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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-02
Fence Law Elections,

IINOR the purpose of submitting to The
II qualified electors Of Che f0llowinr
named townships in Fairfield county, S.
G.. \ PROPOSITION TO ALTER TIN,
FENCE LAW, in uccorltucc with the
provjS CONS Of the Act OF the Legislature
OF this State approved June T,h, 1877, il
is hereby ordered that IN election bchcll
=. the several townships. at the places
designated below. on WEDNESDAY, TIE
i5rll D\Y OF AUGUST next, and that
the polls be kept Cpcr from 6 O'Clock, Il.
m, until o'cloci p. u, the form OF the
ballot to be as follows, NiZ: Those in
favor Of altering the Fence Law Will use
II ballot, either written or prldcC-'Jn
favor Of altering the Fence LNw." Those
opposed viii use ballot either written
or primtel Against altering the Fence
Law The voting prc"incts and managers;
ar" designated as follows.
TowNSIIir No. / Voting precinct. Fnu
cotts store; Managers, ID. =. Crosby, Y.
T. Clay 'on ana Peter Fcastcr.
ToWNSnIr No. 2-NotimG precinct, Wood
wards Depot: Managers ". W. Kot .hiu.
/. ". ja.mptiu ana }. Y Brcc.
TowNsIup No. 3-Noting precinct, resi-
dcncc Of J. \. McCrorcy, ST.; Munn1crs,
J. \. NlcCroroy, ST., Strothcr Ford and
J'E McCUllNugh.
TOWNSHIP No. I-N@ti"g rrccinct
Winn%horo; Managers, . II. McAIoatcr,
}. W. McCrcight anl BHni iamn Tidwcl
Township No. 5--Noting precinct. La
mars Dutc imam Cree: GuNrtcrs; Mann-
gers. a. L, Pcay, John Hollis and Nathan
Harrison
TowNsurr No. 7--NotinG precinct, r"i;
dGul" OF I. ". Rcmbrrt; Managers, T. NJ.
Rcmbcrt, Preston Zion and ". H. Jones.
T"wNsulr No. 9-Notin@ precinct rr.
lees School House: Managers. Il. W.
u )al
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-02
Moses Memoranda.

The Columbia correspondence Of
tho Ne'2s 0nd Couricr, dated July
3Oth, says:
Ex- Governor Moses was before
the committee again to-day, and it
has leaked out that the budget of
papers referred to last night, as
having been recovered through his
agency, are even moro valuable
than was at first supposed. They
concern certain chiefs who have
hitherto escaped the hands of tho
law, but whose footprints, hitherto
supposed to have boen deftly con-
coaled, arc hero given as plainly as
that which Robinson Crusoo saw in
the sand. Names may not yet be
given to tho public, but the com
mlttcc are olatcd over the acouisi
ton OF the treasure which has thus
been washed to their feet, and thoy
VII certainly give good account
OF its use before, perhaps, another
week be past. The language of the
great Head Contre OF Carpet .bagism
was "let no guilty man escape" and
tins good advice is likely to be fol-
lowed out by the committee to tho
everlasting confusion of both him.
self and his many friends Of other
years in this State.
The cry, this morning, is still
they come, the latest probably being
ex-senator Y. j. p. Owens, who is
reported in the streets to have been
captured near the Canada line while
trying TO make his way over tho
border, and who is now said to be
on route for Columbia, in company
with friend. The rumor of his
arrest, however, lacks confirmation,
though it is said to have originated
in the State House.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-02
$27 80

BEN WADE has gone into absolute
retirement for q time, reported to
inventing new and more faclle
kind of profanity, which he hopes to
make equal to the emergency at the
Cleveland convention next week
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-02
TO OUR CUST0MERS

w ITO arc indebted to us for PKOVlS-
IONS or PIIOSPHATES, we would respect
fully call attention, that your bills arc due
on or before the first of November Wo
arc depending on you for payment AT
ONCE, to enablo us to meet obligation
made to assist you, and which arc due at
that time.
In order for us, as well as you, to main
tain our credit il is necessary 70 meet our
promises promptly.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-02
a Heroic Woman.

The Ncer% and Cozyier Of Tuos-
day says
At tho request Of several subscri-
bcrs wo reproduce the article giving
an al extract Of tho "plucky widows"
letter to Gel u. Wyatt Aiken, tho
original publication Of which has
aroused so much sympathy for this
brave lady i'll her struggle to sup~
port her family
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-02
FLOUR! FLOUR !!

c UST RECEIVED,
A lot Of Flour, to sell on commission,
which we are Offering very low.
July 23tx1 j. L. McMASTER co.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
THE MINING DISTRICTS.

Serious riots have again taken
place at Scranton Pennsylvania.
A mob of 1000 forced the men work.
ing for the Lackawanna, Iron & Coal
company, to stop work and serious
ly injured many of the employees.
They then attacked the car shops
of the Delaware Lackawanna and
Western railroad. The Mayor in
attempting to quell the riot was Sc
verely hurt, sustaining a double
fracture of the jaw. The riot was
ultimately quelled by a volunteer
company of forty or fifty men, who
after sustaining brief assault with
clubs and stones, fired into the mob
and dispersed it, killing four men.
Two regiments of regular troops
have been ordered to the spot.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

The unhappy death of more than a
score of innocent lOOkers-On at the
riotous demonstration in Baltimore
and Pittsburgh should serve as a
warning to outsiders against impru-
dent curiosity. A mob is always
composed of anucleus of willful law
breakers, a moderate tail of thieves
ready to join in if the operation
seems likely to succeed, and take
advantage of the confusion to grab
what they can; and besides these a
large crowd of people drawn by Gu
frosty and with no evil intentions.
The history of most riots show that
it is these innocent, but by no means
harmless, third parties who usually
suffer when a collision takes place.
They get in the way, and they are
not quick to get out of the way; they
are apt to remain on the ground out
of conscious innocence, and when
they are shot their friends think tia
great hardship.
Now it ought to be understood
that whoever gets hurt in riOt-al-
most without eXceptiOn-deserVeS
his fate. He had no business there.
A mob is formidable, in general,
only because of the crowds which
rush in to look, and if the actual
rioters were left face to face with the
police and the troops they would
hardly ever be able to make a stand,
but would be quickly dispersed and
crushed. Wherever a riot breaks
out in these times we advise honor
able and peaceable people to go care
fully about their business. If they
rush into the streets and make a
crowd they really help the law
breakers, no matter how innocent
their own intentions may be; and
they run far more risk than the riot
ers themselves, who know how to
find shelter among the outside crowd
and escape, while lOokers-on are shot
down. Therefore we say to the peO-
pie curious to "see the row." F." go
home as quickly as you can and stay
there" That is not only the sensi-
bic way, for, if you look on, you be-
come to all intents a part of the
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

THE Chicago Tribune, staunch
Republican paper that it is, is firmly
convinced that the Government is
mainly responsible for the hard
times. The effects of the Govern
ment's ruinous financial policy it
thus pOrtrays:
No man who has money will in
vest it in any of the ventures that
ordinarily attract capital. Instead
of organizing new banks, they are
closing up old ones; instead of in
creasing bank capital, they are re-
ducing it; no money is offering to
invest in manufactures, and more
calamitOus than all no one seeks to
invest in real estate. Those who
hold real estate are not receiving in
comes from it, and those who do not
hold are not seeking to purchase it.
The worst form of paralysis which
has OVertaken the country is the to-
tai and almost absolute suspension
Of all investments of capital in real
estate. That indicates a stagnation,
and Il want of confidence as to the
future, which is more convincing
than all others.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
Death Of nrr. John WHY.

Mr.. WHY was born at GAINESVILLE,
Georgia, January 9Th, 1901, and died
at his residence in Waverly, Tenn,
July 25th, 1877. The following,
clipped from the Waverly Journal,
will show in what esteem he was
held by his fellow-citizens
The leading attributes of Mr..
WHY'S character were the sternest
sense of honor, honesty and integ-
rity. His character and habits in
this respect were formed in early
life, and when starting out in life to
make his fortune in the wilderness
of the west he determined to main
tain inviolate these principles, and
through his long and eventful life
he never deViated from the path of
strictest reetitude. No man can
truthfully say, nor do we believe
the thought ever had existence in a
human breast, that John WHY ever
Intentionally or knowingly wronged
a fellow-being. Open and manly in
his dealings; affable and courteous
in his manners frank and sympa-
thetic in his disposition, he won in
variably as if by magic the conf
dence, respect and esteem of all with
whom he came in contact, and that
esteem and confidence he retained
up to his death.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

THE following complimentary no
ticeof our friend McCormac, is from
from the Louisville Evening News:
/" The receipt of a large photo
graphic representation of the Ten
nessee Press Association, from w.
j. McCOrmac, the artist, of Clarks-
vile, is acknowledged. The pic
ture is an excellent one with such
subjects, the wonder is that Mr..
McCormac succeeded in doing so
well. The picture represents the
Association at rest from it's labOrs,
under the trees ON the academy cam
pus. Behind two large trees in the
background, it is understood, are
Emmett Logan and Samuel Gaines,
two bad Kentucky people, who at
tempted to smuggle themselves into
thepicture as TennesSeeans, but were
forced out by the artist, who said he
had some respect for himself and his
instruments"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

THE Jackson Wing and Sun is ur-
gent for the fullest and freest discus
sion of the question of the State
debt, and says, what few will con-
trOVert, that "nO sane man, imbued
with Observation-Disclosures, can wish
to have his State biackened even by
the shadow Of reputation. Men of
sense know that any policy SavOring
of reputation would fasten a stig-
ma on the proud eScutcheOn of Ten
nessee that time could not efface,
and that would make her sons blush
with shame whenever her name was
mentioned. Hence we feel assured
that demagogues will fail in their
wicked efforts to lead the people of
Tennessee into the mire and gloom
of Reputation, and that when they
come to calmly investigate the mat
ter and act, they will be guilty OfnO
dishonorable attempts to force their
creditors, but will recognize the JUS
tice of mutual concessions and the
necessity Of a settlement honorable
to BOTH"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
The Coming Elections.

Since the Inauguration Of Hayes,
says the New York Sun, State cleo
tions have been held in New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island, Michigan, and
Georgia. Kentucky and Alabama
will hold their elections on the first
Monday of August, and the. men,
bers of the Legislature then chosen
in Kentucky will take part in the
election of a United States Senator.
Both these States are Democratic be-
You'd a doubt. The California cleo
ton, on the first Tuesday in Septem-
her, will be most important one,
for on the Legislature then elected
will devOlve the duty OF naming
the successor Of Efigy Sargent. OF
the State Senators who hold over,
sixteen are Democratic and only
three Republicans. 1t is, therefore,
more than probable that California
will send a Democrat to the United
States Senate. On the Monday fol-
lowing the California election will
take place the annual State election
in Maine.
OneOf the mostinteresting contests
of the year will occur in Ohio on the
second Tuesday in October. Ohio
will then elect a Governor, Lieuten-
ant Governor, Judge and Clerk of
the Supreme Court, Attorney Gene
raj, Treasurer, School Commissioner,
members of the Board of Public
Works, and Legislature. The Leg
islature will choose a successor to
Stanley Matthews. Hayes policy
has created such a discOrd in the
Republican party that in Ohio, as in
all the hitherto doubtful States, the
Democrats are sanguine of success.
On the same Tuesday an election
will be held in Iowa.
On the first Tuesday in November
State officers and Legislatures will
be chosen in New York, Massachu-
sets, Minnesota, Mississippi, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vir-
ginia and Missouri.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
RESUMED RUNNING.
Freight Trains on the southeastern
Road in Motion Once More.


1t having been generally known
that Col. Wheat would start out a
freight train on the st. Louis d South
eastern railroad, this morning at 8
o'clock, quite a crowd collected at
the depot before that hour. We
learned that six engineers from EV-
ansville arrived last night to run
freight and passenger trains of this
line. The strikers got hold of three
of them and persuaded them to leave
town. The others were looked for
but were kept out of the way
of the strikers under order from
Marshal Wheat.
The freight train left this morning
about half past O'Clock under a
special guard of six men with guns.
No resistance was offered by the stri-
kers and the train moved out
smoothly without any interference
whatever.
This was rather unexpected, as it
was thought by many that the old
employees of the road, who partici-
pated in the strike, would object to
freight trains going out or coming
in. The strikers say that they will
not oppose the trains going out if en-
gineers and tiremen can be found
who are willing to run the engines.
The strikers have withdrawn from
the road altogether, and will not do
any more work for the present.
They have been running engines at
tached to the passenger trains since
the strike began, but they do not
propose to run any more, and have
given way to the strangers that the
management has brought here. How
long this state of affairs will exist,
is hard matter to tell, but the Off
Gals are of the opinion that the af-
fair has about blown over, and say
that trains will be run regularly
hereafter.
A large crowd assembled at the
depot this morning to see the regu-
lar passenger train leave. The en-
CINE was run by a young looking
man, but who issaid to be very brave
and energetic in his undertakings.
The engine was occupied by three
or four men with guns under the
leadership of Capt. Fitzpatrick, who
had seat on the tender. No dem
! OnStratiOnS of violence were made.
Col. Wheat and the Master Mechan-
n took positions on the engine. A
g&od many idle persons, anxious to
se& all that was going on, boarded
tho train with the intention of go
ing to Edgefeld, but upon being
told by Mr.. Butler that the train
would not stop in Edgefeld, they all
got off at the railroad bridge. II
was reported around that some per-
sons had put soap in the water tank
on the engine, but this proved I'M
true. The train passed through
Edgefeld without any mOlestatiOn
on the part of the strikers.
The strikers are very orderly and
quiet in their demands, and Capt
Butler says that have quietly acqui-
esced in the efforts of the railroad
officials to run the train with other
employes.-Bmuaer, august LIST.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
An English Colony for Tennessee.

An English Colony for Tennessee.
Commissioner J. B. Killebrew, of
the Bureau of Agriculture, Statist-
les and Mines, has received the fol-
lowing letter from a gentleman in
London, who seems to takesome in
terest in our State:
LONDON, July 10, 1S77.-Dear Sir:
As soon as ! am able to do so, | will
address you letter touching Ten
nessee lands, ETC., with q view to es-
tablishing an English colony in your
State. In the meantime please ac-
cept my sincere thanks for the pack
age of pamphlets which you have
kindly forwarded to me; they will
be put to the best possible use.
lam, my dear sir, very truly yours,
ANDREW j. ROGERS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

attended the struggle in the North,
almost entire tranquility has been
enjoyed in the South, the few local
disturbances having been promptly
suppressed by the local authorities
without calling for extraneous aid.
Wesay this in no spirito of exultation
ton orinvidious comparison;weonly
beg our Northern friends when next
they are called upon to believe that
the South is peopled by a turbulent
race, only to be kept within bounds
by military rule, they will think
twice and examine the evidence be-
fore they accept the injurious state
mpnt
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
THE GREAT TURKISH VIC TORY.

The Russian army in Bulgaria
sustained a crushing defeat at Pleona
by the Turkish army under Osman
Pasha. The loss is reported at 5000
killed and "A, 200 wounded. The de-
feated Russian army seems to have
been followed up by the victo-
rious Turks to the very banks of the
Danube at Sistova, where the am
munition and provision trains were
crossing to Simnitza. This must
place in great peril the detachment
which had crossed the Balkan
mountains as their communications
with the main Russian army must
be entirely severed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
THE AFTER-SWELL.

For some days after a great storm
the vast pillows continue to rush
upon the shore though the winds
that first raised them are lulled this
consecutive cOmmotion is called the
after-swell, and unless careful pro-
vision is made to provide against it,
both on board and ashore, disaster is
still liable to occur.
Even so there is no doubt that the
great CONFUSION attendant upon our
railroad strike will have its after
swell. We have no doubt but the
great body of railway employees
who have returned and are return
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

THE SUPREME LODGE of the
knights of Pythias of the World
will be held at Cleveland, Ohio, on
the 18th and 18th of August. The
Order of knights of Pythias is one
of the youngest of the popular Sc
cret orders, being now in its 18th
year of existence, but has now up
wards of 1000 Lodges in the United
States, with membership of over
10000 knights. The Central Com
mittee are making very extensive
preparations for large attendance
of brothers from all parts of the
country, and havealready assurances
that well-drilled Uniform Divisions
will attend from nearly every CITY
of the Union, and they confidentIy
contemplate having one of the
grandeSt and most attractive demon
STATIONS ever held by an order in
this country,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
PLATFORM.

First-ResoIvcd, That we look upon the
Inauguration of II. b. Hayes to the high Of
flee of President of the United States, in
spite of II majority of the electoral and pop
ular vote given by the people TO Samuel J
Iilden, as the most dangerous encroachment
upon popular rights that has ever been at
tempted in this or any other free country.
4 repetition of the fraud will not be tolerated.
SecOnd-The destruction of the industry
of the country and the pauperiSm of labor
are the inevitable fruits of Vicious laws en-
acted by the Republican party.
Third-That, as means Of relieving the
distressed portions OF the community, and
removing the great stringenCy complained
of in business circles, we demand the imme
diate repeal of the Resumption Act.
FOuTth-That we denOunce as an outrage
upon the rights of the people the enactment
OF the Republican measure demOnetiZing
silver, and demand the passage of a law
which shall restore to silver its monetary
power.
Fifth-That we favor the retention of
greenback currency as the best paper money
we have had, ana declare against any furth-
er contraction.
Sixth-We congratulate the country upon
the acceptance by the present AdminiStra-
ton of the constitutional and pacific policy
of local Self-goVernment in the States of the
South, so long advocated by the Democratic
party, and which has brought peace and
harmony to that section of the Union.
Seventh-The registry law framed by the
last Legislature is burdenSome and eXpen-
sive, and discriminates unjustly against the
poorer class of voters, and we therefore de-
mand its immediate repeal.
Eighth-We favor a tarifffOr revenue only.
Ninth-We favor the issue by the Gener-
al Government alone of all circulating me-
dunn, whether paper or metallic, TO be al
ways of equal tender, and inconVertible.
Tenth-Ihat we condemn the acts of the
Federal Administration in using the regu-
lar troops of the United States to interfere
with elections and other political affairs of
the states, as unconstitutional unlawful and
unjuStitiable, destructive of the rights of the
people and the States
EleVenth-We recommend the ticket this
day formed by the Convention to the favor
able consideration and support of all citi-
zenS in the state
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

THE New York Times isvery can
did about the ruin of the Republi-
can party, and thus makes open con-
fessiOn:
There is a remarkable agreement
between the majority of Democrats
and a powerful minority of Repub-
licans that the prospects of our par
ty are at thepresent moment exceed
ingly dismal. That is to say, there
is pretty general impression that
the Democracy will carry all the
doubtful States this fall, and that
some States hitherto esteemed Re
publican stronghOlds will be saved
with difficulty, if saved at all.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
THE Baltimore Sun sa,

THE Baltimore Sun says it is
worth while to inquire what the
draft riots of 1868 cost the city of
New York in money paid for private
buildings burned or Quilted and val
uables destroyed. The total amount,
as shown by official figures of the
COmptroller's Office. was not less than
81, 748, 4j6.39. A far larger sum of
losses came out of business men in
the injury to the trade during those
days of chaos, but this one loss
rested upon the taxpayers alone.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
NONIINATIONS.

GoVernor-R. NJ. Bishop, of Ham,
ilton county.
Lieut.. GcvernOr-Gen. Jabez w.
Fitch of Cuyahoga.
Supreme Judge-HOn. j. w.
O'Key of Franklin.
Clerk of Supreme Court-R. J..
Tanning of CuyahOga.
Attorney General-HOn. Isaiah
Pillars of Allen,
State Treasurer-A. J. Howell of
Stark.
School CommissiOners-James J.
Burns of Belmont and Hon. Martin
Schiller of Ross.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
NORTH AND SOUTH.

While we deplore the Affections to
which our Northern brethren have
been subjected during the railroad
war, and while we tender them both
our sympathy and aid so faras either
may be found available, we refer
with pride to the patent fact that,
while blood and fire and rapine have
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

THE Democracy Of Ohio will car
ry that State in October. Although
President Hayes own State, his par
ty there is so divided that it cannot
hope for success. Indeed, his Vindi-
cation, upon his Southern policy, can
only come from Democratic victory.
Rochester Union.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

THE tobacco crop is farther adj
vanced and is looking better in the
county than it has been known for
years. Topping will soon commence
and a number of crops will be cut
by September. Prospects indicate
that the crop in the county will be
a very heavy one.-BO,Ctijag Green
Democrat.