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National Republican., 1877-06-30
Why Packard Went to Iowa.
Ernm the Ruffillo Courier;

The sercnade to Packard at Dcs Moncs was
OF course u prc.arrangcd aiihlr and shows the pur
pose Of his Iowa trip. The eN-mRrshGl seems Il
labor under the idea that tho Republican party cai
he brought into line against the so'called Southern
policy OF the President In which event he expect,
To return To louisiana and, by a recall Of III,
troops. obtain control Of that state al the mex
election.
National Republican., 1877-06-30
Iowa Manifestiy Dissatisfied.

II is useless for the friends Of the President
to try 10 hide from themselves the nnwe.cOme
truth disclosed at Des MOines. The Republican
PARTY in Iowa Is not pleased with Mr.. Hayes, and
The discussion of his policy by the convention has
been exceedingly acrimonious, large majority Of
the delegates mnniesting their hostility 10 the AL
ministFatiun In the most open and we might almost
say the most Contcmptunus manner. 1t VIII be
urged, perhaps. that conventions are managed by
uflUc.hOlders, and that the resolutions adopted o
nunts Of this class, a manifestation Of resentment
u the latest clvll service order which excludes
,hsla from their favOrlto occupation. But COnven
tiOms nevertheless do represent pretty fairly I'll,
! opinions Of the average votcr-they have some
| thing to do with making his OpniOns-And the eA
stcnce ofgrcat dissatisfaction IN Iowa has for some
time been plain enough to oil observers Of the po
| litlCal situation
National Republican., 1877-06-30
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
Finance.
MA.uISnrnN. Inne %. Is11.
q. CnrolIne, A, &C

the closing rates for state secnri-
from the New York stock ES-
National Republican., 1877-06-30

Ioea Notices, 2j cents per line each insertion; city
ens ccnts per line INST Insertion, 10 cents per line
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Iowa and the President.
From the New York Times:

The province OF the delegates Is 70 shape a
policy for the guidance of the party In the future
not to mpcril the harmony Of the party by raising
a dead issue. concerning which u marked diversity
Of opinion exists. The over Jealous friend Of the
President. who called for commentator Of his
cause needed 10 be held In check quite as much as
the TOO sungtinc sympathizer with Mr.. Packard,
who would have arralgucd the President for what
cnnnot he undonc The two ideus are alike frGngh,
with discord. And the, convention rendered the
rariy good service by simply reRiirming It's car
,linnl principles in relation to the constitutional
amendments and the laws enacted for their en-
| fOIVCmcnt.
National Republican., 1877-06-30


- FouR LINES CONSTITUTE A SQUARE, II an
advertisement exceeds four lines the price will be
In exact proportion. All advertisements are pay.
able ID the time Of their insertion. Marriages and
Death notices Of three lines twenty-five cents each
81 Advertisements under the heads Of Wants."
TO Rent" "For Sale" "Bosr,ing," personal" :"
Lost and Found" consisting Of two lines or more,
Ten cents per line each insertion.
National Republican., 1877-06-30
The Colored Voters In Charlie,
From the Charleston News and Courier

A large number of colored men voted the
Democratic ticket yesterday, but thousands re.
NAMED quietly at home The widest reports OF
the intentions Of the Democrats have been busily
circulated and It Is quite likely that some Of the
colofcd people really believe that their children
will be cNculcd from the public schools that thcg
will not bC allowed tO walk on the Battery; that
every valued right and privilege will gradually be
taken away from them. II Is the business Of tho
triumphant Democracy to prove TO the colorcd
people that their fears are without foundation
The responsibility OF the Democracy is cOmmcn
suTutc with their power.
National Republican., 1877-06-30
That New Washington Paper.
Isrop, tlo Na,v vnvl, 1,.tb,na.

stick" is the word now. When the Presi.
dent asks oilicchoder 10 resign he respectfully
declines, after the example OF Marshal Pitkln.
Thcreupon the President removes him. and the
OficchOder hopes that the Senate will not confirm
his successor and that this will relnstnte him. We
doubt " this little device proves very successful.
The President Is nominating good men TO OlhCc,
and there are enough sensible Senators tn confirm
this kind Of nominations. DO the ofhce-hOldcrS
imagine that they will have the sympathy OF the
country in their ridiculous efforts to iasten a
quarrel on the President!
National Republican., 1877-06-30

Special Dispatch To tho National Republican.
puILApELpHIA, June 29-rhp price OF Pcnnsyl vanla
Central stock 10 day S0.; Reading railroad
~; Philadelphia and Erie, ~; Lchigh Valley, 3uS;
Companies Of New Jersey, i8
National Republican., 1877-06-30
Scholars Who VIII Need New Lessor


The scholar will be welcome to participate
IN practical politics, but when he has entered int,
the business of conducting campaign he will find
that he has much To learn not taught IN the publ,
Schools. such mentor rs the venerable ThuTlHv
Weed would give him tuition Of the utmost value
II he cared 10 be successful Us well Us conspicuou
| IN public life
National Republican., 1877-06-30
Not Demanded by Civil Service Reform
From the saint Paul Pioneer:

A prohibition which thus deprives the Office
holder nf his political rights and OF the liberty
political action, Is not demanded by civil seryic
reform and will not stand the test Of Us principle
and II there are any men ofindependcnt charactt
in the civil service they will take the earliest ol
portunity TO manifest that Independence by disrt
gurdng the Presidents order, and ostcntatiousl
attending and participating In the first politci
caucus Of their party that comes In their way.
National Republican., 1877-06-30
The Rag Baby and the Silver Dollar.

After all, the strongest argument agains
the demonstration Of silver is that It is meant q
an escape from our obligations; an attempt tC pl
a dollars worth of debt with 9l cents. The Amer
can people may grumble at their burdens, but the
will not attempt to throw them with either di
honor or dishonesty. The battle now waging
only the old grcenback fight over again, with ii
substitution OF silver for irredeemRblc paper b
cause It IL cheap The rag baby was consigned
fear that the dollar of our fathers" will fare muc
better.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20

and not Chipman, murdered Martha Pinnix.
The widow of the dead Stewart, and the
friends of the murdered girl, dscredit this
statement"
A novel question presented itself before
Judge Schenck, at Asheville, the other day.
At the spring term of Buncombe court Judge
Furches sentenced one Shaft to imprisonment
in the county Jail for six months. After he
had remained in Jail month, the county
commissioners, having seen the recent acts
of the assembly allowing them to hire out
convicts to the public works, or individuals"
proceeded to hire "Shaft" out to his wife for
five dollars per month, and "Shaft" moved
his quarters to the old domicil as the prisoner
and "hireling" of his wife. The matter be-
ing now presented by the Solicitor to the
court, his Honor ordered that "Shaft" be
committed to Jail as an escaped convict, hold
ing that though the letter of the law might
have been complied with, it was violation
of its spirit and meaning, and virtual null
LITIGATION of the sentence of the court. Capt.
McLoud, who is the prisoners counsel, has
appealed to the Supreme Court
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20

were hostile to me for my course as Governor.
They were likewise offered to the Democratic
committee last fall, and am glad to say they
found no market there. / have also the best
reasons for stating that he has over and over
offered his testimony against me to the officers
of the present administration in South Carroll.
ma, and can only conclude that they found
it as unworthy as did Others.
Having failed to realize further upon his
stock of scandal, and being himself now un-
der new indictments at Columbia, he comes
forward in fresh effort to palm off bis bud
get upon the general public. Now, l, for
one, do not feel called upon to notice Parker
or his statements, further than to give the
foregoing facts, and to pronounce bis charges
against me maliciously false. None Of them
are, in fact, new, except the charge that he
bribed me with $4,000 to do something which
was 80 base that even be could not name it.
With this exception, they have all been re-
peatedly published in South Carolina for po-
Iitical effect in the last four years. If any
body demands of me that should do more
now than deny such charges, put forward by
such man as Parker confesses himself to be,
he will not be grati6ed by me- / am amena-
BILE to the laws of South Carolina at all times
for my acts, and whenever the officers Of the
law in that State wish to call me to an &C..
count, shall respond and meet my accusers.
In the meantime, shall trust to the evidence
have given to the country that have been
friend of good government and the foe of
dishonest men of all parties in South Caro-.
lina-evidences which, less than one year
ago, men of all classes and parties in that
State accepted as conclusive, to protect my
character with those whose good opinion is
yaluable '
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20
The Aurkrille Guqniter.
s. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING. SEPT. 20, 1877.
S0TJTH CAROLINA NEWS,


1t is asserted that the cotton crop in Ab
beville has been cut off one-half by drought
- The Court of General Sessions for Ian
caster is in session this week-Judge Kershav
presiding. 49,.
Two Spartanburg men have spent ove1
500 in litigating over rooster, and the case
is not yet decided.
The propriety of resstablishing the whip
ping post, and the inaiction of whipping as 6
punishment for petty crimes, is being discussed
in several sections of the State.
The Ledger is authorized to deny story
which has been freely circulated, to the effect
that at the recent elections upon the fence
question in Lancaster county, the negroes
made the threat that "the white people owned
the houses and they the torches" The truth
of the story is denied in toto.
Ezekiel Mayhem, colored man with
some little education, and formerly school
teacher in Lancaster county, left that county
for Liberia on Monday of last week. The
Ledger says that Mayhem is sent out to view
the promised land, and is to return and re-
port the result of his observations by the 6rsl
of next year.
The first bale of cotton, received al
Rock Hill, was sold in that market on Thurs
day last by Mr.. Sidney Robinson. 1t classed
strict middling, and was purchased by Messrs
A. Friedheim and Brother at 13s cents
Last year the first bale of new cotton appeared
in the Rock Hill market on the 29th of Au
gust, and was sold at 123 cents.
At the recent term of the Sessions Cour,
in Newberry-Judge Mackey presiding sew
enty.four cases were disposed Of. Forty-6ve
convictions were obtained, as follows: Bur
glary, 2; bigamy, 1; grand larceny, 28; of:
fetal misconduct, 1 assisting prisoners to es'
cape, 5; riot and deadly assault, 4; man
slaughter, ; aggravated assault, 1.
At the recent term of the Court of Cen
eral Sessions for Aiken county, Wade Hamp'
ton McElven, colored boy only twelve years
old, was convicted of the murder of little
colored girl, and sentenced to be hanged on
the 18th of December. Jasper Robinson,
colored, was also convicted of murder and
sentenced to be hanged at the same time.
The Greenwood and Augusta Railroad
Company has secured subscription of about
$4,000, of which not more than $4,000 is
considered doubtful. The workmen have be-
gun building the stockade for the accommo'
dation and safe.keeping of the penitentiary
convicts. 1t will be located three miles below
Greenwood, on the line of the road, and will
be finished and ready for occupation inside of
two weeks, when the convicts will be put to
work. Along the line the greatest enthusiasm
prevails and subscriptions are continually
pouring in. In less than two years the road
will be in complete running order. The Au-
gusta people are moving things at their end
of the line.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20
GONE TO NEW YORK.

Our townsman, Nh. Joseph w. Colcock,
left last Tuesday for New York, for the pur-
pose of entering into business in wholesale
house of that city. Mr.. Colcock is gentle
man of excellent business qualifications, and
as travelling salesman has few superiors.
We wish him the most abundant success in
the business be has undertaken, and feel as.
sured he will be quite an acquisition to the
house he will represent. eya1' si. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20

a piece, and I'll say to Julia, did you ever see
such horrid fright as she looks in that wrap
per?' And then Julia she'll say, "The idea
of anybody having false teeth filled! And
then I'll say, yes, and what homely lot of
dirty little brats them young ones of her'n is.'
Let's play it what do you say"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20
ALMONDS.

Miss Elala James, of this place, has an al
mond tree in her orchard, which bore fruit
the present year. Her tree stands in an orch.
ard amongst some peach trees, and until the
fruit began to develop itself, was supposed to
be variety of the peach. Col. Andrew
Jackson, a few miles from town, also has an
almond tree which is quite prolific with fruit
this season. These trees were bought from a
nursery.man and planted three years ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20
NEW COTTON.

The first bale of cotton sold in this mar.
ket the present season, was brought in by Mr..
John Nichols on Tuesday last 1t was of
low middling grade. and was bought by j. A.
Carroll at 81 cents. ...... .s,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTIsEMENTS.

w. II. McCorkle- Valuable House andsLot for
Rent. -.....--.----.-s..
Hunter & Oates-New Goods-Undervests-
sets and Bustles-Shirts- -Prints-Plaids -
Salem Jeans-Shirtings. -
Kennedy Bros Barron-Salem Jeans-Just Re-
ceived-Leather-C Glass.
John G. Observation-Disclosures Glass--Certain
Gentlemen-Staple Drugs Wheat Sewers.
Epilepsy Cured--Kuykendals Pure Cod
Liver Oil-Wine- of Lactopeptine-Beef
Iron and Wine-Hubbell's Elixir Valerian-
ate Ammonia.
Wittkowsky & Rintels, Charlotte, N. C.-The
Leading Wholesale Establishment In the
State-Wanted. l.
Latimer q Hemphill-Milss Shoes.
B. T. Wheeler-Cotton Press and Gin for Sale.
J. W. Dobson-Milch Cow Wanted. ly.
R. Brandt, Chester. 8. C.-Jewelry, &c.-Furni-
ture.
T. w. Clawson, Deputy Messenger-In Bank
ruptcy-Final Meeting-In the Matter of F.
N. Walker, Bankrupt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20
GONE TO MARKET.

T. M. Dobson. of the firm of T. N. Dob
son & Co.. started to the northern markets
last Monday for the purpose of selecting his
stock for the fall trade. n. Fred. Adickes, of
the firm of II. F. Adickes & Sons, and w. G.
Latimer, of the firm of Latimer & Hemphill,
started for the same purpose on Tuesday, and
John J. Hunter, of the firm of Hunter & Oates,
will also start one day this week. A good
trade is anticipated this fall, and the mer.
chants Of Yorkville are making preparations
to meet the demands of their customers. -,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20
OFF FOR THE PENITENTIARY.

On Tuesday morning, the Sheriff sent the
following prisoners to the penitentiary, who
had been sentenced at the late term of the
Court of Sessions '.E .H
Ben Petty, colored, sentenced to one year
for burglary and larceny.
Sam Partlow and Jasper Partlow, colored,
sentenced to one year each, for burglary and
larceny.
John Dees, colored, sentenced to three years
for burglary and larceny. t".
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20
cool RAIN.

There was quite change in the tempera-
ture Of the atmosphere on Tuesday evening
from warm to cool, accompanied by rain,
which continued falling yesterday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20
Ex.TREAsURER WATSON.

The report that John L. Watson, former
Treasurer of this county, had absented him.
self to evade arrest on the charge of misap.
preparation of public moneys, was premature.
The facts relating to his absence at the time
the officer went to serve the process are sub
stantially as we stated last week. Mr.. Wat
son came to Yorkville last Wednesday morn
ming, Immediately after his return home from
Ohio, and voluntarily appeared before Trial
Justice Fewell, the official who issued the
warrant. A preliminary examination was
waived, and Mr.. Watson was recognized in a
bond of $1,000 for his appearance at the Feb
ruary term of the Court of General Sessions
and Common Pleas. .l..a
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-05-31
RUSSIAN DARING.
BLOWING TURKISH MONITOR.
DarlnE Ex 32OitS OF Two YCung
E,FineerS with Dynamite
TOrpeh0eS-A Review Of
Recent operations and
sketch OF Future Move
Rents.

LONDON, May oS,
The Standards Bucharest cores
pondent telegraphs as follows: The
bill proposing the issue of paper
money tailed to obtain the Teceessa-
ry majority and will be withdrawn.
The following details have been re-
ceived of the destruction of the
Turkish monitor by torpedoes. Two
young Russian engineer officers at
tempted to reach the monitor early
in the evening with torpedoes, but
were discovered and driven back by
heavy fire. AT O'Clock III the
morning they returned in two skiffs,
carrying a Chain Of small torpedoes
filled with dynamite. No lookout
being kept aboard the monitor they
securly lodged the chain across her
bows. On their return they diScharg-
ed the whole series of torpedOes by
means Of an electric battery. The
vessel Immediately disappeared.
Another railway accident has oc-
Cured, by which four soldiers were
killed and many wounded.
Mukhtar. PaSha reports that an
additional force is required 10 defend
the Southern reads, as the Russians
evidently intend 10 gain possession
of the river Arras or EuphTates.
The Bedouins are becoming tTou-
blesome in Palestine, and there is a
panic &C Jer uSalem.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-05-31
Lodge and Society Directory.

The Millheim Cornet Band will
meet lii the Town Hall Oh Monday
and Thursday evenings.
Providence Grange No. 217 p. of
a.. meets in Alexander's block on
the 2nd Saturday of each month at
81 p. NJ. and on the fourth Saturday
OF each month at II Z. NJ.
The irving Literary Society meets
in the Town Hall, every Friday ev-
ening.
The Millheim B. & L. Association
meets in Town Hall, on the evening
of the second Monday of each month
Millheim Council No. 300, o. U.
A. NJ. meets every Saturday at s
O'Clock. p. NJ. in their Council
Room, Wits Building.
Degree Meetings will be held on
Tuesday on or before the full moon
of each month.
B. +. MILLER, c.
CHAs. II. HELD, Sec.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-05-31

Last week, Maj. r. III. Forster of
the State Bureau of Internal Affairs,
paid us visit. The Major has serv-
cd his country most faithfully IN
two wars and carries the scar of an
ugly wound to-day. lie has since fill
ell several importan positions with
much acceptance, and there are few
men in Pennsylvania better fitted to
fill tho Office Of Auditor General
than the gallant Major. We never
could exactly understand what con-
stitute political claims, but if first
class ability, faithful service in war
and sterling integrity amount to any
thing in their make up, the claims
of Major Forster are about as strong
as those Of any man yet named for
the place.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-05-31
REBERE8URG ITEMS.

{. II. STohecker, Jno. Kreamer
and l.. B. Frank left on Monday for
Virginia, Maryland. and the Nation
al Capitol, where they intend to
make their homes until old Sol brings
us summer, when they will return
10 abide with US. Their principal
object undoubtedly is, to gratify
self-curiosity.
Or. L. G.. Meyer, of Mnnroe Co. =,
formerly Of near Rebersburg, has
been here OH a fyIng visit to see his
many friends, but has again returned
to his field Of labor. He reports
the community where he lives dread
fully healthy for a doctor. Call
again.
That mysterious phenomenon
known as AurOrG BOrcdliS was seen
to shine more brilliantly on Monday
evening than was witnessed in these
parts for long time. The flames
fiickered up. washing, rs il were, the
very tace Of zenith, then recediu 2
only to reappear more beautiful and
bright than before.
Our town boys seem TO enjoy that
old and familiar play known As
q,soting very much, and pride them
serves with the belief that none Of
our sister towns can beat them.
BE careful boys, not to challenge
them all as once.
ANON.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-05-31

GOVERNOR RoBINSo Y, of New
York, is doing the taxpayers noble
service by his faithful following in
the footsteps of his illustrious pre-
deceSsor. The people usually hold
the House of Representatives re-
sponSible for any extravaganza, but
Governor Robinson is mindful of
the fact that though the House may
originate schemes for spending the
public money, he is equally RESPONSE
BILE if these schemes receive the ap-
proval of his signature. y veto of
an appropriation bill is 4 novelty,
but he has taken advantage Of the
opportunities he has had to familiar
ize himself thoroughly with the finan-
ces of the State, and has gone through
the supply bill item, cutting out 4
number of approximations. He OBJ
jectS TO no less than fifteen items,
amounting in the aggregate to al
most 100000 and some of them rs
small as $500, on the ground that
"the work is not absolutely neceS-
sary and that the canal revenues are
not likely to be sufficient to warrant
the doing of any work that can safe
~ be dispensed WITH Such a close
watch over legislation can hardly be
expected of a Governor, but il is all
the more fortunate for the Empire
State that it has q Governor who
looks so closely TO the finances
Times.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-05-31
THE REVOLT AGAINST HAYES.
secret Meeting and Organization or
Anew Party I'm Washington,

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Accord-
ing to previous arrangement secret
meeting was held in this city, last
night, for the purpose of organizing
national party. About 100 per-
sons from differentStates were pres
ent. Those from the North express
ed themselves strongly against the
course of the President and his cabi-
net, alleging that they retained in
Office men who are opposed TO the
principles of the Republican party
to exclusion of its tried and true ad-
herents. Representatives. from the
South declared that the President
had discarded the States which had
elected him and given office to the
enemies of the party. Resolutions
were adopted organizing the meeting
into national secret body Perma-
nent officers were elected, with pow
ers to institute branches throughout
the coun try, with headquarters at
Washington.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-05-31
The Prospective Hanging at Potts
Vile.

PoTTsvILLE, May 2S.-The gov
ernor having issued the death war
rant of Thomas Duffy to-day, to be
hung on June 81. this swells the
number of Molly MagSires TO be eX-
ecuted on tnat day to six, the others
being James Carroll, James Boyle,
Hugh NJ M'Gehan, James Roarrity and
Thomas Munley. Already u large
number Of persons have signitied
their intention to be here on hahg-
mans day, as it is called, to sec all
that can be seen, though the Sheriff
and other court officials have given
notice that very few persons will be
allowed inside the prison walls on
that day except those whose pres
enHe is absolutely required. Among
the large number OF applications al
ready made to witness the eXecu-
ton only one female, an English
lady, wife of one of the Molly Ma
guire victims, expressed n desire to
see with her own eyes" the murder
of her husband avenged. The OIL
cials decline "for good reasons" to
admit her.