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p.Ut I1. o LU . - PAroprietors. N IVH .IliT. S. ('. THl'IlESlDAY AU( ;l-T 14. l'ilO. Til lE STATE (Nv-:NTION. A Ful Attewif!azne Expectel -Tie Ca1uCs - Nehe,rry liih in Council. ' Ei:tord ia t orrespondeceI. j u('o MIA., August !:.-The State 'olvention will aszeibl in the House of lepresen:tatves :tt Iloonl to-day. N.thing delinite at this time can be tol d as what will be teli action of the (onventio!n. It is looked4 upon as a velry Jinlilortall t .gathieir of thle . lll orats Of -')utll ( 'arolina. ()ne of tile nlost rt-iarkable canm I'aigns South Carolina has ever known has recently been brought to a close. Three calldidates announCd for Gov ernor have ma1.1de a clivass of* the State and this couvention, as is known, is called to decide whether the people shall Choose at the hallot box which of thtese they prefer or whether the ques 'i shall b, decided in the old wav. Ii the latter tlmode is adopted the ques tion seeim to be practicallV settled that Capt. . It. Tillman will be the 1nom1inev ,f the Colven1tion, and it is searcely porol)ha;l1e that a primairy would rhange the result. 14ut it is cer tain that there will be no primary or dered by tlhe CoIl velttion which assemli bles to-dy. A caUk-ts of the Tillman menC.1 was heid last night in the Hall of the I LHouse ofI* R epresen tatives to arrange the work of the convention to day. it was held with closed doors and theI miel'bers are pUt tupon their honor not to di ulge its secrets, and very little can be gathered from them. It is proper to slate however that Newberry received the greater part of the honors of tihe caucus. Rev. Jeffer son A. Sligh was rimle Chairman and John T. Duncan Secretary of the Cau cus, aild Dr. a:lnpon Pope was the m4ost active and ent husiastic member, litrodiucing lruS, Icotions allI makiglr vigorous speecits. All of tltese are INe:wberry's ow (elegates. I might state here that Newberry's delegates arie all here as elvetei. :!al that Messrs. C. L. Blease and '. 1. Koon are also i-re fron Newberry toil were admit Icd to the calcus. I i et, as a rule, this is goig to be a fAll convention Complo:Setd of the de!egrates as elected by the Couit y Conventins. It seemed to be uderstood last night thtat the CatucItIs had d(ecd to put in a new Executive Commidttee and to seat thei Tilhnan delegates fronm Fair field, nit to have a St.ate Primary, not to mtake nomat inatins to-day and dCceid ed upn theI eTlicers if the convintion, but r.ll t hem ma:atters will be disclosed to-dayi. ( apt. Tillbaan miade a speech biefore the eat:euts which the mteimbers (of the caucus pironounce a very con servative sph)CI, and in which, I un derstood, he urged moderation, and( insisted that thle IDenmocracy must stand together. The State Exeutixe Committee held a meeting last night in which I tiiderstood M1. B. 3MeSweeney propos ed that the call for tile September Con venItionl be rescinded and let tile Cotn ventiont to-day settle tihe whole busi ness5. There was a (inorumtl present, but not a maIjolrit;, an~d as a ruajority is necessary to call a convention it was thugh21 that less hnarujriysod nthr mteetin-: titorin g. Some of the delegates are wiln ogive the atis two or three pdaces onl tile State ticket provided' an arrangemlent couild be reached i.v which the whole thing could be etnded to dayv. They are tired of the tulrmtojil strife and ex eitemtenit atd tihey think tis had bet ter bie done in the interest of hlarmlony. Hlow mtanyx are of tis indta I do ntot know. 1 unxderstanld that a pall oif the dele gates elected to this and the September Cenvention has biein mtade aind it is found that (apt. Tillman ha:s a mwj>i ty of (delegates already p)ledged to him and legallyv and properly elected to the Sptemnber ( onvenltion. But thtey are no(t ledg.i.ed tO 42very Iluan who is run ting onl his ticket. Capt. Tillmana and Glen. Earle came in yesterdayv. 1 have not seenI Gen. Bration, buit suppilose lhe will lie in this llnorning if hte comies at al!. Afany of h eegates are new men, and a very large p.roportionl of them sent ti be farmiers. Thle large matjority of titem. I t hintk, aire conservative mien, antd I dh> anit believe thal:t they will per mttit the wil an ra ashl leaders on eiither side to run thjemit o extremot~s. I elose andl will wire you this p. mn. pe- to leave herle to-n igh it for Virginia, where I will spendi somtIe (days looiking after the interests of the Luthteran \'isitor. E:. Ii. AVi.i.. abou tit hal p ast elevett i;elock to-day lie H a: I f thle HoI of Repi~resenlta lives was We:1 !Lil 'IwithI delegates atnd Thle talh-1lue4 wxr al:iso well filled wvithI speclt:r mno a gst whlomi were mxanyv lai s. Gen. ECarle wa- l tihe Contvention thi:s nt rin:. I notice frotm Newberry~ 0n thle LaurenLi tt Iraini tis mtorninug, WV. HI. WValare. J1. D). Smiith, T. W. Hollowvay an. i ithers whto 'anme down Thte (onvt " I awas ill session tis nllornti (i.Z alIt (ine Iluti atad a half before tihe riects wasXi takenl. D emttcrate E Ixecuitive C onnulittee wr'apped the State (Conventtion, to order prlecisely :st :2 a oInt-dy and nlomli nated I;. l:anb lI u ist, of Cha~trleston, as teipa 1rv ella iranI. IDr. S. Pope, ofNev: err;, imm:tediately arose and( noiaLt.od Unn Wi. . Taltert ats temt p rary e c:im:man. Tis wans tite be ginningd I:~ a u.iel -kirilih wVhiiih la.ted. :~or abouat onte hIour. l;efore hi-., h owever, Secretary Wi ley Joites. fthExctvCnnie, read tI- Kil for tile (Convention. Mlessrs. ,,. '. HIaskei!, (if Richland, and I)pposition to Dr. Pope's nomination, :nd all sorts of parliamentary tactics wer1 reo*rted to until Chairima Hoyt w L put between 1t ) fires, as it wer-. The trouble was that the constitution provides that the chairman shall call the convention to order, and then that u temporary chairman be elected by the Convention. The custom heretofore ias been to elevt the pe-rson named by 'he Chairnian of the Execuitive Co' nittee, but the delegates here on the Tillman soil of the house did not favor that custom and were determined to change it, and they did. The point made by the antis was that the chair mani could not put a motion to the convention until it was known who was entitled to seats. Finally however Chairman Hoyt decided that he could lut the motion as there was n o other way for the convention to organize and he put it, and the ayes and noe: were called for, but there was n roll and no secretary and consequently< the roll could not be called. A division vas had and resulted in the d-feat of Mr. Buist, and the elec tion of W. J. Talbert, of Edgefield. A delegate from Charleston said lie wanted to enter a protest to the election and temporary organization, as it was not legal. John T. Duncan, of Newberry, and J. P. Bean, of Edgefield, were elected Secretaries, and the enrollment of dele gates was proceeded with. After this, a committee of one from each county was appointed on creden tials, except from those counties that had contesting delegations, and also no one from Sumter was appointed, as the delegation is half and half Tillman and anti-Tillman, and they could not agree. Dr. S. Pope is on the commit tee from Newberry. After this was done a recess was taken until 4 o'clock, when the Con vention will reassemble and the per maient organization will be effected and the work proceeded with. E. H. AumL. CocaiMrn1, August 13th, 6 p. m. The Convention re-assembled at 4 p. im. The committee on credentials was not ready to report. After waiting un til 5.3w p. i., another recess was taken to 7 p. mu., as the committee will not be ready with their report until then, or later. Convention will not likely adjourn before to-morrow. THE THIRD DIsTRICT CANDIDATES. The Alliances of the Third Congres sional District, I understand, are tc hold a Convention here to-night, in stead of Seneca on the 15th, to.consider Congressional candidates, and possibly to endorse some one of the gentlemen who are running or may be induced tc enter race as their candidate. E. H. A. A Card. To the Editor of The Herald and News:-Having been nominated in your columns for the House of Repre sentatives, I take this means of declini ing the same. My business preventi me from canvassing the county, and II cannot serve the people without great personal sacrifice. Thanking my friends for their kind consideration, I am Respectfully, H. H. FOnK. NEwvRERRlY, S. C., Aug. 9th, 1890. THlE st'B-TREASURY BILL. No Kind Word for It in the Way.-s and Means Committee, WasuINGTOx, Aug. 8.-The Far mers' Alliance sub-treasury bill figured to-day before the ways and means com mittee in connection with the resolu tion introduced last week by Repre sentative Wheeler providing for its report and consideration. Inasmuch as the resolution seemed to propose treniching upon the preroga tives of the committee on rules by the ways and means comimittee in the clause setting apart a day for the con sideration of the bill, and for the further reaso-n that, owing to the delay in its delivery to the committee, the date fixed for consideration of the bill had already been passed, the resolution itself wvas laid aside without action. The discussion this morning, how ever, failed to <tevelop a kindly feeling toward the Alliance bill on the part of the committee. An Aliance Victory. CHARLOTTE, . C., August 7 Another victory is to be added to the list the Alliance have gained in North Carolina. It was not thought the Alli ance would turn a deaf ear to the wishes of the better class of Democrats in Col. Cowles' district, for lie had made North Carolina a splendid Repre sentative, and the party hoped that his nomination would not be barred by the Alliance. But Col. Cowies goes down in the defeat of the Anti-Alliance can didates. Out of seven counties (Cowles only carries one, The Alliance candidate carries six. This will show very coin (-Iusively that the Alliance expect to have t heir way. Up to date this makes the Alliance candidates number seven, againxst twvo non-Alliance men. The Eighth district, which Col. Cowles represents, is largely Demo cratic, and heretofore a nomination was equivalent to an election, Dut since his overwhelming defeat it is no easy matter to foreshadowv the future. Major Graham, t.he lucky candidate, is a strong Alliance man and a large farmer. Indications are that he will carry the district by as large a majority as Cowles did. Atlanta's P'opulation. WasiIIN(rTox, August 8.-The cen Isus bureau to-day adnounced tihe re stilt of the rough count of the popula t ion of Atlanta, Gia., as (;5,414, which is an increase during the census period of 28,14)5, or 75,14 per~ cent : Albany, N. Y., i;8 per cent.: and Troy, N. Y.. 68 per cent.' and Wilmington, Del., 44,0:1 per cent. There is Life in tile Farm Yet. [Atlanta Constitution.] SAVANNA H, August 3.--Major Ryal's gross receipts from his 125-acre truck farm have averaged over $18,000 a year for the past nine years, and he nets well, in 1880 lie was $2,000 or $3,000 in debt, while now he is worth niore than 6i;0,000, ever dollar of it made on he farm. SP'ArTA NaURG, Aug. 9.-The County IDemocratic Convention meet to-day, at 11::;0 o'clock, being called to order by County Chairman R. K. (Carson. The convention then elected the following ofleers: E. C. Allen. chairman; R. M. Smith, v-ice chairman. Stanyarne WNil son, secretary. Hon. H. L. Farley was endorsed for Adjutant and Inspector General, (Capt. Edmund Bacon for Comptroller Gene ral and Dr. R. M. Smith for Congress. Spartanburg will certainly vote solidly for the regular nominees 'of the Demo cratic party. CA)P.IAIGN i).A .AT 1n10SPERITY. -i- o o e :1n1d VI-fe! Mp ilt th r C:t!1 inneiur. The ciunty vanimiaign nieeting at Prosperity on last Friday was the largest vet held and a little niore inter est and entuiasm wa, maniifest than at anyv, yvt whlen1 the 41ounty 10r,) wVha:t lagged. Thle Coun11ty -SLlayL\-SChoo0toven tion bein g inl sessioa at 1'ro-4perity at the same time, kept a goI man away from the political miieetinig Who pr1170a bly would have attendeI. The barbecue dinner furniihd by Mr. W. J. Mills was ani ex,el!ellt one and mluch enljOYed. The liecting was Iwd at Young's Grove about onie and a half miles from tle town. A iiice and spacious stand had been arranged for tie speakcrs, covered with pla:ik to keep oLI the sun or rain. County Chairman N. ). Hardy pre sided andi introduced the speakers. It was a county mieeting, but Ilessrs. Geo. Johnstone and '. C. .1enlet, canl didatvs for Congress ieintg presunt anl desiring to address the voters svet ae I corded the privilege. We had intended to give a shwrt sVIopsis of the speecbes of all the speak ers so that the voters w-ho do not at tend these meetings could nderstand the positions of those who sought their suf'rages on the issues Of the day, but the speaking began in the afternoon before we got there and we were un able to take notes of the first speaker and consequently did not take any at all. As we un(derstand it they all endorse the principles adopted aid contained in the platform of the March Conven tion and the Farmers' niovenient, and the only thing necessary for the voter to do is to select the be.t and1 Most Uom11 petent ien for the position. We desire, however, to give a brief synopsis of tle specelies of Messrs. Johntistone and Renet as they discussed issues and itjuti-Sons uponl which the voter desires to be informed. The Farmers' Alliance at a conven tion held some time ago propoidett a set of eight quest ions for the candidates for Congress to diseuss and an1iswer. Those qUestionls were puiliShed in The Herald and News at the tine men tioned. The only two touched upotI by the speakers on Friday were, Government control of the railroads and the sub treasury scheme. Mr. Ieiet being a stranger and visitor, Mr. Johnstone ae corded h:ni the privile.-e to choose whether lie would speak first or last. At his request M r. Johnstone spoke first. COL. GEIO. Jo)t NST()N:'s sv-EE(. He said he was no stranger to the people of Newberry and that they were no strangers to him. That now they had assembled to discuss atId consider together the issues of the day and to determine what was hest for all the people. Our government is ani exten sive one, anld wvhen we consider our interest we must do it inl connection with the interests of sixty-five millions of peopl. The people oiplainl that something is wron- and think it (nni be rectilied by the goverlilenItt. When the people complain they are right. There would not bie this great uprisiing of the people if there was nt somle thing wrong. The questitn for us to consitder is, what, is wrong, antl to tde vise means to rectify it. Sir. .John stone said that all the propet(rty lhe Ownled was wVral.phed up ill farmIllg operatins excepit what was ini his law libr'ary. T1,hegreat industry of the Third District was agriculture. The repre sentative in Congress muttst be in symn pathy w ith the farmer if lie properly represenit his district and1( expected to obtain and retain his seat. He said thlere were two causes of complaint: Lan d has been made nonconmmercial in value. N\o niatinal hank will take land as security for money. Thle law upon which they are established does inot p)ermit them to take mortgage of real estate. This is against thieagricul tural interests. Land is the stource of all wealth, then why should it bie put under the baii? Then the greaut money power of the North has seizedl htld of the governmenicit and thle legislationi of the country fur the past twenity-five years. which has bteen against the agricultural imasses. As a result there has been a contraction of the currency. Lands have gone downi iin value antd monfey has gone up. Thiese men have gone to Washinigton atnd diemainded a contraction of the cuirrenicy; they coii trol the bonds; then they conic hiome and demiand big interest. for the luoney. This is the cause ofti he the trou ble. To what extent have they contracted the currency? Rut they say each mnan can get his part. T1rue, but if there is iiot enugh grease to propterly lubriente the the axle there will lie undue friction somtiewhiere if it is spreatd tiut too thin. The products (of the country amount tot about seven billitonsof dtllars and( t here is one billion of currency wvith which tt handle it. Ytou cani see at tiice that this is not sufhicient. If we had motre money everyt hinig would be bounding forward-prices would be good and all business would prtosper. Agriculture is the basal industry of the coutry, and1 wheui it prospers every tither business protspers. I f this depression and contractiton gotes tin three years lontger tile farmiers wvill have all the prtfessial nien jtiiiing the nitovemnent andi demna.id inzg that stomneth inzg be dontie inl tihe way if legis lation tt Iiake a change. As to these demanids if the farmi ers beinhg class le'g islatioin, he saidl, yes, it was class, but wy Siply bttcause every Sine particle of the legislatitn since the war has been class legislatiotn and ini the interest of the mloney ptower. Yoiu are siruply compzlledl to iirganize. to melet thi, class legislation. As tot the governmllent takinig control of the railroads tof the cotunltry, lie was toppitsed to that. It wotuldi not help the Stouthern farmier. Suhpose thle government ind eb arge of lie rail roads, the Nourth and Northwest would till up with railroadls and we would get ntie here. If the go vernmieint hind had contt riol of the cii r alas l'risperitly never wtould have go tteni a seciontl road. The ralroad emupltoyees if this country conrstitute an armiy o,f 25i0,(i00 ir ;;0iI,iit0 perstons. If the~se wvere to be appointed they woulId all be Rep'lublileans and in this section moiist likely negrot Rtepub licans. Then how azre these railroiads tt be~ biught' The railrotad piroperty in lions of dollars. It wtould have ti be bouzht aiid woiuld r-qiuire tha:t tile pen ple be taxed to do it. 1r. Jhnstotie said hie was ohpposetd to it. Sir. Johni lstoine nex t ti ik up thet sub treasury sehenme. lHe was in hiearty symipathy with the purpotitses for which the bill has been deviseh. i e was itn favor of helping to take the farmuers iut oft lie hiatnds of thle mtn:ev lendler anid tIle 5peculahitr,. andi tile nmitin ur pose of the buihl is to accomtipiish this. He favors jo.inling handts with the Alli anee of the NorthIiwest and thle SouthI and sweepinig t he Itepulicni party out tof exi5ttee. TIhecre are obj;eetins to the bill in its present forma. If we have a Reputtbli can as I'residenlt, and the mianlagers of these warehoulses are tio be apmpointted, they will lie Rtepulicant. if they are to tie elected then whlen the Federal go;vernmen t, aus it is tryitng tio do. takes control of thme (icetion,. withl 20uil0 white Detmocrats and 4.000) Reptublicatns in New berry what may you expect as the result of an electioni if these managers. Thuen the spe(tulattr could liuy til cot ton and pt it in the wvarehouse and b orriow mo: ney fromn te gvernntt at I per' cent. aul ndla it to the farmers at li pier cenit. To tihe purposes anid object if thle bill. Mir. .Johlnstone said lie stood commlflittedi. Mr. .J(ihitistotie Iliell ~p ke to his j recird in the pa<. IHe S."I'l the only assault th:u had ever ien ilme 1111on his rec..Il was becau, hi. had ha ,i1 boliness to1 inak1e ba:e,while a1 mener -f the I.egIlatire, a-ginst t' m1i1ana.rgelneiit of the Agricultural I)L partient. of.%4outh Carolina. Tlhis wars three years before Tillnan came: and for this he was sought to be attacked in a county convention at Newberry. But the people now had Justitied his course in vriticising ihe Agricultural l ipart iIIt. and by tItir actions hIa(d s.a6id th:.I th1e attack lIpI li w- s WVrong and unjust, anid the very mel w1o made it were endeavorirng to be leaders in this Fiarmurs' im-vemniit t,) dLV, jListi fyin his positioni tihree r bvilire it was inaugurated. uhring his term as chairman of the finiance cIilmittee inl the Legislature the State debt was reduced fromt 15 millions to about 7 millions of dollars. Most of the legislation in the edra (overnment will be financial. The second speech ever made inl the coluty in favor of anl agricult ural col lege ie iade it. Four years ago lie was its frenid. His brother was on the executive committee of the farmers inl the last Legislature as its friend. An other brother was possibly one of tie rost influential meabers of the Board of' Trustees of the Clemson College. 3Mr. Jiinston made a strong and eloque,it slcvvh, and this synopiis is Very inl criplele and does not d. hIm justic. His speech made a good impression ii his audience. Ho0N. W. C. UNTss'FH Mr. Benet said he was glad that his Old friend and school-fellow, Mr. Johnli stone had so ILlly (iscussed the iain questions of the catechism4 of the Alli aice. He was glad to be a part of this campaign of education. It is proper that the people should see and hear the men who are aspiring to be (over nor and to represent them in Congress and the Legislature halls before they are elected, and he was glad that tle howdy-do canipaigns were over. lie said there was a revolution sweeping over this whole country, and here in South Carolina it is not Tillymanisin but it is more, it is the grand movement of the fariners. le was not a farnmer but a lawyer, hut two years ago he got the biggest vote in his county for the Leg islattire ever received by any nian. lie was not a member of the Allianee, but lie bade it God-speed. He thought it was high time for the faamers to organ ize and get together. They have provel that they can organize, and when the people read and tnink they are going to do right. He said the rich are get ting richer and the poor )oorer, and one reason was the great power of mlo nev in the hands of the speculator to control the prices. le said oin every dollar that the farmer paid for tie clothiing of his family there was a tarift tax of 53 cents. He then discussed I lie Alliance catechism, but as lie has pub lisied in this issue his answer to that, we omit any abstract of his speech lihere. He also spoke of having been a friendii of Clemson College and how he worked for the bill in the Legislature. His Speech W:js very good and was received right well by the people. li the afternoon the coonutv c:mdi dates spoke. Messrs. Mower, BeIAse and Scott for the House, anl hi iiks, Kibler and iig-ins for School Cin missioner and (1 happell for A ul itor. ALLIANCE CATECIIIS31. M r. ienet's Answer-His Letter to Mr. Keit , Chairman of the Third on grress.ionial Di,trict Alliance. Co!. .Jos. L. Ke~!i(t, Chinaran Tinil Cun fa're.sional District .AUvmec'. DEA it Sin :-As a cand id.ate for iih D)emocratic nomtination for Congress in thne Thilnrd Congressional District, I take pleasure in expressing myv view5 in brief on tine eight pIroplositionis sub mitted by thle Congressio:nal D istrict fon the coiisideration of ean<uiidates fir Congres.s. The lirst six comtimend t hemiselves to myv jutdgemienit as excel lenit mecas tires, and I pledge mnyselfI tio suplport If the seventh means that thle gov erinmenit shall pturchase, own, and op crate the railroad, steaniboat, aind stage lines and telegraph lines, I can not, supjport it. For this po.sitionI I have given moy reasons at length on the hiustings. I believe that railroads aiid other mens 1oi conuLinueat ion aindl trpr~i(ttinii, inrchlud inrg telegra ph lines, should be subjected to thle watch ful supervision of a governflmenit coimi iiiissioni, botth State art(d Fedlerl, w ithi large powers. The eighth proposititin refers to the SLub-Treasury plait. This is a mieaur e (it tr'anlscndenit imn,portanlce, As I tin dlerstattnd it lhe purpose of th P u ickler (House) fll ar.d tine Vanice Senatc) flill is to, save; I e farmer fcrm thi2 necessity of selling utis crop whien tue mronrey niarket is motst strmingeint, atnd to free hinm fro m the control of the mon0 eV lender, and! to) take fromn speculators the power they now enjoy :Lnd uise to produce fluctuations in the price of farm products to the injury oft the farmer aiid thle gaiin of t lie sp eculhit'or. Thle primeiple involved in this ineas ure,-namenly: that tile volume of money should be as flexible as thte de mnand for it-is ar new anid I thtintk a sounid maximI (of p olitical eciontniy. Iltuctuartions in thle value of crops restlIt from at fixed am2ouint of moiney wVith a varying demand. To rernder t he price of farmi produLcts reasonably, stable, there miust be a flexible vohumie of moiney to mreet t he tixible denmand for it. Withi this purpose aUnd t his prtinipIle I amt in hearty symplalby. Thre Sub Treasury B3ill is tite first elto>r to emi biody this p)riciptle ini statte formin. I regard it as a step in the right directionr, arid while it is far fromt perfet , aini will, I believe, have to give. plic to a substitute, it. still furnishes us~ in miy (o1inion the basis of w holesnom e'' isla tiroi. I see many objectins to the. lill ini its present shape. In coninmion with the leadlers of tine F'armtirs' Allnine I can say that it is ntot the bill, but thte principlle, wIch is tin lie contennded for. I pledge mnyself, it elected to Conigiess, to do myl utmtIt i endevior toi enuet laws wvhtieb uhall accoinihl the punrpos-e atndt putt intto action operationt thre souind principle o(f the. 111l. WVhiile titese arc mv views oii tihe eight pbropoitin, I crannot contniit rtiyself to stupplort:ll, ir ainy of thiemt. "E1vir.:xC\(i iv nP.i:v .wcrs.' TIs liltrase is itali(ised inl youri pie limiirraty qiusti-ani intiimation onl youtr parnt of t nit IorincIne. I elcievig ars I dlo that the salvation of the South and( of thle while counitry lies ini thle D)emiocirtie party, wvere I elected to Congre.,s as a IDemnocrat byv the D emio erats of thle Thirdl D istriet, I could rnt aind wouldh not refuse to ci en t lie party caLucus and be bount rd byv its action. The Coingressnian whno declines to) be hound by thne action of Iris party caucus is byv his own act banished fromn his patrty aind perforce becoimes an inde plendenit. I do not tinik tire D)eimo erats of the Third I)istrict wvill know inugly suppmlort any caindidate fir Corn gress whIo pledlges imsutetf to be irnde pend ent of his patty ont any mneasuire wichn mtay be(comiue a caticus question. It is cointenided that tihe eight propi sitionis areC not andn cannlot becomie poli tical or partisan nmeasu res. If t his wvere tiue--and I doubt it-whyn was this p relimtinary question asked-' Shtould the htie ever come whnen tine Demnocrats in Congress sh(oldl become corrupt, andI prove thiemnselves untrue to the printciples of their party, then, aiid not till then, could a loyal IDemocratic Congressmtani refuse to e.nter the D)emno eratic caucuis; aind lie will mnake known to tine Djemiocratic party his reamsons for so doing. I would have answered your ques tions sortie tinite ago. l'ut you in formit-d mte that there was nto niecessity fir dhoinr~ so unitil the 11th or 11 th of this I hnave ti.e Ito, or to 1 e your obedient servan t. W. C. BENET. TIZl:N i-: CONVI CTI). rhe .in s ni im a Verdict of Guilty in Tr llmur- Solicitor schtumpogrV.' A'm li ol- cal. LSpeci:d to the Regi-ter. j S .uT.x NI. a;, A ugust I.-The Tu r ner nirder vase was given to the jury at ;:57 this evenin:,. No case in the historv (if thi-; sectioni is created a t11re prof,lll.a11 than Turner's trial. Arguinnit Was CIN111a41eCed this ni inllg a ]n ,steid till i o'vlock. .J ta arne Widson opene for the State, and was followed bv Andrew Moore anI S. J. Sinipso'ri for the defense. .udge David Johinson, Jr., muade an el'ective speevi for the prosecution, bein-g followed by Major ). It. Duncan. The Solicitor closed with a powerful appeal for Justice, and said Turner's death would he even inerey to the wife lie had so) eruellv wronged and mercy tio liv Voilhy g son of the prisoner. Tl! .1 Ildge's cha.rge vas very lengthy, and was strongly in favor of the prisoner. Another noteworthy fact in the trial is that Mrs. Turner, Who is said to be iortally afraid of her husband, sits by his side throughout the whole pro erediigs, except when excluded as a witliess. This afternoon while the So licitor was speaking she wept bitterly, and when lie caine to the part referring to her, her sobs could be heard all over the room. The people are unanimous in their desire for a conviction, and if there is any dely or acquitta!, there is fear of SC.rious danger. TH E VE1-'IDICT; RmN D-,EED, SP'A l:T AN:t-R. August 9.-l1 p. n. --The jury reilained out three hours exactly,aid returneh at ten o'clock with the verdict of "guilty." THE DE.ATH SENTENCE. [Speci:d to the News and Courier.] SPAiTAN l , Aigust II.-(eorge S. Turner, the Ounit-rer of l'd Fi nger, was eI'lkdo-41 up hlt-tre the Court this Iimorlilg to receive sentence. His CoInsel niovel f*(r a new trial on two grounilds, 'n) one of which they cited several authorit ies. The Judge refused the iiotion and sentenced Turner to be hanged on the 3l of October. Judge Norton used few words in passing sel tence, stating that lie would not follow the us-ial custom ofdelivering a lecture. The prisoner heard the sentence with out any agitation and he walked out of the ('ourt 11ouse with a steadv step. He is muell dejected, however, for the verdict was great surprise to himr. An appeal wi.- le taken on the Judge' ru1ing this ni1j ling, which will stay the exvcution u til the case can be decided in the Supreine Court. A Curious Rail Accident. U Ilhnhia RZecord, 9th.] As the up passenger train on the (olumbia and( Greenville road which lI-ft I hre at 11 o'clock, approached the "Seven Mile Siding" a freight train was seen standing on the side track, whieh is quite close to the main line. The passen.-er did not slacken speel, hut rushed by. The draught made by l he flying irain blew open a refrigerating boxcar, whib jatumed into the passen ger coach and caus-d an accident. The open (or- ernshed into the train and cut and bruised the arni of Mr. 0. E. Johnson, of Charleston, in a vtery paiin fuil mianner, but nio bones were broken., A negro passenger's armi was alsc ('au!hlt by the (door1 and1 was miashied and broken. 'The woun ded mien were given at. tenution aiid their wounds bound up, and afiter a short stoppage thle train proceecded onl its way. The Three ('s Pay Train. [Vremi the Colunibia Register.] (.unI-:N, August li.-Thle Three ('s pay train came out to-day and paid the emiployees~ one month's wages to June 1st. It wvill probanly comle out ag'ain inl the nex't fortnight. An Awful Sore Limb Fleh Ma5 or' 1liseas,'e. Coaitionl 11i' ec"'. Cured 1by thec ('utiieura Remhi lies. Fo'ir hbrec y ear- I wa-i n!rnmost cri pple'd withi :in :owful sire jeg fiouin ny kne'e down to my nk:the skinl was-ent irely gonle, and the lt-u 0 u:s one' liass of isease. Sorne physi ihd 'liot one-i. hird ihe siz.- of the other, :at I wa : in a h piiss cuonditloll. A fier try ini! al iils oif reiinedies andt spending huin dredsof dollars. fr'om which-l I got no relief what evr. I wais per suaded to tiry your Cc er na ~i 111 IIs. andi I lie resulit w:ts as flos AX ' i lt''-be i<:. s noii ced at decidedt ihat:;.:, for t in- hettor, tad at t- end iit t'o inonths I was i-ortiiplete y i-nrcr. Mly liesh was purilied, and tie hotne (whichl had beenm exposed for oiver ai yea rji ot siurni. Tihe lie'sh ineganu to) grow, :uiil to-da:y, andt for nearly two yearls, bny leg is as wi-ll as ever it was. sound in every re.pei-t.:;nui nit ia sign of~ diseasi' to lbe seen. ta-a-. N. <. .\ ll ElIN. Iu oi,, l'odge. to., tGa. Bad Eczema'~ Cured. The ('ri:T O i: u-:!E:ilts wrought a won derfiul i-lre iin Iuii. I wais t reoubled with a leviere ease of Ceema, aind after receiving itte I o r lii lileelit frin thte tr'atiiienit of Sitnil iif th lIad ing sp-inlists here. I pro c-urdl aI Set if lihein ndii biefire they were all usi the I d is- imid h-fl. meii. I rei-oiiinmend the.(Tlit'A l110-:0:lEls as ihe best and sureSt euie l'or 51!!disieas-s oif thet skin. w. NEI-:sN AI 1.\tElIUAYNE, tonor'd, \i a. Cuticura Resolvant. Trhie n-w loeid :: l i i n Priftier, and liiu5 stanid bti- if liinolr le-nledie-s. telses th. hitiii iif ali impu'irities and poisoous eci-uients. ariioli hus retnn,we Ithe i-uus', wile t .'o"rnT.\. tIhe greit I-kin ('ure. and ('tUT! iT RA $iiAl, a n extijisite Skino Puinli,r and li-autitiii-r. ieI-ar thei. skin of every trace of iseaise. Ill'ee the ie'TreiiI:.t IllutEl Es cure every div-ase :iiuti oitr of t he skinl, scaulp, 5o.t I.::5h.- I l-5i.va Ni. 9'. Pripared-t by the lail IUt< .\.\i -~N Cii EM i AL. ('iiaP'oRA'10oN ?1 ~ sem-ll foir "Ilow toi 'lur( Skill Diseases." i;u a-s.5 illustrlations.am l100 tesl tiiials PlIMP I'I1- hIicik-hea-ds. let. riiughi. chapped [Iari tii Iy -k ii nt-rvented biy CeTr-ni HUW MY BA CK A CHES! tais lii Paie--- rliiev: tin 4one I iue Iy the 4 uticuurat Anti-Pau i laster. The lirst anid only Iinstani:itl.au pain laster. Persons advanced ini years feel youlnge-r andI stronlger, as well as freer fronli the inifiritiiies oIf aige, by takinlg D)r. J. II. MleLean' S-Iajaarill. New Advertisemnents. REMOVAL. THAVE CHIANGED MIY P'LACE of. buI tsinuess friomi tile .J . D). Cash bilinil to) thle oflii'e lately iccu pied lby D r. Sail lsoil Popei, on F"rienid Street, two doors below the Obiserv'er t)lice. wthere I will kee-p (iln ih a fl'lI line oft Doimest ie. Davis, New Home, Wh'Ieeler & Wilsoi, and other Sewinlg .Manlinles, also sorne itotf thle belst maltkes of Organs. (Orders for Pianos filled at shlort no t ic-e, andi satisfact ioni gua ran teed i)n all sales. If yiouI wanlt a Sew inhg MuI:j-hineli, O rgani, or P iano , don't fail bef'tore lu rchlasinrg to call on1 ANDERSON, S, C. .~ temberti 1 7th, 1 -'-a. Beautiful anId health y loca.tioni. (Corps of compe)tent iinst ruI'-or5. flates reasonable. Apply f'or I 'ataloiguei. (OL. .JOHN B. PATRICK, Prinr.inal. A CARD. T 0 THE EDITOR OF THE Herald and News: Piease let me say through ycur coluinus to the many kind friends who have desired me to be a candidate for the legislature, that I can not be a candidate in one sense, that is, that I go around and solicit votes. It is against my principles. On the other hand, if the voters of this County should desire my services. and demand them, I feel it my duty to serve theri. In the event that my services are demanded, to make myself eligible, I hereby agree to abide by the result of the primary, and to Comply with such rules as are laid down. Respectfully, THOS. W. KEITT. Nominations. For Congress-Third District. (x EORGE JOHNSTONE IS HERE G by announced as a candidate for Congress from the Third District, sub ject to the Democratic Primary Elec Lion. WE ARE AUTHORIZE) TO AN nounce E. B. MUrray, of Ander son, as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Third District in this State. W C.BENET, OFABBEVILLE, Wo is hereby announced as a can didate for Congress from the Third Congressional District, subject to the action of the Democratic party. For the House of Representatives. JNO. W. SCOTT IS HEREBY AN nounced as a candidate for the House of Representatives from New berry County, subject to the Demo cratic Primary. T M. JOHNSTONE IS HEREBY J. announced as a candidate for re election to the House of Representa lives, subject to the Democratic Pri marv Election. JOHN T. DUNCAN IS IEBEBY announced as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the result of the Democratic Primary Election. T THE EDITOR OF THE HER ALD AN) NEWS: We need wise, safe, conservative and experienced Leg islators. We know of no one who better meets these deniands at present than Geo. S. Mower, and we therefore present his name for the House of Rep resentatiVeS, subject to the Democratic pri mary. D1-MoCRATIC VOTERS. [LE. L. BLEASE IS HEREBY U announced as a candidate for the Legislature, and will abide the result of thv Primary election. For Judge of Probate. B. FEL LERS IS HFREBY AN nounced as a candidate for re election to the office of Probate Judge for Newberry County, subject to the Primary election. For County Treasurer. F. BOYD IS RESPECTFULLY .o anounced -as a candidate for County Treasurer, subject to the pri mary of the Democratic party. COL. A. H. WHEELER IS HERE .Jby announced as a candidate for re-election to the oillee of County Treasdrer, subject to the Democratic Primary; election. K NOW ING THE COMP1ETENCY anid integrity of Albert F. Riser we hereby nominate him for County Treasurer, subjet to the primary elec tion.MA1AY VoTrERS. Focr County Auditor. xR'. AL. M. WYSE, A STAUNCH .a and honored citizen of Newv berry Couty is nominated for the office of County Auditor, subject to the Primary Election Er MANY FRIENrDS. I H-ERE;BY ANNOUNCE 3MY self as a candlidate for the office of (County Auditor, and pledge myself to abide thbe result of the primary elec tion. T. (G. WILLIAMIS. WC. CROMIER IS HEREBY Sanounced as a candidate for the ollice of County Auditor, subject to the action11oo'the Deortcprimary election. For School Commissioner. JOH1-N F. BANKS IS HEREBY an nouncedl as a candidate for School Corn nissiorn.r. sutmbject to the p)rimar. Lby announned as5 a candidate for School (C'ommnissiobner of New berry ("ounty, subject to the Democeratic Pr iarv. R.1 hAr RTH CR K I 1$LI.R I .xhrby annHounlcedl as a e:and'idate for re-election to the oilice (of School C. omm~issionier and pledged to abide the result of the Primary Election. For County Co.missioner. SBORNE WELLS IS HEREBY fnomhinatedl f,r re-elect ion to the otlice 01 Countyv Commissioner, subject to the result of the D)emaocratic Primnary el ection. J OHN J1. K INAIRD IS H EREBY annhohnneed a:: a candidate for the ofliee oIf County C>'.miissioner, subject to t he prm r ele:::..;:1. JENKINS H. SMIITH{ IS HERE !by announced n.o a candidate for re-elect ion to ihe oflu a of County Conm miissioner, stubject t' the D)enmocratic piri mary electionI. RI. J. C. PERRY IS HtEREBY ..i. aninou nced as a candidate for re election to the ofliee of Conuty Comn miissionier of New berry County. STATE OF" SOUTH CAROLINA ( O UNTY 91F NEWVBERRY--IN By~ .J. B. Feliers, E-q., Probate .Judge. WVHERtEAS, Albert P'. J!'hnzstonie hath 1. adnoe suit to mec to) granit hiim Letters of Admnistration (If tihe Estate and efreets of Catherine H. Boyce, (de eensed: These are, therefore, Tle( cite anud ad mioniishi all and singular t;ae kindred andl creditors (If the saidl Cat herine H. Boyce, deceased, that t heyV I' and lap pear be*fore mei in the Court of P'robate, to be hel at Newhterry ('our: H ouse, on the enJth day (1f Augtust, 18i0. aftei pub lication hereof, at 11I o'ch>ek in the fore mn on, to show cause, if any they- have, why the said Admiinistration should not be granted. G;iven under my~ hand :his 4th1 day of Anuust, A. I). 189'.. JJ' FLERS, J. P. N. (. GINS I GINS! M ,~ ARTlN,_AGENT. -ALSO AT 31Y BAR ON MIAIN STREE. LEY W. FANT. HOT WEATHER 00DS! WHY SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. WHEN YOU HAVE SUCH AN ASSORTMEN OF THE ABOVE GOODS AT SMITH & WEARN TO SUPPLY YOUR WANTS FROM. They row have an elegatt line of Drap D'Ete, Sicilian and Alp Coats and Vests and a beautiful lot of Cassimere and Worsted? of all colors and qualities. KANGAROO, CALF AND CORDIVAN SHOES, Both high and low cut from the best Manufacturers. Ladies', Mi and Children's Oxford Ties and Slippers in black and colors of grades and prices. A BIC LOT OF MEN'S UNDER WEA' In Gauze, Balbriggan and Nainsook, and last but not least. Neg Shirts, the most comfortable article known for the Summer Weath We have them in exquisite patterns and designs from 50c. to $2.7 each. BIG BIRGANS IN BEGULAR CLOTIl111 .i D STIW III FROM NOW ON. Thanking you for your liberal patronage in t he past and hopi to merit the same for the future, We remain, yours truly, SMITH & WEARN, MAIN STREET. NEWBERRY, S. C. CLOTHING! CLOTHING! O F'XT IE 0 NEXT THIRTY DAYS O O Z ALL CLOTHING REDUCED Z -O TO 20 PER CENTz FOR CASH. 0 I BLALOCK & GREEN. I ! HATS OF ALL GRADES. I MAKE ROOM FOR OUR FALL STOCK. ALL GOODS ON HAND -E CONSISTING OF DRY (OOD5, ('LOTIN( M, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, AN D GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, GLASS-WARE, WOOD AM) TIN-WARE, WILL,BE SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST. Now is your time and opportunity to Buy Goods Chca per than ever offered before. Respectfully, -FOOT'S OLD STAND. - ~ FINESHOWCASES Also Wall and Prescription cases, Cedar and Stools. Cabinet Work oif all kinds. ConpleteF Ott fre Ses Tad Banks. Catalogue free. P *dress ATLANTA SHOW CASE CO., Atlanca, Ga. JAS K. P.) G3 8ANS. W H. HUNT, JR GEO. S. MvJOWAER, GOGGANS & HUNT, Ammy ORE T LAW, ATTORNEYS AT L AW, WILL PPRACTICE IN I LL THE COURTS. NEWBERRY, s. C. NEBEURY, S. (. Office on Law Range. KarOflire in P. 0. Building ap B ' LR8E.A & 1 B LR8E A CARD, BL~flSE HLEgSINDLY THA.NKIN(; 3Y PAT Attorneys at Law, irns for past raver, I s-olic.it a Newberry and Prosperity, S. C. r"fOIC"ZGl;atro"y""|.v { n,ig* anid .ernall p)rofits, andl remainr as ever, Yours Respectfully, DL) ARDSCHOL'lZ G. G. SA LE, ___- _.. WILPACTICE in al th >ourts IL AN GTS THAR States ort e r t <>f>f heb. ULum lina. ~ ri *reI t cto o fc in 31<llohon ow, opposite the er'it; r' ~J' 1 i' spoos ac:tking . eP iheeked Io 1O espuni 5 ets per T WIN BED SPRINGS $5$; ~ "d" ae AT $3 PER SETT. A LIITED i>ry 'oo (,orce,rie, Shoes. Hats, Notions A.supply of the celebrated Tfwini Boee",;. dGd,HawreEc.al Springs on hand and for sale by