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cOrdance with the decisions of our State
courts in the analogous case of the pow.
ers of Convention of the people called
under an act of the Legislature for
specific purpose.
In the celebrated case of McCrady vs..
Hunt, decided by the Court of Appeals,
Judge O'Neale used the following Ian
guage: "a convention assembling under
the constitution is only the people for the
purposes for which it assemblies. and if
they exceed those purposes, their act is
void unless it is submitted to the people
to be affirmed by them. It is true the
Legislature cannot limit the Conyen.
ton, but if the people elect them for the
purpose of doing a specific act or duty
pointed out by the act of the Legislature,
the act would define their powers for the
people elect in reference to that and
nothing else.''
Judge David johnson concurred in
this opinion, and Chancellor Harper, in
his opinion uses these words: Certainly
the Convention was not the people for
any other purpose than that for which the
people voted and delegated them 4
To conclude that the people intended to
invest the Convention with their author
ity for any other purpose than the pur-
poses specified ) \ \ would be
plain unsurpation of the power Of the
people"
We stated these views fully and ap.
pealed with all the earnestness in our
power to the majority, as fellow Demo
Gratis, not to force US into position
where we would be compelled, in view
of the limited authority conferred upon
US by our constituents, to refrain from
participation in further proceedings of
the Convention.
Notwithstanding these appeals, usurp:
ing powers not delegated to them, and
in open violation of the law governing
the subject, the majority proceeded,
under the operation of the previous ques,.
tiou, to take action upon the adoption OF
new constitution for the Democratic
party Of the State.
We therefore withdrew from the body,
being unwilling to allow the Democrats
whom we represented to be bound by its
further action or to be committed to 9
precedent go dangerous and illegal.
J. D. BLANDING,
And others.
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Five Forks Items.

There is so much transpiring in the
Kingdom just now that it requires one of
brains and better memory than your
humble scribe to give you the items in
full and in good taste. One thing is !
have got my old head go fall of politics
and religion, that I can hardly tell
whether George Washington was the
father of his country, or the father of Zeb-
edee's children. But anyway here goes
for the dots,
Oliver left home yesterday morning
bound for negro Association near Bel
ton. He took wagon load of live, ebony
freight.
Mr.. B. Richardson and family have re.
turned from their mountain tour. Boss
G. Co. returned the same day.
Miss George Davis, one of Brushy
Creeks beauties has returned home after
a weeks sojourn in the Kingdom. She
was the guest of her uncle, ]. P. Gam
brell. Since her departure Walters ap-
petite is going into decline.
Miss Alice Mullikin, one of Waco's most
accomplished and attractive young ladies,
is visiting her aunt, Miss Emily Jones.
They visited the Mansion" this morning.
Come again, ladies, my part0r is always
open tor the reception OF auingless angels,
especially when they bring pound cake
t learn this morning that Sam Robin
son, negro, left home yesterday morn
ing for work some where In the woods.
he did not return at the proper hour, but
put in an appearance this morning in
1da1nic costl.nle-too n,uclt holiness or la=t-
ness, or perhaps mixture of the two:
I am sorry to learn that little Mittie,
daughter of B. s. Watson, is quite sick
with scarlet foyer.
The schools of Mr.. johnson and Mrs.
Darracot are both full to overflowing,
We are all anxiously awaiting the ap.
preaching primary election. All eager to
vote for our iavorite hand-squeezers. IT
is sad to reflect that some good, worthy
men will "strike the ceiling" before
another week rolls around, but such Is
life. AS for myself I shall have twofold
purpose in voting, viz First, to assist in
putting good, substantial and worthy
men, and second, in keeping some out OF
Office who have no more business there
than calf has in Congress. I close by
declaring myself lf-not a candidate-no
not even for matrimony but I declare
myself in favor Of the sub.treasury law
and protection That is to say
From, raiding tleas, and atinging bees, and
lawyers fees,
Protect us.
From hostile raids, and squalling babes,
and poor old maids,
Protect us.
From biting flies, and bakers pies, and
coal black eyes,
Protect us.
FROM patsnt pills, and Doctors bills, and
snow white frills,
Protect us.
SIANKS
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State DaDaecratic ConYantiol

u lt 49,
The State Democratic Convention,
which was held'in Columbia on Wednes.
sday. 18th inst, Was perhaps the most
! remarkable one ever held in South
Carolina. and this week we publish as full
ans account of the proceedings as our
space will; permit. The condition of af-
: fairs just now is most deplorable. Ithad1
been hoped that this Convention would
do omething TO heal the breach in the
2sparty and make us once more united
Demo mocracy. But moi: $50. The breach is
ssWidened, and from now until after the
September Convention it Rill take careful
work to prevent q division Of the party.
Every true Democrat must regret the
ssdsngsr5 that mensces us, and earnestly
hope that some way may be found out Of
The dificulty. TIE surest way Of promot-
ssing harmony is for both factions to do
nothing that lis not fair and honorable.
division of thes2 Democracy of South
Carolina means the downfall Of white
rsmscy, and ne know there is no tr;,e
b Democrat who desires to see that. Tbs
s INTELLIGENcER does not want to see any
4 division il the ranks of the Democracy,
sand will use; every effort possible to pre-.
vent The September Convention is
Just hreesaeeks Of, and during that time
:1uc viii I be said and done by both
factions but for the sake Of our beloved
Gold State and the perpetussi sion Of q white
sman's government, let each side act with
retions and sin very conservative
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What tho Up-country Delegates Say.

From the Greenvifle Nc,ps.
All the up country delegations to the
convention left Columbia yesterday morn.
ing. The GreenVille and Pickens dele.
cations arrived here yesterday afternoon,
all jubilant, but looking weary and sleepy
from their all night session.
The Hon. nj. L. Donaldson, one of the
delegates from this county, was seen by o
NeUs reporter. He said the disorder and
excitement in the Greenville County
Convention was mere speck compared
to the events of the Columbia convention.
The convention adjourned as the sun rose
yesterday morning
"What caused the splits ?" asked the
reporter. Zone of the most trivial mat.
tera in the world" answered Mr.. Donald
aldson. "There is no possible excuse for
the action of the boilers. Some amend
ments of q technical nature were proposed
to the constitution. They were as fair for
the antis as for the Tillmanitea. We
would have been perfectly willing to have
made no changes or amendments until
the September Convention if the ants
had not withdrawn, and ne were just
about to propose to let the constitution
stand when the split came. We were
willing to concede that much to avoid a
split, but after it came there was no use
delaying the matter"
Mr.. Donaldson said that Col. Haskell
led the boilers from the convention. He
said that be spoke to several of the 1nost
prominent members of the Charleston
delegation, telling them that they were
doing chad thing. They said that they
knew it and regretted it, but were forced
to II.
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THE NEW CONSTITUTION.

The following is the new constitution
for the Democratic party Of South Caro-.
lima reported to and adopted by the State
Convention:
ARTICLE I. There shall be one or more
Democratic Clubs organized in each
election precinct, each of which Clubs
shall have distinct title, "The
Democratic Club" and shall elect a
President, one or more Vice. Presidents,
Recording and Corresponding Secre-
tary, and a Treasurer; and shall have
the following Working Committees, of
not less than three members each, viz:
A Committee on Registration, an Execu.
tive Committee, and such other Commit.
tees as to each Club may seem expedient.
ART. II. The meetings of the Clubs
shall be frequent after the opening of the
canvass, and some member of the Club or
invited speaker deliver an address at
each meeting, if practicable.
ART. III. The president shall have
power 10 call an extra meeting of the
Club, and members of the Club
shall constitute quorum for the trans.
action of business.
ART. Nv. The Clubs in each County
shall be held together and operate under
the control of a County Executive Com.
mittee, which shall consist of one mem
Der from each Club, to be nominated by
the respective Clubs and elected by the
County Convention, and such other mem.
bers az the Convention may add, but
those powers to the said Executive Com.
mittee does not carry with them the
power to pass upon the election Of mem
bers to tho County Convention or their
qualification to sit as members, for this
power belongs to the members Of the
Convention through the appointment
and action of committee on credentials,
whose report shall be acted upon as the
members of the Convention may deem
proper, The Executive Committee, when
elected, she'll appoint its own officers
and fill all vacancies which may arise
when the Convention is not in session.
The term of Office of the Executive Com.
mittee shall be until the first Monday of
May of each election year, at which tirae
the County Committee shall be called
together to reorganize the party, or unless
sooner removed OF suspended by the
County Convention.
ARE. Y, County Democratic ColYen.
tions shall be composed Of delegates
elected by the several local clubs, one
delegate for every twenty-five members,
and one delegate for majority er trac-
ton thereof, with the right to each
County Convention to enlarge or dlmln-
ish the representation according to cir
cumstances. The County Conventions
shall be called together by the Chairman
of the respective Executive Committees
under such rules as each County rnay
adopt, and when assembled shall be
called to order by the Chairman OF the
Executive Committee, and the CONVEX.
tion shall proceed to nominate and elect
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Official Explanation of the Action of the
Seeding Delegates.

Official Explanation of tn Action of the
Seeding Delegates.
To the Democracy Of South Carolina:
We the undersigned delegates from
the Counties of Sumter, Beaufort, Rich.
land, Charleston and Georgetown to the
Convention of the Democratic party
which assembled in Columbia on August
18th, 1890, hereby announce to our fel.
low Democrats the reasons which COM
PEELED our withdrawal from that body.
The Convention assembled under the
call of the State Executive Committee
"for the sole and exclusive purpose of
determining whether delegates to The
State Nominating Convention to be held
on the 10th of September or thereafter,
should be elected by primary election
to be held on certain day throughout
the State and for no other purpose what.
soever."
The Convention after Its organization,
instead of transscting the business for
which it had been summoned, proceeded
to take action looking TO the adoption of
new constitution for the party in this
State, making many important changes
in thet instrument
Against this action we made such ar
gument as was possible in the limited
time allowed for debate by the majority
of the Convention. We pointed out
that under the general rules of party
government as laid down by so distin.
guished q pasliapeptarian as the Hon.
J. G. Carlisle, late Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives OF the United States
"Wken Q convention is called for q
special purpose its authority is necessari.
ly limited by the terms Of tho call ITSELF"
that "it can have no general authority to
bind the party by its action on any other
subject for the obvious reason that its
members are simply delegated to do
particular thing"
We pointed out that this general rule
as to party conventions was in exact &C.
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rilllnan'Fayored the Compromise.

FromslhesAugusta Chronicle.
/ had brieff Interview with Col. B. R.
Tillmau before he left for home at six
o'clock this morning, and he did not
seem at all disturbed by the turn things
had taken.
When asked him if he had attended
the all night session he said:
No, sir; I was in my bed at the hotel,
but when they told me about the wrangle
on the constitution did go up there and
try TO get them to let the matter 60 over
till Che September convention, and com.
promise on new Executive Commit.
tee. There was no cause in the world
for the withdrawal of those delegations,
but they wanted an excuse to split.
What will be the result?
Why, ! will go the September Conven
tion stronger than ever, and in the new
elections will be certain to cary the Fair
field, Georgetown and Beaufort delegates.
1t is all right, and they can't beat me to
save their lives.
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House in the city of Columbia on
Tuesday, August Goth, 1890, at o'clock
p. m. All members of the Conference
and all others in sympathy with the
object and declared purposes of those
then participating in said movement are
hereby invited to attend.
w. d. JOHNSON, President,
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Pendleton Female Academy.

EENHE Fall Term of the Pendleton Female
Il Academy will begin Sept. 1st, 1890,
under the charge of Miss S. N. Calhoun.
The musical department will be presided
over by Miss Mary w. Pearson. The sue.
cess of these young ladies in their several
departments during the last year is a guar
anty to all who may wish to educate their
daughters that they can find no better
school for that purpose in the State
j. 3. SITTON, Chm'n. Trustees.
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WALHALLA Female COLLEGE.

TT you wish to give your daughter Q
i good education at very little cost,
send her to the Walhalla Femal le College:
For Catalogue address
President.
Aup 81 1G(f,
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TTUHt tHt CVtUHt0tts 1tcy1Sto7'
The Executive Committee organized
by the Tiilman convention held meet
ing yesterday morning, and authorized
Chairmen Irby to instruct the County
chairman in those Counties which have
not already elected delegates to the Sep.
tember Convention to do 80 under the
regulations of the constitution heretofore
of force. They also suspended the oper-
alton of the provisions of their new con.
Btitution as to these elections.
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cali for Republican State Convention

cali ffor Republican State Convention,
s1S90,s has been Issued from the rooms Of
$tke Republican State Executive Commit.
stes, dated Columbia, s. O., August 18th,
1880, to meet st Columbia, s. O., on
"Wednesday, the 18th day Of: September
lSnext. at 12 M, to- elect an Executive
agSmmittee for: the State, and to transact
) ssssb her business as mag Be deemed aaui-
sadie. els signed BY Ellery NJ. Brayton,
Chairman, and by John "a. Barre,
sssSecreta t3...S
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MORTGAGEEs SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

FINDER and by virtue Of power con-
tanned in certain Mortgage, execu-
ted and delivered by Martha =. Vandlver
to The American Freehold Land Mort.
gage Company of London, Limited, OF
London, England, bearing date the 4th
day of December, A. d., 1883, and record
ed in the office of r. M. C. for Anderson
County the 2lst December, 1883, Mortgage
Book No. %, pages 313 to 3l7, inclusive. |
will sell as agent and attorney for said
Mortgages, at Anderson G. H., on Mon
day, the first day of September next, at IL
o'clock M, to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described real estate, to wit:
All that certain Tract or Parcel of Land,
situate, lying and being in Broadway
Township, in the County of Anderson, on
Broadaway Creek, waters of Rocky River,
containing Two Hundred and Eighty-two
acres, more or less, adjoining lands OF
w, a. McFaIl, Jesse ". Norris and 9TH
ers, and being the same Tract OF Land
granted and conveyed 70 said Martha p.
Vandiver by her husband, Aaron Yandi,
YER, by Deed dated December IL, 1873, and
recorded in office of the Register OF Mesne
CONVEYANCE for Anderson County, IN BOOK
PIP, page 3l5. Purchaser To pay Tor pa
pers'
THE AMERICAN FREEHOLD
LAND MORTGAGE CO.,
Mortgages.
Aug ii, 1890 =
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From the Colum6i,. Register.

action of the New Executive
Committee.
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From. the augusta Chronicle

A Compromise was Lost by n Mlsunder-
stantIing.
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Amount of cash on hand for different de-
partments:
For Water Works.......sl, ,727 13
For s. v. R. r, Bonds 202 10
For General Purposes. OIL 30
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Dc,.rer, S. C.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-18
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Rainfall for the Past Week Moderate, Temper
AZURE NOrmsl-Farmprs Sanguine.
The Fruit Outlook

Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, April 1.-THE weekly crop
bulletin of the Texas state weather service for
the week ending April IL, was issued this eve
ming. 1t is as follows:
Rainfall-The rainfall for the state was below
the normal and unequally distributed. From
reports received from twelve stations. but eight
report rainfall, Gainesville, Cooke county, re-
porting two inches as having fallen on the 18th.
Temperature-Fhe temperature for the state
has been normal. Sunshine also reported nor
NAL
Crop condition-From the tenor of reports all
crops ready reported are progressing and are in
fine condition. Corn planting is progressing
steadily and in some places is already up. Corn
is doing as well as can be expected; in some
localities the stands poor and will need to be
replanted. A slight complaint of rust in wheat.
Oats are in splendid condition. Gar
den truck IS coming forward as
well as can be desired. The fruit crop, that is
peaches, seem to be blooming and may yield q
fair crop Other fruits are in fair to good order.
In most places rain is greatly desired, although
nothing is as yet suffering. On the whole farmers
are hopeful and sanguine.
Weekly rainfalls-Burnett, SO; Graham,
trace; Waco. l.S5; Brazoria, 50; Gallinas, IL;
BRENNAN, "a; San Antonio, %; Houston, .02;
Tyler trace and Gainesville, .O2.
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ROUND'UPS.
vo1ro Of Bloods. Grades and Natives as
Shown by Government Statistics.
c,,oroso Cheerful Over the Cattle Outlook
for 189O-St. Louis Makes Good
Report OF Texas Hogs.

nh. 5enartment Of agriculture publishes tables
-p,,rfrg The value of cows and bulls OF pure
t---,sinr those of grades and those OF native
80 The figures show that while the genera
&c. v.al1,e Of pure blooded cows was S2lZ.lo,
= brTis Of like breeding was Si46.24, that OF
- r-ea4s was s36q2, that of three-quarter
,-,zs was 50 g.. and that Of all higher grades
,--,,,i-,, those which were in everything, e1-
INC, eligibility TO registration and the hxlty
~ .,e rover of transmitting their own good
l;.;.. seemingly as good as those of pure
gs"5irg was $50 per head. Nhle the
E..s5ce in values between the classes
u----..r,e7 above was large, that be-
men he values Of the grades and the natives
w arr-aIlv worthy Of note. Hall breeds were
, mo so s. more than yearlings, Sl'.54 more
than two-year-old, and So NOR I tnan aes
80 worth 81 81 more than native yearlngs,
- "a more than uwO-y Car-Olds, and SO more
ma ttree-vea--Old natives. Hlgn grades aver ave.
- in value SIT. II more than natives one year
~ 50 i more than twO-year-olds ana S5O.I9
1,ora than the value of three-year-oio STOCK u
common blood :. r &c l;,,l,
t-.ry5iv,,- y hen comparison Is made between Lne
,a--Iltsge Of calves, born of the several classes
- cows which reach maturity. VI IhesG ALo-44
COWS OF pure breeding - L. per cent A1@S a. In .
me o. breed ing age. OF grade calves, oZ'"E per
cent arrive al that stage, while or NAIVE -
- NV - : ner cent. become Old enough 70
E,-.a, In obtaining these figures IhOss AhiLIS'A9
- arc killed for veal are not counted.
The general average duration OF life OF naJlve
s,rts has been IS years; that of grade bulLs mas
been q. 81 wears and that OF puIls o. pure OLeel
- regrs Native cows have lived an aver
- life OF lO.Iz years: graded cows ll.G. years
and TureIy-bred cows have averaged II: 90 years
cflife. during 50 81 per cent. Of when llhe IleS
- i've, birth to one calf each year, an aver
are az Ia. II calves per COW during her lifetime.
As the department significantly says, using
rhe above 5gures q basis for calculation IheI5
sIcrId he no difficulty in arriving ct the actual
ASH value of the influence OF pure blood among
he cattle of this country. There is good reason
for believing that while the breeders Wno klhclg
I,,e5a rqDorts regarding the comparative value
Of stock took into consideration the bette.
quality Of beef produced, TIN. ugh the use OF
good bulls, they did not generally take INTO &C
limit the higher value of the dairy products.
arising from improvements in the stock yielding
those products; therefore, it IS safe to assume
that the figures presented UndeTstate rathST man
oycrestimGte the difference in favor OF high
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Romantic Wedding
ence of the Gazette.

Correspondence Of the Gazette.
WHITEwRIGHT. Tex. April 16.-Mr. Charles
,Ssrtin, who has lately moved from here FIVE
miles east, came in town yesterday and related
quite novel experience which had terminated
in his marrying lady last Sunday that he never
had seen before that day. He said he had ex-
changed pictures with lady in Illinois and had
made an engagement to marry her. So to prove
his good faith he septher $40 to come to Texas
on, and met her at Bonham. Sunday was the
appointed day, When the train came in he
recognized her by the dress she said she would
wear, and asked her if she wasn't Miss, etc.
She replied yes, but forgot to ask him his name.
They went to 4 hotel and were married within
an hour. The groom said yesterday: Il would
not trade her for any Texas girl I ever met