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Garfield and Arthur.

CHICAGO, June 9.-Near midnight the
committee appointed by Chairman Hoar
to wait on Gems. Garfield and Arthur, 10
notify them of their nomination, found
them in the club.room of the Grand Pa
cifc Hotel. Mr.. Hoar, as chairman,
made an appropriate speech.
Gen. Garfield replied: Mr.. Chairman
and Gentlemen-I assure you that the
information you have officially given me
brings sense of very grave responsible
ty, and especially so in view of the fact
that was member of your body, a fact
that could not have existed with proprie-
" had I had the slightest expectation
that my name would be connected with
the nomination for the Office. have
felt with you great solicitude concerning
the situation of our party during the strug-
gle, but believing that you are correct in
assuring me that substantial unity had
been reached in the conclusion, it gives
me qualification far greater than any per-
sonal pleasure your announcement can
bring.
/ accept the trust committed to my
hands. AS to the work of our party and
as to the character of the campaign to
be entered upon 1 will take early occa-
sion to reply more fully than I can prop
erly do tonight I thank: you for the
assurance of confidence and esteem you
have presented to me, and hope we shall
see our future as promising as are the IN
dications tonight.
Mr. Hoar in the same manner present.
ed the nomination to Gen. Arthur, who
accepted in brief and informal way.
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SETTLED AT LAsr.-CAicag0, June
11.-In the Greenback Convention, at
at 3.25 a. M, it was moved the Conven-
tion proceed to ballot for a nominee for
President of the United States. An in
formal ballot was first taken, the result
of which was announced at 40 a. n1.,
just as daylight was breaking. 1t stood !:
Weaver, 2244; Wright, 1861; Dillaye,
118: Butler, 95; Chase, 80; Allis, Al |;
Campbell, 81. Before the announcement
of the first ballot it became evident
Weaver had clear majority, and all del
egates hastened to change their votes to
that candidate. Motions sprang from
every part of the Convention to make
the nomination unanimous, and just as
the sun shone through the eastern win
dows the result was announced as 7l8 for
Gen. B. Weaver, the total vote, and,
without any motion, his nomination was
made unanimous. E.. ]. Chambers, of
Texas, was nominated for Vice-Presi-
dent At 6 a. m, Gen. Weaver came in
the hall, apparently fresh, after good
nights sleep, and accepted the nomina-
tion rendered him by the sleepless Con-
vention. After passing the usual vote of
thanks, the Convention adjourned sine
die
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The GROWING CorroN CROP IN
SOUTH CARoL1NA.-A committee of the
Charleston Exchange makes the following
report to that body under date Of June
9th, 1880:
GENTLEMES--Your committee beg
leave to report as follows i'll regard to
growing crop, based on seyenty.two re-
plies from thirty counties:
The acreage planted is reported by
sixty-four replies as increased in their
special counties from 5 to 80 per cent,
and by eight as about the same as last
year, from which your committee make
the average increase for State IL per
cent.
The weather TO 31st May is reported as
more favorable by forty weight, less favor
able by sixteen, and about the same by
eight.
Stands are reported by sixty.four as
from "good to perfect" and by eight as
not as good as last year.
The condition of the crops on the 3lst
May is universally reported as good to
very 6ne," several reporting "the finest
prospect they ever remember"
Labor is generally reported about the
same as last year, but, owing to increased
acreage planted, scarce in many sections,
and it is feared that considerable land
may have to be abandoned, or else whole
plantations badly worked, which would
have equally bad results.
The use of fertilizers has increased in
every county, estimates varying from
slightly more to 100 per cent increase.
Your committee estimate the average in
crease for the State at 20 per cent.
RoBT. D. MURE,
L. j. WALKER,
For Committee,
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During the trial Of a case in the Gen

During the trial Of a case in the Gen
cral Sessions for Sumter County last
week, Messrs. J. II. Earle and ]. J. Dar-
gan had q personal difficulty, which
resulted in blows between them in open
court. For this they were ruled in con-
tempt by Judge Aldrich who was presid-
ing, and after consideration of the
matter they were fined fifty dollars each,
and suspended from practice until
the first day of January, 1881. The oc-
curence is an exceedingly unfortunate one,
as both gentlemen occupy prominent po-
sitions, and are highly esteemed and ad-
mircd for their social and mental quail
tinc
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Gov. Seymour has again declined the
use of his name before the Cincinnati
Convention for the Presidency, and says
he cannot consent to alter his determina-
ton not to become candidate or accept
the nomination under any circumstances.
This certainly will settle the question of
his nomination, for it would be singular
ly unfortunate for the Convention to
nominate candidate who would decline
to run. Gov. Seymour being out of the
wav, the race lies between Bayard, Han
cock and Field, unless the Convention
should commit the mistake of calling in
dark horse.
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Garfield nominated Sherman for Pres
ident in the Chicago Convention, and, in
doing SO, described his ideal of the man
who should be nominated. The friends
of Sherman at the time failed to recog-
nize the Secretary of the Treasury as the
man described in Garfeld's ideal word
portrait, but supposed it was the speak
er's estimate of him. Since the nomina-
tion, however, they say Garfield nomi-
mated Sherman but described himself as
the man who ought to be nominated.
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TIE REAL NATURE OF rHF CONTEST.

The following letter from Montgomery
Blair, which has just been published, for
insolence and perversion exceeds any
production lately given to the public:
To the Editor Of the Sun-SIR: Presi-
dent Hoar sounded the Radical battle
cry of 1880 at Chicago as follows:
s'The parties which confronted each
other then lin 1861 confront each other
now, unchanged in purpose, in temper,
and in character. The Democratic party
pas ruled then as aoao By the South. THE
single purpose of its being acas to give po.
Et;cal supremacy to the oHgarchies of the
South, and Office scithout influence, to their
subservient Northern allies"
That the Southern oligarchs have rul-
ed the Democracy in Congress is shoYn
by the fact that, with a two-thirds ma
jority in the House Of Representatives,
they were able in 1867 to set aside the
election of a Northern Democrat, be-
cause he was not subservient to them.
For conniving at the fraud by which he
was seated, Hayes gave them seat in
his Cabinet for one of their Brigadiers.
The ascendancy in the Senate was shown
in his confirmation by the Democratic
Senators.
The question whether these oligarchs
rule the party will be tested by their sue
cess or failure to defeat the denomination
of this unsubservient Democrat at Gin
cinnati. 1t resolves into the question
whether the Democracy of the North,
casting more than two-thirds OF the Dem
ocratic vote, will continue to disfranchise
themselves practically by allowing that
class of leaders to control the party who
yield political supremacy to the South
for the sake of Office without influence.
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Yorkville Enquirer: Last Tuesday
morning Mrs. w. B. A[etts shipped to
New York thirty-eight crates of peaches.
This is the first shipment of fruit ever
made from Yorkvile to Northern mar
ket.....The cotton crop in this section
is two weeks earlier than has been known
for several years, and under all the cir
cumstances is in very satisfactory con-
dition. The greatest drawback to it is
that some fields have not been worked,
owing to the fact that some farmers
planted beyond the capacity of the labor
at their command.
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Nothing but the success of this sub
seryient class at Cincinnati can prevent
the Democracy from carrying all the
great central commonwealths of the Un-
ion.
Judge Blair seems to be little off from
the truth in some of his statements, for
if the record is correct the Northern
Democrats were the most pronounced in
favor of the electoral commission. 1t is
also equally true that if the electoral bill
was inorportune, Mr.. Tilden and his
Northern friends did not have the sagac-
ity to perceive, or the independence to
announce it. Nothing but his trickery
and lack of decision and determination
prevented him from being President, and
what is more, if Judge Blair will refresh
his memory, he will find that Tilden car
ried but five States outside of the South;
hence as we have the Democratic votes
it is but reasonable for us to have the
right to give expression to our preferen-
ces. At least, we should have the poor
privilege of saying who shall not be the
nominees. This is about all the South will
do this time. Our section has said MIR.
Tilden shall not be the presidential can.
didate, and Judge Blair cannot help it.
He may write as much as he he desires,
and may villify the South to his hearts
content. 1t will not hurt US, and may
crafty him. 1t will fortunately, howev-
er, not change the result. The South has
said Mr.. Tilden shall not be the presi-
Dental candidate this year, and he will
not be. That is the end of Mr.. Tilden and
likewise of his friend Judge Blair.
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4 Plank that was Left Out.

CHICAGO, June Tt is said, on what
original draft of the platform, as prepar..
ed by the Hon. Edwards Pierrepont and
by him submitted to the Committee on
Resolutions, contained the following
plank, coming just after the one which
charges the Democratic party with "a
supreme and Unsuitable lust of Office"
Ninth-We affirm our belief IN the
constant guiding and inspiring presence
of disembodied souls-beings from bet
ter world who, freed from the limitations
of the finite and emancipated from the
enthralment of the gross and corporeal,
still hover around and over us in pure,
lovely spirituality, directing us by their
unspoken counsel, warning us of dangers
unseen, rejoicing in our joy, sorrowing in
our grief, glorying in our triumphs. We
declare our fixed and unalterable con-
viction that by methods we'll understood,
and through channels we'll established
by evidence and experience, these dis
embodied intelligences from time to time
communicate with us for our information
and spiritual elevation; and we invoke
their aid, guidance and controlling in
Auence in the approaching political can
vass.
On the reading of this resolution by
Judge Pierrepont, Chairman of the COM
mittee, it is said that Mr.. Steck of Colo.
RADIO moved it be laid upon the table.
This motion was supported in speeches
by Emory A. Stoors of Illinois, H. D.
Harrison of Tennessee, William Walker
Phelps of New Jersey, and Mr.. Young.
blood of Alabama; while Mr.. Pierre
pont earnestly pleaded for its admission
into the committees report, in order that
the sense of the Convention might be
taken upon it. Finally the resolution I'll }.
was tabled by vote of 36 to 1. This
was the only plank upon which there
was mich discussion,
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The New York Times of recent date,
commenting of the personnel of the
Chicago Convention, says:
"John II. Starin, the well-known mem.
ber of Congress from New York, in COM
menting to-day upon the peculiarities of
delegates, very justly remarked that the
colored delegates had more conscience in
the palms of their hands than any men
he had ever met"
Thus it will be seen that the Northern
Republicans have no respect for or con-
fdence in the colored people. 1t makes
very little difference, however, for the
colored brethren will continue to vote
the Republican ticket all the same.
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Gordon and TOombs Talk.

About o'clock last evening Gen. Cor.
don and Gen. Toombs met in bevy OF
distinguished gentlemen in front of the
Kimball House, and bad friendly chat
over the news from Chicago:
"Gordon, what do you think Of Gar.
fields nomination ?" asked Gen. Toombs
of Gen. Gordon.
Gle is strong man-one OF the
strongest men in the party, perhaps with
the exception of Washburne."
Gen. Toombs: "I think so myself, but
l didn't know the id fools had so much
sense as to nominate man like him."
Gen. Gordon: "That is the trouble
with them. They have too much sense
Gen. Toombs: "Well, these fellows
who are going to Cincinnati have got to
put up our best man to beat him !"
Gen. Gordon: eyes, they must, in
deed"
Gen. Toombs: "He must not be any
Gen. Gordon: "But he can be beaten" !"
Gen. Toombs: "Who by?"
Gen. Gordon: "By Tom Bayard, by
Field, or by Jewett."
Gen. Toombs: "Bayard is strong on
the Stock Exchange, but not with the
people"
Gen. Gordon: II was in New York
the other day and talked with both Kelly
and Tilden men, and they told me that
Tom Bayard had that sort Of strength
which embraced all classes of Democrats
and the higher classes of the Republi-
cans-the reputation of perfectly in
corruptible man" ..
Gen. Toombs: "That wouldn't suit
even the higher class of Republicans"
Gen. Gordon "Why not"
Gen. Toombs: Because no Republi-
can wants an honest man in officeF'
Laughter by the crowd. .]-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
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Destroyed by a Tornado.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, June 18th,
1SS0.-Special dispatches to the Nonpa-
reH give the particulars of a terrible tor
nado that swept through the southeas-
tern part of Pottawattomie county On
Wednesday night. The clouds were first
seen forming both east and west Of
Wheeler's Grove, the point where the
most destruction occurred, and travelled
eastward.
The track of the tornado was about
half a mile in width and swept every
thing before it, demolishing farm houses,
barns and other buildings, and carrying
some of them boldly for hundreds of feet,
then dashing them to the ground in
pieces. At one place farmers house,
surrounded by board fence, was picked
up and then dashed to pieces in the yard,
leaving every board of the fence stand
ing in its place.
The persons known to have been killed
are:-
Jesse Ansler, wife and two children.
William Pace, wife and two children
killed and another child fatally injured.
Alexander AnsIer, wife and child were
carried in the air nearly a hundred and
fifty feet and seriously injured, and the
child fatally.
A hired man, name unknown, employ
ed by Ansler, was killed.
Some six or eight other persons were
carried away and have not yet been
found. In all about twenty persons are
reported dead or missing.
Not house in the track of the lorna
do was left standing. The storm did not
last fifteen minutes and was uuaccompa-
MED by rain.
Doctors from this city, Red Oak and
other points have gone to the scene of
the disaster, and many citizens from Red
Oak, ten miles distant, have gone to as
sist in taking care of the injured and to
bury the dead.
There are no railway or telegraph facili-
ties 10 the scene of the calamity, and re-
ports are rather meagre as yet. 1t is
thought the storm struck other points,
but not with so great force as ut Wheel
er's Grove.-Dispatch to the New York
Herald.
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ing ages; but he has lived too long, and
evil days have come upon him, which
will leave their unhallowed memories to
obliterate the good which was formerly
in him, and which surely destine his
memory to be classed with the Catalines
and the Benedict Arnolds in history.
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The nomination of Judge Field at Gin
cinnati would be mistake at this time,
for we cannot make the coming canvass
turn as a pivot on the doctrine of ex-
treme States rights, as his nomination
would certainly do. In addition to this,
the taking of Judge from the Supreme
Bench to run for President in conse-
quence of a judicial decision can never
be popularized before the American peo-
pie. The Office of a Supreme Court
Judge ought to be one too sacred to allow
party. politics.to influence decision, or
the decision to be seized upon for party
purposes. We have no doubt the decis-
ion of Judge Field was absolutely pure
and sincere. It was certainly logical and
able, but it would never do to seize upon
its author as presidential candidate in
consequence of it. No man has ever
been elected President off of the Su-
preme Bench, and it is not likely that
one will be. 1t is bad in policy, bad in
theory, and would prove disastrous in
practice. 1t will not do to hold out the
presidency as prize for judicial decis-
ions, for, although the decision and the
selection of its author as candidate for
President following that decision would
be both pure and independent of each
other at this time, they might not always
be SO in the future, and our Supreme
Judges might develop into political
barometers, instead of the last and strong
est rampant in the line of our republican
| Notifications. The Republican party has
done much to ower the integrity and the
impartiality Of the judiciary. Let US
not follow in their wake by setting the
example Of using its members to subserve
political ends. Judge Fields nomina-
tion would be dangerous innovation,
and, in addition to the probability of his
defeat, we run the risk of the precedent
set by it rising again in the future to
plague us and our free institutions.
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A SUGGESTIVE NOMINATION.

Garfield was one of the eight upon the
electoral commission whose votes tram
pied upon the voice of the American
people, and set at defiance their verdict
as expressed in the sacred form of the
ballot, by seating as President Ruther-
ford B. Hayes, a man who had been de-
feated by a majority of quarter of a
million of votes by Samuel J. Tilden
who was by the verdict of this commits
sion cheated out of the Office to which
the American people elected him. Sena-
tor Bayard was one of the seven upon
that commission who voted against the
fraud which was perpetrated, and in
favor of sustaining the verdict of the
people, and seating as President the
man whom they had elected. The Re-
publicans have nominated Garfield for
President, and in this canvass he will
represent fraud triumphant and the suc-
cessful overthrow of the will Of the peo-
pie. IF the Democrats nominate Senator
Bayard he will represent the side of
truth and law, which was also the verdict
of the American people, defeated by
Garfield and the other Republicans on
the commission. If he should be nomi-
mated the Democracy can present the
fraud issue of 1876 as sharply and
strongly as they could do with MIR. Tilden
himself, and would have none of the
charges of corruption or intrigue to meet
which would certainly trouble them with
Tilden as the nominee. By all means
the nomination of Senator Bayard is the
proper and strongest that we can possibly
make. This nomination by the Demo-
Gratis would be suggestive of all the per-
jury, and bribery, and force, and fraud,
and corruption practiced by the Republi-
cans in defeating the will of the people
as expressed in the election of 1876, and
would likewise present the purest and
best and loftiest sentiments and aspira-
tions Of the Democratic party. Senator
Bayard's nomination means victory for
the Democracy this Fall.
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the right to hold an independent opinion.
Concluding, he said, though the Senator
from Georgia had found fault with him
for quoting poetry in his former speech,
he would venture to quote another bit
that might interest him more:
''Stiff in opinion, always wrong,
Everything by turns, and nothing long"
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Abbeville Medium: The grand jury
made no general presentment at this
term. Everything is running along
smoothly. The Greenwood and Au-
gusta Railroad has been granted thirty
more conYicts.
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Abbcville Press and Banner: The har-
vesting of the small grain crop has been
about completed with the most satlslac'
tory results, so far rs the oats are con-
ccrned. The wheat crop is as poor as
possible.
Newbcrry HwaM: The stands of cot.
ton are fine all over the county.
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NEW SHOE SHOP.

r DESIRE to inform my old customers,
j and the public generally, that have
returned to Anderson and opened SHOE
SHOP, and will be pleased to receive orders
either for
Making Or Repairing Boots Or Shoes.
will superintend all work done in my
Shop, and guarantee that it will be done in
the best of style. will use only good ma
terial, and employ none but the best of
worlImen. All work delivered according
to promise. Shop in the room rear of J. f.
Breazeales law office, over ]. P. Sullivan
e. Co.'s Store.
r. Y. Fl. NANCE.
1,1,,a 1890 AZ 3n1
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June II, 1880
ppI1cAT1oN FOR CHARTER

A PPLICATIoN FOR CHARTER.
"A Notice is hereby given that an appli-
cation fora Charter for Long Branch Church
will be made, according to law, before the
Clerk of the Court at Anderson, S. c., on
the Sth day of July next, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
J. MATT. COOLEY, G. c.
June 10, 1850 As s.
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Notice to Contractors.

WE will let to the lowest bidder, on the
w Sth July next, the building of the
Bridge across the Six and Twenty Mile
Creek at Mrs. Matilda Harris's.
Plans and specifications made known on
day Of sale.
I'VE reserve the right to reject any and all
bids.
Sale to take place at 12 o'clock m., at the
place above designated.
R. S. BAILEY
n. o. FARMER,
w. s. HALL,
County Commissioner.
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Chester Reporter: A six weeks old
child of Charner Thompson, colored, was
smothered to death by its parents last
Saturday night.
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A DMINIsTRATOR'S NOTICE.
II All persons holding claims against
the Estate of William Moorhead, deceased
are notified to present them to the under
signed within the time allowed by law.
properly proven, or they will be barred
and persons indebted to the Estate are no.
tifiet; to make prompt payment to the UNI
dersigned.
ROBERT MOORHEAD, Admir-.
Nav 81. 1880 46 3