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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1874-10-07
NO. 81.

Pit.sfeld, Mass, September II.
EIr. Richard Lathers, of South
Carolina, delivered an address in
the Academy Of Music this even
ing Oh the subject Of ''Thc South
and the Two Races The hall
was well filled and the audience
listened with close attention to the
address. Mr. Iiathers traced, from
the ,besiaaing, athe effects 'ot the
cnfrancllfsssacnt of the Southern
blacks aud dBelt at great length
Oh the evil inf.u ance over the ne1
groes, of the rascally carpet-bag-
gers. He POINTED out the total
helplessness Of the Southern whites
defranded, oppressed AMI burdeu-
ed with taxatioa at,hame; and reA
fused even a dhsaSing Iwaehiy they
applied to the executive for re:
dress. aTr.-Lasbers quoted from
official records to, prove the bare
faced thefts perpetrate.l by the
carpet. bassers and negroes OF the
reconstructed States, and made u
pathetic recital OF the wrongs un7
der which the people of his State
are groaning. and by which they
have been brought to the very
verge of rnin. Mr.. Lathers at
trihuted great blame to the un-
principlcd pet-baggers for the
present shameful condition of
Southern politics.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE Coz
sr;rCr1oy.-There are three amend
mepts to the State Constitution,
which will be submitted to the reo-
ple at the next election.
]. In regard to changing the
boundary line between Plckens and
Oconee Counties from White Wa
ter to Toxaway River. The pres
ent boundary is said to occasion
great inconvenience to the people
interested. r,
9. It IS proposed to change the
term of Office OF the Comptroller
General, Secretary Of State, Treas
urer. Acknowledgement, Adjutant
and Inspector General, and Super
;ntendent of Education from foui
to two years. by which ill the State
officers Will be elected every two
years.
3. This amendment prohibits the
General Assembly from author2-
inc any County, City, Town OF
Village to become a stock-holde1
in. or to loan lis credit to any COM
nanr. association or corporation
for snv amount exceeding five PEI
conf. Of the assessed value of the
taxable property of snch County
Citv. Town OF Village, without the
arnrova: Of & majority Of the legal
voters thereof, expressed at an cleo
tion di,lv held according to law.
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POSTAL FAc11rIEs.-The recent
change in the postal laws promises
tc make our post office department
a most important agency for the
convenience and advantage OF ous
people outside OF its ordinary pro-
vince of transmitting letters and
papers. Under the operation OF
the new and reduced rates for
matter other than sealed letters,
the post Office department will
soon become the most perfect and
the most expeditions as we'll as the
cheapest and safest, express for
the delivery of small and expensive
parcels that there is IN the world,
and if ayailed Of by our people to-
the extent that is possible, the new
system will create an era in some
branches Of business little short OF
a revolution, by which the resi-
dents of cities, villages or country
places thousands of miles distant,
NAV do their "sh4ppinS' in the
metropolis, withcut visiting it, and
be enabled to deal directly and at
first hand with onr dealers in eT-
c,v branch of merchandise.
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KANSAS AFTA1Rs:-The

KANSAS AFTAIRs:-The 4
legislature met in extra session, 10
the call of the governor, 60 provide
means to relieve destitute citizens
on the frontiers, made so by the
rayages Of grasshoVpers. The gov
ernor's message stated that the
State of Kansas has an abundance
of bread stuff, much more than is
needed to feed all her people but
that portion of which has been al
most entirely depopulated during
the last eighteen months, will suffer
for want Of the necessaries Of life
unless provisions is made for its
relief This section is confined to
counties west of the 9Th principal
meridian, and the governor estl.
mates the number of destitute, at
$4,000, and the amount OF seed
wheat needed, at 12.000 bushels.
He leaves it to the Legislature to
devise means OF relief, and in forci-
ble language enjoius the Legislature
to confne itself to the special OBJ
iects of the session, and adjourn as
soon as measures Of relief are en-
acted.
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For the Lexington Dispatch.

For the Lexington Dispatch.
JEr*&rs. Hu2nna&:-Some one ~
giving my remarks in relation TO
the social association of whites and
blacks reported me as saying that
1 saw no improperly OF a black
man courting white lady, wheth-
er the parents were willing Or not.
I deny saying this in the manner
as stated. The writer mlsunder-
stood me. This is what [ intended
to say: that I believed in the
whites keeping to themselves and
the black to themselves IN this
matter, but that I did not believe
that this would always be the case.
I feel myself misrepresented and
injured. I hope that you will adj
NIT my correction and obllSe
Your Humble Servant,
JOHN JACKSON.
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For the Lexington Dispatch.

lN. EditoI:-Please allow me
space in The Di<patch to give de-
NAL to the statement made IN your
columns, some time since, to the
effect that I had made illusions to
the family of DR.. Hayes, in one OF
my recent speeches in this County.
I am too much of a gentleman
to make disrespcctful illusions to
any one, and the man who has
Thus misrepresented me knew that
lis statement was false when he
made it.
While 7 am not afraid Of having
nv brains shot out, yet self-re-
spect causes NE to thus publicly
deny the statement.
ISAAC D. REGANS.
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Lo.ioiA Va NSANeo-.ySf- =
carpet-bag Co1ventioa, hare leaked
out and afford an; instructive
glimpse at the character of both
these worthless. Elliott told Lee
that he, as Speaker, had issued
fraudulent pay certificates to legis-
lative attaches. to the amount OF
$4,000, and that he (Elliott]
could prove it, as Jones, the Clerk
of the House, had the stub book
showing the amounts OF the certl-
fcates issued and the names OF the
persons to whom they were issued,
many of them being fictitious, and
others who had not been in Co
lumbia at all. Lee hung his head,
and could not deny the charge.
Elliott then proposed to Lee If be
would withdraw in his favor and
Surrender his chances for the Legls-
laturc, he would rot expose him.
IL not, nc would Lee "SAee' ~
the bargain. -.
Lee has built hoase and drives
Brett and pair, for which be has
paid. He wears an eight hundred
dollar diamond pin, which, he says,
Honest John Patterson presented
to him. But cne who knows, a
prominent Radical leader, says that
this is a falsehood, fo- he went to
the jeweller from whom the pln
was bought, and it was paid tor in
fraudulent pay certificates. Lee
has no means but what he received
from the Legislature. Truly, El'
! lott and Lee are nice pair.
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The award Of the Augusta cot
ton pool was in favor of Mr.. Lee
Howarh. of Charleston-his guess
being the nearest-i, ,1G9,S75.
When the Governor of Kansas
informed Grant, the other. day,
that the Indians were numbering
the citizens of his State, and ap-
pealed for troops to protect them,
not man vas sent, yet thousands
Of soldiers were fastened 20 Lou
siania fcr the purpose CT re-estab-
fishing the carpet bag deSpotlsm' ,
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erroneous assertions. / confess.
aIr. Northern Poie," that l am
most anxious that you should ac-
quit yourself worthily upon all oc-
casions. I ain addressing YOU as
the Northern Pole" and as q
gentleman. - -;
I AN anxious that feeling OF
those high relations should enter
into, and give dignity to your ex-
.pbration. But I confess it I feel
4 ten-fold solicitudc when l re-
member that I am addressing one,
who desires that we all should roll
on to, damnation-one whose char
acter, as a gentleman, must End
either honor or condemnation in
the result Of your quixotism, sinai.
as must be the d;stributive share
of that national estimation that
can belong to so unimportant an
individual as myself. Yet do I
own I am tremblingly solicitous
for its fate. Perhaps itappears Of
more value to me, because it is en-
barked on the same bottom with
yours, with one exception, 'erro-
neous assertions"
Perhaps the community Of peril,
of common safety, or common
wealth gives consequence to my
share of the risk, which I could
not be vain enough to give it if it
were not raised to it by that mu-
tuality. But why stop to think OF
myself at all, when I know that
y@l, Mr.. pole" when I know that
our County are my clients in this
day and time, and must abide the
alternative Of honor or infamv, as
you, my dear "Ncrthern Pol"
Shall decide. ,Bnt 7, IS an iHdi-
viAual, Will rot dcsponl. I will
not dare to 1espona. I have not
lost all in you yet. I have every
trust, and hope, and conhtE il,
Cover the left shouldFi. !
And taptAkat hope I ss'.l aaa esa
my n5st asrxeat- -nrayet 10 'ae
God & al4 4srath and ja5ice 50 70
raise sk-enl;shten, aha fortifg
ssoar ns:na against as3kinss false
accusations aud ftlsa assertions,
ard that you may so act as tc pre-,
serve to yourself while You live,
the most delightful Of all recol-
lec!ions, that Of speaking and
wiring the truth, ana to transmit
to vour children the most precious
of all iuheritauces, the memory OF
your manly virtue.
LITTLE Political ADvESTUREH.
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Every Day al Increase in Flesh
and Weight is Seen and Felt.

Eycry drop Of the SARsAPARILLIAE REsoL-
VENT communicates through tlc Blood, Sweat CSinc
and other Fluids and juices O.: the system the rjcar Of
.asSS .n,;s-;s sSf5sS: hpdy VIII Hs,na
Gandulor disease, Ciccrs IN the throat, MoatM Ta-
rors EoleSn the Glandsand other parts Of the system:
Sore Eyes StrumoSoGs discharges iron, The Ears and
the worst forms Of Skin diseases, Eruptons. Fever
Sores Scald Head, Ring Wor:. Salt Ehru, Eryspcas
Acne Black Spots Worms in the Flesh. Tu:norS. Can.
GERS in tho Womb, end all csScninc and painful dis
chargcS, Night SNc:S JSS OF Sperm and al wastes OF
the fe prne;pe. within the curative ra.e OF thi4
wonder Nolcri Chemistry, and few days use will
prove ary person ur for either Of these for3 o
disease its potent power 10 care tneE,.
Ifthe patient daily becoming reduced by the wastes
and decomposition tais continually progressing, sue
cecds in ar-c-ns these wastes, and repairs the sane
with new material made from healthy bloodand Ihis
the SAESApAKILLIiN will and does secure-a cnrc
Is certain; for when once this remedy commences its
work of purifcation and SucccedSn diminishing thc
loss Of wastes its repairs will be rapid. and every day
tho patient viii feel hms growing better and stronger
the food disestins better appetite improving AMI flesh
and weigh. increasing.
Not only does Tie SlRsAPAR.LLILS RESoLvENT excel
all known remedial agents in the cure OF Chronic Scrn
Iulous Constitutional and Skin diseases; but Is ihc
only positive cure
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Homestead to be Held in
Perpetuity. .

The decision of the Supreme
Court in reference TO Homestead
remainders is important, involving
the right of creditors of deceased
debtors to sell the Homestead when
the youngest child comes OF age.
The question came up on a de-
cision of Judge lIackey in the
Court below in which he held that
the citizen takes the Homestead
exemption, not as an individual,
but in his representative character
as the "head ola family In other
words, that the head Of q family
is, within the intent and meaning
Of the Constitution. simply the
trustee and the ianily the eeSni
quc trust-that rs the individual IS
the unit of the family, so the fam
lily is the unit OF the State, and the
prime purpose of the Homestead
clauses in the Constitution is to
secure q slocal habitation". for the
family. Hence to deprive the fam
ily of the Homestead on the de-
cease OF it's natural protector vio-
lates the reason OF the constitu-
tional provision, and that, too,
when the f;imi.y most needs Its
sheltcring protection. Judge Mac
key further held that the term ''ex-
empt" in the Constitution, as ap-
piled to the Homestead reserva-
ton, means in law, us in its ETY.
mology, cutting off Or perpetual
reservation of the Homestead from
execution and sale for debt. The
Homestead, moreover, being in the
nature of a grant. Judge Mackey
held that the construction, which
gives the largest privilege to the
grantee, must be regarded as the
true construction whenever doubt
arises in the case from the terms
of the statue.
This decision OF Judge Mackey
has been sustained by the unani-
nous voice of the Supreme Court,
which is equitable and just. 1t
would indeed have been a cruel
and heartless law if q man's family
were protected by the Homestead
exemptions while the head of the
l.s,, ls,n+.s lived and ms vile sad child
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TO IHE- r
Nervous & Debi|itated
OF BOTILsEXEs.
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on ail diseases Of The Sexual CT Urinary
Orgsns, (wiish he has made an e$peeial
s.uly> eithe1E in naje CT female, 10 mat
ter from whak cause originating or OF
sI0w 1C-r-, 'sscl. -
year. enables ll3i,: 10 :reat diseases with
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send 9cr ti.r Gnitic t"-i!cGjh. Price Ice.
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-.. piay>ician aid Surgeon.
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SUPERVISORS OF ELEcTIoN.--The
laws of the United States provide
for the appointment Of two super
visors OF election at each polling
precinct, at every Congressional
election. These officers are to be-
selected from different political
parties, SO that each Of the great
parties into which our people are
divided may have, at each precinct,
man of their own selection IN
whom they may have confidence,
whose duty it is to see that the
election isproperly conducted. 1t
is required that the supervisors
shall be voters, and shall be able
to read and write the English lam
gnase.
Ten citizens sLaA make app1ica..
ton in writing to the chief sun1
visor Of the State, as
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It has been discovered that the
moons diameter is l56 feet longer
at one point than at others.
It is affirmed that iron can now
be bought in New York much
cheaper than it can be mannfacA
tured.
Its said by some Of the y
farmers that the recent rains \
increase the "tater" crop.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
FOR
LEXINGTON COUNTY.
Clerk of towrf.-wm. J. Assmann, Jr.
Judge Of Probatc.-s. P. wingard.
sheriS.-Henry Il. Geiger.
Coroner. &C. J. Hendrix, " <-s1
School CeB,mis' "A. D. Haltawanscr.
C3m,ty Commissioners.
D. D. D. Mitchell,
jeremiah Wyse,
S. L. Smith.
Clerk. Fox.
C,unty Treasurer. .--Dr. L. 5. >. Hayes
dnIitor. Emanuel Walker.
Jury Commissioner. Green Daniel.
Trial Justices
Lexington C. H.--Godirey N. harman.
g w. NJ. Drafts.
" "-Thos. S. Waring.
Countsville.- W. Derrick.
Lecsville. H. 4. Smith.
Steadman's. w. J. Earr.
Beaver Pond. Charles Hutto.
Pomaria. J. Derrick.
Columlia. j. kinsler Davis.
Snator. john G. Hope.
Representatives,. - Maj. H. A. Meetzc, DR..
jacob ". Lownau.
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Kidney d Bladder Complaints,

Urinary and Womb diseases, Gravel! Diabetes, Dropsy,
StoppaSc OF Water, Iucuntiencc OF Urine BrigS Dis
case, Albuminura, and in al cases where there are
deposits. the water Is thick, cloudy. mixed
with substances like the white o. egg or threads like
white silk, there is Er!a, dark. biiions appear
ance and white bonedt.St ivpu>tS. and VIXEN there Is
prickins burning scn>ti.o when passing water and
pain in the Small of the Back and along the Loi!S.
iun.or Of I2 Tears Groactb
Cared Dy Icuelsvay's Resident.
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Advertisements will be inserted at the
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Fifty Cents per square for each suose-
1aent insertion. -. ~,
Libxl contracts made with those
wishing to advertise for three: SIX OF
+ twelve months. .,
Advertisements mast be marked Wlth
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continued till forbid and charged accord
insly. g.. s,...
Ali Rcmittances nd Subscriptions,
t,1n.her with al Business Letters for the
Disryrca, should be addressed to -
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rcrms strictly CASE, in advance.
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FEVER AND AGUE.

FEVER AND !aGCE cured FOR fifty cents. There is
not remedial agent in this world that will cure Fever
and Ague and all other Malarinus Rilous. Scarlet,
Typhoid. Yellow and other Fevers laided by RAD.
WAYS PILLS. 80 quick as RADWAY'S READY RE-
LIEF. Eity cents per bottle.
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Volcano LUBRICAT0R.
FEBRUARY I9, ~

Chubb'S clock got out Of order the
other day, and began to strike wrong.
That WAS the cause OF the fearful cX
element at his house on Wednesday
night. They were all in bed sound
asleep at midnight, when the clock
Struch fc'c The new hired girl, hap
peniuS to wake just as it began heard
it and 6auccd out Of bed, under the
impression that morning had come.
And as it IS us dark at : y. NJ. just
at this season Us at midnight, she did
not perceive her mistake but went down
into the kitchen and began 70 get
breakfast. While she was bustlIng
about in aprctty lively manner Chubb
happened to waNc, and he heard the
ooisc. lie opened his room door eau
tiously. and crept softly to the head Of
the stairs to listen. He could distinct
" hear some ono moving about the
kitchen and dining room, and a?pa-
renliy packing up the china. Accord
ingly he went back TO his room and
woke Mrs. Chubb, and save her or
dcrS 70 spring the rattle out Of the
front window the moment she heard
his gun go of. Then Chubb seized his
fowling- piece, and going down to the
dining room door where he could hear
the burglars at work, he cooked the
III, aimed it. pushed the door open
with the muzzle and fired. Instantly
Mrs. Chubb sprang the rattle, and be-
fore Chubb could pick mp the lacerated
hired girl, the front door was burst
open by two policemen, who came into
the dining-room. Seeing Chubb with
4 gun, and 4 bleeding woman On the
aoor, they imagined that murder had
been committed, and one ofthcm trottcd
Chubb of to the station house while
the other remaiHcd 10 investigate
things. Just then the ciocl; struck six
An explanation ensued from the girl
who only had q few bird-shot in het
leg. and the policeman left to bring
Chu6b home. lie arrived at about
three in the morning lust as the clock
was striking eight. When the sitra,
ton was unfo!ded TO him his first action
was to jam the butt Of his gun through
the clock, whcreuPon 1t Immediately
struck two hundred and iortytlrcc
and then Chubb pitched it over the
fence. He has new clock now, and
thing are working better.
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The Evils OF Using Tobacco.

The following article, taken from tine
Country Gentleman, 50 thrillingly sets
forth the fearful results Of using tobac.
co that the most hardened sinner must
repent and hasten to be wise after read
ing it:
First experiment, hog was shut Up
in 4 tight pen, and his only food was
one half pound Of tobacco . day. In
one week he had lost four pounds.
Second, mule was placed in 4 stall
without food. Two plugs Of tobacco
were paced before her twice a day,
She grew gradually FESTIVE, on the
third day one plug was forced down
her throat, when she tore the expert
meater's car with her teeth, showing
thc bad effect tobacco has on ones
disposition. 1t was then found neces
sary to muzzle her so that she could
not open her month. At the end of
eight days she died. Third; a dogwas
nailed up in tobacco hogshead. At
the end Of four days he was taken out
much reduced. Fourth, another dog
was inclosei III tobacco barrel and
rolled down steep hill. Within two
years that dog went mad! Truly these
are Satan's nets! | could cite plenty
more Of such experiments. We all
know that single drop Of the oil of
tobacco placed on the end OF a dogs
tail will kill 4 man in a minute. OF
four men lately killed on the Erie
Railway, three were smokers, and the
father ofthe other an inveteratc chewer
Of tobacco. On the bodies Of the two
men washed ashore after the late storm
on LaSc Michigan, papers Of tobacco
were found. In my own neighbor-
hood, d very distressing accident, by
which most estimablc lady the moth
er Of seveu lovely children, broke her
Les, cccasioned by pair of runa-
way horses running into 4 fence that
surrounded field Of tobacco. Miss
Chloe Flatfoot recently died in the
county adjoining mine at the age Of
us years. She had both chewed and
smoked over 100 years, and as she had
no disease till the time Of her death,
it as only fair to suppose that it was
tobacco that killed hcr. For so long :
time was Satan spreading his nets for
her; but think Mr.. X. will agree with
me that he must have her sure now
But why. multiply examples? You
know how it is yourself. SO, Mr..
Editor, 90 not go on helping spread
these nets, by showing in your paper
how to grow large crops Of tobacco
any moro
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tho age OF fourteen, or rs long as they
have the free use OF their limbs, are
models Of symmetry. Abont thai
time they begin 10 CaSlcn long garments
about their hips, the effect Of which
is to impede their gait, and give them
an awkward shamblc. In course Of
time It does worse, aad interrupts the
development Of their legs and thighs
Among the laboring class, an addition
al misshapIng is accomplished by the
practice of carving burdens, from an
early ACC upon the back, for the sup
port Of which broad straps are passed
over the shoulders and crossed in front,
pressing directly upon the breasts.
When 4 Japanese girl reaches tho age
Of sixteen without having undergone,
either Of the processes Of detormlty,
she is 4 wonder TO thc eye and remains
so until twenty five, or possibly little
later. Then she ceases 20 charm for 4
certain period, in any way excepting
by her manner, and that is generally
preserved to The last. But as she grows
old she has chance Of becoming quite
delightful again. There is nothing
nicer than a dignifcd and white-haircd
old Japanese lady. She is always hap
py, for she is always much respected
and cherished by her youngers, and at
certain age the natural high breeding
of the race appears in her TO attain its
crvStalIizaticn. Whatever her station
in life, she is almost sure to suggest an
idea OF ancicn. nobility, and to be
surrounded by an atmosphere Of an
Oriental Faubourg St. German.