The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, December 29, 1877, Image 2
WINNSBORO, S. 0.
Saturday, December 29, ; 1877.
R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor,
JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Associato EdItor.
Organization.
At the recent special election in
Sumter, for a member of the House
of R1eprosentativos, each party had
a candidate. As the result was in
doubt, some persons unknown broko
into the offico of the commissioners
of election and carried off several
boxes, thus prevonting a count. Tho
commissioners will report ' the
matter to tho Legislature after the
recess. Without having more to
say at present about this violenco
than that it was entirely unlawful,
and leaving it to be investigated by
the proper authorities, we proposo
to deduce from it a moral. Sumter
is one of tho wealthiest and most
intelligent counties in the State,
and there is no reason why it
should not be as surely Democratic
now, under the beneficent
auspices of the new regime, as any
other similarly situated county in
the State. Moreover, a month has
not elapsod since tho Demoerats
there elected a senator without
opposition. And yet the recent elo, -
tion was so close that an unlawful
procedure may entirely vitiato it..
The explanation secms to ho that
the Democrats, here, as in Beaufort,
were too confident. They believed
they would succeed, simply becauso
they had succeeded before and
other counties had succeedcd, and
they omitted to take the procau
tions nocessary to ensuro success.
They had pormitted their organiza
tion to fall through. The voters
did not respond to the call made
upon them. Discipline, without
which a minority can never pluck
victory from a majority, was want
ing. Soo the consequenco.
We do not criticiso the lpeople
of Sumtor in an unfriendly spirit.
The samo result might have
obtained olsowhere under sinilar
circumstances; only it was tho lot
of Sumter to be taken unawares.
The people everywhere have ceased
to take an active interest in politics.
After the long strain to which they
have been subjected this is but
natural. But the question remains,
have they disbanded or are they
merely resting on their arms ? Will
the bugle call at any moment rouse
them to action ? If not, their con
dlition is precarious. They mamy be
straggling on an ambuscade. True,
a powverful foe has been crushed,
one of the best trained political
armies ever known has boen dis
persedi. But the material is still
in existence. All that is needed is
a nucleus.. Re-organization cannot
be effected under Republican
anspices. But other captains may
be found; and the contest of 1878
may be bitter. The only means of
averting this danger is by perfect
ing Democratic organization.
While the main points in organiz
ing have been attended to, a num
ber of details are still to be per
focted. This. unperformed task
should be completed at once.
There are now no candidates in the
field. Personal considerations will
not warp the judgment,; so that
a. complete constitution can be
secured,, clearly defining every Point
on which a dispute may arise, and
giving a fair lield and no favor to
any one of those who may hereafter
seek the sufifragcs of the people.
When a candidate submits his
aspirations to the dictum of his
party, ho has a right to demand
justico and fair play. And if every
detail is pre-arranged, so as to
avoid ambiguity, lie can have no
excuso fo.r raising the cry of n.,
fairness, if disappointed. As to
the manner of making nominations,
there is difference of opinion. Bunt
that which seems to be attended
with the happiest results is the
system of primary elections, wvhen
it is so hedged in with sfeguards
that none but miembers of the party
may have a voice in the nomination.
Let there be a fair, old-fashionod
"scrub race" in the partyi for the
nomination. and than makemthe
nomination authoritativo. Whore
every member of tho party sos that
justice has been don to ill the
candidates, 110 will not Oily abido
by the nomination, but vill work
carn-estly for it. The mupremo
safety of the Stato demiands that
the Deimocr::.ic party shl1l win.
This is the first and great law.
The sicecid is that overy oneo should
feel, in fipportilig the party
n1omiiee, that every pr-e'caltiol 11a
been taken to secure the choice of
a nimjority of the people. And, by
perfecting organizationl, both of
these roults cani be achiovd
XEWIl's OF TiE DA Y,
St. Domingo is enjoying another
rod-hot rovolution.
Prm;ideiit Hayes has had a grand
banquet in Now York.
Russia has lost 80,000 mon in the
preswit war.
Tho health of Qnean Victoria's
Son], Leopold, again causes anxiety.
Philadelphia's ipoor rejoice in the
prospoet ot' a "penny restaurant."
lillham, N. J., has, by ballt,
just declined annexation to Tron
toLl.
Tri reporas of troul)ies ang the
Rio (ra alicre said to I), be the in.
vonLions of paties who want war.
Owenl Murphy)1, mo of Che Exciso
Conu lisiO-1-rs, (;f New I York city.
has al1eon1ded with S' 30,000.
Soiuttor Patorson i i botter. le
vill spend tlt. ho11(lidays w1ith Sen
tor Cameron, of Ponnlsylvania.
The noow along the Paikan i; so
dC1) that fears are eitertaiined of
the loss of iussiain troops and Turk
i-sh pri,-oners.
The Czar his returned to St.
Potl sburg, where lie was greeted
wit a most enthusiastic ovat-i'm.
He will return to the arrmy in a
month.
Ben Butler ill a recent speech
said that Haves imist choose )y
February VhIther lhe will join the
Democrats or coic back to the
Republicans
Ono Dr. Tanner, of St. Paul,
Minl., claims to have lived forty
two days on nothing but water.
For the bonelit of tho iLClTONonS
he offers to repeat the experiment
on a wagor of $5,000.
The Italian government has de
cided to return to the loyal faiily
of the late kingdom of Naples their
estates, whichN wore seized at the
time that the country was absorbed
into that of Italy.
The three Uniited States vessels
designat ed to train.sport goods to
the Paris .l'xp)osition will all be
readyl) for sea) by the~ 20th of IFeb
rnary. The Suipply, now at New
Yr:the ConTsItitioni, at PIhi
dielphia, and the Wyoming, at
Wasinigtoin, ill b0 turne 11loIver' to
Co)mmissioner (Gen eral McCormick
by~ that date, and will receive goods
tor transportation iniunediately
afltel'irar. Thle las t namied ve'ssl,
a steamer, ill carry tile governs~
ment exhibit now b.eing i repiared
by the several executive deOpart
monits.
Brighlam Youngv's spIendthlrift son
has been1 suied by his Est rn
cr'editors. Three suts wore begun
alginst him on D)ecembe' 7, in the
Th'lird District Court, Salt Lake
City. for the recovery of elah ns
amounting to $19,00 and his
hiouseho~ld' goods ini tho "Whlite
House Haremi" were seiz.ed by~ tihe
sheriff. One cla.im was brought by
a bank in Ohio for mior.o0y borroweri.
Tihe contractors who furnished iron
for the conIstretion of the Utah
Woestern Ralilroatd, threatenl to
proslecuto iii mand to throw the
r'oad into bankruptcy. .Tis road
was ono of the .Prophiet's lpot
scemies.
Thell drop game was adroitly
layed'0 upon Rear Admiral Walker,
in New York, on Monday. Ho was
about to deposit $1i,100 ini the
Seainma's Savings Bank, when a
genteel man tapped him on the
shoulder and said: "You have
(dropped one of your bills." The
Admnial was placing his money
in1 is banik boo0k, at ft desk near the
cashier's window, lie looked downVf
and sawv a "groonb)ack" onl the lloor.
He stoop)ed to pick it up, and found
it was only an imitation bill, But,
when he rose upl, the confidenco
man wams gone with his $1,100,
which lie lud left for throo seconds
on thle desk. No account of the
mUoney simce.
We would like to knowv why it is
that a young mlan can sit down,
heave a sigh or twvo the size
of a cider barrel, and then dash off
a dozen pages to some angel of
about seventeen years old plumage,
but wvhen ho begins to write to his
mother, he can scratch himself
baldhoaded and then not get over a
ag nd a half.--[MIaagow (KCy.)
1J*unva
BIC-A -RAV,
A Naituckotor has raised a crop
from wheat found in an Egyptian
flulily's hand. 1l is now experi
imenting with corns taken from tho
mm11inmy's foot.
In Switzerland donkeys have bells
on their necks. In this country it
is not unusuial to seo them with
belles oi their arims.--Lowell Uotu
If the short man ever feels over
coe with qll ilntenso dusirm to ho
fall it is W1hen h1C finds8 himlsOIf on
tho outsido of a crowd at a dog
fight.
"How to Disconrago Your Minis
ter," is tho f.itle of an article in the
liewspapers. Wo know of no botter
way than to givo him donation par
tics. One or two of theso will bow
him down tho ground.
Patterson used to b it newspaper
man. 0 Pcissors.-LI-. .1. Man.
That explainsi a thing that has been
worrying us. If Patterson bolongs
to the Sisora family we 111 under
stand his vntural aversion of going
to Jatel.-(Philadelphia Blidctin.
The Nor-rislown Ilr(/d move."
tha Logfeh,wbe expollod fo
1,h1 ParagrapTjhQ'rS' ASSocialtionl for
taking nly .10 ai line for -Ker:iunos."
The //erald thinks H. W. had 1no
right to work at half rate:;, oven if
Ii mes atrc hard.
Viiegar Bitters Walker's wifo has
sor1 onl him. He was sent to tho
police, Station tle othur day on the
eb. of n lbiaonllent. \Valker is
seIty yomrs Of a an, IIs wife :s
v:Alfd Ehza J:nw. A.1thotigh qv.ibe
used to bittei :u is too bitter for
Walker.
"When-:er yon1 see in p story,'
ays at bOk -l uView inl on of the
1iL01rry pL)er.,, "sneh an xMpOssion
as 'I vow I will,' or I yon: 1 wt on't",
youl may lnoV that b W071nl Wroto
it." Yes, the ruto is infallible. And
te fact is qie eiarkable, too,
that when you find in a story sui
an expresionl 1a.s '-ahii d'o," or
damdshi don't,"yu. : .1 now that t
woUMa did't writi
nio Hferal.
A dress thavt Clara Louiso Kollogg
wore inl Washil)gton, was criticised
by a vorrespoideit of tho .BosLoin
//er<dd as beillg ind4Levcnthy low,i at
the neck. Max Strkosch writes in
defence of Miss Kollogg that the
dress is o 111-we nor less thum
fashioiable, and alds, relativo to the
fact that tho corrospondnt is a wo
manl, "There is nothing so venomous
inl all this world as woman's 8ihu
m1anity to woman."
.PA LOB CJHARAE 1S.
We used ~tihe back plolr as a
stage, and the front parlor as an
auidienice-roomn, the folding d1oors4
being an excellent substitute for a
curtain. All things being in reai-i
ness, awvay went the curtain and
one0 of thioso wonderful wooden
animals, with plug tails anid reguhar
redi spots piniited all over1 at bealuti
fub sky blue skin, stood alone) onk
the carpet aud1( theo p)lacard road:
"An island inl an Eastern archi
p)elago."
T1hisi was guessed by a clergyman
to be
And certatinly this was at triumiphi,
ats the aimalIl nooded "iThe 'oss
p)ainlted on it as5 much as Johnny's
four-legged table under which "he
writos "A K(ow."
The next taloauit, therei stOOd
the fiery untamo d steed, honeath
tile sign which this time reads:
"Another island in an Eastern
arch ipla;l1go."
Tis (ekIes overyb)ody, but prvs
amid mIuch'1 laughter to be
"Samos." (Samo'ose.)
Here followvod a struner, a scenic
divor tisement in four seeltiouns:
the first inlstallmnenit reprieenting
according to the bill of the play,
"the highest form of conventional
exclamation of rep)roach."
Th'le third, the name of "aL noted
prize-fighlter."
'Tie fourth, "a speies of a large
malo)h tree."
T1he propoerties wCIro mlerely a
table onI which sat throe sugarI cats.
The artist wlIkedl on, and(, with
mach grace andl histrionic ability,
swallowved the first and smalIlont
cat. -'The highest form of con.,
ventional decorum," was thoerofore,
"Ate a cat " (Etiquette.)
With much solemnity the second
cat wvas domolishcd, and tihe famous
exclamation,
"Ate two brute I" (Edt Lu br'ute /)
wvas fulfillod. Tho mastication of
this last cat was accompanied with
mnanifestations of grent (elight, so
that we were preparod t o sue the
noted prize- fighter's name spelled,
"Glad ho ate her." (Gladiator.)
Hereupon the third and largest
cat, wvas apparently going to join
the others but the artist tui'ned
with sadness away, and walked offt
leaving us to Undertand that tho
nane of the ulplo was, in his
caso,
"Sick o' more." (Sycamoro.)
STATE O SO18UTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD.
Court ol' Comnmon Pleas.
Wim. if. Kerr, am Clerk ot' tlho Court of
Coluilonl Pli *()eifo the toi nty of Fair
fivld, Plitliff, :unthrhaJ. Meanks,
Fankiio A. 1An;-is. Maria D). Mltan.,
Martha Moitim, Sarah 'T'. Means, John
C. Malnis and GabricAla Malns,I Dftun
dailts.
To tho Delendants, ?laitha J. MiNra,
Fannie A. Means, Aitria D). Mearin,
Martha Means, Sarah 'T. Means, Joltn
C. Means and Giabridla Mean :
Y ('UT are hireby S1tn:11n:onetl anll re
,pirel to answvr the comuplaint in
this act ion, which is filed inl tho olice
of t,he Clerk of Comnion Plea, for the
said county, and to sorvo a copy of your
answer to the said c,!uphIiv*t (n; tile
subseribors at their o lice, No. 3, Law
1ang, Winnsibro, S. C., within twenty
d1ays after t he serviel 1.-rvof, exivvlusive o'
til day ofw sh servico Iid i 'voll f'lil tI
answer tho complIint within' tho tin1
at-im."Id, tho plitiifl, inl this Ation will
l' 4).l to h Coirt, for the relio' demanild
v,d inl tho C-iiplainit.
GAiILI-ALUD & RY10L)S,
Plairtill's Attorneoys.
Filed 1eintube 28, I77.
Win. H!. Kerr, C. C. C. P. F. C.
To the De'n:,4 a j. mtmiv,,
Linnit A. Mi:m:w, Ma-ia D). Masw
Errha e:us.8arahl T. Mh-Ians, Johnt
C. Mheans aol (libriella .\lnims:
T.AFVN1)I'ri: t h:a t h un . i lli th is
action, 1! 1h1i 1 t h i . '; a i .
wV-is IA inl t h ilt' M*- th .Ch-rz (w k, onI, r t
for Fair it,lld 0-1-nty, V n. , .M;I CIO Of
Deconber. A. 1). I
dec 29 Jx taww
F '.R..' A LE.
U~~~1 Y v tr av\"'vndy Uxltiionks to mun
.airtvt -dt. I will ofll..rv al before
lite voirl-hlto fit-mr in WinnasbOrl, 41n
tilt first ilonday in . n.: '. nvxt, with
in tile le a htous f:il., I ti' t higl-.st
bidIer fW, CVSm, the lowing desfriib,d
proprty, to \it:
2 d1ozten j-s 1-.2k r ad5tbe
hi-rAtck aid . s!.l, 2 stoves anditl
i1xilures, I ba el. h mt i :, i
1ibi.hr tablv an ! 1 2 . s-i di,: pictr v.
I Si% iul d,-o i, S 4. i.hnis. :1 b s. IVe
ale1V brand4, 10 . !Ionis blat"hi i.-y
bri.. y, 2( :l N. i-.E o. 3 gallols
sherry, 1 g: l.' . t .v.Ct will., 5 gallolns
sy , I t l fallna sil..- r br:idy, I ict!
chest 1nd1 waei-,. ole -1 -iof- t boule,;
portver, 2 dozn le.l il lcer.
*2 ditoz_n bottl.s asb uce. S51
oig:lr'i, bir-romIL 0ixur , 1robas-lier,
2 1iis st!r,-qn. 2 windiow sliauies, 2
iniiw;.. 2 ve:u(es ill kevictd on ats the
pr-op,I..v (it J'lo. L . M1cCarlev, At the(
Sulit of Nathain 1rs.'. J. 'McCarlev,
V- I- Tr- * o. , J1. L. Winiter, . k
T. -1 hre Co., W. ..J.o a
Survivor, against, Juo. 1). MeCarlevy, de
fo ndhant.
S. W. 1IUFF"
Shorill's Oflie, S. F. C.
WitinNsi oro, S. C., 1877.
Dvet-iiiber 22, l.IAj7.
dee :.--lx.'
SHERIF'S~ SALE.
PY vir.tno of sundry i exceu ions' to
im irectd, F will ofi'er for sale
beft)1o the cour1t-htonso door in
W\innsb9oro, 0on the0 .st Moday ini
Januiry n ext, wi:h'n 1te lk. 1. V-;
of salIe, to the h ighes~t I bdder,J for
CoJt, thte foloin do acribed p)r.)p
orty, to) wit:
ni nudois, 0n0 four-hors wagon
oneo gin. and heItlt tsventy,
five bnslln of corn, more1 or less,
hitb en huindredl poundi.s of fud.'
fodder, mlore or less, eight h un<h-ed
butshecls of otton)1 Nieed, mtore or l(oss,
and. live thou~tn:tiid pounltdsi of cotton,
mor)Ie or. le:ss, in field, thet pr'ope' ty of
fl. E. Ell ison, jr., at tho suit of
Gerg W W\ili:ansn 1k Co.
Oneo bay hiorse', two (ow~s anid on7\
calf, tho prop1erlty of Mrs. ReCoatC
Dolleny, att the unit of RI. TP. Yar
borough, for another.
ALso,
All the right title, anld intorostL of
John M~orrisonl inl andl to the followv
inig p)ropor'ty, to) wit : 9) mal1es anid
hatrniess, ~3 wagons, 1 earit, 100~ pirsn
sh1. eC, 2 p)air boo)0(1s, 17 pairs Pl p:ts
26 coa11s, ~3 (dozon1 pairs socks, 10)
pair's divror, 7 shid]s, 10 boxes;
Mustang Lintjient, :i ret 125i
cmpni~ty barrels, 104 barru'els rosinl, 3
bafrrels tarponitino,still and lixturos,
18 hackers, 4 ilrrol lsugar, 5l pounds
lobacco, 1 :3 p)ounds( soda, 3 coffo0
pots, 1 boig box'1es 13y(, ~3 boltsx clot,
3 boxes lludersirjts, 2 bolts. cotton
goodu - b)ox soap, i- dozen striaw
hts, 30 b)oxes Iolars, 3 bo)xos a11..
ponderst't, 1 dIozon bo0ttles G,.ftor' oil,
10 b)ottles; sweet oil, 2 patirs blankotp,
1 b)olt ticking, 4- b)olts shot,iing, ).
dozen axes, 1 dozen di1pporn ; ievieA
on11as the proporty of ;Jnol. Morrison,
at the suit of Rachel Kontan.
S.W. RUFF,
SherilVs Oflice, S. F. C).
Winnsboro, S, C.,
December 22, 1877.
dec 29-f 1x2
Just Receivedl,
and Onions, just in and low for
WVo will koop on 0haltnd dunring thle Hon
son a choice stock of the ab,ovo fruits.
Butter, Eggs,Soda DilR.mit5, (Ginger Ireadl,
Spicos. btaurch, Gr.os, Meal, eto , always
fresh at
J. E. CATHOART & nn1O'fa
SPECIA L NOTICES.
M1one1y antd Lifo Saved by its Ut.e.
enn.m-rD Diseoviy.- Galileo invent
ed the telos',,1o ; Coltumbus discovered
a new world; lfarvey, the circillation of
the blood, an1d to Profossor Morso is duo
the credit of teaching tih) lightining how
to tal k, but. it was reserved to Dr. J. brad
14i14 to p1n0trit the m ystic dlpthllS of
s-nuive, and drag therefromu the wonder
of our century. The victory has been
won anld wV0111an i's free.
The sale of Dr. J. BradIleld'H Foinal(
Regilator is npriecedented in thchistory
of popub.'r remedies, and thousands of
ce0ifivnte aIro comlin1 inl from gratefIl
womeln, th roulglhout. the Union, attesting
its pwItrs aid applauding its untold.
leni,its to their ..ex.
deo 15-2w
SHERIFF'SH SALE. -
B Y virtuo of suidry oxceltions to
. mo m directed, I will offor for salo,
before the court-house door in
Winnlsboro, on tho first Monday in
January next, and tho day following,
within tho legal hours of sale, for
cA-8n, the following doscribed pro,
pIrLy, to wit
Four bales of cotton, fivo hun
dred P( IH of soed cotton, moro or
less, sixty bushols of corn, moro or
loss, live hundro(l pounds of foddor,
more or ltss, and sixt-y bushels of
vottol-seed, moro or loss, tho
property of Thomas Richardson,
Robet MKanigault and Willinau
Rabb, at tho suit of Mrs. M. A.
Faucett.
ALSO,
Twenty bushels of corn, and fivo
hu1dred potnd-i of fodder, all moro
or l(-s, the property of Thomas
Kelly, at the suit of Mrs. M. A.
Fauteett.
ALSO,
Nino hundred pounds of seed cot
ton, more or less, and small lot in
fic-ld, the property of Aquillit Har
risoll, at the suit of 0amuel Mc or
ALSO,
Ono 1m1id11od alul thirty-fivo
bushols of corn, 0110 thousand
1)lounds of fodder, two hundred
pounds of hay, and soven hiIdred
pomntds of sedcotton, all moro or
less, li.e propert,y of Frnk mnd
LeeI10l Craig, at tho suit of A. K.
Craig.
ALSO,
One hunialdred and seventy-fivo
bushels of corn, and one thousand
putlds of sed cotton, all moro or
loss, the property of James W.
Stewart, at the suit of F. Elder.
ALSO,
Seven hlndlr(d pounds of sco.l
cotton, and o11ne thousand pounds in
field, all moro or less, the property
of Frank Adamson at the suit of
T. 11. Davis.
%LSO,
Ono balo of cotton, three hundred
pounds of fodder, arnd six hundred
pounds in field, all more or less,
the property of Ned D)ravton, at
the suit of Johmn RI. Martin.
ALso,
One thousand poundsN of seed cot.,
tonl, sixty bushels 0f cottoni seed,
mlor'e or less, andl small lot of top1S,
and three hudr'ed p)ounIds of fod..
dor', more or' :0 w, theo pr'operty of
Aqjuilhi Hairrison, at the suit of A.
F. Rutl'as Executor.
Six bales of cotton, fifty bushelis
of corn, live stacks of fodlder and
hay, the prIoperlty of King' and
Sinon Nelson, at the suit of Jas. P.
McFie.
ALsO,
Fifty bushels of coirn, twelve
hundred '(.( p)ounds of Heed cotton,
thriee- th1outsand pounhds of fodder,
thirty-five bushels of cotton seed,
all mor'e 01' 1(ss, the prlop)erty of
CJharles Goings, at the suit of WV.
R. Duly & Co.
S. W. RUFF,
ShOr,ifI's Office, 5. F. C.
Wh.nsor'o, S. C.,
Jj',Decemberoi 22, 1877.
.AT COST i
'ro Change_investment I I
ILT'ORSE Shen, five and a half cents
.LLper Ih, by the keg, Axes at seventy
lIyo anid ninety cents each, Nails at three
and a half' cent' por1 Ib, by the keg, Pet
WVare, the~ very best, at five cents per Ib,
Swiedes Laying Iron, at live cents per Ib,
Tlire i ron at three cents por ih, the best
lie rso Snooe Nails at twen:ty-flvo cents por
Ib), brass5 boundi~ (cdar' Bucikets ut fnfty
cents eoch, Blue BulckOtsi at fifteen cents
each, dressed .Buggy Shafts at ninety-Ilvy
cenlts p)or pair, Copp))0r ilvets aind fBurrs
at sixty cents per 110, Amies Shovels at one
dollar11 and liteen conts eachl, Smoothling
i'rons at Jive conts 1)0r ib, Cotton Rtopo
lit wven ty-lve cents por lb.
dcc 18 J. M. GALOWAY.
R. J. McCARL~EY b)egs L inform
overy one inidebtedi to him, thlat, as5 he
intends selling out, it is imperative thait
all accounts be piaid en or before the first
(lay of January, 1877. After that dato
those wvho havo net paid up will please
call at the onloco of A. M4. M4aokoyj in
wvhese hiands all accounts woilacedI
or et Iloetion.
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