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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1884. TEHMS: ONE TEAS._.~.?1.50. SIX MONTHS-.-.~.. 75c. Two Dollars if not paid in advance. Mr. Elaine's friends claim that if nom? inated by the Republicans he can be elected President without the vote of the State of New York, to which the Boston Herald bluntly says that if elected at all it will have to be without the vote of New York, for he can never get it. Do not forget to attend your Demo? cratic Club meeting on Saturday, the Pith inst., at , two o'clock p. m. These meetings are to be held for the' election' of new officers for the Clubs, and dele? gates to the County Convention, which meels on the 31st of this month. Every member of a Club should attend this' .meeting, even if it requires a sacrifice to do so._? ? -?? _ Gen. Grant is now safely oat of the probabilities or possibilities in the com? ing Republican Nominating Convention. His friends have for years been trying to pat him on the retired list in the army, but he has pat himself on the retired :: : iist politically by connecting himself with, one. of the Wall street banking booses. ~ Even,, the Republican party cannot afford to nominate a man whose financial record-presents a failure from stock gambling operations. Wall street is to be thanked for permanently retiring the third term boom. ? : About ninety delegates from South Carolina attended the Southern Baptist Convention at Baltimore. The Home Mission Board reported that the .total contributions for the year were $56,414 ; from Sooth Carolina, $2,988. The For? eign Mission Board reported the total contributions, $89,625. Of this amount, Sooth Carolina contributed $7,090. There is reported a balance on hand for the first named Board of $3,542, and a . bal? ance on band for Foreign Missions of . $9,566. The next meeting of the Con? vention will be held at Augusta,"Ga., in May, 1885. \ The best disposition for the Democrats to make of the tariff fight in the Chicago Convention is to adopt the platform of 1876 and nominate the old ticket on ft. We can succeed in that way, and when we get possession ot the govern? ment we will be able to reform the tariff. The Democrats cannot reasonably expect to accomplish any reformation in this line so long as the Republicans hold either branch of Congress or the Presi? dency, for the party in power will never consent to let the opposition get the credit of a great - national reform like even Morrison's bill would have been. The oKd ticket on the old platform/there? fore, is the talisman for Democratic victory this year. All of the Democrats from this State in Congress voted against striking out the enacting clause of Morrison's Tariff Bill, and by so doing represented the wishes of their , constituents, and we believe the best interests of the whole country.The bill was not a model measure by any means, for it had no discrimina? tion in it The theory of the Republi? can Tariff Act was recognized as correct, and the same per cent, of reduction made on every article, which we think could not have been permanent, because we do oot believe it would have been just; but still it was a great improve? ment upon the preseot taxation, and for this reason would have been a substantial relief to the people if it could have become a law. *We do not think the bill ever stood any chance to become a law, bat as it was iouoJo .ad every member ought to have voted in accordance with bis real convictions on the matter. In this view of the question we are glad to see the South Carolina Democrats ranged solidly upon the side of revenue reform. President Arthur has expressed him? self as favorable to the bill for the relief of Gen. Fitz John Porter, and it was supposed that when the bill passed the' Senate }he measure was safe, but. recent events have convinced the friends of the bill that the President will likely veto! the bill if it reaches him before the meeting of the'national Republican Con-: vention, in order to make some, votes in his party which are violently opposed to the-relief of Porter. To save the billy' however, friends have got it safely lodged in the hands of a conference committee on differences between the two houses, and will keep it there until after the Republican nominee is named. This is a most serious and disgraceful charge to make against the President. If there is any foundation whatever for it, Mr. Arthur ought to be beaten even for a Republican nomination. To use the veto power for party advantage on parti? san measures is an outrage upon the sworn duties of a President, but that is not to be compared with the blackness of heart and the insincerity of the man who will use those powers to prevent justice being done to an injured man in order that he may get a few votes for a nomi? nation. If the President is seeking a renomination by these methods, it will be a public calamity for him to succeed. There is, as every one must have fore? seen there would be, a great deal of bad feeling in the Democratic party growing oot of the injudicious tariff agitation which has just closed, and Mr. Morri? son's unseemly cursing on the floor of the House of Representatives when the vote was about to be taken, has not been the only profanity indulged in over the result. We believed all along that the agitation of the question in the present session was bad politics, and could only result in injury to the Democratic party, without in any way benefiting the coun? try. 'We expressed this opinion before Congress met, and the result of the bat? tle so far has vindicated the correctness of that opinion. The true chance for Democratic victory is to proceed to in? vestigate the extravagancies of the gov? ernment?show what reductions can be made when we get into power, and pledge our party to reduce the expenses of the government to an economical basis, and to reduce our tariff duties ns low as can be done to raise the sum necessary to meet these expenses. Tariff reduction is a matter of great importance, but it can? not be jumped at. In order properly to reduce the tariff, we should first find out how much the expenditures of the government can be reduced, and then when we have the power conform the tariff to those reductions. The Demo? cratic party is not responsible for the existing laws, and cannot be made so until the people entrust tbe government to it. Therefore it is impolitic and use? less to undertake reformations which we know in advance we canuot accomplish. By volunteering such performances, we run the risk of divisions among ourselves and ridicule from our enemies. The News and Courier propounds this question to the Intelligencer: ? "A propos of Tilden we should like our Anderson friend to say whether, in its opinion, much 'enthusiasm' would be excited for Mr. Tilden by the republica tion of the cypher dispatches and a com? plete exposure of the efforts of Mr. Til den's agents to purchase electoral votes in Oregon, Florida and South Carolina? Also whether the South Carolina Democ? racy would be likely to be very enthusi? astic in their support of a man. who gave them the cold shoulder in 1876, and who, when he agreed to contribute $5,000 to our campaign fund, failed to pay the draft for that amount, which draft remains unpaid, by him, to this day ?" Onr answer is that we have yet to learn that Mr. Tilden had any connection, personally, with the cypher dispatches. He cannot be held responsible for the action of the party, agents any more than any other Democrat. If there was any? thing wrong about the cypher dispatches we have no acquaintance with it; but it was the Democratic party who commit? ted that wrong, and not Mr. Tilden. The same is true as to the transactions in Sooth Carolina and "Florida. We know nothing about any failure on the part of Mr. Tilden to pay drafts for which he was responsible to this State, but we do know that if Mr. Tilden as? sumed any such obligation he could have been made to pay it. His failure to do so shows that he has a side to the matter as well as our Charleston contemporary. We admit that Mr.- Tilden is not the &rst choice of the people of South Caro? lina, but just at this time we are in the position to need the influence of the strongest man in the Democratic party in the United.States, and whoever that man may be, when be is named by the Chicago Convention, the people of South Carolina will cheerfully support him. We believe Mr. Tilden at this time is the man, and we believe he will be over? whelmingly, nominated in Chicago and triumphantly elected in November. We may be mistaken, but that is our belief. If we are correct, we would suggest to onr Charleston friend that we had better accept the inevitable gracefully, and not assume a position in advance of the can? vass which may injure our usefulness in it. For this reason it would be. as well not to express any opinions which may be quoted against us this Summer. favoring indepjendentism. A Washington dispatch of May the 9th, says: 'Representative Aiken, of South Car? olina, upon being asked, this morning, what the tariff reformers proposed to do now, replied : 'We will have to appeal to the people. The.majority of us were elected to try and reform the tariff. We have made the attempt, and were defeat? ed by forty-one of our people deserting us in the face of the enemy. The Ohio and California, men say they were not elected to reform the tariff. The Repub? licans declared it was a party measure and they voted accordingly, with a few exceptions. Forty-one members of our party took a different view of the case and voted against their party.' "Continuing, Mr. Aiken said the pro? ceedings of Tuesday were very disheart? ening to Southern Democrats. The lat? ter came here with a large majority, and for the sake of peace and harmony allowed themselves to be pulled ana hauled about by a handful of persons claiming to be Democrats who were really Republicans at heart. Col. Aiken says he is in favor of the Southern Dem? ocrats in tbe House forming a party of their own. Then thev could control tue balance of power. They could then say to these other gentlemen, 'go ahead and propose such legislation as you desire. If we. like it we will vote for it, if not, we .will vote against it, no matter wheth? er it originates on the. Democratic or Republican side.' They could then, he says, command such respect as is now denied them. For the past ten years the South has been playing kite for a tail end of the party, and the tail has. controlled the movements of the kite. "There are only a small number of Southern Democrats, who favor Col. Aiken's independent proposition, yet a Iftrge majority complain of the way they (are treated by the Northern wing of the 'party." This is in keeping with Col. Aiken's views as expressed at Townville, in this County, in 1880, and it adopted by the Southern people would lead to the utter disorganization of the Democratic party, both in national and in State politics. The idea is impracticable, and its expres? sion is mischievous. If Southern Con? gressmen propose acting as independents in national politics because they cannot have their own way in national affairs, why should not McLane, Clayton and their associates act independently in State politics when things do not go to suit them? The mere statement of Col. Aiken's position shows how utterly de? structive of party government bis views are. If the Democratic party in tbe Union should be dissolved, it will be im? possible to hold it together in the sepa-* rate States. It is fortunate for the party through the Southern States that the bulk of their representatives are more prudent than Col. Aiken. the failure of the grants. The firm of Grant & Ward, of which Gen. Grant and his sons were members, has failed in connection with tbe Marine Bank, and the prominence of the mem? bers of the firm has caused much com? ment both in political and financial cir? cles. The dealings of the house are being severely criticised, judging from the articles which have found their way into the papers. The New York Tribune says of this failure: "Facts which are gradually leakiug ont regarding the operations and business methods of tbe suspended firm of Grant & Wa.-d, whose collapse was coincident with that of the Marine National Bank on Tuesday, exhibit the condition of the house in even a worse light than has been generally imagined. Not only are tbey known to have rehypothecated securi? ties lodged with them" on Iohns by sever? al railroad companies, but. they have obtained larger advances on some of these collaterals than the amount they bad advanced. The best information now puts their gross liabilities at not far from-$10,OCO,000. No estimates can be made of their assets exclusive of loans made on securities they have repledged. No statement is yet obtainable respect? ing the condition of the Marine Bank, and tbe prospect of final payment to depositors will be a mere matter of guess? work until the bank examiner reports. "An enormous amount of unsecured liabilities of tbe firm exist, comprising notes and simple receipts for money re? ceived for speculation. The story told regarding the operations of the firm is as follows: Tbe firm started with the pres? tige of Gen. Grant's name to aid mem? bers in securing capital and in inspiring confidence in their ability and position. Actual money was raised on notes that the ex-President and Jas. D. Fish bad endorsed. "To what extent the responsibility of the conduct of affairs rests on Fish and upon Ward entirely cannot be learned. It is not believed that Gen. Grant or U. S. Grant, Jr., paid close attention to de? tails. Tbe copartnership agreement pro? vided that each member could withdraw $3000 a month, it is said, the profits above that sum being retained as capital. Neither of the Grants is believed to have paid closer attention to details than the regular drawing of bis allowance. "The scheme carried out to obtain most funds was based upon advances made by the firm to contractors for Indian and other supplies to. tbe Govern? ment, the firm taking assignments of claims and collecting on them when the contracts were app oved in regular course of Governs nr.t procedure. By represen? tations respecting these contracts heavy sums were obtained on notes or receipts given by the firm. High rates of inter? est were paid, and in many case3 advan? ces were secured for only a few months. Confidence in the house, however, cnused many to let their money be unclaimed for a long time. It is stated on good authority that there are * outstanding nearly two million dollars of these un? secured obligations held between two individuals. It is said that the liabili? ties of this character will amount to about $5,000,000." Gen. Grant, however, will still have a little property left as appears from the following statement of Mr. Giorge Jones, of the New York Times, who says: "Gen. Grant's fund of $250,000 is ab? solutely safe. I don't know where his enemies find their lies. The fund , is in? vested in Toledo and Wnbash second mortgage bonds, tbe interest payable quarterly, and guaranteed, principal and interest, by the heirs of the late Govern? or E. D. Morgan. Hitherto we have paid the interest annually and the 1st of May of each year has found tbe General in possession of ?15,140, interest in full on tbe investment. Hereafter we shall pay him quarterly, not only because he needs tbe money but because we do not mean that any one else shall lay bands on it. Gen. Grant could not touch a dollar of the principal even if be desired to do so, any more than I could. He can will it, however, at bis death to his heirs. I was with Gen. Grant on Sun? day last, and he was in complete ignor? ance of the impending disaster. Other than tbis fund be does not possess a dol? lar, and more than that he is deeply and almost irretrievably in debt. What he did in Wall street, be did for bis sons,* and it seems too sad that this man, who has done so much for his country, should be left in his old age a dependant of the nation be helped to save." STEAMER STATE OF FLORIDA SUNK. A Fearful Wreck nt sea Carries 135 Lives to the Bottom of the Ocean. Quebec, May 7.?The steamer Titania did not land the rescued people from tbe State of Florida at this city, as was ex? pected, but carried them on to Montreal. The vessel was boarded here by reporters, who ascertained the list of those saved, a large majority of whom were members of the crew of the lost steamship. The following is the official report of the third officer of the State of Florida, now on board the Titania: "We left New York on the 12th of April with about one hundred and sixty seven passengers and crew and a- full general cargo. All went well until the night of the 18th, at 11:30, when we col? lided with the bark Ponema, of Chatham, N. B., Capt. Heyburn. Both vessels went down almost instantly, and out of the steamer's passengers and crew only 44, including the stewardess, managed to escape iu boats. Of the bark's crew of fifteen only tbe captain and two seamen were saved. Next morning the bark was observed bottom up. The survivors, after having been thirty-five hours in the boats without food or water, were rescued by the Norwegian bark Theresa, of Christiania, from that port bound for Quebec. On the 22d, twenty-four of them were transferred on board the ship Louisa, off and from Cardiff for Quebec. They remained on that vessel until the 5th of May, when they were taken on board the TitaDia, for Quebec. It is be? lieved that 135 lives were lost." The third officer, James AILn, in an interview told the following story : The night on which the disaster occurred was clear, though moonless, and the sea was as smooth as glass. He (third officer) retired to his bunk at 8 o'clock, leaving chief officer Thompson in charge of tbe deck. About 11:10 he heard signals sud? denly given to stop thesteamer's engines, followed by a fearful crash. He rushed immediately on deck and tbe first thing he noticed was a red light pretty close on their starboard bow. At the same mo? ment be heard the chief-officer's voice and the cry of "collision," and perceived the bark which had run into them go down. Running to the side of his own vessel he endeavored to ascertain the damage, and perceiving an immense gaping hole, into which the sea was fast pouring, and feeling, as he said himself, that the steamer was a "goner," he hur? ried to the captain, who at once gave orders to get out tbe boats, four of which were down in fifteen minutes, when the State of Florida just keeled over to port and went down stern foremost. As near as he could calculate tbe dis? aster occurred in Lat. 49? N., Long. 30? 30v W., or within about one thousand two hundred miles of the Irish coast, as when their last bearing were taken on that day tbey were iu about Lat. 47? 5GN N., Long. 38? 35' W. As the vessel went down all on deck, including the captain, were washed off by the sea. Allan further stated that tbe captain was exceedingly cool, too cool in fact, as he did not seem to look upon tbe danger as serious or presdng, and tbis, together with the fact that he appeared iu no hurry to save himself was possibly the reason that more of the passengers were not saved. They would not take to tbe boats as they supposed when they saw him so cool, that danger was not so great, and moreover tbe sea was so calm. Of eight boats carried four were safely launched. Two were smashed by the collision, and of the other two he knew nothing, but believed they were washed away when the steamer went down. He did not believe that any one had escaped in them. However, if they had he did not want to raise any false hopes, his opinion being that they never would be heard from again. When No. 2 boat was being lowered the tackle was cut too quickly and its occupants, who were all passengers, were upset into the sea. A number of them, he says, clung to the boat's bottom during the remainder of the night and were picked up in the morning by other boats. On Sunday after drifting thirty-five hours we were picked up by the Theresa and the follow? ing Tuesday the party now on board tho Titania wptc transferred to the bark Louise of Cardiff while off Bird Rocks, but the latter being overcrowded the party were again transferred to the Titania. Allah declined to give his opinion of the cause of the accident. Xegro Education. Abbeville Press and Banner. Public education in the South is a de: parture from the old plan which gave South Carolina the highest stand in point of an educated citizenship. Under re? construction and the moral force of the Government at Washington, together with a desire on our part to conciliate Northern sentiment, we were induced to adopt the new plan, which,.it was con? tended, would cure all the ills with which we were afflicted. The J'rcss and Banner partook of this seutimeut and for years cheerfully supported the tax for public education, but upon more mature reflec? tion, and after having had an opportuni? ty of observing results, we have come to the conclusion that all public education is wrong is principle and demoralizing in its effects. No sophistry or false reasoning can ever convince us that the industrious and self-denying citizen should be taxed to educate the children o' indolent and immoral parents. It is a delusion and a snare to suppose that education affects the morals of a citizen ?education is a negative force which may be used for good or for evil, as the individual may be inclined. All morality, culture and true religion is based on material prosperity. While there are noble exceptions to the general rule, in individual cases, yet it is abso? lutely certain that no people ever attain? ed any creditable degree of morality who did not possess some of the comforts of life, and who did not live in comfortable houses.' It is a physical impossibility to expect morality, decency or refinement where a large family occupy a house of only one room, and where only the scantiest sup? ply of even the necessaries of life are to be found. The condition of the negro will not improve as long as one .large family or two small families occupy one room?for cooking, eating, sitting^sleep ing?in sickness and in health; The negro, before he can rise above bis present level, mast live in better houses and must have something of the comforts of life for his children. They must at the fireside, be taught those most impor? tant lessons, which his white neighbor impresses upon his children. The mere ability to read a newspaper in an unintelligible way and the art of signing one's name to a note in ? me? chanical manner will never supply the more important lessons of morality and self-respect which must be taught by the mother at the fireside, and which must be maintained by the independence and manhood of the father. The negro must learn the value of time, and must learn to work six days in the week. One reason the white man of this country is richer than the colored man is to be attributed to the fact that the former works more than the latter. Hundreds of colored men are to be found every Saturday in the various towns and at the different depots, even in the busi? est months of the year. No man, white or black, can prosper who has to neglect his business one day in the week to go to preaching, and then has an excuse for going to town every Saturday. Public education has turned the heads of the negroes, and nine-tenths of them to-day believe that the ability to read and write is of first importance. This fact has done much to retard the progress of the negro. The ability to merely read and write is of very little practical use to the great mass of bread-winners, but a good house, decent furniture, and re? spectable clothing is of ten thousand times more value to them. People who live in good houses, well filled with nico furniture, aud who wear good clothing will always command the respect of their fellows, whether they have education or not. The man who lives in a house which is not fit for a horse stable, can never expect bis children to stand the peers of those who live in better houses and observe the decencies of life, no mat? ter bow much book-learning they may have. Then we say, it is an injustice to the negro to take his children from the farm to school before a good home and decent furniture are secured. A good dwelling house, with separate comfortable rooms for the children is of first importance, then furniture, then education, and then, to crown the whole, that morality, which is begotten of independence nod self respect, and that Christianity which has for its foundation an intelligent convic? tion of right and wrong. It requires time to bring the colored race to our standard. They need a sym? metrical development, as the white race have. The abnormal development of the intellect while the morals are neglected is not worth the cost. The public schools are demoralizing our own people and teaching the negroes that they are men? dicants and paupers. They should, on the contrary, be self-reliant and should assert their manhood iu securing houses, furniture and education by tbeir own commendable exertion and wholesome economy. Death of Judah P. Benjamin, London, May 7.?Judah P.Benjamin, the distinguished lawyer and advocate and ex-member of the Government .of the Southern Confederacy is dead. Mr. Benjamin died in his apartments in the Avenue Jena, Paris. Nearly four years since Mr. Benjamin had a bad fall in Paris from a tram-car, on the road running parallel to the Seine. Forgetting that he was not quite as young as when last in New Orleans, he jumped, as had formerly been his habit when resident in the "Crescent City," from the car while it was still in motion, and, losing his feet, be held on to the rail, and was dragged many yards, dislocating his shoulder and breaking two or three ribs. From the shock thus sustained Mr. Benjamin never entirely recovered, and one of the worst effects resulting from the accident was that it brought back an internal disorder, some symptoms of which bad manifested themselves at Richmond, in Virginia, during the American civil war. It was in 1811 that Mr. Benjamin first saw the light upon the Danish Islaud of St. Croix. There he remained with his parents for four years until the war was over when his parents made their way to Charleston, in South Carolina, and thence, a little later on, to New Orleans. In that city Mr. Benjamin's boyhood was spent, until, in 1825), he was sent, as a student, to Yale College in Connecticut. He returned in 1832 to New Orleans, and was immediately called to the bar. He was sent a little later by the State of Louisana to the United States Senate at Washington; and after the death of Webster, Clay, Calhoun, and Silas Wright, it was the opinion of many, in? cluding the late Charles Summer?who, as regards political opinions, stood to Mr. Benjamin in the relation of antipodean opposition?that the Senator from Louisana was the most eloquent orator iu the Union. A description of the services rendered by Mr. Benjamin lo the Confederate States during those five years of unparal? leled trial and effort between 1861 and 1865, which saw the "Stars and Bars" floating above the Capitol of Richmond, Virginia, would fill a volume. Many Southerners had done far more than Mr. Benjamin to bring on the secession of the Southern States; but when once the fatal step was taken no man served the cause of the South more superbly iu the Cabi uct than the orator whose last speech in the United Stales Senate before taking leave of it forever had sent an electric thrill throughout the whole civilized world. With ihr-conclusion ol the civil war, Mr. Benjamin had to effect his escape from Richmoud, and he succeeded in making his way to the coast of Florida. After experiencing strange adventures in a small craft laden with sponges, on board of which he put to sea, Mr. Benjamin landed safely in England, to find that bis fame as a lawyer and a statesman had preceded him, and that the Confederacy which be served so warmly had still some friends. Mainly by the advice and assistance of the late Chief Justice Pollock, Mr. Benjamin contrived to get called to the English bar without losing three years in keeping Ituis. He was 55 years old when he first put on the wig and gown of an English barrister, and the tremendous experiences through which he had al? ready passed would have exhausted the energy of most public men. Yet the history of the English bar will hereafter bave no prouder story to tell than that of the marvellous advance of Mr. Benjamin from tbe humble position he occupied as a junior in 1866 to the front rank of his profession in 1883. THE MORRISON TARIFF BILL DEAD. On Tuesday, the 6th inst., the House of Representatives went into Committee of the whole on the Tariff Bill, with Mr. Cox, of New York, in the chair. After some discussion of tbe bill the Commit? tee prepared to take the vote upon the pending measure: The chairmau directed the clerk to read the bill. Tbe audience, which throughout tbe day had crowded the galleries almost to suffocation, bushed the hum of conversation, and watched with intense interest further proceedings on the floor. As the clerk began to read Mr. Converse, of Ohio, left bis seat in the last row of seats, aud walking down to the bar of the house, stood nervously fingering a piece of paper which he held in his hand. When the reading of the first paragraph bad been completed there was au embarrassing pause. Mr. Converse was engaged in earnest conver? sation with Mr. Hunt, of Louisiana, and did not appear to know that all eyes were fixed upon him. Mr. Kasson, fear? ful that the time when the motion to strike out tbe enacting clause would be in order would expire before Mr. Con? verse's attention could be attracted to the fact, rose and inquired of the chair whether the proper time had come to make a motion. Before tbe chair could respond, Mr. Converse, pushing to the front, moved to strike out tbe enacting clause. Tbis was tbe signal for a volley of hisses and groans from the democratic side, and this demonstration being met by rounds of applause from the republi? can side, the scene in the chamber was one of intense excitement and confusion, to which tfle galleries rendered no little aid by loud tokens of approval or disap? proval. Tellers being ordered, Messrs. Converse and Morrison were appointed by the chair. Before taking his place, Mr. Morrison called to the clerk of the bouse, who was standing by the speaker's desk, and exclaimed: "Clark, see that no damned scoundrel who is paired goes between tbe tellers." Clark, promising to see that fair play should be had, Mr. Morrison took his station, giving Converse a very cool shake hands as he stood opposite that gentleman. Then the voting began, and the tellers announced the affirmative vote to be 155. The first man to pass through in the negative was Mr. Reg8n,of Texas, who bad been brought in on an invalid chair in order to cast bis vote. He-was heartily applauded by his friends, and received many congratulations upon his apparent recovery from his late severe illness. The negative vote was announc? ed as 150, and then G. D. Wise, of Vir? ginia, voted in tbe affirmative, making the vote stand 156 to 151. Then cheer followed cheer from the republican side, and the cheers were taken up by the galleries aud reverberated from every nook and cranny of the hall. Ladies stood up aud waved their handkerchiefs and men threw up their hats. Mr. Morrison, yielding gracefully to tbe inevitable, walked smilling to his seat, and the tariff bill was dead. On Mr. Converse's motion the commit? tee arose and tbe chairman reported its action to tbe house. The speaker stated the question to be on striking out the enacting clause, and Mr. Morrison and Turner, of Kentucky, calling for the yeas and navs, it was agreed to. yeas 159, nays 155. When Mr. Young's name, the last on the list, was called, Speaker Carlisle said to tbe clerk: "Call my name." The name was called, and tbe speaker voted nay. The vote was received with cheers by the friends of tbe measure. Representatives Barr and Robinson, of New York, were absent. Before the vote was announced the clerk read the names of four pairs, tbe smallest number of members recorded as paired for years ? Bennett nay, Ochiltree yea; Muldrow nay, Valentine yea ; Nicholls nay, Riggs yea; Wood nay, and John D. White yea. "Tbe vote on the pending bill is 159 yeas to 155 nays," said the clerk. Upon the announcement of the result there was a repetition of the scene that followed the announcement of the vote by the tellers. The republicans aud successful demo? crats rose in tbeir seats and gave cheer after cheer. Some waved papers above their heads while others added to the confusion by continuous clapping of hands. In the galleries men and women again cheered, and the latter also vigor? ously waving their handkerchiefs. Au analysis of the roll call shows that only three republicans?Nelson, Strait and Wakefield, all of Minnesota?voted against striking out the enacting clause. Forty-one democrats voted in the affirm? ative. They bail from the following States: New York 6?Arnot, Hutcbins, Miller, Spriggs, Van Alstyne and Wemple. Pennsylvania, 12?Boyle, Connolly, Cur tiu, Duncan, Elliott, Ermintrout, Hop? kins, Mutchler, Patton, Post, Randall and Storm. Ohio, 10?Converse, Foran, Geddes, Jordan, Leievre, Murray, Paige, Seney, Warner, Wilkins. New Jersey, 3? Ferrell, Fielder, McAdoo. California 4? Budd, Glasscock, Sumuer and Sully. Maryland.l?Findlay. Illinois,l?Finer ty. Connecticut, 1 -Eaton. Louisiana 1, Hunt. Virginia 1?G. D. Wise. West Virginia 1?Snyder. Mr. Morrison moved to vacate I be order for the night sessions, which was agreed to. Mr. Randall moved that the members who had nut spoken on the tariff* be al? lowed to print their remarks in the Re? cord. This motion was also agreed to. Mr. Converse moved to reconsider the vote, by which the house decided to strike out the enacting clause, and then moved to lay that motion on the table. The motion were carried by viva voce vote, and the announcement of this re? sult was received with cheers and ap? plause, though not with so much enthu? siasm as the other announcement. ? Mr. Willissuggested that Mr. Converse, whose seat is on the democratic side, have a seat hereafter with the republi? cans. When 'he last, vote was announced, the membei-. Degan leaving the hall, the crowd in the galleries lessened, and within ten minutes scarcely one hundred persons remained. ? Jefferson Davis recently said to a Northern visitor that Gen. Grant was a great military commander, but that Meade wa? the most skillful general in the Union army. Sherman was looked upon in the South as Alaric was by the Romans. He was their "scourge of Go'!." He was cruel, yet a great strate ?i<t. McCloHan was' the best trained soldier in the war. ? All the United States Senators hut two wear spectacles. THE GREAT COLLAPSE. Some Account of Young Wynnes and Iiis Too-Clever 1'nrtncr. '.'Ca/AV Letter. New York, May 0.?Gen. Grant's business failure, though unexpected, bad not been unpropbesied. For the past year or two little stories have been flying about saying that bis son Ulysses, Jr., was trying to borrow money, iu some cases without putting up any security, asking his friends for the money. It was this Ulysses, or "Buck" Grant, who caused the creation of the firm of Grant & Ward, which has so prostrated the Marine Bank and broken up the General and nearly all his family. Young Buck was the dainty member of the family, the dude, so to speak. The eldest brother, Fred, was a plain country fellow, who came to this world before his father was famous, while young Jesse has grown up si?ce his father's Presidency and he likes the company of boys of his own age. Buck, the middle son, bad followed his father to Europe when crowned heads were arranging to re-elect Gen. Grant. So Buck returned with an English accent and was a considerable respecter of per? sons. He married Chaffee's daughter, who was able to give her $100,000, as she was an only child. The Grants thought that Chaffee had done a great thing in getting such a fine son-in-law, while the (Jhaffees affected not to be a bit proud. It soon was noised about that Buck Grant had a rather wild business head. Among other things that he did was to fiud Fer? dinand Ward, a preacher's son from Inte? rior New York, with an almost insane activity of mind directed towards money and financial power. Ward's father was a missionary and had a big family. The son came from Western New York to this city and got into the Produce Ex? change and was one of the few young fellows who resolved to carry that busi? ness up to the manner and proportions of the Stock Exchange and have futures and options dealt in and the price of seats run up. He was the clerk of the Produce Exchange, and it is a significant fact that the very night before the failure of Grant & Ward the great Produce Ex? change was opened, having cost $3,000, 000. The seats had run up from a few hundred dollars to about $4,000, and Mr. Ward has often said that the seats would yet be worth $10,000 apiece, and he believed that they would be as high as Stock Exchange seats, which have sold at $30,000 and more. ward starts is business. The first business Mr. Ward ever en faged in was selling and buying Produce Ixchange seats. He traded iu flour a little and then got into mining, and his capitalist friend was James D. Fish, president of the Marine Bank, who bad become independent and was perhaps worth $300,000. Fish had nursed the Marine Bank from a quiet institution up to a large affair, with deposits of several million dollars, and he was a popular man in New York because of his plain democratic ways and consideration for young persona. Ward made Fish money rapidly, and in course of time concluded to go up to Wall street and be a financial jobber and shaver there. Fish did not like to see him take that turn, but he had the same success in Wall street that he had about the Produce Exchange. He was alw-ys thinking of new matters to make money on. He gave his undi? vided time to financial schemes, and meeting "Buck" Grant the two young men thought they would have a banking house. They drew Mr. Fish into this as a special partner, and the business being lively Gen. Grant resolved to come in, and after he got there his two sons, Fred and Jesse, wanted to have an interest, but they were obliged to put their inter? est under their father's name. It is said that the house paid 30 per cent, for a considerable time. Ward, however, was by temperament a bull, and believed that whatever was planted would grow. The tendency for some time past has been toward a decline iu value, aud, therefore, Ward has been caught in a good many things. He has been forming companies to mine salt and to supply towns with water and gas, &c. And of course these securities, iu the present dull times, have not been appreciating. influential friends. It looked a few months ago as if Grant & Ward would become a very powerful firm. Another Mr. Grant, the comptrol? ler of the city, had unlimited confidence in Ward, and the mayor of the cily, Mr. Edson, had been president of the Pro? duce Exchange and knew Ward well. Tappan, the city chamberlain, was culti? vated by Ward. He and Tappan became the majority of the executive board of directors in the Marine Bank, and they took the view that Mr. Fish had bepu a little too gond-natured with borrowers. He allowed himself to be practically ruled out of his own board. Consequently Ward made loans to himself on such securities as he cared to leave. For a little while past there have been rumors that Grant & Ward were borrowing on the street at pretty high rates. Ward has shown signs of failing health for some time, having devoted his entire energies to business. His firm was to have been the Jay Cooke & Co., of New York city, and to sell the new aqueduct bonds, and they were in a scheme to bring water from the Pamrado Valley of New Jersey which was to be used entire? ly to put out fires iu New York. The general decline of the strongest securi? ties in the market, such as Western Union, made it impossible lor Grant & Ward to realize much money on the ex? perimental stuff they had. But it seems that they had operations with some big companies. William K. Vanderbilt, who had been very unfortunate in specu? lating, had borrowed $700,000 from them, a large sum of money. Other railroads had gone to them for money. Ward put up these securities left for his protection, and when he found things getting still worse he used the Marine Bank to certi? fy checks on another bank, perhaps thinking that in twenty-four hours he could get the money somewhere else. Consequently the harmless bank tempo? rarily loses the money, the debtors of the insolvent firm canuot put their hands ou their securities, and the Marine Bank had to shut up its doors in haste lest worse might be coming. It seems that Mr. Fish realized tardily that Ward & Grant were playing very boyish pranks in the financial arena, and when he found the Cleariug House throwing checks back at the Marine Bauk and demand? ing in the course of a forenoon that hundreds of thousands of dollars be put up he had the shutters put down, in order to protect the infinite interests around his bank. the moral. The moral of this failure is simply this: An ex-President of the United States and great general, with no sense for financial business, allows himself to believe that his sons are great financiers, and he takes his money in a frimple minded way and puts it into their busi? ness, and they, meantime, use his great name and acquaintance to strengthen themselves, and even to borrow money. In that way C. K. Garrison has frequent? ly lent Fred Grant money. It would also appear that the aunts and connec? tions of the Grant family had unbounded faith in "Buck" and put everything with him. The young men proceeded to spec? ulate. For a while everything went along swimmingly, and when they failed they stopped at nothing to catch them? selves, nnd several of the limbs they caught hold of as they slid down gave way. I apprehend that the Marine Bank will come out all right, and tlwit its president will hereafter go no farther than discounting notes and improving his real estate. I think it is an entire mistake to suppose that Mr. Fish's real estate operations had anything to do with the failure. The money he was appar? ently makiug through Mr. Ward's ac tivity he conservatively invested in real estate. The ruin, however, of the Grant family I should think would be pretty complete. Mr. Fish was only a special partner in Ward's house, while Gen. Grant was a full partner. This failure shows that men who in? volve the necessaries of life in Stock Exchange gambling are not always blessed. Keene's failure, which happen? ed only the week before the Produce Exchange opened, commenced in specu? lating in produce and grain. When he came to New York city one of the first things he went into was Chicago Produce Exchange speculation. Not much is to be expected from any man who habitu? ally speculates any more than from a man who habitually risks his all on a card. Yet recent things show that gambling is the most universal vice in the United States. The late walking match wa3 more talked about than the next Presidential election, not because of the trial of endurance, but because of the betting it opened up. ? Twenty Mormon elders have just sailed for Liverpool, to work from two to five years in various parts of Europe as missionaries. Insurance License. Executive Department, Office of Comptroller 'General, Columbia, S. C, April 1,1884. ICERTIFY that Mr. B. Frank Mauldin, of Anderson, South Carolina, Agent of The Equitable Life Insurance Company, incorporated by the State of New York, has complied with the requisitions of the Act of the General Assembly entitled "An Act to regulate the Agencies of Insurance Com? panies not incorporated in the State of South Carolina," and I hereby license the said Mr. B. Frank Mauldin, Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transact all business of Insurance in this State, in the County of Anderson, for and in behalf of said Compa? ny. Expires March .'list, 1835. W. E. STONEY, Comptroller Gen. May 15, 1884 44 1 Best Combs at Orr & Sloan's. THANKS! To the People of Anderson! FOR a liberal patronage given me for fifteen years at my old Stand. I have moved to the opposite side of the Square, in the? McCULLY BUILDING, Where I shall endeavor to merit a contin? ued patronage by selling at a reasonable profit, all kinds and styles of? Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, Pianos and Organs, Guitars, Banjos, Accordeons, Violins, &c, *5S- REPAIRING, as usual. Established in Anderson 1S69. J. A. DANIELS April 24, 1881_41_ "^g- Best Brushes at Orr ?fc Sloan's. CHURCH TO BUILD. BIDS for the building of Lowndesville Baptist Church will be received by the Building Committee at Lowndesville until 2 p. m. May 24, 1884. Plan and spec? ifications arc in the hands of the under? signed, and may be had or seen at any time at this place. 0. R. HORTON, Chairman Committee. Lowndesville. S. C, May 8, 1884. 2? Orr & Sloan, Prescription Druggists. MEDICAL CARD. THE undersigned having formed a co? partnership for the Practice of Medi? cine, under the firm name of Sberard & Reid, offer their professional services to the citizens of the Corner and surrounding Townships. They can always be found, when not engaged, at their respective resi? dences. J. WALTER SHERARD. ROBERT A. REID. May 8, 1884_43_2* J. A. Daniels has moved to the McCully building._ OFFICE OF W. O- BROWNE, DENTAL SURGEON, 651 Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga. IWILL be in Anderson some time du? ring the Summer for about one week to practice Dentistry. Will bring my Por? table Dental Chair; also an Electric Engine and Mallet. W.G.BROWNE. May 8, 18S4 43 _4 i^g.. Freshest Garden Seed at Orr ?fe Sloan's. ? The case of a colored woman who was a grandmother at twenty six is re? ported from Texas. . ? W. W. Corcoran, of Washington, has subscribed $.3,000 toward the Confed? erate Home in Richmond. ? Dr. J. M. McCollum, of Baton Rouge, Chester County, has in use on his farm a pair of hames abandoned by President Davis's wagon trains at Ash ford's Ferry, Broad River, in April, 1S65. ? Avener Johnson, a colored farmer iu Aiken County, received from the United States department of agriculture one quart of wheat, which be planted, and frooi which he threshed one hundred and five pounds of grain. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For House of Representatives. Tho friends of GEORGE E. PRINCE, Esq., announce him as a candidate for tho House of Representatives, subjest to the action of the Dem? ocratic party. For School Commissioner. The friends of S. P. T?TE, Esq., respectfully anuounce him as a suitable candidate for tho office of School Commissioner at the next election, subject to ibe action of the Democratic party. To Tim Voters of Anderson County : Grateful for the confidence reposed in me hith? erto, and hoping to merit the same in the future, I announce myself a candidate for re-election to tho office of School Commissioner, subject to the regulations of the Democratic party. R. W. TODD. The friends of Col. J. 0. CLINKSCALES, of Williamston, respectfully announce him as a suit? able man for the office of School Commissioner of Anderson County at the next election, subject to the action of the Democratic party. For County Commissioner. The friends of JOHN L. GLENN, of Fork Township, be? leave to announce him as a candi? date for the office of Counfy Commissioner at the next election, subject to L.ie action of the Demo? cratic party. The friends of Mr. S. L. ESKEW, of Pendleton township, respectfully announce him as a candi? date for County Commissioner, subject to the ac? tion of the Democratic party. We are authorized to announce MR. ALFRED CAMPBELL, of Belton township, as a suitable candidate for the office of County Commissioner at tho approaching election, subject to the action of the Democratic party. We arc requested to announce that J. A. HALL is a candidate for County Commissioner at tho ensuing election, subject to the action of the Dem? ocratic party. We are authorized to announce Capt. B. F. DUNCAN as a candidate for the office of County Commissioner at the ensuing election?subject to the action of the Democratic party. The friends of Capt. DAVID OWEN, of Hope well Township, beg leave to announce him as a candidate for the office of County Commissioner at the next election, subject to the action of tho Democratic party. The many friends of Mr. W. F. BOATNER re? spectfully announce bim as a candidate .'or the office of County Commissioner, subject to the ac? tion of tho Democratic party. The friends of T. M. NELSON, of Savannah Township, nominate him as a candidate for Coun? ty Commissioner at the next election, subject to the actiou of the Democratic party. For Coroner. The many iriends of J. WILLETT PREVOST take pleasure in announcing him as a candidate for the office of Coroner, subject to the action of the Democratic party. The friends of R. Y. H. NANCE respectfully nominate him an a candidate for the office of Coroner of Anderson County at the next election, subject to the action of the Democratic party. For Sheriff. The friends of JOHN H. JONES, of Varennes Township. respectfuUy announce bim as a suitable man for the office of Sheilff of Anderson County at the next election?subject to the action of the Democratic party. Tin? many friends of WM. L. BOLT, of Hope well Township, respectfully announce him as a candidate for the office of Sheriff for Anderson County at the next election, subject to the action of the Democratic party. The friends of JAMES H. McCONNELL re? spectfully announce bim as a candidate for re? election to the office of Sheriff of Anderson Coun? ty?subject to the action of the Democratic party. The many friends of B. F. DAC?S respectfully announce him as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Anderson County at the next election, subject to the action of the Democratic party. The friends of Capt. C. S. BEATY heg leave to announce him as a candidate for Sheriff of Ander? son County at the next election?subject to the action of the Democratic party. For Clerk of Court. The friends of Col. M. P. TRIBBLE respect? fully announce him as a candidate for Clerk of Court at the approaching election?subject to the action of the Democratic party. The many friends of JOHN W. DANIELS nom? inate him as a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of the Court for Anderson County subject to the action of the Democratic party. For County Treasurer. Tho mnny friends of WILLIAM McGUKIN respectfully announce him as a candidate for Treasurer of Anderson County?subject to the action of the Democratic party. The many friends of WM. F. COX, of Belton, respectfully nominate him as a candidate for Treasurer of Anderson County?subject to the de? cision of the Democratic primary election. The many friends of W. H. FRIERSON pre? sent bim as a suitable candidate for the offiee of County Treasurer, subject to the action of the Democratic party. The many friends of Mr. THOMAS S, CRAY TON respectfully announce him as a candidate for County Treasurer?iiublect to tho Democratic romlnatlon. Thoroughly competent, reliable and courteous, he will, if elected, make our County an excellent and acceptable Treasurer. The undersigned announces himself a candidate for County Treasurer, subject to all requirements made by the Democracy of the Couaty. J. FEASTER BROWN. For Judge of Probate. Tbc friends of T. C. LIGON respectfully an? nounce him as a candidate for re-election to the office of Judge of Probate for Anderson County at the next election?subject to the action ef the Democratic party. TEN MILLIONS Gen. Grant has collapsed and is $10,000,000 short, but WE are still open, and will receive our SECOND INSTALLMENT - OF - READY MADE CLOTHING In a few days. BQ. COME AND SEE US. WHITNER STREET. May 15, 1884 44 LAPSES' STORE! We Lave Just Received a Fine Line of NEW MILLINrRY AND FANCY GOODS, And we now throw down the gauntlet, challenge comparison, and DEFY C03IPETITION I We cordially invite you to call and examine our ? NEW AND NOBBY STYLES FOR THIS SEASON! And he convinced of what we say. Please ask for what you do not see, as our room is too limited to exhibit half our pretty Goods, MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS. May 15, 1S84_???*_ THE LADIES' BAZAR Has Just Received a Large and Well Assorted Lot of HATS, PARASOLS, FANS, PLAID DRESS GOODS, Ladies', Misses' and Children's SHOES a Specialty. DON'T FORGET THAT I Will Give You More Goods For One Dollar THAN YOU CAN GET ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY. ?<B* SI'OOL COTTON, 200 yards on a Spool. ?5c. per dozen. ?^r- Don't forgrt to call and examine hefor^ you purchase. May 8. ISSi JOHN It McCONNELL, Proprietor.