as submitted by the comraitte, was then adopted. A resolution was next introduced, declaring R. B. Elliott as the choice of the convention for the position of president of the State executive committee. The resolution was unanimously adopted, after which nominations were made for the remainder of the executive committee and agreed to as follows: R. B. Elliott, President; S. A. Swails , of Williamsburg, Vice President; Dr. J. P. Ensor, of Richland, Treasurer; W. F. Myers, of Colleton ; E. A. Webster, Orangeburg; T. E. Miller, Beaufort; C. (). Bowen, E. W. M. Mackey, W. N. Taft, Charleston; Samuel Lee, Sumter; Wilson Cook, Greenville; John A. Wilson, Darlington; T. J. Jenkins, Anderson ; J. S. Mobley, Union; B. H. Williams, Georgetown. The convention then adjourned until 10 o'clock next day. THIRD DAY. On Friday morning the convention reassembled and was called to order at 10 o'clock. The first business called was the adoption of a resolution that the State executive committee be increased from fifteen to eighteen members, by adding thereto J. S. FMlebrown, A. W. Curtis and H. H. Logan, of Richland, i Chairmen of the Congressional districts were next elected. J. S. Mobley of Union, i was chosen as chairman of the Fourth dis- i trict. I County Chairmen were next elected. There were no elections for Edgefield, Horry, Pick- i ens aud Spartanburg. For Chester, Purvis 1 Alexander was elected ; for Lancaster, F. A. < Clinton ; for Union, John Walker; for York, Hon. A. S. Wallace. The resolution introduced the first day, and laid on the table, providing for a committee to wait upon Governor Hampton, was failed up and after being adopted by a vote of 47 to 28, a motion was made for its reconsideration. S. J. Bampfield of Beaufort, seconded the motion, remarking that Christian, the roost radical Republican in Beaufort 1 county, on Thursday, had beeu recommend- i ed to Governor Hampton for appointment as Commissioner of Election for that county, i and he was appointed immediately. After < this, he asked, do you suppose that Hampton I I will uot act fairly and give us a just represen- i tation on the boards of election commission- i ers? For my part, he said, I believe he will * "tote fair," and if we appoint this committee j. to wait on him after what he has done, it will j i appear very disrespectful to him. Shrewsbury moved to lay the motion to j . reconsider on the table, which was voted down : by a considerable majority. ! i Miller's motion was then put and carried. ' Several members now gathered around Stra- j i ker, the original mover of the resolution, and, j < after whispering in his ear for a few minutes, he said: "Mr. Chairman, I withdraw the' resolution," and thus it was disposed of after Dccupying a great deal of time. Elliott theu addressed the convention at i considerable length, defending himself against : the charge of appropriating to his own private uses campaigu fuuds in the year 1876, | I and after adopting a resolution protesting | i against the introduction of politics by either ] party in the conduct and management of i ! the educational institutions and schools of, i this State, the convention adjourned sine die.! < Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, S. C., August 12, 1878. The Sunday School Convention of Chester county assembled at this place on last Tuesday. Fourteen Sunday-schools were represented?Liberty, Hopewell, New Bethel and Chester, of the Baptist denomination ; Armenia, Capers' Chapel and Chester, of tl.e Methodist deuomiuation ; Catholic, Pleasant Grove, Zion, Mizpali and Chester, of the Presbyterian denomination ; Chester, of the Associate Reformed denomination and Union, a Sunday-school of Blackstocks, composed of members of various denominations. There were in the neighborhood of seventy delegates in attendance upon the Convention. G. J. Pattereou, Esq., was elected President, and upon taking the chair made some appropriate remarks. Rev. G. A. Trenholm, and Rev. R. W. Sanders were electod Vice-Presidents, and Mr. ?T. C. McFadden, Secretary and Treasurer of the Couvention. The number of children in attendance upon Sunday-schools was reported to be as follows : Chester Baptist, 104; Chester Methodist, 55; Chester Presbyterian, 50 ; Catholic, 50; Armenia, 30 ; Pleasant Grove, 41; Zion, 43; Liberty, 40; Chester Associate Reformed, 40; Caper's Chapel, 40; Mizpah, 15; Hopewell, 40; Union, 40. G. J. Patterson, Esq., E. T. Atkinson, Esq., Rev. J. 8. White and J. L. Harris, Esq., were elected delegates to the State Sunday-school Convention which meets in Greenville on the 21st of August. The County Sunday school Convention then adjourned, after deciding to hold the next meeting on the 4th Wednesday of September. There has been a slight increase in the number of candidates for office. Major J. W. Durham, of the vicinity of Biackstocks, is an aspirant for the treasurership of Chester county. He is an excellent man, and will make a Que run. Mr. James Hamilton has entered the race for school commissioner. Having been a teacher for several years, he is well qualified to discharge the duties of the office for which he has been nominated. In addition to this he is a very clever and worthy gentleman. The candidates for the offices of county auditor aud treasurer are somewhat fearful, lest after the trouble and expense incident to the cauvass, Gov. Hampton will not be governed by the wishes of the people as expressed at the primary election, but will be guided by his own views of propriety in making the appointments for these offices. Candidates for these positions need not cease or even diminish their electioneering from any supposed reason of this kind. Hampton would certainly respect public sen- ~ timent to the extent of appointing to office those whom the people desired and expressed their preference for. He has a profound sense of what is due the people, and will give them their dues. He will not "run" the Governorship iu his own interest, or that of any particular individuals, no matter how prominent or influential they may be. Major T. S. Mills has resigned the Presi- ' dency of the Stonewall Fire Engine Company. The Stonewalls, with whom he has beeu connected for several years, exceedingly re. gret his resignation. In the many trying experiences of the Company he always proved himself a faithful and efficient fireman, and commanded the respect and esteem of his associates. Mr. J. L. Chambers, next in rank, has risen to the Presidency of the Company, and will doubtless be equal to every emergency in which he may be placed by the fiery elemeut. The National Board of Underwriters have offered a reward of $350 for the arrest of the villain who fired VV. H. Nix's residence at this place iu April last. The particulars of the buruing were given in my correspondence ? at the time of the occurrence. As the campaign is now fairly opened, the time is opportune for subscrihing for the Charleston News and Courier. Hampton and Home Rule are and will be the watchword throughout the present political canvass, of this valuable Democratic organ. It will direct all its energies and resources to presenting, from day to day and from week to week, full and interesting accounts of the progress of the campaign. It rendered invaluable service to tbe Democratic cause during the past campaign, and is prepared to battle just as faithfully and efficiently in the noble work of completing the redemption of our State. Every Democrat should regard it a great pleasure, if not a political duty, to aid the New and Courier. I will take pleasure in sending this Democratic journal to all who may desire it. A Praying Circle Convention, composed of delegates from different churches of Bethel Presbytery, met at Pleasant Grove Church in this county on Thursday. The delegates were as follows: S. B. McCully, Eethel; J. P. Miller, Beersheba ; P. M. Moore and Jno. Moore, Bethesda; John B. Dixon, W. B. Bagley and W. B. Thompson, Catholic; W. tl. McUounen, w. to. waliter aud John 15. McFadden, Chester; J. L. Ralph, Josiah Miller, Jr., and J. H. Hafuer, Pleasant Grove; J. F. Workman and J. Z. Dunlap,. Rock Hill. Mr. J. Z. Dunlap was elected President of the Convention by acclamation. Mr. W. B. Thompson was chosen Secretary. Rev. R. E. Cooper was expected to preach the opening sermon, but as be was absent, this duty was performed by Rev. G. A. Treuholm. A report of the condition and prospects of the various praying circles represented was made. A considerable amount of good was reported to have been accomplished through the instrumentality of these circles. Mr. Dunlap read an interesting essay on the subject, "Man's chief end is to glorify God." Mr. J. C. Flenniken was appointed to prepare an essay to be read at the next annual meeting of the Praying Circle Convention, which will be held at Bethel Church on Thursday before the 1st Sunday of August, 1879. Rev. J. Lowrie Wilson was appointed to preach the opening sermon on that occasion, and Rev. G. A. Trenholm was appointed to a prepare a sermon to be delivered at the same time to "unregenerate young men." After thanking the members of Pleasant Grove Church for their hospitable treatment, the Convention adjourned sine die. The Sunday School excursion on the Chester and Lenoir Railroad on Friday was a juccess. Chester was largely represented. Trial Justice McDonald issued a warrant an Friday for the arrest of Tony Jacobs, colored, who was charged in an affidavit made by Miuerva Cammed with having shot aud seriously injured her husband, John Cammed. Jacobs is still at large. The parties concerned are colored. The heat on Saturday was intense. Thermometer ranged 94 at the drug store of Davega & Howze, and 99 at the jewelry store of R. Brandt. Rev. G. A. Trenholm preached a very excellent sermon on yesterday from the text, "Come boldly unto the throne of grace." The close of the sermon, in which the unconvert ed were earnestly urged to pray and repent, was very impressive. Two valuable barns and several small buildings of Mr. Hugh White were destroyed by the torch of the incendiary on Saturday morning. He estimates his loss at about SI,100. He was not insured. a Our town was favored with rain last night, a though not in sufficient quantity to meet the * demands of the suffering crops. The prospect for a more abundant outpouring is good, [t is thought that the cotton crop has been jomewhat injured by the late dry and ex3e8sively hot weather. Qui,