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ELUERT H. AULL, E,II'. ELBERT Ii. ALLL, /Proprietors. WM. P. HUUSEAL, I r 1EWBERRY. S. C, THURSDAY APRIL :'l, is,)). Is FREEDOM OF SPEECH NOT TO BE ALLOWED BY THE ALLIANCE" po3IAaIA. S. C.. April 21t, T' the Editor of Newberry Herald: :-we tih.- meinbers of St. Paul's Far- I tiers' Aniance No. 7. do itereby sthow by our a-tions that we will not support atuy paper that i-i not in sympathy with the Far mters and the Far ner's Convention, and do r-quest that you inmmediately stop our paper. iespectfully, "1. D. WVEUEMA. J. A. RIsER. T. N. KIILER. J. F. KiBLEr:. .. \w. WICK.t. .J. C. SLIGII. The above commnlnullicatioll has been r-eceived by The Herald and N ews, and we presume the parties whose names are signed to it desire that we should give it a place in our columns. We grant them this privilege with pleas ure. We regret to lose these names from our list, because we have always numibered soie of them among our personal friends. In parting with them we have no feeling in the Matter what ever, and what weshall say in this con nection we shall endeavor not to be personal. Now let us see what the crime of which we stand charged by this Ali ance is. Thley stop their paper because the editor has an opinion and expresses it and that opinion does not coincide with their way of thinking. They want a paper, we presuie, that has no opinion, or if it has, is afraid to ex press it. Now we want to say right here, that so long as we continue to edit a newspaper, we are going to en deavor to have an opinion on public questions that affect the welfare of the State, and we propore to express that opinion, and that we have no oracle to consult beforehand. This privilege we accord to every other man. We shall try always to have a reason for the con elusion reached, and if it does not coin cide with the opinions of others we can't help it. Ar the same time, we shall respect their opinions, and not fall out with them if they do not agree with us. We have very little respect for the man, or the editor, who has no mind or opinion of his own, but who always tries to fall in with the popular current, and thinks, acts, and writes, what he takes to be popular. On the other hand we admire and respect an honest man, one who is honest not only in the mat ter of dollars and cents, but honest in his opinions and the expression of tjem-not only because we believe that "honesty is tire best policy," but be cause it is right to be honest. We ad mire and respect such a man, whether we agree with him or not. The Herald and News shall continue to express its honest opinions on public questions without regard to whether it meets the approbation of any iadividual or not, and we accord the same privil ege to every ot her man. If in conse quence of this course certain persons determine to stop taking it, that is a matter for themi. Whenever we are denied that privilege we shall retire from the business. Freedom of speech and of the press has always been con sidered the bulwark of our institutions,I and no greater blow could be given them than to undertake to muzzle the press or to curtail the freedom of speech. But that seems to be the object of tihe St. Paul's Alliance. But threy say The Herald and News is not in sympathy with the farmers and the MIarch Convention. That is not entirely true. There has never a word appeared in this paper antagonis tic to the farmers, but we could not see the wisdom of the action of the MIarch Convention and have not hesitated to say so. Nothing has happened since the MIarch Convention to cause us to change our opinion in regard to the wisdom of what was done by that Con ventton. We belong to the Democratic party. and while the mrembers of the M1arch Convention may be, and no doubt are, as good Decmocrats as wve are, we could see 1no good reasonl for forming a new pary within tIhe Democratic party, out of a faction of the party. If the farnmers constitute, as they' do, S0 per cent of thne Democratic voters of the State, it would have been a very easy mratter for them to have gone along and had their way iln the regular Demo era?tic ('onven tion. But sinetile March Convention has nominated a candidate for G;overnor, and as long as he re mainis a Democrat, we shall not treat him as an alien, and while that can didate is not our choice, yet if he is nomninated by the regular Democratic Convention for Governor, we shall sup port him as heartily as any one. WXe hnave insisted on a camrpaign free from personal ab.use, and in giving MIr. Tilinman fair play. But there is no sense in fallingz out withr a man b)ecause lhe does not agree with youi. If an ediitor undertakes to consult the opinions of tihe individuals who take his p)aper hre will have as many differ ent opinlions as Ire has subscribers. Whlernever we have to adopt tihe opinionls of others, whether throse opinions agree with oulr wvay of think in. or not, then; ne wvill let those parties edit the parper. Btut we have confidence in the good commInon sense of otur peotple and their desire for fair pilay, andi that thley will a:.cord to every nmni the right to free lHE YIELI>ED) TO TEMPTATION. Mr. Tillmianr ill hris speech before thre F"armiers' Conrve-nion wich mnet in Colulbia in lsat said: "The temiptations throwvn in myi way by friends, and( enemiries also, ini suggest ingi my nramre for (overnror, are devices of the evil one to lead me astrav: but I have told thre devil to get behi~nd nme. I commifenlced this tight pure arnd hon1 est, arid onlyv a farmer. I will end it as 1 began. atnd for reward I only ask y)tur good opiinion arnd conmtidence." It would seem from this that Mr. Tillmnan has been unable to keep satan behnind him. Of course he hans a right to run for Governor if he wants to. The Panr Amrerican Counili has de t srmnined not to mar:ke that Sotthernr trip. THE LEXINGTON INDIGNATION MEETINGS. The Lexington people have been ery greatly stirred up for the past two xveks over the action of Governor tichardson in respiting the negro, Nellie Leaphart, who had been con ricted and was sentenced to be hanged -r outraging a young white girl in the own of Lexington some tirre since. hen the respite was given the pris ,ner was removed to Columbia. The iffildavit submitted to Judge Wallace i ipon which he reconimended the -espite has not yet been made public Ld the Governor refuses to give it as et to the public. The evidence of the ;uilt of the party is conclusive. He vas permitted to be tried without :arm to his person and but for this espite would have been executed egaily. It is a very rare thing for a negro harged with this offense on a white irl, to be given even a trial., This is >ue crime that has been somehow ooked upon as deserving of summary :)unishment. We do not want any innocent man hanged, but the delay td proceedings in this case will very much add to the chances of any one in the future charged with this crime being given summary punishment without process of law or court. The Governor we presume has what be considers good reasons for with holding the contents of the affidavit upon which the respite was granted, but we cannot see how any good will result from it. Tl?e Herald and News will continue to be published every Thursday morn ing and will give all the latest local and general news in the best style, and con tinue to express its honest opinions on public questions, treating all parties fairly. We thought one of the main planks in the organic law of the Farmers Al liance was that it was a non-political or ganization, yet we see that several sub alliances are endorsing the March con vention and pledging to support _Mr. Tiilman for Governor. They even go so far as to condemn other people who do not think as they do. We are glad the farmers are taking an interest in politics, but we can see no good to result to the alliance from doing so as an organization. The State Press Association will meet in Charleston next Wednesday. Every editor who can should attend this meeting. The State Democratic Committee will meet in Columbia on Thursday, May 8th, at S p. m., to consider matters connected with the campaign. CLEVELAND AND DANA. M1r. C. A. Dana, the editor of the New York Sun, and ex-President Cleveland have been saying very hard things of each other. The Sun has lost no opportunity to abuse M1r. Cleveland and to drag him unfavorably before the public. We have always a imired that q1uality in Mr. Cleveland wvhich en abled him on former occasions to hold his tongue and pay no attention to those who attempted to injure himi by personal abuse, and we are sorry that le should have broken the record on this occasion. M1r. Cleveland is now a private citizen and should be treated as such. The attacks of the Sun, how ever, can not injure Mr. Cleveland. They only help to keep him before the public and instead of injuring him will help him and raise him in the estima tion of the people of the country. One of the most enthusiastic Tillman men we know in the county is a typo in this office. In fact we believe a majority of the force in the office are inclined that wvay, yet they do not re fuse to work for us and wve do not refu5 e to employ them. We accord them a right to their opinion and they the same to us. There is no sense in friends falling out because they do not agree on public questions. The fight now seems to be not so much a fight for princip)les as for the success of individuals. CoL. Hoyt says in his interview pub ished elsewhere: "It is a time to coun sel forbearance, not to excite animosi ties," and this truth wve fear some of our zealous friends have forgot ten. As Col. Hoyt says in another place "the enemy of to-day may be the standlard bearer of to-morrow." And if we create too much friction and bad feel ing it will be difficult to bow gracefully to the wvill of the majority. There should be more mioderationi and less bitterness. The Abbeville Mfedium two wveeks ago in writing up the Easterservices in the various churches in that town on Easter Sunday wvent into a minute description of the dresses, ornamients, tc., of the ladies who attended the diflerent churches. It read very much ike the descriptions usuall., written about State balls. Not only this, the dresses of the ladies is considered the most prominent feature of the whole solemn Easter service. The M1edium says: "But the miost attractive feature of the day was thme heavenly beauty of our devout and bewitching women who worshipped at the several churches. Their costumes were stylish and varied, contrasting with their radiant eyes and rosy checks. Below we give a few of the elegant costunies, as many as our reporter could observe while paying attention to lhe sermioni. Then follo'vs the descrip; ion. This is a ew eparture in journalism and one tat we cannot see the propriety of nor omend. Another "Mfanifesto." [Special to Charleston World.] Lam:ESs, April 22.-Capt. U. WV. S hell hats issuied a letter to the Tilhmnan camphaignl commiiittee callinl. a mneeting' olubia sonme time during M1ay. Sever. Earthquake shocks. VICTORIA, B. C., April 19.--The Princess Louise, which arrived from a noorthern port last night, brin;s reports of several earthquake shocks on Queen Charlotte Island, some of which wvere (lute severe. '?HE NEWBERRY THE 1LAN 01F' C1 I i'.11(N. Iol. Hloyt N1ak:e,a S itatent or hi. vieW,, ancd Indicatei the Proi:tbie Action or NonT-aCtionl of the Statte Exec1tive Co,:tititee as to C-rt:ain Ie m,andti Containrwt in the I'I;:t frl1 Ado1)tei by the Tii tuan Shen: Convention. peIILCial to News and Courier.] G Ei:vi AprI \oil 1-.-The plat. orml adopted by the iarl b Farners 'Orvetii.n touchedi up,on several potitt orlin \ within the purview of the state leintoelatiie exicutive(emull11 ttee. \Ouch inittremt has bee"n Iinaniftiedt ill lie c,-our-e to bie adopted by the comti llittee in r'efert"nce to) the Conventionl'r eteio:l, but so far 1iln i tl lt at , ll of w\ li oul or wls ikc!\ to b. dwii:- boy tlt 'xecutive colittttec Ihas b)t(ele ii\vel 1. hie public. lin view of theup-rneral plublic inltere-t n1 the ltatter, tih_"elCtr1rtsplonidenilt ol ihe News anid ('nurier ealledl on (4o1 ias A. .Ilovt, chairmian of the exect ive comitltttee, and a-kedi him for li: l-iew"s Onl thi.-e questit'ln. grow\int:rOulI >f the March Convention whiiclh catllt more directly w\ it tihe scope of tht ott' InitIee. ~ The que-t ioIs asked ('oL Hoyt and his ans\w er- thereto, are give in the following int erv ew: -The ::d1 -eCtionl t)f t he 1a'for':1 adop,ltedi by the 3Mareb (',u!I:s i .11 mn taiuis certailn lemnandls rle::i:1_ tl reappointment of relrte-enlatitn! in til State ('onvenItttio anl the lectio)n o ilegate- to the ('oiVeInt 11 llby prilary but it is 1ot clearly iloiieated to whon these demlanlis are to apply. Has you executi\ve eomliittee recid t an. cOImntllication in regard to then?' E.1i.v on LAT-: CONVENTION. "No, it has not. A few days aftte: the ad jotirlunent of the -Marcih ('onvett 1ion 1 rcceiveld a respectable and courle nui comm nunicationi from ('apt. G. WV Shell, chairmilain of th' caipaigni Coin miit:te namtled by the 1'oevention, re questin;; that thi. P. mltraitie -Stalt ('ovtl\clion :- hodtu be conIvenlei until late i:i Attgust, to whill I re plied that his leteIt1 Wouhi be place Ieore th' ex\e"Cuiv'e cI:mtititee at it lirst llitetinlg, aind at Ilhe malue tiin remin(etdedl hii that the State (ilven tion was generally called abtout ilh midd14le or latt of A ugust fo r tie pturpos of nlotiniatilig C:alidalts fo1' (G;,vilol l.ieutenanlt(iGoVerntor, ete', but that tht, last ('ou!ventioi was held on the utii o Septeiber. 1 M I-1;A(T r A 1:L E 1 41AN i>S. "I have been surprised at the (l mnandls to whieb yrou refer, how\e\"er and am eurudous to know upoI whon they will be made . The avowed autio of the plattorm! is Capt. Till:m'n, an it is a :iglular fact that t lese demand of its :i sectionil are 1111 eiv l i)ractic(a le aid unattaible:',IC. i!e first claus remis as follows: -We deniani the realp1ort ionmen of representation in the I)eiocrati ('onv'enIion uolli the bais oft tie eeIn sus of 1S'0, and that it go) into efl'_c this year.' "No other authority than the Stat executive Committee call issue a cal for the Democratic ('oil veiltion, and i must be guided solely by the eonstitt tiol of the party, which directs as fo 1)ws: "'The Siate Convention shall . Composed of delegates from el COutl tv in the nurnerical proportio n to whiel that cotnty is entitled ill both bralche of the General Assemibly.' I.:A i'T'oRTI4N3 ENTLI Di'l's n L E. "The comm nittee has 11( d1iscretil: whatever as to the balsis (If replresenlt tion, and is surprisinig that at gemntleila: aspiinlg to t1he high otlice of ('olverno shold( deCliberately miake such a dl maiid, which a Iliht investigat io: shwI~s canniot be comiplied withI. I ai in full sympIiathiy with the idea of rt anportonmienIt, when'' it canf be don lawfuliy, but the Legislature refused t change'the basis and44 we are botunld t observ-e t he law as it is laid dlownil the coInstitutio of41(~ th e partyV. An; other co)urse is demollralizin1g anld suiel TritE D!EtAND) FIR P'RIAIF.. "The oIther demiand of the 3d sect io: of the Conlvenltion'is platformi is as foi lows: "We demianld that tIre delegates t beC chlosen by ) pimairy election on thi sate day thait the Itlhetr (lliCers ar noiniated, and that all t he cotutit shall hold thecse primaries oin the sam day, to-n it, thed last Tu1e5(day ini Augu: of~each election year' "It is not clear whether thle atutho of the platformi meant that tIs poIrtio should go into efl'eet at (onCe, but I p,r sumeli it was so) intended. This demian is equally unlfortunlate with the prcetI ig claus~e. TIhere is iio polwer tol regulat the election of delegates to the Stat Convetion aind (dictate the muode their selection. C ertalinlyV the Stat executive connuiittee hasi ino athorit il thle premiises and1( it has niever a tephted to exercise any conltrIl of Ill imntortant mlatter. "'Each counity is enitirely free to pr< vide its owniI niode of ebuoosing delegatl to the State (Con4venltion, andl I is ht been tile ease all theC wile. No) pow( can pIreven't any coutyt from1 electin its dlelegates by p~iiary, and1( it: equally trutht 14 >II powerC1 Caln cop this purpose. el'ction4s for delegattes (ln the same daI in all the counities Is altogethIler out < th que1stionI, unless5 tile coutIiesI agrl threto). It wouild taike constiderab ime to11: mae tile agr'emenit, forl wh:l wo(uldl suit one local ity mIighit prm nonveientitoi others1111. At Iiy rat the way ipen foIr anyi countyi tIrib tle electin (II delega: es biy tll he prnuar sstemi Iwhene 1Iver it ebooIlses, and1( t eictionl will beC\'4414 va ilnd inquiest ione< "i'l. l'; -:EnI1 [A i 'A N" 1(4-:5 NI T'SC'I "HI'ow about Iwha1t is terimed ti 'CGogia lilani' <.fII ilrlidte ts go in Ib I flre Ithe peoll?K Is t hern' 11 wI prvildd fo r diiscusions1i, 5o that t I v 'oter w'iitl have' ain oppor(1tuty of I heal iig fromxI the!asirant slIs to1 their 'viev ujol publlie' ques5tions'. "IThe Georgia plan,' as it is termell is ot adai1ptellto ourll conidition1, if un destand1( it. Th'e I coilrIse pursuetdi ma:ss mieet ingts, wiebic decidle thle chioi oteleiente~s to1 Ilh' State CoIlven til Sally' w'ith'ot hallot, but alway~si the absence of very manyli vo0ters'. Tu b ting bel ini eachl ( t'cre inal i las forl Mtte Ittl0I', but it prIoved u isti lfacItory ill illiy rV espects th; clase oft thel coniitituionI 1114ier wh1i( iths''iiI! nel)f5 welt' ild, and4 auo}l4I the ftlwing: "-The Stat'e icenao.rat11 e'xt'4ut i' repeive514' i count h-! s, to whichi 11 al en i 41a1e4 :;r tate- oilIi'rs sh:ill Ibe invitedt mea 'su rt'5, and1( acllICl 1'iI' hi oppotun't114iels for getting :at thec views canilats. iIsR 0F A ION vialrot A4'Tuiion:lTY "But while this is trule. nd111 t )eotr:lie par1!ty ha1-C g il aibundar p relIiiary' campiiti, we' are1 to hias I he sinigulIan en te=t t a (:aai Ign Coin ies for a sinle en!IIlidate,. where: the uirpose of1 thi is a4rrainger'nen'l t wasi h ear fromt all th I C CIndlidaitIes. It ob1igaor upon5 1101 the ~ Stat4e4 extcti co "ntIl 11 te to reqjuest thi'se meet ings I :d (if tile couniti:'s, and1( it is left wit 14h ' on ies whettiher' 1 hey w ill ibe heho ht seee to 1men that there willl like] ar ile ihi iet betw'e411..'1n 0 th pitlenIl . ,1... 1t...........s.;- .,....... ..-1 tim o. HERALD AiN 1) -Nii paarn committee, when such conflict ouht to be avoided if possible. Assur edly the authority of the Democratic party cannot be made subservient to any faction, and so far as I am con cerned I will urge most strenuously, that the arrangen:elts of the party as adopted by the State Convention, shall take precedence of all other plans for A preliminary canvass of the State. Of course Capt Tillman or any other citizen has an undoubted right to make his own campaign for any office, but I allude to the possibility of conflicting arrangements by which the authority of the I)emocratic party might be put into contempt, and in that event it will be th- duty of the State executive c,annrittee to assert the supremacy of the party against any faction. Here lies one of the dangers resulting from tie construction of -a wheel within a i wheel,' and it would be the wiser plan it all parties would accept the provision already made for a preliminary cam paign,'instead of acting independently. Every occasion for friction ought to be avoi'ed in this campaign, not only be cause we are in the constant presence of the enemy, but for the reason that the onponent of to-day becomes the stand ard-bearer of to-morrow. We cannot aftlrd to split into warring factions wit i poisoned daggers and drawn swords, and the quicker every man realizes his individual responsibility for the outitcomne of the present agitation h-surer will the best interests of the State be subserved." WHAT WILL TiE coMMrrrEI Do" "Have you decided to call the State executive committee together at an early day, and is it likely that the State Convention vill meet earlier than usual?" "I have been busily engaged during the past month preparing for a meet ing of the executive committee, by col lecting iniormation from various sources, es)ecially from the county chlairnmen, as to the condition of the o arty in this State. In some of the -oiitics the iiiformnation given is meagre and fragnmentary, while in others it is full and satisfactory. It is evident that strict organization does not prevail in all of the counties, and I hope to secure a better state of at'airs - after the executive committee has fur nii-hed the requisite directions there fr. In the matter of registration there is much to be done, and it must be done quickly. It was my purpose to f convene the conluittee next week, but prior engagemients of several members will cause its postponeimn t for a short while. PAnTY AUTIIlRITY Sl-PREME. "I know of no reason to suppose that the State Convention will be called at an earlier date than usual. There are - extreme views on both sides of the question now before the people, and it is needless to say that I am not an ex trenist in anything. I fully recognize u Capt. Tillman and those who are act i Ing with him as my fellow-)eniocrats, while honestly believing that they are pursuing methods of an unusual char acter, which are dangerous in their tendencies, and altogether 'unnecessa ry. Every reasonable consideration shall be given to them as to all others, and so long as they do not trench upon the rightful prerogatives of the State executive committee, nor call into Squestion the supremiacy of the Demo cratic party, to which they have pledgC:i unreserved allegiance, I can not preceive thme wvisdom or the pro priety of treatinig them as aliens and enenmies, and least of all is it my pur ~pose to shape events in that direction. -We need the unity of our party' in this 1State, and as a member of the execu tive conmmittee it will be my aim to -lpesrve that unity, not to jeopardize it. It is a tiine to counsel forbearance, I not to excite animosities, and the -thinking men of all classes will readily c auge the patriotism of every one b > he willingness to obey the behests of > his party through the accustomed~ i chaniiels. By applying this test in due season we will be able to discern - alike the patriot and the demagogue. A BLOODY RIOT IN McCOR31ICK. Druggist, who Sold Liquor on Sunday, -Resistedt Arrest and Shootiag Follows. [Special to the News and Courier.] INews of a riot in McCormick, S. C., ejis rep)orted here to-night. TIhe partic ulars, as learned by your correspon dent, are that a Mr. Sturkey, one of t three trothers, reported Dr. Calhonn, a druggist, for selling whiskey on Sun ' day. An officer went to arrest the Sdoctor, atnd lie pulled out his Win - chester rifle and opened fire. The1 i oflicer, it is said, was struck by the -bullet and seriotusly wvounded. Other citizens then took a hand, and a bloody Sriot has been goinig on ever since. f Several persons, names unknown, are C said to be fatally shot. Report has it Vthat the fight still continues, and to -night worse trouble is expected. AN ACCOUNT FROt 31'COEMIlCK. MCeCoRaMIeK, April 21.--The towr constable atnd P. B. Calhoun, (druggis1 -here, became involved in a difficulty s in which Calhoun was badly shot. Tin Swildest excitement has prevailed hern r since 12 o'clock to-day. Calhoun ha: b en arrested. FtT]IFRt DET.\ILS. rMcCoRMwc1, April 22,-Yesterda.y afternoonl for six hours this town was n a fever of excitemient, the result of y diliculty between Town Marshal Jf. M f.en nings and his assistant, M. L. B e ISturkey, on one side, and P. B. Cal e bon, a~ druggist, on the other. t Calhoun had been charged with sell. eing liquor and was fined one hundrem , dollars by the town council. H-e re r rfused at first to pay the fine, but after y wards complied. Accordinig to .Jen ee nings's story Calhoun stepped out o 1. his store with a gun in one hand and: - pistol in the other, anmd said: "Now .ennings, if you want anything yom ecan get it," whlereupon Jennlings toh him to coiisider himself under arrest Calhoun at this juncture blazed awal ieat Jennmings twice, the balls glancini hv his legs. Jennings retturned th< fumsilade, wounding Calhotun slightly ii the head andl other parts of his body H is wotinds were painful but not dan erous, amnd Calhoun hobbled abou (Iseventy-five yards froni the mali street and opened a general boim ebardmienut with his Winchester rifli ui On the stores of .1. B. Harmon 3. L. B. Sturkey & Co., and1 Jenm migs andi( Sturkey, all of whoa Sfromi their dloors andI windows, re turecd thme fire with their shotguns ICalhon eventually took refuge i IIi od,weelermie nihour before suniset. Upon his retturn hi tt was taken into cuistodly by .J. P. Blacl and is niow under arrest, it is a marve b lit 110 One wvas seriously hurt. Z alls and shot wvere as thick as Pa,bdig nag btets for half an hour, :ud the ex itnmnt amniOg towvnsreople wats in Miiir letter-- are received by the P P. P. (o., ''.omf patients, saying the e hd used such and such a blood pur ine e and sur .aparillas, mentioning thei ,f mis and stating they did no good: and' 1.nev (lid not get wvell until P. P. I Prickly Ash, Poke Root andl Potas sumi was tried. Tfhese letters wi e staredI to publish, whenm the variou itmanuinfaturers wrote us fearful letters a an weIiscontiniued samife, but P. P. P e Pkly Ash, Poke Root and Potas - iui is triumpihnant on every occasion - and ha. nmade a host of friends in cure 5 of Syphillis, Rheumatism, Scroftula oBlodl Poisuon, Dyspepsia, Malaria ant s enale Complaints. IBuckIen's Armxca Salve. hj~he ine-t Salve in the world for ('uts, Sores Uruises,' 1 lrc-rs.Sailt Rhieuni. Fever s,,res.Tet -ter Chappe(d Ihinds. I'hijlbhins. I'orns at: 'al kimn Erupti,ans. anmd positively cure s Pi'e or no pa:y rv ired. 11It is gu rnteed ti ut e perfect sat isfain i. or inrnoy refunzd.' ~ Iri:5 cetils per bo.t. For sale by Rtobert I s,in ~. I ii(ier. VY 0. 111 i.. 7 or3-r -L - Till- Wit:TII OF LEXINGiTON. Indiinant Citizeno Adopt Stinging 1erW11 tiong in Regard to the (Governor'e Cou-"e. LExi.ToN, April 19.-A mass meet ing was held here to-day to hear the report of the coilittee appointed at b; the mass nieeting last Saturday to wait b, upon the Governor in the Wellie Leap- - hart ca.-e. !t 'I lhe meeting was called to order at 1 o'clock. .J. A Muller was inl the chair. The chairman brietly stated the object C of the meeting. T S. P. Win,,ard, chairman of the corn- sE m1ittee, then~made a report. He stated ci that the coillillttee hadi waited oil the b, Governor and had demanded the atli davit, or reasons for his actions, and n had been put oil' with the promise that it would be shown in due time. The a successful demand for the prisoner was stated in brief. ti .J. B. Wingard, assub-cornnitteelan, b stated that the Governor had declared a before Judge Wallace that he had no r; secret to keep from the people of Lex ington and was willing to make known the contents of the aflidavit as soon as he could confer with tho solicitor. Judge Wallace had declared to the sub committee that it was not his secret. He had yesterday again called on the ' Governor for the atidavit. The Gover nor stated that after consultation with Judge Wallace he had determined that it was best not to make the contents known. A committee was theiu al pointed to frame resolutions, w1iilch were unami- { mously adopted, as follou s: Whereas, we, thecitizens of Lexing Ion County, in mlia meetiig assen btled, having heard from the committee ap pointed at a recent meeting that the action of Governor Richardson im the late respite granted Wellie Leaph art was based upon. all aflidavit which is now on tile ill t ie Governor's oflice, and the (Governor having refused to permit (I the committee to see tile said allidavit, but having prom ised tile commrillttee that he would furnish them a copy of the same as so on as he could review the situation and confer with theau thorities, andl since the Governor, ill the presence of Judge Wallace. openly declared to the comnittee that lie had no secrets in this case to keep, and then and there renewed his promise to furnish us the affidavit; and Whereas, Col. .J. B. \Wingard, as a iether of committee by special re quest, a nd as attorney for Miss ('all on, visited his Excellency, Governor Rich ardson, on yesterday, and re<iested a copy of said affidavit in accordance with the aforesaid promise of the (ov ernor, and the Governor having refused to give himt a copy thereof, either as a Member of said committee or as attor- t tey for M1iss Cannon, or to permit him to inspect the same; and Whereas, it is a principle in this coun try, fully recognized, that all public oflicers illust hold their records ready at all times for public inspection, and that whenever any paper is filed therein it becomes a public document by virtue of the tiling, and all public documents are always open to public inspection; and Whereas, the action on the part of the Governor ill withholding said afli davit is tyrannical, and, in our judg mllent, is spreading broadcast over the country rumors as to the contents thereof, damaging to the character of tle outraged lady and1 fostering the siioflnch law; therefore, be it Resolved, first, That we conlsider that his Excellency Governor Richlard-ori in withholding fromn us tile said alfida vit acts outsidet the rule alnd the law governing public officers in thlis State. Second. T hat the past actionl of tile citizens of thlis co)unty shows to tihe Governor andI the world that they wouldl act with discretionl and withiln the p)ale of the law upon tile recep)tion of the affidavit, anti the Governor s action, if based upon any fear of vio llc to the ailllt, as expressedl il his letter, is enltirely without founidationi. Th'lird. Th'le Governor, mt his re fusal aforesaid, has not only denied the citizens of Lexingtonl all intL rent right, but has broken faith with tile Comniilt tee. Fourth. That tile Governor, in refus ing to (ol Wingardi, as counlsel for MIiss Cannon, anl inispectionl o)f said afidavit, has denied to himl, and to, her, a right 4 iven by the law < f the land, which aw the Governor hlas sworn to faith- 4 fuly execute. Five. Be it further resolved, That we heartily endorsethle actionl of the melet-. ing held at thlis pliace on thle 11th inst., and also tile actinlgs anid doings of the colmit tee alppoinmted to inlvestigate this matter before the Governor. Respect fully submlitted, J. B. W1xa A ItO. C. M. Ella!) .. C. S. BR A FO R . COWHIDING IN COLLETON. A Very Unplear,ant Afifair---Cowhided Undler Arrest. [Special to tile Charleston World.] 'orrA6 IEvni.LA:, Co~tlleton Co., April 22.-Intense excitemlenlt pirevailed ini this village to-day. Four days since .J. D. lRishIer, al younIlg mall of high stanlding, was cowhidedl ill his tield nlear here by .1. WV. Lemlacks, Sr., Andrew Lemnacks, his son, and IFraser Ko)ger. T1hey hteltd a revolver to his tempuhle during tile cowhlidinig. Risher was charged withl slanldering inie Lemiacks, but denies it. Thle sympathy of the commIiunitv is with Riser. T joday. the case camne before rial .lustice H. WV. Ackerman for a prelimi iary healrinlg. Tlhe part ies were bound o vilto tile coturt of sessitons. Thley have ffailed to gIve bonld, andt officials at thlis writing are about to start to Walter boro with the prisoners. Forty of Risher's friends are armed waiting for the prisoners to start to W alterboro. Thiey~ avow tiheir mItenltionl of giing thiem anl utnmerciful cowhid ingl' en route. .fsuch an attemlpt is Ilmde, and there is little doubt it wvill be, there will be a :deperate confliet,and perhlapsseveral 1munity ia disrupted greatlyv over tile -event b>ut is more apprehensive of tihe outomie dluring the nlext few hours. W. A. 1). Saludla Democratic Club. -Th'le Saluda Demnocrat club met April 9, 1890, :.ih was called to order Sby tile pre 2'lent, A. WX. Ints. ifte-' receivinlg several new mem-II la M1r. A. L. W\ise off'erd the follow 1ing resolution, whlichl was unanimous -ly adopted: Resgored, That we enldorse the ae -ti( of the F'armiers' Conventionl, which was held ill thle city of Coi lm hia on tile 27th day of Mfarch, 18~90, and that 'we inlstruec our delegates to tile C'ounty ('onvenItionl to vote for 110 nan as a delegate to tile State Coa:n rtion who is not ill full syimpjathy with tle Farmers' movement and. in favor of B. R. Tillan for G;overnlor, Iirst, -last anld all tile timle. 3r. H. 3M. Dominick then moved that this resolution be publishedo in all the County papers, after which th e mleeting closed. Electric BItters. IThis rreedy is bjecoming so well knlown ande so populair asto need no special men-i ion. Al1 whot have~ use~od Electric Ritters -'! Ithe samie sonig o1 praise. A purer nmcee tocs ot exist .ntI it is guaranteelto do 1 all that it claimed. El,ectric J'itter wril eure all disesems~ 01 thle Liv er andt xidnetys. wIll ret. leVt P'imiple, Jetil . s:t Rhtenmi. andl ol loe-r Sitre~ct ins cause.' lby imi pure b lood. wil1 I ri ve . Malria fromn the -\ys.tr atnd ;.revent as wel as ! eret all Malarial l.vers. For cure o1 H1ead aehe. Consipation01 andI Indligetionf try EIl tri Ic Uitters.1 Entir aisfactioni guaranlteedl o r oner refunded. Price 5i ctS. and s1 per u.. ll ... t t.,~n ef r ;u,1r- erue stor e. TO OPEN THE CAMPAIGN. Capt. Tiliman and :j. Woodu.ard to speak at Ridgeway. May [Special to the Charleston World.] I.iDGEWA1, April 18.-The invita on extended to Capt. B. R. Tillman y a meeting of this town and neigh )rhood has been accepted, and he ill begin his canvass of the State at its place on the first Saturday in [ay. A favorable reply has also been re lived to a similar invitation from Maj. W. Woodward, and thus at the out t the issues now effecting the demo acy will be ably and fully set forth The gratitication felt in Capt. Till an's atording thus early an opportu ity of hearing the people's cause iain med by "the tribune of the peo le," -mself will ensure hit an en iusia. ic welconie, and the fact of it einga oint debate, each side equally ud ably repre:seited, meets with gene il satisfaction and will cause a large atliering of all schools of Democrats. 1:. i'. .. TIE ALLIANCE IN POLITICS. [ajor T. W. Woodward, of Winnelhoro, Admninlstere a Stinging Rebuke to the secretary of the Fairfleld County Alliance. [Special to News and Courier.] W INnSINoix, A pril 21.-Major Wood -ard declines to meet Tillman at tidgeway as will le seen by a letter lich will be published in the News nd Herald to-morrow, as follows: Mfr. R. A. Means, Chairman of Coi nittee of Arrangements-Dear Sir : In ceptinig your invitation to be pres nt and participate in the meeting of he :)l of M1ay, organized by the Till anites of Iidgeway in the interest f -Mr. Tillman's personal candidacy, certainly had no idea that the Alli nees of the county were to be lugged u as part of the machinery for his ele ation. Your letter of the lth, quoted elow, shows too plainly the hand liici it is proposed to play. "As this meeting will not be in nywise a partisan affair, I an hap y to he able to say it has seemed o imc well to have the three Alliances f this neighborhood to appoint a cot ittee of six each upon reception or rranigernent, or with a view of the Alli nces taking a position that will show or itself." Our constitution prohibits our going nto politics, and when I joined the )rder I took an oath to keep inside the ules, which I shall certainly try to do .s long as I an a member. In addi ion to Ithis, (ol. Stackhouse, the head if our Order in this State in a recent laborate, statesman-like article on the -ery subject, and in reply to interro ;atories made with a view to drawing iim out, says distinctly, unequivocally, mmistakably, that we must steer clear >f politics, and if he had said nothing Ill the common sense in the world vould teach us this. I have known ol. Stackhouse for over a quarter of a entury. He is a clear-headed, Chris ian patriot, and was a grand soldier in hat grandest of armies which the in oinparable Lee commanded, and you vill pardon me, therefore, for saying, lot ottensively, that I prefer to march vIth his column than under your eaershlip. The fact that you are the secretary of he County Ailiance aud woulld, herefore, be the channel through *hich such ordcrs would be dessemi ated, only magnities the outrage rhiebh has been perp)etratedl upon our :onervative Order and makes thtis rotest upon nmy part the more solemn. And(, nlow, sir, this catncels my agree nent. I can take no part in any such teeting, for I don't intend to be mfade Stool of by any one, either at Ridge say or elsewhere, who desires to riae nto (flice either upon the shoulders of apt. Tillnman or on the back of the ~liance. It I am p)resenlt at all it ill be only as a spectator. Very re petfully yours. T. W. WOODwARD. Is Life Wortht Living?i ot if you go through the world a lyspeptic. Acker's D)yspepsia Tablets tre a positive cure for the worst forms >f Dyspepsia, Indigcstioni, Flat ulency mud Constipation. G;uaranlteed and old by Belcher, Houseal & Kibler. ew Ad'certisements. ANUAL EETING OF SIOCKIO[DEII. T HE ANNUAL M1EETING OF the Stockholders of t he New berry Cotton MIills will be held in Knights if Honor Hall, at Newberry, S. C'., oin Wednesday, the Sevenlth day of MIay, 1890 at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, or the election of Directors for the en ~uing year, and for the transaction of other business. (GEO. S. MIOWER, Secretary. Notice to Landowners. OFIFCE oF (ot'NTY Co0MM ISSIONERS, NEwvIERRY, S. C. TOTI(E IS HEREBY (IVEN Lt hat all land owners are requested by law to "remove fromt the running treams of water upon their lands all trash, trees, rafts and timber during the months of M1ay and August in each year." By order of thle Board of County C~omissio ners. GE.B CO0R,Cek H NEW SPRING Our NEW and ELEGANT STC FI0THING! SHOE Is arriving daily. We have takt this Stock MADE UP SPI TO SUIT TIlE \INTS OF I FIRST CLAE MODERATE Our stock of Cutaway and Szi $15.E )0 are perfect models of beaut; finer grades from 418.00 to $2 MERCHANT TAILOR 8U: We call the attention of the Lac --BOYS' AND CHILDRBE A stock which has no superior in from $1.5(0 to $8.00. --OUR SHOE DEF Needs very little advertising, as it we carry the best stock of ME DRENS SHOES of ALL GRAD Call and examine our stock w not. Polite attention to all. SMITH & MAIN STREET. NEWBERRY, S. C. IT IS A QU With every one where they sh SPRIN illS You are certainly not a good jud The best judge:s do not pretend arises. Where are you to get th money. Everybody in Newberry LARGEST, FINEST an< CHEA! I]S T~E OUR PRICES ARE BO[ND T If You Value Your Money ; WE HAVE EVERY tJLOTAI FOR MFNA I We can give vou the Best Money. We are selling GENTS' FURNIS] HATS, BOOTS A at low figures. BLALOCK J The DYER& HUG - 'K1NoWLEGE To )1I) !E TilE - BEST ORGANS -IN TilE - WOR LD. J Particularly Low Are Offered th Every Orga: SOLD EXCL IN SOUTHI CAR O0. KLET NORENTTOPAY, I t *reh or >ts: 0n i l n itt (t ton fn 3 .ow ie down for cs: h.et ('O:ItP n t.; Ji ~ P.S. RUSSELLl. E TIIE NEW YORKl~ PL. LIFE INSURANCE CO., u V. least nioney. Assets miore than 105 millions. Pays larger p)rofits onI ma turg polieies thant~ any1 other comn pay. Pays a greatter arutount of d,hvi fedl than anyl other comp fanyv. rhe ratio of profit to) policy holders. to pre; miumsI paid is grea:ter thtan int antypa other cmlpany. Initer'est andl rents Fire have, durin,g -;, years, exceeded the y death loss by nearly 3 milill ions of dol far's. ~A.'P. P'IFFR{, Ag't . STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. O'~ COUN'TY OF NEWvBEIRY.-N ('OF'RT OF PRO~BATE*. 11 .Johni M. Kintard. as Admrinistrator, (cC 4&c., of Benjamtin H. 3Maybtin, deC-br ceased, vs. Elkie 3. Iay bin et al. L L('REIT'ORS OF THE SAID diat BkJenjamrini H. MIaybin, deceased, a til are hereby req1uired to rendler anid estab- per lish their demxanids against the estate of esta said deceased in this Court, oni or be- sam fore the first day~ of MIay, 1890o. tha J. B. FELLERS, J. P. N. ('. CLOTHING! )CK of AND RATS n particular pains to have ECIALLY 'I PRESENT D1Y S GOODS PIICES! .ck Suits from $10.00 to e and durability, and the 5.00 compare with any [TS at $35.00 and $40.00. lies especially to our l'S CLOTHING! he State. Beautiful Suits ARTMENT is generally conceded that 's, LADIES' and CHIL ES in the County. hether you wish to buy or YEAR N, ESTION all bur their ER CLOTHING. ge of clothing-nobody.is. to be. Then the question e best value for the least knows that we have the EST STOCK cI'TY.. 0 BRING YOU TO [IS and Want to Save It. VARIETY OF OTH AND 80%T 3oods for the Least EIING GOODS ND SHOES SGREEN. HESORGANS Prices is Month. a Guaranteed. OLINA B3Y TNEPE. ALBOTT & SONS, RICHMOND, VA., [AN UFACTURJ.ER?S, TILL FURNISH LOWEST /ESTIMATES on all kinds of :hinery: (GINE ANT) BOILERS, SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLs, 'TON GINS AND ELEVATORS, COTTON PRESSES, [K AND TILING MACHINES, XNERS AN D WOODWORKING MACHINERY. 'rite o me for prices before buy . BAD H AM, Oen'IAgt., COLUMBIA, S. C. E, CYCLONES AND TORNADOES. TE; WOULD RESPECTFULLY iformi the p)ublic that we are pre A to insure property against loss by , Cyclones andl Tornadoes. ouir patronage is solicited. WTON & WI LSON, Agents. . New berry, S. C. tice of Final1 Settlement. VI LL MAKE A FINAL SETTLE ncnt on~ the estate of .1 no. M. Neel, :ase,. in the Probate Court at New -, S. C., oni Saturday, May 17th, I, at 14) o'clock a in., and will imnme el t hereafter mtove said Court for a i d ischa rge as ad innistrator. All sons having demands against the te are called uponl to present the e properly attested on or before L. W. ETHEREDGE,