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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-05

If Henry Clay, who in his day and
time was considered pre-eminently a
conservative man, mad lived in this age
he would certainly not have said: "The
great principle which lies at the founda-
ton of all free governments is that the
majority must govern, from which there
is nor can be no appeal but the sword.
That majority ought to govern wisely,
equitably, moderately and constitution
ally; but govern it must, subject only to
that terrible appeal" A peep in at the
present session of Congress would imme-
diately convince the departed stateman
that he was mistaken, for We see minori.
ty controlling the majority, who in def
erence to their wishes, back down from
the measures passed, and actually cringe
before that minority, to the extent of
claiming that in attempting the proposed
changes in the law they had no idea of
enforcing them, if they were sufficiently
distasteful to the Republican minority to
induce the President to withhold his
signature. Our course at the time
when Tilden was elected President by
more than a quarter of a million majori-
ty, and yet Mr. Hayes obtained the Office,
would also confirm him that he was mis-
taken. Mr.. Clay, however, would no
doubt have contempt for the majority
which would be run over in such a man
ner, and if we do not mind that is the
feeling which the course of our party
will engender in the public estimation.
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MOUNT IErNA AGAIN N ERUpTloN.
"A dispatch from London dated May
9Oth says: The eruption of 1Etna in
creases in force. The quantity of ashes
thrown out is less, but the volume of va
por has greatly increased in density. On
Wednesday night number of brilliant
balls of fire were thrown to great height,
and burst aloft like rockets, emitting a
fiery shower. A stream of lava is flow
ing apparently in the direction of the
town OF Randazzo, but the exact line has
vet been verified. During the whole of
Wednesday night loud reports like the
rolling of artillery were heard.
CATANIA, May 3O.-Fresh craters have
opened on Mount 4Etna, cndangering
Blanca, Villa Randazzo and Castigleonc.
Cloud. of ashes oTerhang Piedmont,
which is in almost total darkness.
ROME, May 30.-The latest advices
from Randazzo report that craters have
formed on two slopes Of Mount IEtna,
and double eruption is proceeding.
The Aurele and Catania Road is blocked
and considerable damage has been done.
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The Republicans, with their usual lack
of principle and cunning depravity, sent
one of their most plant tools down to
Mississippi, where he has engaged in
journalism as one of the staunchest
Democrats, and at the beginning of the
present session of Congress wrote the
article exulting over Southern power
and progress, and abusing the North in
the most violent and offensive manner.
1t has since transpired that this was the
mission upon which he was sent, and his
articles have been copied by the Radical
papers extensively to show the hatred
which the South intertains for the North.
Of course his articles are read and be-
lieved to be genuine by great many,
but letter from him which has recently
been made public shows his real charac-
terso clearly that no more harm will like
ly flow from his unprincipled utterances.
Like the wasp, in trying to sting, he has
destroyed his power to sting any more.
The letter confesses rs follows:
OFFICE OF THE SOUTHERN STATES" /"
OKoLoNA, Miss, April 80, 1879.
General j. s. Robertson:
The papers have been sent agreeable
to instructions.
The points are made red-hot this week,
and all of them will hit hard. 1t is ad-
visable to have them as extensively
copied as possible. We will mark them
for our Northern exchanges.
Congressman Fry regards it as great
success.
We will give them hell according to
the extent Of the circulation. The lar
ger the subscription list, the louder the
thunder. Yours with respect,
WILL II. HERMAN.
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Judge Mackey before the Wallace
Committee.
WASHINGTON Nav 2S

WASHINGTON, May 2S.
T. J. Mackey, Circuit Judge in South
Carolina, testified before the Wallace
Committee that he was in affiliation with
the Republican party until 1866, when
he left it. He was present at the election
for State officers, Presidential electors
and Congressman in Chester, in 1876,
and was called on to intcrpose his official
authority to check interference by the
military and deputy marshals at the
polls. Several deputy marshals declared
their purpose to carry the election for
the Republicans, and exhibited circu-
lar, purporting to be signed by Attorney
General Taft, addressed to United States
marshals, to disregard the process of
State courts. At 2 o'clock the chief
deputy marshal, at the head of a band of
colored men, assaulted the voters at Car
mel, tearing Hayes and Hampton tickets
from their hands. Several who refused
to surrender their tickets we're knocked
down. He subsequently saw the military
nineteen men of the 18th Infantry
march into the Court House yard, form
ing in two lines. Voters were required
to pass to the polls under fixed bayonets.
On complaint to witness that voters were
interfered with by the military, he issued
warrant for the arrest of Lieutenant
Hinton, who commanded the detach-
ment. The Sheriff made verbal report
that Hinton stated he had been sum-
moned by the chief deputy marshal to
bring the troops to the polls; that there
were no breaches except such as were
committed by the deputy marshals who
had taken ballots from voters; and fur
ther, that Hinton declared he was in
formed that violence was imminent at
the polls, and that there had already
been q breach of the peace, and asked
to be saved the disgrace Of arrest, prom
ising he would remove his troops to the
rear of the court house. This having
been done, witness instructed the Sheriff
to take no further action.
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ABscoSDISG OF D. |. HENDRIX, En-
COUNTY TEEAsURER.-On Friday night,
23d inst, D. /. Hendrix, our late County
Treasurer, bought, at Summit, a ticket
for Charlotte. n. c., leaving q letter in
which he, in substance, stated that, find
ing himself unable to make a settlement
with the Auditor, he had decided TO
leave. Since then nothing is known of
his whereabouts. From the Auditor we
learn that Mr.. Hendrix was due S2.6S2.-
Is. He left between 1000 and 81 800
in cash, which is now in the hands Of
his bonlsmen and will be deducted from
the above deficiency, leaving him in ar
rears something over $l.400. lie left q
schedule of his property with his bonds
men with instructions to sell and apply
to the deficiency. We find from the
Auditors duplicate that Mr.. Hcndri1's
total return Of property amounts to SS75.
His bondsmen hold meeting tomorrow,
at Summit, ut which the Auditor will be
present.-Leru.gton Dispatch.
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The silver bill has been amended in
the Senate SO as to make fractional silver
currency legal tender up to ten instead
of twenty dollars, snd to strike out the
provision making it receivable for stamps
to the sum of three dollars. Other un-
important amendments were made and
the bill now returns to the House, where
will be concurred in, after which the
President will no doubt veto it. The
bill is necessary and wise one, which
meets the wants of the people, and
ought to receive the Presidents sigma
ture, but as he has become the watchdog
of the Republican party he considers it
his duty to defeat as far as possible all
good laws.
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Illinois has novel liquor law which is
founded upon very sensible theory. 1t
provides for vote in the towns and
townships of the State upon the question
of granting licenses. On this both
male aud female citizens are allowed to
vote, from which We predict that very
few licenses will be granted, for ladies
favor temperance nine times out of ten.
They are the ones most seriously affected
by intemperance, and it is very proper
that they should be consulted as to the
sale of Intoxicating liquors.
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The indications are that Congress vii

The indications are that Congress will
certainly at the next session adopt an in
come,tax. A bill providing such sys.
tenn is now perding, but It's advocates
could not obtain the two-thirds vote nec-
essary to take it-up out of the regular or
der. A large majority, however, voted
in favor of it, and hence when it is
reached there is very little doubt of its
adoption. The operation of the bill will
not be unfavorable to the South, for
there are not great many men in this
section whose incomes would be greater
than the amount exempted from taxa
ton.
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Trouble in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, May 26, 1879

NASHVILLE, May 26, 1879.
Saturday and yesterday fourteen men
flour whites and ten blacks) were arrest
ed near Murfreesboro on the charge Of
having been guilty of burglary, robbery,
arson and murder. Great excitement
has since prevailed, and things have
looked rather stormy for the prisoners,
the indignation of the public having
been stimulated by the confession OF
John Hall and Burrell Smith that they
were together at the killing of Major
Pugh about week ago. Things have
taken such q serious turn that, in answer
TO dispatches from the authorities, Gov
ernor Marks went to Murfreesboro this
afternoon, and tonight delivered strong
speech, urging the people to join with
him III an honest, earnest effort to uphold
and enforce the law. The removal of
the prisoners to an adjoining county for
safe-keeping had been suggested. He
wanted to confer with aud rely upon the
people to guard their own prisoners.
He intended to give them every assist
ance in his power to enforce, uphold and
viDdicate the law. He pleaded with them
not to stain his administration by a vio-
lation of law. He pleaded with them
in the most furcible manner to let the
law take its course, pledging them
special term of the Criminal Court for
the purpose of having a criminal trial.
Four prominent citizens also made
speeches in favor of the law. The crowd
manifested impatience to learn when the
trial would be set. The Governor left
Murfreesboro at 10 o'clock. The sue
cess of his mission is a question upon
which there is diversity of opinion.
MURFREEsDoRo, Tenn, May 27.-At
II 80 P. NJ, great excitement prevailed
here. Immense crowds were on the
streets, expressing a determination to
hang three or four robbers. A whole
sale lynching is expected to occur before
8 A. NJ.
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COIJRT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Frances S. Riley, Plaintiff, against Clarssa Gaines
William A. Gaines, Tilman r. Gaines, Marshall
B. Gaines Edmund p. Gaines, Lawson P. Gaines,
Carrie A. Gaines, Maxwell C. Gaints Jane RAM
scy, David N, Ramsey, Lou Ramsey, Laura Ram,
scy, Matte Ramsey, and the State Savings and
Insurance Bank Of Anderson, S. c., defendants.
-Snmmons for ReiicC-Cbmpiuim not serrcd.
To the Defendants Clarissa Gaines, William a.
Gaines, Tilman r. Gaines, Marshall B. Gaines,
Edmund p. Gaines, Lawson p. Gaines, Carrie a.
Gaines Maxwell c. Gaines, Jane Ramsey, David
N. Ramsey, Lou Ramsey, Laura Ramsey, Matte
Ramsey, ard the State Savings and Insurance
Bank Of Anderson, South Carolina:
VoU a'e hereby summoned and required to an
/ swer the complaint In this action, which Is
filed In the office Of the Clerk Of the Court Of Com
mon Pless, at Anderson c. H.. S. c., and TO serve
copy of your answer to the said complaint on tho
subscribers at their office, Anderson G. H., S. c.
within twenty days after the service hereof excn-
sive of the day Of such service; and II you fail 10
answer the complaint within the time aforesaid,
the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court
for The relief demanded In the complaint.
Dated Anderson, S. c.. May goth, A. D. 1870
[sEAL1 JOHN w. DANIELS, c. C. p
MURRAY & MURRAY,
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
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A VETERAN oF THE Field AND
FoRUa.-The sudden death of Gen.
James Shields yesterday closes career
at once honorable and unique. An
Irishman by birth, he has won and worn,
in his adopted country, such succession
of honors as no other American citizen,
native or foreign born, has ever enjoyed.
At various periods in his life he repre-
seuted three sovereign States-1llinois,
Minnesota and Missouri---in the Nation
al Senate, besides having filed many
public positions of less prominence. In
the Mexican war, he served first as Brig.
adler, and afterwards as Major General
with conspicuous gallantry, and was des-
perately wounded, being shot through
the lungs. Strange to say, he recovered,
and was awarded a sword of honor by
the State of South Carolina, the Palmet-
to Regiment having formed part of his
brigade. In the Confederate war, he
served on the Northern side, and shared
with Banks and Fremont the distinction
of being handsomely whipped by Stone
wall Jackson in the Valley of Virginia.
Of late years he had not figured in pub
lie life, until short time ago, when he
was chosen United States Senator from
Missouri to fill the unexpired term of
the late Senator Bogy.
Gen. Shields was In his seventeen
year. He was a NAH rather of high
principle and unfinching bravery than
of commanding ability; but the Irish
men of America are proud, as they have
reason 10 be, of his splendid record and
blamcless life.-Ne,cS and Courier.
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- By the death of his sister Vice
President Wheeler is left entirely alone
in the world, without family, his wife
having died at Washington in 1875, and
no children ever having been born to
him, and without kin, except a solitary
cousin, n clergyman, of Pittsburg, who
discovered his relationship during the
Presidential campaign of 1876.
- The discovery of the extent to
which color blindness prevails emphasizes
the advantage of adopting some system
of railroad signals independent of color.
Such system is now being tried on the
elesatcd railroads in New York, the state
of the road being indicated to the engi-
ncer by the proposition of the signal, as
it is horizontal or vertical, instead of by
its color. BY using light at either end
the position can be made plain at night,
and the experiment premises to prove
successful, and thus entirely remove one
possible CAUSE of accidents.
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FATAL ACcIDENT.-Anothcr death
from the careless handling of firearms
is chronicled by the Ncra and Courier.
MIR. Diedrick Buhre, of Charleston, was
sitting in chair in his house, when q
lad of 10 years, named Lamble, entered
and began talking about the target shoot
ing at Hibcrnian Park the day previous.
MI Buhfe was teazing the lad, who was
Of French extfactiCt, abbut the French
not being able to shoot, when Lamble
picked dup Winchester rifle, which leaned
in the corner, and appeared to be out of
order. He pointed it at Mr.. Buhre, when
an explosion followed, and Mr.. B. fell
from the chair, gasped few times, and
died, the ball having passed through his
heart. The boy dropped the gun and
fled, but was captured by his brother.
He was so terribly shocked at what he
had done and frightened at the conse-
quelices tint II was believed lie would go
into commissions or lose his mind if he
we're confined; therefore the coroner
committed Lamble to the custody of his
brother, to be produced. when wanted.
The evidence before the coroner shows
that the terrible tragedy was entirely ac-
cidental. Neither Mrs. Buhre nor her
husband knew that the rifle was loaded,
and young Lamble is positive he did
not cock it. The most probable theory
is that the rifle was left at full cock, and
in attempting to lift it to his shoulder
the little fellow touched the trigger with
the fatal result above recorded. This is
another terrible warming against the
careless use of firearms, and should be
a lesson to thcse who put aside loaded
WEAPONS.
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The Executive Committee ofP. G. P. II.
met on Saleday and investigated the con-
dition of the order as best We could. Not
having Il crowd Of .he members present,
we we're not able to extend our invesLi-
cations very generally over our jurisdic-
ton, and therefore adjourned TO meet
again with Pomona Grange on the lst
Saturday in July next st 10 O'Clock II. m.
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A Special Complimentary Excursion
rendered the Sonth Carolina Press
Association.

The following letter from Major w. J.
Houston, General PASSENGER and Ticket
Ageht Of The Atlanta ard Charlotte Air
Line Railway, will explain itself. It
shows l degree Of lberality, enterprise
and courtesy worthy Of imitation by
other railroad companies within our own
State:
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT,
ATLANTA & CHARLOTTE A. l.. RAILWAY,
ATLANTA, GA, May 90, 1879.
M. T. C. Cre,rs, President S. C. Press As
socidtion, Laurens, S. C.
DEAR SIR: We understand that your
association will meet at Spartanburg on
June 18th. Presuming that a body of
such extended information would like to
see more of the country than would natu-
rally fall under observation while en-
route from their homes to Spartanburg,
and as the Atlanta and Charlotte Air
Line Railway passes through section
which is now attracting more attention
than any other section for beauty of nat
ural scenery, water falls, etc., the man.
agement feel particularly desirous of
rendering the members of the association
and their families special compli-
mentary excursion to such point on their
line as you may designate.
Please do us the honor to reply, and,
ifpossible, arrange before the assembling
of the convention the pfelim'naries, des-
ignation point which you may desife to
visit, and the approximate number of
excursionists. that we may provide ample
and comfortable accommodations for the
party.
Isend herewith directory to our sum-
mer resorts and watering places, which
may aid you in making selection. Yours,
truly. W.. J. HoUsToN,
G. P. & T. Agent.
Members of the press of the State,
whether members of the association or
not, will please extend this notice, either
by reproducing Major Houston's letter OF
otherwisc.-LaurcnsriNe Herald.
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THURSDAY MORNING, IuaE 5, 1879.
The Republicans of Ohio have nomi

The Republicans of Ohio have nomi-
mated Hon. Charles Foster for Governor,
which shows that they intend making a
prudent and determined fight for the con-
troll of The Buckeye State. Mr.. Foster
is an able and conservative man, and will
make the strongest race possible for his
party. II, however, the Democrats put
up judicious ticket it's more than prob
able that they will carry the State. The
election is a very important one in its
effects upon the Presidential race of next
Year
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drcn was severely burned, and he barely
escaped. The fire was the work OF an
incendiary. Both his dwelling and his
barn were burned last Christmas, and
there is every reason to believe that he
is thus prosecuted because he is Demo
ctat::::::We learn that difficulty &C.
Cured last Tuesday evening about two
miles from town, between Mr.. j. l..
Mickle and Mr.. Henry Smith, in which
the latter was cut with knife very Sc
Yerely on the left arm.
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Assessment Notice.

rFHE Auditors Office will be open for re-
ceiving Tax Returns Of Real and
Personal Property in Anderson County for
the year 1879, from this date until and in
Gliding the Goth of July, 1879.
Taxpayers can make their Returns in
their own Townships or at the Auditors
office, and We suggest that they remember
the Townships they have property in; also
the number of Returns they make, and
when they pay their taxes to be sure and
call for all the Townships, and to get rs
many receipts rs returns made, which may
save cost, penalties and trouble.
THOMAS J. WEBB, 4. 4. c.
Juno 4 1870 AZ
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ALLEGED OUTRAGE AND MURDER
The Camden Joumli gives the particu-
lars of an inquest held on the body of n
young coored girl near that place, from
which it appears that, her sister says,
while with her in plum orchard she
WAS attacked by negro tramp, and her
sister going of and returning with help
found her dead. llowcvcS, DIR. Raruch,
who made the post morton examination,
could find no indications of sudden or
violent death. The jury found verdict
of death from unknown causcs.
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The question is, Who got the Demo-
Gratis into the present Congressional
middle? We hear of plenty of distin-
guished gentlemen who did not favor the
movement, but We are at loss to know
how it was carried in caucus with 80 few
persons to vote for it, and against the
wishes of so many Democratic Senators
and Representatives. We wonder if the
programme could have been counted in
by means Of tissue tickets, or some other
irregularity ~ If so, an investigating
committee should Immediately be ap-
pointed and the fraud exposed, in order
to vindicate the consistency of Demo
cratic Congressman who are now, and of
course have always been, opposed to the
programme heretofore carried out. In
seriousness, however, We suggest to those
who wish to appear opposed to the policy,
but did not express themselves in that
way at the beginning, that the best thing
they can do is to make as little fuss over
their ideas as possible. The time to tell
what they thought has passed. The
Democratic masses are in no temper 10
take as foresight in this matter what is
nothing more nor less than the most in
excusable demagoguery in those who
measure their views by results, and not
by the issues as they arise. 1t is not
likely to rebound to the credit of the
man who prates about his opinions when
the issue is reached, but is acquiescent
in another course before, or who shows
that he has no other insight of public
measures than that which he gets by
looking behind.
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To the above named Defendants, Carrie a. Gaines

To the above named Defendants, Carrie A. Gaines
and Maxwell C. Gaines:
Take notice that the complaint In this action, In
which a summons is herewith served upon you, was
filed In the Office OF the Clerk of the Court Of
Common Pleas for Anderson County, and State Of
South Carolina, on the goth day Of May, A. D.
1S79 and that the object Of the said action is to OBJ
tain partition Of the Real Estate Of Nathanie.
Gaines, deceased, containing six hundred and sew
enty acres of land, situate in the County Of An
derson, and State OF South Carolina, among the
owners thereof, by Commissioners to be appointed
for the purpose, or to obtain sale thereof TO be
made, and division Of the proceeds, IL partition
cannot be made without prejudice to the interest
Of the owners and also to authorize the Master for
Anderson County to execute titles to the purcha-
sers of certain tracts of lands sold by the said
Nathaniel Gaines in his life time.
MURRAY & MURRAY, Plaintiffs Ats.
May 90, 1879 IS