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ID. B. mJBRAY, $?ft*>r. TH?llSDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1880. TSRUH t DITE TEAK;... oi.r.o, SIX VOKTHS.......- T?. XUTBS or ASTXBTUt i? ?-Ono Dollar per inch . for tho flrrt insertion, Mfty C?riU per Inch j for -uUoauctit lntcrtlous lera thu? thir?u month?. ' Ko a/J vert? sciaont counted Ku than RD inch. I-.il> crel contracts wlU bo made ?Ith thoso withing to edvertlM for three, els or twelve months, ? Adver i?si?a ?v cv?jlreO? iu-.i? tra ?vnS?rd to t?? li?i?c?i atebusinessof the- ?naor Individuel Contracting. Obituary Notices exceeding Aro linc?, Tributes . cf respect, sud all personal communication? ur matte? s or individual interest, will be charged for at advertizing rate?. To OoaawrosDasr*.-In order to re?oive al teotlon, coniBtuixlcation* must be accompanied by the true uaroo and address of tho writer. Re jected manuscripts wUl sot be returned uni eta the necessary ?tampa ar? furnished to repay tba poet* ago thereon, iff- We are cot retpontlble far UM tiewa and opinion? of our oomapondent*. All communication? should ba addreeesd to "Ed itor InUUlgencer" and all checke, draft-, money orders, Ai, should ba mad? payable to the order of E. B. M?BBAT ?, CO. HIS AHDEBSOH PKMOCKACV. From tho report of the proceedings of tho County Executive Committee of the D?mocratie party, it will bo seen that the Auderson Democracy Uagain in mov ing column, and ready for the coming cutest. We hope that every citizen who values the welfare of his Stat and County will attend the Club meetir.ja on . tho 8th day of noxt May, and thereby give to tho County Convention a full and representative membership. This io the most important election aluce 1876. A President and State!ticket are to ba elected, and one of the fiercest contests in which pur peoplo have ever boen cr gaged is before us. The present welfare of the State and ita future prosperity depend upon the result of thia canvass. In support of such issues at these every citizen of South Carolina--young and old-ohould respond to the call of the D?mocratie organization, and help carry tho National, State and County tickets to a triumphant election. OTJB PRKF.KBKNOB. While the ISYE?-MGENOER will most cheerfully support any candidate who re ceives the nomination for Governor from tho Democratio State Convention, we will indulge our preference to euch an extent as to present the name of Hon. William H. Wallace,. of Union, the Judge of the Seventh Circuit, aa ourjfirst cheleo for the important office of Chief Magistrate of South Carolina. Judge Wallace is on abby puro and upright gentleman, who would wield the ccoptro of power with conscientious and impar tial hnnda. and would gi ve to the State as efficient abd prosperous an Adminis tration os any man that bab bo selected. His nomination would g?vo to the party o candidato calculated to elicit more en thusiasm than any other man in the State except Gov. Hampton himself. The Judge has long beau in public life, and that, too, during a portion of our most important history. Daring the whole of his publie service ho has added , to his famo ami ?/, bis personal etrengtb by bb 3trs .t-forward and upright course, GO tba. io is justly popular with f^ctf tyztn, -Me hes tao surry s-sysd is opposition to him, and, if nominated, would poll tho entire D?mocratie vote, besides drawing many recruits from the colored volcrn, with whom ho is very popular. His varied experience, in which we may mention particularly bis presiding na Speaker over the memorable Wallace House, fits bim fur tho conduct of any campaign with which ho might bo confronted. In a quiet contest or a heated canvass he would bo entirely at . borne, ard, by prudence and judgment, would lead tho party to victory as safely in one as the other. We feel that in a can vasa of such paramount importance aa tho af preaching one, tho Democracy canuofc 'tilford to nominate a candidate who is ? Wrongly opposed by any consid erable y '/dy of Democrats, and, therefore, that i?would be well for tho party toonil ?rhM Itu unnliua A#* .Alna Ai'?tun uL? not derrire ibo p??i??? ?ao?gu to actively scot tho nomination, either p^onally or through his friends. Such a selection *ouH giyo great unanimity to tho party, and avoid any acrimony now or here after. For these reasons wo bolievc the ? omi nation of Judge Wallace would be tho strongest and bett- that could be made.. ,Not being ? candidato ho has Uroused EO opposition, either factious or otherwise, RD cl all candidates abd their frisada cauh?aad would accepthim as'a KcU?era?nfe ruado by tho people without any reflection or injustice to any ono. We should bo delighted to soo a mea e??5w^fCvorctw who has not sought'tho office, and who would go into it without obligation to suy or.ecr .f.r?j:;:1,;,~7 pg^i^at any one, with bo Monds whoso campaign sotvioos bo would feel i compel ic? tu re ward with public ofilo?, aod no enemies ho would deaire to defeat. Such a select tine would gird us a government devoted only to tho publio weal. Judgo Wallace ^wpidd f-il?ll tba fpregouig conditions, and would bo rory satisfactory lo, our whole people. We will? however, cheer fully accept the nominee of ?ho Conven tic?, and have no doubt that a candidate ?hy cf tho office and of tho public ? .AJ_?.._a_-JV - . . ? .- .? 1 <ntuuvmm <n? wc f>n?wu nv mo acm xii mess State ticket B RTA12? KOMIKA.TIOK. ?uaaion of . the propriety of o nomination, for State officers RS elicited (.',{ ? 'difference of moog our oxPlterjges, nod in mces there has been extremo ' not bitterness, bi the express the call. Some of those who carly nomination have woak ide of th* vvVee by making an 7. sad undeserved attack upoii Executive Committeo fordis ms duty according to ita judg feronc?? to tho campaign. We 0 grosad for cennuro of tb? 1 Titos ccrttuuly have tho c?tfo at. what time the Ccnyen oTniflate State' dulcera and ico .at? to Cincinnati , aro to be ieje U no ^er power to call ltiou for e?Cif r purpose, and aa Latina' ci the j?ar?? phtcea no ! ntadoubfr. iiweo. and vent?on he? only made tho call ia each f manner os to authorize a nomination of c State officers at tho same time. The i Convention which meets (a Jane will be i supreme, and, coming from tho people, i can corry out the wishes of the majority I of the Democrats Of South Carolina. If 1 that majority desires a nomination in < June, the Convention will and ought to i make the nomination, and if the majority i does not wish the nomination made at i that time, the Convention can and no douht will decide to leave that portion of tho work to another Convention. We heve no doubt of tho purity of the inten tions of the Committee, and regret that they should have been called in question by any one. The Committee is com? posed of intelligent, honorable ai. 1 peiri? otic gentlemen, who are above suspicion of questionable motives in this action. The very mode of calling tho Convention ls a reference of the whole question to the people. The matter is left before* hand to a Convention which was to be bod for another important purpose, and the people, therefore, have ample and explicit opportunity to be hoard. If tho 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'havo secured the carly nomination, and practically have put it out of the power of the people to help themselves. As it is there bas been nothing arbitrary or sinister in tho Committee's action. ; The people have tho power to decide for themselves ?pon tho propriety of nbminaUcg in June, sud we hopb they will, by their County Conventions, decide against.an early nomination. It is too much cf a strain apon our State to havo a five months' canvass. The contest ought to be short and sharp. The ticket ought to start out with enthusiasm, or it Will novci ?rouse any. It can only make such a start if placed in tho field after the crops aro 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 tbo crop ls over. It will, in our opinion, rob tho canvass of all enthusiasm and endanger the SUCCCBO of the ticket if the nominations ara made at tho Juno Convention, "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING." Under the abovo caption the Abbeville Press and Banner has the following reply to the articlo cf the INTELLIGENCES, in rofcronce to its statement about certain gentlemen of Abb evil lo County who have traded in Anderson during the pastBoason: A few weeks ago tho Anderson INTEL LIGENCES said something about the Messrs. Magee going to Andorson to sell their cotton, when wo predicted that they would hot do so again. Later we stated in tho columns of tho Brear and Banner uyon enthority of as reliable and truth ful man as there is in Abbeville or An derson County, that these gentlemen were dissatisfied, and that they ha? aaid they could havo dono better at Hodges or Donalds. It seems from the following card, that our reporter had himself been misinfo 'mod : HODGES DETOT, S. C., March 15. EtFjUre Prses and Banr^r : Your notice in last week's paper of our dissat ia faction of Anderson's cotton mar ket, &c, ia untrue. Your informer has made a wide mistake. W. P. McGee did not go at all. We were woll pleased and well paid ; could have bought cotton at Don aldavilla on our return, hauled to Anderson, and mado good wages. Respectfully, M. B. MCGEE, J. T. MCGEE. In addition to tho above tho Anderson INTELLIGENCER has a long article which that paper requests us to reprint in the Brets and Banner. But as it is written in a manner and style not in keeping with the character of our paper the INTELLI GENCER hos no right to complain if we refuse to gratify Ifs wishes in thto par ' ticular. Except for the bantering way in which that paper chronicled tho 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. Io our allusion to it, we hod no feeling In tba .-n=if^r KU? OS Wu tuuuAuv, ovmincu tia juviiauuQ io exchange a littio pleasantry. Aa it turns out, however,'that paper seems disposed ; tc give importance to a matter of no con sequence whatever. We have no time or ? dlspof Won to bandy words with tho IN TELLIGENCER about a mattter unworthy of a moiusnt's consideration. This, coming from the Pres* and Ban ner, is tho most sublime piece of impu dence we havo met with- in many a day. To begin vfith, the INTELLIGENCER did not, a few weeks ago, say anything about tho Merris. McGco coming to Anderson to sell their cotton. It is not in keeping with oar taste br habits to parr-do tho T?amce and private affairs of ge> lernen in the INTELLIGENCER. We merely said that some "prominent elf Iren e" of Abba. vUle County, residing hear Don?ldavllb/ come to Anderson to seil colton, &o., and It was oar supercilious contemporary, whoso paper has auch an " exalted and puro "manner, style find character," in its own estimation, that po; the names of theee gentlemen in public print. Kow iht JFV^c szd J5=S??F seoss io take great exception to our article correcting its mistake, and pronounces our "manner and style not in keeping with the cbarac tev" of that paper. If we have trans greased proprloty. wo aro not aware of the particular, and there is certainly nothing in our article to which a gentleman with a cl A roon science would take any ox cop tic::. But to define clearly the issue be tween the Pms and Banner and' tho IN TELLIGENCES upon this point, wo call upon our contemporary to quote any por tion of our article which ho hos cause to complain of, that tho publie may know exactly tho ground he has for his ridicu lously self-righteous condemnation of tho INTELLIGENCE?, **ud if he doe? not show tho mattev of whicb ho complains, then tua pubiia will see he v glib oar neighbor is to make charges au'l how slow he is to prove them. If he ?viii publish his own article to which wt replied, the public will seo that wo simply took him up in hi? own style, and from the (oreo of stub born facta he come off second best, and the effort of our thin-skinned neighbor "to exchange a little pleasantry" became exceedingly disgusting to bim so soon as tho fun was tor ned upon him.- So far as the remark of our api lo ful neighbor, that he hus no timo cr disposition to bendy words with un, is ceo cerned, we can as sure him that it ia his own fanlfc that there hare been any woro\ for if be had rom wrong information or any other ia?*?, misrepresent* oar town or County, t may expect ns to correct it, whether it , . pleasant for it to be put right or not> ? md, as oar contemporary has Worked limself into each & ''buff" about this 'mattet Unworthy of a raomeut'? conaid ?ratioy," we are willing to hear a little nore on the subject of the controversy, ind, therefore, would respectfully ask the name of ito "reliable and truthful mau" tvho made the statement which it pub lished, and which the Messrs. McGee pronounce "untrue." And if our growl ing heigbbor ahould bo so far placated as to answer this reasonable question, we would venture to ask Why ho did not publieh the card of tho Mesara. McGee in bis Issue of tho 17th ult., wl-m it was mailed so as to reach him on the 15th, or at least one day before going to press, in stead of waiting until his issue of March 24th, a week after we bad corrected bis error iu the article which he so roundly condemns? These may bo impertinent questions, but it would gratify our curi osity to have them answered. In conclue' -n, wo submit that as we publish all of the Press and B?nncr't ar ticles in reply to as, that paper cannot, if fairly diaposed, refuse to publish the replies to itt articles. We have no ill will towarus the Prcas and Banner, but theu it must- not make mistake* about our County or Town without expecting us to correct them ; and when wo do cor rect them, without in any way impugn ing the motives or censuring the inten tions of our neighbor, he must cot mount such a high horse of indignation without expecting us to criticise bis entire per formance._ _ _ INTKMPE?ANCK AND TUIME. ' Cf all the evils under which our people aro now laboring, none ls so destructive of ponce, happiness and prosperity as the intemperate use of intoxicating drinks, and it is somewhat appalling to see how decidedly this evil ia on the increase. There is scarcely a town in tho State in which the sight of drunken men is notan evcry-day occurrence, and this is not the worst of tho matter ; for although this habit shows that the custom of drinking to excess ia not condemned by society, still the most dangerous feature is the constant, habitual, excessive uso 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 tho smallest to the greatest. Those who will troublo themselves to visit the courts ofourStato will find that three-fourths of all tho crime? committed hero are traceublo either directly or indirectly, yet clearly, to tho use of Bpirituoua liquors, and tho reason'for il is clear to those who will reflect. The ase of intoxicating drinks tend* to intensify and inflame the feelings and dispositions of the pcraons drinking, and hence tho result Bhows it rolf in the breaking of law and tho com mission of crime. Scarcely one out of overy twenty homicides in th's fttate ?B -iom-zittcd by a ?ob?r nv<>?? t?po? a sober man. The sarao ls truo, also, to a very surprising extent of nil tho shooting scrapes and assaults and batteries which go before the Courts. Not only this, but the wasto and want occasioned by the r-j of intoxicating drinks is very great, and particularly BO with the colored population around om towns. Their regular drink must be had if their families aro wanting bread. Oat of their scant wages enough must be takon 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 noi contracted the habit to the extent ol some other counties, and yet it ?B entire ly too prevalent here, and unless checked by public opinion it is doatined to bring *h? 5?n?6 dirSrd?r ~nd cr:~o ~.:\~,ZT\ ?? which in found in .'.(ima nf the C-QUOtiCS of tho State. We have spoken of thc evil to condemn it, and to call upon oui cltitens coolly to determine to leave oC the habit themselves, and to exert theil moral ir.fluonco to prevent others from contracting or continuing it. Pare?le owe it to their sons to exert all their in fluenco to instruct them in youth and persuade them in maturer yoara to ah stain from intoxicating beverages. Th< ladies of our county owo it to them selves and to tho men of our State tc exert their influence in society to form and maintain a pabilo sentiment against drinking which will prevent men frort contracting or continuing tho custom Chir Churches and our ministers owe il to the cause of morality, un well aa to thc interests of the country, to give their dis approbation and to exort their influence against the evil, and if all these element! of our peoplo who condoma the habit ol drinking to excess will combino in thc effort to suppress it, a great reform maj bo worked out for our citizens and foi the whola State. Drunkenness Is a habit which impov erishes and degrades man without mak lng bim a single return. It not only in I'-irss thc individual, hui ll ?n?angors th< happiness and lives of thoso around him and, therefore, society is interested in it suppression. In order to help iu dolus, this, it ls not necessary that every om should join a temperance society. The? societies deserve the encouragement ant co-operation of overy one, but still, i persona are unwilling to join them, the] may help in tho work of eradicating drunkenness by their private exsmpli ind their influence upon thoso trounc the?... While other reforms aro bein] idvocated, this one, which is pro-omi neatly important, ought not to be neg teated. It will, if secured, do more ti id vance the financial prosperity of tb tountry, to promote morality and rel! tdon and to purify society, than any om reform that coola be effected. It wouh iiminisb cime and promoto a health public i .enUment on all subjects. Ii 1 worth tUlnkiog aboufc and working for. .." '.-: Prudent Hayes has appointed Hor Wih>'A Henry Treacot, at present <? Washington, D. Ci but formerly a cit) cen of Sooth Carolina and a Representa Live from Anderson County, as coe of tb Commissioners to negotiate a treaty bc tween tho Empire of China and the Uni ltd. Stales. The President conld not hav appointed a a. J accomplished diploma ar a'more polished gentleman to reprc nt this government, and tho forthcom ?hg treaty will no doubt bo saUifactor sind advantageous to the United S Ates. i i [ III IM mm II T nmm A RTA*JE TICKET. the Abbeville Mc?iim in Its Iaht issue ?omirritr.? Ute tbUowIog ticket for State jficera: FOB GOVERNOR : Gen. M. W. Gary, of Edgefleld. LlRUTKNANiUoVBRh?BI Col, Robert Aldrich) of Barnwell. BECBBTABY OP STATE : Gen. John Bratten, of Fairfield. <;OMPTKOM.BR-OENBBAII ? Hon. james Ct Colt, of Chesterfield. TREASURER: Hon, William Hood, of Abbeville. ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR G?NERAI. : Gen. John B. Erwin, of Lancaster ATTORNRV GBN??B?L: Hon. ?Banc tl. Witherspoon, of York. SUPERINTENDENT OP EDUCATION : Rev. W. W. Duncan, of 8partanburg. Our contemporary then adda : "This is the ticket and these are tho men who would lead the party on to a triumphant victory and restore the good old State >A ail her ancient prosperity. With such leaders and upon a platform that would hold them we ?would fear no opposition. Straightout from first to last, honest, honorable, upright gentle men, they would administer our public affairs to tho lasting good of the State and tho glory of the party. Nominate them ana the disunited Democracy of the State would rally to their standard, a solid and determined mr." is.'' 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 aro diff?rences of opinion as to measures and men, but that is simply the exercisoof individual judg ment and preference before the party ? acte. After the party action these dif ferences will bo 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 sot of men do not get tho mea they want nom inated, they can consob. themselves with the reflection that more persons wanted somo ono 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 Bapiiit Courier at Greenville, S. C., on last Thursday evening for the purpose of making arrangements for tho approach ing annual meeting, which will he in tho city of Greenville on Thursday, the 17th day of Juno next. An invitation from Col. G. J. Forciere, of the Air Lido Railroad, waa received, tendering the members of the Association the courtesies of that road in such manner as may Buit their convenience for the com ing meeting. There is a proposition for tho Association to tako an excursion to Cincinnati to attend the meet'ng of the National Domocrntic Convention. The meeting will take place in Greenville during the commencement exercises of Forman University and the Greenville Female College, and will therefore be very interesting apart from tho business and nocial features of tho Association. Wo have no doubt a full meeting of thc Association will bo had at the appointed timo. Tho chronic rumora of independent tickets aro again afloat. Tbis is not to bo wondered nt, nor is it seriously to bo dreaded. There are always a set of hun gry office-seekers whoso only claim to public recognition is a desire to geteome pisco for which they are morally unfit, or both. They are eternally fault-finding and seeking to break np organizations of good people, in order to give themselves an opportunity to get into some office whore they can livo upon tho public, and prosecute more successfully thoir nefari ous ends. If men array themselves against tho honeat 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 tho Demo cratic party did not wish him to have, is tlLlitit & ReniiniirHn nr ia devoid Ol SS?f r es pect, sed is sot to be trusted in any position of power or honor. Our people know thia too well to ' be fooled by it. The demagogue who is so unprincipled as to attempt it, will be, overwhelmingly defeated. . Any Independent movement ia simply Republicanism in disguise,'and tho disguise will only be attempted by men so devoid of moral sense aa to bo willing to act a falsehood in order to pro cure an office. Aspirants for office had as well recognize the feet that the Demo cratic party ls the source from which office* are filled in South Cnroliun, and the attempt io get them from any other source will meet with merited defeat. Ex-Senator Christisncy, of Michigan, who resigned his seat in the Senate and accepted the mission to Peru, several years ago married a beautiful young girl employed at the time in thc United States Treasury 'office at Washington, Their married life has been for from happy. He charges her with infidelity, and she accuses him of gross cruelty and tyranny. The result is that they havo separated. She has returned to Wash ington and left him in Peru, but it is eold he is to return soon, and that the readers of ccandal will be treated to au Interesting divorce suit. This *<? all per aonal, and would have gone unmentioned by xa except for the fact that the little family unpleasantness has revealed a charge in which tho public baa an inter est, which is made hy Mrs. Christiancy, who naya that Zachariah Chandler paid her husband to resign his seat in tho Sonate, in order that Chandler could be elected by the Legislature of Michigan to fill tho vacancy. Both these men were Republicans, and thus it seems that a family quarrel is to develop a piece of gross rascality on tho part of two promi nent members of the party cf "great moral ideas." The Republicans in this State are somewhat divided in their counsels. Io national polities the majority ara 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 8horman. They will, however, be united on this subject os tics os a nomi??tlon is made. In State pol?tica they aro zita divided, some fa voring ao Republican State nominations, but tho majority oro in favor of nominat ing ? full State ticket, and therefore th? contest this year will bo a square con flict between Democracy and Republican lain. The Republican Convention will be held on the 271h inst, in Columbia, tc Sleet delegates to Chicago. They theo propose holding another State Conven lion in July to nominate a Slate ticket* 1'hey expect hy this means to knov the Democratic policy from the Juno Con vention abd to take advantage of its mis* takes. The action of th.? Republicans in this matter is an additional argument in favor of the Democrats nut nominating s State ticket before August or Septem1 ber. Our Western COimfctlou.'j. The Newt and Courier savg : 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 tho acquisi tion of this property ls not likely to give the Air Line Railroad the control it de sires. .. The distance from Knoxville to Mary ville iv about eighteen miles, and the country is open, with easy grides. 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 tho borders of the State. Tho Air Line Road does not control tho Noah Carolina section of seventy miler., and by the terms of the charter fur this section no other company can obtain authority to build the road by thia route. The ?erma of the existing charter aro exceedingly favorable, and ought to be sufficient to induce capital ists to give the enterprise their favorable consideration. They will certainly have tho 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 was done to make tho South Caro lina section of the Blue Ridge Railroad available as a part of a great Western lino. 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 Bluo Ridge route upon the attention of capitalists. Charleston has not the millions of money 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 Contrai Railroad ita power. IS or ?B it Atlanta's capital which makes tho Gate City so prominent as a railroad centre. Charlotte contributes no capital to ber lines. Norfolk does nothing in the way of capital to aid her railroad system. Richmond, which ia looking now to tho completion of tho 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 ber. The cities we have named bave what, in these davs, is more important than money. They have hopefulness, energy, liberality and pro gressive ideas. Tney do not cse a tallow candle or a kerosene lompjwhen an elec tric light is available. They are thor oughly abreast of the times, and having a strong natural position have been able to got from the North tho money they cannot command nt home. Tens of mil lions of dollars are looking for profitable investment. Thev will come to the South, and thoy 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 rAlMHJNA ?WS. Gle&nlnfT. Crom our Stat? Exchanges. Abbeville Press and Banner: Julius Ligon, aged sixteen years, oldest son of Mr. John H. Ligon, of Lebannon, was killed lost Saturday by a falling tree. He and bis father had cut the tree eo that it fell against another tree. When they had ?acceeded in moving it from the stump, it struck Julies in tho body, breaking some of his ribs, ?nd oth erwise injuring him so 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 tho 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 - nud that Dr. Bonner was dangerously ill. Mrs. Bon n Ar lina KOA ll a aovara 'ntjariir fnr nagerai years with consumption, and for the last tea cr 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 ?sat Wednesday evening. About dark che went out to the barn lot to superintend the milking of the cows, and while talking to the colored wo>?. n en gaged in this work heard an unusual uoiso in the corn crib some distance from her. She was then fired at by an unknown per son, but escaped into the house unhurt. Barnwell Sentinel: Wm. 3. Bates, 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) bad procured morphine or some other poison with which to destroy life, went into his room or cell, and found bim in posses sion of a pocket-knife, an auger aud ? 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 Bills, and would in a short time have tnado his escapo. The most mysterious thing about tho whole tiffair 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 severe wind and rain storm of five min utes' duration, passed through tho coun ty, five miles below here, last week pros trating trees and fencing. ' Beaufort Cresent : In conaehupne? nf the falling off of business* on thc j Port Royal ' and Augusta Railroad a number of employees nave been dis charged. Chester Beporter:.& somewhat lively scene took place in Trial Justice Lloyd's Court lost Thursday. During the exam ination of a witness,, he became BO obsti nate and Impudont that a young lawyer drew his pistol to command respect. Tho witness had treated tho Court in a most insolent manner.Major S. P. Hamil ton and J. J. Hrmnhill, Esq., counsel for Scott Hopkins, wno was convicted at at the recent term of court and sentenced to bo hanged on 23d of April, for the murder of Jas. R. Stroud, have annealed the caso to the Supreme Court. Colieton Democrat : A county board of health has been organized at Walter boro.' It is composed of three members for this county aa follows : Charles Wit sell. M. I)., F. P. Lewis, M. D., and Hon. Carlos Tracy. Darlington Nexus: There will bo more land cultivated in this county this year than any year since the W .T. Nearly every man bas a mule or a horse, and every nook and corner is heine prepared for corn or cotton.A ma**, dog. visited tho bouse of Mr. J. M. King, near Lydia, last Thursday, and bh ? goose ana at Ucir?? five 01 his fox hon nus. After the encounter he cantered off the premises as though nothing bau Ocviirrcu, u?t W?? ?uraued three miles by- Mr. King and illed.On Saturday night last in Tim monaville, about 8 o'clock P. My during the absence of her daughter, Mrs. Frio dell, and aged lady, was called to tho door by a knock, and opening Ihe door was approached with menaces and language which very much alarmed her. Ihe avoided tho negro man who made he assault, ?nd rushed out of the piae&a tying for assistance, when the scoundrel lisappeared. this is the thlrtl time this at?ifly of ladies has been attacked in this nariner, each time by ti e same perso?; is he is fecognlfced by Mrs. Freidel. Edgefleld Monitor : Mr. A. C. Mobley rianted about 15,000 stalks of sugar cabe resterday. It was iu fine condition, ninny tprouts or buds already appearing on the italics. Georgetown time* and Cbmti : On la*? Saturday morning, a negro man Who, 1 n supposed, came from some part ot North Carolina, name unknown, met with a fatal accident on board ot ono )f the schooners while loading with lum jer at the Palmetto Mills. He was pret ty badly mangled, and we understand the loctoro have given hjm up. Newberry AV?-?f jhe Grand Lodge of Joo? Templar? of South Carolina will convene at this place on the fourth Tues iay in:April.UMr. W. H. Cuttino, of Sumter, is the presiding officer.We regret to learn that Col. Temple will re liga the superintendency of the Greenville ?nd Columbia railroad. Greenville New? : Ice one-eighth of an inch thick was seen in our city yesterday morning. The cold does not seem to have affected the fruit crops os yet. Tho blooms and young lea vs on tho trees havo bot wilted. Marion Merchant and Banner: 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. Brouso baa accepted a call to the Episco pal Church at Society Hill. He comes from Pennsylvania.Col. T. G. Dargan took charge* of the office of probate judge on la-it Monday and appointed o?r. F. Dargan, formally, as clerk.Tbero will be a mass meeting of tho citizens of Flor ence, irrespective of party, on Tuesday evening, the 30th inst., to make nomina tions for town officers for the ensuing term. Beaufort Sea Island News : Mr. J. R. McDonald, of St. Helena Island, received on Thursday his appointment as postmas ter for tho recently established post?nico on tho island. This office will lie 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 Cresswell, Mary Jenkins, Jack Wallace, grand larceny ; Rarellie McKee and Mosca Thompson, rape ; Simon Rob erts, Sam Scoot, Barney Williams and Fanny Graham, bog stealing, and John Thomas, assault with intent to kill. The following haye escaped from jail : Sandy Young and Samuel C. Frazier, murder, and Lester Brown, grand larceny. Court begins March 29.At the March terra of tho court an appeal cc;e to test the validity and constitutionality of the law requiring imprisonment for nonpayment of the poll tax will come np for a hear ing. Snartanburg ' Spartan : During court week we made inquiries as to the wheat crop. From every section of the county lbs reports are favorable? There is a food stand and it looks promising. iast Monday Gaffney'u held a municipal election. Two tickets, a wet and dry, were run. The intendant, W. F. Mc Ar thur, was elected from the dry ticket, tho wardens are all wet..The Clifton Fac tory has now secured stock j o 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 tho first factory.On Wednes day, tho 17th inst., between 12 and 5 a. m., three persons di-vl at Glendale, all from measles. Mrs, David Miller, about GO years of age, Mrs. Polly Waidrup, a widow, about 50, and an infant son of Mr. Cole, who han recently moved to Glendale. They were all buried Thurs day. Spartanburg Herald: Mr. G. W. Gar ner and bis brother launched a email boat on Broad River, near tho old Cherokee Iron Works, a short time since, we learn, and rowed their way down .Broad River and other streams and up a B nail stream to Georgetown by au inland toute. 'Kershaw Gazette: The present council, besides maintaining the municipal gov ernment and keeping the fire i\nd 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 white and black, are working for the dry ticket. It is a good cause, and one IL which we should never tire.The small grain crop, which is .-,_ll- 1_S_ -n - MiittL.muiJ tnigV) .o 1VUHIII(J xl nc. Newberry Herald: Sam .Tribbie, col ored, and family, ieit Newberry County several days ago for Kansas. Sam.for merly belonged to Mr. A. K. Tribbie ; he is a good negro, and by dint of industry and economy has succeeded in saving up about $700. He expects to havo about $500 to begin on when he roache his destination. He promised his neig- .oars to givo them a truo account of Kaness, and if his account be flattering many will follow him. Orangeburg 'l?mcs: Hiere was a slight frost on last Friday evening in Orange burg, but not sufficient to injure tho fruit. Orangeburg Democrat : Wo learn that a large portion of the small; grain crop of tho county is taking the rust badly even rust proof oats that have ehjo>?'. a notable exception from this blight uro taking it in several sections:.Our mer chants havo been hauling corn from the depot every day this week, and the farrar ere are taking it from the merchants as rapidly os possible. Union Times: On "Wednesday night, the 22d inst., we had a keen frost through out the county, which,ia feared, destroy ed much of the fruit now in bloom...... Judge Wallace has consented to hold KB extra term of court for this county, to commence on the third Monday in April. AN OFFBHCB THAT IB RANK.-Wo had thought that cur friend, the Hon. D. Ww??t jAbnn nu IliA ..n. Io.? MM IM Congress whom wa should* have to ar raign ns the defender of shams of any kind.. But we grieve to say that we were mistaken. Lost week, in company with several other Congressmen, ho visited '^officially" a aha- ? butter factory in Bal timore, and after feasting with the Ole omargarine wretches, he openly frater nized wi:h 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. Lam not sorrv that mich is tho case, for oleo margarine takes tho place of butter. I am satisfied willi.this article, and here after I shall n?*?? have another churn ou my farm. [Laughter.] We will drink our milk aud cream and buy oleomar garine." Now we may bo willing to follow Col. Aiken in many of his political vagaries; but we must draw tho lian somewhere, and wo draw it at sham butter. Wo haven't tasted sham butter-at least we hop) we haven't-and we don't want to ; but we are nover going to acquiesce in the hec?y of thia dutingnisbed Granger who tolls us that tho political parties of the day and real batter are things that have "outlived their usefulness." ' The parties will doubtless tak? care of them selves ; but the News and Cbwnfer dcoirca to be placed on thc record, now and for - - - _i_i _ _/ .ij .l.j_._i cini, no ?.nc <usi;iitix>iuii .n IMU ISSUIVUCU better. It declines to countenance or I ?lernte, much leas ti follow, Col. Aiken's ungrateful bolt from the cowa. It holds Oleomargarine and Indopendentism to he alike in tho category of danger?.HIS and abominable Innovations, subversive of the welfare of the individual and the good order of society.-X'xosand Owner. DATES TUB MURDBBBB RESPITED. A correspondent of tho Neat and Court ?t, writing from Barnwell under date of March ?Rh, ears: The execution of Bates, convicted of murder at the recent term of court here, was appointed for to day? Repeated applications had been made to Governor Simpson lor a commu tation, among others a personal letter from bis old mother, but upon the report of the case and tho testimony hs became convinced that his duty as Executive of Ifcfc State was dot to interfere with the erdict of a true and courageous jury, and all appeal? were denied,. Last Monday tho Christian people here became oxer- < cised by the impression of thc clergymen, who have been attending him constantly, that he would probably dio impenitent and without realising his accountability to Ged} and induced one of tbe clergymen aha a lay cltiien to go to Columbia that night to present their apprehension and request fora respite of thirty days to Gov ernor Simpson. Moved by consideration of tbe clergyman's hope for his salvation, and tbo execution day being ont- observed by so many Christians-Good Friday and only for these considerations the Governor granted a respite lo the prison er until the 16th proximo. The Gover nor especially desires that it ahall be un derstood ir* 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 paancd a bill provid ing that two artesian wells shall be nuuk in the plaina east of tho Rocky Moun tains as an initial experiment for a ayn tem of wells designed to rec ulm the arid and waste landa east and west of tho mountainy. 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 bc seid uniera a water supply caa be obtained. Fully 500,000,000 acres of this arid re Rion caa be made available for agricul tural purposes with a supply of water, and th!? can be obtained by boring one ? houtiand feet deep at a cost of $3,000 for each well, and two thousand feet for $10,000. There is no doubt that in cse lands can be reclaimed, as the French are reclaiming tho 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, tho result of which hos been to bring into existence vegetation and to transform the whole face of the country. The samo thing may he accomplished in the arid regions of tbe Weat. ' WANTED! FIFTY dozen EGGS, and sr/en *y-five frying ChicKons and grown Ile. is. A. B. TOWERS <fc CO. April 1,1880_38_1_ NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice ls hereby given tbat the un dersigned, Administrator of thb Estate of James Qllruer, deceased, will apply to thc Judge cf Probate for Anderson County, on the 6th day of May. 1880, for a Final Settlement and discharge from his office os Administrator of tho Personal Estate of the said James Gilmer, deceased. J. J. GILMER, Adm'r. April I, 1880_38_5? THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Stacy McCarley and Elka McCarioy, Plaintiffs, acal DBI A. A. Pean, Administrator of tho Es . ts ?.? Robert B. McCar?cy, deceased, A. B. Tow?.-, R. B. Dean, Lizzie Davis, James McCarley, Mary McCarioy, Samantha Bryant, Heirs of John Mc Carley, dcceancd, ninnes ona ?vuub?? nnk-owr: Heirs of Wm. McCarioy, and of Elizabeth Mc Carioy, and Elijah McCarioy, deceased, to wit : Joseph McCarfey, Jamos McCarioy, win. Mc Carioy, Martha McCarley, end others, names and numbor unknown, Defendants.-Summon* Jar Helle/-Complaint not Served. To the Delendants above named, and to tho heirs of Jc'jn McCarley, Wm. McCurley, Elizabeth McCarioy, and Elijah McCarley, deceased, names and numbor unknown : ~\7"OC are hereby summoned and required to an X awcr tho complaint in this action, which ls flied tit tho office ol the Clerk of Common Fler s, for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the sale complaint OD the subscriber at his office, at Anderson Court House, B. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such nervice ; and If you fail to answer the complaint within tho ilmo aforesaid, (ho Plaid tiffs 'j this action will apply to the Cou".; for the roi.cf demanded in the complaint. Anderson, 8. C., Feb. ll. 18S0. JOSEPH N. BROWN, PlalnUftV Attorney, Anderson, B.C. To the Defendants above named, and to tho heirs of John McCarley, Wm. McCarley, Elizabeth and Elijah McCarioy, names and number un known : TAKE NOTICE, That tho complaint in this ac tion, together with tho summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Anacreon County, in said State, on the 1 Uh day of February, 1880, and tho object of said action is to set np title Iii !t55 acres of Land in Anderson County, in said State, adjoining lauds of ll. B. Dean and others, ns sgr'ust tno heirs or wm. McCarley, deceased,' to Wi* : Joseph McCarley. James McCarioy, Wm. Mc Carley, Martha McCarioy and others, namea and number unknown, and for Uome?toad and Dower In the samo, and for sale or partition of the.re mainder among tho heirs of said Robert B. Mc Carley, account and relief. No_pe -^nal claim ls made against you. JOSEPH K. BROWN, FlttlnUfJV Attorney. [HEAL} W. L. BOLT, Deputy C. C. P. April 1,1S80 88 0 JUST RECEIVED, A Large Lot of GARDEN SEEDS AND OX?OH SETTS, From the reliable Seed Houses of Robert "3uiat. Jr., Johnson, Robbins & Co., David Landrc-th A Sons, foi- salo wholesale sr.d .re tail at growers' prices. Also, a quantity cf Genuine Seed IRISH POTATOES, which will bo sold at lowest "rises. W?LH.ITE & WILHITE, .'. Druggists, Anderson, S. C. . Jan 29,1880 >'..?? 29 flEDUCED PRICES. CALL or* JOHN E. PEOPLES And Get tho Celebrated 475 Posi pottos per Ton. NAVASS? GUANO, 450 tba. Cotton per Ton. tessa Coin Fertisr, *?5 lbs. Cotton per Ton. I still have on hand plenty of theNa vassa Gnano and Navassa Add for compost ing. fail und ?so ros before purchasing else where, JOHN E. PEOPLES, Anderson, S. O, March 4, 18S0 S4 SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON CO vax V. BY vlrtuo of vari?os Executions to me directed, I will expose to sale on tbs first MQNDAY in APRIL, A. D. 1880, at Anderson Court House, South Carolina, tho fol' hig Tracts of Land, to wit: Tr?v To. 1, containing eighty-nine (80) acres, more or loss, bounded by lands of . J. H. Jones, M. 0. Acker, William Archer and others. Tract No, 2, containing six and three fourth (Of) seres, moro or less, bounded by lands of Mn. Sarah Bohanan, Catharine rant and J. R. Cochran. Also, ono old Buggy and Harness, and one-half interest in one Cotton Oin. IA vied ou as the property of A. E. Bo hannon, ia favor ot McGrath & Byram, and other?,, against A. E. Ilobannon. Terms of salo-Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. JAMES ii. MCCONNELL, Sb/irlff Anderson County. March ll, 1880 35 4 SHERIFFS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDEBSON COUNT V. BY virtuo of various Executions to me directed, I will expose to sale on FIRST MONDAY in APRIL, A. D. 1880, at Andersoa Court House, 8. C., oil of De fendant's interest in one TRACT OF LAND, Containing jne hundred and seventy-soven (177) acm;, more or less, bounded by landa of B. P. Walker, Elisabeth Brearcafe, E. T. Lea veil and others. Levied on as tho property of A. Reed Campbell in favor of Crane. Boy Iston ?: Co,, and others, against A. ltceii Campbell. Terna of Bile Cash-purchaser to pay ex tra for nil necessary papers. JAMES IL MCCONNELL, Sheriff Andersoa County. March ll, 1880 _85_4 Master's Sale STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY or AXDXBSON. In th Court of Common Picas. N. K. Richardson, Administratrix of J. Prank Richardson, VD. Ada C. Richard son, Beulah J. Richardson, et ah-Com plaint to Std Real Estate in aid of Anett, Partition, &c BY virtue of an order to mo directed by his Honor Thomas Thomson, presi ding Jndge of tho 8tb Judicial Circuit, in the above stated case, I will coll nt Ander son C. H., 8. C., at public sale, on ^BALE DAY IN APRIL next, tho following prop erty as the Real Estate of J. Frank Rich ardson, deceased, to wit : ONE TRACT OP LANI), containing 387 acres, moro or less, situate in Anderson County, on Rock Creek, adjoining lands of J. J. Copeland, Thomas Crynies, Artemcsu* Cobb and Greenlee Ellison. TERMS or SALE-One-half cash : the oth er half to bo due and payable on the first of January, 1881, with interest from day of salo, purchaser to give bond and mortgage r.o secure piment, with leave o anticipate paynicui. at any time. . ALSO, ONE HOUSE AND LOT, in tho Town of Willinmston, containing ono and three fourth (If) acres, more or less, bounded by Main street on tho North, linds of O. W. Anderson on the South, land of Wm. Cle ment on tho East, and lot of R. V. Acker on the West. Terms of Salo-Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. March ll, 1880_35_4 OUR NEW WAREHOUSE IS COMPLETE, From willoh wo can most conveniently load Wagons with tho 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 Jost Received, 25,0nO pounds Tennessee Meat, Three Car Loads Now Orleaus and Mus covado Molasses, 800 bushels Tennessee Corn, . Two Car Loads Excellent Flour, One Car Load Liverpool Salt, 25 barrels best Northern Seed Potatoes. We have also a largo ate dc of Ploughs, 8ugar, Coffee, Roots and Shoes, Dry Goods, Hardware, Hui*. VanlfAA Tv..i And in fact almout overy kind of Goods needed by tho public-/rom a Paper of Pins up lo a Hogshead of Molasses. We offer our Goods for cash or on credit antil next Pall at reasonably low prices--to good and prompt paying customers. Como and trade with us. BLECKLEY, BROWN & CO. Anderson, S. C., Feb. 12,1880. (ABORDES xe PRIZES Bj 'A SINOLC G EAS OH Our Premium List for 1880. Best pock Irish Potatoes.,....$5 00 Best peck Onions.3 60 Largest Watermelon of good quality- 5 00 fUirTvM] T?r>!?rvs..."...7... . < ?A Three best Griabugo'Hc^^ " ?? th,? S{ato). 2 ?0 Larlle?tQuAitEngllsh Teas, shelled.-ft at'? Flower and Vegetable Carden, cloth. Earliest Quart Ripo Tomatoes.-VicVa Flout er and Vegetable Garden, cloth. Earliest Bunch (1 doz.) Radtahes Establo 8izo.- V?fii'i JiLMnur na?t*V**?+tt.%l~ /J.TJ-. The above arc only open to purchasers of our Seeds. Wc will claim nono of the sam ples except tho Watermelons. Orders for five dollars worth of seeds (ex cept Peas and Beans by ?he Peck, and On ion 8ets and Potatoes,) dell?,: -d free at any station on the Air Lino or O.A. 3. Bodlrood. wehnndJoJloiat'sGnrden Seeds and Vick's Flower 8eed?, and would bo pleased to or der nnytliing not in stock. We have bought direct from Augusta a ? .MF ihl raasnifl^nt Genuine Augusta Rattlesnake Watermelon Seed. For particulars call on or address SLOAN BROS., Druggists andSeedsmen, C?reonvi?le, 0. O. ?&- Pull stock of Drugs, OU, Paints, ?c. at wholesale or retail. Pcb 10,1880 29 HORSE SHOEING inn ? ? FARM W)HK A SPECIALTY. THE undersigned have formed a copart nership under tho Arm name of Ben son A Dooly, tor tho pulposo of carrying on a reglar Blacksmith business, Ruch aa Shoeing Horses, mnklnir. sharpening Plow?, Ironing Wagons,'repaid lng ?uns and Pistols, and alt kinds of work cana' * done intho Blacksmith maa. Wo arel teil near tho Presbyterian Church, at thu old chop stand. Persons dralrinjr work dona In our Uno will do well to call on na before having their work done. ABS BENSON, P. S.-Wo have h^fetoforo bet-n cmo ov od with Mr. David,Whit*, v.hich 5bcmid%' agtiaxantwf o( workmanship. Jan aa, tm -?ti