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Postmanter Boone Interviewed. From South Carolina Direct-A Tale of Vio lence and Fraud. The following tIle of terror is told in the Wheeling, (West Va.) Intel1. geneer: Mr. Boone. of Newberry, South Carolina, was in the city yesterday He is a native of North Carolina. but has lived in South Carolina for twelve years past, and is postmaster at New. berry, which is an important towr near the centre of the State. He is also an intelligent and respectable gen tieinan and a Rpublican. Ile givets some interesting poli*ical cxperienesz all of which go to confirm what th( Democrats are pleased to term the "bloody shirt" stories of the Radica!l ot- as the Wheeling Reqi2er woul(' express it, the "base fabrications" ol carpet-baggers. Mr. Boone is not a carpet-bagger. le is what the native rebels down there term a "scallawag" -which means, in their eyes, a r+ creant Southerner-that is. a person who does not go in for bul.-dozirng the tgro and defraudin: him at the polls of his vote, and who sympathizrs with the Rcpublicanb party. He says that his county has a Re publican majority of about 1,806, but that such is the terroism that has been inspired by violence and frand that the party has pretty much quit voting, and allowed the Democratic bull-dozers and tissue ballot stuffe rs to have their own sweet way. He was asked whether the claims of the Demoeratic papers that the negroes votuntarily vote the Demoeratie tieit is true, and he replied that it was far enough from being true. They are Republicans almost to the very last voter among them. and the sight of a Democratic negro voter is one of the very rarest kind. Le knew of two negroes who were callet Democratic voters who carried two sets of tickets to the folis as a blind, but when about to deposit their ballots took good care to put in the Republican ticket. This they did from the necessity of their surroundings, as we could easily show if it was just or prudent to par ticularize them. Mr. Boone fully confirms the stories about the violence and blood shed, that have so alarmingly paralyzed the opposition to complete Democratic sway in the South. Ie tell of the tragie fate of numbers of leading Rle publicans who have stood at the polls in order to see that the negroes were not imposed on in the matter of tick ets-tickets distributers as they were called. Incredible as it may seem, he says that nine out of ten of those men paid for their activity and prominence with their lives. They were shot on some pretext or other at the polls, or by the wayside, or in their cabins. It was not an unusual thing some time ago for the Democrats ' arrange a row at the polls-a sham fuss among themselves-during which they would, shoot negroos around the polls, killing or maiming them, taking good care to siugle out the most prominent and influential among them. Sometimes assaults of this kind: would find a pre. text in stories about an intended at tack on the part of the negroes. The approved method now in vogue ito stuff the ballot boxes with bogus Democratic tickets. It is less trou blesome, and more effective than shooting. This follows as a sequence to the former method. The negroes * being demoralized and under cow, it is easy to poll a big vote, and Iet it pass as a negro Democratic gpte. Mr. Boone says that while he has s nothing to complain of in the way of s business intercourse with his political opponents, yet his social ostracism ist * about as complete as it could well be. t lie receives next to no consideration I at all in social life. And simply be- 1 cause he is a Republican. Some time * ago, when his term expired, an effort was made to prevent his reappoint ment. A petition to this effect was presented by Congressman Aiken to TPostmaster General Key. Mr. Key asked if there were any charges agzainst him. The Congressman had to say no, but said that the petitioners did not want him reappointed. The Post nmaster-G1eneral replied that it was rnot the policy of the Departmnent to pay * respect to petitions of that sort, and sent Boone a new commission. This circumstance he alladed to simply to show the lengths to which Democrats go down there to make life among them annoying and intolerable for Re. c * publicans of any prominence or ac tivity, lie had been careful to not talk polities to them, simply because he knew it was idle to do so, but the fact that he was a "scalawag" was an 2 unpardonable crime in their eyes. The readers of the 1nteWlgenwer can judge from the actual experienee of Mr. Boone under a Bepublican ad- a mzinistration about what the lives of ] Republicans would be, in any point of view, under a Democratie admninistra tion. If they have no social recog-. nition or freedom of citizenship now, * what will be their fate when their * ~ buliozers have complete control under the p-tronage and favor of a D)em cratic administration ? Gov. Simpson's Fare well. ] He Resigns His Office to Take the Chie-f Justice shin. CowTX'nia. September 1.-At S * ~ o'clock to-night G;overnior Simnpson,: Maj. ~Jeter. Attorniey-General Yu nn-nrs, Judges Melver aind McGowan. 1 * of the Supreme Court, with several1 othecrs meit in the Governor's office. and Governor Simpson filed the fol lowitg in the uffce of the se cretary of State: : * STaTn or Soorn! CARoLINA, EXECUTIVE CHAMIRER. COLUM1BIA. September 1, 1850. ] ofHaving been elected Chief Justice ofthe State of South Carolina, I here by resign the oficee of Governor of the State of South Carolina. Thi, resig nation to take effect this day at 8 * o'clock P. M. W. R. SllPs'N. ' &hf IH . if. .M. Sims. &cre'taryi j ,,,i S of 1outh Oarolina. n A1 S"n : Y'u will please file in :he office of the Secretary of State this nv resination above. Respectfu!!y. 'X. D. SI MPS(N. After the iiln. of this paper the nth of office was adn mnistered to Gov 2rnor Jeter by Judge Mclver. and :he office was foruially turned over to 'he new incumbent. Governor Jeter ranmediately issued his proclamation InIounein g the event. The change occurred very quietly, -d some timue aft,rward was spent in lonversat:on., Governor Siipson in retiring, fur Dished the following to the press: CoL.NMIA, September 1, 18;W). To tite Peopl of the Stafe o1 Soiuth CardWina-T have to-day re izned the office of Governor of tho state of South Carolina for the pur pose of qualifying as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. This act lifts from my shouldi-rs the heavy re sponsibility which has rested upon me for the last eighteen months as I Chief Magistrate of the State, and in that point of view it brings relief, but at the same time it has suddenly sun dered the relations which have existed between you, the people, and myself during this period. These relations have been most pleasant and agreea ble to me, madeso.by your confidence, encouragement and support extended to me at all times in the discharge of my official duties. and when the time has come for their severance they have been broken with more regret than I had anticipated. For this your uniform kindness, permit me as my first act after resignation to acknowledge my heavy indebtedness to you and to tender the sincere thanks of a most i grateful heart, and permit me to say further that you may rest assured that auiid the important duties incident to the high office of Chief Justice which I expect soon to Issunie, this past confidence <>n your part will n1-t be forgotten. On the contrary it shall ever be re membered and shall nerve me to the utmost in the faithful discharge of those duties. In turning over the office of Gover nor to my successor, I am gratified to believe that the State is in a com paratively prosperous condition, more so, I think, than at any time since the war, and with the promise of a still better and brighter future. Peape and good-will prevail generally, the rights of all are secure, the laws are faithfully, fairly and firmly adminis 'ered, and the people in every portion >f the State, safe under the protecting wing of a just State Government, are bending all their energies with great ,uccess towards individual progress id general recuperation. To this end ,very act and aim of mine has been lirected, and no one rejoices more in ,his success than myself, and while I u~n not vain enough to believe and do c-t claim that my administration has een the cause oif this happy state of bings, yetlI have a proud satisfaction a believing that it has thrown no ,bstacle in the pathway of the State's yrogress, and at least that the R~epub ie has suffered no detriment at my ands. The remainder of my term has now levolved under the law upon the HIon. ['. B. .Jeter, of Union, President of he Senate, who, will conduct it to a afe termination, at the same time efiecting great credit both upon the tate and himself by that purity of haracter, ardency of patriotism and oundness of judgment which he pos esses in such eminent degree. Now, invoking upon the people of he State, individually and collectively, he richest blessings of a beneficent 'rovidence, I beg to subscribe myself, ery respectfully, your fellow-citizen. W. D). SJMHON. Is it Possible That a remedy made of such com >on, simple plants as Hops. Buchu, landrake, Dandelion, &c., make so iany and such marvelous and won erful cures as Hop Bitters do ? It inst be,. for old and young, rich and oor, Pastor and Doctor, Lawyer and Xditor, all testify to having been nredl by them, we must believe and oubt no longer. See other column. A Frnnily Joint iienssion. ongressman Aiken's Eccentricities--His Re markable Speech at Townville. Anderson Inteiligencer'. On last Saturday afternoon the cit ens of Townville and vicinity, who ad attended the Grange meeting uring the morning, reassembled for he purpose of hearing somie political peeches. Maj. George WV. Merrit, 'resident of Fork Democratic Club, Co. 2, presided, and introduced as he first and principal speaker for the fternoon Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, the ominee of the D)emocratic party of he Third D)istrict for Congress. Col. Liken spoke almost entirely upon intional polities, lHe gave his rea ons for preferring Haneock to Garfield or President; and arraigned the Re ublican nominee for the lack of moral ourage and an undue love for money. Ie expressed the opinion that if Gar eld should be elected, our people will ever see another Presidlential elec ion, but that the country will drift apidly into some consolidated power t Washington. HIe complimented nrfied's abilitv. but said he is otailly unreliable, and that his elec ion would forebode the greatest mis ortune to our government. C2ol. \iken then arraigned the Northern )emocrats for insincerity and preju lice towards the South. lie said that lie North only allowed the South a -ery small proportion of the appro riations for rivers and harbors, and hat they had repeatedly refused to estore the soldiers of the Mexican rar living in the South to the pension ists. He arraigned them for maiu aining a high tariff, and said that he better class of people in the North mere generally Repnblicann. That they had .he brains, the money and the culture of the North, and were more conrei-d to his tazt,, than the Dmu-crats. lie was unwil:ing fUr the South. which composes the greater '-:o , he D)emaeratic pa:rt" to be -intoled:d i-rr-r by the1 Wiri-7 tv. r'el. A.iken r-!i-ned th- t the eb-ts in the Nerth'-rn eit:-s :are controlled largely by use of money t,e exercise of the 1::.-yV : and thnouht this the tr.- it trouble the Denmocrats will encount,:r e-irryin the Presidential election Ie ifaid that the host c-f -iffice ho!ders tinhf- Fnited States exerci-e zreat i: flinene, all of which will be given to (;:.rfi.-!d in order t. retain their own po-ations. He thought the c.,nte-t in Indiana a vc:ry important one to the lleiocrats. for if we carry indiana we w- will cnrry the Presidenrial olection. ht if we lose Indiana then wo have Ve!1ry little prospect of sucs. Co! Aiken closed his speech by saying that if there is a Dernerat in South Caro iina he is one from head to foot. How to Get Siek. Expose yourself day and tiht. eat too much without exercis! ; work too hard without rest ; doctor all the vile nostrums advertised ; and th.n you want to know HOW To O-r 1%rL. Which is answcred in three woris-:1 Take IDu Bitter: I See other colum1n. Public Saniftation, No. 13. Published at the Sggpxtion of the Board of Health of Columbia. THE MtILK of ihe cow is by eustom preferred to that of all other animals. and enters larzely into the diet of both the infant and1 aduit. By analysis cow's milk is found to consiet of water, butter, casein, sugar and fixed and earthy salts. The nutritive properties of niilk de pend on the combination of these ali mentary substances, which may be eisified as follows: hst. Casein or enrds: the nitrii gen:,m or plastic ingredient which is subservient to the development of the flch and orgas of the body. Id. The fatty portion in butter and sac,harine ptrtion ; the .sugar of miik. The coibustible substanees which are rcqu;red for the respiration and fatten ing of the body. d. Water and the saline ire. dients. for the purposes of the liquid condition and the s-lution of sub. stances. TiE CHARACTER OF TifE MILK depends mnch upon the food npAn which the animal is fed. and url--ss stal fed cows are fed exclusively on grass their milk will be almjost always acid. Cows fed upon enb:e rnrnips an d breri le: give a milk unfit for the use of infants, as it canses diarrhoea and eat,anieous cruptionis. Noathing contributes more to miaintain the good quality and quantity of the milk than the scrupulous cleanliness of the shed or stall. Whe.n refuse matter is niot promptly removed, t-he milk has a bad taste and odor of which it is difficult to deprive it. Milk is a great absorber of all odors and gases, therefore it is ne cessary that it should never be kept in the same room with vegetables, fruit.s, fish, oils, meats or sour milk. Experience has shown that the effect of BOrrLTNC TITE MILK checks its tendency to sour and extracts a portion of its cream. B~y this process alarge rpuantity of gas is expelled from perfectly fresh mil k and this tendls to diminish the fornmation of luetic acid 'mr sourness ; it ailso dec stroys azll fungqi and renders it safer and mere digestive for tIhe infant. Milk often of typhoidl andr nearbeC fevenr, &c., whcn bra ught from dairies in inafected loealiti'% to healthy families of eon sumners, :and the use of milk from a cow affeted with 4;anet (a hard lump or swelling afleeting the glands fone or two teats, but rarely the whlobi~ udder.) is thought to have caused diphtheria. The mmilk of cows so affected should n.ever be used. when diluted by water alone is apt to be followed by disagreeable results to thne infant, viz., catarrh of the stom ach and bowels. Those, however, who take it mixed with a certain pro. prtionf of barley water lhrive q1uite well, and when given in this way [ have been unable to dliscover the dillerence between the use of it annd tire ordinary city milk. It has beeni foundi lthatchildlren took the eon dnI-sed milk readlily andh grew fat, but when sick theyv h:l ligh t endnriance. They Ibarcan to w:alk late and exhibited other signs of ririuf.s. [ ( lIIa?hia ?egistrr. "And the Ideares Were f'or the Hlealing of'the Nat ions~." This is Iully exemplified in the demonstrationi t.hat so commiron a pas ture need ;as smart.weed, or water pepper. possesses mnedici nal properties which, when eobi ned withI essence of Jamnaica G inger and other effica eious vegetable extracts, as in Dr. Pieree's (Compond Extract of Smart Weed. It eoustitutes a umost potent remedy for bowel :alfetions as dia rrho'a, dysentery, flux. etc. It is al so au efficacious medicine for colds, and to break- up fevers and inflamnma tory attacks, anid for the alleviation of pain. Every family should keep a supply of it. 50 cents by druggists. POST OFFICE, NEWBER RY, S. C., Sep. 4, 1S80. List of advertised letters for week ending Sep. 4, 1880: Boggs, Miss Eliza Lewie, Col. G. A. Caldwell, Hernry jLivingston,MrsNancy Dillon, Daniel Lighats, Mr. Wi! Golden, Miss Eva ,Sparks, Henry Parties calling for letters will plrase say ie ...e.t,.e..: R Wr BN P. M The :Herald. THOS. F. GRENEKER. W. H. WALLACE, ErrOS. NEWRERRY. S. C. WEDNESDAY, REP. S. 18RO. A PAPER FOR THfE PEOPLE. The Heral<! is in the highest respect a Fain ilY Nbw:pa r. evoted to the material in trts of te people of this County and the State. It virculates extensively, andl an Alvertisliig intainli oifers uiirivalled. a.1 vantw. For Terms. see tirt pae. THE DEMOCRA TEC TICKET. For President W. S. HANCOCK. For Vce-President: W. H. ENCLISH. For Governor: JOENSON HAOOO . For Lieutenant.Governor: J. ). KENNEDY. For Comptroller General: J. c. CorT. i -Pr Secretary of State R. M. S Ims. For Attorney-General. LEtoY F. YOUMAS.S. For Superiutendent of Education Ifumi S. Tromjsos. For Adjutant and Inspector-General ARTTrVa M. MANIGAULT. For State Treasurer: JorN PETER RICI[ARDSON. For Presidential Electors: At Large-John L. Manning, Wn. Elliott. ' First Distrit-E. W. Moise. Second D.st rict-C. H . Si w on ton. Third Distriet-J. 5. Murray. Fourth Distriet-Cad. Jones. Fifth District-G. W. Croft. For Solicitor Seventh Circuit-D. R. D)uncan. For Con gress, Third .District D. Wyatt Aiken. Hon. T. B. Jeter, of Union, is niow our Governor. E. G. Bonham, of Edgefield, has been nominated by the Judicial Convention of the Fifth Circuit as Solicitor, to succeed Col. Jno. R. Abney. Ex-Governor Tilden, of New York, has given $100,000 towards the Democratic campaign fund, and says, "If you want any more, gen tlemen, call on me." Gen. B. F. Butler, of Massachu setts, is doing some effective cam paign work for Hancock. He is a fine stump speaker, and has a strong influence with the masses. The Primary Election in Edge. field the 2nd instant resulted : For the Senate, James Callison ; for the House, W. J, Tolbert, Jno. C. Shep pard, Clinton Ward, T. R. Denny, J. H. Strom ; Sheriff, W. H. Outz; Probate Judge, L. Covar ; School Commissioner, J. W. Eidson ; Au ditor, S. T. Edwards;: Treasurer, B. C. Bryan. Ex.Gov. Simpson and Chief Jus ice Willard will submit their claims to the Supreme Court, to decide which is entitled to the office of Chief Justice. Willard was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Moses. Moses' term, had lie lived, would have expired before now ; but Willard claims, that, under the Constitution, his term lasts six years from the time of his election. The Radicals have not nominated a State ticket. Even they could not stand the array of miserable hacks that were presented to them. If the Executive Committee can get men of any sort'of decency and re spectability to go on the ticket they will make a nomination ; other wise not. The probabilities are that they cannot find any such, and that there will be no nominations. They will, however, bide their time and if they see any chance of success they will nominate. They have put their Electors in the field and will have candidates for Congress in some of the Districts. The Demo. crats must see that they are routed, The Work of the Campaign. 1 We would not encourage any andue political excitement or any r annecessary agitation of politics. I It would be much better for thej( peope if they could pass quietly I, tLrough the fal!. attending to their : Lusiness interests and devoting. their 'inire moments to the ease t andl t-ij ment of the home dreside.< But this is out of the question. < There are two alternatives present ed to us : 1st. Let politics aloneli and allow the State and County to pass back into the hands of the i ignorant and corrupt Radicals : or, 1 2nd. Go promptly to work and make every exertion and sacrifice I to retain the fruits of onr victory in 1876. There can no longer be any doubt that the Radicals will make a hard fight in this State to 1 carry its electorol vote and to win back several of the Counties that have been wrested from their grasp. In these efforts they will receive the moral and material aid of the Na tional Republican party. All the talk about the North's not sending money to Sonth Carolina is a de ception and a snare, intended to lull the Democrats into a feeling of security. At the recent meeting of the National Committee in New York the members of the Commit tee, in open session, spoke in oppo sition to sending funds to aid the Southern Reruicans ; but this open session was followed immedi ately by a secret session ; that was the real business meeting, the other: being only designed for effect. The negroes in this State. cer tainly in this County, are as thor oughly organized as they were in 1876, and it will require just as hard work, or harder, to overcome them. The Democrats should set about their work at once, and earnestly and vigorously urge on the fight. If not sufficiently organized the ] organization should be completed I at once, and the campaign of 1876 should be repeated with increased fervor and zeal. We have two - months for the campaign, and there is an immense amount of work to be done in that time. Every Dem ocrat should stand ready to do his part. If we be united, earnest and self.sacrificing we will win the vic tory ; but, if, on the other hand, we be divided, indifferent and disposed to take our ease we will meet with certain defeat-and such a defeat2 as no trae son of South Carolina c-an contemplate without a shudder. (oi. Aiken and the Northern Democracy. Col. Aiken has broken out again, - in a speech in Anderson County a few days ago, as reported in the In/c11igencer, he took occasion to mna1e a bitter attack on the North ern Deinocracy. This seems to be a sort of hobby with nur Congress man. At the big Democratic meet ing at Newberry in the campaign of 1876 he spoke the same sentiments i,s are contained in his Townville speech, and reiterated them in his famous letters a year ago in the Charleston News and Courier. What bject Col. Aiken has in view in his tirades against the Northern Dem >cracy it is impossible to conceive. His cor-se is certainly not calcula ted to help the National Democracy in its fight for the Presidency. If Dol. Aiken can say nothing good of >ur Northern allies he ought to ae the good sense and prudence bo kcep silent on the subject. If bhe Norther-n Democrats ar-e not what they ought to be ; if they en Wortain erroneous political views ; f they are not friendly to the South, ~hey are certainly more in accord with the sentiments and interests of the Sonthern people than the Re publicants are, North or South. It ' s por- policy to be squabbling and t aniarrelinig in the face of a common mnemy. If there are evils to be ~orrected within the National party t will be time enough to do it after Lhe par-ty gets into power. In the meantime unity, harmony and good faith between the twvo sections is ibsolutely necessary for victory. Republican Congressional Con- ~ ventions. The Republican Convention of C the Second District nominated E. S W. M. Mackey, of Charleston, the t ad instant as their candidate for j L'ongress. The Republican Convention of 5 Lhe Thmird District will moot in New- p berr-y Friday. the 10th, to nominate ~ i canididaite. The aspirants are D. a R. P'hifer-, of Newberry, R. T. h 3-reener-, colored, of Washington, a D. (., and WN. M. Fine, of Colum- f< aia. with the chances in favor of e Phifer. The Republican Convention of ( bhme Fifth District has nominated I Rober-t Smalls, colored, of Beaufort, ~or Congress. t The County Convention of Marl- t oro' have adopte -1the Independent 14 strket a their own. %Ti ever thus. i "he Radical State Convention. The Radical State Convention 3et in Columbia the 2nd instant. jelegates were present from every :onnty except Horry. There were untesting delegations from Beau ort headed respectively by Smalls .nd Whipper-the Smalls delega ion was seated. There were also :ontesting delegations from 'Union, )ne headed by the notorious June fobley, the other by a fellow named ,annon-neither delegation was eated. After organizing by elect ng E. W. M. Mackey, of Charles on. Chairman, and H. Noah. of .olambia. Secretary, the Conven ion went into secret session to dis mss the advisability of nominating State ticket. The white dele rates generally opposed the nomi iation of a ticket. The Convention reassembled the 3d. The Committee to whom was eferred the business of nominating i State ticket made a majority and 6 minority report : the majority was n favor of a State ticket, and pre ;ented the following: For Gover ior, J. Winamith, white, of Spar anbtrg; Lieutenant Governor, T. E. Miller, colored, of Beaufort; secretary of State, H. L. Shrews )nry. colored,of Chesterfield; Comp ;roller-General, E. A. Webster, white, of Orangeburg ; State Treas irer, J. H. Livingstone, white, of )rangeburg; Adjutant and Inspec or-General, C. C. Turner, white, of spartanbnrg; Attorney General,W. R. Marshall, white, of Charleston. rhe minority report opposed the iomination of any ticket. Elliott nd Taft spoke in favor of the mi )ority report, and Straker for the najority. Johnson, of Sumter, wanted a State ticket, but couldn't ;ustain such a ticket as the Com nittee bad recommended. The two eports were referred to the State 7xecutive Committee for such 'ac ion as they may deem fit hereafter. The following Presidential Elect >rs were nominated: At Large, T. 3. -Johnson, of Sumter, A. S. Wal ace, of York; 1st District, W. A. EIayne, of Marion ; 2nd District, E. L. Webster, of Orangeburg; 3d )istrict, T. N. Tolbert, of Abbeville; th District, Wilson Cook. of Green rille; 51h District, P. B. Chatfield, )f Aiken. A State Executive Committee was dected-E. W. M. Mackey, Chair nan, T. E. Miller, R. B. Elliott, iam Lee, W. A. Hayne, T. B. John son, E. H. Deas, W. H. Thompson, r. H. Livingston, W. N. Taft, C. M. NSilder, D. R. Phifer, A. W. Curtis, 1. C. McCoy, A. S. Wallace, S. T. ?oinier, W. F. Myers, E. ME. Bray. on, F. Nix, Jr. C. C. Cummings was chosen "Ju licial Chairman" of the 7th Circuit. A. L. Snead was chosen Chair nan of the Third Congressional )istrict. Henry Kennedy was chosen hairman of Newberry County. FOR THE HERALD. Our Washington Letter. eneral Benj. F. Enutler, Socially and Other wis-The Maine Contest-Civil Service Reform, etc. WASHINoTON, D. C., Sept. 1st, 1880. The better class of Southern men esiding here, whether as private cit iens, or as Congressmen were very low to miake the acquaintance of 'eneral Butler Partly from a de ire to find how a bad New ED lander appeared at close quarters, ad partly because of a wish to pro. tote harmony and good feeling wong the people of all sections, I hink, several excellent Southern gen leen made advances to the General. loe who knew him before the war, enewed their acquaintance. All of hem knew him after a time. Every loutherner will bear mec out in saying hat in their social relations with the kneral they were charmed with his rankness and courtesy, astonished at he amount of general information and opressed with the idea that lie per aps, more clearly than any other ladical, appreciated the necessities ad possibilities of the country, es ecially of the South. It is my own wn knowledge of the General, in ame respects more intimate than hat of others, which compels re. >ieing at his return to the Demo ratic party as announced in his peech of Saturday night last. The rejudice against himi wears away ith personal acquaintance. So far s his political course is concerned, e has not been worse than the other ien who have been Radical leaders >r ten years, but simply less a hypo rite. 1 think the course of the Democratic ~omittees in regard to Maine's po tical affairs is unfortunate. 'While is very certain that the'result in hat State will, as compared with 876, be a Radi<. defeat, I am sure a a little activity on the part of lesars. Barnum and Walker's Com tittees wonld have made the defat a rout. As it is, the people of the State are left to make their own fight against the liveliest Radical campaign that i:e ingenuity and experience of Senawr Blaime can suegest or the unlimited tb m1o:ey of the C:pitaiists-up port. The Fc State election. which is o( the lt, th cito!a increasing interest here The i 0 , th greneral opinion is that the Radical niajori!y will not be more than half fo of what it was in 1 6. and with such a th result the Dezy-i-eracy will of course be more than sati,bfied. -thl The Post Master of New York City o has issued the following to his em- e ployces : The order of the President, V to the effect that "no assessments for political purposes on the officers or to subordinates should be allowed," must W4 be strictly obeyed : and all such as. ac sessments by or on any person em ployed at this office or its branches are e hereby forbidden. Superintendents will see th-t this order is strictly en- m forced. The qlestion of voluntary th contribti : of my ,.r pitial an purps. l- t lle ci-eoi I. each easployee f., hinself. h. haviag the same free choice in the matter that is enjoyed by every other citizen. Fol THE HERA.LD. DEAR HERALD : flow sadly dtlin quent, how unpardonably remiss we, your corresp:,ndent, have been, but protracted absence from home an L multiplicity of cares which accumula- I ted during said absence and demanded J< immediate attention on our return must plead apology. We find Wil. in liamston quiet ; everything rolling on F in the same channel, with bat few arrivals to make a ripple in the peace ful cirrent, strangers not having sought our classic shades and health I giving fountain as we anticipated. A Base Ball Club was formed during our absence and relieves the monotony of the afternoons. The Club have won considerable notoriety as experts, having challenged and conquered, in SY several match games. e An impurtant event, and that of re Oet occurrence, was the mass meeting of the Anderson Democracy at this pLe. A goodly number were present, E; and the earnest, eloquent speeches of Messrs. Murray, Orr, Rucker, Simp son and others were heard with telling effect. Serious illness in the family 2w debarred us the happy privilege of hearing these distinguished gentlemen, but we learn from high authority that pr the day was a success-another star ci in Democracy's crown. An incident *' of the day, which came uder our TI personal observation, and we are off politics". As we sat by our open window watching the surging crowd - wend their way to the Spring Park, C our attention was arrested by what to s was a very grand. solemn sight. da James Mviner, a middle aged colored man, so feeble from protracted illness that he could scarcely stand, was seen slowly picking his way, supporting Ar himself with a staff until he reached ~ in safety the Mecca for which he labored, namely, the Democratic stand. Years ago, when but a child, we have Ar lingered hours in the gloaming listen- A] ing to him sing his wonderful songs, lauding Seymour, ridiculing Grant, and from that day to this he has never swerved in his fidelity to the Demo. ratic cause. Fear!ess and truthful ~ he stands amid his race a living mon ra urnent of constancy. 1e We had on yesterday a visit from two friends whom it has not been our A pleasure to see in some time, Mr. WV. F. Lander, of Wofford College, and an Mr. W. Mauldin, of Hampton, S. C. wil We are indebted to Mr. Lander for ga many pleasures during his brief so- ele journ in Williamston; he is a gentle- un man whose many excellent qualities *a' of head and heart will win for him al friends wherever he goes. Mr.. Maul- * * din 'tarries but a few days in our j midst, thence to Anderson, where he - will engage in business with the firm of Ligon & Hill. He is an efficient salesman and bids fair to attain emi nece in the commercial mart. Mr. Land.ar lingers awhile 'neath the pater l nal rnof and then enters the ranks of the Life's workers. Our best and hap- a piest wishes attend them both and per sincerely we utter the heartfelt wish that the ultimate of perfect success Fe may crown their efforts in the businessFo world to which they go. Fo There is a chil! in the air to-day reminding one of autumnal breezes, laden though they be with the fri_ F grane of roses and violets. Fo Yes, there is a clond in the sky, a shadow o'er the sun, While breezes softl.y sigh summer's course is run. anl Willianmston, S. C. MAGGIE. lr .be .ew .i u*t8teets. citi A CARD.( I HAVE MADE AN ENGAGEVENT ( WITH that well-known and popular house ( of JONES, DAVIS & BOUKNIGHTS for the a Fall and Winter trade, where I will be I pleased to see my friends and acquaintan ces. This house handles more goods in a I season than all the dry goods stores in the ( ity. Large additions are being daily at nde to the stock, and greater induce-A mets than ever before will be offeredl to Coi buyers. All orders from the country en- N trusted to me will receive my persotal at tention. W. L.. GARY. f Yew I .iisCeUae0US. - Card from F.L. Hiekr-6 NEwBxaY, S. C-, August 30, !MO0. MssRs. Eiwrois: I ask, in justice, is conmunication will receive a place ' ur paper. At a barbecue at Hannah's Church, e 27th inet., I was rprsnted a" -' Lendiary language in a speech I deli ere. I said that "the Democrats in the last ur years have had a mal-administration overtiment, and had not done justice to e colored people. They (the Democrats) id if we did not go with them they would rish n.- (the colored people) out-." I fur er said: ' If they perished as out the eol ed people would go to stealing, and then iat would be done?" A gentleman pres t .aid, "they'd be sent down to where r. Lipscomb is." I repled, "that the iitentiairy would not hold them all. That never saw a man pebh ; andif we were get so hungry as to get to that stage we mid eat. up all the bogs and corn and en eat him up. I don't say we would ex tly do that; we wish to live in peace and rmony in the country, and I use the es ession only as I want my people to have ual rigits .efore the law. That very few lored men were now seen on the jury nches, and that the killing of elored !n was not stopped, as every now and en one was found killed and in the river. e Democra:s controlled the governmen d counted us out aud if they continued at course we*d make them burn up more Rot-boxes than they ever had." These, Mssrs. Editors, were my remarks. iope I am agood citizen I try to be, t when my political rights are .ealled in. "tio-i I want'to do my duty to the party ich I represent, and also to all other ,ins, according to them their full rights der the law. Very respectfully, FaArr.ix L. HIcKs. NOTICEM OF SALE. Prsuant to an order to me directed by e ion. J. B. FeleM, Ju ofroebae, I 11 sell, on the Ist of Octb nexr, at 10 :ock A. M, at the residence-of the late hn M. Lewie, deceased, the fonowing ar ies of personal property: CTatle, Rog, n stud Gin Band, Whest and Oats, Fr . Implements, Household and Kitchen rniture, &c. Terms of sae-GASE. E. P. MATHEWS, Ada'r. Sep. 8, .7-3t. PLIMY, Housuox CowT.GA. We have known "Swift's Syphiitic Spe ic" tested in uundreds of obsdatmsof hilis, Mercurial RheqmatiM! Scrofula, :. It made the most perfect and perma nt cures in every case. EIUGH L. DMA D, Eq WAM, x D. Kiu,L , J. W. WnMaLT, rudge Co. Court, J. C. G r.n=. Drug', L. WaMNr, of J. W. M , . W. jathorp &-Co., Cmnty Treasurer. kvmnnah, Ga. Wx D. Prnmcs, Sherlf, > JACKSON, C. C. DUNCAN. Dep't Cl'k S-p'r Ct. DAL & GORDN. iVx. Bausox. We are acquainted with the genemen tose signatures appear to the above cerifi .. They are ciens of said County, of highest respectability and chracter. . S. GILES, Ordinary Houston Co.. Ga. D. H. CULLER, Clerk Superior Court, Houston Co., Ga. [ am personally setainted with the pro tors, and many of the gentemen whose natures appear to the foregoing certiil es. They are men of high ebaracter and ding. A. H. COLQUITr, Governor of Georgia. IE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Pro prietors, Atlanta, G. sold by Da S. F. FANr. Jall for a copy of "Toung Men's Friend." sep. 8, 37-im. reenville & Columbia Railroad. )n and aiter Monday, Augs 30, 188), the ienger Trains will run as follows daily, Sun r excepted: UP. we Columbia, - - - * - 11.3 a m " Alston, - - - - 12.S1 p " Newberry, - - - - 1Up a " Hodges, - - - 4.00 ym" " Belton, , - - - 5.8p a riye Greenville, - - - - 6.35 pm A DOWN. e Greenville, - - , . - 11.10 ama "Belton, - - - 12. a m -ery - - - p riye Columbia, - - - 652 p m [DERSON BRANCH AND BLUE RIDGE DIVISION. Daily, except Sundays. UP TRAIN. we Belton at. 52 pm - Anderson 5.56 p m Pendleton 638 pm Ferryville 6.00 p weSens70cp ie WValhalla at, - - 9.80 a m we Seneca, 10.32 a sa Pendeton - - 10.46 acm Anderson, - - 11.35 a m ive at Belton, - - 12.10 a m arens Bailroad Train leaves Lenrens at 7.00 n. and 1.05 p. in., and Newberry at 9.55 a. in. bbelle Bruneh Train onnects at Hodge's h dow and uptrain daily, Suds - 4.15 p. m. p and down Trains on the main stem make a connection at Columbia wiihthsuand rn aPsener Trins on the South the Wilmington, Colabia7e road; at Alstona with trains of the Sata g, Union and Columbia Eailroad;atenc S Charlotte and Atlanta Air Line Railway n and to Atlanta for all rints South. J. W. FRY, Gen'1 Sept. .P. MIaXDam, MaatarTinpeslu a.BRz NoaTox, General Tcet5t TAX NOTICE! OmeEc oP CoUrn TaEASUREa, NE.wBERRY CoumT. . IEWBRRY C. II., S. C., Aug. 25, 1880. loice is hereby given that this Office. be open for the collection of Taxes on 15th day of September next, and re in open until the 3st day of October usive. Af ter that date a penalty ofs 15, cent. will be added on all unpaid Taxes. 'he following is the Levy for all put es, viz.: -State Purposes ...........4* Mille. -Ordinary Uounty Pur1.oses.. . .3 -Funded County Indebtedness. 1 " -Funded School Indebtedness.. + " -County Fence............. + Bepairs on Court House and 'ni...................... j Clerical Services to Auditor in 6-'77....................I. " District Schools..........2," 'otal for all purposes.... 12j. " dI male citizens between the ages of 21 60 are liable to a Poll Tax of One Dol except those exempt by law. ' f acilitate the collection of taxes I will at the following places on the days spe ito receive taxes, to wit: 'rosperity, Monday, Sept. 20th. 'omaria, Tuesday, Sept. 21st. ilymphille, Wednesday, Sept. 22nd. laybinton, Thursday, Sept. 23d.N libson's Store, Friday, Semt 24th. |romer's, Monday, Sept 2jth. alapa, Tuesday, Sept. 28th. ' ongshore's, Wednesday, Sept. 29th. Villiams' Store, Thursday, Sept. 30th. ead Fall, Friday, October lat. In all other days Iwill be in my office feberry. d taxes are payable in Gold or Silver n, United States Treasury Notes and ,onal Bank-Notes. U. B. WHITES, ep. 1, 36,31' . County Treasurer