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THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 9, 1875. Re?. Ellison Capers. Rev. Ellison Capers, of Greenville, has resigned the charge of the Episcopal Church in that city, and has accepted an unanimous invitation to Selma, Ala., where a larger and more extensive field ?f usefulness is proffered to him. It has been apparent to the friends of Mr. Capers that his removal from Greenville was only a question of time, for he has received numerous calls during the last several years, and his reputation was certain to secure for him the most liberal offers from a distance. He had no desire to leave the State at any time, and the allurements of increased salary would not alone influence him to forsake the people of South Carolina; but the oppor? tunity is afforded him to enter upon a wider sphere of Christian labor, besides affording to his family greater comfort, and to himself more absolute relief from the cares of life. Mr. Capers is justly beloved wherever known, and in this community he has many warmly at? tached friends, whose earnest wishes for his welfare and prosperity will always at? tend him. The State Fair. It has been formerly announced that the Seventh Annual Fair of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society will be held in Columbia during the sec? ond week in November. In addition to the regular premium list, additional in? ducements have been offered for a liberal display of the agricultural products of the State. A premium of $300 is offered to the County that makes the largest and best exhibition of its products, including stock, mechanical implements, field crops and handiwork. A premium of $200 is offered for the second best, and a pre? mium of $100 is offered for the third best exhibition of this character. Of course, in the counties where there are regularly organized agricultural societies, it is ex? pected for these societies to undertake the collection of the articles to be exhibi? ted ; but in the counties where no such societies exist, the Patrons of Husbandry are urged to collect and prepare the pro? ducts for exhibition, and to enter the list for these prizes. Here is a chance for the farmers and mechanics of Anderson County to win- a handsome premium, and we trust the exhibitors at our County Fair will unite in sending their animals and articles to Columbia. Our County Fair* The eighth annual fair of the Ander? son Fanners' and Mechanics' Association will be held on the 27th, 28th and 29th of October next, and we again extend an invitation to the farmers, mechanics an?? manufacturers of this section to King specimens of their skill and ingenuity for exhibition. These annual re-unions of our people are looked forward to with much interest, and we a*; confident that great practical benefit has resulted from the-honorable riv?hy amongst our far? mers and mecMnaca in* the past. The exhibition1 fcas always shown a steady improvement from year to year, and with the co operation" of those most interested jn ?uch exhibitions,, there is no reason to .toubt the increased excellence and en? larged display of products at'the coming Fair. Every arrangement will be made for the accommodation of visitors and exhibitors,, and it is contemplated that additional improvements will be made upon the Fair Grounds.. All persons in? terested in the development and improve? ment of our domestic industry are earnest-j ly requested to co-operate with the officers of the Association in making the exhibi? tion a complete and gratifying success. The ladies have always been foremost in encouraging the County Fair, and to their efforts we will look for continued exhibitions of taste and skill in their va-*| rious departments. A new feature has been introduced this year, intended for the encouragement of the unmarried Indies, which is the offer of a handsome premium for the best dinner, not exceed? ing six dishes, to be cooked and served upon the Fair Grounds, by any single lady under twenty years of age, on Thurs? day, 28th of October. ThiB premium is a splendid cooking stove, which has been generously donated to the Association by tfre manufacturers, Messrs. Rathbone, Saw & Co-.y. of Albany, N. Y. Young ladies desiring to compete for this hand? some and useful premium must give no? tice to the Secretary on or before the 11th of October, in order that arrangements may be made for tbe contest, and the requisite number of stoves supplied. The meals will be cooked at the same time, and each young lady competing for the premium furnished with a stove. The committee, to decide upon the con? test, will consist of the officers of the As? sociation. This is a novel and interest? ing feature, and we trust there will be lively competition among the young ladies for this valuable premium, which i* one of the best cooking stoves manu? factured in this country. A bloody collision took place last week in Laurens County, Oa., between the sheriff and Ins pone and a body of negroes, in which two of the fatter were killed and one wound? ed. Vituperation. The article of Col. Cochran, which appears elsewhere, might be provoking if it originated from a person for whose opinion we cared; but coming from him, we consider the source, and are amused at the difference of its tone from the one he published last week. In his first arti? cle, he does not, according to his idea, lose his "judgment or good temper," but endeavors to palm off carefully concoc? ted sophistry for argument, and when that is answered, he writes this his second manifesto in which he evidently loses both his "judgment and good tem? per," in the unwarranted personal abuse to which he is compelled to resort to sup? ply his deplorable lack of argument. We could not consent to engage in a cotrover sy with Mr. Cochran, but for the fact that his official conduct has compelled comments from us and of course we allow him to vindicate himself if possible, even by granting him the unusual privil? ege of personally abusing one of the edi? tors in our own columns. But we take this occasion to say that this digression cannot continue longer than to our next issue. We will confine ourselves strictly to a review of his reply, and there the matter must end. With this apology for noticing himr we will proceed to com? ment. The prominent idea of his article is, that we are young, and we are disposed to ask him what of it ? We believe a young man can tell the truth as well as an old one. There is no crime in being young thatjwe are aware of; so he need not make this one of his charges against us, for we have no control over our age, and will promise him to grow old just as fast as time can fly. Consequently, we do not take his slurs upon us on this ac? count as pertinent or in any wise detri? mental. We do not know any extreme democrats who are new-fledged in their faith, but suppose this is one of those adroit insinuations for which he and his advisers are noted, and as his article ap? plies to us, a part of this must also; and hence we will state for his benefit that that our principles are the same now that they have always been, and that is, as he says, Democratic. We have fa? vored some compromises in the past with? out accomplishing any results, and have, therefore, decided that we will not in fu? ture support any compromise with the re? publican party, but that we will advocate an unswerving adherence to the princi? ples we hold dear. Of course, our oppo? sition to Mr. Cochran springs from polit? ical (for they are certainly not personal) motives, and it is entirely unnecessary to trouble his brain with the thought .that we wish to receive any other benefit from our acts in this matter than the approbation of all honest men for our course as a journalist. We have repeatedly avowed that we have no political aspirations actuating us, aud he can believe it or not, just as he pleases. We complained of no nausea, as we never voted for him or ad? vocated his cause. Those who voted the res-dution of thanks to the old Council, (we did not vote on it,) did mean ?'bat they said. There was no objectio-i to the acts of the former council, except as to the Inten? dant being abscot from town for about four months, (though it would have bee* a blessing for the period to have been much longer,) and to his con due* in the election of Cotton Weigher l?st year, of which we will speak present? ly. In last week's article he says, "under these circumstances I had no reason to believe that my official conduct or polit? ical principles were obnoxious to the ma? jority," and yet he disclaims calling them republicans ! Well, we think any man to whom Col. Cochran's "official conduct" and "political principles" are not obnox? ious, is a thorough republican; so his compliment to our imagination does little credit to his judgment on this point. As | to the leader question, we admit being | instrumental in getting up the Town meeting, the objects of which have been repeatedly stated. We did also make a volunteer speech or two in that meet? ing, and can only justify our course by saying that if Col. Cochrau is accustomed to being paid for the political stand he takes, we assume positions vol? untarily from principle.. We also worked for the ticket, but Mr. Orr was chairman of the committee to which he alludesr and other persons were as zealous in the cause as we were. As he wishes to know, we have not thought him the proper person to talk of leaders, since be led the union league. As to who assisted him in leading the negroes we cannot say, but certainly it was not us. The nearest we ever came to assisting him was just before the last general election/ Our readers remember the public meeting made no nominations, in consequence of certain promises from the republicans, and the Dark Corner Township nomina? ted a conservative ticket. Col. Cochran came to us and stated that other town? ships were about to nominate also, and that unles it was stopped, he would not be bound by nis promises to the public meeting. We were also anxious to stop the Township nominations, for if two townships had selected different tickets, I it would have secured the defeat of both, and it was too late to call a County Con? vention to settle it. Col. Cochran, how? ever, agreed if we would write an edito? rial in the Anderson Conservator against further nominations, none but Conserva? tives should be elected to the Legislature, and that he would prevent the election of a negro by making the colored vote in the Fork portion of the County go for Win. R. Parker, that about town for Harry Gaillard, and on the Honen Path portion of the County for Emory Arnold, and thus secure the defeat of each of those colored candidates. We wrote the arti? cle, and strange to say he fulfilled in this instance his promise, as the election re? turns will show, and hence we agree that to oppose him it is necossnry to judge of bis motives by other moans than a reflec- j tion of our own, for we sincerely hope we will never be so treacherous to our friends as he proved to his in this in? stance. How the call of apuftic meeting could necessitate Col. Cochran to run again for Intendant, we cannot under? stand, but we tlunk we understand the fol? lowing certificate: State of South Carolina, ) Anderson County. j This is to certify that, in a converration with Mr. John K. Cocliran, on or about the 25th day of June, A. P. 1875,1 re? quested him to sign my petition for tbe appointment of cotton weigher by the Town Council, to which he (Cochran) re? plied, " I am d-d sorry of 'it, for I wanted Ed. Keese to have that place, and this petition will necessitate my being In? tendant again." The reason I asked him to sign was that he had previously de? clared to me that he would not be a can? didate, and I wanted his name as former Intendant to present to the new Council, as all the merchants except two had signed my petition. J. B. McGEE. We have already discussed the question of water in cotton, but we repeat that the whole question of the weight of cotton is a matter of contract between the parties. First, they agree upon the price; next upon the weight. If they choose to leave it to a third man to say what it is worth, they h%ve the right to do so. They have the same right to let a third party decide its weight. The same is true as to the water. The merchant and farmer have the right to decide it, and hence the right to leave it to a third party, and unless both parties-are satisfied the trade is not binding. As to whether we misrepresent Col. Cochran, in saying he insinuates our merchants are dishonest or not, we refer our readers to his and our articles in last week's Intelligencer. The word market in the old charter is co-extensive with mar? kets in the new one, despite Col. Coch ran's doubts- on the subject. The peti? tion published by Col. Cochran does not say the seller is to pay for the weighing, but it asks for certain changes in the old system, and states that the compensation for weighing is too much, and is paid en? tirely by the seller. It then asks that the compensation be reduced to five cents, without asking for any change in the party who pays for the weighing. So of course, it would be expected to remain unchanged in this respect. Col. Cochran's charge that we say the ginncrs' weights are frequently incorrect is a simple attempt at deception, but un? fortunately for him we went on to state why they were incorrect, namely, that the cotton is generally weighed before it is ginned, and every one who is acquaint? ed with this busine? knows that different gins give different weights of lint from the same weight of seed cotton, and also that different varieties of cotton have dif? ferent naiounts of lint in a given weight of seed cotton, so of course the ginners' weights are necessarily frequently in acuratc. Now there is a reason why the Messrs. Fant signed the statement that five cents per bale is enough for weighing cotton, which has hitherto not been made pub? lic. In the first place when Mr. 0. H. P. Fant was weigher the amount of cot? ton sold was comparatively small, being about five thousand bales a year at first, and another principle comes into play just here, which is that one man's services are worth more than another's, on account of tbe difference of their experi? ence, judgment, &c. and while a man might think five cents per bale enough for weighing cotton he might not be will? ing to take the position at that price. But when Mr. J. Reese Fant became a candidate for re-election last year Col. Cochran promised his father to vote for him. Afterwards he told Mr. J. Reese Fant that if he were elected, Mr. Pegg, one of the Wardens, swore that he should only have five cents per bale for weigh? ing. Mr. Fant agreed to take it, as he was the merchants candidate for the po? sition, but the next day Col. Cochran, who was Intendant, and heid, as usual, the casting vote in the election, sent for Mr. J. Reese Fant and told him that he wanted to take care of Mr. Keese, or something to that effect, and that if he would take Mr. Keese in as his clerk and give him half the proceeds of the weigh? ing he would vote for him, and allow ten cents per bale for weighing the cotton, otherwise he would elect Mr. Keese weigher. After consultation with his friends at the solicitation of the mer? chants and a number of farmers he ac? cepted the position, and thus Col. Coch? ran bartered off his vote to secure an in? come to his brother-in-law, and this was the real reason that it was found necessa? ry to reduce the weighing this year. Our readers will therefore sec that some other than one family, as Col. Cochran states, has received some of the profits of cotton weighing before this time. Now, as Col. Cochran is so gracious as to give us unasked-for advice, we will re? turn the favor by advising him that if he desires to have the respect and confidence of the good people of our County, he must mend his ways, for his loud profes? sions of reform will no longer avail with? out he acts- up to them. His actions in the last election did deceive a great many good people, as he professed to support Green nnd McGowan. But we do not believe he did so in good faith, for he has always controlled the negro vote when he wanted to do so, and the negroes them? selves say he supported Chamberlain and Hope, but voted for Green and McGowan. Such duplicity as this will not be profita? ble in this County any longer; and Col. Cochran may abuse us as much as he pleases, but we will, from time to time, ?how him, and all other men who act like him, to the public in their true light. Whenever he acts properly we will be pleaded to give him credit therefor, but we are entirely indifferent both to hitf praises and abuse. The California Election. The general election which was held in California on the 1st inst. resulted in a sweeping victory for the Democracy, and straightens out party lines in that State. Wm. Irwin, the Democratic candidate for Governor, is chosen by an immense ma? jority over Phclps, Republican, and the Independent candidate, Bidwell, did not carry a county in the State. Three out of the four Congressmen are Democrats, and the Legislature is overwhelmingly Democratic. This triumph proves that the tidal wave has not receded, and that the people of California have repudiated President Grant and hisalliesin the most emphatic manner. Walhalla. It was our privilege to spend a few days in Walhalla during the past week. The principal object of the visit was to attend a meeting of the Oconce Agricul? tural Society, which proposed to reorgan? ize and inaugurate a County Fair, and an invitation had been extended for us to meet with the Society. The meeting was held on Saturday last, when several hundred persons assembled in the Court House, and listened to an able and in? structive address from Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, of Cokesbury, who had been in? vited to nddrcss the people generally upon the subject of agriculture. As Master of the State Grange, Col. Aiken is doing a good work in visiting different sections, and explaining the objects and purposes of the Patrons of Husbandry. He deals in stubborn and striking facts to illustrate the necessity of co-operation among the farmers, and at the same time sets forth the great needs of the farmer with searching truths and exceeding plainness. His speech at Walhalla oc? cupied two hours, and was mainly devo? ted to a discussion of the social, educa? tional and pecuniary advantages of tho Grange, dwelling with emphasis upon the lack of information among the farm? ers of South Carolina as to matters per? taining to their calling. He urged with great force the necessity of education in its broadest sense, and that the Grange supplied the means, when properly un? derstood and acted upon, to benefit the farmer constantly with the best practical education in such things as tended to elevate and advance the farming commu? nity. At the conclusion of Col. Aiken's speech, the meeting was called to order by Col. J. W. Livingston, President of the Oconee Agricultural Society, who explained the object in view, and called upon the writer for information in regard to the arrangement and conduct of Coun? ty Fairs. We gave a brief history of the progress and success of the Anderson Fair, with which we have been connec? ted since its inception seven years ago, and endeavored to encourage the idea of the farmers in Oconee County establish? ing these annual re-unio^for their mu al benefit and improvement. A series of resolutions was offered by Col. R. A. Thompson, and some discus? sion ensued thereupon. As finally adop? ted by the meeting, the resolutions con? template a beginning this fall bv holding a County Fair in the town of Walhalla ; the selection of grounds for permanent location hereafter; the organization of a joint stock company, with a capital stock of $2,500; and the appointment of suit? able committees to perfect the plan of organization. Seneca City and Walhalla will compete for the permanent location of the Fair Grounds, and it is understood that liberal offers will be made by both places in the donation of lands for the purpose. Walhalla is a considerable place of resort for health and pleasure seekers, and the number of visitors this summer has been greater than any previous year. Bicmann's Hotel has been crowded for several months, and there are a number of excellent boarding-houses in town al? most constantly filled with persons from the low country. For the Anderson Intelligencer. Another "Unsatisfactory Explana? tion." Mess bs. Enrroiu?.?I am again compelled to ask for space in your columns, after which, so far as I am concerned, this con? troversy shall cease, unless new issues are brought up in your reply. Your last week's editorial shows a great deal of what I am fain to believe real misconception of my language and the meaning plainly conveyed by my words. 1 bad not expected to waste any more time, paper and ink, on what is well understood by the people to be a mere political splurge on the part of a few extreme Democrats, some of whom arc desirous of proving their new fedged faith and political tagaci'y by defeating me. I claim to be a conservative republican, and all the people know it, 1 am not a favorite with the ex? tremists of either, and have "no axt to grind' with them. Having pledged myself to certain purposes and conduct to the people who elected me to office, I shall endeavor, during my term of office, to redeem them; and much as I regret any misunderstanding of my acts on the part of any hotly, I am compelled here to say that future strictures on my conduct can only be noticed by me, when they shall ap|)carto spring from other motives than the "political ones you acknowledge have actuated you. I am not surprised at your complaining of "nausea" since you ventured on the stormy sea of politics; the matter you have cast up lately sufficiently speaks of the vio? lence of your distemper. As to the "vote of thanks" I really did not claim it, but said "a vote of thanks was tendered to the the council of which I wus Intendant." You did not mean it, eh I and say "it was only an effort to let the old Council retire." As vou proclaim it to have been mere duplicity a political dodge, and as it did not hurt any one else 1 cheerfully leave that question between you and the gentle? men whom vou claim to represent. 1 don't know how the gentlemen voted who offered the resolution, nor how those who support? ed such deception voted, nor do I care! As to my claiming that all white men who voted for me are Republicans, allow me to inform you that such a statement originated wholly in your vigorous imagination, noth? ing I have" ever said or written can be so construed by reasonable men. You say there was no* leader on your side in the late election, as a matter of courtesy I am ready to agree with you that perhaps there was'nt much of a leader; the ill success of vour ticket almost proves it. But, I should have said more explicitly that a young and prom? ising lawyer spent n great deal ol his valua? ble time and labor in engineering the cam? paign, carrying about a petition for a (all for the meeting to nominate candidates, act? ing as volunteer spokesman at the meeting, and on the day of election toiled like a Tro? jan at the polls in the capacity of chief of a challenging and rallying committee, and yet you arc no leader! And you don't think Col. Cochran is the proper man to talk about leader*." Dear me! don't vou? how long since? that is decidedly refreshing, and you add that "1 have been the leader of the negro party since reconstruction," and have managed to keep the blacks arrayed against the whites." 1 call that pretty cool; I certainly thought I bad received some as? sistance in that direction, nnd you will allow me to say sir, that I have no reason to be ashamed of some of my colleagues. If, how? ever, I ai?< to be held responsible for the ads of the colored voters of the County I will not object. The excellence of our county government is proverbial throughout the State, ami the colored men have uniformly voted for our best county officers, and by their votes elected County Commissioners who levied the lowest county tax wc have had, 1 believe, since reconstruction; less than we have now, or will have again, soon, I fear. Concerning the Statement of Mr. Me< iec you arc certainly deceived. It was in reference to thejtetitton calling a meeting to nominate candidates for Town Council that I saiil in clfect to him would necessitate my becoming a candidate again, as I con? sidered it a blow aimed at me. All my rea? sons for that, opinion I need not state; suf? fice to say, the petition was not signed by any of my political friends, and few, if any. ofmy pep-niial friends, ami I hold it to be a matter of iluty to oppose men I believe to be striving [or political purposes, (voll have justified my Mispiuion at that time by iid mitting it since) tn draw strict party linos, and that in a municipal election, merely to gratify a young ambition. Yoit may be right about the Intendant having power to vote in other cases than a tie. It has not been customary, I an? sure, and I need not endeavor to instruct you or enter into a discussion of the nice points of law and precedent involved with a man so luminous in constitutional and all other spe? cies of fair, even to thejjar/urmeiifary. You practically accuse me of implying that our merchants arc dishonest, and then repeat me more pointedly yourself by suggesting that the merchants take the cotton at the farmers' weights to meet my views. I have no objection to the use of scales, and none, certainly, to the laws of business generally. But we differ simply in this, you want the "wet" to he taken off arbitrarily by a weigh? er, while I think it should he left entirely between the seller and buyer. I have not questioned the merchants weights, nor have I assumed, like you. that the "ginner's weights are frequently inaccurate." The trouble about your statement, that the wet is always a part of the contract between seller and buyer, is that |the farmer sells his cotton, and the wet is deducted after the bargain is closed and the cotton delivered at the depot, without any chance of appeal, and in most eases, I believe, without being informed of the amount deducted. As to my remark that the "wet is oppressive to the seller and injurious to the merchant, I mean to say that it injures the merchant be? cause it drives away trade.. The action of the two Councils very reasonably appears "quite different" to you, as it should. The old required the seller to pay for weighing, and the new the buyer; the old allowed the "wet" to be arbitrarily deducted, the new forbids it; the old was passed without au? thority of law, under the military rule of 1S66, when, if the Charter of the Town was really in effect, it only permitted the Coun? cil to regulate the market, the new, under constitutional government, was passed under the amended cliarter, which gives the Coun? cil authority, by ordinance, to regulate the market. Your opinion of my "shallow brains"grcatfully received. Ican'tsay wheth? er I might be able to sustain my self-respect if you should happen to change it, neverthe? less, I have sufficient brains to see that the merchant can afford to take the same risk, bale' and bale, as it comes along, that the farmer can, and if the cotton is honestly weighed, I can't see that it makes any differ? ence whether one "sells ten" or "buys fifteen hundred." As to flings at the Messrs. Fant, I made none. I merely stated facts. I suppose they can take care of" themselves, therefore spare your golden opinion*. You believe the idea of reducing the weigh? ing to five cents "was caught from the mer? chants." Allow me te correct you. Within three days after the Council election, and beforeany action was taken by the merchants, on Mr. Keese's-offer to do the weighing at five cents per bale, he, at my request, signed a certificate to the effect that five cents was ample compensation, and afterwards pre? sented it to the Messrs. Fant, who also signed it. The original I hold, which is in my own handwriting. I herewith give you a copy: Axperson, August 11th, 1875. This is to certify that we, the undersigned, after close observation and experience, and taking into consideration the large amount of cotton sold in Anderson, and tiie labor performed, consider five cents per bale ample anil sufficient compensation. J. Reese Faxt. 0. H. T. Faxt. E. E. Keese. On the same day I circulated a petition to Council requesting that the price he thus re? duced, which was signed by many of our mer? chants. As to the petition'sent through the County, you are mistaken about the clause requiring payment by the "teller" Lest you doubt longer, I subjoiu a literal copy of the petition : PETITION. Andkhson, August 1st, IS"."). To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina: The petition of the undersigned cit? izens of the Country of Anderson ir. i State, respectfully sheweth: That, inasmuch as the tendency of trade now is to regulate sales and pur? chases of all kinds of produce in our markets, tho office of a public Weigher becomes of manifest importance to all classes of citizens.^ According to present law and usage, these officers are appointed by the au? thorities of Towns and Villages ; in the election of such authorities, tho bu}-crs of our produce are largely represented by their votes and influence, whilst the producer is scarcely represented at all. Again, the compensation and charges for weighing cotton are fixed bv said authorities thus elected, and required to he paid entirely by the producer. In the opinion of your petitioners this does not seem to bo fair and equitable; but that the producer, being much the largest class interested in this matter, should have a just and proportionate voice in the selection of such officers. Taking the Town of Anderson, which is the great and leading market for cotton in our County, as an illustration, there the Town Council is elected by the reg? istered voters in said Town. All, or nearly, tho leading business men are buyers of cotton, thus voting directly and using their intluence in such elec? tion, whilst the producer has no voice or vote. We arc, also, of tho opinion that the compensation is entirciy too great and disaproportioned considering the amount of labor and attention necessary, and should be reduced. Your petitioners, therefore, request your Honorable Bodies to interfere by proper Legislation, so as to make all public weighers, (at least in our County), county officers, and that their duties. Cowers and privileges be strictly defined y law, with a fair and just rate of com? pensation not to exceed five cents per bale; and such other legislation as will secure a fair and impartial discharge of such duties, by bond, oath of office, etc. etc. And your petitioners will ever pray. Now, sir, I can't help thinking that this husiness has occupied enough of public attention. If yon can find no other road to notoriety, I don't mind your pitching in, to any extent. I respect the press and, in their proper calling, its representatives, and it is my duty at present to give the public all reasonable satisfaction when any of my acts are questioned. My "stubbornness" has no doubt caused all the "unnecessary feeling" by my opposing a few "scheming politi? cians." Now, sir, if yon ever rise beyond the political alphabet, amidst which you are at present floundering, greatly to the edifica? tion of yourself, no doubt, but to the serious detriment of the public, you will learn that to oppose a man successfully, you must have some capacity to judge of his motives, out side of the mirror that reflects your own. I cannot conclude without saying that the late action of tho Council was not hasty. It was subsequent to the action of the mer? chants, and meant that the Town Council diil not propose to be treated with the con? tempt of the minority in refusing to recog? nize tbe lawfid authority vested in them by the charter, and tho custom and precedent* given by former Councils, without, at least, an effort to enforce the law, und thereby maintain its dignity. My proposition was made in the paper following the one which contained a report of the merchants proceedings, ana could not have been made sooner, and lias not, fair as you admit it to be, been accepted. It was hot dictated from any fear of "the tide of public opinion running agninst me," nor hv any anxiety, on my part, to curry favor with anybody, but in the interest of good policy and cheap justice. JOHN R. COCHRAN. AUGUST FLOWER. The most miserable beings in tho world are those suffering from Dys|?cpsiaand Liver Complaint. More than seventy-five per cent of the people in the United States are afflicted with these two diseases and there effect; such as sour stomach, siek headache, habitual cos tiveness, impure blood, heartburn, water brash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of the food alter eating, low spirits, A'c. <Io to the Onig Store of 117/. ///77v <f- \\'ffJJA)tSnw\ ?ct a 7."> cent bot? tle, or a sample bottle for 10 cents. Try it. 10 ly IIY9IEXEAX. MARRIED, in Grace Clmrcli, Anderson, on Thursdnv morning, Sept. 2nd, 1875, bv Rev. Ellison Capers. Mr. SAMUEL M. ORR and Miss PET ALLEN, both of Anderson. MARRIED, at tlie residence of the otlici ating minister, on the 1st of September, by Rev. W. P. Martin, Mr. AUGUSTUS POORE, of Anderson Countr, and Miss NANCY CAROLINE BAGWELL, of Green? ville County. OBITUARY. DIED, on Mondav, thooth of September, WILLIAM RILEY, aged 20 months, son of Zerah and Carra Lou Burrcss, after an ill? ness of two weeks. He is gone where there is no pain nor sorrow. R. B. SILKS % RIBBONS DRESS GOODS, Prints, Hats, Shoes Laces, and every kind of Goods needed by the fair sex, (to the buying of which I have GIVEN My personal attention,) can bo found on hand and soon TO Arrive. These Goods are now, fashiona? ble and elegant, and will be sold VERY CHEAP to THE LADIES Come and judge for yourselves. Espe? cial attention paid to Mantua Making and Millinery. Fashion Plates on band for distribution AT THE EMPORIUM OF fllOS. C A. REED. Sept 9, 1875 8 ly I HAVE on hand, and to arrive, a splendid assortment of GOODS, which having been purchased recently in New York and Baltimore, MUST Compare favorably with those purchased by any one. I HAVE For sale Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Hard? ware, Iron, Crockery, Buggy Material, Kerosene Oil, choice Family Groceries, Heavy Groceries, etc., etc. Theso<4oods are for sale cheap. Conic and see them. WHAT Is more, I must earnestly request those indebted to nie, (especially those whom 1 have wo long indulged,) to come for? ward and pay what IS DUE ME Or I will bo forced to collect BY MEANS OF THELAW C. A.. REED, Waverly House Corner, Anderson, S. C. Sept 0,1875_8_ly AN ORDINANCE To Commute the Sentence of Parties convicted of Offences who Refuse or Fail, or are un? able to pay the Fines imposed, on them by the Town Council. BE IT ORDAINED, by the Intendant and Wardens of the Town of Anderson, in Council assembled, and by the author? ity of the same? That horeafter, whenever the said Town Council shall impose w fine upon a party convicted of an ott'enso, who shall refuse, or fail, or be unable to pay the same, the said party so convicted, shall be required to labor on the public streets of the said Town, as commutation for said tine, at the rate of One Dollar per day, until said fine is paid, but in no case to exceed twenty days. Done and ratified in Council, and the ,,?>?, ^ Seal of the Corporation of said j seal. 1 Town aflixed thereto, this the * <?.?'' 7th day of September, A. D. 1875. JOHN R. COCnRAX, Intendant. AN ACT to Amend Section 6 of an Act entitled "Ax Actto Renew and Amend the Chahteb ok tue Town of Andekson." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Section <> of an Act entitlod "An Act to renew and amend the charter of the town of Anderson" bo, and the same is hereby, amended, by adding, at the end thereof, the following words, to wit: "Provided, also, That whenever the said Town Council shall impose a fine upon a party convicted of an offense, who shall refuse, or fail, or bo unable to pay the same, tho said Town Council sbairiiave power and authority to com? mute bis sentence to labor on the public streets of tho said town for a period not exceeding twenty days." _Hept. P, 1875_8_2_ IN BANKRUPTCY. In the District Court of tho United States for the District of South Carolina. In tho matter of B. A. MoAlister, Bank? rupt, by whom a petition for adjudica? tion of Bankruptcy was filed on tho 7th day of January, A. 1). 1874 in said Court* THIS is to give notice, that on the 3rd day of September, A. 1). 1875, a warrant in bankruptcy was issued against the Estate of 15. A. McAlisler, of Storcville, in tho County of Anderson, and State of South Carolina, who has been adjudged a bankrupt on bis own petition that the payment of any debts and delivery of any properly belonging to said bankrupt, to him or" for bis use, and the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law ; that a meeting of tho creditors of the said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more Assignees of his Estate, will be held at a Court of I bankruptcy, to be holden at Newberrv, S. ('., before C. G. .Leger, Esq., Register, on the 30th day of September, A. |). 1875. at 4 o'clock p. ni. It. M. WAU.ACK, U. S. Marshal as Messenger. lVr A. I*. I'lKBR, t>. M. Sept !?, 1>7'> 8 - SHERIFF'S SALE. BY JAMES If. McCOKNELL, Auctioneer, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AXDEfeOX COEXTTj In the Court of Probate. Lnten C. Braddy, Guadian ad litcm, Pe? titioner, vs. Galatine Shearer, John W. Shearer, et al., Defendants.?Petition to Partition the Peal Estate of Andrew Shearer, deceased. BY vlrtne of an order from W. W. Humphreys, Judge of Probate for" Anderson County, S. 0., to me directed, I will expose to sale on the FIRST MON? DAY in OCTOBER next, at Ander? son C. H.t TRACT NO. 2, Containing ?0J acres, situate in Ander? son County, on waters of Mountain Creek, bounded on the North by Tract No. 1, or Home Place r on" the West by Dr. M. C. Pa-rker, on the South by Rob? ert Cunningham, and on the' East by' II. B. Major, TRACT NO. 3, Containing1 155 acres, bounded on tho North by A. S. McClinton, on the East by Robert Cunningham and H. B. Ma? jor, and on the west by Robert Carter, knowr* as the Moses Little place. TET7MS- OF SALE?One-third cash; the remawring two-thirds on a credit of twelve months, to be secured with bond and approved sureties, together with a mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pay extra for all neceasary papers. WM. JlcGUKIN, Sheriff. Sept 7, 1875 _8_4 SHERIFF^ SALE. BY JAMES H. McCONNELL, Auctioneer.. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson Cocntt, In the Court of Common Pleas-. John W. B. Skelton, Plaintiff, VS. Ed? ward Davis, and others, Defendants.? Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale. BY virtue of the Judgment of the Court of Common Pleas, rendered by the Hon. T. H. Cooke, Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit, to me directed in the; above stated case, I will expose to sale on the FIRST MONDAY in OCTOBER next, at Anderson Court House, ONE TRACT OF LAND, Containing 239 acres, more or less, situ? ate in Anderson County, four miles west of Anderson Court House, on the road leading to Earle's Bridge, bounded by lands of Joseph Prevost, John W. B. Skelton, Win. Riley, and Estate of Da? vid S. Taylor. Terms of sale Cash?purchaser to pay extra for papers. WM. McGUKIN, Sheriff. Sept 9, 1875_8_ 4 Sheriff's Sale. BY J. H. McCONNELL, Auctioneer. BY virtue of an Execution to me di? rected, I will expose to sale on the First Monday in October next, at An? derson Court House, the following TRACT OF LAND, Containing 70 acres, more or less, situate in Anderson County, near the town of Belton, bounded by lands of W. L. David, W. L. Kay and W. W. McMahan, known as part of the Davis land, levied on as the property of Geo. W. Hyde, at the suit of Nimrod Donnaldson vs. Geo. W. Hyde and Jas. H. Arnold. Terms Cash?purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. WM. McGUKIN, Sheriff. Sep. 7, 1875. 8 4 SHERIFF'S SALE. BY J. n. McCONNELL, Auctioneer. BY virtue of an Execution to me di? rected, I will expose to sale on the First Monday in October next, at Ander? son Court House, the following TRACT OF LAND, Containing Ofi acres, more or less, situate in Anderson County, on waters of Buck horn creek, bounded by lands of George Ashley, Capt. James Adams and others, levied* on as the property of Edward Ashley, at the suit of R. N^ Wright and others, vs. Edward Ashley. Terms Cash?purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. WM. McGUKIN. Sheriff. Sop. 7, 1875._8_4 SHERIFFS SALE. BY J. II. McCONNELL, Auctioneer. BY virtue of an Execution to mo di? rected, I will expose to sale on the First Monday in October next, at Ander? son Court House, the following TRACT OF LAND, Containing 95 acres, more or leas, situate in Anderson County, bounded by lands of Joel Ellison, John Siddle, Mary Garnett and others, levied on as the property of Franklin Wynne, at the suit of McDavid <fc Duncan, vs. Franklin Wynne. Terms Cash?purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. WM. McGUKIN, Sheriff. Sep. 7, 1875. 8 4 SHERIFFS SALE. BY J. H. McCONNELL, Auctioneer. BY virtue of an Execution to me di? rected, I will expose to sale on tho First Monday in October next, at Ander? son Court House, all of the Defendant's undivided interest in ONE TRACT OF LAND, Containing 1500 acres, more or less, situ* ate about five miles West of Anderson C. H., bounded by lands of Joseph Pre vost, Edward Davis, J. M. Cnamblee and others, levied on as the property of E. M. Taylor at tho suit of C. A. Reed aud others vs. E. M. Taylor. Terms Cash?purchaser to pay extra for all necessarv papers. _ WM. McGUKIN, Sheriff. Sept 7, 1_875_8_4 SHERIFFS SALE. BY J. H. McCONNELL, Auctioneer BY virtue of an Execution to me di? rected, I will expose to sale on the First Monday in October next, at Anderson Court House, ONE TRACT OF LAND, Containing 212 acres, more or less, situ* ate in Anderson County, r.ear Calhoun,. bounded bv lands of Newton Acker, Wm. Harper and others, levied on as the propertv of Allen Cothran, at the suit of J. H. Arnold vs. Allen Cothran. Terms Cash?purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. WM. McGUKIN, Sheriff. Sept 7,2f75_8_* THE State Grange Fertilizer And "THE CLIMAJt," Two first class, pure hone, ammonia tod Fertili*. rs, for sale bv D. JENNINGS A SON and J. D. AlKEN. Agents Char? leston, S. C. The highest testimonials can bo given. Please send for circular. Sept S), is?J 5 3m