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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09
The New Mulligan Letters.
Harpe1'S Weekly.

The publication of the last series
of Mulligan letters completes the na
tional humiliation of the nomination
of Mr.. Blaine. Had the letters writ
ten by him to Mr.. Fisher on the 10th
of April, 1876, inclosing letter
which he asked Mr.. Fisher to copy
and return to him as nls own volun
tary act, been made public before the
Republican Convention it is impossi.
BILE that Mr.. Blaine could have been
nominated, unless the Republican
party has really fallen as low as its
Democratic opponents ASSERT. 1t 10
now plain enough why Nj. Blaine
was SO alarmed when he heard .du
ring the investigation that Mr.. Mul
iigan had arrived in Washington
with the letters which be supposed
to have been destroyed, and why the
passionately excited scene with Mr..
Mulligan followed. MIR. Blaine sup
posed that the letter proposing that
Mr.. Fisher should tell talsehood to
protect MIR. Blaine himself, was among
them, and he knew that the publlca
ton of that letter would necessarily
be fatal to his hopes of the Presiden.
tial nomination. The letters pre-.
vlously published, seemed to us suf
fcient to show the .unftness of Mr.
Blaine for the highest official trust in
the Government. But, no honest man
can escape tn plain conclusion OF
these now made public. They con
vict Mr.. Blaine beyond question Of
taking "44,000,0O0 Of peopA into
his confidence, AID deliberate tell 4
as!z:S c.1iS=zsS i5s. 5!olsa4f so d
his official position as Speaker dor his
own gain. They complete the most
amazing and pa nfnl disclosure that
was ever made of a candidate for
the Presidency Of the United States
This is but one point in this shame
full business. The amazing CORES
pondence will be everywhere read,
and considering all its revelations
an implications, it's falsi6cations, its
prostitution of official power and in
Auence, it's debasing view Of public
morality, and the deep disgrace that
it casts upon the American name, it
is hard to believe that public off
Ger who has traficked in his place as
these letters show, and has then be
sought friend to perjure himself in
order to deceive the country, can b'
called by the American people to
the chair of Washington and Lin.
coin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

The Camden Journal says that
$2S 600 has been expended by the
United States Government to remove
distractions in the Wateree River
and render it more safe for naviga.
tion, but any one who has had cause
to 90 down the river recently will
find that the whole sum was useless
waste, as the work has in no way
been properly done.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09
The Men on The Radical State
Ticket.
A Pretty Fair Selection Of Carpet
Baggers and Negroes With one
Native White Thrown In.

The nominees of the Republican
Convention are generally well known
in South Carolina. Taken altogether
the ticket ie perhaps the strongest
that could have been nominated. but
its very strength will prove, strange
as it may seem, it's greatest weakness.
a prominent politician, one of the
nominees of the Democratic State
ticket, said yesterday: II am glad
that they nominated a State ticket.
It will give zeat to the campaign it
will give US something to speak about,
and you will be furnished with plenty
of good material to write about. /
have dreaded to go out in this cam
paign because it has seemed to me
that we would simply be beating the
air, but now we shall have something
to fight. l have no doubt that the
Democratic hosts will turn out to a
man now. The enemy is in full
sight, and now We shall all know
where to look TOR opposition and how
to meet it,"
Some personal mention of the Re-
publican nominees will not be unin.
teresting.
Major D. t. Corbin is a staunch
partisan and a man of ability. He
came to South Carolina with the Fed
eral army in 1865 as a major in
regiment from Vermont, of which
State he is native. Major Corbin
was so much pleased with the out.
look here that he concluded to make
South Carolina his home. He located
in Cha1lsstor end embarked in po1-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

The cattle and stock show at Pen
dfeton on the 9th of October promises
to be one of the Largest exhibitions
ever held in the up country. Ex-
Governor B. F. Perry will deliver an
address before the Pendleton Farmers
Society, the occasion being the sixty
ninth anniversary of the society.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

John B. Cough is of the opinion
thatthe way to cure sleeplessness is
to pitch in and work it of. He says
that Lyman Beecher, Gather of the
Brooklyn orator. had load of sand
in his cellar and after evening SER
vice he would shovel it from one side
to the other and by this exercise he
could tone down the fever of the
brain. Then the old man would get
out his violin and soothe himself to
sleep nth amateur fddling.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

BALTIMORE. September ga
public sale Of imported Jersey cattle
took place here to. day. There were
nineteen COWS and heifers and one
bull. The prices ranged from $99 to
5000. One cow brought $275. The
prices are considered very low for
pure blooded stock.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

When Banks heard the ten com
mandmenis read tue other day he ex-
claimed Hump! One of the party
platforms, eh? But what do thoae
tulngs amount to? Nobody lives uE
to them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09
~ = lnss siled Nc he e

Of president of the Senate, State
Senator from Charleston, United
States district attorney, city attorney
Of Charleston, and made hard fight
for Gen. M. C. Buffers seat in the
United States Senate. He has not
been actively engaged in politics for
number Of years, and it is very
doubtful if he will accept the noml.
nation for Governor. He is pro-
nounced Stalwart and was very much
disguised by the nomination OF Gar
field in 1890. He was delegate to
the Chicago Convention which nomi
mated Blaine and was all ardent friend
of President Arthur. 1t is not likely
that the defeat of his favorite would
make any favorable change in his
temper towards the Blaine faction OF
the party. Major Corbln is not in
the city and has not been here for
some months, indeed there was some
doubt expressed yesterday as to
whether he is still citizen of this
State. He has not, however, estab
lished a residence elsewhere and
nominally, at least, is still a citizen OF
South Carolina.
.. A. Straker, the nominee for
Lieutenant Governor, is a negro and
is, it is said, q native of Bermuda.
BE was for number of years quite
prominent in the politics of Orange
burg County and acquired his great,
eat distinction by reason of his bitter
opposition to the rule Of Webster.
Straker is a lawyer of some ability,
and is at present the principal of the
law department in Allen University
at Columbia.
E. J. Sawyer, the nominee tor
comptroller general, is a negro. He
is postmaster at Bennettsvllle,
Marlboro County, to which Office
ne was appointed about a year
ago in the place Of Mr.. j. L. Breed
en-. Sawyer is said to discharge
the du les of the Office reasonably
well. He had some difficulty in Civ
ing mis- Official bond. Brayton, of 60
lumnia, went on it to get Sawyer'E
influence in the contest between him
self and Mackey for the State chair
manship of the Republican party.
Mackey got Sawyer the appointment
as postmaster for like consideration.
The death of Mackey rescued Saw
yer from his dilemma. Sawyer wal
a member of the "-committee on adj
dress to the people" appointed by
the Republican Convention which
met in Columbia two years ago, IL
which the Democrats Of the State
were bitterly denounced.
Samuel w. Melton, the nominee
for attorney. general, is well known
in South CaIolina.
G. G. Macoy, the nominee for treas
urer, is white man and a Northern
man, who has lived in Chester since
the war. He was clerk of the cour
during the Republican regime. ant
has been for many years and still /
the head and front of the Republl
can party in Chester County. 81
was nominated by the recent Conven
tion of Flddlers for elector at larg
from this State. The nomination wa
made without his authority and COZ
trary to bis wishes and he decline
to accept it.
R. L. Smith, the nominee for secre
{. tary of State, halls from Charlesto
and is colored. He is editor Of th
Palmetto Press and is quite bite
and vindictlve in his bearing tx
i wards the white people. He took
conspicuous part at the recent "ll
dignation meeting" concerning tt
death of Prince Bowen.
Of the Rev. Joshua Wilson,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

The New York Hiorldhas attained
a circulation of 100000 copies daily
The SIMS detection and tomfoolery
must have been the Wrld's oppor
tunity. New York has never had
a Democratic organ equal to the new
World, for power, briIliancy and en-
terprisa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

A reporter describes the color of
the sacred elephant as heing {" like
the ash Of good cigar" We sup.
posed this ia caused by his beiDgpufed
so much.-Boston Commercial Bul.
jeyi9a
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

Artesian wells are growing rapidly
in favor in Southern cities. Savan
nah is now boring one. Tue fret ar
tesian we'll ever drilled in the South
is located in Charleston, S. c. 1t be-
came necessity, as the city's growth
destroyed the purity ofits we'll water.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

An exchange SAYS that there are
no fewer than FIVE distinct surgical
instruments in the bill Of a mosquito.
A mosquito is the only skilled sur
geon that offers its services free.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

The regions round about Washing
ton city have not had rain of any
consequence for two months. Great
loss and damage to the farmers and
truck gardens are reported.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

A Roman Cathouc Bishop, of N New
York, in conversation with a minister
of the Protestant Episcopal Cbure eh
recently stated that the work OF the
confessional revealed the fact hat
nineteen out of every twenty wonp pen
who fall, can trace the beginning oI
the sad state to the modern dance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

Prof. Cleveland Able, the met cor.
ologlst, says he looks upon the so call:
ed eouinoctial storms ss an explop He'd
superstition,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09

A new process OF steel manufacture
superior to and cheaper than Besse-
mer's process has been discovered by
. an American.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-10-09
M0rmOniSm aud Divorce.

In the last number of the Quarterly
Reuiea0, the fine publication issued il
the interest of the Methodist E Episco
pal Church, South, at Macon. enc
edited by Rev. DR.. Hinto, we irtl a
very interesting paper on Mormon.
ism," from the pen of Rev. w. j
Scott, of Atlanta, a strong and schol.
arly writer. His theme ia one Of
much importance; considered simply
as an ethical and religious question,
hut 1t is intensified and made one Of
the leading questions Of the age by
it's political and social aspects and by
the fact that it is now the most po.
tent disturbing factor in American
politics.
A great deal has been written upon
this absorbing thesis. The Courts
have attempted to adjudicate the per-
picking questions which have grown
out Of it. Congress has for years
worried over it's different aspects, and
the wisest heads have devoted them
selyes to Tie task Of shaping the
problem to form in which it could
be handled consistently and success.
fully, and yet the problem is as
far from being solved ss ever. Nor.
monism is still the Gordian knot
which defes the skill of our political
economists to n.avel.
1t is therefore commendable that
men of thought, who have studied
the great theme in its salient points
at least, should give the public the
fruit of their researches and the
benefit of their deliberately formed
opinion.
The writer OF the article in the
Quarterly RevSeaV has done this in a
scholarly and instructive manner
and in stvle both clear and elaborate.
. Going back to remote ages he COM
,pares the points of resemblance be-
tween Mormonisn and the supersti-
'tions, the mythology and theosopLy
Of those remote times, and shows
wherein they agree or at least seem
to agree. he then succinctly traces
the origin and sketches the history Of
Mormonism as we see it in all its
abhorrent realism to. day. The ethical.
social and political phases of this
Latter day Saintdom are touched
upon with sufficient distinctness to
indicate motives and principles.
Polygamy, this deadenlng shadow
upon the pure Iigb bit Of our nineteenth
century civilization, ,his colossal and
defiant mockery of the morality, de
cency and character of our age, is
however great practical, a burningly
present gu stion hence its historical
pr philosophical aspects sink to trille,
ia comparison with the vital question
bhlch men are asking to day, What
shall we do with it p
r. Scott holds that this moral
snce cannot be quarantined. II
eed to be local diseaseA 1t
ome agrowing epidemic, nd
les yictima by hundreds
t ssnds: in many coup trles. &
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-19

The ELECToRAL VoTE. -One Of
The important matters for every State
il 10 certifying to their electoral vote
1t the proper time. In referring TO
this matter an exchange says:
ssIt behooyes both national COM
mittees to issue explicit direction to
the officials of ell the States concern
Ing the casting and the certi6cation
Of their electoral vote on the first
Wednesday in Decembers Tae work
Of doing this is about all the excuse
they have for existence for nearly
four years to come.
-Four years ago the vote of the
State Of Georgia was lost to Heneral
Hancock. because Of an infcrmality
In certifying it to the Presidcnt of the
Senate. It's loss did not AFFECT the
result in any way, but it might have
done SO and produced serious conse-
qIences. Irregularities Of techni-
cal nature were developed III other
returns. But they could not change
the. result and were permitted to
pass,
"While the appointment of electors
is purely On affair for the States, the
counting is q function Of the Federal
government, the laws of which should
be observed even to the remotest
technical detail. If any doubt exist
Is to any Of these an explicit circular
Of instructions from the national COM
mittees would undoubtedly produce
favorable results.
"While the vote in the electoral
college is not close, it is still desirable
that the people ONO State should lose
their voice in it because of the ignor-
ance Of their officials. This can easily
be guarded against by following the
course suggested"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-19


CTvI1 SERVICE REFoRM.--The N.
=, Tribune is very much distrass be-
cause II believes civil service reform
will be endangered under President
Cleveland. There is no occasion for
alarm. That from forty to City thOus-
and postmasters, most ofthem Blaine
men, appointed BY Garfield to suit
Blaine's Interior purposes, will be
turned adrift is very true. Nobody
viii be sorry to see them go.
They are bad lot. A change
Of administration necessarily means
: change Of oficehoIdern. Amer fill
Ing all the offices for twenay -four
years the Republicans should nit OBJ
ject to the Democrats and Inaepen-
dents having them for four years.
These changes viii be in the true
spirit Of civil service reform, because
they have been commanded BY the
people.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-19

Chief Judge Alvey in delivering
the charge to the Washington county
jury expressed bis regret that ramors
we're current and charges had been
made that corruption was practiced
Ct the late election in Hagersaown,
and attempts at buying votes had
been developed. He urged that the
investigation into the matter should
y thorough and impartial 1T pur-
chasing votes il Washington county
i practiced TO half The extent rumor
says il is done il this congly, the
Grand jury of Washington county
viii probably remain ii sessica until
tie next political campaign "opens.
Inn CApErAE his 40 personal knowl.
edge On tho subject. but il seems 70 Be-
veil understood that the price Of 20
tsrs here is from SIS to $40 ana even
higher according d tie emergency, and
lbat Il requires ! good deal Of money
"a make The machine work smoothly
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-19
PUBLIC $ ALE.

VALUABLE AND DELIGHTFUL
RESIDENCE IN ANNAPOLIS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-30
Personal.

F. Rodach was i'm town Wednesday.
Messrs. Rockwell, Of Ozark, are in town.
VIM. O'Brien, of Graniteville, Is in town.
Miss z. Miller went TO Annapolis Saturday.
Col. McGhee, of Bismarck, is in the Valley.
VIM. Trauernicht was In Ironton Monday.
DR.. May, of Annapolis, was in town Tues
day.
Geo. Lewis, of Ozark, was i'm Ironton Tues
day.
James Tong went to Fredericktown Sun
day.
+. FontaIne, of Springfield, H., is in Iron
ton.
w. r. Edgar delivered speech at Annap-
oils Saturday.
A. P. Vance, of Iron Mountain, was in this
city Saturday.
Jno. Butts aud bride, left for Piedmont
Tuesday night.
Reuben Butts, Of Fredericktown, was in
| town Tuesday.
S. j. Jordan and wife, of Bergman, were
| in town Friday.
Mr.. Thos. Burnside left for Stoddard
| county Saturday.
Joe Weber and brother, of st. Louis, were
| In Ironton Sunday.
8. McSpaden and wife, of Caledonia, were
In Ironton Tuesday.
w. G. Dilts, of Pilot Knob, was in Spring
| field, ILL.,, last week.
J. b. Walker and family made trip to
| Bonnie Terre last week.
Gus. Long, with Kmbrough-scott, Hat
| Co., st. Louis, is in town.
Miss Theresa Begiey has returned home
| from a visit to Cape Girardeau.
| Mr.. G. Steele, who has been spending the
| summer at the American Hotel. left for his
home in New Orleans Monday.
The following gentlemen from Des Arc,
are in town attending court: E. w. Graves.
C. Fl. Collins, Jno. Kemper. J. NJ. Marris,
John Kelley, r. NJ. Maddox, T. p. Fitz,
WIN. Lloyd, Peter Clifton, VIM. Dunnegan,
James Lovelace.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-30

w. r. Edgar will address the people at
Graniteville, Saturday evening, and at Des
| Arc, Monday. j. B. Walker, at Graniteville,
Friday evening; Ozark, Saturday; aud Mid
dlebrook. Monday evening.
Vests speech Tuesday was simply sim
mense," and captivated every person who
was so fortunate rs to hear 1t. The court
house was crowded to its utmost capacity,
| and not man Of all the audience but was
sorry when the speaker concluded. We are
crowded out of house and home" this week,
and can't say all we wish to;-Dut 1t was q
big day for Ironton. In the evening Col.
Rob't Claiborne and Hon. VI. L. Clardy adj
dressed a big crowd, and were frequently
and heartily applauded. Iron county is
solid for our able Congressman and the
whole ticket.
Burt Jones was apprehended last Thurs
day evening. and lodged in jail, charged with
burglary and larcency. According 10 the
complaint, the day previous he had stolen 3
watch belonging to widow lady residing
near Des Arc. He was followed by Pat Mad
dock, who passed him on the road leading
to Ironton. Pat said nothing to him, but
here, aud when Jones arrived at Pilot Knob,
where his family lives, in company with
Marshal Patton, went to Jones' house and
arrested him. Jones has large family in
destitute circumstances, and it will be 'hard
lines" for them this winter.
Dispositions were taken i'm st. Louis last
Saturday before Notary James w. Allen in u
very important case pending In the circuit
court of this county-John NJ. Morris vs. st.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Company, under sections s33, s34 and s35,
al ticle of the Revised Statutes, regulating
freight charges and imposing penalty for il
legal charges. The case in point is the al
legged oyercharge ny defendant company on
several hundred cars of lumber shipped to
a number of lumber commission firms In this
city by the plaintiff, Bernard Zwart of Iron
ton represented the plaintiff. This is the
first case of the kind under the statute.
John H. Morse, Independent candidate
for Congress, endorsed" by the Republic
can Committee, came down last Wednesday,
accompanied by Cornelius Mcbride of st.
Louis. They had been largely advertised,
but when the hour for speaking came, no
audience materialized. Scarcely dozen
men and boys turned out, and after little
informal talk by Mr.. Mcbride, the few that
had cOngregated departed, the lights were
put out, and "Honest John" and his CO.
adjutor stole silently away. Even the Re-
publicans, whose soi-disant candidate Morse
Is, refused to go and hear him. And thislis
not all: they openly declare that they will
vote for Mr.. Clardy in preference to the
old, chronic office-seeker who a couple OF
months ago tried to buy Iron county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-30
Waysi1e Tints.

Asters, sumachs, and golden rods!
Kings and queens of the ripened year!
Bright Nth the first autumnal rains
And earliest suns, we find you here.
Not in the groves do you hold your court,
Rather your haunts are the hillside bare,
The lonely lanes and the ruined fort,
And the wsyslde banks your liveries wear.
Lances of crimson, and spears of gold.
And crowns of purple and silver sheen,
All Of the wayside hooks now hold,
Marshaled against their living green.
Over your ranks the barberry leans,
Waving its finger of royal red,!
And the wild vine mingles its tender greens
With the flame of the woodbine overhead.
Where is the painter can match your dyes?
Who, with such royal largess, fling
The rarest tints where the fewest eyes
May find them out and their praises sing?
-Demorest's Monthly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-30

MARRIED.-Mr. JOHN BUTTS, of Freder-
icktown, and Miss LIZZIE NEWMAN, of Iron
ton, at the residence of the brides parents,
on the 18th inst, by Rev. j. Worsnop.
The Ironton Cornet Band gave the parties
serenade Immediately after the service,
and wound up with splendid layout in the
shape of refreshments-somethi that band
boys never were known to 60 back on. The
couple are handsome and happy, and we add
our congratulations to those of the numerous
friends who were present.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-30
Daughters. Wives and Mothers.

We emphatically guarantee DIR. ANARCHISTS
CATHOLICoN, A FEMALE REMEDY, to cure
Female Diseases, such as Ovarian troubles,
Inflammation and liberation, Falling and Dis
placement or bearing down feeling, Irregu-
larity, Barrenness, Change of life, Leucorr-
h9a, besides many weaknesses springing
from the above, like Headache, Boating,
Spinal weakness, Sleeplessness, Nervous de-
bility, Palpitation Of the heart, &c. For sals
by Druggists. Price ST. and s.. 80 per Bot
tie. Send to DR.. j. b. Marchisi, Utica, N.
T., for Pamphlet, free. For sale by P. r.
Crisp, Druggist, Ironton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-30

Children will refuse bad tasting cough
medicine but they will all be willing to take
DIR. JACKsON's SYRUP OF LUNGwoRT AND
WILD CHERRY whenever offered. 1t is as
pleasant as Maple Syrup and will reach a
bad cough and cure the Whooping Cough
much quicker than any other preparation Of
the kind. Sold by all druggists.
For sale by p. r. Crisp and Pilot Knob
Drug Store.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-30
Removal.

August Winkler desires us to inform the
public that on the last of November he will
remove his Jewelry Store into the new
Rutschman building, adjoining Fairchild's
store. His patrons, having due and timely
notice, will know where to find him after the
date above mentioned