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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1880. TERMS s ONE TEAR,.?81.50. SIX MONTHS.- W. Ratks op Aovbrtisdsq.?One Dollar per inth for 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 mado 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 contracting. Obituary Notices exceeding five lines, Tributes of respect, and all personal communications or matte? s of individual interest, will be charged for at advertising rates. To C obrespondksts.?In 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. 43* We 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, Ac., should be made payable to the order of E. B. murray & CO. 1 REPUBLICAN REORGANIZATION. The Rev. W. R. Parker 3till has a longing after political notoriety, and is preparing for another political funeral in this County next fall. He has called a meeting of the Republican County Con? vention for the 24th of this month, for the purpose of electing delegates to the State Convention to send delegates to Chicago. This is all right, if he only has the sense to stop ..bere. Any organ? isation of the party in this County for the purpose of running a campaign this year is worse than futile. Our majority has heretofore been three thousand, and with the demoralization among the Re? publicans consequent upon their repeated overwhelming defeats, we propose to make that majority four thousand this year. Parker claims that numbers of dissatisfied white Democrats are "patting him on the back," and telling him to go on, and expects to be promoted to the leadership of a respectable party. Such expectations are foolish. There is no division among the Democrats that will not be fully settled, and the prospect for harmony and enthusiasm was never bet? ter for the party in Anderson County than it is to-day. Whatever differences there may be among Democrats will be settled within the party and at our primary election. No white men are going to consent to become the tools of Parker and his negro party. Men may lead him to believe so for the purpose of making a dupe of him, and the fun of seeing his crowd overwhelmingly defeat? ed once more, but there is no strength for the Republicans from such a source. There is but one chance for the Repub? licans in this County to have any influ? ence on our elections, and that is for a split to occur in the Democratic party and an independent ticket to be run. In that event they might elect their man or men. This, however, is not going to happen. There is too much intelligence and patriotism in the County to give any encouragement to independents. Our party rules are too fair and impartial for any cause for independentism to arise. Onr people understand it fully. It is nothing but Republicanism in disguise. The men who wonld run as independents are unwoilhy of public confidence. They are selfish and deceitful. Our people would as soon, or perhaps sooner, vote for a Republican and be done with it. The work of reorganizing the Republi? can party is, therefore, a nseless and hope? less undertaking. It is dead in Ander? son Coo??*y. and cannot be resurrected. Any time which the colored people put into an effort to revive it here is lost. They had better attend to their business and let politics alone. They will make money by doing so. Our citizens should watch the tenor of the meetings which have been called, and if they tend to a reorganization of the party for campaign purposes, we must redouble our dili? gence and prepare to inaugurate a cam? paign which will teach both indepen? dents and Republicans that no such dis? reputable party can get any foothold in Anderson County. COL. COCHEAN'S LETTER. The letter of ex-Senator John R. Cochran to his constituents, reviewing his course while a member of the Legis? lature, is presented to our readers this week in the form of a supplement, which will be interesting to our people, not only as a synopsis of Mr. Cochran's ' views upon the matters discussed in it, but also as a comparison of the different administrations of the State government, from the term of Moses as Governor down to the present time. The exhibit is a very favorable one to Mr. Cochran, and we present it to our readers because the Intelligencer has always been an advocate of fair play, and having here? tofore felt called on to criticise some of Mr. Cochran's acts because of a differ? ence of opinion upon them, we are will? ing to accord him the benefit of making public his reasons and opinions upon the various matters with which he was con? nected. The letter shows that Mr. Coch? ran was the author of nine-tenths of the reform measures adopted by the Repub? licans, and that he did more to put that party in plight for respectable people to sustain it than any member of the Legis? lature while he was in it. He was una? ble to carry his party with him, however, and hence failed. We are glad of it, for the defeat of Radicalism in South Caro? lina has given us a better and more re? spectable government than we could ever have obtained under it, ever if Mr. Coch? ran's policy had succeeded. In our opinion, be made a great mistake in ever going into the Republican party. He was a man of talent and fine business capacity and prospects, without enemies, and with many warm friends, and has thrown away twelve years by having anything to do with Republicanism. He ha3 not been rewarded by his party for his services in its behalf, and of course has been subjected to the censure which politics certainly brings from the oppos? ing side. Mr. Cochran's mistake was in supposing that any man making preten? sions towards reform cou.d succeed in the Radical party. They wanted no reform, and bated any one who talked about it. Mr. Cochran makes the same mistake in continuing to act with the National Re? publican party or the State Republicans. They are not busy now looking for men who have sought, or are now seeking, to work I out any reform in the government, and he will find that he will neither receive I recognition from, nor have any influence with, his party in the future. The very , fact that he was instrumental in stop? ping some of the stealing in his party, has made him enemies iu that party, who will never forgive him, and their com? bined influence will always be strong enough to checkmate him hereafter. The national party will continue to fill Federal offices of the State from the old party hacks and thieves, and by their official positions they will continue [to control the organization of the party in the State; and it looks now like no man of character or approximation to honesty will ever be accorded any influence in the Republican party in South Carolina. We believe the masses of the colored people would prefer an honest adminis? tration of the government, but they have had obedience to party leaders so thor? oughly instilled into them, that they think the men appointed from Washing? ton are the gods they must worship po? litically, and hence they will continue to follow them. Mr. Cochran's reasons for not publishing this communication soon? er are entirely sufficient, and the fact that he is not, and will not be, a candidate in the coming election will induce a calmer consideration of his article than it would otherwise secure. Personally, we have nothing but kind feelings for Mr. Coch ran, and believe that the same is true of the people of Anderson County, but po? litically, we and our people are as bitter? ly opposed to him and his party as ever. MJR. BAYAllD'S STRENGTH. In a review of the prominent Presi? dential candidates the Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist says: We would rather vote for Mr. Bayard than for any other man mentioned in this high connection, but the very enthusiasm felt for him in the South would damage him elitewhere. It is a monstrous shame that this is so, but we are not now look? ing at things as we would have them, but as they are. The Presidency would be honored by Mr. Bayard. It would confer no additional honor upon him. But a grave doubt exists as to his ability to carry any State East or West, under the storm of calumny and lies that would be hurled against him from press, pulpit and money marts. It is true that he rep? resents all that is most sublime in the American character, and that no man is a stauncher adherent of the money power, so far as the good faith of the country is concerned; but his intense sympathy for the South and her glowing affection for him would work, we appre? hend, against his chances in States that are debatable and most important. We regret to see such paragraphs as this, for unless properly weighed they are likely to result in the overthrow of Mr. Bayard as a Presidential nominee more effectually than direct attacks upon him could do. These utterances are very common just now all over the Union, and if all of them are as reliable and sincere as the extract from our Augusta contemporary, they prove Senator Bay? ard to be the decided choice of the whole Democratic party, and that his nomina? tion would sweep the country with a per? fect storm of popular enthusiasm. Most of the independent papers have declared for the Delaware Senator, and quite a number of Republican papers prefer him to Grant, who is likely to be the Repub? lican nominee. Of course, the doubts expressed by Democratic papers will not be expressed after the nomination, and the effort of the malignant partisan press of the Republican party will be unable to make much headway against the uni? versally conceded pure and exalted character of Mr. Bayard. His most ma? lignant foes are totally unable to assail him in any way, except by parading his peace sentiments in 1861 before the coun? try for the purpose of opening up the stalwart cry again. This issue has always been opposed to the Democrats, and in those elections in whicn it has been the leading issue the Democrats have won. They can win on it again, for all sensible people in the Union know that secession is now finally settled, that the South has accepted the situation in perfect good faith, and that the Union is fully and perpetually restored. The whole country has had enough of the war and now wants peace. This is all that Mr. Bayard wanted in 1861. He was not a secessionist, and did not seek to carry his State out of the Union. He was a union man, and sought to preserve the Union by peaceful means and not by an appeal to arms. He was then, and always has been, true and loyal to the Union. His long and consistent and courageous course in the United States Senate has won for him the admiration and respect of every man who loves vir? tue, who respects ability, who admires patriotism or who appreciates moral courage. Entering the Senate when there were but six Democrats in it, he has pursued the even tenor of his way, the same grand patriot and pure man, whether you take him under the discour? agements and temptations of a hopeless minority, or in the flush, pride and power of a majority. Conscience and duty have been his directors from the begin? ning to the end of his public career, and against such a record the slanders of par? tisan politicians or the libels of malig? nant journals would have very little weight. The country has had so much of little, mean, contemptible selfishness, so much of corruption and vice and shame, and so much of inconsistency and unhallowed ambition in its public men for the past twenty years, that the candi? dacy of a pure and sincere man for the Presidency would command the follow? ing of a large mass of Republicans who admire the principles of Bayard, and will be unable to find them in any can? didate who will be put forward at Chicago. We are, therefore, in favor of the nomination of Senator Bayard. It will present to the country other and higher issues than the partisan squabbles which have disgusted and harrassed the people of the American Union for the last two decades. It will ask the voter to declare between purity of character and venality, between honesty and cor? ruption, between patriotism and ambi? tion, between the perpetuation of all that is good and true and beautiful and safe and free in the principles of our grand republican form of government, and the danger and uncertainties and troubles which must attend the continuation of power to the party of centralization and fraud and violence and innovation. The nomination of Mr. Bayard is a platform in itself for the Democratic party, and that, too, a platform which will com? mand the respect and receive the confi? dence of the American people. Talk I about his Dover speech injuring him ! I There is not any considerable of body men in the country that wo?ld allow it to weigh ten minutes against the policy enunciated in Mr. Bayard's letter of acceptance. Whatever he says in such a letter will be taken as the true and faith? ful enunciation of his policy, and the efforts of politicians to go back to the Dover speech will recoil upon their own heads. Bayard has never yet misrepre? sented his course or his sentiments to the American people, and he never will. They know it, and they trust his utter? ances. There is no other man in the United States who ha3 been so conspicu? ously exact and impartial and faithful in his public life as the Delaware Scnato?*, and, therefore, there is no other one who will be able to command such entire con? fidence of all parties and of all classes as he will. The Democratic party will, in our opinion, commit an egregious blun? der if it does not place his name at the head of its standard in the coming con? test. THIS TIME OF HOLDI NG COURTS. Our neighbor, the Keowee Courier, which is generally calm and considerate in its comments upon public matters, is no little provoked at the unfortunate effect in Oconee and Pickens Counties of ?the Act to change the time of holding Courts in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, and says: Tbe errors and bungling of our last Legislature has no parallel in the past history of South Carolina. We do not know where the fault lies, but no one can deny its existence and hurtful influence. Hurryiug to adjouru before the holidays, they left with their most important work unfinished. This necessitated their re? assembling, and the work of the extra session has proved still more disastrous to our people. In trying at an extra seisslon to change the time of holding our courts they pass a bill on the 20th of February, which must have defeated our courts in some counties, even if known at once, but be? ing unpublished for some time judges and lawyers were deceived, and our ex? pensive court is held to be no court. What need to be eternally tampering with the courts and the mode of drawing juries? We have held a court of two weeks, at which seven persons were tried for their lives, the cost of one case being to the county over one thousand dollars, and now court as to these trials and all civil judgments is believed to be illegal and void. At Pickens no jury trials could be had either in civil or criminal cases, while a number of persons are there held in jail at the expense of the coucity. If the body had confined itself to the business for which it was called together, passed a registration law and a law pro? hibiting the carrying of concealed wea? pons, and then adjourned, its action would have met the general approbation of the country. As the matter stands all is confusion, and whether criminals can be re-tried or not, certainly all civil bus? iness transacted amounts to a nullity. For above ten years there has been a constant tampering with the law regu? lating the holding of courts and drawing of juries. We trust this kind of legisla? tion will now stop, and that our next Legislature will repeal all such laws and incorporate the whole matter of holding courts in one Act and the jury law in one Act. Surely in ten years our people all over the State should by this time know what period the holding of courts will suit them. They should also know that forty lawyers can hardly work out the jury law, which should be simple and permanent. We can rameraber but one change as to time of holding the courts made by our Legislature before recon? struction, while if the jury law was ever changed we cannot remember it. Now we see all over the State illegal courts with attendant litigation and expense. Is it not time the matter should be re? duced to simplicity and be made perma? nent? The above sweeping condemnation of the whole Legislature by our neighbor appears to us entirely too general, for certainly none of the members of that body, except those from this Circuit, can possibly be to blame for the trouble that has arisen as to Oconee and Pickens Court under the late Act. The members from other portions of the State supposed the members from this Circuit knew what they wanted and how to get it, and, therefore, they were n;t to blame for allowing the bill to pass. The members from the Eighth Circuit were th* only ones interested in the bill, and it was the Abbeville delegation which was most anxious for the change. The Act as amended imposed no trouble upon Abbe? ville, Anderson or Greenville counties, and the Representatives from the Circuit failed to notice the trouble likely to be? fall Oconee and Pickens. The result has been very grave so far as Oconee is con? cerned, and a little expensive and vexa? tious so far as Pickeus is concerned, but the greater part of it all comes from the failure to obey the law rather than the law itself. The papers published the fact that an Act had been passed chang? ing the times for holding the Courts in the Eighth Circuit, and any officer in the counties therein could have informed himself as to the provisions of the law by writing to Columbia and procuring a copy of the new Act. If they did not do so, and by their failure to inform them? selves the juries were improperly sum? moned, how can the Legislature be chargeable with it? In all fairness, we think that body has sins of omission and commission enough to answer for without shouldering other peoples' short-comings upon it. We did not see any necessity for the change in the time of holding Courts in this Circuit, and should not have consented to any change, but for the fact that the Abbeville delegation, including Judge McGowan, before his election to the Bench, were anxious for it on account of the hot and unhealthy season at which the Fall Court was for? merly held in that County. The change will not hurt any one, and would not have hurt either Oconee or Pickens if the law had been obeyed. Now, we do not think the County officers are the only ones to blame about the Oconee CourL Judge Thomson was certainly derelict in not informing himself about a change in the time of holding Courts in the Circuit upon which he was presiding. If he reads the newspapers he must have no? ticed there was a change, and he should have informed himself about it. To his neglect all of the trouble in Oconee, after the empanelling of the juries, is attribu? table. A Judge is presumed to know the law, and, if this fiction of iaw had been real in this case, six or seven men would not have been tried for their lives, and a large amount of other business trans? acted at a time when there was no legal authority for holding a Court. We think, therefore, that our contemporary is after the vvong party in this iustance. ? What is the best thing to do in a hurry? Nothing. A atova r* THE fttGHT blKECTlO*. The indignation of the people through? out the State at the failure of the Legis? lature to pass a law prohibiting the car? rying of concealed weapons, is finding expression in all of the public prints, and we expect that if the vote bad not been recorded so that the position of each member can be ascertained, It would be difficult to find out who the members were that voted against the law. The failure to enact such a statute, however, is an ac? complished fact, and the people of tho State will have to endure the abomina? ble evil until another Legislature is se? lected with sufficient courage to enact the law. In our towns and cities, how? ever, we are not so badly off, for Town Councils can pass ordinances prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons within the corporate limits, and thus set the Legislature an example that may be fol? lowed next session. Sorem weeks ago such an ordinance was adopted in the town of Rock Hill, and the Herald, pub? lished at that place, says that it is work? ing admirably, and that the amount of rowdyism and of violence has beeb greatly decreased. The Town Council of Barn well has also adopted such an ordinance, and the practice has to stop in that town. We would like to see the example fol? lowed in every town and village in the State, and suggest the sub? ject to the consideration of the Town Councils of Anderson, Belton, Honea Path, Williamston and Pendleton. It would aluo be a good thing for Seneca City. If every person was prohibited from bringing concealed weapons into our towns, or carrying them while there, the practice would be decidedly checked, and would grow less all over the country. There is no use to carry pistols in this country. It is dangerous to those who Carry them and to those who come around them, and should be stopped. This is a civ? ilized community, in which law and order prevail, and any practice intended as a preparation for a violation of the peace ought to be stopped. The towns have the right to stop it. They should do it. and then it will be prohibited by legis? lative enactment over the whole State* Even if it should not be stopped else? where, Its prohibition in towns would greatly abate the evil. It is generally the conjunction of mean whiskey and pistols that does the damage, and a great portion of the whiskey is consumed in the towns. Persons come to them armed, get drunk, become factious and quarrelsome, start a row, draw out their pistols, shoot some one, and in cooler moments when sober regret the occurrence. Or if it does not bring on the row in the town, the whiskey is procured, used ou the way home, and then the difficulty occurs. If men could not bring concealed weapons to towns, all of the difficulties under the above heads would be avoided; or if not avoided would be confined to the old fashioned fist and skull fights, where the damage is confined to bruises and gouges, which a little salve and a few days will repair. These latter fights, by the way, are not so lightly and inconsiderately en? tered into as thepistol-pullingrows. We should like to see the experiment tried in the towns indicated, and believe that it will prove highly salutary to the commu? nity at lagre. NO CAUSE FOR ALARM, The Beaufort Crescent says: "Some dissatisfaction is being expressed that such counties as Georgetown, Beaufort, Sumter, Orangeburg and others as have but a handful of white Democrats against their preponderating negro, numerical majority, and cau add nothing to the popular vote at elections, should have the same weight of delegation in the Conven? tion as counties having a clear white ma? jority and influence; and the same ob? jection is being urged to the constituents of the State Executive Committee where the negro counties have the same repre? sentative influence as the unadulterated white counties." We have never heard of any such dissatisfaction. It was not even the source of disagreement when the counties named were Republican, and now the idea snggeeted does not apply to any county in the State except Beaufort, for all of the others are Demo? cratic counties, since the Democratic ticket was successful in all of them in the last election. The upper counties are not contentious over the representa? tion in the State Convention. We recog? nize the fact that in close elections the Democratic vote in RepubUcan counties is neccessary to our success, and, there? fore, are willing for it to be liberally represented in all of our political con? ventions. The News and Courier says of our nom? ination of Judge Wallace for Governor: "He would make a strong run undoubt? edly, but does he want the nomination? We have been informed that he has posi? tively declined to be a candidate." We are not authorized to answer the question of our contemporary, but we have beard that the Judge does not want the nomination, and will not consent to become a candidate for the nomination. These are exactly the reasons why we nominated him, and are the reasons why we think him the strongest, the best and the most available man for the office of Governor. We have cause to believe that Judge Wallace will not decline if nominated. He has never been an office seeker, and never will be, but he has never refused to perform any duty im? posed upon him by his State, even if it involve a .sacrifice. His name and fame are so inseparably connected with the redemption of South Carolina that he cannot refuse the summons of his State to lead to another victory in the cause for which he has so successfully striven. His nomination would give more life and enthusiasm than any other man in South Carolina. Let us in fact seek the man for Governor this year. The people up this way want Judge Wallace, and we believe he will be nominated. The Rev. J. H. Dean, in the annual sermon before the Methodist Episcopal Conference of New York, eulogized Gen. Grant, holding him up as an example of true greatness and advocating him for a third term. This portion of his sermon was loudly applauded by the listening ministers and congregation. Despite such exhibitions as these, some people claim that the Northern ministry is more pious and zealous in the cause of religion than the Southern ministry. We wonder what is the idea such persons have of re? ligious zeal and piety. The Pickens Sentinel thinks Senator Bayard's hard money principles would injure him in South Carolina, but we cannot see how. Resumption is an ac? complished fact, nnd the whole country, with the exception of financial specu? lators, arc interested in continuing the policy now established. It is really not material as to what the unit of money is, nor as to the commodity of which it is composed, so long as it is of convenient form and agreed upon by the commercial world, bjt it is material to the welfare of any country that its currency should be uniform and stable. No one is in? terested in a fluctuating currency except financiers, who can always manage to loan on a full volume of currency and collect on a contracted volume. When the volume of currency is large the prices of everything are greatly en? hanced, it is true, but all other expenses are equally increased, nnd the man who is simply making n comfortable living is not benefited at all. When contraction comes, this class will be the sufferers. We want a specie currency, and want it to remain as it has been banded down to us from the early days of our Republic. Senator Bayard represents a stable specie basis for our finances, and in this policy we believe the people of South Carolina agree with him. We notice that our watchful and able Senators, General M. C. Butler and Gov. Hampton, are opposing Wallace's con? firmation as Marshal of South Carolina, with prospects of defeating it. This is gratifying to the law-abiding and or? der-loving people of the State, for Col. Wallace has appeared to use his position with so much vindictive, bitter and par tizan prejudice and partiality, that four years more of his administration could not be otherwise regarded than as a pub? lic calamity. The rejection of Wallace is not intended or expected to do any more for the Democratic party than se? cure the appointment of an honest, fair and upright Republican. Until Mr. Hayes presents the name of such a man, the Senate will do the country a service and itself credit, by rejecting the ap? pointment. Gen. Butler and Gov. Hamp? ton are two of the most diacreet and in? fluential members of the Senate, and undertake no unnecessary fights, but when opposition is expressed they oimply mean business. Judge Field and ex-Governor Tilden were schoolmates in their boy-days, and during the time Judge Field boarded with Mr. Tilden's mother. They are 1 both old men, Mr. Tilden being sixty-six and the Judge sixty-three years old. Both have developed into giant intel? lects, and have assumed high position I among men. They have been firm friends, and for a long time it was sup? posed the Judge would be Mr. Tilden's ! second choice for the presidency. This, I however, is said not to be the case, and we are inclined to believe the report is true, for we do not think Mr. Tilden has any second choice. He is for Samuel J. Tilden first, last and all the time.. The Republicans who oppose the re? election of Grant to the Presidency are forming anti-third term societies through the North and West, by means of which they expect to defeat his nomination. The chances for the coming empire are somewhat on the decline. Things look now a little like Grant will be beaten for the nomination. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Gleanings from our State Exchange?. Abbeville Press and Banner: There is much fine wheat and oats in this county, but there are a number of fields that have rust. This is the first season that we have heard of red oats having rust. Even with a small yield per acre, the crop will be unusually large, in consequence of the greatly increased acreage.The recent revival in the old iron trade has been of considerable local benefit hereabout. About 50,000 pounds have been shipped from Greenwood within the past few weeks, the net proceeds amounting to something over $500. This interest will, perhaps, be worth $10,000 to the country before all the scraps are picked up. Immense quantities of rags are also find? ing their way to market.Ninety-six has thirteen business houses in operation. Abbeville Medium: Rev. Alr.^ Gal laudet has handed in his resignation as rector of Trinity Church.One of the most successful merchants and business men at Hodges says that at least one third of the coming cotton crop, rating the yield at even a much higher figure than the crop of the present year, has already been taken by the guano liens. It will figure about as follows: one-third for guano, one-third for rent, one-half for provisions and one-fourth for other family supplies, one-tenth to the church ana one-fourth for other incidentals. It will be difficult upon this basis to tell just ex? actly where the profits come in. Aiken Journal and Review: There have never before been so many visitors in Aiken. There are now over 550. Every winter the number increases. Another hotel will probably be built by next win? ter. Barnwell People: Our town Council has "taken the bull by the horns" and prohibited the carrying of concealed weapons in the town.Withiu the past week no less than four fine cows were killed by the trains of South Carolina Railroad below Blackvillc, all belonging to people living iu the town. Greenville Neros: Henry Wood, son of Mr. J. W. Wood, attempted to take his life yesterday (Wednesday) after? noon. Our informant says he went home and retired to his room. Shortly after? wards a pistol shot was heard, and upon entering the room it was found that Hen? ry had wounded himself in the head just behind the right ear, the ball glancing and ranging around the head. Newberry Herald: A negro employed at the saw mill of Mr. Stobo Garlington. near Liberty Fall, and on the line of Laurens and Newberry, came to his death Monday last in the following horrible manner: He was bearing down on the pi-'.nk which was being sawed, when he WC4caught in the saw and an arm and leg were instantly severed, the saw next striking the neck and passing clear through the headless trunk. It was a a horrible and sickening sight.Sam Tribble, the colored man who left for Kansas on the 10th inst., got enough of the country, and returned on Friday, 2b', satisfied to "let well euougb alone." Spartanburg Spartan: The frost of last week has injured the peach crop, but to what extent we do not know. In aomelplaces all are reported dead, while in others they are not damaged.The gas company is pushing on with its work. The town will burn forty lamps, and fifty stores and private residences have contracted for piping and burners. We hope during April to l ave gas turned on our Street?.Next Monday is sale day. It has been calculated that the farmers who come in here from the coun? try will leave about $200 in the barror" -.j aud carry nothing away in return ex? cept muddled brains and prospective headaches. Bio Hail Stoker.?Yesterday after? noon we noticed a dark cloud hanging in the direction of Chicks Springs, and about four o'clock Mr. J. W. Sudduth brought in a cigar box full of hail-atones that measured over 6 inches in circum? ference, and assured us that one he saw was about 12 inches round. The hail fell some 25 or 30 minutes, stripping the limbs off the young trees, and splashing water some five or six feet where they fell. Our office has been crowded with visitors who called to see if the matter of the hail-stones had been exaggerated. Some requested the privilege of taking them home to show to the family.? Greenville News, Gth intt. Walhalla Courier: The weather has been quite cold for the past few days, with plenty of frost and some ice. It is thought the fruit crop has suffered con? siderable damage by the cold snap. NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Executor of the Estate of Simeon Smith, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will apply to the Judge of Probate at Anderson C. H., S. C, on the 10th dav of May, 1880, for a Final Settle? ment of said Estate and a discharge from said Executorship. J. N. WYATT, Ex'r. April 8, 1830_39_5_ Notice to Contractors. THE County Commissioners will let to the lowest bidder the Rebuilding of Bridge over Six and Twenty Mile Creek, near Win. Harper's, at 11 o'clock a. m., on Thursday, the 22nd inst. The right to reject any or all bids reserved. R. S. BAILEY. N. O. FAPMER, W. S. HALL, County Commissioners, April 8,1880_ 39_3 Republicans, Take Notice! THERE will be a Convention at Ander? son C. H.. S. C, on the 24th day of April, 18S0, at 10 o'clock n. m., for the pur? pose of electing lour delegates to meet the State Convention in Columbia on Wednes? day, 27th day of April, 1880. The Chair? man of each Precinct will call meetings and send up their pro rata share of delegates. W. R. PARKER, County Chairman, April 8, 1880 39 1* -?? t Valuable Property for Sale. IWILL (tell on FRIDAY, 15th day of OCTOBER next, at the late residence of Willis Allen, deceased, one TRACT OF LAND, known as the "Shoal Tract," con? taining sixtv-eight acres. On this Tract is one ot the 'beat Shoals on Saluda River, with a fall of 14 feet, and unrivalled sites for erecting buildings for machinery. This Shoal isjust one-quarter mile from G. it C. R. R. Terras made known on day of sale. J. D. ALLEN, Ex'r. April 8,18S0 39 lam?sept IS, ew . Master's Sale STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUJTTT ok AKDERSOjr. In the Court of Common Picas. D. R. Greer, Plaintiff, vs. John F. Grecr, Samantbn E. Autrey, et al., Defendants. ?Complaint for Partition, etc. BY virtue of an order to me directed by his 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 MAY next, the following proper? ty, as the Real Estate of Mary L. Greer, deceased: LOT NO. 1, containing nine and six tenths^ G-10) acres, more or less, situate in the Town of Honea Path, in Anderson County, and adjoining lands of T. A. Hud gens, D. S. McCullough and Lot No. 2 of the Real Estate of said Mary L. Greer, dee'd. LOT NO. 2. containing eleven and one half (Hi) acres, more or less, situate in the Town of Honea Path, in the County of Anderson, and adjoining lands of T. A. Hudgens, W. Dacus, and Lot No. 1 of the Real Estate of said Mary L. Greer, de? ceased, and lying on the Greenville it Co? lumbia Railroad. LOT NO. 3, containing Ten and nine tenths (10 9-10) acres, more or less, ad adjoining Lot No. 2 of the Real Estate of said Mrs. Mary L. Greer, deceased, and lands of T. A. Hudgens, and lying on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad. Tkbhs of Sale?One-third cash, and the remainder on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, and a mort? gage of the premises to secure the purchase money. Purchaser to pnv extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. April 8, 1880_39_4 MARBLE YARD. ALL persons wanting TOMBSTONES will do well to call on me, as I have on hand all grades of Marble, and work all the new designs. I warrant my work to give satisfaction. Prices to suit "the times. I am prepared to take care of the County travel and regular boarding at reasonable rates at the Benson House. Meals 25 cents. Lodging 25 cents. THOS. M. WHITE. Feb 26, 1880 33 Notice to Stove Buyers. ONE HUNDRED STOVES to be sold cheap?of the celebrated make of Thomas Robert Stephenson <fe Co.?to good parties on the Cotton Option or fur Cash. Come and see thorn. STEAM COOKERS at low prices. Nob. , $4.00; 8, $3.50; 7, $3.00; G, $2.f-0. L. H. SEEL, West End Waverlv House. March 18, 1880 36 JUST RECEIVED, A Large Lot of GARDEN SEEDS AND ONION SETTS, From the reliable Seed Houses of Robert Buist, Jr., Johnson, Bobbins & Co., David Landreth & 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 & WILHITE, Druggists. Anderson, S. C. Jan 29, 18S0_29_ 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 nur Fertilizers for Cotton deliverable next Full We Have Jnwt Received, 25,000 pounds Tennessee Meat, Three Car Loads New Orleans and Mus? covado Molasses, 800 bushels Tennessee Corn, Two Car Loads Excellent Flour, One Car Load Liverpool Salt, 25 barrels best Northern Seed Potatoes, \Vp have also a large stock of? Ploughs, Sugar, Coffee, Boots and Shoes, Dry Goods, Hardware, Hats, Yankee Notions, And ill faol almost every kind of Goods reeded by the public?-from a Paper of Pins up to a Hogshead of Molasses. We offer our Goods for cash or on ciedit until next P'all at reasonably low pries?to pood and prompt paying custo7iicrs. Come and trade with us. BLECKLEY, BROWN & CO. Anderson, S. C, Feb. I?, 1880. IM?SS DELLA ZECZEITS Call? the attention of the Ladie* to her SPRING AND SUMMER MILLINERY THESE GOODS nrc of the LATEST STYLES. Prices to suit the times. Call an, examine my Goods before buying. MANTUA-MAKING attended to as usual. McCnllj'a Corner, Up Stair.*, Anderson, S. C. April A. mo 31? HOi FOR THE LADIES' STORE! M ISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS has just returned from the North where, with h-r usual care and good taste, she has purchased THE FINEST STOCK OF LADIES' GOODS, Ever brought to this market. Wc deal exclusively in Ladies' Gnc*Ur buy of the best bouses, and consequently can boast of the greatest variety. We baTe from the cheapest to the finest. EVERY DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETE, from the Millinery to the Mantua. We thank the public for the very liberal patronage bestowed on us, which, slmm the high appreciation of our efforts to please. We cordially invite the Ladies to examine our stock before purchasing eIscv.T3w?.'1 and we promise as many Goods for their money as can be bought in this market!-. MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS Jfc CO. March 18, 1880 30 QUICK SALESandSMALL PROFITS.. A. B. TOWERS & CO., Have Received their Stock of Spring and Summer Goods:. IN DRY GOODS we have a large line of Prints, Ginghams, Plaids, Homespun;. Bleached and Brown Shirting and Sheetings. A line assortment of Cottonades.. V.irr ginia Cassini eres, the best goods made. HATS. SHOES AND BOOTS?A splendid line of Men's and Boys'' ftatfc We make a speciality of good Boots and Shoes. We keep a full line of T. Mile* Sons? Shoes. There are no belter Shoes made. We warrant the work to stand. HARDWARE, IRON AND NAILS?A large assortment in this line. We nr;.4e u speciality of Fine Tools. HOUSEKEEPING GOODS?In this line we keep Crockery, China, Glassware:, Buckets. Tubs, Brooms, Hollow Wure, and many other articles too tedious to mention.. FANCY GROCERIES. BACON, HAMS, LARD, FLOUR, CORN, SUGAR, COF? FEE, MOLASSF-5. Trv som? of our fine Roasted Coffee. We make a speciality of" FINE TEA. BUGGY MATERIALS, Saddles, Bridles, and the best assortment of : Buggy Whips in the Town. Corn Shellers and Straw Cutters, the best to be had. Call I and see them. Wall Paper and Carpets?a large assortment. We cannot name all the articles we keep in an advertisement, and would respectfully ? ask all in want of Goods to give us a call. Wre will try and please you in prices and quality of Goods. We sell LOW for Cash, or to PROMPT paying customers on time. Come and see. April 1, 1880 A. B. TOWERS & CO., No. 4 Granite Row, Anderson. S. C. J. B. CLARK. JOHN II. CLARK. E. L. CLARK. NEW STORE AND NEW GOODS! In the New Centennial Building*. rpHE undersigned are just receiving and opening a BRAN NEW STOCK of? CENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Such as FRENCH and ENGLISH BROAD CLOTHS and DOE SKINS, FRENCH and ENGLISH DIAGONALS and WORSTEDS, FOREIGN and DOMESTIC SUITINGS and PANT GOOD8. Wc shall keep in stock Goods to suit every class of customers?that is, as regarhtUws prlcv". Our Furnishing Department, such as? LINEN and PAPER COLLARS, CRAVATS. SUSPENDERS in great variety, ? GLOVES, HALF HOSE, Handkerchiefs, &c, <tc, is complete, READY M^DE CXOTIIING in large variety?Linen Dusters, Cassini?*Suits, Alpaca Coats, White Duck" Vesting, &c, all of which we want to sell, and will do? w at, THE LOWEST LIVING KATES. TAILORING DEPARTMENT.?Our Tailoring Department is still carried ora under the especial charge of th e Senior Partner, who takes the greatest pains to please our customers as to style, work and fit. SINGER SEWING N AC'HINE-We are still agents for this Machine, and feel! that it is unnecessary for us to add anything to its praise, as they are so universally known all over the world ; but wiU say that there has been some very recent improve? ments made that now makes it one of the lightest running and most noiseless macMuea in use, and sold on easy terms and warranted to give perfect satisfaction. Please call and see us if you want anything in our line before buying elsewhere. J. B. CLAKK & SONS, Centennial Building* March 18, LS80 M _ ;},? REMOVAL. REMOVAL. COME TO OUR NEW QUARTERS 1 WE have just moved from the Benson House Place to the new and commodious Store-room on South side of Public Square, NEXT TO B. F. CKAYTON. & SONS, where with additional facilities for our business, wc propose to ot&r? EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS! COMPLETE STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Much Larercr Than Kver Before. ONE HUNDRED BOXES OF TOBACCO, Just received, on which wc simply defy competition ! Wc propose to bm'ldi *p a. trade in Tobacco, and now is the time to "AVAIL YOURSELF OF OUR LOW PRICES. Haiman's Double Plow Stock, JS?ftSJI? ty-five pounds, and pronounced the BEST EVER MADE! Harness, Upper, Sole Leather and Calf Skins a Specialty. A large lot of FLOUR bought low and to be sold low, and other GROCERIES to the bottom. A Full line of Staple Dry Goods. Hats and Shoes. ??1- Study vour interest and trv us! S?? NOTHING MISREPRESENTED BY US! SULLIVAN & MATTISON. March 25, 1880 CASH STORE! J. P. SULLIVAN * CO. CAN AND WILL SAVE YOU MONEY ! WE ARE CASH BUYERS A>*D SELL FOR CASH. Just RECEIVED, a large lot of LADIES? SHOES, a.l kinds, styles and prices. Any Lady can be suited. GENTS' STRAW, FUR AND WOOL HATS?a new lot. Every Farmer should have one or more of our Celebrated DOUBLE-FOOT PLOW STOCKS. They will make one bale Cotton more to the horse. We are still Headquar? ters for Flour, Sugar Coffee and all kinds Groccri? s. _J. P. SULLIVAN & CO. GOOD TIMES COME AGAIN ! AND wc are selling Couds at as LOW PRICES as can be aflbnled. NEW (iOODS are arriving every day, and our stock is kept up to the requirements of our increased custom. We have a large assortment of GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Which we will dispose of at Rock Bottom Prices for Cash, Cotton or Barter. Just re? ceived, A Large Lot of Groceries and Provisions, Such as N. 0. Molasses, Bacon, Flour, Sugar, Coll'ee, etc., at the very lowest prices. FERTILIZERS. We are agents for the EITAW FERTILIZER and ACID PHOSPHATE, and will sell at reduced prices over hist year. That the Eutaw is one of the best Fertil? izers is illustrated by the fact that the lirst bale of Cotton sold in this market this season was fertilized with it. It has given general satisfaction to those who have used it the past vear. PRICES FOR SEASON OF ISSO.?Ousinn. 450 llw. of Middling GYtton per Ton, tobe delivered by November I, 1JW0. .\?-id, ;v">o lbs. ol Middling Cotton per Ton, tobedeliver ed bv November 1, lSsu. BARR & CO., NO. IO GRANITE ROW, ANDERSON, S. C. Jan 20, 18S0 11