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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-06-29
EDITORIAL NOTES.

After his defeat in the nominating
Convention, Blaine sent Hayes his 'sin-
cerest congratulations" The New York
World calls this the first fruits between
his well known politeness and his noto-
rious veracity.
The Convention in St. Louis will in
deed be a funeral if it nominates Samuel
J. Tilden, of New York, for the Presi-
dency, for Ito paraphrase from Gov.
vance, such a nomination would bury
the Republican party and its Cincinnati
nominees forever, with their faces down.
ward, so that even if it hereafter attempts
to scratch out it will travel in a down
ward direction.
The recent Republican Convention,
which convened in Cincinnati, held its
sessions in the same hall in which the
Liberal Republican Convention met four
years ago. The fatuity attending the
Republican party in this canvass goes
even further, for Hayes and Greeley were
both nominated on Friday. The Repub-
licans should not have defed the fates in
this manner.
Ex-Gov. Nye, of Ohio, said in nomi-
mating Hayes, that he had gotten into the
habit of beating Democrats, and would
continue to do it from the force of habit
if nominated for the Presidency, and
this argument seemed to win. The
Democrats should nominate Tilden, who
is accustomed to beating Republicans,
and let the two warehouses fight it out in
this canvass. Hayes beat Allen only
5000 votes, while Tilden beat Hix about
$4,000. Hence, if former habits have
anything to do with this canvass, Gov.
Tilden would beat Gov. Hayes by very
handsome majority.
Secretary Bristow' has resigned the
charge of the Treasury Department to
retire into private life. He refuses to
be interviewed by newspaper correspon-
dents, saying that he retires because he
chooses to do so, and that what induces
his action is nobody's business. He has
made a faithful officer to all appearances,
and his resignation will be generally re-
GREETED. It is not improbable that he
leaves Washington completely disgusted
with the course of political events, and
bitterly regretting that he allowed his
ambition to lead him further in political
life than the discharge of the duties Of
his Secretaryship. With ordinary dis
cernment he might have discovered that
he was not a pleasant companion for the
party in power, and have thereby been
spared the modification and future inju-
ry resulting from allowing his name to
go before the National Republican NOM
mating Convention. Senator Lot NJ,
Morrill,, of Maine, has been nominated
and confirmed to succeed him, but has
not yet accepted. This nomination is
about an average of Grants appoint
ments.
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. The Queen dowaper of Sweden

The Queen dowager of Sweden,
whose death was noticed the other day,
was the daughter of Eugene, the son of
Josephine and adopted son of the great
Napoleon. She was born in the splendor
of imperial days, and became the bride of
Bernadotte's son. Two of her sons be-
came kings. One of them is now on the
throne. 1t is strange, as showing how
time avenges everything, that while the
blood of Napoleon is on no throne in
Europe the blood of Josephine, who was
divorced, has become royal strain, and
will probably continue. 1t was the
dream of the great conquerer's life to
found royal line. His descendants are
outside of the royal circle, while the de-
scendants of his discarded wife reign still,
and bid fair to reign for generations.
The political record of Hayes and
Wheeler during their services in Congress
is ra, Idly being investigated by Demo
cratic members of the House. Hayes
was uniformly in favor Of every land
grant and every subsidy brought before
the House during his membership, while
Mr.. Wheeler, during his connection with
the Pacific Railroad committee, was a
prince among the Credit Mobilier sup
porters, and advocated every measure of
any benefit to the land grabber. Both
nominees having accepted the honor on
a platform one of the principal planks of
which denounces such robbing measures
as Hayes and Wheeler supported, the
opinion is inferred that none know better
than they and their party how deeply
have the people of this country been
wronged by the indiscriminate donations
of public lands to railroad monopolies.
: A St Louis telegram, of Wednesday
night, says: "The Tilden men have not
developed their tactics or made much
demonstration, but their advance guard
will be largely reinforced by to-morrow's
arrivals. They have the decided advan-
tage of having both Democratic papers
here in their interest, in addition to the
popular feeling of the local population.
Altogether the indications are that the
contest is going to be keen and exciting,
as it was at Cincinnati last week. Ser.
geant-at-Arms Thompson arrived here
this afternoon, and IS stopping at the
Planters House. He is for Thurman
first and last, and all the time, and has
hopes of his man here proving the win
ner in the end. The Ohio men here, be
says, will have to come to his support,
and will put Hendricks out of the way,
1t is said that we are to have the Liberal
Republican sides here as we'll as at Gin
cinnati. John Cochran, of New York,
has engaged rooms here, and Carl Schurz
will also be on hand, ostensibly to deliy-
er speech 10 his German fellow-citizeus
on the evening of the Fourth of July
1t is we'll known, however, that he is to
be here in the interest of Tilden. His
paper, the Westliche Post, has not yet
endorsed the Cincinnati ticket, .lt says
it will wait to see the result of the Demo-
cratic deliberations here"
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THE BUSINESS OF CHARLESTON.

A very sensible communication upon
the causes affecting the prosperity of
Charleston appeared in the Journal of
Commerce of the 23rd instant, in which
the writer attributes the decline of pros
perity in the City by the Sea, to the
selfish management which controls the
South Carolina Railroad, which is the
principal commercial feeder to the busi-
ness of the city from the interior por-
tions of the State. He is entirely cor
rect when he complains that high local
freights over this and the Greenville and
Columbia Roads has tendency to carry
trade to New York and other Northern
cities, and to. build up the cities of the
interiors; Charlotte, Atlanta and Green
vile. There is nothing which adds so
much to the advancement of place as
having thorough railroad connections,
and a cheap rate of transportation to and
from all points with which it is connect
ed. The railroad connections is the
cause of the prosperity of the interior
towns named, and this has already placed
Atlanta in position which will give it
more prominence and prosperity than
Charleston, unless the policy of the rail-
road TO that city can be changed. The
one great subject upon which the city of
Charleston has been less vigilant than
any other of like importance, is its rail
road connections. The attention of its
business men. had better guard and pro-
mote this interest, which has suffered in
the past, than to spend all their attention
upon improvements of the harbor. There
is ample facility for all the shipping
warranted by the present business of the
city. By courting the interior trade of
the State, instead of almost driving it by
unreasonable freight determinations to
other places, and by securing the meal
culable advantages which would assured
lv result from the completion of the
Blue Ridge link of its railway system, a
new impetus would be given to the bust
ness Of the city, and at a proper time the
means necessary for harbor improvement
might be obtained. The policy of
Charleston is bound to end in ultimately
notwithstanding the business of the city.
1t will be an unfortunate day for our
proud old city should the Blue Ridge
Railroad be diverted by way of Athens,
Augusta and Port Royal. The apathy of
Charlestonians to the completion Of this
enterprise is incomprehensible. If the
views expressed in the communication
referred to could be needed and further
extended so as to look, not only to an
alteration of the course pursued by the
present roads, but also to the construc-
ton of additional connections and lines
of communication, brighter day would
rapidly dawn upon this city. The pres,
ent short-sighted policy is choking off
trade, and building up other cities.
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Mr. E. G. Grier, of Charlotte, relates
that during the war, Cad Andrews, who
belonged to his regiment, the Thirteenth
North Carolina, while on duty as a sharp
shooter, at Chancellorville, captured
Brigadier- General Hayes. He did not
want to deliver his sword, because An
drews was non-commissioned officer,
but the captor levelled his musket on him
and persuaded him to hand over the in
sigma of rank and authority. The ques-
ton now arises, was this Brigadier-Gen-
eral Hayes, Rutherford B., the present
Radical candidate for President?
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y When Chief Justice Holt, of Eng
land, who had been somewhat of a grace
less scamp in his youth, recognized an old
acquaintance in a prisoner brought be-
fore him, he cautiously questioned him
as to what had become of his old COM
rades. He supposed that he was not
recognized by the prisoner, but the reply
convinced him to the contrary: They
are all hanged, my lord, exceptyou and l."
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This feeling is entertained by most of the
Southern delegates.
Cornell Jewett, representing the indie
pendents, publishes an address in the
Evening Dispatch, advocating a.compro-
mise on the financial question. He ia
vors Southern man for ce-President,
and the postponement of the financial
plank until after the nomination. Jewett
represents the Peter Cooper ticket, and
states, with authority, it will be with
drawn if the Democrats favor green
backs.
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WOOL CARDlNG.

THE WOOL CARDS at the PENDLE-
: l. TON FACTORY are now prepared to
run. Having been reclothed, they are in
order to do the best of work. Parties hav-
ing Wool to be Carded, will have their Or
ders promptly and satisfactorily executed by
bringing it to the undersigned at Pendleton
Factory. We also have Rolls and Factory
Yarn on hand for sale.
RICHARDS & WILSON.
June %, 1876 so 8
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

By W. ". Humphreys, Esq, Probate Judge.
WHEREAS, Mrs. E. NJ Lafoy has made
suit to me to grant her letters of Administra-
tion on the Estate and effects of Newton W.
Lafoy, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all kindred and creditors of the said New
ton W. Lafoy. deceased, to be and appear
before me in Court of Probate, to be held
at Anderson Court House, on Friday,
July 14th, 1876, after publication hereof,
at II o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause,
if any they have, why the said. administra-
ton should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 9th day Of
June, A. D. 1876.
w. w. HUMPHREYS,
Judge of Probate
June o, 1876 SO .
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DENTISTRY.

TNHE undersigned will be in Anderson on
l. 3rd July, 1876, to remain for short
time, and will perform all work in DEN
tai SURGERY, guaranteeing satisfaction,
both as to work and prices. Has all the
late appliances for Operative and Mechani-
cal Dentistry. Administers Liquid Nitrous
Oxide, for the Painless Extraction of Teeth,
when desired.
E. G. MURRAH, D. D. s.
June %, 1876 so 2
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Situations Wanted for Orphan Boys.

THE Board of Commissioners of the
Charleston Orphan House have several
boys, from Is to Is years old, whom they
wish to bind out to farmers, merchants or
mechanics, in the interior of the State. Ap-
pications by letter may be made to w. Q.
BEE, Chairman of the Board, Charleston,
s. C.
June %, 1876 so 4
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Judge Cooke is spoken of as candidate
for Governor by the regular Republicans,
at the next regular election.
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- About 100 feet of Bath Mill dam
was washed away on Friday night last.
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tive, but positive character, in whose
favor the strongest arguments can be
made, for he is the greatest reformer Of
this day. He unites the splendid quail
ties Of the patriot and the scholar, the
statesman and the politician, the honest
man and the fearless advocate of the
right in such rare proportions as to COM
mand alike the respect and confidence Of
friends and foes. He is immensely pop
ular in New York, where his fearless ad-
ministration of the State government has
bruised the imperidus head of the odious
Tammany ring and crushed to death the
canal ring, which by its frauds and pecu-
lation had become power in the State.
His brilliant services have pointed him
out to the nation as the man who can and
will, if nominated, put to flight the
national rings and corruptionists. His
election need not be feared if he is the
standard-bearer General Hancock, OF
Pennsylvania, is also an exalted patriot,
but we doubt his having the strength OF
Tilden either at home or in the nation.
These, however, are the two strongest
men, and failure to nominate one or
the other would be an objectionable
blunder. The nomination of Tilden for
President and Hancock for Vice Presi-
dent would at once put two giants in in
tellect and achievements against the two
Republican pigmies, so far as these quail
ties are concerned. A moderate amount
of wisdom on the part of the st. Louis
Convention will secure the Presidency to
the Democrats.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03
Thanksgiving Day.

WAsHINGTON Oct. 26
The President to-day issued the fol-
lowing proclamation:
From year TO year We have been accus-
TONED to pause in our daily pursuits and set
apart a time to offer our thanks to AL
mighty God for special blessings He has
vouchsafed to us, with our prayers for a con-
tinuance thereof. We have, at this time
equal reason to be thankful for his continued
protection and for the many national bless
ings which His bounty has bestowed. In ad.
ditlon TO these faTors accorded to us as indi-
viduals, We bave especial occasion to express
our hearty thanks to Almighty God that by
His providence and guidance our Govern
ment, established a century ago, has been
enabled to fulfill the purpose of its found
ers, in Offering an asylum to people of every
race, securing civil and religious liberty to
all within its borders, and melting out to
every individual alike justice and equality
before the law. 1t is moreover especially our
duty to offer our humble prayers to the Fa-
ther of all mercies for a continuance of His
divine favor to us as nation and as indi-
viduals.
BY reason Of all these considerations, I,
Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United
States, do recommend to the people of the
United States to devote the Both day of No
vember next to the expression of their
thanks and prayers to Almighty God, and,
laying aside their daily avOcations and all
secular occupations, to assemble in their re-
spective places of worship and observe such
day as day of thanksgiving and rest
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this twen-
ty-sixth day of October, in the year of our
Lord 1875, and of the independence of the
United States of America the one hundred
and first. U. s. GRANT
By the President:
HAMILTON FIsH, Secretary of State.
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Mr.. Tilden and the Southern Claims.

Mr.. Tilden wears his quill with a
difference" Touching matters which he
alone can explain, and which the public
anxiously wishes to be informed about, he
is obstinately silent. Touching matters
of general policy, where intelligent OBJ
servers can make up their MINDS what is
likely to happen quite as well as Mr..
Tilden can, he is very free with his
views and promises. He has Just written
a letter to his faithful apologist, A. S.
Hewitt, on the subject of Southern
claims. 1t is important mainly as con-
cessiOn on his part that the subject need
ed attention, and that he and his party
cannot afford to ignore it; as a reassur-
ance to the country, should it have the
misfortune to see Mr.. Tilden President,
it is of very doubtful value.
Mr.. Tilden declares that payment of
the rebel debt and of losses by emanci-
patton is prohibited by the Fourteenth
amendment, and in that he is correct.
He also says that this amendment has
been repeatedly approved and agreed
to by Democratic State Conventions of
the South" Repeatedly" is a vague
word. Our own impression is that the
number of conventions that have taken
such action is small. But if it had been
never so large it would be of little oonse-
quence. The Democratic party in many
of the Southern States, as we have time
and again pointed out, is party of bad
faith. 1t has repudiated the debts Of
the States in which it has been in power
without scruple. If Mr.. Tilden wishes
us to suppose that he himself thinks that
the professions of a political platform
would stand in the way of the South one
instant, should there be any hope of get
ting from the National Government re-
endorsement for its losses by the REBEL
ion, we decline to do 80. He is too old
a politician, and he knows his men too
well, to seriously entertain any such
opinion.
The same remarks apply to the decla-
rations of the National Democratic Con-
vention. Mr.. Tilden says that the Four
teenth amendment twas unanimously
adopted as part of the platform of the
Democratic National Convention at st.
Louis on the 2Sth of June, and was de-
clared by that platform TO be uRiDsrsaLLy
accepted as a final settlement of the con-
troversies that engendered civil war. ,"
The italics are Mr.. Tildens. They are
unfortunate The Fourteenth amend
ment was not adopted as part of the
platform at st. Louis. On the contrary,
the platform was ambiguous. Its lam
guage was: "We reafirm our devotion
to the Constitution of the United States,
with its amendments universally ac.
cepted," etc. 1t is quite open to the
Southern Democrats to say that this is a
pledge of devotion to the Constitution
with such of its amendments only as are
universally accepted; and that the Four
teenth is not one Of these. Such an in
depreciation is by no means impossible,
or without plausibility; and, with vast
sum of money depending on the reading
of the phrase, anyone can see how it
would be twisted Again, Mr.. Tilden
emphasizes the declaration that the
amendment is declared "a final settle
ment." But of what2 OF the "contro-
versics which engendered civil war.
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This does not cover the Southern claims.
The controversy regarding them did not
gngender civil war. Civil war engen-
dered it. By the language of the plat
form, therefore, the prohibition of the
payment Of the rebel debt and of rebel
losses by emancipation is not accepted
by the Democratic party.
What Mr.. Tilden says of his intention
toward the Southern claims is explicit,
and is worth as much as any of his
promises. But how much are they
worth? A few months since Mr.. Tilden
gave the country, in the avowals of his
messages and in his official action on the
bill compelling payments in specie in
this State after Jan. 1, 1879, pledge
as solemn as any could be that he would
maintain the Resumption act Of 1875.
But IN his letter of acceptance he con-
sented to the reputation of that act,
and his party friends did thereupon, so
far as the action of the House could do
it, repudiate the act. Here was a case
precisely parallel to that Of the Southern
claims. On the one side vas the good
faith of the nation and the distinct COM
mitment of Mr.. Tilden by his official ut
terances and acts. On the other side
was the pressure of his party, inspired
by greed and passion, and threatening
him with loss of political power unless
he conceded to its demands. The situa-
tion was altogether too trying for Mr..
Tildens virtue. He yielded almost
without struggle, and when he says
that he shall "deem it his duty to veto"
bills for Southern claims we cannot
help asking; " Will he do what he deems
his duty?" OF course he will not. He
could not have more imperative motives
for observing his obligation than he had
in the matter of the Resumption law,
and then he utterly failed to respond to
it. With Confederate Congress howl
ing at his heels, and with threats from
the leaders who would hold in their
hands the success or failure of his ad
ministration, he would no more stand by
the promise which he now makes than
he would tell the truth about his income
tax. His declarations are but "sprynges
to catch woodcock withal."-N 7.
Times
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A Vienna telegram of the 9th saws that

Vienna telegram of the 9th says that
the servian Government, in consequence of
recent defeats, has again asked for the inter-
vention of the powers in favor OF peace.
Turkey is reported to be endeavoring to treat
directly with servia. The negotiations be-
tween Russia and Turkey are said to have
taken favorable turn, Russia agreeing to
prolongation Of the armistice II it shall be
found necessary.
Great excitement was caused among the
American residents in Paris on the 2Sth by
the publication of letter from NJ du Som
merard, chief of the French Commission to
the Centennial, addressed TO a friend in Ger
many. The writer charges the Americans
with attempting to destroy the French arti-
cles on exhibition; that the police employed
are purposely chosen from the worst and
most degraded elements in the country, and
the keepers are thieves with whom the judges
are in partnership, and concludes with vile
attack upon the virtue and manners of Amer
lean women. Mr.. Washburne, American
Minister to France, at once addressed letter
to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, calling
attention to the matter, and the French Gov
ernment has demanded an explanation from
Du Sommerard. NJ. de Talleyrand, a men,
Der Of the French Commission, has pub
lished letter protesting against Du Somme.
rard's imputations and denying the truthful
ness of his statements.
The French and German Governments have
instructed their Ambassadors at CONSTANT
nople to support the proposal for six-weeks'
armistice.
The London papers of the Both ult. take
quite hopeful view of the peace prospects.
The German Reichstag was opened on the
Goth ult. The Emperor in his speech said:
Germany may rest assured that the blood
of her sons will be risked or sacrificed only
for the protection of her own honor and in
terest"
The Paris Figaro OF the 3Oth ult. pub
lished letter from Du Sommerard declaring
the letter published on the 2sth ult. as from
him an utter fabrication, and stating that
he can prove his denial by documentary evil
dence.
The steamer Pandora, which sailed with
supplies for the British Arctic expedition
some months since, arrived at Portsmouth,
England, on the Both ult.
A Belgrade dispatch of the 3Oth ult. re-
ports a crushing defeat for the servians at
Djunis on the 29th. Gen. Tchernayef re-
treated to Deligrad. or 1000 Russians en-
gagged in the battle 700 were killed.
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ing laudanum. Mrs Sover's husband
left her some time ago, and this, added
to the loss of her child by death, was no
doubt the cause of suicide.
DR.. A. B. JONES, of Portsmouth, one
of the Board of Trustees of the Athens
Hospital for the Insane under Gov,
Allen, died quite suddenly few days
ago from rheumatism of the heart.
THE first salmon bred in Lake Erie
was recently caught at Cedar Point,
Maumee Bay.