The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, March 18, 1880, Image 2

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~"*I3. B. BIUBFAY, Editor. THURSDAY, MAKOH 18, 1880. ORB TEAR.....-.?1.50. euc MONTHS...-.- 7?. RATES O? ACVKSTWIKO.-Ono Dollar per inch for thn first lmcrtlon, ?nd Fifty Cents per inch for ?u> Minwt intertipn? lera than threo mont ha. Ko ?4.?rfUenient counted leas tben an Inch. Iib* er?! eontrtcUwill bu made with those Klebing to adrerttsa for three, nix. or Weiro months, Sdver tl?\n2 by contract moat bo confined to tba tminodl ate busts OM of tba finn or IndiTidoal contracting. at adrertUlng rate?. To C oa*Jcero?nxyrt.- In order to reemo at tention, communications mutt be accompanied by tho trsr. asnso tad cidre? of Ibo writer. .Bo looted manuscripts wtil not be returned unless tba nccceaaiy eUusj* ?re furoiabed to repay the post ago thereon. ?5? We are rx>t resiw&lble for the, views ?nd oplnVmi of oar corrajpondeoU. ? All eoramuiolt^tiou? ?hould bo eddroared to "Sd ilor Intelligencer." ?nd ali chantai, ?rafia, money or?ers. At, ?hould be made payable to tho ordur of j E. lt. MOBKAV * CO. COUNTS' ?E3IOCl',&'xaO EXEOWSH?E , COMI'JCTTEE. Their, will be a meeting of tho County Democratic SxecuUve Committee in the iNTELhiGENCEa Office, at Anderson 0. H., on Friday ile 27th day of March inbt., at ll o'clock a. m., for the purpose of considering the political outlook for tho coming campaign, and to take such action upon the call for the meeting jf ! the State Democratic Convention in ! Columbia on the 2nd day of June next, aa may bo deemed best. The meeting will be a very important one, and it ia hoped every member of the Committee ?rill be present, promptly, at the appoint ed time. The Committeo is compered of j ono member from each Club as follows : Anderson-B. F. Whittier. Belton-G. W. McGee. Bowling Green-E. M. Snipes. Broadaway-W. A. McFall. Brushy Creek-T. H. Bussell. Centreville-A. B, Bowden. Corner-James A. Gray. Flat Rock-J. W. Norris. Fork No. 1-Dr. W. K. Sharp. Fork-No. 2-. Garvin-R. W. Simpson. HalP-J. P. McGee. Honea Path-Dr. T. A. Hodgetts. Hopewell-W. A. Neal. Hunter's Spring-R. M. Burris*. Martin-J.A.Drake. Neal's Greek-L. E. Campbell. Pendleton-W. H. D. Gaillard. Rock Mills-T. H. Anderson. Sandy Springs-S. L. Eskow. Savannah-Reuben Burrlss. Savannah No. 2-E. J. Eailc. Slabtown-J. Jameson. Wil.lia'rastori-Dr. John Wilson. Messrs. J. W. Norris and J. D. Orr aro also invited to bo present as Vice Chair men. E. B. MURRAY, County Chairman. WHAT J?OE8 IT ?<XE&r? ? The country has repeatedly been shocked by the shameless and tyrannical manner in which tho Republicans have raised money for campaign purposes by levying assessments upon every one hold ing government appointments. It ls the strong power which hos assisted to keep tho Republicans in power. Every cam paign they collect hundreds of thousands of dollars from those holding government positions by tho plan known as "political assessments," which indicates to each officer how much he is expected to pay, and tho recipient of this polite dun has to either pay up or step down cud out to make room for some one who will re spond to thc assessment. The fund so raised is devoted to the manipulation and corruption of elections, and is one of the greatest political evils of the day. Tho Democrats are now pressing a bill in Congress to prevent these assessments, and in our Opinion there is no more im portant matter before Congress.. This is a national campaign year, audio fail to pass tho bill means to give a. largo fund ?X? rmliriftal ~uirangna,tn tho Tlc...-Jil ir? aim i? SSwi thstn in sccurisg the election of i a Republican President. Not only is ? failure to pass this bill short-sighted po litically, but it is a permission to con tinuo a corrupting practice which ia con trary tb good principle and sound moral a. Under these circuroatancci wo supposed th?t every Democrat oud the better oles? of Republicans would favor the bill to put aa end to these areessmsnts. When lt carno up. in tho House, however, Our immediate; representative, Col. Aikeu, moved to lay tho bill on tho table. Every Republican voted for thc 'motion to lay the bill on tho table; and only four Democrats voted with them. Tho four Democrats were Messrs. Aiken, Felton, j Morse arid Wells. Of these Dr. . Felton ' is an Ind?pendant from Georgia, For? tunatcly^ however, th ny woe- not. strong enough to defeat thc? bill, and Col. Aiken's roo: H.'M . > <o?.t, only receiving 112 votes to 121 against it, .This speak* well for the Democratic party, and tadV calci that the bil! will ht? pased. IQ t&a event of its ?'.ttacg?. ??r. Hayes contd hardly dare interpose a veto", for the sen timent of tho country is too strong against tho outrageous evil it seeks to ?niT?inL .Byrnassiinar ibo hill tho Damac rooy will gain credit for a great and much-needed reform. We. aro ot a loss to understand Col. Aiken's position. Does ho favor this custom of political a* ?cnsmentg? and does he desire to allow the Republican party io retain this pow erful source of revenue for campaign par* poses? It may be that there is 6omo rhjfl? In t he mathrr which wo.do not un hand, -ind, if so, we would bo delight? cit to recowo Information opon it. We have no d :: .?. do Col. Aiken injustice, for, ]H/rarinsUy, we liko him, but wo think Tin u^^rlonsly. misraprcseats his icon-, li'dtuenti! in atter?pline1 to continuo tho satisfactory, Dr. Wise, of WilUa.usborg, twice rc fused to say whether ho would or would not pledge himself to support the Demo cratic nominee for President ; but dually ?aid, that aa between Grant and Tilden, he waa in favor of the former, but as be tween Hancock and Grant, he was in favor of Hancock. He was followed In the same spirit bj Messrs. Groncr, cl Norfolk, and Stovali, of Henry county, who distinctly agreed with Dr. Wise in opposing any call for a State Convention which should include only all who desire tho election of a Democratic President. \ Mr, Stovall said lu a prolonged appeal that lt was time for Virginia to lead a great progress of the South. Ile said there was on one side tho dead carcass of tho Democracy, on the other tho liviug force of a great party, and it became Vir ginia to bea part of tho living, and not of th?) dead. The upshot is that the Readjuster* who are members of the committee are entirely unwilling to take part in any Democratic or Conservative movement, and that they are holding aloof for further development.*. This indicates a lack of union among tho Democrat? of tho old Dominion, which may transfer the State from tho solid South Democratic column to tho Republican column in tho next Presiden tial election. Tho Readjuster/s, with the Republican vote, carried the State of Virginia last Fall, and it is possible that they may bo able to do so in the Presi dential election this Fall. A JUST BEU?KK. The Edgefield Advertiser Bays: "The South Carolina Legislature has again failed to enact a law against the carrying of concealed weapons, but South ! Carolinians will at all events have to be careful in this regard when they cross the river into Georgia-especially into Au gusta. On Monday, tho loth, Judge Eve sentenced a citizen of Edgefield, convicted in his Court of this offenco, to pay a fine of ono hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned in tho County j ail for ninety days. Indeed, such is the genalty prescribed by tho law of tho tate. At last accounts tho said citizen was still io jail. Wo earnestly bono Judge Eve aud all other officers of tue law. will continue.til ha thu a nro?n^t and decisive. Tho custom of "men""going about with one, two and threo pistols girt about their waists, or hidden in their {lockets, is dirty, coarse and cowardly; nfamcuB, disgusting and ungentleman ly ; defiant of the laws of God, of human lite, and of public and prlvnto peace. Tho late Legislature, which did many good things for tho State, certainly failed to do Bomo things xor which it is to bo greatly censured. No act of omission on ita part was so inexcusable or hurtful in its consequences as the failure to enact a law to prevent tho carrying of con cealed weapons. The habit is all that our Edgefield contemporary says for it, and is the occasion for innumerable homi cides, batteries, accidents and feuds. It is an uncivilized, semi-barbarous and to tally inexcusable custom. Public opin ion in moat of the States has enforced the adoption of laws prohibiting tho carrying of concealed weapons, and wo are yet to learn of a State which ha* once passed such a law over repealing it. This fact of itself shows that it is salutary in its effects, and, if so, we know of no Stato which needs it moro than South Caro lina. In Bomo par's of tho State old men, young men, and even boys, go armed to their ordinary business, aa if some hostile invasion were anticipated, or somo encounter of desperate character woro before them. The result is tho con stant m-o of pistols and tho crowding of our courte with trials for murders, riots, batteries, &o. It is timo tho habit was stopped by law. The welfare of fcociety ?demands it. Tho requirements of civili sation necessitate it. Publio opinion ehould force its enactment. The country certainly has ? cause for at the efforts that are being made to centralize the government. The third term movement, and the clear indication iiU the it?iw?rts aro seeking, what they term a strong government, are undoubt edly grave causes for alarm on tho part of those who honor and love our free institutions, but thoy aro of minor impor tance to tho fact that our judiciary has lost its Independence and put I ty, and that lt has been absorbed as a part of tho political machinery of the day. Tho slipping away from tho old landmarks began when the Supremo Court of tho United States'was oponly and clearly remodeled to secure a favorable decision to the greenback legal tender act, which waa sustained by tho now Court on the ground that it was a war-measure, and necessary to tho maintenance of the na tional authority. It was the first time th?t tho Court had over swayed from the Constitution and law for any expediency. It was tho beginning, and from step to step tho Court bas gone on, avoiding or annulling the provisions of the Constitu tion, end the interpretations given them for a century, in order to meet the will very ground-work of the Constitution is gone, and the opportunity for centraliza tion ?B ample. Congress is supreme, and whenever a Republican President and O?^MgTress rhall ad??i?lstsr ^v? gov*rs* ment, there is no check to the wreck they may make cf the government.- So long as the judiciary remained free fr?'j taint or Viss, tho ultimate liberty of tho people and Eccurity of the Constitution was I abundant; bat with our judiciary gone, and acting more as a political junta than ?asa Court of law and justice, tho last safeguards of our liberties haye been stricken down, and now nothing but a majority of the voters of the country can j avert tho overthrow of the republic. In this light the coming contest is clothed wsth momentous impr.riar.ee. A defeat of tho Republican party is all that can preservo the American Union. Tho Supreme Court of tho United j States ie as good in judicial gymnastics i .. a . T?_i_?a-.- ?-.1 . r si* ?noJivcpuuKciui pnr?/ ia ujwu wv jnr litlcal arena. In tho celebrated Electo ral Commission, whoso decisions enabled the Ilopublican.party .to steal the presb j doney, tho Republican Judges held thal there waa no.power to correct th* error? ?committed by State authorities In th< ??tarn of votes for tba presidency. Non j boy hold that tho Federal authorities havo tho right to largely control th( elections thetaaolvos. This is Very lu ! conafetontj but then the Court Waa flxlni tip what bcd been done in an clcctiot Uhr.*, was aver, and now it :s propia int anmnwMiMrtii?iiMi. Between tho Ch?nese and Dennis Kear ney, tho ci'Jzens of San Francisco have been having enough excitement to pre vent anything like a dull monotony. For tho past few weeks the most intense ex citement has prevailed, owing to incen diary threats and demonstrations from large bodies of men under the influence of Kearney's speeches. Safety commit tees have been formed, the Mayor, who sides with Kearney, has issued a procla mation declaring thc city quiet, and de nouncing the statement to tho contrary. The meetings and threatening demonstra tions are continuing, and general unea siness prevails. On tho 11th inst., Kear ney was arrrested hy tho police, at his residence, on two charge*? of m ^demean or, based on remarks at the meeting cn Tuesday night previous. J Io furnished ba'' and was released from jstody. The arrest of Kearney was mado quietly and bas caused no excitement. It is doubted whether ho csu bo convicted, for the reason that tho sheriff, who draws the jurors, is his personal friend and, with the district attorney, was fleeted on the Workingmeu's tickot. Some, howev er, think that the Citizen's Protective 'Ju?on can exert influence cuough to se cure his conviction and punishment. Tho witness against him is n member of the police force who has been attending tho meetings of the workingmen iu dis guise and taking notes of the incendiary language used by tho speakers. The trial has not como off yet, but j idging from tho telegraphic reports from the city of San Francisco, the arrest has done a great deal to restore quiet and order. Tho Rochester (N. Y.) Union hits the periodical bloody shirt nows, to which tho country is treated just before the elections each alternate Full, a very stag gering blow in the following propitious and sensiblo paragraph : "Is it not pretty near time for tho 'Stalwart' Republican statesmen and newspapers to manufacturo and grind out 'Southern outrages' for tho consumption of their credulous brethren at tho North whoso voices aro governed by their prej udices? Since tho close of tho elections of 1879 in November last-for ono. two, threo. four months^ th? North has had a rest. There hos been great negligenco among the Republican leaders in this matter. If continued there is danger that even credulous Northern Republi cans may begin to J calizo tho fact that 'Southern outrages' aro creations of the imagination., ana that they havo for years about election time been duped by thom. If something bo not done Boon to fire the Northern heartTxnd keep up sectional animosity, tho Republican causo will certainly sufler." The Union will no doubt seo very Boon an abundance of newspaper matter do tailing tho utter lawlessness and cruelty of tho Southern people, but it may con sole tho publie that this Btate of things, which will only cxiit on paper, will not be kept up any longer than ?B necessary to cover tho Presidential election. We imagine that tho intelligent people of the North aro too much accustomed to this old campaign dodgo of unprincipled Re publicans to be deceived by it any longer. Pennsylvania has for years been under tho domination of the Republican party, and that party has been com pl ' ly un der tho dictation of the tribe ci?eron. Some timo ago Don Cameron, tbe Qrand Sachem of the tribe, issued his edict that the voto of that State is to ba cast for Grant for President in tho nominating Convention, and things were accordingly arranged by holding aa early State Con vention and pledging the delegates ac cordingly. Since this little manuver tho independent portion of the Republican press of tho Keystono State hm been commenting severely upon tho third term movement, and to a considerable extent upon Gen. Grant himself. Cameron is said to have met several of those editors in Washington recently, and gave them a timely warning as to what Is before J them, by saying: "You have been pre paring a nice feast of crow for yourselves. After tho 3rd of Juno you shall eat it." Mr. Cameron seems to bo unmindful of tho fact that there are two sides to thia question. After tho nomination there comes an election, and, if he succeeds in nominating Grant, it may turn out that ho will havo prepared a mess of crow for himself, which ho will have to eat after tho 2nd of November, for a third term Republican nomination ia by no meaos equivalent to an election. The Philadelphia North American, which is perhaps tho oldest dally .in America, and is a leading Republican journal cf Pennsylvania, closes an edito rial on the Utica Convention with tho following pia!u words : ; "From this day forward tho most cred ulous of men will scarcely venture to place tho candidacy of .Gen. Grant in any other rank than that of a bitter rvtrug , gio on bis behalf, aided by all tho'ma chinery and power that can be controlled by. partisan advocates, familiar ^with ali ?ile devices of polU'val. vr?ro-pui?ir.g. It is limo to bo done with tho tomfoolery about demands of tho pconlo and uni versal acclaim. It may N/ a sad break ing of idols, but nono the less must it be admitted that Gen. Grant has thus far failed to develop a particle of political strength, iu luv j'-iv--.T.: c-.r.v." -, that h5-? not been manufactured for bim at large cost and with considerable risk." Against such plain truths so strongly expressed lt will be very difficult for the ex-President to procure a third term. Wo have no doubt tant a majority of tho Republicans themselves aro opposed to Grant. Tho wire-pullers are neverthe less manipulating the conventions for him, and will doubtless be able to nomi nate him. To elect bini afterwards, how ever, it will be necessary to get the united Republican vote, which seems now to bo impossible. In a recent speech Senator Bayard ut tered the following noble sentiments, which it is how rare to hoar and still rarer to seo acted out: "I shall not wait for tho echo of popu lar applause, but shall go on believing i that the people will not condemn the public man wno tells tho truth nod tries ; to do justice. Little minds are not Ct to govern, and If this Government shonld fall and go down amii tho tears bf thosa 1 who love constUaUioal liberty and Re nuhUcan institutions, clo*? to tha root of ( Hts caose, I fear, wilt be found the fact . that legislators ?nd public men disguised their honest opinions and feared to tell " tho people ibo truth." f Ono great beauty anoci the utterance \ of theac g.-and words ?, th:it every one , kobi* that their graat author"Uvea up to J them. THE BJKJHAZN8 Of Ult. CAUIOl'N. Tn? fellowing proceeding? of the City Council of Charleston concerning the re moval of the remains of John C. Calhoun will bo interesting to our readera: Thc Mayor stated that before proceed ing with tho regular business of Council he desired to say that he bad received a communication from the family of the late Hon. John C. Calhoun in regard to removing his remains to tho family bury iog ground at Pendleton. Alderman Eckel moved that in respect to thc tnemoiy of Calhoun the communi cation be received by Council standing. Unanimously adopted. Tho following letter wa? then read amid a profound and respectful silence, tho members of Council standing at their seats uncovered : FORT HILL, February 28, 1880. To JIU Honor, 'Vm. A. Courtenay, Mayor oj thc City of Charleston: DEAR Sin-John U. Calhoun died in tho City of Washington ou the 31st of March, A. D. 1850. The body, after itu arrival in Charleston, was retained and interred in that city, by authorities offi ciating, where they still Ho. No member of Mr. Calhoun's family approved of that measure. Mrs. Calhoun and her only daughter frequently ex pressed their dissatisfaction of that pro ceeding. Mn.. Clemson, the last surviving child, M.id to me souio timo before her decease: "After profound reflection and deliberate consideration sho hud come to tho con clusion that it v as her solemn duty to request that her father's remains miould bo transferred from his temporary tomb in Charleston to his final resting place in tho cemetery in Pendleton, where his wile and most of his c'ildreu wero in terred." Her deatL was as sudden as it was unexpected. In her frequent con ferences with us on the subject, she de pended upon us to mako the request on tbe part of he. mother as that of herself. Had it not been for certain circumstan ces, I shouid have communicated the command long since. My health is precarious, and, with ad vancing years, I feel compelled under ? sense ol solemn duty to transfer the obli gation and char -,0 confided to mo into your keening for such action as may, in your wisdom, be most pioper. Had it been possible to nave consulted the wishes of Mr. Calhoun, wo aro con i viuced that bis decision would have been ' in accordance with that of bis family and that of bis fellow-citizons who survived him. Tho erection of a monument in com memoration of bis exulted character, his distinguished services to his country end tho world nt large, was discussed in tho Legislature of tho State, and determined upon. His fellow citizens of both sexes con tributed and a fund was formed adequate to tho purpose. We nave never ascertained the amouut that was raised. Much dissatisfaction has been expressed by tho contributors to that, fund, for the reticence of thoso into whose cbargo tbe fund was placed. We personally incurred censure for vain efforts to obtain reliable or official infor mation concerning the fund, or tho causes for the delny in not carrying the project into operation. Wo know pertinently that strenuous and occult efforts were made to subvert or apply the monument fund to other purposes than those for which it was raised. That unrighteous intent was estopped by tho interferenco of the sur viving member.; of Mr. Calhoun's family. The pape r.) inform us of a committee of diatinguishct' gentlemen, whoso pur poso is to erect a monument or heroic statute of Mr. Calhoun nt Fort Hill. We have been informed and notified that that committee will visit Fort Hill at an early futuro to confer upon tho subject before forming a programme of proceed ings. At thia late period it is important that tho public ohould bo informed of tho amount possessed and actually avail able. This prayer is a solemn voice from the tomb. It calls for tho remains of the husband to the side of tho wife, from his children for their father, that they may go down with all time together. Delievo in tho distinguished considera tion with which I remain mo.it respect fully your friend, THOS. G. CLEMSON. The Mayor said : I deem it my duty to say that so far us tho funds aro con cerned they are in safo custody, doubt less suffering loss in current income du ring tho war: between the States, when all funds were of Confederate issue and sub sequently worthless. As to tho cause of delay in erecting the memorial -to Mr. Calhoun I have no specific information, but wo can nil understand, amidst our terrible convulsion and prostration, that men olini?l?t nation in fh; SSiScdyisg of their tribute Cc our great statesman until they may bo able to commemorate thc mighty dead in an appropriate memorial. No churgo of indifference can rest upon thu eily or section as to tho mao while he lived, or the name and memory of Cul- ? houn. We supported him with zealous' devotion in lifo, buried bim with nil civic honors in the bosom of our city, und nene more than. Chariest? ans pay greater reverence and homage to tho Srout son of Carolina eb distingu? -bcd in le councils of the State and tbs Union. The City of Charleston alone, among the cities of tho State, bas preserved his form and face, and that great presence in this very chamber looks upon na even now. irom tho glowing canvas of Healy and fti the living marblo of Milla. Tho lemaius of our great statesman have teen kept here, where thoy were laid by a loving people. Tho wishes h** family, who desire them interred at Fort Hill, havo never yet found definite and official ex pression, ss far as I know, nor havo thoy over been commUlcatcd to this body au thoritatively for Our action until now. This request we have the power now for the first ?!:cc V? act upon, and I know that I only 'anticipate the action cf tho I QAnnMl in KUggfjui't.tt immediate compli ance with tho wishtS of the family"on this subject. Alderman Rose then olfcred the fol lowing, which was unanimously adopted: Whereas, the surviving members of tho fVmily nf Mri Calhoun desire to romovo Ids remains from Charketon to the burial piuco of tho family in Pend?clo? ??i O?u?r that they in ay-rest with his own kindred and among those whom in lifo ho most loved and valued, be it ' Hetolveil, That ? committee ? three from tho City Council and six citizens of tho City of Charleston, nf whom hi? Honor, Mayor Courtenay, shall be chair man, bo appointed to make appropriate arrangement? for tho removal of tho re mains, and to pr?vido such transportation as m av bo required. Pertinent to the samo question, and the day after tho publication of tho fore going proceedings, the following letter waa published : 7h thu Rite*? of the Kev? cati Churi?r : In common with many of our fcllow citltcns we have been shocked bv Mr. Clemson's letter of 28th Februarv ultimo, published among th? proceedings of Council, relating to tho removal or Mr. Calhoun's remains aud to the fund for PNveUm? a monument to his memory. "? Our commanlty is profoundly interest ed in this whole 'nutter, and we beg to ?tate that certain information in refer ence to this fund, and a correct history of tho interment of Mr. Cal> ^n in Charleston, (probably not posset * \ by Council on Tuesday evening last,) will bo placed before that body at an early day. It ia undeutood between hu Honor, the Mayor, and the undersigned that no action will be taken in themeun time tinder tho resolutions passed by Council. ROBKRT N. GoonniK, Axonfcw StMONi?, J. PniKOr.K 8MrriT, LOGIS D. DESAT/fBUtU?, HlW?RY D. LXMEBNE. Nothing further in reference to thc matter bas transpired. Our citizens vrill I doubtless wa'.ch the proceedings with ' much interest, for every ono uf them would be glad to seo the remains of Mr. Calhoun rest in the cemetery of the vil lage iu which ho lived, lt is a sentiment which it is pardonable to indulge, tbat great men should rest in death ia the localities which honored and were at tached to them in life, and where they resided during tho days of their great ness. While we dislike to see Charleston deprived of thc honor of possessing the resting pince of Mr. Calhoun, (for Charleston always honored and loved him,) in obedience to tho sentiment wo have expressed above, we should like to see tho remains of Carolina's greatest statesman placed to rest in thu quiet but cultured town of Pendleton by thc sido of bis wife and children, and near to the sleeping remains of many of his neigh bors and friends. TIIOITAS r;iferson said in 1821, "the Federal judiciary is advancing its noise less step liko a thief over the field of jurisdiction until all shall bo usurped from thc Stetes and tho governments of all be consol [dated into ono." In tho light of subsequent events these words appear to havo been truly prophetic, for in less than sixty years they havo been substantially verified. THE ST ITU DEMOCRACY. I.io Call ortho State Executive Committee for tho Assembling of tho South Carolina Democratlo Convention. ROOMS OF THE STATE DKM. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COLUMBIA, 8. C., March 10, |?80. A Convention of the Democratic party of South Carolina will assemble at Co lumbia on Tuesday, the 1st of June prox imo, at 12 o'clock M., in the Hall of tho House of Representatives, to nominate candidates for State officers, to nominate Electors for President and vice-Presi dent, to elect delegates to represent thc party in tho National Democratic Con vention which convenes at Cincinnati on the 22d of June, and to transact such other business os the Convention may deem proper. Tho National Committee bas requested State Conventions to in struct their delegate? as to the question cf ihc repeal cf thc two-thirds rule nc Tn forco in National Conventions. Each County is entitled by tba constitution of tho party to as many delegates os it bas representatives in both branches of the General Assembly. The executive com mittees of tho counties aro charged with the duty of calling their county conven tions to elect delegates. By order of tho Committee. J. D. KENNEDY, Chairman. JOHN E. BACON Secretary. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Glennlngs from our State Exchanges. Abbeville Pr?ts und Banner: Sam Holmes, a colored man of this town, was omployed to dye some clothing for Mr. Rosenberg. He found secreted iu the lining a diamond worth $60, which had been lost for six months, and all luina of finding it had been given up. When Holmes found it he promptly returned it to the owner.A negro brought to Mr. G. Calhoun last week a loaded shell among a lot of scrap iron. Where it came from is not known as there aro no battlefields in this vicinity. Abbeville Medium : The more the ef fort to start a National bank here is talked about the more favor it meets and tho prospects is encouraging. A consid erable amount of business is done here, and if n place expects to do business it must have business facilities. Chester State Bulletin : Mad dogs are on the rampage at Cedar Shoals. One was killed on Dr. Fort's place a few days ago, net however,! until ho had bitten several dogs in tho neighborhood. Sumter ? Tiru? . Southron : Several de structive wood- fires are reported in the Privateer neighborhood. Considerable fencing and soveral houses were destroy-, ed......Mr. C. H. Moise has been corres ponding with Col. Bridges about the want of accommodatirvn for passengers at thia depot. Col. Bridges agrees to open a proper room for tho use of passengers if tho town authorities will have it pro tected by proper pu'ico arrangements. Mr. Delgar, the intendant, agrees to da so, and tho room will soon bo opon. Spnrtanburg Herald: The gas works ani\w.nA|tinr, completion and S**?ir tunburg will enjoy the luxury of gas in a. few day?......Ten thousand aullara more stock baa been taken in the CH flor. Cot ton Factory within tho lost fow days, of which Hon. J. B CaiupbeU, of Charles ton, we learn, takes $2,500. The capital stock subscribed now aggregates SlR0,O00, and Btill the subscriptions arc coroit g ia. Barnwell Sentinel : Double-barrel, .^hot gun-in Senthxet printing ^?lc\ Pr?ptlo tor out. Two.Devils playing with gun. Bang I Devil No. 1, name of J. L. Lam bert, shot io thigh. No inquest. Guns hereafter tabooed. in Sentinel office. Hundreds upon hundreds of robins still flock tho trees in and arouud Barnwell, and the shot-gun and sling shot boys are on tho rampage. Cheater Reporter: Mr. James Stroud, who was shot by Scott Hopkins on the 1st inst., died at 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning......On last Saturday night about 9 o'clock Mr?. S. Hunter was vio lently assaulted and choked until she was almost insensible. Her cries brought prompt assistance, but tho assailant es capee. C. L. Landrum. a colored barber who recently occupied os a shop a room on tho lower floor of Mrs. Hunter's house hos been arrested and is held for trial. C?lnrnnd?.n p**$? : Ws ore informed Capt. Edgar Plowden, whom wp had the pleasure of meeting on Monday last, that, on one day during the past week bia whole pack o' valuable hounds was bit ten by a mad dog. Tho Captain with his brother Ruthven an others, were re turning lato In tho afternoon from a day's !'.ui.t when a tscd dog rs?hed \n nmnner Iiis hounds and bit ever? one of theirs Tho dog was foi.owed up and shot, and ercry hound (ten) was reluctantly killed. It was perhaps the most valuable pack of hounds in Clarendon.Mr. H. B. Hol laday was bitten by a t ad dog a fow days ago. Tho wound has healed, but evil consequcuccs aro feared. . Darlington Xacs: The total receipts of guano at this place up to this date aro 1,191} tons, against 700 the whole of last year. And the cry ls otill it comes. , Edgefield Advertiser: At ?saw mill on Stevens Crook, ia tho wenteru pait ?>? our. county, near Savannah River, on Friday last, Mr. Wm. Hussey, a very estiroabio citizen, sustained injuries which made it necessary lo amputate his leg.....Senator M. C. Butler bas been at homo attending court. Kershaw Camden Journal : Dr. H. H. Toland, a distinguished ton of South Car olins di*d in Sfto Francisco his adc^tsd home, on the 27th ultimo. He was emi nent in his profession, and widely known at ono of the most scientific men of tho age.We are informed by citisens from West Watereo that there aro a good many mad dogs in that section now. Ono single little black dog is known to have hilton at least a dozen others, ncvor I al cf ??bich have already gone mad, and he was still on his navels when last heard from. Kershaw Gazette: County Auditor 8111 Informs us that the average taxa bio valu? of land in Kershaw county ia only $1,75 pei acre. The ? causa of high taxes is evidently attributable to tho loW j valuations returned.'.The guano mer II chanta hive sold about 1,240 tons of gu niio BO far this season. Putting the aver age price at $37, thia amount of gup.no will aggregate ?ri cost the euormoua BU m of $45,880. Beeide?, hardly lea? than18OO tons purchased by the farmers, direct from Charleston, which would run tho sum up to $7?,480.The February terni of thc Court of Sessions cost the county $399.90.Over 1,000 liens and liens with mortgages attached, have been filed in tho clerk's office for tho present year. This is said to be the heaviest number for several years past. Lexington Dispatch : On the lat in stant Mr. Samuel Oliver, about GO years old, who lived in Orangeburg County, about five miles below the Lexington linc, while pushing logs on a burning heap in his field took a fit and fell ?tito the fire. When he became conscious ugain he rolled himself out of tho burn ing heap, but was so i, vii y burned that ho died that night. Lancaster Ledger: Ata rough guess wo would judge that oct less than 1,000 tons of commercial fertilizer? have been bought by tho furmcrs of Lancaster County this year^, The most of thia by large odds came from Charleston. Tho freight charges over tho railroads from Charleston to tho Uiver depot on the Narrow Quage is said to bo $o.l0 per ton. From Charleston to Camden over the South Carolina Railroad it is only $2.50 ger ton-a difference of $3.00 on tho ton. evernl of our farmers aro receiving their freights via Camden..A negro womnu, Ritta Johnson, living pn the plantation of Mr. A. M. Kee, seven miles north of town, assaulted a small negro girl with a fence rail on Wednesday lost, splitting open her head and otherwise injuring ncr. Ritta escaped into North Carolina. Walhalla Courier: M. W. Nicholson, tried for the murder of John Barnes, was acquitted.Tho real and personal property of the county is asserted at $1,855,237.Mr. James Malone, an old and respectable citizen, living near South Union, in this county died on the 3d in stant, after an illness of over twenty years' duration.The Greenville and Columbia Railroad havo ordered from Wilmington, Delaware, a fine passenger coach. They are also overhauling those they now have, and putting tlicm in splendid condition to accommodate the summer travel on their road. I York ville Enquirer: On Friday last, after hearing beiore Trial Justice Lewis, I Sarah Wilson alias Sarah Brooks, color ed, was committed to jail for trial in tho Court of Sessions, charged with placing an obstruction across the railroad track haifa milo below town, causing an acci ! dent to a number of colored section hands on a dump car. RockSill Herald : Tho erection ?r n Babtist Church at Fort Lawn is in con templation. Thc work of soliciting sub scription has already commenced, and about $400 have been secured. Beaufort News: The phosphate busi ness this year has been Unprecedented. One firm in Baltimore bas applied to the Port Royal Railroad for storage next year for 80,000 tonB, showing that manu facturers believe the rush will continue. .An escaped convict and murderer from Georgia named Thomas Miller, and for whom a reward was offered by the Governor ofthat State, died at his moth er's houso on Dr. Wilder's place, Hilton Head, last Monday. Millers mother said that ho came there last Friday and begged her to let bira come home to dio ; she consented, and he died as he expected. Marion Merchant and Farmer: About 1,500 tons of guano and fertilizers have beeu sold by the merchants and agents of Murion to date. It ii fair to estimate that hulf this quantity has been sold by others in the county, making the enor mous aggregate of 2,000 tons. The season is not over, and one-fourth this quantity will '.icely bo sold by tho close. Union Times: The jury in the caso cf John Nuse, charged with tho murder of of John Lipsey, fulled to agree upon a verdict and were discharged. FOUR INCENDIARIES CAIJGIIT.-A special dispatch to tho Charleston News and Courter from Greenville, dated March ll, says : A preliminary trial of Fletcher Muttox, Bill Dodson. Pleasant Adams and Rich Bates, all colored, charged with arson in burning the Academy of Music in this city December 7th lost, was had before Trial Justice Hawthorne this afternoon, and tho guilt of the above mentioned parties and Joe Burton, another negro who is still at large, established beyond a question of doubt. Dodson ut his own request was allowed to make a full confession in open court, giving every detail, from the first inception of the foul plot to its consum mation. The evideuco is thoroagh, cor roborative nnd incontrovertible. The case ./as beautifully worked up by Detec tive John Curtin, of Pinkerton's force, assisted by our zealous und indefatigable -?r_. m_ mu - - ti. .. . . - ?injui i?nmn, Alie gllllbjr wiciu?va 1 woro remanded to jail to await their trial; at the approaching term of court, when they will most surely vecoive the death sentence. Considerable ind'gnatiqu is felt, but tho law will be allowed to lake its course. - Tho negroes of Kansas have per fected an organization to discourage fur ther emigration from tho South. - Judge Hudson hos recently decided at Bennetlavillo that tenants occupying farm lands cannot remove manures t.c cumulatod by them during i.he year, oven where they haul litter from tho woods and add to the accumulation-.* about tho lots. - In. charging the grand jury at Hamp ton Court House. Judge Aldrich said that ho had sentenced thirty-aix. vaia to be hung during tho two years of his term of office. Most of til? murders are attribu table to strong drink. - Tho Columbia Seaister of last Mou duy Boya : "A letter received yesterday by a gentleman in this city, from Mr. D. M. Thompson, brings tue information that he has nearly completed bis pros Sectus of his proposed Water Power ompany. Ho is getting it up on a scale commensurate with the magnitude of ?be enterprise. It will consist of an octavo book haudsoraely gotten up, illustrated with nineteen wood engravings, and con taining a ..ketch of Columbia and ita re source?, und those of the surrounding country. Tho letter says that the matter about to bu made public is an much supt tn,i in ifuniitT nu j nunnnvj n, mm ex hibited' in Columbia na it is possible to imagino, and is worth a trip from Colunv bis to see." MONEY TO LEND. IN sums of Five Hundred Lollara and ' above, at Seven per cent., on Mortgage of Beal Estate. . JOSEPn Uti BROWN. Attorney for tho parties. March 18,1830 30 1 . Notice to Stove Buyers. /"ViE HUNDRED STOVES to be solo. V/ cheap-of tho celebrated make of Thomas Itobcrt Stephenson ?fe Co.-togcod parties? on the Cotton Option or for Cash, Come and me them. STEAM COOKERS at low prices, Nen?. 0,$4.Q0i 8, $3.G0; 7, |3.00: 6. ?2.f0. . L H.- BEEL-, West End Waverly House. March 18. 1SS0_ SO ' STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, Asmtasow Gouwry. Bg IF. W. irumphrtytt Judge of. JYOGO/A, WHEREAS, 8l!aa N. Poarman has applied to mo to grant him Letten of Administration on the Personal Euate of Benjamin Pearman, deceased. These are therefore to cito and admonish all and singular Ute kindred and creditors of thc Said Fonjarci? I'enrman, deceased, that they bo and appear before me in tho Court of Pi-obato, to 0? bold ht Anderson C. H. on Hidimlay, 3rd day of April, 1880, after publication hereof, Jo show canoe, if any they have, why the ?nid Adminis tration shonld not. be'fT-inted. Given un der my hand this 17th day of Marth, 18S0. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. V. March 18, ISM 36 BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD! IS NOT COMPLETED, bot we oro assured that in the near future it will bo. In the meantime you will all need Clothes, nnd we aro prepared to sbiw tho PKETl'lEST LINK OF FANCY CASSIMERES, ENGLISH DIAGONALS, &c.f That we have ever exhibited before. An entire new linc of GENTS' UNDEKWE3.lt, 0?LLAR8, CHA VATS, S II HITS, -tc. A beautiful assortment of COTTONADES, TWEEDS, JEANS and CASHMAUNT'S, from lli)c. to 7?c. VIRGINIA CASSIMERES. NO ADVANCE We also huve a finn stock of this "honest \ye bought our Woolen Goods early In much.' ?f QW?* ?Ur Pe?ple a(3'nir0 S? January, before they were much advanced, READY HADE CLOTHING and w*11 e'vo our CUBtomcr!) tUo advantage, We make a specialty In this line', and a,,P 8el1 t,,e,n G?0<L? at very DCarly ?ld have selected our Clothing with unusual .prices. ??S'JXi?S 'S? I , The increased I?|??S ' A NEW FEATURE. to?fferMt?induculU?,lt810?ur?i9a?t' We have added to our stock this season a We will bo pleased to see all of our cua flue assortment of Doy?1 and Youth?' tomers nnd the balance of mankind at our Clothing from four to sixteen years of agc. old stand. The Ladies of our County have- long felt tho . eaMinir need of these articles foi their younger .?. K. & L. l^.?fillHi, Boys, and we are ready to supply this want. McCnlly's Comer, Anderson, S, C. MEWING MAt IIIRIES.-We arc ?till handling one of the best Sewing Machines mudo, which we will sc!! cheap and on good terms. Call in and get the extra induce ments wo offer for a machine to bc paid in Cotton. IT WILL PAY YOU. J. I*. L. I?. SBIITII, MoCully'8 Corner. March 18. 1880 30 Sm J. B. CLARK. JOHN H. CLARK. E. L. CLARK. NEW STORE AND NEW GOODS ! In tho New Centennial Building-. rjlIIE undersigned arc just receiving and opening a BRAN NEW STOCK of CENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Such as FRENCH nnd ENGLI8H BROAD CLOTHS and DOE SKINS, FRENCH and ENGLISH DIAGONALS and WORSTEDS, FOREIGN and DOMESTIC SUITINGS and PANT GOODS. Wo sholl keep in stock Goods to suit every claw of customers-that is, as regards tho price. Our Furnishing Department, such as LINEN and PAPER COLLARS, CRAVATS, SUSPENDERS in great variety, GLOVES. HALF HOSE, HANDKERCHIEFS, &c , ?fcc., is complete, READY MARE CLOTHING in largo variety-Linen Dusters, Cassimcro Suits, Alpaca Coats. White Duck Vesting, ?tc, all or which we want to sell, and will do so at THE LOWEST LIVING RATES. TASLORING DEPARTMENT_OurTuiloring DeDArtment is still carried on under the especial charge of the Senior Partner, who takes the greatest pains to pienso cur customers as to style, work and fit. SINGER ?EWING BI ACHINE-Wc ore ?till agents for this Machine, and feel that it is unnecessary for us to add anything to its praise, as they are so universally known all over the world ; but will say that there hos been some vo / recent improve ments made that now makes it ono of thc lightest running and most noiseless machines in usc, and sold on easy terms and warranted to give perfect satisfaction. Please call and see us if you want anything in our linc before buying elsewhere. J. B. CLARK & SONS. Centennial Building. Morch 18, 1880 30 3m HO! FOR THE LADIES' STORE ! MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS has just returned from tho North where, with her usual care und good taste, slio has purchased THE FINEST STOCK OF LADIES' GOODS, Ever brought to this market. Wc deal exclusively in Ladies' Goods, buy of the best houses, and consequently can boast of the greatest variety. We have from tho cheapest to tho finest. EVERY DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETE, from tho Millinery to the Mantua. Wo thank tho puhlic for the very liberal patroungo bestowed on us, which shows the high appreciation of cur efforts to please. We cordially invite the Ladies to examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere, and we promise as many Goods for their money as can be bought in tltls market. MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS &> CO. March 18, 1880 86 QTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. Hy W. TP. Humphreys, Judye of i'robale. WHEREAS, Miss Susan D. Adger hos applied to me to grant her Letters of Admin istration, with the nuncupative Will an nexed, of tho Estate of nod effects of John B. Adger, Jr., deceased. These are therefore *o cite and admonish all and singular tho kindred and creditors of tho said John B. Adger, Jr., dee'd, that they be and appear before ruc in the Court of Probate, to he held ot Anderson C. H. on Friday, tho 2nd day of April, 1880, alter publication hereof, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not ho granted. Given under my hand, this 2Sth dov of February, 1380. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. March 18,1880 30_2_ . SHERIFFS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. BY virtue of various Executions to mo directed. I will' expose to Bale on FIRST MONDAY in APRIL, A. D. 1880, at Anderson Court House, S. C., all of Bo fendant's interest in one TRACT OF LAND, Containing ono hundred and seventy-seven i\n\ aaron um?? or t*??,- bounded *>y !?.Hr1? ?f B. F. Walker, Elizabeth Breazealc, EL T. . Leavell and others. . Levied on as the property ci A. Reed Campbell In ?uvor?f Crane, Boylaton ?fcCo,, and others, against A, Recd Campbell. TerriiB of sale Cash-purchaser to pay ex tra for all necessary papera. JAMES H. MCCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson County. Irtich ll, la?0_86_4 SHERIFFS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA^ ANOKUSON COUNTY. BY virtuo of various Ex^vutions to nu directed, I will oxposo to salo on th? tlrst MONDAY in APRIL, A. D. 1880, al Anderson Court House, South Carolina, ti? following Tracts of Land, to wit : Tract No. 1, containing eighty-nino (89] acres, more or less, bounded hy lands oi J. H. Jones, M. C. Acker, William Archei and others. Tract No. 2, containing nix and three fourth (fij) acres, iuoroor less, hounded bj lands of Mrs. Sarah Bohanan, Catliarim Fant and J. R. Cochran. Also, ono old Buggy ond Harness, anc ono-half interest in ono Cotton Gin. Levied on as tho property of A. E. Bo hannon, in ?ivor ot McGrath it Byram and others, against A. E. Bohannon. Terms of salo-Cash. Purchaser to paj extra for all necessary papers. JAMES rj^ Jj-^-tQj.r.Tjjy^r, Sheriff Anderson County. i ; March ll, 1880 35 4 Master^ Sale STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY or ANDERSON. 7ii iL.-..-. : nf i_:....... ?...- /'?f^.. N.- E. Richardson, Administratrix of j Fraftk Richardson, vs. Ada C. Richart son, Beulah J Richardson, ct al.-Cb? plaint to Sell \eal Estate in aid of ?stet Partition, <frc ^ BY Ttrtua of un order to mo directed ti hi? Honor Thomas Thomson, proa ding Judgo of the 8th Judicial Circmt i tho cbovo stated case, I will Bell at Ande: son C. H., H. C., at public salo, ou 8ALE DAY IN APRIL next, the following pro] erty as the Real Estate of J. Frank Rici ardson, deceased, to wit : ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing Si acres, more or less, .situato in Antiene County, on Rock Creek, adjoining lands i J. J. Copeland. Thomas Crynies, Artames Cobb and Qreehleo Ellison. TERMS or Sat,?-One-half cash : the ot er half to he duo and ]>avabln on tho first January, 1881, with interest .''rom day salo, purchurer to give bond ami luoitg^ to secure payment, with leave to :MH?CPJO pay mont at any time. ALSO, 0??E HOUSE AND LOT, in the To? of Williamston, containing one and thrt fourth (ll) acres, more or Iras, bonndod I Main street on tho North, lauds of G. \ Anderson on tho'South, land of Wm. C melton tho East, and lot of R. V. AcV on tho Weat. Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to p extr-i for papers. \V. W. HUMPHREY? Master Ma>cb U, 1880 _\f??:?\ 4y: NOTICE FINAL SEPT LEM ENT. Tho tindcnigncd, Executor of I Estate of John Rogira; deceased. I.ere gives notice tliat he will apply to the Juc of Probate at Anderson (?. II., on the 2 day of March, 1880, for a Final Beti nient of said Estate, and * dischargo fn said Exc-ulorahip. H. D. ROGERS, Ex'r THE CAROLINA FERTILIZER IS The Pride of the Farmers. THEY nil k-.ow it. and know that ROB ERTSON; TAYLOR & co.. of Charleston, S.C., keep it up to its standard. Use it Once aud Yon will Use lt Always. Read tho views of a few who have used it, and you will nt once admit that it is tho Guano you need, and will call upon mo at lionca Path, 8. C., to purchase what you want. It is to your interest to como and sea mo before yon moko your purchases. I have handled it for years, and I KNOW THAT IT HAS NO 8UPEK?OR. D. s. MCCULLOUGH.^ Honea Fain, 5. \). RF. A ID THIS! REA" THIS S HONEA PATH, Dec. 6,1870. D. S. McCullough, Esq.-Dear Slr : Tho Carolina Fertilizer 1 bought of yon this, year gave mo perfect satisfaction, and I re- . commend it as being a good Fertilizer. (8igned) G. G. RAY. DKCKHBKB fl, 1870. I used tho Carolina Fertilizer thia yoar, and am well pleased with it.. It gavo mo general satinfuction. (Signed) ARI8 COX. DECEUBKB 5. 1870. I ant well pleased with tho Carolina Fer tilizer I bought of you this year. I recom mend it as o good Fertilizer. (Signed) T. C. PRUIETT DEOicanER fl, 1870. I used tho Carolina Fertilizer this year, and used i^beforo. / like it better than any I have ever tried, (Signed) W. A. PRUIETT. DKOEMBEU 0,1870. I have used tho Carolina for several years and have tried other kinds. Hike the Card' lina bett. (Signed) JOHN G. FI.OWERS. Sond In your orders. D. s. MCCULLOUGH, - . Honea Path, 8. C. March 4, 1880 84 5 FERRY FOR SALE! i . : ? THE FERRY on Savannah River, six miles from Hartwell, Go., and about sixteen from Anderson C. H., 8. C., known os HANK'S FERRY; will be sold to tho Malua** 1.1.1.1 f.j. <?? ? . .t_L SALEDXY IN XPR?Lhext.^^T : - Terms'-Cash. For furthci particulars apply to the un dersign ed. G. F. TOLLY, Intendant. T. O. LIGON, Clerk. JZ8~ Hartwell Sun pleas?? copy. March 4,1880 . * 4 Freah Oar<Ieu Seerl JUST received a Ano assortment bf Frosh Garden Seeds from tho celebrated houses of D. Londrcth & Sons mid D. M. Ferry ?fe Co. Also, Genuine Karly Rose Potatoes, and Yellow and White Onion Sets. Give us a call boforo buying. A. B. TOWERS A CO. MU 5, ir.--i 80 Just Beceived, Afew pieces new Prints and other Dry Goods. AI JO, a good assortment of Hardware, for sale low by A. D. TOWERS A CO. Feb 5, 1880 SO*