Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TbTaylorGin Is a Light Running, Fast Ginning, ?}W clean Staple Making Gin. Trice He-/ dttctd. First Class. t * ?* ? ? fafitaking orders, ntso,3bjr thc^ * ? ; BBOWN GIJSTSS ?' WITH FEEDERS AND CONDENSERS. This Condensing Gin is a favorite. '\V Ciln Itib8 and Sawn furnished if ap plied for early, also Itrisflcs. Order our f/cnthcr and l&ublicr Bin iEIR in time and save moiiev. JOHN A. IIAMII.TtTX, *"ext to Mr. G. II. Curnclson. julf>-tf Xmm juuo * ujevu TO YOUNG ai KN. J??t Published in a Sealfd Kurelnp*'. , J'i tee sir cent*. x?^^ A I. ?Ii tlic ATa \^./^'z'^F ture, Treatment, and Radical mfjBEfi&rZk cureofSeinin.il Weakness, or Spermatorrhoea, induced liy Self-Abuse, Involuntary Emission, Impotencv, Nerv ous Debility, and Impedimentsto Marriage generally; Consumption, Epilepsy, and Fits; Mental and Physical Imapaeitv, Ac?By KOHKKT J. culver we I.L, M. D.t author of the ''Green Uook,"?S:e. The world-renowned author, in this sdmtrahle Lecture, clearly proves from his own experience that the awful consequen ces of Self-Abuse may be ellitJtlially re moved without medicine, and without dan gerous surgical operations, Ixiugle*, instru ments, ring*, or col dials; pointing out a 'node of euro at once certain ami effectual, hr which every snfl'erer, no matter.what 1.1. condiiijm mav be, n y cure hi nisei 1 fcheaply, privately alul radically. jhoumndn and t/iousmui^fm*^ nr<-' ~ Sent under seal, in a plain envelop', to Lany "address, on receipt of six cents, or i Address the t umisnors, the CULVER well MEDIC Vi. CO., 41 Ann St., New York; Post t Mice-Mux, l-YS'i. may 4 1 y *W. W. EO BINSON ;at the stoke of Mit. KIIIK KOIUXSO.V. %V?rk done Cheap. I have just received a large supply of the celebrated I,umlrc(ir* Turnip Seed. ' Which I am offer tug to the public at ve-y low prices, and to Cranges at special rates' Terms Cash. oct '20 l y SAMUEL BIBBKS, ATT< >UN liV AND counsellor at law, Comer Church and St. Paul's Street Oraugcburg, S. C. i apr'l (5 3m GIN GEARING SIIA1TING AND BOLTS CHEAPER THAN EVER BJilFOltJ': at Tin: FOREST CITY FOUNDRY and MACHINE WORKS, IGEO. R. L?MJJAKI) cv CO., AUGUSTA, GA. ENGINES, cotton screws, mi li. (SHAKING And Machinery off Kinds Made and He pa i red. oct 27 12.'0 52 Wanted 25 or ?O Hoardern at Forest Glen Accadcinv. Hoard only EIGHT DOLLARS per Month. i*. w. (OLK, Principal, Ihirmii, Miss, may 18 If r|T(> Make Money lMouManf I.y A and fast,agents should address FIN LEY HARVEY & Co., Atlanta, Ga. junc 1 1 y TOKEN'S That large and commodious Hrick Store, formerly occupied by Mr. U. It. Jones. For terms apply t<> mrs. M. e. MCNAMARA? am: 11 If. Congressional Convention. On the 1st instant tho Congress- | ional Convention for the Second Congressional District of South Carolina, composed of the delegates from the counties of Charleston, Orangehurg and Clarendon met in the city of Columbia. Gen. James F. Izlar, of Orange burg was elecled Presidcut and Col. R. C. Barkley, Secretary. On mo tion of Mr. J. AI. Ensen V>f Charleston, seconded hy J. F. lihnm.es of Claren don, Hon.. AI. P. O'Connor-was noini .natcd-unanimously as the candidate .for Congress from this dist ict.' .Mr. .O'Cnulior. .made, an eloquent speech of'-.thanks and the Convention au jjo?? . - > ? Democratic Platform. J ??? ;V_" &y't I 0? i 4 The Cominittee of the Stale Demo cratic CVitivontion on platform and 'resolutionv composed oft e following .names:' Abbeville?S McGowan. Aiki n?C \\. Croft.'" Andersen? \V C lin.wn." Bnrnwull?G B Lartiguc. Be?u fort? W m. El I iott. ? Charleston ?M P O'Connor. Chester?G J Patterson. Chesterfield?E B CCash. Clarendon?John L Manning. Colleton?Carlos Traoy.. Darlington?J L Coker. Ed-elield?AI W Gary. Fuirficld?Jas. Ii Kion. Georgetown?Not represented. Greenville?F II Fuller. Hampton?O J LIutSon. Horry?E II Bentty. Fershaw?W 'D Trantham. I nncister?N. G B Chafeo. L a u re 11 a?N Sv IIa r r is. Lexington?J> J K units. Alarion?W K.,Johnron. Aiarlboro'?A R'-*Pnrker. " " bje^y?Ja.?. yTLipscoinb. Oconec?W C Kxdth. -- ?_ OijMiv'dmrg?S Dibble. ? Pick ens?D F Bradley. Rich land?John E Bacon. S unit er?T B F razor. Spartanburg?J II Evins. Union?T 15 Jeter. York?B II Massey. Williamsburg?W H Kennedy, made the following report which was unanimously adopted: We recommend as tho Democratic platform of South Carolina in 1S7S, enunciations of the same principles, policies and pledges, as were contain ed in the platform ol 1870, which is as follows, to wit: "The Democratic party of South Carolina, in Conven tion assembled, announces tho fallow - ing as its platform of principles: We reiterate our acceptance in perfe ct good faith of the Thirteenth, Four teenth and Fifteenth amendments, to the Federal Constitution, accepting and standing upon ihcm; we turn from the settled and final past to the great, living and momentous issues of the present and the future. We reaffirm the platform ofjprin eiplcs announced by the National Democratic party assembled at .St. Louis, and in accordance with the dcclaratiou of that platiorm ami the utterances and acts of our distinguish cd lender, Wade Hampton, we call upon all of our fellow citizens irre spective of race, color or previous condition, to unite with us in confin ing the work of reform and redemp lion inaugurated, by the Democratic party of South Carolina, for it is evi dent, that substantial and lasting re form is impossible within the ranks of the Republican pnrty of this State. W'o have charged and convicted the Republican party wit h arraying race against race, creating disturbances and fomenting difficulties; with prosti - luting the elective franchise, tamper ing with the ballot-box, and holding unfair and fraudulent, elections, with having accumulated nil enormous debt; mismanaged the finance, and injured the, credit of the State; with levying exorbitant taxes, and squand ering them when collected, thus wring ing from the toil and livelihood of the honest poor man of the Slate a largo porceutuni of his hard earnings without giving in return any compen sation therefor, and recklessly involv ing in debt a majority of the counties ot the State. ltd management of our penal ami charitable institution-! was a shame and a disgrace. We charge its legislation as demoralizing, parti san and disgraceful, and the venality and corruption which characterized every brauch of tbo government, executive, legislative and judicial, as having no parallel in the history of nations. It created a mnk'plieity of.; unnecessary f and useless oflic -s; (jjogi . plicated in their system and uuq^'eoV sarilly expensive, and ciiu never pup* fy itself, give good and impartial government, or by its moral force and character exercise in its full sove r feigitty the law ol the land Wcdo ^imt^chargc this condition ot^thiugs, which every patriot must <lecply do plurc, upon the masses of the party, but upon their leaders, who ?naila such fatal use of their conlidcnce ami trust, for it is our firm conviction that all the good people of the State of both races desire peace and prosper ity. Wo therefore call upon all of our fellow-ch izens, irrespective of race or past party affiliation, to join us in preserving the good name of our .-t?te, ami in maintaining her dignity and character among the Common wealths of this grcatcountry We discountenance all disturbance of the peace of the State, and denounce all instigators and promoters thereof, and earnestly call upon all of our fellow-citizens, irrespective of party lines, to exercise forbearance and cultivate good will; an<l if the ijod em inent of the Stute is continued in our control, ice pledge, ourselves to protect thejirrsons, rights and projicty of all its people, and to speed Hi/ bring to summary justice any who dare violate, {hem We desire a fair and peaceable election, appealing to the reason and not the passion of the poop!.', and have guaranteed by law a fair elec tion and* a fair count. We call upon ?all of the patriot tons of Carolina to join ua. Qor object is continued re form, retrenchment and relief, that by honesty and ecotm'.ny we may still further reduce the taxes :vhd lighten the burdens of the people, giving at the same time absolute security to the rights and property of all. Upon these paramount issues we cordially invite the co-operation of every Democrat and Republican who is earnest and willing to unite with us in this great work. Wo recommend to the favorable consideration of the Convention the followed resolutions, and re commended that the samo do piss, namely : the resolution offored by Mr. Buist, of Charleston, in relation to the unity of the Democratic party to wit: liesolved, That the unity and in tegrity of the Democratic party is of paramount importance to the success of our cause and the welfare of our people in the ensuing election, and we repudiate all fusion or coalition with the Republican party, and most unqualifiedly condemn any Independ tut movement whatever, as inimical to the people and destructive of their interests and welfare. That lor the. development of our growth as a people, and of our re sources as a State, a bureau of immi gration and agriculture should he established, having lor its object the encouragement 61 and holding out inducements to, honest and indus trious emigrants from other countries to settle among us, and designed to stimulate increased and improved production of whatever may be grown upon our soil; and we recommend to the General Assembly the speedy en actment of such laws as will found such a bureau upon a permanent and practical basis, and provide for its ready and active operation, to the attainment ol this desirable cud." That this Convention views with the deepest concern the troubles which have arisen in the upper por tion of the State in the enforcemen t of the excise laws of the United States, relating to the illicit distilling of \vl)U;key, und is extremely solieito us j tlm\f this subject should be fairly eoi'vidCred by Congress, and some law deviled in amend men t of or supple mentary to, the present system, that willj remove the existing ca.tscs of initiation, alleviate the present troub les ^sjour people, insure obedience by virti.teofa recognition o! the justice of |be laws, and restore peace and quiet where discontent now reigns; and*\is preliminary to a change of thes* laws,we invoke his Excellency, R ItT Hayes, President of the United Stiw?, to extend amnesty unto all persji-is in this State who have viola ted h 'om. Miy^t this Convention commends with entire approbation the course whlu*r has been pursued in the late sc/su a of Congress by our distingu ished Slate Senator, the lion. M C Buth ns well as b\ his Democratic colic, goes, the Hon. I> Wyatt Aikeu and [the Hon. d 11 Kvins in the House of Representatives; an I the now calls upon them in their respective spheres of duty to exert their ?'influence and ability to elf eel the desired modilication of the excise laws, land secure lor our people the rolif^ which is so much needed and sot$gh" lor. A/4'of which is respectfully submit ted, ai d signed by the committee. Loneliness of the Ocean. One who has never travelled upon the ocean expects to lind it somewhat thickly populated, lie thinks of the vast travel ami tiafRc that goes ovor the waiters, and he is ready to imag ine that the great deep is alive with this hurrying to and fro of nations He reads of lauds whose commerce whitens every sea, and he is ready to think that the ocean is as full of sails as the harbor of some mighty me tropolis. But be finds h is mistake. As he h aves the land, the ships begin to <;:^ear; as lingoes on hi- >.iy the\ JS?|s"&jj}l' vanish, ami ih,:\. is ni'thii. .oo'ii mm hut ttie ; -eir*"" and the bh hded sky. Sau^-fet ifes he may meet or overtake, t ..dan ship y^fi"rlgfc '?a'y; but then again, there xivill be many days when not a single ..sail will be seen. There are spaces,.' measured by thousands of miles, j over which no ship has ever passed.] The idea of a nation's com merce (whitening every sea is the wild - est fancy. If all the ships that ever have been built were brought togeth er in al single fleet. they would lill bu t a hamji's breadth of the ocean. The space, therefore, that man and his works occupy onlho sea is so small in its ex tent ttiat the hold on it. by his power is slight ami Buporficial. Both together are as nothing. Tho ocea n cover? three-fourths of tho surfaco of tide globe; and by far tho greater portion of this vast expanse is, and ever ; has been, free from man's pre sence and visitation. M(r. T J Greer and 1) T Black made a narr iw escape from being killed by lighting during tho storm of last Friday night. They were in a wagon with a sewing machine, and when at tho fork of the Spartanburg road about a mile from town, the clcctrii ity from a Hash of lighting knocked the horse down, turned over the wagon and threw the men to the ground. The men and horse ware stunned for sometime, but neither was seriously injured, although Mr. B ack complains of unpleasant feelings in tin*, region of the heart and his ribs. They are all up ami about. No in jury was done the wagon or sewing mtichino.? Union Tiniest, Mr. Stephens tells many stories ol negroes, ami one is ol a famous cot ton ami chicken depredator, who, since the war, met the ex-vice presi dent on the road. 'Well, Thomas,' was the kind salutation, 'I was sorry to hear that you had been in troubl c about Mrs. Tripp's chickens.' 'Yes Mars Alec, hut 1 have quit all dat now,' said the negropcnitenly. 'How many did you take before you slop ped V asked Mr. Stephens. T tuck till she hab,' was the reply. ) A Poetic License Wanted. Hu was it tall, square man, with a sharp, sunburned nose, and an un shaven lace. Ho wore a chip hat, well sweated through in front, with a rim turned down all around, and ... a dark, narrow bit of braid for a band. His butternut pants were ' neatly tucked into his cowhide boots, and tin.' thumbs of his bronzed hands were thrust into the armholes of his vest, lie entered the Mayor's office with the air of business, an 1, march ing up to his I [onor, said inquiringly : 'Be you the Mayor V 'Yes, I have that honor.' 'Well, I want a license for my daughthcr, Maria Ann .Jane.' 'Ah, I see; your daughter is about to get married and you wish to pro cure a marriage license. \Vc do not issue those papers here. You must go over on the North Side to the County Building.' 'No, Squire, you are mistaken?as if you had burnt up your last shirt or bad accidentally got into the wrong pew in meeting, but. Maria Aim Jane doesn't want a license to got mirricd, not by no mean-:?not by more than considerable. She is a daruo 1 smart girl, if she \a my daughter, and if I do say it, as I hadn't ought to. She has been kecpin' school and boarding round up in the persimmon dccslrict ami writing verses for the Summer field Weekly Bugle. She thinks now of goin' to tcachin' and devotin' her hull time to literary pcrsoots, and, 'Squire, as I'm a law ahidiu' man and loyal to the core?three of my boys wetlt clean through to the sea with Sherman?'Squire, and I want to do the business for the girl on the square and so I called to take out a poetic license fur Maria Ann Jane. You see, Will Morrison, who has been to college told Maria that anybody muH have a license before he writ much P dry.* Jleie the Mayor's face turned very red as if sufiering from somo intense that his eyes wei'd suuiMcd with tears His secretary suddenly approached the window ami gazed abstracted! y out upon the trees in the tubs whose emerald branches were gracefully swaying in the summer breeze in front of the saloon across the way. The former fixed his curious eyes upon the Mayor for a moment, who finally sufficiently recovered himself to say : 'My dear sir, your daughter needs no license to write p ,etry. She can write as much as ever she pleases ami it will be all right.' 'Wont it be agin the law to do it without a license I1'inquired the man. 'She has heard that Byron and Mrs. Ilemans used a good many poetic licenses in their writ ins and she thou ght .-he'd better do as the rest of 'em diil. But if it's all right without, it's probably owin' to the freedom of our institutions and sieh iiko.' 'Exactly,' said the Mayor. And the satisfied rustic walked out of the office picking his teeth with a small piece of a fence rail. A husband fin ling a piece broken out of his plate and another out of his saucer, petulenlly exclaimed to h is wife: 'My dear it seems to me that everything that belongs to you is broken.' 'Well, yes,'exclaimed the wife, 'even you are a little cracked.' A member of a church in Vermont de-iring 'a man from the Lord,' pray ed in this wise : 'Send us not an old man in his dotage, nor a young man :u hisgoslinhood; but a man with all the modern improvement.' Women have been known to re move their jewelry under the excite ment of a campmeettng sermon on charity and humbleness, but no one ever saw one throw away a real hair switch. Men of great parts are often unfor tunate in the management of public business, because t hey arc apt to go out of the common road by the quick ness of their imagination. A fat office?the soap boiler's. Finished and Folded Up. ?There, lhai is (iuishcd and folded up, ami I am heartily glad,' said Bertha, as she took off her littles" er thiiuhle and laid on the table a pret ty blue muslin dress, on which she had been busy for several days. 'Is it well done, too?'asked prac tical Aunt Mabel. 'Pretty well dune for me, auntie; mother says 1 improve in dross mak ing.' 'That is encouraging. Now, Ber tha, do you know that something else of yours is also finished and folded up this evening?' ?What else can it be, Aunt Mabel? This is the only piece of w irk I have had abouc this week, unless it is that tidy. I do not expect to see the end of that these six weeks.' 'Still, you have finished and folded up something tar more important than your tidy or your dress even Something that will not be unfolded again for a-es perhaps; and yet you will surely si*u it again with evory line and fold. Your day's record is ?lone, and gone from your keeping You may remodel the dress if iL does not please you, hut you cannotchango one jot or tittle of the day's record.' Aunt Mabel had the fashion of dropping these seed-thoughts, which often grew into strong, vigorous plants in young hearts. 'What has the record been?' asked Bertha of her own heart, as ?he thoughtfully laid away the blue mils lin. As little by little she tried to go over the hours, there was much she would gladly have changed if she could. T wish I had spoken pleasantly to Ned, when ho wished me to help him with his flag. It would only have tn ken me n minute or two; and he was first sad and then vexed with my crossness. It is too bad I left mother to do all her baking alone, and did not even prepare tho cherries for her, I in my haste to finish my dress.' jlH?BtPftt&& w'hOSen InuV-bu*.. closed all day, sugj still more reproachful thoughts] 'No wonder I have such a pc day's record, when I began it in tod much haste for prayer, or reading a verso even.' Tho day's work did not look so satisfactory from this stand point, and she sighed as she felt it was all folded up. It is we'l for us all thus to review the swift-footed days, and to strive to have folded up in evory one some deed of love, and kindness, and great" watchfulness against sin, joined with constant prayer for God's help. So shall we be able at last to moot tho record without fear and confusion of face.?Chiltr* World. Best shoe for summer?'Shoo flyl' There isu't a vegetablo that can catch up with the tomato. The train is like a naughty boy, because the switch change* its course. Babies aro described as coupons attached to the bonds of matrimony. There is only one way for a woman to keep a secret. To keed it going. Where may everlasting spring be found? In an india-rubber factory. A musquitois a customer who tries to get inside the bar and take a nip without paying for it. A clever fellow has taught ducks to swim in hot water with such success that they lay hoil?d eggs. Times aro awfully quiet. There has not been a new party organized since breakfast. Pools are onw sold for about every uncertainty except the number of red nosey at the police court. The head waiter of a saloon in Bos ton was referred to as a gentleman of sou p-or-fish-nl attainments. It was a negro who exclaimed as bo rose from his knees at a camp meeting. "Here I raise my ebon knees sir!" An exchange is trying to coar everybody to wear a smile. No use talking, they won't do it unless fash* ion says so,