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THE LITTLE Folks.

Mother Mous-ey's Lecture.
My dear little mice,
You're old enough now
To get your own Living
II tell you how.
The times are 40 hard,
That I need all the bits
/ md for my self.
You must live by your wits.
Do you see that square door?
And the nice toasted cheese
On the end OF that wire?
Keep away from 1t, please.
Last evening your aunt,
And your young COUSINS four,
Saw that cheese and went in
Through the wide-o-pen door.
/ watched long time,
But they never came out;
For this il the trap
That you've all heard about.
Now prick up your ears
And hear what I say:
Never taste OF thing
That is left in your way.
But when. snug-ly hid,
You find a rich cake,
Or a nice, creamy cheese.
Then a good dinner make.
SO will your DAYS pass,
Without a mis-hap,
And you'n live 10 old age
In spite OF the trap.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-15

The English press is greatly inter
ested in the shipment of beef packed In
ce-chests from New York to Liverpool.
If the experiment succeeds, American
beef can be placed in the English mar.
ket at q price rs per cent. below the
current rate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-15
How TO Find a Persons Name.

BY taking one letter at a time in this
way the whole number can be ascer-
tanned. For example, take the word
Jane. ] is found in two columns COM
mencing with b and H, which are the
second and eighth letters down the al
phabet; their sum is ten, and the tenth
letter down the alphabet is J, the letter
sought. The next letter, A, appears in
hut one column, where it stands ut the
top. N is seen in the columns headed
b. ID and II these are the second, fourth
and eighth letters in the alphabet, which
added give the fourteenth or N, and so
on. The use of this table will excite no
little curiosity among those unacqainted
with the foregoing explanation
1or;o,,If,fr;ef
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-15

" Yes, but you know that you lost your
opportunity And the ex-premier an
swered, with a smile thatSlit up the
whole of his expressive face, "Ah, but
You must remember 1 have won my
OK y,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-15
Number and Value Of Sheep In the
United States.

From the statistical presentation of
the Department of Agriculture, at the
Centennial Exhibition, we gather the
following, at date of January, 1875
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-08-03

The HAMBURG VERD1cT.-A reporter
of the Augusta Constitutionalist gives the
following as to the Hamburg verdict,
which was rendered on Saturday:
'The verdict recites the, general points
of the evidence given at the inquest in re-
gard to the riot and the killing of five ne
groes. The names Of from fifty to- sixty
persons appear the Buffers appearing
frst) as being concerned, the charge
against South Carolinians being murder,
and that against a number Of persons
from Georgia as accessories. There is no
mention of young Merriwether's killing
made, and no inquest was held on his
body. This, as Prince Rivers says, was
in consequence of Merriwether's body
being taken from the State and inferred
in another State, and no official notifca-
tion being given to a proper officer in
South Carolina of his death. Had it
been otherwise, he says, he would have
held an inquest. Rivers says the verdict
consists of about nine or ten pages of
legal cap paper. Rivers went to Aiken
and would give no information as to its
contents. Sc far as we are informed, no
warrants have been issued. Prince Riv-
ers, as trial justice, will be the party to
issue them, probably, as he says, on Mon
day, when they will be served by Sheriff
Jordan. Sheriff Jordan has been in
formed by counsel that the parties for
whom it is probable that warrants will be
issued will surrender at once when served
by the proper officer"
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CHAMBERLAIN IN WASHINGTON.

A Washington correspondent of the
Charleston Journal of Commerce writes
thus about our reform Governors recent
visit to Washington:
It may interest some of your readers
to be informed of Chamberlain's recep-
ton and conduct at Washington, during
his recent visit here to ask for troops to
still further degrade war-stricken peo-
pie. The Governor met a willing spirit
in Cameron, but the President is said to
have snubbed him in a manner that was
refreshing.
Whether or not troops will be sent to
the State remains to be seen, but certain
it is that Chamberlain filed bitter letter
with the Attorney General, asking that
the National" arm be extended to guar
antee to the Republicans rights and priv
ileges which only demagogues like him
self imagined we're in jeopardy.
While here, the Governor was assidu-
GUS in his attentions to the South Caro-
lima Congressmen. Morn, noon and
night, he was hanging around Smalls
and Rainey, and seemed never better
pleased than when he was enjoying Pat
terson's philosophy. He even buried the
hatchet with Whipper, who was closeted
with the Governor at the Ebbitt House,
for several hours, the day after his ar.
rival. It was a disgusting sight to see
Chamberlain walking on the Avenue
with the embryo judge whom he so bit.
terly denounced last winter in his memo.
rable letter to Senator Morton.
Chamberlain's friends make no secret
in declaring that his principal object in
calling for troops was to intimidate the
Democracy and cause their Convention
which meets on the 18th proximo, to ad
journ over without making a ticket fol
State officers. By such action they de-
clare that the Republicans will be forced
to re-nominate Chamberlain, and thus
make happy that piebald crew, who live
and move and have their being from the
depleted exchequer of the Palmetto State
During Chamberlain's recent visit here
he was met by Kimpton and Wesley, two
New York sharpers, who were assiduoul
in their attentions to him. 1t is sale
that these gentlemen (9) have kindly
offered to lend Cardozo 100000 to pay
the interest on the. consolidated bonds
If this be 80, your people may look fol
the redemption of the various swindlinl
securities of the State in the event o
Chamberlain's reelection. m
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cious, cannot be explained upon any
principle creditable to the Governor,
whose culpability even extends further
than this. Prince Rivers, a seditious and
incompetent colored man, is Major Gen
eraI Of the militia in that section of the
State and Trial Justice at Hamburg by
the Governors appointment, although he
was charged with melting an insurrection
of the negroes in Georgia last year for
the purpose of numbering the whites.
Now we assert, without the slightest fear
of transcending the truth, that had there
been suitable man for the position of
Major General, or a competent and
proper Trial Justice at Hamburg, he
could and would have averted the riot.
As long, however, as the Governor con-
tinues to appoint such men as Rivers as
commanders of ignorant militia and Trial
Justices to expound and enforce the laws,
just so long will we have a continuance
of this kind of mischief If hSwants
peace and order let him remove his in
competent military dignitaries, trial
justices and county officers, and replace
them by creditable appointments. There
will then be no further trouble
The Governor has shown himself un-
worthy of public respect by his con-
temptible and intensely partisan course.
We respectfully commend this side of the
question to the consideration of the Ners
and Courier for while, if it has finished
its abuse of all true Democrats.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Gen. NV. Harllee, of Marion, whose
name hasSbeen prominently mentioned
in connection with the nomination for
Governor, has written ialetter in which
he states that it would be out of his
power to accept such a position, if ten
dered. Gen. Harllee is unreserved in his
opinion that straight-out policy is the
proper course to be pursued by the Dem
ocratie.state Convention.
The Presidential election will take
place on Tuesday, 9th of November, and
many of the State elections occur on that
day-South Carolina included among
that number. The State elections which
occur prior to that time are as follows !:
Kentucky and Alabama on the first Mon
day in August; Vermont on the first
Tuesday in September; California on
the first Wednesday in September
Maine on the second Monday in Septem-
Der; Georgia on the first Wednesday in
October; Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska
and West Virginia on the second Tues
day in October; Texas on the first Mon
day in November.
Gen. M. G. Butler has written letter
to the New York Herald, in which he
characterizes Gov. Chamberlain's recent
publication in regard to the Hamburg
riot as fancy sketch, and challenges the
Governor to inaugurate steps at once to
have the rioters arrested and punished.
Both letters are given in this issue of the
Lntelhigencer. Gen. Butler makes fair
and manly proposition to the Governor,
and that functionary cannot avoid the
issue, unless he is anxious to maintain a
position of unjustifable obstinacy in re-
gard to Gen. Butler. The onus is upon
him and his officials to prove their asser-
tions in regard to the Hamburg riot,
The Charleston Journal of Commerce
published an interview with Maj. B.. M.
Wallace, United States Marshal of this
State, in which that gentleman states
that GOV. Chamberlain made application
for the assistance of Federal troops in
,quelling disturbances in this State, on
the ground that he is unable to prevent
them; that, in consequence Of this appli-
cation and its representations, Wallace
and Chamberlain were summoned to
Washington for the purpose of comforting
with the Secretary of War and the At
torney-G General; and that the removal of
troops from Columbia to other points
was the result of this conference. This
statement is pronounced by the Columbia
Union Herald as tissue of misrepresen-
tations, on the authority of Marshal
Wallace, who knows of no application
made by Gov. Chamberlain for troops to
be sent to South Carolina. Is this
denial another subterfuge on the part of
the Governor and his friends? Or does
Mr.. Wallace make one statement in
Charleston and an exactly opposite one
in Columbia? Certainly, little light is
needed to reconcile the different positions
attributed to him by the Charleston and
Columbia newspapers
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three months only remain in which to
reap the victory. We cannot expect to
succeed in any policy by waiting upon
the Radicals, for it is within their power
to postpone action just as long as neces-
sary. Is there anything to prevent the
Republican Convention from initiating
the example of the Democrats, were the
latter to accept the suggestion for the
State Convention to meet and adjourn to
q subsequent time, in order that we might
obtain an insight into the plans of the
RadicalsP They might be equally desi-
rous to know our plans, and we have yet
to learn that the Radicals are stupid and
unwary in their management of a cam
paign. In our judgment, the State Con-
vention ought to discharge the duties
marked out for the delegates in the call
of the Executive Committee, and not
give heed to the syren song Of delay and
procrastinstion.
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COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION,

In accordance with the call of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, q
Convention of the Democratic party OF
Anderson County will be held at Ander-
son G. II. on Monday, 7th Of August neat,
at twelve o'clock m., for the purpose
of ofelecting five delegates to represent this
County in the State Democratic Conven-
ton, which assemblies in Columbia on
the 18th prox., and for the transaction Of
such other business as may be brought
before it
Under resolution adopted by the
Central Executive Committee, the basis
of representation in the County Con7en-
tion will be as follows: Each Democratic
Club in Anderson County shall be en-
titled to one delegate for twenty-five
members or under, and an additional
delegate for each additional twenty-five
members. The delegates will be ex-
pected to present credentials from the
proper officers of their respective Clubs.
It is recommended to the several
Clubs, whose regular meetings do not
take place between this time and the 7th
of August, that they will hold an extra
meeting on Saturday, 9th of August, fol
the purpose of electing delegates to the
County Convention. !,
Each Club will be expected to send In
to the County Chairman a complete list
of it's members, together with q roster Of
the white and colorsd voters in their re-
spective townships, at or before the meet
ing of the County Convention. /.
JAMES A. HOYT,
e., County Chairman.
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ANOTHER EDGEF1ELD HORROR. .-On
Tuesday last, an Oppressed negro" caught
the seven year old daughter of Mr.. Louis
Prescott, small farmer near Red Hill,
in Edgefeld County, on her way from
school, dragged her off into the woods,
and there committed q crime upon her,
upon humanity and upon civilization, at
the recital of which the blood fairly cur
dies in the human veins. The most re-
markable feature of this terrible crime is
that the father, a law-abiding citizen,
mounted his horse and rode ten miles to
Trial Justice for the purpose of obtain:
ing q warrant for the arrest of this devil
in human shape who had committed the
outrage. His neighbors, it seems, taking
the proper view of the affair, without
legal warrant or authority, but acting in
the spirit of that higher law which was "a!
made before the statutes of South Carroll
na were ever dreamed of, arrested the
scoundrel. and report says "lost him" in
the woods.
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Tribute oftRespect.

WHEREAS it has pleased Almighty God
to remove from our midst ou worthy BROTH
er, W.. G.. HALE and whereas. in the death
of Bro. Hale, New Prospect Division, No.
SO, has sustained the loss of useful menu
ber, the community good citizen, and his
family an indulgent husband and father.
Be it therefore i...-...
/. RESOLVED, That while we deeply feel and
deplore the loss of our brother, we bow in
humble submission 70 the dispensation Of
an All-wise God. ~ ''
2. That we tender our heartfelt sympa-
thies to the grief.stricken wife and family in
this their sad bereavement.
8. That the members of this Division wear
the usual badge Of mourning for thirty days.
4. That blank page in our Record Book
be inscribed to his memory, and % copy of
these resolutions be furnished the family of
the deceased, and the Anderson Inteligencer
for publication. ... al
WILLIAM T. McGILL,
s. NEWTON BROWNE,
~" 't 7 Committee.
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OFFICE OF THE NEWS AND COURIER,
No. 10 BROAD STREET.

OFFICE OF THE NEWS AND COURIER,
No. 19 BROAD STREET,
CHARLESTON, S. O., July rs, 1876.
Gen. N. ". Gary:
SIR-Your note of this date is receiv-
ed. 1t is well known fact in South
Carolina that the principles by which I
am governed do not allow me to engage
in a duel. None the less do I hold my
self personally responsible for every word
I have written, and especially for my
opinions and language regarding you.
I shall not, now Or hereafter, 60 out of
my way to meet you; but I can always
be found by those who seek me. You
have intimated that there is likelihood
that I shall, at your coming, raise the
"white flag" I have in the plainest
words could command hidden you put
this to the test.
a hostile message, which it was fore
gone conclusion that l should decline,
may satisfy you. 1t certainly is not,
under the circumstances, the most direct
way to resent my course and maintain
the position you had taken.
I am, yours obediently,
F. w. DAWSON.
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TROOPS FOB THE SOUTH.

A special to the New York. Tribune of
recent date contains the following, which
intimstes an intention to carry the States
Of North and South Carolina and Loui-
siana by the use of Federal troops, if
necessary. In each of these States legis-
latures are to be elected which will elect
United States Senators, and hence to
have them securely Republican is mat
ter of no little importance. Unless some
satisfactory terms are made with the In
dians, we imagine there will not be very
many troops to station down here, and
even the use of troops will hardly be able
to carry North Carolina or Louisiana.
Such interference will result in disaster
to the National Republican party, even
if it were to carry the States named, for
the people Of the whole Union are tired
of the attempt to control Southern elec-
tions by the bayonet. The dispatch
spoken OF says:
General T. Morris Chester, o leading
colored Republican politician of Louisi-
ana, called on the President this morning,
and received from him assurances that the
administration will furnish all the neces-
sary aid to Mr.. Packard and the Repub-
lican managers of Louisiana to carry the
State next November. The President is
reported as having said: owe shall
carry Louisiana; we carry only three of
Southern States the other two are North
and South Carolina" The President al
so sent message to Mr.. Packard, assuring
him that the means for making most
vigorous campaign in the State will be
furnished. he said there will be no lack
of money, and that if troops are needed
they also will be furnished.
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THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE HAM
BURG DIFFICULTY.

We do not propose in this article to re-
count the facts connected with the Ham.
burg conflict nor to vindicate or condemn
the course pursued by either party to the
unfortunate affair, as we have already
given expression to our views upon this
part of the question. We now have for
our purpose the important inquiry as to
the causes which led to the trouble, and
the person or persons upon whom the
blame should properly rest. To our
mind the causes of this trouble lie at the
door of the present incompetent and in
tensely partisan administration. Whether
the whites or blacks were to blame in the
immediate fight is a matter of very little
consequence compared to the administra-
tive dereliction of duty, of which it shows
the Governor to have been guilty. There
was no occasion for the maintenance of
a single armed man in this State to sus-
tain the peace and order of the common
wealth, and but for the arning of the
militia in and around Hamburg there
would have been no disturbance Of the
peace. If this company was not legally
organized Governor Chamberlain is re.
sponsible for allowing them to have the
State arms. If it was regularly organ
lied he is to blame for leaving these arms
in their hands at the time he disarmed
the Ridge Spring militia for their dis
orderly conduct. 1t was against public
policy and the good order of society for
the Governor to place or leave arms in
the hands of lawless and riotous mob
like the negroes Of Hamburg have long
had the reputation of being. The trou-
BILE incident to these companies of igno-
rant, newly enfranchised colored men
is been repeatedly represented to the
Governor, and he has acknowledged the
Justice of the complaint by withdrawing
the State arms. Why these arms were
left in the hands of the most notoriously
insurrectionary negroes in thestate when
they we're taken from others not SO mali
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Correspondence Between General Gary
and Captain Dawson.

EDeEF1ELD COURT HOUSE, S. c.,
July Is, 1876.
Captain +. ". Daacson, Editor Charleston
Nears and Courier:
S1R-Your card, published in the
Charleston Journal Of Commerce of July
Oath, instant, must suggest to every "man
of honor" my course of conduct toward
you. In response to it, I request that
you will name, at an early day, some
place outside the limits of the State of
South Carolina where 1 may address a
further communication to you touching
the affair between US.
Your obedient servant,
NJ. W. GARY.
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WILFULLY Misunderstood.

The Union-H Herald, which is Governor
Chamberlain's organ and is partly owned
by him, found objection to the article we
published upon the subject 'of the
Charleston Judgeship, because we said
tnat if the Governor was not able to
maintain Judge Reed in his position by
the use of the State militia, that he
should ask for United States troops to
assist him, This journal protested tq
believe that we wanted United States
troops; and went on to describe howthese
troops must be got, showing that they
could only be asked for as a last resort.
which we clearly indicated knowledge
of in the article referred to by putting
the contingency of asking for troops as
the last means Of upholding the law
This papers perceptive powers are evi'
IDENTIFY very limited, as. it did not CLEAN
this information from our article: It.
however, proceeds in that didactic spirit
for which certain characters are peculiar.
ly noted, to inform us that reconstruction
had worked no change in the law, but
that applications for troops must be made
in all cases after the power of the State
authority has been exhausted. That the
remedy for resistance to authority is the
same as that for chicken theft. First,
there must be warrant, and its service
must be resisted. Then the sheriff posse
must be resisted and the militia must be
overpowered, after which the Governor
could properly apply for troops. This
statement is entirely correct, and we
would like to be informed why the Gov.
ternor of South Carolina does not comply
with this mode of procedure. He must
be as well Uniformed upon constitutional
and federalla# as the editor of his Co
lumbia organ, and we cannot perceive
why he does not act in practice up to his
theory. upon. this. subject. Before there
had been a warrant issued, or even a
coroner's inquest prosecuted to a verdict,
in the Hamburg matter, this, Governor
hastens to Washington to ask for troops
it is said. He denies it to be true, but
circumstances indicate its truth almost
beyond 9 possibility. It is a pity his
paper,wa Oh s1plicit upon this question,
for by publishing the article in question
it was condemning one of its owners in
advance. There was not the slightest
resistance to the civil authority, and
there was not even q legal record to show
that any law was even charged to have
been violated, and yet the Governor went
to Washington for troops. Consistency,
thou art a Jewell"
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- The Charlotte Observer reports a
great mortality among colored people
since the heated term, while the health
of the white population was never better.
: 1t is reported that Governor Tilden
is engaged to be married to an accom-
plished and beautiful lady, a native of
Kentucky, at present residing in Ala
bama, and that they will probably fulfil
their engagements before the ides of No
vember have come and gone.
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rs The friends of SAM'L e. MOORE
nominate him as suitable person for the
Office of Sheriff at the next election. He is
therefore nominated for primary election,
and if nominated by it he will be candi-
date but under no other circumstances will
he consent to run for the Office.
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MEssRs. EDITORS: Several Democratic
Clubs having nominated me for Clerk OF
Court I respectfully tender them my crate,
full thanks for their preference, and accept
their nomination-subject to ratification at
the primary election: .,r,,