Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-01-06
John p. Hobbs.
The Lexington Independent iii bis True
Character AT Last.
[From the iNclp5errg Herall.l

[Erom the Ncwte,rg Heratd.]
Quite ripple of curiosity and
speculation was oceasioned' by the
arrival in town Oil Thursday last OF
John T. Hobbs, Of Lexington. late
Independent candidate for solicitor OF
the Fifth Circuit. Some thought he
came as deputy United States mar
shal, and others as attorney for Stol-
brand in contestinga Aiken's pest in
tie next Congress. He is no doubt
acting in two.fold capacity-as a
sort of detective in preparing testi-
mony in behalf Of Stolbrand, and
alao as o sort of understrapper to
District Attorney Nortbrop His ap-
pointment as deputy msrshal, il he
has such appointment, (and We have
no doubt OF it, is part Of the re-
ward for the dirty work he is doing
aud to enable him 10 make his ex-
penses as he goes along. Hobbs held
reception in back lot in town
Fhnraday night. where be was in
sensultstion for several hours With q
fev eolored men and one white map,
whose name we do not deem it prn-
dent to publish just now,
Friday HoSbe joined United States
Commissioner E. M,.stoeber at che
depot, and they wen, up TO Ander-
son. From Anderson, they &c TO
pickens and Oconee and probably
Abbeville,, and then to I.aurens.
Hobbs wifi pass down the roadThnrs'3
day OF Friday.
Hobbs made arrangements while
Aere to get names OF parties xbo
would aweaf; against citizens for vio.
latione Of The election laws. These
names will be handed him when he
passes here, and the parties will be
sent for 10 go TO Columbia AID make
their afidavits. The arrests OF citi'
zeus in this county will be made from
Columbia.
Some Trouble Made In Abbevilie.
On last Friday 2. NJ stoeber,. OF
Columbia, and John F. Hobbs, q
Lexington, arrived in Abbeville, and
were met on Saturday morning by
representatives Of the negroes from
various sections of the county. The
proprietor of the hotel at which they
stopped refused the privileges OF his
house to the scurvy set with whom
these men had businsss, and they
separated, and by differnt routes found
their way to the house in which al.
fred Butler lives. They were met
BIZ Alb. Titus. Tom Tolbert, Jack Nc
Kellar, and other leading Radicals,
and agreed upon a plan of operations
which has not yetstranspired.
The course of Jno. F.sHobbs is an.
otha warning to ambitious young
men TO remain steadfast in their 10y.
atty to party and country, and shun
side peths, whether dubbed 'Inde'
pendentism" or othei 9ise. Four
months ago he was lawyer in good
standing at Lexington, beginning what
promised to be reasonably useful
and honorable career. Tempted BY
undue ambition he became an "Inde:
pendent. candidate for Solicitor and
received the solid Radical vote, be.
iug repudiated by his own race and
party. Now he ia prowlins about
the country engaged in the unclesn
work OF conspiring With negroes to
procure indictments against Demo.
crats-an outcast and subject Of the
scosn and hatred Of all whose good
opinion he can value. Once outside
of the safe party lines he has fallen
to a level with the meanest Radicals,
and is regarded accordingly.-0reen-
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