The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, November 27, 1877, Image 2
WINNSBORO. S. C.
Tuesday, November 27,; 1877.'
R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor,
JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Aesociate Editor.
TIHE CHARLPSTON Journal of coin- I
merce is authorized to say that the
namo of Hon. W. D. Porter, of thiat
city, will be presented to the
Democratic caucus wh-n!! a vacancy I
shall occur in the position of
Associate Justico of the Supromo
Court. We trust Mr. Porter will
be elected. Ho possossos every
qualification to fit him, in an
WminOnt degree, for tio high ofleo
for which, without any seeking on
his part, he has been suggestod.
The School Amendment
The Constitutional amendment
retaining school moncys in the
counties in which they are raised,
should bo ratified. It was adoptod
last fall almost unanimously in overy
county except Edgefield, both par
ties voting for it. It has also re
ceived a two-tiirds majority in the
Senate, and, we holieve, requires
merely a similar majority in the
Houso anId tho approval of the
governor. Both political parties were
pledge( to it.
Fairifili is especially intorested
in the ratification of thii-, amend
nIct. It offers tho only esepe,
on her part, from loss. The Stae
tax for schools has every 30a',
heretofore, been two mills, besides,
in many instances, an additional
local tax. The aon<ndent fixes
the samo rate, two mills, and
mnoraly alters the basis of appor
tionmnont. Under thte prosent law,
all school money goes to Colhinbial,
and is dlivided out among tie coun
fies according to the school atten
danco in eai, and not according to
the amount raised in each. In
Fairflold, the proportionato aiomit
of property exceeds the proportion
ate school attendance, in conso
quenco of which tho county has
never roceived back anywhero near
as munch as Ahm raised, Oho balance
going to other counties that have
more schools. Tho two mill tax, in
this county, has always realized
from seven to eight thousand dols
laris, wvhilo the State apportioimacnt
has noever roturned her moro than
about half that amount. The
amendment will retaiin in the
county all that is raised.
Let us assume that the amend~
mont is not ratified, and the Legis
lature levies two mills for school
pur1lposes. Fairfield wo uld raise
about $7,500, and receive back
about t$3,500, a total 10oss of $4,000.
If but one mill be lovied, thou the
county will raise $3,750, and re
ceive back $1,750, a loss of $2,000.
Under' the operation of thme
amendment, the $7,500) will be0
raised and the entir'e anwunt will be
kept in the county. Hence the
great importance of the chiango,
for in no other way can the prosont
unjust discrimination againsat Fair n
field be removed. The defect is
constitutional, and the remedy must
also be constitutional. And until
this change be made the schools in
this county will languish.
"Not to be Sought Nor Declined."
If there exists an oflice "not to be
sought nor declined," it is that of
Justico of the Supreme Court of
South Carolina. Minor political
oflicos are often awarded in return
for political aorvies, and custom has
sanctioned the fiolicitation~ of votes
by persons desirous of filling thomn.
In the case of executive or adminizms.
trative oficees, the very zeal evinced
in seeking the position may be an
indicastion of future zeal in the per
formance of its duties. It is not con..
oidered presumption for any one to
assume that he possessos5 the requi
site qualifler.ions to become a sheriff,
or a member of the Logislature, or
even to hold a minor State office,
In regard to the office of governor,.
the difference begins. Theo ohiof
magistrate of a people shotid pbs
RsS peculiar qualificationse of the
are demanded, it is hardly the tWng
for any one to pusih himself forward.
The peol0e1) of the Stato should ook
their rulor. They i3hould not have
one already furnished to them.
More ompocially is ti3 the case
with tle judiciary. RocOt Ovelts
havo shown that the courts are tle
bulwarks of liberty. They aro the
authorities of last resort, and from
the decision of their most exalted
members, tho Supreme Court
Justiecs, thero can ho no 1ppoal.
Governors, prOsidents,,, armies must
in tho end yield to thom. They are
the embodiment of right, and they
bt,and supreme, so long us the love
of right is onshrinio 1 in tho human
breast. Tihe ermino of the judge
confers upon him peeiliir powers.
Even a drunken negro, by virtuo of
tho gown ho wore, once held the
destiniOs of a 1)01)10 treMIbling in
the balano, while he was lounder
ing in the gutter.
A1o these positionfs, th!en, to be
solicitod Wo think not. Thero
should bo, in the breast of overy
lhonorable aid faithful wors;hippor at
the shrine of law, the aspi- 1om th:'t
[it Som1o future day the judlici-h er
mine llay bo placed upon his shoul
ders as tho reward of carnet dovI
Lion to duty, and labor well Poi -
formed ; but at the same time, thoro
Fhiould be the feeling tiat fle rob,
mIuiSt be placed upoin himl- )3' otHer
hands, and not grasped by his own.
It is not for any mai iii South Ctr,
lina to assuno that lho is a fit per
B A for oither the Circuit or the
Su1prelco bellch. It is not for him
to ask to be tle arbiter of the lives
and fortunos of aln eitico pe)l10.
But it is for the people of the. Sto
to look tnldy iro'md upon her
most illustrious jiiists, ald Lo rc,
lect fromt) 11em the. persomni tHe
decm .,l. lit to bo enltrrstel with
the greatest respou.Jbiities. it is
not i Overy good DIM:m who would
mako a good judge. Tie head may
be wanting. Nur cai every le-rned
man make a good jmdge. The iboitrt
may be not right. The essortiAl
attributes of a jUdg--wisdol, frec.
dom from prejudice. patience, the
highest ioral inLegri ty, the utmost
devotion to law, fiiiless, s l,bn
gation-all llse are diili1lt to finld
inl one0 mvan. Aid in searc:lg for
just such a pers.'onl. tile Stato cannot
but he imipedled by theo aUsumIptionl
on1 the11 part 0i anyv cit ie that hie
is the man11 shie wanits, niuless she act
oni tihe atsumpt:oua that he is not the
one she wishies.
Woe sicerely t rnst Iih. the Legis.
Intuire, in chloosinig ani AHssoci:ao Jus
tice, wilil niot permiiit any eletioneer,-.
ing ; but that it will itself seekc tho
manl for the poisitionl. In fiilingit
the Legislatur~e cannot iml too high.
Th'li very best lman in thie State, wh'lo
over' he isI, or wherever ho CamIIO from,
is the 01n0 thle peop!e want to arbi)-.
trate for them illr. t mat ters poritain'
ing to lifo or i,pe.
THlE Rf 1I1U0 AD) ACC(DEXT,
The Csumalties Eleduc'id in Number
Onle Man Drowned anid Five Woundl
(Id.
The conflicting repor01ts rotoived
onl Friday night ats to the exten.t of
the disastor' on the Charlotte, CJo..
lumibia and Auigusta Rauilroad led to
an1 oxagger'at ion of tihe act ua~l loss
by dirowninIg. There wyere only
sixteen p)ersons OH board the train,
including the ]onlducetor' and( other
0nmploycos, when01 tile a~cidenit 00
cuiirrd. The (earsWit w (rO crowded onl
lea'ving Coliumbia, as[ stated by) the
Regist31' Saturday mzorning, bu11t
nearly all the passengers, including
the ladies aind chiiilron, were dos,,
[ined for stations this side of Rock
Hill, and the loss of life wasH con
siderably lessoned thereby, as
crowded cars wvould hav'e certalinly
aumii~entod the dangers and( perils
of the situation. T1heo passengers
were rescned byr 10 o'cloc'k, p. mn.,
at which hour C~onductor Kline wats
taken from his~ prilous5 p)ositionl,
hanging to tile branches of a troe,
with [ho waters surging bocat hi him.
The citizens living in tile vicinity
rendered overy atssistanico ill t heir
p)owerl, andt spoCial praiise is given to
tile colored people for their faithful
labors ill this hehalf. A colored
man named Alck. rescued several
persons, riding inr.o the swo1en~
stroam with his mulle, and working
manfully to swo the lives o f thie uni
fortunate pass8egor s.
Mr. James McLaughlin, of
Charlotte, was the only porson
known to be drowned. His body
wals roeovered yesterday morning
fromt the wreck, Hie, belonged to
the firm of McLaughlin & Son, and
watS buin( cotton for his houSo
UPon1 tho1in0 Of road.
'The injured persons aro six in
nuimber, so far as we can. ahvertain,
and are as follows : Mr. Stoolo,
Rock Hill, log brokon ; W. J. Orr,
Charlotte, face cut w1th glags: Hon.
I. Y. McAden, Clialotte, scratheod
in the face ; Mr. Eldrid]gO, NOW
York, slightly injured. A Baltimore
agent for a cigar estiblishment had
him arm badly bruiiliod, but wo did
O!,herfi have "lighlt Conltusions11,
and all vere suf'eroirs to som ox
tvilt frai tho watery expericico
they wore coml1pelled to undrgo,
unmi il isbinee r:ed them.
The break in the railroad i4 a so
rious one, and it will r-unire consid,
oritble labor to replaco tho track and
tho trostle. All of the trestling,
inehidig some t:lirty or forty
anls,. wls swept away, and the
trLCk for some distAiio oil eh sido
WaS dra1WIl Out of plIM-0 by th 11ts-31
bar fasteiiings. The trostlo was
rubiflit not lung ago, anld was inl
spectod re!c-nt"y hy Sulperinlten :denit
Elin., and only last week was care
ful!y examiled bv the road ma-c.m"
Mr. Dedell, an ohl muI 1 vxper!ieCdA
niner iiii cross11l the tru:itio about
fieenQ11 Iiinit(s 11 befove tho accidentL
t:oo p'taee, and we are infuriic.l that
hi (' icon was prtiel;-y direet,
e I to iho trestl, wh-icI was app.ar
ouliy ill good coidiaion. The watur
wi's at.I four fet b0l0W the rails.
. jotr (ifl n111,.d soil crolised with
.Mr. :edmll, and the young man ro
makdthat 1-he 6-ro'le did no
seem1,ii to be ill perfe:-t 1n, wh i,
1,.:e I a (cso e:nination, and Mr.
.Bheil sali.-A!.il bim-,solf that it was
inl pe-rfect line inl every respect.
His stat(lWelit is corrobhorated by
Nhjor Gill, we udler.tand. Mr.
D 17.ll -;. onn -t IWi th the!10 l.
ro f'or sevenfteon ye::r, and has
been esidiing ncar the scene of dis
1ater for several ycars.
.Arnmgmnts weae uildo to trans
clr the mails nd p-.sengers lst
night across tih) br'.Lk, andt it is ex
peeLed that the trestle will be re
I mc, aid the reguir sth1edulo of
troini will be resituued to-iQrruw.
2wer .3th bnat.
SOU T'l CA RO 1IX.'E IS.
Judge Cooke Pr]'Moonne1s1 a lilli
Ciou, falsclood the report that
Di-trict Attorney Northiiop had
-ppointed him rssitilt district
ttLoniy. The report wai spread to
pruvoent4a Nordh rop's conll"Illtation by
the United States Senate.
A convention in the interest of
the( Ge-horgetown and CJamden Nar
row C-raluge, R.ilroad wias held inl
Nitdlr on the 20th. Full dele
gations~ from Korsbawv, Sumteur,
Geogetwn e. presen-cltt. (Gen.
J ohnt ). ila'nnedy, of &X.uuden, wvas
made t )L p .ii t, anid Mr. Watlter
Haii oi Goi(Aorgetowni, secretaLry.
A. committee of onie from onLeh
coiunty wais a1lpoiited to obta, in at
iastLic and( fall of itrst.
A meeting olf the cit:'zenls of Beau
fort hold last week, atl widh the
Th. . W lt, Edwar FO1(I. Dod
in'';ttt, George Dick( and George
Wa tterhouiw~, a commIlittee to) wait on
(Go'ern'r HIamVptonl and1 our1 onla.
gro;Ss, anid urge* the OsttlishmenlOt
Port Royal, as1 tht wVouldi bo the
mieansi~ of Hoeliring the attontionl of
the commer)c1 iaLl marulino of the wvorld
as w(ll as the departmlent of matri.,
time afleirs of foreign poweriis to the
rommkable fac)0 hilitieis which Port
Royal possessesC in the depth of
water upon01 the bar at all stages of
the tide.
The Radical oflicials of Williams
burg having failed to qualify, the
Democrats in conven tion ha ve made
the following nomlinlationls for coc
tion: For shoeriff, George L.Graham;
clerk, J1. H. Keels ; coronler, F. E.
Joye. F'or Appointment :judge of
prob) do--J. :1P. Mou01zon); school
cominssionr-J. MclGrahamn. cun-.
ty comnmisiuonors -W'u. M'i. Hasel
don, W.. R1. Singlotary, W. E.
Nosmiith. c'omlmissio)ners of eloetion
-W. D). Knox, Dr. S. D. Byrd,
J. W. Coward. The judge of pro
bate, school comnmissinoner and the
cioroner niomtinated are 01)0-logged
Confederato soldiers. Thoro0y wa
op)positionl for every oflice, but the
Convention was remarkably lhar
malikin g the nomfinattionsg unanious.
ThIus an ugly split has appairon thy
been healed.
The Charleston municipal con
ve'ntion On the 20th nominated the
following ticket :For imayor, WV.
W. Sale. For aldermen :1st wvard,
J. Fi. Roedding, J. Adger Smytho
2nd ward, WV. H. Jones, R. 0.
Chisolm ; 3rd ward, Patrick Walsh,
1R. S. Cathcart, Blake Lj. White ;
4th ward, F. J. Pelzer', E. F'.
Sweegan, E. Willis, A. Stemmer
man 0. H. Holloway (anta1oud rth
ward, B. Bollman, W. E. Holmes
6th wvard, 13. A Mniwkenfa:i, J.
Bennett Bissoll ; 7th ward, J. 0.
undt ; 8th ward, C. B. Sigwald.
Tho a1dormanic ickot hAving been
completed, i eletion for nomin0e)s
for school commissionerm wias en
torod into, with the fbllowing r.
stilt: ward 1, Gcor.-o D. Bryan
ward 2, D. M O'Driscoll ; ward 3,
W. L. Daggett ; Ward 4, 0. 0.
ommniingor ; warId 5, J. D. Aiken
Ward 6, 11V. W. H. Camphall ; ward
7, L. E. Cordray ; wNrd 8, W. E.
Vinicoent..
1A RttI)D. November V h. at. Ohe te.-,ilence of
mr. Win. Pet-tivtw. i)w ti iO'v. w. \. Mis.
M it 'TlIOMAS CARfTIRi aml M1ISS NANNI A.
Vl.URPHiY. All of FairIelld.
B.y f ie Sine. Novellm'r Sth. a1 I1w rvAe ilenve
)fif h .bie's mot ier, *Mi. 10. i I .L ASS U EN
N10I)Y, Of CWie . 8. C., ani Ml6t- J A I.\A.
YONUR., of l0a1irltld.
31R.t u In). lit i i i 1 H i eluimch at A idersni,
o. l.. cli the 314 of Wtoib r, Is .'. V. 1. 11.
INLE", of Seinbl:t 8. C., 1n1d MI (A131.i.
iI.OA.N, of Anler.-am, '. C.
M1ANIEl.D.minth-, '1.'tinil.. \l11.A. C. LYLENM.
W I .1.; ervfIle, V, ' l1 lt c4ut11y, to .\1 101.
WILLEly, of UIlonl.l n'y
-AND
Winter Goods.
J. F. McMastlo &C.
-0
A largte andi compl]t:, nssoritinent of
Fall antd Winter Golod., . jv.t receiv
Prints, Lon.irclothm, Swit 1--:lld 1ornc
spilis, Osnmibiurgs, .);-illinlgs.
French and Charlottisvile raeimercs.
Islikcts, Jeans 1111d Kors.ys.
Jn,o ofthe finrst lots ofClot hing we hae
ever recei ve:1.
Boots, Shoes ind lits of all the litist
styles.
All of whioh wo are off'ning very low
Cor the cash.
oer t ' J. F. McMASTEIR & CO.
I,A~
No Etijoymient W itlout lHealth.
nal the property we own in the
wor~hld L!i it whij1b d1eoelad the
gr.atest care is oIur own bo,i4-. htter
lose houses, land,. blanmUces in thle banki~ ,
t he striengthi, vigor an A clastioity of thne
phyisi. al fraie. The dy.ee'rtic,'the biml
,;im su lVlrer, the nlorVOUs inivaiiii . i:'.nnoUt
ernjoy the i'ifts of fortun1i. ihapp ilv,
however. dyanomipsia, bill ionsmi r e.l',
nle'vons debility nile remorabile evils,
andl sIMmoNS' iuI'.mc coMIroUNn) is the
medicine to do it.
I havo used "rmou'He .i:Cm
pound~e" for the past two years in my
famuiily, and consider it onle o)f the h,e,t
Pate' IitFameily Mlo-licines1 I have ever
used, randh believe it to he all thamt is
Ihlae fr it JAIl. S. MAnTIN.
--Vont s.uir. niv
W. E. Auxt.N,
MOMAwr'F.R1 & R CH,
Winnshoro, S. C.
11, WI. .linwe,m & o.,
Woeodwar'ls, 5. 0
D)OW1E & MOISE, Proprietors,
nov 21 -2w' Charleston, S. C.
Founce Law Elec'tiona.
OR to puposoof snbmitting to
.l. he ualfiedelotoroftownshiip
No. 10, F?airfild county, a proposi
tion to aLlt(or the Fence Law, in no
cordance with the poiin fA
Act of the( Generafl Ais:olub~hly of thisRu
State, approved Juno 7th, 1877,
it is hereby ordlerced that an eleotion
be held in said township, on Tu~es,~
day the 11th day of Decomber next.
It is further ordered that satid coc..
tion be condutetd at H-oreb Chm-ch
in said townslhlip, aind by tho follow
1mg imanagers, viz :J. W. Robi)1n
son, W. Rt. Rtabb, J. B. Robinson.
Those in favor of chlanlging the
p)resenlt Fenmce LaLw, will use. the
following ballot :"In favor of al
tering the Fence Law." Thloso
opp)osed will use the following hal.
lot :"Against altering the Fence
Law." All the laws applicable to
general eletions in this State will
govern this election. The mm ta
gers are requiredl to mako cortified
return of said election to the under
signed as soon as the result of the
same shall have been ascertained.
J. A. HINNANT,
RL. E. ELLISON, SR.
(3. RL. MEANS,
County Commissioners for Fair
field County.
n~ov,10-1awt .%
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF 'AnFIRFLD.
In. the Court qt Probatd.
l'o .1ilio Lyles, At tic Sni,i
WVilhaui Smii hi, D-tvis Lvs, Vic
toria Lylvs, Frank Lylvis, Willinin
Ly1cs, Clurlot to E. Etorington,
Frances 1- McKc-ownl, John T.
Mollioown, Dollic, 1. Edorington,
Eugnialklrin.ttn,HVenry M.
ilorilg(.on, B.Irilla R. I'Eorin;.l
ton, Francis i. Edviington,
Ciu'olina J. Ede.1ringhmo, MaLy (I.
Klern;.ron,Piovious, N. WV;ll,
JOSOph 13 Watll!anld WViinnmih
Greeting:
Y OU aro hereby requiivd to uppear
at thu Court of Probatu, to bo
iolden at Fairfiold Court; Hosoe,
or Fzair hl Comn1ty, on the twunty
ourth day of January, A. D. 1878,1o
-how cause, if any you can, why the
'cal etato of Lucy Ederiugton
lN,CUSO(, doscribed iii tho 1-utition
)f Mary A. Lyles, ile.1 in my oflico,
Oboultd not ho divided or Sold,
lotting to each of tho lieirsa *:t hw
if thI faid Lucy Aleuington, do-..
Lse 1, tho sh-tru of said re7l vslato
,0 Wich lich 01 sho IIIy ho cllki,lu
nder th lmws of id State in suIch
-aSC 1111<do and proN-i<dod.
Given unler my h:tnil .i1I s:Il th1 is
linth day oi .NoN vum br, A. ). 187,
0. R. THWOlPSON,
b. s. jilado of Plm,bto
PairfIvld County.
To the dofentl:mits. Minnic Lyles,
Nhittio Smith, 'illitun hmit.h, Davis
jykNICS, Victoria Lyler, Frank Lylos,
Xilli:am Lylus, Charlotto E. Eller
ngtonl, FranlcvH H1. MeKeown. John
l. IDKKov:II, Dollic 1). E1erington,
4uleia ' iorington, Hi ry Al.
.lvrin gfton, Ib1:lrilla R. Eldcrington,
ranis 11. .Edcrinl-tonl, C:Ir-olina.- J.
deington, MLIay C. Edorington,
?rccitaus N. \\all, Joseph 13. Wall
Lnd Win llS m.1ith.
I'ake notice thot tho siumilmons in
thIs act ionl, of -which I'he 'fuo,.goingf
s -t cop', ws iled inl tho cffico of
,h Jmig1-o of Pr_0ba1,to for Faiiiuld
-ounlt' at \\innrsborO, ill the Sitato
)f C.uth Iuroliv on thu uinth day
> Novoiber, A. ). 1877.
GAILL.\D & !1EYNOJD(,
lov 13 flaw(h Winnsboro, S. C.
SHERI'FF's SALEMS.
Vu virtl .o f4ll. h-v oxv(11141ion to lI I no1'4'
)3 dir.-vt,-dl, I will w'for for sale hm-foro
.w corthu l oor ini \ i--nsboro, Onl
!:e filrst lMoimn< iin ])ib r IXt,
wvi!l in ilie tit t hot:n <.- b ,: c;o<h,
thc followinig dlescribedl il,l rty, to v. it:
TFhroe bales c(tton and- oi-lht an-1 at !alf
11u1*he1-s corn. Ievie I upon as' lthe prower
y of* Pretston siih at thle si.it of W. it.
)oiy & Co.
,%r.so,
0 b, 1ale colton 1111-1 smuill lot of se(.
'1nb-i onl a-, thw propelty of
nry bIbI,,n sitd Ab. Kliteh,_l, at tho
ri;t of WA. .11. Duty & Co.
204 boushels curni, MO) i i boll. fod-lor,
u"Io j,mris e iO ii4) ention, 2, r;o n, li Itt
hes It.l0 jinr 44 !0 ., an 1 4 4Cl1
Ono bale cotlon, -10 l'wl 111of ceraI,
unit of tiutif U a Cloud!,
S. W. t: y F
November.i 17 177
T H! E fall mesioniiu of' th is well
Thie course~ of1 instinction
embraes Malthemaltics, the
l1;ics, Science arid the usual English
>ranLfchesi. Spectil a1ttentioni will he paid
o Uiocuitionl, reaIding, spe'llinig and wriit
lill in the rudimini whijch is eoisenitiail
o. seerin a111 ~I th<.riiugh edneaot i->n, I lack
mardi (~ .erei4ls will eter1.I largely as a
il dinig is commimm and1101 fl1conI)venlienitly
stato', 10 .Seenre at liberatl patronaigeq, by
f.ored11(o its formeir p.opui!.larly anid usefulu
..lass?ical (1e4parIt nit nt, per, sess:ion
of t.wentyv week,,, - - $30.00l
niormei Id iaito, - - -- - 250
PaymenlOl1t to bo ma~do quatetrly in ad
~anco.
R. M. DAVIAI, Princiipal.
aug 1 --fxtf Winnstboro, S. C.
A UGUST A HOT EL,
Jornor of Broad and~ Wash inzgtona Stree0(ts,
I.Ii(tmo 4deled ( and nwly ftunishiod. It
5 locnted in the con tro ofi bi1,ness.
l'elop.raph Oflice ini the Ilotel bil ding.
Expiress Oillice ini the nam11e lbock. P'ost
)flion only. oneo lack off. All other ib
11o :onivenieiees (close att htund.
g. * The ()lico of' tho 1lIotel will ho
ienou do1 rig the( n1ightl, aind guests will bo
e'ceived or cailed aIt anyt hour.
W. W. 1\d0011E, Proprierltor.
RIate.s of lloardl, S2.00 por. day.
tct 20-xl y
FINAL, DISon1Anosi.
OTICE Is given to all whom it may
apply to the Judg of Probato, at Wi1nnA-,
boro, S. 0., on the 30th day of Novembor
noxt, for a final dischargo.
09' O.O-. THOMP. ON,