The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-12-15

ton to the members of tho Charleston
bar, and his courtesy and ability have
been highly appreciated. He is an
! earnest, able judge, aud his charges to
the jurios in somo Of tho important
and intricate cases which camo before
him have been highly commended.
RELIGIOUS SERvICks.-Scrviccs will
be held in the different churches to-
morrow, as follows:
Prcsbyterian-Rcv. d. e. Jordan,
II, Il. M, and Z, p. M. Sunday School
at 10, II. III. Praycr-meetjng every
Wednesday at 4, p. m.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Rev. j. II. Chalmers, at II, q. m., and
z, p. iii, Sunday School at 10, a. IN.
Prayer meeting on the second and
fourth Wednesdays Of cvory month at
Z, p. m.
Methodist-Rcv. j. S. Connor, II
II. m. Sunday School at 10.a. III.
| CONGRATULATIONS TO CHARLESTON.
Mayor William A. Courtenay and
tho entire municipal ticket Of Charles
ton were, OH Tuesday, tho 1lth inst,
overwhelmingly elected. The practi-
cally unanimous voto pollcd for Mr..
Courtonay and his colleagues on that
dny was ono of those splendid cn-
dorscmcnts Of puro and economical
administration Of the city government
that docs honor to tho citizenship Of
Charleston. TO the indefatigablc Of
forts of tho Ne,US and Courier in the
municipal campaign, the thanks Of
Charleston and the State at large arc
due, anil we doubt not will be heartily
and cordially given.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CoLLEGE.-
We arc indebted to some Of the Fair
field boys for beautiful and elegantly
gotten up invitation to the commence
mcnt celebrations of the Clariosophic
and Euphradian Literary Societies of
the South Carolina College. Tho cx-
crciscs will be had in tho Agricultural
Hall in Columbia-thc Clariosophic on
Monday evening and the Euphradian
on Tuesday evening next. Mr.. j. Is.
Davies is the president and Mr.. NJ. l..
Harrell the orator of tho Clariosophic
Society, and Mr.. W. l.. Bass is the
president and Mr.. j. G.. Buchanan, of
this place, the orator Of the Euphra-
dian Society. The following arc the
marshals: j. II. Roddy, chief. From
tho Clariosophic Society, L. E. Scibcls,
W. 0. Nisbct and james Hamilton;
from the Euphradian Society, j. j.
Mallonce, w. d. Douglass and d. II.
Wilson,. The commencement cxcr-
ciscs promise to be well attended and
will doubtless prove interesting and
instructive. We hope to be present.
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TIE ELECTION CAsEs.-.Thc case of
the United States against Edwin a.
Bcthca and others, charged with
breaking up Grccnback meeting at
Marion on November 6, 1882, by
threats, intimidation and violence, has
been heard and concluded before the
United States Circuit Court ut Colum-
bia. The trial excited special interest
and sympathy all over the State, and
the testimony of the witnesses and
argument Of counsel consumed scv-
cral days. The case was given to the
jury at G.45 p. tn. on last Wednesday.
After truitless efforts at agreement till
eleven O'Clock, the jury was called in
and Judge Bond ordered mistrial.
All honor is due the zeal and ability
of counsel for the defendants IN these
trials, and to their credit be It said,
that the United States government,
with all its power, with a corrupt and
packed jury panel, with the cloaucnce
Of Melton and the unscrupulousncss
Of the Gcorgia renegade, have not
been able to procure a single convic-
ton OF Il Democrat at the present
term of the court. The cases against
Thos. McGill, Jr., and j. G. Heron,
from this county, have been continued
until the next term of the court, and
the probabilities arc now that thcy will
never be tried. We patiently indulge
the hope that the government and the
district-attorney will, after time,
conclude that convictions with no cvi-
dcncc cannot be procured in South
Carolina even with al empancllcd jury
of Grcenback hirelings and ignorant
Republicans. Then these prosccu-
tions will cease, end not before.
Bad On America.
| -, Ninc-tcnths Of the people of tho United