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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Democratic Convention for An?
derson County will convene at the Court
House on Saturday, the 22nd. of May
inst., at eleven o'clock a. m. A full at?
tendance of the delegates elected is ear?
nestly desired. If any Clubs failed to
elect delegates on last Saturday as re?
quested, the president and. executive
committee of such Clubs will please pro?
ceed at once to call a meeting of the
Club and elect the proper number of del
gates to the County Convention. The
present County Executive Committee is
requested to meet at the Intelligencer
office at ten o'clock on Saturday morn?
ing, the 22nd inst., to attend to such bus?
iness as may be necessary.
E. B. MURRAY,
County Chairman.
President Hayes will be known in his?
tory as the vetoing President. His veto
messages are about the only things in his
administration that have distinguished
him. They have attracted attention in
consequence of his inconsistent position,
and because he has never vetoed any
other than good measures.
Although the wheat crop has the rust
so badly in this part of the country, it is
some consolation to know that it is not
general. The crop in Europe this year
vwill be a splendid one, and the crop all
over the United States is put down as
simply immense. Under this state of
things the cheapest food ever known is
predicted for next September, and the
months following.
The New York World says: "-The
Republicans are getting no more harmo?
nious very fast. If .only one-half of
what the Sherman papers say of Blaine,
and the Blaine papers say of Grant, and
the Grant papers say of Blaine and Sher?
man is at all true, all those distinguished
Republicans should be candidates for at
least three terms'apiece in the penal in?
stitutions of the country."
A vote at the Hahnemann Hospital
Fair in New York was on last Thursday
for the most popular Presidential candi?
date, with the following result: Bayard
163, Grant 131, Blaine 75, Edmunds 17,
Sherman 5, Jewett 7, Tilden 3, J. S.
Phelps 11, Seymour 2, and E. B. Wash
burne 3. A gold headed cane was to be
presented to the most popular candidate,
and Mr. Bayard was the winning man.
"Straws show which way the wind blows."
The imprisonment of Dennis Kearney
in Ssn Francisco for sedition has already
had a wholesome effect in California.
The asperities of the Sand Lot party
have greatly subsided, and their meet?
ings, which are very much less frequent
than formerly, are comparatively orderly.
By the time Kearney serves out his six
months sentence, he will no doubt be
greatly mollified himself. At least, his
discretion*, will be improved, and a whole?
some dread of the law and its jails will
probably keep him out of any further
sedition.
Judge Mercer, of Pennsylvania, told
Judge Jeremiah Black that he ought to
be a Republican, whereupon the latter
replied, "If there was no hereafter I
would join the Republican party at once.
Nothing deters me but the fear of hell."
This is an excellent picture of the Re?
publican party in this country, Judge
Black does not describe the party, but
simply gives by implication the result of
belonging to such a party, and leaves the
reader to infer its characteristics. It is
the party of fraud, corruption and pillage.
A correspondent in this issue of the
Intelligencer suggests Hon. James L.
Orr, of Anderson, for the nomination for
Congress by the Democracy of the Third
District The nomination is a good one,
and the reasons suggested for it are wor?
thy of favorable consideration. In ad?
dition, we may add that we think the
County of Anderson is entitled to a repre?
sentative in Congress. This was one of
the foremost counties in the redemption
of the State, and we have received no
recognition in the way of promotion of
of our citizens. We do not mention this
by way of complaint, bat simply to show
how reasonable is the request for the
Congressional nominee to be selected
from our midst. Mr. Orr is fully compe?
tent for the position indicated, and if
elected will make a record alike credita?
ble to himself and his District.
The Washington correspondent of the
Springfield Republican puts it thus : "For
a President who has signed appropriation
bill after appropriation bill that con?
tained political riders without complaint,
and who this very day announces his sig?
nature of the Army Appropriation bill,
which has a political rider that many
Republicans consider an Invasion of his
constitutional power over the army, to
veto this bill because it contains general
legislation does really seem rather ab?
surd." This is cleverly put. The inde?
pendent Republicans are beginning to
get disgusted with the President's con?
stant use of the veto for partisan pur?
poses. The Republican party will scarce?
ly gain any votes by this arrogant course
of the President on questions upon which
he once voted for just such measures as
he now vetoes. Politicians may appre?
ciate this course, but the honest and in?
telligent voter will scarcely approve it.
The tnre condition of the 'colored man
fa the South as a political power is bs
?giniring to "be Realized at thcN?rth. The
Peabo?y ?oaWh, \?p?n which there are a
hctralver rjF prominent Republicans, in a
recent report, say: "The colored popula?
tion of the United States was ascertained
by the census of 1870 to be, in round
numbers, four and a half millions-. At
the present date it probably exceeds five
millions. If we assume that of these
one-seventh are voters, we have the fact
that there are more than seven hundred
thousand colored men ill the United
States who are clothed with the right of
suffrage, and yet, in the mass, are inca?
pable of discreetly exercising it." This
is exactly the situation. Jfegro suffrage
proved the L*ne o? the South when first
forced Upon us, but since we have learned
how to manage and control it, the evil
has been turned into a political advan?
tage. It has increased our national rep?
resentation and influence without giving
us serious inconvenience now. In other
words> it is the stick with which Repub?
lican fanatics sought to chastise the
South. We have taken the stick from
them, and will, before we stop, break the
head of Republicanism With it. The
Republicans may regret their mistake i?
giving the negro the right of suffrage,
but they cannot remedy it. It would re?
quire an amendment of the national con?
stitution, to which the South will never
consent, aud which is, therefore, impos?
sible. We "will now give the Republi?
cans the opportunity of repenting at
leisure what they did in haste.
The veto message of President Hayes,
which we publish elsewhere, is to us an
indication that the plan of campaign in?
tended to be pursued by the Republicans
in the coming canvass is to be an aggres?
sive and tyrannical one in such Southern
States as may be selected to make up the
quota of electoral votes necessary to the
election of their candidate for the Presi?
dency. The only rider on the Appro?
priation Bill for United States Marshals
was one providing that Deputy United
States Marshals, to attend the election
polls, should hereafter be appointed by
the United States Circuit Judge, in equal
numbers from each political party. This
is the subject matter in the bill to which
Mr. Hayes objects. It is a perfectly fair
provision, and the only opposition the
Executive can have to its becoming a law
is, that it takes the appointment of Dep?
uty Marshals from the Executive Depart?
ment and gives it to the Judicial Depart?
ment of the government, with a proviso
that each political party shall be equally
represented by United States Deputy
Marshals at the polls. This would pre?
vent the partisan use of these officers,
and, therefore, the President vetoes the
bill. He wishes to retain this element of
power and coercion for his party, and his
only reason for wishing to retain it is
that he expects to use it. From these
reasons we believe the Republican pro?
gramme in this year's election is to over?
awe the people by Marshals selected from
the Republican party, and thereby keep
the colored vote solid, and deter the
whites|from making a vigorous canvass,
as far as such a course can deter them.
If the President, however, expects any
such impediment to interfere with Dem?
ocratic success in the South, he is greatly
mistaken. The negroes are politically
demoralized, and cannot any longer be
rallied to victory by the understrappers
sent down here from Washington for the
purpose of stirring them up. The South
is Democratic, and all the force and
fraud and perjury which the Republican
party can command will not prevent a
Democratic success throughout the South
this Fall.
Grant's Embankment in X'ew York.
Albany, N. Y., May 6.
In the Senate this morning, Mr. Ja?
cobs (Dem.) introduced a premable and
resolution, declaring that the "teachings
of the fathers of the Republic, with their
holy fear of monarchs and thrones, have
given existence to an unwritten law
which decrees that the same person shall
not occupy the high office of President
more than two terms," and that "there
are serious fears that one of the two
great parties of the country contemplates
the violation of that unwritten law;
therefore, resolved : That it is the senti?
ment of the State of New York that this
unwritten law which has the sacred en?
dorsement of Washington and Jefferson,
and which has been recognized and
obeyed by the illustrious line of Presi?
dents who have succeeded them, should
be maintained in all its integrity, and
that no person should be considered eli?
gible for the office of President for a thin"
term."
After some animated discussion the
resolutions were tabled by a vote of 18
to 7.
Mr. Woodin, Republican, rose to a
question of privilege, and read an extract
from the New York Sun, saying that he,
with others, had agreed to break up the
unit rule and vote against Grant in the
Chicago Convention. He denied this
statement in the most unreserved man?
ner. He said he would go to Chicago to
give voice to a constituency as patriotic
as any in the Commonwealth. The
Utica Convention had only ratified his
selection to the Chicago Convention.
If bound by any instructions they must
be derived from the constituency he rep?
resented. His convictions were clear,
strong and unmixed with doubt. While
he awarded Gen. Grant all praise, he
viewed the bare possibility of his nomina?
tion with concern. The choice of his
district was James G. Blaine, with whom
to lead the column he felt assured of
success. He said: "I relieve he will
be nominated. Each hour exhibits his
popularity."
Mr. Halbert asked if Woodin had ac?
cepted the position of delegate and now
proposed to step aside and let another
man go there and vote for James G.
Blaine. Woodin said be had stated at
the State Convention, that his choice
was not Grant. His alternate should
voice the sentiment of his constituency.
Mr. Sessions said the sentiments ex?
pressed by Woodin were his own, and
the views of his own constituency.
Accidental Poisoning.?A negro
man named Jeffrey Rook, living in Spring
Hill Township, ignorantly poisoned his
three children by giving to them, at the
suggestion of some of his colored ac?
quaintances, a tea made from wild jessa?
mine. This tea was recommended as an
infallible remedy for whooping cough,
from which Rook's children were suffer?
ing. In fifteen minutes after the chil?
dren had taken the dose two of them
were dead, and the other is still reported
as being very ill. We learn that an in?
quest was held, and the jury rendered a
verdict to the effect that death was caus?
ed by a poison ignorantly administered.
?Sumter Watchman, Oth in*t.
? The New York General Assembly
last week voted in favor of biennial ses?
sions of the Legislature, aud rejected the
bill to establish a State board of health.
A COXoWiSStOXAL NOMINATION.
Editor Anderson Intelligencer ;
We desire through the columns of
your paper to present the name of Hon.
James L. Our as one suitable to be
placed in nomination by the Democratic
party for representative in Congress from
the Third District of this State. Mr.
Orr is an able att'd reliable gentlemnn,
who Would exercise a str?ng and whole
Some influence in Congress. -Prudent,
and yet firm, he has the qualities neces?
sary to succeed in the satisfactory dis?
charge of thedutietof the post for which
he is suggested; and having grown up
since the war, he would be able to con?
tend against the opposition to the South
as a section without the prejudice and
partisan crimination which is so often en?
countered by older men from this section.
This ic the District which was repre?
sented iu Congress before the war by the
late Hon. James L. Orr, deceased, who
was Speaker of the House of Represen?
tatives, and whose record in that body
would give prominence to his son should
he be elected to the seat Once so ably
filled by- his father-. Mr. Orr has served
two terms in the South Carolina Legisla?
ture, abd his influence and experience
there are sufficient guarantees of his suit?
ability for member of Congress.
Anderson.
HARMONY IN PENNSYLVANIA.
The Keystone State Democracy Make
Ready for the Fray*
HArris?urg, PA., April 29.
This Democratic Convention was called
to order at half-past 9 o'clock. The
special committee on credentials shortly
appeared and made their report.
The committee on resolutions reported
as follows:
Resolved, First. That we the Demo?
cratic party of Pennsylvania, in Conven?
tion assembled, renew our vows of fidelity
to the fundamental principles proclaimed
and practiced by the Illustrious men who
settled our free institutions and founded
the Democratic party to protect and pre?
serve them.
Second. That the just powers of the
Federal ?nioii, tho fights of the States
and the liberties of the people are vital
parts of one harmonious system, and to
save each part in its whole "Constitutional
vigor is to save the life of the nation.
Third. That the Democratic party
maintains, as it ever has maintained, that
the military are and ought to be in all
things subordinate to the civil authori?
ties. It denies, as it ever has denied, the
right of the Federal Administration to
keep on foot at the general expense a
standing army to invade the States for
political purposes without regard to Con?
stitutional restrictions, to control the
people at the polls, to protect and en?
courage a fraudulent count of votes, or
inaugurate candidates rejected by the
majority.
Fourth. That the right to a free ballot
is the right preservative of all rights, and
is the only means 0/ peacefully redress?
ing grievances and reforming abuses.
The presence at the polls of a regular
military force and of a host of hireling
officials, claiming power to arrest and
imprison citizens without warrant or
hearing, destroys all freedom of elections
and upturns the very foundation of self
government. We call upon all good cit?
izens to aid us in preserving our institu?
tions from destruction by these imperial
methods, by supervising the right of suf?
frage and coercing the popular will, and
in. keeping the way to the ballot box
open and free as it was to our fathers, in
removing the army to a safe distance
when the people assemble to express
their sovereign pleasure at the polls, and
in securing obedience to their will when
legally expressed by their votes.
?Fifth. That Rutherford B. Hayes hav?
ing been placed in power against the
well-known legally expressed will of the
people, is the representative of a conspi?
racy only, and his claim of right to sur?
round the ballot boxes with troops and
deputy marshals to intimidate and ob?
struct electors, and his unprecedented use
of the veto to maintain this claim, is ah
insult and menace to the country.
Sixth. That the Democratic party, as
of old, favor.} constitutional currency of
gold and silver and of paper convertible
into coin.
Seventh. That we are opposed to the
system of subsidies by the Generul Gov?
ernment and to the appropriation of pub?
lic moneys or credits to any object but
the public service.
Eighth. That the Democratic party
renews its expression of sympathy with
labor and its promise of protection to its
rights
Ninth. That we look with alarm upon
the pretentions of the great transporta?
tion companies, and, until they accept
the Constitution of 1873 in good faith,
they should remain the objects of the
utmost vigilance and jealously by both
the Legislature and the people.
The tenth resolution relates to local
affairs.
Eleventh. That the great fraud of
1876-77, by which, upon a false count of
the electoral votes of three States, the
candidate defeated at the polls was seated
in the Presidential chair was the most
deadly blow ever aimed at our system of
representative government. The neces?
sity of rebuking that great wrong imposes
a "more sacred duty upou the people of
the Union than ever addressed the con?
sciences of a nation of freemen.
A supplementary resolution, instruct?
ing the delegates to Cincinnati to vote
agaiust and to oppose the abrogation of
the two-thirds rule led to a scene ot much
excitement.
Mr. Snowden, of Lehigh, offered an
amendment striking out the uuit clause
and favoring the abrogation of the two
thirds rule.
Senator Wallace spoke emphatically in
favor of the resolution as reported from
the committee.
Mr. Randall hoped that the instruc?
tions to vote as a unit would not be given.
The question was then put to the vote
and Snowden's amendment was carried
by 125 to 122 amid great cheering from
the Randall party.
The resolutions as amended were then
adopted.
After the election of the State electors
and delegates to Cincinnati and nomina?
tions of several State officers, the Con?
vention adjourned.
The delegation to Cincinnati will prob?
ably stand 38 against and 20 for Tilden's
nomination. These are Senator Wal?
lace's figures, and they are uot contro?
verted by the Tilden men.
A Curious Experiment in Oleo?
margarine.?A curious experiment
upon a large scale was made iu this
vicinity with the oleomargarine, and the
event proved that in this instance, at
least, it was not what its advocates de?
clared it to be?a wholesome and proper
substitute for butter. It was placed,
without remarks, upon the table of the
institute for the blind near the city. It
was taken at first by the inmates in the
ordinary quantities, gradually less and
less was asked for, until finally the blind
people ceased altogether to eat it. There
was no complaint about its being bad?
only it did not supply the want which
nature or education had created.?Louis?
ville Medical News.
? At Tampa, Fla., a bald eagle meas?
uring over six feet in width alighted on
a farm, and was killed by a boy with a
stick.
? An alligator twelve feet long was
shot and killed near Jacksonville, Fla.,
and in its stomach "a well-preserved
brick-bat" was found.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Olennln?S fl-ttiH olit State f?ierUUigfeft;
Beaufort Crcicciii: At a meeting rjf the'
Beaufort Light- Infantry', held Oil last
Mondav evening, an invitation was sent
to the Carolina Light Infantry; of Char?
leston, and the forest City Guards, of
Savannah, to participate wiUi thfcni at
the dedication of the ftational Cemetery,
which will take place on Decoration Dav;
May 30, 1880. Judge Cowley, of Massa?
chusetts, and Mrs. rotter, the lady who
erected the monument in the centre of
the grounds, and others interested, will
be present.
Chester Reporter: Five thousand dol?
lars of the Cheraw and Chester County 6
per cent, bonds were sold here on Tues?
day at 80 cents..On last Thursday all
portions of this county were vi?ittkl with
as heavy fills Of huh as have ever been
known in this region?some say the
heaviest they have ever seen. The
streams were very full.
Colleton Democrat: A considerable
increase of business has been noticed in
our town in the past month.The
Ridgeville town election took place on
Monday last, and resulted as follows:
Intendant, J. M. Cahtwell; Wardens
Geo. L. Mtlck'eiifuSi J. H. Altirtan, Thos.
J. Jaques, J. W. Hughes.
Edgefield Advertiser: On Wednesday
night of last week the two yellow men,
Brooks and Watson, tried at the last term
of our court for the murder of Mr. Jeffer?
son Gates, of the Ridge, effected their es?
cape from the jail. They were under sen?
tence for manslaughter.
Camden Journal: A negro man while
driving a team from Camden to the Swift
Creek section, on last Saturday, fell from
the wagon and was run over by the
wheels. He was terribly mult?atedj and
died soon after'..Mrs. Sallle Hud?
son, mother of John L. Jones, died at
Liberty Hill on the morning of the 2d
instant, being 75 years of age.The at?
tendance at the courthouse on last Mon?
day was slim indeed. The farmers are
too busy to come to town unless they have
special and urgent business. Sheriff
Doby sold 1,850 acres of land, in the up?
per part of the county, for $150. This
was the only sale made.The rainfall
for the. month of April was 4| inches.
Adolphus Frayley, colored, who was shot
in the back a short time since for at?
tempting to escape from Constable Pee?
bles, died recently from the effects of the
wound.;.i.;.The len'.'ng merchants of
Camden will close t!leir store at 6 p. m.
Lancaster Lcdya . There was a frost
on the 1st of May..;..:The storm oil the
29th ultimo did greut damage in the
county.
Lexington Dispatch: The heavy rains
on Thursday in many sections of the
county damaged young crops. Seed in
some instances were washed out of the
ground, necessitating replanting and
consequently later crops will follow.
On Monday Capt. D. J. Griffith, on the
part of the bondsmen of D. I. Hendrix.
former county treasurer, paid up in full
the deficiency due the county and the
school fund.
Walhalla Courier: The rust in wheat
is general throughout the county. In
some placeB farmers are ploughing it up
and planting corn. Earley oats are look?
ing fine.Mr. Green, near Seneca
City, has a contract with parties in Bos?
ton for furnishing timber for making
shuttles. Dogwood is the timber used
and is sawed by Mr. Green in convenient
shape for shipping over the Air Line.
Rock Hill Herald: Meriday Bailey,
a colored preacher, was tried on Monday
before Trial Justice Fewell, charged with
assault and battery upon Cause Stewart,
a young colored woman. He admitted
striking the defendant, but justified the
action the ground that her mother, with
whom he was living in intimate relations,
had given him the right to do so. The
jury did not admit his right to strike the
girl, and accordingly convicted him.?
The justice imposed upon him a fine of
?18, or imprisonment in jail for 30 days.
Beaufort Sea Island News: There is a
prospect of a labor boom at Coosaw. On
Monday last the Coosaw Mining Compa?
ny sent out eighteen flats, employing
'about 100 men, and it is expected the
working force will soon approach in num?
bers that of former years.An unusu?
ally large number of old cotton stalks
have put forth new leaves this spring'
owing to the mildness of the season. Our
planters do not take much stock in these
"Volunteer" crops, but in some instances
they are going to give the old stock a
chance.The shipment of manufactur?
ed fertilizers for 1881 has already begun,
three cargoes being now on the way to
Port Royal.It is somewhat singular
that so few tourists can be prevailed
upon to remain here through the sum?
mer season, when every citizen can
bear witness that it is by far the most
pleasant portion of the year. Many of
our citizens once had the idea that to
stay here during the summer season was
but little short of suicide, but now they
hold far different opinions, and while en?
joying the charming breezes recognize the
fact that summer is the most delightful
part of the year.The Walton "Whann
Phosphate Company of Wilmington,
Del., has just purchased several acres of
land on Battery Creek, just below Cedar
Grove, and the work of erecting buildings
is to be begun next week. Battery Creek
is known to contain an immense quantity
of the very best rock, and it is supposed
that the new company will endeavor to
mine it, especially as the right of the
Beaufort and Port Royal Company has
lapsed by reason of the abandonment of
the territory given it by the Legislature.
Fairfield Winnsboro' News: We under?
stand that Mr. Pride, the census super?
visor for this district has completed his
appointments in Fairfield, and that
the commissions will be issued as soon
as they can be made out.The initia?
tory steps towards the organization of a
lodge of the independent Order of Odd
Fellows iu this place were had on Thurs?
day evening in the Masonic Hall.
Greenville News: The Piedmont Man?
ufacturing Company has cleared in the
last six months $86,000.The citizens
generally have signed a petition for
Fletch Maddox, who plead guilty to
arson at the last term of court, and was
sentenced to be hung, to have his sen?
tence commuted for life in the Penitenti?
ary, as he was the means by which the
whole case was worked up.
Laurensvillc Herald: A negro tramp
named George Bonner was committed to
jail at this place a day or two since,
charged with killing a negro boy in
Ncwberry County some two or three
weeks ago, mention of which "circum?
stance was soon after made by the papers
of the county.James O. Meredith, a
veteran railroad man, has been appointed
superintendent of tbeLaurens Road.
Newberry News: There is considerable
sickness among the children of our com?
munity.A son of Col. T. W. Hollo
way sustaiued a severe injury at Pomaria
last evening. He was kicked in the left
breast by a mule, and had a convulsion
at night.The Greenville Railroad car
shops at Helena have turned out a new
handsome passenger train. The exterior
of the coaches is painted in rich shades
of olive with Arabesque designs. The
interior work is as pretty as a pink and
cool in appearance. Thesecond class car
has perforated reversible seats that look
very inviting to ye smoker and others.
Orangeburg Democrat: Mr. William
Pooser, of the Pine Grove neighborhood,
about seven miles from town, while put?
ting a loaded pistol in the pocket of his
pants a few days ago accidentally fired
the weapon off and received a painful
wound in his right thigh.Mr. W. A.
J. Sistrunk, an esteemed citizen of our
town, died at his home on Monday night
last after much suffering, brought on by
u severe .lU.ick of pneumonia.
Oraiigeburg Times: An old colored
woman was found dead in her bed, on
last Friday, on the place of Mr. Frank
Jennings of the Fork. Visitation of
God.St. Matthew's and Mt. Lebanon
Lutheran Churches are in correspondence
with the Rev. Mr. Mann, an able divine
of Maryland, with the View of procuring
his service as p?stdr ?ftlie" hVd tihufdhrjs.
Edgefield Mbnitort \Ve" have to
chronicle the sad death df a little son of
Mr. Samuel Samples, who lives in the
Butler Spring section of our County. It
appears he Fct?rhed hoirie oil Sunday
trt?rnlrig froili his" sisters; Mrs. Walton's;
where he had gone oil a visit the even?
ing before. Sodn dft'er arriving h?ifle the
little fellow complained of a pain in his
Homach, brought on, as was supposed,
from eating too many pindars. The
mother prepared a whiskey toddy, taking
the whiskey from a small jug tile father
had purchased the day before for the
purpose of preparing some medicine.
After .giving him the toddvj the mother
stepped oiit, aHd the Uoy, having* noticed
Where she hltd placed the jtig, went to it
and drank, it was supposed, nearly a
quart. When the mother returned he
was lying on the bed unconscious, the
whiskey running out of his mouth. He
was soon after seized with spasms, which
continued on him, following each other
in quick succession until abou;, 4 o'clock
on Monday evening, when death came
and relieved Liitil of his sufferings, but
carrying mourning into the home and
hearts til" Iiis fohd and loving parents.
The boy was some 8 or 9 years of age.
The New Tariff Bill.
Washington*, May 8.?The Waysand
Means Committee finally agreed'upon
Representative Tucker's tariff bill this
morning, and ordered it to be favorably
reported to the House. That portion re?
lating to sugar was agreed to as a sepa?
rate measure,- and will also be favorably
reported to the House in a separate bill<
The remaining provisions of the tariff
bill proper, which were agreed to to-day,
are as follows;
Salt strickeu from the bill entirely, the
duty therefore remaining at the present
rate?12 cents per hundred pounds in
bags, 8 cents per hundred pounds in bulk.
Upon screws of all descriptions the
duty was placed at 5 and 7 cents, instead
of 5 and 8 cents per pound, as agreed
upon yesterday.
The duty upon wood-pulp was reduced
from 20 to 10 per cent, advalorem ; upon
jute butts from $6 to $3 per ton; upon
unmanufactured flax and all other fibres
or fibrous material for the manufacture
of paper from $20 to $25 to a uniform
rats of $10 per ton ; upon sized or glued
paper for printing, from 25 to 20 per
cent, j upon unsized paper for books and
newspapers exclusively, from 20 to 15
per ceut. { upon manufactures of paper,
or of which paper is a component part
not otherwise provided for, from 35 to 25
per cent.
Upon ploughs, harrows and spades,
shovels, hoes and other like articles, of
which iron or steel is a component mate?
rial, used for agricultural, mining or
mechanical purposes, from 35 to 25 per
cent, advalorem.
The sugar bill ns agreed to is as fol?
lows 8 Upon tank bottoms, syrup of sugar,
cane juice, melado, concentrated raelado
and concentrated molasses the duty is
fixed at 1} cents per pound, instead of
the present duty, which is equivalent to
62.48 per cent.; upon sugar not above
No. 7, (Dutch standard,) 2 3-16 cents per
pound, instead of the present duty, which
is equivalent to 33.50 per cent, advalo?
rem; upon sugar above No. 7 and not
above 13, (Dutch standard,) a uniform
duty is laid of 2" cents* per pound, in?
stead of two rates equivalent to 60.79 and
60.65 per cent, at present imposed; upon
sugar above No. 13, and not above No.
16, 28-100 cents instead of 64.80 per cent.;
upon sugar above No. 16, and n<5t above
No. 20, (D. S.,) 37-100 cents, instead of
70.82 per cent.; upon sugar above No.
20, 36.7-100 cents instead of 64.01 per
cent.; upon all sugar candy, and all con?
fectionery made wholly or in part of su?
gar, sugar after being refined, when tinc?
tured, colored or in any way adulterated,
there is on all descriptions a uniform rate
of 50 per cent, advalorem, instead of
three rates now imposed, of 15 cents per
pound, 10 cents per pound, and 50 per
cent, advalorem ; provided, however, that
upon all sugars not above number 7, which
test above S5 degrees, the duty shall be
2i cents per pound, and the secretary of
the treasury is authorized to employ un?
der the regulations, in conformity with
law, such means by chemical analysis,
polariscope or otherwise, as shall be best
adapted to adjust npon all sugars the rate
of duty thereon imposed by this act.
The Southern Baptists.
Lexington, Ky., May 6.
The Southern Baptist Convention as?
sembled at the First Baptist Church.
Organization was effected by electing the
following officers: President, Rev. Dr.
Meli, of Georgia; Vice-Presidents, Gov?
ernor Brown, of Georgia, Dr. Winkler,
of Alabama, Governor Leslie, of Ken?
tucky, and Dr. Yeaman, of Missouri;
Secretaries, Mr. Dobbs, of Kentucky, and
Mr. Gregory, of South Carolina.
The attendance is said to bo larger
than ever before, probably not fewer than
six hundred delegates, besides a great
number of visitors. Devotional exer?
cises, led by Dr. John A. Broaddus,
occupied the time while the tellers were
counting the ballots. In the afternoon
session the annual report of the board of
foreign missions was presented by the
Secretary, Dr. Tupper, and the annual
report of the home mission board by Dr.
Mein tosh.
The foreign mission report notices first
the death of Dr. Jeter in appropriate
terms. It mentions the departure of sev?
eral missionaries during the year for
stations in the heathen lands and in
southern Europe. It gives a full account
of the work done iu China, Africa, South
America and Italy, showing the stations
all to be in a prosperous condition. The
sum of ?50,000 is represented as obtained
and disbursed iu this work'.
The home mission report also is en?
couraging and hopeful in tone. A prom?
ising mission h i been among the Chinese
in California under the auspices of this
board, and the work among the Indians
has been faithfully prosecuted, as also
the work of assisting destitute commuui
ties in the older parts of the country.
Some ?20,000 has been collected and
used, and the indebtedness so long b?r?
den ing the board has been liquidated.
The various sections of these two reports
wore referred to appropriate committees.
Revenue Raids?On the 22d of
April a squad of revenue raiders left
Walhalla, aud went to what is known as
Rocky Mountain region, where they
found and destroyed an 80 gallon copper
I still cap and worm and seven stands of
of mash and beer, amounting to nearly
1,000 gallons. Thestill was operated by
M. W. Cautwcll, who was arrested and
I taken before Commissioner Thornlcy at
PickensC. H., where he gave bond.
On the 23d a force left Spnrtanburg on
a raid, and when they reached a point on
North Pacolet River, 24 miles from
Spartanburg C. FL, two men who were
working an illicit distillery fled. They
destroyed the still, cap and worm, 400
gallon's of beer, and 150 gallons of low
wines.
On the 27th a force loft Spnrtanburg
on a raid to a point on the Saluda River,
near the Nflrth Carolina line, where they
destroyed fifteen stands of beer, contain?
ing about 2,150 gallons. The still, the
property of Thomas Lynch, had been car?
ried off. Thev next went to the distillery
of Hud Trammel, where they destroyed
eight stands of beer containing about
1,200 gallons.
These reports were received by Collec?
tor E. M. Brayton the oilier day.?Co?
lumbia A/ivury.
? Mr. Pulcston, now member of Par?
liament for Devonpori, I'ngland, was
formerly a broker on Wall street. His
sister is the. wife of Mr. Ford, of Brook?
lyn, publisher of Beeeher's publicatioi s.
The Ohio Democrats. ? Columbus,
Ohio, *Vay ('?. ? The Democratic 8tate
Convention tfafl Called to order" by Sohn
G. Thompson, chairman of the central
committee. Frank Hard, of Toledo; was
chosen temporary chairman. Mr. Hurd
made a short speed) predicting that with
united efforts there would be a triumph*
a4it sweep bf the Democratic party in
November. Iiis reference to Senator
Thlirmari as Worthy of all honor from
the Democrats of the United States was
received with continued applause. Com?
mittees were appointed, and the list of
district delegates was completed, when a
recess was taken.
On reassembling the Convention, Mr.
Converse said that none of the candidates
named by the Republicans expected to
be legally elected, but expected either by
force, chicanery or fraud to get themselves
into office.
The following platform was adopted
with cheers and without discussion :
Resolved, That the Democratic party of
Ohio recognize the long service and great
ability and steadfast advocacy of consti?
tutional liberty which marks the career of
Allan G. Thurman, and confiding in his
rectitude and fitness for chief executive
of the Republic cordially instruct the
delegatesTit large this day appointed, and
request the district delegates chosen by
the several districts of the State to pre?
sent to the National Democratic Conven?
tion the name of this tried statesman as
our candidate for President of the United
States, and use all honorable means to
secure his nomination.
Resolved, That in order that Ohio may
have full influence and power in the Na?
tional Democratic Convention to which
her position in the Union entitles her,
we hereby instruct the Ohio delegation
to that Convention to cast the vote of the
State as a unit.
Resolved, That we recommend the Dem?
ocratic National Convention to adopt the
two-third rule in nominating candidates.
The Seymour Boom.?The Winns
boro News and Herald, of a recent date,
says: "A gentleman of Winnsboro re?
cently wrote to a prominent business man
and Democrat in Utica, New York, re?
garding ex-Governor Seymour's position
in regard to the Democratic nomination.
He has received a lengthy response.
The writer, among other things, says:
'There is not the least doubt in the minds
of Governor Seymour's most intimate
friends here that if the nomination is
given him at Cincinnati he will not de?
cline. He will not say now or before the
Convention anything. His brother and
all of his family are anxious for him to
run, and his brother remarked day before
yesterday that 'no man living has author?
ity fiom the Governor to say he will not
accept the nomination if given to him.'
Governor Seymour doe3 not imagine that
he is really so popular, and is too much
of a gentleman to raise his finger to nom?
inate himself. If the Southern Demo?
crats will take hold and use their influ?
ence to nominate him, regardless of
rumors concocted by Tilden's friends,
they will be surprised to find that all of
the stories about his poor health, his de?
sire to lead a quiet life, and all such, are
merely bosh. He is sixty-nine years of
age, and is as vigorous as any man of
fifty-five in this section. If Grant is
nominated, and the issue is Empire or
Presidency, Seymour will defeat him
even in Massachusetts.' He adds that
Conkling is Seymour's brother-in-law,
and that he would not begin to make the
fight against Seymour that he would
against anybody else. In conclusion he
says: 'But for Robinson and Tilden there
would be no division in State affairs.
* * * We feel here that it is Seymour
or a Republican, no matter who the othe*
nomination may be.'"
Senator Jeter.?A correspondent at
Laurens, says the Newt and Courier, nom?
inates Senator Jeter, of Union, the Pres?
ident of the Senate, for Lieutenant Gov?
ernor, and says: "Mr.. Jeter is in the
very meridian of life, has had large ex?
perience in legislative affairs, and, since
187i*, has been actively engaged in the
politics of the State. Union Count}',
which he has represented since that time,
was the first of the middle belt of Coun?
ties wrested, by great energy and pluck,
from the throttle of the carpet-bagger.
Since the inauguration of the Democratic
irovernmeut he has been ex officio Presi
. ^ut of the Senate, and has lor a great
part of the time discharged the duties of
Lieutenant Governor with marked abil?
ity. Without questioning the eminent
services and claims of other gentlemen,
we suggest the name of this modest and
distinguished son of Union in connection
with the office named."?Lancaster Re?
view, 5th.
The Stewart Grave Bobbers.?The
rumor is again renewed in New York
that proceedings aie likely to be taken
soon against the men who stole the body
of the late A. T. Stewart. The present
story is that an accomplice has confessed,
and* that eight persons, whose wherea?
bouts are known to detectives, have been
indicted by the grand jury. It is further
said that the repentaut accomplice is now
dead, and that this fact has increased be
difficulties in the way of the prosecution.
-*- The House of Representatives Com?
mittee on Currency aud Banking have
reported in favor of the repeal of the
statute, requiring a two-cent stamp upon
all bank checks. The stamp, they say,
is one of the few vestiges remaining of
the "war taxes," and is obstructive to
business. The stamp, besides, discrimi?
nates unfairly; a man can deposit money
without charge, but to draw it out must
pay this tax, under heavy penalties for
violating the law.
? The colored people of Georgia poll
88,522 votes, and pav State taxes amount?
ing to $106,060.
371 STATE NOTICE.
li All persons having claims against the
Estate of John B. Ailger, Jr., deceased, will
please remler them, properly attested ; and
all persons indebted to said Estate will
please make payment to the undersigned.
JOHN B. ADGER,
Adm'r. with Will annexed.
May 13, 1580_44_2_
ASSIGNEE'S SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE.
In Ihr District Court of the United Stain, Dis?
trict <>f South Carolina.
In lie. \
B. A. McAlister, Bankrupt, j Petition to Sell
Ex Porte ) Itetd Estate.
J. H. McConnell, Assignee, j
BY virtue of an order of his Honor Judge
George S. Bryan. I will sell at Ander?
son Court House, South Carolina, on SALE
day in june next, the following Real
Estate, to wit:
Two Tracts or I-ot.s ol' I.ami
Of said II. A. McAlister. situate in the
County of Anderson, on the Tucker's Mill
Road, and on branches of Governor's Creel;,
waters of Rocky River?
LOT NO. 1,
The Homestead Lot of said B. A. McAlis?
ter, containing one hundred and twenty
livc acres, adjoining Lot No. 1, lands be?
longing to David Crawford, Estate of John
WakeHcId, Phillip Cromcr, Wcston Hays
and others.
LOT NO. 2,
Containing one hundred and sixty-live
acres, adjoining lands belonging to Major
James Thompson, David Crawford, Lot No.
I, and others.
Plats containing course-, distances, iVc,
of the above Lots may be seen by calling
upon the undersigned.
terms of sa i.e.
One-half rash; the balance on a credit of
twelve months, witli interest from day of
sale,.to to secured by bond and mortgage.
The purchasers to pav extra for all papers.
JAM ICS II. Met'(i.. A'ELL.
Assignee.
May 13, 1880 44 4
? Under the postal laws, if you spoil
n stamped wrapper or envelope you can
have it redeemed at its face value at the
post-office. When postal cards were in?
troduced postmasters were instructed to
redeem stich as were spoiled before using
at the rate of 4 cents in stamps for every
5 cents In face value of the cards. Many
postal cards are spoiled in printing, others
in direction, while many printed cards
are simply unused. These can all be ex?
changed at the rate mentioned. A stran?
ger appeared at the Louisville Post-Of?
fice last week with one or two thousand
of these postal-cards per day for several
days in succession. The cards were re?
deemed, hut there were so many the stamp
clerk inquired, lo satisfy his curiosity,
where the stranger got them- He said
he was buying them up at various busi?
ness houses, paying 40 and .30 cents per
hundred for the useless cards. Some
times he paid as high as GO cents, and of?
fered one firm 70 cents for a large lot,
but it was refused. He had evidently
been operating in Indianapolis recently,
as he had a large number of cards with
Indianapolis firms printed on them. Dur?
ing the three or four days here be pre?
sented five or six thousand for redemp?
tion and made a profit of about $2-3.
? The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company planned a relief society for its
employees, contributing $100,000 to its
fund, and offered to conduct its business
without charge.
? The sugar-cane crop of Louisiana
is said to be the finest ever known.
? Farmers in South Florida are feast?
ing on roasting-ears and watermelons.
WANTED!
FIFTY dozen EGGS, and seventy-live
frying Chickens and grown Hens.
A. B. TOWERS <k CO.
NEW GRIST MILL.
(jRINDIXO done on WEDNESDAYS
and SATURDAYS.
A. H. OSBORXE.
May G, 1SS0_43_8
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
All persons having demands against
the Estate of Tucker \V. May. deceased, are
hereby notified to present them, properly
attested, within the time presc ribed by law,
or else their claims will be barred.
T. T. WAKEFIELD, Adm'r.
May 0,18*0 _43 3
Notice to Stove Buyers.
ONE HUNDRED STOVES to be sold
cheap?of the celebrated make of
Thomas Robert Stcphenson it Co.?to good
parties on the Cotton Option or for Cush.
Come and see them.
STEAM COOKERS at low prices. Xos.
, $1.00; 8, $3.50; 7, $3.00 ; G, $2.C'0.
L. II. SEEL,
West End Wavorly House.
March IS, 1880_3(5_
MARBLEYARD.
ALL persons wanting TOMBSTONES
will do well to call on me, as I have
on hand all gr.ides of Marble, and work all
the new designs. I warrant my work to
give satisfaction. Trices 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
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
John R. Childers, Plaintiff, against Darens Maref,
Kilon Huir, Elizabeth Pack, Ann Childers, Wil?
liam Childers, Tabitba Logins. John Childers.
Polly Childers, Nancy Childers, Martha Childers,
William ChlMer;, Anna Wilson, Mallnda Kirks,
Sally Lee, Nicholas T. Childers and Susan Lea
?Stimmouifor Relief?QmipluiiU not Semd.
To the Defendants above named :
t7"ou are hereby summoned and required to an
1. swer the complaint in this ael ion, which is
filed in the office ol the Clerk of Common Plet-s,
for the said County, and lo serve a copy of your
answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at
liLs office, at Anderson Court House, S. G. within
twenty davs alter the service hereof, exclusive of
the day of such service; and if you fail to answer
the complain! within the time aforesaid, the Plain
till' In this action will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated May 4th. lbSD.
war. p. brown,
PlaintilTs Attorney, Anderson, S. C.
To the Defendants Anna Wilson, Malinda Rick?,
Sallv Lee, Nicholas T. Childers and .Susan Lee:
TAKE NOTICE, That the Summons in this ac?
tion, of which the foredoom is a copy, was filed in
the olliee ol the Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas lor Anderson County, in said State, on tho
?Ith day of May, 18S0; that the object of this ac?
tion is to partition the Real Estate of Ahrain
Childers, deceased, described in the complaint
herein, or to sell the same and divide the proceeds,
if partition cannot be made without prejudice to
the owners. No personal claim is made against
you.
WM. S. DROWN, Plaintift's Attorney.
.May C, 1880 4:? G
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNT}' OF ANDERSON.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
J. L. Richie, Plaintiff, against S. A. Richie, M. L.
Richie and W. P. Richie, Defendants.?Summons
/or Relit/?Complaint not Served.
To tho Defendants, S. A. Richie, M. L. Richie and
W.P. Richie:
YOU are hereby summoned and required to an?
swer the complaint in this action, a cony
of which is filed in the office of the Clerk of tho
Court of Common Pleas, at Anderson C. H., S. C,
and to serve a copy of your answer to the said
complaint on the subscribers at their office, Ander?
son C. IL, S. C, within twenty days after the ser?
vice hereof, exclusive of the day of such service;
and if you fail to answer the complaint within
the time aforesaid, the plaintilf in this action will
apply to tlie Court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
Dated April 22. A. D. 1S80.
ORR & TRIBBLE;
Plair.titls Attorneys.
[l. s.]?R. L. Moorhe.vd, Dep. C. C. P.
To tho Defendants above named:
YOU will take notice that the summons and
complaint in this action was filed in the office of
John W Daniels, C. C. P. Anderson County, ou
the r-'d April, 1330.
ORR & TBIBBLE,
PlaintilTs Attorneys.
April 20, 1880_42_C
NII'TIN ?1CIIIEBT.
THE Buckeye Reaper and Mower, Har?
vester and Self-Binder.
The Economizer, Canton Monitor, Self
Propclling and other Steam Engines.
The Fanjuhar Thresher and Separator,
Saw and Grist Mills, Cotton Gins, Conden?
sera, Feeders and Tresses, and all Planta?
tion Machinery.
For descriptive circulars, price lists, Ac.,
address
J. M. MATTHEWS. Agent,
Belton, S. C.
p33r All kinds of machinery repaired.
May (J, 18S0 43 3m
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P.- W. WAGENER & CO.,
CHARLESTON, - SOUTH CAROLINA,
Cotton Factors, Wholesale Grocers,
LIQUOR DEALERS.
AGENTS FOR
Oriental Gun Powder,
Fruits and Flowers Smoking Tobacco,
Celebrated Reversible Cotton Tie,
Wagcner and Georgia Grange Fertilizers.
gSf* Samples of anything in our line sent on application with pleasure.
F. W. WAGENER. G. A. WAGENER.
May 13, 1S80 44 ly
INDUCEMENTS EXTRAORDINARY.
REDUCTION IN PRICES AT
TOLLY'S FURNITURE STORE!
DURING the SUMMER MONTHS I will sell for CASH at the following remarkable
low figures :?
Maple Ledstcads, Slats and Castors, complete, $2.50 and upwards.
Walnut Bedsteads, ? feet G inches high, $7.5U and upwards.
Cane Seat Chairs, per set. from $5.00 and upwards.
Towelend and Urawer Washstands, from $1.30 and upwards.
Picture Frames and Chromos cheaper than anywhere else. Walnut Motto Frames,
with Glass and Gilt lining at 30 cents. 8x10 Frames, same kind, 25 cents. 11x14, same
kind, at 30 cents. The largest size of Pictures, 21x30, Walnut Frames, at $1.40. Smaller
sizes, same frame, at $1.20.
FINE CHILDREN CARRIAGES at $7.50 and upwards.
A large lot of Window Shades from 8 cents a piece and upwards, and everything else
in proportion. I have on hand a very largo stock of all kinds and description.
Come and see me, as I will not be xindersold by any house in the Stale.
G. F. TOLLY.
May 13, 1880 M
CUNNINGHAM & CO., .
AGENCY FOR
~AVERY'S PLOWS AND WAGONS,
EAGLE GUANO AND ACID,
CHAMPION MOWERS and REAPERS,
[BUILDERS' MECHANICS' ill FARMERS' HARDWARE,
Dixie Plows, Points, Shovels, Sweeps,
Nails and Files, all kinds and sizes,
Horse and Mule Shoes, Woodenware,
STAPLE DRY GOODS.
BOOTS and SHOES, HATS and CAPS,
GrROCERIES.
Oct 1!), 1880 _H_ly
SPECIAL.
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY FOR 1880.
A CAR LOAD OF
"New Improved Cardwell Threshing Machines,"
Just received. Come and see for yourself what you are buying.
A "LITTLE GIANT" COTTON PRESS ON HAND.
The only Hydraulic Cotton Press for plantation use in the market. With a half
barrel of water one man or bov can pack manv bales.
After careful enquiry, we have secured the agency for the best Machinery hi the
market, and can sell as low, if not lower, than they can be bought elsewhere We
sell?
. The "Tozer," the "Eclipse," and the "Wood, Tabor and
Morse" Engines, the Geiser Threshers, Cotton Gins,
Presses, Saw Mills, Saw G?mmers, Corn and
Grist Mills, &c.
Rubber Belting on hand.
SULLIVAN & MATTISON.
April 188H