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• sr ‘‘ 'Ttm PEOPLE* Thursday, February u s i87«. g. 1 !J LOCAL. MI BC let. t.A NY. Ottk contributors and communicants hrs requested to get thHr tektllsf In the office bj or before Monday. This will be apt to Insure its publication in the succeeding teetie. ,.Z3t The following lire Bid iatfist Gbtrlea- fob cotton quotatlbna : pood ordinary.-.;*.i....10 Jjow tplddHng..;;t....;; 10B-8 Middling...,.....~.:....:: .JO V g Good middling;: t, :u..... 11 11 7 l JHFbfcr. The followlhg ste the juror* fot tbs ensuing term of court: GmAHD Jraons.—P. W. Boylston, John tlhaseeerau, W. L. bare, AlonSo tNeka, James Gatdber, W. (1. Havener, J. W fenny, S. W. Johnbon, J. b. Knlgbt, Ansel Myer, J. U. Ray, J. J. Ready, D. JL Rice, B. 0. Sanders, O. H. Still, J. b. Toole, Perry Wrotoo, N. H* Williams. briir JoaoRs.—W. £. Ashley, John E. Blrt, E A. Bryant, P. M. Bamberg, W; M. Bostick, Jr., J. J. Creecb, J. J. Ualboun, Thomas Colllnsj J. 8. (3al boun, J. W. Oreecb r Barney drosland,' \f. R Delkj L. W. d A. Dun- bar, C. it. Edeofteld, 8. 'K Falrey, A. A baust, 8. 8. Putse, T. B. fcrubbe, T. R P. Johnson-, b W. Jeoklns, F. A. LaW ion, M. M. Llghrsey, Leonard Miles; \V. A. McLemore, James Morgan, G. W. Price, Judson Rountree, Abram Smith. Jack Steedly, L. A. Williams, A. M. Wcathersbee, E. R Wljli% J. R tyalker, Allen Wooley, J. C. Williams seeBa sailed upon fa decide the all im portant question, whether the time baa arrived to divide the ranks of oiSe par ty and tbs writsr is thoroughly ttpq- ▼Inoed tbdt It bib not Wa should fcdi be premature In aefcattklbg that oilf ate political optJcnettta hare reeor- ered from the dissjlpblhtmeot and mortification of defeat In the late can* ▼aas, that they are prepared to quit their old leaders and new their owh separate Interests and TeSphoslbilltles from a proper standpoint. But we find those among ns who are speaking al- esgtne and after being carried a dis tanas of fifty yards thrown down dubb. We believe that all should be allowed to vote who are bq# willing and btu L R AtiSX\*DitR.—We are In re beipt of letter from Dr. Alexander in which be bays thAt bh will be In Barn Well during the present week and part and perhaps the whole of next It affords us real pleasure in being Able to welcome tbs Doctor back Among us, even though it be for so bbort a visltas he contemplates. His Vapid rise and steady advancement la his profession make It necessary that he shiuld fCtttain the moAt of his time At htt “borne oflloe’* in UblumblA, whence, we learn, the popularity he deservedly evoked here has follow- ' td him with no laggard step. It Is not necessary for us to Speak to A Barnwell county audience of Dr. AlelAbdet^l skill As a dentist! his work hAS already attested that to the satisfaction of all who have patronized him {and their name is legion); so ws Will content ourselves with assuring All who need the services of a first tlass dentist that they may safely em ploy Dr. Alexander, for his work Is •hove praise and Ms Charges Are all- Bays made Oil A “bard'-pah’^ basis, With tUp VlsB ct ttteeting the pressing hecessitlca of the people. ABOUT THE COUNTY. ready fit an •‘Independent party” of "independent candidates 5 * aqd call themselves “Independent Voters.” And Who will constitute this disaffected element I WBo wttl support these “In dependent” candidates? Thej! (the Independent candidates) do not Akpect that our own party Will abandon the nomltiee of a county convention in suf ficient force to elect thlm to pfede. Certainly not they are d«pehdit»g ^ ^ upon thAt pnblbnMotis portion df the J election and whose community who air# not willing to sub w , re e0ro|led 6D the pre#ent mlt to the action of a convention, the toefcibelA of which wert elected by bis Own Votbi and that very Hass who In the paat haVe bfcfeb our political ene mies and destroyed the Credit of our State—who still, bbt reconciled, will shpport, if ensom aged to do so, any than that is opposed to the regular democratic botnlnatlon. They will be led by their did leaders, who are now .impl, Utlli m from their forced , retirement In Joyful anticipation of 1 B B this vhpy oppoftublty to ibke the field. Sbpposb the “Independent” Is elect ed) He will occupy the same position of our late scalawag office-holders will neither merit, receive not care for public favor. He must act in good faith to Me constituents, feeling bis dependence upon them for the office he bolds, and be will do what we have alt seen the scalawag do in the past: legislate for pArty Chris and, regardless of consequences; seek bis own political elevation for filthy lucre And not fot honor’s sake. The following incident, wfilch oc curred at a republican mass meeting at A Cross toads In this county during tbb palmy days of O. P. Leslie andv/e!l remembered by mAny of your readers, may be Interesting, as from It we may form an Imperfect Idea of the obarac ter of the distfogulshid carpet-bagger. tsr thinks his caie certainly doubtful. Baaiberf- As regards the subject of primary elections^ fropi all. that I cap Iqarn thire seems tA b« • diHkio* of'c^ln* ion, perhaps it is because some do not fully understand the subject; tfidse who do seem to think that the con vention Bya£qajuifi>rotejriy oon by each etub ubihg discretion in Ing their best representative men to meet the oouoty club In nomlnatioa* would, in all probability, answer as well!" What Be all Should desire Is the choice of the whole people or as nearly So As possible. Should f learn more will Inform you. We do Mt coincide with the vlewe expreeeed in the Aiken Courier Journal, that the vote should be teAtricted to IkbAfi only who voted the democratic ticket at embankment. His thigh is completely they can and will lead in this most abSttqred And rib. It* *>£ 4 'P vlnoed.*’ Ws dislike to always be speaking of are eihlblted by ggjf hdioW dtisena as in our “vills” they deserve to be pointed out Ws have Written this pretoee to the laot that Mr. W. A. Oyles Is erect ing for hftnsdf a nice dwelling on the iWeStvmd of Dexter street. Mr. Iabs- both near the same local ty has recent ly Indoeed bis large ahd desirable lot with A hew fence, which .adds much to its appearance. The town council are still at work on the atreeu and daily aontetbrng Is added that Contributes to the comfort of our oitlsens and the beauty of the town. * --r-—... - _ (Julet fSlgna supreme and with the peoplfi Of obf section lb Ore Is plenty a number of visitors from tbs sur rounding oountrj and invariably the mte who are bq# willing and I qaeetion jnopounded Is, “What bill Vote the democratic ticket, wbeth- art rebreseotatives doing In Co er they voted so before or not, whetb et they are termed "ecblAwaga or ne« groee,”for “they that are not for us are again&t us.” What Be need is strength, for In union there la strength. We should meet with oourteny «J1 who 'zszz | r ADtletpallOD of r R 6n \ 1 State. There are many who have been led,astray by corrupt men for tbe aakeof effloe. who sAw begin see the flkhf; thett why ahould we dude such as are now willing to Join us in upholding s the,relga if peice, representativea doing lumbia?” This question baa asked me so often thAt tam begtfinlng as soon as I most the anxious and in quiring face of a friend to begin td tell; •Well, the committee have made ihclr )fel!fSke hghtfkfiAllhA judiciary committee ffom the Senate have reported fa Vo t ably qn the Court With regfipd to nom! demgfffifitk^gty 4<* the fseltnf very generally expressed here Is ons of dissatisfaction with the mods adopted in tbe Ust oampajgp^ while there can be ns doubt that the system of Aotblnatlooe by the prima ries as bring mors likely to tbs popular will, would be far bis to tbs wire-pulling eoAvsotioo sys tem. •wssmAsassss M I M M M jarnwell drub stors,, jOSEPP HklUNGhR, JfX, fiWnwwUi m* cl Dri»|s/iiriBb4<j IWfi|triM.TAl All Orders will Receive Prompt Attention. J' ’ I x. , * i l T ■ t, }|iff • '■mm m t)oor«, Bask And filitidi / -FROM ONLY— Fd Itr-BrnetA. PAtm rk: Ff. & w»y| •SNCI —IN— ‘CHARLESTON, SOOTH CAROLINA. Qeo. S. CbarlsstoL Sottth Carolina. »*= ' welii *4 & m r £ Dashes ijerU Abb t^jere nr our reporters, Alleadalei It la Well remt-mbered by the fend ers of certain .Northern and Western Journals. FeOognfZed olgan* of the Hayes Administration immediately af ter the Presidential election, which have since supported the Southern policy of the President,Ihat those pa irs, refusing to Accept the picture of litfral oppression and oStbadsM Of be .bepfd bf the South (preteot- Sd^By^jCpadiDg republican, papers to >bom me action of the President was disappointment and surprise) which it Was claimed wobld be tbe inevitable result of that policy; -tftontended that the condition of that portion of tho Bout hero population weUldoh thedbtt- trary be greatly relieved Sod Improved In consequence. Among the many reasons advanced In support of their Views wets tbe following 1 It was gfild that while thh While population, pos sessing nearly all the Wealth abd Intel ligence of the South must Always gov ern the Country whbb the Uohtest Was between the rices fot political su premacy-, it waa equally Certain that a few years Would removes!! taoe preju dice and caste distlorilbbs, and tbe great lack of confidence then existing between thSTAoes Would be removed by experience, by which t&e colored Voter Would ^earn a lesson of greater Oonfldenee In hts White belgbhoh Second, by the aocumulatlon of property, wherein he would soon dls- hover that his Istereets and the white man's were Identical. Yhlrd; by edoeAttoh. From these three cAUMe U Was confidently ex pected that all barriers to conciliation v Would be tAifioVed. tt Was further predicted that^tbe whites, lb the natu tel order of things, would epHt in their bwn dinks Upon political questions In tbe interest of particular aspl- tants to office. The colored vote like wise split upon these Issue* Would be I bought After by elecUoneUYlng ooddl- datte. Aid every UaeUge of tho • in tho end destroyed, Theb Old all toen be equal before the law ‘ U*U(j rites Moure rept-esgntatlon vernmeot of the counnjr. not kaagiued, however, even Who Utteted these prophe- »that this happy result would be this most to be desired sod ied tat tbe short spam of iiss elapsed sines theioau orprs.^ ihnppy and It Will also serve to elucidate tbe position of the people of this section UpOh the question of primary elections. Yhe Chairman of a certain demo cratic club In attendance, somewhat exasperated at an account of various' charges preferred by Mr. Leslie, the speaker, against bis party, Intercepted Mm as follows The Chairman—“Mr. Leslie, I would like to ask you a question. Mr. Leslie.—"Proceed to ask your question, sir; t may answer your question, and I may not.’ Tbe Chairman—“Mr. Leslie, you will please tell die,” &a, &c, (submitting the qucStlob.) Mr. Leelie—“I decline to answer yt>Ur question, sir.” Chairman—“Upon What grounds?’ Mr. Leslie—“(ieoetnl principles.'’ And so it is that the people are op posed, upon general principles, to an other nominating convention. Unless each man may go as a delegate and tbe convention called be a mass meet Ing. Tbe subject of primary elections, eo ably reviewed in your popular jour nal, seems to be eogaglag a good deal of ptlpllC attention At this time. Wherever we betfr nominating cooven tlons spdfeen of we are sure to hear in the earns connection of “log-rolling.” “wire-pulling ” “juggling” and a num ber of other sllch expressions, which we do not prtetefi 1 to understand and therefore can Cot perceive the applicA- tlon. The subject Is pretty thorough ly discussed ahd criticised and fre quently without glove*. I will ven ture the assertion from all th^t I can gather that the pCbpItt of this portion of Barnwell cotioty in a large majority decidedly favor the primary election system Or any other system In lieu of tht» county convention Which Is most heartily Cobdem&d Upoh getteral prin ciples. The drolls ban dome and gone. The attendance Was small and the few who did attend were quite disappoint ed with the performance which was very poor—no animals. Tbe inevlu- bie pill box man baa made hta name (mmottak He It a well khoWn aleigbt of hAnd perfotmet Abd Swindler, who is to be found at All tbe fairs, race* and large gatherings of every sort. He made a good many victims during bis short stay and has gone on his wAy rejoicing. Constable Grinnell left ue a few dAys ago (fi toW ot one Joe Scot, alias tb, on a visit to the U. 8. mar* vhal in Oharieamb, Where Joe is to be Interviewed for breaking in the U. 8. pCst-ottce At Baldock. The musical entertainment Ahd Charade* (ok benefit of the church was quite a suet oeee. The people of Allendale ere Uh dfet obligations to the young ladies Add gentlemen of Brubson who took active part in tbe play, and cob- Very much to the entertain maot. Since Ited ottr young friend Lucius Bast) the seotfon master'll, about a mils low taxation ited the bleuteMJt#t* dant upon good government? We be lieve that the General Assembly took upon themselves a matter that did not legitimately oome within their powers when they undertook to fix permanently the county seat. This 1* a local matte? and It tthohtd be settled by tbe people themselves. Nothing should be dona that wUl ertate divis ion among ua when we so much need union, this continual taxing the coun ty for bulifting purposes, white tbe raoMy collected Is allowed to be squan dered AW&y or lay idly by, will create dissatisfaction and distrust. But should tbe contaxot be qiv*n oat Ip building S court hduse we - think tfeB preference sbotild be given to men who reside in our county so that tbe money remain and be Invested In build- lug up and Improving our CPoditlen, besides giving employment to work men at home. We have enterprising and energetic men her* among as, who will, as contractors, do Joatloe to the public Interest and at the same time give employment to workmen who tf- side among us; then Why should we not give preference to those at home and tlfereby stlmulat* and fo&trihoAe enterprise? • j.- . '• < Blaekvllle' » Politic* have begun to bud, all mAu- ner of plabS are dlaouss^d as to tbe most practicable as Weil as tbe most effectual way of obtalaiag tbe ftee choice of the people In making up our ticket ibis f ill. It seems to be a pret ty knotty ptoblem and a difficult mat te? to Settle ilpota any one of tbe tnahjr suggestions, bu‘ As everybody Seem! determined that the ticket this tithe shall be a “free-wlU’ , offering, and not eo much tbe “result of circumstances” as tbe Inst, they sicken at tbe Idea of conventions, especially conventio: with such an unfair basis of represen tation as mode up those bodies In 1876. The most popular Idea prevailing the masses hereabouts at this writing la that of primary elections. Even this has its objectionable features, but is perhaps, the best plan to Moure the desired result, that can under All the Circumstances be devised. Tbe great object of all other*, Is to keep the par ty a unit, and every othdt considera tion should pale beto?a that; And un less the ticket offered to the people this fAll Is one that they can bCattily bbdorte as a truly representative one. things are there.” But tbe peopi are not satisfied, they want to koow why they never hear frotii “our” ,?ep- resentatlvea; why don’t they l*tro- duce some bill, and why don’t we hear from some big speech made by some of them ? We want to bear of them doing something for Barnwell Well, the oonsoUUoa Is that that* “Is wis dom in alienee often,” nod our repre sentatives caucus like everything and by and by we’ll hear from them- Then this matter of primary elections, sofoe think it tbe very thing, othfett can’t understand It, while a great tnsny are ■isW b mMmt s. b., s. e., vfti tex HA3 Is cor 7 • - -f j 1 :lt4 that will not log-roll bat will consult the Interests of th2 people they repre- MyitfRnble opinion, concurred In by the majority In this section, think, la that a primary election by the clubs will result in this, each dub trill put out Its otrn men for the different offices and consequently the dab hnv log the moat memfiefs trill tbe democratic ticket, been that every section dedlree tohfcte Its oWh men In offloe, and while i? la right tbfit every section of naouoty should he represented lo the public offices; tt Is moke than often the oAse at MX flrttJg vMB I > to aoit the mm mu MT The hlgbast Market pHte paid 111 nominate I 9•^ OQ, It has ever I —lIIi Orwtt ebsnM U BMk« aw- No. 11, Ofecnville Bull Tongue No* IgmgmjQfieeo* Shovel. I Not 7, fa i-2 utch rough? IM Bolt, 414 Otevm, 14 Inch each, P* ImvqcIl ■■■**% uifijDri ftrrfi fl , , . r. Ws, HlaJtrsivd flmily pablioatios !■ tb« uiiiccDj ita im uivao bumu uibCTi »iim biMfii | pin MMwAll MML IW tbit thefts Ate nUttJpere of m*n in every Acf U afsri ^V*s~IteTu ML sectioh Who want offices -And really | rtribAH. tbs p«eA it m Iril iku sitem •verylwdy rabterihw. Oae agent r tnakfUg SVerflwUs wridt. Alluly •vote * Ur »p*r» ti»«- Toq neod not be 1 Wont* hlalit. m ma te ta otbvrr. pSHMllAH, dTMS* •(•fit rU taking over 400 enbacribsm la tan a. Au wn« ninkb tbAbljr IM. Y*n Madevotes 1 !your time to tbobvsl fi? fiSl.Y your fitey from' •a wotl at UttHa sad terms tnt. Elegant and expensive mOfil free. If you want profitable Wee* ■find utyobrfiddrtM at oaee. It corisaolb- oae Wbo ea. dgrem-Tbe J*Vt wm vmmm -w w - rw ■ —w w w ■ m ^ ■mr * lug to try the busineee. No WttOLESALkbEAUlUUI r /. really think they ar* entitled tO tffbm, there fore they will come out and run, ahd, of course, every olah will tote for lie o#q members. The only way to make tbe primary HVoticn system a auocees Is t* agree that no one shall receive the homihation who does not reoeiVe tbe majority vote of the coanty, ahd With then broth every section clamor ing for office t don't Understand how yoti ate well to bring this about, tn the cooventlona thete ate men from every sectioh btohght forward, and wlthdritfirn only When they frill,their Weakness. The oonVentlon system 1* the satlafACtoty and fair way Of noml- lg; Lfet the Clubs the* -look ofit wbAt kind of delegates thiy ffi»d, l«t. them send men that will truly rep re- Bootfl, SflOfd SROL ‘ rTin W- sent them, and let those delegate* choose with full lights before them the beet men In the bounty suited nod , forth* diflareri offioea. Let the lube tAke core and send, thelt bent men—men of honor and worth—and there will be no log-rolling. Blag* and combinations ore formed only among And by men that are wanting | In principle and character: Enough ot primary elections , As the Court House is td be built Ifi Barnwell, we presume there w^jl b4| *k • wuSskl ■ •a'*' ■eBfwiifi.j Charleston, S. C« PARKER Net: U1 sbd 183 tferiihlg filrVll, CHRLBSTON, SOUTH CAROLWA i ■ ■ (Oppoelte Cbarieeten ■atsta| ifi Merohantau NAVAL STOMA ’ .'A.'l ff . TT ^ v on Wharf ted Yender Range, Chsrlsstoe, Sootb CaroBAA. Liberal Advances made o SISASL UfiMSS rrr-i I A *“* Wool Ahd FM Hate hoVS tm Also, t.t: Otto F. Wletersy; ] WHOLESALE OROCEH. -AND DEJXEB1H— Ml*. WWUML .'JS and nominated, upon strict democtatle oUmbe „ o, ^ ddt>n for tteqmte|te pKinCiplee, we will not find the pw>plh I CheerfuUy reoomme*d !C cur edvmty so finely united as they were in the odtamisslonete Messrs. Tsrryherry E lastoamp^iRn. Th. pl.a tb.c l.bMt Tbej«» nllv ca'culated to prodoo. thU dMlrablo y, ^ lh , WoA ’•S'!.' 1 *>43. « hesitate to adopt. Ahd for this pur- pose the primary eleation system baa tbe greatest nutfiber of Attppotter*. tt seems that “where thete Is a will there is a Way,” for notwlthatAadlog the repeal of the lien law, we notice onable ns any one. They have the fa- eUltles nad employ flrdt elate work- j men. There will no doubt be bidders for the bon trad ffoba various sections, but our ocmmlssiooers should, as fof M praotloable, pAtfoolZe and enoouri the platlorm stacked high With pbos- I ggg home InstltutipmAtapd should UkA pbates, and wagons doily haattug Ithgto eoteldMnt^li|ibillty ahd te« '» tact that nt home yon can alwaya put low Allendale, who hte Suffered from a “youia truly, moot unfortunate accident which hap pened to him on Bunday night, 10th In ottemptlbg to croea the rall- to rente a hors* the ap- J do tt. a way Into the eountcy, and thee, too, just As Bob Ingersoll has found cut that there A no “everlasting punish ment.” and thereby destroyed one of the best “cuss” words in the MsgtH, language, samebodjr else bas found out that there Is “something UeW un- khp der the sun*lor W*ha«siNn A pun- •u°- thumous tend <jf tbe oia Ste Ui, white tnohsa big pretentions and in sists that it intentta not only td Inherit nil its dead father’s rights, powers nod privileges, but walks right square through tbe utery law ted puts to flight aB tea deMfitrtful VWiom of oheap mohey. It b hard to dboard babi’s, and no trae desires to sm and abundant mors depend* upon yon can always put | your fiegers ooa man, And tf fill Work Is ate “per oontiact” you can always Hod him. As to oat school eommiMionef , We think something should be ourdritesiatermte tebtebaouon. cannot at tend lo his datks properly: How nt Midway W» need a public school house. The colored school boos* built three or four yanfs igpt While tb* whits ha* no house sad our farmer* to make 1t >o. tloo went do It. ton B | Me, especially these cold jfanltttttfst If Mr Moner was paid n salary i ehabl* hfata to vMt teesd law require* him flsd we terted 'T Uocomfottn- CHAR. H. MYERS turLun nr Brandies, •ADAD OIL. CASTILE SOAP, *a, t tfii.y Csarissrtysa Ifaah Choice OU Rye and Bonrbw WUrluy. fflK Tl BaxMuvft FTatM. A TOBIN? ATfORNKY AT LAW* ALLENDALE, SOUTH CAROLINA jaainiy ■H > 1.1; A J. tr. Mated Batter SJjt.lYJJa H °*' MmaritetateMMI A Coi’s talf-iaistng fldhr, ,110, 111 add 181, Btet ft Ml WHOtiBBALE QROCBR0 ‘W- ProviBioiut Llquorx, TotMOoO, eta ». e< it . H AU L KHXO H janl7-6m H a § t CAtepteilVJ^ J —■1 111.... —■ ai,i i Klinck, Wickenl ^Attorney ALLKNDAtk,' 8. C., have alwaya oa hteftst -ro':ee.l^ T> KarkwaLter, ;T * 'v f auoUbtj