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Brutal Attack by Negroes Upon White
Collector, Democrat.

JEDDURGH, s. c., Nov. 5, 1sS0.-The
brutal assault on two white men, Mr.
NJ. A. Petch and Mr.. NJ. V. Griffin, near
Jedburg last Sunday afternoon by party
of negroes, has caused considerable ex-
element and indignation in that conmu-
nifty. The row occurred in the following
manner: There was canp-meeting be-
ing carried on by the negroes near jed
burgh, and on Sunday afternoon Mr..
Griffin and Petch, with several other
white men, went out. Mr.. Griffin and a
negro had difficulty in which there were
a few blows past. Mr.. Griffin then start
ed home, accompanied by Mr.. Petch, Mr..
Selleck and Mr.. Daniel Hu6nger. When
about mile from the camp-ground they
heard voices behind them, and found that
they were pursued by a party of about
fifteen or twe wenty negroes, who came up
and said they intended carrying Mr.. Grif-
fin back and beat him to death. Mr..
Pctch interfered and told them that he
had started home with Mr.. Griffin to
avoid any further row, whereupon one OF
the negroes dealt him severe blow in
the face and head with club, knocking
him down and it was thought had killed
him, then turning to Mr.. Griffin struck
him on the face, breaking his cheek bone.
The rest Of the party were compelled to
flee for their lives. Mr.. Petch was car
ried home and is now under treatment oi
TWO eminent physicians from Summer
Vile. He is slowly recovering.
Warrants of arrest were issued for the
arrest OF Philip Washington and Paul
Edney, the only two known, and it is
hoped ere this the warrants have been
executed.
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State News.

Grccnville: The survey of the railroad
from Greenville to Laurcns has -been
completed. The line is said to be very
practicable and the road capable of con
struction at small cost...... Messrs. w.
II. S. Harris d. Co.'s cotton gin and grist
mill at Jonesville were burned on last
Friday night. Loss about 81 500. Sam
uel GLADDEN., colored, the engineer, it is
believed, was the perpetrator of the
crime.
Newberry: Mr.. Robert Atchison's
house, Just built and unoccupied, was
burned in Newberry County on Sunday
night, 3lst ult. ]. P. Satterwhite, white
and Ishman Workman and Franklin
Johnson, two colored men. have been
arrested for the crime.. The following
sentences were passed by Judge kershaw
at the late term of the Court of Sessions
for Newberry County Robert Koon, for
assault with intent to kill, one year at
hard labor in tho State Penitentiary w.
r. Jones and Chas Henderson, for rob-
berry, three years at hard labor i'll tho
State Pcnitontiary George Boland for
breaking and entering !. dwclling-house
in the daytime and grand larceny. sig
months at hard labor in the State Penl-
Tertiary; Usely Taylor, for manslaugh
ter, three years at hard labor In the State
Penitentiary.
Richland Another instalment of the
cotton raised on the Penitentiary farm
was sold on Monday. 1t was classed as
best middling and brought the highest
market price. .....T The annual hunt Of the
Riobland Club, with Col. Tom Taylor
and Capt. W. Stack as leaders in the fun,
will begin lext week. The hunt never
lasts less than MONTH. The Columbia
Medical Society are taking steps to estab-
lish free dispensary in that city where
poor people can get medical advice free OF
charge. ..... 1t is proposed to hold reun-
ion Of all tho living alumni and undcr-
graduates OF the South Carolina College
and of the South Carolina University, in
Columbia, at some early day.
spartanburg: Margaret, Mary, William
and Sanford Smith and Mrs. Little Reese,
all children of Zopilar Smith, who fought
in the battle af the Cowpens, are still
living in Spartanburg County, .....T Thc
mountains in the nei94borhood of Ash.
Vile were covered with snow last Sunday
night. Tho THERMOMETERS stood at 90 IN
Spartanburg OF, Tuesday morning."..
Tho Limestone Seminary property is
being put in ORDER and the school will
be opened as soon as the repairs have
becn completed. The property has been
transferred to the Baptist Association of
Spartahbnrg Coanty. .::...Spartanburg has
nineteen lawyers. Gas nas been intro
duced into the postofiico at Spartanburg.
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Counting MS Over Again.

WASHINGTON, November 22.-The
South Carolina census is to be overhaul
ed once more. The Stalwarts have never
gotten over their disgust at the increase
of the South's population shown by the
new census, and cannot bear to give up
the cry of fraud, which they raised as
soon as the figures were made public.
The thorough investigation which was
made few weeks afterwards did not
stop the howl, and they still protested
against the idea Of accepting this increas-
ed population as basis for the reappoint-
ment of congressman. In order to re-
move the last excuse for questioning the
accuracy of the census, and not at all be-
cause he personally sees the slightest
necessity for such performance, Super.
intendent Walker, at the suggestion Of
the President, has dispatched force of
special agents to South Carolina with in
structions to make the most thorough
investigations. They are to visit num-
Der of places where the gain Of popula-
lation over the census of 1870 was largest
and make sort of re-census, going from
house to house and seeing whether the
people whom the enumerators reported
are to be found. No doubt is entertained
that this second investigation will only
confirm the first, and after such inquiries
as are now to be made it will require a
man with monumental inprudence to
further dispute the South Carolina con-
SuS.
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DenOuncing John Kelly.

New YORK, November 22.--The Herald
this morning prints an address to the
Hon. Lester B. Faulkner, Chairman of
the Democratic State Central Committee,
dated Staten Island, Richmond County,
New York, November l8, and signed by
the officers of several Democratic clubs
and fifteen merchants and bankers, in
which, after reciting their earnest action
in behalf of the Democratic party at the
late election, they say: 1t is our calm
Judgment that the true interests of the
country at largo and tho honor of the
Democracy were basely sacrificed to the
personal advantage and unreflecting NAL
ice of O man on whom the party has
hcaped unlneritcd honors and benefits" !"
They conclude as follows: deeply con-
vinced of these facts, we for ourselves and
for the constituency which we represent
desire to notify you, and through you the
Democracy OF the State, that We finally
withdraw from all sympathy with John
Kelly of New York, and that we will
never again by our moral influence or
votes support the nominee of any State
or National Convention in which he is
permitted to exercise his former perni-
cious dictatorship"
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numerous other Democratic canpaigners.
In the next place, his denunciatory
speeches concerning Vanderbilt and his
United States bonds were used by Repub
lican papers as menace to the bond
holders, who have committed no higher
crime than to lend their money to the
government, or 10 the patriotic service Of
keeping up Its credit So likewise his
groundless attack upon National Banks
had its tendency to consolidate the
monied interests of the country against
the Democratic party. These Banks
afford the most convenient and, at the
same time, the safest currency that we
have ever had. Their influence is inn
mense, and the unnecessary thrusts that
were made at them helped to produce the
general result. AS to the wiseacres
watching (which way the cat jumps" we
believe Col. Aiken was one of the first
persons in this State to jump, and, there
fore, we presume this part OF his letter
was penned from q personal experience
on the subject.
Col.sAiken concludes with new prop
osition in mathematics, which old-time
professors like Legender and Davies pro-
nounced an impossibility. His PROPOSE.
ton, when reduced to mathematical form
is, that the sun. of all the parts is greater than
the .ohole. He might also odduce from it
the following scholium: "The dirision Of
the smaller portion Of the ,rholc into two unequal
parts increases the larger Of such unequal parts
until By combining it with the smaller Of such
parts the sa.n, of the t,ro is greater than the
original larger portion Of the whole." Col.
Aiken, however, has not demonstrated
this sufficiently to enable our obtuse
mind to comprehend it, and, therefore,
we still give our adherence to Messrs.
Legender and Davies in preference to Col.
Aiken. Seriously, however, he cannot
give the South the balance Of power as
long as the Republicans have clear ma
jority over the Southern and Northern
Democrats. The only condition in which
balance of power can be attained IS
where there are three parties Of such size
that any two combined will be greater
than the third. This is not the condition
of the South. We huTe got to make
Democratic gains, or the Republicans will
outnumber both wings Of the Democracy.
If the two Democratic wings outnrrnber
the Republicans then we do not need any
alliance with the Republicans. This
seems to US to approximate reaucti0 al
a6surd,m of Col. Aiken's proposition.
The proposition is liable to still more
practical objection. Its purpose is to re-
duce the division to purely sectional
issues without any principle in National
politics. except to take care of the South.
This would, OF course, combine the North
to take care of the North, and we would
find ourselves the weaker party in fight
Of our own beginning. The South is
doing very well now, and had better
show that it is entitled to the respect of
the country by maintaining its principles
rather than by assuming the position OF
simple political pirates.
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MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURES.

Special Dispath to the anderson 1ntelligeneer.
COLUMBIA. s. c., November "a.
The Legislature was organized yester-
day, nearly all the members being pres
ent.
The Senate called Colonel ]. D. Wither-
spoon, of York, to preside temporarily,
and reelected Colonel T. Stobo Farrow
Clerk.
The House organized by the unani-
nous reelection of Hon. John c. Shep-
pard, of Edgefeld, Speaker, and Col. D.
T. Sloan, of Columbia, Clerk.
The Governors message was received
and read, and the vote for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor declared, showing
that :Hagood received III, ,4s2,:and other
candidates 4,279. E. .. NJ.
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ARA1LRoAD QUARREL.

The Greenville and Columbia and Air
Line Railroad do not seem to cooperate
in the matter of transporting freights. In
consequence of the Greenville and Colum-
bia refusing to pay charges and receive
freight from the Airline, the General
Freight Agent Mr.. R. D. Carpenter, of the
latter Road, has issued the following no.
tice, under date of November 18th, viz:
Commencing this date the Atlanta and
Charlotte Airline Railway will decline
to receive any freight destined for Stations
on Greenville and Columbia Railroad,
Blue Ridge Railroad, Columbia, s. C.,
and points on Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad.
This action is forced upon us by the
Roads named refusing to pay charges and
receive such freights from this Company
at Grcenville and Seneca.
It will be seen that this order will work
very great disadvantage to the business
of not only the towns on tho Roads men
toned, anu their branches, but also to
many other towns in the State; to none
of them, however, to such extent as to
Anderson. The question naturally arises,
What is to be done? Can tho sections OF
the State that must suffer such detriment
in consequence of this quarrel not look to
our Legislature for some relief? or, are
they compelled to submit to the inconve-
niences and hardships thus imposed upon
them? Itseems to US that the Greenville
and Columbia and Wilmington, Columbia
and Augusta Roads are unnecessarily ex-
acting in their terms, and that the Air
Line Road is simply acting on the defen-
sive; but there may be something behind
this whole matter, of which we are not
advised. that has " forced" the Roads
named to take the action they have.
AS the matter stands now, the transfer
offreights from the Airline to tho Green
Vile and Columbia Road at Greenville
and Seneca is impossible, which will, of
course, force merchants on the line of
last named Road to have all their Western
freights shipped by the way of Augusta
and Columbia or Baltimore, Charlotte
and Columbia, several hundred miles
further than by the old route, and conse-
ouert,y at a much highe. rate of trans
portation. 1t stands to reason that rs
long as the Greenville and Columbia
Road continues its unjust exactions of
the Airline Company, that the order
above quoted will remain in force, which
will compel the merchants of Anderson,
it appears to us, to again put into opera
ton the wagon train between this place
and Central, which was once before found
to have such wholesome effect OH the
erratic policy pursued by former Com
pany that controlled this Road. Rather
than submit to unjust exactions and un-
righteous extortion this would be far pre-
ferable, and if this state of affairs cannot
be remedied by the Legislature OF the
State, we hope to see the wagon train
again brought into use. We hope, how
ever, liiis will not be necessary, and that
the present managements OF these two
Roads will work harlnoniously together.
for their own good as well as that of their
patrons.
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
NJ. Josephine Hawkins and husband. John
O. Hawkins, Plaintiffs, vs.. L. M. Keaton,
Rosannah f. Keaton, ct al, Defendants.
Complaint for Partition Of Real Estate.
DY virtue of Decrctal Order to me d!.
ID rected in the above slated case, will
sell at Anderson G. H. S.. c., ON SALES
DAY in DECEMBER next, the following
described property. as the Real Estate OF
Benjamin +. Kcaton, deceased, to w.t.
LOT NO. Q, containing one hundred and
twenty light (l2s) acres, more or lesa, ad-
joining lands of Reuben Cl;nkscalcs, l.. b.
Haynie, CT al
Lot NO. 3, containing ninety-cight and
one. half (9S!) acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of James S. Gassaway, james I. Cas-
saway, Robert W. Hanks, ct al.
TERMS OF S4LE-Onc-tlird cash the re.
mainder on credit of twelve months, With
interest from day Of sale, with bond and
mortgage of the premises to SECURE the pur-
chase money, Will, leave to anticipate pay
mcnt. Purchaser to pay extra Tor all ne
ccssary papers. -
NoY -, 1850 20
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the part of those who are satisfied. His
advice to the colorcd people "to keep out of
politics, work, economize, accumulate prop
erty, educate their children, and show to
the world that they are competent to
compete with the white race in bus
iness," coupled with his slurs on the
white people and government of the State
shows that he is fair sample of the aver
age carpet-bagger, and is thoroughly imbued
with the principles of that class. He is
friend to the colored man only so long as
he can subserve his personal! and ambitious
ends by such friendship. His association
with such renegades as composed the last
Republican State Convention furnishes suf
fcent evidence as to what manner of man
he is
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Speaking of Col. Aiken's letter the
Ners and Courier concludes as follows
"Wc would not destroy the National De-
mocracy, but we would build upthe par.
y upon some more enduring basis than
sectional issues. We would mako the
Democratic party the party of progress,
of living ideas and enlightened states
manship. We would have it cut loose
from the past, put holding fast to the
eternal principles of right and justice
upon which it was first established, we
would make it more than party OF
mere political ex pediency, keeping a
higher object in view than the childish
fancy of "being courted by both parties
North" which seems to be the Aiken
idea.
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LAND FOR SALE.

vITILL be sold OH SALEDAY in JAN
w UARY next at public auction be-
fore the Court House door at Anderson
S. c.. if not earlier disposed of at private
sale, the Tract Of Land whereon Mrs. Jane
E. Blackman, formerly Mrs. Norris, now re-
sides, containing $50 acres. more or less,
and lying in Hall Township, Anderson
County.
balance on one and two years credit, will!
interest from date at seven per cent, and
mortgage on the premises. Purchaser to
pay for all necessary papers. Call on me
for terms at private sale
B. F. GRAFTON, Trustee.
Nov OK 1890 20
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS.

A Ill persons indebted to strinser q
II Lewis, A. J. Stringer & Co.. anc
Stringcr, Poorc & Co, by Judgment. Mort;
gage, Note or Account. are hereby notified
to settle the same before the first day oI
January, 1851, and save cost by doing SO, as
such MS are not paid by thGt tilpe will p
placed in the hands Of Messrs. Murray d
Murray for collection by law.
A. j. STRINGER,
J.. b. LEWIS,
JAMES ". POORE,
ROBERT A. LEWIS.
Nov 9s, 1880 % I'm
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ANDERSON COUNTY,

Fiscal Year Ending 31st October, 1880
DURSUANT to an Act of the General
i Assembly, entitled "An Act to reduce
all Acts and parts of Acts in relation to
County Commissioners, their powers and
duties into one a ct, to amend the same,"
the following Report is published for the
information of the public.
The following Claims have been approved
and allowed by the Board since November
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ESTRAYED.

TIME Town Council of the Town Of An
l. derson hereby gives notice that there
is in their possession one SORREL MARE
about or 0 years old. which was taken up
by the Chief of Police on the 3rd day OF
November, 1850, which the owner can have
by proving property and paying all expen-
ses of keeping and advertising said animal.
T. C. LIGON, Town Clerk.
Nov 25. 1856 20
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Edgefield: The Monitor has entered
upon it's fourth year with good pros
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Total. l............... .............."$l1S02 10
l, Thos. c. Ligon, Clerk County Commits
soners for Anderson County, do certify
that the above report for the fiscal year
ending October 81, 1880, is just and true,
and that no accounts were audited and ap-
proved by the Board without being certified
or sworn to. except the accounts for Trial
Justices for their salaries.
THOS. C. LIGON,
Clerk C. C. A. C.
Nov o5, 1880 90
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A THREATENED EXODUS.

Thousands Of Southern Negroes Preparing
to Settle in New Mexico and Other West
ern Sections,
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THE so. ca. JOCKEY CLUB
Will have RACES on the WASHINGTON
RACE COURSE, near the City, on the
Sth, 9th, 10th and 18th December,
They are led to believe, from the number Of
Entries in the Stakes and from the Stables
cxpected, that there will be better Racing
than they have had for the last ten years.
as- Meetings of State Grange, P. Of H..
anu Grand Lodge A. r. NJ.
Gs- All places Of Amusement open with
choicest attractions.
Ma- Attractive Exhibits Of all kinds So
licitcd for the Industrial Exhibition.
Ms- The large crowd of Visitors to the
Exhibition offers a paying opportunity to
Manufacturers, &C., to display their Pro-
ducts. For space and particulars apply to
E. L. ROCHE, Secretary.
Nov 25, 1880 90
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Masters Sale.

Nov 25, 1886
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-08-13
TO OWNERS OF Doss.

To tags will be enforced and after the 18th
day Of July 1880 upon al dogs without tags :nd % ts
18th day Of Juv 1880 upon al dogs with without ta<0
whose Owne have paid for license and tag tor tho
year eom. lug on ths said 18th day Of July, 1850:
July J, Is LLOYD HILL, HaxSAA
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-08-13
RElLRC " fnE G. UAT!
TREASURER.
OrYrcB OF CnrSrv TREAsURER, I
CARSON ClTy, Nevada, July !, 1880. J

To the Hen the Board Of County Oommioneof Ormsby
sOunty, Nevada: -
G, nti, men In compliance with the requirements OF
Law have the honor TO herewith submit report OF
the Of this dep rtment for the end
ing June 40 $780,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-10
HARD ON DIBRELL.

We find the following report of a
discussion between Col. II. B. Case,
republican candidate for congress in
the third district, andhis democratic
opponent, Gen. Dibrell, at Jasper,
in the Cleveland Herald:
"Mr. Case and Gen. DIbrell spoke st
Jasper few days ago to large CROWD.
Mr.. DibreIl repeated as usual his pat
ent falsehood, and highly pleased his
followers. Mr.. Case replied in mas
terly speech exposing DibrelIs false
charges against the republican patti.
He also accused Dibreli of paying del.
egates expenses to be nomins ted. Dib-
rell declared it was Lie" and dared
Mr.. Case to repeat it, aud demanded
that he furnish proof. Mr.. Case pulled
from his pocket certificate from the
hCtsl keeper at Pikevillr. giving the
names of delegates whose expenses
were paid by Dibrell, and the list was
a majority OF the conveJ ton, and then
turned to Mr.. Dibrell and asked him
if he denied that. Dibrell made no
reply. Mr.. Gaze then read Mr.. Dib-
rell's famous whisky and tobacco
speeches and charged that Mr.. Dibrell
had never made any such speech, bot
instead had such one prILt9d and
scstt cred broadcast over this district,
in order to deceive the people and
practice fraud on them. Mr.. DIbrell
denied this charge. Mr.. Case then
presented and read certificate signed
by thirty-four members OF congress
stating that Gen. Dibrell had never
made speech of any kind in congress,
much less his whisky and tobacco
speech. Mr.. Case is using Dibrell up
in lively manner, though it is con-
ceded that the confederate majority in
the district is enough 10 elect"
This is hard on Dibrell. He has
been making his constituents believe
that be had made some "masterly"
speeches on the floor of the house
that he was a regular Sampson
among the republican Philistines,
Staying them by the thousands with
his own jaw-bone. To have his
reputation as great stump speaker
thus rudely blasted is too bad, and
Case ought to be ashamed of him
self. And then to have him deny
that he had paid the expenses Of
delegates to nominate him for con>
gress and produce the proof to the
contrary is cruel to the last ex-
treme.
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ABUSING GRANT.

The democratic papers of the
country are exhausting themselves
just now in abuse of Gen. Grant.
But he can stand it. They began
to abuse him just about the time
that Fort Donnelson fell and they
have never stopped. They didn't
like the way he treared Floyd and
Buckner, nor the way he disposed
of Pemb1rton at Vicksburg, nor
the way he ran Lee down at Apo
mattox. They didn't like him when
he was nominated for president by
the republicans, nor when he was
elected. They called him an igno>
ramus, blockhead and drunkard.
But after his term of Office in the
white house expired, and they
found that none of the mud they had
thrown at him was visible, and
thought he had retired to private
life, they began to think better O.
him. But recently, since he has
seen fit to expose the duplicity anc
petty ambition of Gen. Hancock
their accidental candidate for the
presidency, they have again un'
bottled their wrath and now they
can not say hard enough thingl
about him.
But Notwithstanding their de-