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jibe T.w anand ) WINNS3ORO, S. C. Tuesday, April 16, 1878.: it. MEAN8 nAVIS, BsniTol. ~MQ S. BYXOLDB, ASOCniAT EDITOR. THE BLUE IDGE Railroad is valued for taxation at $72,456. Yet millions were appropriated for its construction. SEVERAL NORTIEIRN p apes have propagated the absurd and stupid slander that Governor Hampton has caused the recent arrest of Frank Moses, in order to shield Chamber lain from the further accusations of "our native young governor" ; this action being, they charge, in con.. sequence of a corrupt bargain be - tweon Hayes and IIlmpton. Whilo we would ho ploased to seo greater activity displayed in bringing Chamberlain and his crew to justice, we consider the above slander too contemptible to require serious contradiction. Hints on Nominating Candidates. The State Executivo Committee havo recomnIended a scheme for primary elections, which is, in its general featuros, similar to that adopted by the Fairfield Democracy. It contains three suggl("estions, how evor, which shu)111(1 be adopted here, if not oflici:dly, yet individually by the candidates and the county chairman. Our schwne proviles that candidates sh::1l be pledged c the suggestions of the State Com - mitteo is that they forward their pledge "o the county chairman. Thle third suggestion follows naturally from the second. The first is also good, bocanse a subordinate club may not be unanimous, and, more over, there should bo no combina tions. We give the suggestions, and commend them to parties inter ested : 1. Aspirants for the position of candidates should be anhnounced in diviluFs.ly in any mode deemed lrop cr by themselves or their friends, but should ho placed distinctly be fore the Denocratie party on (heir own merits, and not as the cundidato of any organized body of Demo - crats. 2. Each aspirant for the position of candidate, when ho necepts the nlomination so mnado, shall itmmedi. ately notify the county' chairman in writing of that fact, and in the same commnunication stal.o that he is~ a miember of some loca;l clb, and1( subIscribe to the followviing ple-dge: "I agree to abido by and suitpport the nominations of the DemocraLtic party, and not to accept either a nomination or an oilico fromt any other source than thme regularly con.. stituted Democratic organ in:tion. 3. At least five (days before the primary election, tihe counity chair man shall notify the Doec ratic Clubs of thoe aspirants who haive thus qualilied thmemmselves for theo p)osition of candidates, and voles cast for any other person or per eons shall not be countod. A Bad Outlook for Republicans. 'Tho New York //kredd takes the recent Republican Congressional caucus as a text for o, sermon to that party of moral ideas. Jt lays before it a dishm of un palatable truths.', in the follo)wing- words: Thme. Repnblican leaders, when thtey had1( their dloors bolted and their guardA set outside, ought to have begunm by t.l1 'y an account of stock. This is not a very pleasant operatdion for them, for thboy will discover that they have been, so to speafk, carr'1ying on bunsi ts at a steady loss for ta good mtny years. In 1866 they had ini the' senateo twent-y-soven majority ;in 186k, the y'ear inl which General Granut be came PresidentI, this hamd increased1 to forty,two- ; in 1871, in a full Senate, they had fifty majority ; in 1873 they hmad but thirty ; in 1876 it had fallen to ten, and at pbresenit they have but two majority, count ing Judge Davis as a Dem'noera,t, but includ(ing Senator Shatron, who is permarnontly absent. In th h ouso they have been runn) fing (down hill in the same way, only more rapidly. In 180G they had 105 majority in1 the House : in 1808 it had risen to 120, in 1819' it fell to eighty-six, in 1870 they had but sixty--seven, in 1871 the Republican majority was only 30, in 1873 it fell to seventeen, in 1876 the tables wore turned and the Democrats came in on wvhat was called the "groundswell" and had seventy majority, and in the present House they have fifteen. To sum up the situation, thm nRe piblicans had when General Grant came in, in 1869 a imniority of forty two in the Senate and of eighty-six in the House. To-day they have a majority of two in the Senate, and are sure to bo in the minority next I year, while in the House they are in a minority already. As to the future-the terms of twenty-five Senators expire in March, 1879, of whom r:eventeen are Republicans and eight Democrats. Only five of their successcrs have so far been elected, and of these five Messrs. Sargent and Matthews are succeeded by Democrats ; Mr. Allison succeeds himself. and two Democrats have C Democratic successors. Of the six j Democratic Senators whose succes,1 sors are still to be chosen only two are in doubt. Of the fourteen Republican Senators whose succes sors are to be elected six are certain to be succeeded by Democrats, and < several others are in doubt. Leav- f ing doubtful cases to stand as they are, it is ele-tr that the Senate on the fourth of next 'March must have a 1 Democratic majority of at least ten. 3 Ti.(e Republicans have therefore lost i the Senate ; that they can no longer hope to save, and the question is, of course, whether they can recover control of the House. \Wh-it are t!rir hopes of tho next lI'use ? We have taken the trouble to l'oIk Over the n:>rit:es of the meibcrs of the present House. Many pr.1sons will rememnber that I in uncommonly large number of n ilistricts were carried in 1"76 by , narrow nmajorities, and we hav; ma1"1de a i.list of all the members whot held their seats by majorities tss C than a thousa[nd ; of these there are r thirtv-four Republicais and nine tee Diernocrats. If we cotutnt only those who came in by less than live i 1u1llred majority we fin-1 sixteen a l)eiu' crats and nineteen llepubli- g When a general has lost campaigmn t ifter c-impaign working oa a fixed line of op:rations, if he is wise it I will occur to him by and by that i perhaps it is not tho fault of the i troops, nor of his subordinate coim- t rnander s ; but that he himself has s blundered in taking and maintain ing a wrong line of operations. t )ur Rlepublican friends have, how v ver, not got that far yet, if the i reports from Washington may be b relied on. 'Tliey mean to "light it < mt on the old line ;" they are get Ling 'Ite "bloody shirt" ready to i raiso once more as their banner ; y Lhey must, they think, give the outhiern question one more trial. i 1his is certainly spirited conduct, c onsidering the figures which we a iavo collectel above ; but it is i mtrdly wise. They have fought on 1 umat line under far more favorable ~ uireumstances in the past ten years t han they can ever hope, to again. u md they have lost both Houses in a bieso prolonged camp)aigns. Had s h1ey not better change ? The e lresidlent is reported to havo said a mat when lie mnto the White H-ouse e ie found his party' moribund, and f hlat lie had been trying ever since 3 imi life into it. Whether he c e:ally said it or not it is true.( [t is the thorough acqluaintance 0' >f the lRadicalsa with these truthsa hlat is nmakinag them so desperate,. 'hie South is practically solid ugainst. them n and their only hope F; to fire the Northern heart, and bius captuiro a few close Congres - donal.l dlistricts. Though this is i wot a probability, still it is possible, r md the Democrats must be vigilant ihomuld the Itepubllicans gain the retg f capturing the lower r [Louse oif Congress, it will put' them ti n much b)etter tiima for the race of 1.880. But if the Democrats, be-. sides gainin.g the Sem,te, p)reserve~ ~heir grasp on thme House, theyK vill havec a walk -over in the next re'sidential election, so far as the t .tlpublians ario conecrned. It is I mly thle new national party sp)ring. I ng up that is to bo feared. Thims is hie unknown factor in politics that c S worrying all politicians. Still t 31 the odds are in favor of comn- I >lete D)emocratic supremacy in c 880. Gen. Hienry A. Smalley, receiver A2 >f the m National Capithal T nsurar. ce Iompany, and other institutions, .I mdl( a lprihfl omigntleimain in I ;ocial circles in New York, hass been '1 nissing for somec time past. On c Lriday it was learned that deficion, ( 'ios in his accounts to the amount I >f nearly $20,000 exist. When last c ward from Genoral Smalley was in 1 Washington and since that time no urther intelligence has been re.. c cived from him by his family. It s known that General Smalley 1 econ thy inherited a considerable I ortuno from his father, the lato lI Judge Smalley, of Burlington, Vt., j umd it is probable that this will l mnable him to make good whatever ( nay be due from him to trust F Iccounts. THE PHONOGRAPH. -0 o.wVE STARTLING I'OSSIITT,TIES OF MIR. EDISON'S INVENTIONS. L Fearful Warnin; to Belated Hut, bands--8olomon's Declaratien Hoist ed Higher than a Kite. Chicago Trib'ne. The phonograph will also be a ource of comfort and consolation o long suffering wives whose hus >ands are in the habit of staying >ut late at night aul returning in ho small hours to wrestle with the :ey-hole, and evontu.illy go to bed vith their boots on. To get even vith these wretches, the po.,r roman has to sit up and wait t! ir oming in order to more eflv ually roe her mind. Having her phone ,raph, she can speak a vigorous ecture into it, and, fixing the clock vork so that i,t will go off at the ime she knows he will return, she an compose herself to sleep, con dent that her representative will o her work with the necessary 'igor and emphasis, and that the 'ictim will have to endure it. He eay raise the window and pitch the >onograph into the street, but the Qachine will none the less have its ay out, and in this case will have he immediate neighbors for listen, rs. For the curtain-lecture busi ess the phonograph will be of reat advantage, as it can be set to o off at any specified time, like an larm clock. A woman specially :ifted in invective and sarcasm, and aving a good flow of speelh, co uld to a thriving business by supplying lates to those of her sex less gi:te:l ri the science of combing down ecreant spouses and re lucin_ them o a state of pliability and won't -do o-any-more. Many family jars iight be pleasantly adjusted by he :h.nograh. The husband and rife could scold it out into their istruinents, and leave them on the ureau for the housemaid to take ut into the back yard, where they ould sputter at each other without oing any harm. Right at this oint, however, there is a startling ossibility. Mr. Edison's arophone i only a colossal telephone that onveys sound for tna miles. The larming capabilities of such :ui istrument are apparent when th cader contemplates an iratt: roman, whose husband is out later han he ought to be, in possession f a voice ten miles longr and as big s a clap of thunder. T1he clock trikes twelve, on two ; the whole ity is wrapped in silence, when dnya voice cries through 'the tartled air, awakening every one rom sleep, "John Henry Jones, ou come home right off, or you' 11 atch it." Such developments of omestic discipline are among the larmning possibilities of Mr. Edi, on's inventions. Nevertheless, wve ro incli .ed to regard him S one of the wonders of the rorld. Whiilo Huxley, TyndallI, pencer and the other theorists i~lk and spCculatO, ho quietly pro0 uces accomplished facts, and, with is marvelous inventions, is push1 ig the wvhole world ahead in its iarch to the highest civilization, laking life more enjoyable, and roving the declaration of that old >gy, Solomon, that there is nothing ew under the sun, to be airram onseense. STATE I'EDICAL AssocIATION. -The tate Medical ARsociation met ni kreenville last week, rho reunion ras a very pleasant one. The following offiers were elected a serve for the next two years : i. S. S Marshall, of dreenvillo, resident ; Dr. F. L. Parker, of| ~harleston, first vice-president ;I )r. J. B3. DuB3ose, of Edgefield, see-. nd vice-president ; Dr. J. J. Hor n, of Korshaw, third vice-.president; )r. H. D). Fraser, of Charleston,: arresp)onding secretary ; Dr. A. S. [ydrick, of Orangeburg, recording Ocretary. Delegates to the American Medi El A ssociation-.Dr's. F. F. Gary, of bbevilleo; S. Baruch, of Kershaw: V. 'T. Russell, of Spartanburg ; J. '. M Goddings. of Charleston ; W. [. Nardin, of Anderson ; Geo. E. ~rescot, of Greenville , T. E Todd, f Laurens ; Manning Simons, of harleston ; John M. Thompson, of l[ewberr1y ; William H. Goddings, f Aiken ; H. D. Heiniteh, of Co umbia ; 0. B3. Mayer, of Nowberry Alternates--.Drs. J. A. Robinson, f Abbeville ; T. T. Earle, of Green. jIl; M. J. Dantzler, of Orangeburg; [. M. Stuart, of J3eanfor't ; RI. F. )ivvor. of Anderson ; E. F1. S. Row. >y, of Gre'envilleo; George Howe,, F Columbia ; J. F. Pearce, of [arion ; A. A. Moore, of Camden ; . H. Laddl, of Winnsboro; J. S. [ughson, of Sumter; 0. B. Lan.' eau, of Oharlesten. CALL AT J. M. BEATY'S FOR 11 T1'EL. e a:l, Ir 'n, Plow-moild,, k'. Tr ce Chains, Ibtm-as, It:u'k lIhto t, Grain Cradle., Scytes, Brade's li) s, S?:ovels, Garden IIoes and Iakes, Nails, Hor.e and Mule Shops aid Nails, Cutlery &o. WOODENWARE. B. B. Rod Cedar Buckets, Galvanized Hoop Cedar Buckets. Painted Buckets. Well Buckets, Kegs, 'leasures, Brooms, &c. Crockery and Tinware 37E T -A T.a O'E.T.., 150 leg. Fire Test. IT is o' sup q. tality, and hiuhly recommen - trial I find it .loes not clar t -ives very little odor when burn ... iu.; less 'olatilc' than Petroleum, -- . vaporate and soil the onter pa f a laimtp so much. ALSO, PETROLEUM. :iJ deJ . Test. For sale at J. M. BE AT'S. C O to J. M. BEA''1'S for Powder, T Shot and Caps. {lALI, at J. M. BE \TY'S for all kind s \ of ChePaing Tobacc Durham's and other kinds of Smoking Tobacro, low for cash. r IRY J. 11. LEAT 'rS "America" 5 cents Cigar. It will please you. L OOK at J. M. 1EATY'S Prints and other Dry Goods before purchasing. ITOTcEn. AUnITOr's OFFICE:, \'INNsnono, S. C.. March 29, 1878. rJiHtIS office will be open from 'he 1st to the 30th of A:ril, 1878.for the pur pose of duplicnting such returns for the fiscal year IS77 as have been dc.troved. Agents will be at the following places at the times specified, viz: Feasterville, A pril 10. 11 and 20. Monticello, April 10, 11 antl 20. Jc'nkinsville, April 10, 11 aid 2'). Horeb, April 1), 1i and 21). Ridgeway, April 10. 11 and 2o. Blytlhewood, April 10, 11 and 20. Gladden's Grove, April 10, 11 n't . 0. Bea- Creek, April 10, i and 2a'. Wood w"rd's, Aprit 15, 10 rnd 25. All persons between 21 and 60 ycars of rgo are liable to Poll Tax and will report aecordingly. I. N. \V'ITERS, march 30--tf County Ail ti'or. THE CHARLESTON c30llflur:l Q LOmm tt'! THE DE-OCRATIC DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHARLESTON. Official Journal- of the (ity. --TilE CHEAPEST DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISH D IN THE' SOUTH A TLAXTTC STA'TES. ONE YEAlt, by Mail,. ... . .... ..,$8 irx Mox-rus.................... .L'I-WXEEKLY, l)er Annurm..,.....;.. --CICULATES IN Korth and South Carolina, Georgiat Flor:da anit Alalbrnaa. PUULIIsnIll'. BY ITHE litl'IPSt Dli iill) i diliig- Coin pally --0 A D'emacratie paper owned by thne peo nILe arn, publlished't ini their int'erest,. T1he latest news by mail an'd telegrapd Fro'n all qua:r lts of the Globe. Pfr St'ESC IB3E AT ONCE. -sz Marchn 1I0' TOTAL AI8TINENCE S4AVING WINE TILL IT RtIPENS. There is an curiousq story about some native wines which are' ~ Iy advertiscd nowa days, and have . ly been put upon the market. Di. . 1.. the well-known grape-grower or C :, died in 187r. Some of his heir. '.:.e ''c,- tempcrance views of such extrerne k.,,J, that they were unwIllIng to allow the stock of w;nes then on hand to be sold or any more to he made. The grapes have sometimes been sent to market, and sometim,.' left to decay uipon the vines. It is only inv :hat the other heirs have succeeded In arrauf~ ng for a settlement of the estate and the sale ot the wines on hand. Among these Is a wino of the vintage of 1864, described as a "Swveet Union Port,'' but suggesting the ImperIal T1okay more than any other European wine, and being wholly unlike any other wvine of American growth. Its purity, age and mellowness are remarkable, and both p)hysicians and wine fanciers have a special interest in it as the oldest native wine now accessible In any con siderable quantity, T'he whole stock is in the bands of the wel l-knowvn wholesale .grocery house of the Trhurbers~N, I, Trioune, Nov. 19, thy The above speaks for Itself, but we would add that this Is the pure junice of the grape, neither drugged, //gvuored nor watercd; that it has been ripened and mellowed by age, and for medicinal or sacramental purposes it Is urnsurppsscd. It can be obtained from most of the leading Druggists throughout the United States, and at wholesale from the undersigned, who will forward dlescrlptivo pamphlet, free of charge, on application, Respectfully, etc., H. K. & F. B. TH URBE R & CO. Wert Thuay, Rads and Hus &mf, Naw.Yo.u, 137 and 139 Me ti'lg Street, C Ii.\. LESTON, S. C., FOREIGN AND DOMESTIO 11ARDWARE, Cutilery, Guns, Sad diery, iar Iron and Plow Stecl, Cucum ber Pumps, FAIRBANKS' SCALES. Agents for South Carolina for the Pate. St:eel Barb Fencing, and the celebrat':d Farmer's Frientl Plows, one, two and three horse, at reduc,:d prices. Liberal Terms to the Trade. Large assortment of Agricultural Imi p)lemeuts. Agricilt ural Steels at specialty. Bull Tong css, Turn Shovels, Scooters, Sweeps, l eel Bolts, also, rough steel Shilles, &e. State Agents Tredegar horse and Mule. Shoes. . 1' All orders shall receive prompt and careful at t'.-ticn . J. E. ADGElR & CO., 137 and lU Meeting Street, lec 16- Charleston, S. C DR. TUTT'S SARSAPARILLA AND QUEEN'S DELIGHT. THE GREA T BLOOD PURIFIER I[NOWN FAR AND WIDE FOR ITs S.ONDE1RtFUI. VIR'rUEs. Thousand1 of victimns of .-roftila, liheumatic pa tirnta ho have cast nahte th.ir crutches, swtierer. from ,,v vhilitic t aint ar.d inercnrial poisun, all over the huaet, bear wiltlessof its t llacy. The seat of these diseases is in the blood, and impure blood causcs unhealthy secretion, which develop Eruptions oI the Skin; Sore Eyes, foul Dichiarges from the Nosc, Ears and Womb; Wnie Swellings; Scald Head: Ihtght Sweats; Whites; Sallow Complexiois Kidney Dis'ss Irnal Emissions, anda long trasi of dtreful ills. DR: TUTT'S SARSAPARILLA I a concer.trated extrnct of the curative properties of root. tual herbs ., hieb at on the bloed, contim; iI direct co t ith ihe germ o' in. extel ,gingW It itinene i a I verv pti rf the system. It is a Iow\"orft,l altoral ivo, utal literally A RENOVATOR OF THE BODY, l'n"!or it; iallueinic the ces grow .E nrklur he entle ion clear, and unsiga.tly blvtches rapidly di.ippcur. To,e value of this enmpotlr in treotral riehility can not 1i ove. Csti,stcil. It aiouss the I negi energies of lif. TO THE LADIES. if von are sliriKig from what is f.Imniliirly known s "''ePmialie 1 nknaies." use' l T rr'sS.Uti ou.I a.I LA.x Qtrt::'s i:i.umiar. It will care I.encorrh(Qa, Sperna torria et al oier ioul discbarges,.6vhen all other tine,licine L ills. tohl by 1)riuggists. Price, #1 a hottle. or six for U- . Seit by e'press oi tn . pt of price. For len yonrs TuItt' P1iia bien the recog nizedl Staintarti Faituly Merlicina inth lilsari:n art ri'x. Sciar el i- aami'y c;ai be fotund from MAiNS to.\lrxico thia a i snt ulse iliem. A SINGLE TRIAL WILL ESTABLISH THEIR MERITS. DO THEY CURE EVERYTHIN NO.-The~y are for Dlseases thaat re suit Iremj MALAIIIAKL POISON anid a DEltANGED LIVER, sucha as Dyspepsia, Bilious and Typhoid F'evers, Chills, Colic, Sick-Headach, Chronic Diarrheea. Nervousness, Dizziness, Palpitation of the Heart, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Kidney Dis.. eases, Chronic Constipation, Piles, &c. NATURE WARNS VOU THAT YOUR LNVER IS DISORDERED W~heni you have a Dull sin in Shoulders Coated Tongue, Cos. tive Bowels, Weight in the Stomach after Eating, Sour Eructations, Aversion to Eicertioni of Body or Mind. BE A DVISED, amd AT ONCEn TA/IE TUTT'S PILLS. Theic tirst dose produmcesa an eiffect wvl,icJt often 3 utot0tishes thme Nuf. kerer, anud ini ai edort iae ?o1. Iow s an A petite, Good tiigest los, SOLID FLESH AND HARD MUSCL.E. THE WEST ISPEAKS. "BEST PILL IN EXISTENCE," .Da.I Trr:-I, hiiivi uii- yoI ur Pills for D pshiai V ca 'atoaa aidt Nearv oaanas. I mave ta ha alny', thIin.: toi di lima au aunch aouita han thie. 'uy of medusiclinea "Itbpt i > i E en'ea, tsi .ai e I , cay to aciui.uma r thesit.a their good me las. J. WV. TmnwaaRrrs, I)atcolaa, Minnm. Sold by tirugge1sts. OFFICE, 36 lua'. ray Street Neow York. NEWi WILLCO\ & ('1 nsB Silent Sewincj MYachine, Laates. Invntion, Pront]aoing Marvolous Results. Ifs s'lrpamming 10n1r1, ples it. heyond nll corn paetI.ii, ati nlaakes it t,he eapst, nfotwlll, atallig Ithe large ludIl'RiIuem IS (ffa'y.c by sellers of ho01sy, haar-runninug, Lroublesomeo two. Onily Machine in the Worl withe Atomtatic Featuries, and Widh l o TensiOl, to Manage. Writo b)y Postal Card for P'rloo LIst, List of Onfloon, &o, WILCOX & UIBBS 8..31. C ( Cor. TBnn,1 St 668 ra oad- , .