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One 60 SAW BROWN COTTON GIN. -^ueSleam BOSS COTTON PRESS, and ? jAbontSO feet of SHAFTING, with all nec eaSary Polle j s and Bel ti og to ron the same. ? Apply to or address . . . A. D. KICKER, * " April 6 ? Snmter, S. C. THE TEMPERANCE WOKKER, Remove, "from Columbia, S. C. A Live, Temperairce Paper, PubHaned Semi-inonlhly in " Vr SUMTER, S. C. ^ ; Under the Editorial management of " : "Bit: B. F. CHREITZBER?, *J?UrZ7&;:A&;C\T..OT?M C. - .Assisted by- an Able-corps of Editors. ' T^'rMwonage and influence of',all friends* ofT^ein|^^il<s^s ^ol!citedr ^erms only 60 ;coats a year.. To advertisers desiring a wide circulation, it offers an excellent medium. CQ* *j?aa??*raew 2?. G. OSTEEN, 1 ^ . Publisher. OCR STANDARD BEARERS. For Governor. JOHN PETER RICHARDSON of Clarendon. . JW; Lieutenant Governor. WTT.TITA?'T: M ATTT.mw of Greenville. ' For Secretary of Stale. W. Z. LEITNER of Kershaw. For Comptroller General. W. B. STONEY of Berkeley. For Treasurer. . . t. SI BAMBERG of Barnwell. For Attorney General. -JOSEPH H. EARLE of Sumter. .. . For Superintendent of Education. ... ,. JAMES.H. BICE pf Abbey Hie. i . *>For -Adjutant and Inspector General. A; M. MANIG??LT of Georgetown. ..The Candidates Sketched. ..'a.. . fOBGOVKBNOB. ' Jobo Peter Richardson was born in -Clatendoo County S. C., in the years 1831. . He is a son of Governor John P." Richardson, and a great-grandson of Gen. Richard Richardson, who was prominent in that section of country both before and during the revolutionary war, and four of wi ose descendants have been Governor of South Carolina. Col. Richardson was graduated from the South C?rofina College in 1849, with distinction. He then engaged in planting in Clarendon County. . He was chosen a member of the Legislature in 1856 and served until 1862, when he. joined the army,'serving .upon the. staff pf Gen. Cantey in the West until the war ended. Since the war he : re? presented Clarendon County faithfully through all the troublous days, of Re? construction.' He was returned to the legislature in 1878, and in 1880. was elected State treas oxer. In 1882 Col. Richardson, was - again elected State treasurer; and in 1884 he was again honored Tby re-election ?o the same im? portant position. His management of the financial department of the State Government his been able, and bas given entire satisfaction to the people of the State and to the party which bas so' greatly honored him. Moreover, he is.,ane.oi^the^jnost. effective . canvassers iurthei-party^r^one who/ makes even sta? tistics attractive. THE LIEUTENANT GOVEBNOB. Senator William TL. Mauldin is a native of Greenville County and the descendant of a sterile g family of peo? ple, who were among the first settlers of the mountain country in which Greenville is situated. His education .was received at Forman . University, in which institution he was a student at the breaking' out of the war. He en? tered ?he Confederate army at the early age of sixteen; and served in the bloody struggle until its close. -.Soon after the war be engaged in. business as a drug? gist in. the city of . Greenville, in copart? nership with Dr. S. S, Marshall, now deceased. In business he has always -been successful. In the -great political*? struggle of 1876 he was a most.active worker, and it was then that his politi? cal sagacity and worth as a public ser? vant first came to light. In 1877 he was,' by a very complimentary vote, .elected mayor of the city of Greenville, having previously served two iterms as a member of the city council. During his term as mayor he was called to the chairmanship of the Democracy of Greenville County, in which position his ability in shaping its policy and man? agement has been a conspicuous feature .of his. successful career. In 1882 Dr. Mauldin was elected to a seat in the House of Representatives, and during that 'term took a prominent -part in the work of the Legislature- For the Seri? ate he received th? almost unanimous call of the Democracy of his county. THE 8ECBETABY OF : STATE. . William Z. Leitner, who hasjbe?n nominatedjpr^s^^ was -boTnln*Fairfield County, near Winns boro', on the 23d of September, 1829. He entered the South Carolina College in 1847 and was graduated in the class of 1849. He was admitted to the Bar in 1853. He entered the service of the State with his company, the Cam? den Volunteers, on the 8th day of April, 1861 : was present at the bombardment of Fort Sumter, and after the fall of the fort went immediately to Virginia. He was engaged in most of the battles fought by the army of North? ern Virginia, and fell on the battle? field of Gettysburg with his right leg below the knee shattered by grapeshot. He was during and immediately after the war twice elected to the Legislature from Kershaw at the head of the ticket, and was elected District Judge, and held that position until the District Courts - were overthrown by military orders. He was again selected by the people of Kershaw for the Legislature in the memorable. campaign of 1876, but was defeated by an overwhelming negro majority. In 1884 he was elect? ed to the State Senate from Kershaw County, in which body he has since con? tinued to serve with eminent satisfac? tion to the public and to the good of the State. THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL. William E. Stoney was born in thc City of Charleston in 1839. lu De? cember, 1860, he went into the State service as lieutenant in the Moultrie Guards, 1st Rifle Regiment, and re? mained with this command until after the fall of Fort Sumter. Then, having been appointed a lieutenant in the reg? ular Confederate army, he was ordered to Wilmington, N. C., as a drill-master, soon after sent to Richmond, Va., and attached for a time to the staff of Gen. W. S. Winder, then, transferred to thc staff of Gen. M. L. Bonham, in the field at Vienna. He was prominent during the entire war, surrendered, afc Greensboro/ on April 26, 1865, and disbanded at Lan? caster Courthouse, May, 18G5. He went West in 1868, and for three years was employed as au engineer in the State of Nevada, Missouri and in the Indian Territory.. In the fall of 1871 he returned to South Carolina and again engaged in planting, but being offered a position in- the office of his old com? mander, Gen. Hagood, when the Demo eratic party came into power, he aban? doned his "planting interests and was thenceforth employed ia the office of the comptroller, general In 1882, as a distinguished mark of tho apprecia? tion io which his services were held, he was nominated for comptroller general, as the successor of Gen. John Brat ton. He has filled the office with perfect sat* ts fa ct ?on for the past four years and will continue to be as faithful during the next two years as he has always been. THE STATE TREASURER. Capt. Isacc S. Bamberg, who has just received the. nomination of the State Democratic Convention for treas? urer, is a native of Barnwell County. He is what is commonly called "a self made man/' haviog accumulated through his energy and skillful business management a considerable property. He is an eminently practical man, hav? ing devoted his whole life co business affairs. He is respected by all who know him, and in his native, county his pop? ularity is very great. He is in no sense a politician, but io 1876, when the county - needed- the . services of -her bravest and most trustworthy citizens, he was called upon to represent Barn? well in the historic '*Wallace 'House/' He was a member of she bond commission that saved the State such large amounts of unjust indebtedness thrust upon her by Radical Legislatures. His careful., investigation and judicious work on that commission are the causes of his nomination; When the State had permanently passed into Democratic bands he retired from politics and de? voted himself again to the manage? ment of his private business enterprises. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Col. Joseph H. Earle was born in Greenville County, S. C., April 30, 1847. He was educated at the Forman University; taught school for a few ye ar s in Clarendon County, and was, in 1868, appointed principal of the Chick Springs Academy, in Greenville Coun? ty, where he remained for two years and discharged the responsible duties of that position with fidelity and ability. He was admitted to the Bar in 1870, and practiced law at Anderson Court House until 1875, at which time he removed to Sumter. He was the Democratic nominee for the House in 1876, but withdrew from the race a short time be? fore the election. He was nominated again by the Democrats for the House, in 1878, and was elected. He served one term in the Legislature, and in 1882 was elected Senator, which position he has filled with ability and with fidelity to his constituents and the-State? ~?Sen?tor ' Earle- was X dele? gate to the National Democrat Conven? tion in 1880, and again in 1884, and was chosen to represent South Carolina in the committtee which notified Cleve? land of bis nomination. Senator Earle i? a lawyer of ability, a hard student, and enjoys a lucrative practice. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. Col. james H. Rice, of Abbeville County, who has been nominated for State Superintendent of Education will make in-every way a worthy successor of Governor Thompson and Col. Cow? ard in the important work of directing the educational affairs of the State. Col. Ric? is a lawyer, and has pursued his profession with gratifying success at Ninety-Six, S. C., for6ome years. He was elected to the Legislature from Abbeville County in 1882, and served his constituents with fidelity. : He is an accomplished scholar, a fine executive I officer.au eloquent speaker, and will discharge the duties bf his new office with satisfaction to the people and with advantage to the public school system of the State. ADJUTANT GENERAL. Gen. A. M. Manigault was born in Charleston in 1824, and is consequent? ly 60 years of age:- He was a volun? teer in the; Mexican war, taktng^parrnT every battle in which^-feh"e Palmetto Regiment was^gag??J He never lost ajda^s "service during the entire war. In 1856 he removed from Charleston to Georgetown, and followed tho pursuit of a ?ice planter till the beginning of the war. He. ;was first on .-Beauregard's staff and afterwards was elected Colonel of the 10th S. C. regiment. He was elected Adjutant General in 1880, and continued ever since. Opinions of the Ticket. The State Convention nominated an excellent ticket last week.-Lexington Dispatch. The State action of that body cannot fail in being satisfactory to the State and party.-Branchville Banner. The convention has met and adjourn? ed. Its work was well done. The ticket gives general and complete sat? isfaction; in- this county.-Carolina Spartdn. . The convention was harmonious in I all its deliberations, and has placed be I fore the people a ticket which will prove ! generally acceptable.-TorJcville En j quirer. The ticket chosen by the State Con? vention, held in Columbia last week, is a capital ^e, and we believe gives 'general satisfaction throughout thc j State.-Barnwell Sentinel. As far as we have learned, thc work of no convention was ever more satis? factory to thc people. Speaking for ourself, the Press and Banner is abund ! antly satisfied with all that was done. I-Abbeville Press and Banner. '? The work of tho Democratic State Convention has given entire satisfac? tion in these parts. The ticket is a : good one, and the people here are re? joicing at the overthrow of the "un I holy alliance."-Abbeville Messenger. When tho result of the convention in Columbia was made known at this place a dispatch to this effect was sent to delegates from Laurens : 'Come i home ; no usc for Laurens amateurs to buck against professionals.'-Laurens Advertiser. At our mast-head this week stands the names of the men nominated for high office in South Carolina by the late Democratic Convention. They are all good men and true. Therefore, in this case our fealty to ibo principles and-usages of the Democratic party will be easy to give.-Edge-field Chron? icle. Thc ticket nominated by thc late con? vention, gives satisfaction throughout thc State, because each section is re? presented by an excellent gentleman. The convention seemed to nnders precisely what was required by situation, and the members did I duty independently and harmonioi -Hampton Guardian. The ticket put forth by the con tion is, in oar view, a very good although ita principal strength He the party behind it rather than in men of whom it is composed. I part new and part old, and the ne not much improvement on the old was left out. We had no pet ca dates, old or new, and can eheerf accept these men as the standard b ers of the Democracy of South C lina, and in wbosc hands the mate interests of the State will be ' guarded and upheld.-Edgefieid ? {tor. " _ Many people and papers accuse C? B. R. Tillman of hypocrisy because supported the candidacy of Hon. J C. Sheppard, a lawyer, for Goveri In doing as he did, Capt. Tillman o obeyed the unanimous instruction his county convention, and gave least one practical proof of his oft pcated assertion that the farmers' mo ment was strictly non-political and intended to provoke class antagonis The People, that criticized him wi mounting toward the zenith of his pi er, now, in the hour of his defeat, s tbat he did exactly right.-Barm People. Opinions on the New Dea We give below a number of clippii from our exchanges on the somcw unexpected results of the State Coo v tion. As our readers will see, there is markablc unanimity in sentiment the way through ; and the defeat Messrs. Sheppard, Hutson and Mi is ascribed mainly to the ' friendship the Ntics and Courier for those gent men : Summerville Herald. The support which the repr?sent?t; of the News and Courier transferred Mr. Sheppard was sufficient in itself defeat him. Its association in this p; ticular was very unfortunate for 01 who, by virtue of bis position as Govi nor by promotion from Lieutenaat-Gc ernor, was seemingly more entitled the nomination than his successful c ponent. In supporting Mr. Sbeppai the News and Courier quite uninte tion al ly, and to its subsequent anno ance, furthered the cause of Colet Richardson ; and tbat is the sum to cf it ! The object seems to have been teach that journal a lesson in polit: which which it will remember for long time ; and in this respect the pe pie are more especially pleased and s; isSed. S?iartanlurg Herald. Thc Convention has met and aajour ed. Its work was well done, Tl ticket gives general and complete sat: faction in this county. Of course % would have preferred to see Capt. Fa ley Adjutant and Inspector Genera He would have put new Hfe ?into tl militia, bul he can afford to wait anoth term. His vote was very flatterio He lacked but four votes of securing ti nomination, and had the up country h? the representation to which she is e titled he would have gone in by a lar j majority. Mr. Miles was defeated f Attorney-General by the support Capt. Dawson; at least so say o' delegates. Sheppard also succumb? under the advocacy of the Neics ai Courier. Hereafter the candidate wi is wise, will make an enemy of the Net and CWzg2^?r^^ jrjjl-^rJe^oved for the enemies be h mate." Fairfidd News and Herald. It soon became apparent that tl News and Courier was a friend of M Sheppard, and was doiDg what cQuld to further his nomination', soon declared, with an air of one wi had exhausted the field of informatioi that Mr. Sheppard was leading in tl race for Governor. Then came rumor not yet denied by anybody, that the: was a tripple alliance-Governor She] pard, Mr. Tillman and tbe News an Courier, forgetting all past difference! had united in an effort to put iu tl highest office in the State a lawye: politician abd office-holder ! It looke as if the combination would sncceec and people-wondered ! The convention came. At the la: moment Mr. Sheppard, according t one statement in the Neics and Coufiei was still in thc lead. Then came tb the vote. Mr. Sheppard was badi beaten. His highest vote was eight out of three hundred and eighteen barely a fraction over one-fourth I Aiken Journal and Review. ' The Tillman political programme wa completely squashed, and Mr. Til Ima had very little to say in the convention The alleged Tillmao-Sheppard-Dawso combination had much to do with keep ing the farmer members from unitinj on any of Tillman's plans. They coull dot stomach the idea of such a strang political combination. The Convection was conservative ant harmonious ; ii sat down on the "Green ville idea," the "Tillman movement1 and the "Dawson influence." It wa a convention of surprises, and the whol< State has reason to be. proud of its dig nified, wise and conservative conduct The nominees are all good men aud wil be heartily supported from thc moun? tains to thc seaboard. Barnwell People. Col. Miles waa probably defeated bj thc belief iu thc alleged alliance of Far? mer Tillman, the Charleston News ana Courier, and Governor Sheppard. The defeat of Col. Coward was certainly par? tially if not entirely due to thc fact that he had been announced a candidate foi Congress and had changed his mind and re-entered thc field too late to make a wiuning race. Georgetown Enquirer. Col. Earle, the uomiucc for Attorney Ccncral, is an able lawyer and a bril? liant advocate. He will bc a worthy succcsor to the erudite and scholarly Miles. His nomination may bc attri? buted to the suspicion entertained by many delegates of a deal between Daw? son and Tillman,-by which it was pro? posed to secure thc nomination for Mr. Mile*. It ic stated on jjood authority that Federal of Mr. Miles7 friends vc for Earle simply for the purpose of feating that combination. It is get ally admitted, however, that Mr. M bad no knowlege of thc supposed cc bi nat ion. Pee Dee Index, Tuesday evening, prior to the c vening of the convention on Wednesd it appeared as if the combination char; against Capt. Dawson and Mr. Tilla wonld succeed despite all oppositi By Wednesday morning, however, defection had taken organized sha and it was plain Mr. Tillman could i deliver the goods pledged. Of < thing we are convinced. Even fl Tillman, with ail his power, is monk ing with a buzz saw whenever be tempts to bargain off a large number South Carolinians. He made, a grt mistake, and knows it now full wc For breaking the slate prepared with much skill tho convention deserves t hearty congratulations of the wb State. Not that Mr. Sheppard, fl: Hutson and Mr. Miles are in any sei bad men, but because the future pur: of the commonwealth requires that su practices should be condemned. Picken* Sentinel. There is no doubt that the nomio for Attorney-General was nominated c tirely on his character as a man and I ability as a lawyer. For nothing wb ever can be truthfully said against t ability uf his competitor, Attorney-Ge cral Miles. He has been faithful, coi peten t and most efficient. Augusta Chronicle. One night in June last Capt. F. \ Dawson, of Charleston, and Capt.! ll. Tillman, of Edgefield, met at t Globe Hotel in Augusta and held long conference. Their presence w known in Augusta at the time. It w soon noised in Carolina that the mee ing had taken place and the fact w mentioned a hundred times in this co vention. Both gentlemen have rep diated any idea of a combination. Ca tain Tillman declares that he is on seeking agricultural reforms and is n responsible for the political movomci Captain Dawson says that he is suppoi ing the Tillman reforms only so far they affect the farmers. What th< talked about on that clear, calm nigh no one knows, but thc rumors growit out of the conference baye shaped th convention and changed the personn of the State ticket entirely. Greenville News. Our esteemed cotemporary the Net and Courier'is now wandering tearful around the political battle field*, givit the dead decent burial and chantir I appropriately dismal wails over the j lonely graves. A dirge is sung ovi Congressman Cox, of North Carolin: who perished in the cause of civil sc vice reform. But the bitterest moan over Col. Miles, who, we are told, die at the hands of Richland and Orang? burg from whom Charleston had tl right to expect better things. Greenville Enterprise and Mountaineer. About , eight o'clock on the evenin of Tuesday, a report became currei among the delegates and visitors a ttenc ing the Convention that a combinatio had recently been formed between M Dawson of the Charleston News an Courier and Mr. B. R. Tillman, b which the latter gentleman was to brio to the support of Mr. Sheppard, wh was alleged to be the candidate suppor ed by the News and Courier, the voi of the farmer element of the Coover. lion. For this service it was undei stood that the News and Courier was t cease its opposition to thc: Farmers Agricultural College advocated by Mi ?illm?r?r.-?kift- arrangement had s much the appearamol?^atradc, in viei of the fact also that Mr/Tfifaftanjiads strongly condemned in his puoll speeches and letters the present rcgim in power, that a very general feeling c indignation was aroused against the can didacy of Mr. Sheppard. To giv strength to the report, it was also un derstood that there would be a caucu called next morning by Mr. Tillman o his followers, for the purpose of carry ing out the plan. . From the time th report assumed the appearance of a fae : Mr. Sheppard's fortunes waned. Th caucus spoken of was held in tbe Com House, but it did not endorse any can didate, and thus it was proven that Mr Tillman hall lost his influence with hi followers. Marion Star. Governor Sheppard was defeated b; the report that Col. F. W. Dawson editor pf thc News and Courier and B R. Tillman met in Augusta thc wcel before and formed a combination. Th* News and Courier denied the combina tion. In our minds there is no doub that this meeting of Col. Dawson ant . Tillman had a great deal to do witl thc defeat of Sheppard and Miles. Total Solar Eclipse. A total eclipse of the sun occurs ot the 20tb, which will be visible as i very small partial eclipse in thc south? ern part of New England and the At? lantic States. Thc path of totality com? mences at the isthmus of Panania, ere cs thc northern part of South Amcric.-. aud some of the adjacent islands, crosses the Atlantic ocean in a south-easterly direction, strikes the coast of Africa near Benguela, and ends in Madagas? car. The conditions for observing it arc moro favorable than they were in the total eclipse of 1S83 and 1S85, when thc lines of totality passed almost entirely over thc Southern Pacific ocean. Doubtless astronomers will be ou hand at many points to observo the eclipse. The eclipse begins at Ch. 16m. a. m., (a little more than an hour after sun? rise,) continuing 22m., and ends at Gb. 38m. a. m. It h so light that it will hardly be noticed, unless attention is directed to it. Thc magnitude of the eclipse is only 0.01S of thc sun's diame? ter, and it is on thc sun's south limb. The limit of the eclipse is 1 degree north of Boston, so that wc must bc contented with a touch of thc phenome? non. - lie who cannot earn a living with? out stealing the bread from poor chil? dren and mothers, and covering fathers and brothers with black dis? grace, has not enough of manhood in him to live an honest life ii he could. What Our Editors Say. The Farmers Movement. Abbeville Medium. We hear some talk that Tillman and the Farmers' movement were slain io the rcceDt Convention. This is an en? tire mistake. The farmers have taken no part in politics. They had no man selected for any State office. As no man stood exactly upon their, platform they declined to support any particular individual after consultation. Every man was left to his own preference. The man is mistaken who thinks the farmers will not yet contend for relief from their grievances. They wish to do so without interfering with politics as they have said from the beginning of the movement and they have taken the proper coarse. Their refusal to en? dorse any one for office will only add to their strength and should hush the clamor of those who despise their hum? ble efforts to better their fortunes. 8. C. Advocate. Office-seekers have a new and telling weapon in what is catled "vindication." It works to a charm. When a man cannot get into place by any of the or? dinary methods, he does something naughty and gets himself exposed. Thereupon his enemies begin to accuse and abuse, and charge and prove in a way that looks ruinous to character; and prospects No such thing ! It is the spoilsman's opportunity. He at once assumes the high moral attitude, pro? claims himself a persecuted .man, and demands 11 vindication." Now, in the ordinary definitions and etymologies "vindication" is supposed to mean dis? proof of charge and successful defence of character. But in modern political dictionaries it has gofa faller and higher definition : It means-being elect? ed or appointed straightway to some position of honor and emolument. This is far more convincing, to the world at large, more overwhelming to opponents,, and infinitely more con? soling and gratifying to thc vindicatee. In.truth, so tender has the sense of honor grown in this great country, that a man will hardly accept as vindica? tion anything short of high place and big pay. Naturally thc baser and more ruinous the crime charged, thc higher the place and the bigger pay necessary to a full vindication. There are men in this land-many of them-whom nothing short of thc presidency would vindicate. , Happily, most of our great men can be vindicated by the ordinary remedy of a post-office or government clerkship. Those who for any reason fail of vindication must bear the foul blot on their fair names until time and patience and other helpful agencies provide thc official cataplasm for their sore. Precious boon of freedom and democracy, what would politics be with? out it I Greenville News. Life is full of compensation. Our esteemed brother Dawson,.if report bc true, was most unmercifully whaled in the State Convention, but on thc same day the Senate confirmed the appoint? ment of that eminent D?mocratie citi? zens and veteran Carolinian James H. Morgan. The Farmers in Council, Columbia Record. The joint, summer meeting of thc State Grange and the State Agricultur? al and Mechanical Society brought to? gether a large number of representative farmers to discuss mattera of interest to their profession. As the success and prosperity of the producing class in any country is necessary to the welfare of every other class of its inhabitants, so i the success of the farmers of this. State in their business is a matter of the very "fiEBt?qiportance to us all; In this con nectiontnTHsjs a matter which we deem worthyofmo^HerJous considera? tion. We mean the crediN^tera of farming, and we would have thcNTCr?re^ Bentativc farmers think about it with a view of devising some plan of relieving the farmers of the high rates of interest which many of them have to pay for their advances, though the interest is disguised under various names. We suppose it is practically impossible for many farmers to avoid going into debt in order to make their crops, and as very many of them have no security to give except their prospective crops, a repeal of the lien law is opposed in some quarters on account of thc hardship it would work. But when we consider the high prices charged for goods sold on liens, the interest on credit prices, and the commissions for selling thc crop by thc merchant who makes thc advances, it will be seen that in many instances thc licnor really undertakes to pay over 50 per cent, for what credit he obtains under his Iron. This is only a postponement of ruin, for no legiti? mate business can pay that much for borrowed capital. Thc agricultural classes should be made to understand this, and when they maty up their minds to go to thc wall at once rather than pay such rates, lower rate? will bc offered. They Want W-a-n-h ! Kershaw Gazette. There arc a large number of young and old iu cn in thc South, and right herc iu Camden, who waut to go to war with Mexico. They are cager for,thc fray. It would be so jolly to plunder thc rich Mexicans; Well, it would probably bc a good thiner for thc United States, aud particularly tor its laboriug classes, and its periodical stiikors, if a successful war could bc wa?;od against Mexico, or any other country that has no navy. That our country has no navy is an important fact to keep in mind, if England was to give us any "sass" about thc Gordon-Field matter. But to pitch into Mexico would be uo small matter. Mexico cont.-iifls at thc present time a population of over 11,000,000. It is true that 7-10 of this populaci?n is com? posed of docile Indians and half-breeds, but it must not bc forgotten that this same class of people furnish some ex-, ccll?nt fighting material. Temperance. Worker. To THE POTvr-Rev. A. A. Gilbert in a letter to the Eni er prime and Mountaineer of Greenville says: "Let the Li/giblutuic know that we mean just what we say, when we say that we want to vote on this question, whether or not licensed dens of destruction shall continue, to pour out their streams of death upon us. And let us Christian people call mightily on God for help-for guidance in the blessed work of throwing oh* this dreadful scourge." Yes we are bound to vote upon th?B question. If South Carolina is to be a whisky Slate, the majority of ber people will have to say so. At. any rate we anti-liquor raen want, to and will-cast our vote against rum, once, twice and everytime we have a chance. Oh the breath ! and look at .tho flushed faces of many of th? m?n now crying out against exorbitant taxation, and "the unproductiveness of labor, and you will discover the prime cause of their trouble?. A man with a flask of whisky in bis pocket, cr a jug in his buggy, expa? tiating against everything else than whisky, is like the sailor flying the sign of distress and appeal to others for help, but who refuses to go be? low and stop- the leak in the vessel. Farmers and mechanics, stop the leaks. Invest yonr money elsewhere than in the ( bar-rooms.. Take care Of your ha?f-clothcd and starved wives and children. ? Tired of too Much Temper? ance.' BARNWELL, August 9-Tho Con? vention called to settle thc much vexed family quarrel, prohibition, met to-day at Barnwell. Dr. N. F. Kirkland, chairman of the Democratic party, pre? sided. After considerable debate and a hotly but friendly contested fight, the Convention moved that the.Prohibition Act be ropealed. The vote "stood GS for repeal to 66 against repeal. This settles amicably a question which came very near causing dissension in our party. Col. Counts and Col. Ogilvie, the leaders of prohibition, addressed the Convention and accepted the decision of repeal ia a manner which did credit to themselves. Col. Youmans and Gr. W. M. Williams also addressed the Convention, and their speeches elicited tremendous applause. The Convention adjourned, both' sides going home sat? isfied that a good day's work had been accomplished. In answer to the aboyo dispatch to j the News and Courier, , thc Temper? ance Worker speaks as follows :. The Wbiskycrats of Barnwell Conn j ty by a majority of TWO votes have laid thc corner stone of the Barnwell Demo? cracy-and behold it is whisky. We have read the self-contradictory state? ments of the- whisky side. In. their eager desire to make as .favorable show? ing as possible, they have overshot the mark of truthfulness. "Too much tem? perance" tn one sentence and in the other too "much whisky." The old whisky Hes, thread-bare with use, are flaunted to the breeze,i. c. whisky-sellers voted dry, &c. The eloquent whisky keg advocates bad their hour. Now, we would like to bear from tho other sid 3. The question is j shall Barnwell | be declared in favor of license by 68 votes? What, have the: Christians of Barnwell to say ? What say thc fathers and: mothers of the boys and girls to be sacrificed to the rum fiend by such a de? clarative? What have the Prohibition? ists to say ? Will all these surrender a righteous'principle ' fora vicious desire upon the part of the rumites? *: Good, people of Barn well,, tho ?time j has come to prove and try your back^ bon? and your principle. Sh?tfof what stuff you are made an^race this cruel whisky monstertej-fche bitter end. Moiat cowardsjajtm^can be frightened by such a J*f?"T We cannot believe that Baria weJHs made up of whisky versus principle. Mr. Wilden's Last Bays. A reporter of the New York Star visited Mr. Tilden a few days before his death, and gave a sad picture of the great man s physical condition. He said : 'Mr. Tilden usually wakes tn the morning about half-past four. An electric bell at the head of his bed sum? mons his valet, who gives his medicine, which he takes as regularly as he does his food. Afterward he lies still until about eight o'clock, seemingly dozing, though when his valet, thinking him asleep, approaches the bed, he finds his bright eyes open and watching him If he feels well bc is assisted down to a nine o'clock breakfast, which usually consists of some rich broth. Owing to an attack of paralysis, Mr. Tilden is unable to close bis lips, and his mouth is constantly open. Hts right hand from the same cause is entirely useless, trembling all the time. He has not even the power to raise it to his mouth. I His left hand is but slightly affected by thc stroke of paralysis, and ho has the partad usc of it. In eating, bc uses his left had to hold up his lower jaw. His faithful companion, Miss Anna Gould, who is the sister of the wife of Mr. Henry Tilden, places to his mouth every particle of food that he cats. She generally puts it iu his mouth with a spoon, and he is enabled to swallow it by raising bis lower jaw with his left hand and putting his bead back.' Not-; withstanding this condition, however, the Star says editorially : 'The marvel? ous vitality and strength of Mr. Til den's intellect is shown by the interest he still mau: feats in public matters, and by thc careful control he exercises over thc domestic economy that now taxes what ia left of his former strength.' , The Keeley Motor. An cntimsiastic admirer of Keeley writes as follows of his last exhibition : Johu W. Keeley, the much discussed motor man. gave an exhibition thc other day of his newly discovered power for th^ running of machinery, u>ing ihc largest engine that has yet been made. lt was a complete success, and Mr.' Keeley can now laugh at those who have laughed at him. What thc power is, nobody knows. Keeley himself calls it the 'sympathy of sound/and he I rules it wiih a fiddle-bow. lt is a fear? ful and woudcrful power aud causes thc machinery to revolve with frightful velocity. By pimply drawing his fiddle bow each morning, Mr. Keeley claims* to be able to stand ?nd ron all ther machinery 4n every factory in Pbrladel phia daring the entire day, and he Bays that with bis motor he can cause the screws oo ocean .steamers4 to revolve with such rapidity that a trip to Europe can be accomplished in two* days. Keeley has been fe* ir long time* sneered at as a crank ami crazy, but suceess stops all this. He seems ter have evolved from nature one of the' mightiest of her forces, and there is ncr? telling what it may yet accomplish. . B. R. Tillman-, We clip tbe following from the odito* rial serrespondeneo of the Union* Times x Under these conditions we ww Mr. Tillman for the first tine. He is not7 very prepossessing in appearance, ir without experience in public affairs, and is not by nature a politician. Ba* when he speaks you wift listen. He ls aggressive; self-reliant,. and: apparently* coo sc rentrons. He has already accom? plished mach for the State in bis great effort to benefit the farmers; He has* purified the political atmosphere some* what. Much remains to be done, how ever, and we have no doubt but that Mr. Tillman will continu? bis erode and sometimes impracticable' efforts in thc same direction until something practicable has been accomplished. A New Postal Card. - The new postal card design, adopted about a year ago, will soon be sn pet" seded by another, which has been pre? pared at tho bureau of engraving and printing, and which - has been formally approved by Postmaster-General Vilas. When the last change ef design was* madc there was somer "Occasion for haster and there was difficulty about getting rid : of certain notions about the cari that experience has removed..' MT Vilas last year took the best of the cle signs Offered It was an improvement^ but still not entirely satigftctory. The new design will at once be ?cepied aa an improvement upon that sow io use; It consists of one piece of engraving: instead of two pieces, as on the present card. A head of ? Jefferson-, a miaaturc portraifc after the original ia- the State departmentr occupies a central place oo> thc upper third of tire card.. . Over this* head in light letters are the words 'United : States/ In panels supported by scroll work at tire leftTarro: rrgbt-are tbe words,* 'postal card1 in distinct letters. Under* thc. bead are the words'one. cent,' and beneath the border line, inclosing tho* designation of value, is the line .'?oth-* ing but the address to be On this side/ The design is graceful and light, and its advantage over tbe o?d one is tbaf .the idea of putting the stamp off at ono side and the designation of the artieler at thc opposite side is abandoned to secure an exclusive design with tbe* strongest feature of it ia the centro. The Postmaster General may decide to* print the new cards cm white, paper ano? in black ink, for the reason that white5 paper furnishes a better ground for written characters^ helping the pea* office clerks who are compelled to de? cipher addresses, as? for thc Mason* that the brown Ink is comp?aioee? of by . the printers who ase it as more trotible ' some to obtain good work with' than tbe* same.^ltty of Mack int; A? thers is a s tock of about ^,OODir cards now on handr4l-^prebable tba* tbe ncw>i*arir,wm not bc out for* South Carolina Statesmen; Ono of the most interesting .things* . in tho present aspect of politics is- thcr pcculiar position which the South Carolina statesmen of to-day are oe-* capying on political questions. 'Rey7 are in a sense the leaders of the New South as those of tho past were of the* Old South. President GWvcfetrd lias become decidedly at teched tea number of them. They STO Crvit 8srfiee~ Reformers of a? ad van sod school a*mf tbe President bas selected W. la Trenholm as Comptroller of tbo^Ckf ! roney, Governor Tho??psc*ae AsjjfBta-ot* Secretary of the Treasury, sait t?ier other day he was heard to remarki'aftfer a casual conversation with Representa? tive Hemphillr -South Carolina has* reason to be proud of that yourrg man > his qualhhs give earnest of ar bright" and useful career.'f-Waslungtbn.- Ceri? to N. Y. GrapJiic News.' A Very Strong Point Ber. Mr. Chreitzbcrg' made a; very strong point ia- one of his- excellent* sermons here during tho Conference. He said that the worst enemies to the* christian religion were the members ot the church who did not live up to their professions. And' ontfce other "harid, he said a true christian, one who loved' his fellow-men and did his whole duty to God; and man, accomplished more* good than all the sermons that could bo preached in the community. The worlib estimates the worth of a man's religion* by bis conduct and not by the number or the length of bis prayers. And. ah good man is an illustration of tho bene? fits of a true religion-.-Grccnwooat Tribune. An Apt Bet?rt. It is said that- the late- Bis??orj? Doane of New Jersey, was strongly opposed to total abstinence, and his* sideboard was loaded with bran dy r wine, etc. On WK; occasion- Mr. Perkins, of thc Son* of Temperance,, dined with tho Bishop, who pouring:' ont a glass cf wine desired him to* drink with him. '.Can't do it, Bishop-. 'Wine fe ar? mo dcor." 17 "Take a glass of brandy, titcn.,r "Can't e?o" it, -l?-TslVor/. *6tron*j' drink is ra-gf?*?.-,',< 'l? ? ? '.. ' By t?iis time tho P>?*Jiop, hettfamg excited, r :;rk<d to PerkrrV?:: "Yon will pa?s thc ..?.ca*'ter tVt?? gentle-* ni?nitext you!,r " " :"' ' : ..Xu Bi/hop. 1 can*tdothat. . 'W??? unto him tltai pu*t^th the bottle te neighbor's ?ios."'*