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Insertions l?y contract.
JOI5 I'lilNTINV, AND STATIONERY.
TVe have one of the most complete .TOli OFFICE" :
n the State, ami <!<? work as well ami at as low prices |
n* in the cities. Onrsti>cb of STATloNKRY islnryi
mil will ha *>M wholesale ami retail, as low as in
/Charleston ami ?avann:-h.
T>?o-!s ami iaw blanks ?:? ?rreat variety.
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OScial Pap?r of Beaufort County.
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FOU PRESIDENT,
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM A. WHEELER,
OF XEIV YORK.
Labor Riots
The labor troubles in the rice GeliL
near Gardner's Corner, are assuming
* quite a serious aspect
Jnst as Gen. Smalls was leaving the
depot it Beaufort yesterday he re( eived
the following dispatch from the Attorney
General :
Columbia, Aug. 23rd
Gen. Smalts.
Sheriff reports formidable riot in
Beaufort CounTy, which can only be des"
persed by force. Can you aid him ? It
necessary can }*ou assist hiui with one or
two lcliab'e militia companies
Wxi. Stone.
Atty-Gencra!
Gen. Smalls decided to give up his
trip to Midway, and left the cars at Shel-don.
The crowd was reported massed at
Gardner's Corner, and he, together with
the Lieut. Gov. proceeded there at once,
to .see if possible if they could influence
the mob to a more peaceful solution o
their troubles. Gen. Smalls publishes an
account in this issue.
Tiie interest manifested iu the political
struggle now progressing is divided between
the equally interesting problem of
the judicial squabble in the first circuit.
We have noticco that the northern press
when commenting on this subject appear
Lotto Ln.l fLflir c Gnnciflnro KIt* mlv
Iu navg uau iuvii tuvvu vvuuiuvi w v?j wia i
ed, aod in view of the proclamation that
we publish this week a concise statement
of the circumstances that have led to such
a result, may not, at this time, be out of
place, without entering into a discussion
of abstract theories of right or wrong, as
indulged in by the press in this State,
when speaking on the subject.
The constitution adopted in 1SG8, under
the head of "Judicial Department" pro- j
vided for the election, by joint ballot of
.the Legislature, of eight circuit judges,
who nndei the thirteenth section shall
hold hi3 office for four years." Section
eleven provide!, that "all vacancies in
the Supreme court or other inferior tribunal
shall be filled by election as herein
prescribed: Provided, That, if the unexpired
term does not exceed one year such
vacancy may be filled by executive appointment."
This was the constitution,
and the following facts gathered from legis'ative"
journals from 1SG8 to 1875, will l
>how the construction placed upon it and ;
1? .-J ?i? t
I cimom luauguraieu uuuot iu x\;i- |
gust 20, 1868, D. T. Corbin was elected
jndge of the first circuit but resigned after
serving a few months, when R. D
Carpenter was elected, not for four years, j
but merely for the unexpired term, Dec.
9, ISGS, and received his commission for
three years and a few months, but in
1870 resigned in order to^ccpt the nomnation
of the reformers as governor, with
M. C, Duller as Lt.-Governor. On Dec.
9. 1870, in a joint assembly to fill the unexpired
term of R. B. Carpenter, R. F. j
Graham was declared elected for the un-1
expired term, and being a candidate at I
the end of his unexpired term he was i 1
again elected Jan. IS, 187- for a full terui j 1
of four years. j
Judge Graham died, and on Dec. 11. j ]
1S74, J. P. Reed was elected on a call of! ]
Gov. Chamberlain, fur a joint ballot to; <
elect a judge to fiil the unexpired term of 1
Jutlge Graham. At that time W. J. ,
Whippcr was a candidate and would have j i
then been elected but for the personal ;
opposition of the Governor. J. P. Reed j \
was elected; received his ccitifieato from ! i
the clerks of the two houses that he had | ^
Vcn elected for the unexpired term ofj*
? ...it
Judge Grahaui, and received his con.mis- t
sion from Gov. Chamberlain, for the un- t
expired term ending Aug. CO. 187*. ;
r~cr-jxr.?'u1 . - . T.iis
is hut the record of one circuit, |
and there are but two circuit* out of the
j
eitilit that have had jinVo.* v.dio have i
continuously served tin ir four yen**, and
in the oilier* unexpired terms have been
repeatedly filled by election and connnis*
sion* issued for lc*s time tlian four years.
Tn the annual message of Gov. Chamberlain,
which lie transmitted to the legislature
at the opening of the last session, i
he called their attention to the fact that
"I rltlf 1'irt aIaji#
UllV? ">i iiii'ii uuviv;^ mmm mt i iiT/i umi
of oiirlit circuit judges, arid advised as to j
the necessary qualifications "orsuch a position.
About tills time the AVic* ami Courier
commenced tiro discussion of the constitutionality
of elections for unexpired
terms, and the Columbia U.iion Herald
which is partly owned by Governor Chamber
ain ha 1 thorough and exhaustive arsrViment.
from a lawyer, a friend of tha1
jnornal refuting the theory advanced by
the Xnc.t and commenting on the tame,
the Union Ha aid said they had good
reasons to believe that the
views of their correspondent
would be the same as those taken by
the Supreme Court. The election came
off, with what result the public are al- j
ready aware. W. J. AVhipper, received
thc^ccrtificatc of election ; qualified before
the Supreme Court, but was refused
his commission by the Governor, who
sometime afterwards issued a commission
to Judge Heed, covering four years from
the date of his entering upon the unex
term of Judge Graham. Prior to issuing
the last commission, the Governor was
waited limn bv a reporter of the Xinhs
and asked his views on the constitutional
questiou raised, but stated that lie had
not looked into the subject and had no
opinion.
Following custom W. J. Whipper,
would have been comiuissioned, and v
Judge Reed had suffered injury thereby
he could have tested his rights in the
Courts. . Whipper has felt considerably
thringf:- departure from custom
in the State, and had decided to take his
seat and treat J. P. Reed as he would
any other citizen who interfered with hr
authority. It was anticipated that
trouble might ensue, hence the proclamation
of the Governor. We have
given an uyvarnished statement of the
dry facts of the case, leaving the public
to draw their own conclusions. '
?
The Democracy of the State have
nominated G. D. Tilhuan, of Edgefield,
for Congress of this district, the fifth. G.
D. Tillman, was the apostle of the possum
policy, in this State in 1S74, which
he said was a policy that might be called
" a temporary partnership with the radi*
eal devil to get out of his clutches and
then thrash him. " lie desires the
election of a democratic President, because
as he said. " it was reasonably certain
that a majority of both houses of
Pnn<rre?s would then also he demnerats.
or at lea. t conservatives. It so the reconstruction
acts will speedily be repealed
which would leave suffrage where it ccnstitionally
belongs under control of
the states. Then admitting the coerced
amendments of the constitution to be valid
the states could attach a property qualification
to suffrage without violating
those amendments, which would practically
destroy negro suffrage as a disturbing
element in the body politic.
Whether it is right to judge of a party
by the expressed opinions of its individual
non ineos, it cannot be gainsayed
that the public do so judge, and that the
Republican party is an 1 has been held
responsible for the publicly expressed
views of its representative office holders
and therefore judging the democracy of
this district by the man they have placed j
in nomination, they still cling to the exploded
doctrine of State rights, the de
cision of the sword to the contrary, and
are also in opposition to negro suffrage
and in favor of the repeal of the reconstruction
acts.
They will not be insane however
enough to expect election by the enunciation
of such doctrines, but it is well that
the people shonld be warned in time of
the opinions entertained 'by democratic
nominees. But probably they are so
hopeless of success that the views of their
nominees ; re not considered before putting
them orwardas representative men
of the party.
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Gird Your Loins For the Work.
For the first time since rc-con.structicn i
the democracy oi South Carolina have
effected anything like an organization,
and they are now a united, determined,
bitter, unrelenting opposition, and al
though the Republicans have an overwhelming
majority in many of the counties,
and in the other c unties a working
majority, if allowed to east their half ts j
without fear or intimidation, yet we shall j
not have a walk over in this campaign,
but have a heavier work before us than
;vcr. The time has come for work?l ard 1
work?delays arc dangereous.
The eatves that have led to disension I
nnongst party leaders, are too well j
mown, for us to enter into details?but !
ve are now for peace and unity. Those
vho would rule or ruin the party to grat- j
fv personal agrandizement, must be j
irmly and determinated held iu check, (
m l submit their cause to the dictum of j j
he convention in September. Xo splits ! <
oust for a moment bo tolerated, and on j t
he head- of the traitors who would sug-1 (
;c..-t or encourage :r?vh a course, rest the '
f
rm t-.ri T LM i.-? u i t??^m.'uu.
anathema ofthoontirc I'epnblioan party!
of the I'nion.
\\V m'l^t enter !nt? to." on*jt?v'f a? one ^
man. Take pntfei n 1?v the democracy, '
who but a fow days ayo wore, almost on a I
balance between straiehtout and fl-ion- I
ism, but who have now yielded n<?ent to
the behests of their convention, have uni- ]
ted their forces, closed im> their ranks, :
and are mnrehing upon our breastworks
in solid phalanx. j
Xo milk nn?I water policy will do. The '
ticket placed in tho fit-id, must be nii>-.
that will unite those elements that have 1
been antagonistic for the past twelve j i
months, ami when nominated, let the;
brand of traitor rest upon the brow of j
any man who deserts the Republican ; '
standard or fails in the fealty lie owes to j
his party. '
THE CAUSE AT COMRAHEE. 1 '
1
Reduced pay and the following for
money is enough to create a strike:
'"25. Due Twenty-five cents. 25,
To II. E. Bissell,
or bearer for labor under special contract
payable on the first day of Janua:y 1878,
or sooner at my pleasure.
J. B. Bissell." .
As long as the rice planters break con- (
tracts with laborers, and use worthless (
pieces of orinted ptfycr as money, which
must be traded for goods at enormous j
prices at their own stores, just so long
will there be trouble in the rice fields.
If the authorities would do something
to j rotect the half starved and poorly
paid laborers from the evils of the check
system, there would be no such thing as
labor strikes on the fVwnhahee.
The Democratic majority of the House
of Representatives of the recent Congress
introduced and passed the following resolutions,
looking towards the freedom of
the ballot throughout the United States.
Of course it was introduced and passed '
for bunkum and has proved a veritable
boomerang:
Whereas the right^of suffrage prescribed
by the constitutions of the several
States is subject to the fifteenth amendment
of the constitution of the United
States, which is as follows:
"Article xv.
"Section 1. The right of citizens of
the United States to vote shall not be denied
or abridged by the United States or
by any State on account of race, color 01
previous condition of servitude.
"Sec. 2 That Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
and whereas the exercise of the
right of suffrage so prescribed and regulated
should be faithfully maintained aud
observed by the United States and the
several States and the citizens thereof;
and whereas it is asserted that the exercise
of the right of suffrage is in some of
the States, notwithstanding the efforts of
all good citizf ns to the contrary, resisted
and controlled by fraud, intimidation and
violence, so that in such cases the object
of the amendment is defeated; and
whereas ail citizens, without distinction
of race, or class, or color, are entitled to
the protection conferred by such article;
therefore
Be it rcstJccii L;j titc IL>n*e of Jirprrgentotives,
That all attempts by force,
fraud, terror, intimidation or otherwise
to prevent the free exercise of the right
of suffrage in any State should meet with
certa^ji, condign and effectual punish
uicnt, and that in any case which has
heretofore occurred or that may hereafter
occur in which violence or murder has
been or shall be committed by ono race or
class upon the other, the prompt prosecution
and punishment of the crininal or
criminals in any court having jurisdiction
is imperatively demanded, whether the
crime be one punishable by fine or imprisonment
or one demanding the penalty
of death."
The President, as chief executive, feel
ing that he was President of the entire
Union, and that it was his duty alike to
carry into effect resolutions introduced
and passed in Congress by the democratic
majority, as if introduced and passed by
a republican majority, issued the ncccssa- ,
ry instiuctions to the Secretary of War, :
who sent a copy of the preamble and res*
o'ution toCcn. Sherman with the following
instructions. i
The president directs that, in accordance
with the spirit of the above, you
are to hold all the available force under <
your comniaud (not now engaged subdu- >
ing the savages of the Western frontiei) 1
in readiness to be used upon the call or
romiisition of!lie nronor lofral authorities t
for protecting all citizen, without di.stinc- i
t:on of race, calor or political < pinions, in i
the exercise of the right to vote as gua- rantoed
the fifteenth amendment, and to
assist in the enforcement of certain, con- .
di.cn and effectual punishment, upon all 1
persons, who shall attempt by "force,
fraud, terror, intimidation or otherwise t
to prvent the frrtc exercise of the right of t
suffrage" as provided by the law of the r
United State? and have such force so J
distributed as to be able to render prompt ; p
assistance in the enforcement of the law. i r
Su -h additional order? as may be nee- j 9
essarv to carry out the purposes of these j j
instructions will be given from time to j ^
time after consultation with the law offi-; t
ccr of the Government. J 1
The employment by the President of: tl
the House resolution declaring that the e
prompt and efficient punishment of pe> tl
sons guilty of intimidating voters is "im- 1lucratively
demanded " is one of the 1
grimmest jokes of the season. But how a
can they complain of the President mak- d
ing this a text without laying themselves
open to tlie charge of being insincere in ft
their professions ? We can safely tally ai
one for the President.?Chi'O'jn Jnf< r b
k
i
i-ia. .am?1 :r. 1 : r i?"'
Our Majority.
Tn tlio fvwtii'x' of ChoctorueM, Marl- j
ioro", Hariinston, r-umtcr. UcorEretoTvn, j
A'illiauishurir, Marion and Horry, tlicrc- -.
mhlicnn majority i* ahout 7,000.
Tm the counties ?>f Charleston, Orange-1
>urg, and Clarendon it is at least 14.000.
In Oconee. Pi* kens, Anderson, Abbe-1
;ii!e, Xew; errv, Richland, Lexington,!
md Laurens, is 4,000.
In Union, > pnrtanburg, Greenville,
fork. Chester, Lancaster, Kershaw and i
FairfieM. 1.200.
In Colleton, Barnwell, Beaufort, Edge-!
leld. and Aiken, 14,000.
The above shows the majority in the
Congressional districts, so that with fair ;
play we shall elect five Republican mem- j
bcrs of Congress from this State. Shall
we do it?
THE HOWARD MURDER.
Commutation of Sentence.?Imprisonment
For Life.
A telegram was received in town on
Iucsday evening, announcing that Gov.
Chamberlain, had commuted to imprisonment
for life, the sentence of Fredcrick
Bright, who was sentenced to he
bung on the 11th of this month, but revived
a respite until Friday next, that
the grounds for application executive
slemency might by reviewed by the
governor. '
THE RESPITED JUDGESHIPS.
A Satisfactory Interview of Committee
of the Charleston Bar with Governor
Chamberlain.
[Special Dicpatch to The Neva ami C/nrivr.J
Columbia, (Thursday Evening,) Aug.
17.?Messrs. B. C. Pressley, E. McCra
dy, Sr., and Georgo Bryan,, a committee
of the Bar of Charleston, arrived here
this morning and had a long interview
with Governor Chamberlain in reference
to the course of action in regard to the
pretentions ot Whipper to the Jndgc-j
ship of the First Circuit. Mr. Pressley
states that the interview was in all respects
satisfactory, and that the Governor
and the committee are in perfect accord
upon the subject The particulars of the
interview have not been made public.
The explanation to the above interview
of democratic lawyers will be found in
the proclamation of the Governor.
A Republican Senate for the Next
Two Tears.
The United States Senate has seventy
four members, the terms ot twenty-five
of whom exj ire on the fourth of March
next, lion. T. J. Roberson of this State
amongst the number. Of these twenty
fire, sixteen"are Republicans, and nine
Democrats, and of those holding ovci
twenty-seven are Republicans and nineteen
are Democrats. In the elections already
held the Democrats have gained
two. With the .'new State of Colorado,
there are yet twenty-two senators to be
elected, and of that number the democracy
to secure a majority of one, will have
to elect sixteen, with the following
States to select from : Maine, Massachusetts,
New-Jersey, Delaware. North Ca.
South, Ca.*, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana,
West Virginia, Illinois Michigan,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska.
Minnesota, Oregon and Colorado. The
Republicans wiR therefore control the
Senate by a small majority for the next
two years.
The '* no* ami Courier says : " We
insist that there should be a division of
time, and that both sides be heard at
every Republican meeting in the State.
Mark the words, 14 Republican mectin.rj"
Cannot the News mull Courier also
insist that both sides Be heard at every
Democratic meeting in the State ? This
would, but he fair play, but if this insisting
means like it did at the Edgefield
meeting, to insist at the muzzle of the
shot gun and the revolver, ever}' peaceably
disposed citizen in the State will deprecate
"t, rs it can but result in trouble,
So long as ihc democracy give it out that
the shot gun policy is to be pursued in
this campaign, to carry at least some of
the counties, " peaceably if they can;
^or- ib'y if they must " a peaceable joint
discussion is out of the question.
Governor Tilden was called upon a
couple of weeks ago by a distinguished
South Carolina democrat who expressed
his earnest hope for Tilden's election.
'Well," said Tilden, " you gentlemen in
South Carolina have only to send us
tews of one more massacre, and I mails
well withdraw from the canvass. "
7 * 7 r ; i
? union iieraia
The Newt and Courier, has the followng
explanation :
" What wc 41 insist " on is neither
nore nor less than the joint discussions
he Union J [rah I professes to be willing
0 have. We had them in 1K72, and
nust have them now. * The Democratic j
>arty, in their platform, solmnly declare |
hat they k' discountenance "all disturbances
of the peace of the State, and delonnco
all instigators thereof, and they
lesire "a fair, peaceable election, appealng
to the reason, and not the passion of
he people. " We stand on that Peace
datform, and f>r that rea-on demand :
hat our speakers be heard wherever the '
ladical leaders speak. "
It is, however, very unfortunate that |
hat platform is evidently not laige i
nough to accommodate the leaders and !
lie six hundred mounted armed men who j
r?ke up the Republican meeting ip
1 Igefield C-mntj*. Preaching peace and
cting in a peat cable manner arc quite.
iiTercnt things. All the thieves, in the 1
tatc penitentiary might make and pro" j
to stand on a platform of honesty 1
ad a protection of the rights of property,
ut people would not belieye them untheir
acts carried out their profession, j
The Columbia Register is responsible
for the statement that Judge Thomas
Jefferson Maekcy, the smooth oily
tongned demagogue has become an apoh"
tate to Ropulicanism and has come out |
flat footed for ( Jen. Hampton for Govern-1
i
or.
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THE COMHAHEE STRIKE
Lihtor <( Commercial :
Beaufort, S. C., Aug. 24th. 1STG.
IIfivinu been telegraphed by the Governor
and Attorney-General to visit the
disturbed district on the Conibahce, I
abandoned ray trip to Midway, at which
place I was to speak to-day, and with Lt.
Gov. Gleaves we left the cars at Sheldon
and upon our arrival at Gardner's Corners
we found assembled at Mr. Fuller's store,
between forty and sixty white men mounted
aud armed with sixteen-shooters, Spencer
rifles, and double-barrelled shot guns,
and about one hundred and fifty colored
men with sticks and clubs, upon inquiry,
I. found that about three hundred strikers
were collected on the road to Combahee.
I proceeded at once to this point
and there found a large body of colored
men and women, I called upon them for
the cause of the strike and was iuformed
by them that they refused to work for
checks payable in 1880. and that they demanded
money for their labor, and that
if the planters would pay them in money
they would go to work at the usual prices.
I did not find a single colored striker
with any kind of deadly weapon about
him, and found that they were peaceably
inclined with no other object in view than
to be paid in good money for honest labor;
this they were determined to have or not
to work.
The rice planters have been in the habit
of using checks instead of money,
which are not good at any but the plani
. n . l ?
ters stores ror rne reason that they are
payable in 1878 and 1880, and that when
these checks are used in purchasing goods
! at these stores they receive checks as
| change instead of money thus making it
impossible for the labors to purchase
medicines, or employ physicians or obtain
any thing except through the agency
of the planter.
So far as violence on the part of the
strikers is concerned there were warrants
issued by Trial Justice Fuller for whipping
one of their own number who had
gone to work contrary to the agreement
they had made in their own clubs, not to
work for checks. These men upon being
requested to give themselves up, walked
out of the crowd and came into Beaufort
without the Sheriff or even a guard, and
were waiting in town hours before the arrival
of the Sheriff.
The men were first taken to Trial Justice
Fuller but he not being there the
men arrested came into Beaufort at the
request of the Sheriff. ,
At three o'clock the entire crowd had
peaceably dispersed and no sign of a
strike was visible.
It is due to Sheriff Sams to say that he
informed the white men that he did not
need their services, and it is due to them
to say that they offered no violence to the
s rikers, during the time that I was pre;-?
cnt.
The following is the cause of the strike.
"50, Due?Fifty-Cents 50.
To Jonathan Lucas
or Bearer, for labor under special contract
Payable ou the first Jannar^ 1880
J. B. Bissell
The checks n-o 'ssued in denomination
of 5 ; 10 ; 25 ; and 50 cents.
VcrsrfP
P- bebt Smalls,
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
Meetings at Brumnn, Brighton. and
Lnvt tonville.?A Joint Diacu^ulon.?TinLie
and what cnnie of it,-Iirai|for1 the
Stronghold of ili-^ublloanl*m.
15nu.vsox, Aug. 21.?There was a very
large and enthusiastic meeting of the le
publicans of this thriving little town on
Saturday last which was without doubt
the finest meeting hel 1 in this section
since the war. There were many things
that tended to make the meeting enthusiastic
as well as interesting and which
stamped it at once as fhe straw which
tells unerringly which way the wind blows.
There were a large number of democrats
on the ground who were invited to take
part in the meeting, which they very
readily accepted a?nd furnished us with
the following list of speakers: Messrs.
Youmans. Webb, Ellis, Tlllinghast, and
Gooding, who alternated with the speakers
on the republican side and made able
and stirring addresses, arraigning the reJ
publican party and advising the colored
: people to vote- for Ttlden and reform, and
for Hampton and honest government.
The republican speakers were Messrs.
Ribin^on, Green, Rampfield, Langley,
Wheeler and Hamilton, who spoke in the
order in which their names here appear.
A tnnfiAn troa ir? ^
liJULivir nan rnauv; ha tuc uu^ 1 (Imii^ LU
limit all speeches to thirty minutes which
was carried, and prevented tho meeting
being prolonged into the nighfc.
The meeting was organized under a
large oak on tho outskirts of the town
about 3 o'clock, by the election of Mr. J.
W. Jones as president, and Mr. Saxton
as secretary. After a brief explanation
of the object and purpose of the meeting,
Mr. Joseph Robinson was introduced and i
who made one of the best speeches of his
life in advocacy of the election of Hayes
and Wheeler, giving a general review of
the republican outlook, and advising the
people to stand as one man for the republican
nominees to which they responded
by three rousing cheers for the rcpubli- <
can ticket. ;
The democrats then introduced Mr. '
Youmans, a young man of promise, who | 1
made an able effort in behalf of his can-1 <
didatcs, and advised the colored peopie | '
to live friendly with the whites, and unite J
with them in this earnest eflort to secure j ,
an hone>t administration of affairs in the ; <
State, and a reduction of taxation which ; 1
was nothing less than confiscation.
Flo was followed by Senator Orccn, in |
a very able defence of the republican administration,
and skillful attack upon the
pretentions and character of Mr. Tilden, !
whom he unfeathered completely. The 1
democrats evidently did not relish either |
the keen sarcasm or the withering denun- j
ciation of the Senator, and seemed to en- j
joy intensely his retirement from the stand j
at the conclusion of his remarks, fie was i
followed by Mr. Webb, a cadet at West j
Point in a very strong able speech in i
which he endeavored to prove that slavery
was not the cause of the war but rath- j
cr the tariff question which always tend- j
ed to?allcniate the north and south. He
dwelt at length upon the onene-s of interest
that hold the races together here in
this State, and the necessity of cul ivating
a more friendly feeling between them.
He was replied to by Representative S.
J. Bampfield. ^
Mr. Ellis next spoke and was replied to ^
by Mr. Langley, who was objected to by
Mr. Tillinghast upon entering the stand,
because he was once convicted (he said)
ballot box stuffing. Mr. Langley made
no reply at first, but went on with a very
able and telling speech in reply to Mr.
Ellis, until he was notified that his time ^
was up when he rose to a question of pri- <
vilcge to reply to the remarks of Mr. Til- L
linghast. . And for the space of about five
minutes delivered one of the keenest and
most whithering rebukes that I have
heard for-many a day, and concluded by
saying that though he was convicted everybody
knew that he was not guilty.
Mr. Tillinghast here rose and repeated
the charge. Mr. Langley replied "you Si
are a liar,'7 and Mr. Tillinghast struck
him in the breast which blow was returned
by Mr. Langley, with a well directed
thrust in the mouth, wlfich I am told car- I
ried away all or most of the incisors, and f
both upper canine and did damaging
work among the other teeth, this of
course caused a general row, and a sci i- o;
our fight was imminent. A great many F
of the whites rushed up to the town and
returned with double-barrelled guns and
bars of iron while others endeavored to w
quiet the crowd.
After considerable difficulty the crowd ' y
was quieted down and everything again
went on harmoniously. During the disturbance
one white man was badly cut wi*h
a knife, a colored man was struck
over the head twice with a club in the
hands of Mr. Tillinghast, who had himself
received a severe blow on the arm together
with the blow from Mr. Langley
in the mouth. The speaking was resumed
and Messrs. Greoding and Tillinghast,
on the part of the democrats and Messrs.
Wheeler and Hamilton, on behalf of the
republicans made stirring speeches in be
half of their respective sides. The meet
ing was closed after endorsing Hayes and
Wheeler for President and Vice President
its united support to their success.
The republicans of Hruiwm were never
more united than now, and vril) in November
cast a united vote for live rcpublian
nominees, State, and Federal. It wa* :
at once gratifying and remarkable to notice
the good feeling and' harmony that
existed between the races at the meeting,
ttp] 1 r?s the moderation- .and kindle feel
ing that characterized the democratic
"peecltos upon that occasion?6uch things
forebode good! I
was pleased to find' more than one
democrat at Rrunson who did not wish to*
swallow the coon prepared for iliem by
the State convention, hot showed their
willingness and intention of voting for
Gov. Chamberlain if nominated by the
republican conv ntion. If Gov. Chamberlain
is nominated he will carry the
State by fifty thousand majority.
Respectfully Ac.
ipids.
Bftrarrro:*, Aug. 21.?A rousing republican,
meeting wa?3 h*ld on Friday at
Brighton which was addressed by Messrs.
Green, Bampfie-ld, Wheeler, ami Reed.
The utmost enthusiasm prevailed for the
nominess of the national republican party,
and the of the straightout atti
tude of the democrats in this State was
received with satisfaction. They have no
fears of the result now that the opposition
have decided not to play possum.
You can put this section down for a heavy
republican majority as ever.
T. J. 31.
Lawtonviile, Aug. 21.?The meeting
at Lawtonville on Saturday, addressed
by our Congressman, Ron. Robt. Smalls,
and Lt.-Gov. Gleaves, was a great success.
A few democrats were on the
ground, and were invited to speak in re
ply but declined. JJelegares were elected
to the county convention that meets in
Beaufort on the 4th of next month. Law.
tonville is in full accord with the spirit of
the national party, and if let alone to exercise
the rights of citizens, unintimidated,
they will roll up a majority for therepublican
nominees in November.
R. J. L.
The following is the programme for the
next few days:?Friday, Eustts' Oaks,
Saturday, Hilton Head, Monday, St. Helena.
NOTICE
TO HOLDERS of CLAINS against
Beaufort County, for the Te*rs <
1873-4) and 1874-5. *
m
Office op the County Commissioners,
Beaufort, 9. C., Aug 11th, 1876.
In accordance with the provisions of a Joint Resolution
of the General Assembly, approved March j
14th, 1876, entitled " a Joint Resolution autlioriz- ' p
ng the County Commissioners of Boaufort Count" ?
a) levy a special tax." ' 1
Notice is hereby given that all pcrsops holding
:laims against Beaufort County, for the fiscal years
|87:t-4 and 1874-1, are required by said Joint Reso- j tl1
ution to register their claims with the County ' ^
rrcastircr within ninety days from and after the
Irst day of September next. Claims not so register?d
in the time required, will not be entitled to the '
proceeds of the tax levied under sadtooint Kesolu- n?
ion. at
TITOS. H. WHEELER. !
aug.l7-tf. Clerk of Board. ' ?
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Best in the World.
BLATCHLEY'H
Horizontal Ice-cream Freezer.
(TlXaUtl'i PATENT.)
Ml lies, or IceCream
Manafise-turen,
in th?
economy anil
>ngh*In oo? Mann
to par for the machine. The tab reqairen
bnt one filling to freete. Sizes, 3 to 4( quarts.
When In tvwn to the Big Exhibition, como
and see ns, or tend for deeaiptiTo drcnlar
and nric^liet. V?rr lih.t.1 ??a <
Imade with the trade. The machine* cut H
also be eeen at the Centennial Exhib., Arrl<
enlt'l Hall, Cor. Aialea 9 AM, Column Letter I
NEW 3111.JL.Ii\ bit V.
FOR TIIE
spring and Snmmer
18 7 6.
JUST RECEIVED AT,
rohn Cooper's
10 R. BAY and CARTERET 8T5., BEAUFORT.
ADIES HATS. 7
MISSES HATS
BOYS HATS
French and American Flowers..
Dgether with a general assortment of
DRY GOODS,
litable for the season, all of which he offers at
ces to suit the times.
mrsTe. holzaceT
[REM!. rAKETfANCY DAKERT,
I ALL W KINDS I OF II FRESH
CONFECTIONARY
i hand and sold at the lowest prices for cash.
0
or the convenience of my up-town customers and
?e public generally, I have fitted up a neat and
>mmodlous STORE at the N. E. Corner of
WEST & CRAVEN STS.,
fhere I will be happy to receive orders, and furish
at short notice, all articles in my line at price*
nsurpassed in town.
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Co. fcPtw^wWi,eopprr lining. old and new
etjlee, and all valuable improrenienU. Mam>
factoring frcilkiea gmQr ipxmwd tjrtoek
Hand MBortment LAE6B. price* SMALL
When in town totbe trfg ^hiUtion, calland '
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P^PS
STANMHIl
COUHTEE^PLATFOfM WAGON &.TRACK
C/jAOENTS WANTED^
J3ENQ Wit PI\WB.UaX
MARVIN SAFE?SCA?EC&
(2?yj?0WAYN.Yi
72f CHESTNUT SZ PH/UCPA.'
t in seneca '$z cleve:o. .
ICE! ICE!
mm t mors,
{ RE NOW PREPARED TO FUPt
L nishIce in any quantity Customers
ay (losirQ, from their Ice House,
Seventh. Street,
JOHN CONANT,
J. A. EMMONS
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FFlCb BOARD OF COL'NTY COMMISSI?) NRgg
Bkaufort, 8. C. Aug. 10th 1875.
rhe anunal meeting of the Board will be held or
p flr^t Tuesday after the first Monday, in Sejtem
r being the 5th day of said month.
\U persons ha\ing hills against the county are
;nired by law to deposit the same with Clerk of
? Board on or before the first day of September,
at. and in default such bills will not be audited
said anunal meeting
rrios. ii. wheeler,
g.l, I-t Clerk nfBf'AnJ.