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Thursday, January 24, : 1878.
R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor,
JNO. S. REYNOLDS. Associate Editor.
THE SUPREvME CoURT has srttlod
the question about the circuit judges
-Justices McIver and Haskell hold
ing that those judges cannot bo
clected viva voce, but must be by a
secret ballot. Chief Justice Willard
files a dissenting opinion. This
decision vacates the judgeships in
all the circuits except thoso of
Judges Kershaw and Wallace-who,
it will be rembored, were elected by
ballot. The Legislature is expected
to fill the vacancios on the 4th of
February. On hearing of the do
cision, Judge Townsend, who was
holding court at the time, immediate
ly suspended business and with
drew.
A Financial 1ut to Crack.
We conversed a few days since
with a gentleman who is the owner
of certain State bonds. They wore
purchased, before the war, on the
erodit of the State. Ho spurns the
proposition to throw in his claims
along with bogus Radical bonds
and to have one half lopped off;
and he now wishes to know wheth
er the Stato will. redoom the
promises mado in b-r palm ydays,
What are we going to do with him
and similar holders of hundreds of
thousands of dollars, who have re
pudiated the Radical Consolidation
Act? This is a question to be con
sidered by Tie Niws a?&(l Courier,
and others who argue that the
Consolidation Act abould- of right,
be sustained. The bonajd claim
ants who refuse to go into hotch
potch are defrauded of their legal
interest; while swindlers, specu..
lators and harpies, who funded
fraudulent claims at fifty conts on
the dollar, are to receive interest
regularly. Does not this smack
somewhat of repudiation? If the
law compels us to abide by the
Consolidation Act, does not honor
impel us to afford some relief to
those holding honest claims who
have not funded?
Organization.
We have adverted to the necessity
of thorough organization of the
Democratic party; but the matter
is of such grave importance that we
again recur to it. T1'he State Demo
cratic Executive Comumitteo,. last
year, submitted a constitution for
the whole State; which,.however, was
not to go into operation until the
opening of the campaign this year.
As there is, however, to be- a
thorough re-organization, steps to
secure it should be taken at once.
At some future time we will publish
the constitution submitted-which
deals chiefly with Stato politics,
leaving the management of county
affairs to. local control.. To this
latter point the care of our county
Conmttee should be directed.
After careful con side ration, it
would appear that the system of
primary elections is freest from
objections.. So long as personal
reasons influence the choice of
candidates, it is better for the voter
to have a direct voice in the nomi
notion- than to leave the choice to a
convention.
We. will briefly show how an
individual voter cannot express his
preference by means of delegates to
a convention, however pure the
latter may be. At every general
election there are at least half a
dozen offices to be filied. If nomni
nations be made by convention, one
set of'delegates selects all the can
didates. .Lt is alsos true that there
is always- one oflce to be filled,
overshadowing all the others.
Assume that the chief struggle is
over the sheriff's.nomination. The
dolegates are elected specially with
a view to. this. Now an individual
voter may prefer Smith for sheriff,
Jones for probate judge, and Brown
for counp~y commissioner.. When
he goes &o the club meeting he
finds tM u440. of delegates nomi%
nated4ohe' ttdvoring Smith, and
opposing Jones an4 i3rown the
other favoritng Jones and Wrown,
and opposing Smith. In tl'is
dilemma, lie votes for tho Smith
delegation, and sacrifices his other
preferences. Onl the other hand,
in %he primary election, each mm
ber of the party votes directly for
Smith for shoriff. Jonos for pro
bato judge and Brown for couity
coimissioner. rEAach candidate
stands on his own merits, and the
aspirants for smaller offices aro
not sacrificed in the general meclee.
The votes from all the clubs are
aggfregcated, and the candidato re..
colving a majority of all tho votcs
cast is tho nomineo of the party.
When thero is io majority the two
highest candidates for each offico
can be sent back. This is the fair,
square way of making the nomina
tions. No charge of unfairness can
be raised, and the party will back
the nominoos to a man.
The primary system is as satis
factory in practico as in theory. It
has been found ini many States to
be the only means of keeping the
party together. It has been prac
tised with the best results in Au
derson and Abbeville; and other
counties speak of adopting it. Let
Fairfiold take a step forward in t,is
direction.
BLACKS-TOCK PESTIVAL.
How the Ladies Overcamo Ob-,taclsci
and Rlaised a 1und for the "B. L. I."
.Mes6rs. Editors : Excnso my
weak attempt to give a ibrief ae.
count of the, festival on the 17th
inst., given by the ladies of this
vicinity for the benellt of that h-nd
some corps, the "BlackstOck - Lighif
Infantry." Numberless obstaeles
appeared-days of inclement wveath
r, the difictult.y of prinlI.g a
suitable hall, otc.--ad it seemed
as though inexorable fato * sternly
forbid the fulimcit of this par,
poso. But the Ladios, G.>d bless
them, ever re.idy to share ourj- joys,
ens well as our reverses, stepped for
ward with that determination which
only true womai an evince, and
devided that wo /wi pro )1!ced, if
under no other sheltor than tihj)
open cainopy of . heaven. So, on
Thursday, long before tho sun lhad
hid its bright rays in tho western
horizon, carriages, bluggies Ild
footmen began to wen( their way
to th --ground floor" of the Con
tennial building ; where was a
sumptuous table, laden with siub)
stantials and1( delicaeciesi to cheer the
heart and refresh the inner man.
At precisely 7 o'clock, the dloors
were opened, and a real rush en -
sued for seats. Ini a very few mo
ments, to the surprise of the nust
sanguine, that spacious hall was
comtpletely filled. Tfhe arrange...
mont of this building I always
thought was complete ; buat, wheni
I beheld the addition of flo wers,
wvreauths, evergreens, &c., .I knew
at once that fair woman's hIandls had
touched these walls--and added
fresh beauties.
Thme bell rings. The perforance
begins with music on the piano,
"Home, Sweet HOme,"-bv Miss Kate
D. The tableau, 'Deliverance of
South Carolina,"' was received with
great cheers andi wais really one of
the best scenes of the kind I ever
saw. Great crodit is due Miss
Mattie B., the author, for the
magnificent stylo in which t'is
scene was arranged. In fact, all
the tableaux werie carefully prep)ar
ed, being participated in by Misses
Caittie M., Lidai M., Mary N., Pillie
M1., Minnie W., Nannio WV., Minnio
B., Nannio B., Minnie M., Maggic
Y- and little Ida B. A t this poinlt
in the porformance, supper was an-.
nounced ; and a more sumpjtuous
table never old B3acchus himanself
nor any ~other heathen god -or
demigod sat dlowni to.
After about twvo hours' recess for
refreshmoents, the charade, "Wind
fall," in three scenes,. was acted byr
Miss W. as Mrs. .Marcy ; Miss M.
as Miss Clara; 'Mr. P. as Mr.
Goodwin ; Mr. K. as Mr'. Mansfield ;
Mr, C. as Mr. Sep,timus .Goodwin ;
Mr. B. as John, and Mr. 3.. R. C. as
Mr. Watson. If you can .find a
negz'o in Fairfield county who can
act ."nigger" bettor than Mr. B.,
I would like to see him, and if.
Tity Nipws. AND IIEMA) needs u'
dignifioe co-editor, I would sugges
the oymiplovillent at once of th<
editor-in chief of the "snooziovillh
Sentinel."
Just as we think the porformane<
till over, hero comes Miss Annie C
with a bag about two and one-hal
yards long, Who accosts you inl thi
wise: "Ton cents it gral) or thre(
for twenty live." Down goes yom
hand up to yourneeck ; with elleh.
ed list you withdraw ; behold -
(loll haby ! "Try again, sir; onl3
ton (Cits it grab." - The port-oflic(
too did a thriving businless. Th<
best of it, though, is, that the pro
coeds footed up $180.00, far ex.
cecding th expectation of all.
Too much cdit canmlot b
awmrded to the ladies, 11iss M. 13
pnitil Iarly, for their detetliled
an11d successful ontertain meInt. Wc
wero sorry to see so few of the
"3or-o" boys 1u), but hope whenl we
havo our next they inay all be here.
Mo. AxO.
Till STA TIE. LEG ISLA TURE.
Monay, January 21, 1878.
A mmilber of bills, resolittiolns and
m11em1oriah. weeo in t rodiced, read by
title an)d properly refercd.
Mr. O.-aury ros, to a imstion of
privilv-v, amnd renad fromi an a.tio!
in the Re1isr reerriit-g to) Iis
remarks on yesteday in11 refervieco
to Judge Willard. H1t then said
Th in formation tha Chl .ief Justice
Willid was bribud \Nws vollinili
c -ted to t s a Stt U Senator. I
cmoied'thm'u char",g"es to
Sr (mhr:an a fbw da s before
the Cenetal Assebi.)ly toii e areess,
mu!'l 1urnisdil hii With the names
of wihietaeses to susta chrge,
ih1ce of vhom wk.re Repiblicalns
an11d o16 a Dellocrtt. Sen:tmr Coch
n1m1 Lssuireid me he wvould give the
matter his attention, md report the
matter to the General Assemblv.
1 still hamv1 .anl ad 1" i )1 .amo tio
st4Wt1 il t.lto Charges. I think it a
duty to mysel. as a 6ena"or to make
this iiteet.
Mir. C an aid : I admit ftut
the Seii-tor 0aVU MO n itum h
u1POn OX311inin1g the re"oinio
under which the conunit:to we r
acting I a1scerhibied that the bri
bery of Mr. WillVd did not come
withinl our juidc Ion,uless donle
with Stato naonu. T o,e omm;tte
have as mu.h as tihey can do.anvhow.
Itr. Lipsom)( b introducetd a'reso
lution thiat ia Joint comimitte of
three fromin t l elte nd -.-- from
the House he 'appoifnted to investi
g.ate all:charges of bribery, corrul
fion an1(d ma121ltts'liv ill office ag'il:.t,
Chief Justice Willard. Ordered for
considerationl-to-miiorrow. .
The Senate then proceeded to
the Colisidera-1tio?n of bills of a pri
vate or local naturo.
.Adjournod.
HIors-: oF R EPREsr,TPr.'rIms,
A numb er of bil, memnorials and
resolt Iions wereO11 iodneed, reiad
by title, and properly referred.
Th~le HLondo4 next proe -e:led 0o (cOns
sider thme special order--a bill to
amend thme cruiminaml lawi and [punih
rape, arson and1( burglary with dei(ath.
A ftcora long discussion the bill was
pa:sse:d to a third reo eling by a v'ot e
of 72 yeas to 8t0 nav~s.
The resoluti ion iby Mr. Pelt v')
that no0 n0w1 business bo0 intrLiodm.'u
after FebruaryLi 1, was adopted.
The b)ill to eo1luge inuilnigra.
tion was then taken up. A nmotion
to strike (out thme enaicting clause of
the bill wans lost.
Adjourned.
TUEsDAY, Janmuary 22, 1878.
SEN AE.
A number of bills and reniolutions
wvoro introduced, read by title, and
pr'operly reered.
Mr. Crittenidon introduced a bill
to exempt~ building and1( loani also
cialtions~ from1 the usuriy law.
Th1 le Honse sent to the Senate
the following resolution : To meet
in joint assembly on Thursday,
January 24, at 1 p. mn., to cleet 'a
judge for the thmirdl circuit. Ordcr
ol for consideration to-miorro wl
The Speaker ~ ime H[oumse at
tended ini the Senate, and ai number
of bills were rattilled -1-none of t.em
of general interest.
Tihe petition of citizens of town
ship no. 8, Fairfield county, against
tihe extension of the fene law to
that township, wa'us referred to the
commi11ttoo l ongricumlturei.
The resolution- to investigate time
charges againsit Chief Justice W~il.
lard was referred to thme judiciary
comiittce..
Some further business, of no~
general interest, wats disposed of.
Adjourne1 d.
HoUsEoi OF iEPRlEsENTATIVES.
- A numbor of bills anid resolutionis
wero introdulced1, read by title andl
pro0perly refemred.
T.leo jutdiciary commidttee mado
majority and minority reports on
the bill Lo amend tihe chart-er of the
C9harlotte. Columbia -auid Augusta
R:tilroad Company. Tho majorit;
opposo t chango and tlhC muinorit;
favor it.
Mr. Gry introduced a bill to oxemp
building and loan associations fron
tho provisions of an act to fix th,
rato of interest on all contract
arsing in th1is State,
Tilt bill proposing an ainendmon
to tho criminal codo, making thi
crimes of arson. burglary and rap
c'aI)ital oil'onees, was brought up fo;
it.s final reading. Mr. Wells callot
for the yeas and nays on the ques
tion as to whether it should pas
and be -sent to tho Sonato. The bil
Wats passed by a vote of yos 68, nay.
The b>ill to amend tho school lam
w2as dlisen4sed at some length, with
out final action.
Adjourned.
G0 N SU M P TIIN
PcsRitAva*3L Gurad.
,X-.\ 11 i,Tr r I ', ot T U 111 I <- ILMNIse I ilal, n re atu\
tis ~ ~ .41111 to he lrlls,t I r ity D)R. KIs NI.)SNEW'
wiraeIlk' 1r1h,IWO1r1allon knownl l1ka
Will ('uro..XSU.I t 'TION antd all itiseases o
fili l'Til IW .\Ta i :1 l"'N In it lvdt, so Y.rotigr I!
011' 1Tiit ilh li , ii. 1also ovonlvillveyoi iMal
t ley .1r nio li11itl1ig. wu will fo',rm il to ever1
mifoTrer by ia lI. Pot 1111d, a i ffl- lIlA L, BOX
We (.fol'* wal y' 1 inoney 1u1t1l, you ar1
ITr il, ' zaliAliedll el ilt-it, elirailve powers. I
I. tii !i fi ; wor i h :i t1: r . ki otil delay IIn gIvlin.
iliv, l)w1)1 its a,1111, as I66y wil sitrei,
eItt1%, Ikill.
I ivi ll* lo'(:' o box. A'3.40. meql it aly part 01
I ~ lil t ac e - oi i, by inall, On re
Asn 14 A. 11D 11INNI
Ilee x Iy 'Wol t'lul l $t., Brooklyn, N. Y.
~6T fOTICHi..
R. J. VeCARLEY begs to inform
eVeTY le indebhdi to him, that, as hei
in ;toids solin kout, it is itperative that
all accounts he Jaid 'Iln or before the first
hayi of Jauairy, 1877. Aft,r that date
tiose who have not jei'l u1p will please
vall at the ofii) (' A. M. Mackey, i
whose hi.l all accoulits will be placed
ir ollt mitin.
flee 13
HAIf. -4ub4erriwr ha-crloved his Poot
1 andkhl 1 m IIIfor to i few doors
bImlow W. N. I)oIN & ( .'s. grocv)Y Stor
ani1d oppo)".site .1. M. ('adl owayN's hiardilware
sIore, whvro h i lie p'eased t ISee his
fri,n k i-,l eTheiier. Ie hiai imw,r,i
Ile pri',s of ali kinits of' work in his
line, viz.:
F"jin.. Frne ("'lt' Skiln Boots to $10.
t - it 30. rs, 7.us.
Sb Gs freio :1.0l to $t.:4.
Mtili ig u l r e p a i r in ,g p r o m p t ly a t -
toll h-Il triat reas'lnable ra"t.s.
-I Mt \..work warranitei.
jan i J. IILININING.
J )Y virtue' of a piower of se.iure end
9)sale cont~aint.I. ini ai nautgago dated
the i;.hth ay f sl,teiber, 1877, e.'o..
ent.,I and udivere-l byV .John .\ornrisoni
A\ to. to J1. 1. P'arker & Co., T will offerii
for sle oni thle iti ibiy of Feblruuary
netIX, with1in i th Ii ;l houi:rs ef uale, FO's
nutles south-emlt '1 1i1f.g.way, the f'ollow;t
StckX ilf gois in stoire, lot of ril:iin andi
turimn11t.inle, lot1 of elI ty bairels, Still and
lix tour.s, nine,11 mues, thirei wagos and
Iarnss 1ar i ht on11'ecart---the p ropertyV of
Jol:nt tlirrisoni & Co.
8. W. R UFF,
ShleriiTs Ofltice, s. P'. a.
Win nsb1) ro, 5. C,
Jadinu:try 21, 1878.
jani 22-f 1x2
SHER~ fIFF'~S SALE.
j) Y vii:t.ne o)f nul execuion llT to me di..
cou-it-house.4i dooril. ini Wonsller-,, onl the
first Alon.lb in Feb'riuary wai~ , w iai the
leg.:1 hoEurs ofI sale. lor ca-h, thie follow
ing descibe h1,rop1(1 erty, to ; wii:
Foulr bailes ofi coit t'n, levied upon nsa the
plrope.rty of (1. O ]3aeot, at thie smt of
W. It. D ot y & Co.
Shieiift"a u.flicce, 8. 1,', (1.
IJanuarliy 22, 1878.
jan 22 d ix2
SA E1~ OF' LAND.
])Y vi rtu oi f auithor0Ii ty contferred on~
..) the muortgage'e in and by a mrgg
exeentd byi Jaicobl oa, ]lilisu 'T lustee,
toi S. WV. Ui1.khlart, of date tho 2'lt,i day I-f
.Jat uariy, A . D. 8 9, 1, as~ aigiigne of
slil mort1111gaigce, will se11, on- 11he Ii r..t
.l11ida inl Fiebruary* next, to the highesst
biddtier, at Firl ield Courit I [ouse: Alt
t hat cert aini planti.at ion in suaidiI mortgag~e
d 'eriheid, icontin ing sli-.Nx HNexiaD
(700t) acres, mi ore 41r less, lying, b'eing
aiid sit.uate in Fai riiehl counity, in theii
Staito of 8outh Carbinai, on11 watters oft
('rookued I ton, aind hound' d by lands of
1. A. (Glenn, R. if. Jeninings, Jesse
WVirick an rd others. Te'rms Cash.
janu 15- M. A. JfOT,MEs.
8('lIi ll Ot tai 11(d I3elow IY0U4.
*V NG desirous of closing m.y busi
.Z i. .ss, as I initendI to leave the Stato,
I oil'or mty enttire stock, consisting of
Famuiily Groeries, Boots am t Shoces, and
ai fino stoick of Liiquors of all kIinds,
AT AND ILE'LOWV 0CNT, until F'ebrmr.-y
15, unless sooner solst out. Or, I will
s,ell the enifiro b)usiw-'s., fixtures, and
lieii.ii, on acconuno a h.' 1(1rTus to t re
spons.iblo pairty.
All peorsoin indabitrd to mei wvill settle
up .immied iatoly and saive 'ot)uts.,
1U. PE TT'I.IEW,
.Jin 22'-xft 1r. .. . . en'.
SPEOIAL NOTICES.
iThousands use It, Why Iesitatul
Joy TO TIM WonLDl WOMAN 18 FUnRI
L Among the many modern disoovories
3 looking to the happinems and amoliora
tion of the human rae, none is entitled
to highor consideration than the renowned
remedy-Dr, J. Bradiold's Foimalo Regu
ntor, Woman't; Bost Friend. By it wo
man is emaucipated from numberloss ills
peculiar to her sex. Before its Liago
power all irregularities of the womb
vanish. Iteures Whites. It cures sup
pression of tho menses. It removes
uterine ob;truetions. It cures constipa
tion and strengthens the system. It
braeos the nervu- and puries the blood.
It never fails, as thousands of women wil
testify. This valuable medicine is pro
parod and sold by J. Bradfiold, Atlanta,
Georgia. Price $1.59 per bottle. For salo
by )i. W. E. AmEN.
jan 15 -2w
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