The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-05-21

5lS.W HSt Wlalent III All aspect have not vet
..a!l utteH .tel |ptterly n1ft6stffiat1c and
.-1ah offence against tho Republics n
party. by resigning their two PLACES
they hnve put into tho hands Of the
| Democrats clear majority Of the Son.
atc, Tor now that their designations
nave been laid before tho Senate:r bS
Tie presiding officer their places arc
practically, ifnot absolutely, vacant.
1he l)eIpocrats, If they cared to do SO,
might rc-organizc all the committees.
INC prospect OF completing a Republi-
can organization is.lost, and the lubors
of'two. months arc DESTROYED. Tho
Democrats, through tho voluntary
abandonment ofthcir duties by MI.
Conkling and Mr.. Platt, are in a po-
sition Tomorrow to adjourn tho ses-
sion sine die and to leave the public
business unsettled, however pressing
it,may be. Tie Democrats wiIl..i,ot
act as they usually act if they fail to
take advantage of tho majority given
them BY tho New York Republican
Senators. But if they: should not do
SO tho failure will not lnake;the ofloncc
Of Mr.. Conkling and Mr.. Plat against
the Republican party any tho less rcp-
rehcnsibe. Indeed, 1 blanc DIr.
Conkling, who Is tho oldest and most
experienced Senator, for, his haetv
and, as l regard it, inconsidcrato &C
ton, and regard Mr.. Platt as having
by his foolish conduct forfeited ail
claim to therposition he has SO recent
attained and so unmeaningly and un-
necessarily. resigned. If he had to
yield back his trust into the hands of
those who gave it to him bit ycstcr-
Iay; III order to be instructed III his
duty, ne cannot be a very capable rep
rcsentativc or ono familiar with tho
WE'VE and principles of his party.
THE FEELING IN TIE EAST.
a Boston special says: It is diff
cult toget anybody here to talk on the
subject; everybody is waiting to sec
what everybody else has to say. They
all recognize the crisis as very dan
gerous for the permanent success of
the party. Nobody prctcnds to deny
that Mr.. Conkling carried New York
for Garfield; nobody questions the
statements ofyour "occasional corres-
pondcnt" ut Washington about an
agreement between Garfield and Conk-
ling, or bis friends, on the distribution
OF the State patronage, and nobody
hesitatcs to state that the President has
broken faith; therefore the sympathy
oi the masses Of active working Re.
publicnns goes out for Conkling:
The papers here are nearly all in
favor of the President. The Demo-
cratic papers urge on the Senate,
which is now under Democratic con-
trol, to despatch all executive business
ana 20 home as soon as possible. The
Republican organs unite in dcprccat-
ing the protracted quarrel, but they
lean toward Mr.. Garticld's side Of the
controversy. The party will be hope
!esslv splti in Massachusetts as well as
in New York, and good honest Rcpub-
licans are hanging their heads in shame
over the miserable condition Of affairs
which exists in Washington.
GoBBL1NG UP A NARROW -GAUaE.-
For several days past rumor has beem
current upon the streets that the Che !
raw and Chester Railroad had been
sold TO the Richmond and Danvile
Railroad. Following close upon tho
heels OF the rutnor comes the announce
ment that the last named road has sc.
cured q controlling interest in the
road by late purchase of stock at
nominal prices, a CORRESPONDENT of
the Charleston News and Cou,3er
says that such 'an'interest could not be
obtained, but foi the fact that $4,000
of stock due by. the Cheraw and Ghesa
ter Road under its charter to Chester
county has never been issued and is
still withheld. At Chester last Satur-
day on moti6n:of "a. G.. Brice,, EsaIF
representing the county commission
j'ers. OF that: county, Judge 'Mackey
granted an alternative writ Of man
damus directed to the Cheraw and
Chester Road, commanding that. 1t
| issue the stock forthwith or show
cause on the Sd of juno for refusal,
lilo also granted a writ Of injunction
against the directors of the Cheraw
and Chester Road, restraining them
from laying second mortgage of fifty
thousand dollars upon the road, as
they decided to do, ~~until the stock
holders ofthc company hail authorized
such action.
Thus it appears that the Richmond
and Danvillc is in fair way to gobblc
up the CEeraw and Chester. When in-
tercsted parties recently made q tour
through Chester and Lnncaster conn-
ties bnying up stock at fifty cents per
share, II was not thought that tho OBJ
JecL OF the purchase was to give tho
the Richmond and Danvillc Road. the
mcrciless vulturc who is swooping
down upon MI the roads In this Sec
Jon. The people here were deceived
by the representations made to them
when they sold their stock. They
were informed that unless the stock
was concentrated it would be impossi-
pie to obtain tile funds necessary. to
| build the Driapc. hence the so1n