The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, August 24, 1871, Image 2
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THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 24, 1871.
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. t&r An interesting meeting has been pro?
gressing in the Methodist Church for the last
ten days. Every night the altar is crowded
with penitent sinners, seeking the way of sal
VEtion, and we learn that seven or eight per?
sons have connected themselves with the church.
JC?* A public debate, under the auspices of
the Anderson Calhoun Literary Society, will
take place in the Court House on Tuesday eve?
ning, September 5th, and the public generally
are invited to attend. We trust that a crowded
house will greet our young friends on that oc?
casion.
The announcement is made in our col?
umns to-day that Capt. S. M. Pegg, at the Red
Sign store, will henceforth conduct the busi?
ness on his own account. We wish the Cap?
tain sufcess, and feel satisfied that his numer?
ous customers will be pleased to bestow their
favors as heretofore.
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Anderson Farmers' Association.
We direct the attention of members to a
change in the time of the special meeting of
the Anderson Farmers' Association. It is now
ordered that the meeting take place on the first
Monday in September, and we trust that every
rierson interested in the advancement and per?
petuity of this Association will promptly at?
tend on the day and at tho hour specified.
Municipal Election.
It will be observed, from the notice publish?
ed elsewhere, that an election will be held on
Monday, 11th day of September, for an Inten?
dant and four Wardens of tho town of Ander?
son. The election is held under the new char?
ter, which requires every voter to register his
name with the Clerk of the Council before he
is entitled to vote. This registration will end
on Saturday, 9th of September.
A Good Record.
. We are reliably informed that Rev. W. P.
Martin, now living near Calhoun, in this
County, served as Magistrate for seventeen
years in Abbeville and Anderson Districts, and
that during the wholo of that time, only three
cases wore returned by him to tho Court of
Sessions. What a contrast between thi3 ad?
ministration of the law and that of Trial Jus?
tices in Charleston, for instance, where tho
office is worth thousands every year. But, then,
when Mr. Martin was in office, we were not
enjoying (?) the blessings of Radical rule, and
this makes tho difference 1
Sudden Death.
We are grieved to record tho sudden and un?
expected death of Mr. T. F. Millwec, which
occurred in Dallas county, Texas, on tho 21st
of July. Ho was engaged in work at a saw j
mill, and while assisting to take a log off a 1
wagon, the log rolled upon him and crushed J
him instantly to death. Mr. Millwee was a
nati ve of Anderson, and had been on a visit to
his mother and relatives the past spring, and
only returned about three months since to his
ViTestern home. He was about 27 years of age.
The unexpected newB of his death is a crushing
bf?w to an aged mother, with whom we deeply
sympathize in this sad- affliction*
The Augusta and Hartwell Railroad.
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel pub?
lishes tho proceedings of a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Augusta and Hart
well -Railroad, held in that city last week.
The contract for building the Road was sub?
mitted to the Board for ratification or rejection.
After discussing its features, the contract was
ratified by an unanimous vote. Tho contrac?
tor.* .ire Englishmen, and are represented as
being men of ample means and great practical
experience in the construction of American
railways. The contract binds them to com?
merce work at once, and to complete the en?
tire line to Clayton, Ga., by the first day of
January, 1874. The principal contractors will
divide the Road into sections and make sub
contracts with other parties. Several of these
sub-contractors have already been chosen, and
arc said to courpriso some of the best railroad
men in the North, who will bring with them
large forces of experienced white laborers.
The representative of the principal contrac?
tors, Edward Hanford, has been in the city of
Augusta, awaiting the action of tho Board of
Directors in regard to the contract, and immc
vii.i'ely npon its ratification, ho advertised for
bids lor the grubbing, cleaning, grading and
masonry, and for furnishing timber for trestle
work and cross-tics, on the first ten miles of the
lload. Tliis looks like business, and it is ex?
pected to commence work on the 1st day of
September. The contractors confidently assert
rtiat the first ten miles uf the Hoad will be fin
i?liod-within sixty days. The new Chief En?
gineer, Charles Seymour, is considered one of
the finest railway engineers in this country,
with an extensive experience upon several of
the most important lines in the United States.
Lie is already engaged upon a rcconnoissancc
of the country, and will shortly organize a
corps of engineers. It i8 expected that the
line will proceed along tho valley of the Sa?
vannah by what is known as the river route.
As our readers are iuformed, the Augusta
and Hartwoll Railroad is contemplated to con?
nect with the Blue Ridge Railroad at Clayton,
Gai, and will prove an important connection
for the city of Augusta. We believe that the
'-narrow-gauge" will be adopted on this Road,
in conformity to the present arrangements of
?jie ItiuW Ridge RoatL
Williamston Springs.
Wo are highly gratified to learn thar. this
watering-place is again becoming a popular re?
sort for invalids and pleasure-seekers. Although
the present proprietor took charge of the Hotel
rather late in the 3cason, the curative proper?
ties of the water have attracted quite a number
of persons in quest of health, and as friends
always accompany them, the society of the
place is thereby made rnoro attractive to the
pleasure-seeker and varied in its character.
We trust that Mr. Cunningham will find it to
his interest to enlarge the sphere of operations
next year, and endeavor to make Williamston
a general resort for persons from tho low coun?
try, who desire to find a pleasant home for the
summer amid congenial scenes, and surrounded
by healthful, innocent amusements. Wc are:
confident that Williaba'stdn is capable of being
developed to Buch an extent as will guarantee
the fulfillment of all these reasonable expecta?
tions, and as it is accessible by railroad, wc
think it possesses advantages over other sum?
mer resorts. The Hotel has attained a good
reputation under Mr. Cunningham's manage?
ment, and we are confident that his energy and
enterprise are fully equal to the demands of
the occasion. There is no good reason why our
people should spend their money away from
home, when health and pleasure might be
profitably and pleasantly sought within the
borders of the State, and at much less expense
than attends a trip to distant watering-places.
Cotton Fair at St. Louis.
The merchants and manufacturers of St.
Louis have determined to hold a grand Cotton
Fair in that city, commencing on the 2nd day of
October next, and to continue for ono week.
The sum of ?10,000 will be offered in premi?
ums, to be equally divided between the cotton
growing States, according to a schedule arrang?
ed fur the purpose. These magnificent premi?
ums are freely offered, and the whole South are
invited to the contest. We think that Ander?
son should be represented at this Fair, and
compete for the premiums offered for cotton
grown in South Carolina. Wc have been in?
formed that the finest grades of upland cotton
in the Charleston market are grown here, aud
some of our enterprising planters might prove
successful in this contest, if they will only take
tho trouble to enter the proposed exhibition.
Any information in regard to the Fair or in?
structions as to shipping bales for competition
can be obtained by applying to Mr. D. P. Row
I land, Secretary of the Cotton Association, St.
Louis, Mo. _
Death has again summoned from our
midst aft estimable wife and mother, who is af-,
fectionately lamented by all who knew her
lovely character, and deeply mourned in that
home circle where she was the ornament and
I pride. Mrs. Martha Reeves, wife of Mr. John
A. Reeves, departed this life oh Saturday morn?
ing last, after a lingering illness of many
months' duration. She was the eldest child of
Mr. Jesse R. Smith, of this village. As a con?
sistent member of tho Methodist Church, she
gave in her life a bright example of Christiani?
ty, and in her last hours upon earth, left a most
precious legacy of faith and reliance upon hor
Redeemer's promises. Her remaius were buried
at the Baptist graveyard on Sunday morning,
attended by a numerous concourse of sorrowing
relatives and friends.
?Sy-* The severe, unusual drought ended on
Tuesday night, whon there was a splendid rain
in this vicinity, and tho indications yesterday
betokened more welcome showers. The eartli
I is so dry and parched that it will require much
additional rain before the ground can bo pre?
pared for tumip3. For three or four days prior
I to Tuesday, the weather was extremely disa?
greeable and out of season, the atmosphere
quite hazy, with cool, cast winds constantly
i blowing. _
$S?* Persons skilled in broom-making will
find an advertisement from Messra. D. C.
Peixotto & Son, of Columbia, who wish to give
stetdy employment to four hands, and pay the
highest wages in cash. Tho broom manufac?
tory of theso gentlemen is supplied with sui?
table machinery, and is another evidence of
industrial development at the capital.
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B6T The advertisement of Mr. T. J. Webb,
County Auditor, gives notice that tho Board of
Equalization for Anderson County will meet
at his office on the second Monday in Septem?
ber. Any complaints from owners of real
estate as to unequal assessments should be made
in writing to the County Auditor on or before
tho time specified for the meeting.
PncEKlX Iron Works.?Tho establishment
of Messrs. Goldsmith & Kind, of Columbia, is
thus briefly described in a lato issue of the
Union. Wc again commend this firm to those
of our friends in want of machinery of any
kind:
The first room is used entirely for turnings,
gas fixtures, etc., and presents, in fact, what the
whole establishment does, a busy scene. The
next room is crammed with lathes and ma?
chinery of all sorts, where can bo turned or
manufactured anything needed, great or small.
Attached to these are blacksmith shops, which
are soon to be removed to a new building, as
present accommodations are too small.
The foundry is also complete, and has every
appliance for casting brass or iron. Here arc
several heavy pieces of machinery for a largo
merchant mill, at Anderson, and also some
splendid work in the way of an iron front and
columns for a large store to be built in Chester.
The pattern shop contains designs and pat?
terns for light and heavy work, bridges, house
fronts, and a miscellaneous assortment calcu?
lated to meet all the demands of the country
trade. Horse power, cotton gins, saw mills,
and, not to enumerate further, all the different
kinds and models of machinery and other iron
work are executed here with promptness and
dispatch.
Death of Mrs. .John A. Keels.?Only a
fow weeks ago wo announced the death of Mr,
John A. Keels, and now the intelligence reach?
es us of the death of his estimable wife. Mrs.
Keels was in a very low state of health at the
death of her husband, but the hope was enter?
tained that a change of residence won hi he
beneficial to her ill health. She immediately
went to the up-country, at Pendieton-, among
her relations, where she received every atten?
tion from her brother, Dr. John Jf. Maxwell,
but ?he never improved, and gradually grew
worse, and died on the 10th inst.
Mrs. Keels was a lady of rare attractions, in?
telligent, cultivated and refined, and of great
personal beauty and loveliness. A few years
ago wealth, luxury and comfort surrounded
their once happy home, but now how changed
the circumstances. Four orphan children arc
are that is left to remind us of the unstablcncss
and uncertainty <>f thh world's immsc^sioimand |
pleasure--.? Ki:rj.<lr f?uf. j
ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE.
? It is estimated that the corn crop of Iowa
this year will amount to 100,000,000 bushels, i
? The editor? of Tennessee intend to make j
an excursion to Boston at an early day. j
? The drought is doing much injury in Ala- j
bama, especially to the fruit crop.
? The city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is to
have a Si 20,000 opera house.
? Savannah fishermen are capturing nine
feet sharks.
? Twenty lives were lost in a recent coal
mine disaster at Pittston, Pa.
? Mexican newspapers are discussing the
annexation of Mexico to the United States.
? Vermont's elections are hereafter to bo:
held biennially. There will be no election in
that Slate this year.
? The City Council of Augusta has decided
to enlarge the canal. A vote of the people will.
be had on the question.
? Mrs. R. T. Col burn was arrested and bail?
ed in Columbus, Ohio, on the 15tb, on a charge
of poisoning Buffenbarger. :
? Hon. Robert Schenck, tho American Min?
ister to England, is traveling on the continent1
of Europe.
? It fa stated that the President has recently
offered to appoint Hon. J. M. Ashley, of im?
peachment fame, as Minister to Brazil.
? Ku Klux smoking tobacco is being man?
ufactured in the western portion of North
Carolina.
? It is positively asserted that the Marquis
of Lome and the Princess Louise will reside in
Canada for a lengthened period.
? Jenny Lind is said to be the authoress of j
a novel, recently published at Stockholm, en-'
titled "Artist's Pilgrimage on Earth."
? A man named Langdon, at Ilion, N. Y.,
whose wife refused to alienate her property,
beat her brains out and hung himself.
? The first battle of the lato war and the
surrender of Lee's army both took place on
lands belonging to Wilmer McLean, of Vir?
ginia.
? The American Institute at New York, in?
tend to build a permanent exhibition building
at a cost of $2,000,000, when a proper site can
be obtained.
I ? Charles Fcnno Hoffman, a poet and nove
I list of the last generation, is still living, an in?
mate of an insane asylum in Pennsylvania,
where ho has been for twenty years.
? The Empress Eugenic is about to make a
visit to Spain to sec her mother. Napoleon is
purchasing property near Geneva, in Switzer?
land, with a view of residing there.
? The expenditures of the United States
Government for tho fiscal year ending June 'i0,
1871, amounted to $202,000,000 only, as offici- j
ally announced at the Treasury Department. \
? A convict in San Francisco, who had
served six out of eight years in tho peniten-?
tiary, committed suicide by jumping into a vat j
of boiling water.
? The next Stato election takes place in j
California on Tuesday, September 5th, when I
the Governor and other State officers will be
chosen. ? ' ?.' j
? A history of tho London Times is in prep- ?
aration. This great newspaper was first cstab- j
lished in 17S5 as the Daily Universal Register. \
Its present namo was not given to it until the j
year 1788. I
? Five human skeletons were recently found
hanging on a tree near the line of Hunt aud
Hopkins Counties, Texas. It is supposed that
they are the remains of horse thieves captured
and hung by a mob in May last.
? The election to decide whether a Conven-:
tion will be held for forming a Constitution will i
take place in West "Virginia on Thursday, 24th I
August. It is generally conceded that the vote
will be largely in favor of the Convention.
? A Boston physician says that four young
girls, full of intelligence and promise, have
been killed outright by the severity of the tasks
imposed upon them in a high school in that
vicinity.
? Wo arc opposed to tho Ku Klux, but we
could not utter a word of censure against them
for Ku Kluxing the author of the following
miserable pun : "In writing a hymn, don't be
too particular about the matter you use?it's
hymn material."
? The centennial celebration of the birth of
Sir Walter Scott was duly observed on the l.r>th
inst., on both sides of the Atlantic. In New
York, the foundation of a monument to tho
celebrated author was laid at Certral Park,
with imposing ceremonies. J
? The President of a Southern bank wished
to send a package of $20,000 in bills by ex?
press. To save expenses he marked tho pack-1
age $5,000, and paid freight accordingly. The !
express was robbed, and tho package lost. The |
company would only refund $5,000, and served
him right for his meanness.
? Mrs. Scales and Mr. Ford, convicted of
murdering Mr. Scales, were sentenced to be
hanged in Topeka, Kansas, on last Thursday,
but the sentence was commuted by tho Gov?
ernor to imprisonment for life. Tho judge and
jury refused to sign a petition for commuta?
tion, and the Governor's action causes suprisc,
as the convicts confessed the crimb^ Shd there
were no extonuatiug circnmstanceac
? Senator Morton recently addreaspd AWjn
mense audience at St. Louis. He thoughTOcn.
Grant's chanco a little the best at present; ho
opposed Stato sovereignty as taught by the
Democrats, and says thero was no safety for tho
people without centralization. Tho greatest
idoa of tho Republican party was national
unity; if we abandon that wo are not a nation,
but simply an aggregation of independent
StateB, which at some time or other will go to
pieces.
? Mrs. Marey Driggers lias" been arrested
for cutting the throat of her sister, Mrs. Davis,
near Savannah. The sister died in few mo?
ments after the deed was committed, beside her
children in the bed, remarking to thern "I am
bleeding to death." The cause of the deed is
said to be the refusal to support the sister, Mrs.
Driggers, by the husband or Sirs. Davis, who
was absent on a fishing excursion at the time
the tragedy was committed.
? It is stated by officers of the Internal Rev?
enue that judging from letters in daily receipt
ihere, not more than one-tenth of the people of
the United States are awaro that under tho
modified acts of Congress, in relation to the
. revenue, there is no tax imposed, either direct?
ly or indirectly, upon any goods, wares, mer?
chandise, or articles made and sold in the
United States, except distilled and fermented
liquors, tobacco, cigars and snufi*, patent and
proprietary medicines, illuminating ga-?, cos
mestics, friction matches, cigar lights, wax ta?
pers, playing card-;, syrups, sauces, jams, jellies
and prepared mustard.
? The Lexington (Ky.) Press saya the result
in that State may be summed up as follows:
Leslie lias received the largest vote ever polled
for a candidate for any ofiice in Kentucky ; his
majority cannot be le-;s aud will probably ex?
ceed 40,000 ; we havo carried every Congres?
sional District by handsome, majorities, and
maintain nur accustomed supremacy in both
branches of the Legislature. Of the thirteen
Senators elected, the Radicals have but one.
Oul of seventy Representatives officially re?
ported, they elect only four, and the scats of at
least two of these will be successfully contested.
Their entire strength will not exceed ten in
the House and two in the Senate.
? Miss Ten nie C. Claflin, the younger of the
well-known female brokers, has announced her- j
self as a candidate for Congress from the Eighth
Congressional District, of New York, in the
fall of 1*72. The German-American Progres?
sive Society has announced the determination
of its members to support Miss Claflin, and she
has delivered an address before the Society, in
which she asserted her right to vote and hold
office according to the Fourteenth Amendment,
article 1, section I, which reads: "All persons
born or naturalized in the Uuitcd States, and
subject to tho jurisdiction thereof, are citizens
of the United States, and of the State wherein
they reside.'' The speech was received with
loud applause, and the Society afterward sere
imdcd Mi - <'!.ii!i:' ; ' her re-idemv
ITEIWS OF STATE NEWS.
? They .ire agitating the establi5hn>??*t of a
National Bank in Darlington.
? The prevailing drought seems to have, in?
jured the crops of cotton and corn throughout
the State.
? Much sickness is reported in Charleston,
mostly of the type known as the broken bone
fever.
? The telegraph line has been completed to
Greenville, and an office was formally opened
there on Friday.
? Samuel J. Ilcnegan, youngest son of the
laic Governor B. K. Henegan, died at Florence
on the Sth inst., aged 24 years.
? A negro, who recently killed another man
of his own color, at Dick's Creek tunnel, in
Georgia, has been arrested in Peiidleton.
? The Pickeus Sentinel thinks the Air Line
Railroad will run about six miles below that
place, thenco by RavencFs Bridge and Perry
vilie. '? -. j .
? W. G. Trenholm, Esq., a highly esteemed
citizen of Charleston, diea at the residence of
his son, Paul C. Trenholm, on Thursday even?
ing last, in the 67th yea; of his age.
? Gov. Scott, by proclamation, offers a re?
ward of five hundred dollars for the apprehen?
sion of Mulledge Porter, who is suspected of
being the murderer of Jack Perry, of Orange
burg County, on the night of the 18th ult.
? The Democratic candidates for County
Commissioners of Newbcrry, Messra. J. N.
Martin and Win. Lester, were elected by an
avcrago majority, of 550 votes over their Radi?
cal opponents.
? It is currently reported that the Pennsyl?
vania Central Railroad is making extensive
purchases of stock in the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, and in a short time will
have a controlling interest.
? The Spartanburg Sparlnn says that tho
contractors on the Air Line Railroad com?
menced putting down the iron for the track at
Charlotte on the 7th inst., and that it is thought
the cars will be running to Spartanburg early
next spring.
? Rev. Jame*; C. Furman, D. D., has accep?
ted the call as Pastor of the Greenville Baptist
Church, to fill the placo made vacant by the
resignation of Rev. W. D. Thomas. Dr. Fur
man will continue his connection with the
University, at least for the present.
? A colored girl was killed by lightning, in
Lancaster, on Wednesday. She was passing
through a field in company with her father,
when the lightning struck a tree near to them,
instantly killing the girl but resulting in no
serious damage to the father.
? The Camden Journal learns that the lion.
R. B. Carpenter has gone to Pennsylvania, to
assist in stumping the State for the Democrats
in the fall campaign for State officers. The
Democracy there have accepted the "new de?
parture," as the basis of their operations.
? The Barnwell Sentinel says: "On Tues?
day evening bust, Mr. J. L. Coleman went to
the plantation of Mr. J. 0. Brinson, to arrest a
frccdman by the name of Bugg Pierce, who was
concealed in a house. Coleman demanded ad?
mittance, which was refused. He then forced
the door and entered, when he was shot by the
negro and instantly killed."
? The first bale of new cotton, raised in
South Carolina, was received in Charleston on
the 15th inst. It was grown by Dr. G. II.
Dowling, of Barnwell, classed middling, weighed
500 pounds, and sold for 25 cents. This is the
third consecutive year that Dr. Dowling has
scut the "first bale" to Charleston.
? Rev. G. W. Boggs of Winnsboro, died at
tho residcuceof his brother, Thos. G. Boggs, in
Pickens county, on the 14th inst., in the 7(>th
year of his age. Mr. Boggs was a native of
Pickens, and was on a visit to his brother for
the purpose of recuperating his health. He
had been a resident of Winnsboro for about 30
years.
? A quarry of granite has been discovered
on the South Carolina side of the Savannah
River, a short distance above Augusta. The
granite, the supply of which is almost inex?
haustible, can be readily split out into blocks
of any size desired, and is pronounced to be
the same quality of stone which is used on the
kNew York pavements.
? An unfortunate difficulty occurred in Un
jion Saturday week last, between T. J. Grcer,
?probate judge, and IT. T. Hughes, jailor, in
I which the former was severely wounded in the
side, from a double-barrelled shot gun, in tho
hands of the latter. Hughes was immediately
arrested, and is now in jail. Grecr's wound, al?
though very severe, is not considered danger?
ous.
? A correspondent of tho Columbia Union,
jvriting about tho United States Court now in
session at Greenville, says: "A few days ago,
eight Ku Klux were brought here from Spar?
tanburg by Marshal Casey, attended by a file of
United States soldiers. Seven were white, and
l one was colored. I understand they are gen?
erally poor white men, who wcro not slave
I holders, and who have little or no influence in
Society, and the colored man is said to be a very
trilling person. How ho came in among these
ts the wonder. It was once supposed tho Ku
Klux were tho chivalry of the country; but
these are. not a specimen of that class."
! EtfMIGRATlON and Labor.?The Charleston
Sapers publish the following letter from Messrs.
;eed & Keim, of the United States Emigra?
tion and Banking Agency. It contains some
excellent suggestions on tho labor question,
which might bo practically enforced to the
benefit of this State. We sco it announced
that, last year, there were more English immi?
grants than Irish came to this country, and
while so many arc seeking homes on this con?
tinent, it is passing strange that so little is ac?
complished towards bringing a duo proportion
to the Southern section of the United States.
Vv'e need organization and steady effort, none I
the less than capital, which latter could doubt- j
les.-; be- obtained, if the necessary work was
earnestly commenced. The letter explains
itself, and is as follows:
London*, August 2,1871.
Dear Sir : We have pleasure in informing
you that this agency, being very largely en?
gaged in forwarding first class emigrants to tho
United States, proposes to issue, at once, iu
this country, a newspaper specially devoted to
the United States, with reference to the subject
of emigration ; and, also, a volume covering a
description and particulars of each State in the
Union. Tho vast number of superior median- j
ics, artisans, fanners, small capitalists and
others, (the real bone and sinew of England)
who desire authentic and reliable information \
upon the advantages and privileges afforded by J
the United States, is almost beyond belief; and
wi re it not that wc arc in active p:id incessant
communication through some 400 agents with j
all parts of this country, wo should scarcely
ourselves credit this eager desire on the
part of the very best classes to go to the
United States. The supply of this much
needed information wo have undertaken, and
ask yiir aid, by sending to us all the informa
j tion within your power bearing on the needs
and requirements of those requiring skilled or
unskilled labor of any description, or of op?
portunities for the investments of small capita?
lists, (not mere speculations.) Your personal
position may enable you to mention our pur?
poses and aims to influential persons, and we
shall be happy to correspond with all anxious
to avail themselves of such advantages as wc
offer. I
Any communication or announcement of;
sufficient interest shall be inserted free of charge j
in our newspaper, and will always be welcome. I
We trust you will bear this in mind-, and wc ?
especially invite your attention of our purposes I
and actions in any quarter where good may re?
sult. Our Mr. Reed is himself an American.)
and, therefore, we know how to appreciate and
u-e such information as you may give to us.
Could we receive copies of some of the prinei- !
pal newspapers in your State, they would hoof
great service to us. We remain, dear sir, very
respect fully, KEKD & KEIM.
The Proposed Conference. '
Wc take the following paragraph from a
leading article which appears in the last issue
of the Barn well Sentinel:
"As the City (of Charleston) has succeeded
in ousting from rule the carpet-bagger and
scalawag, so can the country, by the same in?
telligent organization and mated action. Wc
invite the leading men throughout the State to
the consideration of this important subject,
and suggest the nest Annual Pair in Columbia
as a fit time for conference and organization.
Wo understand that leading men from all the
counties have been invited to such a confer?
ence, and are hopeful that much good will re
cult from this interchange of thought and
opinion."
Without compact and thorough organization,
and united action, no important movement can
be expected to succeed, and, when we enter
upon the next general contest in Sonth Caroli?
na, wc expect that the whole people will ad?
vance steadily and hopefully towards a goal
which shall not be beyond their reach. It is
meet and just, therefore, that the Conservative
voters should consider, in due season, the coi
dition of their political affaire, so as to insure
the adoption of a plan of operations which
promises the broadest practical results. This,
however, is very far from proving that tie
proposed November Conference will redourd,
in any way, to the advantage of the people of
the State.
Such a Conference can only have advisory
powers. It is made up of gentlemen who ate
called together by some two or three prominent
citizens, and the members, in the popular sense,
represent themselves alone. Their scheme
would naturally be to discuss the political situ?
ation from every point of view, with the hop?
of agreeing upon a course of action which tie
members, as individuals, could support whm
they returned to their homes. Calm delibefl
tion and weighty argument would be indispen?
sable, and wc doubuhat these can be had, br
any purpose, in the midst of the hurly-bu:ly
of a State Fair. And should a settled poley
receive the assent of the Conference, the mem?
bers must cither remain idle and silent. in<
which case the Conference is so much lalor
lost, or they must take the sense of the pecole
upon the subject. This involves the holding of
primary meetings to which the action of the
Conference would be submitted for approval or
rejection. The people must have a full opjor
tunity of declaring whether the conclusons
reached by a number of gentlemen, assent-led
of their own accord in Columbia, shall b< ac?
cepted as the expression of the wishes o: the
State. Any other manner of working would,
in appearance at le.ast, be an encroachaicut
upon the public rights of the people.
The opinions of the Conference, a* scon as
known, would become the subject of general
discussion. No policy, however wise, will
please everybody. The criticisms of adversa?
ries and the apologies of friends must dsturb
the public mind, and, as the township meetings
arc held, the excitement will increase. Poor
South Carolina, which craves tranquiliy and
rest, which earnestly desires the longest possi?
ble truce between opposing parties, wrtild be
plunged at once into a heated contoversy,
which, developing latent differences of (pinion,
would disheartening Conservative force before
their adversaries had sounded the first note of
serious preparation. Agitation, unest, dis?
cord: And for what?
The general elections do not take place un?
til October, 1S72. With a sensible platform
and strong candidates, we can, in a ?nvass of
two or three months, bring out the thole Con?
servative strength of the State. Nett summer
is time enough to arm for the fray. Primary
meetings can then be held, and thy townships
and wards be quietly organized Delegates
from the townships and wards wfl form the
State Convention, which might oeet in July
or August. When the platform i/adoptcd, the
canvass may properly open, anl be pressed
vigorously forward until its close;
And, moreover, a Conference held in Novem?
ber would, in many important nutters, be grop?
ing in the dark. The membersiould not fore?
see the events of the following six months.
To them the plans of the dometic enemy, and
of friends beyond the bordor,ft'ould be alto?
gether unknown. The Confesnce would, we
repeat, precipitate South Carcfina into an un?
timely contest, and might finfc when the real
work began, that they had adopted a policy
which the lapse of a few mciths showed to be
desperate and impolitic in tie extreme.
Wc are not informed as tothc details of the
action which the promoter? of the Conference
desire to take. It is suffieiat for us to know
that the mass of the peopleR'hom wo represent
believe that such a Conferacc can do no good,
and may work great injiy to the State.?
Charleston News.
Destructive Storm ?k the Atlantic
Coast.?A terrible storn occurcd along the
coast of Florida, Georghand South Carolina
on last Friday and Satuaay, resulting in much
damage at various poinjt The accounts from
Jacksonville and Sava^ah report the storm as
very destructive to tb/growing crops, as well
as to buildings, shipjfcg, and public works.
The Charleston Courr gives the following de?
tails of the 6tonn in tint vicinity:
One of tho severe* storms which wo have
experienced for yean?some persons say since
1S57?passed over ar city on Friday and Sat?
urday. On the foinoon of Friday last, the
wind" blew fresh froa about South-east, during
the day changed uNorth-cast, increasing in
force during the tftcrnoon, accompanied by
light rain. Soon fter dark the wind and rain
increased, the foner blowing with great vio
olencc in heavy spalls, whilo the latter came
down in torrents. During Friday night and
Saturday until ad-night, a heavy North-east
gale prevailed, ho wiud sometimes yecring
slightly to the Ejt or North, the rain descend?
ing with a voluoe not previously known for
years. It was 10t unexpected, however, as
those unerringionitors, the weather reports,
foretold its coning by several days, which, ena?
bled the river calt at least to secure safe moor?
ings. In the ?y in many places trees were
blown down anl snapped asunder, small out?
houses were ioiired in tho roofs, while shutters
banged winder sashes, and rattled violently.
The rain wasp furious that h got into every
crevice whereit could bo forced, and damaged
houses insidemorc or less. In several of the
I streets largololes were made?in two or three
instances capacious enough to hold a carriage
and horse. Ia the North-eastern and North?
western portions of the city lots were Hooded,
and cellarand basements filled to the depth of
several indes, and in some cases as many feet.
On Saturdy it poured unceasingly all day. and
actually Bterfcrred with the prosecution of
business; the draymen and carters of East
Hay wetrcompcllcd to abandon their accus?
tomed hunts, and give their animals the best
shelter (lev could from the merciless elements.
In thatfclcctablc section of the city known as
Rotten Uro, the streets were inundated, and the
yards cellars filled to a considerable depth.
Mr. Katie, in the North-eastern portion of the
city, lud some trouble in saving a pair of hor?
ses liorfin his stable, where the water had set?
tled sercral feet. With the high tide and rain,
the yttls, vacant lots and streets, on the square
lyingfou the Broad street promenade, were
completely submerged, and during the day an
unburcn sheet of water lay in the locality as
i far ?Franklin street. Tltose residents whose
I busic-ss called them out of doors had to gel
j nutjn spring carts and on the backs of colored
me^ who acted as peripatetic ferries. That
stain eh brick structure, the Alms House, leaked
badly, and the water which beat in over the
widows and under the door sills, rested on the
loicr lloor, and in the master's ofiiee many in
ehes. A number of private dwellings suffered
kn. like manner and were more or less da
Htged. The wind forced open the library
ijndow of the Court House, the rain poured
is and ran through to the equity room, injuring
Ac furniture ami papers to the extent <d' five
Radical Rascality?Hon. James B. Beck,
of Ky., one of the most able ami indefatigable
men iu Congress, says that when the books of.
the Navy, the Postfiffice, the Fiiteriorandothe*
departments pass into the bands of the De?
mocracy, such an exhibit of rottenness will be
made as will astound the world. He says the
heads of those departments would rather see
Grant emperor to-day, with the right of suc?
cession to his son, than see the evidence of
their guilt pass into Democratic hands.
Washington correspondents of leading New
York papers have been put upon the scent,;
and now wo are beginning to have develop-,
ments of the most enormous frauds which were
ever perpetrated upon a people. It is now pos?
itively known that every department of the
Government is reeking with corniptionyjand
that millions of the public money have Beeri"
abstracted from the Treasury. < >ther millions'
which have not been abstracted were fraudu*
lently appropriated without reaching the Treas-'
ury. The immense amount of war material'
which belonged to the United States at the.
close of the war is all gone, not worn out or
used up in service, but sold and the proceeds'
amounting to hundreds of millions 0/ dollars^
unaccounted for officially, and the less only to'
bo accounted for by the corruption of those
who had the management of this property,'
In the year 18G4, but a little while before the.
war ended, over twelve hundred millions of
dollars were voted for war material. Previous.,
to that, from time to time, other hundreds o?
millions had been expended for a similar pur?
pose. It is impossible to form a correct esti?
mate of the value of arms, the ships of war,'
the steamers, the cannon, the supplies, the]
horses, the mules, the ten Is, the clothing, the'
stores of every variety, which the government
owned in ISG?. No country has ever possessed"
an equal amount in variety or value. Where,
are these immense supplies and munitions of
war? Wc only know thr.t they are gone, and
that wc can rind no returns of them on the
books of the Treasury Department. We fur?
ther know that the Grant administration have
repeatedly and persistently u fused to permit a.
'thorough official investigation i.i these alleged
'swindling* of its officer.*. It is believed that
these frauds begun in 1867 when the hostility
of Congress to the then President and the sub?
sequent tenure-of-office law took from the Presi
dent all power over the officers of the Treasury,
who were appointed by and with the advice of
the Senate. Secretary Boutwell absolutely re?
fuses to permit the books of his department to
be examined, and Congress as absolutely re?
fuses to order an investigation.?Nashville Un?
ion and American.
A Negro Outrage?Heroic Conduct of
a Lady.?A most diabolical outrago was com?
mitted, on Saturday night last, by five unknown
persons, at the house of Mr. James H. Gossett,
one of our most valuable and amiable citizens.
It appears that the parties stole noiselessly up
to the house and fired one shot through the
window in the direction of Mr. Gossett s bed,
where he was lying, the ball striking about six
inches directly over Mr. G.'s head. They then
fired through the corner of the house, in the
direction of the bed on which Miss Fernandis
was sleeping, the charge striking about a foot
above her head. Miss Fernandis immediately
jumped out of bed, obtained a pistol, threw
open the door, and, seeing one of the assault?
ing party running, gave cha-e around the house,
fired at him, but, it is feared, without effect.
On examining the premises, it was discovered'
that there were five in the party?one on a mule;,
one on horseback and three on foot. One foot
track was undoubtly that of a ne-vro, hare-foot?
ed, and measured eleven inches ; another track
was about the size of an ordinary No. 7, boot.
The reason for such an attack upon Mr. Gossett
is involved in great mystery. He is one of the
most peaceable, honorable and pure Christian
gentlemen in the land, and has never had the
least difficulty with any one, nor does he enter?
tain the slightest animosity towards any man.
He is, however, an unflinching Democrat, but
modest and courteous in expressing his politi?
cal opinions, and never intrudes those opinions
upon auy one unnecessarily. In fact, he is a
good citizen and kind neighbor in every respect.
The cool bravery exhibited by Miss Fernandis
is worthy of imitation by ali cur ladies, partic?
ularly iu these dangerous time?:
We sincerely hope the scoundrels will bo
caught and the law strictly enforced against
them. These negro assaults are becoming fre?
quent, and it behooves our citizens to keep
strict watch on their premise- aud prepare
themselves against such scoundrels. We are
informed that the negroes have been promised
that martial law would be declared in a short
time, if there were any more outrages from ei?
ther party, which means if the white people
are quiet and orderly, the negroes themselves
can bring it about by committing outrages up?
on peaceable citizens. We can all imagine up?
on whom the hardships of political martial law
will fall, if instituted here just be fore the next
Presidential election.? Union Times.
The Year of Disasters.?The year 1871
toiU be memorable in history as the year ofdis
asters. There have been more collisions of
steamers and railway trains?more breaking
through of bridges?more explosions of nitro
glicerine, petroleum, gun cotton and powder,
steam boilers, &c.?more drownings?more
murders, and above all, more deaths by light?
ning than we have ever known to be crowded
in the space of one short year. And the acci?
dents have been far more destructive of life
than accidents have heretofore been. It was
told us by the telegraph, a few days ago, that
the deaths occasioned by tho explosion of the
steam ferry boat Watfield, at the t'oci of White?
hall street, New York, some two weeks ago,
were more numerous than all tho deaths from
all the explosions that had occured during tho
last two years, I860 and 1S70. The explosion
of the gas in the coal mines of Pennsylvania
last spring killed more men than had been
killed in the same way during the w hole of the
year before. We have, recorded, within the
last two months, an account of more deaths
from tho breaking through of rail road bridges
than wd remember having ever heard of previ?
ously. And to crown all, wc seldom pickup
an exchange that contains no account of ?>'ome
disaster by lightning. This tiiI:rj is certainly
remarkable, to say the least.
Fatal Affray.?-On Tuesday last, a diffi?
culty occured in Edgefield County, about seven
mile's from the village, between Mr. Wash. D..
Allen and a colored man. named Aleck Davis
?formerly in his employ?which resulted in
the death" of tho latter. Davis had gone to'
Granircvillc, without the consent of his employ?
er, and on his return words ensued, when Da
vis picked up an axe and attempted to strike
Allen; the latter, in self-defence, stabbed him
to tho heart with his pocket-knife. Allen sur?
rendered himself, and was brought before Judge
Melton, in chambers, yesterday ; and, after a>
full hearing, was released on ?3,000 bail. The
prisoner was represented by W. T. Gar)-, Esq.;
N. Barnwoll, Es>-., acting solicitor lor the State..
?Columbia Phccnix.20ih in.*t.
jsEW York, August 20.?O tto:i movement
small in receipts but largo in ex wort;. Receipts
at all the ports 7.030 bales, ngninui . ;M last
week, 10,472 the previous week, r.< IC.iKX) three
weeks since. The total receipts sir.eo Septem?
ber are 3,0ft">,054 bales, against 2,?SP 1,223 :'.>r tho
corresponding period previous year, showing
an increase ot 1.110,831 hale-. ;:.'.;? r.l t from nil
the ports 17.H47 hales, against 5,7?>2 the sntno
week last year. Total oxports for the expired
portion of the cot ton year 8,136,007 bales, against
2,164,330 tho same time last year, stock at all
the ports 114,121 hales, against v;.7'J To,-tho
same date last year. Stock in interior towns
13,312 bales, against IS,S112 lust year, stock in
Liverpool 503,000bales, against ? -.< I last year.
American cotton atloat tbrHroat ilritain 57,000*
bales, against 35,000 last yeav. Indian cotton
afloat for Kurope ft$ti,30ti bales, a ? uns? 515,022
last year. WVnlhor Son'h dnr ? lt:e week
generally favorable, 'Hid flu*m?: : ? ?' ; rains