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[From the Journal of Commerce.] Transfer Taxes and Freight Diseriniinations Against Charleston. To the Editor of the Journal of Commerce : In the minds of many of the mer chants of this city there is great ne cessity for changes in several matters touching business. 1st. A union freight depot near the water, so that vessels can load and un load directly out and in the freight depot, would save the unnecessary ex pense of forwarding. The expense of transfer under the present system:, alone is quite enough to drive from Charleston such trade as that which has the advantage of importing over competing lines. It has been re marked that the Enterprise Railroad was a great addition to the trade .f Charleston in facilitating through freight at low rates. The road, if the road beds are kept-in order, as a pas senger road, is certainly an improve. ment. But freight such as is now carried by the Enterprise Railroad can be carried for ten per cent. less by wagon, and if our streets are kept only in reasonably good order, such con tract would be a desirable one. A union freight depot along the water front, so that vessels can load and un load through freight, or other freight, if it is desired, direct out and in the depot, would enable us to compete with Port Royal, Savannah and Vil mington, and also bring back to us from Alabama, Georgia, part of North Caroliua, and the upper portion of South Carolina, the business now di verted-the trade - for heavy goods such as bagging, ties, phosphate, salt, syrups, and raw sugars and molasses. 2nd. We should do away with the habit of discriminating freight arrange. nients. This assuredly is killing the goose that lays the golden egg. We are positively driving our very best trade from us, and building other markets in opposition. Fully two-thirds of the very best trade above Columbia has already left Charleston. And, as to the extent our cotton business suffers in consequence of high rates of freights from Anderson and thereabouts, the inclosed letter will explain to you. Will you explain, and in that way convnce the officers of the South Caro liua Railroad, agents of steamers, fac tors and merchants, that in the past the commerce of Charleston has been injured, and consequen.tly their own business through heavy freight charges and discrimination in freights on goods from Charleston. It is high time that something should be done. In a few months we can look for the trade to open. What should and could be done without de lay, is to remove the discriminationin rates of freight on such goods as are shipped from Charleston to the interior of our State, and also without the least delay; reduce rates of freight on cot ton, especially from the upper portion of our State. This little change alone will work wonders for Charleston; and why is it that the South Carolina Rail road works so persibtently against the interests of this city? CHARLESTON. "I have the promise of lots of cotton here but we must certainly do some thing on freights. Can't you get the merebants to hold a meeting and work on the railroads ? -If something is not done, we will lose 25,900 bales of cot ton and any quantity of trade. With low freights we can regain all of this trade." THE JUDICIAarY COMMITTEE IN SEs10N.-GREENVILLE, August 16. -The Judiciary Committee of the Legislature met here last Mon day, and are working like beavers. Messrs. Aldrich. Hemiphill, Orr, Shep pard and' others are here. It is, I think, full. They consider a plan of lower courts, the working of the roads and some bills. They will recommend the abolition of Trial Justices, and the establishment of c unty circuit courts, a judge well qualiffed, with a salary of some $1,500 or $2,000, who will re side at the county seat, but will havc courts at different parts over the coun ty, and they propose to make tbese county courts self-sustaining, and thus get rid of the dreadful trouble and expense of the Trial Justice's courts. They will recommend, as re gards the roads, that convict labor of every kind be utilized to work county roads and build bridges, &c.-Corres pondence News and Courier. ECLEoTCvr -MAGAZNE.-For its steel en graving the Eclectic for September, contains a fine portrait of the famous musical comn poser, Richtrd Wagner. Accompanying this in the letter-press is an admirable analytical and biographical article on Wagner and his music by the Rev. H. R. Haweis, one of the most competent of living musical critics and an enthusiastic admirer of the Wagnerian music-drama. This portrait and article are alone worth the price of the number. Among the other literary contents are, "Drifting Light Waves," by Richard A. Proctor, B.A., F.R.S.; "Round the World in a Yacbht," by Thomas Brassey, M. P., Part I.; "Ger-man Schools," by Walter Perry; ' An Apology for Idlers;" "Life and Times of Thomas Becket," by James Anthony Froude; "My Paculiarity," a poemn, by H-eu ry S. Leigh; "The Story of the Prism, 'Pictures in Holland, on and off' Canvas, by Lady Verney; "A Feather;" "Notes on the Geographical Distribution of Animals," by W. F. Kirby, naturalist; additional chap ters of "Young Musgrave," by Mrs. Oli phant; "Modern Diplomacy ;" "Japanese Miniature Odes;" "Cap-A New Eng!and Dog;" "Dresden China and its Manufactory at Meissen, Saxony;" "Vital Force;" and -"The Melancholy Ocean." These, together with the copious Editorial Notes on home and foreign literature, science, and art, make up a number various enough in its interest to mcet the requirements of all classes of readers, and not too exacting for the season when the most conscientious reader is will ing to seek mental reiaxation. Published by E. R. Pelton, 2.5 Bond Street, New York. Terms, 85 per year; Single num ber, 45 cents. The Eclectic and any 54 mag azine to one address for $8. THE SoUrBERN MUSIcAL JOURNAL for August, contains two pieces of music, wvhich are worthy of special commendation. 'The first is a beautiful song, by George W . Pers 'e.nild"l pa oYuGal gi, ae,ntitswer toi th oaSpeak, Gal only, Spanswerano the spondlar "Bpe,uel pola," (ndptes)b senacis "Buresque ,s,,.. ,, ,, -- , s. n,anssa -rha lire The Herald. THOS. F. GREN EKER, EU PS W. H. WALLACE, NEWBERRY. S. C. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22, 1877. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect aFam ily Newspaper, devoted to the material in terests of the people of this County and the State. It circulates extensively, and as an Advertisin- medium offers unrivalled ad vantages. For Terms, see first page. Freight Discriminations. The article copied from the Jour nll of COvnmerce in another column may be read with profit by our peo ple. It will teach them some very important lessons. The first is that the trade of the up-country is being driven from Charleston, our own seaport, by excessive freight chargec, and that Charleston must therefore decline, and is even now declining, in business prosperity. We all feel interested in Charleston, and are sorry to see this state of affairs. But what affects us more is that Newberry is suffering from the same cause. There is not a town or city in the up-country that is more intimately connected with Charleston, in a business point of view, than Newberry-not a town in the State that receives more freight or ships more cotton by the South Carolina Railroad and its branches than Newberry does. She ought, for that reason, to receive more consideration at the hands of that road. From fifteen to twenty thousand bales of cotton are shipped annually over that road from this place, and the amount of freight shipped here from Charleston is im mense. Newberry thus contributes largely toward the support of the road. Yet, because she has no com peting line, because she has to use a railroad and has no other to use. she is compelled to pay the most exorbitant rates and -to have her trade crippled, while Greenville, Spartanburg and other places more fortunate in railroad facilities, are building up a larger and more pros perous business, at our expense. Take Greenville, as an instance. Although ninety-seven miles farther from Charleston than we are, her freight rates are about half as high as ours. Of course then, Newberry cannot compete with her in selling goods. Greenville is going up ; Newberry is going down. And she will continue to go down unless she do as Greenville has done-build another railroad. ."iCompetition is the life of trade" to Newberry cer tainly, and the lack of competition will be the death of it. Our duty is plain. We must have another rail road. Sell-preservation is the first law of nature, with communi ties as well as individuals. We don't like Charleston less; we like Newberry more. We would like to see Charleston prosper, and we would like to aee the South Caro lina Railroad prosper-on the prin ciple of "live and let live"-but charity begins at home. This mat ter of freights has become a serious one. We should make no delay in applying the remedy. Build the road at once before the trade we now enjoy seeks other places ; for once gone it cannot be recovered. Let as have a public meeting soon to consider this matter.. WVhat is Party ? We hear much of the conservative element and the radical element and other elements in politics. There is no end of clap-trap and humbug in these expressions. One says the conservative element should control in politics. It is true, if properly understood. There ought to be conservatism in poli tics, as in everything else, if it is of the right kind. But what is meant by the "conservative element" as commonly used ? It means that element of the voting population that will not be bound down to any particular line of condnet, or to any set of men. That sounds indepin dent and manly ; but it is merely a disguise to hide evil designs. When you hear a man talking about his conservatism in polities, watch him. He is fishing for office. He is pan dering to both parties, expecting to get the Republican vote and the vote of those unwary Democrats who can be caught with chaff. There are only two political par Ities in this State or County-the Republican and the Democrat. The 'line is ditntydrawn between distinctly You mud. ~i~m-l ~n ~ ment," and Hampton and his pledges, don't amount to anything. Let a man choose his party, and then have the manliness to stand up squarely and own it. But let him not be guilty of the supreme folly of calling himself a Democrat, and at the same time acting a Re publican. If the Democratic party don't do things to please you, yiel.d to the majority. Maintain your ideas by fair argument till the party decides on its line of conduct. Then it is your imperative duty to abide by that decision. Only in this way can the party prevent "splits" and consequent defeat. To the Grangers of Newberry County. Newberry County ought to have a permanent Agricultural Associa tion. It would give dignity to the County, and would be a constant source of pleasure and benefit to its citizens. The farmers, organized as they are by means of the Granges, can establish such an asso ciation. Won't they do it? Let somebody make the first move. Agitate the subject. Anderson, Abbeville, Union and other counties have annual fairs, some of them almost equal to the State Fair. Newberry has the facilities for ma king a County Fair a perfect suc cess, and we would like to see it done before another year rolls round. "On the Fence." Seven townships in York County voted on the stock law the 14th. Four adopted it ; three didn't. Four Townships in Abbeville Coun ty held an election on the fence law the 14th inst. Three voted for fence by large majorities, and one for no fence. CHESTER, S. C., August 15.-Every township in this county voted at the election yesterday in favor of fencing stock instead of crops. The wajurity of votes in Chaster County for fencing stock was 118. In Hassellville ToIwn ship niot a single vote was given in opposition to the proposed change iu the present f'ence law, and iti Carmel hill Township only six votes were cast against it. XVINN8EoRO', Auguist 1 5.-Elee tions. were held to- day in nine townships of Fairfield Conty on the pr'pJsition to alter the fence law. Meager returns indicate that those favoring a change have carried, at least, four townships. In township number four, wherein this town is located, the majority in favor of altering the present law is ninety-eight. Laurens doesn't take much stock in the stock law. Five Towvnships, Lau rens, Dial's, Scuffletown, Cross Hill and Hunter's. sent up petitions for an election, which was ordered for the 14th inst.; before the election day came round two of thema withdrew their petitions-Cross Hill and Dial's. And the managers for Hunter's failed to put in an appearance at the boxes; so there was no election in those Townsb~ips. In Laurens Town ship the vote stood 534 for fence and 93 for no-fencee; in Scuffletown, 227 for fence, 63 for no-fence. The negroes turned out to the last man, and voted for fence. State News. There were 38 deaths in Charles ton for the week ending the 11th inst.; 8 whites and 30 colored. Gov. Hampton. left the 14th instant for White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, to recuperate his health. There will be a meeting of promni nent citizens of Laurens and Spartan burg at Laurens Court House next sale day, to consult about a railroad between these two places. At the election of Town Council for Anderson, the 13th, Capt. Jno. Mc Grath was chosen Intendant, and Jno. C. Whitefield, J. F. Wilson, E. F. Murrah and W. S. Ligon, Wardens. Union County will have its "Third Annual Fair" the 6th, 7th and 8th of November. The citizens of Newberry, Spartanburg, York, Laurens and Ches te are invited to attend as exhibitors, as well as visitors. The fall session of the Williamston Female College has opened with 79 pupils, 35 being boarders. The ses sions are divided into four sections, of five weeks each. The 2nd section begins September 3d. Committees have- been appointed by the Governor to investigate the indebtedness of the following counties: Aiken. Barn well, Charleston, Claren don, Edgefield, Georgetown, Marion, Marlboro, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter, Williamsburg and York-fourteen in all. The low country is going to put its best foot forward in the effort to make the next State Fair one of the best ..m-eeinsne the war We are glad Spartanburg shows unmistakable signs of prosperity and enterprise. She already has railroads entering her from four directions-from Charlotte, Atlanta, Charleston and the "Great West," and she expects soon to have a road from Rutherford, N. C., and another from Laurens. The S. U. & C. R. R. and the S. & A. R. R. shops will be located there. She is now taking steps to establish a Female College and an Agricultural Fair. The NVews and Courier and Regis ter are "highest authority." Each brands as false the Charleston corres pondence to the New York Sun which says that the investigating committee have been urged to offer immunity to Democrats who are implicated in Radical rottenness. There is not a word of truth in it-the investigation is altogether secret, and outside the committee no one knows what is being done further than what has been made public by the committee itself. Editorial Review. Cholera has appeared among the Russian troops. A fearful disease among horses has appeared in Jersey City. One man lost six horses in a week. In Gainesville, Ga., peaches sell for 5 cents a peck ; chickens, three for 25 cents; watermelons, three for 10 cents; eggs, three dozen for 25 cents; grapes, 10 cents a pound. There are 1,000 strangers in the city-no won der. Visitors at Coney Island were treat ed a few days ago to a grand blow out. The landlords had no hand in it except to pay damages, old Boreas being master of ceremonies. The blow struck the beach while hundreds of men, women and children were sporting in the surf, and great was the cousternation. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Senator elect M. C. Butler, of South Carolina, is in the city, and is the recipient of marked attention from the heads of departmenits and others. It is finally determined that H. G. Worthington, Collector of the Port at Charleston, shall retain his place till December. The Democratic Convention of Maine on Tuesday last adopted a plat torm consisting of three resolutions, of which the following is much the most important: "Resobved, That the reversal of the verdict of the American people, as ex pressed at the ballot box in November last, electing Samuel J. Tilden Presi. dent of t.he United States, was the most monstrous political fraud record ed in history. The Democracy sub mitted to it in the interest of peace. It must not be repeated; and we call upon Congress to prepare and submit for ratification an amendment to- the Constitution which will render its repetition impossible, and consign the conspirators attempting it to condign punishment." The Nelson (Ky.) Record says. This is an age of progress. James Parton, the biographer, married his step-daughter ; John Downs of Nelson County married his step-mother ; but it was reserved for Dode Chesher of Walton's Lick, Washington County, to outstrip them all in a matrimonial feat. Last.week he married his grand mother. Dode Chesher is twenty-five years of age, a son of the well known Baptist preacher, and grandson of William Chesher. Some years since the latter died, leaving a widow of forty-five summers, and now his grandson has done probably what no man ever did before-married his step-grandmother. The Federal troops are still kept in Pennsylvania, at the solicitation of Gov. Hartranft, to guard the State against any disturbance of the peace by coal miners, iron workers, or rail road men. Hartranft is anxious to have tbe State fully and permanently garrisoned by the Federal Govern ment. He cannot depend upon the militia of the State. He cannot trust the militia with the preservation of order and the maintenance of peace. The State of Pennsylvania, under Hartranft's administration, cannot take care of itself. ~When Hartranft is turned out, and a proper man put in his place, things will be different there. [N. Y. Sun. Among the resolutions concocted by Mr. Blaine for the Mainte Repub lican Convention, is one in these words: "Tenth--The States of South Caro lina, Florida, and Louisiana were fairly carried by the Republicans at the November election in 1876 for State and national tickets, and the undoubted right of President Hayes and Vice-President Wheeler to the electoral vote of those States was affirmed by the highest and most im partial tribunal that could be organized under the authority of the national Government, a tribunal to which the Democrats in both branches of Con gress gave their deliberate assent. For the Democratic party now to raise the Editorial Correspondence. GLENN SPRINGS. No drums beat, nor did any bands play in honor as we left Newberry Saturday morning for this popular watering place, for the reason that scarcely any one knew anything about our going, and we feel it a duty now to make public so important a fact. Three hours ago, in company with a shoe drummer, we were dragging our slow length along over the red and dusty road between Spartanburg and Glenn's begrimed and weary and hun gry, now we are at the objective point, have reached the end of the long road, free from dust and grime, and feel the comfort which a good dinner affords. We have scarce had time to find out who all from Newberry are here those seen are S. C. Merchant, Jas. Y. Culbreath and lady, Maj. Peter Hair, E. S. Coppock, W. F. Ewart, Misses Addie and Fannie Johnstone, and Mrs. W. E. Pelham, with Mrs. S. N. Reid and Mr. A. Reid from the coun ty. Suber, Thompson, Harris, Mayes and others had already left. New berry has been largely represented here, and the proprietors, Messrs. Simpson, call her the banner county. There is a goodly company of ladies and gentlemen here, and strange to say but a few children. The place is much improved inside and out, and the crowded tables and bustle of quick-moving waiters is in pleasant contrast to the scenes presented in the last few preceding years. We are indeed rejoiced to see old Glenn'slook ing up-and hope ere long to see it look as in the days of the ancient re gime. If there are any who are yet halting between opinion whether to visit Glenn's and be healed, or remain and endure their pains, aches and other infirmities, we 'beg them to reach a decision at once and come here. We have but time to write this much that it may reach the HERALD in time for this week's issue-a few minutes later and the opportunity closes. We pro mise to try and do better in our next. In the meantime we remain yours very truly. FOR THE HERALD. Broadbrim's New York Letter. No. 31. The Old-Time Actors-Bemnarkable Suicides Humpty-Dumpty-Jay Gould and Jim Keene-Baby Finds a Friend--rook lynEomances--OnDits-Weather, etc. In New York about forty years ago, two brothers stood as the foremost re presentatives of comedy on the Ameri can stage. The elder, Harry Placide, was the embodiment of high comedy, unapproachable in his day in Sir Pe ter Teazle, Sir Anthony Absolute and Sir Harcourt Courtly, and many other characters. His brother, Tow, was the Bully Bottom, Bob Acres, Launce lot Gobbo, Touchstone and Dromio. In those days the Park Theater formed a central gathering- place for our old Gotham aristocracy now rapidly pass ing away. The lines between the pulpit and the stage were not as tight ly drawn then as they are at present, and communicants from some of our most straight-laced churches might be found in the boxes of the old Park whenever there was anything worth going to see. The company itself was a reflex of its patrons, and to be gazet ted as a member of the old Park stock was to the aspiring hero of the sock and buskin what the Valhalla of de light is to the devoted follower.of Mo hammed. Nor was this great favor to be cheaply purchased. Years of pro bation in provincial theaters was the price of this important privilege, and no matter what your standing on the outside boards (except in special in stances,) you were expected to com mence at the foot of the ladder and so work your way to the top. The high comedians and high tragedians, and low comedians and first old men and women scarcely ever deigned to look at the little people of the company. The Wheatleys and Poveys, the Bar retts, the Barnes and Piacides were as thorough aristocrats as could be found in any court in Europe. The names of all these people are brought back fresh to me by the tragic occurrence of a week ago. Tom Placide, the funny mlan, and for years a prominent manager in the South, committed sui cide at the age of seventy. For a long time he had been suffering from a cancer in the mouth, from which there was no hope of relief; and so after arranging his affairs in the most meth odical manner, he deliberately killed himself. His brother, Harry, died of the same disease about nine years ago. A strange fatality seems to have at tended many of our eminent players, who have been affected by a disease which has completely destroyed their memory. George Fox, the hero of Humpty Dumpty, still lingers on, his mind vacant, his memory gone ; and now comes Ben de Bar,-Jolly Ben, the Falstaff of past years, and a fine melodramatic actor, with his memory a hopeless wreck. Like Tom Placide, for many years he was i manager in New Orleans, and while physically his health is good, his mind is utterly shattered. It is indeed sad to see these merry men,the exercise of whose talents have brought joy and laughter tocountless thousands-groping along i otter darkness themselves, waiting for the eartain to ring down, and the ights to be extipg.ished, and the play on earh in be ended forever. Square the Claude Meinottes and the Ronieos, the Juliets and Paulines, and the dashing representatives of most of our society plays. Heavy tragedians, fat old women, charming soubrettes, first old men, and low comedians are here seen leaning against the posts or seated under the shade of the trees. Jaunty walking gentlemen with waxed mustaches, their hats tipped on one side, twirl ing small canes and smoking cheap cigars, add additional interest to the scene. 'The majority of them have a seedy worn air, as though they had been engaged by managers in Canada or Colorado, who had neglected to pay salaries The ladies generally have an air of quiet respectability, which distinguishes the better class of actresses everywhere. All are busy -all are intent on making the best possible bargain. In a couple. of weeks they will begin to scatter to their several engagements, and we shall see them no more for a year. The note of dramatic preparation is already ' heard. "Ah Sin," Bret Harte and Mark Twain's new play, at Daly's Fifth Avenue, is already a pronounced success, and promises to run the season. At the Park, the new play of "Baby" is being played to full houses right through the hot weather, and even the Metropolitan, which has been a Bete noir to a dozen managers in the last three years, has been crammed in July and August with plays as old as the "Three Guardsmen" and the "Streets of New York." We are looking for a dramatic revival. Boucicault is at work on a new play for Wallack, and the Williamsons are under engage ment to the Union Square, where they may possibly stick for the season. While the theaters are furbishing up, our churches have not been neglected, and many a wandering pastor, after returning from his foreign travel, will scarcely recognize the frouzy old quar ters he left two months ago. De Witt Talmage reached Brooklyn last Sun.day to the great delight of the vast congregation that admires his style of preaching; but one swallow does not make summer, and even the return of so distinguished a.divine as De Witt Talmage fails to dispel the cobwebs and gloom that hang around our arks of spiritual rest. In my last letter, you will recollect that I gave you the romance. of a baby. Well, the case was settled before it came to trial. The girl's mother stepped in and paid the nurse, it is said, fifteen hundred dollars. The lady's husband never knew a word about the matter, except what he learned from the papers, and even then, while he read the romantic story, he did not know whose wife it was that had the trouble. Most ex perienced interviewers have failed to find out anything, except that the lady's husband was a broker on Wall Street, and both of the parties attend ed one of our aristocratic churches. Several Wall Street brokers are won dering whose wife it can be, and the party most vitally interestcd is as much in the .dark as anybody else. So, for the present the trouble is bridged over, and "all is well that ends well." August is prolific of suicide-almost a dozen cases during the week. Some took Paris green (nasty stuff), two jumped' from ferry boats,-a much more agreeable way if a paddle does,.not hit you,-one poor woman jumped from a third.story window, and an old Frenchman, healthy, wealthy, but not wise, after disposing of a good dinner, and washy ing down his macaroons with a bottle of Chateau-Margaux, he topped off with a fragrant Havana, and, having finished that, blew out his brains with as much sangfroid as if he were about to order another breakfast. Wall Street has been at fever heat all the week on account of the row, be tween Jay Gould and Jim Keene. Western Union has been the chosen battle-ground, and Gould says he is not going to be dropped down into the cellar for nothing. One of the rumors of the week has been that Gould was going to put an assessment on the stock, which would cost Jim Keene a i:ound million, and some folks say, who know the Californian there, if he does, what Jittle hair he has on his head won't be worth pur casing. Another romance in Brooklyn last week. A young lady named Roe, nee Doonan, handsome and prepossessing, entered suit for a limited divorce against John Roe. In his reply, the husband denied that he ever was a husband, and roundly intimated to the :ourt that the lady was no better than he should be, and that as to mart'ying such an individual, he would rather marry a tiger cat, and, in short, he would see her blown sky high before he would have anything to do with her. When the trial came, the would be bachelor was confronted with two certificates, for lhe had not only mar ied her once, which is generally about as much as man can stand, that is to the same woman, but this fellow had ictually married the woman twice, and bo make the affair more binding and. forge the matrimonial links as strong s possible, he married her first in the Uatholic church and then in the Pro. estant church, and finally came into ourt and swore that he had never married her at all. The true inward ess of the affair is that he found an >ther girl with seventeen thousand ollars. anid he wanted to set up a dry ~oods store. Wife number one will aot abandon her lien on the property knd they are fighting it out before the ~ourts. The wife sticks to him like a poor man's plaster. Wherever he oes she follows him like a shadow. [f he gets into a car she pops down >eside him; if he attempts to cross ~he ferry she will be foiund looking at ~he smoke-stack. If he goes to church ~he will squ~eepe herself into the same eW,..and if he drops into a saloob to man is right and I hope she will suc ceed in getting her limit ed divorce, and that the miserable scallawag who tried to disgrace his own lawful wife, may be compelled to pay her every penny of his earnings, and may never get a chance to lay his dirty fingers on that seventeen thousand dollars. Weather, muggy; business dull but looking hopefully to the future. I am, truly yours, BROADBRIM. FOR THE HERALD. Our Washington Letter. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 15, 1877. There seems to be a movement throughout the State of Maryland to elect to her Legislature this fall the best nen to be found. The Press the local press of the State is more influential than anywhere else in my knowledge-has taken up the subject in good earnest. The Union is at this time face to fade with questions of the highest importance, involving as they do, a return to the constitutional ideas of State rights, and no State will do justice to herself 'or to the general Government which does not put for ward for the Legislature, and for other positions, her best men. The politics of Maine, heretofore, have been easy to understand. The Republican party has been the blind follower of Mr. Blaine. That shifty politician, without the ability to or ganize policies or measures, has shown wonderful readiness in adopting and advocating what the Maine Republi cars were willing to accept. In the meantime, through disagreements among its leaders, or through apathy born of causeless despair, or through both, the Democratic party has not for years polled its full vote, to say nothing of the thousands of Republi cans who have been restive under Mr. Blaine's imperious leadership, ana wno might have been induced, by vigorous and judicious acts of the Democratic party, to come into its organization. I am not speaking now of the dozen or so of noisy Republican politicians who might have been bought in 1868, or 1872, or 1876, but of quiet and in telligent men throughout all the Coun ties of the State. Judicious action in the Democratic Convention to-day may change the politisa complexion of the State. This .morning's despatches deny some previous statements as to the. extent of the Indian victory over a portion of General Howard's com mand, but these despatches bear the stamp of -that versatile and voluminous aide of Howard's who has all along been making victories out of defeats, and activity out of practical imprison ment in the mountains. The losses~ as given am-ount still to nearly an an nihilation of Colonel Gibson's corn mand. But 1dGenl. Howard has' ar rived at camp and will commene pursuit Qf the Indiabs as soonj' etc. If Virginia Democrats 'could not: nominate a man unequivocally opposed to any project of "adjustiug" her' debt and stand upon a platforin de nounciug everything but full pay ment, they could not do better than they have done. The candidate is" everywhere well spoken of, and' the platform is not open to serious objection. I cannot doubt, however, that ,the State would have received immediate benefits fromf a plainer declaration in regard to her debt. GenI. Ben. P. Runkle, recently re stored to the army after having suf fered for five years through the un just sentence of a Court Martial' re-' eives many congratulations by mail and by telegraph daily. Few mien. had more friends in the volunteer army than G-en. Runkle, and all seem~ to rejoice in his complete vindication. In a late letter I alluded to the re-' ival of .interest, among Southern no groes, in the scheme for colonizing at iberia. .The negroes are divided on the policy of large emigration, and much bitterness is.exhibited by each side toward the other. It is not like y that the present movement will ead to any great increase in the num er of emigrants. The man whose name appears in he National Republican as "editor ad proprietor," but who docs not wn or edit the paper, received a aning on the street yesterday, the aleged cause being the publication of an item reflecting on a newspaper ars from Kentucky. The news col unns of the Republican have for ome time past indicated a disposition n the part of those who controlled . hemg, to reap financial benefit from he errors and weaknesses of others. In short, the paper appears much like ablackmailing institution. Its edito ial columns are. now devoted to a upport of the Administration. What they will support next week is uncer tain. Camp-Meetings in this section are ot up to the standard of past years. Vany are perhaps awaiting the arrival qf Moody and Sankey before giving ----------------- THE TIDE OF IMMIGRATION SET TING SOUTHWARD.-Mr. N. Pluma dore, of Raleigh, N. C., paid us a pleasant visit last week en route to the new settlement of the Catholic Colony in the Pink Beds in Hender =on County, N. C. Mr. Plumadore is a stockholder in said colony, and was largely instrumental in getting up that colonization scheme. In ad dition to the party of pioneers, who we mentioned last week had passed through Spartanburg a few days since, another instalment is to come on soon to prepare shelter for the remainder of the colony, composed of about eighty families. Mr. Plumadore re ports the new settlers well pleased, and says there will be no difficulty in inducing colonies to come South in the fall and winter-that the recent disturbances of the railroad strikers in. the North and West will cause capi talists- to seek investments -in the South more readily than heretofore, and now is the opportune moment to induce immigration to come South. [Spartanburg Rerald. If inducements were held -out by land owners in this county a "tide of immigration" might set in this direc tion. Let us try it. The comfort of its possession is very frequently offset by the annoyance - oc casioned by the confinual crying of the Baby. Crying, however, is the child's only method of suggesting that it suffers with discomfort and pain, and at oace ceases when the cause is (as it should be) promptly removed by using Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup. Sold everywhere,. 25 cents per bottle. .Xee' & '9isceaneous. Nwberry Male. Aademy, NEWBERRY, S. C. B. IL ,CLRKSeN, A. L.L ruIsal. The next Session of this institution will open September 12th, 1ylo, and close June 26th, 1878. Pu pis carefully prepared for College or for Business. EXPENSES. Tuition Junior Department..............$20 00 " Intermediate "......:..: es " Senior - " .......... . s3 Incidental-Fee in each De ent.... S 50 The above rates-payable in advane:by half quarter of 5 weeks. For particulars, apply to the Princip, or to S. P..BOOZEa Secretary Board:of Trustees. ' i Aug. 22,.34-1m. -NOTICE. This is to certify that Wn. F. Nance has promptly paid the losses I suffered by fire on Wednesday night .lasjas i ia Germania Insurance Company'. - J. WM. FOLK, M. D. Aug. 22, 34-It* STATE OF SOUTH CAROIMNA, EXECUTIVE CH AIMRR WHERE.As,iuformuation has been received at this Department that an atrocious murder was committed in NEWBEBRY CAUN~TY upon the body of CORNEI& KIBD, col'd,) a child age.d 4 years, by one JUDGE. DAVENPORToas jsored,9- and- sbt*he said. .lJDGE DAVENPORT1ias fEd fron. hbejusticeof th'eState. - . Now, therefore,, I, WABE HAMPTON, Governor of the Stateidf outhUarolina, in yrder that justice may be' doine and-the majesty of the law vindicatedo- hereby ffer arewarddof ONE IHUNDRED DOLLARS fothe apprehension and delivy ~ alof this State of the said JUD At. PORT, with p.roofet~.oenict.e rh. said JUDGE -RAVENFOR is"1 esrso oEaga, feet 7-inche,)iight, blacks weigli 145 pounds, broad month, :thick-lips, no beard. [n.testimony whereof; ?have. lereunto set my,hand and egased -the. Mesteah of the..State--to, Abe affixed arQ4ifus [L.s.] bis, this 9th' day of. Augss A.L. 1877, and in.the 102nd year of the Independence of the-.Uznitd States By the Governor: . - WADEMAPTOR. R. M. Ss, Seeretary of Stater Aug. 22, 34-St. ?@ '. [N THE DISTRICT COUNT.. Q THE UNITED STATES.-FOR THE~ DISTRICT OE SOUTH CAROLINAW IN BANKRUPTCY. n the matter of Frank Ni. Parker, Banik To:whom it may. concern:. The umder igned, John H. O'Neill, hereb7 gives notice' >f his appointment as Assibi!Eu of 4the Es. ate of'Frank N-.Parker, of Nieberg,; in te ounity of Newberry, in said Districtr;and rho was, to-wit: on the first day of March, L. D. 18'77, adjudged Bankrupt,: upon -the pettion or himsel, by said District Court. - Due&atmewberry, Soi S *jig8tvs JOHN.H. 9.N1EILL, Aug. 22, 34-St Atsignee. Columbia Register copy tfiree times reekly. ,-, - - Liver Comiplaints, or Bilious - ~ Theliveris-the is :eituated on bIW V fR the ribs, d fonpounds. -It secretes a thick;- d ark, CURE.Lg ed bile. As fast p e P es the bile is --elaborateditis deposited in he gall-bladder, and passes by a small.duct 2to the intestine. When from any cause this duct becomes logged, -or the liver becomes derang, he bile does not pass.Into the ?i O ut is absorbed by the blood and is-diffused broughout every part of the system. When the action of the intestine becomes ierverted, or when the liver secreesIAOo uch bile, thpnthe ,ile?s diverted frOits' atural 6murse and patse into the stomach. is taken up by the- e.bsorbents-and blood essels of the stomach.-and becomes incor orated into the blood,.producing asa edachle, 'giddiness, vomiting, and- other ymptoms. .of poisoning. Such affections re called biliary affections, or biliousness. SIxoss' HIEPAIc COMPOUND is sure-to egalate every disorder of the liver. it tip)ulates the absorbents to healthy action, ~nd carries of all the impuritiesawith which For sal W'lesal and Retail . DR. S. F. FAT POPE & WJLAW, DR. W. F. PRATT, DR. W. E. PELAM -Newberry. DOWIE & MoIsE, Proprietors. Charleston, . C. NOTICE. On the first day of- Septemb(r neit I ill apply to r.Le Go.-rt of Probate for New ..... Comnmy for a final dicharge as Ad