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veyor. Wa. e. Ffink, d. J. Wagner and G. W.
Brumback were voted for, the choice falling
on Brumbask, who received &c votes to Veg
uer IS and Frink8.
After appointing IS delegates to select II
delegates togo to the state and district con-
ventions, matter Of much deliberation and
complication, "Looeh" Crooker, with view
10 nip Wash. Bushnelrs aspirations in the bud,
on the congressional matter in this district,
moved to instruct the delegates to vote for
one DR.. Corbus, Of Mendoza, whoever he may
be. Here the "ruction" began. Cries of
"who's Cosbusa" "Dry up!" whats up.'
"Can't see it! "Corbus be ID" 81
object!" sc. Then "Loosh" spoke and so
did Hough, in behalf of the unknown, while
Bushnelrs friends did little quiet skirmish-
ing on the outer lines After half hours
squabble, Busanell's friends managed to work
in a motion to adjourn sine die, and the con-
Germ broke up in a row at 8 Pm, and the del
egates went their several ways tired, hungry
and disguised,
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IL This a New Departure ?

The republican platform of Ohio, adopted
two years ago, contained the following res
olution:
Resolred that the republican party pledges
itself to the faithful payment of the public
debt according to the laws under which the
ive-twenty bonds were issued; said bonds
should be paid in the currency Of the country
which may be legal tender when the gov
eminent shall be prepared to redeem such
bonds.
The Ohio republicans have departed from
this solemn declaration, and are now advo-
eating the payment OF the fvetwenties in
gold, and trying to prove that Gen. Ewing is
a repudistor because he advocates the pay
ment Of them in "the currency OF the country"
When. therefore, the republican party ofthis
state feel like deriding their opponents for
acquescing in constitutional facts whose &C
complishment they oppose, they should save
a share Of their mockery for themselves.
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THE CONGRESSIONAL SQUABBLE in this dis.
trict wakes warmer each day, and the radical
nominating convention promises to be even q
bigger row than the convention ar Joliet was
a year ago. Du Page county insists on the
nomination of Mr.. Sweet, Kankakee instructs
its delegates to vote tor Judge Starr "frst,
last and all the time, and for nobody else :"
Will is having beautiful home fight over
Mr. Snapp, Grundy threatens to kick out of
the traces if DR.. Pierce is not nominated, and
La Sale radicalism will look upon the result
at the polls with indifference unless Bushnell
or some other prominent man from her own
borders is the nominee.
In this connection, We notice Kankakee
correspondent Of the Chicago Times, in behalf
OF the democracy, protests against their in
difference in reference to the congressional
fight IN the district, and insists that if the
democrats will nominate the Hon. VIM Red.
dick, OF La Sale county, they will be able to
scoop any person nominated against him. The
people are now beginning to look for a rep.
resentative In the halls of congress who is
both honest and capable, and in such a rep
resentative as Mr.. Reddick would make, they
would have confidence. He has been known
to them, not as political wire-puller, but as
good, fair, honest, and upright citizen, and
one who would not sacrifice his personal IN
tegrity to build up and sustain any party or
partisan views" All which reads very pref.
tily, and is doubtless true, only Mr.. Reddick
has been sounded on the subject, and point
blank refuses to give the matter serious or
even respectful thought.
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The Wilmington Independent, McTntosh's
paper. though radical to the core and printed
in Will county, don't affect Mr.. Snapp as the
republican candidate for congress in this dis.
trict. The little objection it urges against
Mr.. Srnpp is, that he "has not the first essen.
ta qualification and attribute fitting him to
represent this district in congress-" Besides,
in the republican congressional convention
last '"Il Mr.. Snapp, who was then candidate
for nomination against Mr.. Cook, was so DISCUS
ted VII his own defeat that he made solemn
swear. before high heaven" that he would
'ncver again he candidate for any political
position" and tho Independent don't want
Snapp t" forswear himself. Just as If the oath
OF II radical politician amounted to anything.
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1oOe NO~O~eSee@
The following questions follows each other
in such . cumulative way as to amount to a
pretty strong accusation:
Can it be true that President Grant owns
$4,000 stock in the Seneca Sandstone Com
pany, in Washington
Can it be true that this stock was present
to him, and that he never paid one cent for
$4,000 worth,
Can it be true that this $4,000 of stock in
the Seneca Sandstone Company was presen-
ted to President Grant by the owners Of the
Seneca quarry through the Hon. A. d. Cook
Of Washington
Can it be true that after this handsome
present, President Grant appointed the Hon.
A. d. Cook Governor OF the District OF
Cslumbiag
Can it be true that the Seneca Sand Stone
Company is making great deal of money
through various official relations in Washing
ton?
We trust all these questions can be answer
ed in the negative. President Grant has so
many political rnisdeeds to answer tor that we
should hope that this particular case OF present
making may be kept off his account But we
received q statement of the facts here lntima-
ted from such source that we dare not with
hold them from the public
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IA horde OF hungry mouths aud only two
tca's ~ was the respondent exclamation of Il
rural delegate on tindin. himself frantically
differentiated on Tuesday by dozen of candi
dat'> for nominatian by the radical conven.
ton. Mr.. Lyman Caldwell, the man who
finally drew the big teat, is a respectable far
mrr l'"ing in the town of Deer Park He is a
good. well to.dn. honest farmer, and could
Doubtless give til" required security should he
be elected but, unless lie can succeed. il: hir
Ing competent accountant and book keeper,
we fear the financial books of the county
would be an awful mystery for the unravcl.
ment of the finance committee of the Board of
Supervisors ut the end of his term.
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MORE STEAIING.-Mr. Morton, chief of the
money order bureau In the New York city
post Office, has been detected IN steal of
$4,000. As this steal, compared with the
operations Of Cameron, Jay Cooke and even
Grant himself, Is a mere trife, Morton has not
been arrested, but will probably be allowed to
"reslgn."
Another thief comes to light in the person
Of paymaster Hodge, of the army, stationed
at Washington city. AS this steal amounts to
million, he has been arrested and will prob
ably be tried and dismissed from the service"
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A Trip to La Sale.

At the invitation of the committee on roads
and bridges, of the supervisors, ON Wednesday
afternoon, We accompanied Messrs. Caldwell,
Hanna, Donagho and Crider, the aforesaid COM
mite, to La Sale to look at the stone bridge at
that place across the Vermlllion river.
Tho party were conveyed in one OF 81 Deans
hacks, drawn ~ splendid span Of bays, and
driven by trssty driver. The tedium Of the
journey caused by the clouds of dust constantly
on the road, aud which hid from their view the
exceedingly beautiful scenery along the Illinois
river between Ottawa and La Sale, was some.
what relieved by songs and stories contributed
BY the various members Of the party.
Atabout six p. m. the party arrived at the
scqueduct, where "Bsemus," who rode with the
driver, was treated to that unnatural and un.
congenia1 dcse-to hin-ofa shower bath of Chi
cago river water from the canal. He was rec.
o1pensed for this aishap, however, on getting
across the road under the acqueduot,. in conse-
queece Of signal given from Eliel's mammoth
brewery, BY good iseking gentleman who, on
neszer inspection, proved to be Henry Wertheia.
and his signal meaning "beer." OF course he
accepted and went in. That immense estab-
lishment was explored pretty extensively, es-
pecially the contents of sundry hugo casks
leaving this we drove few rods farther up
the stream and found the
STONE WAGON BRIDGE.
Here were fifty men aud dozen teams, bus-
lily 1t work, upon what il doubtless one of the
most durable structures of the sort in the state
Az many OF our readers are aware by person al
observation, the Little vermillion river at this
point hascn channel very deep and wide at
its eatranceiato the Illinois. Between the bluffs
the width Of the space to ill up to the common
level of the countryis over 700 feet. The bridge
x Of the best Joliet s.ona. The span is rs feet,
supported BY an arch Of heavy stone, each three
feet square, making NEST solid structure-as
if nature had formed it. Against either end Of
this arch are wing walls, 90 feet wide at the
base and Is feet high. From the gravel bed
upon which these wing walls rest to the. key.
stone of the arch the distance is thirty feet.
Thanking these wing walls. and on level with
the arch are approaches from either bluff, each
approach being over 800 feet in length, making
in all % 600 feet Of embankment composed OF
broken rock and clay. The cost of the bridge
will not be far from $30,0OO. Nicholas Dun.
can, Esq, is the contractor, and is entitled to
the greatest praise for the creditable manner in
which he is doing the work.
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The exact difference between the democ-
racy and radicalism on the subject Of official
thievery is shown in the prompt action of
the democratic state central committee Of New
York, in repudlating the Tammany thieves
and excluding them from the state conven.
ton. The carpet-hagger thieves who have
plundered the southern states of enough to
cover the thievery in New York fifty times
over. are not only cordially invited to attend
the republican national convention and vote
for Grant, but will have the controlling in
huencc in that body.
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The incidents during these ballots were
various, amusing and interesting. Pusey will
ted At the end OF the third ballot. At the end
OF the G!h ballot attempts were made at STRAIT
egy In the interest of certain candidates by
ruling their rivals out, but they were squelch.
ed AMID the Widest disorder. Bowman
''petefed out" at the end of the 18th ballot, and
then some delegate of Teutonic procllvities
him himself The result Of the Sth ballot
nominating Caldwell, was received with long
breath Of rellef.
The neat thing to do sas to pnt up q sur
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Wont Eat their own Hash.

A very instructive chapter on the subject #
radical consistency could be writer about the
doings Of that party in Arkansas. It 10 but
another instance where the leaders, though
fierce enough to make everybody else accept
the situation, refuse themselves to accept il
when it comes in the way of their own de-
signs. The congressional election Law, or
''force bill' as it is most aptly called. hsd two
objects: l. To enable the republicans to
drive from the polls about third of the
democratic voters of New York city; and g.
To make sure that every negro in the south
should be able to vote the radical ticket. The
law covered these purely partisan objects by q
savage pretense of Furnishing ballot stuf6ng
and intimidating or crowding legal voters
from the polls.
Well, it happens that about the first case to
which the law was really applicable occurred
in Arkansas. In that state the radicals are in
minority and are unable to maintain them.
selves in that power to which they we're rails
ed by military force without resorting to
frauds; and this they did at the last election
with deliberate villainy that would shame q
Philadelphia pipe layer. The head manager
in this game ofvillalny was Governor Clayton.
BY his order every ballot box in doubtful
district was boldly and impudently tempered
with and stuffed, so as to elect a working ma.
.ority Of radicals IN both branches of the leg.
islature, as well as to send "loyal' men to con.
gress. The frauds were so glazing, however,
and SO clearly in violation of the election law
ofcongress, that U. s. grand jury, selected by
radical marshal, found indictments against
Gov. Clayton and about thirty other leading
radicals of the state who had been engaged in
this business. Their guilt was so papable
that they became seriously alarmed, and tele.
graphed to Washington fer help, and Of course
help came. Orders from Washington were
promptly sent, not only that the grand jury
should be dismissed and the court adjourn,
but Diminishing the U. 8. marshal and District
Attorney, 10th good republicans, from Office,
not for unfalthfulness nor for neglect Of duty,
but simply and soley for attempting to enforce
the law ofcongress against election frauds and
ballot 5ox stutfiug.
To cap the climax, the Legislature of Arkan.
sas, to protect the party in future from q re.
currence of the danger of falling into the
meshes of the congressional election law, has
passed law establishing system of election
board that completely supersedes the law Of
congress, and thus virtually, so far as Arkan-
sas is concerned, repeats that law!
1t makes all the difference In the world
whose OK is gored by the bull. The congress.
sional force bill is very nice thing to enforce
in democratic cities, but woe to the marshal or
district attorney that essays to enforce it
against radicals!
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In RE CHESEY.-The expected row at
Cheney's church in Chicago last Sunday did
not take place. Bishop Whitehouse, in ac-
cordsnce with his arrangement with the
wsrdens, attended the church in the morning
to administer the rite of confirmation, but
Mr.. Cheney, denying the right of his wardens
to make any arrangement that lett him out,
insisted on entering the chance and present.
ing the candidates himself The Bishop was
unwilling to proceed with the ceremony if it
involved the recognition Of Mr.. Cheney as a
presbyter, and withdrew. That was all.
The notion of great many uniformed
newspapers that tins Cheney business in
Chicago, coupled with the course OF Mr.
Cooper, Mr.. Thrall, DR.. Tying and Mr.. Gal
lagher, will lead to a mighty schsm in the
Episcopal church," is simply absurd. There
is in this country no law Of the land, nor even
canon of the Episcopal Church, which can
prevent Mr. Cheney or any presbyter or COM
municant of the church from going back on
his vows, breaking out of the traces, or join
ing the Baptists or any other sect, or organic
ing, like John Winebrenner or Joe Smith, a
sect Of his own. But such falling away of
half dozen, or of thousand presbyters
and communicates from the Episcopal Church
can certainly no more threaten its integrity or
existence than did the "falling away of the
Methedists a hundred years ago.
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The indianapolis Journal, II radical news
paper, thinks TINT 1.-THE gentlemen of the
national executive committee who are scatter.
ing Senator Harlan's speech on the San Do.
mngo question through the country, have
adopted poor plan for serving the republi-
can party. If the San Domingo business Is
not dead, the quicker It. is allowed to die the
better"
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Says the Louisville Courier Journal: "Some
Of the Bourbon papers charge that we have
swallowed the amendments We have done
nothing Of the sort. They were thrust down
our threats, and we simply decline to blow
oursclf up with nitro-glycerlne to get rid Of
them"
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Qta'pa 3rst $raa.r.
Ottawa, Iil., SasaAay, september H. losl.


The Democratic La Sale county tavited 70
hold a their usual places OF meeting cen o.
heir several townships N this county on SATURDAY
Scpt :S3Ci, to appsnt delegates to a County Conyen'
ton be held at Otta1a Tuesday, the % DAY q sep
on Oct 4th and also TO nominate caneidec
1r rsner e,son snS syn":cy sncb osSsS arnro
pirate be presented The different towns vd
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THURSDAY. Sept. 18th. 1871.
The board met in pursuance Of adjournment
ut 8 A. NJ.
Ts.o rcll VS. c'lIcd aud quorum present.
The minutes ~ yesterday read and approved.
MIR. Guile- nt Mendot,, presented a petition
from the lst National Bank Of that city, asking
for an Abatement OF taxes on bank stock.
On leave L. B. Crooker, Esq. addressed the
board at length, and was followed by H. @. MAYO,
Esq, in opposition.
After due consideration, on motion of Mr..
Lynch, the petition was laid upon the table.
The committee on township organization re.
ported in favor of dividing the township Of Rut.
land. setting off from that town to the township
of Ottawa tho West q Of the South Il Of SEQ. 4,
town 30, r. A.
sundry claims were reported back, with 70.
commentator Of allowance, from tho oommittsa
on psupers, and on motion ordered paid.
The board adjourned till cP.M. t
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elect, together with Clerk and Treasurer,
shall, during their term of Office, be ex-
empt from atreet aud police duty; each
Town Council shall, within one month
alter the expiration of their term OF
Office. make out and return to their snc-
oessors in office, o full account OF their
receipts and expenditures during their
term, which account shall be published
iu one or more public places of said
town. and shall pay over all moneys in
their possession belonging to the corpo-
ration, and deliver up all books, records
and other papers incident to their Office.
to their successors, and on failure to do
80. they shail be liable to be fined in u
sum not excetdipg five hundred (500)
dollars, to be collected by any proper ac-
tion Of the Town Council.
SEQ. 1l8. Thut NIL ordinances, hereto
fore passed by tho Town Council Of
Branolville, in conformity with the au-
thority granted by existing laws, shall he,
and they are hereby, declared legal and
vulid.
SEo. 119. All Acts aud parts of Acts
heretofore passed in relation to the in
corporation Of the town of Branchville
be, and they are hereby, repealed.
TOWN OF REIDvILLE.
SEC. 120. That the charter Of the
town of Reidville, in the County Of Spar
tanburg be, and the anme is hereby, re-
newed and extended for the term Of
fourteen years, with the same powers
thGt is conferred by this Act on the town
Of Graham's.
SEC. 121. This Act shall be deemed a
public Act, and continue III force for tho
term of fifteen years, and until tue end
of the session of the Legislature there
after
Approved March 0, 1871.
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MAIL ARR aXEkT;g, KS 3Tha' Ba ''.Northern

M { MAIL AnH4Hoa M ,,,' e. ',Nosthern
mail opens St. $50 r, II, !, oioses, 12.l5
P. NJ. Charleston day mail OPENS ;i4:30
P. M; closes 11.30 "a; NJ Charleston
night mail opens, $50 a, M.; cloaee,azt Zoo
F. NJ. Greenville mail opens 1880 p.
NJ; closes $50 P.i M. Western mail
opens 1 30 p NJ! !;t closes 1. 30 P.M.d.On
Sunday Office open from 8 70 4,P. NJ
Hon. w. D: PoRrEB's Address: 1--WE
are indebted to a friend for a copy.of
the Hon. W. D. Porter's address before
the alumni of the Charleston College,
delivered upon recent:oocasion. It is
an admirable address. and reflects the
sound views, the high tone and the fine
sentiment OF the gentleman and scholar.
It may be said OF MIR. Porter that in the
matter OF literary effort, he touches no.
thing that he does not adorn.. ,.,ll .5.
The MAY CoNvENrIov. The Columbia
Board of Trade met last eyening-R. b.
Sem. Esq, President, and J. d. Cald-
we'll acting as Secretary. The following
preamble and resolutions were adopted
and ordered to be published:
Whereas the Charleston Board of
Trade and Chamber of Commerce have
invited the Taxpayers of thia State to
assemble in convention, on the second
Tuesday in May, for the purpose Of con-
sidering the financial condition OF this
State; be it M i
the proposition made, and do hereby ap-
point the following delegates to repre-
sent them in said convention. Edwin J.
Scott, r. D. Sem. Alternates-
Agnew, R. @. SILVER.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed committee of arrangements to
provide for the meeting of the conven-
ton: Messrs. Edward Hope, W. @.
Swafield, G. F. Jackson.
1t will be seen that the Board have
made an admirable Selection. IN the
gentlemen selected. not only the Board
of Trade but all Richland may consider
itself worthily and safely represented.
---------o.to~>~ >>~>---- W
HOTEL AnR1vA1s, April 21.-Kicker-
son House-F. A. Connor.i. Ookesbury;
J. NJ. Seigier. NeWberry; e. R- Williams,
Goldsboro; @. Z. Rudd, Miss E. A. Rudd,
Miss @. Boazsman, Miss H. Bcezsman,
Ninety Six; B.. D. Townsend Society
Hill; B. 81. Boykin. Camden; H. Ivesant
and wife, N. Y; w. S.~Byles and wife,
England; 3, w. Latham, N. J.;vJ. n.
Gay, NJ. W. Wolfe. Charlotte; W. d.
Bryan, Edgefeld; GO. Robinson. tAa-
gpsta; J.. a., Westmoreland, PhilAdel
- a .tt
Coluns6ia Hotel IS. g; Gilbert M. Nc
King, s. .Williman. charleston; A. II.
Dayega.. Oheater; David Brooks, Phila-
delphia; e. Walt. Z. G.. .Mpuiton,, e.
Loesser, New York; p. 81. Greene; w.
q. Ladder: p. 81. Brooks, Augusta: b.
D. Pulp. Union. t,,ss 4..
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For Coughs, Bronchitis and Consumption
in early stages, nothing equals DR.. Pierce'a
Alt. Ext. or Golden Medical Discovery. It Is
aleo great blood purifier and strength re-
and Costive Conditions of the Bowels. it has
no equal. Sold by Druggists. A18 Tlt3
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WHEN CHUncH SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE
BINDING case has recently been de.
cided by the Supreme Court OF Ohio in
volving the validity of subscriptions for
church purposes. The general princi-
pie established is, that after church has
incurred any liabilities on the strength
OF subscriptions, these subscriptions are
the subscription was for the payment Of
q church debt, and the court held that
the subscriber was bound to pay. A
subscription may be Withdrawn before
there is an indebtedness, but not after
ward.
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rican people every week By d.bngs. STOP
the drainl Stop it by using Isaacen's s'SURE
PoP." 1t lays out the bloodauokers instanta-
ncously. It is infailible, too, for reaches, rats
and mice. Sold by all druggists. Feb les
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List OF New ADvERTIaKAsENTs.
Swedenborgian Lectures.
Diamond PIN Lost. "a .ii.t-.
E. Hope-7Feed Oats.
Acts Of the Legislative.
j. D. Bateman-Hay.
Mrs. Mccormick Wanted.