The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, July 02, 1879, Image 2
TiE NEWS AND I11AL).
WINNSBO~Rv, S. C.
Wib.lissu lY M)1}l12ING, July , 11.
P.. .W E-.' .V D. I V1 S, Ent Ton.
.tNf). S. It L-|Y .v4L.JX. AsAMTEim EL'0on.
THE RusIAN Niliists Iaid the
Democratic last ditchers secil alike to
have played out
8E1NAToI GORDON hats a sheep ranich
of 40,000 acres and 17 0 sheep at. Ty Ty,
(eorgia. Sevoll mils of' wall have
already bee) put ill) b)y coivietsi.
Til-' CA maroun.Ia Supremoi Court ha,1
41VOMM thlt 11 hkW%')(XIA Si8011111Poo I l10
decidled that. ai lawvyer is compeltlled toi
dentld ainy%. prisonel ai8S&-gled to him
by the coilrt.; and an attorney wvhao
reftused to do so, uii-eSs laid for his
er1vie'CS, was IdjId;ged guilty of coll
tempt.
Tuia cNFisSION 01' thle niegrIo II1o
killed Mrs. Hul1 in Newv York recentlv
Comes just. inl tiike. ''he detectives14
had just about got ready to prove by
cir-Icum11)Slant ial evidence that Ither lius-.
hand was murderer. I Ie now breathes
Iore freelv.
IisMAnIeC is oin the decline. 1 [e is
ill ald hIalthIi; tle EmIprevS.PS AgLIIsta2
refused tospeak to him af. at receptiol
Ithe Ih other. day ; Ile .tLeichslig is at
loggerheads with him, andt([ the peo
pi.e denounce his Ilbitrary Conduct.
and repressivo meamsures aitgailnst the
Tias >.A.:nk as never !aid (hat a
nominazt iol hiald bWen 11.00 1'o sherill'.
It mlerely stalted (hat Winnsboro had
beeni thrownvi into a state of excitelent
by thel annonneemient that ai norilna
tiOnl ha1d beenI made, buC 100k caeto
say that nothiniig. was kinownli otlicially
about. it.
Tm:o S1rwraN Lno grand jury tliled
to fid aly indictienvt s ill it lynichingii
c(s, anid silid inl their preseltilent
that Ihe. wAere sa1tistfied is to Moore's
guilt. 12241 hat Ile citizenis who pu1t
him to da(h "acted inl obedience to
ite (ictates oi justice, andi eroly ani
tiviplated thle sen1tence of, the lw of Ilie
Lud.
Tm- Sei n R lepubli(in asked
For breai o ldattd (hey gave it at st one.
'.'lie Repiuthlica . wishet to have at
Southern soldier invited to delivert the
Fourlth ofuy1% oniltionl inl 611, 1winliehl ,
an1d the coml)naiiten having the m1aitte-r
inl char11ge have selected 1). 11. Ca
1eriilaiiii as tle orator of the occasioni.
.As iiight be expected, the Repubtlican
is greally disgusted.
lsmmu, Pa.\qsn, the E.ryptinii Kli
dlire, has yiehed to the pressle l(
abdicated. Tewt ik Pasha sue evds
himii. Nobody ever heard of' Tew ik
lbefoe, ut we congra__ .ulae himi-*211 1a t
same. By the wy', theyW say the2 fail
ure0 ofi I~gypt (t csh hier spr'inog coin
.1Rothlschild1. The aslte banikeri hadl
nieve.r been1 gutlled inu Ihail way beforo.
A sa.:oN o (Grieenback (Conivent ion
bhih in T1oledo, Ohio, hats dieteiined20(
to mai~ke no nom21ina1tions. A letter f'romi
Pe'ter' Cooper waIs read1 withI alauise.
.lie advo~'cated ai hearty- suppilort oft
Ewinig, as8 thle sur1est meit hod ocur.
lng victory' ci fo the G.ree-nbacek ideoa.
ANIr. Cooper is wor'thI eight iion1(2
dollars, aml2( unlike thie .iona/I
I ew is not supporteP1d by con1 tiu
tions. No liepublicans111 dinnii for him t.
1?nrfcv Jinm: INArI0.1:ox, it, is
statedi, says~' thiut he is n' epublicanI,
an'll ne~lliver aspire15 to thle ti oni 01
Frantice, and2( 1hat as$ he is the legitimtec
heir of thie Prince Imilperial, ira other
personi Cii en intigue forP 11he thurone
whiCle eles. This~ ' i ater a1 bad
pirospect for thle restuora thi of t he
(emlpire. Byu the( way1 Franice0 ought 1o
hoC the~ best. governedlO( count1 ry iln the1
worbd. She has living a1 iBourb~on
King. an2 O)rleanist. King, andl a presi
dlent, and1. hats just lost aL Llanaparti1st
.Emperor'.
ITri: 1lev. P. F. Stevouis 1has been
the Holeomibo~ Legion, but since0 the(
sturronder lie hast been earneilstly en
gagLed in thie taisk of' sav'ing souils. Foi
teverialI years hie has been ai miember o
thIe "'Cumimins,"' or IBeformuied Episco
Im lihrebi, anid ha~s a nunber o.
on1 the sea coast.
Tm21r A 1f, having an exciting tirm
in Keomucky over the successor o
Judl~ge Elliott, mnlrdered some time
a1go. At a recenit election Thomasnti 1
1i[argis, the Diemocr'atie candtiddate, was
chioseni to fill the vatcatncy, but. somt1
t-u'ouuble arPosc about1i the age of' the non
Judge, and it was charged 1-hat ho hai
miutilated the records of' his famtil1
Bibl to akeIt appear that lio Is oldei
than hei ati.Judge Ilargis n
dertook to make an explantitont, bul1
1EN 11l2LL and Alex Stephens hayl(
at. laust, madeilt fr'iends. They fell outi
years't befo th10 war, ntiid 1110 fliry
Stephens sent a challenge which was
not01 acepted. Five yearsB ago a new
controversy wias begun in the papeipr(
anid waged until bothl contestants werc
:oxhaused. Since then they have not
s poken. A mutual Moried 5. Washing
ton, howvover, made 1it up, anid. the twc
inlon Md now. frenids. 'The O/sronich
hoethat B0sol' olyhll )eclt1
S4t iw'Hil ad Governor C lqitt,
The Sheriff told the Chief of Police'
about it. The Cldef told the City
Council. That body conferred with.
the (overnor, and the latter called out
the military and had the jail guarded 0
all uig~ht. Fortunaftely unothinug haip,
pened. Although the case seeis to be
an nggiravated one, there Is notling in
it t) exctse l wlesmess. Thtle CuOtL t
will begin inla it i , anaceav
4r. . , luld at cleanl
sitting of the flets can be had. Col.
Wiml. Wallace ll in card (lenounlces the e
report. as ftlse. lie says that the kill- e
ing was a ti nhunan murder, but that
the lawLV will Iake its courk.Ye.
The Senatorial Gladiators.
Coikling cme n ear gelting inlo t
athiilier difllculty the other night. o
While Ie was speaking Donl CaIneron (
beganl conlversing" wvith some one,
when Conkliing told him pretty shallrp
lv to lusi. Don began to fume aboit
it, and Conkling apologized after lie
got through. Since then htle is becomui
ing miTore polite in his behavior. Day- s
ard 111d U'lainie 1111(1 a slighlt quarrel a
the sitie night. Mr. Rundall, in his
letier to the Aiguista ('ronicle and ,)
Cons///t u/iont///, says:
Duriig the debate, Mr. Blaine en- t
aleted his ihvorite part of 'he wrent e
Anerican Tense." Ifie succeede itf Iil
110 onte but 'ir. lhtvird, who, inl a mo- f
Imient of irr'i(ation, orldered hils tor
Ilieitor to lke his arms from his hips. c
h'lle indescribliable "'Jiil" wits stlliing :
with aris akimbo, like a fish woniu v
(leliberitely intent, 11po1 blasphemy. r
Ile grew hot lt allayard and wanted to
know if the Delawaure Senator could 1
dictate how he shotld use his arms e
und where lie Sh1oldl4 p1laice his hams? 'j
lBayard1 repiHed Quat lie would "tell hlm 0
:rivately." This set, the Alainte man111 (1
to raving. andl([ tle asseniblage to roar
inlg wil laughter. U1 was thlie most c
unidigniiled 111(1 ridiculous eliote of'
tle Senatorial season, and Bayard, in
verv sheae -, witlidrew his remarks g
atund Blaine followed suit.
Th1e veather is getting warm and v1
Ihe reverend Senutors are becoming as
uross as teething chilldreni. Tlhey'
should cotie home forthwlith.
The Charleston Mayoralty.
Inl Imiother coluni is Kiven anl ac-.
coiuit. of (te openlil" of the ui .:ti l
ainpaigPAn inl ChlnuIeston. The contest
prolmises to be (ulite heated inl the 8
Democratic organiziatiot1 with t:e I
prospect of a bitter tight at the polls. 'I
Colonel Gayer Iais 11 shiown his hnd '
ialy inthe conteSt. 1t' Is speechl is
correctly repor(ted and properly repre- I
sen(s him, 114e is tinl ildelweident can1- 1
didate of' the Camepbell Stripe, which
nuleans inl pilain Word:$ thamilhp will not
-uibuiit his chilims to the Democratic
p11 y. We hadu1l supposed that G-over- 1
nor 1l1am)ton1'8 repliudit ion ot Ali. I
Cam1)pbllI'4 "lliiiptoni Deiocuaey'"
last year mwould have prevented aniy
Mn 11e 'lse o fo m11 ushig hils namie in vain. I
BuCwie find ourselves ilistikell.
Ini striikinig contras with Colontel
G.ayer's lahttformii e CJaptini Courte- I
Itay's inging word1s. Th'ley 8011d a re
wwwivo~F tIwUi.l henig1j...boso v' <
4'ver i'VIPe4 )Democra'it , whler'ever f'ounid.
Capu1tain C ourt'eniay is sound to the
core. lie ser'ves unde4r nio borrlowed j
livery am1l( uses 1n4 am~tbigiuous hlraises.
Ini his hands(1, niot. (only would the I
Iinance1'4s buIt the politics of Char ilestonu
be. safie. Wouild that, all Democi-ats
were1' of his stamiip.
The Threc Bills.
Piresident Ufayes, haizuing approved
the army~i andit legislativ'e hills, imme11
diately wvent to wlorkI IIo sit, dlown upon10
thle juiial bill. T1huis lie v'etoes on
thie lplea thuutt it at temipts to interfere
withI the electionu law~s by r'f'asing to)
allow marshals to lbe appinited with
out. an aippropriautionu previously made4T
to pa~y t hem.
.A canvali1Ss of' the I louse, miade im
mlessalge to auscertaini the views of' the
inaijor'ity upon01 the pr'esenit sit~luliOn,
biroughit out three di fferent p~roposi
10ons with regard to I't wo actioni.
F"irsl , to prepare14 anud pass8 antothter biHl
prue4!i~4ely simiilar to that just vetoed,
and11 ii'h Ili 'residenit r'etiuns it. unIsigned~
adjourn s'ine dic. Seconid, to pass a
priaijons until next. Januiary, but with
lhe sanme I limitaltin 1 upon1)1 expendi
Itre as5 we.re3 c.ontained in the vetoed
bill, and1( it not. ap~provedl to aldjolun,
anud it'(called( together agin to r'epeat
the process. T1hird, to adjourn at once
wvithiout. mtalking any furthlcr attemplt
to meet the views of thue Executive.
The first of' these suggested courses
of actioni seemedC to h1are the umost
su1pporter's.
A conf ter'ence of' leading Repulblican~l
representatives agreedl to vote againtst
aldjo)urninlent pr'evlous to acetiont 4)n the
jiudicial bill, aned ailso aigalinst the coni
tiuation of' thue alppria'1lt ions, but.
decided not to resort to parliamenitary
tactics to defeant the plans1 of' the maiu
jority.
In the Senate caucus, Senators .Ray
arid, Thurmtan, 11ill, Butler and
Hamurpton, said iln the miost emp~lhaltic
m)alm1er that adjournmenuoit, without
pr'oidintg for' the suupport of every'
Ibranch of theo gover'nmet., would be
utterly itnjustliable tid inidefeible.
Theuy arugued that It would bo hnjudi
clous to give uip the substantial bene
fits acquired by the sections of flue
presenut bill amending the jury laws
ad abolishing the jurors' test oath to
wvhiceh the Pres0ident has maude no oh
joctioun.
A resolution was thon adopted by a
vote of twenty to scouet dir'ecting the
caucus advlstor'y commnittee, in eon
junction wvith the advisory committee
of' thue House, to prepare a bill in such
term)s as to obviate the PresIdent's
objections anid secure its'chactmehit.
The Prde8Idelit ,appettrq tQ atand mid
way bbtiveeni he Domocr'tas and thus
Ia haltfvay conmpromnise will, IC necessa,
iybouniado t outh getting. all ab.
~9g fq W iLtJ gd amblyh~
niya psatley4' st,
Reform in Freight Bills. 01
tli
W1hilo e1rorts are oil foot to prodiceo
eiieral reform ii railroad inanagei C
mt, there is oi(e polit never before j
mitioned, to which wo wish to call
attention of tle Railroad Comiiis
le
ner, a1s tle correctionl 11y come int
line of his duty. It wasu formerly m
custom, when article(s were ship- ha
J over several railroads, ihr the 1
ld last tralsporting .0 ta.rtiele to
to septirately on its freight bill the
outit charged oil the other roads,
A he amiount charg'ed by it. No w, t
wever, tle chargo is iade in a (v
ny1), aIId lie ierelatit las 110 ayII .
knowing whether the C. C. & A.
1. is exceedilg (ho charter limit ai
not. The present coivenieit prac- 11
e, w preslile, is coiluimoni to a1
ids, as it makes detection ofi iIIpoi- g
ns a1lm1iost. impossible. 1e think
it Cominissioier Bonlin has the y
wer of requiring the roads to make li
itemiized bill of charges. If it is an -I(
liost bill 110 one can object. to giviin
(lie particulars; but charges lin
)88 are i fruitful feld for fritild.
ks an evidence of the desirability of
:s reforif, and to show how the
arlotte Road has treated Winnsboro 1
the past, we viil give two or t0re
tanuces taken at. raindoim. We wvill
Mir. Solomon HIaas the justice to
r that these particular grievalces
ro comm1iiiitted before lie took chari' e
the freight business. They occurred
Core the road jumped fron the
uithern Security Coim pan y 's frying11
n into Mr. Ton Scott's fieI(-. But a
y are till of a piece, and iideed we 1.
ye no guaranty that the R(oad is not
ing the same now that it did then. 1
Dn the l7th of March, 1877, Messrs.
It
aty & Brother shipped some blrCono
m Baltimore to Winnsboro direct jv
the Coast Linle, that is, over thei
iliningtoi Road via Columbia, and
id 684 eents per hutidied. Learn
r that very favorahle rales were r(
76n to Chester, they adopted tle
pedient of having another lot ship- 1:
zi froin ialtimore on the 260t (f b
teh, 1877, which was sent via Co
nbia to Chester, and then shipped
ek umm G.:er to Winnsboro, an
tra distance of about sixty miles, A
d at the troulc of onie imorC haitid
g. Yet the charge from Baltimore
Chester was 28 eents, and froin 01
ester to Wiiinnsbo'ro 20 cents, (25
its was tle charge but it exceeded
prinited taif and a rebiate of ive ti
its w-ias allowed.) both together
ing 48 cents or. 204 cents less than
ien shipped to Winnsboro diec.
id of this, almost half the entithe
irge was made for the distlance be
ccn Wiiiiisboro and Chester. ThI n
road refused to take iy mioe
Ight in tht way ; so that on ile I
I of April anot her lot was shipped
Winnsboro~1.1 direct, and the chiar"ege
is 75 cents per' hundred.
We wish our readers to und~erstami1'~
is. The road shillped bacon from
:htimmo . .oncxtc, passing right ly
iluuiuvo,.and chiarged only 28 cents.
id yet when (lie bacon stopiped at, 1
innsboiro, (lie charige was from Go8.. a
75 cents. Again, whieui (lie road a
arged 20 cenits from Chester to
innsboro it was5 exced~uig its char
.And vet It was not. conutenit toli
this; but act ually refIused to take 1
y mnoire freight. at the samne rate, It te
is not s'atisfied1 with skinaing' Winn a-if
ro at (lie rate of' tweiity cenits a hun
ed1, but inade sausage mneat of it, at
1 rate of forty anid fifty~ cents.C
lBefore this, sonie of' (lie merchants p
d had articles shipped toI Columibia,h
d thence to Winnisboiro, thuis savi
hanudsonme sum, for thie through rates
WViiinsbor'o were even mlore0 goug- tI
g than the local rates. For some a
no this succeeded, but wihen the
invlotte Road found if. out, it sud.. I
ily added0( ai chiar'g of twenity cen si~t
hundred to thie local rate, ostensibly ni
r (lie cost of tr'ansf'erinig the firit
1)m. thec Wihuning'ton to) (lie Charlot te
ad, rflemnembeir, this charge was
>t. aiddedl until aftter (lie r'oad( dis- a
vered (lie game. Bletfore that no el
:ra char'ge had been muade for fmans- i
rring. This too whelin the t wo roads
S
ei'e practically one, and1( both1 usedl (
e same track from Columbia to e
u1gusta.
The poi'nt we wish to impress is, 1if
e merchants had never shipped their i
I(ods to Columbia oi' to Chester they a
1)uld( never have knowii what thre
enl rate of' the Chiar'lotto Road1( was, i
d( could not have prosecuted it for b ~
tor'tlons. Itf the roads are comn
lied to make ani lteilzed charige I
cery lnfingement can be quickly b
tected.0
Miistaking the Man.
The Augusta Chruoniec tells a good
)ry of~ how tho true chai'aetorio
Thei .N'ational View," the Greeiiback ti
'gan at Washington, was discovered. hi
uls paper is edited by Mr'. Lee t
ranidall, a Giroonbarck wvriter of some1
>toriety. and it hase, with great
hemence, olpposed the coalition of c
e Greenbackors with the Democrats 0
Ohio. Although the absurdity of
o posItion was apparent, as it wvas I
nply playing into the hands of the r
adleals, many people1 gave Mr. Cran- ti
til credit for misguided sincerity and g
al for the succas of his peculi'r
nets. But the following Incident I
aces the View in a new and niot very
vorable light, 16 seemns that (lie hi
on. Oscar Turneri, Democratic Con- b
-essman from Kentucky, beat's a
rikhag resemblance to Mr. Robinson>
ialrmnan of the Reopubllican Executive t<
)immtittee of Ohio. The latter has (1
eon recently on a visit to 'Wasin Rg.
n. lHon,. 11..,Hubbehl,;,of Michi- c
mth liom a theepublcan'
>nrsinlerriio, is ilso, no0wi
Wala~t*~ 4tvct1hih v'ey slight-. eI
Congress.
If Congress does not know what it
i doing or whenit will adjourn, how at
an OUtiders tell anythhig about it? i
t l, said that the President will sign i
lie judicial bill, abolishing the test ti
ath and partisan juries, but will veto
hIe supplemental bill appropriating'th<
vney for marslals, but preventhig ti
lie alpOlitillent of deputy mlnarshials at ye
lections. Tihe Democrats are expect- ro;
d to adjourn without flirther action si
r this bill is vetoed, and Hayes threat- an
as to call another extra sessloni of an
oingress inimedittely. 1Uoth Houses ho
re iearly depleted by absenitecisi, lui
tie lower brianch having anl attelndanlCO of
r only five or six more than it.
uorum. Colonel Randall, inl his or
Vashiiiigtont letter, administers heI tie
llowing severe but imerited rebuke row
> the deserters: tio
"'Front the co1l1mn of tle Washing- tll
>n Post I Inake the following extract:
'Ifit. were not for Democratic ilb
mnteelsl tihe Senate test-oath repetd al
lid hoinest jury bill could be passed 110
Sthe 11lts0 ind becone i law. As all
is, tile Democrats who reiiailn faith
it to their trusts, have been placed at"
le merey of the Republicall Ini nority
v their criinllv careless or inditi'er- ill
lit associates, an(I 110 law that Alr. Ch
liyes' friends tire determined to de- lin
:At. can be enlacted.' 4u
This is a true hill, and it is as Ielan- 1
dto
bolv a reword ts I have Seen in anl1d'
aper. It backs up. by authority, Sa;
'hat I have several times wiittell, a(d w I
inuasks a conditio of atlhirs that of
utis the i)emocratic party in the 'be
ilorv. 'Iere are two ways of:
retinr this monsltrous wrong.
'lie first is to elect to Congress Pit
lily such men as will give (hi
icir whole time to public (ity. TIle ha
cud is For the press to mark the do
ironiic absentee and make it hot for
im. There is too much sqtttimlilhI
erio-worslip in the Soulith. Let Coil- |k
ressien know that they abandoni fr
lcir Iosts it their peril, an1d, In1y b,
ord for it, they will be reflorined
aligioisly. They "'gander about"
ow, beciluse there is no one to rebuke l' P
wiem for it. If the local papers (o inq
leir duty, abseiteeisini will become gi
s unFashionable as lobbying. There ex
nothing sacred about i Congressmnan
Ito deserIts his post and leaves his I
til 1tfu palrty friends lit the llercy of M
liir inexorible toe." 1u:
Many Congressmen run foi' office bt
hply for tIto sake of the salary, and ex
miny others from a love of pleasure. til1
'bese go jaulilting about till over tile lil:
ouniitry; aid leave the conscientious to
icmnbers to do all tile work. We ate Cl
leased to learn that Colonel Evins has ce:
tick steadily to his post. tI
eel
Revolutionary Schemes. be
We are glad to see that the ilde- "O
>eidint newspaperr arte- givintg tile A
)einocrats i rest,, and find it, bett-r to ch
leiounice the revolutiollary telldeicies tw
> the 0Gran1t Rladicals, as exemmiplitied th,
it tile outrafgeotis laraigues of tile
tahvart seniators. Mr. Nordhloij 12
specially, gives these gentry ta set to
taek in plin words. lie says: W'
'lTe courise of the Repulblican leaid
a'ty tho Senale thlis week has been th1
>lil ats t hough tlley were'( tie rinfp ofw
lhe Granit miovemlient tlhting~ for tihe A
atst chanceiC to seenrme all election; Or 11s
bioiigii, as is 'oiumnmnly cont'ectiired,
hlere wer'e somre secret miot ive inl thir to
>ppositioni. Theli imiportance of wvhat 'chi
1her havei' sauid hatis by nio imeans jus
illtdd their intenisity tind desperation (11 I t
)lmpose. TIhey haveO traniscenlded' tall'
eguhtir anid legitimallte oppositiotn, and(I
hev3 hauve niot shown~l tany realsonis that Iat
he'bill ought not to pas's5. Their coin- w
a.inet ha autl'orded ai curious anmd not ILh
jleastat spectacle of menC~ who) htave (1
Jeen too long ini p)ower for their own i
>' thve 'ounltrmy's goodi-whlo htave ba-. thi
'o~l mitoler'ant of' oppositloll froml
n~y source, either outside of or within hr
h1ir partv.3. tand who have forgotten asm
ow' to sulbmlit to dlefeat and~ aire c'apta
ile of .seizing 0on polwer' by any3 means 11
ow1eve'r violent. The dis >lav' wihichi to
hev htave miade is Of a spirit' entirely ini
ttd danmgerouisly evil, and n10 thought- t
tu man11 cani~ reatheI I SenaIte debattes of'
lie last week and~ consider the tonle,
parity between time subject. andt the a
114epubl ian tretmlent of it without fe
per'ceivinlg thlat. it wVould be well for' fr
the countryv if theOse genltileen could
be for a while retir'ed from1 power,
hand that it would be an extremelv n
haza~trdous thling to giveo thlemi ai neei e)'
lease of it, wihiich they3 seem detemin- e~
Led at till haztards aind'by any mieanls to f
seize.
Alr. :Nordhofl, ill conliusin, says:
The spirit of the Republicain leaders
ini the Senate shows that it is high A
tihne, for the securit.y' tand peace0 of thle
coutlltv'3, to have aL change of ptarties. thi
Like tfie D)emocratic plarty in 18610, g
these menh have been too lomlr inl pow
patriotic t'ambition. T1hey show plain- 10
ly thmat theyo do noet meatn'to- let go of am
thie goveranment.; that they regard the e,
c)ounltry 1as tithi' possess8ion, and ap
political defeat. as a per'sonatl wrong c
andt robberv' of thlemselves. The im
pr'ession wii'lch thuis debate has made dv
up1)0n manyi1 thloughlt fiul at tendants uiponi
it is that no0 parlty can be so) danlger'ous
to the country as a par'ty led, inspired
aind controlle'd by these mn, and that,
If' the llepuiblican parity atppears ini thle St
Pi'esidenitlal ennivass n'nider their lead- "
ership, It will be the diuty of' every 01
muan who v'alues the0 coun~tr's safety
and31 peace to opplose it anld themn, no1T
mnatter' wvho 1s on1 tihe other~ side. The C
llepublicanls uittered a foolish cry of nu
revolutioni early ill the session, but v
vonri correl'spondent, whose dnity it t
has1 been to watch all tile tedious de
bates of' thle extra session, aut uwhoii
11as not failed to expose to you th9 ti
folly and weakness of the Democrats, si
has 8gen noting omi the Demerlatic }
side, even among the worst elleent of
the party, which at all compares for d
wickedniess of lur'POse, for despera.l Z<
tionl and evil splrit, with tho coiurse te
and temper of the leading itopublican p1
8eilators dur'ing tis debate." lb
These words will hmave some effect yj
on the people if not on the Radical g
bulnmers. The South has acted in a a
mlann~er to disarm aill suspicioni of c
treason. The ery of revolution is a c
fiash in the pan11, anmd Mr. Jim Blaineo bI
tumd Mfr. Zmeh Chandler, to say nothing te
of Mr. RoscoQ Conkling, will have to g
beatIr themselves to find better cam- c
pailgn timber. - Wyi believo riow tiat iii
th'e lladidais are going to get a whlip-i
plng. ud one rnoto defeat wvill rdin
019q party, My tihe unt c99e sjpeedi-~
I vt the re is nto prop o01n1ing r
upar-lv tW pa.Gulhwrr
I vIiceJ he0 heir d heede1( 1142 by o1
r'lanizaltion, it would coitille the Ip
licat ion of our party rLles and regu- 1
itiolns strictly to the en(ds an1d pu
loses Vl'o w'hich they wvere inlade.,
Alich alre, ill at Word, the eloctioln of
tlicials who will earry out the objecto
1nd principles f (our parrty by a telna
i1u1s "uppolLr ot' I Io h onstitutioll and
avs, which can only be done by a
1ith 111 strict observauce on their
art. ot' the conslituidonal oblihntions
aposedoni thir. P(11es. fiviig
lected the14,m, let us0 rather support
1em1 in their eilblrt.s by our colidence,
nl manke themi realize (nlat we rely oil
ei' fa01itfliess11 ill the dischaM'ge0 of
1eir 1ty to work out our redemption
lid rOStoro) ithe const itilltioll to its f1ll
s power n(d athrilltli y to protec inl
ividuals, coi illIlit ies aniid Statls
I their rights 11nter theim1. This canl
o0 hIe doie by hamnpering the di Scre
o11 of ,o odicias inl the ischarg
f, their duties by party claimor and
ictatioll. JonlN IIAT'vroN.
A4 COMMON (U11SIE.
ow Freiglhts N'esvorry for the Prosperity
orantd Class's--1ow Me Farmer 3 arr Int
tercart't.
.JNessr.. Jditors: I wAas truly glaid
) see illTuesday's issie of Tu Nws
ND 1)1.:i Al) fitha the merelnits of
our1 IownI have had the Iorre to make
p i "test case"' with the Railroad
'oilplny as to the enlorimouls fi'eiglt
h11ares oncot tonl, anld huave deterinlined
) let. the court-s I a(judicato the natter.
ot4 only does not this exorbitant
hiarge mladev onl the transportation or.
ttton atl'ct the interest. of the mer
lantts of' your town, but every real
state, holder anld every anid eachl eili
,i of whailever busilless, t(rade. call
1g or octpliioln inl Winnsboro is 11
iutally interested i and as seriously
lnjured by it. It 1 1ru the me irelinlts
3e 1m01 directly. a1ffeted its a clatss by
(, fo. what(oever retards or diverts
he ralw produce from ait coitllnvchal
elitri, itt an1 (egnal de411(gre Curtails f1he
A'e ( r i!perl and mau1111111etu l l red
Pr ieles of' l'erchandise offered for sale
1erein1. Cot ton sellers wvill go to (he
larshm e market, provided 1e
-tlinlg prices of It olm tlarkets an1d
toc 1e ttrther oil'are ill just plroportiol
- tlie trouble and inconvenience 'of
rot ting to the 1at ter, for "independent"
ottol seeks, the highoest pric, anld
Oes vIere mercl'handise can be pro
urPed on tile most advalltagous term1Is.
1 Ohe priCes ill tle ho1 111111ket are SO
nuh lower than those turtir oi Ihat
t, wNill pay the producer fore all trouble,
neOiVenienc ai d .11i( wear. and tare oil
tock :uid valgont to haul it, then there
t will be Carried and Sold. Wliere it. is
olt, there w% ill the lie an4 f10 d cn011t11cts
or supplies for 1he lIeN ensulin yVar
le Inde, and "Ill surph1)111 Ai will
W s4pent. 1 IowNNe vr( sinall the a1iount.
Italy be to the individual ,:cller, yet ill
hie Ilgxtegalte, it is slflekjintly Iilge to
rnii I I orji s0r1-4. li ioul y i j ulil .re the
S:n (caes, then 1l1 peop)1 living in
1a deprciates, houses become 1 en111t
40s1, aill hu1Sinost.Idroup, anguisua.l4
ina114 lly die ou. So) it is ourP inlterest
Il Phemers to do a111 we can1 to assist -
hie merchants11 inl thtis vexed (llS qusiln,
1 is a1s much01 OUr fight11 as5 theirs, and it
o ove u's to8 II wow allW 1 the matiterial
idh we canl intfo this ma1:tIer.
The cou1 .ty, town or OPme011 cot tonl
niyeives 11 high a jprice for cotton1
lihe pj~ibhly can4. llis givinig price
I the da~y is entiirely r'eguhafted lby the
4st replorts f'roml his shipping1)0 malrket,
mvintg onlly a~ suillliint maorgint to
over expen~sel of' hand1(lin1g, tranIsporta..
lon l a11 fhtage per01)1 cenlt . f'or se1lf.
I is co(tton unlder'goes sudden1, -unac1
n price,1110 be 1Icomes~ a110 speculator
some1 sav eut 1t)1 galerh) and1( d.4
401nd1 en'ti rely for his gainus or loss
o4fottonI in1 his1 shiin marllket after thle
11p.11n the difltbrees of Iprices iln flhe
>111ce ht buys, and1 thie place heo sells as
t waL 011n the~ sam1e1 da1' y,11 but depends on
- itur rise 1 for Is' gins~hI. tn lhei,
14)1n1 buIyers frOlequnty olve to those
rhoIhav Ilien I110with theilh, ia htigher'
>rieC 11han 11 the ~ margin belitweeni ho(in1
nd1( shlippinlg prIices warranlt . It is trute
herl imaike a1 very' larPge prIolit on the
10c1s, 1)ut th1en, v'ery' fmy, if anly of' us,
an1 mak1( al cr'op withot a lien or' on
redit Iprices, and( we hatve to depenid
14 our1 crops and1( the price we get, forl
1hem1 to pay for thle hivinug of' that, year.
f wve have ai good1 crop and get a high
>r'ice, we havel' a little over; if not, it
01aves us behind ont tile books.
So it is our1 dntly as citizens, and1( it
lslhooves 11s 41s farmerOs, to throw all
lhe infhluence we have, andII give all the
ntoral and1( mafterIiaI a1id we) can, to as
1st in put ting d1own' the raIte of' rail
onid t.ransllportationl and( this graspin~g
pIit~ o)f those possessor'sof'. would-be
noniopoly, l1d( therebCy (enable1 the mner
hlants to redce10I the manrgin betweencl
lhe 11om11 prlico and1 shipp~ing lInar1ket.,
0 thalt we may11 get the1 benlt of the
educetioniof'thIe maurgin. For' itis a fact
hat mler'chatts (cotton) sh ould, and(
hose0 who sell mer01chanldise whof( are
dive to theirW own linteres~t, do0 thrfow
mt imdu~cemenlts to COmeO to thetir
narket4s. And( it is anl ind(isputable ihet
>ay~ for all these inltermeldialte costs and
)XPOnIses. JInst with the fatcility as
riade is (d ietedl fromi a. pla4ce, 82 ralpid
y does the mer01cantile communl1ity cot
aipse. So let ns all give a long pull, a
1t.rong pull1 anld a 1)mil alto'uether 14) get,
ho freight on cotton red'uced to its
rue wvorth.
ONE WVno Livxs ON WiIAT
Coams OUT OF TiHE SOIL.
-The Boston co-6)cerativye grocery,
n14d1er theO pre'sllideny of Josiahi Qutincy,
1m1 been 01pen three mlonithis, and( Is
10aid to 1)0 at .uccess. The plant is to)
101ellndu1k'ltrate goods ait fi'r pi'ces
und( Vrt'rn thte i)nofIts to thte purchaIls
ws. With Ooery sale0 a cor'tificato of
he~ amrountt is given aIfnd overy thtree
nonlthls a dilvidendt is paidhc on those0
baIrchoIlers receOiving dfouble the r'ato
givent to outsldei's, besides 6 per cent,
)i the mioniey Iivested.
-it is stated1 that Senator oon,"
-amoeront has1 pr'ol edI himself' Iu
hivor of the nomina1tionl of Gr'ant, and
Ifas said( thait ShermI~anl Is not event his
i61664i Oholco. As lie recently married
'irt. Shermnatn's niano, hits oplposition to
L's olid South, Pet1s M1rdtd
t i bU
Row 11 Eu11 ered Llmt, Boy 4 at A 31orso
Rtace Vnara Ago.
Iv 1,K1t:1 C(;y cloleleiv.l
''Speakini' of horse racin', said Jailer
Bird-ldl Iast eveiIgI to a select coteriei
inl the city jail, tile triekv o1 the turf
be.ing' un'ider discuts.ionl, "I hlad mly
lose onec tiln' I'm a1 hoirethltief it [
havenl't. kept, it da0'.k for eighteen01 years.
I was keepin' a big stible on 1 street
inl 'G, andiic there wa1s a i glt 0' racil'
ruoin' on in theum timhes, i1and I we-Ad
I'ny lin ill everythitg o' that kind. I
Wits Vonir ianid freshlerl 1 than I ati
nowy.'lTwo horses, a black anid a graiy,
were brungr up froi Gienoa to run 11r
:1 tholsillL itiI itt tile track icar
Long Valloy. 'The ravo was to com1o
Af on Sat ui*day, and theme Ias som
h14av' bettin' oil the thiniig. I Was
Ioldill' ba ck tor points before puttini'
illp ally c,>i. Bill 11le.ies comes upl
tO Inc a1-Th1tirsday an't pilutiup thle pret
liestj b 1. ever lear tell of. You ion't
re.nlimer Bill, I spose? Well, he
was lvnileld over to Pioche inl '71,
poor 'ellow. We took Rough inl al' It
was agreed that the swaig was to bo
dlivided 1lual. It was a pactty job,
[in' lie tciel' bevatit y of it. was tilat it
wlIs ahighty Isy aI' sIhple. It WitS
just For l me to tiake the horseti
out thll night foeW0 the(,. race all l),ped
'ciim round thet( track till wIe found tLeir
pace. It wouldn't be no trick th en,
At a1l, lii US to h1au in all the 1)00
aind clean tip handsoine. Tihe nars 4
was ill miiy stable, whielb miado t
businessjust. too easy. Friday iiight
m1e an1d I lIArdly set to work tlln' got tle
johnies blind, stavin' drunk, and by
Imidiiilt they -was as limp nll' seniseless
i pair o' lines. iartd ll' m1e, when
we got. ell so they couldli't. tell ft stir.
rup11 frvom at distallee pole, laid 'eml out
in the straw inl nill elpty stall, an' took
the black ansi' gray out for practice..
It was t 1)rett y mnooiligit, Iight, clear
its dfIy, an' ever *ythinug worked slick.
I rode tle black an' it beat the giny
eas.y, although they was both power
fiti good goers. Then I took the gray
ali' lrildy took the blek, so therO
coIlIn't be no Suspicioin of ioots gain
one itother, aind still the black a' iost
distaried the gray. We jest lauglied
till tle teals rolled down our jaws,
wheni we led them hoirses back to their
stalls, to think of (te soft. thing we had
onl the bovs, all, Ilardy lit' tine wats
quite willin' lo put ini abhout two hours
rubbin' down them t1yers. So as to re
m:>e aill signs o' tho work Ihey'd been'
thriough-i. Te race was mile heals,
best two ill thre, aln' me all' Ilrdy
wA.s on Ihe ,r nek fmidl' early next
day takin' evervdingiii that was offered
atginl' the. bla.ck. WOb>[ had .,c Ids
in theml timnes, anld whenl thestat. a
iiade wve'd about ive t iousaid oil the
li wek bet weei its. We let uip bettin' -
jelst ot of pity tr ite poor devils that
took us tip so inioceit and Cager.
.Every niowN liti' t hen'i I jii-ess tin' Iarlt
dy ii' ie would Ilneet 1t' o filn take
adi iik an' rolat out latughin' so you
coult d hear us. at miile. When01 the
horses started Ilardv lit' ie felt big
ger'n old Grant. It kiid o' sin'rprised
us to see lhe way t lie gray lifted his
eel thillougl, lin' w'hienI he coeill it
leigl ahead 0' thi black it kind o'
i'lad tius Feel uileais about. tile gills.
Or'coulrsel w. kniowcd it was the jock
ey's ftult lit' I iiiaged to gil to hill
11n1' slip live I wenties inl his fln. 'Let
lwi ou I his time1,' I sezI. I* the black
lie yiire ai in ik an' nioddedl. Bovs
didn't, dix/qjnce the~ black iin the second
hieat. 1:n ten minutes I was blind
drunilk ini' kniowed no0 more till miornin..
Thenl i I 1)ileil up) my shooteor an1' taurted.
lie wtoulhin' t a heeni wa'iterlight lon1g.
I wats stire he'd put1. thle job) ilp otnlwO
oni thes track F~ridaiy night. We tdin't
happen tio meet. F'riendls looked out
for thaut, I knowt now. I Iairness wasni't,
ill wher ari iioundl, ain' 1 foundit he1'd
gone to the bayt. It wasn't, forty--eight
hours aitore the whole town was hiou
lint' wyitli (elig-ht, at. I le wayv liard an'
mue'd been ea1t up). It wals iat cSlssedl
I larneissS an1' his ganig. Theyi'd loaded
the shioes o' the grayu wtith ile illa thien
withI tear's ini his eyes at the mero
luieniory-, ''the lowest. down' tsheniiali
o'an thiat eyer was played on two lion
have happened it' Jlardly an' mel had11
miet. le was hiuntini' for' 1m1 just (tho
samei iaS1 was aifter himiu. The game
wais blo wed befor'e we djid come togeth
er, ani' then after fIvo iniutes' talk we
started for the bay to see Harness.
ie skipped before we got theme, an'
atlthtoughi we followved him for morc'ni
a month, lhe kept ahleadi of its. ThevY'
gave himit is dose over to Piochie,
thou01gb," added Mr. liirdsall chleerful-.
ly am1( thn lie sighed, and( i'elapscd
into tobacco smioke antd silence.
A BALL1OON htUiiS's.-Onie of the
most esxtraiordiniary escsapes from death
ever' recorded ocurredl on Easter
Monday to ani acroniaut namired L'Es
tranige. In 11he presence otf thtousands
of spectators lie inade an ascent frm
the Agiculturmal Groumnds, on thte St.
Kild' moatd, in the balloon Aurora, the
same, it is said, which was us~ed to
conIvey dlispaltches dur ing the FranIco
Prusini war. Whten the balloon had
atttainecd the greait alltitutd) of' a mile
and thlree-qjuartersl It sudden01ly col
lapjsed, the gas blursting through its
side ; but the parachute caine ink,
>layv, anid, linstad of the wreck fatlling
like ai stonle, It imlo dowin in a zig~4
zaog cour'1se, and1( fInally str'uck a tree in
thle Government domin, thusi breaifk
mlg the fall, anhd L'EStr'ango reatncd
the grotid haltf stunned, but alive.
.The excitement whlen the balloon came
dewni was I ntentse. Women sernod
andt lnted, some1 fell oil theIr knees,
with their hands claisped in Payer,
while huindreds of' men rushte Int
1the Governmilent domini expenti to
111(d a mangled body, but to tI te i
astoishmentt they dscovered L'Es
tranlge alive and almost. unhuirt. Thie
escape was certabily 0on0 of the most
mia rvehoius on record. The ballooni
used was an old one0, amid Li'Estrango
>)atched upl some1 rents it the mornt
nug; but the direct catuIse of' the catas-.
trop1ho was the inioxpoeee of the
tacronaut, whoa~ did-not allow for the
great expanL~slon of gas consequent
up)on his rapid ascent. L'10stranigo Is
a god deal bruised, and heo has sprain
et111 hilrght ari, but he~ is In high
spirIts, anid talks of. making 'nnothier
ascent If lie can patch Uip thle 'Aurora
orobti ah subnituto.-Molbourn.,o
-A Now 1ain pidure candilate 'lor
office beinglu ani eooti proven dl ~n.
self on the peonIi~rooott'uri ,
nids t g b .- ~
itered the l1iuse. 'Wh'le poing
u Republical eid. of the Cttpl0b (,
a the way 0 hisi seat, very much to
S surprise lie was accosted by a gen
mliama who Srid he desired to Speak 11
itl him. We now lot Mr. Turner
11 the story :
Steppilg back a few paces, he asked "
0 if I knew the editoir of the (G reel
tek papwr oil 'ennsylvania avenaau(.
tohl him I did not. reieiiilibel him.
e e1mati'ked that Ie( was "retideri i
grenat or valuabi service in Ohio i
d( Iet'iinuky ; that li hadi attelded
e conveniton inl Ohlio and was inl
rmna npeetn~ usionl be- C
'eIl the Democrvats a'd (h'eeniback- ,
8, ud that he is sendinigihouId of'
.4 papeis into K(entiuctky and hi o,
l miaking inroads inluk to l I )ela'o- I
atic party anid doin s us iiuch good."
. said: "W1ye are aidingai hin, ial if
qulires at good sieal of, money, : Idt I
0111d like that vou would aidul hilin." C
asked him whit was the editor's
im1W. Ilie pulled a card out. of hi
>ckt. and saulid: "ec ( Craindall." I
(Iked at lhim with surpri-se ando muide
, re plv. lie (1hen1 aisk id me to take
e mat'ter. cons;ideration anld aid him r,
I could, and turned aroid and
alked oi1.
WNhien the Democratic meilber froini
eniitucky recovered froimi his s'rprise t
usked anatinc'painitance standing. by
e nain of the(t geatlemnii with wh11oi1 Y
Iad be(in talkiigI, 1111d was inriied ti
at the dlriummiiiier for the inational or- (
nii was no less a person than Mr. c
ubbell, lie Chairman of the Republ' (
n Conmgressionall Comiiittee. The ?
rtunite mistake has fully revealed c
10 trule chiarater of tie ulionwal e
iew and its editor, and their eariest v
Ivocacy of i third icket in Ohio is c
111y explainled. Th'ley are simlply 2
lid by the Itepublicanls to aftempt. to i
vide tile Deinoracy and brig about (
Repliblican victory. And yet, there i
-e thlous ands or htonest men, sincere 'I
.their belieIf, pinning their faith to
to .Ational 1'iew lien if is wo rk- I
Ig to sell thliemt soul and )o(ly to the
)ihlolders. They truisit'd the Arro- E
t/c un1til Shulpe swind(led hun11dreds!"
Shis sewin mchine dodge. 'lThv t
mould be wanIld, and not follow I
ilidly every mais.41.lroi politician., I
TIESI!I IttIIFF%011'FACL-.
Letter from Genoral liratton on the
Subject. I
.Messrs. Erli/oes: The excitemenit.
'er the sherill"'S appoi lnment is aill
rong, and based onl a misapprehen1
n of the scope of the pri ia elee
I, 'iiel is a law adopted by tle
emriocratic party,. prescribin g the
otle of, slIectilg- its candiddtes on1
hom t lie whole loree of tle party can
cocetrated in any give1 ilection.
is a part y lw Ihalit cann>ot and shoulI I
it re.achli t:urther hli the party an i
i olicials. State ald counity ollichials
ough thiey' be DemLuocratts, have the
mslitutiona and laws ofi the land to
I'de themil inl the conlduct of their
flees. Anzd thle canididaites of our (
trI y are plc1ede to support aund
niantain the 'olist ittion, if elect ed,
byL-%%Ienl elecit ai'O sworni to do so.'
'hien by law it 1 is matie thle dutyv of'
e, governior' to fill ('ertinu offies byi
>poinitmienit, the fullh exer'cise of a fe
ut' of it.. Ini the exercise of sul h dis- 1;
etion11 lheae is no1 soutree fromai whlich a
juiiciiioni' act ion, but, there is non'e0
om1 whliich hie is bounid to) take it,I C.
eni aftier asking for it. I may c'on-t
il t ouir de'l'gti on in theLIi ( cneral
ssembily, orI the De)inaouratic C'ounaty C.
111 ihairnum, Ex'ctiv e (Cona uitftee, o'ri
'ivate cit izeins, or all of themi'ai, andit at (
st, ini thle exercise oif e'xecuilti ve discrt'- I
oni followy the advice oft nonae of thaen.
it do wvhat. in his judgimenit is be-.t. .
1ud vet it. wonul hbe, in myi jutdgmient.
Ie dutly ofuall ol' thiema to respxmd to '1
(ca11 of thle sort fromi thle usfovern or. 1
Now, if I his be the t rue'view of' th la
fCint (i oexectuti ve apjpoinltm1leis, it is
ic buisinuess of thle governotr to coi- 1
deand mak( e iitl~hemi. anad inot thle buisi
(ss oif our11 Represenitat ives, or' thei
lemiocrat ic part y, or private cit izenis. I
hiey have nthinig to do wif h it further t
mnl to) respond1( to (enli1 f romi the ex
*hutiv(e for id ( in reachiiing a. idicious
fpinilitimienit. .Neithter I, as5 counlty
11'Inurman , noril our execuitive' commiait- C
'C, inor the I )cimocratic( cilbs cani,
'ithi propriety1 u, take t he ma t ter inato con- I
dleraLtionl until we4 aire initied so to (10.
tur party~u organiiization least of all :1
mild afford to do so. Anyi at tenpt of
uri pairty to strin and( stre(tch ouri
arty law of' pimlary elect ion beyomid
s legifinitfe purapose', will we'aikena it
1( id jipirl its eliect iveniess. To use it
,. anegn of' dictatioai to the execu- I
vewould be to susper'sede thle law of' I
io land1( as5 a guidt foi' oflicial COnduhicti
a more party law-wouild be0 press5-t
ig ouri exeuiv~ue to v'iolateor i'sre10
ardt the piledge whIch we exacted of'a
m whleni our' pai'ty canidadteC-wouhld '
a the abaniidenit oftthe pr'incilesO of'i
uri parity, and1( desftruictive opp)ositionii
the great object foi' which we have
uilt~ up 0our or'ganization, viz., the
:astoraitioni and maintenane of the
ower' andit nult horiit y of the consfitutioin.
r[ay, more, thme iinediate and pross
g object of' 0our organaization was
ie rescue of our1 goverinmeit fi'om the
andi~s 011 ai'aty who, in their adiias
'atlin of' It, suiperseded the conustitu
on and laws of thle land with their
arity1 laiws.
Wilth such views, I cannot get my
nsenit to any1 actIon ini this matter' by
lir palrty, taiiless wO aire livited to con
der It, 1t scom that tihe govei'nor
as called oin our' ipresentaitives in
io Legislatur'e f'or their view's or
icommiiendahtionis4 It IS peuliar'ly
ucir duty as officials of the counlt4y,
'hose business it Is to study and act
>r-time best hiterests of the county,
) r'espoind. They are not only DIemo
raots,but are repr'esentatli'os of the
iitireO counlty and1( all its people, aund
aivinig on thleir shoulders the resp1onit
ility of lookdig after the intereca of
s all ini gover'nment matters, would
somi In a positin to hact for the entire
)un)y. Should they, however, faih
> reach a satisf'actory conclusIon, and1(
esire to consmulti me as county chair
ian, or' the executive comnttle, or
ie entire party, I.would r'egard It our
uty to reosponda to' any cal -upon a
'lhe matter would be pr'1oerly bir'oghit]
>i usind' I'Woeuld~htimpdi at3ly takb us 1
unt~hairtu1n tho necessii'ry "s ~Is
esemodrdi.soml *eo tyo;
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