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A LIVELY FIGHT AHEAD.

There is no longer any doubt as to the
course of the present canvass in South
Carolina. The Democrats will have no
walk-over the track this time, for the
Republican corpse has been sufficiently
galvanized to present the appearance Of
very lively fight. Their State Execu.
tive Committee has decided to call q
State Convention for the first of Septem-
Der to nominate an Electoral and State
ticket, which means a fierce, partisan
and malignant contest for mastery in this
State, practically between the white and
the colored man. It is to be regretted
that it should assume such an aspect,
but Elliott, Smalls, Swails, and such
creatures, assisted by few white men
without character or interest in the coun-
try-some of them paid with revenue
and other Federal Offices to do this base
work for the National administration
have decided once again to lead the
ignorant and duped colored men of South
Carolina solidly for the overthrow of the
conservative, wise and economic admin
istration of the Democratic party, and
for the re.establishment Of that corrupt,
ignorant and proaigate reign which Re.
publicans themselves have dubbed 'the
era of good stealing" The gauge Of
battle will be thrown down. We have
but one alternative. tits either to main
tain, the redemption we have won, or
lapse into the tyranny we have over
thrown. There is but one solution to
this problem. The State will not be
permitted to return to Radicalism. Our
people will again as one man rise to
crush the hydra-headed monster
publicanism-and its defeat in Novem-
Der will be so overwhelming that it will
not rise to molest US again for another
decade. Our people, however, must
work, and they had better begin the
preparation for the struggle at once.
Unity and enthusiasm are the requisites
of victory, and the experience of 1876
will only the better secure the full play
of these qualities in the present canvass.
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THE wH1sKEY RING EXPOSED.

That the administration of Gen. Grant
was corrupt has been established by the
investigation Of several Congressional
Committees, but that Gen. Grant was
knowingly a party to the corruption has
been denied by his friends. A book
lately published by Gen. John Nc
Donald, a leading meinber of the whis-
key ring, makes new revelations of the
whiskey ring frauds, and duplicates Gen.
Grant as one Of the ring, using his exec
utive powers to form and protect the
ring, and knowingly receive his part of
the spoils. These revelations are start
ling, and creating considerable sensation
in the North and West. Mcdonald
says: "There was, I repeat, an under
standing between the President, Ford,
Joyce and myself that ring should be
formed, the proceeds from which should
constitute campaign, fund, to advance
the interest of the administration" This
ring was formed for the express purpose
of defrauding the government of the
revenue arising from the whiskey trHic in
the West, and Gen. Grant is now so
clearly implicated in, it, not only by the
declarations Of Gen. Mcdonald, but by
the letters written at the time by differ
ent members of the ring, that if limo.
cent it will not do for him longer to re.
main silent. 1t will not do for Babcock,
Ford, Joyce or any of the other conspi.
rators to attempt the exculpation of the
ex-President, but if he would acquit him
self of these disgraceful accusations he
must himself explain and refute them,
not by a simple denial, but by such cor
:roborating facts as shall, in the judgment
of the American people, exonerate him.
That the whiskey ring, Treasury and
other Department frauds have disgraced
his ADMINISTRATION is sadly true. 1t was
sense of the disgracefulness and corrup-
ton of his administration that defeated
him as the candidate Of his party for a
third term.
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oAKEs AmEs AND GEN. GARFIELD.

The sons of Oakes Ames have pub
lished lengthy appeal to the American
people in behalf of their fathers memo
ry, justifying his connection with the
Credit Mobilier Company, and denying
that there was any bribery or fraud in
the management Of the affairs Of the
Company. They admit that members of
Congress (among whom it will be recol-
lected was Gen. Garfield, the Republican
candidate for President purchased stock
of the Company and received their divi-
dends, but allege that the Company
sought no further Congressional legisla-
ton, and therefore the Company could
not have sought to bribe members of
Congress. This is plausible but decep.
ceptive. The Company had procured all
the legislation it desired, and what it
wanted was to stop all further legislation,
that its action and doings, its frauds and
corruptions might not be exposed and
prevented, and for this purpose leading
members of Congress, among whom was
Gen. Garfield, we're enlisted in its favor
by Che donation to them, or the purchase
by them, of stock Of the Company.
But if every word of this appeal"
was true, aud if it wholly exonerated
Oakes Ames and all the stockholders, it
does not relieve Gen. Garfield. Oakes
Ames swore before the Congressional
Investigating Committee, and the Com
mittee believed him, that Gen. Garfield
purchased stock of the Company, and
received the dividends upon it, and that
he never loaned Gen. Garfield dollar,
and that he never applied to him for
sucL loan. Gen. Garfield swore before
the same Committee that he never pur-
chased from Oakes Ames any Of the
stock of said Company, never received
dollar of dividends on the stock, but that
he did apply to Gen. Ames for the loan
of money, and that Ames did loan him
the exact amount of the dividends..upon
the stock which Ames swore he sold him.
Now there is perjury here, and will the
"sors of Oakes Ames'' admit that their
father was the guilty party. We think
not. The Committee of Congress did
not believe it, the country at the time did
not so believe, nor does the country to-
day believe it. Gen. Garfield stands to-
day before the country either as impii-
Gated in the "Credit Mobilier" frauds
and bribed by the Company, or as per-
iured man. With the late revelations of
Gen. Mcdonald as to the corruption of
Grant and his administration, will the
American people place such man as
Gen. Garfield, the corrupt tool of cor
rupt administration, in the seat once
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= At an election in Memphis on
Wednesday for sheriff $500 votes were
cast, of which The Democratic candidate
received $500, a colored candidate 500,
the rest scattering.
Regulators are giving trouble in
Fleming County, Kentucky. Two ne.
groes who murdered Perry Jefferson, at
Mary's Lick, on the Sd instant have been
lynched, and two wealthy citizens, one
the defeated candidate for State senator,
There is only bare possibility of a
compromise in Virginia, and the regular
Democrats have shown no disposition to
make any bargains with the Readjusters.
Some believe that the split is so great
that the Republican State ticket will be
elected. There is a general impression,
however, that Hancock will carry the
State by large majority.
The New York Herald gives this
account of little incident Mt the Fifth
Avenue Hotel after Gen. Garfield had
arrived: "After Gen. Garfield had r.
tired to supper, the crowd still remained
in the wide corridor of the hotel, and
politics formed the main staple of con.
versation. The two names, Garfield and
Hancock, were heard every instant on
everybody's tongue. Just at the time
when the discussion was at fever heat, a
small man, hardly more than FIVE feet
high, black haired and wiry, came sud-
denly to the counter Of the hotel, and in
a loud, piercing voice exclaimed Bill
Scott will bet any man here $4,000 that
Hancock is elected A profound still
ness fell for an instant on the audience,
but the next m oment great big Repub-
lican, whose name is locally famous,
caught the bold intruder by the collar of
the coat and fired him out of the front
door, to the intense amusement of NIL
present" That was all right, as it was
the Republicans funeral entirely, and it
was cold.blooded business to "sass" the
mourners. But at the same time it was
a good illustration of the eagerness man.
ifested by the Republicans this year to
take bets offered against their candidate.
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JUDGE COOKE YIELDS THE FIELD.

The Greenville Neacs of Saturday con.
tains the following card from e1-Judge
Thompson H. Cooke, who, it will be re-
membered, vas one of the representa-.
tives from Greenville County to the last
Legislature. The card shows that the
ex.Judge is very indignant in conse.
quence of the attitude assumed towards
him by respectable portion of the Dem
ocratic party of his County on account OF
his past political affiliations, and that in
the future he intends to leave the "party
success" entirely to the efforts of others.
Whatever may be the intention of Judge
Cooke in withdrawing from the race for
the Legislature, there is no doubt that
the language of his card will admit Of
more than one reasonable construction.
The card is as follows:
GREENvILLE, S. c., Aug. 6, 1880.
To my Friends of Greenvils County:
GENTLEMEN-Allow me to express my
sincerest thanks for the kind and gen.
erous support accorded me by you in the
past, and to announce that I will not,
under any circumstances, be candidate
for reelection to the Legislature, because
I find that am the source of some dis
cord in the Democratic party here.
There are those of the party, of some
respectability, at least, in point of mum.
bers, who act and talk as though it were
a matter of indifference to them whether
any one, who at any time, saw proper to
cooperate with the Republican party,
had a right to any immunity or consid-
Grafton from the Democratic party. This
stripe of the Democracy certainly re-
gard in no less unfavorable light than
they do me. It is, therefore, under such
circumstances most congenial to me, to
step aside and leave the field to them to
manage their personal and the party
success.
In conclusion, permit me to say that
whatever may be my course in the future,
politically, the welfare and interest of
the great masses of the people who have
stood by me, will be cared for to the ut
most extent of my humble ability.
am, very respectfully,
THOMPSON Fl. COOKE.
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Ex.Judge Samuel w. Melton says
that he had never entertained any inten-
ton of becoming u candidate for Cover.
nor upon the Republican or any other
ticket, and that he does not know of any
intention to nominate State officers upon
a Republican ticket.
= The report of Comptroller John
Kelly shows that the debt of the City of
New York TO be Sl02, ,565, ,666, having
been reduced since December 3lst last
$786, AL.
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What Senator Butler Says About 1t.

Senator Butler was interviewed in Co.
lumbia, on Thursday night, and said:
Colonel Cash's letter to me shows
him to be lunatic or a blackguard, and,
of course, cannot notice him in either
capacity. have done him no harm,
and if had injured him, it is usual
among gentlemen, as the first step, to
ask for an explanation. Instead of this
he has chosen to write me letter by
mail which does him more harm than it
does me. He is welcome to all the glory
that he may acquire from this vulgar and
coarse exhibition of bad and malicious
heart. have not noticed, and do not
intend to notice, anything he may say"
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A special from Americus, Georgia,
dated August 6, gives the following par
ticulars of crime committed in Webster
County, twenty miles West of that place,
on the evening of August 4. It states
that Woodson L. Gunnells, well.t do
farmer, left home to visit sick neighbor,
and, returning at 10 p. m., found his wife
and nine of ten small children in hor-
rible sleep, from the effects of morphia
administered in lemonade by Mrs. Gun.
nells. There is no doubt that she pre-
pared the fatal beverage and administer.
ed it to the children and drank of it
herself with fatal intent. Mr.. Gum
nells was married to this his second wife
seven years ago and has by her four
children; the other six are by his previ-
Gus wife, and, as far as known, their
step mother has been duLiful and kind
parent to them. Mrs. Gunnells is from q
highly respectable family. a note in
the handwriting Of Mrs. Gunnells was
found under the morphia bottle on the
table, in which she stated that she had
deliberately administered morphia to the
children and herself with the intention
of destroying them all, and that she was
not actuated by any domestic trouble.
Owing to the lapse of time before medi-
cal aid arrived, Mrs. Gunnells's case was
hopeless, she lay on her back on the
bed in the unnatural sleep produced by
the fatal drug, and all efforts Of physi-
clans and sympathizing friends to restore
her were futile. The children's case was
not so hopeless, and, by the unceasing
efforts of the physicians, some of them
showed signs of returning consciousness.
All of the step children and some of the
younger children are now thought out Of
danger. The youngest, an infant of a
few months, was saved by the fact that
its mother could not introduce enough of
the fluid down its little throat to destroy
life. It is probable that three of the
children will die; these three are pre-.
sumed to have drank more freely of the
deadly beverage than the others; The
dispatch concludes: "All the evidence
taken negatives the idea of insanity and
points directly to cool, deliberate
determination on the part of the hitherto
quiet.hearted lady to take away her own
life and that of her family, and at the
same time conceal from the world the
cause of her act"
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occupied by Washington, Jefferson, Mad
ison and Munroe? The country cannot
afford to do so. The sacrifice is too
greaEthat of its honor, integrity and
GOOD name at home and abroad.
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For County Treasurer.

respectfully nominate Mr.. WILLIAM
MEG GUK1N for the Office of County Treas.
urer-subject to the choice of the Demo-
cratic party Mt the primary election. We
do this feeling assured that he will, if elect
ed, fill the office as acceptably to the people
in the future as he has done in the past.
MANY FRIENDS.
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THE FALL TERM OF THE
Carolina COLLEGIATE Institute

(For Boys and Gnls,)
WILL open SEPT. 9th, 1880. Tuition
w per Tcrm-$4. Sc, IS, $40 md $l2
Board, exclusive of washing, Sc to $40 per
month, according to the number of days
per week the pupil is boarded. Entrance
fee, 25c. w. ]. LIGON, Principal.
August IL, 1880 5
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For Conuress.

The many friends in Anderson County of
Hon. d. WYATT AIKEN, our present
able and distinguished Representative In
Congress, take great pleasure in presenting
his name as candidate for reelection to
the voters Of this Congressional District.
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For Sheriff.

The friends of JAMES H. MCCONNELL
announce him as candidate for reelection
for Sheriff of Anderson County-subject to
the rules and regulations Of the Democratic
party.
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The friends of Col. NJ. P. TREBLE re-
spectfully announce him as candidate for
County Treasurer, subject to the action of
the Democratic party. Col. Tribblc is o
thoroughly reliable and competent gentle
man, and if elected will make an excellent
Treasurer. BELToN.
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The many friends of VIM. S. HALL,
Esq, respectfully announce him as can
didate for reelection to the Office of County
Commissioner of Anderson County-sub-
ject to the choice of the Democratic party
at the primary election.
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For County Commissioner.

The friends of Mr.. R. s. BAILEY. re-
cognizing his peculiar fitness for the Office,
respectfully announce him as candidate
for reelection as County Commissioner of
Anderson County-subject to the result Of
the primary election of the Democratic
party of this County.
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For Iudda of Prahata.

W. w. HUMPHREYS is respectfully
announced as candidate for reelection
to the office of Judge of Probate for An
derson County, subject to ratification at
the Democratic Prim ary Election.
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Baylis Mcconnell, Plaintiff, against Margaret IIar-
ris, Sarah Mcconnell, Newton Mcconnell ct oil.
Observation-Disclosures for Reiict-Compldim moi
Serred.
To the Defendants. Charles Mcconnell Martha
Ann Mcconnell, Mary c. Gentry, John II. Jones,
Margaret Harris, Sarah Mcconnell, Nowton Nc
Connell, and heirs Of Daniel Mcconnell deceas-
I'd, to wit, Sarah Mcconnell, William McCon-
mel, Richmond Mcconnell, Thompson McCon-
nell, Hester Mcconnell, Pinckney Mcconnell
NELL to wit, Manila Mcconnell, Jane Mcconnell,
james Mcconnell, SAM Mcconnell, Lewis Nc,
COnnell and other heirs unknown, hoirs Of John
Mcconnell, Rachel Mcconnell, Elizabeth Nc
Connel nnd other heirs unknown, Polly McCon-
NELL Mary J. Mcconnell, Elizabeth Elrod, Rachel
Dunn, Mary A. Cape and Mrs. c. A. Crow:
YOU Irc hereby summoned and required to an
1 swer the complaint in this action, copy
OF which Is filed in the Office of the Clerk Of tho
Court OF Common Pleas. at Anderson C. H. S. c.,
and to serve copy Of your answer to tho said
complaint on the subscribers at their Office Ander-
son Z. H., S. Co. within twenty days after the sor-
vice hereof, exclusive Of the day Of such service
and II you fail to answer the complaint within
apply to the Court for the relief demanded In the
complaint.
Dated August 4, A. D. 1880.
n,,,o ORR Wells ( allen.
H. s. ]-Jons W. DANIELS c. C.P.
To the Defendants above named:
Take notice that the above stated action is conf
the lands Of the Estate Of William Mcconnell de-
ceased, containing three hundred aud forty-eight
acres, more or less situate in the County and State
aforesaid, bounded by lands Of Dr. A. E. Thomp-
sOn and othors, which was sold by order Of the
Ordinary and bought by John ]. Jones' No per-
sonal claim Is made against YOU.
August IT, 1880 q
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Capt. G. A. RANKIN is respectfully
announced as candidate for County COM
missioner for Anderson County-subject to
ratification at the Democratic primary elec-
tion
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For Clerk of Court.

With pleasure we announce Mr.. JOHN
McFALL as q candidate for Clerk Of Court.
Mr. McFall is O manned soldier, and is
thoroughly competent to serve the people
Of Anderson County in that capacity.
MANY DEMOCRATS ON SALUDA SIDE.
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The friends of Col. E. M. RUCKER re-
spectfully announce him as candidate for
the Legislature at the ensuing election
subject to the nomination of the Democratic
party.
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DIR. ]. H. REID is respectfully announ.
ced as candidate for the Legislature
ject to the choice Of the Democratic party
at the primary election. DR.. Reid has sery-
ed the people of Anderson County rs State
Senator, and is gentleman Of judgment
and prudence, and in every way qualified to
make good representative. ANDERSON.
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The many friends of Maj. E. B MUIR
RAY respectfully nominate him as can
didate for reelection to the Legislature
subject to the Primary Election.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For the House of Representatives.

The many friends of HUGH NJ. PRINCE
announce him as candidate for the Legis-
lature, and as gentleman every wny wor-
thy to represent the Banner County in that
body. SALUDA SIDE.
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The many friends of JEPTHA WAT
KINS beg leave to announce him as can
didate for the Legislature-subject to the
primary election.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-08-12

The friends of Mr.. R. P. CLINKSCALES
respectfully announce him as candidate
for seat in the lower branch of the Gene
raj Assembly from Anderson County-sub-
ject to the action of the Democratic party
in the primary election.
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The many friends of Capt. JOHN w.
DANIELS respectfully announce him as O
candidate for reelection as Clerk of the
Court for this County. Capt. Daniels has
proven himself an efficient and acceptable
officer, and will abide by the action Of the
nenocrofic norty in fhn con,inp canyoss
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New YORK, August 9.

DR.. Tanner continues in good condi-
ton. He passed quiet night, sleeping
most of the time. At seven o'clock this
morning he ate heartily of beef steak
and bread. At nine he took two boiled
eggs and stewed potatoes, drinking two
ounces of light wine. At eleven o'clock
he swallowed dozen raw oysters with
crackers washed down with four ounces
of milk. He was weighed at noon, the
scales Indicating 1921 pounds. His
pulse at that hour was 81 and tempera-
ture 100.
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The many friends of B. G. JOHNSON,
of Brushy Creek township, nominate him
for Clerk of Court for Anderson County,
subject to the rules and regulations of the
Democratic party. Mr.. Johnson is q one
armed Confederate soldier, and if elected
will make competent and obliging officer.
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Slaughter Of the Inn0cents.

To Hon. James E. Harvey.
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
EoR WOE F,REsIDENT.

PON. W. II. ENGLISH,
OF INDIANA.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-22
IOTICE.
LANb OFFICE Al NATCHIToCur> La.
prcrmhur 10Th. l--O.

LAM OFFICE Al NATCHIToCuT>, La.
December 10Th. l--0.
NOTlCE l. HEREBY GIVEN. That the
" follow lug-uI'nrd SETTLERS have filed
notice Of their intention 10 make final
proof III support "i their claims. aud So
CURE final entry thereof. and that said
proof will hc made hrfnrc the Clerk of
the District Court. AZ Homer. La on Sat
urday. February 9TH, LII. ~ the eNplra-
tl"n Of thirty days from the date of this
notice. viz:
Homestead Eurv No. lu2i. sam LYONS.
for the ~ "f Nh Sect -. I - y, RI W.
la meridian, and names the following A.
his witnesses. VIZ: K Ramsey. Dock Lew
il, Jack Lyons and Andrew Lyons all of
Homer p"si-oitCr, Ia.
Also, Homestead Entry No. lr1.I. Andrew
Lyons, for III" W: Of MI set ~. TEN.
r. w. La meridian. and names the follow
ing ~ his wltn'N $50, viz: j Il Ramsey. boo K
Lewis. sam Lyons and Jack LYONS, all of
Homer post-otic-. La.
l.. ptfLElX, Register
D-ocmbcr ~ i--O. Ig-5,