University of South Carolina Libraries
1 WINNSBORO, 8. 0. ATRDDaY, AVUrd', : s A878. B. MEAN9 DAVI$, EDrTOR. irO 8. BBENOLDS, AsBOOIATR EDITOR. IT Is NOT a matter of much credit to Charleston that ex--Judge Wim. M. Thomas is looming up as a leader of the Democracy, and that he should question the sincerity of C91. Edward McCrady, Jr., and other gentlemen of such standing. Judge Thomas has long boon the Charleston correspondent of the New York Sun, and his course has forfeited what respect people otherwise might have entertained of him. He has libeled Governor Hampton and the Democrats of the State, time and again, in the most malicious and yet, happily, silly manner. The Charleston Democra cy must get rid of Thomas. The Poe in the Field. As has been predicted, the Radi cal party in this county is again in the field. A County Convention will be hold in Winnsboro on Monday to sond delegates to the Radieal State Convention in Co lumbia on the 7th. Precinct meet ings have already been held through Fairfield, and religious revivals, which mean polities, have been in full blast for some time, An at tempt will be made to elect Logis lative and county tickets. The ticket will, of course, be black, as no white man will suffer his name to he used by the Radicals, but the race will, .nevertheless, not be a walk over. It behooves the Demo crats to bestir themsolves and pro. pare for an active campaign. It may be necessary to repeat the events of 1876, when every Demo crat was ned,ed, and all of them were not quite enough. Two duties present theiselvos to the Democracy-..$rst, to nominate good candidates, and next, to elect them at the polls. If the people get to quarreling among themselves about lawyers and the phosphates and the usury bill and the fence law and other minor issues, they will all be swamped together. Pro cisely these dissensions have stimu lated the Radicals and givcn them hope. They have ielt that before a united Democracy their chances wrze hopeless. But just so soon as these difference.s arose in tihe different counties, Radicalism waked up. The leaders in the low coun .try are very defiant. Smnalls and Whipper and Swails are injecting all their old venom into the cam paign. They defy the government and dare it to prosecute th~eim. Why they are not already in jail is a puzzling question. But, as it is, they are making trouble. They and their cohorts.must be promptly met by a united party. We are .not yet fully out of the woods. We want everybody to help. SOuTH oAROLINA NF~IWB, The Radicals are waking up all over the State. Hampton county is to have an mndependent candidatp .for -,he Senate. The artesian -.well in Charleston has reachesd a depth of nineteen hundred and sixty feet. One Columbia man has made one hundred and sixty gallons of wine from the grapes grown in hia .gr - den this year. The Beaufort Radicikla hav -sent delegates to 1'he State Convention, with instructions to ad.vocate the nomination of a full Sta~te tioket. The widow of Henry Timrod,.'the poet, has b)een wvarmly recommended for offBce in the postal department by Governor Hampwton. The work of constru~cting .the Charleston jetties will not be comn meed before frost. .8o Gen. Gilmore writes to a friend in Co.. Itumbia. There was a .bloody fight between two negro men near the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad depot, in Columbia, Monday after. noon. Sticks and rooke were used very effectually. A white lunatic on th.e Oreenv,ille n -as betn . lVrought down to , be train near Williatnston, on Monday, and escaped to the woods. Mr. E. R. Allen, of Barnwell county, who was shot at Allendalo on the 23rd ult., by E. M. Williams, the town policeman, died on the 17tb. The killing resulted from a quarrel in a bar-room about politics. The general impression seems to be that it was not justifiable. Williams has not yet been arrested. Nine convicts escaped from the penitentiary on Wednesday after noon, by way of the river, which forms the western boundary of the enclosure. One was shot to death by the guard ; five others, one of who was slightly wounded, were recaptured on an Island, and three are still at large on the island, where they also will probably be recaptured. Thero is quite an exciting politi cal canvass going on in L-mcaster couuty over the Senatorship, the rival aspirants being Gen. Jno. B Erwin and Col. Jno. D. Wylie. The primary election system prevails in the county, and there seems to be a regular old-time political tussle. Recently, a third candidaic, Rov. W. F. Brasington, has been brought out, and there is no telling how the light will end. Honest John Patterson said re cently that lie believed the Adminis tration would back out of the posi tion it had assun?od with re erence to the revenue agents imprisoned in South Carolina. Ho savs the President told him that there would be no use in rosistinco if the State Courts refused to give tlp the agents, because the army could iot be used as aposse omitcatus, and he did .not lioliove there could be a posse raised i.n Sou.th 1Carolina in opposition to the de.cisionn of the State Courts. He added : '.I told Hayes he would yet" see the necessi ty for troops in the South." A youth named Robert or John Quiucy Adams, living near Colui bia, was shot and instantly killed recently by a man named ,ovi Elkins. The boy, his imother and Elkins, who lived together, wore engaged in a playful contest over thl) pos.ess,oi of comue trifle, having socured which the boy started to ruim oft, when Elkins seized a gun which, he declares, he thought was not loaded, and aiming it at the boy ordered l,im to halt. Th command was disregarded and Elkins pullel the trigger, the gun lirel and the boy dropped dead with a load of shot in his body. Elkins has sur rendered himself to the authorities. )VXE W1s 01"F UIIE D.4 Y. Yellow fever prev ails to an alarm ing extent in Now Orleans. The Treaty (of Berlin lhae been ratified by nearly nil the Powers interes.3ted. A mob of negroes aftemnptcd to releace a prisoner at Battoniville, Alachua county, Flai., on Sumnday. During the riot two negroes were killed and another fatally wounded. A remarkable robbery took p)laco on Thumrsday night in the private bank of L~ L. Hiohnes, Blooaimgtoin,, Illinois. Bonmds valued att s,ixte.en thousand dollaL s were Carried on' and four thousand dollars in cur' r'ency arp missing. The blood curdling story of an edumcated barber, who, at the close of a lecture on suicidoe in a wecstern town, illustrated the topic by blow ing out his own brains, pro,-'es to have been a pleasant little joke per potrat ed by thme young man himmeif on the Chicago Tlimes. Edward Orr, of St. Louis, re cently fatally .ghiot James Mc L4aughlin, a lawyer who had de fended Orr from criminal charges and held the latter's valise until the fees woere p iid. -Upon relense from jail Or'r domnmded the valise. Mc .Laughlin refusecd., whereupon Orr shot him.. The delegates of the Ai'icani Young Men's Christian Association .to the Oeneva Congress arrived in Lonfdonl on Wednesday, andl( were .entertained at a breakfast at the roomjs of thme London Association in Aldergate street. A general meet ing of welcome to the AmericanI delegates was held on .Frid.ay Cv.o. :flirg., The ir'op mill owners of Phila dolpia held a meeting three weeks since and gave the hands notice that a zreduction of .ton per cent. wvould beo,wado inp the.ir . wages after .the first of 'September. The hands re fused to sub,nit to it, but have been allowed until the 15th of Septem her to dec'de whether they will accept or not. ,If .they have not, then it is decided that the redluetion will certainly take ,piaee. Geon. J. Giorgas, late.of 4the Uni versity of the Scuth at .ewanee, Tennessee, has been eleCted presi dent of the University of Alabama,! at Tusqaloosa. Gen. 'Gorgne will *b9,remeinbered as-the accomplished chief of ordinance of the. Conifedex,. ate Stat.ea, .. Though' A'4n'nyln nian by birth, he, like Adjutant. Geral Cooper, preferred to suffer affliction with the South rather than to enjoy office and honor at the expense of his conscience. Reliable reports from Havana state that a no ro riot broke out there on the 22d ult. in the locality known as Los Sitios. The principal cause of dissatisfaction among the blacks seems to have been their continuance in slavery after the lib eration of all those who lately siur redered at the collapse Qf the ro. bellion. During the disturbance the polico charged, sword in hand, killing and wounding a great many. 'T'he rioters then disporsed, and fled to the swamps aroun(d Atare's castle. Only a few arrests were made, and all the ring-leaders escaped. A party of masked men, variously estimated at from forty to five hun dred in number, rode into Monroe. La., on Wednesday morning, and forcibly took from the parish jail four negroes charged with murder, conveyed thorn to the court-houae squre and hung then to the limb of an oa,c tree. Three of tho vic tinis were implicated in killing W. C. Fitzgerald last May. Fitzgerald was a whito constable at Trenton, who had attempttd to arrest then for disorderly conduct. One had been sentenced to imprisonment for life, and two othei s were remanded for a new trial. The fourth victim was charged with waylaying and murderiug another negro in cold blood, and had boon se)teneed by the district court to the peniten - Viary, but had obtained a nevy trial. pt1C-A-niAC, There are two thousand charac tersiin the storis of Charles Dick ens. To the average Athenian the dear.est spot on ear,h i,s the Qreec,e spot. Glass grindstones are being; ex perimented with in mills in Qorma nv. Primitive I4rcad waq grain soalpd in water, subjected to a pressure iud then dried. Dumps, t;n "gypti:in king, is re pponsiiblc for 'Oii, she is down in hie dum.>.ps." The only medical college for col ored men is in Nashville. It has an ample endowmnt. A IRussia-u lady is not considered well dressel unless sho wears fron, twelve to tweity bracelets. Tho beer gardens outside the Paris Expositiou grounds cover as much space as the Exposition build ings. What is it that hasc neither wings nor legs, and yet flies fast, and is not stopped01 by rocks, rivery or~ walls ? "-Tho voie. Mrs. D). A.. Dodd, of Huimbolt, Iowa., has jumst given birt,h to herI tuwenty-s'ceondl child, a s>n. Amo.ng the numuber are seven sets of twins. Upwards of 494,391 perLsonms were' ermploye'd in En'glish coal mines in 1877, :30,141 less than in 1876, and 1,208 or one in 400 died by an acci dent. Pic ture frames an d glasses arlo p)re served from flies by painting them with a br'ush dlipp)Od in a n)ixLuro nade by boiling three or four on ions in a l>int of wvater. It is ena y to find a fr iend in Pa i : if he isn't in anry of 74,999 houses, he'll be sure in thme other one, unless lie is out of doors or has left the -,ity or has not yet corpe. Tllo IAmdgrave of Hlesse made a pretty good thing by Jetting l;is troops on hire during our RLovolu, tionary war* ; S2,353,030J was p aid, being at the rate of $150 a head fort each man killed. An Illinois woman has written to onie of theo assistanit p)ostmaster' gecn.erails t.o pick her out a good young man for a hiusbar~: d. S3he thought his expericece wit1i 'the mails wvould give him an advantagoe in the selection. A 'arm sixty miles long and ten wdinone tract, most.ly fenced, is that .of Messrs,. Miller & Lux. cattle monopolists of Californizi. They! have 80,000 head of.stock, owyn 700,.. .000 acres of choice land, and are rated as wort,h $15,000,00Q. A .French woman was lately. watching a cow feedling by the -:oadside. $hie tied .around her body the rope attached to the bedist. A horse coming alopg tho road at a sharp trot terrified the 3ow, ,whichy s.tartoed .at a ,gallop, :draggimg the poor wvomatn over the felds and ditches apad .finally kill ing her. A French seientiflc authority Btates that the o'rdinai-y rate of a' manf's walking is four feet,p'or see ond ;.of a good horse ~in hernosa, t,w.elve ; of au reindeer to a sledge on the Ice, twventyi si.x ; of. an Fynglish' ae-hase,; f-,rt.h.e; of a hare nigty-eight; of a'good .sailing ship-,T' fourteen, and of the wind eighty, two. A Florida rattlesnako six -feet long spent half an hour charming an alligator twice its longth, and then struck the 'gator with all the strength he could muster. The stroke had no effect, but, circling backwards, the alligator struc the snake a fatal blow with his tail, and was thou himpolf despatched by an observer. A single lealpr in butter in Nor mandy, North France, sells $1,000, 000 worth a year. It nets him sixty cents a pound, and is nearly all sold in I razil, South America. This butter is packed in stone 'ars, which in turn are placed in light barrels filled with brine. It is warranted to keep perfectly sweet t:nd fresh for three years. rooR OLD SIIERMAN. We sometimes feel sorry for Gon. .1 Teei tnsho Sherman. Occasign ally, ho drowns his sorrow in the flowing bewl or lots ofT surplus bile by a volley of healthy blasphemy. Anon we hear of him loitoring be, bind the scenes in soine theatre or pirouetting dodo-like in the intoxi eating waltz, which some of the mcuibers of his family cnsidcr th.e dance of death and thereforo of damnation. But thao normal coi dition of the General is inelancholy, and this has been made intensely chronic by the insane idea, eem pliliocd in public addresses, that he has a perpetual engagement of ".mar.ebing to the sea." Not long a:;o, ho ventured to tell the Amen can people that they would be a mob if it were not for the army. Now lie comes forward, at a mili (::-y reunion at Newark, Ohio, ali thus speaks : ' .:ue .Of us old soldiors almost begin to fe1 that tl.e cause for whieb we fought is in peril,and some of us feel that our country is sirking bijek into that ndirffeence that preceded the civil war, from which nothing will bring it out but civil war. I, a professional soldi~r, hope that 1ey.or again may this continent be drouchc c in the bleod of oqr fo)lo, citizens ; but it may becouo algain neces sary, anld it is a source of comfort for ua all to kngw th:at here in this beautiful valley of the Lieking t1)ere are strong rn1s and stouter breasts that will respond to Lhe call of country." The weather was very hot at the ti,me this was uttered anl the "artil tillery lunch," we suapect, uncom - ncnly vile. These thi.igs may have affected an already yver-heated braini. Bul, if Io goes on in this fashion he will end his days in i lunatic asy lum. JUST ARRVED FROM N.EW YORK /\N elegant lot of Spin i P'rius. Dam-T11 Long (Cloth, Cottonadesx, bLdiOs' andu Gets' JI.loie~y,i lag<th.r.aiufs, TIowla, &c. , aund are offered at the lowestL casha pr'ices. J. M.L BEATY. seruwe1 ana I w iro xowedor Shoes,asxpecialty at .J. .h .IATA"$. Tfry them, anud yo'n will hue convinuod of their durability. I amn ntri n' for sale "G3rant's ~Toa t Podr. every box gnaaanteed~ to give matisthection, or mioney re'n,.I'as give it a trial. J. uM1.1.lITL~ (G o .1.- M. W'iATP'L' for the las Filiy F'tn.r, Me.rah, (Grist, Rice, Hlams (Branded "'Ciajileun'',) fL ird, Bacon, Sugar and Coffe, very low pricn.s, Tean, Crackers, Candly, Reap, Stuarch, -Blueinrg, Soa, Con. Lyno, Muistatrd, Penhesr., To nlfaoes, Sardines40, Siaain, ppr Sice. 14i nger, N utmr-gn n an.ny other h Iing3 pe(oxssary for faily c1o mftort. CALL AT J. M. BEATY'S FOR OTE,Swede Ir n, Phow-znoulds, OTceChains, HIamosi, &ack ltan s, ('rain C radlhem, 8ey thes, Brade's Hoan, Shovevls. (finrdon Uneos and Jtalf.s, Nails, HLorse and Mule Shooes au.1d Nails, Ou.flery. &c. B. B. Re1I Ce:lar Bnekot4, t4alvanize.d iloop Cedar Buickets, Pai.uted Buickets, WVel1 Bunkets, Kegs, Measu rex, Brooms, &e. Crockory and( '.nware. WATERS'0RUCHESTR TON imes OROGAt .- f thenaost benautifuDin styio and pierfect ina to seo ever sunde,l. .itbap the celebwrae C'oncr to atop, whieh a. a fine imnitation,.~ ofthe ulanc, Voice, and two and a haltf Octuaves of bal tspeed in per fent 'hnre uncany withs the reela, anud thiren'eilct is ang. lent ana't eletrIo-ha. NA,Ilt(IIEESTtAL,, * .CONCMR TO,, VEWP. .1R,CE~NTENNVI CIllMER, CH APEL, rnnd (OT TA O E 01tOANP4, in Unino F'rechi ('ai see contbIue PO R iTY 0/ VOICI1NO sefth greaat A RE TIH.E lIEST MIAIDE fthe Tonm,Touch, *WerkannshIp, arri DintabillHy UnJurapased. Wariranated for SIX YE,ApM.". PIWEM EXTIREMEI,Y l,OWfor enuh.jfin. bhty Inallmtrenhs veteunes. unstrnas. let until pmld'for a pes' contnet. A Libea blse,nut to Ten'hera. initfers,Churches ehaol,ald. AGENTS W ANTED. Speeahineitee,nems sothei tradu,.hillusta.nal ogauslca PlI 4e Second.hnnd-Instratanente an'3RtAi D)I:1 GAINS.. IlORACEl WATERS .iSONS1 n.-es netrer an D -n-e SPR.ING, 1878. i E are now oeoOivipg p splendia lime of S..'RING GOODS. 150 pieces Prints. 10 " Cambrios, 10 " Crotones. A fine lt of Wash Poplins, bonut,iful line of whito and figured Coutoniai Stripes. ALSO, jlleachod IIomespuns. Sursuckers, Cottoq I.iaper, Table Lincnt and Damask, and the prettiest assortment 'Tablo Cloths and Doylies to match in the mar. et, and many other goods which please call and cx; mnine. IATS. A full line of Straw, Felt and Woo[ Hats. SHOES. We have always taken a pride in our .hoe department. We can now say that we have the most coim pluto stock of shoes ever brought to this market. GIVE US A CALL. _LAD BROZ. 8PIIW HAS CMB, -AND Ncw Style Goods ---H AVE ~-~.UST A1l ED), including, all t,aq SJae rltis of the to tson, at the Winns. Ui-ro Dry Goods, Fancy Gook and 1Villinery Bazaar. MRS. I)OAG wishes to return her sin, cere thanks to her friends and the pul,lio generally f;rttic past patronago, solici ting a continnance of the Faime. She will elenavor ats heretofore and is dectermnined to please the most fastidious, Mliliinere and Fancy Gtiods Stock i. comp1l.Vte. Frenchl- Iatte.r.n If-Ats, trimm..ied andtc unItrimn1Iad,Srtaw J hnts atnd l>onnets, Suni 11ats aind Sailors, I. ibbons, Silkis, Llaoc, Plowers, Fathers, 1llusions, Neck TJios, Ruffling, Linien and Laco Setts, IbIpndierch ief. , Corsets, Glovesi, nut,tons, &L., &G. ----- S"cond oTb of Spring Calicoes, als a nice lot of D)ress Goods, Mohmairs, Alpatcas, Japanese Siikas. Wash P'opuins, an,i ether nice Materials uand, Tiril)in)gs. Call anti sce, Ladlies,for your, solvyes. A hair o lot of Men's, Landies' and ChIld ren a Sh oes, G ents' r ud a .,ya' Fur and Straw H-ats, tine and course. ----- A choice lot of Famaily Groceries, Can d.ies, ('akes, \hoake-re. Tfobacco Cigars, 1Kcroseno O)il, .l ar&hrare, 1h.ood enware, TL in wo,e, ,Crckery, &c. A quantity of Lumber for s:le low foy casha hlnrch V J. 0. BOAG. NEW PIINTS --.. L4ONGCLOTH and SEA ISLANI) HOM19SPUN, BLEACHIED and ,UNI3LEACHED,, SHEE TING.! SJEETING,.1 L. C. 11AND}NERCHIEFS., MUSQUITO NFTS, B3UTTON~S, ETVc, Call and -Examinse Oni~ BLACK .ALPACA-! BLACK ALPACA iZ UheapesL ad Best in Town. 4. F, 194.Maslor A t