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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, HAY 2!, 1878. Ma????????mm?????? t&* If we hoe our own row we will do well. We earn afford to differ on -local affairs?such as the fence law?but we can? not afford to be divided on State matters. Some say that I pasted the fence law, but I had nothing to do with it. Your County was the first to adopt the system of primary elections, be governed by its result, and al? low no independents to run. Independents may sometimes be good men, but now they are our worst enemies.' Be united in this grand movement, and send your bait men to the Legislature. I urge you to be united. Do this, and you will find South Carolina immutably redeemed. I urge you to doit as the one thing most important?Extract from Gor. Hampton's speech at Anderson. PEDIAEY ELECTIONS.. The circular of the Democratic State . Executive Committee, which we publish? ed two weeks ago, upon the subject of primary elections, seems to have been very generally misinterpreted in this and in other portions of the State, and with a view of informing our readers as to its scope and effect, we again refer to it. To begin with, we would uay that the State Executive Commiitee has no power whatever to bind the (Efferent counties by any action they may take upon such matters, and they liars not at? tempted in the action, taken to bind any person. They only recommend, to the various counties, and they can adopt the recommendation or reject it as they may .please. The object of the Committee was to give to the counties a skeleton of j a plan which each can reject, alter or adopt as it pleases, thus securing a dis? cussion of the subject, which will cause intelligent action u^on it. There are some of the recommendations of the Commute which we favor, and some which we think inexpedient for this County. In other words, we fi.vor ad? hering very closely to. the plan of elec? tion which carried us through the last campaign so successfully. The liret re? commendation of the Committee is that candidates shall not be nominated by the several clubs before the primary election. This has already been adopted by our' County Convention, and therefore the various dubs from Anderson County ought to abstain from making any nomi? nations unless the next County Conven? tion rescinds the. i ction already taken upon this point Next, the Committee recommends: Each aspirant for the position of can? didate, when he accepts the nomination so mode, shall immediatly notify the County Chairman in writing of tiie fact, and in the same communication state that he is a member of some local club, and subscribe to. the following pledge: "I agree to abide by and support the nominations of the Democratic party, and.not to accept either a nomination or an office from any other source than the regularly constituted Democratic organ! ' zation." At least five days before the primary election, the County Chairman shall no? tify the Democratic Clubs of the aspirants who have thus qualified themselves for the position of candidate, and -votes cast fo> any other person or persons shidl not bo counted. We favor this recommendation, is it is virtually the same au the rale adopted in Anderson County in 1876. The follow? ing was the rule prescribed upon this subject before: Resolved, That no candidate shiJl be voted for in said primary election, und if voted for, such vote shall not be counted, unless such candidate shall, at the time of the election, be a member of some Democratic Club in Anderson Ccunty, and pledge himself to abide the result of the primary- election and support the ncminees of the party. It is necessary for' us to pledge every candidate to abide by and support the result of the primary election, for if we do not do so it will only be used to isaist independent candidates, and would be the most dangerous form of nomination which could be adopted, for tae diaiatis fisd element could centre upon the man who received the next highest vote to the one nominated,- and by uniting the Radical vote to th~ -,ote which he could command, securb lis election over the nominee, The primary election is a fair mode of nomination, and any man worthy of an office would be willing to abide by its result, especially when the dangers which threaten us are as great as those before us to-day. When the candidate takes this pledge he only ex? presses his willingness to abide by the choice of the largest number of the voters in his political party, and if he is not willing to do this it is simply be? cause his love of office is stronger than his love for the Democratic party. This is the most important feature about a primary election, for if the candidates are .bound there will be no troublo af? terwards. Every one who is at all familiar with elections knows that, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred all the opposition to nominations comes from designing and disappointed office seekers, who have to arouse opposition to secure their own advancement We believe in a thorough canvass of men, but it should be had before the primary election and not after it, and every man who participates as a candidate for nom? ination in the primary election should be pledged to abide its result. The next recommendation is: 4. On the day fixed for the primary election, each local club shall hold an election for candidates of the Democratic party, and report the result in writing over the signatures of the managen to the County Chairman. At this election cone but members of the local clubs shall vote,'and each member before be? ing allowed to vote shall taka the follow? ing pledge: "I (solemnly affirm that 1 am a duly enrolled member of this Demo? cratic Club; that I have not voted at this election, asd that I will abide by and sustain all nominations made by the Detbocratic party, whether for Federal, State or county officers." If the clubs have the proper pledge in their Constitution, as all of our clubs have, this pledge of the voter is only a repetition, and had, therefore, in our opinion, best be omitted. The eighth article of the Constitution of our clubs is as follows: The members of this club pledge them to each other and to the Demo? cratic party to abide by and sustain the nominees of the party for all offices, .whether National, state, County or Mu aicpal, and will discountenance every .effort on the part, of individuals to dis jjrart our counsels and divide the vote upon independent candidates, whom we will regard horeafter as giving aid and comfort to our political opponents. This pledge is strong enough, and for Anderson County we favor tho re-adop? tion of our provision of 1876 on this point, which was: Resolved, That only members of the Democratic Clubs shall be entitled to vote in the primary election; and the Secretary of each Club shall have the roll of his Club at the place of holding the election, end all legal voters, who are not members prior thereto, upon joining the Club? on the day of election shall be entitled to vole by signing the Constitu? tion of the Club. The last recommendation of the Com? mittee is: No one shall be declared the nominee of the party unless he shall have received a majority of all the votes cast in the primary election. Should no candidate for any particular office receire a majority of the votes cast, the County Chairman shall so declare, ard order a second election to complete the nominations in sufficient time before the general election.. On the principle that we had better let well enough alone, we do not favor this recommendation for Anderson County. In the election of 1876 the candidates re? ceiving the highest number of votes were the nominees, and we believe it will be safer to retain the old plan. Where a majority of all the votes is required it might become very difficult to nominate at all where there were a large number of candidates running, and at best we would have to hold the elections early to have plenty of time for two or three elections, in case of a failure to nomi? nate. This would be bad policy, for it would give the Republicans time to work up a canvass against us, and would also tend to dissatisfy our own people, for in the elections subsequent to the first the attendance might be small, and the can? didate defeated would think a full turn out would have changed the result? There are other objections to this recora mendatiott, bu; the ones given will, we have no doubi, be sufficient to prevent its adoption in this County. The whole subject of nominations ought to be left to each County. There are some counties which will no doubt hold on to the convention plan, and in the counties where the primary election is adopted it will be conducted on the plan which may suit the . particular county. For our part, we are not de? posed to favor any change of tho general plan adopted in this county in 1876, and our people may rest assured that what? ever plan is adopted will be fully and carefully considered by the proper au? thority in this County. WHO IS PRESIDENT! Rutherford B. Hayes has for more than one yet? occupied the White House in Washington, and has been exorcising the functions of President of the United States. He is de facto President, but from the very begivning he has been considered a fraud and the representative of a grand political swindle. The peo? ple have always felt that his triumph was the triumph of military tyranny over i. free people, of corrupt returning boards over free ballots, and of political trickery over the constitution and laws of the United States. Since his inaugu? ration he has removed the United States troops from South Carolina and Lou? isiana, for which some politicians, either from a lack of thought upon the uubject, or from other influences, have been dis? posed to render his fraudulent adminis? tration a quasi support. We have never felt that Mr. Hayes was entitled to any credit for this course. It was evidently a part of tho bargain by which he was counted in as President, and in the next place heftras compelled to do it from the fact that the Democratic House cf Rep? resentatives in Congress refused to vote him any money to sustain his army un? less he did withdraw the troops. This is the only act he has performed at which bis Democratic fiends can point to claim' credit for him, and it was performed be? cause he was obliged to do so. Since then be has loaned his influence to seat Kellogg and Corbin, and has appointed the Wells, Andersons, Stones and Pack aids to lucrative* offices when he knew the}' were morally unfit for positions of public trust The people of the nation have seen and felt that Mr. Hayes is lit? tle better than a time-serving demagogue, and that he is filling a position to which he ;is not entitled. This opinion has been founded on inferences drawn from circumstances connected with the last election, but the Florida exposures, an account of which appear elsewhere, dissipates any lingering doubt which may have existed, and presents Mr. Hayes to the country as the embodiment of the greatest political crime ever committed in a free country. That the republican party carried the election by bribery, forgery and infamous corruption, there is not the shadow of a doubt, and the developments go far in the direction of connecting Mr. Hayes with that fraud. What will be done about it is hard to prophecy. It is not the light matter which some facetious journals pretend. It involves principles underlying the very security of republican institutions. If fraud has triumphed, and although exposed, is still allowed to go unpunished and unredressed, the step to a military despotism is by no means a long one. We believe the passage of the legislation by Congress necessary to give force to the resolutions of the Maryland General Assembly, known as the Blair resolu? tions, and a thorough investigation of the last Presidential election upon its merits by the Supreme Court of the United States is the only adequate rem? edy for the present attitude of tbe fraud. If Mr. Hayes was elected, the grave charges against him should be hushed. If he was not olected, he ought to be turned out of office, and the man who was elected should be inaugurate!. It is simple justice that this t bould be done, and for this reason we favor the investigation. - mp ? SATAN!"AH TALLEY RAILROAD. A meeting of the corporators of the above railroad company, under the char? ter granted at the late session of the Legislature of this State, is called to convene at Lowndesville on Wednesday, the 8th of May next, at 10 o'clock a. m, A full meeting of the corporators is very important, and it is hoped that every one will endeavor to be present. JAMES M. LATIMER, Sr., President pro tern. HAMPTON AND THE UP-COUNTRY. On another page we publish an edito? rial correspondence to the Springfield Republican, which, though professing to compliment the government of Governor Hampton, is a vile and groundless Blan? der upon the people of upper Carolina. The letter was written from Charleston, and this feature may account for the sec? tional complexion which! it assumes, and the actual ignorance which its writer displays in speaking of the "ignorance and poverty" of the Slate lying in the "up-country," which it asserts is con? trolled by "Bourbonism." Perhaps he had been reading Mr. McmmiDger's speech about the South Carolina Uni? versity, and believed his wholesale state? ments about the ignorance of our people, or drew his inspiration from men of sim? ilar bigotry and lack of practical infor? mation. This article ha- been copied in the Charleston dailies and in the Colum? bia Register, and neither of them takes issue with the statement" it contains. Therefore we deem it proper as a repre? sentative journalist of the section it tra? duces to protest against the truth of a portion of the statements it makes. It is a contemptible slander to assert that our people did not expect Hampton to keep the pledges he made during the canvass. It was our representatives who made the platform of principles upon which Governor Hampton was nominated, and his promises in the can? vass did not not go beyond those made in our platform. The letter very evi? dently seeks to belittle the people of South Carolina by intimating that they are doing right simply because Governor Hampton makes them do so. This we presume is considered a compliment to the Governor, and as far as it goes in that direction we agree with it. Gov? ernor Hampton is a conscientious, high toned and honorable man, but he does not have the misfortune to be the only man in the Stats with these virtues, nor is it a fact that they are confined to the lower portion of South Carolina. Gov? ernor Hampton neither presides over a party of hypocrites nor fools. He is the exalted leader of a high-toned and hon? orable constituency, whici extends from the mountains to the sea board. Gov? ernor Hampton does not make the peo? ple of South Carolina what they are, but on the contrary they, by their noble course in 187G and the eventful days that have followed, have made him one of the greatest men of his State. The support which is given Governor Hampton in the upper counties is as genuine, au strong and as hearty as that given him in any other quarter. We do not object to any praise that is bestowed upon the low country Democracy, for they have acted nobly against immense odds, and deserve the most sincere commendation, but at the same time every sensible man in South Carolina, who is at all familiar with State politics, knows that the State could never have been redeemed from Radicalism without the up-country, and that the low-country could not to-day re? tain control of the State without the in? fluence and strength which is expended them from the up-country, which the Springfield Republican sneers at for its ignorance and hypocricy (?). We be? lieve that the Democratic party through cut the entire State is composed of pa? triots and gentlemen of intelligence and honor. It has always beeu bo. In the days that are past the tip-country boasted of its Calhouns, its McDuffies, its O'Neals, its Wardlaws, its Orrs and other great men, who were the peers of the Haynes, the Butledges, the Lownden, tie Legares and other j of the low-coun? try. Geographical lie es do not mark the diffusion of ability in this State, as we might easily prove by an enumeration of the prominent men of the present time. There is no delegation in the present General Assembly which has rendered more efficient and valuable services to the Democratic parl y in this State than the Anderson delegation, and to term them "ignorant and .Bourbons" is to ap? ply the same terms 15 Governor Hamp? ton himself. The letter of the Spring? field Republican is a pack of ingenuous misstatements, clothed with enough tru th to give it the appearance of fairness, and was evidently written under the inspira? tion of some one holding local prejudices. Our daily papers should correct such errors, in order that persons abroad may not have a false and unfavorable im? pression produced towards our State. Although companions are odious, there seems to be a disposition to contrast the management of the late Centennial Exhibition with the manner in which the Paris Exhibition progressing is to be conducted. The Centennial was most liberally conducted, to that exhibitors were at as little cost and annoyance as possible, but the papers say that the Paris Exposition is to be more economi? cal in these particulars. Exhibitors will be required to pay for rransferring their goods to the various departments to which they belong, and to pay for sweep? ing, the water used, and so on. The representatives from the different govern? ments will also be limited. The United States has appointed about one hundred and fifty commissioner;, and it is not now thought that more than three of this number will be granted free admittance, The number is ridiculously large, and a slur upon our nation, but the action of the management of the Exhibition is Sicayunish and ridiculous. It will no oubt, however, be a very grand success. It is stated that the Russian govern? ment is preparing to purchase and equip vessels of war in the United States to attack the British navy and commerce. Russian officers have been commissioned to raise crews to man these vessels, and if war should come the British commerce will no doubt be riddled. In addition to this movement the telegisph announces that it is reported in San Francisco that arrangements are being made in that city to fit out a privateer to depredate upon British commerce. Capt. Waddell, late of the wrecked "Pacific," and who won considerable celebracy as comman? der of the Confederate privateer, "Shen andoah," is spoken of a; the probable captain. Letters of marque and reprisal from the Russian government are already there in blank awaiting a declaration of war, when they will be immediately filled out. The same is no doubt true of many of the other leading ports of the world, and if so a declaration oi war would in all probability at once dissipate British commerce. The Messrs. Watson who were charged with complicity in the Sawyer murder at Aikcn by the confession of Aultman, who was informed upon by McEvoy, were brought before Jndge Mclver upon a writ of habeas corpus and, after a hear? ing of the evidence, discharged upon one thousand dollars bail. This does not look like there was much truth in the charge, and the Messrs. Watson will no doubt be acquitted. Aultman has con? fessed to the crime, and is now tiying to save his neck by implicating others. I His e Sorts do not appear to meet with I much success, and in all probability he I will have to pay the penalty of his life for the one which he admits that he assisted in taking in a very brutal man? ner. _ A special dispatch from San Antonio, Texas, says that the better class of Mexi? cans in that city are very excited over Mexican affairs, and all are in sympathy with the contemplated movement againBt i Diaz. The presence of Gen. Escobedo in Galveston, and the various telegrams he is sending to different parts of the State, indicate business of a serious na? ture. Col. Paul Jehu T. Marsh, now here, yesterday received a commission as Brigadier Geaeral from Lerdo. It is said that this officer and Escobedo are pro? curing arms and ammunitions for the Lerdists. Great secrecy is maintained, but enough can be seen here to warrant the belief that a great rebellion will occur in Mexico at no far distant day. The Genend Conference of the Metho? dist Episcop.il Church South met in Atlanta on last Wednesday, and will continue so as embrace the following Sabbath. It is a splendid body of men, having; a membership of over six hun? dred, and will compare most favorably with any similar body of men in the world in point of ability and exalted character. A t the present session there will bo a very large attendance, and some of the most vital subjects connected with Methodism in the South will be present? ed for discuss,ion and action. The ses? sions of this body are always marked with great interest to the entire denomi? nation and to the Christian world. The Washi igton Star says: The state? ment of failures by the mercan tile agency for the first qi arter of 1878 in the eastern, middle, southern, western and Pacific sections of the country, shows the num? ber to be 3,3J 5, as compared with 2,859 for* the first quarter of 1877; the liabili? ties in the failures for these two periods aro $82,078,826, and $54,538,070, reapoc ti v ely. The Pacific section is the only one in which the number of failures and the amount of money involved have been reduced from last year. The figures of too statement furnish a proof that was hardly needed of the extreme severity, as far as bnsiness i3 concerned, of the past winter._ The Franklin Harder. Abbeville. April 25. Your readers must have been startled during the last Chrismast holidays upon hearing of ;he murder of George and and Dmsilla Franklin, near Greenwood in this county. The circumstances were very similar to those of the Harmon murder in Edgefield two years ago. The victims in this case were an aged brother and sister, living by themselves in a house with .wo rooms; they were known to have money ; they were penurious, and all their circumstances were such as to attract the cupidity of the money loving murderer. On Friday morning, December 21, 1877, the two helpless inmates of this home wer: found dead; one, the brother having fallen just where he had been sitting at supper, and the sister in the room adjoining, where she had fled, probably, when the assault was made upon her brother. The instrument used to effect the butchery was a persimmon club, freshly cut from an adjoining wood. This was found in the house after the murder, and was produced here in court yesterday, bearing the ghastly evidence of its use upon it in the gray hairs of the murdered victims still adhering to the rough bark. Trunks, bureau drawers i.n i other receptacles were found rifled of their contents, the search being evidently prosecuted with a view to se? curing money. News of this terrible occurrence hav? ing spread, the neighbors gathered in numbers ar d proceeded to do what they could to secure the murderers. The Club furnished a clue, which was followed out thus: Knowing from the character of its bark that it must have grown in suitable soil, and finding tracks leading towards a thicket near by, the parties followed them up, and noon came upon a freshly cut persimmon tree, to which the. club was adjusted, and it was found that a certain hollow in the club fitted exactly into a continuation of the same in the remaining stump, and the top lying by fitted in t ze the other end of the club. This then was certainly identified. Pursuing the tracks they were led to the house of one Jeff David, who was taken along, and after walking towards the tracks that led in the direction of where the club had been cut, he was asked to pat his foot into one of the tracks, and it was seen that it fitted ex? actly. Seeing this himself, Jeff cried out: "For God's sake don't murder me; give me a hearing." He was then ar? rested. Jeff was then asked for his knife, and it having been produced, the blade was found to be stained in a color which the acid of the persimmon pro? duces on cteel. Upon these accumula? ting evidences of complicity in the mur? der, Jeff was arrested, along with his wife, son and auother man, all colored, and lodged in the county jail. These facts were elicited yesterday ou the part of the State, represented by So? licitor Cothttan. On the part of the de? fence, it WM shown that the pipe which was exhibited in court had been found in the housij of the Franklins on the morning of he murder?the bowl in the room where the body of Drusilla Frank? lin was found, and the stem between one of the plundered trunks and the wall of the house rear where the trunk stood. The pipe was identified as the property of one McGarvey now in jail here on a charge of burglary and larceny, it hav? ing been seen in his possession so late as last November. The fact that every par? ticle of the evidence was circumstantial was urged upon the jury, and it was con? tended thf.t as to all of the parties ac? cused, except Jeff David, there was no evidence to connect them with the com? mission of the deed. This was virtually admitted ly the Solicitor, and the case was finally given to the jury about 11 o'clock last, night. They returned a ver? dict about 5 o'clock a. m. to-day of guilty, as to Jeff David, not guilty as to the others. The defince was ably conducted by two young practitioners, Messrs. W. C. Benet and Samuel C. Cason, who were appointed by the Court to defend the prisoners. They did their duty well.? Correspondence News and Courier. ? On the 22nd ultimo, the citizens of Lode, Ohio, gave a dinner ip honor of Lorn er Griffin, oq his one hundred and nineteenth anniversary of his birthday. The elderly gentleman and his wife walked some distance to the hotel where the festivities took place. HATES' FRAUDULENT TITLE. THE HOTTOM FALLS OUT OF THE FLOKIDA CASE. The True ImvardncxH of tho \Tay lu which the Presidency wu? Stolou by tho Kadi [Correspondence of (he a'eU' York Herald.] Jacksonville, April 23,1878. In accordance with ordern your cor? respondent reached this city a few days ago. After a patient and careful investi? gation he in enabled to report the follow? ing, which may be relied upon, nothing being stated but what tbere seems to be the most perfect authority for. For sev? eral months a capable agent has beeu at work in the State of Florida, securing such evidence as would go to show that the Stute went for Tilden and was fraud? ulently counted for Hayes. It is impos? sible to say in whose interest or by whose orders this investigation has been made. The agent has been well supplied with funds, has accomplished things that usually require money, has worked sys? tematically, and has had a heavy cor? respondence with Washington and New York, writing to evidently fictitious names. It is said- on one band that he is in high Democratic employment, and by others that he represents the anti-Hayes wing. That he is at work for some pow? erful and determined organization is cer? tain. He has worked with the utmost secrecy, and perhaps not half a dozen persons outside of those directly interest? ed suspect what he has been doing. He declines to say a word, even in regard to matters that I have traced to his very fingers. He was in Florida during the Returning Board campaign as a Repub? lican official, and has since then been North. One thing is certain, he has suc? ceeded in getting from the managers of the count the most complete confessions of the fraud they committed. Enough has been confessed to give the State to Tilden by a large majority. THE STATE WENT FOE tilden. McLiu, chairman of the Returning Board, has written an affidavit in which he says that he is now convinced he was misled in the count, and that the State really went for Tilden by 500 to 600 ma? jority. He says Noyes, of Ohio, offered him all sorts of preferment and reward if he would only stand up to Hayes, adding that he was authorized to speak for Hayes. McLin says, influenced by this pressure, by his strong partisan bias and by the tremendous stake at issue, he was misled and gave the State to Hayes when it should have been Tilden. His affidavit is general in its nature, and is a mere promise of what he will say when the occasion offers. Two copies of this affidavit are in existence?one in New York and one in this city. THE AXACH?A GIANT's CONFESSION. The most important admission is made by Dennis, the little giant of Alachua, who has confessed in a written statement to the fraud of Archer number two, where 219 votes were added bodily to the Alachua vote. Dennis says that he se? cured election returns signed in blank before the election. That night he had Vance and Black at his house and they destroyed the real returns and filled out those that were signed in blank, adding 219 names. The whole details of the work are given in the confession. I have not seen this paper. The mysterious agent, I am informed, failed to get it, and it is denied that it is in existence. I have the most positive information that there is a copy sealed and in the hands of a prominent Democratic official await? ing a certain contingency. I have seen two men wbo have seen this confession. I am told that Dennis disclosed it to General Butler (who is his friend in Washington), and that he possibly has a cony of it I am also reliably told that Dennis read it to Senator Sargeant and demand? ed a good position at the hands of Hayes. Threatening to publish it if he was not satisfied, he received, a few days ago, a commission, as revenue agent in Ohio. In the meantime there were seven indict? ments against Dennis in the State courts which his friends claim were political prosecutions. Against these cases a nolle prossqui was entered on the 10th inst, by State Attorney Hocker. About that time a full confession of Dennis as to Alachua went into the hands of a {roininent Democtat, and is there yet. t is said that Vance, the negro member, who swore so stoutly in the Alachua case, has also confessed and made a statement I cannot vouch for this, however. Vance is now in a department in Washington. Dennis' lawyer claims that he did not want the case suspended, and that the State did so because it could do nothing with them. A few days after the election a sealed message was sent to Dennis asking him to "add more names to the list, as there isn't enough." He said, impatiently, "I've added all I have to it already, and I can't add another name." I have this from the most undoubted source, and it is a part of Dennis' confession. Green R. Moore, wbo swore in this Alachua cose to the fraud and then denied it, and then reswore it, was killed the other day. Floyd Duke, a negro, who swore all the time that it was a fraud, still sticks to it ; so do Black and Belton. The Alachua fraud, therefore?a plain and proven fraud?when first brought before the Board, now stands confessed or avowed by every one of those who participated in it. BAKER COUNTY FRATJDd. The Baker county case is shown up quite as completely. It will be remem? bered that this county, reliably demo? cratic and near to the capital, was held back until the very last. The official re? turns gave the democrats 95 majority. By a strange coincidence the State was just evenly balanced on the prima facie returns without this county, so that as it stood Tilden would have had the State by 95 majoritv or just his majority in Baker county. It was, of course, important that Haves should have the prima facie victory so that there would be no appearance of changing the verdict of the people. Ac? cordingly a new justice of the peace was appointed, and a new return made by dropping out two precincts, so that it ?ave Hayes an apparent majority of 43. 'he Democratic nanagers were astoun? ded at this disclosure, made only on the day of the count. A dramatic scene occurred when the false return was read. McLin was forced to produce the original return, but the false return was adhered to, ana it was adopted in the final count The whole story is now made plain through tho confession of the partici? pants ; at least, two of the three have made written affidavits, and, I think, the third one also. The law in Florida re? quired that the returns of the various precincts in a county should be canvassed and certified by the clerk of the court, a justice of the peace and either the county judge or sheriff as a third party. In Baker county a local politician, so the confession runs, agreed to hold the re? turns back until it was decided what was needed to carry the State, and then to so canvass the returns as to meet the emer? gency. It appears he had perfect control of the judge and sheriff, so that when the clerk and justice, who had superin? tended the election, applied tc each of them to assist in the canvass and certify to its correctness, they declined. The canvass was then made and forwarded by the clerk and justice. When it was dis? covered what was needed a nevr justice was appointed just for the occasion, and a false canvass was made and forwarded. EVEN THE BOGUS JUSTICE CONFESSES, The new Justice now writes .t confes? sion and says that he was approached by a politician, who asked him if be didn't want to be a justice. He agreeing, the man pulled out his commission ready made and handed it to him, He then tsld him that unless the returns from Baker were properly doctored the Demo? crats would beat them. After some per suasion Green went into the scheme. I The three men caucusscd, and were noti? fied that a difference of about oue hun? dred and fifty votes was ueeded. They thereupon looked the returns over and selected at random two precincts?Dar byville and Johnsville?which gave the Democrats ju9t 143 majority. Finding that this number would be sufficient they threw out the two precincts entirely. He swears that the first return was the true and correct return, and that the last one was false and was made especially for the purpose indicated. This affidavit is backed by a similar one from the Sheriff, who participated in the false canvass, and it is said by the Judge also. The affida? vits are precise, strong and definite. COLUMBIA COUNTY FRAUDS. In Columbia county quite as serious frauds are confessed to. I learn that an affidavit has been procured from a man who swears that he was sent into Georgia and procured 179 negroes to come over and vote in the election. He was to be paid $500 for this and secured $300. The Leon county count is also ripped up and exposed. There are, I learn, three affidavits bearing upon this subject, definitely acknowledging the frauds and giving the manner in which they were accomplished. This is the county in which Bowes' "little jokers" were used, they being thumb nail tickets, which were hidden in the large tickets. It in? volves a loss of about two hundred votes to Hayes. There are numerous other cases upon which affidavits have been obtained, but I cannot write definitely of them to-night. It is certain the whole State has been carefully recanvassed, and in almost every case that was attacked by the Democrats evidence of a direct sort has been obtained. It is usually in the shape of a confession or affidavit from one of the participants. STRIVING TO SHUT OUT THE LIGHT. It is impossible at present to get pos? session of any of the affidavits or copies of them, or even a look at them. The parties who have made them say it will all come out after a while. An attempt is being made to-night to suppress it all, and there is a closing up of avenues of information. The Democrats appear to know very little of the latter, and the Republicsns not mnch more. I was in? formed to-night by a prominent Demo? crat; that the contest over Bisbee's seat had been kept open until now simply for the purpose of carrying these new devel? opments before the people if all other efforts to get them before Congress failed. Another informant, who told me of Den? nis' confession, says that that paper was given with, an understanding that it was not to be used against Bisbee. DOES NOT BELHrVE DENNIS WROTE A CONFESSION. I have just seen an intimate friend of Dennis, who declares that he does not believo Dennis lias given any written statement at all. He was in Gainesville when the cases were suspended as Dennis' lawyer, and does not believe any paper was passed then or on account of those cases. I have, however, the best of authority for my statement that it is now in the 1 ands of a Democratic official, and that be received it at Gainesville. If it is denied, I shal. particularize and give names. I have not yet been able to see Dennis, but he will be here to-morrow. There is no doubt that he has prepared one or more confessions, the only doubt being as to whether or not he has yet delivered any of them. From the nature of my information I believe that his paper is now in Washington. Dennis, it must be remembered, did not swear in any of the cases before the Returning Board. In the present "sup? pressed" condition of things it is ex? tremely difficult to get any information. Each man that is willing to talk knows only an item or two, and is in the dark as to everything else. Those who do know the truth will not talk, or speak evasively at best. I will report to-mor? row upon points of importance, that a determined, systematic and very success? ful attempt to uncover the secrets of the electoral count in this State has been made. It cannot be doubted that this effort is widespread, well organized and powerfully backed. I am enabled to state, from information just received that is conclusive, that Dennis' statement, full and explicit, is now in the hands of certain parties in Washington. It was forwarded by W. D. Bloxham, Secretary of State of Flori? da, who received it from Dennis. Ha bad it at Gainesville. He has retained a copy of it. It is believed that Cagill is preparing a statement on the electoral count in Florida. He was in this city a week ago, and is said to have made some im : portant revelations. The lightning is striking around his head pretty close. The whole bottom has fallen out of the republican case in Florida, and there will hardly be found any man to defend it. I believe the case is fully made up. Telegraphing between this point and Washington and New York has been very brisk to-day and to-night despatches are flying rapidly to and fro. The only desire of the local politicians seems to be to save Bisbee, the Congressional contestant Newspapers from various cities are telegraphing at a late hour to? night asking for specials from local jour? nals here. TEE BANKRUPT LAW. The following is the text of the Act repealing the Bankrupt law. It has passed both Houses of Congress, and is probably a law by this time: Be it enacted, etc., That the bankrupt law approved March 2, 1867, and alX acts in amendment or supplementary thereto or :in explanation thereof, be, and the same is hereby repealed: Provided, how? ever, That such repeal shall in no man? ner invalidate or affect any case in bank? ruptcy instituted and pending in .any court prior to the day when this act shall take effect; but as to all such pend? ing cases and all future proceedings therein, the acts hereby repealed shall continue in full force and effect until the same shall be fully disposed of, in the same manner as if said acts had not been repealed. ._ ? A correspondent of the Union Times thinks that the colored free schools should be taught bp white teachers, for the rea? son that colored teachers are so generally incompetent, and consequently unfit for the important offices. The argument is a good one, and we would like to see the suggestion of the Times' correspondent adopted in every case where it is possible. There are pome colored teachers who are competent, but they are very scarce. As a general thing the colored teachers of the State ought to be studying the very rudiments. If we expect to make the expenditure of public money profitable to the colored people, by advancing them intellectually, so as to make them better citizens, it can only be done by giving them better teachers. At present there is a prejudice against white persons teach? ing in colored schools in this State, and this would, make it difficult to secure the class of teachers needed. If, however, the change could be made, this prejudice would gradually pass away. To secure this will be the work of time. ? Dr. Olenden in, of Fort Lee, N. J., recently began an examination into a number of peculiar cases of sickness among the people of Fort Lee, and found that fresh shad had been eaten by them. Ho subjected it to a thorough dissection, and found in the viscera and muscles of the shad Mimerous parasites which, when placed under a microscope, assumed almost ferocious proportions. This the Doctor believes to have caused the illness of his patients. The fish examined by the Ducto ? had not been out of the water an hour when he began his examination. ?N. Y. h'erald, 24?A uft. SONS OF TEMPERAS CE. rroe?:?>?inf;s of the Quarterly Mooting of the GrnniClMvltilnn. The Grand Division met in the hall of Palmetto Division, Charleston, on Wednesday and was called to order by the Grand Worthy Patriarch. The following committee on Creden? tials was appointed : Representatives Watt, Townsend, Bp.iley, who reported favorably upon credentials of James M. Payne, of Anderson, No. 1; J. W. Moore, of Washington, No. 107, and Basington, of Wateree, No. 9. They were then duly initiated into the Grand Division. On motion, it was ordered that the Grand Division meet at 10 o'clock, morn? ing, 4 o'clock, afternoon, and 8 o'clock, evening, and adjourn at will. The regular order of business was re? sumed, and the G. W. P.'s report was read by himself, which was referred to a committee consisting- of A. B. Towers, W. H. Bailey, Samuel Proctor. The Grand Scribe's report was read and referred to a committee consisting of A. J. Watt, J. W. Moore and J. M. Cotchett. Representative Bailey extended an in? vitation from Palmetto Division to attend a public meeting at the Academy of Music, Thursday night. Several memorials and querries were presented from different divisions. Dis? cussion deferred until night session. Col. B. W. Edwards and BT. Gr?nheim, President and Secretary of the Friends of Temperance, were present, and on motion, they were invited to participate in the meeting. Some very appropriate remarks were made by P. M. W. P. Townsend upou the condition of the order, who was followed by Colonel Edwards, extending fraternal greeting, &c. After remarks from other represen? tatives, the Grand Division adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock p. m. Thtjbsday.?The Grand Division was called to order by G. W. P. Murray. The Grand Conductor reported the following persons in the ante-room for initiation: W. P. T. S. McCarrel and P. W. P. Marjenhoff. of Palmetto Division, No. 4, P. W. P. J. R. Goodall and Bro. Basington, of Wateree, No. 9. They were introduced by the G. C, and duly admitted into the Grand Division. The committee on G. W. P.'s report submitted tbeir report, which was adop? ted with slight amendments. The committee on Grand Scribe's re? port also offered their report, which was unanimously adopted. Several memo? rials and queries from sub-divisions were discussed at length and acted upon. The regular order of business was sus fended to initiate Bro. Albert Prince, of almetto, No. 4, into the Grand Division. Bro. D. M. Bethune, from Lynchwood, No. 11, was introduced as a delegate from that Division. A committee of two was announced in the ante room from the Good Templars. They were introduced tind friendly greet? ings were exchanged. Another commit? tee was also introduced from that order, who stated that they came to hold a con? ference in regard to the blue ribbon movement. A committee from the order was appointed to confer with them on the subject. The committees then re? tired, and a committee of two were ap? pointed to visit the Good Templars and express fraternal greetings. Bro. Townsend offered a resolution that the G. W. P. and G. Scribe make extraordinary exertions to induce a full attendance upon the summer session at Anderson in July, which was unani? mously adopted. The following committee was appoint? ed to visit the Order of Friends of Tem? perance at their annual session on the 1st of May at Swift Creek, Darlington County: B. D. Townsend, A. M. Kenne? dy, W. Z. Leitner, J. W. McCurray, S. M. Richardson, E. B. Murray. Various matters were discussed, after which the following resolution was adop? ted unanimously by a rising vote: Resolved, That the thanks of this grand body be tendered to Palmetto Di? vision, No. 4, for the use of their hall, and especially to the members of that Division who have attended our sessions for their many acts of kindness and friendly-greeting to the delegates. Tbe Grand Division then adjourned to meet at Anderson on the fourth Wednes? day in July next. THE BOSTON DIN NEB PARTY. Southern Congressmen Feted by New Engl?nders. Boston, April 25. The delegation of Southern Congress? men, consisting of Senators Gordon, Morgan and Jones, and Representatives Carlisle, Ellis, Yeates, Whitthorne, Clark, Hooker, Young, Morey and Goode, who were invited to visit the city by the Boston Commercial Club, arrived to-day, and were escorted to the Hotel Brunswick. After breakfastiug, the Southern guests visited the State House, the wife of Senator Gordon and the daughter of Senator Lamar accom? panying. Gov. Ri :e, surrounded by his staff in full uniform, received the party in the executive chamber, each member being separately introduced. After go? ing over the State House, the city hall was visited, where the mayor and several aldermen greeted 1hem in an informal and hearty way. Old South Church and Faneuil Hall were next visited by the Southerners, members of the Commercial Club acting as escort to all these points of interest At 3 o'clock a large number of the party accepted an invitation to dine at the Hotel Brunswick: with the Commer? cial Club at their rej;ulay Saturday gath? ering. Gen. Gordon of Georgia, Senator Morgan of Alabanu., Senator Jones of Florida and Gen. ?3has. E. Hooker of Mississippi were present, together with the majority of the visiting party. The club turned out in full force to do honor to the Southern guests. The Hon. John W. Candler, president of the club, filled the chair. Among the most prominent Bostonians present were ex-Gov. Rice, ex-Gov. Gaston, Mayor Pierce, Collector Beard, and others. Mr. Candler welccmed the guests of the day and expressed the belief that the new era of good feeling between the sec? tions would result in strengthening the common country, and at no distant date in reviving the commercial prosperity of the nation. Senator Gordon made one of-the prin? cipal speeches of the night, but entirely devoid of political tearing. He wel? comed the return of fraternal relations between the North and South, and took a most hopeful view of the national fu? ture. Its resources, he said, were limit? less, and with peace and union the indus? try and trade of the nation could not fail to be built up on a permanent and enduring basis. Gov. Rice, speaking for Massachusetts, extended to the visitors a warm and sin? cere welcome. He spoke eloquently of the advantages which must ensue from these friendly visits, by which men of both sections were brot ght into personal sympathy one with another. Senator Morgan, of A 'abama, followed, and gave utterance to similar sentiments Mayor Pierce, of Boston, echoed the Governor's welcome. Senator Jones of Florida, Mr. Whit? thorne of Tennessee, Collector Beard of Boston, Gen. Hooker of Mississippi, ex Gov. Gaston and Mr. Ellis of Louisiana, followed in the same strain, politics be? ing entirely tabooed. (.Ten. Hooker's speech was one of the most striking and powerful of the even? ing. He spoke of the industrial resour? ces of the South in glowing terms, and alluding to the approach ing emancipation in the west Indien said that when that event came, as it would, the result would be that the great trade from sugar pro? duction would pass largely if not wholly to the South, where the}'bad many years the start in the organization of free In bor. He concluded by predicting a com? mercial future for the whole country of almost inconceivable grandeur, and said that the North ami South would be united as with hook.' of stepl in the common bands of material interests a* well as of fraternal concord and amity. The company did not break up until nearly 11 o'clock. All the members of the club expressed themselves delighted with the liberal views of the Southerners, and the latter appear equally gratified at their reception. Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION. The meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Con? vention of South Carolina convened in Sumter on last Wednesday night, the welcome meeting being held in the Bap? tist Church. The address was delivered by Dr. J. S. Hughson, of Sumter, and was a master streb: of elocution and or? atory. He was followed by J. H. Elliot, of Augusta, Ga., and B. C. Morse, Secre? tary of the International Young Men's Christian Association. On Thursday the first business meeting was called to order in the Baptist Church at 10 a. in. by Vice President John A. Elkins. On motion, a committee on nomina? tions was appointed; also, a temporary business committee. A recess of ten minutes was then taken for social intercourse, when the temporary business committee reported that a three minutes speech be allowed from one del? egate from each association represented. This report was quite interesting, and showed the workings of .he associations had been the means of accomplishing much good. The Committee on Nominations repor? ted the following officers, which was adopted: President?John A. Elkins, Columbia, Vice Presidents?Dr. J. S. Hughnon. Sumter; T. W.Stanland, Charleston; G. F. Tolly, Anderson. Secretary?F. 8. Dibble, ?rangeburg. Executive Committee?A. T. 8myi;he, T. W. Stanland, G. W. Mclver; J. Both well, F. S. Dibble, W. A. Templeton, C. C. Brown, G. F. Tolly, D. McKay, D. L. Boozer'R. C. ^Oliver, W. E. James. The President then appointed the fol? lowing ..tauding committees: Business?F. A. ?chiffler, L. N. 2Iea less, L. C. Moore, J. C. Burgess, E. H. Gasque. Devotional Exercises?H. F. ChrisLz berg, W. M. Graham, J. Wilcox, H. B. Fant, J. H. Fowles. Resolutio i?L. B. Austin, A. M. Boozer, W. H. Evans, C. H. Prince J. L. McLln. The committee on Credentials repotted 57 delegates, besides a number of corres? ponding members present On motion, the privileges of the Con? vention were extended to H. Elliott, of Augusta, Ga., and R. C. Morse, Secret uy of the International Convention. Anderson, Orangeburg, Charleston i.nd Sparlanburg were presented as the next tilace of meeting, and Anderson was se? eded. Greetings were exchanged by talc graph between the Convention of this State and the Convention of Louisiana. Numerous interesting subjects were discussed, and the uttermost harmony and brotherly love prevailed. The farewell meeting was held in ;he Methodist Church on Sunday night, snd very great interest was manifested in he speeches bv the large assembly of citizens who attended it The next annual meeting will be h :ld in Anderson on the fourth Wednesday in April, 1879. _ The Antecedents of Disease. Among the antecedents of disease are lawtattt in the circulation of the blood, an unnaturally at? tenuated condition of the physique, indicating that the life current Is deficient in nutritive properties, a wan, haggard look, inability to digest the food, loss of appetite, sleep and strength, and a sensation of unnatural languor. All these may bo regarded as among the indicia of approaching dis? ease, which fill eventually attack the system luid overwhelm it, if it is not built op and fortified in advance. Invigorate, then, without loss of ttnc, making choke of the greatest vitalizing agent ex? tant, Hosteller's Stomach Bitters, an elixir which has given health and vigor to myriads of the sick and debilitated, which is avouched by physic! ins and analysts to be pare as well as effective, which is immensely popular in this country, and exten? sively used abroad, and which has been for yean past one of the leading medicinal staples of America. NOTICE. Ihereby forewarn all persons from pur? chasing any Cotton or other crops rahed upon my plantation from any other person or persons than myself, without my consent in person or'writiiig. CLARISSA JTJNKIN. April 29, 1878 42 1? VIRGINIA HOUSE No. 41 Main St., Near State House, j COLUMBIA,_- - S. a A. J. DODAMEAD, Proprietor. Terms, $1.50 per day. Satisfaction guur B. A. WILSON, Manager.. May 2,1878_42_ !To Grangers and all Others. IHEREBY give notice that I will Shoe Horses and Holes for One Dollar Cash. 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