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E. B. MURRAY, Edttor. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1880. terms = 0}TE TEAR..81.50. SIX MONTHS.- T5. Rates op Advertisiso.?One Dollar per Inch tor the first insertion, and Fifty Cents per inch for subsequent insertions less than three months. No advertisement counted less than an inch. Lib? eral contracts will be made with those wishing to advertise for three, six or twelve months. Adver? tising by contract must be confined to the immedi? ate business of the firm or individual col tract in p. Obituary Notices exceeding five lines, Tributes of respect, and all personal communications or matteis of individual interest, will be charged for at advertising rates. To Correspondents.?^ order to receive at? tention, communications must be accompanied by the true name and address of the writer. Re? jected manuscripts will not be returned unless the necessary stamps are furnished to repay the post ago thereon. jW Wo are not responsible for the views and opinions of our correspondents. All communications should be addressed to "Ed? itor Intelligencer," and all checks, drafts, money orders, die, should be made payable to the order of e. b. murray & CO. the anderson democracy. From the report of the proceedings of the County Executive Committee of the Democratic party, it will be seen that the Anderson Democracy is again in mov? ing column, and ready for the coming contest. We hope that every citizen who values the welfare of his State and County will attend the Club meetings on the 8th day of next May, and thereby give to the County Convention a full and representative membership. This is the most important election since 1876. A President and State; ticket are to be elected, and one of the fiercest contests in which our people have ever been en? gaged is before us. The present welfare of the State and its future prosperity depend upon the result of this canvass. In support of such issues as these every citizen of South Carolina?young and old?-should respond to the call of the Democratic organization, and help carry the National, State and County tickets to a triumphant election. our preference. While the Intelligencer will most cheerfully support any candidate who re? ceives the nomination for Governor from the Democratic State Convention, we will indulge our preference to such an extent as to present the name of Hon. William H. Wallace, of Union, the Judge of the Seventh Circuit, as our-first choice for the important office of Chief Magistrate of South Carolina. Judge Wallace is an able, pure and upright gentleman, who would wield the sceptre of power with conscientious and impar? tial hands, and would give to the State as efficient and prosperous an adminis? tration as any man that can be selected. His nomination would give to the party """"Rrandidate calculated to elicit more en thusiasTn-than any other man in the State except Gov. Hampton himself. The Judge has long been in public life, and that, too, during a portion of our most important history. During the whole of his public service he has added to his fame and to his personal strength by his straight-forward and upright course, so that he is justly popular with every one. He has no party arrayed in opposition to him, and, if nominated, would poll the entire Democratic vote, besides drawing many recruits from the colored voters, with whom he is very popular. His varied experience, in which we may mention particularly his presiding as Speaker over the memorable Wallace House, fits him for the conduct of any campaign with which he might be confronted. In a quiet contest or a heated canvass he would be entirely at home, and, by prudence and judgment, would lead the party to victory as safely in one as the other. We feel that in a canvass of such paramount importance as the approaching one, the Democracy cannot aflford to nominate a candidate who is strongly opposed by any consid? erable body of Democrats, and, therefore, that it would be well for the party to call for the services of some citizen who does not desire the position enough to actively seek the nomination, either personally or through his friends. Such a selection would give great unanimity to the party, and avoid any acrimony now or here? after. For these reasons we believe the nomination of Judge Wallace would be the strongest and best that conld be made. Not being a candidate he has aroused no opposition, either factious or otherwise, and all candidates and their friends could and would accept him as a settlement made by the people without any reflection or injustice to any one. We should be delighted to see a man elected Governor who has not sought the office, and who would go into it without ? obligation to any one or prejudice against any one, with no friends whose campaign services he would feel compelled to re? ward with public office, and no enemies he would desire to defeat. Such a selec-1 tion would give us a government devoted only to the public weal. Judge Wallace would fulfill the foregoing conditions, and would be very satisfactory to our whole people. We will, however, cheer? fully accept the nominee of the Conven? tion, and have no doubt that a candidate worthy of the office and of the public confidence will be placed at the head of our next State ticket. the state nomination. The discussion of the propriety of making the nomination for State officers in June has elicited great difference of opinion among our exchanges, and in some instances there has been extreme warmth, if not bitterness, in the express? ions about the call. Some of those who oppose an early nomination have weak? ened our side of the case by making an unnecessary and undeserved attack upon the State Executive Committee for dis? charging its duty according to its judg? ment in reference to the campaign. We can see no ground for censure of the Committee. They certainly have the right to decide at what time the Conven? tions to nominate State officers and to elect delegates to Cincinnati are to be called. There is no other power to call the Convention for either purpose, and as the constitution of the party places no restriction upon the fine, it is undoubt? edly left entirely to the Committee, and in the exercise of its power the present Executive Committee has used it wisely, and in a manner to impose no hardship upon the people nor disadvantage upon the party. A State Convention to elect delegates to Cincinnati was a necessity, and the Committee in calling that Con-, vention has only made the call in such manner as to authorize a nomiuation of State officers at the 8ame time. The Convention which meets in June will be supreme, and, coming from the people, can carry out the wishes of the majority of the Democrats of South Carolina. If that majority desires a nomination in June, the Convention will and ought to make the nomination, and if the majority does not wish the nomination made at that time, the Convention can and no doubt will decide to leave that portion of tho work to another Convention. We have no doubt of the purity of the inten? tions of the Committee, aud regret that they should have been called in question by any one. The Committee is com? posed of intelligent, honorable and patri? otic gentlemen, who are above suspicion of questionable motives in this action. The very mode of calling the Convention is a reference of the whole question to the people. The matter is left before? hand to a Convention which was to be had for another important purpose, and the people, therefore, have ample and explicit opportunity to be heard. If the Committee had desired to play any trick or take any advantage, they could easily have done so by calling another Conven? tion to nominate State officers for the first of July, which would have secured the early nomination, and practically have puc it out of the power of the people to help themselves. As it is there has been nothing arbitrary or sinister in the Committee's action. The people have the power to decide for themselves upon the propriety of nominating in June, and we hope they will, by their County Contentions, decide against an early nomination. It is too much of a strain upon our State to have a five months' canvass. The contest ought to he short and sharp. The ticket ought to start out with enthusiasm, or it will never arouse any. It can only make such a statt if placed in the field after the crops are laid by. The people can? not afford to give their time to politics, where there is no necessity for it, before the season for working the crop is over. It will, in our opinion, rob the canvass of all enthusiasm and endanger the success of the ticket if the nominations are made at the June Convention. "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING." Under the above caption the Abbeville Press and Banner has the following reply to the article of the Intelligencer, in reference to its statement about certain gentlemen of Abbeville County who have traded in Anderson during the past season: A few weeks ago the Anderson Intel? ligencer said something about tha Messrs. Magee going to Anderson to sell their cotton, when we predicted that they would not do so again. Later we stated in the columns of the Press and Banner upon authority of as reliable and truth? ful man as there is in Abbeville or An? derson County, that these gentlemen were dissatisfied, and that they had said they could have done better at Hodges or Donalds. It seems from the following card, that our reporter had himself been misinformed: Hodges Depot, S. C, March 15. Editors Press and Banner: Your notice in last week's paper of our dissatisfaction of Anderson's cotton mar? ket, &c, is untrue. Your informer has made a wide mistake. W. P. McGee did not go at all. We were well pleased and well paid; could have bought cotton at Donaldsville on our return, hauled to Anderson, and made good wages. Eespectfully, M. B. McGee, J. T. McGee. In addition to the above the Anderson Intelligencer has a long article which that paper requests us to reprint in the Press and Banner. But as it is written in a manner and style not in keeping with the character of our paper the Intelli? gencer has no right to complain if we refuse to gratify its wishes in this par? ticular. Except for the bantering way in which that paper chronicled the fact that Abbeville planters had gone to An? derson to sell their cotton, its paragraph, as it deserved to be, would not have been noticed by us. In our allusion to it, we had no feeling in the matter, but merely, as we thought, accepted its invitation to exchange a little pleasantry. As it turns out, however, that paper seems disposed to give importance to a matter of no con? sequence whatever. We have no time or disposition to bandy words with the In? telligencer about a mattter unworthy of a moment's consideration. This, coming from the Press and Ban? ner, is the most sublime piece of impu? dence we have met with in many a day. To begin with, the Intelligencer did not, a few weeks ago, say anything about the Messrs. McGee coming to Anderson to sell their cotton. It is not in keeping with our taste or habits to parade the names and private affairs of gentlemen in the Intelligencer. We merely said that some "prominent citizens" of Abbe? ville County, residing near Donaldsville, came to Anderson to sell cotton, &c, and it was our supercilious contemporary, whose paper has such an exalted and pure "manner, style and character," in its own estimation, that put the names of these gentlemen in public print. Now the Press and Banner seems to take great exception to our article correcting its mistake, and pronounces our "manner and style not in keeping with the charac? ter" of that paper. If we have trans? gressed propriety we are not aware of the particular, and there is certainly nothing in our article to which a gentleman with a clear conscience would take any excep? tion. But to define clearly the issue be? tween the Press and Banner and the In? telligencer upon this point, we call upon our contemporary to quote any por? tion of our article which he has cause to complain of, that the public may know exactly the ground he has for his ridicu? lously self-righteous condemnation of the Intelligencer, and if he does not show the matter of which he complains, then the public will see how glib our neighbor is to make charges and how slow he is to prove them. If he will publish his own article to which we replied, the public will see that we simply took him up in his own style, and from the force of stub ' born facts he came off second best, and the effort of our thin-skinned neighbor "to exchange a little pleasantry" became exceedingly disgusting to him so soon as the fun was turned upon him. So far its the remark of our spiteful neighbor, that he has no time or disposition to bandy words with us, is concerned, we can as? sure him that it is his own fault that there have been any words, for if he had not misrepresented the Anderson market, and made statements about some of its patrons which were incorrect, there would have been no words between us. However, whenever the Press and Banner, from wrong information or any other cause, misrepresents our town or County, it may expect us to correct it, whether it is pleasant for it to be put right or not, and, as our contemporary haj Worked himself into such a "hutF" about this "matter Unworthy of a moment's consid? eration," we are willing to hear a little more on the subject of the controversy, and, therefore, would respectfully ask the name of the "reliable and truthful man" who made the statement which it pub? lished, and which the Messrs. McGce pronounce "untrue.'' And if our growl? ing neighbor should be so far placated as to answer this reasonable question, we would venture to ask Why he did not publish the card of the Messrs. McGee in his issue of the 17th ult., when it was mailed so as to reach him on the 15tb, or at least one day before going to press, in? stead pf waiting until his issue of March 24th, a week after we had corrected his error in the article which he 30 roundly condemns? These maybe impertinent questions, but it would gratify our curi? osity to have them answered. In conclusion, we submit that as we publish all of the Press and fia7incr,s ar? ticles in reply to us. that paper cannot, if fairly disposed, refuse to publish the replies to its articles. We have no ill will towards the Press and Banner, but then it must not. make mistakes about our County or Town without expecting us to correct them; and when we do cor? rect them, without in any way impugn? ing the motives or censuring the inten? tions of our neighbor, he must not mount such a high horse of indignation without expecting us to criticise his entire per? formance._ INTEMPERAN CE AND CRIME. Of all the evils under which our people are now laboring, none is so destructive of peace, happiness and prosperity as the intemperate use of intoxicating drinks, and it is somewhat appalling to see how decidedly this evil is on the increase. There is scarcely a town in the State in which the sight of drunken men is not an every-day occurrence, and this is not the worst of the matter; for although this habit shows that the custom of drinking to excess is not condemned by society, still the most dangerous feature is the constant, habitual, excessive use of spirits by a large number of the citizens of every community in the State, so that their minds and feelings are constantly excited and inflamed, thereby keeping constantly on hand in every neighborhood the ma? terial for brawls, riots or conflicts from the smallest to the greatest. Those who will trouble themselves to visit the courts of our State will fiud that three-fourths of all the crimes committed here are traceable either directly or indirectly, yet clearly, to the use of spirituous liquors, and the rcason'for it is clear to those who will reflect. The use of intoxicating drinks teuds to intensify and inflame the feelings and dispositions of the persons drinking, aud hence the result shows it? self in the breaking of law and the com? mission of crime. Scarcely one out of every twenty homicides in this State is committed by a sober man upon a sober man. The same is true, also, to a very surprising extent of all the shooting scrapes and assaults and batteries which go before the Courts. Not only this, but the waste and want occasioned by the use of intoxicating drinks is very great, and particularly so with the colored population around our towns. Their regular drink must be had if their families are wanting bread. Out of their scant wages enough must be taken to supply their whiskey, when the amqunt would, if judiciously expended, give them many comforts, which would conduce to their health and happiness. The citizens of this County have not contracted the habit to the extent of some other counties, and yet it is entire? ly too prevalent here, and unless checked by public opinion it is destined to bring the same disorder and crime upon us which is found in some of the counties of the State. We have spoken of the evil to condemn it, and to call upon our citizens coolly to determine to leave off the habit themselves, and to exert their moral influence to prevent others from contracting or continuing it. Parents owe it to their sons to exert all their in? fluence to instruct them in youth and persuade them in maturer years to ab? stain from intoxicating beverages. The ladies of our county owe it to them? selves and to the men of our State to exert their influence in society to form and maintain a public sentiment against drinking which will prevent men from contracting or continuing the custom. Our Churches and our ministers owe it to the cause of morality, as well as to the interests of the country, to give their dis? approbation and to exert their influence against the evil, and if all these elements of our people who condemn the habit of drinking to excess will combine in the effort to suppress it, a great reform may be worked out for our citizens and for the whole State. Drunkenness is a habit which impov? erishes and degrades man without mak? ing him a single return. It not only in? jures the individual, but it endangers the happiness and lives of those around him, and, therefore, society is interested in its suppression. In order to help in doing this, it is not necessary that every one should join a temperance society. These societies deserve the encouragement and co-operation of every one, but still, if persons are unwilling .o join them, they may help in the work of eradicating druukenness by their private example and their influence upon those around them. While other reforms are being advocated, this one, which is pre-emi? nently important, ought not to be neg? lected. It will, if secured, do more to advance the financial prosperity of the country, to promote morality and reli? gion and to purify scciety, than any one reform that could be effected. It would diminish crime and promote a healthy public sentiment on all subjects. It is worth thinking about and working for. President Hayes has appointed Hon. William Henry Trescol, at present of Washington, D. C, but formerly a citi? zen of South Carolina and a Representa? tive from Anderson County, as one of the Commissioners to negotiate a treaty be? tween the Empire of China and the Uni? ted States. The President could not have appointed a more accomplished diplomat, or a more polished gentleman to repre? sent this government, and the forthcom? ing treaty will no doubt be satisfactory and advantageous to the United States. a statk ticket. The Abbeville Medt?ih iii its last issue nominates the following ticket for State officers: For Governor: Gen. M. W. Gary, of Edgeileld. LieutenanT-GoverKor ! Col. Robert A Id rich, of Bafnwcll. {SECRETARY of State : Gen. John Bratton, of Fairfleld. Comptroller-General I Hon. James C-. Coit, cf Chesterfield. Treasurer: 3Ton. William Hood, of Abbeville. Adjutant and Inspector General: Gen. John Ii. Erwin, of Lancaster; Attorney GenerAL: Hon. Isaac 1). Witherspoon, of York. Superintendent op Education : Rev. W. W. Duncan, of Spartanburg. Our contemporary then adds : "This is the ticket and these are the men who would lead the party on to a triumphant victory and restore tlife good old State t? ?ll her ancient prosperity. With such leaders and upon a platform that would hold them we Jwould fear no opposition. Straightout from first to last, honest, honorable, upright gentle? men, they would administer our public affairs to the lasting good of the State and the glory of the party. Nominate them and the disunited Democracy of the State would rally to their standard, a solid and determined mass.'* It is news to us that the Democracy of South Carolina is disunited, or that any particular ticket is necessary to rally the party. We know there are differences of opinion as to measures and men, but that is simply the exercise of individual judg? ment and preference before the party acts. After the party action these dif? ferences will be hushed up and the ticket elected, because there is no danger of any but good men being put in nomination by the Democratic party. If any set of men do not get the men they want nom? inated, they can console themselves with the reflection that more persons wanted some one else. It may be recorded, how? ever, that whoever is nominated by the Democratic party is going to be elected in this State. state press association. A meeting of the Executive Commit? tee of the South Carolina State Press Association was held in the office of the Baptist Courier at Greenville, S. C, on last Thursday evening for the purpose of making arrangements for the approach? ing annual meeting, which will be in the city of Greenville on Thursday, the 17th day of June next. An invitation from Col. G. J. Foreacre, of the Air Line Eailroad, was received, tendering the members of the Association the courtesies of that road in such manner as may suit their convenience for the com? ing meeting. There is a proposition for the Association to take an excursion to Cincinnati to attend the meeting of the j National Democratic Convention. The meeting will take place in Greenville during the commencement exercises of Furman University and the Greenville Female College, avl will therefore be very interesting apart from the business and social features of the Association. We have no doubt a full meeting of the Association will be had at the appointed time. The chronic rumors of independent tickets are again afloat. This is not to be wondered at, nor is it seriously to be dreaded. There are always a set of hun? gry office-seekers whose only claim to public recognition is a desire to get some place for which they are morally unfit, or both. They are eternally fault-finding and seeking to break up organizations of good people, in order to give themselves an opportunity to get into some office where they can live upon the public, and prosecute more successfully their nefari? ous ends. If men array themselves against the honest and intelligent people of a country to advance their proposed aims, they are unworthy of public confidence. Any man who would accept an office which he knew a majority of the Demo? cratic party did not wish him to have, is either a Republican or is devoid of self respect, and is not to be trusted in any position of power or honor. Our people know this too well to be fooled by it. The demagogue who is so unprincipled as to attempt it, will be overwhelmingly defeated. Any independent movement is simply Republicanism in disguise,, and the disguise will only be attempted by men so devoid of moral sense as to be williug to act a falsehood in order to pro? cure an office. Aspirants for office had as well recognize the fact that the Demo? cratic party is the source from which offices are filled in South Carolina, and the attempt to get them from any other source will meet with merited defeat. Ex-Senator Christiancy, of Michigan, who resigned his scat in the Senate and accepted the mission to Peru, several years ago married a beautiful young girl employed at the time in the United States Treasury office at Washington. Their married life has been far from happy. He charges her with infidelity, and she accuses him of gross cruelty and tyranny. The result is that they have separated. She has returned to Wash? ington and left him in Peru, but it is said he is to return soon, and that the readers of scandal will be treated to an interesting divorce suit. This is all per? sonal, and would have gone unmentioned by us except for the fact that the little family unpleasantness has revealed a charge in which the public has an inter? est, which is made by Mrs. Christiancy, who says that Zachariah Chandler paid her husband to resign his seat in the Senate, in order that Chandler could be elected by the Legislature of Michigan to fill the vacancy. Both these men were Republicans, and thus it seems that a family quarrel is to develop a piece of gross rascality on the part of two promi? nent members of the party of "great moral ideas." The Republicans in this State are somewhat divided in their counsels. In national politics the majority are for Grant, and will send a delegation to Chi? cago solidly for the ex-President, though there are quite a number of them who prefer Secretary Sherman. They will, however, be united on this subject as soon as a nomination is made. In State polities they are also divided, some fa? voring no Republican State nominations, but the majority are in favor of nominat? ing a full State ticket, and therefore the contest this year will be a square con? flict between Democracy and Republican? ism. The Republican Convention will I be held on the 27th inst., in Columbia, to elect dele-gales to Chicago. They then propose holding another State Conven? tion in July to nominate a Slate ticket. They expect by this mean!1, to know the Democratic policy from the June Con? vention and to take advantage of Ito mis? takes. The action o'the Republicans in this matter is an additional argument in favor of the Democrats not nominating a State ticket before August or Septem? ber. Our Western CoiiiifletlouS. llie Xcirs and Courier says: it is not by any means sure that the Air Line Railroad has secured the control of the Tennessee end of the Blue Ridge Rail? road, and it is suggested that the acquisi? tion of this property is not likely to give the Air Liue Railroad the rotltr?l iL de? sires. The distance from Knoxville to Mary ville is about eighteen miles, and the country is open, with easy grades. Any company that controls the North Caro? lina, the Georgia and the South Carolina sections of the Blue Ridge route can, no doubt, obtain a charter from the Tennes? see Legislature for a road to Knoxville when the line shall reach the borders of the State. The Air Line Road does not ; control the North Carolina section of ' seventy miles, and by the terms of the charter for this section no other company can obtain authority to build the road by this route. The terms of the existing charter arc exceedingly favorable, ana ought to be sufficient to induce capital? ists to give the enterprise their favorable consideration. They will certainly have the aid of the people along the line, who are ready to contribute money and work according to their means. It is certainly high time that some? thing wa3 done to make the South Caro? lina section of the Blue Ridge Railroad available as a part of a great Western line. The people in the up-country think, with some reason, that Charleston is not aroused to the importance of this matter, and are surprised that so little has been done to force the Blue Ridge route upon the attention of capitalists. Charleston has not the millions of mouey needed for the construction of Inter-State railroads. But in this respect Charleston is no worse off than cities which have secured or expect to obtain permanent and profitable railroad connections. It is not Savannah's capital that gives the Central Railroad its power. Nor is it Atlanta's capital which makes the Gate City so prominent as a railroad centre. Charlotte contributes no capital to her lines. Norfolk does nothing in the way of capital to aid her railroad system.? Richmond, which is looking now to the completion of the Allegheny Valley Rail? road, will not be called upon to spend her own means, as Northern capital and Northern men will do the work. Charles? ton need not be discouraged with such examples before her. The cities we have named have what, in these days, is more important than mouey. They have hopefulness, energy, liberality and pro? gressive ideas. Tney do not use a tallow candle or a kerosene lamp when an elec? tric light is available. They are thor? oughly abreast of the times, and having a strong natural position have been able to get from the North the money they cannot command at home. Tens of mil? lions of dollars are looking for profitable investment. They will come to the South, and they will come to South Car? olina, if the people here will seek them in the right way. It is worse than use? less, however, to suppose that Northern capitalists will help those who do not at? tempt to help themselves. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Gleanings from our State Exchange?. Abbeville Press and Banner: Julius Ligon, aged sixteen years, oldest son of Mr. John H. Ligon, of Lebaunon, was killed last Saturday by a fal ing tree. He and his father had cut the tree so that it fell against another tree. When they had succeeded in moving it from the stump, it struck Julius in the body, breaking some of his ribs, and oth? erwise injuring him bo seriously that death ensued immediately. Abbeville Medium: There is considera? ble activity among the Radicals in this county and they are evidently preparing to make a contest this fall. A few of the faith? ful held a kind of informal caucus on the street last Friday and the county conven? tion will shortly be called, on what pre? cise date we have not heard.The sad news came to town yesterday that Mrs. Dr. Bonner, of Due West, was lying at the point of death aud that Dr. Bonner was dangerously ill. Mrs. Bon? ner has been a severe sufferer for several years with consumption, and for the last ten or twelve months has been almost constantly confined to her bed.A most outrageous assault was committed on Mrs. Jessie S. Jay at her home near Millway on last Weduesday evening. Aboui; dark she went out to the barn lot to superintend the milking of the cows, and while talking to the colored woman en? gaged in this work heard an unusual noise in the corn crib some distance from her. She was then fired at by an unknown per? son, but escaped into the house unhurt. Barn well Sentinel: Win. S. Batss, the prisoner confined in our jail, and who was to have been executed for the mur? der of Stephen Bush, came very near mak? ing his escape on Monday night. The sheriff, suspecting that he (Bates) had procured morphine or some other poison with which to destroy life, went into his room or cell, and found him in posses? sion of a pocket-knife, an auger and a file, and with these tools, it appeared, that he had been at work for some time, hav? ing succeeded in boring through the floor and cutting into the sills, and would in a short time have made his escape. The most mysterious thing about the whole affair is, how did Bates come in posses? sion of all these tools ?.The young wheat, in some sections of our county, is becoming seriously injured by rust.A Bevere wind and rain storm of five min? utes' duration, passed through the coun? ty, five miles below here, last week pros? trating trees and fencing. Beaufort Cresent: In consequence of the falling off of business on the Port Royal and Augusta Railroad a number of employees have been dis? charged. Chester Reporter: A somewhat lively scene took place in Trial Justice Lloyd's Court last Thursday. During the exam? ination of a witness, he became so obsti? nate and impudent that a young lawyer drew Iii? pistol to command respect. The witness had treated the Court in a most insolent manner.Major S. P. Hamil? ton and J. J. Hemphill, Esq., counsel for Scott Hopkins, who was convicted at at the recent term of court and sentenced to be hanged on 23d of April, for the murder of Jas. R. Stroud, have appealed the case to the Supreme Court. Colleton Democrat: A county board of health has been organized at Walter boro.' It is composed of three members for this coun*" as follows : Charles Wit sell, M. D., 1<. P. Lewis, M. D., and Hon. Carlos Tracy. Darlington Neics: There will be more land cultivated in this county this year than any year since the war. Nearly every man has a mule or a horse, and every nook and corner is being prepared for corn or cotton.A mad dog visited the house of Mr. J. M. King, near Lydia, last Thursday, and bit a goose and at? tacked five of his fox hounds. After the encounter he cantered off the premises as though nothing had occurred, but was pursued three miles by Mr. King and killed.On Saturday night last inTim monsville, about 8 o'clock P. M., during the absence of her daughter, Mrs. Frie? den, and aged lady, was called to the door by a knock, and opening the door was approached with menaces and language which very much alarmed her. She avoided the negro man who made the assault, and rushed nut of the piazza cryiug for assistance, when the Rcminilrcl disappeared. This i?i the third time this family of ladies ban been attacked in this mnnnef, each time by the same person, M he Ih recognized by Mrs. Frei del. Edgelhdd Monitor : Mr. A. C. Mobley planted about 15,000 stalks of .sugar cane yesterday. Jl was in Ihn: condition, many sprouts or buds already appearing on the stalks. Georgetown Timct ami Count: fin last Saturday morning, aue.vro iiutti whoj It in supposed, bailie from some part of North Carolina, name unknown, met with a fatal accident on board of one of the schooners while loading ivtth lum? ber at the Palmetto .Mills, lie was pret? ty badly mangled, and we understand tiie doctors have given him up. Newberry jYr.ih*: The Orond Lodge of food Templars of South Carolina' will convene at this place on the fourth Tues? day in "April.5 JMr. W. H. Cuttino, of Sumter, is the presiding officer.We regret to learn that Col. Temple will re? sign thesuperiutendency of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad. Greenville News: Ice one-eighth of an inch thick was seen in our city yesterday morning. The cold does not seem to have allected the fruit crops as yet. The blooms and young leaves on the trees have not wilted. Marion Merchant and farmer: It is said there were more drunken men in town during the present week than for any time in five years.Heavy frost and ice here on Wednesday morning. All tender vegetables killed. Fruit crop injured, but not seriously. Darlington Florence Times: Rev. Mr. Brouse has accepted a call to the Episco? pal Church at Society Hill. He comes from Pennsylvania.Col. T. G. Dargau took charge of the office of probate judge on last Monday and appointed Mr. F. Dargan, formally, as clerk.There will be a mass meeting of the citizens of Flor? ence, irrespective of party, on Tuesday evening, the 30th inst., to make nomina? tions lor town officers for the ensuing term. Beaufort Sea Island Xeios: Mr. J. R. McDonald, of St. Helena Island, received on Thursday his appointment as postmas? ter for the recently established postoffice on the island. This office will be known as "Frogmore.".There are thirteen prisoners in jail awaiting trial, with of? fences charged as follows: Richard Mun gin, murder; John Allen, Matthew But? ler, Wade Crosswell, Mary Jenkins, Jack Wallace, grand larceny; RarellieMcKee and Moses Thompson, rape; Simon Rob? erts, Sam Scoot, Barney Williams and Fanny Graham, hog stealing, and John Thomas, assault with intent to kill. The following have escaped from jail: Sandy Young and Samuel C. Frazier, murder, and Lester Brown, grand larceny. Court begins March 29.At the March terra of the court an appeal cade to test the validity and constitutionality of the law requiring imprisonment for nonpayment of the poll tax will come up for a hear? ing. Spartanburg Spartan: During court week we made inquiries as to the wheat crop. From every section of the county the reports are favorable. There is a good stand and it looks promising. Last Monday Gaffney's held a municipal election. Two tickets, a wet and dry, were run. The intendant, W. F. McAr thur, was elected from the dry ticket, the wardens are all wet.The Clifton Fac? tory has now secured stock to the amount of $200,000, and they wish no more at present. This will put up the necessary buildings and purchase machinery neces? sary for the first factory.On Wednes? day, the 17th inst., between 12 and 5 a. m., three persons died at Glendale, all from measles. Mrs. David Miller, about 30 years of age, Mrs. Polly Waldrup, a widow, about 50, and an infant son of Mr. Colo, who has recently moved to Glendale. They were all buried Thurs? day. Spartanburg Herald: Mr. G. W. Gar? ner and his brother launched a small boat on Broad River, near the old Cherokee Iron Works, a short time since, we learn, and rowed their way down Broad River and other streams and up a small stream to Georgetown by an inland route. Kershaw Gazette: The present council, besides maintaining the municipal gov? ernment and keeping the fire and street departments in good order, have reduced the debt of the town ?2,544.21 within the last ten months. Lancaster Ledger: The election for in? tendant and wardens of the town will take place on the second Monday in April. A large number of our citizens, including both whhe and black, are workinglor the dry ticket. It is a good cause, and one in which we should never tire.The small grain crop, which is unusually large, is looking fine. Newberry Herald: Sam Tribblo, col? ored, and family, left Newberry County several days ago for Kansas. Sam for? merly belonged to Mr. A. K. Tribble; he is a good negro, and by dint of industry and economy has succeeded in saving up about ?700. He expects to have about $500 to begin on when he reaches his destination. He promised his neighbors to give them a true account of Kansas, and if his account be flattering many will follow him. Orangeburg Times: There was a slight frost on last Friday evening in Orange burg, but not sufficient to injure the fruit. Orangeburg Democrat: We learn that a large portion of the small grain crop of the county is taking the rust badly; even rust proof oats that have enjoyed a notable exception from this blight are taking it in several sections.Our mer? chants have been hauling corn from the depot every day this week, aud the farm? ers are taking it from the merchants as rapidly as possible. Union Times: On Wednesday night, the22d inst., we had a keen frost through? out the county, which is feared, destroy? ed much of the fruit now in bloom. Judge Wallace has consented to hold an extra term of court for this county, to commence on the third Monday in April. Ax Offence that is Rank.?We had thought that our friend, the Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, was the very last r*n in Congress whom we should have to ar? raign as the defender of shams of any kind. But we grieve to say that we were mistaken. Last week, in company with several other Congressmen, he visited "officially" a sham butter factory in Bal? timore, and after feasting with the Ole? omargarine wretches, be openly frater? nized with them in the following extra? ordinary remarks: "I am only afraid that all the old cows in the country will soon cease to give milk to be used in making butter. I am not sorry that ?ich is the case, for oleo? margarine lakes the place of butter. J am satisfied with this article, and here? after J shall never have another churn on my farm, f Laughter.| Wc will drink our milk aud cream and buy oleomar? garine." Now we may be willing to follow Col. Aiken in many of his political vagaries; but we must draw the line somewhere, and we draw it at sham butter. We haven't tasted sham butter?at least we hope we haven't?and we don't want to ; but we are never going to acquiesce in the heresy of this distinguished Granger who tells us that the political parties of the day and real butter are things that have "outlived their usefulness." The parties will doubtless take care of them? selves ; but the Nem and Courier desires to be placed on the record, now and for? ever, as the champion of old fashioned butter. It declines to countenance or t derate, much less t > follow, Col. Aiken s ungrateful boll from the cows. It holds Oleomargarine and Independentism to be alike in the category of dangerous and abominable innovations, subversive of the welfare of the individual and the good order of society.? Xemand Courier. nATI'S TUM MCRDKRER RESPITED.? A correspondent ofthe Newt and Couri? er, writing from Ham well under date of March 20th, says: The execution of Hales, convicted of murder at the recent term Of court here, was appointed for to? day. Repeated applications had been made to (lovemor .Simpson lor a commu? tation, among others a personal letter from his old mother, hut upon the report of the case and the testimony he became convinced that his duty as Executive of the Btatc was not to interfere with the verdict of a true and courageous jury, and ail appeals were denied. Last Monday the Christian people here became exer? cised by the impression of the clergymen, who have been attending him constantly, thut he wotdd probably die impenitent and witho" t realizing his accountability to (lodj and induced one of the clergymen and a lay cltiseti to go to Columbia that night to present their apprehension and request for a respite of thirty days to Gov? ernor Simpson. Moved by consideration of the clergyman's hope for his salvation, and the execution day being one observed by so many Christians?Good Friday? and only for thes.o considerations the Governor granted a respite to the prison? er until the 10th proximo. The Gover? nor especially desires that it shall be un? derstood ih the State that his conviction and determination not to interfere with the sentence is unchanged, and only the considerations named induced him to prolong the opportunity to be fitted for eternity. ? The House has passed a bill provid? ing that two artesian wells shall be sunk in the plains east of the Rocky Moun? tains as an initial experiment for a sys? tem of wells designed to reclaim the arid and waste lands east and west of the mountains. Eight hundred millions of acres of land are embraced in the arid regions of Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado .and Nevada, and the land can not be sold unless a water supply can be obtained. Fully 500,000,000 acres of this arid re? gion can be made available for agricul? tural purposes with a supply of water, and this can be obtained by boring one thousand feet deep at a cost of $3,000 for each well, and two thousand feet for $10,000. There is no doubt that these lands can be reclaimed, its the French are reclaiming the desert lands of Africa, south of Algeria. There it has been dis? covered that there is a reservoir of water, supplied by the Atlas mountains, under? neath the desert, and wells have been bored over a large area, the result of which has been to bring into existence vegetation and to transform the whole face of the country. The same thing may be accomplished in the arid regions of the West. WANTED! 71IFTY dozen EGGS, and seventy-five frying Chickens and grown Hens. A. B. TOWERS ds CO. April 1, 1880_38_1 NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the un? dersigned. Administrator of the Estate of James Gilmer, deceased, will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson Countv. on the 5th day of May, 1880, for a Final Settlement and discharge from bis otiice as Administrator of the Personal Estate of the said James Gilmer, deceased. J. J. GILMER, Adm'r. April 1, 1880_38_5*_ THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Slacy McCarley and Eliza McCarley. Plaintiffs, against A. A. Dean, Administrator of the Estate of r.ohert B. McCarley, deceased, A. B. Towers, K. 15. Dean, Lizzie Davis, James McCarley, Maiy McCarley, Samnnlha Bryant, Heirs of John Mc? Carley, deceased, names and number unknown, Heirs of Win. McCarley, and of Elisabeth Mc? Carley, and Elijah McCarley, deceased, tu wit: Joseph McCarley, James McCarley, IVm, Mc? Carley, Martha McCarley, and others, names and number unknown. Defendants.?Summons /or RclUj? Complaint not Served. To the Delemlants above named, and to the heirs of John McCarley, Win. MeCurley, Elizabeth McCarley, and Elijah McCarley, deceased, names and number unknown: "\7"OU ?rc hereby summoned and required to an X swer the complaint in this action, which is filed in the office ot the Clerk of Common Pleis, for tho said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on tliu subscriber at his office, at Anderson Court House, S. C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plain? tiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded In the complaint. Anderson, S. C. Feb. 11, lsSl). JOSEPH N. BROWN, Plaintiffs' Attorney, Anderson, S. C. To the Defendants above named, and to the heirs of John McCarley, Win. McCarley, Elizabeth and Elijah McCarley, names and number un? known : TAKE NOTICE, That the complaint in this ac? tion, together with the summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Anderson County, In said State, on the IIth day of February, 1880, and the object of said action is to set up title in '255 acres of Laud in Anderson County, in said State, adjoining lands of it. H. Dean and others, as against the heirs of Win. McCarley, deceased, to wit: Joseph McCarley, James McCarley, Win. Mc? Carley, Martha McL i.rlcy and others, names and number unknown, and lor Homestead and Dower in the same, and for sale or partition of the re? mainder lonong the heirs of said Robert B. Mc? Carley, account and relief. No personal claim is made against you. JOSEPH N. BROWN', Plaintiffs' Attornev. [.skai.] W. L. BOLT, Deputy C. C. P. April 1, P<80_38_6 JUST RECEIVED, A Large Lot of GARDEN SEEDS AND ONION SETTS, From the reliable Seed Houses of Hoheit Buist. Jr., Johnson, Bobbins it Co., David Landretli ?fc Sons, for sale wholesale and re? tail at growers' prices. Also, a quantity of Genuine Seed IRISH POTATOES, which will be sold at lowest prices. WILHITE & WTLHITE, ? Druggists, Anderson, S. C. Jan 20, 1880 29 REDUCED PRICES. ?0 CALL OIV JOHN E. PEOPLES And Get the Celebrated MERRYIW?N GUANO, ?17") lbs. Cotton per Ton. N?V?SS? GUANO, ?l.'s) ihs. Cotton per Ton. Narassa Cotton Fertilizer, 4'M> lbs. Cotton per Ton. T still have on hand plenty of the Na vassa Guano and Navassa Acid for compost? ing. Call and ;.ei> me before purchasing else? where. JOHN E. PEOPLES, Anderson, S. C. Match I, 1SS0 Zl SHERIFFS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson Count v. BY virtue of various Executions to me directed, I will expose to sale on the iirs.t MONDAY in APRIL, A.D. I860, at Anderson Court House, South Carolina, the following Tracts of hand, to wit: Tract No. 1, containing eighty-nine (89) acres, nioro or loss, bounded by hinds of J. II. Jones, M. C. Acker, William Archer and others. Tract No. 2, containing six and three fourth ((>?) acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Mrs. Sarah Bohanan, Catharine fPanx and J. R. Cochran. ' Also, one old Buggy and Harness, and one-half interest in one Cotton Gin. Levied on as the property of A. E. Bo hannon, in favor ot AlcGratli cfc Byrum, and others, against A. E. Dohannon. Terms or sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. JAMES H. McCONNELL, .Sheriff Anderson County. March 11,1880_35_4 SHERIFFS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. BY virtue of various Executions to me directed. I will expose to sale on FIRST MONDAY in APRIL, A. D. 1880, at Anderson Court House, S. C, all of De? fendant's interest in one TRACT OF LAND, Containing one hundred and seventy-seven (177) acres, more or less, bounded by lands of B. P. Walke., Elizabeth Breazeale, E. T. Lcavell and others. Levied on as the property of A. Reed Campbell in favor of Crane. Boylston &Co? and others, against A. Reed Campbell. Terms of sale Cash?purchaser to pay ex? tra for all necessary papers. JAMES H. McCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson County. March 11, 1880_35_4 Master's Sale STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Anderson. In the Court of Common Pleas. N. K. Richardson, Administratrix of J. Frank Richardson, vs. Ada C. Richard? son, Bculah J. Richardson, et at.?Com? plaint to Sell Heal Estate in aid of Assets, Partition, &c. BY virtue of an order to me directed by bis Honor Thomas Thomson, presi? ding Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit, in the above stated case, I will sell at Ander? son C. H., S. C. at public sale, on SALE DAY IN APRIL next, the following prop? erty as the Real Estate of J. Frank Rich? ardson, deceased, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing 337 acres, more or less, situate in Anderson County, on Rock Creek, adjoining lands of J. J. Copeland, Thomas Crynies, Artemesia Cobb and Greenlee Ellison. Tehms of Sale?One-half cash ; the oth? er half to be due and payable on the first of January, 1881, with interest from day of sale, purchaser to give bond and mortgage to secure payment, with leave to anticipate payment at any time. 1 3 ALSO, ONE HOUSE AND LOT, in the Town of Williamston, containing one and three fourth (li) acres, more or less, bounded by Main street on the North, lands of G. W. Anderson on the South, land of Wm. Cle? ment on the East, and lot of R. V. Acker on the West. Terms of Sale? Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. March 11,18S0 35 4 OUR NEW WAREHOUSE IS COMPLETE, From which we can most conveniently load Wagons with the good old WANDO FERTILIZER AND ACID PHOSPHATE, AND THE CAROLINA FERTILIZER AND Palmetto Acid Phosphate. Call and buy our Fertilizers for Cotton deliverable next Fall We Have Just Receiv"", 25,000 pounds Tennessee Meat, Three Car Loads New Orleans and Mus? covado Molasses, S00 bushels Tennessee Corn, Two Car Loads Excellent Flour, One Car Load Liverpool Salt, 25 barrels best Northern Seed Potatoes. We have also a large stock of? Ploughs, Sugar, Coffee, Boots and Shoes, Dry Goods, Hardware, Hats, Yankee Notions, And in fact almost every kind of Goods needed by the public?from a Paper of Pint up to a Hogshead of Molasses. We offer our Goods for cash or on credit until next Fall at reasonably low prices?to good and prompt paying customers. Come and trade with us. BLECKLEY, BROWN & CO. Anderson, S. C, Feb. 12,1880. _ awarded ?2 prize8 in a single: season Our Premium List for 1880. Best peck Irish Potatoes.$5 00 Best peck Onions. 2 50 Largest Watermelon of good quality.. 5 00 Six best Turnips. 5 00 Three best Cabbage Heads (raised in the State). 2 50 j Earliest Quart English Peas, shelled.? lick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, cloth. Earliest Quart Ripe Tomatoes.? Viele's Flow? er and Vegetable Garden, cloth. Earliest Bunch (1 doz.) Radishes Eatable Size.? Viek's Flower and Vegetable Garden. The above are only open to purchasers of our Seeds. Wc will claim none of the sam? ples oxi ept the Watermelons. Orders for five dollars worth of seeds (ex? cept Peas and Beans by the Peek, and On? ion Sets and Potatoes.') delivered free at any station on the Air LincorG.<fcC. Railroad. Wc handle Buist's < Jarden Sccdsand Viek's Flower Seeds, and would be pleased to or? der anything not in stock. We have bought direct from Augusta a lot of the magnificent Genuine Augusta Rattlesnake Watermelon Seed. For particulars call on or address SLOAN BROS., Druggists and Seedsmen, Greenville, S- C. pb- Full stock of Drugs, Oil, Paints, <ic. at wholesale or retail. Feb l?, 1SS0 29 HORSE SHOEING FARM WORK A SPECIALTY. THE undersigned have formed a copart? nership under the firm name of Ben? son & Dooly, tor the purpose of earrving on a regular Blacksmith business, such as Sbocing Horses, making, mending ami sharpening Plows, Ironing Wagons, repair? ing (inns ami Pistols, and all kinds of work usually dene in the Blacksmith Shop. Wc are located near the Presbyterian Church, at the old shop stand. Persons desiring work done in our line will do well to call on us before having their work done. ABE BENSON, DAVE DOOLEY. P. S.?Wc have heretofore been emp'oy ed with Mr. David White, which should be a guarantee of workmanship. Jan 22, 1680 2s