The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, February 27, 1879, Image 2
E. B. MTJUBAY, Editor.
THURSDAY HORNING, FEB. 27, 1879.
EPITHETS versus FACTS.
Tito article of tho INTELLIGENCER I
week before lait, in reply to the New?
and Courier'? attack upon tho Anderson
farmers generally and the editor of the
INTELLIGENCER in particular, which
charged BuMerisni and Kearueyism in
broad and indiscriminating terms, has
aroused tho ire of our contemporary, and,
instead of meeting the issues presented
in that article, exhibits an unusual
amount of spleen, substituting epithets
for argument or facts and dodging tho
real pointu of the wholo discussion. It
is, however, not strange that auch a
course is pursued, for it is generally tho
resort .it tho fag end of a controversy of
tho party who feels worsted in the con
troversy. T Neict and Courier begins
its last article by saying :
How far tho Anderson INTELLI
GENCER represents the farmers of An
derson County, it is not for us to say.
T.' c principal occupation of its editor is
office-seeking and office-holding, aud of
course the INTELLIGENCER will say and
do whatever it thinks will bo po^ufar.
If 'ho New? and Courier desires to
know how far tho INTELLIGENCER rep
resents tho farmers of Anderson County,
wo can inform it that this paper ?8 not
the representativo of any particular class
of persons, but seeks to advance tho wel
fare and interest of tho wh'io citizens of
the County without regard to their call
ing. Tho personal rctnirk of our con
temporary that "thc principal occupation
ot tho editor of tho INTELLIGENCER is
office-seeking and office-holding" is con
temptible. It is no crimo in South Car
olina to either seek or hold office, aud, if
it were, it would bo difficult to convict
the editor of this paper of any great
amount of cither form of it. Tho editor
has never held any othor oflico ttiun
member of tho Legislature, and ns to
whether ho has ever been an office-seeker
in tho offensive sense of tho term in
which tho News and Courier uses, it does
not become us to say, but tho people of
this County can judgo for themselves.
It would, however, bo very safo for us to
assert that if this is his principal occupa
tion ho has an abundance of idle time.
Nor has the INTELLIGENCER or its editor
sought to travel in popular paths. The
papo?* has nove, hesitated to talco posi
tion upon publie questions without re
gard to any temporary popularity. In
tho beginning of tho straight-out raovo
rn fl nt. ?TA vr&ra jl^iCSt " ?OUC, but fcC.???~
that it was right wo finally found our
position transferred from the minority to
tho majority side by additiono to the
party whoso views wo advocated along
with others ia tho State. The oditor of
tho INTELLIGENCER advocated tho aboli
tion of the Bond Court in tho Legislature
at a timo when it was boasted that we
would not get fifty votes in favor of it in
tho HOUBC, and tho journals of tho Houso
of Representatives will oho-/ that ho
voted frequently in tho minority in favor
of measures which aro unpopular or op
. posed to thoso which aro popular. Tho
Newt and Courier entirely misconstrues
tho aims and purposes of this paper if it
thinks it ia swayed by any cringing bo
fo ro popular clamor. Vt, expect tho IN
TELLIGENCER to last and its in?uonco to
be retained, therefore neither minorities
nor majorities decido its policy.
Tho News and Courier also sayc : "Our
objection lay to the lp*.rg::age of tho reso
lution? in which the d?termination of
' the farmeu was expressed. We wcro
mistaken, wo are informed, in supposing
that tho editor of the INTELLIGENCER
was one of the 'committeo who reported
tho resolutlouif, .bt$*.by whomsoever
framed or reported, they bear on their
face tho marks hy*which tho work of tho
embryouic or full-grown professional
politician is known." The language is
not Oura directly nor indirectly, and it
presonts simply a matter of taste about
which the Newt and Courier nnd tho
farmers disagree. In the resolutions,
however, tho farmers only expressed
their sentiments. If the New? and Cou
. tier does not Uko them it may rest as
sured that thoso who adopted them will
not care oho particle. Our contemporary
claims to have been mistaken about our
hoing on tho committee,. but we alleg?
that ita course amounted to wilful nnd
delibcrato misrepresentation, for wo un
derstand that it waa informed hy a gen
tleman from Anderson that wo wcro not
ono - of tho controllers of the fertilizer
meeting, and the INTELLIOKNORS. with
a full list of tho committee, roached it
before tho charge that we were upon tho
committee was distinctly made by that
paper. In lt tho remarks we modo upon
invitation in tho meeting wore reported
and donned our position. Tho course,
therefore, of tho paper in misrepresont
; ing facts in order to carry ita point is in
excusable, and wo have used very mild
teran? ic characterizing it.
The New? and Courier renews its at
tack, apon the farmer's meeting, ?nd
again luga the INTELLIGENCER into it os
follows J
'Pk^. .AuilntlAnt rlanAUnrjA tia a "MMA/?>
wrong" what, iu truth, in a private "right,
stigrhstixe as, "monopcJiatt" persona who
aro no moro "monopolists" than the Edi
tor of tho INTELLIGENCER is, having no
special or exclusivo privileges, and de
scribe as a "conspirar;/> the action of a
body of manufacturers who, right >t
wrong, are certainly free to ask ' wha>
they choose for what they have to sell.
Thia is Butlerinm and Kcarneyism in ?
most offensive form. The threat to "root
Auf of ?jri?lenof" fi number of coe: pac i os,
because they have, measured by cotton,
advanced the price of their manufactures
is as rrave an offence against law And
order Bs tho worst threats of tho Sand
Lot Orator und tho Hero of Now Orleans.
, It ia a danger-signal to every person who
. owns a dollar or aft aero, as the reasoning,
or want of reasoning, which excuses thc
repeal of the charter of a - manufacturing
company will, whoa it seems popular,
excuse to^ confiscation of land and the
ire of m.' * ?v The principle is the
:n?,-: Who ca?', donbt, thero'ofo, that
. ^tho ri/ofessiorial politician' is atin? h&t^
k>m ot ibo Fertilizer agitation I
J* Ur. Webster is tb tia b^?^cd, cr.?
? ?-?ftbc definitions ?f a monopoly is W?.'U
Mvo w,;jMnd Or ppsaesiion. Now, if tho
?grumo manufacturero cotabiuod together
io control tie cale of guano undp^n;
i AMuiint by wbish. they commiaied
, thVjr became
ro legitimate
mproper and
them by such combination. Wo do not
object to being put ia company with tho
farmers of thia County, and therefore we
will not enter into any extensive review
of the arrangements already adduced to
sustain the general scopo of tho farmer'a
resolutions. Theeo resolutions, wo re
peat for the third or fourth time, con
demned no company for increasing
prices, but the ground of condemnation
was tho combination to run prices beyond
what waa right and proper Tho pro
priety of the remonstrance of the farmers
has been shown by tho reduction in thc
cotton option price.
Throughout this article tho News and
Courier show? an anxiety to ?trike at the
INTELLIGENCER, and goes on :
The reason that thc New? and Courier
"luggedthc Bond question" into the dis
cussion is that tho languagn of the An
derson Resolutions and of tho speech
es and articles of thc Editor of the
INTELLIGENCER, and those who ?o with
him, are pitched in the samo key. Thc
hebdomadal hints or declarations of the
INTELLIGENCER that "the people" will
never consent to pay tho unrecognized
debt, even if tho Courts declare it to bo
validj are of a picco with the menaces to
the r-ortilizor companies. They aro dif
ferent expressions of tho same feeling.
That feeling is, that the popular will a"
expressed in the INTELLIGENCER or ut
County meetings, is higher than tho law,
and beyond thc Constitution. The IN
TELLIOENCEB heedlessly confesses this in
what it says of tho election of a Chiel
Justice to succeed Judgo Willard. Thc
Editor of thc INTELLIGENCER is a mem
ber of the Legislature, and ho mean? tc
vote, if he havo tho chance, for somo
body who holds "correct view? upon tlx
State dobt question." It is tho desire o
tho iNfELLIOBVCER to pack the Suprenn
Court of this State as the Radicals packe?
tho Supreme Court of the United States
Judges uro to bc elected, not for the!
learning or their integrity, but hecnusi
they hold "correct views ; and the mein
bore of thc Legislature will be doing thei
constituents a great wrong to vote for i
man who," in advance oj'the argument, am
free from the solemn obligation? of his ju
diciat office, "is known to hold tho vies
that it (the debt) must bc paid." Sud
opinions, wo are confident, aro not heh
by the people of Anderson. They knot
tho importance of mautnining the indc
pendonco and defending tho -jlmractor c
tho Supreme Court. They aro aware tho
there is no safety for tho individual who
tho Judge is the creature of a faction an
tho instrument of a mob. In their keor
ing, tho honor of tho Supremo Bench i
salo from reproach.
Tho INTELLIGENCER has never sai
anything to indicate a defianco of th
Courts or of tho Constitution. We ha\
expressed the opinion th*t tho pcopl
will not pny tho fraudulent debt, but til
New? and Courier may content itself i
peace, for tho Courts will bo respecte
by the peoplo, and tho payment avoid?
by strictly legal means. Nothing will I
done, so far us we can foresee, thnt wi
I bo ?>:.taide of tho plain rights of tl
people, and all due respect for the Court
If our views on the debt question corre
pond with tho views of tho farinera ?
tho fertilizer question wo do not regret i
for wo aro stiro tho farmers of tho who
Stato arc united on this subject; and
it la to bo tho means of bringing them
an understanding of the debt probier
the agitation will subserve n double pu
pose. We have novor indicated who v
will vote for to be Chief Justico, but v
aro perfectly willing to bo judged aft
tho election by tho voto which we cr?
Wo do not expect to voto for a man wi
baa declared his viewa to bo in favor
paying tho fraudulent debt, and still 1
intend to vote for tho ablest, purest ai
most suitable person wo can find for tl
position. We do not beliovo that nil
tho ability and purity in South Carolii
ia committed to the prvmont of tho di
puled debt. The News and Courier doi
That ia all tho difference between us.
Then como tho grand finale of t'
splenetic ebullition, and our contemn
rary says :
The charges which the INTBLLIOE
CER, .for tho hundredth timo, mak
against tho Newe and Courier, it is wt
como to repeat in every issuo. What
true is no causo for either shame or i
gret, mid what is false docs us no hu
It should be mentioned, however, th
tho INTELLIGENCER, on this occasic
adda io inc usual eiock in trade soi
novel and peculiar lies of its own.
It is a very easy matter to d; uniss fa<
by a general denial and character!zati
as lies,i,but then, unfortunately ,'for"t
iVtfic*- and Courier, saying this doea i
make it so. The Hew? and Courier d
not publish our article, nnd as it ii
thus characterized lt, wo demand that
publish it in full, nnd point out the pa
which it claims to bo lies ; or, failing,
do this, we pronounce its statements
bo brazen slanders, intcuded to decci
his own readers, and keep from them t
true position of tho INTELLIGENCI
Whenever any charge is made ngaii
us, we publish it that our readers m
seo what is said on both sides. If
havo a proper position, and that chan
ter which wo ought to possess, they et
not injure by being published to t
readers. Tho Neva and Courier has i
done this, aa wo believe, beean?? ir. L-nn
its readers would recognize tho truth
what we have said about it, and at t
same timo think to themselves that "I
half has not been told." We have
ways heard that tho truth hurts, and
effect, in this case, ia by no means 1
looked for. Wo did not desire to g
our interesting contemporary pain, 1
then we were simply dofending oursel
and the people of our county from
gratuitous and unprovoked insults of
New? and (burier. It could not cxr
us to submit quietly forever to its inst
and insinuations. Forbearance 1
ceased to he m virtue, and a raoredecii
defense was rendered necessary to w
off and quiet down, the increasing
verity pf the New? and (burier'? ogg
zions. Wc h wo tries! to he aa mile
circumstances would permit, but b
sides will bo heard from hereafter wh
ever there is any necessity, and we \
fight it out on this line If it takes
summer to accomplish the task.
MORE REVENUE ARRESTS.-Sinca
last issue the following additional arr
have been made by Revenue officials,
brought before Coomisaloner Thon
for a preliminary hearing: S. J. Ad
and two of his eons, Daniel B. and fl
ucl. Thero wo s no proof against
father, and for want of sufficient
dence, Samuel was discharged. Da
was bound over in bend for his app
ance at the August term of tho Un
Buttes Court at Greenville. T.na>
Quincy aud Henry Maw, tines brotl
ha* is also been bound over to the Ati|
term .of Court? These partie* T
all charged with having someUiing t?
Kith blockade wb-iskey.-i^irni Sent
Mr. A. 0. Terry, a Chicago manufac
turer, who carno down to Columbia a few
week? ago to prospect on thc propriety of
! establishing manufactories, has decided
to locate a large factory for ?he uinntifac
turo of cotton aud woolen h JCS suitable
for thc Southern market. 'Clio necessary
papers have been drawn, und the con
struction of the building viii soon bc
commenced. The machine."? V> I\? -used
are principally operated by hand, and
will be located within tho walli of the
South Carolina penitentiary, and worked
by one hundred convicts who have leen
hired for that purpose. We are glad to
welcome Mr. Terry to South Carolina as
tho pioneer of the immigration move
men! which is likely to flow rapidly into
our State for the next two years. .Mr.
Terry was in South Carolina at the time
the fertilizer discussion was at its height,
but hos too much sense to be frightened
oh" by the pretended dangers to manu
facturera which the Newt and Courier Uta
been so industriously circulating through
out tho country. Mr. Terry will make a
practical experiment in'manufacturing at
the South, and if successful will do much
to induce thc location of factOlicfl at Co
lumbia, and thereby assist in tho develop
ment of the great canal, from the com
pletion of which Mich grand results will
be reaped hy Columbia.
Our correspondent, "T. ll. It.,'' thinks
the Legislature made a mlstako in re
ducing the pay of Trial Justices in this
County, und gives very good reasons for
his position, if it were not 'hat the num
ber of Trial Justices has been increased,
ami hence a Trial Justice ought not to
receive as much compensation foi attend
ing to the criminal business of one town
ship ns for two or three. A portion ol
tho delegation favored increasing the
number of Trial Justices, while another
portion was unwilling to increase thc
expense to thc County, arid hence the re
duction was effected. As to thc pro
priety of increasing tho number of thes<
officers there may bo some difference ol
opinion, but there will be very few whr
would contend for thc Increase of thc
salaries to the amount which was former
ly paid each oliiccr when he had doubh
thc amount of criminal business whirl
ho now has. Tho fees of Trial Justice!
in civil cases are not affected hy the nevi
law. They are allowed a salary forerun
inal business, and get their perquisite*
besides in civil .-ases. The best ovidenct
that the present compensation is suffi
cicnt is found in thc fact that there ha:
been a vumber of competent and suitabh
applicants in each township. Thc corn
pensation is small, but then thc servia
should be restored to its position of bono
which made the best men in the countr
willi ... to servo in the capacity of Magis
trate fore tho war.
There has been a great deal of inter?s
folt by politicians recently as to the re
suit of tho census of tho United State
which is to bc taken in 1X80, in view o
tho fact that future representation ii
Congress will bo basod upon it, am
therefore, to a largo extent, it will affee
the electoral college for President am
Vice P. caidcu t. Tho Philadclphi
Tirnce, ono of the ablest 'and most sagu
ciou* journals of tho day, figures th
probable result for members of Congres
out as follows : "Eleven States-Cole
rado, Connecticut, Delaware, Eloridi
Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, New Hame
shire, Uhode island, South Carolina an
Vermont-get no incrense. The largci
relative increase appears in Kansa
whoso delegation will be increased t
seven, it being three; California ii
creases from four to seven, and Tex?
adds four to tho six already given he
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mandam
Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey
Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia am1. Wei
Virginia gain ono each ; Arkansas an
Nebraska gain two each ; Indiana an
Minnesota will havo each three add
tiousl ; Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Mis
souri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wiscoi
sin get au increase of four each, whit
New York's delegation is augmented b
five. Itv gftngrapbirnl divisioUS, tb
New England States gaiu'?ne mombo
thc Middle States ten, tho Wester
thirty-two, tho Southern nineteen an
tho Pacific States four, or an aggregal
of forty-seven to thc North and ninctec
to tho South." Whilo this is so, th
Democratic States gain thirty-one, tl:
Republican Otates twenty-seven, and tl;
State of California, equally divided i
present, not yet decided upon which sid
to bo placed. Tho nev/ apportionmei
will not seriously affect tho standing (
political parties, and, if any chango
made, it is likely to benefit thc Denn
c-ats. Tho country eau survive lt at an
rato._
A correspondent of tho Newt and Co\
rier from Barnwell makes a center sin
at what ho well terms a growing evi
Wo do not know tho name of this corre
pondent, nor tho particular evil of whic
he complains, but wo do know that h
remarks are worthy of consideration nr
adoption. The public sentiment i
South Carolina should bo brought
bear to securo a retirement of favoritis
from tho control of our State The co
respondent says :
I have como to thc conclusion that tl
old maxim Vox l'opuli, Vox Dei is all
Ho. I have arrived at this conclusk
from those facts. If it was true, then
would always prevail. Secondly, if
was true, then it would assuredly bo f
the beat. Apply these tests, and it fai
most signally. In the first place it do
not prevail. We are painfully convino
of this when we know thai there aro a
Kintees in office in our county that ha'
ou placed there against the popul
voice^ of thoso most interested, and tl
appointing and confirming power knew
to be so when it was done. Our rcpr
tentatives found cut thc desire of tl
fleonie and made nominations accordin
y, but some "power behind tho thron
intervenes, and "somebody's darlinj
iiteps in, too often to tho great dctrimc
of tho general good. I th?rik, I k.u>
that it is high timo in Sotuh Carolin
where wo cry so much for civil servi
reform, that some other qualification thi
favoritism should be required when i
office is to bo filled, cither hy appoiii
ment or election. Thia thing of nilli
important offices with men who are i
together incompetent to discharge ?!
duties required cf them, simply be eau
thoy need help or have done somothii
in some other line that entitled them
thc -eil-wishes of their fcllow-citizens,
a growing pttblio evil. It ia turning t
Government into a vast eloemoayna
asylum, and will inevitably bring it
Srief. A ? man may be able to shoe
orso capitally, but that is no ev'den
i?iul bo wlli excei as a portrait paint
Let favoritism stand back, '..nd fill t
publie offices with .men voo can wo
them successfully and to tho beat adva
tage for tho public, and our Bute w
begin to prosper. ,
It seems that Gov. Chamberlain used
a cipher in telegraphing during thc last
Presidential election, and, from tho sam
ples published in the New York Tribune,
we have no doubt some of them were
very interesting, if they could he gotten
at. The following are tho samples pub
lished after translation :
To th? Hon. JOHN PATTERSON, Wash
ington, I). O. :
Situation alarming. Hayes' vote will
be lost unless help comes within twenty
four hours. Have Mackey sustained.
Nothing else will save us. Sec Patter?
son's dispatches.
[2.]
What docs Taft's dispatch mean? We
cannot stand<t. Answer quick.
Dispatch received. Hurry up things.
Our friends arc anxious and some weak.
Huger is timid.
1-1-1
Thanks. Hurry up. All right.
(-?.I
Unger ls playing the fool. Seo dis
patch to Don, Have orders sent to
night. We are doing all we can.
The Augusta Chronicle and Coiwtitu
tumalint speaks thus of an important en
terprise in which a portion of the readers
of the iNTELLIOKNt KR have a deep in
terest, and which is an undertaking that,
if carried out, will alford grcut and in
numerable advautaB..'S to thc whole
State :
A railroad is now in process of build
ing froir. this city to Greenwood, S. G.,
a point on thc Greenville and Columbia
Kailroid, and a - barter was obtained at
tho 1 .st sesMt n of the South Carolina
legislature for ii section of this nen road,
km wu ns the Helton, Williamston and
\l ?ley Railroad. Thia road is projected
as anwthcr line designed to cross the
l?lue Ridge mountains from South Car
olina into Western North Carolina and
Bast Tennessee. It will cross tho At
lanta and Charlotte Air Line at Bosley,
one of thu most beautiful and healthy
locations on the Air Line. Easley is
said to have an altitude second only to
Mount Airy. Georgia, of the many Air
Line towns between Charlotte and At
lanta. This new road, as just surveyed,
will run around the eastern spur of the
Table Kock, fifteen miles north of Eas
ley, and thence up the valley of Saluda
river, not far from Casar's Head moun
tain, thence across thc Hluo Ridge,
through Estatoe gap, to tho head of nav
igation on French Broad river. Ii, will
connect the great grain mid stock-pro
ducing sections of Kentucky, Tennessee,
tho Carolinas and Georgia with tho At
lantic seaboard and cotton belts of the
South. _
Thc Augusta Chronicle and Conti itu
tionalitl, speaks of tho reasons which
resulted in tho defeat of Col. Thompson,
the gifted and patriotic editor of thc
Savannah Netos, for representative in
Congress to fill thc unexpired term occa
sioned by thc death of Hon. Julian Ilar
tridge. Tho reasons assigned by the
Const Hui ionaiisi are no doubt coircct, for
the editor who dares stand up in tho de
fence of right for a series of years is
sure, ii ho be any account, to make hun
dreds of enemies, who have at some time
wished to pursue a course which it be
came his duty to attack. OM Georgia
contemporary says :
"Perhaps the fact that he had been
the editor of a leading journal for so long
a time had a good deal to do with Col.
Thompson's defeat. Journalists are com
pelled to express their opinions in print,
and it is safe to say no other class of men
make so many enemies. Others give
their views in private conversation and
to a limited audience. The journalist
speaks to the world about him, nnd no
ono over forgives nu affront or injury in
print. The newspaper editor is forced to
deal with all tho questions that present
themselves, and in ?very case ho antago
nizes Home interest or olfcnds some indi
vidual. Often uo arouses enmity where
ho hud no intention to do so, and a little
paragraph written from tho best of mo
tives will hit some ono and rankle in his
breast for a life-time. It is prinoipnlly
because of these things thnt so few jour
nalists have been successful politicians.
It is true that there are now m high po
sitions many men who were once journal
ists, ?nit it is equally true that nearly all
of them ceased lo ho editora before they
i attained distinction in politics."
i Tho Savannah News says :
Tho opposition of the farmers and
planters of this State to the advanced
price demanded 1 ~ the dealers lu
fertilizers appears io be on the increase,
and they ?oern determined not to pay tho
amount asked. A letter from u weii
known fertilizer manufacturer has been
shown us, which solves thc whole ques
tion.
It says: "We are offering a high grade
fertilizer hero (the place olmanu factur?)
at eighteen dollars per ton cash, but your
planters prefer to pay double that price
on the ruinous pian of buying on time
for cotton.
Tho cash system is the ono by which
our farinera c?n eave money, ana wo Bea
no reason, therefore, why they can not
mako arrangement'! to avail themselves
of tho advantages which aro here afford
ed them.
If tho Naas will givo tho name of this
manufacturer, and he will do a little ad?
vertising that tho peoplo may know where
to find a high grade fertilizer at eighteen
dollars por ton, there will be no moro
trouble about the guano problem, but
Ibero can hardly be anything in tho state
ment ot this manufacturer. Fertilizers
aro sold hero for forty dollars per ton
cash, and tho manufacturers assert that
they could not sell even at thirty dollars.
Wo would bo obliged if tho Neus can
put ua On track of the manufacturer re
ferred to, that wo may be ablo to inform
oi" planters where they eau save over
ovor fifty per cent, in tho purchase of
their mnniirPA Wi? hnnrovor^ acrrnn
with the manufacturer that tho cotton
option plan of buying fertilizers is inju
rious to the farmer, for it places his first
cotton nt tho disposal of the .nanofactu
rer, and requires a largo mnrgin for tho
decline of cotton without any chance of
tho farmer reaping a benefit from the
advance, unless it reaches fifteen cents
per pound. In our opinion, it would
pay tho farmers to borrow money from
tho Bank to pay cash for their guanos,
oven at forty dollars per ton, if the cot
ton option price is fixed at forty dollars.
A simple calculation will show this to bo
tho pose if cotton should go over nine
cents per pound, wnich it is suro to do
at some time before tho first of January.
For instance, say the money is used from
April 1st to January 1st-nino months
the internat would be $9.70, making the
ton of fertilizer cost $43.70] but tho
price of a 600 pound hale of cotton at 9
cents would bc $4-5.00, while if it should
go to ton cents, aa it frequently does, the
price would be $50.00, se that the farmer
could save from ene to six dollars per
ton on his guano by this course. Or, by j
shortening tho period of the loau to six !
months hy paying for the fertilizer the
first day of May and paying bi* notes on
the first of November, the interest would
only be $2.50, no that his profits would h.?
from $2.50 to *7.60 per ton. Then,
again, by ten or twenty neighbors com
bining they oula* doubtless secure better
to rm s for a large amount of fertilizer
than is given to the single purchaser; so
that by proper management we havo no
<1< ubi our fanners who are ablo to do so
could save from live to ten dollars per
ton by paying cash fer their fertilizers,
cveu if they have to borrow tho money
from bank. We threw out this sugges
tion and calculation that any who feel
inclined to do so may consider it and act
as their judgment di -tates.
--- A.duranaBM
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
Grund lUtpIity In Clusrleston lu Honor of
till' lin.
Special Ditjwicli to (lu: Columbia ReyUtcr.
CHARLESTON, H. C., Feb. 22, 1879. |
Washington's birthday has never been
celebrated in this city with more genuine !
satisfaction than to-day. Greater eclat
there may have been, larder assemblies
from outside tho city, more grandeur
and magnificence in display, but to-day
every one seems happy ami 'iitentcd,
and thc best of order prevailew hrotlgh
out. The exerei.-es begun with tho in
spection and review of thc military bri
gade. Thc local troops passed musteren
the Citadel Square, and were afterwards
reviewed by General Rutledgo with au
imposing stair, accompanied by Colonel
Hill, Assistant Adjutant ' .neral of Mas
sachusetts. A national salute was tired
on South Battery by the Washington
Artillery in honor of the day, when the
military display ended.
At 1 o'clock thc Academy of Music
was filled to overflowing. The proceed
ings were opened with prayer by Rev.
Ellison Capers, of Greenville, when the
orator of thc day was introduced by
Capt. Courtenay, of thc Washington
Light Infantry, under whose auspices
the celebration was held. Major Thomp
son entertained tho immense audience
one hour, gaining the strictest attention
and frequent applause, lie began with
a plea for higher education by govern
ment authority and patronage, and cited
examples in history to show that success
ful colleges and universities were en
dowed and supported by governn nts.
Ile then passed on to thc consideration
of the subject asiigncd him-"Tho Cita
del Academy"-briefly rehearsing its
origin, progress and career, pointing out
the practical results achieved by its ex
isteuce, and paying a warm tributo to
Tow and Jenkins arning its dead gradu
ates. Ho concluded with an eloquent
appeal to Charleston and the State for
tho restoration of the academy, and
awoke thc utmost enthusiasm by a grace
ful compliment tu the l?dicb-uf Charles
ton and South Carolina.
It is agreed by all that Major Thomp
son made a most happy effort, and has
won more new laurels ns an advocate of
ct'' cation.
Ger.etal Johnson Hagood; in behalf of
the Centennial Battalion of New York,
Massachusetts, South Carolina and Geor
gia, presented an elegant gold medal to
Dr. T. Grange Simons, for his philan
thropic services rendered during tho
pestilence at Fernandina in 1877 and
Memphis in 1S7S.
Governor Simpson was'then called out
and made a brief responso and received
enthusiastic applause.
Benediction closed tho exercises.
To-night banquets and receptions are
In order.
IJittitiuetrt nt tho Chnrlc.tan Hot ol and Ma
sonic II.Lil.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 22.-The Sumter
Guards gave a banquet this evening in
honor of the Greenville Guards. It was
an elegant affair, gotten up in the best
stylo, at tho Charleston ITotol. A flor an
address of welcome by Captain W. M.
Bruns, of thc Sumtor Guards, toasts were
responded to as follows ; "Tho Green
ville Guards," by Captain Norwood;
"South Carolina," by Colonel Simonton ;
"Wade Hampton," by Colonel McCrndy ;
"Tho Mountain Section," by Rev. Elli- ?
son Capers ; "Thc Citizen Soldiery of the '
Sijir/?^-" by General Rutledge ; "Thc Citi
zen Soldiery of Massachusetts," by Colo
nel Herbet Hill, of Boston.
Tho Washington Light Infantry had a
grand reception at the armory in honor
of tho Citadel graduates. "Tho Day we
Celebrate" called out Colonel J. P.
Thomas ; "South Carolina" brought an
eloquent responso from Governor Simp
son, who made u touching allusion to his
distinguished predecessor. Judge Hud
son responded for tho judiciary, and sev
eral other regular toasts, including ono
to the orator of tho day, wero received
with cheers and suitably honored.
These entertainments fittingly close a
day of real pleasure to all the partici
pants. Charleston has sustained her an
cient reputation for hospitality to her
guests from every quarter. VIATOR.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gleanings from our Stat? Kxchnnaes.
Abbevillo Pr?t? and Banner : Mr. Jas.
H. Cobb, an old and respected ex-sherilT
of the county, died on the 5th inst.
Mrs. Haske'i, of this county, mother of
Associate ?justice Haskell, was bitten
several days ago by a mad cat. The cat
was lying on tho floor in front of tho fire,
and, without any previous evidences of
madness, flew at the lady, and it was only
with assistance that abe was ablo to re
move it. Finally it was removed and
thrown into the yard, when it was very
violent. It is hoped that Mrs. Haskell
may experionce no bad effects from the
attack of the cat.By recent action of
tho railroad authorities, freights from the
West to this placo have been greatly in
cl cased-from 50 to SOO per cent. Flour
nsed to cost $1.16 per Darrel for trans
Eortatio-.i, now costs f 1.55. Tho rise has
een entirely on the Western Roads.
The Greenville and Columbia Railroad
ha? not raised its prices.
Abbevillo Medium: All tho instru
ments and music and furniture of tho
Abbeville Silver Cornet Band wero sold
last week to the Duo West Band for two
hundred dollars lu cash, and so ended
tho career of the "best band in tho
State.".Melviu White, a kind of half
witted negro boy at this place, walked
down to Columbia a week or two ago to
see Governor Hampton and then walked
back..The first snow of the winter fell
in these parts on Sunday morning in very
light and dslicato flakes, nnd WAS follow
ed by a stiff freexo, all the trees and
shrubbery hoing covered with an Icy
mantle. Tba fruit trees and carly vege
ta* ion will havo to take a new starL
-- The Washington Republican is re
sponsible for the statement that Repub
lican leaders fifteen years ago favored tho
pensioning of Confederate cripples, and
General Grant heartily approved tho
plan. Tho Republican wishes to "whoop
op" the solid South for Grant. May we
not ask our .Washington con temporary j
"What are you giving u?t"~-Auyuila
Phrenic fe.
THE FIGHT IN WASHINGTON.
l>\ rijilliio and Detaniilnatlnn of the Ilein
(icntti and Kag? oi tito Radicals in ttie
Matter of tho Political Amendments to
tho Civil AitproprlaUoti Hill.
Cvrrffiptrudtiiee vf thc iVrtri amt Courier.
WASHINGTON, February 20.
In the House yesterday the anticipated
fight between tho two parties ove? thu
amendment* proposed by the Democratic
caucus commenced. Tho Democrats
looked in better condition and discipline
than on any occasion during the session,
and yet seemed to have no special leader.
On the other hand the Republicans np
?eared to lack spirit, and their leader,
?ugene l?ale, did not show his usual
defiance. The find amendment consider
ed was that of Herbert, of Alabama, em
bracing a repeal of the juror's test oath,
and Mr. Thurman's plan for reorganizing
Ibo Federal jury system so ua to givo
Democrats an equal ahow with Republi
cans. On this Conger displayed his usu
al bitterness, and u.ged that Section 821
be retained in order to make whri he de
nominated treason odious and keep trai
tors in a condition of restraint. During
the delivery of his provoking remark? the
Democrats kept their temper, and gener
ally acted like troops ordered not to fire
even though the enemy be in sight.
Judge Flam, of Louisiana, however,
calmly told him there could be no recon
ciliation while this section remained up
on thc statute books, aud Messrs. Ellis, of
Louisiana, and Manning, of Mississippi,
called the attention of thu House to tue
fact that while the test oath is required
of jurors, there aro a number of l.nited
States judges in the South who cannot
take that oath because they served in the
Confederate army. The speech of the
debate on this amendment, however, was
that of
JUDGE KELLEY, OE PHILADELPHIA,
who, as a Republican, declared that it is
a disgrace to the country thal this section
remains unrepeated. It protects nobody
.1 his rights, and is, he said, an anomaly
iii legislation. He wanted to know why a
test oath should be required of a jun"
when wc permit a man to be President
or a member of Congress who cannot
take it, and actually now have a most
respectable postmaster-general wdio waa
in the Confederate army. Judge Kelley
was loudly applauded bv the Democrats
and the galleries,, ami seemed pleased
at tho compliment.
Mr. Blackburn, who was in tho chair,
having overruled the point of order rais
ed by Mr. Hale, the amendment was
adopted, and Conger's proposition voted
down. The proceedings so far were com
paratively tame, but they became live
lier when the next amendment abolish
ing supervisors of election and deputy
marshals came up.
LITTLE ECO EXE MAKES A HOLD THREAT.
Mr. Hale raised the same point of or
der, but said he did it with no hope of
success after what had occurred, because
the Democrats were carrying out the
mandates of a caucus, which reminded
him of the committee of safety of the
French revolution that assumed to dis
pose of matters, even involving life and
death. He gave notice, however, that
the Republicans intend to fight thin
amendment io ino biner end, and thai
he, their leader, meant to exhaust every
parliamentary device which ten years of
experience had given him to prevent its
passage. Tho Democrats keep perfectly
cool in spito of thi'; announcement ; but
Mr. Atkins, the chairman of the appro
priation committee, this morning tleclar
that he would permit no bill to pass until
the legislative bill is disposed of.
FERNANDO WOOD THROWS BOMBSHELLS
INTO TUE REPUBLICAN CAMP.
Mr. Wood very quietly called the at
tention of the House to the fact that in
1875 Mr. Garfield waa chairman of thc
comma'oo on appropriations, and Eugcno
Hale next in command, and that they re
ported an appropriation bill with'amend
ments infinitely less'germnno than those
now objected to. Among these wero sec
tions providing for tho sale of the Phila
delphia navy yard, authorizing the secre
tary of tho treasury to Boll bonds for the
benefit of thc sinking fund, regulating
the election of members of Congress, &c.
Mr. Rlackburn ruled the point of order
as to the second amendment also not well
taken, and Mr. Southard, of Ohio, showed
that these supervisors of election and
deputy marshals aro
AGENTS OF TUE REPUBLICAN VA HTY,
who are paid out of the treasury to bull
doze and intimidate honest votera. They
cost $200,000 at every election, and were
created by tho Republican party during
a reign of tarror, by meana of legislation
engrafted upon an appropriation bill. Mr.
Southard spoke from a Northern stand-'
point, using strong and plain English to
c :p03o the enormity of the_ election laws
it was ?o?ghi io repeal, ne replied most
I nointedlv to tho rem ark nf Mr. Hale, I
j who iiad said thnt a uemocrnlie Senator
had pronounced this movement irreguar
and revolutionary. A number of Demo
crats and Republicans continued the de
bate without any great excitement, until
Gen. Garfield charged that Mr. Black
burn had been put in the chair by a
Democratic caucus and his rulings wcro
in obedienco to their directions. This
raised the ire of the gallant Kentuckian,
and he nent on tho floor and had tho
official report of the offensive remarks
read. Ho then asked tho member from
Ohio if he stood to tho report as read.
Mr. Garfield disclaimed anything offen
sive, whereupon Mr. Blackburn denied
that any member of the caucus had ever
approached bira in regard to what his
I rulings would bo.
DEMOCRATS TELEGRAPHED FOR.
Tho House adjourned last evening
without reaching a vote, and tho report
was that the Republicans intended to
day to refuse to vote so as to prevent a
quorum. Tho Democrats, to no readv
mr auch an emergency, telegraphed for
absentees. There was a rumor awhile
ago that the Republicans wero lesa defiant
than yesterday afternoon, and would not
resort to the extremest measures. Noth
; ing, howover, in the movements of Halo
anti tho other leaders so far indicates that
this is well founded.
TWO 80CTH CAROLINA MEMBERS.
Mr. Aiken mado another capital speech
on au amendment offered by Eugene
Hale, which aumin? other thiner* prohib
ited the use of tissue ballots,' and his
d?fonce of his State and section was in
keeping with the admirable speech he
delivered tho other day.
Kaincy got the floor and spoke from a
scat near Halo and Garfield, nod n\g
remarks were inspired by bia proximity
to these adroit managers. Hie attempt
at a reply to Mr. Aiken, in which he
declared that South Carolina ia Republi
can, was applauded by bis party breth
ren.
There are Democratic members of tho
House who say that the House will pass
both amendments, and that tho Senate
will reject the second. Then that a com
mittee of conference will be ordered, and
that in the end the House will recedo
from its demand in regard to tho aboli
tion f supervisors of election and depu
ty marshals.
- The government has found it prof-,
it able to circulate paper money. The
estimate is mado that fully $12,00X1,000 of
tho fractional currency issued hos been
destroyed, lost or will not be returned
for r?demption in specio. When the is
suo of fractional currency ceased Ibero
was out $45,000,000. There is outstand
ing now only about $16,000,000. It is
thought that not m.-re than $4,000,000
of tins amount will come In. ta fact it
comos in slowly, and only in small quan
tities. The people havo been ihn suffer
ers in one way, though tho loss to them
has been -imperceptible, but they have
gained fn another. Tho estimated $12,;
000,000.is so much saved of the public
debt.
LAST OF TUE SEMINOLES.-John, un
Indian man, was killed here on lust Sat
urday by Henry Emery, a uegro youth.
John was a good-humored, harmless fel
low, aud for years bsd bceu spending the*
winter months in this county. His?camp
for this season is on Dr. Porter's farm,
and he came in on thc day of his dec th,
leaving his squaw at camp. In a drunk
en dance he trod upon the toe of Henry
E., who threatened to stab him if he did
it again-a threat he summarily executed
upon a repetition of the offence, plun
ging s knife into his breast several times.
The poor red man refused Ui have his
wounds attended to, started back to . in
camp, end was found dead next mor
ning just out of the corporate limits, and
it is said he could have been traced from
white he was found by the blood. The
negro was jailed without benefit of bail.
-Gainesville. ( Ga. ) Jtisjiatch.
- The New York Herald .published a
lengthy letter from Brazil giving fright
ful pictures of drought, famine and pes
tilence raging iu the northern portion of
that country for moro than a year past.
It is said to be tho grer.cst calamity in
twe hundred years. Half a million peo
ple have been swept away by starvation
and disease. *Jmall-pox and black
plague has carried off their victims ii
appalling hunbers, and thousands of
bodies uro rottcning in open trenches.
At Lagos Punda thousands of other
corpses have been torn and devoured by
wild animals. Tho starving peasant*.
ate their own offspring. lu some places,
including the city of Ceres, tho country
has been depopulated. There have been
terrible struggles for lifo by children
abandoned and young souls sold for bread.
Tu iusands of living skeletons were to be
8' n. Government aid has been tardy.
"?BANGE BBPAE?MKNV. i?
Under the Supervision of the Executive
Committee of romona Grande.
At a call meeting of Plat Kock Grange,
February 1, 1879, tho following officers
were elected and installed by J. W. Nor
"I_ ko serve the present year : Dr. R. E.
Thompson, W. M.; H. H. Acker, O.j
. S. Duncan, L. ; J. S. Carwile, S. ; J.
B. Armstrong, A. S. ; Grief Tate, Chap. ;
J. H. Jones, Treas. ; 8. P. Tato, Sec. ; J.
C. Ilaynie, G. K. ; Mrs. Jane Carwile,
Ceres ; Mrs. T. E. Hall, Pomona ; Mrs.
E. A. Glenn, Flora; Mrs. A. L. Norris,
L. A. S. The regular meetings of this
Grange are held on Saturday before tho
third Sunday in each month nt 2 o'clock
p. m.
Important to tho Grange.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE, STATE GRANGE,
POMARIA, NEWRERRY CO.,
February, 13, 1879.
Secretaries of Pomona Granges and
also of subordinate Granges, where there
is no Pomona Grange, will please send
to tho undersigned as early as possible
tho name and postofficc address of mas
ter and secretary of each subordinate
Grange in the State.
At the close of each week I propose to !
furnish a list of the Granges making re
turns and tho amounts remitted, that tho
Order may be advised as to the returns
sent in. For instance :
Edge?eld Pomona, No. 1, return :
February 12, Spring Creek, No. 202,
third and fourth quarters 1S78, $3.48;
February 12, Oakland, No. 257, fourth
quarter 1878, $2.10 Total $5.58.
Oakland owes report for third quarter
1877.
Statement of status of Pomona
Granges, answers to all inquiries from
Pomona and subordinate Granges will
be made through the Grange column of
the New? and Courier.
Taos. W. HOLLOWAY, Secretary.
Sugar and Molasses.
TUST received, a fine arMclo of New Or
tf lsans 8ugar and Molas?es, for sale low
by_A. B. TOWERS A CO.
Potatoes and Fresh Garden
Seeds.
EARLY Roso and Goodrich Potatoes,
D. M. Ferry ct Co. and Landrcth'a
fresh and genuino garden sueds for sale tty
_A. B. TOWERS JJ CO.
REDUCTION m m
BOTTOM XNC
Grcitt Bargains offered to mi
A SPLENDID lot of BLACK ALPAC
xl. pienso call and examine for themselves
duced prices. KENTUCKY JEANS from 12
150. up.
BACON, FLOUR, SU
At thc very Lowest Pri
A General Line of
At pricea to suit tho str
PLOWS, HOES, FORKS, S1I0VEL8, a
lowest prices.
P. H-All indebted to thc old firm of WU
their Accounts, either by Cash or Note, as the
Feb 27, 1870
AG ENC!
Eagle Ammoniate(
Eagle Acid Phospl
Star Brand Comp!
N.D.Sullivan's Oh
Avery's Plows and
BUILDERS, HUIES All
rs and of a
Horse nra tl Ufr? ?o Sit?os,
STAPLE DR
BOOTS and SHOES,
GROOI
Feb 20,1879_
STOP AIN3?
CHINA, CHINA, CHINA,
STONEWARE, ST0
GLASSWA?
? New Store! New Goo*
lion Stan? Granite Tea Sets only 60 cz
Iron Stone Granite Plates only 50c
English Tea Sets ouly 25c. pei
Star Glass Tumbler only :
Room Sets only $6.50
OTHER GOODS PROFORTIt
A Special Business t Full Stock
Arti! thc, Chen]
The undersigned having opened a Store
keep all stylos of Glass, China, Ear ?i ern wu
naturo, respectfully invites the people of A
upon him in the BENSON HOU3E, nei
Store, and examine and price his goods for
need long felt in Anderson, ana the pro|
patronise ulm.
Feb 20,1879 3?
DISSOLUTION.
THE finn of Wihon & Rood lias this day
been dissolved by mutual consent.
Thc Neica and Accounts due Wilson &
Heed will bc left in the bauds of R?vd .t
Herrick for collection.
JAM EH WILSON,
J. TINK HEED.
Feb. 20. 1879.
Now IT?i-ra.
The undersigned have thin day formed a
copartnership under tho firm "name and
styl? of HEED A HERRICK fol thc pur
pose of carrying on il Genend Merchandise
Businoss ut tho old stand of Wilson <fc
I teed.
J. PINK REED.
H. O. HERRICK.
Keb 27, 1879 83 3
?OIEWEIWZUS
AND
Clover, Hine Urmnn,
Herdt* Grass, Orchard C?raMrt,
Lueeruo and Chaffes.
AliiO,.
GARDEN SEED,
Wholesale and Rotail.
ALSO,
A full lino of DRUGS, MEDIOIN1CS,
CHEM WA IA, PAINTS, OILS, LAU PS.
and DRUGGISTS' S UND lt I EB, for ?ole
cheap for cash by
WILHITK A WILLIAMS.
Feb fl, 1879__30_
HEADQUARTERS
ron
GARDEN SEEDS.
CHEMICALS
VOR
Home-Made Fertilizers
ANY one wanting to uso this .must hand
In their order? by tho 10th of February.
Call on
SIMPSON, REID & CO.
Feb 0, 1879 ? 30 ly
J. B, COTHRAN, f IL G. BGUDDAY,
Abbeville, 8. Ol I Andorson. 8. C
COTHRAN & SCUDDAY,
Attorney? at Law,
/f.XlsEKSOX, S. C.,
WILE practice in all tho Couria of thia
State, ami in the U. 8. Courts.
OFFICR-Northwest Cornor henson House
Rodding.
Jan 10, 1879_37_ly
HOMESTEAD NOTICE.
Mrs. Johan Elrod, widow of 8. L. W.
Elrod, having applied to me for the benefit
of thc Homestead in thc Real and Personal
Estate, of tho said S. L. W. Elrod, dee'd.
All persons interested will take notico that
her application will be heard on the 4th
day of March next, at 10 o'clock a. m., a?
my ollice.
W. W. HUMPHREYS,
Judge of Probate.
Jan 30, 1879_29_6__
TT'XECUTOR'S NOTICE.
JLU All persons having demands against
thc Estate of Rev. Jacob'Bnrriss, deceased,
nm notified to ore-sent them, properly at
tested, and all pe'rsons indebted"nre'also no
tified to ranke payment at once to tho un
dersigned.
WILLIAM BURRISS, Executor.
Feb 20, 1879 _82_g
__New Advertisements.
FOR fl DOLLARS CASH
Wo will Insert asoven-Hno advertisement 6nc week
in a Hst ef 20'J weekly newspapers, or four lines In
u different list of S3* papers, or t?r lines two weeks
in a choice of cither of four (separate and dUtlnct
Hals containing from 70 to 100 papers each, or four
lines ono week in all four of tho small lists, or ono
lino ono week in all six lints romblnud, bsing moro
than 1000 papers. Wc also have lists of papers by
States throughout the 1'nltcd States and Canada,
fieud 10 crnts Tot Jur 100 pago pamphlet. Address
U. P. ROWFol A CO., Newspaper Advsrlislug
liurcnu, 10 S| ruco St., New York.
I*. S.-If you will send us tho names of a half
dozen high-priced papers In which you would ai
vertlno JUST NOW, if a satisfactory inducement
ls made, we will submit a proposition, by roturu
mall, winch wc think will please you. Money lav
ed ii money earned. Send a copy nf tho advertise
ment you will uso and state in what paper vou saw
this._
(bf*/ A PAY to Agents sanvassing for the FIRB
3># SIDE VISITOR. Terms and Ontnt Krea.
Address I'. O. VICKERY, Augusta, Main?,
C/\ Snowflake, Motto, no 2 alike, or 25 elo
911 gant (.'bromo Curds, 10c. Nassau Card Co.,
Nassau, N. Y._
?i SrS a Mmim andezpcnscsguaranteed toogenta.
11 ? ?Outflt free." ?'SHAW A Co.. Augusta, Mnlno.
EIGHT NOWHERE.
>GKED OUT !
ako roora for a Now Stockv
AS below cost for cash. The Ladies will
. A nice lot of DcLAINES at greatly rc
cup. HATS from 33c. up. SHOOS from
GAR A. 2ND COFFEE
ces for Cash. Also, n
Fariiily Groceries,
ingency of the times.
nd other Farming Implements at the very
REED & HERRICK.
?.SON & REED must call nt once and scttlo
old business must bo closod np.
33 ly
M * CO.
Z FOR
i Gaano,
late,
ete Guano,
ewing Tobacco, ?r
Wagons,
ID FARMERS HARDWARE,
rtll kinda and S?SEOS,
Woodonwaro,
IY GOODS.
HATS and CAFS.
DRIES.
10 lr
> SEE IT!
?NEWABE, STONEWARE,
LE, GLASSWABE I
ia \ A New Merchant I
Rta.
j. per set.
r set.
20c. per set.
'. Lamps from 25c. to $3.00 ouch.
3NATE LOW.
ot New Goods !
pe-??, Price.H.
in Anderson, in which ho proposes to
xe. Tableware, *rjd all Goods of a similar
ndcrsou end surrounding country to call
tt door to Simmon, Heid & Co.'a Drug
themselves. This Store will supply a
arietor will endeavor to satisfy alf wbo
IP. ?. MA?SEt".
ly