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TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.) WINNSBORO, S. C. TC UEMDA Y,1MA RC4879 V.IOL. 3. NO. 14
GOY. HAMP'ON'S FAREWELL.
UE RESIGNS AS GOVEItNOR AND. IS
COMMISSIONED SENA TOR.
Governor Simpson Quietly Inaugurat
ed--Hampton's Letter of Besigna
tion- He Explains Why He Did Not
Resign Before- Allusions to His
Feeble Health--Thanks for the Past
and Hopes for the Future.
Governor Hampton's letter of
resignation was received last Wed..
nesday and he was duly commis -
sioned as United States Senator,
and his certificate of election for
warded to Senator Butler for pre
sentation.
Governor Simpson qualified as
Governor before Chief Justice
Willard, the ceremony geing quietly
performed in the attorney.general's
office, and has issued his proclama
tion, in which he announces that in
consequence of a letter of resigna
tion received from Governor Hamp
ton, he has taken the oath of office
as Governor and entered upon the
duties of the office.
Governor Hampton's letter is as
follows:
OAKLAND, S. C., Feb. 24, 1879.
My Dve-r b'ir: In tendering, as I
now do, my resignation as Governor
of South C.rolina, it is proper that
I should give the IOHuu which
h-ve cause'.l me to )ostpune doing so
until the present i.ime. When the
General Assembly did me the lionor
to elect ie United States Senator
there were some official acts which,
it was supposed, could be properly
discharged only by myself. I pro
uosed, therefore, to resume Execu
tive authority for a few days to
peirform those duties, but my health
h is never permittod me to - do so,
and the recent decision of the
Supreme Court renders it unneces.
sary for me to take any action in this
matter. I can therefore now resign
withogt any prdju.liLe to the State
or any embarrassment to myself,
and in doing so I feel that I conm1it
the Executive authority to one in
every way worthy and competent to
wield it.
It will always be a source of
pride and gratification to me to
recall my official connection with
the o.hor officers of the State. We
have been in perfect accord on all
the great public questions which
have agitated the State, and our
personal relations have been those
of the closest friendship- In severs
i ig my connection with them
officially, I beg to express my great
obligations to them, and my earnest
wishes for their prosperity and
success.
To the people of South Carolinn,
who have done me such undeserved
honor in the past, who have sus
tained me with such unfalterirg
confidence, and who have manifest
ed towards me, during my late
illness, an affection never surpassed,!
I have no words by which adequate,.
ly to express my gratitude. I can
only promise to devote whatever of
life and ability God may grant me
to their service, oaly asking them
to remember that I nevor solicited
office at their hands, and if I fail in
the new sphere to which they have
elevated me, it will be my misfor
tune but not my fault. They have
placed me there, and it shall be my.
earnest effort to p rove myself
worthy of their confidence. Thank
ing them profoundly*, for their
kindness to me and invoking on
them the c hoicest blessings of God,
I am, with great respect, veryt
truly yours, WADS HAMPTON.
His Excellency, GOVERNOn SIMP
BoN.
Fausitt has recorded a curious.
experimnent on the resonance of
flames. A tuning fork struck upon
the table, and then held till its
soiud w as inaudible, was placed in
the tip of the flames of a Bunsen
burner. The eound came out again
loud enough to be beard at some
distance. The flame acts as a~
tesonator owing to the difference in
the density of the gases which ,it
contains.__ ___
HuAvr NoraU.-Statistics p rove
that twenty -ive per cent. of the
deaths in on~ lgrger cities sire caused
by consup piu,'asd1 when .we re
flect that tis terrible disease in its
earlier stage *ill tendily 14l to a,
bottle oft Dr. Bull's' cOug 8rup
(costing 25 cente), she~ll ye ooun n
the sufferers for their negligence, or
pity them. for tlrIgorasoeei
The wjhqe. ofs Oharles Diekeng
1as been. da'nnmanulJl
b..wU Q'AROLIRA 11 WS.
A negro child was burned to death
at Wtld's Qua.iter, Darliegton coun
ty, last Monday.
Five hundred water oaks have
been planted in the streets of Aikon
within the past fortnight.
The lien businesa is raging in
Darlington county this year. The
clerk has already registered 1,476.
The fertiliezr war in Spartanburg
is over, and the farmers are buying
fertilizers in as large quantities as
ever. So says the Ilerald.
. A negro woman living on the
pla utation of Mr. Josoph Smnyer, in
Chester county, recently gave birth
to two children one black and the
other white.
-The meat house of Mr. Turner
Carter in Chester county was broken
open on Thursday night, and eight
hundred pounds of meat stolen.
There is no clew as to' the perpe
trator3 of this robbery.
Mr. Samuel McAlily's meat house
in Chester county was broken open
last Saturday night, and about three
hundred pounels of meat were stolen
theref. oin. The thieves, to effect
their obje3t, du.; through a brick
wall two feet thick. Henry Wilson,
a negro, has been arrested and com
mitted to jail, suspected as one of
the guilty partics
A fire broke out last Wednesday
night in Messrs. Walker Fleming &
Co.'s new biuding in Spartanburg.
The fire burned the shelves, count.
era and goods in the back end very
badly, and but for the prompt and
energetic action of the fire company,
the whole block on the north side of
the public square, including the
courthouse, would have been con
sumed.
A negro womnn liNing on the
place of Capt. J. N. Haffinan, in
Lexington county, on Friday last
left her two childrn about four
years old in her house and went off.
When she returned she0 found one.
of the:n With all its clothes bunrt off
and it so badly burned that it died
o.a Saturd ty morning. Thu accident
is reported as being. the result of
gross caroelo.3n:s3 on the mot ber's
part.
The colored men of Anderson are
talking about holding a meetingl
and declaring war against all tramps
and colored refugees from Georgia.:
They claim th:st thi ecfourths of the
trouble pesons of their race got int->
is caused by vagabond negroes fro.n
across the Savannah river, and say:
that unless something is done t)
put a stop to their coming they
propose to take esvery such fellow
up and deal with him themselves.
The case of the State against t
Isaac McLain, indicted for murder,
was tried at Anderson lapt week,
mini elicited much interest. It will
be remembered that this was the
case where Mr. McLain, on horse
back, ran over Mr. Drury Snipes ]
year the residence of Colonel Ruck-.
or, throwing him upon the grounAd4
and causing his death. As tha evi
dence was insufficient to prove
malice or crimmnal cauelessness, theo
defendant was acquitted.j
The Newberry Pomona Grange
met at Trinity on the- 14th ult.
Among other business transac ted a ]
resolution was adopted in oppoi
tion to the extra term of court
ordered by Judge Aldrich for MLy.
The G.rangers -say they are desirous
that the dockets of the court should
be cleared and the old business that,
now clogs it should be ' wound up,
but declare that the month of May
is not a fit time to call farmers from
their farms to act as jurors and4
witnesses. I
Gen. M. W. Gary, learning that
the parsonage on Ward's circuit in
Edgefleld county - was was unfne- '
aished, promptly and without solici
tation ordered an elegant chamber
suite of walnut furniture from a
dealer in Augusta and donated it to
the parsonage.- The furniture has I
been received and placed within the
building. At the Quarterly Confer.
enee recently held at Batesburg, the
Presiding Elder, Dr. E. J. Moynar
die, publicly returned the thanks of'
the Conference to General Gary.
A colored girl about eleven years
of age was burned to death on the
plantation of Mr. S. McCully inj
Atderson cobunty one day last week.
She, with ereveral smaller ehildren,
had been left alone by their parents,
and while playing around the hearth
her clothes caught on fire, and be
coming frightened she. rahi to the
?Gsldenoe of Mr. MoCully, a dietance
of quartey,og ro lIe, her. olothes
being almost en%ir a burnt offwe
she Anaohed his place. 8She survived
only a few dt
ite sheriff of Darlington has
captured Ben James (and Robert
McCall, two of the pz'isoners who
escaped from jail reogttly. It has
leaked out, as predictod, that the
tools with which the prisoners re
cently made their bseapo wore,
passed into theta through the win
dow from the street.. A blanket
was torn up and st.rings nade by
some of the prisoners iu'tho pass:rgo,
with which the tools were drawn up.
Mary King, it is said, was instru
mental in getting up the necessary
tools and effecting the arrangements
for the escape.
An experienced deteotive in the
garb of a tramp has been operating
tround Anderson for ma y days, and
has succeeded in captt ug several
negroes, who, it is sul sod, were
implicated in the burg ry of Mr.
Kennedy's store. Qa , a negro
o-lled Bob, but whose r name is
llfason Dykes, is an esea d criminal
from Georgia, for whose capture a I
reward of fifty dollars li been of,
rerod. He made a confosion to the
detoctivo in jail, implicating several
parties in the burglary already
nuntioned, sonme of whom are now
in custody.
One day last week a colored man
named Saul Boozer came to his
loath in a horriblo manner, while '
ejeaning out a well in Newberry
oounty. He was in the ell, other
parties drawing up ax lare tub fiiled
with rock, taken from tl well. The
tub was placed upon aplank across
the mouth of the well. which plank
broke, the whole weight of the tub;
and ittcontents falling on Boozet,
breaking his head in a fearful man -
nor. Boozer was a good Democrat,
never having voted the Repub:icau
ticket in his life.
HrIonwAY lioma.n.-We learn
that one night last week, Mlr. Mar -
tin Williams, who lives on Clark's
Fork, and and is engaged in iner
)handizing, while riding in a buggy
tlone . in the vicinity of King's
h.Inntain battle ground, was over
taken by a white iman.,a stranger
to him-who asked pormiseion to
ride. The request wao gianted, and
the occupants of t'se buggy had not
proceedod far until they wore met
ay a party of four men, one a negro
^arrying a gun. Ir. Williams was
issaulted by this party, knocked
3onsoless, and robbed of what mQney
so had with him-about ton dollars.
e was left in an unconscious condi.
ion, lying in the road, and subs:- f
luantly his horse and buggy werer
ound some distance from the scene
)f the outrage, the horse tied to a
tree, where it had evidently been
Iriven by the band of robbers. It is
thought that the man who asked for
a seat in Mr. Williams' buggy was
mn accomplice of those whom they
Lfterwards met. As soon as Mr. J t
Williams regained consciousness, he r
vent to the house of Robert Caveny, I
iear by, and related the circun- n
tances. Mr. Cuveny accompanied s
ii in search of the robbers, which, r
iowever, resulted only in the discav- c
try of tile horse and buggy as stated
bove. Mr. Williams, though
tunned by the blow he reeived, is
tot dangerously hurt.-TYorkvillo
CONVIcTED OF MUinDER.-The ease
>f the State vs. Aif. McNinch, John
3lackwell and J. L. M. Irby, chargi.
d with the murder of Wim. C. Xii- '
oro, was tried in tihe Court of
.eneral Sessions at L.aurena~ last
veek. Upon motion of the Solici-' 1
or, thle defendants wore soverd in
heir trial. McNinch was first triod.
rhe trial began Thursday morning i
xnd terminated Saturday night.
L'he jury were out about threoe
jnarters of all hu and returned a
rerdict of "Guilty." On Monday
Erby's case was called, an:1 his
ounsel were about to move for a
1onltinuanlce, when the Judge asked j
f the defendant was in court. Upon a
t being ascertained that he was not|
resent, the Judge ruled that in
>rder to hear any argupient on the:
soint of a continuance it was nleces-.'
tary that the defendant be present'1
in Uourt, and ordered that ho be *
salled. No answer being made to,a
the crier's call, the Solicitor moved
it once for a bench warrant, which, I
ifter due search b)y the sheriff, was
returned with "non est inventue"'
endorsed on it Irby had gone.
His bond was for $8,000. On it are1
live or six of thme best citizens of'
Laurens county. It is said that
[rby put up the money, . before he
left, to -pay his forfeited bond.
biothing has been heard of Irbyi
uiko Is departure- G3ovex nor Siomp..
ion offers a reward of $150 for his
irrest
MuAit HBlstead 'has recenmtly
one~n~ sole' propritor of the 015n.
40itt~QmmerciaL
.N 's 1.'J1I v,g !)A1'.
A Macon man dropped his pistol
the other day and shot his wash
urwoman through the jaw.
The Domocrats and Groenbackors
Af Boston have coalosced, and noni,
nated George Walker ful mayor.
A Philadelphia firim has received
argo orders for iiachino tools from
Frience, England and other foreign
;ouin tries.
There is soio life yet left in
Dleinphis- The Masonio Temple is
>eing finished, and work on the
sustom house is being prosecutodi
Bogardus broke one thousand
)alls iii sixty-four minutes at the
air grounds in New Orleans one
lay last week.
Tho King of Siam has a bo ly
uard of 400 young, strong an 1
lindsome women. They aro eoad
" the hills The No Stocking Bru .
iettes."
There is a rumor that Secretary
3churz is engaged to marry one of
,he daughteis of a highly-placed
fficer of the Government.
At Boston Miss Reynolds, who
ttteimpted to walk 3,000 qti'irtor
niles in 2,000 quarter hours, after
ompleting 791 quarter miles with
'row at two o"clock on '.;hursday
morning and the contest was given
'p.
The Little Rock OGzette opposes
Ahe nomination of Tilden in 1880,
mnd expresses the-belief that in this
t expresses the almost univorEial
ientiinent of the Democracy of
1.rkansas.
Judge Alexander R;ves is holding
United St:,tes Court at Danville, Vit.
[rive county court ju.lges have been
udicted by the grand jury for fail
ig to allow ne,:ro jurors to serve.
3reat indignuation prevails.
The making of condensed miik in
switzorl-ml is very prolitable. The
1nglo-Swiss C.np.my last year
:leared $300,000, and, after sottiig
i ide half of this as a reserve fund,
leclared a dividtnd of 18 per csnt.
Fifteen thoustnd people attended
ho Arion imisked ball in New York
ist Friday evening. TheC Gy7'rmlan
sinister to time United States and
ho leading city officials, including
Iyor Cooper end ex Mayor Ely,
VeO presclt.
A dispatch to the G tlv'eston News
roin M son, Texan, s.tys that on
lhursd.y night a stago with four
assa11gers was halted near Pegley
tation by two highwaymen- The
iassengers wore ordered out singly,
heir valuables taken from them,
nd the mail bags rifled.
A decision has boon rendered by
be attorney general that Congress
,en elect are entitled to the fiank
ing privilege from the commen ce
sent of the term of service whether
worn in or not. This gives
iambers elect to the Forty-sixth
ongressa that privilege fron the
Lth of March instant.
A little negro child, about ten
'ears old, killed his I a'iy brother a few
t ys since in Warren c umnty, 0
Iis mother made him nurse tihe
a>y against his will, andl when she
eturned from, washing cl othes,
(lund the baby inl convulsions, withm
rmarks on his face, showing where it
iad beon bruised and beaten.
The will of Mrs. Emily Grace
fathan, widow of Benj am in Nathan,
iihose murder caused such-a sensam
ion, was filod for prob)ate ini the
lowv York Surrogate's Court last
rook. After leaving money to
arious Hebrewv charities, she de..
res an equal division of her estate
mong her children. Tile will con.,
aina a provision that sholid any
I her children marry outsido of the
lobrew faith their sh.ire of the
states is to be forfeited.
The Duval Savings Bank at
Jacksonville, Fla., was robbe~d last
voek of $3,500. A man drove up to
~he front of the bank, called out
?resident Abbott, the only per'son
n the bank, and engaged him a few
noments in conversation. A con
ederate meantime entered by a side
loor and took the money from a
Irawer. Tile police arrested a man
m suspicion, and found $800 on
als person. lHe has confessed and
wo other arrests have been made.
A Washington telegram, dated
ast Friday, says: "Tihe Cabinet
iession to%day was mnrainly devoted
ao the Chinese question. It is an
wounced authoritatively that the
President will veto the penigng bill,
uad in this he will be supported.by
be entire Oabineb.. T he veto mesa
page 'bill be sent to Congress Saitur,
d&y or Monldfiy
A dispatch from Nolsonvillo, Ohio,
statos that tho house of J. Ml. Suns".
ford was burned on Satiurd'ty mornf
ing. Mr. Siunsford and six of his
I children worc burned to death. His
wife and one child escaped.
The Mayor of Shoflield; Eng.,
stated at a meeting last week that
in one district of that-town there are
four thousand persons destitute and
four hmahclrod families actually starv
ing. A relief fund has-been formed,
John Miller, a well known resi
dent of Memphis Tenn.,-was at3sassiM
naited on Saturday night at his'
country residence, fIlfteen miles from
Stanton, Tenn. He wis shot by an
unknown party lying in ambush,
who fired at him with a shot-gun as
he appearod in his door,
In Portsmouth, Va.,. on Friday
morning, the body of a youth named
Alexander T. Winn, cightoon years
of a.t', was fouud in an outhouse,
perfectly naked, hanging by a short
rope and' perfectly lifeless from
strangulation. it is supposed be
commiited suicide, though some of
his friends surmise that he was mur.
dered. Winn was the promising
son of a widowed mother. No cause
is assigned for the rash act,
MURDERED Fon His GoLD.
A disaptch to the Memphis Ava
lanche from Iuka, Miss., gives the
following account of a double mur.
der p wpotra ed near that city last
Wednesday : Major A. Ml. Hutch,
ens, accompanied by Thomas
McNatt, both highly ' respected citi
zens, llft Iuka together in the after,
noon t> go home, being neighbors.
Hutehens had drawn $1,7000 in
go'l from tie express office, sent by
a Cincinnati houso to be used in
purchasing a farm. Late in the
ov:ning McN.ttt's horse reached
home riderless, with blood marks
on the saddle. This aroused the
Rsuieious of MIcNatt's family, who
feared foul play, and a search was
instit:it3(d, which revealed the dead
budy of McNatt, terribly mutilate:3,
abcut two 'miles from his home.
One hundred yards farther on
Major Ifutchens' body was found in
like con lition. It is, thought th t
some parties who knew of the gold
being at the express office waylaid
and murdered both men in order
to scure the money.
DR. G. II. LADD, .
~'AVING returned to Winnsboro, and
11resumed the praotico of medicine,
olers his professional services to the citi
zens of the town and county.
;N Ozico in auk Inngo, up stairs,
ne'xt to vew.' and IIerald ofico. Entrance
n strev. mar 1-xt3u1
AUDITOR'S SALE.
T) Y orders Iromn the Comptroller Gen.
.) .oral, the followi g tracts or pareols
of lantis, or as mhucih theroof as shall be
necessary to pay the taxes, costs, and
p,enalticx for th. h ieal year 18,7, will
beotiorod for sale by the'I'reasurerof Fair.
fiehl county, in froant of the oourt-house
door in Winnsboro, on ''uosday, the 4th
day of March, 1879.
'rOWNsHIP NO, 10.
Mrhs. E. K. Anderson, 1457 acres.
Auditor,
February 22, 1879.
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