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.~ I. I~i4i Ill -. V~ III. MANNING, - K ~ CLARENDON COUNTY, S. C, WEI)NESDAY, NOVEMBER 1(, 1~K NO, 12. CAROLINA'S G;ALA WEEK. " BAND GATHEING OF THE FOR LEASURE AN.D PROFIT. The Fair of the State Agricultural andI Mechanical Society--A Splendid Showing of Exhibits and Patrons--The IBest Fair Since the Surrender. The Annual Fair of the State Agricul tural and Mechanical Society comn:eue d in Columbia on Tuesday the 8th inst.. cou tinuing four days: From the Dairy 'cord of that city is taken the following ;ccoun of what was done and what was tler to be seen: First Day. Many persons were disappointed this morning when the rain-drops began to pat ter down, and it was very generally thought that the shower would continue during the day. But not so. The rain held up add the weather was just the proper tespera ture. - The Fair was well attended today, and everything on the grounds wears a gny anod lively appearance. The beauty anti intelli gence of -the State are pretty well ropre seated. though the crowd has by no means reached the flood-tide. The hotels and boarding-houses arc rapidly filiicg up. I; is not South Carolina alone that has gath ered "her beauty and her chivalry here. but several other States have contbuted their quotas to swell the tide of humanity that is now crowding the Fair grounds and sweeping through our streets. This is always a GALA WEEK IN COLtMBIA and her citizens usually give themselves up to the social and business demands ;. le occasion Friends who have not met since the last Fair meet now, and the social ties -between the various sections of the State are renewed and strengthened. Sad hearts are made gl-d, and answering smiles light many a face on which the cloud of care ul sorrow has set for mar a dark and gloomy day. HOUSEHOLD DEiARIME'NT. In the household department there is probably thn finest display that has ever been made. Candies of all kinds, pome granates, apples, perches, nuts. c tron, quinces, brandy peaches; preserves .f al kinds; codials and native wines; pickles, sweet and sour; catsups; pound, fruit, jelly and rose cakes; Guernsey and Jersey butter; lima beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, &c., &c. - DOMESTIC FABRICS. In this department the display is a nota ble one-hosiery, crazy quilts, rugs, car pets, laces, shawls, embroidered slppers, handkerchiefs, etc. SOME OF THE FLYERS. The horsemen are in ecstasy over the pros pects for the fun on the turf. Themo are some very noted horsemen and they brina some very fine racers with them. Mr. C. H: Pettingill, of New Yof k, has "Pat Sheedy" and "Queen Ether. "Mitty Brown" and "Hiram Wood are the property of Hiram Woods, of Augusta G. W. Haight, of Louisville. Ky.. ha "Viaasti,"-by Virgil; "Carrie N," by Con gressman. He brings ,everal troiters: "Winfield Roach" and "Gautier." and sev c.l pacers, "Emma R." and "Dyer Clap peon." J. C. Hunter. of Union, brings -Pal metto" and a three year old filly. Owen Daly, of Columbia, has "States bur, ""Crown Pice and "Aaron Burk." J. H. Morrow, of Washington, blings the bay mare "Annie." "Josh Billings" is entered by Mr. Huake. "Boswell" is the hope of Dan Brown, of Washington. "Congaree," "Lady Dean" and Tritt , are here for Whittaker & Berry. C:.C. Van Meter, of Bowling Grcen, Ky., hs "Freddie J.," "Halmont," "Billy Tompkins the Slick" and "Agtgie Fern. W. T. Birch, of Savannah, enters "Rlick erdoon.-".. . J. B. Hinckley, of Louisville, resa his reputationl on "Agnes" by "Water Wi:ch. BAsE BAiLL. The Bamberg Bage Ball Club arrivd: the city last night and are quartered at the Jerome. Mr. J. F. Folk is the genial manager. At 2 o'clock teslay the Columbias and the Bambergs took 'busses at the Post Ofce and headed by the Charlotte B->nd, proceeded to the grounds to try issues. TUE GA.ME THIs MO'N13G. The Bambergs and Codnrbias creossed bats again this morning and the tide of vic tory turned in favor of thxe former, who won by one point- It was called at the end of the seventh inning on account of a contested decision of the umpire, Mdr. James Anderson. The following is the score by Diings: Columbia.... 2 0 0 1 1 0 2-6i Bamnberg........0 0 3 0 1 2 1-7 Another game will be played tomorrow morning. THE GAME YESTERIDAY resulted in a victory for the Columbis tean bya Ecore Of-ll110 4- The game wasv m rated and the playing was good. The visitocs could do nothing with "Jack-in the box." Second Day. There are many different kinds of weath er r ad Colutobia has had her share of themi all. But she is for~uriate today. Thei m ning dawned clear and beautiful, the sue. sh mne brightly and nothing occurred to man- the - perfect atmospheric condidenL. t is Cor: 1ia weather and glorious weatheLr It is. ACCEssIONS TO THE CROwD have been arriving all day, and the mau) trains coming in have been literally p:n-ked with new comners. The streets are uow~ teeming with th'ousands who have comnet join the general jubilee. Columboia is ready for all who come, and she will give them a right royal welcome. The Pacific Guano Company, of Aug is~:; exibit bone phosphates, guanos ando o ashes. The Baldwia Fertiliz~er Comapany, Savannah, Ga.,- are nicely ensconsed amm n fossils and the b.ones of vxiset amm Third Day. The Columnbia weather has :lh.n'i -tlanta weather, Intend of thebyg amy, sunshiny dz3y of yesterday, (:u bia aur.i her guests are~ tre~ated to mur and a mixture thereof. Esry in theur: ig the rain begant to pour iti "'r"t m it certainly was damupe:ir' t' 'e- : but, nothing daiurued. t t. hli:u-odo t are here fMi in litcaa :id scene of the testiW le- N grand, pleasing and int'erain t " before noon the stxiGINt MASS 07 zH UMANITY that packed the Fair grounds was a that locomotion was extremeyiv tWc. The greatest crowd that ever gathered 1 the buildings was there today and the coo staz t stream that flows up and dowi a-eednvr-ending. Paked likisardine in a bolx it rcqu red a .lob-like p 'c'rce t, carry one through. , did th best ba-iirs they ha-i eve done.. Ru'thi -h Luu?:er- ?IIn 1i iti t res tauraiTs wer iiihd all t:.g theu dian< the ladies h:td sil taey e-:idl posibl y t:item to. The p:trexdtisan exlc?:ig ftine one, Mr. D. N Ad.!y f L",xagtol being the lapret :xhi i:or. H h's a ver' fine lot of Baiuaw. i;..o u:. Do iniqes Wyandottes aid( c't!.er -ri-: aisO sat. beautiful w vean and duck. M:.ster i'ur e c:' o r f thi piy cxhih its some, .Biutl wh~ Legh!I! eiwnls. - Col. T..J. Lipset-mob Las on- exhibrition .. very prety pir of yiung er. The exhiibitin of two d pties ii the arena yesterda. af te noo:I excited m aL interest fr.:n the fact thartthey were rfd den by two little girlk, who shuoaed m ucL skill in their management. AGRICULTURAL IMI'LEMENTS The display of agricultur:l exhibits iL under the charge of the indefatigable Ccl. Tillman Watson. The entri-s are too no merous to menion in detail, but among the Columbia exhibitorswe note the following: W. II. Gibbes. Jr., a very tine assorameut of agricultural I implm-:n;s. James hunter e\libits his cai:lion mill. Mr. Hunter is a veteran in the line of grist mills, .ad his work always repays a careful examnation. Lorick & Lowrauce have a full line of agricuitural iplemeuts. Mr. Wm. Burton exhibits a grape mill whidh is now on exhibition for the first time. Mr. F. N. Burroughs exhibits his brick machine. It has been succetsfuily in ope r'tioea for the past i.wo years. Patent appl litl for. Majir John Alexa',ier exhibits ga:d en chairs as a specimen of his skill in orna mental iron work. A NICE LrTLE sNACK. Among the ples nt scouces in the min3M, building is the little restar:tnt of the lecker Manufacturing Couipany--the hied quat ters for Hlecker's Sel f-raking Flour. The gentleman in charge is espe cially sttentive to visitors. MEETING Or EXECUTIVE coMMITiETE. The Executive Connittee of the State Agricultural Society ret ltst uight. The fo;lowing gentlemen were elcted ife inen bers: Colonel T. D. Gillespie, W. H. Giobes, Jr , Cal. P. IL. Nelson. J. S. Huff man, Col. John T. Sloan, Jr. AT THE OiERA HOUSE The faces of Mauagers Cramer and Whitely were wreathed in smiles last night. And weil they might be for tLe pcra House was literally packed to greet Msis Prescott mid Mr. Me Lau in their presenta tion of "Tue Merchant of Venice." We have ne-er witnessed a better "Por tia ' or a better "Sin lrck." Miss Prescott has not tie scope i tinis character ior a full display ..f Mr sph adid t lei t and resOut nes, but .ne com,t ea : iam fa.irer or are perfect "lora. Mr. McLean has his :lement in the chaac er of "Siuylck." He is truly great and original and one's in terpretation of the part is ircaly enhanrcad after seeing his delinea:ion. TILE snITottN TOUtRNAMENT tok place at the rauge yesterday in the presence of a large number of spectators. Foilov.ing is the result: First match. first money, Couty and Salty, sacjnd, Scre ven se ond. Second nich, Sally liust, Scieren stecond. Third match, Cout tcy and Sally first, Ser ven scot.Cl. Fourth watch, Screven first, Courtney second. Fifth match, Screven first, Courtney sec nd. Sixth a ittcl, Screven and Elder first. Seventh march. Screven and Sally :rst, Culp second. Eighth match, Ct-n iney and Sally first, Patton second Winta match, Screven and Elder first, Courtney second. Tenth match, Sally first. Elev 'nth match, Rice first. Twelfth match, :!der firat. Thirteeu match, Screven first. THlE BACEs. The following are the results of the~ races yesterday exclusive of the first already gven: S::cond race, mile heats, best two in three, purse $100: $75 to first, $:35 to second. Daniel Brown's ob . B~othwvell 1, 1: G. XW. Haight's hr g. Ventsti, 2, 2; T. II. Wood's Third race. t vituug ml' heats, best two in three, for South Car olina raised horser three years old and under, purse $753; $40 to irst, i$25 to scond, $10 to third. G WV. Haights b. g. Gamier. u, 1, 2, 1: J. H Morrell's b. m. Annie, 1, , 3. 2; C. C. Vain Meetrs b. g. Freddie J, 2, 2, 1, 3. Time, 2.324, 2.3l, 2 5 Fourth race, ior untra-ined saddle hiorses. purse $50J; $4" to first, $10 to second, halt' mile b- i's, Jas. Casey's o. nm. Barton, . 2: Charles 31cCalerty'a ch. ;rTexas illy1, 2, 2; Owen Daly's b. h. Ciifford D., 3, 3: J. E. Lewis's blk. ht. Hugh, 4, 4; RI. J. 31c Carley's b. h. R-inkin, 5, ,5- Time, 321, Fouzrthi Day. The Fair of 1SS7 hrss kept up it s rel..ulta tion to the very last as hav'ig been by long odds the best one th-at has ever been held, both ais regards the number and chiar::cter of the exhibits and the crowds in attend ance. This morning opened bright a-nd picas ant. and the streets and grounds ralodly dried off, making locomotion either on foot or on wheels decidedly more pleasant than it was daring the rain, slop and mud of esterday. After the jam of yesterday, Tim; RFEC otD men expected to find a slim crow d it attendance at th~e grounds this morhiali. but a very agreeable disappointment e::d ed them, for whilst of course the size o the crowd to-day is not as great as thi .t & yesterday, still the attendance is very inrg:, and those who are'taking in the Fair to day are enjoying themselves thoroughlys and are, besides, paying closer attentin i thte examination of the innumerable .ctiek, of art, commerce and manufacture that an collected together in the buildings. The outdoor display of stock has a> commanded a great amount of attet'iorc' today, whilst the patronage bestowel iut' the shows and games that are scem about over the grounds is all that couldii expc ated. THE' AGRICU'LTURAL SOCIET'a Proceedings of the Annual Meeting-EL c-.. of Omeers. Th'e annual meeting of the State ' gn cultural and Mechanical Society wr- iK ist Thursday nigh't in Agricultural iM Ther1e were about 200 members Ire. er-, President D. P. Duncan i Thie first busin'ess in order was . election of life members. The folio sx name4d gentlemnen were d"" e.:. Mesrs. G. B. McCall, E. N.., . M. James, J. E. Wanim.isaker, Hi. Bist, B. F. Perr-y, Jr., W. ID. Johumc P. E. Mc~ord, J. R. Bratton, J. J. Me Lure, W. L. Sanders, W. D. Siari and LHinson. o hibited by the report of the treasurer, a were found to be in a highly satisfactory c co rdition. Last year's gate receipts I r were set forth'as follows: Tuesday's gate receipts $x35.40; Wednesday $1,704.80; ( Thursday $3,761.30; total Si,104.50. Next followed THE ELECTION OF OFPICE:tS. ] The following-named gentlemen were c nominated for president: By Colonel J. c P. Thomas, D. P. Duncan, of Union; by c W. H. Evans, Esq., of Darlington, A Colonel E. R. McIver, of that county; 't by Hon. W. H. Perry, of Greenville, Ii Hon. James B. Humbert, of Laurens. V Colonel Duncan expressed his thanks a for the compliment expressed in his , nomination, but said he thought thet i a there should be rotation of oficers as C I there should be rotation of crops. He li th gt he should now iv place to 1 aiiothei- He expressed his pride and h gratification at the prosperous condition t of the Society. Since his induction into E ite presidency the outstanding debt of al the corporation had been liquidated, and its pioperty had been improved to the ii extent of $2,000. Renewing his thanks i n for the honor expressed in his renomi- t nation, he declined to be a candidate. tl The various nominations were second- r( ed iy difn : nt gentlemen. Judge A. C. a: Haskell said tht while he claimed both s: gentlemen nominated as his friends, yet o he should cast his vote for Mr. Mcver, gi in order that the Pee Dee section, which e thoug ht bad been neglected, might o: o representation. tt The vote was then taken, resulting as ti follows: Humbert 45, McIver 42. Col. .a Hambert was accordingly declared elect- i ed.. |t1 The following-name i gentlemen were l elected vice-presidents: G. Leapheart, di 1st Congressional District, Lexington; A. P. Butler, 2d Congressional District. a Aiken; B. F. Crayton, 3d Congressional p] District, Anderson; J. Wash Watts, 4th Congressional District, Laurens; B. H. re Massey, 5th Congressional District, m York; C. S. McCall, 6th Congressional a, District, Marion; W. G. Hinson, 7th re Congressional District, Charleston. re The Executive Committee unanimous ly elected consists of Messrs. A. T. ve Smythe, of Charleston; E. R. McIver, of la D.arlington; T. 0. Sanders, of Samter; gi D. P. Duncan, of Union; R. A. Love, of b< Chester; J. C. F. Sims, of Rich'and; O. h< P. Mills, of Greenville; J. T. Moore, ofI Spartanburg; S. A. Gregg, of Darling- t ton; I. S. Bamberg, of Barnwell; J. M. re Crawford, of Richland; N. C. Robert- h: son, of Fairield, and E. T. Stackhouse, w: Col. Thos. W. Iiloa.y was unaani mously re-elected secretary and treasurer. OI T1 E' FOR-Y-YE.R FAL IE1LS. A, Disappointmeut at the Absence of General 3 H ~amtoni--C'h:trcell"r Johsnson Pr.- siden-- b Colniei Thion.ts Makes the Address. 0 (From the News and Courier.) tb Cott mIA, November 9.-At 11 o'clock m this morning the old farmer setters met, pt in convention on the second floor of the gi old building. The following delegates re were present: ti Abbeville-R. A. Griffin, Wade E. w: Cothran, J. M. Latimer. as Aiken-M. T. Holly, T. W. Whitley. te Auderson-J. C. Keys. 0i Barnwell-J. M. Brabham, S. Weath- cc ers'by. of Berkeley-William Becket. P. E. th Poreher. Chester-Jesse H. Hardin, John pt Enox, Sr. bW Chesterfield-J. C. Coit, A. McQueen. b] Clarendon-C. S. Land, E. V. Plow- R. den. th Colleton-J. R. Stokes, Dr. W. H. ro Shuler, P. C. Johnson. d Gre-envile-Oas B. Dixon, Esquire T] McBee, Robt. Scott. Hershaw-W. E.. Johnson, Allen Mc Caskill. Laurens-J. J. McGowan, Dr. W. W. A~ Wright. . claie Lancaster-H. R clae Marion.-E. T. Stackhouse, W. R. Johnson. Marlboro-Jonathan Woodley, J. P. b Smith. th Newberry-Dr. W. M. Dorrahi, Allenm Hawken.m '0.-angeburg-W. F. Phillipsx, Dr. . IW. Bates, J. Mt. Moorer. A. Pickens-A. Boggs, J. Louper. S Pichland-Thos. Taylor, Ale.x Smith, S S partanburg-Daniel H. Smith. Ib Surter-W. J. Singleton, Mi. Reams, th W viliamsburg-J. A. Salters, N. M. c Graha.t York-J. W. PRawlinso~n. tl Lexington-A. P. West, Abram Gecig- pi er, J. F. Swygert. r Darling on-P. 0. Coggeshial, R. Hay. n The convention adjourned to meet at the Agricultural Hall to morrow morn A ing, at 9 o'clock.T Each sturdy delegate wore upon hsS coat lapel a neat blue badge, upon which B were printed the words "Delegate Old V~ Settlers Convention." It was thie pzss- ai port whereby each went unquestioned di whithersoever he chose. But the litl n i ribbon signitied more. Iti marked thies man who wore it, singled him out as onc si Iof South Carolina's representative farm- ai ers. And it was a typical gathering, g: composed, as it was, of veterans in the zk business, mni who illustrite the best tone and the broadest views of the Pal- fe metto State, and of the particular branchm w of citizenship to which they belong. e Sarator Hampton was expected t c: preside over the meeting, but did not e: arrive, and in his absonce Chanedle'r C IJohnson was called to the chair. Cap. a 1J. W. Henry was made secretary of te p meeting. . Mr. Johnson made a few remarks, e which he weid that the resources of t farme~rs CI Southt Carotina were u limited. They were "cabined, criiibhd ) confiaed. and bound in" by no narru. s: lines, but the climate andl soil of the State wa of such a characatr that th widest scope was given to themi. He~ h"ued that the body would not be back c wed( in diaussing any quetionsM w7' he preent tLUansaves. He then U... 11 -1 clrd th C'.n1ventio n "ready for bua-t Col J.P.TomXas had ba~n rgeis.d . 'e 'U-em he :r to *1.rl:t siome '- t . ic .ro ceiety o lu Carol'a maore compete~nt handk.c Cul. T1homaas expressedi his -appre::i - ( tion of the honor hone himn in selcung a him to discharge this duty before snech Ibody.' Itwasbin pnrpnse in give in brief I t mnd without comment, the history of agri ultural societies in South Carolina Iron 785 to the present time. On the 9th o Lugust, 1785, twenty-four citizens o sharleston met at the City Fail ii lharleston for the purpose of fornin; society in this State. to encourage the pursuit of agriculture. This societf ontinued its'operations and held sue essful fairs until in 1861, when the wa: losed its operations. On the 28th o: ,pril, 18(9, the Agricultural Conven on of South Carclina met iv Columbia i Carolina Hall. Twenty five counties -ere represented. The Agricnltural ani rechanical Society of South Carolina as formedl under the constitutior iopted. Thus the present society wa rganized and the present State Fail rat rrovi_'ed for. .The first Fair was old in 18i39, 18 years ng . The society as conducted its operattons since nudes 1e presidcncy successively of Messrs Eagood, Wecd-d, Taylor, Cray tor ad Dancsn. As to the comparative strength of the rst Fair, in 1869, ard the last, in 186, e had mruch favorable comment. A rst the buildings were inadequate, scre werc no thoroughbred cattle, the ccipts were insufficient for- premiums 2d expeeses, and the exhibition was nal in -seral. The society struggled a in debt until 1877, when the receipts cew from 8371.20 to $5,830.45. From 1869 to 1S7T; Ihe society was at ace the safety, shield and the agricul ral weapo;. of the State. "It is now Le pure ::rod undefiiicl exponent of the tricultural an-d mechanical resources of te State." Its efforts for the good of io State have been blessed in the past. .a its fatr be as fortunate in Provi mtial guidance. Col. Thomas's address was scholarly id practical, and was frequently ap auded. Presicent Jo~nsgin called upon a rep sentative of each county present to ake some report as to the statas of ;ricultare in each section. Delegates sponded, and some very interesting ports were made. At this stage of the meeting the Con ntion was taken in charge by the good dies of the.Baptist and Luthern con egations, and conduhcted to their )oths, where they were treated to ,arty dinners. The Convention met after dinner, and e reports of the different c >untics were sumed, after which adjournment was id until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning, hen the delegates will reassemble at gricultural Hall. FURTHER P.BoCEEDINGS. The forty-year-old farmers reassembled Thursday morning at 9 o'clock in ricuitral Hall. The meeting was esided over by Chancellor Johnson, of anion. Several delegates who had ,t"preve.1it.uz fr-.n .t~endin~ig the meat Wedncsd-xy presemed themselves and eir names were added to the list This eeting might properly be called an ex rience meeting, as the different dele .tes were called upon to give a general some of their farming life, the methods cy used in pursuing agriculture and batever idzas in connection therewith Ld presented themselveF. No more in reting feature couid hive been devel >ed. There were no long set speeches niined to a few persons, but a variety a;:crt, spicy talks, which occasioned , deepest interest among the hearers. A motion was introduced to form a rmanent organization, but the point dng made that the body had assembled r invitation the motion was not'carried. esolutions of thanks to the Society for eir courteous attention and to the rail ads for kindness in transporting the -legates free of charge were passed, ae Convention then adjourned. MEDIOR~IES OF '76. ,nual 1i-unioni of the Wallace. llotte 4 Fiue .Address by Hion. J. S. Verner--A Rousing Speech from Senator itler w-no Pays his Respects t.i dge lRond. The Wallace House Association, that dv of "men who saved the State" in e "dark days of Republican misrale, et at the Agricultural Hall on the ght of the 9th inst. The meeting was called to order in Col. P. E3ntler's oflice by ex-Governor cppard, who read a letter received by ereary of State Leitner, from Judge alace, who was to have read to-night e hisrory of die Wallace House, st-atung at it was impossible for him to leave e court now holding in Yorkvillt-. A mnmittee of three was appointed to ob in from Judge Wallace the history of .e Wallace House and to have the- same ibished. Resolutions express~ig sor >w at the death of E. M. Hamer, a lt ember of the association were passed. The association then proceeded to the griculturail Hall, which w as cro ad. ie rostrum was occupied by Senator .C. Batler, Congressmen Dioble, .emphill and Perry. Mr. John 5, erner, of Oconee, idhe only~ regularly pointed speaker present, was intro iced by thec chairman in a few prelimi my remarkts. Mr. Verner took for his ibject the progress of South Carolina nee the darl days of 1876. He made i admirable adaress, showing the pro cess of thie Statc sinc 1876. He spoke >r three quarwers of an hour. Among is subjects were the cotton .ctory and the fact that the factorie: re now comning to the South Carolina ytton, the great impurovemnent awl in' :ease in railroads, the bienenits of the sperimental farm at the South Carolina olege. The great importance of the griultural department, what this de artment had done2 for the faers i1 reventing f:d in ftlizers, tAe ge-n tMr. Tr .er sp' aI leuginu of the. LIce 18'', da .-ocX L~y pahyag a higi rbute to he jourah?Lla of the Stt. A res?atou of thanks to Mr. Vene: as pased by the association for his er ar H ad en previously requesia a aid.s the a~-'ssociation and w;as ii ,a*td appropil tely aitrodiucd the Se or *hLe hi to the Seu e. Sa tr uil. be-ci by saying th;.I 1r1a2.', ';omn a child in Sou.ti >r.iu. should beC pefiunidiy g::-iui ,t tue statmuents and' fs given o se t: Garoliaia's purosperity l Mr. Ver oer. There were croakers, he new, bu o men with laws enacted fairlgnd in mr -partially and administered impauuI 2 and justly, as the laws of South Carc iu f were enacted and administered, thert f should be no gaunds of complaint. Ir 2 reference to the relation of Soth1 Caro lina to the Federal Government and her 9 individual rights, Gen. Butler spoho a r length. He said the people decry the Fed - eral Constitution is a thing of the past. r Under it the States have not the right f they had before the war. Where is the - change? Why, only in the 13th, 1iti , and 15th amendments. Notanotner line has been changed, and as far as the righti I of the States are conlecrned, the Consti , tution today is the same as in 1860. Con gress, the speaker said, was usarpi vg the rights of the States, but there was a man at the head of the nation, Grover Cleve land, who respected thoso sacred :-ghts. The dangerous tendency of the times was the calling upon Congress to sette individual matters and to take jarisdic tion in cases where it had nq right under the laws and the Constitution of the United States. Congress was attempting to assume the power of the Parliament of Great Britain. In speaking of Cleveland Senator Butler said the President had been de nounced in this State as well as otI'cs for his civil service policy. This policy of the Pretsident was simply upholding the la :cs which he himself (Butler) and his friends on the stand had helped to pass. It ill becomes any man in Sont", Carolina to criticise the President for this action. Whatever it has done for other States, it has been everything for South Carolina. When Cleveland leaves his office there will not be many Repub lic ins in office. (Voice in the audience: "But they are there now.") Butler: .Very few, and at any rate there are none in South Carolina." Senator Batler spoke for some time on the surplus in the treasury. When asked how he would reduce it, he saii he would start by taking the tax of eighty-three per cent. oft salt and sixty per cent. of a hat or -a piece of cloth. He read statistics on thrift rates ant showed the enormous tax put upon the people by the present tariff system. He was convinced that no laboring man was protected by the tariff. If so, why was there so much discontent, bloody riots, strikes. &c., among American laborers? The real reason of such disconten t was that Congress passed laws strengthening capital and crushing individu i effort. The money went into the capitalids' pockets that was taken from labor. Cleveland was blamed for the surplus in the treasury, when he (Butler) and his colleagues on the stand were ten thou sand times more responsible and yet un able to prevent it. We have profound cause for congratulation that a man like Cleveland is at the head of the Govern ment. He has made that contemptible flaunting of the bloody shirt a thing of the past. The foundation of the Gov errment was the right of home rule tLe right of the people to regulate their own affairs with due regr rd to the gen eral Government, and he hoped the time would never come when the people of this State would ever give up their righ.. Senftor :utter gave United States Judge Bond a terrible se-ring when re ferring to the oppression of the people in this State, and wished it understood that he was willing to reiterate his re I marks in New York, Washington, or anywhere clsc. At 10.10 the association adjournd. EX-(OFEDER ATE hi GI:,0.. The !outh Carolina ur ioron of the Md:ctal Sit of the forti-deute For.ex. ('olumbia Record, November 11.) Quite a number of Ex-Confederie sur ge(ons met in the Council Chamiber insi. uight, in respouse to a er11 issued by Dr. A. N. Talley, of this city, sad others. Dr. JWalley was called to) the chair, andl IDr. J. Rl. Bratton. of Yorkville, was re q1uested to act as secretary. Dr. Talley delivered an :u ppropride ad-* dress of welcome, which was waonly re ceived. On motion of Dr. Poipe, the chlairman appointed a coraittee of three to draft a constitutionl and by-laws for the orgariza tin. The committee coniste:1 ol Dr->. Pope of Newlerry, Nichel of Charleanos, and Hill of Edgefield. The commnittee shortly mde their report, which was adopted with sundry am.endmerdts. Letteri expressinig regret at being unuile to attend the meing wer~e read from Dra Hanamhan of Wsinn ;oro. Todd of Blarn well, Brown of V Wi!!!amSu, Ciat(hon Oi Hlaymarket, V'. Pierce etf Claussi, S. (2., J. .J. Chisboln of Baltimore, Edmeunds of Ridgewa y, Douglass o .bjckstock, Moore of Camden. Pingl e of Sunter, Couonon of Ellenton, Bossard of S.um!crs, Ruff oi New brry, Gastonof Atlantia, Knottof Spartan burg, O'Blannon of B:uinwe 1.1 Jadno Chester, and Bryd of Timmionsville. The following surgeons i enolled thir names as nmembers; A. N. Tlley, Colum1 bia; J. Rt. Bratton, Yorkville- B. W. Tay Thor, Columbia; S Pop'e, ~ Neberry: crun, Angell, Charleston, Aders- a, Cam den; Brodie. Buist, Charleston:b Bdley. Burkhalter, Burne!, Cann B ~i., Bhck Brd, Bous-man, Carlyl.e, China. Kintloch, Kilgore, Miaer, McDanal, Mc K'ie .{c'y, 2uiche!, 31eiatosh. Parker. Prher, Rtavenel. S.diley. and 8ummers, The following oilicers were eluied to serve for the ensuing year: Presidei, A. N. Talley Vice Presidents, S. Pope, M. Michel and Walter Hill1; Secretary, d,. R. Bratton. Th nme adoped for the or ni:':o is theC SOuth Carolina Aso'ain MXi cal Suiv~ors of theo Arm and N~ of .1h wil be hecil n Columbbtu (n 3h:Tu . whctwl F~r ek.nh the oet of the (ir tihn en olbaith meruber ist ih..,er bandt mOy anur luowall onc nUr 'd.. khet .a wnt firt mends Pi aveth rghi to jcd inte organi .-i t-ibnan Coumi, i C i ni-i bat.Onl a ookwil covic ar s.it tr hm. Av- full ine N'of the be0(l.d t "John, don't be silly. F~lossie is not a bru .ntte poodle" Suls ; .;. " g2raization of 1834 Intact p--cial :o the Philadelphia TiTnc ; rits :-ro::, November 4.-The jovial 4lt gtu ai "Steve" Elkins, the chief 1 agL aun -oif the UJi sine cohrts since the de: of Jerone B. Chaffee, passed tieongh -.iugti the other d. en roe J'il Deer 1'rk to New York. Mry. '.kits haec:ed him by L few 'dals to 2 open her iouse in Gk-tham. Elkins, ii a1 dutiful subject of sun1 marital rrulations, had remainedL be hind to close up the house in the er :ggy crests of the Alleghenies of Maryland, and' was migrating nox award in charge of the-I 'ehold impedimenta, ' Bich eonisted of three fine boys, apparently of an age bunched in years somewhere between seven and ten, and a vigorous infant of the same gender in the arms of a stalvart French-capped nurse, The Blaine Maler was more dis -osed to be c m unicative than was the Maine sta es an on his travels from Dij- n to aiis. Ins reply to an inqniry as to how "things were progressing" the r:,bast manag r o, the Biaine home interests sad: "I have spent all summer at Deer Park, only running over to New York occasionally for a .ay to attend to a lit tle business. Oh, yes, I have been k ep ing as e e on political movenments. There is not much going on just no -v . I have had some recent correspondence with our friends, so as to ascertain from headquarters the lay of the land. Our friends in the contest of 1884 are .till active and eager. We have been huild ing up the weak places. I think our I political fences are in good order." "Then you intend to try it again?" TEE IXAOIC OF BLaINE'S NA3E. "I did not say that. I only say t at our lines are in order. Whether Mr. Blaine is a candidate or not it wou: be very poor politics to pe'rmit such an or ganization as rallies around the amne of Blaine to go to pieces for want of noth ing more thau leadership to keep it together for party purposes in any di rec tio" "Th you think ibo Blaine org.niza tien i; :a t ong as it was four years "it will be found so when the tire for a.ctio~n come;s." "Wh you v: ating?" "Siuty cr the e.!ctions of next week to be over. We will then have some material to work ol, We will then have srme mater al to work on. We will know how .-e stnd in sm.:: of the pivotal S . (:e::dy, if not quite, :very State in th; Union has an election of so'' sor, but Massachusetts, New York, Now e rsey, Pennsylrania, Mar land, Virginia and Ohio will give some point ers as to tthe drift of pohieaisentin. nt." "Will there be a confere-co theri?" "I should not be surprised to 1:ar of one. The national committee will meet in a little over a month. It may be thought best to teik matuers over a little soon after the elections are over." "The nomination of President Cleve land throws down the gauntlet to Blaine." HE CAN vFLTE IT ?F RE wANTS IT. "It might be tuou l:t so, but the z!ora ination ci Cle vea do not necesaiily mean BWhine for te R.'publ1ians. Lidaine can have the r.omination if he wis':s it. I consider that i d. t se:tled, if oar in formution is r l , but it will re.nain for him to say whiether he wants it. I know he wll no t.at)t t: force him self on the tieket, :ld will not acent it at all unless he se.. frotiy sive of succe s. e dea a o to take the resp onsibii u ti efeat. a sceond time. Oi course~ in 1884 the out-ome was just onie of ti ose u"":counabl ac cidents whi"'h Lave often acurn~ d in American poitics. I do't think Blaine needs vindiicat.ion fomn suc'h a defeat. We arec nowv holding our forces in l awiting the progreae oj events." "Will M'. Di'ine give :lis person di at tention to thapelti.re:? "No, he wdi not. I received a ietter from him yesterd3ay. He will not relturnl to the 'United States until next suiamer and it may be even later." IN GOOD HEALTH. "What amnez*: n:.e is t.he studied <JOr't to make him out in such poor health. In his letter he speaks of him::elf and& f. mily as eujoyin~ (aceptionally ece..llent hesh, and as having a delixghtful tim. Bl:aine reprcsents the great bulk of ~cc sen time"t and support of th~e Repul .'Li pasy;soifheshould dclin o -o C a candidate for any reason his friendo wvil be a factor in determining who sh ll be the nominee, so that it makes no difer Ieue in the end. Tihere are some ri e who make a great bugbear out of B L i in poliies. I, for one, intend t.o be governed by the wisest counsels of the lea'ders of the pa.rty from all sec.iLOLs and all of Mr. B:diun friends fec. tie sam'e way Now we will see how ti.bme w~ho may disrer fro~m us will act. hiled ou itie Trac.. De !-;Corne 1:ies wat~ :ruiiv vI + R :,c .r '. onhe N-':rtieesters rai. road, 'ar lm Fiv le' ec *ive. *e n h1a' af I :.l wen up tc wherLiu r (d. Ia : unlie ttgeto Norilwr tuever , it *r . ea thai~ti '.2.2 w2k :.IaL nan sat.do 'U nvr a-1eke When1)1 te'a en:.;itr c .ui .2e 1 :. T C. 'e ICe Ti: i:: (;i etr-tr davrl ti e ei 1:' .~ LU '-102;y (rneL e i.al (e - I by b L ru o2r by a12 fregh 1::i beefserak ].iar Maute hafoti)-. u feel bloodtluirs:y, t;,manu The.' di.Tercl4C btwe:n at poorJi t..:&:l player and blacek neasles is that one strikes out and the other strikesi in. THE FATE OF THE ANARCHISTS. HANGING OF THE FOUR LEADERS IN THE HAYMIARKET M4SSAURE. The Majesty of the Law Is at Last Vindicated -The Condemned Men All Die Protesting Their Innocence. (Special Dispatch to The Columbia Record.) CaIC Go, November 11-1.40 P. M. The execution of the condemned Anarch ists, A. G. Parsons, August Spies, Adolph Fischer and George Engel took placeat 12 o'clock today. At 10 o'clock the procession was formed, with Sheriff Matson and jailer Felz at its head. The condemned men received the summons to prepare for the gallows, with perfect composure and self-possession. There was no perceptible fear or faltering. Arrived at the gallows, each mounted the platform with firm and even step. Addressing the spectators, each protested his innocence, and his firm faith in the con victions for which he was about to lay down his life. The last utterance of each was a protestation of innocence. Fischer declared, just before the black cap was drawn over his head, that this was the hap piest moment of his life. There was no excitement and no indica tion whatever of outbreak or even of noisy protest. The jail square was surrounded by armed police, and every precaution was taken to keep the peace and to carry out the sentence of the law in a quiet and dig nified manner. Governor Oglesby's Decision. SPRINGFIELD, ILLS., November 10. Governor Oglesby has made .his decision touching the application for the pardon of he coudemned Anarchists. After saying Lhat he does not feel justified, in view of all lhe circumstances of in the case, in setting aside the judgment of the Courts, he says: "Satisfied, therefore, as I am of their guilt, [ am precluded from considering the ques ion of commutation of the sentences of A. R. Parsons, Adolph Fischer, George Engel tad Louis Lingg to imprisonment in the penitentirny, as they emphatically declare hey will not accept such commutation. "Samuel Fielden, Michael Schwab and august Spies unite in a petition for "Exec ative clemency." Fieldin and Schwab i addition present separate and supplement iry petitions for commutation of their sen :enucrs. While, as said above, I am satisfied f the guilt of all the parties, as found by the judgements of the Courts, the most 2aretul consideration of the whole subject leads me to the conclusion that the sentence of the law as to Samuel Fielden and Michael Schwab may be modified as to each of them in the interest of humanity and without loing violence to public justice, and as to ,aid Samuel Fielden and Michael Schwab he sentences are commuted to imprison ment in the penitentiary for life.. ,As to all the other above named defend ots I du not feel justified in interfering xith the sentence of the Court. While I would gladly have come to a different conr :lusion in regard to the sentence of defend mits August Spies, Adolph Fischer, George - Engel, Albert R. Parsons and Louis Lingg, [ regret to say that under a solemn sense of ny obligations of office I have been unable ;o do so." Lingg Cheats the Hangman. CHIcAo, November 10.-LouisLingg, she most desperate of the condemned anarchists, and the manufacturer of the bombs for the Haymarket dot, blew off _alf of his head while in his cellin th sounty jail this morning about 9 o'clock, oy means of a fulminating fuse. He lied at 2.50,P. M. Hebhad the fuse in ais month and lit it with a candle which was burning in his cell. The explosion was the first warning that the jail people rad-the guard seeing him with the can 31e in his hand supposing that he was Lighting a cigar. From the effects of ~he explosion half of his head was tora sway. The Recent Elections. The following is a summary of the re sult of the different State elections held on the 8th inst.: New York has gone Democratic by a majority varying from 10,000 to 12.000. Fred Grant is assuredly defeated. Henry George's vote will not reach 60,000. Cet Fellows is elected District Attorney. Nicoll made a poor run. Brooklyn elects a Dem ocratic Mayor by a majority of about 5,000. Virginiagoesoverwhelmingly Democratic -the indications being that the Demiocrats, will have a two-thirds mtajority in the Legislature. Governor Lee says the Senate will be about three-fourths Democrats, and the House nearly two-thirds Democrati thus insuring a Democratic successor to Riddleberger in the United States Senate. There is great rejoicing. The only break. in the Virginia front is in the elec'ion of a Republican in the Alexandria district over Speaker Stuart. Thte Demo~cratic nominee for State Senator from the sam~e district is elected by a Learvy majority. Rh~ode Islaud goes Rlepublican by a heavy mnaj:rity-the Democrats losing nil that they gained in the State election last spring. Th~le Democrats carry MIaryland by a ma jerity cf about 12.000. They will control the "Legislature by a decided mnajority on joint l allot. Penasylvania goes Republican by about 5,000, but the Democrats elect the Sheriff and the Comptroller of Philadelphia. 3Iassachusetts goes Republican by about 2000 There are Democratic losses in. Bostou and elsewhere. 3'1ississippi is overwhelmingly Demo cratic. Alt the officers elected are Demo crats, and there will be few but D'emocrats in the Legislature. The election was the quietest known in'many years. I. wa goes Republican, with D~emocratic rains in some quanrters.. In Ohio the Republicans have swept the field-electing~their Sta e oficers by 25,000( ajority and. ~assuredly carrying both, branebes of the State Legislature. West Virginia goes Democratie by a good majority--ihe exact figures not being :eported. In New .Jersey the Republicans claim the Aes:'mbly by from eight to tea majority, and the Senate by t wo majority. iDit blame the miserly capitalist for thining coestantly of his money-begs they-'re full of interest. A health journal says, "When a p~o is bilious he has a bitter taste;" but who tastes of him to find out?' The man who drinks too much whisky is