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THE INTELLIGENCER. : : LOCAL MATTERS. ? The future happiness, prosperity and good feeling between the races demand the ejection of Tilden and Hampton ! ? - WO ? - NINTH AHNIIAL FAIR. A Splendid Exhibition of the Industiial Products of Anderson County-Fine Weather and Fair Attendance. The ninth annual. exhibition of the An? derson Farmers' and Mechanics' Association was held last week, and although not so numerously attended by visitors as for the last several years, there was a goodly num? ber of ladies and gentlemen from thesur r?nnding country who honored the occasion wi&. their -presence. The weather was all that could be desired?clear, bracing October weather, 'neither too warm or too cool, and the rains of the previous week hud laid the dust in good time, so that the pleasures of Fair "Week were not marred in the slightest by. external surroundings. The extraordi? nary political, activity of the past two months has so engrossed the citizens of this section that it was not expected there would be an immense assemblage like previous years, but it was a favorable indication of the well-balanced condition of our people, when so many agreed to enter upon the business of asocial and industrial gathering, preter mitting for the time being the engrossing topic of the day. Presidential and guberna? torial proclamations, with their attendant rumors of martial law and military restraint, were put aside for the nonce, and the sturdy farmers, with .their wives and daughters, sought relief from these disagreeable fea? tures of the campaign in the enjoyment of social intercourse and an exhibition of their skill and industry, even under the adverse circumstances to which we have alluded. The peaceful and decorous gathering each day was at once a high tribute to the char? acter*' of our people, and a stern rebuke of the misrepresentations and slanders which would set them down as engaged in turbu? lent, disorderly proceedings of any kind. The exhibition itself was entirely credita? ble.to all engaged, and in nearly all the de? partments there was the generous rivalry seen in former years. The number of en? tries in the aggregate were only slightly reduced from last year, and in some instan? ces the entries" were more numerous than heretofore. In cattle, hogs and sheep, the display was more extensive than ever known, while in field crops the exhibition was not one whit inferior. The horses were not so numerous, but the stock on exhibition made up in quality what was lacking in quantity. The manufacturer's department showed a falling off more plainly than any other class of articles. The needle and fancy department exhibited the rarest skill and handiwork, and it was a common remark that the display might be considered highly superior in point of merit, ^Hie bread, cakes, jellies, preserves, pickles, wines, fruit, butter, lard and other articles in the house? hold department received the strongest en? comiums from visitors, and formed a tempt? ing array to hungry and thirsty individuals, who were not so fortunate as to fill a place upon the tasting committees. But we have not space this week to do justice, even by partial description of the great display, and will only note further a few salient points of the exhibition. The "cooking match" on Thursday at? tracted great attention. There were four competitors for the premium offered by the Association?Miss Lewis, of Oconee, Miss Alice Murrah, Miss Gnssie Hubbard and Miss Luta Bewley, of Anderson. After an animated contest, lasting an hour or more, the dinners were served, and several invited guests partook of the feast with the officers of the' Association.. The award was made shortly afterwards, when it was announced to the anxious throng that Miss Luta Bew? ley, aged only ten years, was the successful contestant who was to receive a handsome cooking stove for her practical knowledge of cooking. TKe'mOst exotipg event of the Fair, how ever,;$ook place oai Friday, when the "baby shoW* was In progress. The novelty of the exhibition assembled the entire crowd at the centre stand, where anxious papas and ex? pectant mammas were waiting the decision of the awarding committees. A couple of handsome baby carriages were the premi? ums, and these were donated by B. D. Dean, Esq., and Dr. M. L. Sharpe, whose generosi? ty and public spirit afforded this novel and interesting feature of our County Fair. There ..were fifteen entries for the "baby show"?five females and ten males?all pretty, handsome, intelligent and promising specimens of humanity under twelve months old, and it was a difficult task for the committees to decide upon the relative merits of the infants' ' After due considera? tion of the grave and delicate question, the premiums were, given to Miss Maude Payne, aged ? months, daughter of Mr. James M. Payne, and to Master Walter Keys Lewis, aged ? months, sou of Mr. J. Baylis Lewis. At the conclusion of the baby show, it was announced b$ the President of the Association that two worthy and forlorn bachelors had'agreed to donate carriages as premiums for next year. The reports of awarding committees in the several departments closed the exhibi? tion on Friday afternoon, but the distribu? tion of premiums, which is usually one of the most interesting features, did not take place. An unaccountable delay of the pre? miums, which were ordered from New York in ample time, interfered with this part of the programme, much to the disappoint? ment of the successful exhibitors and to the great regret of the officers of the Associa? tion. The premiums will be promptly de? livered on arrival, and due notice will be given through these columns. In concluding this hasty and imperfect sketch of our County Fair, we will state that the unavoidable absence of the Secre? tary this week has prevented the prepara? tion of the list of premiums awarded, which will appear in our next issue. 7 THE NEW MANCHESTER INDUSTRIAL WORKS. This is the name of a wealthy English Company which has purchased the old Steele place, just above Bruce's Ford, on Seneca. Riyer in this County, and in? tends erecting extensive manufacturing buildings, and fitting them with the latest improvements in machinery. The working of the useful metals in the way of casting, or making gins or other ma chines to order will be one of the depart? ments" inryhich they propose engaging at tKe beginning. The parent Company in England, of which this is an off-shoot, has located this branch at this place for the, purpose of testing its profit, and if its success is sufficiently encouraging may move its machinery and consolidate all their works? in tbis State. They have bought a large tract of land adjoining the water power, and intend locating a village,' 'twere, ' :,The employees of the factory'will, we presume, be enough to give the village a start, and as the enter? prise progresses of course the village|will grow. We arorvery glad of the introduc? tion and l?catWn of this Company in 'oar-'County,1 and wfsh them the most abundant success. We know our people will be glad io receive them as neighbors and friends, and will give them a liberal j^trorrage. See their advertisement in another column. A HEM ABS?BLE COUESE. As our readers know, we have not only been disposed to let Judge Reed alone, but have even sought to sustain and defend him against charges which we believed to be f> unjust. We are ready to do so still, but no : sentiment towards him can induce us to pass unnoticed his actions, which are so un? just and insulting to our people, as we deem his conduct in regard to James Miles, a colored youth of nineteen or twenty years of age, who was convicted at the late Court of Assault and Battery. He is the fellow who threw a rock or rocks into the Demo? cratic torch-light procession in Anderson last August, and struck an old colored man named Solomou Wright, who was riding in it. The offense being a very serious one, and one which, but for the prudence and influence of some men who were in the procession, might have led to grave conse? quences, Trial Justice Wm. S. Brown very properly sent it up to the Circuit Court for trial, and as we have said, upon the trial Miles was convicted of Assault and Battery under aggravated circumstances, endanger? ing the lives of numbers of persons. Judge Reed sentenced him to five days imprison? ment in the County Jail, and lie is now free to rock Democratic meetings, or commit any other political offence he chooses.? We have never seen nor heard of such a sentence before. The worst of this matter is, that soon af? ter he was committed to jail to await his trial, in default of bail, Judge Reed, then not expecting to hold the Court, called Mr. Brown into his office and asked him, as the Trial Justice, to let Miles out without any security, saying the offence was a trivial one, and that it did not make any difference whether he ever came to trial or not. It was unbecoming conduct in the Judge of the First Circuit to come into the Eighth Circuit and endeavor to induce a Trial Jus? tice to violate his sworn duty. If this is Judge Reed's mode of dealing with political offenders against the law, we are not surpri?ed to hear of riots in Charles? ton and at Cainhoy in his Circuit, and if he has not a better idea of apportioning the punishment to the offence, we sympathize deeply with the people of .the First Circuit when it comes to vindicating the majesty of violated law in the cases of these two riots. Had this rock been thrown by a Democrat into a Republican procession, Judge Reed and every one else knows the person who threw it would have been severely and de? servedly punished, but he thinks five days enough punishment for rocking Democrats. We warn the Republicans of this County not to take license from this sentence, for if they do they -will be badly disappointed when they come to trial before Judge Cooke. Whatever may be the new fashioned ideas in the First Circuit, our Judge has an old fashioned way of punishing men who are convicted of violating the law. The next intimidator of Democrats in this County will not fare so well. The New York Herald says: "We ad? vise the colored man to take Gen. Hampton at his word, and give him a trial. He promises more than Governor Chamberlain has performed, and he has the ability to do xohat he says." Bead this to your colored neighbor. THAT GRAND JURY. The report of the Anderson grand jury, which we publish elsewhere, was made in Anderson on Wednesday and was published on Saturday in the New York Herald. It has been read all over tbe State, and is now being presented to the people of this great union as an authoritative contradiction of the Governor's proclamation. Judge Reed must have known it was destined to tell the truth on his chum, Governor Chamberlain, and that, probably, is the reason he was so anxious to have the portion presenting the Governor stricken out. But his course in trying to bully the grand jury developed the important fact that there were six colored men on it, and every one of them stood out for the presentment in spite of the Judge. Ever since that day we have been looking for law to show that a grand jury cannot present a Governor, but have found none. An Orangeburg grand jury presented Ex Governor Moses for malfeasance in office a few years ago, and upon the presentment he was indicted, and the right of that grand jury to present him was never questioned. We think the grand jury of this County has power equal to the Orangeburg grand jury, and we cannot see that Governor Chamber? lain has any more rights before the law than Moses had, although Judge Reed thinks he is too high to be looked after by a grand jury. The fact is, he felt bound to do some? thing to retain Chamberlain's friendship, and could not afford to defend him; there? fore, he tried to escape on the law point. In doing this he either tried to fool other peo? ple about the rights of grand juries, or he showed that he is not acquainted with their rights and powers himself. We are glad that something has forced him to take posi? tion, as we wanted to know where he stands. He is, we believe, a supporter of Governor Chamberlain, and we have no doubt he will vote for him, as he has shown an evident disposition to shield him from just criti? cism. We cannot dismiss this subject without again complimenting our grand jury on their exhibition of moral courage in the court room. After the first attack of the Judge, when the foreman called on any who wished to change the presentment to make it known, it is true he told them it was a matter with which he had nothing to do, but at the same time he used his utter? most efforts both to argue and to scare them into withdrawing the report, but they re? mained firm in the very face of the court, and unanimously sustained the present? ment. Judge Reed must have known that it is without precedent to have a grand jury voting in open court, and yet he not only permitted sueh a vote, but tried hard to in? fluence the result. It afforded an excellent exhibition of the stern integrity and devo? tion to duty of the citizens of Anderson County. The purest and most independent of the old Romans themselves could not have acted with more becoming firmness and dignity than the members of that grand jury- _ There is no time for idling. Every man has a duty to perform for his country, him? self and his posterity. Discharge it, and thereby prove yourselves patriots ! Mr. John Halliday, the accomplished Su? perintendent of the New Manchester In? dustrial Works, exhibited a number of ex? cellent drawings of buildings and machine? ry of his own execution at the late County Fair. He also showed a number of finely finished and delicate tools and instruments adapted for various purposes, which he made himself. He has settled at the Com? pany's location in this County, and we are glad to welcome him as a citizen in our midst, and to recommend parties having machinery to build or repair to consult him or one of his agents, Dr. Divver or Capt. Roberts, before going off with their orders. If one-half of the white voters in Ander? son County will vote one colored man for i Hampton, his majority in Anderson County ! will reach over FOUR THOUSAND! Thii . fact alone should be sufficient incentive tc a powerful and united effort, next Tuesday COTTON. Cotton is being brought to market very fast, notwithstanding prices remain low. Middlings are selling at from 81 to 91 cents. Vote for Tilden and Hampton, and se enre equal rights to all. FEEIGHTS. Considerable reductions have recently been made in bulk freights to Anderson, so that our farmers or merchants by combin? ing together can obtain articles at such freights as to enable them to compete suc? cessfully with Greenville or other points. For instance, a car load of molasses, weigh? ing 18,000 pounds, costs $45 freight from Charleston, or the freight per sack on a car load of salt is 35 cents. There are also through rates on corn, flour, bacon, &C, from the West, via Augusta, so that our people may know Anderson is gaining in its mercantile advantages. We are indebted to Col. Dodamead for these favors, and he may rest assured we appreciate them highly. Our County ticket is safe; work for the National and State candidates. MEETING AT TOWNVILLE. In accordance with the notice of the Ex? ecutive Committee the voters and ladies of Fork Township and the lower part of Oconee county assembled at Townville Church in large numbers, and heard some excellent speeches on the situation from Messrs. J. L. Orr, E. M. Rucker, J. W. Livingston and G. W. Maret. Capt. H. R. Vandiver pre? sided over the meeting. They intend to have a Democratic majority in Fork Town? ship this election of one hundred and seven? ty-five votes. The speeches were full of Democratic enthusiasm and ardor, which was reciprocated by the assemblage that listened to them. The order of the day was good, and the colored people who were present in considerable numbers were atten? tive to the arguments advanced, and were evidently much impressed by them. Every vote changed from Chamberlain to Hampton is equal to two votes for the latter. REPUBLICAN SUPERVISORS. The following list embraces the super? visors of election for the several precincts of Anderson County, on behalf of the Repub? lican party, recommended for appointment i by the United States Coi .. All of them are colored men. Anderson, Samuel Williams; Belton, 1 EHas Brown; Calhoun, Peter Garrison; Centreville, Joe B. Peyton; Williamston, 1 Taylor Hill; Sandy Springs, Moses Lee; 1 Brushy Creek, Allen Pickens; Brown and i Farmer's Store, Wm. Parker; Pendleton, i Joe Weston; Honea Path, Julius Thomas, ] jr.; Dark Corner, Henry Thompson; Green- i wood, Scipio Cunningham; Williford's i Store, Capers Skelton; Holland's Store, < Edwin Carter; Ball's Mill, Charles Cherry; | Craytonville, Harrison Smith; Bethany, j Henry Cunningham; Long's Shop, Elias ? Thomas ; Milford's, Henry Kennedy. Vote 1 for Tilden, Hampton and Reform ! i He who votes to continue the thieves in power is not one whit better than the thieves 1 himself. Remember this! 1 _,_ i A RADICAL DEVICE WHICH FAILED. About two or three weeks ago some colored men in the town of Anderson concocted a plan to manufacture some? thing for the outrage mill, and procured a coffin with a suit of grave clothes in it, to be placed in the yard of a colored man living some miles in the country, and then accused a Democrat of doing the deed. It was promptly reported to Gov. Chamberlain, we are informed, and is no . doubt safely stored among the archives of lies sent him or procured by him from this County. The discovery as to the origin of this deed was accidental, but it is so sure that we advise certain colored Republicans in this town not to attempt to make a case of intimidation out of it. Colored men, again we call on you to vote agaiust the party which resorts to such disreputable tricks to engender mischief where none exist. The safety of your race and of the white race re? quires peace, and the party which seeks trouble between the races is an enemy of yours. Vote for the Democratic ticket, and secure equality before the law, and peace and prosperity for all citizens, re? gardless of color. Suspend all business on next Monday and Tuesday, and exert every effort to se? cure the election of our standard-bearers. CIRCUS COMING. Old John Robinson's Great World's Exposition, comprising a huge Menage? rie, Aquarium and complete Circus, will exhibit at Anderson on Tuesday, Novem? ber 14th. This mammoth show is the ac? knowledged monarch of the amusement world, and demonstrates what can be accomplished by a life-long experience, indomitable euergy and vast wealth. Uncle John Robinson is the best known showman in America, and so great is his pride in the well-merited reputation he has won, that he expends money with a lavish hand to add new features to his concern every season. He has a great many novelties thisj'ear, whicn cost over two hundred thousand dollars, and, added to his already numberless wonders, makes his the greatest show on earth. We take peculiar pleasure in recom? mending Mr. Robinson's exhibitions to our readers, upon the strength of the pronounced indorsement of the press and the public wherever he has been. The entire aggregation will exhibit at Ander? son on Tuesday November 14th, and the day should be borno in mind. Spare no pains to convince the colored people that it is their DUTY to vote for Til den, Hampton, Aiken and Cothran. THE CRAYTONVILLE MEETING. The consolidated meeting at Craytonville on the 31st ult. was a grand success. There were about one thousand persons present, of whom three or four hundred were col? ored. The Due West Cornet Band was present, and by their fine music poured a vivifying enthusiasm into both the orators and their hearers. R. N. Wright, Esq., was the chairman of the meeting, and Maj. G. W. Cox the marshal of the procession. Dr. W. C. Brown was the first speaker, and made one of his best campaign speeches to evident entertainment of his audience, which cheered him vociferously. Mr. E. B. Murray was next introduced and spoke for about forty minutes, arraigning the Repub? lican party for its treatment of both white and colored citizens. Col. W. D. Wilkes was the next speaker, and made a most el? oquent and interesting address of about fifty minutes. He was frequently applau? ded. An elegant basket dinner was then par? taken of in a hearty manner, and the crowd re-assembled for speaking. Hon. J. S. Mur? ray was introduced, and made an exhaus? tive argument upon several interesting sub? jects connected with the State and National campaign. Messrs. Bradley and Scott, two colored Democrats, followed with sensible remarks, after which the meeting was ad? journed. The order of the day was excel? lent, and votes were no doubt made for Hampton and Reform. TO THE DEMOCRATIC CLUBS OF ANDER? SON COTTHTY. Rooms Central Ex. Committee, Anderson, S. C, Oct. 28,187G. At a meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Democratic party for An? derson County, held in the commit? tee rooms this day, the following resolu? tions were adopted and ordered to be pub? lished : Resolved, That the Democratic voters of this County arc requested to suspend all business upon their farms, in their stores, workshops and offices on Monday and Tues? day, Gth and 7th days of November proximo, and devote themselves to securing voters for the Democratic ticket by all fair and legiti? mate means. Resolved, That all the Democratic Clubs are requested to meet at their usual places on Saturday next, 4th of November, and every member is requested to nttend the meeting of his own Club, in order that full instructions may be given them by the members of this Committee. Resolved, That this Executive Committee recommends the greatest energy and activity, coupled with prudence and circumspection, on the part of every Democrat in Anderson County, to forward the success of our cause; that every man is urged not only to attend the polls and cast his ballot, but to use every possible means of moral suasion to induce others to vote with him, and to discounte? nance all demonstrations having the appear? ance even of violence or intimidation. Resolved, That ihe. Executive Committee will meet at this place on Monday next, 6th of November, at 10 o'clock a. m., and that the Presidents of all the Democratic Clubs are invited to meet and confer with the Committed at that time. JAMES A. HOYT, County Chairman. Let the colored people vote for Hampton and thus secure their every right under the law. Presentment of the Grand Jury. October Term, 18T6. To His Honor Judge J. P. Reed: The Grand Jury, in making this their third and last presentment, congratulate the county upon the peace and order that prevails throughout its entire limits, not? withstanding the heated political cam? paign that is being waged by both politi? cal parties at this time. They are prepared to say that at no time within their knowledge has there 1 ever prevailed a greater respect for, or submission to, the law and constituted i authorities than at present by the whole people. Both political parties hold their meetings undisturbed and in perfect se? curity, each respecting the rights of the others. At no time has there been greater immunity from crime of an ag? gravated nature than the present. The civil courts, without let or hindrance \ From any source, are enabled to enforce all the laws of the State within the coun? ty. , The Jury have not heard of a single instance of any person charged with criminal offense refusing to submit to arrest by the officer of the law. The Jury would further submit that in obedience to instructions from your Honor they visited and examined the various public offices, to wit: Judge of Probate, Clerk of Court, Sheriff, County Commissioners, Auditor, Treasurer and School Commissioner, and find the same neatly and well kept. They also visited the jail, and found the same in admirable order and the wants of the prisoners carefully looked after and anticipated; and by committee of their body they visited the poor-house and farm, and found the same neatly and orderly kept, the inmates contented and cheerful, and their every reasonable wants supplied. The Jury, after a free interchange of opinions, respectfully submit further that to restore prosperity to the county and relieve in some measure the great burtneu of taxation that is weighing down our people and sapping their ener? gies, it is necessary as a first step to abol? ish many of the offices now in existence in this State, and to commence at home, they recommend to the Legislature of the State the consolidation of the offices of County Auditor and School Commis? sioner, and that the salaries of County Treasurers be reduced. In this way several thousand dollars will be saved annually to the several counties, and competent men can be found who will accept the place and discharge the com? bined duties of these offices for a reasona? ble compensation. In conclusion, they would return their thanks to the presiding Judge for his courteous attentions, and bear witness to the fair and impartial manner in which ho has discharged his onerous duties and the promptness and dispatch displayed b}r him. In view of the foregoing facts as pre? sented by this Grand Jury, we beg leave to present Gov. D. H. Chamberlain for using the sacred office which he holds to traduce the people of this county by his recent proclamation, declaring that dis? order and riot exist throughout the State and the arm of the law is powerless to enforce the decrees of the courts. So far as this county is concerned, the procla? mation is without foundation in fact and is itself a libel upon our people. We le quest that a copy of this presentment be forwarded to the Governor that he may correct the wrong be has done us or stand before the world a willful and confessed conspirator against the reputation of the people he is sworn to rule in justice. Kknon Breazeale, Foreman. Even the children of our country delight in praising our great leader. Recently an infant about one year old was to be chris? tened into the Episcopal Church at Pendle ton, and as the Rector lifted his arm to pour the water the little one exclaimed distinctly, "Hurrah for Hampton." The enthusiasm of our people is confined to no age nor sex. The old gentlemen and ladies, the young men and ladies and the little children are all thoroughly enthused. A vote for Col. D. Wyatt Aiken is a vote to place an honest, intelligent and represen? tative man in Congress. A vote for L. Cass Carpenter is a vote to place a malignant, un? reliable carpet-bagger in the next Congress as a mis-representative of South Carolina. He knows nothing of o ur country nor of the wants of its people. He hates our State, and has never done a single deed to entitle him to the respect much less the suffrages of our people. Col. Aik?n is a native, of unsullied character, who has labored hard to restore prosperity to our State, and is identified with every interest that is necessary to make him a valuable representative of our people Be sure to vote for him. In the next issue of the Intelligencer we expect to announce to our readers a double triumph of the Democracy. One in the Nation over the Republican party with its Grants, Belknaps, Babcocks, Robesons, et id ornne genus, and the other in the State of South Carolina over Republicanism as rep? resented by Chamberlain, Whittemore, Elliott, Dunn, Whipper, Patterson & Co. Let us work with diligence until the 7th, and then await the news of victory with a firm and wcll-founa'cd hope. BRIEF MENTION. Hurrah for Hampton! It is only five more days until Republicanism will have met its Waterloo. 3000 majority for Hampton on next Tues? day will do for Anderson County. Our peo? ple should work incessantly until that day to secure this result. Perseverance conquers all things. The Pickens Democracy will have a grand mass meeting at Central on next Saturday morning. A number of speakers have been invited, and a large attendance from both Pickens and Ajiderson is expected. We have not yet received accounts from the consolidated meetings at Pisgah and Williford's store. The day was however propitious, and the Democratic canvassers no doubt met enthusiastic and large audi? ences. Rev. L. M. Ayer has received a call to the pastorate of the Baptist Church in Murfrees boro, Tenn., and expects to remove hither with his family in a few days. His depart? ure will be regretted by many friends in this community. On Tuesday, the 23rd ult., 260 bales of cotton were purchased by the merchants of Anderson. The staple has lately been com? ing in briskly in order to pay off the cotton option guano liens, as the time for payment in cotton ended yesterday. A vote for Chamberlain means the per? petuation of rings and corruption in South Carolina. It means the establishment of a petty despotism in this State, with an ignoble carpet-bagger from Massachusetts as its tyrant. Mr. Samuel Van Wyck met with quite a serious and painful accident on last Thurs? day afternoon from the fulling of a horse which he was riding. His head and face were the most seriously injured portions of his person. We are pleased to state that lie was improving at last accounts. A meeting of the colored people was held in the Court House on last Monday evening, at which a few white persons were present, and a resolution was unanimously adopted declaring that peace and good feel? ings existed between the white and colored people of this County. We are indebted to the kindness of Mr. N. A. McCully, Assistant Cotton Weigher, for a statement of the number of bales of cotton shipped from this depot during the month of October, which aggregates 2,583. Our merchants pay the highest prices, and Anderson still holds her own as a cotton market. A vote for Tilden is a vote for the restora? tion of the Union in the heart of the people of the nation. It is a vote for the burial of sectional hostility, for the restoration of local State government, for the expulsion of thieves and corruptionists from office and for the reduction of taxation. Hurrah for Tilden! An error occurred in the advertisement of the Commissioners of Election last week, by which the precinct at Ball's Mill was omit? ted. The omission has been corrected, as will appear by reference to the announce? ment. The mistake was not the fault of the Commissioners, whose original copy desig? nated the managers named. Lumber is being received at the depot of the Greenville & Columbia Railroad in this place to rebuild its platform. This is a re? pair which has been long needed, and is now almost a necessity. We hope for the convenience of the traveling public as well as for those who do a shipping and receiv? ing business over this road that the work of making a new and substantial platform there will soon be commenced and com? pleted. '_' I Divine services were had. in the Baptist, I Presbyterian and Methodist Churches on I last Thursday in response to the request of the State Executive Committee of the Dem? ocratic party to supplicate the support of the Great Ruler of the Universe on our behalf in the desperate struggle for liberty and right now going on in our midst. To our farmers we would say, plant large? ly of oats, and be sure to vote for Hampton, and make a note of all hands upon your lnnds who vote the Republican ticket?not to turn them off or violate your contracts already made, but for the purpose of em? ploying democratic laborers when your con? tracts expire. South Carolina calls upon her noble sons to defend their sacred homes, their wives and little children from the hands of the Vandal and the Goth by a proper use of the ballot on next Tuesday. We should restore her government to its pristine glory, and forever maintain its fame and purity un? tarnished in the future?a bright legacy for generations yet to come. Not a drop of rain has fallen upon a Dem? ocratic meeting in this County, but the day for the Republican meeting two weeks ago was a very rainy one in the morning. This is a propitious omen. Let us return thanks to the Divine Ruler forthepast, and beseech a good deliverance for our party in the Na? tion and the State on next Tuesday at the ballot-box. To the polls! To the polls! must be the Democratic rallying cry for next Tuesday. If any man is unable to walk to them his neighbors must furnish him a conveyance, and where a Democrat is too sick to ride he ought to be borne to the polls on a litter if possible. We repeat it?see to it that every Democrat Yotes, and our redemption may be accomplished. The Belton Democratic Club at its meet? ing on last Saturday adopted a resolution endorsing the HoneaPath resolutions, agree? ing to close business and devote Monday and Tuesday to working for the Democracy. This resolution embraces the farmers as well as merchants and mechanics. It will be adopted throughout the County, and will result in giving Hampton and his ticket a rousing majority in this County. The merchants of Pendleton have agreed to close business on next Tuesday and work for Hampton and success. As soon as they see the action of the Executive Committee they will willingly close on Monday also. Old Pendleton is never behind in her devo? tion to liberty and willingness to make sac? rifices for patriotic purposes. Her people are wide awake, and will make a great gain on the Republican vote in that place. Hampton's meeting in Columbia on next Saturday is expected to be a great day. It closes the appointments for the Democratic State canvassers, and extensive preparations for a grand gathering of people and im? mense display of banners, decorations, <fec, have be?n made by the Democrats of the city and Richland County. Parties desirous of attending will be passed over the Green? ville and Columbia Railroad for one fare From Anderson the rate for tickets to Co? lumbia and return will be $6.35, and these tickets will be sold on both Friday and Saturday. The consolidated meetings at Pendleton and Gabriel McGee's to-day close the ap? pointed meetings of the Anderson Democ? racy. Our canvassers have done valiant service, and will henceforth until the 7th watch to discover the fruits of their labors. Our farmers must now begin their portion of the canvass. Let every colored man in the County be conversed with and secured for Hampton. There must be no idling. Every effort that is legitimate must be em? ployed to win success. Every man must go to the polls, vote himself, see that every j other Democrat votes and endeavor to in? duce as many Republicans to vote for I Hampton as possible. i-?.' ?? ? . . ' v , A CAED. . Mehsks. Editors : Please allow me space in your valuable columns to. set myself right before the people. I see in some of the journals in this State that I am pro? nounced, a Democrat. This is a mistake. I am a Republican yet, but am in favor of the Democrats having representation. Jus? tice demands it. While the Republican party of the State of South Carolina has the largest number of voters, the Democratic party has education?the great power/.of' wisdom and wealth. Why not they be represented, for they pay the larger portion of taxes. Now, I speak to the colored Re? publicans of the State of South Carolina. This is the close of our great Centennial, and now we are to commence a new one. I want you to recollect that I am a Republican of the deepest dye, and although we have no organization we ought to understand one another. For myself, I expect to vote for; L. C. Carpenter for the Third Congressional District and for the entire Democratic State ticket, with this exception. Let us now pour oil upon the troubled waters, and go to the polls on the 7th November and vote for honest men; but do not forget Hayes and Wheeler. Try and shun the Radical ring. Some of my colored friends say if Hampton is elected Governor there will be a chain gang. I wish they knew that a Governor can't make laws,..but I will say those that ywant to vote for Chamberlain let them vote 1 for him. Now, let us look to the finances and see if there has been any corruption, and see what has become of the money that has been paid in for taxes, of which the Democrats paid the largest amount. Why not then throw a safeguard around the finances of the State by electing men of their own choice to look { over this department?Secretary of 8tate, j Comptroller General, Attorney General and Treasurer. This is a time that we ought to I make sacrifices of our greatest friends, even if it is a brother. Some may say the reason I speak these words is because I am persua? ded or by fear. This is not so. I can prove I this has been my watchword for the last | four years. I have always got plenty of labor to do, and at good pay. The Demo? crats have never asked me to define my po- I sition or policy before giving me work. If i I prosper and my neighbor perish, is that | pleasure to me? No. The reason I tell you j that you ought to vote for the National Re? publican ticket is because the contest in the North is very different to what it is here in the South. In the Northern States the two parties pay near equal taxes. A great many of you know that I organized the Republi? can party in this County, and assisted in other counties, and did so with no bitter feelings, and thought that I was right, and think so still. Have I ever told you any? thing to do you harm or that would take away any of your rights ? But I will say to you now that there is a darker cloud hang? ing over my race of people than any page in history has ever told, provided we don't well consider and mould our destinies in a direct way. We have it in our hands for weal or for woe. Would it not be much better for the white and colored to go to the polls all peaceably and vote on the above named policy, and come home rejoicing over their victory in peace ? 8AMTJEL JOHNSON. October 16, 1876. ? The school commissioner of Beau? fort county, S. C, writes to the Boston Globe; "A strong personal friend as I am of Governor Chamberlain, and almost the only one in my county who has stood by him in his efforts for reform, for the past two years, I am at loss to understand how he c&n now leek arms with B. B. Elliott, the candidate for Attorney-Gen? eral, whom the Governor, not long ago, denonnced as the most corrupt man in South Carolina." Disorder in Bean fort?A Democratic Meeting Broken Up!. The reception of GenexaLHampton and Sarty by the colored people at Early : ranch was so cordial on Wednesday } that the Radicals of Beaufort were taken by surprise?between 300 and 400 col? ored men having left the ground declar? ing that their eyes had been opened and ?that they intended to vote for Hampton. No sooner had this become known by the leading Radicals of the county, who had become alarmed, than steps were taken to prevent a recurrence of such a thing. The meeting at Beaufort on Saturday last, when Cardozo, Smalls, Fillebrown and others spoke, having proven a per? fect failure, there not being more than thirty or forty colored men present, the leaders determined to hold several meet? ings outside of the town, and established themselves in the edge of the village, on all the roads leading out of it, to prevent the negroes from coming) in to hear the Democrats?Gleaves, Smalls and other Radicals making themselves particularly conspicuous in this latter business. General Hampton opened the Demo? cratic meeting in a speech of about three quarters of an hour, and was listened to with quiet attention by about 400 colored men, who, in spite of the efforts of Gleaves & Co., had assembled in front of i the court house. After General Hamp? ton's speech, Colonel L. F. Youmans, of Columbia, rose to speak, and shortly after opening, began to read the opinions of Chamberlain, Elliott, Cardozo, Dunn. Gleaves & Co. of each other, as expressed! by themselves in the past. Immediately the crowd, who had been put up to it by one J. M. Crawfut, a low white Radical, and who had sworn that some of the Democratic orators should not speak, began yelling and howling, using the most obscene and abusive language.? This was kept up for a full half hour, when Colonel Youmans. despairing of being beard, abandoned the stand. Judge Cooke then rose to speak, and told the negroes that be wanted to speak to them as a Republican and wanted them to listen to him as a Republican. At this point one Langley, a pure blooded negro, who had been convicted of ballot-box stuffing two years ago and sentenced to the penitentiary for two years, but who was pardoned by Grant after he had served one year, told the negroes that Cooke was a Democrat and a traitor, and that he had been the means of causing hundreds of colored men in the up-country to leave the Radical par? ty. Langley, with the aid of bis gang, by jeers and curses, prevented a word of what Judge Cooke said from being heard. After a half hour spent in vain attempts to gain attention, Judge Cooke also aban? doned the stand. Col. James G. Gibbes, who has done such good service in Richland for the State, and who has everywhere been greeted by the colored people as a good man and their friend, then essayed to speak. He began by amusing their with anecdotes, ana finally attempted to ex? plain the political situation to them. At this point the crowd, led by the ex-con? vict Langley, began yelling like a pack of Comanche Indians, and he, too, was compelled to desist. Gen. Hampton, seeing that the minds of the negroes had been poisoned, and that there was no possible chance of the speaking being concluded, dissolved the meeting, and informed the negroes that he regretted that they had been again misled by their bad leaders, and that he would inform them, for their edification, thai -eight or ten officers from the fleet at Po) t Moyal, and who were in citizens dress, had witnessed their disgraceful conduct. This fell like a bombshell among the ignorant crowd, and they gradually broke up and dispersed. This news reached private parties in i this city by telegraph last evening. In a day or two we shall probably be able to give a more perfect report of the scenes which transpired yesterday in this benighted section of the State.? Register._ Vote for Hampton. ACTIONS, NOT WORDS, SPEAK LOUDEST. FROM OTJIR, -?-OTIOITS DURING THE PAST, you can not have failed to notice the determination, on our part, to make OUR HOUSE HEAD QUARTERS Of the Trading Public. With this object in view, we have ever exerted ourselves to the utmost to leave nothing undone which might, in any possible way, conduce to the benefit of the Public, or an increase of our Business. We not advertise for the sake of seeing our names in print, nor do we do so in order to puff and blow, but simply to direct your attention to our Store, and our mode of doing business. Adhering strictly to the LOWEST PRICE PLAN, It must be to everybody's interest to trade with us! POLITE AND ATTENTIVE CLERKS Being one great secret of success in business, we have endeavored, to the very best of our ability, to procure none but such gentlemen, too well known to necessitate our assuring those who favor us with their patronage, that they will re? ceive only such treatment in our Store as they have a right to expect. The fact that we are "LEADEBS OIF LOW PRICES," Is too well established to require any reiteration from us, and we would assure our friends and the public generally, that we are not only bound to maintain that position, but shall always do our very best to deserve that appellation as justly in in the future as in the past. ? ? We intended to publish herewith a new "Price List," (lower prices than ever before,) but we can hardly do so, in view of the now ever fluctuating market, (caused by the low price of COTTON, and Hard Times generally,) WITH WHICH WE ARE DETERMINED TO KEEP UP. ITJ?) All we can say to you is this : Examine the Stocks and Prices of all our competitors, then come to us, and we will do better by you in every particular. You will always find that ^MS ? ' .! ? i ' *r*v: . ? -t ? < Ty" ' "-f inCiv h?% '-'j'-'K' ? ? i:y OUR ASSORTMENT IS THE MOST COMPLETE, OUR STOCK IS THELARGEST; OUR STYLES ARE THE MOST FASHIOIMABLE, OUR PRICES ARE TH? LQWEST. 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