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he will serve them in that capacity. He does
not run on his own motion, but at the request
of the various local clubs who have nouina.
ted him. He is in opposition to no particu-
lar candidate.
Governor Hampton was invited, some
days ago, to address meeting at Cincinnati,
Ohio, in opposition to any attack on Mr.
Hayes title to the Presidency, and declined
in the following reply: Though l cannot
aatter myself that any address from myself
could exert there such an influence as you
imagine, I should most cheerfully respond in
person to your invitation, with the hope of
aiding to preserve the tranquility of the coun-
try, if my duties would allow me to do so.
But I shall have to be absent from the State
just now for week or ten days, and this will
prevent my visiting your city at the time in
dicated. l join you in the hope that the peace
of the country may be preserved, and that
all its constitutional institutions may be main
tanned in their integrity" .. .-'
"A Lancaster correspondent of the Co.
lumbia Register, noting the incidents of Court
week, says: The candidates were in clover,
and the voters are complaining of sore hands;
a ned, beck and wreathed smile were the
order of the day. 1t matters not whether the
voter has horny hand, so he give it with his
vote in it: The lesson of Scipio Nasica of
old, who lost the edileship by offending a
plain countryman whom he took by the hand
and asked for his vote, but finding his hand
very hard, said: "Prithee, friend, do you
walk upon your hands" has significance in
our day and time. The exchange Of these
amenities is pleasant, however, and harmless,
and the fortunate man, if he observes the an
cient custom, can, with as much truth as sen.
timent, claim that he is fresh from his peo.
ple.'
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tire force recrossed into Mexico. The troops
have fifteen days rations, heavy train and
two experienced guides. On the day previ-
Gus to the above occurrences Gen. Nuncio was
killed by Escobedo's soldiers near Piedras
Negras. Gen. Nuncia was in command OF
the government troops at Piedras Negras. His
death will prove serious loss to the Diaz
cause on the border.
An artesian we'll, now partly completed
at Pesth, Hungary, has reached depth of
1000 yards, and will be the deepest of its
kind. 1t is intended to supply hot water; at
present that which is obtained has heat of
l61 degrees Fahrenheit, and it is expected that
lower strata will furnish water at ITS degrees.
The most curious feature about this we'll is the
addition to it of automatic machinery for
boring, the water power for which is supplied
by the we'll itself. By this means the boring
has been conducted at double its previous
rate. The notion is entertained that the
abundant supply of warm water may be used
in cultivating tropical plants in the gardens
of the neighborhood.
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geant-R. A. Parish; Ordnance Sergeant
w. H. Herndon; Third Sergeant-W. P.
Good; Fourth Sergeant-J. A. Latta. Cor
porals- Withers Adickes, G. G. Parish, Il.
G. Strauss, Kirk Lowry,
An intelligent canvasser who, has visited
all portions of this county, says that for in.
dustry, enterprise, thrift and intelligence, the
farmers of York are superior to those Of any
section he has ever visited in a Southern
State.
A Dramatic and Literary Association has
been formed in Yorkvile, comprising the lead
ing amateur talent of the town, with COL A.
Coward, President; Mr.. W. R. Jones, First Di-
rector Mrs. Clara D. Mclean, Second Direc-
tor; Miss Hannah E. Grist, Third Director;
and w. P. Good, Esq, Secretary and Treasu-
rer. In point of dramatic and musical talent
Yorkvile is behind no town of its population
in the State and with the material of which
the Association is composed, we predict for it
a successful and long continued career.
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.
The following transfers Of real estate have
been recorded in the Office of the County Au-
ditor since our last report: ..1.l7'
I'M. Robinson to G.. L. Riddle. Tract of
1872 acres in Bethel township. Consideration
$500.
James F. Hart to Frank Edwards. Lot
in York township. Consideration s24.94.
w. Gj Finley and wife to R. j. Davis.
Tract of 49a acres in Bethel township. Con-
sideration $500. .-.-----v--=r
J.C Hicklin to Samuel Wylie. Tract of
90 acres in Catawba township. Considera-
ton $40. af-. - -
Francis Davie to A. Friedman & Bro.
Tract of 100 acres in Catawba township.
Consideration $3.50.
Charles Springs to A Friedman & Bro.
Tract of 83 acres in Catawba township. Con.
sideration S415.
Thos. L. johnson to Silas Hawkins. Lot
of ! acre in Rock Hill. Consideration $50.
j. E. Massey to W. H. Audrey. Tract of
45 acres in Fort Mill township. Considera.
ton 5000.
Mrs. Ann E. Wright to Lewis M. Grist.
Lot of / acre in Yorkville. Consideration
$50.
James A. Withers to j. B. Witbers. Tract
of 1875 acres in Fort Mill township. Consid-
Grafton $500.
Mrs. G.. j. Robertson, Executrix, to w. T.
Barron. Lot of 8 acres in Yorkville. Con-
sideration $100. bm
J. A. Mclean, Probate Judge, to Mrs. M.
E. Russell. Tract of 43 acres in York town.
ship. Consideration $40
Mrs. M. E. Russell to j. F. Wallace. Tract
of 43 acres in York township. Considera-
tion $465.
Fl. Wallace to Mrs. M. E. Russell. Lot
in Yorkville. Consideration S465.
James Poag to James Long. Tract of 65
acres in Bethesda township. Consideration
$500. 7 r ss
Nelson Davies to j. A. Carroll. Lot in
Yorkville Consideration $64. TO-
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THE AZOR HEARD FROM.

The Charleston News and Courier of Mon
day publishes the following cable telegram
received from its special correspondent who
accompanied the emigraDt ship, Azor, from
Charleston to Liberia:
SIERRA LEONE, WEST COAST OF AFRICA
May 10, via Madeira, Saturday, June To-
The Azor arrived here to-day. For too many
of the hopeful immigrants who sailed from
Charleston on Easter Sunday, the voyage has
been disastrous. Indeed at one time there
was reason to fear that the Azor would be
nothing less than floating charnel. house.
The first days of the voyage were wholly
uneventful. Capt. Holmes organized a police
force, and required every part of the vessel to
be kept clean. There was no grumbling at
this. The submission and docility of the EN-.
igrants cannot be too highly praised. Soon,
however, the need of an experienced physi-
clan began to be felt Even before the Azor
sailed, measles had made its appearance, and
this malady spread rapidly. This was not so
bad, however, as the ship fever caused by the
close confinement between decks, the scanty
accommodations, and, above all, by the want
of water. The suferings of the immigrants
were intense. They had not been accustom.
ed to practice selfdenial, and soon exhausted
the limited daily supply of water. There was
great waste, despite the efforts of the officers.
The fever spread rapidly, and before we
reached this point, which is colonial settle
ment OF the West Coast, belonging to Great
Britain, twenty-three of our ll.fated emf.
grants had died. | have never seen a saddcr
sight than when their remains were commit
ted to the deep. The names of the dead will
90 to you by the first mail steamer that touch.
es at this place. This dispatch l forward by
way of the Island of Madeira, from which
point it will be sent to you by ocean cable.
Ny own health is good. Capt. Holmes has
been unremitting in his attention to the immi-
grants. cannot praise his vigilance, thought
fulness aud judgment too warmly. Despite
the loss of life the immigrants are in good
spirits, and filled with joy at the prospect of
soon reaching their destination.
A.B. WILLIAMS.
In connection with the above dispatch, the
News and Courier remarks: "The full ac-
counts of the voyage will not reach us proba'
bly for two or three weeks. Mr.. Williams
caused his dispatch to be taken up at Sierra
Leone by the first mail steamer, and to be
conveyed to Funchal, Madeira, where there
is telegraph station. From Funchal the
fateful words went to Lisbon and thence to
London From London the message was
sent direct to Charleston. Earl y on Saturday
morning the dispatch was filed at Funchal.
Before noon it had reached Charleston, and
through the Associated Press, at our instance,
had made itself known to the whole Ameri-
can public. 1t is perhaps as we'll to mention,
right here, that no other newspaper in the
world has sent reporter with, or through
the Azor to Liberia, and that the kilograms
and letters of Mr.. Williams will be publish
ed, at first hand, in the Ne,cs and Courier
alone"
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HAYES, TITLE AFFIRMED BY THE HOUSE.

In the House of Representatives, last Fri.
day, Mr.: Burchard, of Illinois, anticipating
the report of the committee on the judiciary,
sustaining the President in his title, moved to
suspend the rules and introduced resolution
to the same purport. The resolution is as
follows:
Whereas, at the joint meeting of the two
Houses of the Forty y-Fourth Congress, con-
vened pursuant to law and the Constitution,
for the purpose of ascertaining and counting
the votes for President and Vice-President
for the term commencing March a. 1877 !;
upon counting the vote Rutherford B. Hayes
was declared elected President, and W. A.
Wheeler was declared elected Vice. President
for such term therefore,
Resolved, That no subsequent Congress or
other House has jurisdiction to revise the ac-
ton of such joint meeting, and any attempt,
by either House to annul or disregard such
action, or the title to the office arising there
from, would be revolutionary, and is disap
proved by this House.
The resolution was adopted by 116 yeas tc
81 nays. Those voting no were Blackburn,
Bliss, Boone, Bragg, Cook, Cox, Elan, Full
Ter, Hamilton, Hardenberg, Hendle, Hewitt,
Mayham, Phelps, Pridemore, Robertson,
Smith, Southland, Springer and Warner.
Subsequent to the adoption of the resolu-
ton, the following proceedings ensued:
Mr. Hartridge, of Georgia, rose to ques-
ton of privilege, and presented the report on
the memorial of the Maryland Legislature,
and the bill introduced by Mr.. Kimmel in
relation to the Presidents title. He said this
report was agreed upon that morning, but as
the chairman of the judiciary committee, Mr..
Knott, was sick, and, as he desired to present
a dissenting report, it was not proposed to
present the report until next day, but in view
of the fact that Mr.. Burchard had brought
the matter to the attention of the House, he
felt absolved from all personal obligations to
Mr. Knott and would now present the report
of the committee The report and resolutions
were then read. The previous question was de-
manded, and the resolutions were adopted by
a vote of 234 to IA. The following voted i'll
the negative; Blackburn, Bliss, Boone, Cook,
Cox of New York, Hamilton, Henry, Kim
mel, Mayh Pridemore, Robertson, Smith
of Georgia, Springer and Warren.
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EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The State Penitentiary.

The State Penitentiary.
OF the seven hundred convicts in the
State penitentiary, nearly one hundred are
white In regard to the management of the
institution, the Columbia correspondent of the
Charleston Journal of Commerce says:
"Despite the bad feeling that seems to me
to exist between Superintendent Parmelee
and the Chairman of the Board of Directors,
everything runs along smoothly, and the
management of the Penitentiary seems to give
universal satisfaction. Investigations have
been made with view of ascertaining wheth-
er the affairs connected with the Penitentiary
have been properly conducted. am glad to
say that Colonel Parmelee, the Superintend-
ent, has emerged from these investigations
with flying colors. He made clear, straight
forward exhibit of the workings of the insti-
tuition, the financial management, ETC., and
all felt convinced he had discharged the oner-
Gus duties pertaining to his position with rare
fidelity and business tact, and that a more
efficient officer than he could not be found"
A New Phase of the Color Line.
--- The color line has broken out in a very
violent form at Waukegan, Mich. Baby
shows have just reach the rural part of Mich
igan, and Waukegan announced, few weeks
ago, one of these fascinating inventions of mod
ern times, advertising for babies of all kinds,
without regard to race, color or previous con-
dition. After the fashion of Northern baby
shows, every person visiting the show was al
lowed the privilege of voting for the baby he
or she considered the best and handsomest.
But what was the horror of the Waukegans
when the fight was over and the votes were
counted, to find that colored baby had won
the prize by large majority. The shock
that this discovery gave the Waukegans is, Of
course, impossible to describe. A feeling of
intense disgust, almost of horror, pervades the
breast of all the mothers of the town, who
have failed as yet to discover the practical
joke-ballot-box stufing-played on them.
They are filled with ire and venom, and
have become vigorous bull.dozers and white
leaguers. 1t is generally thought that the
Wauhegan baby show will lose that town to
the Republican party for the first time since
its corporation, a score of years ago. The
mothers of Waukengan think that they un-
dersand the Southern negro question now.
The Hostile Indians.
"A San Francisco dispatch Of the 18th
says intelligence has been received in that
city conveying the information that settle
ment of whites at White Horse Meadows,
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STATE POLITICAL ITEMS.

SIAIE iOLI1lCAL 1lEMHs
- There are nine candidates for sheriff of
Marion county, and no vacancy.
The Edgeield Advertiser contains the an
nouncements of thirteen candidates for Office,
with few more precincts to hear from.
Hon. j. H. Evins, was unanimously ly en-
dorsed and renominated for Congress by the
Spartanburg county convention. Their DEL
egates to the State convention we're instructed
to vote for the denomination Of the entire
State ticket.
The executive committee of the Demo-
cratic party of Barnwell met at the Court
House on Monday of last week, pursuant to
call of the chairman. From reports sent
in from the various Clubs, it was shown that
S47 white Democrats had voted for "Conven-
tion," and 426 for "primaries," so that the
Convention plan will be adhered to.
The Abbeville Press and Banner says the
report that General MCGOWAN when elected
to the Legislature, will seek higher Office
than member Of the Legislature is mistake
He runs at the solicitation Of his friends, and
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EMIGRATION TO LIBERIA CONDEMNED.

Apropos the first tidiugs of the emigrant
ship Azor, for which the public are indebted
to the liberslitS and enterprise of the Charles
ton Neaus and Courier, the following article
on the subject of Liberian emigration is re-
published from the Boston Advertiser:
Tie recent action of the African Metho-
dist Conference, in accepting the minority
adverse to emigration, appears to be general
ly endorsed by those who have given the sub
ject thoughtful consideration. The minority
reported against the project, on the ground
that it originated in fears of injustice to the
colored people of the South, and though the
Southern people are, and probably will be,
subjected to injustice, their case rests to a
great degree with themselves. The same
quantity of energy, enduring effort and self
denial, which would be necessary for success
in Africa, would overcome all grievances in
this country, and the natural causes favor de-
velopment in this country more than in AT:
RIGA. America is the only country with
which they have any claim of alliance. A
short time ago the authorities of Liberia ap-
peeled to outside powers for help, and they
expressed fear that the emigrants would be
driven out by the natives. The colorsd peo-
pie now have schools and colleges in Ameri-
ca, and there are millions of acres of rich
land open to them; they have many advan-
tages of schools, railroads, etc., that they
would not have in Liberia, and they only
have to be industrious and frugal to attain
to wealth and command respect. The po-
litical power of the colored race will, if used
discreetly, gain friends and give them the
consideration that is due them. They have
not had the opportunity to develop the char
acter that would fit them as a class to hold
the governing power. The colored man of
to-day, just freed, poor and illterate, is not
the man to subdue that country, though the
time will come when he will be- The present
condition of Liberia does not invite immigra-
tion. One Of the best informed officials, in
an address delivered in Monrovia, calls it
nation of rnendicants depending on charity,
extravagant, indolent and copying the bad
traits Of the Old World. Odious caste dis
tinctions prevail amounting almost to con-
dition Of slavery. The American Minister
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

"A little son Of Capt. james y. Moore, OF
CASTOR county, lost his life the other day, by
falling into we'll on his fathers premises.
The case of George Pethel, charged with
the murder of his wife, removed from Rowan
to Iredell, was continued and set for Tuesday
of the second week of the next term.
Robert Davis, of Wilkes county, was Bit
ten by large black spider, while at work in
field on Friday of last week, and died from
the effects of the bite on the following Mon
day.
- Sarah D. johnson, of Iredell county, who
was convicted last summer of infantcide and
sentence commuted to ten years imprisonment
in the penitentary, died in that institution on
the 2nd instant. She was the only white fe-
male confined.
In Iredell Superior Court, last week, Jim
Laxton, colored, convicted of rape upon a
white woman, was re.sentenced- case hav-
ing been taken to the Supreme Court and the
decision of the lower court sustained-and
Friday; the 2Sth of June, was fixed as the
date of his execution.
Noah Cherry, Harris Atkinson and Rob-
ert Thompson, all colored, the murderers Of
the Worley family, we're hanged at Colds
boro, last Friday, in the presence of 5000
people. They proclaimed their innocence to
the last, and we're very bitter towards the
prosecuting attorneys.
The next Senatorial election in North
Carolina bids fair to be an exciting contest.
The friends of Governor Vance will urge him
for the position, while Mr.. Merrimon, the
prosant Senator, desires to be his own success.
or for another term. To this end, he has is.
sued lengthy card to the public, reviewing
the manner in which he obtained his election,
and attacking the system Of discipline in the
Democratic party, known as the caucus sys-
tenn. He also thinks he has been grossly
maligned and misrepresented by Governor
Vance.
The State Democratic Convention for
nominating candidates for Chief Justice and
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, met
in Raleigh on Thursday last. W. N. H.
Smith, the present incumbent by appointment
of Governor Vance, to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death of Justice Pearson, was
nominated for the Chief Justiceship, and
Thomas S. Ashe, of Arson, and John H. Dill
lard, of Guilford, were nominated for Associ-
ate Justices. So far as we learn from the State
papers, the nominations give general satisfac-
ton to the party. The Convention also unan-
imously confirmed the nominations made by
the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Judicial Dis
tricts for Judges of the Superior Court--the
nominees being as follows, respectively: j. G.
L. Gudger, A. c. Avery and Jesse F. Graves.
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MERE.MENTION.

Gen. B. L. Bonneville, the oldest officer on
the retired list in the United States Army,
died at Fort Smith, Arkansas, last Friday,
aged eighty five. '''''''. The Republican State
Convention of Michigan elected Zach Chan
dler permanent president. Charles M. Cross.
we'll heads the ticket for Governor. Chan.
dler was made chairman of the State central
committee by accamation. .'''''''''Senator M.
c. Butler, of South Carolina, has sailed for
France as chairman of the committee of the
Franco American Treaty of Commerce, which
meets in Paris on the 7th of August. ''''' Gen.
John c. Fremont, who for several years has
been in obscurity and poverty, has been ap-
pointed by the President to be Governor of
Arizona. .'.'''''''One of the heaviest failures
recently reported iu the South is that of Cub
bege, Hazelhurst Il Co., of Macon, Ga., whose
liabilities are reliably reported by the cred
itors' committee at $346,9S7; assets $4l,7S4.
Walton, Whann & Co., of Delaware, are the
largest creditors. '''''"'It is an undenable fact
chat where one person reads sign on the
streets, one hundred will peruse an advertise
ment in the newspapers. 1.-The latest re-
ports from Oregon give the State ticket to
the Republicans; the Congressman and the
Legislature, and consequently United States
Senator, to the Democrats.
Lieutenant Totten was run over by car
and killed at Cold Spring, N. Y, last Friday.
Only the day previous he was graduated at
West Point. '..'."'.Hon. Robert Toombs has
telegraphed to Hon. A. Fl. Stephens "In
your race for the Eighth District Of Georgia,
I am with you to the last extremity. 1.-THE
troubles in Cuba seem to have ended at last,
by the surrender of the insurgents, and Al
fonso, King of Spain, has issued congratu-
latory address upon the event. ''..''''' ." : Both
houses of Congress agreed to joint resolu-
ton for adjournment on Tuesday last. The
proceedings for the past few days have been
devoid of public Understanding mainly con-
fined to the discussion Of appropriation bills.