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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THUBSDAY MORNING, JUNE 17,1880. terms : ONE YEAR_.81.50. SIX MONTHS_*_ 75. THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For Governor. Gen. JOHNSON EAGO0D. For Ueutenant-Goveruor. Gun. J. D. KENNEDY. For Comptroller -General. J. C. C01T, Esq. For Secretary of State. Col. R. M. SIMS. For Attorney General. Gun. LEKOY F. YOUMANS. For Superintendent of Education. Max HUGH S. THOMPSON. For Adjutant and Inspector General. Gen. ARTHUR M. MANIGAULT. For State Treasurer. Col. J. P. RICHARDSON. For Presidential Electors. At Large?Hon. John L. Manning, Col. Wm. Elliott First District?Gen. E. W. Moise. Second District?Son. C. H. Simonton. Third District?J. S. Murray, Esq. Fourth District?Gol. Cad. Jones. Fifth District?Eon. G. W. Croft. GENERAL GRANT. The quaint old adage; "there -is never a lane so long that it has no end," met with a practical exemplification in the defeat of Gen. Grant at Chicago. For eighteen years he had been the most con - ? spicuous and, for the greater, portion of j ' that time,, the most influential character I in American history. An unbroken tide j of success had borne him on to fortune and fame until rising like Napoleon, from the position of a subaltern in the J army to the chief command, he trans ferred his fame from the military records of his country, after he had been sated with all the greatness and honor that could be meted to him in arms, to her civic history, and at one leap was lifted to the highest position in the govern? ment. Without having any experience in the administration of government, without ever having served a day in any office outside of the army in active ser :0 vice, he was elected President, and found himself without training or experience the successor of Washington and Jeffer? son and the other great statesmen who j have been called to the chief magistracy j of the conntry. As a General, Grant had been active, vigilant, successful and magnanimous. When, by that dogged persistence and untiring energy which always distinguished him, he had forced the little remnant of soldiers, who com posed Lee's once grand and victorious army, to surrender at Appomattox Court House, he returned the sword of Gen. Lee. At that moment Gen. Grant evinced the noblest grandeur that is ever possessed by humanity. The opposing General, who had frequently defeated him, was in his power?his prisoner. To j the ambitious and the selfish the tempta? tion to have taken the sword of the con? quered General would have been irre? sistible. It would have been to Grant the victor a valuable relic of his success, and for generations yet to come in the line of his descendants it would have been a treasured relic. . Gen. Grant, how? ever, in his modesty and .then greatness of spirit preferred, the honorable course he pursued to the gratification of his personal ambition. His action at Appo? mattox has always given us an admira? tion for Grant the soldier. But the war over the victorious General became the honored citizen, and his country's appre? ciation of his services was exhibited in his prompt and overwhelming elevation to the presidency. When Gen. Grant went to Washington we believe his in? tentions were sincere, and his purpose to faithfully fulfill the expectations of the country. Fresh from the army, he had been accustomed to the association of j brave men, whose life and' training ren? dered them true and worthy of confi? dence. With the sociable qualities he possessed, and his inexperience of poli? ticians, it is not. to be wondered that Grant soon became the prey of the shrewd, the astute * and the designing j politician. Flattery' and compliment and power speedily did their work, and Grant the President began rapidly to de? velop tendencies entirely at variance with the impression which Grant the sol? dier had made. Early in his administra? tion, in the very flood-tide of post bellum Republicanism, he began, to surround himself with Cabinet officers and other appointees selected without care or judg? ment as to their experience. The taste of court life, with its flattery and power, pleased the simple soldier, and gave vent to an ambition destined to prove the bane of its possessor. The idea of a third term and imperialism were the creatures of this ambition; , and during the latter j part of the eareer of Gen. Grant every thing has been bent in the direction of | accomplishing this end. The programme had been carefully studied. Two years of travel and prominent acquaintance with the courts of Europe had been de? voted to the preparations for its execu? tion. Experienced managers were se? lected to manipulate the wires in its in? terest, but the fatal truth enunciated by Burns in the couplet, "The best laid plans of mice and men oft' gang a glee," befell them, and in the very moment J when they thought victory awaited them the. fortune which had always attended the great third termer forsook him to a merciless fate, and he fell never to rise again. It was a great fall, which blasted the fame of the hero of his country's greatest war, and carries down to history a character which might have been as great and glorious as that of Washing? ton, clothed in all of the obliquity which attends the thwarted effort to overthrow the liberties of a free people, by abusing their' confidence and seeking to gratify by the arts of deceit an ambition which ?vi* wholly selfish, and in conflict with ihe yfews and dearest rights of all free? men. It is a pity for the future position of Gen. .Grant in history that he did not die as soon as k& was elected President ihe first time. Theu hfs chivalrous treat? ment of Lee and bis .civic honors just (Conferred would have touched the higher imoral sentiments ' and appreciation of ?every reader, and his untimely end would ihave been lamented throughout succeed ing ages; but he has lived too long, and evil days have come upon him, which will leave their unhallowed memories to obliterate the good which was formerly in him, and which surely destine his memory to be classed with the Catalines and the Benedict Arnolds in history. THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION. When Gen. Garfield was first nomina? ted, we were inclined to the opinion that the Republicans had presented a very strong presidential candidate to the country, but the discussion of bis fitness for the position for which he has been so unexpectedly and suddenly named, has developed a record which was made be? fore our acquaintance with public affairs, and certainly shows him to be anything else than a strong man for the position. The charges against Gen. Garfield, as far as developed, are three in number. The first and least accusation is, that he voted some years ago for what has been known as the salary or back-pay grab, by wbicb the salaries of many positions were increased, and among them the salary of members of Congress was raised from five thousand to seven thou? sand five hundred dollars, with the ex? ceptionally bad feature of applying back for two years, giving a clear grab to each member of Congress of five thousand dollars, for which he had rendered no service, and to which be was not entitled. Most members of Congress realized the extent of public indignation, and either returned their five thousand to the treas? ury, or gave it to benevolent objects among their constituents. Garfield, however, voted for the bill, and acting up to the true Republican party princi? ples, took tbe money. This of itself ought to defeat bim for the presidency, but more is yet to be told of bis thrift in amassing money while in office. Tbe second allegation against him is, that be was one of the members impli? cated in the celebrated Credit Mobilier frauds in 1872-73, where certain influen? tial members of Congress were paid stock in tbe Southern Pacific Railroad, in order to get their influence for the passage of a bill giving government lands to tbe railroad, and endorsing their bonds. Mr. Garfield is said to have re? ceived two thousand dollars in tbe stock of this concern, and to have received three hundred and ninety dollars in divi? dends on it. The scandal got out, and was investigated by a Republican com? mittee of the House of Representatives, before whom Garfield swore be bad never received any stock or other consideration from the company in any way whatever. Oak es Ames, who was managing the job, swore that Garfield got the \teck and money as above stated, and produced tbe calculation of tbe dividends on tbe stock made in Garfield's own hand? writing. He said that Garfield bad wanted him to swear that the money paid him was only a loan, but that such was not the case, he having made it as a direct payment on the stock. Thus this grave charge of bribery and perjury is broadly and defiantly made by the New York Sun and other papers against the man the Republicans seek to elect Presi? dent of tbe United States. Tbe third allegation against Gen. Gar? field is, that as chairman of the commit? tee on appropriations in the House of Representatives, in 1873, he received five thousand dollars to procure an appropria? tion from the government for paving tbe streets of Washington. Boss Sheppard's ring was then in its glory, and was re? ceiving and spending millions of dollars in improving the city of Washington ostensibly, but really making way with large sums among themselves. A man named De Golyer wanted a slice of tbe nice pie that was going so freely, and sought tbe contract for putting down a certain pavement, which he got at some? thing over a million dollars. Tbe pave? ment afterwards proved worthless. Gar field's friends claim that this five thou? sand dollars was paid bim as a counsel fee for De Golyer for professional ser? vices rendered in getting the board of public works to give bim the contract. The unfortunate part of the business for Mr. Garfield is, that he never made any argument before the board of public works or any one else on this contract, and there is no conception as to what those services could have been. Even if he bad been regularly employed as an attorney, it would have been a corrupt transaction, for tbe appropriation had to be passed on by bis committee, and there is no rule of propriety which could justify him in acting as an attorney in this mat? ter. The whole of it is, that tbe five thousand dollars seems to have been a bribe to him as chairman of tbe commit? tee on appropriations. This is tbe record of Garfield, and upon it the Republican party stands. The nomination is in consequence of these charges a weak and fatal one. It has created no enthusiasm, and is not likely to arouse any. With a reasonably good nomination at Cincinnati, tbe Dem? ocrats can easily carry the coming elec? tion. THE REAL NATURE OF THF CONTEST. The following letter from Montgomery Blair, which has just been published, for insolence and perversion exceeds any production lately given to tbe public: To the Editor of the Sun?Sin: Presi? dent Hoar sounded the Radical battle cry of 1880 at Chicago as follows: "The parties which confronted each other then (in 1860) confront each other now, unchanged in purpose, in temper, and in character. The Democratic party was ruled then as now by the Sotith. The single purpose of its being was to give po? litical supremacy to the oligarchies of the South; and office without influence, to their subservient Northern allies.h That the Southern oligarchs have rul? ed the Democracy in Congress is shcnvn by the fact that, with a two-thirds ma? jority in the House of Representatives, they were able in 1876-7 to set aside tbe election of a Northern Democrat, be? cause be was not subservient to them. For conniving at the fraud by which he was seated, Hayes gave them a seat in bis Cabinet for one of their Brigadiers. The ascendancy in the Senate was shown in his confirmation by the Democratic Senators. The question whether these oligarchs rule the party will be tested by their suc? cess or failure to defeat the renomination of this unsubservient Democrat at Cin? cinnati. It resolves into the question whether the Democracy of the North, casting more than two-thirds of the Dem? ocratic vote, will continue to disfranchise themselves practically by allowing thot gloss of leaders to control the party who ?yield political supremacy to the South for tbe sake of pffice without influence. Nothing but the success of this sub? servient class at Cincinnati can prevent the Democracy from carrying all the great central commonwealths of the Un? ion. Judge Blair seems to be a little off from the truth in some of his statements, for if the record is correct the Northern Democrats were the most pronounced in favor of the electoral commission. It is alBO equally true that if the electoral bill was inopportune, Mr. Tilden and his Northern frieuds did not have the sagac? ity to perceive, or the independence to announce it. Nothing but his trickery and lack of decision and determination prevented him from being President, and what is more, if Judge Blair will refresh his memory, he will find that Tilden car ried but five States outside of the South; hence as we have the Democratic votes j it is but reasonable for us to have the right to give expression to our preferen? ces. At least, we should have the poor privilege of saying who shall not be the nominees. This is about all the South will do this time. Our section has said Mr. Tilden shall not be the presidential can? didate, and Judge Blair cannot help it. He may write an much as ho he desires, and may villify the South to his heart's content. It will not hurt us, and may gratify him. It will fortunately, howev? er, not change the result. The South ha3 said Mr. Tilden shall not be the presi? dential candidate this year, and he will not be. That is the end of Mr. Tilden and likewise of his friend Judge Blair. A SUGGESTIVE NO?rjNATIOX. Garfield was one of the eight upon the electoral commission whose votes tram? pled upon the voice of the American people, and set at defiance their verdict as expressed in the sacred form of the ballot, by seating as President Ruther? ford B. Hayes, a man who had been de? feated by a majority of a quarter of a million of votes by Samuel J. Tilden, who was by the verdict of this commis? sion cheated out of the office to which the American people elected him. Sena? tor Bayard was one of the seven upon that commission who voted against the fraud which was perpetrated, and in favor of sustaining the verdict of the people, and seating as President the man whom they had elected. The Re? publicans have nominated Garfield for President, and in this canvass he will represent fraud triumphant and the suc? cessful overthrow of the will of the peo? ple. If the Dem ocrats nominate Senator Bayard he will represent the side of truth and law, which was also the verdict of the American people, defeated by Garfield and the other Republicans on the commission. If he should be nomi? nated the Democracy can present the fraud issue of 1876 as sharply and strongly as they could do with Mr. Tilden himself, and would have none of the charges of corruption or intrigue to meet which would certainly trouble them with Tilden as the nominee. By all means the nomination of Senator Bayard is the proper and strongest that we can possibly make. This nomination by the Demo? crats would be suggestive of all the per? jury, and bribery, and force, and fraud, and corruption practiced by the Republi? cans in defeating the will of the people as expressed in the election of 1876, and would likewise present the purest and best and loftiest sentiments and aspira? tions of the Democratic party. Senator Bayard's nomination means a victory for the Democracy this Fall. The nomination of Judge Field at Cin? cinnati would be a mistake at this time, for we cannot make the coming canvass turn as a pivot on the doctrine of ex? treme State's rights, as his nomination would certainly do. In addition to this, the taking of a Judge from the Supreme Bench to run for President in conse? quence of a judicial decision can never be popularized before the American peo? ple. The office of a Supreme Court Judge ought to be one too sacred to allow party, politics^to influence a decision, or the decision to be seized upon for party purposes. We have no doubt the decis? ion of Judge Field was absolutely pure and sincere. It was certainly logical and able, but it would never do to seize upon its author as a presidential candidate in consequence of it. No man has ever been elected President off of the Su? preme Bench, and it is not likely that one will be. It is bad in policy, bad in theory, and would prove disastrous in practice. It will not do to hold out the presidency as a prize for judicial decis? ions, for, although the decision and the selection of its author as a candidate for President following that decision would be both pure and independent of each other at this time, they might not always be so in the future, and our Supreme Judges might develop into political barometers, instead of the last and strong? est rampart in the line of our republican fortifications. The Republican party has done much to . ower the integrity and the impartiality of the judiciary. Let us not follow in their wake by setting the example of using its members to subserve political ends. Judge Field's nomina? tion would be a dangerous innovation, and, in addition to the probability of his defeat, we run the risk of the precedent set by it rising again in the future to plague us and our free institutions. The New York Times of recent date, commenting of the personnel of the Chicago Convention, says: "John H. Starin, the well-known mem? ber of Congress from New York, in com? menting to-day upon the peculiarities of delegates, very justly remarked that the colored delegates had more conscience iu the palms of their hands than any men he had ever met." Thus it will be seen that the Northern Republicans have no respect for or con? fidence in the colored people. It makes very little difference, however, for the colored brethren will continue to vote the Republican ticket all the same. Gov. Seymour has again declined the use of his name before the Cincinnati Convention for the Presidency, and says he cannot consent to alter his determina? tion not to become a candidate or accept the nomination under any circumstances. This certainly will settle the question of his nomination, for it would be singular? ly unfortunate for the Convention to nominate a candidate who would decline to run. Gov. Seymour being out of the way; the race lies between Bayard, Han? cock and Field, unless the Convention should commit the mistake of calling in a dark horse. During the trial of a case in the Gen? eral Sessions for Surnter County last week, Messrs. .T. H. Earle and J. J. Dar gan had a personal difficulty, which resulted in blows between them in open court. For this they were ruled in con? tempt by Judge Aldrich who was presid? ing, and after a consideration of the matter they were fined fifty dollars each, and suspended from practice until the first day of January, 1SS1. The oc curence is an exceedingly unfortunate one, as both gentlemen occupy prominent po? sitions, and are highly esteemed and ad? mired for their social and mental quali? ties. Garfield nominated Sherman for Pres? ident in the Chicago Convention, and, in doing so, described his ideal of the man who should be nominated. The friends of Sherman at tbe time failed to recog? nize the Secretary of the Treasury as the man described in Garfield's ideal word portrait, but supposed it was the speak? er's estimate of him. Since the nomina? tion, however, they say Garfield nomi? nated Sherman but described himself as the man who ought to be nominated. Hill) Butler and Hampton. In the discussion of the Kellogg-Spof ford case in the United States Senate, Senator McDonald concluded his argu? ment against unseating Kellogg on last Friday, and at the conclusion of his re? marks Senator Hill obtained tbe floor, and after reviewing tbe replies to his ar? gument on tbe 11th and 12th of May, said he would have some plain words with the gentlemen on his side of the chamber who had argued against the I resolutions to unseat Kellogg. Their I attitude, he sa;d, was singular and not logical. The Republicans believed the Packard Legislature legal, and therefore believed Kellogg legally entitled to his seat. The Democrats who opposed the resolution admitted the illegality of the Packard Legislature, yet held that Kel? logg was entitled to bis seat. Mr, Butler remarked that he did not argue that Kellogg was elected, but that the Senate having within its jurisdiction declared Kellogg entitled to the seat, no future Senate had jurisdiction to revise that action. He thought that if Mr. Hill submitted to the decision of tbe Electoral Commission, though he be? lieved it wrong, and to the decision of the Supreme Court in the States rights cases, which he believed to be wrong, he could not consistently criticise his (But? ler's) position in this matter. Mr. Hill went on to argue that the plain dictate of the Constitution, that Senators must be chosen by the Legisla? ture of the State, could not be evaded. If the Senator from South Carolina did not believe the Packard Legislature to be legal, he could uot believe that that dictate had been obeyed. Mr. Butler said he acted according to his own construction of the Constitution, not that of the Senator from Georgia or any other Senator. If this matter now came up for the first time be would vote against Kellogg, but he was arguing in the case now before tbe Senate, not on the cose which was before it three years ago. Mr. Hill, resuming his remarks, said that when the case was re-opened the Democratic majority in one day voted down six resolutions which declared or assumed that the case was settled. Mr. Butler Baid these vote3 were in conclusive; they were on amendments offered by the opposition to kill the reso? lution. Mr. Hill rejoined that if the Senate thought the case res abjudicata it should ? have voted for these amendments. The Honorable junior Senator from South Carolina had voted against them every time. Mr. Hamptou explained that he had been opposed to the re-opening of the case, but on the assurance that it was not to be re-opened, that tbe committee was merely to take additional testimony for tbe information of the Senate, he con? sented to vote for it. He did not think it was authorized to make such a report as it did. Mr. Hill, resuming, said the Senators from South Carolina had selected him as the mark for their irony and spleen. He was, however, their friend, and when friends differed plain words should be used. When Butler's and Spofford's cases came before the Committee on j Privileges and Elections the Democratic [ members had more difficulty with But? ler's than Spofford's. Spofford's title was better than Butler's, but the Senate de? cided in favor of tbe Legislature that elected Butler; therefore, they acted favorably in his case. Mr. Hill confessed he was disappointed. He had not thought when he voted to admit Butler that he was aiding to admit strength which would be used to keep out a man with a better title. Referring to the de? nial by Butler that South Carolina had done nothing to oppress Louisiana, Hill quoted an article from the Charleston News and Courier to the effect that Kel? logg was not elected, but "that it should not be forgotten, our own gallant Butler was seated on condition that Kellogg should also be seated, and the Democrats were in duty bound to stand by the arrangement." Also an article endors? ing Butler's argument against unseating Kellogg. Mr. Hill said he thought these supported all be had previously said on the subject. Referring to Senator Hampton's re? cent speech, Mr. Hill wondered why tbe Senator had spoken of his own bravery during the war, and why he had con? trasted it with the spirit of certain oth? ers who, he said, bad been "in a safe place." "I am brave enough now," said Mr. Hill, "neither to boast of my own achievements nor to deprecate those of the Senator from South Carolina. It did not require war to make me a Union man. I am, and ever have been, one from conviction. I feel under no obliga? tion, therefore, to yield one jot of equal rights and privileges of the Southern States under the Constitution in order to appease Northern wrath, or to show to the Northern people that I have been brought to the condition of submission and subservient loyalty." Replying, Mr. Butler said : If tbe Sen? ator from Georgia had voted for his (But? ler's) admission while in doubt as to his election, it had not increased his respect for the Senator from Georgia. If there was the slightest doubt in the Senator's mind concerning his title let him make a motion now to vacate the seat, and he (Butler) would join him in demanding the investi? gation. He proposed to hold his seat by no Buch clap-trap as that. He had made and now made no reflection upou Mr. Hill's war record, but the Senator had no excuse for attacking South Carolina, while pretending to defend it against slurs wnich he (Butler) had uever made. Furthermore, Mr. Butler said, he was glad to learn that the Senator from Georgia was a Union man. If the Sen? ate did not learn that fact, it was not be? cause the Senator did not tell them often enough, but there were four years during which we did not hear so much of it. Perhaps the Senator had then thought it prudent to conceal his real opinion. Mr. Hampton said that when the Sen? ator from Georgia, months ago, went out of his way to warn the Senators from South Carolina, and to impute improper motives to them, he felt justified in re? pelling the accusation. If Mr. Hill had risen then to say his language was mis? construed, he (Hampton) would have hastened to acknowledge lie had been mistaken. Hampton went on to say that Mr. Hill had given nearly all parties the benefit of his ability, and ought not to be displeased that he (Hampton) claimed the right to hold an independent opinion. Concluding, he said, though the Senator from Georgia had found fault with him for quoting poetry in his former speech, he would venture to quote another bit that might interest him more: "Stiff in opinion, always wrong, Everything by turns, and nothing long." AN APPALLING ACCIDENT. Fatal Steamboat Collision In Long Island Sound. New York, June 12. The steamer Narragansett, which left New York last evening for Stonington, and the Sfoninyton, which left Stonington for New York, collided off the Connecti? cut River about 11.15 last night. The Narragansett, took lire and sunk shortly afterwards. Stonington, June 12.?The Stoning? ton arrived here about 6.30 this morning with about fifty of the survivors of the Narragansctt. The bow of the former struck the Narragansctt three feet aft of the stern, cutting her down nearly to the water line. The shock burst the gas tank, and in fifteen minutes the Narra? gansctt was on fire. She sank iu four fathoms of water. The steamers City of New York aud Providence came to her assistance, and all the boats and life rafts of the four steamers were lowered and put in service. Two hours elapsed be? fore the last passenger was picked up, most of whom were transferred to the City of Ncio York. On the arrival at Stonington the village was aroused, aud men and women hastened with clothing and assistance. Twenty-five women were on board in their night clothes, one of whom died before reaching here from the shock. One man, the Rev. E. B. Lock wood, of the G8th street Methodist Church, New York, also died. He was on his first trip east. No estimate can be made of the loss of life; one account says surviving passengers from the ill fated Narragansctt all agree that out of a passenger list of more than three hun? dred, a large number must have been lost, as the water around the burning steamer was alive with struggling people clinging to the rafts and every conceiva? ble thing. It is feared most of the pas? sengers that were in the berths below the main deck did not have time to save themselves. New York, June 12?P. Jr.?Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Stilson, of Atlanta, Ga., were on their way East with their two little children. It appears they took pas? sage on the ill-fated Narragansctt. When the disaster occurred, the children, who were locked up in the stateroom, were for the moment forgotten, and it is sup? posed that both babies were burned before any assistance could be obtained, and the poor mother, when she realized her loss, was in a paroxysm of grief. An old lady, Margaret Muir, of Brooklyn, about sixty years of age, was picked up while floating in the water, holding high above her her infant grandchild, fifteen months old. A boy named Charlie Case, about 12 years old, residing in Jersey City, who with his father was on the way to Boston on the Narragansctt, was placed by his father on a life-raft, with the assurance that the lad would be ta? ken care of by him. After a long and severe struggle the father disappeared under the water. Soon after the boy, entirely destitute of clothing, was brought on board the City of Neto York. Sever? al boys from the United States steamer Tennessee, who were passengers on the Narragansett, were very active in organ? izing the crew of the Narragansett and in aiding to avert the panic. Among the saved are Mrs. Fred Stilson, of Atlanta, W. L. Drosser and J. Smith, of Tennes? see. It is stated that none of the Narra ganseWs books or papers were saved. Her captain estimates the uumber of passengers leaving New York at 300. One of the saddest events connected with the horrible calamity is the case of Mrs. A. P.'Dix, of Brooklyn, wife of A. P. Dix, broker, of the firm of Dix & Phyfe. Mrs. Dix was on the Narragan? sett with her three children and nurse. All were lost but Mrs. Dix herself.? They were all helped into a life boat after the collision but the boat was cap? sized. Mrs. Dix, her nurse, baby, little boy and girl clung to the boat, but it was turned over in some way three times and Mrs. Dix saw her baby, her nurse, and her little boy and girl washed away. She and another lady were the only one3 left in the boat. Boston, June 12.?According to the story of Cornelius Henry, of this city, there must have been a great many lives lost. He says that at the time the Nar? ragansctt, in which he took passage from New York, left that city there were be? tween 300 and 400 passengers on board; that at that time all the berths and state? rooms were engaged. It was very foggy, and most of the passengers had retired. "I think that with the exception of the officers I was the only one on the Narra? gansett that was up and saw the Stoning? ton when she struck us. We were run? ning at a pretty fair rate of speed at the time, as was also the Stonington. She struck us amidships on the starboard side, and raked us clear to the wheel. The force of the collision caused the Narragansett to list heavily to port, and in less than five minutes she went down as far as the main deck and grounded. Shortly after that I saw a sheet of flame shoot up out of the engine room, and in less time than I can describe it the entire ship was on fire. In a moment I saw what had happened. I rushed for the hurricane deck and tried to cast loose a life raft which was there, but was unsuc? cessful. I then slid down to the saloon deck and tried to loose another life raft, but was again unsuccessful. By this lime the fire had gained such headway I hardly knew what to do. I saw a life raft floating on the water a short distance from the steamer and jumped overboard and begau paddling for it, when a short distauce from the raft I became pretty well exhausted, and had it not been for a line which had been left towing behind I would have most assuredly been drown? ed. New York, June 12.?The City of New York brought to her pier in this city about 150 survivors. A great crowd of anxious friends and relatives of the pas? sengers had assembled on the wharf. In the cabin, in the saloon, on the decks of the City of New York aud on the steam? boat piers the scenes were of the most heartrending character. Women who had lost children and husbands were weeping bitterly, and some of the men who had been in the water for hours had scarcely enough strength to sit up. Lit? tle girls and little boys were crying and looking for their parents. Scarcely a survivor was clad in a complete suit of clothes; meu and women, young and old, were wrapped in blankets or had single articles of apparel which their kind fel? low-passengers on board the City of New York had loaned them. Now a husband who had learned that his wife or sister had arrived on the City of New York and had been saved, would arrive and the two sorrowful persons would be united. Then a woman would rush out of the stateroom, aud closely scrutinizing a young boy who happened to bo crossing the deck, would say : "Ah, that looked like my boy." Many of the passengers left the boat soon after its arrival and went, clad in blankets with no shoes and no hats, to buy clothing. Yorkvillc Enquirer: Last Tuesday morning Mrs. W. B. Metts shipped to New York thirty-eight crates of peaches. This is the first shipment of fruit ever made from Yorkville to a Northern mar? ket.The cotton crop in this section is two weeks earlier than has been known for several years, and under all the cir? cumstances ia in a very satisfactory con? dition. The greatest drawback to it is that some fields have not been worked, owing to the fact that some farmer.'? planted beyond the capacity of the labor at their command. Destroyed by a Tornado. Council Bluffs, Iowa, June 11th, 1S80.??Special dispatches to the Nonpa? reil give the particulars of a terrible tor? nado that swept through the southeas? tern part of Pottawattomie county on Wednesday night. The clouds were first seen forming both east and west of Wheeler's Grove, the point where the most destruction occurred, and travelled eastward. The track of the tornado was about a half a mile in width and swept every? thing before it, demolishing farm houses, barns and other buildings, and carrying some of them boldly for hundreds of feet, then dashing them to tho ground in pieces. At one place a farmer's house, surrounded by a board fence, was picked up and then dashed to pieces in the yard, leaving every board of the fence stand? ing in its place. The persons known to have been killed are:? Jesse Ansler, wife and two children. William Pace, wife and two children killed and another child fatally injured. Alexander Ansler, wife and child were carried in the air nearly a hundred and fifty feet and seriously injured, and the child fatally. A hired man, name unknown, employ? ed by Ansler, was killed. Some six or eight other persons were carried away and have not yet been found. In all about twenty persons are reported dead or missing. Not a house in the track of the torna? do was left standing. The storm did not last fifteen minutes and was unaccompa? nied by rain. Doctors from this city, Red Oak and other points have gone to the scene of the disaster, and many citizens from Red Oak, ten miles distant, have gone to as? sist in taking care of the injured and to bury the dead. ^ There are no railway or telegraph facili? ties to the scene of the calamity, and re? ports are rather meagre as yet. It is thought the storm struck other points, but uot with so great force as at Wheel? er's Grove.?Dispatch to the New York Herald. Gordon and Toombs Talk. About 7 o'clock last evening Gen. Gor? don and Gen. Toombs met in a bevy of distinguished gentlemen in front of the Kimball House, and bad a friendly chat over the news from Chicago: "GordoOj what do you think of Gar field's nomination ?" asked Gen. Toombs of Gen. Gordon. "He is a strong man?one of the strongest men in the party, perhaps with the exception of Wasnburne." Gen. Toombs: "I think so myself, but I didn't know the d?d fools had so much sense as to nominate a man like bim." Gen. Gordon: "That is tho trouble with them. They have too much sense in campaigning." Gen. Toombs : "Well, these fellows who are going to Cincinnati have got to put up our best man to boat him I" Gen. Gordon: "Yes, they must, in? deed." Gen. Toombs: "He must not be any d?d sham J" Gen. Gordon: "But he can be beaten." Gen. Toombs: "Who by ?" Gen. Gordon: "By Tom Bayard, by Field, or by Jewett." Gen. Toombs: "Bayard is strong on the Stock Exchange, out not with the people." Gen. Gordon: "I was in New York the other day and talked with both Kelly and Tilden men, and they told me that Tom Bayard had that sort of strength which embraced all classes of Democrats and the higher classes of the Republi? cans?the reputation of a perfectly in? corruptible man." Gen. Toombs: "That wouldn't suit even the higher class of Republicans." Gen. Gordon: "Why not?" Gen. Toombs: "Because no Republi? can wants an honest man in office I" [Laughter by the crowd.]?Atlanta Con? stitution. A Plank that was Left Out. Chicago, June 7.?It is said, on what appears to be good authority, that the original draft of the platform, as prepar? ed oy the Hon. Edwards Pierrepont and by him submitted to the Committee on Resolutions, contained the following plank, coining just after the one which charges the Democratic party with "a supreme and insatiable lust of office:" Ninth?We affirm our belief in the constant guiding and inspiring presence of disembodied souls?beings from a bet? ter world who, freed from the limitations of the finite and emancipated from the enthralraent of the gross and corporeal, still hover around and over us in pure, lovely spirituality, directing us by their unspoken counsel, warning us of dangers unseen, rejoicing in our joy, sorrowing in our grief, glorying in our triumphs. We declare our fixed and unalterable con? viction that, by methods well understood, and through channels well established by evidence and experience, these dis? embodied intelligences from time to time communicate with us for our information and spiritual elevation; and we invoke their aid, guidance and controlling in? fluence in the approaching political can? vass. Ou the reading of this resolution by Judge Pierrepont, Chairman of the com? mittee, it is said that Mr. Steck of Colo? rado moved it be laid upon the table. This motion was supported in speeches by Emory A. Stoors of Illinois, H. H. Harrison of Tennessee, William Walker Phelps of New Jersey, and Mr. Young blood of Alabama; while Mr. Pierre? pont earnestly pleaded for its admission into the committee's report, in order that the sense of the Convention might be taken upon it. Finally the resolution was tabled by a vote of 36 to L This was the only plank upon which there i was much discussion. Garfield and Arthur. Chicago, June 9.?Near midnight the committee appointed by Chairman Hoar to wait on Gens. Garfield and Arthur, to notify them of their nomination, found them in the club-room of the Grand Pa? cific Hotel. Mr. Hoar, as chairman, made an appropriate speech. Gen. Garfield replied: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen?I assure you that the iuformation you have officially given me brings a sense of very grave responsibili? ty, and especially so in view of the fact that I was a member of your body, a fact that could not have existed with proprie? ty bad I had the slightest expectation that my name would be connected with the nomination for the office. I have felt with you great solicitude concerning the situation of our party during the strug? gle, but believing that you are correct in assuring me that substantial unity had been reached in the conclusion, it gives me gratification far greater than any per? sonal pleasure your announcement can bring. I accept the trust committed to my hands. As to the work of our party ana as to the character of the campaign to be entered upon I will take early occa? sion to reply more fully thnn I can prop? erly do to-night. I thank you lor the assurance of confidence and esteem you have presented to me, and hope we shall see our future as promising as are the in? dications to-night. Mr. Hoar in the same manner present? ed the nomination to Gen. Arthur, who accepted in a brief and informal way. Abbeville Press and Banner: The har? vesting of the small grain crop has been about completed with the most satinlac torv results, so far as the oats are coo corned. The wheat crop is as poor as possible. Newberry Herald: The stands of cot? ton arc fine all over the county. Tun Growing Cotton Crop in South Carolina.?A committee of the Charleston Exchange makes the following report to that bodv under date of June 9th, 18S0 : Gentlemen?Your committee beg leave to report as follows in regard to growing crop, based on seventy-two re? plies from thirty counties: The acreage planted is reported by sixty-four replies as increased in their special counties from 5 to 30 per cent., and by eight as about the same as last year, from which your committee make the average increase for State 11 per cent. The weather to 31st May is reported as more favorable by forty-eight, less favor? able by sixteen, and about the same by eight. Stands are reported by sixty-four as from "good to perfect," and by eight as not as good as last year. The condition of the crops on the 31st May is universally reported as "good to very fine," several reporting "the finest prospect they ever remember." Labor is generally reported about the same as last year, but, owing to increased acreage planted, scarce in many sections, aud it is feared that considerable land may have to be abandoned, or else whole plantations badly worked, which would nave equally bad results. The use of fertilizers has increased in every county, estimates varying from slightly more to 100 per cent, increase. Your committee estimate the average in? crease for the State at 20 per cent. Rodt. D. Mure, L. J. Walker, For Committee. Settled at Last.?Chicago, June 11.?In the Greenback Convention, at at 3.25 a. m., it was moved the Conven? tion proceed to ballot for a nominee for President of the United States. An in? formal ballot was first taken, the result of which was announced at 4.10 a. m., just as daylisht was breaking. It stood: Weaver, 224.1; Wright, 126J; Dillave, 118 : Butler, 95 ; Chase, 89; Allis, 41 ; Campbell, 21. Before the announcement of the first ballot it became evident Weaver had a clear majority, and all del? egates hastened to change their votes to that candidate. Motions sprang from every part of the Convention to make the nomination unanimous, and just as the sun shone through the eastern win? dows the result wa3 announced as 718 for Gen. B. Weaver, the total vote, and, without any motion, his nomination was made unanimous. E. J. Chambers, of Texas, was nominated for Vice-Presi? dent. At 6 a. in., Gen. Weaver came in the hall, apparently fresh, after a good night's sleep, and accepted the nomina? tion tendered him by the sleepless Con? vention. After passing the usual vote of thauks, the Convention adjourned sine die. Spartanburg Spartan: Spartanburg County has a boy 17 years old who meas? ures 6 feet 8 inches in height.Every? body thinks this one of the most growing seasons we have had this spring.The work on Clifton Factory is progressing finely. The rock foundations have been laid, and now the brick superstructure is going up. The material and work are said to be first-class, and the building will be ready for the machinery the first of October.Our people are now busy cutting wheat. The reports are now favorable. While some farmers say they have fair crops, others report failures. Perhaps about two-thirds of a crop is the right estimate instead of three-fourths as reported last week. Spring oats are much damaged by rust. Abbeville Medium: The grand jury made no general presentment at this term. Everything^ is running along smoothly.The Greenwood and Au? gusta Railroad has been granted thirty more convicts. Chester Reporter: A six weeks' old child of Charner Thompson, colored, was smothered to death by its parents last Saturday night. Greenville News: Emma J. Osborne, of Easley, has been granted letters patent for an attachment for carriages which furnishes a convenient support. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Congress. The many friends in Anderson County of Hon. D. WYATT AIKEN, our present able and distinguished Representative In Congress, take great pleasure in presenting his name as a candidate for re-election to the voters of this Congressional District. Exti\a Communication. AN Extra Communication of Hiram Lodge, No. 68, A. F. M., will be held on THURSDAY AFTERNOON, June 17, at fi p. m., to consider the invitation to at? tend the Dedication of the Masonic Hall at Greenville, S. C, June 24, 1880. By order R. F. DIVVEll. Worshipful Master. June 17, 1880_40_1__ MILL FOR SALE. THE undersigned herebv offers at private sale his WHEAT and CORN MILL, situated on Little Generostee Creek, in the Corner Township, with a few acres of land attached. The Mill and machinery is in good order, and has a good run of custom. For further particulars, apply to S. W. SHERARD, Moffattsville, S. C. June 17, 1880_49_3j^_ MARBLE^ YARD. SAMUEL MURPHY, Anderson? S. 0.? DEALER and Manufacturer of Monu? ments, Monumental Head? stones, Tombs, Vases, Etc.. As I am a practical workman, and do work my? self, I can afford to furnish anything in my line cheaper than any one else. Working only the best grades of marble, I am able to give better satisfaction to my customers, and guarantee all work that leaves my shop. I work only new designs. Call and see me at my shop on Depot Street, and be con? vinced of these facts, before purchasing elsewhere. June 17, 1880_49_ly_ F0RSALE. Valuable Properly in Town of Belton. IWILL offer for sale on SALEDAY IN SEPTEMBER next, at Anderson, S. G, the following described property in the Town of Belton : STOREHOUSE AND LOT. Lot one-quarter acre, more or less. House 24 by 81 feet, three stories, including base? ment; basement 24 by GO feet, shelvingand counters painted ; storeroom 24 by 75 feet, shelving and counters painted. Room ad? joining Store?room 1? by 20 feet; third story 24 by 75 feet, not ceiled. Fire places in each story. Good shingle roof. DWELLING AND LOT. Lot three acres, more or less. House 18 by 44 feet front; two front rooms 18 by IS feet; hall-way 8 feet; extension to rear, and built with main body of bouse, IS by 35 feet, containing bed-room, dining-room, pantry and kitchen. Piazza in front 10 by 24 feet; rear 10 by 35 feet, both with balus? ters. &c. Two chimneys, three fire-places. House finished, and painted inside and out. Good well of water, garden, stable, <tc. Property can be bought at private sale before Saledav ill September. TERMS?Cash, or satisfactory paper. J. N. SUTHERLAND, Belton, S. C. Juno 17, 18S0_49 12 APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. Notice is hereby given tbat an appli? cation for n Charter lor Lonj; Branch Church will be made, according to law, before the Clerk of the Court at Anderson, S. C, on the 8th diiv of Julv next, at 10 o'clock a. m. * J. MATT. COOLEY, C. C. June 10,1S80 48 5* NEW GRIST MILL. Grinding done on Wednesdays and SATURDAYS. A. II. OSHORXK. May 0, 1880 _ __43_ H A" PPLICATION FOR CHARTER. Notice is lier sby given that an appli? cation 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 17tb dav of May, 1880, at 10 o'clock a. m. 13. D. DEAN, And others. April 15, 18S0_40_5 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. All persons holding claims against the Estate of William Moorhead, deceased, arc notified to present them to the under? signed within the time allowed by law, properly proven, or they will be barred ; and persons indebted to the Estate are no? tified to make prompt payment to the un? dersigned. ROBERT MOORHEAD, Adm'r. May 27, 1S80_4G_3 Notice to Contractors. WE will let to the lowest bidder, on the Sth July next, the building of the Bridge across the Six and Twenty Mile Creek at Mrs. Matilda Harris's. Plans and specifiations made known on day of sale. We reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Sale to take place at 12 o'clock m., at the place above designated. R. S. BAILEY N. O. FARMER, W. S. HALL, County Commissioner. June 10, 1880_48_3_ NEW SHOE SHOP. -0 IDESIRE to inform my old customers, and the public generally, that I have returned to Anderson and opened a SHOE SHOP, and will be pleased to receive orders either for Making or Rcparing 33oots or Shoes. I will superintend all work done in my Shop, and guarantee that it will be done in the best of style. I will use only good ma? terial, and employ none but the best of workmen. All work delivered according to promise. Shop in the room rear of J. E. Breazeale's law othce, over J. P. Sullivan & Co.'s Store. R. Y. H. NANCE. June 3, 1880_47_3m Notice to Landowners. IN pursuance to instructions from Hon. A. P. Butler, Agricultural Commis? sioner of South Carolina, all Landowners are requested in making returns of Personal and Real Property, for both themselves and tenants, to inform the Auditors of their re? spective Counties of the amount of land cultivated in the different crops during the year 1879, as well as the yield of each crop, the amount of beef, pork and mutton slaughtered, number of horses, mules, sbeep, hogs, goats, cattle, &c, number died from disease, number sheep killed by dogs, amount of commercial fertilizers used, val? ue of same, and number panels fence, pro? ducts of dairy, together with such other information as might be of general use to the Agricultural Department. THOMAS J. WEBB, County Auditor. June 10, 1S80_48_2_ 10 FS Seeds. 1880 SIMPSON, REED & CO. STILL HEAD QUARTERS FOR GARDEN SEEDS FROM the most reliable Seed Growers North. Onr stock is larger and more select tban ever before. We invite whole? sale is well as retail buyers to call and ex? amine our stock at the Drug Store, Corner Benson House. SIMPSON, REID & CO. FeblO, 1880 15 _ REDUCED PRICES. ?o CALL OIV JOHN E. PEOPLES And Get the Celebrated MERRYMAN GUANO, 475 lbs. Cotton per Ton. ' NAVASSA GUANO, 450 lbs. Cotton per Ton. In Coli Fertilizer, 425 lbs. Cotton per Ton. I still have on hand plenty of the Na vassa Guano and Navassa Acid for compost? ing. Call and see me before purchasing else? where. JOHN E. PEOPLES, Anderson, S. C. March 4, 13S0 34 OUR NEW WAREHOUSE IS COMPLETE, From which we can most conveniently load Wagons with the good old WANDO FERTILIZER AND ACID PHOSPHATE, AND THE CAROLINA FERTILIZER AND Palmetto Acid Phosphate. Call and buy our Fertilizers for Cotton deliverable next Fall We Have Just Received, 20,000 pounds Tennessee Meat, Three Car Loads New Orleans and Mus? covado Molasses, f>00 bushels Tennessee Corn, Two Car Loads Excellent Flour, One Car Load Liverpool Salt, 25 barrels best Northern Seed rotators. We have also a large stock of? Ploughs, Sugar, Coffee, Boots and Shoes, Dry Goods, Hardware, Hats, Yankee Notions, And in fact almost every kind of Goods needed by the public?-from a Paper of Pins up to a Hogsltead of Molasses, We offer our Goods for cash or on credit until next Fall at reasonably low prices?to ijoinl ami prompt paying customers. Conic and trade with us. BLECKLEY, BROWN & CO. Anderson, S. C, Feb. 12,1S80.