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E. B. MURRAY, Editor: THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1884. TBBMS: ONE yeas.-.?...-?1.50. SIX MONTHS-.- 75c. Two Dollars If not paid in advance. ~ COUNTY EXECnDTTVE COanoTTTEE. There ,wiU be a meeting of the Exec? utive Committee of the Democratic party of Anderson County in the Intelligen? cer Office on Tuesday, the 15th inst., at 11 oclock a. m., for the purpose of : .considering matters pertaining to tbe i,; County canvass. '' A full meeting of the Committee is desired. . E. B. Mueeay, < . :. County Chairman. J ; ' The Democratic National Convention r has proceeded very slowly, and although .. we have delayed the publication of the ;? Intelligencer one dsy, still we are unable to give our readers anything more definite than a list of the names present? ed to .the Convention. Any speculation at .this time is mere guess work, and ?-??Would be of Kttle value: -. yn' At'the ppehing.of.the. Convention ap Vjpear?ac#indicated the easy nomination ?of'. Governor Cleveland^ but there are evidences of waning strength on his part .' which makes-his prispeetjj less.flattering. I TYlessrs,,. I^yard, -Thurman and . Randall j are; represented -as,gaining rapidly and things.'are! thoroughly mixed'. Butler's ? name, will not- bfe: presented. 'If- the ': njomtqation' ?s not'made from the candi /dc*b?b~men?mn^ -Abrain Si He'witt are in training.as idari ;h'6r?e& '- The next twenty-four houra will determine '.th* a?minatibrj... From the .names presented, the Convention -cannot do otherwise than ; nominate a strong 'candidate. . . The tariff plank likely to be adopted is conservative, and satisfactory to all i except tbe extremests on. each -side, and ?if adopted without-division will place the party in good fighting position for the campaign. LATEST NEWS FROM CHICAGO. . The National Democratic Convention mot in Chicago onr Taesday, the 8lh inst.,- aM2 m. in the Music Hall; which waa packed to its uttermost capacity, over fourteen thousand persons being crowded on its floors and into its galler? . ies, ^: ?? - The Convention was called to order by Chairman Barn'um, of the National Ex? ecutive Committee,-who nominated Hon. Richard B. Hubbard of Texas, for tem? porary Chairman. He was unanimously elected, and was escorted to the chair by Gov. Hendricks and others. Gov. Hub ? bard spoke for twenty minutes, urging harmony and unity of purpose on the part of the Convention?that individual preferences and prejudices be laid aside, and that the whole aim of tbe delegates ?hould be to'act for the best interest of the party alohe. Mr. Smalley, of Vermont, offered a resolution that the rules of the last Con? vention be adopted as the rules of this Convention, except that it should hot be in order for any State to change its vote 1 until the call of the roll of States has' been completed. Mr. Grady, of New York, offered the following amendment: "And when the vote of the State as announced by the chairman of the dele? gation of such State is challenged by any member of the delegation, then the sec? retary shall call the names of individual delegates from the State, and' their indi? vidual preferences as. expressed shall be recorded as the vote of such State." [Laughter and applause.] This was intended to abrogate tbe unit rule so as to allow every delegate to vote as be pleased, and'thereby get rid of the unit rule, which had been enjoined on the New York delegation. It was, therefore, a fight against Cleveland. The amendment was vigorously opposed by (he trrends" of Cleveland and as warmly advocated by John Kelly and the friends' of Tammany. After considerable dis cussion the amendment was lost by a vote of7350 yeas to 44$ nays. The Con? vention adjourned to 12 a. m, Wednes? day morning. The Convention met on Wednesday at 12.27. The committee on permanent or? ganization presented its report recom? mending for President of the Convention W. S. Villas, of. Wisconsin. The report was adopted and Mr. Villas escorted to the platform by Hendricks and others and received with cheers. ' j Mr. Villasi in his speech chiefly confin? ed . himself to an arraignment of the Republican party. He asked the Con? vention to set aside personal prejudices and preference in the interest of the party at this, tinier Mr, Villas advised harmony and posi tive action on import? ant qu.-stions, and predicted victory. A resolution was adopted to proceed to. the presentation of candidates for President.. , Ex-Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana, nom? inated Senator McDonald, of Indiana, :wfcichr was greeted with great applause. Senator Thurman was also nominated, and greeted with immense applause. h Mr. J. A. McKenzay, of Kentucky, nominated Speaker Carlisle. Applause. Hon. George Gray, of Delaware, nom? inated Senator Bayard amid great ap? plause. . ' ' Mr. Lockwood, of New York, nomina? ted Governor Cleveland, which was greeted with great and prolonged ap? plause. The Convention adjourned to meet at 11 a. m. on Thursday. ? Ex-S?nator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, nominated Hon. S. J. Randall of that State. This- nomination was received with immense applause. - Mr. Powell, of Ohio, nominated Gov? ernor Hoadley of that State, and tbe nomination was greeted with loud ap? plause. Upon completing the presentation of names at 2.45 p. m., the Convention took a recess until 8 p. m., at which time the platform will be adopted and the balloting for the nominee for President will begin. * ? Governor Robinson of Massachu? setts has issued a requisition on the Gov? ernor of Illinois for the delivery of Franklin J. Moses, once Governor of South Carolina, who it is charged, by personating one George D. Bryan, ob? tained from Thomas W. Higginson of Cambridge the sum of $31, and thus rendered himself liable lo the penalties for false personation. New York For Cleveland. New Yobk, July 3.?It is no longer doubtful that Cleveland has tbe positive support of from 42 to 45 of the 72 New York delegates to Chicago, and that that number will vote for him as first and last choice when the delegation meet iu Chicago on Saturday evening. There will be complimentary votes between Tilden, Flower, Slocum, Han? cock and others, but some of them will be purely complimentary; and it is now .estimated by Cleveland's most intelligent calculators, that CO of the 72 will, after the first ballot, favor casting the vote of New York as a unit for Cleveland, and thus give him the vote of the State in the Convention, with even greater una? nimity than was exhibited in the delega? tion for Tilden iu 1876. . Kelly was iu the delegation in 1376, and he then commanded sixteen vote3 against Tilden. The vote was so an? nounced to the Convention by Senator Keruan, when he cast tbe solid vote for Tilden under the unit rule. Now, with a larger delegation, it is confidently claimed that there will be less votes against Cleveland than there were against Tilden. . It would be useless to attempt to con? ceal the fact that tbe reaction in this State in favor of Cleveland and against Kelly has grown to great proportions j within the last week, and its influence j has been very marked upon the delegates to Chicago.. They are all expected tobe i at Chicago by Saturday evening, when the delegation will hold its first meeting; and unless the present calculations of I Cleveland's friends shall prove unfound? ed, it is believed here that his nomination will be assured before the Convention I assembles..?Special to the Philadelphia Times. ? . ?Wheat in parts of Texas is turning Out.forty-five bushels.to. the acre. ? Chesterfield County has a postoffice ? named Catarrh. That would be a good place for the patent medicine man. Fourteen barbecues are advertised in Lexington county,- South Carolina, for July and August, and the candidates are '.'expected to patronize all of them. ?' ? ? The breeding stallion Almont died at Lexington, Ky., Friday. He was the sire of several fine trotters. His owner had refused $40,000 for bim. . . ? Colonel Thomas S. Long of Cataw ba Station, N. C.,-committed suicide last week by blowing off tbe entire top of his head with an old flint and steel pistol. ? It will cost the Government $5,000 for messengers, to.carry to- Washington the votes of the-electors of the several States for President and Vice-President. \? The State of Georgia lacked $150, 000. of having enough money to pay '$250,000 of interest on her debt dne July 1st ' Gen. Toombs and other citizens ad? vanced the money. ? Captain John W. Andrews, of Sum ter, South Carolina, the monogenarian who on may 6 started to walk from his home to Boston, is said to have shaken hands With more than ten thousand peo? ple on his way. ? The Albany Times (a Flower organ) tells a story of Gov. Cleveland's experi? ence in the Adirondacks last year, while hunting for deer. He had scouts out to drum up a deer for him, but found when the deer stalked past him that his gun was unloaded. ? Miss Lula Hurst, the "Georgia wonder," will appear at Wal lack's Thea? tre, New York, for an indefinite season, beginning on Monday, July 7. The engagement was made after a satisfactory private exhibition of her powers on Monday, in the presence of several prominent physicians, managers and officials. ? The following are the items for i South Carolina in the river and harbor ; bill as finally agreed upon by both houses >of Congress: Charleston harbor $250, 000; Georgetown $5.000, Ashley River $2,000; Edisto River $5,000, Salkehatchie River $3,000, .Waccamaw River $6,000, Wappoo Cut. $3,00O, Wateree River $5, 000, Santee River $15,000. ? Says the Lincoln (N. C.) Press: It is not often that a man in this part of the world is called upon to' mourn tbe death and burial of two wives in one year, yet this is the sad experiencfl of Jos. Parker, of this county. On the 17th of June, 1883, his first wife died. In a few months he married her sister, and on Saturday, June 14th, she, too, died. ? It is said that in'Winnebago lake, Wisconsin, they fish with Hues six miles long, and use 20,000 hooks on a line. One catch generally realizes 2,000 fish. The 20,000 hooks are baited with pieces of meat and lowered to the bottom. It takes twenty boats with two men in each to look after this big catch. Most of the fish taken from this lake are sturgeon, weighing on an average seventy pounds. ? West Point cadets are taught how I to swim, how to rescue a drowning per? son and the quickest method of restoring the apparently drowned. In last year's class ail were unable to swim a stroke when they entered the academy, but be? fore tbe summer every one of them could swim across the Hudson, three-quarters of a mile, and some could swim back again. ? The New York World' of Monday says : It was stated in labor circles last evening that every Assembly of the Knights of Labor thus far held has pass? ed a resolution to "Boycott" Elaine and Logan. The more enthusiastic of the members of this powerful order claim that this means a loss of several hundred thousands of Republican votes for the party nominee in the United States and over fifteen thousand votes in New York State alone. : '? The British cohbuI in Galveston, Texas, warns young men from tbe moth? er country against emigrating to that State. He says.: "Young men from a desk in an office, unacquainted with country life and unaccustomed to manual labor, had better stay at' home. I fiud -many such are induced to come here, and the result is that they become Moafeis,' and rapidly descend in the social scale." ? In a letter to an acquaintance in Alabama, Governor Cleveland states he is now occupying a position in his own State high enough for his ambition ; that he is "seeking no other office," and that ?he thinks above all things that the people should have their way in the matter of I the Presidency. Governor Cleveland's friends make the claim, which is certain? ly a creditable jne, that he has never sought office, but has been nominated and elected in every instance without hie own solicitation. ? About a year ago the wife of Mar? cus Shell, of Newberry County, deserted her husband and eloped with a fellow named McGill, from Lancaster, who left a wife and children. Mr. Schell shortly afterwards moved to North Carolina, where he recently obtained a divorce and married again. Nothing was heard of tbe runaway pair until Thursday last, when Mrs. Schell returned to Newberry and went at once to the house of Ler father, Mr. Thos. Phillips, near Mount Tabor Church, where she is now staying. ? The body of Mr. Austin P. Pickett, the peuitentiary guard who was drowned in tbe Congaree River last Wednesday, [ was recovered Friday morning, near the West bank of the river, a short distance below the ferry crossing. An aged col? ored man discovered the remains by placing a bundle of fodder in the river at the point of drowning and the current which' carried off the body tloated the fodder lo the very locality where the body bad paused in its course down the stream?the two objects having drifted into the same eddy. Tbe old man ie ceived a reward of ?25 for his discovery. The Coroner's jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning.? Columbia Register. A Barbarous System. Atlanta, Ga., June 30?An interest? ing case has been decided by Ordinary Calho?n of Fulton Courtly. It was brought about by the liabcas corpus case of William Pannion, a prisoner who hud been found guilty of illegal voting. He was sentenced to a fine, or imprisonment in default of paymeut. Under the Act of the Legislature, such prisoners have been hired out to private parties who would pay the floe. Ordinary Calhoun holds this law to be unconstitutional. When the fine is paid the prisoner is free, and is simply a debtor to tbe man who paid for him. To compel the prisoner to work undersuch circumstances is nothing more or less than to re-establish imprison? ment for debt. As a large number of misdemeanor prisoners throughout the State are serviug terms in this way the decision is of much importance. A Storm in Illinois. St. Louis, July 5.?Dispatches from Decatur, Springfield, Shelbyville and other places in central Illinois report that very severe wiud storms swept over Macon, Sangamon and Christian Coun? ties between midnight Friday night and daylight Saturday morning, destroying much property. No loss of life was re? ported. The Iosb in Sangamon County is esti'.uited at over $10,000. In Macon County eleven dwellings were completely wrecked. A number of animals were killed and the crops were ruined. Mr. Aufterhide's wife and baby were blown 200 yards and deposited under a hedge. They were completely covered with mud, but were unhurt. Two of John Kraft's children were badly injured and one of them may die. The wind lifted loaded cars off the track at Boody Station, and tbe Madison Presbyterian Church and parsonage were entirely destroyed. The loss in Macon County is estimated at $200,000. Christian County is said to have suffered severely. General Longstreet. An Atlanta correspondent of tbe Sa? vannah Times reports Gen. Longstreet as saying in au interview in response to the inquiry what he thought of the Demo? cratic outlook.: "I believe Bayard is the best man, but I guess the Democrats will have to nominate a man who has a record, on the other side in the late war. My opinion is that no Democrat can be elected this year and never can be until tbe party gets a leader. As it is tow their leaders don't lead. The party is without a policy and without a leader, and it is impossible for it to accomplish anything under that state of affairs. As to the report that he was about to resign tbe United ? States marshalship, Gen. Longstreet said : "There is no truth in such a report. I would be glad enough to retire and spend the closing years of my life among the quiet pleasures of my home, but I am notable to quit work. I find myself on the down grade of life dependent on my salary to educate my children. That is why I will continue toliora* the marshalship." Senator Vance Wants to go Fishing. Oue day last week the Washington correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle asked Senator Vance if he was not tired of staying in Washington. He drew a mammoth sigh from the abyss, and in tones of languor said: "I long for adjournment. I want to go fishing. The campaign is about to burst over my State and the country, but I'll go fishing once if I die for it. I want to get back to old North Carolina. I want to wake up in the morning and see the pine trees, and ! I want to smell them when I go to bed, i a? their perfume floats into the window and makes me dream that I am a child agaiu. Yea, verily, I want to go out into our old fields once more and see a nigger plowing with a one-eyed mule, with a. coffee sack for a plow line. That sight would be more agreeable to me than a vision of Araby the Blest: of Barn u in's Circus. I am like the servant of the sor? cerer in the 'Black Crook'?'I want to go home! I want to go home !'" Surrendering a Lease. Columbia, July 5.?-A rumor reached here to-day that the Columbia and Greenville Railroad intended to relin? quish its lease of tbe Spartanburg, Union and Columbia Railroad'. The represep tative of the Sunday News called on President A. C. Haskell, of the Greeu ville Road, for information. He said : "The Columbia and Greenville Railroad has given uotice to the lessors of the Spartanburg, Union and Columbia Rail? road that it will surrender the road with? in sixty days from July 1." "What is the cause of this action ?" "The reason is that the mo6t valuable rights and privileges have been taken from the Spartanburg, Union and Co? lumbia Railroad Company by legislative enactments and the rulings of the Rail? road Commissioners, and the property is thus deprived of the value which it had at the time the lease was effected." President Haskell declined to say more than this. From another source it is learned that the lease has been very unprofitable to the Columbia and Green? ville Road. It was effected April 1,1881, and was for ninety-nine years at fifty thousand dollars a year. The lease was terminated after sixty days' notice under the conditions of the contract. Tho lessors, the Spartanburg, Union and Co? lumbia Railroad Company, will doubtless, take charge of the road within sixty days. The line may pay a small profit on its original cost, but cannot yield enough to cover a rental of fifty thousand dollars.?Special dispatch to the Sunday News. What Will Burst A Gun. In bravado a young man placed the muzzle of his fowling piece under tbe water, and fired the charge. The result was the bursting of the barrel near the breech and the mutilation of his hand. Another placed and held the muzzle of his piece square against a piece of plate wiuaow glass, and fired the charge? : powder and a bullet. The glass was shattered, so was the gun barrel. Anoth? er instance was that of an experimenter who had heard that a candle could be fired from the muzzle of a gun through an inch plank. He drove a candle into the muzzle of the "gun, fired, and the explosion split the barrel almost its en? tire length, and did not even drive the caudle from the muzzle. Still another burst of a gun barrel was caused by tho use of wet grass for a wad well rammed down over a charge of shot. But per? haps one of the most singular exhibitions in this line was a Colt's navy revolver, which some years ago was sent to the factory in Hartford Conn. This was ! before the adaption of these pistols to the metallic catiidges and it is probable ! that in loading with open powder and ball only a small amouut of powder got into the chamber and the bullet was not propelled with sufficient force to drive it from the muzzle: at least tbe bullet did not go out but lodged. As the shooter did not know whether the bullet escaped or not he kept on firing till the barrel burst or bulged, and when it was s;twed in two longitudinally there were found fourteen bullets wedged one into the other, and so much "upset" by the ham? mering of the successive explosions of the powder charges that some of them were not less than one inch in diameter, being flattened disks instead of conical bu Nets.---Scientific A incrican. ? The Scottish Land Loan Company will not issue any more loans until next fall. Col. Palmer, the general agent, will go over to Europe this summer and expects to increase his ability to h-ud next year by twice as much. Sensation in Hart County, Ga. A few months ago" a man calling him? self Robert Hager came to Hart County and worked for several farmers in the County, among them Mr. Charles Chris? tian. He was a very decent looking fel? low and was industrious and attentive to his work. While at work with Mr. Christian he became acquainted with Mrs. M. F. Christian, a very respectable widow lady, who lives a mile and a half from Hartwell. He wooed and won Mrs. Christian after a brief courtship, and on the 28th of April, 18S4, they were united in marriage by H. J. Gos.*, Esq. All went well up to a few weeks ago, and Mrs. Hager was happy in the thought that she had the strong arm of a husband to lean uprn adown life's rugged path? way. On the 16th of June Mr. Jas. F. White received a letter from the Chief of Police of Greenville, S. O, in answer to inquiries regarding Hager, stating that Hager had lived 10 or 12 years in Greenville, and that he had a wife and four children there. That he was a worthless fellow, and that it had been ascertained that he had another wife in North Carolina, where he went by the name of Robert Little. Hager got wind of this letter, and on the 23d of June last he hitched up the horse and buggy belonging to wife No. 3, pretending that he was going to Mr. J. L. Brown's upon some business. But instead of going to Mr. Brown's be left for parts unknown, and Mrs. Hager has never been able to learn of his whereabouts. Mrs. Hager is in deep distress both on account of the perfidy of the polygamous wretch and the loss of her horse and buggy, and has offered a reward of $50 for the apprehen? sion of Hager or for the safe return of the horse and buggy. Robert Hager or Little is genteel looking, about six feet high, weighs about 100 pouuds, florid complexion, dark auburn hair; one joint off middle finger of left hand, and nails off tbe great toes of each foot, and sandy mustache. He is a baker and candy maker by trade. The horse is a bay, about six years old, in very good condition, has straight neck and heavy tail. Coal box buggy, old, but has new wheels, running gear dark red, black body. We hope our exchanges will put their readers on the look out for this scoundrel, who has thus destroyed the peace and happiness of a roo3t worthy lady.?Hart well Sun. What Tilden Wishes. Chicago, July 4.?"Mr. Tilden has not written any letter to be presented in the contingency of 'his nomination here," said C. F, Peck, of New York, this evening, "but I think I know how the report originated that he had done so. Just one week ago Messrs. Manning and Magone called on bim aud received an authorization to speak for him concern? ing Mr. Cleveland's candidacy. I am not at liberty to say whether the author? ity was given in writing, but it is in such form as to satisfy any one whom they desire to convince. Mr. Tilden felt that it would be very indelicate in him to volunteer any advice to the Convention as to what it should do, but be knew that a great many delegates would probably desire to know what his judgment as to candidates was. Messrs. Manning and Magone, therefore, were authorized to say to all delegates who came to consult them as to Mr. Tilden's views, that he believed Governor Cleveland was the man for the emergency. This informa? tion is to be giveu only when asked for by delegates." Senator Kerman said to-day: "Tilden does not want the compliment of a nom? ination. He thinks it would be against the interests of the party to do anything of the sort. On Monday next we shnll probably try to get all those delegates who are friendly to Tilden together and they will then be assured, in a manner that they cannot doubt, of Mr. Tilden's wishes in this respect. If the party sees fit by appropriate resolution to recognize Tilden's eminent services it would be a proper and graceful thing to do. Noth? ing more than that would be acceptable to Mr. Tilden." "Is Cleveland Mr. Tilden's choice for the Presidency V "You can say at least," answered the Senator, "that all Mr. Tilden's friends here are for Cleveland including S. J. Tilden, Jr. From that fact you can draw your own inferences." Mr. Smith M. Weed and Edward Cooper made practically similar state xnents. All his intimate friends say that a complimentary nomination is not at all desired by Mr. Tilden and that the idea is strongly condemned by him.?Special to the New York World. The Columbia Canal. The lecent heavy rains, in addition to the damage by those of the week before, iuflicled a loss of two or three weeks' work on the canal. A large area of earth work where the outside wall would have beeu connected and built beyond danger by tbe 1st of July was washed away and the railroad tracks for the dump cars have been badly torn up. A wire rope which was stretched across the river to hold up a derrick was cut in two by a huge log which the rushing waters hurled against it and tbe derrick fell. The convicts were yesterday repairing the damage doue by the freshet, where the receding waters would permit them to work. In three weeks the outside of rip-rap wall and its earth backing will be completed to Elmwood avenue. A'small section of hard granite only remains to be blasted from the canal, about the foot of Richland street, when earth and soft stone only will be to con? tend with up to Elmwood avenue. The large blocks of cut granitein the old canal, where the locks were located, will be taken away at aD early day and used in the construction of the large waste weir. The Superintendent is laying tracks and building dump cars to remove the hill near Elmwood avenue, which will disappear like snow before the sun when the full force commences to move ft. Raised From Her Bed By Faith. Cleveland, June 30.?Miss Rebecca Kerby, of No. 20 Willcut avenue, has been bedridden for over forty years, being stricken with a disease of the spine when seventeen year.=s old. She has been upon her feet but once during that time, and that attempt to stand cost her much suf? fering. Her pastor, Dr. Hickman, of the M. E. Church, and others had been praying for her relief, and last Monday she lay upon her bed praying, when it occurred to her that, now was the time. She tells the rest as follows : "I turned over in bed without pain and sat up. I lifted my feet and placed them on the floor and moved into my chair by the bedside, and there I sat for the first time in twenty-nine years. I felt very little pain. An hour later, with help, I moved a half-dozen steps to the door and back again. My back did not hurt me so much, but my feet were very tender. I have sat up each day since and have been wheeled about in an in? valid's chair." Miss Kerby has been a long sufferer, and her case is looked upon with great satisfaction by "faith-cure" believers. Mrs. George H. Jacobs, living at New? castle, Ohio, has given birth to a live, healthy child, weighing exactly one pound. The mother and child are re? ported as doing well. This is said to be the smallest baby ever born alive. ? There was recently born at Wynant skiJI. in liensselaer County, N. Y., a child with no ribs on the left side. The lungs are also out of plaee, being entire? ly in the back, where j> Lrie protuber? ance covers the lungs. The child is well formed iu other respecis. Filz-John Forter Bill. Washington, July '2.?The veto of the Fitz John Porter bill, which was sent to the House this afternoon, was a surprise to many, though it has been confidently expected by others. The House lost no lime in passing the bill over the veto, as the necessary two-thirds was secured without any difficulty, fifteen Republicans voting with the Dem? ocrats for the passage of the bill. Of course there is no chance of the passage of the oill over the veto in the Senate, the bill having originally passed that body by but nine majority. So the result is that it is defeated. The fate of this bill is regarded as a guarantee that the bill placing Grant on the retired list of the army cannot pass. the veto. The text of the veto message is as fol? lows : To the House of Representatives: After careful consideration of the bill entitled "An Act for the relief of Fitz John Porter," I herewith return it with my objections to the House of Congress in which it originated. Its enacting clause is in terms as follows: "That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to nominate and, by aud with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint FitzJohn Porter, late major general United State Volunteers and brevet brigadier-general and colonel in the army, to the position of colonel in the Army of the United States of the same grade held by him at the time of his dis? missal from the army by sentence of court martial, promulgated January 27, 1863," &c, &c. It is apparent that should thi3 bill become'law it will create a new office, which can be filled by the ; appointment of a particular individual whom it specifies, and cannot be filled i otherwise, or it may be said with perhaps greater precision of statement, that it will create a new office on condition that a particular person designated shall be chosen to fill it. Such an Act, as it seems to me, is either unnecessary and ineffective, or it involves an encroach? ment by the legislative branch of the Government on the authority of the executive. As Congress has no power under the Constitution to nominate and appoint an officer and cannot lawfully impose on the President the duty of nominating and appointing to office any particular indi? vidual of its own selection, this bill, if it can be fairly construed as requiring the President to make the nomination, and by aud with the advice and consent of the Senate the appointment which it authorizes, is in manifest violation of the Constitution. If such be not its just in? terpretation it must be regarded as the mere enactment of advice and counsel, which lack in the very nature of things the force of positive law and can serve no useful purpose on the statute books. There are other causes that deter me from giviDg this bill the sanction of my approval. The judgment of the court martial by which more than twenty years since Gen. Fitz John Porter was tried and convicted was pronounced by a trib? unal composed of nine general officers of distinguished character and ability. Its investigation of the charges, of which it found the accused guilty, was thorough and conscientious, and its findings and sentence were in due course of law ap? proved by Abraham Lincoln, the Presi? dent of the United States. Its legal competency, its jurisdiction of the ac? cused and of the subjects of accusation, the substantial regularity of all its pro? ceedings, are matters which have never been brought in question. Its judgment, therefore, is final and conclusive iu its character. The Supreme Court of the United States has recently declared that a court martial, such as this was, "is the organism provided by law and clothed with the duty of administering justice in this class of cases. Its judgments, when approved, rest on the same basi? and are surrounded by the same considerations which give conclusiveness to the judg? ments of other tribunals, including the highest as well as the lowest." It fol? lows accoidingly that when a lawfully constituted court-martial has duly de? clared its findings and its seutence and the same have been duly approved neither the President nor Congress has any power to set them aside. The exis? tence of such power is not openly assert? ed nor perhaps is it necessarily implied in the provisions of the bill which is be? fore me, but when its enacting clauses are read in the light of the recitals of its preamble, it will be seen that it seeks in effect the practical annulment of the findings and sentence of a competent court martial. A conclusion at variance with those findings has been reached after investigations by a board consisting of the officers of the army. This board was not created in pursuance of any statuto? ry authority aud was powerless to com? pel the attendance of witnesses or to pronounce a judgment which could be lawfully enforced. The officers who composed it, in their report to the secre? tary of war, dated March 19,1879, stated that in their opinion "justice requires such action as may be necessary to annul and set aside the findings and sentence of the court martial in the case of Major Gen. Fitz John Porter, and to restore him to the position of which their sen? tence deprived him, such restoration to take effect from the date of his dismissal from service." The provisions of the bill now under consideration are avowed? ly based on the assumption that the find? ings of the court martial have been 'dis? covered to be erroneous. But it will be borne iu mind that the investigation which is claimed to have resulted in this discovery was made many years after the event to which these findings related, and under circumstances that made it impos? sible to reproduce the evidence on which they were based. It seems to mo that the proposed legislation would establish a dangerous precedent, calculated to im? peril in no small measure the binding force and effect of judgments of various tribunals established under our Constitu? tion and laws. I have already, in the exercise of the pardoning power with which the Presi? dent is vested, remitted the continuing penalty that made it impossible for Fitz? John Porter to hold an office of trust or profit under the Government of the United States; but I am unwilling to give my sanction to any legislation which shall practically annul and set at naught the solemn and deliberate conclusious of the tribunal by which he was convicted, and of the President by whom its find? ings were examined and approved. Chester a. Arthur. Executive Mansion, July 2,183-1. senate. After the reading of the journal the Chair laid before the Senate the Fitz Johu Porter veto message, which was read. The question being "shall the bill pass notwithstanding the objections of the President?" the yeas and nays were taken without deb'ate, and resulted in a tie vote?yeas 27, nays 27. Two-thirds not voting in the affirmative, lhe bill failed to pass. NEW CROP TURNIP SEED ? AND ? FKXJIT JAKS ? at ? SIMPSON, REID & CO.'S, WAVERLY HOUSE CORNER. July 10, 1S84_ 41)_ FLY "FANS. OLD Style anil Improved Flv Fans, for sale by A. B. TOWERS, Anderson, S. C. May t-'n, 18S4 40 The Abbeville Primaries. abbeville, July 7.?In the County Convention to day the 9th of August was fixed for primary elections. Resolutions were adopted requiring the county treas? urer and auditor to be voted for at the primaries. Col. Aiken was present in the morning, but left for Charleston in consequence of the death of a brother there. Congressional Convention, Third Con? gressional District. The Democratic Congressional Con? vention of the Third Congressional Dis? trict of South Carolina will convene in the Keowee Hotel, Seneca, S. C, on the first Wednesday iu August, (being the Gth of August,) at 10 o'clock, a. m., for the purpose of nominating a Democratic candidate to represent this Congressional District in the next Congress. The five counties composing this Con? gressional District are entitled to the fol? lowing representation in said Convention, namely. Abbeville, 12 delegates ; An? derson, 10; Newberry, 8; Oconee, 6; Pickens, 6. By order of the Congressional Commit? tee of the Third District. W. C. Bexet, Chairman of Committee. Tilden Clinches Iiis Refusal. New Yoke, July 7.?The following is an authentic copy of a communication to Mr. Barnum, chairman of the Na? tional committee, from Mr. Tilden : Gp.etstoxe, July 5,1884. To the Hon. W. H. Barnum, Chicago : I have received your telegram informing me of the disposition to nominate me for the Presidency and asking: "Will you accept the unanimous nomination from the Convention?" and also a telegram from Mr. Manning saying: "It seems absolutely necessary that you (I) should answer Bamum's telegram as soon as possible." Your inquiry was explicitly answered in the negative in my letter of June 10th to Mr. Manning. S. J. Tilden. Eighth Circuit Solicitor. Greenville, July 7.?The Nominat? ing Convention of the Eighth Judicial Circuit met in the Courthouse hero to? night, at 9 p. m. Col. R. A. Thomp? son, of Walhalla, presided, and G. W. Taylor, Esq., of Pickens, was elected secretary. Col. Simpson, of Anderson, placed in nomination for Solicitor of the Eighth Circuit the incumbent, Col. James Lv'-Orj, of Greenville. The speaker made^loquent allusions to Col. Orr's legal ability and fitness for the office, referring to the somewhat remar? kable circumstance that the appoint? ment of Col. Orr to the solicitorsbip by Governor Hagood had met with the unanimous approval and endorsement of this district. The nomination was sec? onded by Mr. John S. Verner, of Oco? nee, who warmly recounted the record of Col. Orr in the remarkable contest of '76, be having been the first to enter the Mackey House, which was the last grip of Republican corruption upon the affairs of South Carolina. Col. James A. Hoyt added remarks in praise of Col. Orr, whom be had known as a noble boy and a3 a noble man. The nomination was carried unanimously by acclamation, after which the Convention adjourned. The Reception of Gen. Butler. The reception of General Butler in Chicago on Saturday night, was of a highly dramatic character. Upon the arrival of the train at the depot, the general was received by the committee, and was hurriedly taken to the Palmer House. The demonstration, however, did not take place until nearly ten o'clock, when the labor societies, representing bricklayer*, borseshoers, seamen and the various typographical unions selected Market street as a rendezvous, and from there proceeded to the Palmer House by a circuitous route, along which were large, waiting crowds. The marching column numbered about three thousand, and carried a variety of transparencies, all of which bore the face of Butler, supplemented with such sentiments as "Labor needs a statesman." "If I am not for you. I am against, von?Butler to the factory czars of Lowell." "The workingmen welcome Butler." Toward the rear of the column was borne aloft a mammoth spoon, on which was in? scribed "Butler will feed you all." The extreme rear of the line was made up ol a broom brigade, displaying the device, "Butler will sweep the country." _!.????? i..1 1 i ... _j Williamston Male Acadsmy. THE Fall Term of twenty weeks opens August 4. Students prepared for College. Kates of tuition i?S, $12, ?15 and $1G, respectively, according to grade of pupil. C. MERIWETHER, Principal. July 10, 1881 52_2? LAND FOR SALE. FINE PLANTATION in Elbert County, Ga., of 1100 acres. All level and no waste land. Equally divided in cleared upland, original woods and river bottoms. Cheap and on good terms, Everything in order. Consult Editor of this paper, or write to GEO. C. GROG AN, Elbcrton, Ga. July 10, 18S4 52 4 SOUTH CAROLINA NORMAL MUSIC SCHOOL. A. J. SHOWALTER, Principal. THE second session of this Normal Mu? sic School will be held at BELTON, Anderson County, S. C, commencing Mon? day, July 21st, 18S4, and continue four weeks, closing with the final Concert Fri? day evening, August 15th. All the branches usually taught in a first class Normal Music School receive their due share of attention in this School, Mr. Showalter is recognized as one of Ihn best teachers in the country, ami all who attend this school can have the assurance that they are receiving the very best in? struction in the various departments of musical art and suieucc. TERMS: For foni weeks.$5 00 For two weeks.3 00 For one week. 2 00 For information regarding board, or fur? ther particulars concerning the school, ad? dress \V. P. Cox or A. C. Latinier, Helton, Anderson County, S. C. July 10. 1834 *_52 _3 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. By T/ios. C. Ligon, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, John W. Daniels has applied to ino to grant him letters of Ad? ministration on ttic Estate and effects of Sarah Tucker, deccaspd. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said Sarah Tucker, deceased, to he and ap? pear before mein Court of Probate, to bo held at Anderson Court Houso, on the lOtli day of July, 18S4, after pub? lication horcoi, to shew causo, if any they have, why the said administration should not bo granted. (Jivcn under my hand this 1st day of July, 1684. T. C. LIGON, J. P. July 3, 18S4 51 2 FIRE! DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS. ASINGLE SPARK may destroy your Dwelling in one hour. I can give you ample security against loss by Fire, us the combined Assets of the Companies I represent amount to ?11,002,418. Call on me and Insure your Dwellings, Furniture, Barns and Merchandise. It will lie tun late when the fire starts. A. b. TOWERS, Insurance Agent. Anderson, S. C, March 27,1SS1 37 ?. S XOUNCEMENTS. For I ouse of Representatives. The fric i: of MAJ. B. F. WHITKEB an? nounce liiL .1 a candidate Tor the House of Rep? resentative. ., (tr Anderson County, subject to the Democrats P imary Election, The mai y friends of II. G. SCUDDAY, Esq., respectfull; a inounce him as a candidate for re? election to h Houso of Representatives, subject to the pri at-y election. Mr. Scudday's experi erce ana s n ices during the past session are a guarantee 1 f > fficient and faithful service In the future. The frie .<h of E. M. RUCKER announce him as a candid U for the House of Representatives, subject to 110 action of the Democratic party. The frie- df of JOHN C. WHITEFIELD, Esq., respectfull." n inounce him as a suitable candidate to represcn / nderson County in the next House of Represe it: tlvc-j, subject to the action of the Dcmocratk prrty. The frie .dr of Mr. J. BELTON "WATSON re? spectfully inuounce him as a candidate for the House of I erresentatives, subject to the action of the Demomtfc party. The friec Is of R. p. CLINKSCALES, Esq., re? spectfully jounce him as a candidate for re? election to tlio House of Representatives at the approaching election, subject to the action of the Democratic party. The nutierous friends of Col. JOSEPH N. BROWN a-.i]canceb im as a candidate for the Leg. islature fro n Anderson County at the next elec? tion, subject to the action of the Democratic party. Many Voters The friends of GEOROE E. PRINCE, Esq., announce nlm as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subjeit to the action of the Dem? ocratic par y. For School Commissioner. The frier ds of C.EO. M. McDAVID respectfully announce 1 lu as a candidate for School Commis? sioner. Hi- will abide the result of the Primary election, at d support the nominees of the Demo? cratic party. The friei ds of S. P. T?TE, Esq., respectfully announce um as a suitable candidate for the office of Sc' io<"l Commissioner at the next election, subject to the action of the Democratic party. TO THE VCTF.RS OF ANDERSON COUNTY : Grateful or the confidence reposed in me hith? erto, aud h iping to merit the same in the future, I announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office 0 ' School Commissioner, subject to the regulation? of the Democratic party. R. TV. TODD. The friends of Col. J. G. CLINKSCALES, of Williamstoa, respectfully announce him as a suit? able man fi>r the office of School Commissioner of Anderson ( ouuty at the next election, subject to the action of the Democratic party. For County Commissioner. Tho friends of Cant. J. PINK. TUCKER, of Dark Corn r Township, nominate him as a candi? date for County Commissioner at the next e-.cction, subject to tho action of the Democratic party. Tho frier Is of R. S. BAILEY, Esq., respectfully nominate him for re-election to the otlico of Coun? ty Commissioner, subject to the Democratic prima? ry election. Mr. Bailey makes a good County Commissioner, and his services in tho past arc a guaranty ol their faithful performance in the fu? ture, if elected. The many friends of Col. JOSHUA JAMESON, of Brushy Cmk township, respectfully announce him as a candidate for County Commissioner, sub? ject to the primary election. Col Jamesoi hat heretofore uia-lc us an efficient Commissioner, and would do so aj/ain. The friends of Mr. C. B. GILMER, of Rock Mills townihip, respectfully nominate him as a suitablo candidate lor County Commissioner at the approai-hlng election, subject to the action of the County Democracy. Tho friei ds of Mr. W. J. ROBINS, nf Garvin township, nspcctfully nominate him as a suitable candidate lor County Commissioner at the ap Broacbing i'tar tlon, subject to the actiou of the emocratic pa- ty. MR. ANDLEW 0. NORRIS is respect fully nominated'.y his friends as a suitable candidate for County '.Voimissioner at the approaching elec? tion, subjec. tc the action of the Democratic party. The friend? of JOHN L. GLENN, of Fork Township, 1 eg leave to announce him is a candi? date for the office of County Com jiissioner at the next election, itibject to the action of the Demo? cratic party The frleDli if Mr. S. L. ESKEW, oi Pendleton township, r spsctfully announce him as a candi? date fur Ci ui ty Commissioner, subject to the ac? tion of tho ?c;-iocratic party. We are ai tlurized to announce MR. ALFRED CAMPBELL, >f Belton township, as a suitable candidate f< r -.he office of County Commissioner at the apprcaching election, subject to the action of the Dcm< c,r..tic party. We are re \\i< sted to aunounce that J. A. HALL is a candidate for County Commissioner at the ensuing elei tit n, subject to the actiou of tho Dem? ocratic part.'. We are .-.uthorized to announce Capt. B. F. DUNCAN a3 a candidate for the office of County Commissioner at the ensuing election?subject to the action cC the Democratic party. The frien la of Capt. DAVID OWEN, of Hope well Town.1 hi;), beg leave to announce him as a candidate ftr the office of County Commissioner at the next e ec.ion, subject to the action of the Democratic pai ty. The many friends of Mr. W. F. BOATNER re? spectfully a in ittnce him as a candidate .'or tho office of Cointy Commissioner, subject to the ac? tion of the . Jc.uocratie party. The frienls of T. M. NELSON, of Savannah Township, nomiuito him an a candidate for Coun? ty Com miss oner at the next election, subject to the action of the Democratic party. For Coroner. The many friends of J. WILLETT PREVOST take pleasure in announcing him as a candidate for the office of Coroner, subject to the action of the Democn-.tio party. The friends of R. Y. H. NANCE respectfully nominate him as 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 frlen-ls of JOHN H. JONES, of Varcnnes Township, respectfully announce him as a suitable man for trie office of Sheiiff of Anderson County at the next election?subject to the action of tho Democratic party. The man;- friends of WM. L. BOLT, of Hope well Towns'iip, respectfully announce him as a candidate for the office ol Sheriff for Anderson County at the next election, subject to the action of the Demt critic party. The frien ls of JAMES H. McCONNELL re? spectfully announce him as a candidate for re? election to t!ie otfiee of Sheriff of Anderson Coun? ty?subject -o the action of the Democratic party. The manj fiiends of B. F. DACUS respectfully announce t in: as a candidate for tho office of Sheriff of A aderson County at the next election, subject to tl e action of the Democratic party. The friends of Capt. C. S. BEATY beg leave to announce h: in as a candidate for Sheriff of Ander? son County at the next election?subject to the action of th ; Lemocratic pany. For Judge of Probate. The friends of T. C. UGOSttespectfully an oudcc him as a candidate forare-elec'.ion to the tllcc of Judge of Probate for JfHerson County at lie next election?subject to $Be action of the icinocratic party. For Clerk of C?|rt. The friends of Col. Jr. P. TKTJ3BLE rcapeet jlly announce him as a candi&te for Clerk of ourt at the approaching elections-subject to the ction of the Democratic party. 1? The many friends of JOHN W.JbANIELS nom natc him as a candidate for re-election to tha llice of Clerk of the Court for Anderson County?I abject to the action of the Dcmoe?ttic party. A. For County Treasurer. The many friends of Mr. I). H.":BIJ.SSELL rc pectfully announce him as a candidate for the tiice of County Treasurer, subject tO:the action of he Democratic party. If elected, he will mako n eHicient aud acceptable officer. !*fc The many friends of WILLIA? McGUKIN cspcctfully announce him as a candidate for .'reasurer of Anderson County?subject to the ction of the Democratic party. The many friends of WM. F. COx| of Bolton, -cspcctfully nominate him as a candidate for ["rcasurer of Anderson County?subject to the de? cision of the Democratic primary election. Tho many friends of W. H. FRIERSON pre cnt him as a suitable candidate for the office of 'ounty Treasurer, subject to the action of tbo Democratic party. The many friends of Mr. THOMAH 6. CRAY rOK respectfully announce him as a candidate for -ounty Treasurer?subject to the Democratic lomiuation. Thoroughly competent, reliable and -ourteons, 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 tho County. ? J. FE ASTER BROWN. C. H. ORR, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ANDERSON, S. C. WILL practice in the Courts of tho Eighth Circuit. Frompt attention piven to all business. Office?ITp-stairs, over National Bank. July 3, 1834_51_6m LAND FOR SALE. LOT No. 1, 99 Acres, laying on the El berton and Air Line R. R., six miles from Elberton, Georgia?GO Acres cleared, in a fine state of cultivation, good Cottage. 2-room House, all necessary outbuildings, one of the best of Orchards, good Spring. No. 2, 259 Acres, laying on South Beaver dam Creek, 7 miles from Elberton?100 Acres cleared, 75 of that fresh, 15 creek bo. torn, 75 original forest, the balance the best of pine land ; good 5- room Dwelling, best of Stables, 2 Tenant Houses and all necessary outbuildings, fine Summer pas? ture. I will sell cheap for cash, or ou rea? sonable terms as I wish to quit farming. For further particulars write to or call on me at Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia. A. J. BOND, July 3,1884_51 4 German Carp?Mirror and ^ Pull Scale. ALI/ persons desiring Carp Fish that will spawn next year can be supplied by the undersigned with 1-year olds, 10 to 12 inches long at 50c?less than 10 inches, 40c Also, have plenty of this season's hatching for 10c. each. Parties coming for large fish will bring large transportation cans. Ap? ply to J. B. HALL, Near Storeville, S. C, and ^~ First Creek Church. June 20, 1884 50_3m * 11 . FIRE! FIRE ? FIRE! Windstorms 1 Tornadoes 1 Cyclones 1 IN addition to Fire Insurance, I am now prepared to write Policies insuring your property against Windstorms, Tob nadof.s and Cyclones at low rates and in first-class Companies. Call aud see me. J. H. Von HASSELN". March 20,1884_30_ly THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON pi<EAS. Martha Fant, Catharine Fant and Sallie Martin, Plaintiffs, against A. J. Fant, Ann Massey, Al? lied Fant, Cora Fant and Margaret Burgess, De? fendants.? Summons /or Relief ? Complaint not Served. To tho Defendants A. J. Fant, Ann Massey, Allice Fant, Cora Fant and Margaret Burgess: YOU are hereby summoned <nd required to an? swer the complaint in this action, a copy of which is filed in the office of the Clc; k of the Court of Common Pleas, at Anderson C. H., S. C, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office, Anderson C. a., S. C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service: and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time-' aforesaid, the plaint iff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded In the complaint, Dated June 23rd, A. D. 1884. JOHN B. MOORE, Plaintiffs' Attorney. [seal] John W. Daniels, c.cp. Martha Fant, Catharine Fant and Sallie Martin, Plaintiffs, against A. J. Fant, Ann Massey. Allice Fant, Cora Fant and Margaret Burgess, Defend? ants. To the Defendants A. J, Fant, Ann Mas3?y, AllicC Fant, Coia Fant and Margaret Burgess? TAKE NOTICE that the object oT this action* in which a Summons is herewith served upon you, is to obtain partition of the premise described be? low, to be made among the ownwrs thereof hy Commissioners to be appointed for the purpose, or to obtain a sale thereof to be made and a division of the proceeds if a partition cannot be made; without prejudice to the interest to the owners: The premises in question are described in the Complaint, as follows: One tract of land, contain? ing ono hundred and eighty-seven acreB, situated on the General's road, about ono and one-half miles South rt Anderson Court House, bounded by lands now owned by Col. M. P. Tribble, or his wife Mrs. M. P. Tribble, William M. Archer, Jamea Gilmer, James Vacdiver, G. M. Jones, Beaty & Allen and others. No personal claim is made asalust you. 3 JOHN B. MOORE, Plaintiffs* Attorney. July 3,1884 51 _6 THE RANDALL MARROW THE met jflective, durable and reliable Harrow made. Profitable, economical and ind s} ensable. Don't tramp after and lift your useless old drag. Ride the Ran? dall, and s.-.vi many a weary mile and many a buck ache. The qu-)S ion should not be whether you can afford to buy one, but whether you can afford tobcwilhou o ic. It will save time, save labor, save money, save your crop. It will in? crease yo in cops, increase your purse, increase the value of your lands, iucrease your happiness. It will thoroughly pulverize your lands, thoroughly cover up your seed grain, thoroughly cover up your manure. It puts in grain without plowing in corn-stalk, stubble and cotton lands at the rate of ten acres ] er day, securing a better seed-bed than you can possibly get by ally other process. Ov<;r Fifty Randalls Sold by us in the last Eight Months, And we know whereof we speak. Buy early. Don't delay. We off r easy terms on the Randall specially suited to hard times. SULLIVAN & BRO. 52 PRICES GREATLY REDUCED! -0-? I HAVE ON HAND A LARGE LOT OF DRY GOODS, HATS AND SHOES, That I propose to sell at greatly REDUCED PRICES. The sei-rcity of money gives it a greater value; therefore, I propose to give more Goods for <-ne dollar than ever before. I also have a lot of the? CELEBRATED BALDWIN FEED CUTTERS, THE BKST MADE! Thal I will sell at BOTTOM TRTCES. ..vr-Cir Come in nnd see me before buying elsewhere, and if I don't give you your money's value, I will not a-lr you to buy. July 1(, 1884 June 5,1?3! ?17 J. PIXK. REED,