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w. Vidltor. )Ay, SEPTEM PER 12,1»78 H *n net reepoo^lble for the views ' our cor respondents. 'X, mki & t rw. ffl. DA1TIO. . J Pof Superintefidrttpf Education, ■■ i ‘ DmwaATOjroHINATIONS Fbt Oovernot mmm * wadiwampton. iWm,, *>o r Ueutenant-OovernoK r W. D. SIMPSON. For Seotetary of State. R. M. SIMS. Superln ... 6. a THOMPSON, for Oomptroller-Oeneral, JOHNSON HAGOOD. t'or Adjutant and Inapector-Genoral, E. W. MOISR For.state Treasurer, a L. LEAPHABT. For Attorney-Gonoral, LEROTF,tOtJMANa For Congress, i GEORGE D. TILLMAN. •* ^— I- -&mm ■Wf ■MW m m ■•■tit C'ar«Ma» Railroad. r — The diffteultids and embarrassments which have for mAny long years afflic ted this corporation have at length come to a crisis. Proceedings have been en tered ih the United States Court, at the instance of Northern creditors, which, if eueoesefal, will result in placing this great highway of foe Stat|—this main artery of its commerce—entirely in foreign hands, and, we fear, very much in hands controlled and directed by toiiids Mltdatl'to tfaU best interests of the State. t , , ijhe malignant Chamberlain is leading Sna directing the assault, and wo may feel assured that, so far as lies in his power; the interests of South Carolina and its people will suffer detriment to the foil extent of his ability to Inflict it. How far the banking capital of Char- Itoton is involved lo the South Carolina awuvsu, or to what extent imperil led, we are not prepared to say, but We hare every reason to believe that a serious loss is impending over some of the Charleston banks—a loss which the limited' banking capital of our commercial metropolis ead ill afford io bear, and when it is considered that the ramifications ef that capital pervade and affect the entire agricultural system oi*foe State, we may well look with con cern and grave anxiety for the outcome of the issue now"pending before Judge Bond in Baltimore. 6n Friday, the 6th inst., Chamberlain Spoke for four hours on a motion for an hfyuitotioa against the collateral holders of the railroad bonds, trad urged the ap pointment of a receiver for the company. He charged misappropriatiou and mis conduct on the part of its present .man agers. He spoke with considerable em phasis, and did not hesitate to name the parties whom he charged With these of fonces. Now, although we have long known that the affairs of the road have Men in a wretched condition—that griev ous complaints have been charged against its management—that the stockholders have long since settled down into the con viction that, except then; yearly free ride with their fomilf&s on the road, they had no further interest in it than the man in the moon—that a stockholders’ meeting was a piece of useless pageantry AdthoUt any pride in it, yet we view with alarm tfiis effort oo the part of Northern cred . ifors to turn the present management in-' to a receivership—especially a foreign receivership—-manipulated for the bene fit of alien and perhaps hostile interests. 'The vtry word receiver has become Unsavory in the nostrils of the people. Puffer’s receivership of the Bank of the State has taught us the full extent of its meaning. A receiver it to a flat corpora- * lion what the oM nfan of the mountain was to Sinbad the Sailor—he rides ou ita shoulders that he may gather grapes, nn> HI the concern drops down from sheer exhaustion. It has always appeared to us that « ‘ ^ could have been recov- the United States Govern ment for the destruction of this rood. The vtnd&l and unnecessary act of des troying its tract and rolling stock by Sherman, Hp not a measure sanctioned by military necessity at the time it was perpetrated. It was not State property, but was, to Hr large extent, held by foreign ct loyal stockholders and creditors. Wo hate always hold, therefore, that the destrootiou of the tredrand stock was an net for which atbple compensation might be obtained from the United States, pro vided the claim was urged with energy The restoration of the a# ‘>r Tfce Wlillston VIam Mteetlaar- In accordance with a reeolu the Willlston Democratic dub, meeting was held here on the instant to enable such of tbo Barj Representatives as choee to d< give an account of their dtewi to the people and to afford Mretklzeua an opportunity of llsteninlf to other ; . , ^. .. the Geld for the coming abandoning tbeStoteTB Mr. H. M. Thompson, of vos called upea to prcfeldo meeting. The following were introduced and spoke order named ^ Judge T. J. D. TUI man, D. S. laboring campaign. Wllllston, ovew^tho apeaketa In the^| Mackey, Major G. r upon tne weonrees vi and eredit of the Henderson. £*q., Aikep '; Col. T. J. Counts, Senator, Representatives You- mans, Aldrich and Holmes. Space will not permit ne to give In full the re- aitkA of the several speakers, and we shall, therefore, confine ourselves to a brief Summary. Judfe Mackey by no means disappointed the expectations of the audience. Ho was brilliant, fe licitous and witty throughout his whole address, happy in his pointed anecdotes and earnest In bis appeals to the citizens of both colors. He de sired to disabuse the minds of tho people of the idea that th’o prftUcnt campaign was a party struggle. It was not; it was the struggle of civil ization against darkness, ignorance and vice. If It partook of party then assuredly wo would not be here, but would be now attending to his judicial duties. The magnitude of the Issues and the urgent nature of tho demand made by the State upon her children, irrespective of civil position, may*be measured by the fact that Governor Hampton, tho Executive head of the State, worn with duty and burdened in spirit, his tlsen from his eick bed as the peacemaker of tho warring sec tions, and at the call of duty has plunged into the canvass to battle for the salvation of the State. He has characterlzid this struggle as an issue involving virtue, good government, and all that men hold dear. Tliere is bat one party to-day in South Caroli na, because the Democratic party, and thgt alone, has absorbed and exempli fied by substantial benefits all that is good and wise and liberal and honest la both Republican and Democratic platforms. The speaker recognized but two great conflicts In hiwaan histo ry—that of Charles Martel, ojje thou sand years ago, over tho Saracens, and tho D-unocratlc bloodless victory of the tairpayera ©f South Carolina over the carpet-bog thieves on the 7th of November, 187G. Rift whereas the former only eventuated in reducing to slavery one million of humao beings, our victory has reduced toslaveif not a single human being, but has struck off the shackless with which jirtue herself was enthralled. Our adminis tration bas ruled in mercy and justice, for has It not been pitiful to the erring and Ignorant colored man? Has It not protected the weak against the strong? The colored dtizffn for the last two years has lain down In his bed at night, and, however humble the roof that sheltered him, tho law has stood a silent, invisible, but invincible, sentinel over his slumbers. School houses have been opened for black as well as wblti. Both races havo been protected fairly and impartially in the exercise of their civil rights. There is no party seeking supremacy in this State, for the administration of Gov ernor Hampton is all in all to every party and political creed. Those only will assail It “who are seeking dark ness rather than light, because their deeds are evil.” Has it stricken at the rights of property ? No. The speaker here procaeded to discuss the question of taxation and to show how taxes on property were Invariably partitioned and distributed by the vital foroo of capital amongst all classes, rich and poor. For taxes, says he, are heard In the squeaking brogan and peep through the ragged pants of the poor est man. The Republican laws were good enough, but the evil lay in their administration. Three hundred thou sand doHarrfor schools was a liberal appropriation for education, but it brought no schools. This anomaly he illustrated by the story of Wyat’s cat, which, though ordered to reoeive at the hands of a servant a pound of fresh beef every morning at a certain hour, still continued lean and impov erished. The cat was weighed and pulled down one pound. The servant said be had just fed it, and the weight accounted for thq.beef, but old Wyat wanted to know how he was to account for the absence of the cat In the scales. The contest Involved Anglo-Saxon civ ilization, but that does not confine It to one race. That civilization builds temples to the living God; school houses on hills, in vafteys. In city and hamlet enacts just laws, sanctifies and enforces every publio trust—that and that ,alone marks the existence of -Anglo-Saxon civilization, and to main tain it require* IM co-operation of •very citizen. • Hon. George' D. Tillman next ad dressed the meeting, and I was so for tunate as to secure a copy of his speech, which I enclose.' [Lack of space compels us to postpone its pub lication until next week.—Ed. J Mr. Henderson’s remarks were brief but pointed and Characterized by his usual force and eloquence. He ex cused himself on the ground that the day was far spent and the Barnwell Representatives had little time for a [ selling at 2X cents In fair hearing. Colonel Counts then read aft address, in which he clearly and tits rscord'M'■Sena- f- to*, particularly his strehuous though unsuccessful efforts to increase the oo phosphates to / 92 per ton and bfs bill to tax cemmerdal drum mers, both of which, he claimed, would have Increased the State reve nue to a very large apxount, and thus relieved bur over-taxed people. Mr. Youmans reviewed his action roteet ouae to Radical tenancy and mule? the fear of Federal bayonets, bis .refusal to ac quiesce in the salary df 6000 for mem bers of the Legislature and his return of the excess beyond 65 per diem. His views on the Bond question, whera- v in nothing but tho pledges of the Wal lace House prevented'' him form advo cating out and out repudiation. His two several resolutions contained In the journals of the House pressing the Legislature to a speedy adjournment. Mr. Robert Aldrich next addressed tho meeting. He wan ready to face his constituents on any act of his record and to meet any one face to face who misrepresented him, but held that se cret detraction was unfair to him as well ns to the people. Ho claimed credit for his resolution directing the —«MNF 4MV&RTS0JtirJBkTS r lastmctton to tbo Various Vesta T I— ocratXe ■ dabs. *OmcE Co. Chairmax Dm. Part*,) » Blackvq^t, 8. C., Sept. 7th, 1878. j The (Jaunty Chairman announces that oh Widneeday^ toe 18th of this' month, thograad Democratic demon • stratlon oFthe party will be made at Barnwell Court House. It is expected and that the leaders of the bounty will lend countenance to tho obcaslsQ by their Inspiring presence. ThU» demonstration is to Illustrate true Democracy, which consists not only in a party name, but embraces the grand Idea of the people of all classes prorating together for tho maintenance of peace and good order, and ^>r the assurance and progress of thefr prosptolty. In It will partake, with equal ifeart and spirit, three classes of the citizens of the county \ First, the regularly enrolled Democrat ic clubs ; •pcond, the affiliated Dem: ocratic clubs ; and third, that barge mass of-free and independant voters whp belong to no clubs, but who know and feel that the great success of tho Hampton Government has been all I Juvenile Books, Hymn and Prayer Books, Bibles, etc., eto,> Sunday School Cards!, * Visiting Cards, etc. —STATIONERY.— Chromes, Frames, Periodicals, Fancy Goods, etc. Governor to address tbo President ask* ,they peed, and Is all that they re quire, whether they have been or may now be Republican, It matters not, but if they are eatisfled that /the peace, quiet and good will that has existed since Hampton's election is better then the turmoil and confusion that existed fqr years before, let them by their presence show that they* are In favor of a just pud honest govern- Hi em bownro of the secret ad- vio* and leadership of a few, who, in the'vmst, aa their political masters, have ridden thorn to ruin, who now operate on them and try to organize^ them, to use them as tools, that they may get a little money—from one party or tho other—they care but lit tle which party pays them—their price la email, as they .are on the verge of starvation, none of them having earned a living for some length of time. If there are any Independent, upright Republicans, who, as such, wish to fall into tho ranks of men working for honest governmoht—let Ing for Executive iaterposition In be half of the Ellenton prisoners, his bill to amend the criminal law commenting upon the various provisions thereof and tho necessity for their enactment, his hill to restore the law of distress for rent, his bill for further protection of laborers, which hud strangely mis carried. Tho following is a copy of the bill: A Bill for tho further protection of persons working under contract fpr a share of the crop or for wages. •Co it enacted by tho Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina now mot and sitting in General ’Assembly and by tho au thority of the same, That on and after tho passage of this act any poison who shall havo performed work or labor upon a plantation or farm in and about tho planting, cultivation or harvesting of any crop, whether contract for wages or a share of the crop, cither written or parol, and who shall not bo paid honestly and fairly, according to the terms of tho contract, shall havo tho right, upon making out his ac count and swearing to It before any olficer qualified by law to administer an oath, and attaching the same to the summons, to have a sufficient amount of tho crop upon which his labor was expended attached to satisfy the amount due, with costs attached, at the tlfne of Issuing his summons or any tlmo thereafter, to be held by the sheriff to secure tho payment of any judgment that may be recovered against the defendant to tho action, and uj^on the sutqmons being placed In t&o blinds of the sherjfnft' consta ble, as tho case may be, he shall pro- ccea according to tho law in other cases of attachment. That all acts and parts of acts in consistent with this act bo, and tho same are hereby, repealed. Rpport unfavorable by Judiciary Committee. Bill read tho first time May 3d, 1877. Indefinitely postponed. J. T. Sloan, C.ll. It. [That full justice may bo done to Mr. Aldrich we publish tho above hill. At the same lime wo consider that its provisions would havo been disastrous to our farmers, and that tho Judiciary Committee aud the House acted wise ly in rejecting It. The remedy of in discriminate attachment—a writ ex ceptional in its character—would have led to great vexation, trouble and costs to our people, aud the class of persons vested with this right under the bill, upon a simple affidavit even before a Noftry Public, could hardly havo been expected to exercise this extraordinary remedy with justice and discretion.— Ed. People.] On this question Mr. Aldrich said,he had been sadly misrepresented and maligned amongst the Democracy. He compared his bill with the provisions of the act of 1869 and claimed _that whereas the latter act gave a Hen to the laborer for wages over th^whole crop on the farm, the effect of 'his bill was to limit the lien of tho laborer by specific attachment to so much of the crop as would meet the demand sought to be established by law. In the elec tion of Ohief Justice he strenuously opDosod the election of Judge Willard as year pet-bagger, one connected with a corrupt party, and who bad been amongst the oppressors of our people under military rule. In the bond question he was an out and out repudlationiat. He was the first man who attacked these bonds. The columns of the News and Courier, the Columbia Register and tho Jour nal of Commerce, from motives of sympathy with the bondholders, had been closed to him, but be had pub lished his views in pamphlet form, and any of bis constituents might have a copy by asking for it, and that his op position had saved the people at least $3,500,000. Mr. Holmes begged to be excused from addressing the people at present, owing to the lateness of the hour and the fatigue they Lad undergone, prom ising to address them at some more convenient season.* - ^ Mr. Thotnas B. Ayer, of Buford’s Bridge, dosed the meeting with » few appropriate remarks^nd, amidst the fast falling uhadowswr tho night, th mdeling adjourned harmoniously. ‘< ''•• '■ xl x. ■ - Democrat. them, as bravo honest men—but Still Republicans, pledged to vote for our best men, join our ranks for the cam paign—under their own banner—being jusr,jhey n0 ed not bo afraid of the disturbers of tho peace among the rabid and bad men of their own party. To all Independent honest Republi cans, I say, on tho day of our demon stration report to mo in season, and I will give them a place In the picture. The committee of arrangements for preparation of the stand and assigning places and positions will have for Its chairman Col. Alfred Aldrich, and bo con>pos<|l of five members of his club, ancHroffoeach of the Allendale, Bam berg and Wllllston clubs, selected by tho respective chairmen of these clubs. The grand Marehalof the day will be Capt, W. B.'Peeples, of the Beldoc Club, with assistants, as follows: Capt. J. A.•Miller, of Elko ; Col. D. P. Sojourner, of brahams. The clubs will, at 9 1-2 o’clock, a. m., assemble oft the line of the Barnwell R ill road, in alphabetical order,’ the head of the oolsmn resting at tho ter minus of tho railroad. Each club chairman will detail one efficient man to report to Capt. Peeples, grand marshall, as couriers, and be designated by a rod ribbon, and will likewise detail one to report to Col. Aldrich, for police, duty, to be designated by a blue ribbon. All clubs, as far as possible, will be mounted—men In red at the head of the club. Each affiliated club imme diately in rear of its bead club. Each club will prepare aud dlsp'. iy its own distinctive banners. Chairmen of clubs will likewise make from each club and affiliated club an especial detail of one man, to form an escort of honor for tho speakers, to report to me at 10 o’clock, a. m., at the public offices. JTTXTff. Club chairmen will instruct their treasurers, on the,18th, at 9 o’clock, to pay over to the treasurer of the Dem ocratic party, Mr. A. P. Manviile, tho amounts .collected for campaign pur poses. It’ must not be understood that the amount to bo raised, as de termined in the lato jpeetlngof the Ex ecutive Committee, was based on the idea that each man should contribute the small amount mentioned as the basWof calculation, but that the clubs should ralsi^ the money, at tho rate of twenty doliara totevcry hundred men. Generous and prollc-opirited gentle men being #xpect©d to oontributo'in proportion to their means nzd ability, so that the (Indigent might bo, in a great degrel, relieved from the burden. Contributions of from one to ten dol- *ars should be in order, Hampton’s government Doing worth something, even if counted In currency. Tho amounts Collected subsequent ter the l&th will b« promptly forwardwMto Mr. Manviile. G. B. LARTIgM, County Chairman. J. R. Bellinger, Secretary. * ' Cotton Markets. Augusta, September 9, p. m.—Quiet; middling, 10H; low rakSdHng, l6; good ordinary, 9%; receipts, 705 bales; ship ments, none; sales, 359. Charleston, September 9. middling, 10%; low middling, 19%; good ordinary, 10%; net.receipts, 1.047; gross, none; sales, too bales; stook, 3,541; exports ooaslvrlse. 3.m Bee’s Book Store 581 KING STREET, tmlmi A few of tho famous New England Organ Company’s Organs on hand, which are offered at reduced- prices. Tone and finish guaranteed. , " Address J. SAM’L BEE, Ja. sepl2-tf' 8AM L E. MARSUAIV- EDWARn C. MARIHALX,. JULIUS J. WKSCOAT. R. MARSHALL & C\, iMl-OKTRRS 0* Hardware, Cutlery, Guns, &c., and Agricultural Implements, 314 KING ST., CORNER SOCIETY, (Sign of the Golden Gun). ALSO, 55 and 57 SOCIETY STREET, Charleston, H. C.* Agents Von Celeurated Watt Plows sopl2 lyr Don’t Fail To go or'send your orders for French Chinji, White Granite, Glassware, Lamps, Chandeliers, Ac., to the ran* EM1PU1J5JS3 OF H.C. Stoll, Agt 2S7 KING STREET, .... J (Opposite Masonic Temple), CHAHIaBSTOX, 8. C. Goods packed and shipped without 8epl2-3mo extra charge. FOB SALE. \ TRACT of Land near Graham’s, ix containing 196'£ acres. Eighty acres are now under successful culti vation, tho balance is wood land. Dwelling and out honses on tho place, A saw mill is within a mile, and the place is accessible by two roads. Ap ply to " G. T.UNDREWS. -- Blackville, 8. C. sepl2 2mo R MBS. J. A. ANDREWS M'tVT . ESrECTFULLY informs the publio that sho has opened tho STORE next to tho Town Hall, where she will bo pleased to serve the ladies in any style of Hat they may desire. Also, dry goods, notions. &c., at low prices. Please give me a call and satisfy your self that I mean what I say. MRS. J. A. ANDREWS. sepl2-2mo Blackville, S. C. IGppy.] PliOCS.AJIATIOAf. State of South Carolina, 1 Executive Department, > CoLt'iiBiA, September 2, 1878. ) VI7 HERE AS information bas been \Y feceived at this Department that an atrocious murder was commit ted in Barnwell county, on or about the 231 “day of July, A. D. 1878, upon t he body of Emmett R. Allen by Ely M. Williams, and that the said Ely M. Williams has fi-d from justice : Now, therefore, I, WADE HAMP TON, Governor of the State of. Sooth Carolina, in order that justice may be done and the majesty of the law vln- dieated, do hereby oiler a reward of Two Hundred Dollars for the appre hension and df’liv^ry in anz jail of this State of the sal 1 Eiy M. Williams, with proof to convict. Said Ely M. Williams Is about thirty- two years old, five feet seven or eight Inches high, well made, and weighs ab0ot445 pounds. He has dark hair and blue eyes; quiet manners when sober; half of his right ear has been cut off lengthwise ; has a large scar In »front of h|s head, extending Into the forehead ;«knifo wounds right side of neck, and scars on various portions of his body. In testimony whereof I havo here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the Slate to be affixed, at Columbia, this 2d day of September, A. D. 1878, and in the one hundred and third year of the Independence of the United States of America. _• WADE HAMPTON, Governor. By the Governor: R. M. Sims, Secretary of State. scpl&-3 NOTICE. T NOTICE IS HERF.By%IVEN, That the rowaffl of $i>0 offered by me for the appre hension of one ELY M. WILLIAMS, the murderer of F. IL Allen, on the 23d of July lust, ami published in TPeople of Aug. 7th, 1378, is hereby withdrawn. J. W. LANGAbTER, S. B.C. September 9,1878. , sepia - — -. . . _ . New Goods! BALTIMORE,^ MD. DRESS GOODS, SHAlVlS, BcpS-Ctnff'" — WHITE GOODS, CASSIMEKES, ETC. W. Shapard YVukless. Ben. B, Wilson, J. F Carswelia Wheless, Wilson & Co# Wholesale and Retail Grocers. Corner Broad and Washington Sts.} ; : r (BURKE CORNER), ’ V - . , .A. u g ti s t a, Ga- v i 52—68 James M. Ryan WITH Mill lane j & May vs, c> • \ l % <.*»•«• S k Wholesala Liquor. Dealers, Indianapolis, Indiana. _ Samples on exhibition at S. C. WILLIAMS’, Barnwell, S. C. —-r? nug29 STOP AT THE PATTERSON MOUSE Where Fplendid accommodations can be obtained at all times and at moderate terms. ang29-tf At ISlackville, S. . Grand Opening the Fall Campaign ! ! —~ No Successful Opposition to my Run! I 'O* ’ U * ; A I am juRt'from the Northern markete, where I have spent a fully selecting and purchaaing one of tho fullest aud most complete stocks of General Merchandise ever brought into this State. I guaMDtee satisfaction to one and ail and defy competition In prices, styles and quality anywhere in the State. Call for yourselves and examine my »|Jendid stock of Ready-made Clothing. Gents and boys “rigged out” in the latest Paiisiao styles In any. quality of suit from the “every day go-aboul” to the handsomest “wedding outfit” and at prices to suit all. • - My superb stock of Boots and Shoes for Gents, Youths. Ladlrs and Children cant be beat anywhere. In fact I havo a full and complete assortment of any and everything you want to buy In the way of Dry Goods, Hats, Caps, Hosier}',' Yankee Notions, Showcase Goods and everything else besides. * A choice line of Groceries, Canned Goods anJ Liquors. Can set you up Imusekecpiug from the nicest bed-room and parlor sets of, furulture to the frying-pan In the kitchen. ,J t \ x You will also find a choice lot of Mul -s and Horses In my Sale Stables,- bought in person in the Western markets at bottom figures for cash and will be sold to your advantage. When you have purchased a horse or mule I can then supply you with as good a set of flarin ss or saddle as you desire and on the easiest terms. - , ^ HirJust call in and look and we guarantee to give you satisfaction. . j SIMON BROWN. aug22—tf BLACKVILLE, 8. O 33iraril “W • I^riedenwald, —WITH— WIESENFELD & €Oi . Wholesale Clothiers, -AND JOBBERS OF— 1 Clollis, Cassimeres; Coatings, Satticelts, Tweeds, Kerseys, Jeans, - — No. 242 West Baltimore Street, BALTIMORE BU422-6ni * • ' - - Like an Avalanche Down go High Price -:0:- Hr A. RuhenStein, Williston, South Carolina Leader ofl-ow Prices ia Barnwell Gouaty, DEFYING COMPETITION, INVITES ALL DESIROUS 0 vesting a little money t.o tbe best advantage to visit him at aft earl lie guarantor great bargains in Dry Goods. Groceries, Hats, Shoes, Clothing, Glassware, Crockery«wore, Tobacco and anytbi: needed by people to make them happy and Comfortable. Two s courteous salesmen—hard-pan prices and a wide-awake merchant. auglo-3m , • \ • T. S. NIPSON. T AM NO tf RECEIVING A FRESH STOCK 1 of Good*, oonsifftinK of . . Dry Goods, Boots anti Shoes, Hardware, Miielilno OH Kerosene 01 NeaUfoot Turnip B B&gKlng no Oil* g and Tics. .a* J. C. RAHMI ATipsoi. & WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Groceries, Turnip Bee*-' X k > " n Ainu KJyI AIL DKALEUS I Crockery-Ware, Bagging aud Tics. * and Shoes ’ Triinks,B Younratronago is . .... _ I BLACKVILLE, S. C. auglKf ' *233 King Street, Near Market Street, Charleston, S. Particular attention given to filling of Orders, and all Goods resented. . . ,