The Intelligencer from Anderson, South Carolina • Page 2

E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1879. Dr.

John T. Darby, of Columbia, S. one of the leading physicians of the United States, died in New York on the 9th inst Ex-Governor Seymour, of New York, who is one of th? wisest and most ex? perienced of the Democratic statesmen, expresses the opinion that the only effect of President Hayes' vetoing mood will be to "unite the Democratic party and lift it out of the troubles springing from the differences of opinion about candi? dates and finances. The Democrats of all shades and sections will be of one mind about the military." tt Is stated in Charleston that while ox-Governor Chamberlain was in that city recently, a large number of colored men met one evening and sent a com ittee to invite their former leader to address them upon the topics of interest before the country at this time. Mr.

Chamberlain, however, declined to do so, and during his whole stay in this State was very cool to those with whom he had been very intimate as long as be could make anything out of them. Thus our colored people in South Carolina see that the white people told them the truth when they said that Mr. Chamberlain and men like him only wanted their votes, but did not care for their race. The Radical leaders only caro for the colored man when they can him to promote their selfish and corrupt pur As soon as they are not seeking the negro's vote, like Mr. Chamberlain they have no further use for him.

A bill has been introduced in Congress to limit interest to five per and then to tax notes and mortgages, which would be as near a prohibition to lend? ing money as could well be devised. We have always favored a usury law, and think a sound policy would dictate the passage of such a law by Congress. It ought, however, to be considerate and framed on experience, which would place the maximum rate at seven per cent, and allow competition to reduce it below that sum if it would do so. No tax should be imposed upon notes and mortgages, because the nteney lender would always make the borrower pay these taxe3 in addition to the rate of in? terest A usury law at seven per with an income tax on all over two thousand dollars per annum, might be a wise law for Congress to enact, but it would hardly do to pass the over-zealous bill now proposed. Wo are satisfied that Senator Hamp? ton's expressions of gratitude to Mr.

Hayes for removing the troops from the State House in South Carolina, are not entertained by the people of the State for two reasons: First, because we be? lieve air. Hayes promised to remove them in order to prevent Southern Con? gressmen from filibustering, and thereby defeating his inauguration as President He was, therefore, but fulfilling a con? tract for which he had already been more than paid. In the second place, we do not tback him, because he was compelled to remove them in order to get the Democratic House of Represen tati ves to make the necessary appropria? tions to support the army. We are, therefore, under obligations to the Dem? ocratic House of Representatives, and not to the Republican President, for onr deliverance. We think it is a mistake to deceive the country by holding up Mr.

Hayes for commendation for doing what the Democracy bad to force him to do in this respect The Boston Herald, on the authority of what it calls interested witnesses, says that the State of South Carolina is as certain to go Republican in the next election as Massachusetts or Iowa. If this be true, the Republican party is in a deplorable condition, for it will assured? ly lose all three of the States. South Carolina is to-day Democratic State, and will as certainly be the same way next time as Delaware or Georgia. The Herald also has discovered that an ar? rangement has been entered into by which the vote of the State is to be given to the Republicans for President, and they are to have three Congressmen, while the Democrats will get the State officers and two Congressmen. The figures of the Herald are a little incor? rect, as the arrangement, if there is any at all, is something as follows: The Dem? ocrats will have seven electoral votes for President, five Congressmen, all the State officers, nine-tenths of the Legis? lature, eight Solicitors, and nine-tenths of the County officers.

The Republi? cans are to have the balance in this State. The Democratic party has displayed much sagacity in shaping- the Ohio can? vass, and although the Republicans have perhaps nominated the strongest possible ticket for them, the nominations of the Democracy are such as to awaken the united support and enthusiasm in all sections of the State, and will in addi? tion, it is believed, disintegrate a con? siderable portion of the Republican party. The issues before the country are fairly presented in the Ohio canvass. The Republicans advocate hard money and a strong government, to be controlled by the present infamous election ma? chinery, while the Democrats favor the silver dollar and a modification of the election and judicial machinery of the government to make it consistent with free government. The State of Ohio is about evenly divided, and the result is likely to prove an index to the effect of the Democratic policy upon the voters of the United States.

The party which succeeds in Ohio will have the best chance for the Presidency in 1880, and hence all eyes will turn to the canvass in that State and watch its varying pros? pects with the most unbounded interest. Mr. Hendricks has evidently struck for a higher position in the Democratic ranks, if there is any truth in the words attributed to him, when asked if he would accept a nomination for Vice President on the ticket with Ex-Gov. Tilden in 1880. He is reported to have said: "I do not propose to be a candi? date for Vice President with any one, and have declared this publicly; and, so far as I am concerned, the old ticket will not be in the field." This is bad newa for Tilden, as it necessitates placing bis claim for renominatiun on some other ground than the sentiment of running the old ticket over again.

As it will be a little difficult for his friends to show the party any other good reason for his renomination, he may fairly be said to have received a Bevere back-set In the race, if Mr. Hendricks does not recon? sider bis determination to stand aside from the old ticket. While, however, it disposes of Mr. Tilden? it also disposes of Mr. for the New Yorkers' in? fluence will be sufficient to defeat the Indiana aspirant, even if he cannot get the nomination himself.

This news therefore may be considered favorable to Bayard, Thurman or some of the other candidates. SENATOR HAMPTON'S SPEECH. Col. Randall, io bis correspondence to the Augusta Chronicle and Constitution? alist, says of Senator Hampton's recent speech: Gen. Hampton addressed the Senate to-day, that is, he read a composition.

Standing on his eood leg, he rested the stump of the other on his desk, and, in that position, from slips of paper what he had carefully prepared. The style trjiMprr of the essay were ex? cellent. It was rather sentimental than argumentative. The Democrats listened with courtesy. The galleries several times applauded.

The Republicans, with few exceptions, either paid no at? tention at all or were studiously indif? ferent I am only repeat, What has so often been said, that the Senator who reads bis speech instead of speaking it may get one audience of respectable pro? portions, but can scarcely hope for an? other. On the stump in South Carolina, Hampton was a genuine orator. Strange to say, as a Senator, he does not even attempt oratory. His composition will be read by his constituents With much gratification, and, likely enough, it was mainly intended for them. From the N.

Y. World. Wade Hampton's speech in the Sen? ate is one of the most effective, perhaps on the whole the most effective, of all the appeals which Southern legislators have as yet addressed to the reason and con? science of the North. Gen. Hampton is the most conspicuous of all the "Confed? erate Brigadiers" now in the political front of our affairs.

Such speeches as that of Senator Hampton and that of Senator Bavard which followed it yester? day make it as impossible for the stal? warts to misrepresent or for the country to misunderstand the true temper of the Democratic party upon the issue between the President and Congress raised by the extra session, as Senator Wallace's expo? sition of the identity between the present demands of the Democracy and the views formulated ltl a bill by Chief Jus? tice Marshal eighty years ago has made it for the stalwarts to misrepresent or for the country to misunderstand the su? preme constitutional importance of that issue. Washintjlon Cor. N. Y. Herald.

There is a feeling among Senator Wade Hampton's friends that he was treated with scant courtesy by the Democratic senators. It is very unusual to oblige a senator to begin an important speech, and moreover his first speech, in the Senate, at so early an hour as naif-past twelve, when the Senate is not commonly more than half full and the public anxious to hear the speaker has not had time to reach the Capitol. Common courtesy and fair dealing on the part of the Dem oc atic senators should have led them to make a better opening for Senator Hampton. As it was purposely or out of mere carelessness disregard for him is not was obliged to take the floor at so unusual ao honr that the crowds who desired to hear him had scarcely reached the galleries when he was done and had sat down, and a great many people weie disap? pointed. It was noiced also that his sensible and patriotic utterances were very coldly listened to on the Demo? cratic side, and the Post, the Democratic organ here, gave them the coldest of cold shoulders.

Winchester's Memorial Day. The imposing ceremony attending the unveiling of the two memorial monu? ments was telegraphed yesterday morn? ing. The exercises, more than on any other similar occasion, seem to have in spired a double pleasure. On the one hand, it was the tribute of a noble peo? ple to their soldier dead, whose lives had passed into the history of heroism, and whose deaths had been marked by the gratitude of their country. But there is another pleasing, reflection unfolded by the matchless address of Gov.

Holliday. How striking a contrast to the partisan utterances of Congressman Keifer, at Arlington, when the Governor of Virgin? ia, at Winchester, said: "Within sight, just over yonder fence, lie the bodies of thousands who fell upon these same fields in the Federal uniform. Those were, I doubt not, as earnest as these, for they died by each other's hands. Think you that it was in vain? God does not so work. The death of a hero is the life of a State just as the blood of a martyr is the seed of the Church." How beautiful the thought; how noble the sentiment! Nor could a more fragrant flower from the grave of the soldier have bloomed to calm the bitterness of the statesman, than the eloquent Holiday's peroration: "Those died for the rights" of the Union, these for the rights of the States.

From the monuments erected over either will one day spring an arch in which the hopes and memories of both shall be in? terwoven with the golden threads of God's eternal love and truth, and on which the eyes of the people shall ever read how individual rights and local government can live in harmony with the central power and glory of the great Republic." There is embodied in this exquisite language a statesmanship as sound as its patriotism is pure. Side by t-ide stand two cenotaphs now; the one erected to those who died "for the rights of the Union" the other "for the rights of the States." Their broad bases rest upon the same soil; their marble tablets tell of the same heroism; their pure summits are bathed in the same sunlight, toward the same heaven their marble apices point, and if from such twin piers an arch shall spring, joining the tomb of the blue with the sepulchre of the gray, who shall say that the span will net be mightier than any triumphal arch, and gilded with characters brighter than the rainbow's tints? If appropriate in sentiment, the idea is capable of realization; if worthy of the dead it is yet inspiring to the liv? ing, and presses its moral upon the pol? iticians of the day. From it they can learn that the opposite pillars of our Constitution and our country must stand, each with the other, as representatives of the composite character of our Govern? ment. They were erected by the States of the fathers, and only when joined and united, will form elements of support and towers of strength. Springing from the foundation soil of our common Govern? ment, surrounded with the bones of sec? tions and the blood of can be united, but never consolidated; nor will it be until the span is completed, joining section with section, and the pil? lars connected, linking element with ele? ment, that the people will unite under a single faith and work for a single pur? Chronicle and Constitu? tionalist.

Rights believers and Union cb SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS? from bur State Eichungen. Kershaw Gazette: The cotton in the lower part of this county is being seri? ously injured by a worm which feeds up? on the root of the young plant. There should be some remedy for this destruc? tion. The worms arc reported to go in shoals, and to destroy every plaht they area planted in corn is lar? ger this ytar than for several years past. The crop is reported to be in a flourish? ing conditon.

Kershaw Journal: During the month of May i6 of the instalment of taxe? were paid into the treasurer's of? Chester Reporter: The spring oats crop has been considerably injured by the dry weather of the past three weeks. Lexington Dispatch: At the meeting of the bondsmen of D. Hendrix, ab? sconding ex-countv treasurer, at Summit on Thursday, Capt. D. J.

Grifflth was appointed to make proper settle? ment. Lancaster Rcviciv: The mortality of the horses in this section is apparently on the increase.A very destructive bail storm visited that portion of this county known as Cedar Creek township, on last Friday. The young crops are re? ported as having suffered considerable damage by reason thereof. Marlboro' Planter The crop reports from the country at large are favorable. At least 10 per cent; mofe wheat has been sown this year than last, when the largest crop in this country was grown.

With favorable weather henceforward, it is reasonably certain that this year's crop will reach 450,000,000 bushels. The corn-planting season promises to be most favorable iu the West. Everything con? sidered, the outlook for farmers is very encouraging. Laitrens Herald: The total amount of taxes collected by treasurer Anderson for the month of May, for Laurens Countv was $6,801 19. Collected last year for same time, was $7,298 31.

A falling of $497 12.The crops in the county gen? erally need rain. The gardens are suf? fering seriously, and without rain all kinds of vegetables will be an entire fail? ure. Wheat, as far as we have been able to learn, is fine, and with no disas? ter by storm an abundant yield will be re? alized. Fall oats are excellent. The spring sowing is not good, owing to dry weathen Fruit, especially peaches, will be scarce.

Here and there we hear of a few. Apples will be more plentiful. All other fruit will be scarce, even old field plums. Blackberries, of course, plentiful; an im? portant crop, especially when all others fail. Edgeficld Monitor A colored girl about seven years old) child of Bob and Harriet Whittle; living on Mr.

Charles Duncan's place, on Cloud's Creek, was fatally burned on Monday morning of last week, by her clothes taking fire from the fireplace. She lived but a few min? utes after the accident occurred.The amount of taxes collected up to the 1st instant was $2,343 90. Union Times: County Treasurer Dr. J. P.

Thomas informs us that up to the time prescribed by law for closing his books for receiving the fust instalment of taxes, June 1, he had collected $6,500. Orangeburg Times: An alligator was killed by Mr. J. S. Livingston with an axe on last Thursday above oridge on the banks of the Edisto.

It was nine and a half feet long. Mr. H. O. Smoak also shot and killed another five and a half-feet long just below Felder's fish trap.

Orangburg Democrat: During last week a violent case of hydrophobia ap? peared on the place of Mr. J. H. Inabinet, of Limestone Swamp neighborhood, in one of his hogs. The animal, show? ing all the symptoms usually seen in dogs, was killed, but net until it had im? parted the virus to two or three others.

Rock Hill Herald: We learn from Treasurer Robertson that the total amount of taxes collected by him during the month of May is about $8,500. The total taxes of the county this year aggre? gate about $46,000, against last year, when the payments in May amoun? ted to about Hunter, col? ored, who went to Texas more than a year ago, returned, and does not consider Texas altogether the "promised land." Yorkville Enquirer: Our information from all sections of the county is to the effect the wheat crop is very promising. In some portions it stands thinly on the ground, but the heads arc unusually well filled, and the stalk thus far has escaped the blight of rust. Harvesting will be commenced within the next ten days, and with no danger to the crop in the meantime, a bountiful harvest will repay the farmers. The oat crop is not so promising as wheat.

In most cases re? ported to us the stalk is short for the want of rain at the proper time. Cotton is doing well, and we hear but little com? plaint in regard to poor stands. Abbeville Medium: The wheat thresh? ers will begin next week. The crop is the finest the county has produced for many years.A very valuable deposit of gold has been discovered on Mr. R.

W. Haddon's planLition near Due Wrest at the cold spring, just beyond Groggy Spring Church. The prospectors say that it is very rich, but Mr. Haddon does not intend to work it. He wants to leave this much for his children.

Barnwell People: The treasurer's books closed on Saturday last. Between $2 700 and 2,800 were collected.Grain gathering goes on bravely. Some of our friends will use new flour next Sunday. Barnwell Sentinel: The crops of corn, around the country through which we have recently travelled, are in fine from grass and looking well. Walhalla Courier: Col.

C. F. Hamp? ton passed through our town the first of the week on his way to Cashier's Valley to spend the summer. He is a brother of Governor Hampton.A little daugh? ter of Mrs. Baumgartel was bit last Sun? day evening by a snake, supposed to be a ground rattlesnake.

The wound was inflicted on the foot, and at this writing, she is very bad from the effects of it. The was not killed.Mr. Lemuel Perry, an old and esteemed citizen of Pickens County, died on the 16th of May in his 65th year. He had been confined to bed for fifteen months and died from paralysis.W. G.

Smith, living at Sandy Springs, in Anderson County, is a model farmer. He is said to have the best corn and cotton in all his neigh? borhood. Mr. Smith is about sixty-five years of age and follows the plow bandies every day.R. M.

Morris, is the champion wheat grower of Anderson County. We were told a few days ago that he had a field of six acres which would no doubt yield thirty bushels of wheat per acre, the piece of land aggrega? ting 180 Treasurer H. F. Alexander during the month of May collected $2,392,48. Abbeville Press Banner: Mr.

Erwin Hutchison has three hundred and twenty five dollars' worth of gold coin, which was cast from gold recently taken from Abbeville mines.The average yield of the oat crop, though not so good as last year, insures an abundant supply of this cereal. Harvesting is progressing in good earnest. Edgefield Advertiser: Dr. Parker has 80 acres in oats, and knowing ones say that off of 20 of these acres he will gath? er 1,000 bushels.Senator M. C.

But? ler reached home on Monday morning last, looking well and hearty.Some weeks back we announced that Colonel Loud, of Georgia, was about to open the old Quattlebaum mine, twelve or thirteen miles above us, adjoining Dr. John Lan drum. This has now actually taken place, and Col. Loud is at work with a splendid mill or crusher from George R. Lombard in Augusta.

Pickens Sentinel: We learn that one day last week, while Mr. Fayett Young was hoeing cotton in his field, the hoe struck- a rock and knocked off a piece of the steel which flew and struck him in the eye, injuring it so badly that it bo came necessary to take the eye out. The operation was performed by Drs. P. Clayton and T.

few of the farmers will Cut their wheatj or a portibn Of it) this week) but the bulk of it will not be cut before next week. We are informed that the crop is generally are informed by W. G. Field, who Says he has tried the experi? ment many a time, that you may strip the pollen, or blodrh clean off a head of rye, and within fifteen minutes it will be in full bloom again. This is singular, and those who have rye can satisfy them? selves as to the truth of this statement.

Field and Cantrell have shipped a barrel of 41 gallons of their whiskey to Overton Texas, over a thou? sand miles. Chester Bulletin: Bud-worms are dam agingcorn in sortie sections of our coun? ty. The wheat crop is being harvested and promises a fine yield. A good report of the oat crop comes from every section of our county. Newberry Herald: We venture to say that there is not a county in the State that paid, during the month of May, such a large proportion of its taxes as New berry.

Treasurer Whites took in during the month the sum of $10,854.65, being over one-fourth part of the whole tax to be paid this year by the people of this county, thewhble amount about $42,000. Last year the whole amount" was $52 000, $8,000 of which, or one sixth, was collected on the first instalment. We think we have previously mentioned the fact that the average assessment of real estate in Newberry County is higher than that of any other county in the State, being $5.80. Newberry News: Reports of the crops on salesday were cheering, though there were complaints from sections of a want of rain. In others grass threatened but all with whom we spoke seemed hopeful.

The oat crop is conceded to be the finest raised in the county since the war. Farmers who were on the jury and wit? nesses were anxious to get nWay to har? vest this crop; Spartanburg Spartan Three different farmers reported cotton squares last week in our county. Several persons begau cutting wheat. The farmers are buoy? ant.There was considerable hail in the neighborhood of Campbobella last week. Where cotton had been brought to a stand it was seriously injured.

From all sections of the county the re? port as to wheat is favorable. It is too late for rust now, and it is considered out of danger of all casualities except storms and heavy rains during harvest. The reaping will begin in many places this week; -Mt. The Future. The upper counties of South Carolina are destined to become leaders in wealth, in population and in intelligence in the State.

During the history of South Carolina wealth, political influ? ence and educated thought were, to a great degree, confined to the seaboard and adjoining counties. The Legisla? ture was largely controlled by the Parish system, and colleges, if any, in the upper part of the State, were weak and desti? tute of patronage. Our agriculture, as a consequence of the absence of general intelligence, was rough and unremuner ative, the leading idea of our slave own? ers being the growth of slaves. The homes of our people were lacking in many comforts, and destitute of all those luxuries and refinements which were common below. No attention wao paid to beautifying our homes or to the culti? vation of a taste for anything above the most common necessities of farm life.

Below all these evidences of a wealthy, refined and cultivated people could be seen on all hands. A change is taking place in this respect every year, and the up-country is moving forward in the walks of wealth and refinement. It may be, and we hope such will be the case, that lower Carolina will lose noue of its past prestige for educated thought and refined taste; but one thing is certain, Upper Carolina is destined yet to eclipse the brightest days of the sea-coast in nil that makes life pleasant and happy. Look for a moment at the educational facilities of the country above Columbia. We have five denominational colleges for the males, to wit: Due West, in Ab? beville County, Wofford, in Spartanburg County, Adger, in Oconee County, Fur man University, in Greenville County, and Newberry College, in Newberry County.

We then have a good female college at Walhalla, one at Greenville, one at Reidville, one at Willinmston, and one at Due West. These centres of learning cannot fail to make a lasting impress on the people of the Piedmont region. In fact, among us, who can re? cognize the people of to-day in those of 1860, whether we look at their houses and yards, their farms, their churches or the general information pervading all classes? The schoolmaster has been abroad in the land, aud we see on all hands the fruits of skilled labor and educated thought. Now we have a soil capable of the highest improvement and a climate genial and salubrious. We have pure and health-restoring water, plenty of timber, water-powers and min? eral wealth.

In a word, the hand of nature has been lavish in giving us that is needed to make a people wealthy and contented. As the influence of educa? tion gradually spreads, so will be our development, and with so many centres of information for both males and fe? males, we trust not without reason, that our future is bright and promising. We can remember when there was not a col? lege graduate in this County, and now we have a number of such, many of them engaged in imparting knowledge to others. We can remember when the education of our daughters was confined to the rudiments of the English language, obtainable in our then common schools, while now very many are being taught in Latin, French, German, the higher mathematics and philosophy, as well as instructed in music, painting, drawing, and the fine arts generally. It may be that all our people cannot yet avail them? selves of these advantages for their children, still all will be benefited by contact with the educated, not to say by a better order of teachers in the common schools.

It is as impossible for people to mingle with an educated community and not be benefited by such contact as for a person to stand near a fire and not draw warmth from it. We can remem? ber when a few small factories in Upper Carolina and one at Graniteville com? prised the entire cotton manufacturing interest of South Carolina, while now the city and county of Greenville, as well as other counties have a number of large factories, while even among us we have the nucleus in the small factory near Westminister. Who then can question, in the face of these facts, our great progress for the past ten years, in knowledge, in development and in all the appliances of wealth? This progress has been made in the face of the greatest political and pecunia? ry difficulties, under the untoward cir? cumstances of heavy taxation and cor? rupt government, and now that a start has been made, we safely count on the progress of the next ten years being two or more fold greater than the past ten years have produced. Let us all, then, tike heart, as we have seen the worst of our troubles, and the future promises well. Walhalla Courier.

The Washington Post: "While General Tom Ewing was bravely doing a soldier's duly at the front during the war of the rebellion, Mr. Charles roster was availing himself of the opportuni? ties furnished by the war to build up his ample fortune in peace and quietness at home." Corn sells for five do'llars a barrel in North Carolina. The Oiiio Col. James R. Randall) of the Augusta Chronicle And ConttUtKhnalitt, writing from Washington, says of the guberna? torial contest rhic.ll has how been fairly launched: The nomination Ewing and Rice in Ohio by the Democracy is received here with rapture among the believers.

I had hoped all along for the success of this ticket; and only Wared it would be partially adopted, because assurances were given by the ones" that neither gentleman would take the second place. It is a glorious ticket, and if we cannot win with such nominees the game is up in the Buckeye State, at least. You may remember that when old "Bill" Allen ran on the same line his defeat was charged to the machinations and money of Mr. Tilden and the Eastern bondholding Democracy; It is to be trusted that no such agencies will be put in motion this time, but I fear they will be. The triumphant election of Thomas Ewing would make him a formidable can? didate for the Presidency, and this is not what the artful New Yorker anxiously yearns for or eagerly desires.

But if, by any chance, Ewing should be vanished by any contrivance, of Mr. Tilden, the proof of such treachery ought to dig the political grave of the man who practiced it. Gen. Ewing is one of the noblest of mankind. He Is deduced from a sturdy Revolutionary stock arid lias inherited the virtues and intellect of his celebrated father.

He is one to be loved as well as admired, for he is as gentle as he is brave and tender as he is upright. There is no taint upon him physically, mentally or spiritually, and no individual is more worthy to stand forth as the champion of a great party in a great cause. The peo? ple have in him a tribune whom they can trust and follow, and if such a man be basely struck down by any marplot in his own party, no punishment to sinister ambition can be too severe. Gen. Rice is a gallant soldier.

His wounds attest bis courage. He is very popular and quite the equal of Foster as a speaker. He is also the author of the bill giving arrearages of pensions to the volunteers of the Federal armies. His personal character is above reproach arid his re? cord unassailable. There can be no bloody shirt campaign in Ohio.

Foster was a civilian and is an honest man. The chances are that the contest will be purely intellectual and that grand issues will be fought out fairly and squarely. What a wonderful State is Ohio! What an array of remarkable men she has in all ranks of life I How conspicuously she shines every where in comparison with other States I She is indeed the Young Giant of the West, and from her confines will probably come the next President of the United States, be he Democrat or Republican. Homicide in Rock Hill. A correspondent of the Yorkville En? quirer Writing from Rock Hill under date of June 2d, gives the following particu? lars concerning a homicide at that place on the morning of the 2d This morning, between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock, Mr.

C. L. Williford was sitting in a chair, leaning back against the store house, of J. M. Howe talking to Mr.

Goodman, a clerk in the house. While Williford was sitting in this position, James P. Castoti, whose store is next door to J. M. Howe came to his door with his pistol in his hand, cocked and fired at Williford, while Williford was sitting in the chair.

Caston fired but one shot. Williford im? mediately reeled and staggered into the house of Howe exclaiming, "I am shot Dr. J. W. Fewell was called as soon as possible.

When the Doctor came he saw at once that Williford was dying. The pistol ball entered the thigh about 3 or 4 inches below the hip-bone, and ranged upward, cutting the large artery, entering the intestines and continuing upward. No words had passed this morning be? tween Caaton and Williford. There was an altercation at a picnic on Thursday, which, no doubt, with what Castou had heard to-day, led to the shooting. Caston is one of the most quiet, peace? able young men in our town, being strict? ly temperate, and indulging in no vicious practices.

Williford lived ten or fifteen minutes after being shot. Either the severing of the artery or the cutting of the intestines was certain death. At the time of re? ceiving his death-wound, he was evident? ly leaning far back, with one leg crossed on the other. Caston immediately surrendered him? self. An inquest was held, and the ver? dict was in accordance with the foregoing facts.

A Riot in ter? rible riot took place on Monday, June 9, at Mclntosh, Liberty County, a station on the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, be? tween a party of negro excursionists from Bryan County and those belonging to the place. It began in a fight between two negroes, whereupon John Randall, the captain of a negro militia company from Bryan County, which company made a part of the excursionists, ordered his company to charge, which they did, bay? oneting everybody within reach. The captain himself killed one man by run? ning him through with his sword. There was intense excitement at this outrage, and the Liberty County negroes rallied and drove the military "company into the cars, and opened fire on them, killing four and wounding many more, and only stopped shooting when the train got out of the ay, which they tried to prevent by tearing up the track. All the parties engaged were negroes.

Sad regret to learn that on Monday night last Mr. J. Rainey, a very worthy and respected citizen liv? ing near Blairsville, in this county, com? mitted suicide by hanging himself with a rope in his gin house. He was discov? ered about 10 o'clock and soon after committing the deed, but not until life was extinct. Mr.

Rainey was aged about 05 years, and for the past year had been laboring under intense suffering from a neuralgic affection, and it is supposed he committed the rash act while under tcm orary aberration of the mind, superin? duced by bis sickness. Mr. Rainey was an industrious, enterprising citizen, a merchant, the proprietor of a steam mill, to which was attached a cotton gin and other machinery, and he ever possessed the confidence and esteem of all who knew Yorkville Enquirer June 5. Six thousand Chinamen are at work on the Texas Pacific railroad. Cotton cut worms have made their appearance in large numbers in Ar? kansas.

Shreveport negroes are organizing colonies of 300 for a fall emigration to Kansas. In the South since the war over 200,000 negroes have joined the Metho? dist Church. Kentucky papers are almost a unit in favor of a constitutional convention and a whipping-post law. In Jasper county, lightning killed a negro and a mule and tore the plow to pieces all at one blow. A Mississippi planter will be one of a thousand to give $50 a year to scud southern negroes to Massachusetts.

North Carolina has 1,100 convicts, about two-thirds of whom are employed on the several lines of railroad in pro? cess of construction. The commencement exercises of the Carolina Military Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina, Col. J. P. Thomas, Su? perintendent, will be held this year on Friday, June 15th.

Rev. Wm. R. At? kinson delivers the commencement ser? mon and Rev. Ellison Capers, of Green? ville, S.

the annual address before the Corps of Cadets. One cotton buyer in Rome, made $14,000 by the recent advaucc in cotton; Two colored base-ball clubs in Florida bad a free fight in which two persons Were killed and eeVeral wounded. There passed over the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern last month an empty freight train a little more than ten miles long. W. M.

Warlickj lately of the Lin colntort, W. Sews, has removed to Yorkville, S. where lie intends pub? lishing the Yorkville Newt. Politics to be Democratic though the heavens fall. Says the Detroit Frte Preis: "The press of the South, daily and weekly, never had tin; strength and enterprise of to-day, and to this fact must be credited much of the renewed prosperity visible in almost every Southern town and The Illinois Legislature was a dis? graceful mob.

The last hours of the Senate were given up to rioting. Books, paper, inkstands and spittoons flew around the hall like shot. The Clerk of make an official announcement, was promptly knocked down. The Louisville Courier-Journal says that while in Brooklyn recently, Gov. Colquitt, of Georgia, consented one after? noon to preach in Beccher's pulpit.

The Governor, it appears, did not take into consideration that his appearance in the pulpit would be deemed a recognition of Henry Ward needier, and might make the South a little hotter for him on his return home, so that, after thinking over the matter for twenty-four hours, he backed out. Capt. Joe Yeomans, the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, served in an Ohio cavalry regi? ment during the late disagreeableness, received wounds in battle from which he is still sufTering, and assisted in the cap? ture of Jefferson Davis. Yet he is de? nounced by the stalwarts of the Hawkeye State as little better than a Confederate brigadier, because he dares to vote ac? cording to his own political convictions and accepts the honors of the party in which he believes. I thought well of Hayes when he marched the troops away from the State governments in the South.

It was a brave and honest act on his part, and might have made him the greatest among our Presidents. But now that he says that the soldiers must be stationed at the polls, and the army be required to super? vise the elections, he has forfeited the regard I held for him. Still, I think it was his weakness that led him to this last act. II bulldozed into it by members of his Cabinet. But I had rather he had stood firm on the ground he first Joe Hooker.

the House, tered the Senate to NOTICE. MY customers arc requested to call and pet their Watches, Clocks and Jewelry at once. All persons owing nie will find it to their interest to Wtttt receipt be? Sulcdiiy in July. WATCHES and JEWELRY will bo sold at extravagantly low prices. Must have money J.

A. DANIELS. June 12, PROCLAMATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Executive Department, Coloihia, June 1st, 1879. WHEREAS information has been re? ceived at this Department that an atrocious murder was committed in Ander? son County, on or about the-of-. 1879, upon the body of Matt Hatton, by one W.

A. Ferguson, and that the said W. A. Ferguson lias lied from justice: Now, therefore, W. D.

SIMPSON, Gov? ernor of the State of South Carolina, in order that justice may be done and the ma? jesty of the law vindicated, do hereby offer a reward of ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY DOLLARS for the apprehension and deliv? ery in any jail of this State of the said W. A. Ferguson. Said W. A.

Ferguson is 5i feet high, weighs 135 to 140 pounds, wears two teeth in front on plate, scar across the mouth, lips split diagonally, and unevenly healed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of" the State to be affixed, at Colum this first clay of June A. D. 1879, and in the hundred and third year of the Independence of the United States uf America. (Signed) W.

D. SIMPSON, Governor. Bv the Governor: "(Signed) R. M. SIMS, Secretarv of State.

Assessment Notice. THE Auditor's Office will bo open for re? ceiving Tax Returns of Real and Personal Property in Anderson County for the vear 1879, from this date until and in? cluding the 20th of July, 1879. Tax-payers can make their Returns in their own Townships or at the Auditor's office, and we suggest that they remember the Townships they have property in; also the number of Returns they make, and when they pay their taxes to he sure and call for all the Townships, and to get as many receipts as returns made, which may save cost, penalties and trouble. THOMAS J. WEBB, A.

A. C. June 5, 1879 47 2 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Andkkson County By W. W. Humphreys, Judge of Probate WHEREAS, Mrs.

M. E. Hale has applied to mo to grant him letters of admin? istration, on the Personal Estate and ef? fects of W. C. Hale, deceased.

These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said W. C. Halo, deceased, to bo and ap? pear bclbro nio in Court of Probate, to bo held at Anderson Court Houso, on Friday, the 20th of June, 1S79. alter pub? lication hereof, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not bo granted. Given under my hand this 4th (lav of June, 1879.

W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. June 5.

1879 47 2 A CARD. HA VING completed my course at the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, I respectfully offer my Professional services to the people of Anderson and the sur? rounding country. SAMUEL M. OER, if. I).

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April 17, 1879 40 VIRGINIA CASSI3IERES. JUST RECEIVED, a lot of those excel? lent goods that gave such perfect satis? faction. Cull soon and make a selection. A. B.

TOWERS CO. April 17, 1S79 40 TUTTS PILLS! INTRODUCED, 1865. A TORPID LIVER is the ffuit'ul source of many diseases, promi? nent among which are DYSPEPSIA, SICK-HEADACHE, COSTIVENESS, DYSENTERY, BILIOUS FEVER, AGUE AND FEVER, JAUNDICE, PILES, RHEUMATISM, KIDNEY COM PLAINT, COLIC, ETC. SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. Ijosa of Appetite and Nausea, the bowels arecostivo, but wometimoa alternate with ioosenesB, Pain in the Head, accompanied With aDull sensation in the back part, Fain fiTtheTrighFBido and under the ahoulder blade7fuUnesa after eating, with i chain of body or mind, Irri? tability of temper, Low spirits, Loga of memory, with a feeling of hairing neglected General Fluttering attho Hoart.

Dota before tho eyes, Yellow Slun, Hoadacho generally over the right eye, Reatleaaneaa at ninht with fitful dreams, highly colored Urine. IF THESE WARNINGS ABE UNHEEDED, SERIOUS DISEASES WILL SOON BE DEVELOPED, TUTT'S PILLS arc especially adapted to such cases, a single dose effects such a change of feeling as to astonish the TUTT'S PILLS are compounded from anbstances thnt are free from any properties thnt can urn the moat delicate organization. They Search, Cleanse, Parity, and the entire System. By relieving the en? forced Liver, they cleanse the blood from poisonous humors, und thus Impart health ami rltallty to the body, causing tho bowels to act naturally, without which no one can fsel well. A Noted Divine says: Dr.

Sir; For roam I bars been a martyr to Djupopiia, Constipation and Pilaa. Last Spring jour Fills vrere recommondid to si; I mad them (but with little faith). I am now a well man, Dato good appetite, dictation perfect, regular atoola, piles gone, and hare gained forty pounds solid flesh. They are worth their weight in cola. Rxt.

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Or Dr. TUTT'S MANUAL of Valuable Infor? mation and Useful Receipt?" vrfli on application. TUTT'S HAIR DYE. Gbay Haib on Whiskzbs changed to a Gloiix Black by a aingle application of thla Dyk- It parts a Color, acts Iaatantanoonily, and is as Harmless as spring water. Sold by Druggists, or sent by express on receipt of 8L Office, 33 Murray New York.

LADIES, READ THIS. THE STEAM COOKER which I have been advertising is recommended by the following housekeepers who have purchased since my advertisement first ap? peared Mr. Sir: I have found your "Steam Cooker" to give perfect satisfaction in a'l the articles cooked, and in rice and hominy it is a decided saving, as the whole of these articles leave the vessel without caking and the usual waste. Yours trulv, Mks. A.

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I have made a practical test of it, and can recommend it most heartily. In order to present induce? ments to try this arrangement. I will sell a Steam Cooker, Bake Oven and Kerosene Stove at the following Extraordinary Low Prices No. 2 at No. 3 at or No.

31 Call and see me In West End Waver Iy House, Anderson, 8. C. H. SEEL. May 29, 1S70 40 J.

B. CLARK SON, HEBCEANT MORS, HAVE JUST RECEIVED from New York a line assortment of (Joods in their line, consisting of Cloths, Doe Skin Cassimeres, Worsted Diagonals, English and American Suitings, Fancy Cassimeres, Which are the most beautiful we have ever had the pleasure of exhibiting to our custo? mers heforc. Call and see them and select a Suit heforc they are all gone. We GUARANTEE SATISFACTION, both in style and lit and good work. We respectfully ask our friends and the public generally to give us a call before purchasing elsewhere.

April 1870 BURN HAM'S WARRANTED BESTS. CHEAPEST. Also, MILLING MACHINERY. PSICES REDUCED AP2.20, '73. Took, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON.

COURT OK COMMON PLEAS. K. Vf. Stewart. John Stowart and Elizabeth Her? Plaintiff's, against Amanda Stewart, Nioma Stewart, et for Relief? Complaint Serreil.

To the Sally MrTonnell. rtottie Her? ring. Martha Hobo, McCurry, Emily Prltch ol, Martina Hobo, ElizabcthStewart. Mary Stew? art, Sj. Russell, Nancy Crowdcr, John Russell, Clarissa C.

Dobbins, Pulo Scott, Martha Ann Day, Mary West and Clarissa Howie. YOU are hereby summoned and required to an? swer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith sorted upon you, and to serve a cony of your answer to the said complaint on tho subscribers at their office at Anderson Court South Carolina, within twenty days after the ser? vice hereof, exclusive of the day of such service and If Von fall to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court lor the relief demanded in tho complaint. Dated May 2Ith, 1S73. MOORE AILEK, PlaiutinY Attorneys. The Defendants will take notice that tho com? plaint herein tiled is for the confirmation of the proceedings had before the Probate Court relative to the Keal Estate of Adam Stewart, deceased.

Complaint tiled May 24th. 1S7U. M00KE Je ALLEN, Plaintiffs' Att'ys. Mav 29, 6 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Frances S. Rllcy, Plaint iff, against Clarissa William A. (ialnes, Tilman 41. dailies, Marshall H. Gainea, Edmund Gainea, Law a P.

Gainra, Carrie A. Gainos, Maxwell C. Galms, Jane Kam scy, David M. Ramsey, Lou Ramsey, Laura Ram? sey, Mattlc Ramsey, and the State Savings and Insurance Hank or Anderson, S. for nil irrv'i.

To the Defendants Clarissa (ialnes, William A. Gaines, Tilman R. (ialnes, Marshall B. (iaiues, Edmund P. Gaines, Lawson P.

Caincs, Carrie A. Unities, Maxwell C. (iaincs. Jane Ramsey, David M. Ramsey, Lou Ramsey, Laura Ramsey, Mattic Ramsey, and the State Savings and Insurance "Hank of Anderson, South Carolina: YOU arc hereby summoned and required to an? swer the complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Com? mon Pleas, at AndcrsDii C.

S. and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subicriljcn at their office, Anderson C. S. within twenty days after the service hereof, exclu? sive of the day ol such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Anderson, S.

May 2trth, A. D. 1S79. JOHN W. DANIELS, c.

c. r' MURRAY MURRAY, Plaintiff's Attorneys. To tlic above named Defendants, Carrie A. and Maxwell C. fiaincs: Take notice that the complaint In this action, In which a summons is herewith served upon you, was filed in the ollice of tho Clerk of the of Common Pleas for Anderson County; and State of South Carolina, on tho 20th day of May, A.

I). and that the object of the said action is to ob? tain partition of the Kcal Estate of Natbanic. UalneK, deceased, containing six hundred and sev? enty acres of land, situate in the County of An? derson, and State of South Carolina, among tho owners thereof, by Commissioners to he appointed for the purpose, or to obtain a sale thereof, to ho made, and a division of the proceeds, if a partition cannot he made without prejudice to the Interest of the owners, and also to authorize the Master for Anderson County to execute titles to the purcha? sers of certain tracts of lands sold by tue said Nathaniel flalncs in his life time. MURRAY A MURRAY, Plaintiff's Att'c. May 22, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON.

COURT OF PROBATE. James McDavid, Executor of Ann Wil? liams, deceased, Plaintiff, against Austin Williams, Humphrey Williams, John B. Williams. Ira C. Williams, Harriet Hor? ton, William Clement and wife, Eliza? beth Clement, Joshua Acker and wife, Matilda Acker, Mary McDavid, Ira C.

Qilgcrson, Louis A Williams, and chil? dren of Laura Ann Calhoun, names and ages unknown, for Relief, not Served. To the Defendants as above? hereby summoned and required to answer the petition in this action, of which a copy is filed in the Probate Court, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said petition on the subscribers at their office, at Anderson Court House, South Carolina, by the 18th of July, 1879, and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, tho plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Anderson, S. 13th May, A. D.

1S79. EABLE WELLS, ORR TRIBBLE, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. To the Defendant? You will take notice that the object of this action is for an accounting, final setlle ment of, and discharge from Estate of Mrs. Ann Williams, deceased. EARLE WELLS, ORR TRIBBLE, Plaintiffs Attorneys.

W. W. HUMPHREYS, Judge of Probate. May 15, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

J. O. Jones and wife, Pallie Jones, Plain? tiffs, against W. B. Millwec, Margaret A.

Tattian, Martha E. Harper, Sophia C. Milhvce, et for not Served. To the Defendants W. B.

Milhvce, Margaret A. Pattian, Martha E. Harper, Mary J. Wilborn, Samuel B. Millwec, Fannie M.

Jones and husband, David Jones, Sophia A. Lewis and husband, J. W. Lewis, James M. Millwec, Robert B.

Millwec, Sophia C. Millwec. Ainaziah Hall and S. S. Newell.

are hereby summoned and required JL to answer the complaint in this ac? tion, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your an? swer to the suid complaint on the subscri? bers at their office, at Anderson, South Car? olina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service and if vou fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Mav 1,1879. MOORE A ALLEN, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, Anderson, S. C. The Defendants will take notice that the complant herein filed is for tho purpose of confirming, or legalizing, the proceedings had before the Probate Judge, relative to the Real Estate of Samuel Millwee.

deceas? ed, and for such other relief as is demanded in the complaint. MOORE A ALLEN, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. May 8, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OP COMMON Pl.EAS. James T.

Holland and Major C. Holland, Plaintiffs, against John Holland, Adaline Holland, Mary Holland, Thomas Hol? land, Mitla Holland, the children of Ma? rion Holland, deceased, to wit: Annie Holland and Mamie Holland, A. J. Stringer ami J. B.

Lewis, Summons fur Relief? Complrinl nut Served. To the Defendants John Holland, Adaline Holland, Mary Holland, Thomas Hol? land, the children of Marion Holland, to wit: Annie Holland and Mamie Hol? land, A. J. Stringer and J. B.

Lewis: YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this ac? tion, a copy of which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Anderson County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on "the subscriber at his ollice, at Anderson, South Carolina, within twenty days after the ser? vice hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; if you fail to answer the com? plaint within the time aforesaid, the plain till' in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Mav (i. A. D. 1879.

JOHN E. BREAZEALE, Plaintiffs' Attornev. To the Defendants John Holland, Adaline Holland, Mary Holland, Thomas Hol? land and Mitta Holland: TAKE NOTICE that the complaint in this action is for the confirmation of the sale of the Real Estate of William Holland, deceased, and was tiled in the ollice of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas on the (Ith day of Mav. A. I).

1S79. JOHN E. BREAZEALE, Plaintiffs Attornev. May 1870 (f a BLACKWELL'S It I mf DURHAM H3HB TOBACCO J. S.

COTHRAN, I H. G. SCUDDAY, Abbeville, Anderson. COTHRAN SCUDDAY, Attorneys at Law, AMM KSON, S. T1TILL practice in all the Courts of this and in the U.

S. Courts. west Corner Benson Hous Building. Jan lo, 1879 27 ly.