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All communications should be addressed to "Ed? itor Intelligencer," and all checks, drafts, money orders, &c., should be made payable to the order of E. B. Murray A Co. LETTER FROM JUDGE WALLACE. He Declines to Allow His Name to be Presented for Governor. Union 0. H., S. C. Editor Intelligencer: I have recently seen an editorial article in the Intelli? gencer in which you express a prefer? ence for me for the nomination for Gov? ernor. I desire to thank you for the honor you do me, and for the terms in which your preference is expressed. Having fully considered the matter, and having reached a determinate conclusion, I feel it to be due to my friends that I should at once declare that, for reasons which it cannot interest the public to know, I cannot allow my name to be pre? sented to the Convention for the nomi? nation. Very respectfully, your obedient ser? vant, W. H. Wallace. The municipal election in Columbia last week resulted in a complete "walk over the track" for the Democratic nom? inees. Columbia has set a worthy ex? ample to the other portions of South Carolina. They made good nominations and stuck to them solidly. That is the sure way to achieve success. The card of Judge Wallace, which we publish elsewhere, conveys the unwel? come information that he cannot consent to accept the nomination for Governor in the coming canvass, and therefore leaves the contest where it stood before he was suggested. A great many of our readers will regret this, for he was un? doubtedly the favorite of a large majority of them for Governor. Judge Wallace, however, occupies an important position which is more congenial to his taste and equally as advantageous to the State, and it is not unreasonable for him to prefer to retain it. Circumstances may yet arise which will necessitate his nomina? tion in the interests of that enthusiasm and concord which is necessary to save the Statd.'_^ The nomination of Gen. Grant by the Chicago Convention for a third term is not near as likely as it was a few weeks ago, although the Stalwarts and most corrupt elements of the Republican party are working for it with a tenacity that amounts to madness. He is not the choice of his own party, and, if nomi? nated, it will be the work of a few lead ingopoliticians, effected by manipulating conventions without regard to the wishes of the masses of. the party. The better" element in the Republican party recog? nize the danger to Republican institu? tions of a departure from the established customs of near a century, that no Pres? ident, however popular, should have more than two terms, and those in that party who favor'a constitutional govern? ment are holding meetings in the North, East and West protesting against the principle of a third term, and demanding that Gen. Grant shall not receive the nomination at Chicago. It is now evi? dent that if he enter the Presidential contest, it will be as the candidate of the corruptionists and consolidaticuists, and that his election will result in the sub? version of free government and the estab? lishment of a monarchy. But can he be elected ? He cannot command the sup? port of his own party, and that party was defeated in the last Presidential contest, when it was united, by a popular ma? jority of 300,000. If Grant is the next President, he will not be so by the voice of the people, but by the power of the sword. The communication of Colonel D. B. Dajley gives us a credit which is not due. It was not a correspondent of the Intel? ligencer, but of the News and Courier, who wrote the article entitled "Two Brave Men," of which he speaks, and it was copied by ns from our Charleston contemporary. The Intelligencer has always had a sincere desire to promote, in its limited sphere, harmony and a good understanding between all sections of our common country, and to the meas? ure of its ability to soften and obliterate the asperities incident on both sides to the late civil war. We believe the safest and surest way of doing this is to give to the public the deeds of brave men on both sides, and mutual respect and a kindly feeling will spring up therefrom. Brave men may be mistaken in their opinions, but they are never base in their motives nor deceitful in their methods. A proper appreciation of the character of the Union and of the Confederate soldier by each other is bound to inspire respect and confidence between them, and it was in pursuance of this belief that we published the tribute to Colonel Dailey's intrepidity and courage as con? tained in the article referred to. When he prepares the statement of his recol? lection of the event referred to, the Intelligencer will be pleased to pub? lish it also, if we can get hold of it. It is a healthy sign when the men who wore the blue and those who wore the grey can come together and discuss the events of an unfortunate war, in which they were engaged on opposite sides, without irritation and renewed anger, and the temper of their correspondence is more than creditable to Gen. Hagood and Col. Dailey. We wish such instances could be more frequently and more prominent? ly presented to the country both North and South. ? Tho New York Tribune attempts to create the impression that the Whittaker affair is "another Southern outrage." It looks like another Republican trick. CONDEMNED TO DIE. It is a notorious fact that although many murders occurred during Republi? can ascendancy in South Carolina in which white men killed colored people, yet no white man was ever executed for such a crime under their administration of the government by them, and they have repeatedly asserted that none would ever occur under a Democratic adminis? tration. Since we obtained the govern? ment these killings have almost entirely stopped, and the following report of a case terminated at the late Spartanburg Court, taken from the Carolina Spartan, shows that the laws are, and will be, im? partially administered by our Courts: Thomas White, a white man, several weeks ago, on the streets of Spartanburg, while intoxicated, by some strange freak, shot and killed Pet Williams, a negro, without provocation. The strange thing ia that he did this without knowing Haw? kins, or without any provocation to shoot him. It may never oe known what was the secret, spring in his mind that made him do this deed. Friday afternoon the prisoner was brought into Court and placed in the dock. A dense crowd packed the court? room at the time. Judge Wallace, feel? ing the awful solemnity of the occasion, said: "Thomas, White, stand up. Have you anything to say why the sentence of death should not be pronounced on you ?" For the first time during the whole trial the prisoner showed some agitation of mind. His voice was a little quiver? ing, and he said: "I can only say that I am clear of the charges against me. I am not guilty of them. I am innocent of it. In my conscience before God I don't feel that I done this deed. I don't think it right before God to put me to death for what I did not do." These were about his words, uttered with not so much connection as here expressed. Judge Wallace then said about as fol? lows : "Unfortunately for you, Thos. White, a jury of your countrymen have declared you guilty, and it is my painful duty to declare the judgment of the law. I do not punish you, aud the jury does not punish yo^." The jury have found, after careful investigation, that you killed Pet Hawkins. On that record the duty, painful as it w, devolves upon me to pro? nounce the sentence of the law. I can? not find it in my heart to add one word to the keen distress you feel. All men must die; but when you, a young man, full of life, just in the vigor of manhood, come to die a felon's death, it must pen? etrate you with a degree of distress which cannot be expressed in words. It must occur to you, as it must to every man, that if you had not had a pistol in your pocket?-" Prisoner: "I did not have a pistol; before God?" Here his attorney asked him to be silent. Judge Wallace was patiently waiting to hear what he had to say. "If you had not had a pistol iu your pocket, and been on that fatal afternoon drinking liquor to excess. Pet Hawkins would not have been killed, and you would not be here to receive the sentence of death. Pet Hawkins' death and your approaching death are traceable to the common practice of drinking liquor to excess, which practice proved as fatal as if you had administered strychnine to. Pet Hawkins and then taken it yourself. Examples are of such frequent occur? rence in South Carolina, where the free use of whisky, joined with the practice of carrying concealed weapons, brings many men to danger and death, that, it seems to me, all good men ought to endeavor to concentrate public opinion so as to check these two evil practices. Thomas White, I regret that it is my duty to give it as my opinion that you will be obliged to die. It seems that you have nothing to do but to make your peace with that God whose laws you have violated. Let me, who would do everything in tenderness, exhort you to save yourself from a more dreadful punishment than the law can inflict. I will not protract this fearful scene. The sentence of the law is that you be taken from the place where you now are back to the jail, and there kept in close confinement until Friday, the 23rd day of April next, and that, on that day, you be taken from the jail to the place of private execution, and there be? tween the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m. be hanged by the neck until you are dead; and may God have mercy on your soul."_ Railroad Sleeting at Franklin, X. C. From the Western [X. C.) Reporter. Col. Foreacre and Mr. Wilmer, repre? sentatives of the Air Line Railroad, vis? ited our community and attended a meet? ing, on the 29th of March, of the Direc? tors of the Rabun Gap Short Line Rail? way Company. These gentlemen have agreed to aid this company in the con? struction of their road from the Georgia State line to the Tennessee State line. The Board passed resolutions opening books of subscription, and while, there were comparatively few of our citizens present, subscriptions were made amount? ing to one hundred and four thousand dollars, with many pledges for future subscriptions. Col. Foreacre and i.'r. Wilmer, on behalf of themselves and eight other associates, subscribed one hundred thousand dollars. On these subscriptions an assessment of one dollar on the share was paid in, and certificates of stock issued. A meeting of stockholders was then held, and following officers were elected: W. L. Love, Franklin, N. C, Presi? dent ; Hiram W. Sibly, of New York, Vice President; W. N. Allman, Frank? lin, N. C, Treasurer. After which the President appointed Mr. Skipwitb Wilmer, of Baltimore, Md., Secretary. The gentlemen who have taken hold of this line with a hearty good will, and with a full appreciation of its magnitude and value as a conuecting line between the Northwest and the Southwest, have done so with a purpose to push forward its completion. They have already given an earuest of their faith by their works, and will in a short time give additional fruits of their faith in this great work on a great commercial artery, by putting an active corps of engineers to work iu re surveying and relocating the line. ? The Washington Star says: "The interviews recently published in the New York Herald with the Democratic mem? bers of Congress from Virginia, Louisi? ana and Mississippi are generally ac? cepted as conclusive proof that Tilden could not, as the Democratic Presiden? tial nominee, carry the Solid South. The Congressmen from the three States named unanimously protested against the re nomination of Tilden, and with but two or three exceptions they said it would cost the Democracy these States to nom nate him. In the face of such powerful Democratic opposition and of such testi? mony of his weakness Tilden continues to urge his fight for control of the New York Convention, ostensibly with the view of contending for the nomination at Cincinnati. In pursuing this course Tilden is puzzling the politicians and barrassing his own party. "What does he mean?" is the question that is being frequently asked and never satisfactorily answered. The most reasonable and plausible explanation of Tilden's course is that he is seeking to dictate the nomina? tion to his party, and thereby make him? self the power behind the throne in the event of the election of his man. It will cost him money, time and trouble to control the coming Nc.y York Conven? tion, and, therefore, he must expect to gaiu something by it. He is not given -to expending money without the expec? tation of some future return." A Card from Col. D. B. Dailey. Law Office of Dailey & Burke, Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 25. Messrs. E. B. Mur->/ <i- Co., Editors and Publishers of the Anderson Intelligencer: Gentlemen?Through the kindness of a reader of your paper, I am in re? ceipt of a number thereof which con? tained a letter from your Washington correspondent of January 14lh, entitled "Two Stories of Brave Men." Allow me to thank you for the fair and impartial manner with which you have treated the correspondence of Gen. Ha good* and my? self. As might be expected, viewing Gen. Hagood's command and the condi? tion of it from my standpoint at the time I received the flag from the Ensigu of one of the Confederate Regiments, I differ with the General a? to what was said and done by each of u3 at the time I was shot. My knowledge of the facts and circumstances make my side of the case much more favorable to myself than any statement I have ever yet seen of the occurrence, yet I am very thankful to Gen. Hagood for the aid he has given me in the matter of ray application for pen? sion. ' It is my intention before long, and as soon as I can get relieved from some professional services now on my hands, to give Gen. Hagood a detailed account of the affair, as tue same appeared to us, as well as the orders received by myself to go to that part of the lite threatened by Hagood's command. I am, very respectfully, yours, D. B. Dailey. A BLOODY DAY IN EDGEFIELD. A Municipal Election Camci a Fatal Af? fray?Pistols and Whiskey Connected with it. Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist. Yesterday afternoon the report reached Augusta that another bloody vendetta had occurred in Edgefield, whereby one person was even then in a dying condi? tion, and two others dangerously wound? ed. From mouth to mouth the rumor sped, until the whole town was aghast at the repetition of a fatal affair of only eighteen months ago. Telegraph and newspaper offices were besieged for news from the scene of bloodshed, and perhaps of death, and the evening train of the Columbia Road was boarded by several natives of Edgefield, now residents of Augusta, anxious and apprehensive over the extent of the trouble. The first dispatch was brief, but fearfully sugges? tive. It was this: "Another shooting scrape occurred here I this morning, about the election of Town Council, which came off to-dav. Julian Bland and Dr. W. E. Bland, A. A. Clisby and A. A. Glover were the parties en? gaged. Dr. Bland was shot in the abdo? men?considered mortal. A. A. Clisby was shot through the body and received a wound On the head from the blow of a pistol?considered dangerous. A. A. Glover is shot twice in the thigh?not dangerous. Dr. Campbell, of your city has been telegraphed for, and will come up to-night." Excitement culminated in the evening late, when it was announced here that Dr. Wallace Bland was dead. Reports reaching Augusta, even up to a late hour last evening, were somewhat shadowy, but an account of the affair, from seemingly trustworthy sources, has been obtained: On Thursday, April 1st, the voters of Edgefield met at the Court House to nominate citizens to fill the municipal offices, and the following ticket was selected : For Intendant, C. L. B. Marsh ; for Wardens, Lee Holson, W. H. Brunson, W. N. Burnett and R. S. Anderson. During the meeting, howev? er, trouble arose regarding a reduction of the whiskey tax of the town. One party, led we learn by Mr. W. B. Penn, favored a retention of the license at existing figures?$200 per annum?and it was upon this issue that the gentlemen named above were nominated. The other party, led by Mr. A. A. Clisby, favored a reduction of the tax to $150, and finally placed a second ticket in the field, the nominees for Wardens being Messrs. A. A. Clisby, Dr. W. D. Jen? nings, W. E. Lynch and Geo. Simkins (col). Wm. Marsh, the regular nominee for Jintendant, we learn, subsequently declined to run, and Mr. R. G. Bouham was put up in his place. Now, among the supporters of the regular ticket were Dr. Wallace E. Bland, a young physi? cian of 25 or 30 years of age, and his brother, Julian Bland, much younger. On the other side were Mr. A. A. Clisby, one of the candidates for Warden, and Mr. Arthur A. Glover, his father-in-law, and a gentleman well ^uown in the country. In the course of the morn? ing Lawrence King, a colored man, and former State Senator from Edgefield county, came to the polls to vote. His vote was challenged by Ulisby, who con? tended that King, residing beyond the corporate limits, could not cast his ballot in a municipal election. Dr. Bland con? tended that King had a rightto vote, and an alternation ensued, in the course of which Clisby shot Dr. Bland in the bow? els. Young Julian Bland immediately drew a pistol and shot Clisby in the body, and also shot Mr. Glover twice in the thigh. Clisby's wounds were considered dangerous, Glover's being not necessarily so. From the first, however, Dr. Bland's injury was thought to be fatal, and he lingered in agony, it being impossible to probe or extract the ball, and when late in the evening intelligence reached Augusta that Dr. Bland was dead, the news was not unexpected. Ele was, as above stated, comparatively a young man ?had been educated with care, finishing up his professional training in Paris a few years ago. Drs. Campbell and Ford, of Augusta, were both telegraphed for last evening, and at last accounts the surviving men were doing well. The whole affair is greatly regretted both here and in Carolina that another dark and bloody day should have rolled over the records of Edgefield. Horry Telephone: A fire in i:he north? eastern portion of this county on Satur? day and Sunday, the 27th and 28th ult., is reported to have destroyed 100,000 turpentine boxes. Laurensville Herald: Dram-drinkers carried not less than $250 worth of liquor away from this place on Monday last, and it wasn't a good day for drinking either. This estimate, which is rather under than over the mark, does not include the local, everyday drinking, which is considerable. Union Times: A party of railroad magnates, consisting ofR. Y. McAden, H. B. Plant, Newcomb and others, passed up and down the Spartanburg, Union and Columbia Railroad on Tuesday af? ternoon in an extra train. What's up? .Thirty-five dollars and seventy-five cents was realized by the collection in the Presbyterian Church last Sunday for the relief of the sufferers in Ireland. Wc stop the press to announce that it is now snowing. April 8, 1880. Darlington Southerner: All the mate? rial for the Confederate monument has arrived here from Sumter, and parties are engaged in putting up the structure on the Academy grounds. Rock Hill Herald: Col. C. J. Pride is assisted in the discharge of his official duties by Messrs. J. P. Gage and W. S. May. Up to the present time over 500 applications have been made for the office of enumerator in this dis? trict.A prominent firm at this place sold on last Thursday, Friday aud Satur? day goods exceeding in value $3,000. Trade is lively and our merchants are pleased with the spring opening. SIX STATES TS DANGER. The South Carolina Delegation in Congress Unanimous Agraiitot Him?What Tkey Say. The New York Herald gives some con? versations with its reporters by tiie mem? bers of the Congressional delegations from Kentucky (except Mr. Knott, who is absent,). Tennessee, South Carolina (except Senator Butler, who declines to speak,) Georgia, Missouri, Arkansas and West Virginia on the question of Mr. Tiiden's availability as a Presidential candidate in their States and the prob? able result upon their States and districts of his nomination. The bulk of opinion is against Mr. Tilden, as unpopular, and, eveu iu the overwhelmingly Democratic States, likely to depress the voters and bring on political stagnation. "anybody except tildex." Senator Wade Hampton, of South Car? olina, says: "In my opiniou the nomina? tion of Mr. Tilden would place South Carolina and six other Southern States in the doubtful list, with the chances of success greatly against us if the ex-Pres? ident should be the Republican nominee. I regret this condition of public opinion in the South, but it is a recognized fact of which the Democrats of the North should be apprised. We propose to sup? port the nominees of the Cincinnati Con? vention, but we hope that these nominees will be men who can be sure of the whole Southern vote." Senator Butler declined to express an opinion on the subject. John S. Richardson, of the First Dis? trict, says: "I believe that a large ma? jority of the Democratic party would vote for the nomiuee of the Convention, and I also believe the nomination of Mr. Tilden would jeopard, if not ruin, the prospects of carrying the State for the Democracy. What efFect his nomination would have upon the several Congres? sional Districts I am not prepared at present to say. The vote would be very close any way it may be calculated, and the fewer obstacles we have the more certain we shall be of getting an undis? puted majority in every district and an aggregate vote in the State for the Dem? ocratic candidate which cannot be chal? lenged." M. P. O'Connor, of the Second Dis? trict, says: "The nomination of Mr. Til den in my opinion means the defeat of the Electoral ticket in South Carolina. I have just returned from Charleston, and the opinion I express is confirmed by the visit to my home. The Democracy of our State would not think of bolting the nomination, but we should be so indif? ferent, if the nomination of Mr. Tilden was presented for our support, that 1 should say the vote of the State would be less than it was for Mr. Greeley in 1872. I should hardly suppose the strength of our delegation would be affected by Mr. Tiiden's nomination. Let anybody be nominated but Mr. Tilden and the vote of South Carolina will be assured for the Democracy, with victory from one end of the State to the other." D. Wyatt Aiken, of the Third District, says: "If Mr. Tilden is again nominated the vote of every county in South Caro? lina would be a strained vote. While there is no doubt but what the party would give him its support, it would do it grudgingly, as it were under protest, and go through the campaign in a heart? less manner. That is my honest convic? tion. You must remember we had a very hard time four years ago when all the enthusiasm of the Democracy of the State was aroused. What would it be if we had to carry a dead weight next fall. As for the result in the Congressional Districts, I do not think there would be any break in the delegation. Our local interests are more centered in election of Congressmen, and, I believe, we would elect the five members the State is en? titled to. You must bear in mind that we were counted out of our vote for the Presidential electors in South Carolina in 1876, yet sustained the entire delega? tion in Congress. We went for home rule and wou on our local issues, but got worsted in the Presidential count.? Would it not be reasonable to suppose that with additional drawbacks this year, the chances of carrying the electoral ticket would be diminished ?" John H. Evins, of the Fourth District, says: "The nominee of the Convention' will be supported, but, in my opinion, if it is Mr. Tilden, that support will be lukewarm compared with our enthusiasm for him four years ago. It would be very feeble as compared with the support we would give to Mr. Bayard or to Mr. Sey? mour or any of the candidates named, except Mr. Tilden. You can judge of the necessity of giving us a strong candi? date by recalling the result of the contest in 1876. Wo elected our Governor, yet we lost the electoral vote of the State. If that was so in 1876, what might be ex? pected if Tilden was again nominated? What assurance have we or can we give that we will not be beaten or counted out? I say the contingency is too great to run any rigk. There might be a dead set made for Republican Congressmen, and one or two, if not three, of the five Districts would have a sharp, close con? test to hold their Democratic strength. Our security against defeat will rest in the nomination of Seymour and Hen dricks. Mr. Hendricks will, I under? stand, consent to run as Vice-President with Mr. Seymour." George D. Tillman, of the Fifth Dis? trict, says: "I am sure South Carolina will go for the nominee, whoever he may be. To be sure it would be up-hill work with Mr. Tilden at the head of the ticket. Any other candidate would make the political campaign easier to go through with. Somehow the name of Mr. Tilden is not as strong as it was four years ago. He is something of a martyr, but not sufficiently divested of material prosper? ity to arouse that finer spiritual sense which responds to the sufferings and de? nials of those who sacrifice much in a just cause. He was cheated out of the office without doubt, but there is little hope that politics will ever do justice to the downtrodden in this couutry. As for our Congressional delegation that is a different matter entirely. We are strug? gling to preserve our civilization iu South Carolina, .and there is not the slightest danger of the delegation being aught but Democratic 30 long as we stand by our love for honesty and the Anglo Saxon race." Beaufort Cresent: Moses Thompson, convicted of outraging a colored girl, has been sentenced to the Penitentiary for life.An old colored man named Jones was drowned near Port Royal on Saturday last.JDcputy Sheriff Mehan brought from Savanuuh on Saturday night Horace Davis, who is charged with assaulting two little girls in Port Royal. As the grand jury had been d?ebarcred his trial will not take place until the next term of court.The United States fish commissioner is conducting experiments to increase the supply of drum fish.? When these fish are so plenty that they sell in Beaufort for 25 cents for a sev? enty-five pound fish, it would seem as though they understand the propagating process pretty well themselves. Walhalla Courier : The rain aud hail of the last few days has done great injury to the farming lauds of the couuty, by washing the lands and fences and beat? ing off the fruit and damaging early small grain.Mr. John Rose, of our town, met with quite a serjous accident in Charleston by being hooked near one of his eyes by a steer. It is thought that the sight of the injured eye will be seri? ously impaired. He is now at home un? dergoing medical treatment. Chester Jleporter: Mr. Thomas Mc CalHerty is the oldest living member of the Masonic order in Chester County. He joined Skerry Masonic Lodge, Ire? land, in lbi!'). lie was brought up in High Bucknaw, County Antrim; em? barked from Belfast to this country in 1838. lie is now 70 years of age SOUTH CAROLINA JEWS. Gleanings from our State Exchanges. Clarendon Press: An affray took place at Courtis's sbop3, in this county, on the 2d instant, hetween James Thames and Henry Johnson, both white, in which Johnson was shot in the head with a pistol ball. The proper authorities have been trying to arrest Thames, but have failed to catch him. Johnson's wound is not thought dangerous. Darlington News: Cartersville has re? ceived 145 tons of Peruvian guano tliis season.The Radicals called a meeting last week at Horse Branch, as wc arc in? formed, for the purpose of organizing for the approaching campaign. There being present a Radical and an Independent, from diversity of opinion the meeting was a total failure.The large two story residences of Mrs. Jane Carter, widow of the late C. P. Carter, near Cartersville, was destroyed by fire on the 29th ultimo, Greenville Chronicle: The work of rebuilding is going on at the site of the late Academy of Music, while the trial of the incendiaries who applied the fatal torch is in progress.The trade in old bones amount to something in Greenville. They readily bring 25 cento per hundred pounds and are shipped to the phosphate mills. Greenville Enterprise: We are inform? ed there are thirteen breaks in the Air Line Railroad between thin point aud Atlanta, caused from the late heavy rains. Kershaw Gazette: During the month of March there were four deaths in Cam den?two white children and two colored adults.We understand it is proposed by a few gentlemen in town to form a com? pany for the purpose of ope/ating two or more Clement Attachments.A "loon" was captured on Morrill's, mill pond near I Caraden, last week........During the months of January, February, andMarch, Postmaster Brooks of the Camden post office issued 1,058 money orders, amount? ing to $18,152.96; the fees on which were $145.90. He paid during the same time 115 orders amounting to $1,721.80. The County Democratic Convention of Kershaw County assembles on the 22d of May. Camden Journal: At a meeting of the members of the Presbyterian Church last Sunday, Rev. R. B. Anderson was called to the pastorate of the church.The rainfall at Camden during the month of March was 5.22 inches. Lancaster Ledger: Three shares of the Chester and Cheraw Railroad was sold at this place at public auction on Mon? day last, and brought $3.40 per share.? The shares are $50 each.The residence of Mrs. Rebecca Stack, in Chesterfield County, near the boundary line, was con? sumed by fire on Tuesday last, together with all the household furniture. Dr. Lackey, who was boarding with Mrs. S., lost everything he had, including some very valuable medical works, instru? ments, &c. An aged lady, sister to Mrs. S., became so frightened that she fell dead in the yard.Delegates from sev? eral of the townships met at this place on Friday last to appoint delegates to the Republican State Convention, which meets in Columbia on the 28th instant. The meeting was slimly attended, and but little interest was manifested ; the ab seuce of the once familiar faces of the old leaders, no doubt, threw a dampness over the few faithful. The delegates appoint? ed to attend the State Convention were Rev. C. C. Petty and F. A. Clinton. Yorkville Enquirer: The Republican executive committee of York Couuty held a meeting in Yorkville, on Thurs? day last, and appointed the following delegates and alternates to the State Re? publican Convention, to be held in Col? umbia on the 28th instant: Butler Askew, Thos. Barney alternate; B. F. Brigg, J. D. F. Duncan alternate; C. J. Pride, T. K. Bates alternate; A. S. Wallace, Russell Hope alternate.We are pleased to learn that some ci' the difficulties growing out of the adoption of the fence law in King's Mountain Township have been adjusted without litigation. The opponents of the law yielded to the inevitable, and will comply with its requirements. The SroFFORD-KELLOGG Case.?A telegram from Washington, dated April 10, says: The Democratic Seuators met in caucus at 10.30 )o'elock this morning, and remained in session until 2 o'clock ?. m. The question of taking up the pofford-Kellogg case was the subject under consideration, and the discussion continued with a good deal of animation and spirit. Bayard, Lamar, Garland, Kernan and others spoke against the present consideration of the Kellogg case ; while Saulsbury, Hill, Vance and Jones again insisted that it ought to be brought before the Senate for action without delay. The arguments pro and eon were much the same as those of yes? terday aud the day before, except that even more determination was shown to? day by the advocates of immediate ac? tion. It was also openly suggested that a proposition to unseat Kellogg and seat Spofford could not be adopted, because there were Democratic Senators who would vote against it. Hill said: "Very well, let thein vote against it. The com? mittee had done its duty, and it now re? mained for the Senate to perform its duty. No matter what the vote might be, he insisted upon the case being dis? posed of, and in regard to its possible effect upon the Presidential election, he said that it ought not to deter the Senate from disposing of the case." Finally the resolution was adopted by a ma? jority of three, providing Ihnt the Geneva award bill snail be taken up first, and shall be considered from day to day until disposed of; and that then the Chairman of the Elections Commit? tee may call up Kellogg unless, in the meantime, the Democratic caucus shall decide otherwise. The caucus this morning was not fully attended, and it was understood that an? other shall be held before the final dis? position of the Geneva award bill, to pass finally upon the question of the consideration of the Kellogg case. This waB a sort of compromise and it was con? sented to in the hope of bringing about a better feeling on the question than now exists, It is the understanding that the final decision shall be made by a full vote of all the Democratic Senators if it can be obtained. Yellow Fever Deaths is March. ? Washington, April 12.?The official ad? vices of the National Board of Health show that during the four weeks ending March 27 there had been eleven deaths from malignant yellow fever in New Or? leans and two in Memphis. ? A dispatch from Saute Fe, New Mexico, dated the 10th instant says : In? formation received at military head quarters 6tates that General Hatch, with a part of his command, attacked 300 In? dians who were encamped in the San Andreas Mountains. The fight lasted six hours, when the Indians retreated, leaving their dead behind. Captain Henry Carroll of the Ninth Cavalry and seven* soldiers were severely wounded. A large amount of stock was captured from the Indians, who are supposed to be Mc-scalero Apaches, as they retreated towards tlio Mesealero Apache agency. Hatch with his command is in pursuit." ? In a suit pending in the United States Court at Chicago, concerning an oleomargarine patent, has brought our the astounding fact Ik a I oleomargarine, which i: never quoted in the market, and which is not kept by any merchant as such, lias a sale in this country of 98,000,000 pounds per annum. TAX NOTICE. Treasurers Office, Anderson, s. C, April lOlli, 1SS0. IX accordance with the Supply Bill, ap? proved December 23, 187ii. otice is hereby given thai this Ollicc wiu uc open for the collection of Taxes Saturday, May 1st, 1880, and will remain open until May Slat. The rate per centum of Taxes is as follows : State Tax. 4.} Mills. County Tax. 3 " School Tax. 2 " Toll Tax.One Dollar Total. !)3 " Tax Payers of the Township.', of Helton and Williamston will be ra|iiirc.l to pity a Tax of seven mills, in addition to State a: .d County Taxes, for the construction of the Atlantic and Trench Broad Valley Railroad. For the convenience of the Tax Payers I will be at the following places at the times stated for the collection of Taxe;: Williamston Township, at Williamston, Tuesday, May 4th. Brushy Creek Township, at Glenn'sStoro, Wednesday, May 5th. Gnrvin Township, at Bethany, Thursday, May Ctli. Pcndleton Township, at Pcntllcton, Fri? day, May 7th. Fork Township, at Farmer's Store, Mon? day, May 10th. Rock Mills Township, at Providence Church, Tuesday, May llth. Savannah Township, at Holland's Store, Wednesday, May 12th. Dark Corner Township, at Shcrard's Store, Thursday, May 13th. Hall Township, at Carswell Intncute, Monday, May 17th. Martin Township, at CHnkscales' Mills, Tuesday, May 18th. Varenncs Township, at Flat Rock Church, Wednesday, May 19tn. Centreville Township, at Hunter's Spring, Friday, May 21st. Broadaway Township, at Neat's Creek Church, Monday, May 24th. HopewellTownship,atHopewell Church, Tuesday, May 25th. Honea Path Township, at HoneaPath, Thursday, May 27th. Belton Township, at Bclton, Friday, May 28th, And for the balance of the time during the month of May at my Olliee in the Court House at Anderson. Taxes arc payable in the following kinds of funds, and no other: Gold and Silver Coin, United States Currency, National Bank Notes, and for County Taxes Jury and Witnesses Tickets. WM. McOUKIN, Treasurer Anderson County. April 15. 1S8U_41)_3 Attraction Extraordinajy First Appearance in Anderson of the AT THE MASONIC HALL, Thursday Evening. April 15, 1880, In ARTHUR SULLIVAN'S Famous Comic Opera, COX & BOX, With selections from those celebrated Ope? ras: "Belle of Saratoga," "Diamond Cut Diamond," "Crimson Scarf," etc. First appearance of MISS FLORENCE WESTQN In the South. Fine Music and a full chorus. Tickets may be secured at the usual places and at the Hall on day of appearance. Admission 50 cents. Reserved Seats " cents. Children half price. J. W. DeLANO, Manager. PROF. JULES G. HUGUELET, Musical Director. J. D. ANDREWS, Agent. 40-1 APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. Notice is hereby given that an appli cal ion for a Charter for Shady Grove Church will be made according to law before the Clerk of Court at Anderson, S. C, on Monday, the 17th day of May, 1880, at 10 o'clock a. m. B. D. DEAN, And others. April 15, 1880 _40__5 WARNING! IHEREBY forewarn all persons not to hire or harbor my daughter SARAH, who is under age, and who has left me without provocation whatever. She is 14 years old, and is well grown to her age. Any person informing me of her where? abouts, or delivering her to me at Mr. John A. Stevenson'? plantation in Rock Mills Township in this. County, will be suitably rewarded. MALINDA DRAKE. April 15, 1880_40_1* STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. By W. W. Humphreys, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, T. T. Wakcfield has applied to me to grant him Letters of Administra? tion on the Estate of and effects of Tucker W. May, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin'1-nd ?nd creditors of the said Tucker W. ... _ , jcceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson C. H. on Tuesday, the 4th day of May, 1880. after publication hereof, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under mv hand, this 12th day of April, 1880. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. April 15, 1880 40 2 rpHE ?yjrnxiAXJSTON JIuxrr mprttfoSf fct tWr du[blm, ? exap'iM It, Notice to Stove Buyers. ONE HUNDRED STOVES to be sold cheap?of the celebrated make of Thomas Robert Stephenson it Co.?to good parties on the Cotton Option or for Cash. Come and see them. STEAM COOKERS at low prices. Nos. ,$1.00; 8, $3.50; 7, $3.00; ?, $2.50. L. II. SEEL, West End Waver! v House. March 18, 13S0_30_ LUMBER! LUMBER! A LARGE lot of good Lumber is kept . - constantly on hand at my Lumber Yard at the Rluc Ridge Depot in Anderson, and orders for large or small lots of any kind desired will be promptly filled at low prices. Mr. Robert Mayhclu is my agent for the sale of Lumber at Anderson, and will furnish any information desired to persons wishing to make an order. JOHN KAUFMAN. Jan 30,1879 29 ly Notice to Contractors. THK 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. ni., on Thursday, the 22nd inst The right to reject any or all bids reserved. R. S. BAILEY, N. 0. FARMER, W. S. HALL, County Commissioners, April 8, 1SS0_39_3_ Valuable Property for Sale, IWILL sell on FRIDAY, 15th dav of OCTOBER next, at the late residence of Willis Allen, deceased, one TRACT OF LAND, known as the "Shoal Tract," con? taining sixty-eight acres. On this Tract is one of the best Shoals on Saluda River, with a full of 14 feet, and unrivalled siies for erecting huildings for machinery. This Shoal is just one-quarter mile fnmi (!. it C. R. R. Terms made known on day of sale. J. D. ALLEN, Ex'r. April 8, 1880 39 lam?sept 15, ew THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AXDEKSOX COVXTY. Baxter Hays, Ad'r., \ Qmplmntfor .SWc vs. , of [sind Reuben C. Tucker. \ to pay Debit. BY virtue of an order in the above stated case, all creditors of Reuben I). Tuck? er, deceased, are hereby notilied to prove and establish their claims and demand'.- be? fore me on or before the 15lh of April nest, or be barred of any henefit in the Decree to be made in the uhove stated ens'*. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Feb IP, 1880 32 6 Calls (he addition of the Ladies to her SPRING AND SUMMER MILLINERY. THESE GOODS are of the LATEST STYLES. Prices to suit the times. Call and examine my Goods before buying. MANTUA-MAKING : .ended to as usual. McCiiUy'tt Corner, Up Stairn, Anders? i, S. C. April 8, 1880 3?_2m C. A. REED, agent, DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. HEADQUARTERS FOR WENS' AND BOYS' HATS. The Lowest Prices in the market lor Hats. THE MOST POPULAR AHD BEST SEWING MACHINES Attachments and Needles for different kinds of Machines. A GOOD STOCK OP THE CELEBRATED LOUIS COOK VEHICLES, Such as Open and Top BUGGIES, Double-Seat BUGGIES, PILETONS, &e. etc. ALI, KINDS OF BUGGY MATERIAL AND IRON. Southeast Corner Wavcrly House Building. April-Iii.. 1880_ 40 IS NOT COMPLETED, but wc are assured that in the near future it will be. In the meantime vou will all need Clothes, and we are prepared to show the PRETTIEST LINE OF? FANCY CASSIMERES, ENGLISH DIAGONALS, &c, That, we have ever exhibited before. An entire new line of GENTS' UNDERWEAR, COLLARS, CRAVATS, SHIRTS. At. A beautiful assortment of COTTONADES, TWEEDS, JEANS and CASHMARETS, from 12Jc. to 75c. NO ADVANCE VIRGINIA CASSIMERES. We also have a fine stock of this "honest make" of Goods that our people admire so much. READY MADE CLOTHING. We make a specialty in this line, and have selected our Clothing with unusual care. We are receiving a very large invoice this season of Cassimere Suits, Black Cloth and Diagonal Coats and Vests. Suits from $2.50 to $20.00. A NEW FEATURE. We have added to our stock this season a fine assortment of Boys' and Youths' Clothing from four to sixteen years of nge. The Ladies of our County have long felt the - need of these articles for their younger ?'? ?* *?? ?3*1 In, Roys, and we are ready to supply this want. I McCully's Corner, Anderson, S. C. SEWIXCi MACHINES.?Wc arc still handling one of the best Sewing Machines made, which we will sell cheap and on good terms. Call in and get the extra induce? ments we offer for a machine to he paid in Cotton. IT WILL PAY YOU. .J. K. ?Sc L. 1?. S MITH, McCuIIy's Corner. March IS. ISS0 36 3m - We hough;, our Woolen Goods early in January, before they were much advanced, and will give our customers the advantage, anp sell them Goods at very nearly old prices. The increased patronage wc have received during the past Winter has enabled us to purchase a heavy Stock this Spring, and to offer extra inducements to our friends. We will he pleased to see all of our cus? tomers and the balance of mankind at our old stand. Master's Sale STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Count* of Andebsox. In the Court of Common Picas. D. R. Greer, Plaintiff, vs. John F. Greer, Saniantha E. Autrey, ct ol., Defendants. ?Complaint for Partition, &c. BY virtue of an order to nie directed by his Honor Thomas Thomson, presi? ding Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit, in the above stated case, I will sell at A nder? 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 (9 (J-10) acres, more or less, situate in the Town of Honen 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) acre3, more or less, situate in the Town of Honea Path, in the County of Anderson, and adjoining lands of T. A. Hudgcns, 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 ninc tentbs (10 9-10) acres, more or less, ad adjoining Lot No. 2 of the Real Estate of Siiid Mrs. Mary L. Greer, deceased, and lands of T. A. Hudgcns, and lying on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad. Terms 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 pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. April 8, 1.SS0_39_4_ Our Premium List for 1880. Rest peck Irish Potatoes.$5 00 Rest peck Onions. 2 50 Largest ?Watermelon of good quality.. 5 00 Six best Turnips.5 00 Three best Cabbage Heads (raised in the State)..'. 2 50 Earliest Quart English Peas, shelled.? tick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, cloth. Earliest Quart Ripe Tomatoes.? Viek's Flow? er and Vegetable Garden, cloth. Earliest Bunch (1 duz.) Radishes J'atable Size.? Viek's Flower end Vegetable Garden. The nbove ore only npen to purchasers of our Seeds. We will claim none of the sam? ples except the Watermelons. Orders for live dollars worth of seeds (ex? cept Peas and Beans by the Peck, and On? ion Sets ami Potatoes,) delivered free at any station on the Air LiueorG.it C. Railroad. We handle Buist's Garden Seeds and Viek's Flower Seeds, and would be pleased to or? der anything not in stock. We have bought direct from Augusta a lot of the magnificent Genuine Augusta Rattlesnake Watermelon Seed. For particulars call on or address SLOAN BROS., Druggists and Seedsmen, Greenville, S. C. ?&- Full stock of Drugs, Oil, Paints, itc. at wholesale or retail. Fcb 19, 1880 29 IdMM. ilO SIMPSON, REED & CO. STILL HEADQUARTERS FOR GARDEN SEEDS I7ROM the most reliable Seed Growers . North. Our stock is larger and more select than ever before. We invite whole? sale its well as retail buyers to call ami ex? amine our stock at the Drug Store, Corner Benson House. SIMPSON. RE O it CO. Fcb 19, 1881? 15 3IARBLE 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 ami regular hoarding at reasonable rates at the Benson House. Meals 25 cents. Lodging cents. TH0S. M. WIIITU. Fcb 20, I.8S0 VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. 11 The undersigned. Executor of the Estate of Simeon Smith, dnrasc l, hcrd-v gives notice that he will apply to I he Judge of Probate at Anderson (\ H., s. f'., >m 10th day of May. lSSo, for s Final Settle? ment of said Enatc and a disehargo r>< in said Executorship. .1. N. WYATT, Ex'r. Ap il 8,1880 ;;:) 5 REDUCED PRICES. ?0 JOHN E. PEOPLES And Get the Celebrated MERRY MAN GUANO, 475 lbs. Cotton per Ton. NAVASSA GUANO, ?150 lbs. Cotton per Ton. Nam Cotton Fertilizer, 425 lb;*. Cotton per Ton. I still have on hand plenty of the Na vassa Guano and Navassa Acid for compost? ing. Call and sec tue before purchasing else? where. JOHN E. PEOPLES, Anderson, S. C. March 4, l&k JA_ OUR NEW WAREHOUSE IS COMPLETE, From which we can most conveniently load Wagons with the good otd WANDO FERTILIZER AND ACID PHOSPHATE, AND THE CAROLINA FERTILIZER AND Palmetto Acid Phosphate. Call and buy our Fertilizers for Cotton deliverable next Fall Wc Have Just Received, 2.r).000 pounds Tennessee Meat. Three Oar Loads New Orleans and Mus? covado Molasses, 800 bushels Tennessee Com, Two Car Loads Excellent Flour, One Car Load Liverpool Salt, 25 barrels best Northern Seed Potatoes. We have nlso a large stock of? Ploughs, Sugar, Coffee, Loots and Shoes, Dry Goods, Hardware, Hats, Yankee Notions, And in fact almost every kind of Goods needed by the public?-from a Paper of Pint up to a Hogshead of Molasses. We oll'er our Goods for cash or on credit until next Fall at reasonably low prices?to good und prompt paying customers. Come and trade with us. BLECKLEY, BROWN & CO. Anderson, S. C, Feb. 12,1880. JUST RECEIVED, A Large Lot of GARDEN SEEDS AND ONION SETTS, From the reliable Seed Houses of Robint Puist. Jr., Johnson, Robbins & Co.. David Landreth it Sons, for sale wholesale and re? tail at growers' prices. Also, a quantity of Genuine Seed IRISH POTATOES, which will he sold at lowest priees. W1LH1TE it WfLHlTK, Druggists, Anderson, S. C. Jan 20, 1SS0 20 "VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. Jo Notice is hereby given that the un? dersigned. Administrator of the Estate of James Gilmer, deceased, will apply to the Judge of Probate lor Anderson County, on the 5th day of May. I SSO, for a Final Settlement and discharge from his oftiec as Administrator of the Personal Estate of the said .lame- (olmer, deceased. J. J. GILMER, Adtn'r. April 1, 1??0 3* 5*