The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-15
To TIliRD-TERM MEN.
General Grant Inelie ible, Being {
British Subject,

A correspondent of the Rochester
OHton and Advertiser raises the
truly alar ming issue that "Grant is
now, and for several years must ro~
main ineligible to any elective Office
under tho Government of the United
Statos or of any State"
"Iou will remember" he saws,
"that in the year 1877, soon after
the close Of his second term, he left
the United States, and has since
been III Europe, and is now there
upon an extended pleasure trip.
Upon his arrival in England he
was the recipient of many honors
from the people and the rulers of
Great Britain, among which, and
to which [ call the attention of all
concerned, he was elected or chosen
or appointed, as by tho law of
Great Britain provided, q freeholder
OF the city of London, which he
accepted, and by that acceptance
and presentation he tle: eby bec.mer
citizen of the corporation of Lon.
don, entitled to voice in it's
government, and eligible to it's Lord
Mayoralty.
upon such acceptance, and at
the time Of it's being conferred, he
signed his name to the charter,
such instrument in law as the corr
poration provides for signature upon
admission Of new citizens. That ho
also took the oath of allegiance to
such corporation, which is but an
other form of naturalization under
the laws of Great Britain. That he
is now, in fact as in law, O. subject
of the Queen, and by such fact has
ceased to be q citizen Of the United
States, and is therefore ineligible to
any position under our laws until
he has passed the requisite term of
years after his return and has been
through the agonies of naturaliza-
tion--a term Of years that bars him
from the canvass of 1880, if not for
all time as to the Presidency of the
United States. L submit this nut
for our Republican friends to crack" /"
THE SoUTu CAROLINA CAsEs.-Fed-
eral officials here express much sat-
isfaction with the result of the con-
test for the possession of the three
imprisoned revenue officers in South
Carolina, and give Governor Hamp-
ton the credit of having displayed Il
patriotic spirit in pursuing q line of
action e1fectually preventing any
conflict between the State and Fed
eral authorities. Commissioner
Raum takes a very hopeful Wow of
the situation in South Carolina, and
believes the backbone of illicit dis
tllling is how broken, and that tho
determination to extend amnesty to
oil who confess their guilt and
promise to obey the laws in tho
future will result in tho suppression
of illicit distilling in the mountains.
The government is getting ready to
try tho revenue cases in the United
States Circuit Court early in Sep.
tember, Special Counsel Earle hav~
ing telegraphed to this effect to the
authorities here. The cases will be
tried before Judge Bond, and not
before tho United States District
Judge.-Bt1ltinaore Sun Special.
SAD RESULTS OF 0vrn-HEAr1se.-
It was too hot, Mrs. Harlins
thought, to guess conundrums, but
MIR. II. begged her to try, just once,
and see if she could tell what piece
of music corn doctor resembled.
Mrs. H., after declaring that Sallio
Smith, who was just passing, was
wearing an old organdi lawn, done
over, and expressing her opinion of
the stuck-up Robinsons, who drove
past in their own carriage, said she
que ssed it must be because the
doctor soothed the savage breast.
Mr.. Harkins frowned and said that
wasn't the answer, and his wife re-
piled she was sure she didn't know,
and when Mr.. Harkins said the
piece of music corn doctor re-
sembled was tho healin' toe poker,
he was sorry, for he had to repeat
the joke slowly and carefully, and
explain it as ho went along.
k,tk Consultation.
The GUARD AT THE TOMB OF LEE
The guard Of students of Washing
ton and Lee University at the tomb
of Gen. r. e. Ice is there not to
prevent acts Of desecration, but as a
guard of honor and for the purpose
of escorting visitors through the
grounds and building of the Uni"
versity it is there to exercise tho
| Offices of politeness and not to pre-.