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411it almwui ad' )Jia1'd WINNSBOI4 >. (1. Tuesday, February r, 1878. R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor, JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Ausociato Editor. . IT rs sAID THAT candidates in tho ensuing campaign will be as thick as the leaves in Vallambrosa, or as down on a duck's back. Let's got ready, thon, and fix things so that they can all have a f "ir, square race for the nomination. Abbevillo and Anderson are already in line. Our County executive Coimitteo 1mst prepare a scheme to bo presmited to the dill'orcnt Clubs for ratiflica tion. THE oom) MN, otherwise known as the Imono-motalists, ale mCh alarmed over the prospect of the remonetization of silver, and are appealing earnestly to Hayes to interposo his veto. I1anwhilo they are beginning to confess that through the limited capacity of the mint to coin silver, the immediate consoquonces of the romonotization of the silver dollar. even the ninety two cent "dollar of our daddies" will not bo disastrous. TiE RuHSIANHS are report0d to be within twenty-four hours marcl of Constantinople ; and nothing, defirito can be heard about peace. England is in a state of formeiit, and her leaders are divided (an the question of war or peaco. Disrauel; and tho iinist'ry are belligerent. Gladstono and iny Liberals a,rc for peace. Austria and Italy arc also becoming restive, at the pos siblo absorption of Turkey by Russia. Things are badly mixed, but nobody seems to be spoiling for a ight except the Gvecks, who have been all this time getting ready to help Russia, and aro now afraid they are going to be too latc. WE ITAVE SEVERA, TIMEs urged upon the Legislauro tho repeal of the existing olection law, providin)g that the names of all candidates for national, State and county oflices shall be printed on tho same hallot and deposited in the samo box. This was a Radical scheme, devised solely for the purposo of.permitting the Federal govermnent to bull doze the people. State nd Federal affairs should be kept (nltirely dis tinct ; and as the time of holding the elections is the sanme, tl.e ballots should at least be kept distinct. A constitutional amend. mont should also be submitted changing tlio time of the State cloctions to the month of October. The 5emoeiation Fraud. It is claimed that tIle surrepti tious drop)ping of the silver (lollar out of the coinage aet of 1873 was not a fraud, because for many years p)revious tho "standard coin" had been out of circulation, owving to its excessive value as compared with tihe gold dollar. This is a very flimsy argument, for in the first place there imust have been some period between 1873 and the *present, at. which gol and silvor dollars would have been of equal value, and when, in consequence, silver would hlave four 1 it~s way to the mint, and tihe silver dollar would hav ie reap)pearedl. Again, every citizen .has a right to vote. In case any one refrains from exercising that privilege, hns Congress a righlt to disfranachiso him ? So, every citizen ou ce en joyed by law the privilege of coining a silver dlollar. This was a privilege, wvhether it was exercised or not ; and when Congress clhang ed the law it abrogated a vested right, regalrdloss of the quesiion whether the right hadl been ox-; ercised or not. If an indi..idual fails to proscute an assailant for assault and battery. is thlat a good grou~nd for the repeal of the law granting him this righIt? And yet this, is prooisely the chain of reason ing pur;;ned by seome who deniy thlat demoneuizaionu was a fraud. Lastly, it is absiurd to say that silver, if remDonetized, will remain at nitiety-two cents 'on the dollar. . t is be9pJ - to appreciate. Let us cornpromise on the trade dollar of TIlE STATE LEGISLATUR1E. FIDAY, February 1, 1878. SENATIE. The petitioi of sundry citizens of Blythewood, against the passage of the act to prohibit the selling of spiritiols liquorm within threo milox of Blythewood Fmialo Semi 1i, ws pieseitod aid properly -efervred. The report (unfavorable) of the comm111littee n filanl1eo On the petition of the Port Royal ilroad Coinpany to be released from payment of Col taiii txes was adopted, and the pe.ition denied. 'ho report (favorable) of tho special committo appointed on the House bill to declare the title of the State in the Columbia Canal and its appurteilIces wIs adopted. Tho report of the committee on jldiiary, on concurrent resolutions request.ing our senator and repro - seitativos in Congress to take such action as they may think proper to obtain the restoration froml tho Uiited States govornment of the Citadel Academy, together with coiponlsation for iti 1180, was adopted. Tie House lbill to incorporato the Greenville and Laurems Railroad Compmany passed it, third reading, with amendments. Adjourned. HoUsE OF rEPiREsENTATIVEs. Mr. Gaillard, of Fairfi(ld, intros diced a hill to rope:d an act to vs t ibhsli the Stato Orphan Asylum. T.his bill propostt the abolition of thi; ilistiultion, 1 and reeoimelnds that the iinmwites (who are all colored) he transferred to tHi p of th< comnties fIoml whenee they ori'imlly came. le committoo of ways and me-ms suibmite d to the Iise t(e bill to ml*l apptmpriaions to meet the ordiia y expensesof the Stato gov etimit f*or the fi.cal yea-ir com momniniig November 1, 1877. The eItiro0 U0mnont appropriated by the bill aggre!.ates $229.782.05, exclu sivorewards ),,[Joiot by the gov ernor for tho arrest of crimiin-ls. A conetronilt resolution was r-e ceived from the Senate, directing the clerks of courts in all circuits not having judges as:ignediut to hold the courts oil the first Monday inl Feb, ruary, toadjourn the s!;id courts till the seconId 1oiday in Februarv. Af ter considerablo discussion threro lution was referred to the committee on judiciary. A numbur of bills wore passed to a third reading-none of them of anly general importance. The join; resolution to elect a Commission to rovise and codify the statute laws of tho Sttto was paased to a th1i rd readi ig, after the adoption of an amenmiment reduing the com penisationi for the work from $3,000 to 82,000) for each mnemuber of the connossion. Trho MoiYelt Bell Punchi bill Camne up for a second reading. Aftor a long debate, the enact ingc 'l'uIse was stricken out by a vote of 51 to 23. Adjonuned. SAruumY, .F'ebruary 2, 1878. SENrTE. A numxbor of bil, of local or limited interest, passed a second rezadin g, and were ordered for a thir~d. The Speaker of the House amp p)ear< d in ho S nm.to, and a nunmber of bills were dully ratifled. The bill to declare the title of the Statto in tihe (Colmbit (Canal and its appurtenances passed its3 thlirdc read Iing and was( ~im ordered to be en rolled. Ajourned.. Ho u-: or RtERESENTATI:vES. TIo commlfittooe On the judiciary rep)orted favorably on a umbater of bills-among them a b)ill to mnake the uise of profane or obscene lans gumage a maisdemeanor. Miur. Connor offered1 a p)roamble and resoluitionsr deOclaring thlO 501nti mont of thle Legislature ats in favor of the r'emonetizaition of silv'r. Laid over under tile rules. The following wvero passed and sent to the Senate : Bil11 to incorpo rate the Landsmford Maonnfacturinug Company ; bill to amend the lawv ill relation to mortgages ; b)ill to atmend an a<( t incorporating the Cheat r and Union Railroad Comn., Thle follow'ng vecci zed a second reading :lBll to provide for th10 preservaticn of game in this State bill for thle further preservation of certain insectivorous birds named thoerein ; bill to reduce tile pay of witnesses ini State eases. Adjourned. Todleben, the great Russian gon-. eral, Cihewa an onion as he surveys the field of battle and1( issues ordera. Liberty or brentllis,,his motto, and lhad broath at that. Krupp,. the cannon--maker, says : "De'i Lordt has boeon goot to mo. He makes lots of war to help my poor vamily along." NE WS OF THE DAY. The Popo's health is improving. Parties trO being organized in London to mako excursions to Russo-Ttrkish battlefields as 1soon as peaco is finally declared. The proprietor of a Turkish bath in New York has changed if, to a Russian bath. He wants to bo on ithe winning si(do. The Democratic Houso of Rep;e sont-Itivom in Ohio hap passod unani-' molisly IL bill ' to striko the word "whito" from the militia Inw1 of the State. At Norfolk, Va., on Friday, Jor dan Berry was sentenced to twenty fivo years in the penitentiatry for poisoning his wife and four chil dren. Montenegro, in the late Russo. Turkish strife, lost four thousand in killed and seven thousand in Wounded, or more than a quarter of its population capable of bearing arms. Miss Mary Anderson, when play ing at Nashville recently, had "a terrific adventure. It was a mouse which had lost its way aiong the folds of her dress. Miss Anderson is slowly recovoring. The Rov. Dr. Stephen H. Tyng, for a third of a century the rector of St. George' Episcopal Church, New York, has announced his do termination to retire from the pas torato on the first of May next. The Spani-qh Congress, by a vote of three hundred and nine to four, 1pprovos of the m1arringo of King Alfonso and Princess Mercedes. The hidy brings a dower of $5,000, 000. John Miller, alias John Hopper ,Ooggs, the smiling ex-Southern Life Insurance agent, has been turned looso by the Canadian au thoritics. They required the forgery to be proven before they would deliver hini up. It is rumored that the President, in hi4 forthcoming ievil service me':. sage. will recomnend that tile selection of postmasters in smaller town.s be made by popular vite, and that le Postmastor G'eneral shall moroly confirm the selection nudo The California Logislature has passed a law making incendiary languago a felony. This has been done to met the cases of Commu, nistic leaders who are trying to stir up an outbreak in San Fran cisco. In the South Carolina contested election case botwen Rainoy and Richardson, the Houso sub--com mittoo on elections will )robIl)y report that there was no election. So says tile Washia-ton correspon dent of the Baltimore Sun. A newsboy, wvh.ilo passing from one( car to anlothier, on a train ill Connecticut, last Tuosdaty, was blown off by the wind and thrown twentydfi;o feet across a stone fenice into a field. Hoe escap)ed with severo bruises on his head and side, no bones being broken. In August last Mr. T. WV. Wil liamson, of McConnellsville, Ohio, while bor;iig for oil, struck a vein of gas at a depth of five hlundred feet. Hoe has fittiV Nro: to it, and heats his house, does his cooking, andl runs a pump at another wvel with t he gas. A letter was received in Washing.. ington a fewv days ago, from a friend of General Gre'nt, who has been with the Genci al lately, and who rep)orts that he entirely approves of President ites Southern pol'cy and t inks itwas both judicious and necessary, and has no doubt of its complete success. Jacob Brown, an old man, seven ty-three years of age, a resident of Martinsvillo, N. J., attended servi ces at the Methodist church in that place last Sunday .morning. After the sormon, Mr. Brown was re quested to lead in prayer. He made an earnest prayer, and as he uttered the word "Amen I" he fell dead of heart disease. Theosteamship Gaelic, which ar - rived last woek fromn China and Japan, brought Hong Kong dates to January 4, Shanghai to the 5th and Yokohma to the 14th. An In dian missionary, named Maxey, had been attached by mobs in Ifamsin and Tomosa and th-eatened with death if lie remained on the stand. He refused to withdraw, though the Chinese oflicials declared they could not protect him. The result of his persistency is not yet known. At Auburn, New York, on Fri.. day, the trial of E?dward J. Hoppins, for the murder of Philip I'roudlfit, his sister's betrayer,,.was concluded by a verdict of acquittal. Within' an hour after his acquit tal, Hoppins. was married to Miss Amy E. Tur~. nor, to whom he was to have been married in October last. The jury were present as witnessesi The oft1 ciating clergyman came from Ster ling. to perfomn the ceremony, in anticipation of thn verdict We wore exposed last week to a pitiless storm, that wet our feet atid stockings, and indeed our por- I son aill over. In fact we took a cracking cold, which brought sore throat and severo sympt-us of fever. The good wife asserted her authori ty, plunged our feot in hot water, wrappld us in hot blankets, and sent our faithful son for a bottle of AyiR's CHERRY PEOTO1AI. It is ia splendid medicilo-plov)tant to taco, and dlid tho job. We slept soundly through the night and awoke well the next morning. Wo know we owo oun' quick recovery to tho Pee toual, and shall not hositato to rec.. onmend it to all who need such a me11dicino. - Mtuacan( ( Texas) Pre(s8>yter'ianl. * All of the Roprosentatives from this State publish a circular from the Department of Agriculture signed by the Commissioner, which states that no sods will be dis tributed by the Dopartment, oxcopt such as are now and valuable, and then only through agricultural or. ganizations, or to such individuals as may desire to enter upon a series of experiments, and who may seeia to afford the bost security for . thorough, careful trial of seeds different climates and soils.- Char lotte Southern H2om1e. The State of Solith Carolina, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. By 0. R. TIOMPSOX, Zq., Probate Judge. W HER EAS, Georgo W. Coleman hath imado suit to mo to grant him letters of administration of the estate and effects of Mary Coleman, deceased: These arn therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Mary Coleman, deceased, that they be and appear bcfore; me, in the - ourt of Probate, to be hold at Fairfield Court. Uouse, A. C..on the 21st day of February next. after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said adininistra tion .hould not be granted. Given under my hand, this 4th day of February, Anno Domini 1878. 0. R. TOlOMPsO.N, feb 5-txlaw2 J. P. F. C. IFRE[ ARRIVALS! ---- o Fresh Arrivals!! -AT J. 0. BOAG'S, ~ x and warranted Garden Seds at fivI.en perL p)ai,s r, which sol last year at 10 cen.s or~ 3 for 25 cents. ---0 Very best choice Seed an d eating Po4atoes, Failyb Fl' our, Miai, Grist, Ilanon, Lo rt, 1tice, Cigars, Tobacco, Can dtie s, Assortment of Fancy Cakes auind Cracke!rs, Mackerel, Di ied ilor rings, LFa.ncy Grocermi..s, All of which will be sold as low as the lowest for cah T[he stock of D)ry Goo.s such as Domes tics, I alicoos, Diress Goods, nery Goods, wvill be sold ver y low to clear them out. Call soon and sco for yourselvecs. You will always find a full line- of Notions, Buttons, 'Trimmings, &c., and Fancy Goods, kept at the Driy Goods, Fancy Goods and MILLINERY BAZAAR. In fact you can .get almost anything you wrant that is in the Grocery', Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Notion or Millineryr line. All knowing themselves indlobted to me will p)lease come forwvard and settle up at once, as this is a hard year and I must have money to. carry on business. Sfeb 5 3. 0. B OAG. School_Notice. A gradod school in the Eng lishLbrnhesandl Arithmetic, ages of six and sixteen years, will be opened at Mount Zioin. College, as folloes.: For the primary deopartment-embracing children in pripiary grad1es as far as the third reader and the multiplication table -under Miss Bileine, at 10 o'clock a, mn. on Monday next. Girls of fiighcr grades than the primary department will report at the samo place and hour on Tuensday. Pupils in Languages, Htighor Mathoe matit.s and Science, and English- pupils. over sixteen years of age, will make sp)ecial application -to Mr, Davis. 0 . R. THOMPSON. foh 9-t mh.sko Brdn. Trtso. SPECIAL NOTICES. 14o1n11d and We1. A-rL,AN-TA, GA., Decomber 29, 1808. Din. J. 81wn:w-Dea Sir:-I take J)posurc in ivtating that, soietinio pro vious to the lito war, I used, with the utmost siccess, on a servant girl, your Foimale Regulator, prepared then at Brad fiold's Drug Store, West Point. Ga. She had bron sufforing severely from sup pressd 10ionstruation and this medicino Noo restored hor to healthj. Sin is to-day living in Atlanta,vound and well. I will stato foirther, that I know of its being used with e(lital muccess in other cases. I do not, besitale to endorso your preparation for the purpose for which you rooominond it. Yours truly, jan 29-2w JNO. C. W [I ITNER. GreatRed&uctions. -0 .0 make a chango in our business wo will from this date offer our largo and Relected stock of goods at a great redue tion, and a largo part of them at and below cost, CONSISTING IN PART OF Clothing, Charlottosville Cassimeres, Jean- &c. Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Alpacas, Cashmeres and Dress Goods, Kid and Lislo Gloves, Hosiery and Notions. J. F. MecMaster & Co nov 29 DON'T MISS THE HE entire Mkock of Foraitur.. 311t tresses, Winulow Shales, Baby Carriages, otc., will be nol'd at greatly reduced prices, from thisday, regardless of cost, to close out a,t The Chester Furnituro Store, Opposite the Court House. I. BRANDT, Jr.nIary 30, 1878. Proprietor. jin3 j-t GRDEN SEED. SEED, ONION SETS, SEED, LUCERNE, SEED, CLOVER.. ~i~2() worthi of garden soed'justre cerived at reduced prices for cash, at the Drug store of jan 31 DR. W. R. AIKEN, ST ATE OF SOUTH 0AROLI5A COUNT~Y OF FAIRIFIPLD. Court of C'ommom Pleas. WVm. U. Kerr, as Clerk of the Court of C]ommon Pleas for the County of Fair field, Phaintiff, againmst Martha J. Means, Fanmio A. Means, Mu.ria D. Means, Martha Meana, Sarah TI. Means, Johts C. Means, Gabriella Moans, T. Ross. Robertson and- Gee. W. Williaz.s & Co., Defendants. To tho. Defendants, Martha J. Means, Fanmio A. Means, Maria D. Means, Martha Means, Sarah T1. Means,. Johrn C. Means Gaubriella Mnana, T. Ross Robertson and Geo. W. Williams & 00. tU are horeby numnmoned and re ..Lqui.mod to answer the complaint in this action, which is filedl in the office of the Clerk of Comimon Pleas, for the said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on tho. subscribers at their office, No. 3, Law Range, Winnmsboro, S. C., within twenty days after the service heorcof, exclusive of the dlay of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff In this aetion will appgly to the Court for the relief deomand.. ed in the enmp)laint. GAILLARD & REYNOLDS, Plair.tiWfs Attorneys. Filed December 31, 1877. Win, I. Kerr, 0. 0. 0; P. F. C. To the Def-endants, Martha J. Mean., Fannie A. Means, Maria D. Means, Martha Moans, Sarah T. Means, Johni 0. Means anid Gabriol1aMeans: TAr'S Nro'that the eumamne In this, action, of which the foregoing is a eopy, wa filedl in the ofile of th)e-Clork of Oourt for Fair1ldh county, on the 81st day of December, A. D. 1877. GAILLA RD & R EYN6LDS, PlainitifE's Attorneys. de 31-xlaw6w ..L O T.7 T Z - ,lOngn Aun ,w..... .OW