The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, August 19, 1880, Image 2
E. B. MURRAY, Editor.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 19, 1880.
TERMS :
ONE YEAR..81.50.
SIX MONTHS.- 75.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT.
GEN. W. S. HANCOCK,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
HON. W. H. ENGLISH,
OF INDIANA.
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Governor.
Gen. JOHNSON EAGO0D.
For Ueutenaut-Governor.
Gen. J. D. KENNEDY.
For Comptroller General.
J. C. COIT, Esq.
For Secretary of Stale.
Col. R..M. SIMS.
For Attorney General.
Gen. LEROY F. YOUMANS.
For Superintendent of Education.
Maj. HUGH S. THOMPSON.
For Adjutant aud 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.
Fast District?Gen. E. W. Moise.
Second District--Hon. C. H. Simonton.
Third District?5. S. Murray, Esq.
Fourth District?Col. Cad. Jones.
Fifth District?Hon. G. W. Croft.
General Grant ought to be sent South
to canvass for Garfield. He did not
make a success canvassing for himself.
Perhaps he can can do better for some-'
body else.
The Republicans speak of sending
Gen. Grant down South to canvass for
Garfield. It is a good idea. The Gene?
ral has never been voted as a good speaker.
He is about old enough to begin learning,
if he ever expects to become an orator.
Some Northern Republicans desire to
have Gen. Garfield canvass the South in
person. We hope their counsels will
prevail, for while he would certainly be
treated personally with every considera?
tion he would find it necessary to take
up most of his time in defending his own
corrupt record.
General Rosencrans does not seem to
fear the influence of the rebel brigadiers
over Hancock if he should be elected
President The General is enthusiastic
for Hancock, although Garfield was the
Adjutant-General on his staff. He rep?
resents the whole Pacific coast as ablaze
with enthusiasm for the Democratic
nominees.
The meeting at Williamston to-day is
really the ppeniDg of the campaign in
Anderson County, and it will be a grand
success. Our people begin to realize
that we will have a contest this fall and,
from this time on the campaign will be
kept red hot. Every person who can go
to Williamston to-day should do so to
increase the attendance and enthusiasm
of the meeting.
Gen. R. R. Hemphill, in declining to
become a candidate for the House of
Representatives from Abbeville, has not
ceased to take an active part in the cam?
paign, and his influence and zeal will be
fully exerted to retain the unity and
success of the Democratic party in the
County of Abbeville and of the entire
State. The General leaves politics after
four years of able and efficient service,
during an eventful period of our State's
history. He carries with him the well
wishes of his many friends, and the
gratitude of an appreciative constituency.
The State meeting at Anderson on the
9tb of September will be addressed by
Senators Hampton and Butler and the
State nominees, together with General
Conner and Captain F. W. Dawson, if
they can attend. The Democracy of the
State expect Anderson to be up to her
pasi record, and they must not be disap?
pointed. We ought to have fully ten
thousand persons here on that day.?
Every man, woman and child in the
County should be present to hear the
distinguished speakers and start the
campaign with unprecedented enthusi?
asm.
Abbeville County i3 ablaze with rail?
road excitement upon the proposition to
extend the Atlantic & French Broad
Valley Railroad from Belton to the Green?
wood and Augusta Railroad by way of
Abbeville Court House. It is proposed
to do this by taxation. They have held
a series of meetings along the proposed
line, at which speeches were made by
Col. R. E. Bowen of Pickens, Dr. W. C.
Brown of Belton, and Messrs. R. R.
Hemphill, W. K. Bradley, E. B. Gary,
Wm. Hood, J. C. Maxwell, M. L. Bon
haui, Jr., M. L. White, and Judges Mc
Gowan and Thompson, all in favor of
the enterprise. The vote is to be taken
soite time soon, and the friends of the
measure are sanguine of success.
Gen. Garfield has defied the precedents
set him by every preceding candidate
for tho Presidency of the United States
by himself making public speeches ad?
vocating the claims of the Republican
party to popular favor, which is only an?
other form of begging the people to elect
him President. Heretofore candidates
for this exalted office have at least affect?
ed to regard it as too high an honor?too
sacred a trust to be the subject of per?
sonal solicitation. The great fathers of
the Republic indicated the idea that
this office wa? pre-eminently one which
should neither be sought or declined,
and the man who would have gone
stumping over the country seeking to
make votes for himself would have been
mercilessly beaten. It is not wonderful,
however, that the associate of Oakes
Ames, the bribed advocate for the De
Golyer contract and the champion of the
back pay heresy should defy the virtuous
precedents of the Republic, and pursue
that course which is more consonant
with his own hypocritical and corrupt
nature. He will probably learn in No?
vember that the people have not lost all
love for the glorious legacies of the past,
and that they will show that reverence
by overwhelmingly defeating the nom?
inee of rings, aggression and centraliza?
tion.
The testimony in the Grceuville and
Columbia Railroad case has been closed,
and the second mortgage bondholders
have clearly established the facts as set
forth in the Master's report, to the effect
that the road was erroneously knocked
down to Hon. W. C. Courtenay at the
bid of $2,393,000, as Mr. Cummings
bid a larger sum before the sale was
closed. It is true that the Clyde
syndicate also proved by a number of
gentlemen that they did not hear the
higher bid, bnt that is negative testimony,
and cannot avail unless the testimony of
those witnesses who assert that they
heard the higher bid is disbelieved. In
this case their testimony cannot be dis?
believed, and hence it is pretty safe to
predict that the sale will either be con?
firmed at the second bid of $2,930,000,
or a resale of the property ordered. It
is well worth the last price, and it is but
justice to the second mortgage bond?
holders that the second'bid should stand.
The Georgia Democrats are too strong
to appreciate the value of harmony and
unity. At their State Convention last
week they failed to make any nomination
for Governor by reason of a fierce and
uncompromising fight for and against
Gov. Colquitt. The Convention very
unfortunately adopted the two-thirds
rule, and found itself in the situation of
having, after thirty-eight ballots, two
hundred and fifteen votes for Colquitt,
with one hundred and thirty-five against
him and distributed between Lester,
Hardeman and Gartrell. This left Col?
quitt about twenty votes short of the
necessary two-thirds, and the feeling had
become so intense that the minority
would not come to the majority and the
majority would not yield to the minority.
As a consequence the Convention could
not agree upon a candidate for Governor,
and proceeded to nominate the balance
of the State ticket without much diffi?
culty. The majority then presented the
name of Gov. Colquitt, and the minority
that of Hon. Thos. N. Norwood. There
are, therefore, two Democratic candidates
for Governor in that State. It is, how?
ever, not difficult to forecast the result,
as Gov. Colquitt will undoubtedly be re
elected by an overwhelming majority.
Some of our exchanges, among whom
is the Columbia Register, do not seem to
realize the anomaly in which the Su?
preme Court is placed by the contest be?
tween Judge Willard and Gov. Simpson
for the Chief Justiceship. There is no
Judge on the Court who can sit upon the
trial of the cause except Mr. Associate
Justice Mclver. Judge Willard of
course cannot sit upon the trial, because
he is a party to the suit, nor can Judge
McGowan sit in the trial, for he is an
interested party, from the fact that he
was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Mr. Justice Hask
ell, so that if Judge Willard was elected
for a term of six years Judge McGowan
was also, and while Judge McGowan
does "not. contend for such a tenure, it
would be manifestly indelicate for him
to participate in the adjudicature of the
question. The Governor will have to
name the lawyers to act as Supreme
Court Judges in the trial of the case,
and hence Col. Jeter, the President of
the Senate, will have to qualify as Gov?
ernor and make the appointments. It
seems to many of the lawyers of the
State a very plain case, and we have no
doubt it will be speedily settled. In the
meantime, however, it will be about as
hard to get a Court competent to try it
as is to be found in any case.
AIKEN* AXD WALLACE.
The Congressional* race in this Dis?
trict is pretty well settled, but still it is
pot free from asperity. Col. Wm. Wallace
is after Col. Aiken, and seems disposed
to make some personal issues in the fol?
lowing card to the Columbia Register,
which Col. Aiken may feel called upon
lo answer, and thus we may be lookeis
on in a battle of words.
In the last issue of the Columbia Reg?
ister, Col. Wm. Wallace has a card, in
which he thus discourses of the Hon. D.
Wyatt Aiken, who had denounced the
Colonel, in reply to a verbal attack from
the stump, as ''puerile and demagoguish,"
or words to that effect :*****
"and the word demagoguish, if in any
way applicable to my remarks, which I
deny, comes with ill grace from one who
has the reputation of being, par excel?
lence, the demagogue of the State. He
says his first impulse was to address a
letter to me, but concluded, after reading
the report of the proceedings in the Dis?
patch, to defer his reply to the attacks
upon his course, of which the speaker
(meaning myself) shewed, as it seemed
to him, "pitiable ignorance" until the
opening of the campaign, which proba?
bly will be after the nomination, and
which in this district is virtually an
election. This appears to me a crafty
dodge, and will not satisfy his constitu?
ency, who wish to hear his reply before
?the nomination, and have pointed out tr
them the "pitiable ignorance," of his
course which he charges me with.
They wish to know whether he is a
Democrat or not?
Whether the new party which he fa
vors is to take its principles from the
teachings of Clay, Webster, Calhoun or
Generaf LeDuc? and why lie wished to
exclude South Carolina from it?
They wish to know if he received a
salary of $l,.r)00 as Secretary of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society, to
be paid him for raising a fund for the
Joint Slock Auxiliary Association and
his services as Secretary, when he made
no efforts to raise said fund?
They also wish to know whether, dur?
ing the time when he was receiving no
salary as secretary of the society, he did
not receive compensation therefor by
dividing the profits with the venders of
! silver-ware from whom he purchased
the premiums for the fairs ? and whether
he did not state to one of them, on mak?
ing such a proposition, "that he did not
I intend to work for nothing"?all of this
' without the knowledge of the society,
which commended him for his zeal and
patriotism iu giving his time and ener?
gies to the great interests of agriculture,
and for which disinterestedness the far?
mers of the district have elevated him to
his present exalted position."
The Hon. J. Proctor Kiiott.
Louisville, Ky., Aug. 16.
A telegram from Shepherdville says
that the Hon. J. Proctor Knott was shot
and mortally wounded this morning at
Mount Washington, ten miles from here,
by J. W. Lewis, Greenback candidate for
Congress. No particulars have been re?
ceived. Great excitement prevails. The
Courier-Journal does not believe the re?
port to be true. J
JUDGE COOKE, AGAIN.
Judge Cooke seems to be at sea politi?
cally. A few months ago he was uncer?
tain whether he was a Gary or a Hagood
man, and now he seems to be uncertain
whether he is a man at all or not, so far
as politics is concerned. His late card
withdrawing from the canvass for the
Legislature was quite ambiguous so far
as stating his position, and naturally in?
vited comment from the State Press,
which has evoked from him the follow?
ing card:
Greenville, S. C, Aug. 10,1880.
Mr. Editor: The following article ap?
peared in your issue of this date, viz:
"Several of our State exchanges are
remarking on the ambiguous language of
ex-Judge Cooke's card of withdrawal,
and some of the people of Greenville are
also asking what he meant. It is a mat?
ter of taste and discretion, but it seems
to us that it would be advisable for
several reasons for the Judge to rise and
explain."
While I am greatly obliged to you for
the kindly suggestion, that I should "rise
and explain," you ivill permit me to say,
it is a matter of perfect indifference to
me as to what construction the "State ex?
changes" or "some of the people of
Greenville" may place upou my "card of
withdrawal" as a candidate for re-elec?
tion to the Legislature?and this will
ever be so, unless, per chance, they
should think or tell the truth on mc.
The Democratic party, certainly, has
many sins, both of commission and omis?
sion to answer for, and I indulge the
hope that the "State exchanges" will, at
an early day, discover that they would
be acting in good "taste" and sound
"discretion" to call it to account for its
misdoings and short comings before they
undertake to arraign private citizens.
I am, very truly,
Thompson H. Cooke.
We would like for the Judge to tell us
what are the sins of omission and com?
mission of which the Democratic party is
guilty, and at the same time to tell us if
any other party is likely to do any better.
We are aware that the Judge is trying to
dodge, but we would like for him to be
man enough now to speak out his real
sentiments. If the Democratic party is
bad, tell us wherein it is so, and show us
how it can be bettered. We apprehend
that the worst feature about the party in
Judge Cooke's eyes is that it will not
elect him to office.
A CARD.
To the Editor of the Intelligencer:
Sir?Since I have been nomiuated for
Congress by the Convention of Anderson
County, and my name favorably men?
tioned in some of the other counties com?
posing the Third District, I feel that it is
due to my friends that I should stale that
I cannot become a candidate for the po?
sition, on account of business arrange?
ments that I have made, which will re?
quire me to change my residence to
Greenville, out of this Congressional Dis?
trict. I heartily thank my friends for
their efforts in my behalf, and while I
cannot serve them in this capacity, I can
assure them that my efforts will always
be for the maintenance and- supremacy
of the Democratic party, which is to-day
the bulwark of our liberty.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, Jas. L. Orr.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Appointments for Democratic Mass Meet?
ings.
Columbia, August 16, 1880.
The following appointments for the
Democratic State campaign were fur?
nished to the press to-day. Meetings
will be held as follows:
Columbia, Tuesday, September 7.
Anderson, Thursday, September 9.
Walhalla, Friday, September, 10.
Pickens, Saturday, September 11.
Greenville, Monday, September 13.
Spartanburg, Tuesday, September 14.
Union, Wednesday. September 15.
Newberry, Friday, September 17.
Laurens, Saturday, September IS.
Abbeville, Monday, September 20.
Edgefield, Wednesday, September 22.
Lexington, Thursday. September 23.
Winnsboro', Friday, September 24.
Chester, Saturday, September 25.
York, Monday, ?September 27.
Lancaster, Tuesday, September 28.
Chesterfield, Weducsday, Sept. 20.
Bennettsville, Friday, October 1.
Darlington, Saturday, October 2.
Marion, Monday, October 4.
Conwayboro', Wednesday, October 6.
Sumter, Friday, October 8.
Camden, Saturday, October 9.
Orangeburg, Monday, October 11.
Aiken, Wednesday, October 13.
Barn well, Thursday, October 14.
Walterboro', Saturday, October 1G.
Hampton, Monday, October 18.
Beaufort, Tuesday, October 19.
Charleston, Thursday, October 21.
Georgetown, Saturday, October 23.
Kingstrce, Monday, October 25.
Manning, Tuesday, October 26.
Columbia, Thursday, October 28.
The Chief Justiceship.
A correspondent of the New York
Times writing from Columbia says :
"It has been learned in Columbia that
Chief Justice Willard, to keep up ap?
pearances, will present his claim for two
years more on the Supreme Bench to his
associates, at the reassembling of the
court September 1. It is needless to say
that Judges Mclver and McGowan will
declare the action of the Legislature
legal, which will end the matter, and
Gov. Simpson will step into Willard's
shoes. Senator Hampton's endeavors to
secure the United States District Judge
ship for Willard will come to naught,
owing to the determined opposition of
the Broad street legal fraternity. The
latter despise Willard most heartily' and
will never consent to his elevation to the
Federal Bench. Col. Simonton is their
choice should their preference be consult?
ed."
We venture to say that Justices Mc?
lver and McGowan will decide the mat?
ter on.its cousitutionality and so that it
could not be gainsayed if subject to re?
view by the tribunal of last resort in the
United States.
We shall never believe that any mere
political expediency could induce the
distinguished gentlemen sitting on the
Supreme bench to decide this matter
1 otherwise than upon its merits whatever
might be the consequences.? Columbia
Register.
Shot Through the Heart.
Bluford Workman, colored, deaf mute,
was found dead in a cotton patch near
the roadside opposite Mr. Barnett
Floyd's on Friday morning, having been
killed the night previous. He was shot
with a pistol of about forty calibre; the
ball entered below the right shoulder,
passed through the heart and stopped
just under the skin of the left breast,
where it was taken out by Dr. Thomp?
son. An inquest was held over the dead
body on Friday and adjourned until
Monday when a verdict was found that
the deceased was killed by C. D. Burton
in self-defence. The deceased was twen?
ty-three years old, and formerly belonged
to Mr. Madison Workman. At the time
of his death he was in the employ of Mr.
Charley Floyd. He was a peaceable
and harmless negro. From what we
have learned the killing seems to have
been a horrible outrage, without the
the slightest provocation.?Newberry
I Herald.
Senator Butler's Reply to Gen. Cash.
A reporter for the News and Courier
called upon Senator Butler with a copy
of Col. Cash's letter as it appeared in
the National Republican, and inquired if
he had anything further to say about it.
The Senator had not seen the note to
the Postmaster at Washington, and when
he had read it, smiled and remarked that
he had never objected to the publication
of the letter; on the contrary, was quite
willing that it should be published. Col.
Cash was entitled to have his say, and
now that he had delivered himself, he
hoped he would be in a happier frame of
mind. "But," said the Senator, "just
how it could injure the Democratic party,
I can not see, and therefore cannot un?
derstand why any paper should have re?
fused to publish the letter on that account.
If Col. Cash finds the Radical party
more congenial?appearing from his note
to have lallen out with the Democratic
party?it is entirely proper for him to
seek comfort in its ranks. Such a con?
summation appears to be in accordance
with the 'eternal fitness of things."
Reporter.?Have you anything to say,
General, in reply to the charges which
Col. Cash brings against you ?
Gen. Butler.?No, except to say that
they are purely imaginary. Not a word
of truth in any of them. Of course, I
do not say whether his charge, that I am
a coward, is true or not. It is never safe
to pass judgment on any man's courage.
I have seen some people.terribly disap?
pointed in that regard, and Col. Cash
may find it so in this case, but we cannot
always tell.
Reporter.?Have you ever had any
moneyed transactions with him? What
does he mean by "the privilege of insert?
ing your hands in his pockets," &c, <fec.
Gen. B.?Why, it means that the man
is crazy or something worse. I never
had a money transaction, or endeavored
to have one with him in my life, nor any
other business transaction. So he has
drawn entirely on his imagination for
this statement. Nor did I ever "piteous
ly apply" to him about the "lottery," as
he calls it. My own and Gen. Gary's
connection with that business has been
explained again and again, and was
about the same as that of Gens. Beaure
gard and Early with the Louisiana lot?
tery. The difference is, that theirs has
been a success, ours was a stupendous
failure. Our attempting such an enter?
prise, under the circumstances, was a
piece of ineffable stupidity, but I had no
occasion to apply piteously to Col. Cash
or anybody else about it, and, therefore,
his statement in regard to it is without
foundation in fact. Like every man who
makes such a mistake, I felt disgusted
with myself about it, but I am not in the
habit of complaining of sympathy being
withheld as Col. Cash does in my case.
Rep.?He says that you had "recently
been branded in public as a liar, and
only sought redress by returning the
offensive epithet." Did such an occur?
rence ever take place ?
Gen. B.?Never. There is not a word
of truth in it. And I have only this to
say as to that. If Col. Cash will produce
one respectable or reputable man who
will say that such a thing happened, if I
do not prove that he lies I will make to
him the most abject apology for any
grievance, real or imaginary, that was
ever made to man. And if he does not
do so, where will he be? Ob, no, I have
no objection to the publication of the
letter. Very hard things have been said
about me before, and I have survived
them and trust I will survive this. There
are some things that T might say about
the publication of my letter, but I shall
not do so now; nor shall I indulge in
recriminations with Col. Cash, or throw
mud at him, but leave him to his own
conscience, which I hope will cause him
to feel ashamed of his letter. He was
not in the "fetters of the law" when my
letter was written, to my knowledge, and
they do not appear to chafe much now.
I have nothing to retract of my letter,
but cannot see why Col. Cash should feel
specially aggrieved, as no more mention
is made of him than others connected
with the duel, unless the "cap fits him"
better than others, for which I am not to
blame. I ouly expressed my opinion
about a public transaction in which a
number of persons were engaged. Why,
have I not the right to do that?
A Brutal Murder.
Mr. D. M. Harrell, a quiet and inof?
fensive citizen and merchant of Marion S.
C, was most brutally murdered on Mon?
day last about dark while on the wav
home from his store. The weapon used",
as has been ascertained, was a heavy
sharp instrument, (either an axe or a
halcliet), with which the top of Mr. Har
rell's head was completely split open, the
brain being exposed, while another
horrible gash was made just below his
right eye. When found Mr. Harrell was
still breathing aud weltering in his blood.
Physicians were summoned who did all
in their power to save him, but soon
after he was conveyed to his residence he
breathed his last in the presence of his
wife and seven small children. Mean?
while, the Sheriff, Trial Justice Evans,
and many eager citizens were busy seek?
ing a trace of the murderer, the crime
being at first shrouded in a horrible and
seemingly impenetrable mystery. Ada
line Goddard, a colored woman, told the
officers that she had seen the assault,
heard the blows, and Mr. Harrell's last
agonized and piteous cry, and seen the
murderer (whom she did not recognize)
turn the street corner and run down by
the Presbyterian Church. Her descrip?
tion of the fleeing person answered to the
description of Ben. W. James, a negro
school-teacher, and this, coupled with
the fact that Ben very shortly after the
killing approached Deputy Sheriff Wall
at his residence from the back way and
informed him of the killing, led toBcn's
being suspected and arrested. The ac?
count of himself given by Ben in answer
to questions asked by Mnj. J. M. John?
son, who conducted the examination by
the Sheriff's request, strengthened the
?suspicion against him, and he was placed
in jail. The next morning shoe tracks
were discovered in Mr. Wall's cotton
field leading from the Presbyterian
Church to Wall's kitchen. These tracks
were found to tally precisely with the
shoes worn by the prisoner. Later in
the day blood was found upon a coat
worn by him, and a carpet-bag with let?
ters written in his name was found in a
suspicious place. Other evidence
strengthening the presumption of guilt
has been adduced before the coroner's
inquest, which was convened by Trial
Justice Evans on Tuesday morning?
Marion Merchant and Farmer.
Two More Arrests.
Mamox, August 13.
Sufficient information was obtained
last night to justify the arrest of Richard
and Lewis James as accomplices with
their brother Ben James in the murder
of Mr. D. M. Harrell. No direct or
strong circumstantial proof was brought
out to-day before the coroner's inquest,
although it is believed that all three
planned and carried out the murder. It
will be at least another week before the
inquest will be concluded, as the investi?
gation is thorough and exhaustive, it
being determined to sift the affair to the
bottom and ascertain the motive for the
crime, which yet remains a mystery.?
The officers of the law are vigilant in
their efforts to ferret out every possible
clue that may lead to the conviction of
the proper parties. The evidence
against Ben James, the one first arrested,
leaves no doubt as to his guilt. It is
believed that one of the brothers will
turn State's evidence and reveal the
secrets of the mysterious murder.
Spartanburg: At a meeting held in
Spartanburg on Saturday, a committee
of three from each township in the
county was appointed to submit a plan
for the organization of an agricultural
association for the county.
GARFIELD'S GUSH.
A Vigorous Wave of the Bloody Slilrl?
The New York Demonstration a Failure.
New York, August 7.
The welcome Garfield at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, last night was a dismal
failure as a political demonstration.?
There was somethimg of a crowd but
very little enthusiasm. Garfield alluding
to the recent war said:
"Soon after the great struggle began
we looked behind the army of white
Rebels and saw 4,000,000 of black people
condemned to toil as slaves for our ene?
mies, and we found that the hearts of
these 4,000,000 were God-inspired with
the spirit of liberty and that they were
our friends. We have seen white men
betray the flag and fight to kill the Un?
ion, but in all that long dreary war we
never saw a traitor in a black skin. Our
prisoners escapiug from the starvation of
prison, flying to our lines by the light of
the north star never feared to enter a
black man's cabin and ask for bread. In
all that period of suBering and danger no
Union soldier was ever betrayed by a
black man or woman, and now that we
have made them free, so long as we live
we will stand by these black citizens.?
We will stand by them until the sun of
Liberty fixed in the firmament of the
Constitution shall shine with equal rays
upon every man, black or white through?
out the Union, for fellow citizens, sol?
diers, in this there is all the beneficence
of eternal justice, and by this we will
stand forever. The great poet has said
that in individual life we rise on the
stepping-stones of our dead selves to
higher things, and the Republic rises on
the glorious achievements of its dead and
living heroes to a higher and nobler na?
tional life. We must stand guard over
our past as soldiers, patriots, aud over
our country as the common heritage of
us all.
Bets are freely offering here of five to
three against Garfield, with no takers.
A Fatal Affray In Lancaster.
At Mrs. Rosana Taylor's, in Flat Rock
TownBhip, on Friday last, Moses Lucus,
better known as "Coot," was shot with a
pistol and almost instantly killed by
James Robertson. Mr. Lucus had a
difficulty with his nephew, James Lucus,
(in the morning) in which Mr. Dunbar
Robertson took the part of the nephew.
Later in the day Moses Lucus made an
attack upon Dunbar Robertson, when
hit brother, James Robertson, fired five
shots at Lucus, the last ball entering his
left side between the hip bone and ribs,
passing through his body. Lucus died
in a few minutes. Robertson made his
escape in the direction of Lancaster, and
was seen last Friday afternoon three
miles this side of Taxahaw. All the
participants, except James Robertson, the
man who did the shooting, are reported
to have been druuk on cider. Lucus was
about 40 years of age; was a good sol?
dier through the late war, and leaves a
wife and two children. Robertson has a
wife and four children, and was a nephew
to the man whom he killed.
An inquest was held on Friday by
Major J. Funderburk, and warrants is?
sued for James Robertson and James
Lucus. The latter was arrested as an
accessory to the crime, there being testi?
mony showing that he handed the pistol
to Robertson. He was lodged in jail on
Sunday last. Robertson has not since
been heard of.?Lancaster Ledger.
A Cold- Wave Coming.
New York, August 1G.
A heavy frost and thin ice were re
Sorted this morning from many points in
few York and New England. In Stony
Clove, Ulster County, there was a slight
fall of snow. The crops have been some?
what injured.
Lake George.?At four o'clock this
morning the mercury there indicated
forty degrees.
Danville, Va.?A furious hail storm
swept through the neighborhood of Ver
non Hill, Halifax County, yesterday,
coming from a northern direction, em?
bracing a section of a country a mile and
a half wide, and extending a great dis?
tance southward. The wind blew a
terrific gale, and there was a heavy fall of
rain. One planter had 100,000 'hills of
tobacco destroyed, aud other planters
lost large quantities.
poughkeei'sik.?There was a frost in
the interior of the river counties this
morning. Mountain travelers report the
mercury at f)0 degrees, and fires not un?
comfortable.
Gen. Grimes, of North Carolina, As?
sassinated.
Raleigh, N. O, August 1G.
Reliable information has just been re?
ceived of the assassination of Gen.
Bryan Grimes, on the 14th August, near
his home, in Pitt County. Rumor says
he v/as riding in a buggy along the high?
way when he was shot dead by some one
concealed in the bushes. The murderer
is supposed to have been a negro or white
man, against both of whom Gen. Grimes
was an important witness in an arson
case. The scene of i he murder being
remote from telegraphic communication,
the particulars have not yet been ob?
tained. Gen. Grimes was a very promi?
nent citizen, and reached by his high
soldierly qualities the rank of Major
Gencral in the Crnfederate Army.
The Black Code.
On Sunday last A. J. Clinton, colored,
of Liberty Hill, sent a letter to Horace
White (also colored) by his (Horace's)
sou. The letter was of an offensive na?
ture, and ended by challenging him to a
duel with pistols, at ten paces; and said
he only wanted a chance to put two bul?
lets through his darned heart. Now,
Horace did not want the bullets put
through his heart in that manner, so to
prevent it he came to Camden on Mon?
day and had a warrant issued for Clin?
ton's arrest for sending a challenge. He
asserted his intention of seeing the affair
through to the end.?Camden Journal.
The First Bale or Sew Cotton.
The first bale of the new crop of South
Carolina cotton was received here yester?
day by the South Carolina Railroad. It
was from Mr.;C. D. C. Adams, of Bam?
berg, Barnwell County, and was con?
signed to Messrs. Pelzer, Rodgers & Co.,
of our city. On sampling the bale it
was found 10 have been prematurely
ginned and packed and its mercantile
value was much depreciated in conse?
quence.? Charleston Nevdft 13/// inst.
SCHOOL NOTICE.
MRS. C. R. MURRAY
Will oiicn her School for Young La?
dies on MONDAY, the Oth of Sop
tember next.
August lf>, 1880. fi_3_
"Old Crow^ Whiskey.
MR. JOHN O'DONNELL
HAS been granted the soli; right to sell
the above brand of Whiskey in the
Town of Anderson. IT IS THE UEST
WHISKEY MADE.
F. W. WAG EN El! it CO.,
Charleston, S. C.
Aug 19, 1SS0 0 _."ni
To Witnesses, Jurors, &c.
D?) order of the District Court of the United
States for the District of South Carolina.
"VrOTICE is hereby given that an Ad
_LM journal Session of the August Term
of the District Court of the United States
for the Western District of South Carolina
will be held in Greenville, in said District,
on Wednesday, the 1st day of September
next, for the transaction or the usual busi?
ness of the said Term. Jurors, Defendants,
Witnesses and all parlies concerned are
hereby notified to attend.
E. M. SEABROOK,
CD. C. IT. S., S. C.
August 1880 <i 2
"VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
-LN Tlic undersigned; Administrator of
the Estate of Elijah Alexander, dee'd, here?
by gives notice that lie will apply to the
Judge of Probate fur Anderson County, on
the 2lst day of September, 1830, Ibra Final
Settlement ?f said Estate and discharge from
Iiis office as administrator.
JOHN H. MAXWELL, Adru'r.
Aug 10,1880_G_5_
ASSIGNEE'S SALE.
OX SALEDAY IN SEPTEMBER next
I will sell at public sale the HOUSE
and LOT lately occupied by C. W. Volkcn
ing, situate on the Southeast corner of the
Benson House Lot in the Town of Ander?
son. Said Lot fronts 50x00 feet on Main
street.
Terms of Sale?One-third cash; balance
to be paid by 1st of March, 1881, with leave
to anticipate payment. Purchaser to pay
extra for all papers.
J. L. TRIBBLE,
Assignee for C. W. Volkcning.
August 19, 18S0 G 3
THE
NEW YORK SUN
For the Campaign.
The Weekly Sc.v will be found n useful aux?
iliary l>y all who are earnestly working for the re?
form of the National Government. Believing that
the evils which have so long besci the country can
he cured only by a change of the patty in power,
The Sirs earnestly supports for President and
Vice President, Hancock and EzroLisn.
In order that all those who sympathize willi onr
purpose may most efficiently co-operate with us,
we will send The Weekly S?s to clubs, or single
subscribers, post paid, for tvrenty-llvo cents for
the next three months. Address
THE SUN, New York CUy.
Aug 19,1SS0 _tl_4
Report of the Town Council
of Anderson, S. C.
DP.
Received of former Council. $ Of) 19
Amount of Tax on Real Estate. 530 3!)
Tax on personal property. 005 17
Tax on Dogs. 45 00
Commutation Tax. 593 00
Taxes of 1379. 9 -19
Saloon Licenses. 15GG 75
Exhibition Licenses. SO 00
Dray and Horse Licenses. 30 50
Old Fines. 2G 00
Fines imposed. 531 85
Horse and Cuttle Fines. 12 25
Rent of Market House. 22 50
Sale of Hank's Ferrv. 75 00
Sale of old Wagon..*.. 14 00
Sale of old Stable. G 00
Sale of old Barrels, etc. 3 50
From miscellaneous sources. 1 00
CR.
$-1202 59
By paid Chief Marshal.$ 500 00
Assistant Marshal. 45G 15
Town Clerk. 1S3 53
Regular Street Hands. 410 75
Extra Street Hands. 245 42
Extra Police. 03 25
Corn. 130 35
Oats. 19 93
Fodder. 51 45
Blacksmithing. 37 97
Repairing Harness. 12 30
Lumber. 155 0G
Advertising und Printing. G3 20
Booksand Stationery..".. 54 15
Sheriff Account. 2Q G2
Dieting Prisoners. 2$ 85
New Well. 122 10
New Pump and Hose. 72 00
Repairs on old Pump. 9 10
Oil. 93 00
Matches. G 00
Repairs on Lamps. 19 35
Lamp Burners. 14 00
Tinware and Work. 12 50
Hardware. 32.30
Paints, Oils and Drugs. 18 89
Repairs on Guard House Lot. 40 35
Repairs on Market House. 2 25
Nails. 1G 50
New Desk. 14 50
Repairs on old Wagon. 7 17
Hire of Wagon. 2 25
New Wagon. 85 00
Rock. 5 00
Lime. 8 50
Recording Deeds. 2 25
Town Assessors. 18 00
Damages to a Horse. 1 75
Medical Account. 2 00
For Manures. 9 50
Expenses Delegates to Charleston... 101 00
Witness. 2 95
Expenses of Witness in ferry case.. 10 00
Attorneys' Fees. 00 00
Expenses of Town Election. 32 00
For miscellaneous articles. 8 85
Tax worked out.S. 22 ?5
Taxes remitted. 37 75
Taxes uncollected. 23 91
Costs. 102 50
Fines worked out. 115 25
Costs worked out. 38 25
Uncollected Fines. 101 50
$3727 05
" By balance. 535 54
$4202 59
Amount of Real Property.$357,5S0
Amount of Personal Property. 403,405
Number of Dogs. 90
State ok South Carolina, )
County of Anderson, j
I, Thos. C. Ligon, Town Clerk, do hereby
certify that the foregoing report of the Town
Council for the year ending the 10th day of
August, 1880, is correct and true.
Given under my hand and the corporate
(.???. % seal, this the 10th day of August,
seal. A. D. 1SS0.
1 J THOS. C. LIGON,
Town Clerk and Treasurer.
Aug 19, 1830 0 I
FOUND !
AREMEDY THAT IS A SURE and EFFEC
tual cure for all diseases of the Plood, Skin,
Scrofula, Canter in its worst form, White Swelling,
Catarrh of the Womb and all Chronic Sores, no
matter how long standing, we guarantee a cure if
our remedies arc used according to directions.
Smith's Scrofula Syrup
?AND?
STAR CURINE.
With these two Medicines combined, we have
cured hundreds of eases of the different diseases
mentioned above.
Smith's Scrofula Syrnp
Is nn internal remedy, one of the best blood purl?
ers now known to the American people.
STAR CURINE
Is an external remedy ; by blip)ring it on the out?
side and taking Smith's Scrofula Syrup, your ease
will be easy to eure. If you will call on or address
us wc will take pleasure in showing you hundreds
?if certificates from parties living in this State that
you are well acquainted with, that have been cured
sound and well by using Star Curiiie and Smith's
Scrofula Syrup. If you arc nfllicted with any of
lite above mentioned diseases do not think your
ease will get well without treatment. ])o not" de?
lay. The sooner you get to using our two reme?
dies, the sooner you will be restored to health and
happiness.
Call on Daniel & Marsh at once, before it is too
late, and get a bottle of Smith's Scrofula Syrup and
Star Curiue.
Head the following certificate:
Messrs. Daniel & Marsh, 13 Kimball House, At?
lanta:
Gentlemen?Tills is to certify that we have tried
Smith's Scrofula Syrup in several old chronic eases
of catarrh, cancer, soie legs, etc., and we cheerful?
ly recommend it to the nubile as the best, safest
and must reliable iilood Purifier that can be used
for all diseases for which it is recommended,
lies] ieet fully,
It. Harthas ?t Co.
All communications ?hould be addressed to
DANIEL & HARSH,
Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers,
13 Kimball House, Atlanta,Ca.
For sale by Dr. T. A. Hudgens, Honea Talh.S.C.,
and Itogers A Clinkseales, William-1 , S. C, and
.1. It. Williams, Central, S. C.
Aug 19, 1880 0 _Gin
THE FALL TERM OF THE
Carolina Collegiate Institute
{Fur Boys awl Girls,)
WILL open SEPT. Olli, 1880. Tuition
per Term?$4, $0, $8, $10 and $12.
Board, exclusive of washing, $G to $10 per
month, according to the number of days
tier week the pupil is boarded. Entrance
lee, 25c. w. J. LIGON, Principal.
August 12,1880_f?_4_
Seven Valuable Cows for Sale
AT KIVOL1 PLANTATION, (John B.
Adger, Jr.s,) near Peudleton. Three
of them with young calves.
JAMES A. PRICE,
Manager.
August 5, 1880 I 3
NOTICE.
All parties(losiriiigltrpurclmsc the OXLY (iEXIJI.YE HALL ?IX, FEED
ER ami C'OXWENSERS, manufactured by S. Z. IS ALL, Little Rock, Arkan
sas. will please apply t'?
J. HAYLIS LEWIS, Anderson, S, ?.
August ?'?, 18S0_4_2m
GRAND CLEARANCE SALE
FOR THE
MONTH OF AUGUST
AT THE
PARIS STORE !
FROM this day on until the first of September my entire
Stock of SUMMER GOODS will be offered at REAL New
York FIRST COST:
200 Pieces Prints at 5c. per yard.
20 Pieces Victoria Lawn^at 10. 12 and 15c,
60 Pieces Pique at 5c.
GENTS' READY MADE CLOTHING way under Cost.
Ladies' and Gents' STRAW HATS at a great sacrifice.
PARIS STORE.
AGRICULTURAL ENGINES.
"THE TOM," (SO "WOOD, TABOR & MORSE,"
FOR THE GINNING SEASON.
"The Taylor," "Cotton Bloom;'
and "Patent Steel Brush"
cottoit a-insrs
ON REASONABLE TERMS and at bottom prices. Now is the time to give in
your orders. The best COTTON PRESSES, and in fact everything in the
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY line sold by. us. EXTRAS for the Tozer
Engine always on hand.
Prices ol" Best 3-ply Standard Rubber Belting, per foot :
2h inch. 4 inch. G inch. G inch. 7 inch..
"lGc. 22c. 27c. 30c. 35c.
Any width can be had of us on short notice.
Best Oil Tanned LACE LEATHER, RUBBER HOSE, GUM AND TOW
PACKING at prices as low as any house within the State. As to RUBBER
and LEATAER* BELTING, we will beat any prices that the buyer can give us.
Always remember that our stock of
General Merchandise is Complete.
SULLIVAN & MATTISON,
CENTENNIAL BUILDING.
August 5,18S0_
1000 BUSHELS, 1000 BUSHELS.
One Thousand Bushels of Pure Unmixed
RED RUST PROOF SEED OATS,
FOR SALE BY
REED, MOORHEAD & CO.,
No. 7 Granite Row.
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"We also keep a Full Line of
Staple Dry Goods, Groceries, &c,
WHICH we offer to the public at the LOWEST CASH PRICES. Give us a call
before purcha^inir.
REED, MOORHEAD & CO.
No. 7 Granite Bow, Anderson, S. C.
Julv 29, 18S0 3
QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS.
A. B. TOWERS & CO.,
TAKE this opportunity to inform their friends and customers that they will offer in?
ducements in prices of Goods from now until the 21st of August, in order to reduce
our stock.
203?Two hundred and three Men and Boys' Hats for sale cheap.
Shoes and Boot??Persons in want of good Shoes will find it to their interest to
examine our stock before buying. We make a specialty of Ladies' Fine Shoes?"Miles'
Bay State"?and other brands of Shoes, that we warrant to be solid leather and not rip.
Groceries nud Provisions?Fancy Groceries, among which you will find best
Peach Preserves, Pie Fruit, Extracts, Raisins, Citron, &c., &c. Bacon, Lard. Hams,
Corn, Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses, best Green, Black and English Breakfast Tea.
Hardware?A good assortment of Hardware. Fine Tools a specialty.
A good assortment of DRY GOODS, YANKEE NOTIONS, Ac. Headquarters for
FINE SHIRTS. Give us a call.
Try our line ROASTED COFFEE. Try our line TEAS. Try our Peach Preserves.
Housekeepers will find with us a good assortment of Crockery, China and Glassware,
Potware, Trays, Coflee Mills, Knives and Forks, Spoons, and many other things needed
by house) eepers.
Dexter Feed Cutter?The best Feed Cutter in the market. Dexter Corn Sheller
defies p .mpctition.
Call at No. 1 Granite Row on
July 8, 1880 A. B. TOWERS & CO.
READY FOR SPRING AND SUMMER
WE have laid in an immense stock of all kinds of Goods, which we will dispos?
of at the LOWEST PRICES for the Cash, or on Timo to prompt payingr
customers. Wc keep on hand a large supply of?
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Such as- DRY GOODS. BOOTS and SHOES,
CLOTHING, NOTIONS,
HARDWARE, CROCKERY,
WOO DEN WARE, LEATHER,
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,
And a thousand other articles too numerous to classify. Give us a call, as wo are
not to be undersold bv any house in the up-country.
BARR & CO.,
NO. lO GRANITE ROW, ANDERSON, S. C.
Apri 1_2!US80_ 11_
CASH, CASE CASH.
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WE will sell Goods for Cash at the VERY LOWEST RATE, and as we sell
only for CASH we can a (lord to give more for the same amount of money
than if we had to run the risk of time sales. Our stock of
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, &c,
Is complete. We have just received a large lot of
New Oleans Syrup, Bacon and Flour,
Which wc arc selling very low. We take COUNTRY PRODUCE in barter, and!
pay the highest prices for it.
We have One Hundred Boxes of TOBACCO which we are
selling very Cheap.
FANT & BRO.
Jan 15, 1890 12