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Nailml DeßHcntlc Ticket.
FOB PRESIDENT:
Samuel J. Tilden,.
OF NEW YORK.
FOB VICE-PBESIDENT:
Thom as A. Hendricks*
OF INDIANA.
State Deaecratlc Ticket.
FOB OOVEBNOB:
Alfred IE. Colquitt.
PREHIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
K.r the State at I.are.
A. R LAWTON.
JOHN W. WOFFORD.
ALTERNATES,
L. J. OARTRELL,
H. D. D. TWIGGS.
Dintrlet Elector..
First District-A. M. Rogers, of
Burke. Alternate, T. E. Davenport, of
°Second District—R. E. Kennon, of
Clay. Alternate, James L. Seward, of
T Third District—J. M. DaPree, of Ms
con. Alternate, W. H. Harrison, of
Stewart. _ _ , ,
Fourth District—W. 0. Tuggle, of
Troup. Alternate, E. M. Bntt, of Ms
rl°Fi:fth District—F. D. Dismuke, of
Spalding. Alternate, W. A. Shorter, of
F Srith District—Frank Chambers, of
Wilkinson. Alternate, M. V. McKib
ben, of Butts. ,
Seventh District—L. N. Trammell, of
Whitfield. Alternate, Hamilton Yancey,
Eighth District—D. M. Dnßose, of
Wilkes. Alternate, F. E. Eve, of Go
Jn Ni > nth District—J. N. Dorsey, of Hal!.
AlWnate. F. L. Harison, of White.
WkdXESDAY AUGUST 23, 1876
The next State elections are to be held
in September. Arkansas votes Septem
ber 4th, Vermont September sth and
.Maine September 11th.
The Rev. Gboboe W. Williams, col
ored, of Ohio, saye: “I would be desti
tute of honor, veracity andconscience to
urge the perpetuation of a party that
has displayed such gross ignorance aud
imbecility.”
Butler's bowing to the will of the
party in the currency matter is one of
the sublime spectacles of the age. For
tnnately he doesn't say what the will of
the party is, and as no one pretends to
know, he will not be hampered in the al
together unlikely event of his election.
Troubles are looming up in Crete,
where Turkish rule only exists by the
aid of strong battalions. Asa diversion
in favor of Servia the uneasiness in the
island comes a little late; but while the
Moslem is in difficulty is the Cretan op
portunity for gaining an extension of
privileges.
Mb. R. Babnwell Rhety writes a loug
letter to the Herald, in which he in
veighs severely against carpet-bag m s
rule, and comes out strong for Tildes.
He draws a shocking picture of the con
dition of South Carolina under mulatto
rule, but expresses the belief that times
will change and that the Democrats will
get a portion of the negro vote.
Lobd Tabbat, younger son of the
Dnke of Sutherland, was recently mar
ried to the Hon. Lilian Janet Mcadon
ald, sister of Lord Macdonald. After
the reception in Eaton square, Lord
Tabbat and his bride took their depar
ture for Cliveden, the Duke of West
minster’s seat, near Taplow, Lord Mac
donald's piper striking up the well
known Scotch air “Bonnie lassie we’ll
bundle and go."
The employees of the Government
Printing Office, at Washington, have
been assessed heavily to send two ener
getic meo to the Eleventh Ohio District
to defeat the re-election of Mr. Vance,
-who is Chairman of the Printing Com
mittee. A special to the Baltimore Ga
zette says : “ Vance is a practical prin
ter, and the object in sending these
emissaries is to persuade all the printers
in his District that he ought to be de
feated for doing his duty in investiga
ting as corrupt and extravagant a branch
ot the pnblio service a a has been exam
ined this session.’’
The event of the day at Compiegne is
the reported appearance of the devil in
the house of a tJieur Cousin, an inhabi
tant of that town. The promenades aud
avenues of the ex Imperial residence,
generally much frequented on Summer
evenings, are almost all deserted, as the
people who are in the habit of repairing
there congregate outside the house in
the Rue St. Joseph, from the interior of
which the devil makes manifestations of
his presence. This house is inhabited
by a oarpenter and his family, who for
the last few weeks have been unable to
get any sleep, except at rare intervals,
on account of the noise which is being
made by the spirit of evil. Asa general
rule, the manifestations do not begin
until after the lights are extinguished.
Thk present Senate is divided between
forty-two Republicans, twenty-nine
Democrats, and two Independents. The
next Senate will consist of seventy-six
members, and daring the Winter twen
ty-nine of these will be elected. If the
Democrats hold their present seats and
elect nine other of the twenty-nine
Senators to be chosen, then, with a
Democratic Vioe-Presideut in the Chair,
they would control the Upper House of
Congress. The Boston Transcript,
commenting on the outlook, says:
Democrats are certain to make more
gains, and it would not require a great,
deal of careless independent voting to
give the Government entirely over to
Democratic control in the event of the
success of the Democratic national
tioket. ”
Gen. Franz Sigel, of New York, wrote
a letter to the Herald of Wednesday de
claring himself as unqualifiedly for Til
dkn and Hendricks. He says :
The principles and policy laid down in the
Democratic platform and in the letters of ac
ceptance of Tildkn and Hendricks are in ac
cordance with the views which, on many oc
casions. I have expressed aDd defended, pri
vately and publicly. I should be faithless to
myself by not upholding and defending them
mow in the hour of trial, and therefore shall
give say support in this election to the Presi
dential ticket adopted by the Democratic Con
vention.
Gen. Sigel had received several ur
gent invitations to address Republican
meetings in New York. His support of
the anti-Tammany ticket in that city last,
Fall fully deluded the Republicans into
the fond hope that he would support
their ticket now, and he has been pro
claimed by the Republican press of New
York and elsewhere as a German aoldier
•who repudiates Tildes.
That the republic is daily being firm
er established in France is proved by
the resolution of the Chamber of Depu
ties on the 22d of July, that “The
CharaWr, expressing its confidence in
the Minister of InterW, requests the
Cabinet, is appointing public function
aries, not to forget the dutiee imposed
span it by the decme overthrowing Jthe
Empire.” Gambetta eloquently stig-,
Tff.tiT.vl the eystem pntsaed by the
Bonapabtkts hi eeeking to make the
country believe that Marshal
hon was hostile to the Constitution, and
said he had perfect confidence in the
Marshal’s good faith. Turning to the
Booapartists, Gambetta concluded by
exclaiming : “ You will sever smother
the cry of the 2d of December J” Amid
tremendops applause, 371 sves weee re
corded in favor of the resolution; the
Bonapartist Deputies did not vote.
south Carolina.
On yesterday we referred bri* ify to
the of Gen. Hampton for
the Governorship of oar neighboring
State —South Carolina. We expressed
the belief that the other places on the
ticket would be filled by gentlemen of
the first ability, and of deservedly high
standiog. The telegrams which an
nounced the assembling of the Conven
tion advised ns that it was composed
of the very best men in the State—the
young men being largely represented.
Now, we have the proof that the asser
tion made was true. The ticket is in
itself a perfect tower of strength, and
it assumes the air of invincibility wheD
we recollect the great object had in view
and the principles sought to be re
established in that noble Common
wealth. Consider the ticket : For Gov
ernor, Wade Hampton; Lieutenant Gov
ernor. W. D. Simpson; State Treasurer,
8. L. Leaphabt; Attorney-General, Jas
Conneb; Comptroller General, Johnson
Haygood; Secretary of State, R. M.
Sims; Adjutant and Inspector General,
E. W. Moisk; Superintendent of Educa
tion, Hugh S. Thompson.
Ha py South Carolina, to have such
sons willing to serve her. With Hamp
ton in the Executive office, anew and
bright era will dawn upon the State;
with Conner as Attorney-General, the
office will again become synonomous
with the leadership of the bar of the
State; with Leaphabt as Treasurer and
Hagood as Comptroller-General, there
will be retrenchment and reform; with
Hugh S. Thompson —one of the ablest,
purest, most successful and most prac
tical teachers in this country —as State
Superintendent of Education, the educa
tional interests of tbe State will be care
fully fostered, and the schools elevated
to a higher standard and greatly aug
mented in number. In a word, with
such officials. South Carolina will no
longer be denominated the prostrate
State. Men of Son h Carolina, thank
God and take courage! The past is
gone, the present is year's; the future
shall be yonr’s, if you are true to your
selves.
STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM
suttee,
Macon, Ga., August 14, 1876.
Under the authority of a resolution
passed by the Democratic Convention
recently assembled at Atlanta, the fol
lowing gentlemen sre announced as the
State Democratic Executive Committee:
For the Slat ; at targe,
H. P. Bell, of Forsyth county ; ,T C.
Nicholls, of Pierce county ; J. L War
ren. of Chatham county ; E. Y. Clarke,
of Fulton county.
For the District*.
Firnt District —John J. Jones, of
Burke cdunty; Josephus Camp, of
Emanuel county.
Second District—A. T. Mclntyre, of
Thomas county ; W. A. Harris, of Worth
county. .
Third District —James B. Hinkle, of
Sumter county ; Marshall J. Hatcher, of
Macon county.
Fourth District—M. H. Blandford, of
Muscogee county ; J. T. Waterman, of
Troup county.
Fifth District—W. T. Trammell, of
Sp&lding county; U. S. Gunn, of Hous-
ton cmjnty.
B'gtfc District —J. M. Pace, of Newton
county; W, W,. Turner, of Putnam
county.
Seventh District—P. M. B. Young, of
Bartow county; J. A. W. Johnson, of
Whitfield county.
Eighth District—Miles W. Lewis, of
Greene county; Paul C. Hudson, of Mc-
Duffie county.
Ninth District-G. M. Netjierland, of
Habersham county; W. E. Sipiipons, of
Gwinnett county.
The foregoing appointments from the
districts, except in one or two instances
of failure to make nominations, are the
selections of the district delegations as
provided for by the resolution passed by
the Convention.
The members of tbe committee are re
quested to convene at the Kimball
House, in Atlanta, on Friday, the 25tb
instant, at eleven o’clock, . m., for the
purpose of organizing and transacting
such otJjP r business as they may deem
proper. Clifford Anderson,
President late Convention.
THE INMI4N WAR.
If the hostile Indians have not broken
up their army into detailed bands, or
found an outlet of escape, they have
probably beeD attacked either by Crook
or Terry or by the commands of both
those officers, and exciting news from
the seat of war may therefore be re
ceived at any moment. The pre-ytdeat;
feeling in military circles is that our
troops are now so numerous and so
well managed that another serious dis
aster is impossible, but that they may
suffer severe losses, that the cam
paign may be protracted by g. n inde
cisive engagement or by a sueeeftftfol
attempt of the savages to scatter their
forces. In Indian warfare two of the
most difficult things to accomplish are
to find the enemy when our armies
are prepared for an encounter end to
prevent them from fleeing in email de
tachments to the four quarters of the
compass when they arc threatened with
a battle that promises to prove disas
terous. They triumph only when they
entrap our soldiers into ambuscades;
aud our victories are nearly si! jßpn by
surprising their encampments. A bat
tle in the Big Horn or Rosebud region,
however, is hot likely to be attended
with either a surprise or an ambus
cade. Our troops have been taught the
necessity of caution by painful experi
ence, and the enemy have become
wary by the continued proximity of a
large antagonistic force, so that the
conditions of the contest approach
those which exist in wars conducted by
opposing civilized armies. If Sitting
Bull is governed by the rale that di
rects commanders to adopt the course
most objectionable to their adversaries
he will find means for avoiding a de
cisive battle, either by breaking up his
command, escaping, or by posting his
warriors in each a position that an at
tack npon them would involve ruinous
sacrifices. After tremendous efforts we
havo placed a force in the field compe
tent to beard this savage lion in his
den, but the questions to be decided
now relate to bis ability to evade dfr-'
served punishment. The Custer mas
sacre is justly regarded as the worst
misfortune that could have befallen the
Sioux, and if it has emboldened them
to a sufficient extent to r'sk a battle
on approximately equal terms the time \
for forcing them to reap the bitter
fruits of their victory will be hastened.
A PRIVATE .HANGING.
A firm of Chicago shoe dealers have i
got into a bit at trouble by resorting to
the disagreeable process of banging la
order to extort from an errand boy a ;
confession that he had stolen JJ3OO in
money. This sum had been placed in a
drawer for the purpose of meeting a
note, and it was suddenly discovered
that the key was missing. Neither of
the partners had it, and the clerk didn’t
have it. and tho not altogether logical
conclusion was pounced upon that the
errand boy, Solomon Schwartz by;
name, had secured ihe key and stolen ;
the money. He stonily denied the
charge and protested that beiiad never j
known anything about the money in fhe
drawer. There are said to be laws in ,
Chicago and legal methods of dealing I
with persons suspected -of crime, but j
these shoe dealers did not propose to j
wait for the slow aad uncertain process
of the law. It does not appear that they j
even resorted to s locksmith to open the j
drawer and see if the money -was still
Jthere, but one of them, whom a Chicago
papa; calls indifferently Oliver and
Orlando 3. Clark, seized the boy
Schwartz, tot*, him into the cel
lar, pat a rope eopaj} his neck
and strung him up to a He
kindly let him down after he became
senseless, as hi® object of extorting a j
confession might,fcgdefeated by letting'
the youth die. When .the lad revived
sufficiently to be sensible to farther tor
ture, the gentle Clark, the
hanging process rather too expedition^
for his purpose, threatened to roast
Schwartz, if ha didn’t confess and tell
where tbe money was. Tbe terrified
boy, finding iD thi his only hope of es
cape, promised to take the man where
the money was. Going out with him he
inveigled the gentleman to his father s
house, and there claimed protection.
The elder Schwartz appears to have
been a plucky Teuton, and accompanied
the lad to the store, and after learning
the story bade him go home. One of
the partners in the leather business then
called on a policeman to arrest the boy
for stealing, and the old man demanded
of him that he arrest Mr. Clark for as
sault. Both arrests were made. The
boy was held nnder the charge in 8300
bail, and Clabk in SI,OOO. Meantime
we are not informed as to the where
abouts of that key or the money de
signed for the payment of McCormick A
Clabk’s note. This may appear later,
but one thing seems to be clear, cud
that is that hanging by way of extorting
confession is likely to “play oat” very
speedily, if Chicago really has tbe ways
and means of dispensing justice.
JUDGE WILLIAM GIBSON.
Judge William G bson is engaged in
electioneering for members of the Geor
gia Legislature. The Judge is a man of
great shrewdness, and is full of that
low cunning which appeals to prejudice
and passion. He will doubtless render
valuable assistance to those in whose in
terest he is working. But is it not u sad
commentary on the respectability and
dignity of the Judiciary of Georgia to
see the Judge of the Augusta Circuit
dragging the ermine through the mire of
local politics ?
THE SITUATION.
Let not him girdeth on his harness
boast himself as he that putteth it off
said a writer for whom we all have great
respect. It is too early to count votes
in this Presidential election. They
must be cast before they are counted,
and we mast get nearer election day be
fore any can accurately prophesy. But
it is possible to talk about the probabili
ties, about the situation. The tenden
cies are toward a ohaDge. The under
lying desire is for a change. The symp
tons are that the belief that there can be
no real reform without taking the con
duct of affairs from them who now hold
it is increasing. The country was Re
publican in 1872. It was Democratic in
1874-75-76. The Democratic party lias
the House of Representatives. There
are one hundred and seventy four Demo
crats in the House to one hundred and
seven Republicans. It has posession of
a majority of the State Governments.
A majority of the Governors are Demo
cratic, and a majority of the State
Legislatures are Democratic. These in-i
dicate the altered sentiment of the
country, for the President, who can not
be changed but once in four years, and
the Senate, which changes slowly, are
Republican. The popular sentiment is
with the Democratic party, as evidenced
by all these Governors and Representa
tives and legislators who owe their
eleotiou to the people. There are some
circumstances whieh give reason to be
lieve that the Democratic party will
gain upon this vote, the vote that since
the last Presidential election has made
the pountry Democratic. The strength
of Mr. Tilden i the Convention was
unexpected evidence of his strength
in the country. The weakness of Mr.
Hayes, his nonenity, as ’twere, is in our
favor, and the positive, aggressive man,
the man pf will, aiWtyS wins, ceteris
paribus, in a eontest with a man lacking
those qualities. The amazing populari
ty of Mr. Tilden in the St. Louis Con
vention has since been emphasized by
the recent local elections in the South.
The cities of Covington and Newport
are so closely linked to Cincinnati, to
Ohio, that the drift of those cities is a
preface or prophecy of the drift in Qhio.
The voters of Covington and Newport,
or many of them, use Newport and Cov
ington as a bedroom, while their toil is
on this side the Ohio, their interest en
tirely identical with our own, their po
litical convictions gathered from the
gams sources, gleaned from the same
facts, and tbe drift of their vote is there
fore almost as significant a weather-vane
as an equal vote this side the river
would be. Tbe vote showed an unex?
peoted Democratic gain over the vote of
last year. There is deep interest een.
tered in the Ohio elections in October,
and these elections across the river are
valuable indices. It should be borne
in mind that change of less than half
of one per cent, ip Ohio last year would
have given the State to the Remoprscy.
The elections in ouruiegbboring cities qf
Newport and Covington, which are
closely allied to our own, and all those
h*l4 since the issues were made up show
a gain of from ten to twenty per cent.
The German vote qf Qhio is about 40,000.
It was the German vote that B<a# gought af
ter last year, and it was the vote in Cincin
nati and Cleveland that defeated Wm. Al
len. The German vote this year is largely
with Tildes, and that fact, with the
emphatic drift shown in the late elec
tions, gives strong ground top the belief
that we shall carry Ohio in October.
The disappointment of the Western and
greenback Democrats, which was pro
nounced immediately after the nomina
tion of Mr- Tilden, has almost entirely
disappeared. letter, the nomi
nation of Ewing and of Om other green
back men for Congress, the Obb) pi** -
fqj-m—all stimulate the most aßra ad
vocates al currency reform to support
the Democratic ficket, and the indica
tions are that the Ohio pemocrats feel
those stimulating influence*. Jhere is
no reason to believe that we shall tosjp
any vantage ground in Ohio, and Ohio
ip really the only doubtful ground. The
German vote in the country which is not
in the pocket of Carl Sohubz would
aJoue give us the victory. The Germans
never had much of a chance to fight
“mit” StiHSRz; they fight “mit Sigel.”
With tbe known strength of Tilden in
the East; with ibis rapidly growing!
strength in the West aud .among the
people who believe with us, with tfj® un
mistakable loDging for a change evineed
*9 ypcently and uniformly in the elec
tions, <tha situation would seem to as
sure the eteoifop of Tilden and Hen
dricks beyond a But we must
work while it is day, for ntybt
comath. — Cincinnati Enguirer. (
Times .• Some of the Rad
ical Congr,e*3i*sp, in the closing days of
the session, indulged ft* tS'Jnts at South
ern members, calling then?
or secessionists, gad saying “they ba,ve :
come to stay, according tff Mr- Hill.
The late President LixeoiA to
have the vacant seats ia Congress fcd&d.
by Southern men. Stop the war, abol
ish slavery &u£ send your Representa
tives to CoDgress, he repeated. But the
Radical party of the Morton and Thad.
Stevens stamp take occasion to insult
those members, as if they did not repre
sent States in the jEJnion. Such conduct
would not become a true Union maD,
and no real, heartfelt Union map would
indulge in it ’The Southern States are;
now all free, and the people in that sec
tion are as sincere friends of tb Uuioß
and the welfare of the country as those
at any other section. It cannot be de
nied that the business interests of the
North, as well as of the South, require
friendly widens between the North
and South; and ttoil the welfare of the
Union, and free institstioae especially,
require that there shall not be
and aerisjpnious aspersions on the part
qf the of one section to
wards those of apqtfaqr.
MaufcO •mfigors on under berJoad of .
revolutions, without pneh apparent
prospect of a healthy pee&> succeeding
the Government efforts to crash not t&e
latest rebellion. With business stag
nant, merchants raising their prices
twelve per cent, and little or no money
to meet the expense*, ifw situation
does not seem pleasant for .either the
Governors or the governed. And yet
thpy most be happy, or they’d stop it,
NATIONAL politics.
The Tv* Parlies is tbe United State*.
Editors Chronicle and Sentinel :
Since I last wrote you great events
have occurred. It is settled that we
shall have a change of Administration
at Washington. The two great parties
have met in their conventions and pre
sented their candidates for the two
places in the Government of her highest
dignity and influence. It was with pro
found satisfaction that tbe country saw
he Convention at Cincinnati refuse to
nominate either Blaine or Morton. If
either had been chosen as the candidate
of the Republican party, we should have
witnessed a rekindling of tbe passions of
the war. Nor did the Convention ac
cept the suggestions of the Administra
tion to choose Mr. Cockling as the lead
er of the Republican forces. The three
leading aspirants we e rejected. The
nomination of Gov. Hayes was received
by the country with favor. It was the
opinion of some that the Convention
would fall back ou Gen. Grant. Such
was doubtless tbe opinion of Gen. Grant
himself. But the sceptre is wrested
from his hands by his own friends. They
may not be able to transfer it to Gov.
Hayes, but it is forever gone from the
President’s grasp, as it passed beyoDd
the reach of Macbeth, and it may be
added,
“No lineal heir ot his succeeding."
The Convention that met at Cin
cinnati acheived a great triumph.—
Very wisely personal preferences were
given up for the common cause. The
Convention did what Mr. Webster ad
vised Massachusetts to do, it conquered
itself. Independently of Mr. Tilden’s
great ability, he possesses elements of
strength which no other statesman in
the Democratic ranks could possibly
command. His geographical position,
his splendid administration as Governor
of New York, his sound financial views,
his well known opinions, expressed dar-
ing the war and since the war, in favor
of a recognition of the rights of the
South, and tbe claims of her people to a
constitutial administration of the Gov
ernment, while still exerting his influ
ence to maintain the Union, his steady
opposition to fanatacism and sectional
ism, these gave him pre-eminence
among the statesmen who were entitled
to consideration. His letter in reply to
the committee appointed to inform him
of his nomination discloses great abili
ty, and must do much towards drawing
to his support the great body of men who'
seek and desire the welfare of the country.
The time has come when men of the
highest order of statesmanship should
be called into public service. It is not
only the financial condition pf the
country that demands ability, but the
whole system of polities requires re
adjustment.
Reform is needed in every depart
ment; thorongh reform. It is not too
much to say that no people ever paid so
dearly for government, who were so ill
governed, as the people of the United
States. The whole political system, as
it is now administered, is one stupend
ous scheme for public plunder. In
high places, and in low places, there is
reeking corruption. “The whole bead
is sick, and the whole heart faint,” was
the cry of the great Prophet in the days
of the wicked Kings of Judah. It
would be appaling to look upon the con
dition of the country, if we did not feel
that the people would come to the res
cue of our imperiled institutions. The
Government costs the people too much—
the scale of expenditure is too vast,
even under an honest administration.
The burden of taxation is too great for
the productive industry of the country.
Bnt when it is made plain that the peo
ple have been defrauded, since tbe war,
out of uncounted millions—a sum large
enough to pay tb@ national debt—it is
wonderful that their indiguation has
been restrained. Tbe regular recurring
periods of relief account for their for
bearauce. Every four years they may
change their rulers. Heretofore t hey
have been misguided by the appeals of
men who have aroused the passions of
the war, as in the East the infatuated
troops were animated for battle by the
roll of a drum covered with the skin of
an idolized leader, who had, when liv
ing, led them against their enemies.
But now we may hope for a change of
rulers. Tbe days of the Administration
of General Grant are numbered. We
may well hope to see Mr. Tildeu, the
great Reformer, grasp the helm of Gov
ernment. Mis administration as Gover
nor of New York, a great State, with
immense resources and complex inter
ests, demonstrate his fitness for govern
ment. He has broken more rings than
any living man. He has before him a
harder task than Hercules,'who cleaned
the stables of Augias ; but he will ac
complish it. The people demand, with
a mighty voice, retrenchment and re
form.
I observed the effort made in the re
cent meeting of the Democratic party,
at Atlanta, to pass a resolution in favor
of a Constitutional Convention, and re
gret its failure. Mr. Wright did his
duty on that oocasion, and I hope that
the great paper with which he is con
nected will urge the measure upon the
people. After all, we must look to the
people to sustain all onr reforms. I will
write of other things hereafter.
Tullius.
UPPER GEORGIA.
A lons the Atlanta and West Point Railroad,
[Special Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel .]
Bowdre House, Gainesville, Ga., )
August 15th, 1876. j
Gaiuesville is all life now, as many
visitors from all parts of the South are
spending the Summer months at this
place. And Uncle Daniel Quattlebaum
and bis much esteemed wife have quite
a number of visitors at the Bowdre
House. Mrs. Governor Smith and
family spent some weeks here at the
Bowdre House, but at present are visit
ing Toccoa. Our Augusta people seem
well pleased with Mrs. and Mr. Quattle
baum. In fact, every one feels perfect
ly at l;opje. All the Augusta gentlemen
that I hase spokep to qp here are high
ly delighted with thp ppmiuations
for the Legislature—Mr. Patrick
Walsh, Mr. Black and Mr. Johnson.
All feel proud to have such men put
forward. I will give you a short notice
of my tp;p down the Atlanta and West
Point which is a most excellent
road, with Co}. Grant gt tpe head of it
it could not be otherwise-. My. first
stopping place was West Point, on the
line of Alabama. There is a good deal
of business done and quite a number of
business houses. Among some of the
largest are subscribers to the Chronicle
and Sentinel. They were many years
ago pubsaribers, and it was not hard to
get a good test# gentlemen from Ala
bama and Georgia place
was that of refinement #nd beauty, Jja-
Grange It is quite a handsome town
with fine Methodist and Baptist Col
leges for young ladies, with a large at
tentate*. The LaGrange Reporter is
published here, a first-nines weekly, with
an able and gentlemanly editor. _ At
LaGrange I met with many friends of
the Chronicle and Sentinel and quite
a nember have taken it. And my
third pirns© was Hogansville, quite a
nice little town with seven or eight
stores. Almost every subscribed for
the Chronicle and Sentinel. My
fourth place was Grantville. There I
met majay oi<£ friends of the paper. My;
fifth place was ifewnia, the place of the
birth of your correspondent. Newnan
is niiita a healthy town, with a popula
tion of tfarna thousand. It has two first ■
class weekly papers, published bv able
editors—Col. Dent, of the fferal#, and
Col. Baron, of the Blade. The Chroni
cle and Sentinel has many friends in
Coweta. My sixth place was Palmetto,
a thriving business little town. With
this plage I finished my trip on the
West Point'Railroad. G. W. N.
The Perilous Adventures o# a P?ve
Year Old G rl. —On the 11th ult.. at
i Starrville, in this county, the little five
i year old daughter of Mr. John.T. Wyont
! fell injfo a* weli thirty-five feet deep,
which had in it about -fifteen feet of
•' w ter. Minnie, and someother euitefSP,
■ were playing abotatthe Well, 1 when she
climbed pa the boxing and Sat down
with her back tos? ard tne hole through
which the backet Becoming
amused at something, she issued back
to laugh, and aimed to rest her hands.
, oe the plank behind her, but missed
them, sad through the hole back
ward and headforemost. One of her
little companions daught her by the foot
and held her for a moment, bp t was
| unable to prevent her from failing,
j That fell twenty feet headforemost, ’
| sank as deep tf£er height would carry
| her into the water, in the well
! from seven to ten filiuotw, pp then
cam* 0t unhurt, appears unreasonable,
but -we hays tfce report from' her father’s'
lips. There war# only two ladies on the
place at the time of the f*sb?ent. They
immediately iff the boket down, gnd
as soon as Minnie rose to the lop she
caught it in her arms and flouted about
in that condition until she got hold of
the top of curb, which was two or
! tiifCe inches under *ater, where she
supported jherself until help arrived,
and she was rescued. It is said that s^ a
was neither hurt, StrAngled, nor much
scared when she came ofit' tt' Minnie
li*£ she bids fair to be a “duck" in
more one sense.— Tyler (Tex.)
flemogy 'J '■* ' ‘ •
Rioters on the Jubt.— The fact has
beta ascertained that out of the twelvel
jurors who* sat uponthe Hamburg hi
quest, at least six puciieipated in the ■
affray —one of whom was a Lieutenant j
in Doc Adams’ company. Their names
are C. C. Turns, foreman; A. B. Griffin,
John Bird, Daniel Martin, James Cole
man and Thomas Carroll.
HAMPTON FOR GOVERNOR.
THE ACTION OF THE STATE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Qaeatiea efthe Postponement of Nomi
nation*—An AH Day Discussion in Secret
Session and Its Rennlto—Unonimone Nomi
nation ol Wade Hampton far Gaveraor—
The General’s Address—Wild Enthusiasm
in Columbia for the Nominee.
[Speeial to the Setes and Courier.]
Columbia, Wednesday Evening, An
gust I&—The Convention met this
morning at 11 o’olock.
The Committee on Rales submitted a
series of rules similar to those which
usually govern parliamentary bodies,
with some s'igbt modifications. The re
port was adopted.
Col. Cothran, of Abbeville, intro
duced a series of resolutions, declaring
it to be the sense of the Convention that
they should nominate a straight-out
Democratic ticket. This was intended
as a test question.
Maj. Barker, of Clarleston, suggested
that the resolution did not meet a
question as to which there was a differ
ence of opinion. Many delegates were
present under instructions to vote for
the postponement of nominations, bnt
under no instrnciions as to the charac
ter of the nominations. In order to test
the sense of the Convention it would
probably be better to first take a vote
on the question of postponement or im
mediate nominations.
An amendment was then offered by
Col. Rion, of Fairfield, declaring that it
was inexpedient for the Convention at
this time to go int-o a nomination.
Gen. Conner moved that the debate
on the resolution be held in secret
session. Adopted.
Colonel Davis, of Charleston, moved
that the reporters of the press be per
mitted to remain, provided they pledged
themselves to publish nothing that
transpired, except with the approval of
the President of the Convention. This
motion was tabled, and reporters were
accordingly eaclud ed.
It was half-past eleven o’clock when
the Convention wei >t into secret session,
and the doon remained closed until
half-past six, with a recess of about one
honr for dinnei. The debate is said to
have been long and exciting, but was
conducted in the best spirit. Speeches
were made by Gen. Butler, Gen. Gary,
Capt. DePass and Capt. Lipscomb in fa
vor of an immediate nomination, and
by Major 13. W. Moise, of Sumter, Gen.
Conner and others, in favor of postpone
ment. At abont half past six the doors
were thrown open and the following re
solution was annonneed as adopted by a
vote of yeas 88. nays 64:
Resolved, That this Convention do
now proceed to nominate candidates for
Governor and other State officers.
Gen Butler then arose and nominated
Gen. Wade Hampton for Governor amid
the cheem of the delegates.
Judge Aldrich, of Barnwell, seconded
the nomination in an eloquent speech,
in which he paid a glowing tribute to
the aud accomplishments of Gen.
Hampton.
At this point Gen. Hampton took the
the stand, and addressed the Convention
as follows:
Gen. Hampton’s Speech.
I need not tell you, for every man
must know, that the kindly allusions to
myself have touched my heart deeply,
but I have intended to make a state
ment, and there are various reasons
which prompt me to do this. I have
restrained through all the discussions
from expressing my opinion on either
one side or the other. I came here for
the purpose of promoting concord; and
determined that if I could pour oil on
the troubled waters I would do so.
When I published a card the other day
I expressed fully and truly, earnestly
and sincerely, my views and opinions. I
need not say, for you know it, that Ido
not seek office. When the war olosed I
was asked to accept the office of Gover
nor of the State; but I preferred to re
main iu that sphere of private life where
I thought I could do most service to my
State. I have never concealed my opin
ions, but I have also never volunteered
my advice to the people. I felt that my
day was passed, that I had no right in
South Carolina save to that narrow strip
of land in that church yard over yonder.
But I have always felt, and have always
said that if the time came when, by
word or deed or by action, I could serve
my State, I would give all that I had or
make any sacrifice. With these views I
came down here. Gentlemen of un
doubted wisdom and patriotism, in
whom I have the greatest confidence,
and some of whom dre my warm per
sonal friends, think that my nomination
for Governor will injure the National
Democratic party. If I consulted my
own taste and inclination I ""’aid not
accept the nomination. I have ao doubt
that if Tilden is elected the State will
be redeemed. We will have only to say
that South Carolina is ours and that we
intend to work for her redemption. I
do not wish to let-the action of this
Convention jeopard rze or imperil the
interest or success of the National De
mocratic party, and I would cheerfully
decline the nominatior and in fact,
would prefer do it if it te uioug.. -at
such would be tbe case.
There is another thing which I desire
to speak to you freely and frankly about.
There are man in this State in whose
eyes I posses* disqualifications of which
I caunot, dispossess myself, and would
not if I could I mean my army record.
That record is the record of sixty thous
and Confederate soldiers, and if I were
to say that I was ashamed of it, I would
be saying that which was not true. All
the offices in the world might perish be
fore I would say so. I beg you, gentle
men, to consider these things carefully
before you decide upon your action. Do
not let any partiality or prejudice lead
you into hasty action. Consider only
what is good for our State and for the
Democratic party. I shall retire and
leave you to onsider the question in the
light of the most good for the party. If,
upon a full consideration, you think you
can select soue one as earnest and as
true as myself—and I am sure that there
are thousand-! of them in the State—l
pledge myself to give all my time, all
my efforts and all I am worth to insure
his success, and I shall do so with a
lighter heart than I would if you seleot
me.
In conclusion, I call upon you to re
member that I have not advised nor
counselled you in this matter. I have
simply told you, honestly and frankly,
my opinion, nd, pome weal or woe, I
promise that I shall stand by you to the
last. [Applause.]
Gen. Hampton then withdrew from the
Convention.
Col. Rion, of Fairfield, arose to make
a nomination.
Maj Barker moved to go into secret
session. Tailed.
Col. }}ion said that the County Con
vention of frairtiefd b B 4 Passed 8 reso
lution recommending the nomination of
Gen. John Bmtton for Governor, and,
in deference to that resolution, he took
pleasure in submitting his name.
Maj. T. W. Woodward seconed the
nomination.
Gen, Brattcpgaid that the resolutions
of the Fairfield Cohyentiop paused him
to feel au embarrassment for some time.
It gave him, however, great pleasnre to
withdraw in favor of the distinguished
gentleman who had been previously
nominated. [Applause.]
Mr. Sticknty, of Clarendon, nominat
ed ex Governor John L. Manning. [Ap
plause.]
This closed the nominations, and
Gen. Butiey tpoyed that the Vote be
taken viva vope
Mr. Smith, of Charleston, pjoyed to
table tfje igotjon, aba take a yote by
ballot.
Mr. Tillman, of Edgefield, thought
that constituents had a right to know
how their representatives voted on each
important questions.
Governor Manning withdrew his name,
■ thanking his friends for the suggestion
of bis ’ham.';, but expressing the hope
that Gen. Hampton 'k'CJr’d be chosen
unanimously and by aeolaiaatiftn. } Ap
plause.] , ,
The vote was then taken by acclama
tion. and Gen. Hampton received the
unanimous *Qef> of the Convention.
Qn motion of Judge ‘Aldrich, of
Barnwell, a committee Of three, aonsist
ing of Messrs. Aldrich, barker and But
ler, were appointed to formally notify
Gen. ffamptoh of his nomination and to
report to-morroty." 3 ' , ...
The Convention thin adjourned until
10 o’clock to-morrow morning.
The action of the Convention has been
received here with the wildest en
&nd CV6D soon© Rsdicals
say that that Hampton will
"During the secret session a unmoor of
resolutions Were referred, Without being
read, £ committee of oiie from each
To-Morrow the will be
made for the other Stkte officers, sW
1 platform will be adopted;" The names l
most prominently talked of tb-night for
! are Chancellor
Johnson, of Mtotate gob W- D.
Simpson, of Lanrens,
The Circuit and Congressional Gon
veotions will meet to-morrow morciog
p. r Of the Charleston Circuit,
Charbaion, and W. J. Will*,
Orangebhrg,' actioned as canu*-
dates, ’ ' ,s * “ *
Latest. The Conventions for the;
Seventh and Eighth Cirfcnits were held'
to-night. Maj. B. W. Ball, of Laurens, I
wa nominated for the Solicitor of the
Seventh Circcfit, anflCol./. 8. Cothran
for Solicitor of the Eighth Circuit.
[Special pitpatdi to The Neons and. Courier .]
Columbia, Wednesday, Midnight, Au
gust 16.—The Tilden and Mendncfrs
ratification meeting to-night was the i
largest and most enthusiastic demon
stration ever witnessed in Columbia.
The torchlight procession extended over
a mile am a half. It was composed of
abo-.t sixteen hundred out of Ihe eigh
teen hundred white voters of the coun
ty. A large number of colored Demo
crats also joined in the procession. All
the private residences and most of the
public buildings were illuminated. In
the procession were borne over three
hundred transparencies, with such mot
toes as : “Carolina, Home of the White
Man;” “10,000 Majority for Tilden and
Hendricks;” “Honest Men for Officers;”
“We Intend to Win,” &c. As the pro
cession marched through the streets,
heeded by a dozen carriages containing
OeD. Hampton, Qen. Butler, Qen.
Harllee, and other prominent members
of the Convention, there was the wild
est enthusiasm. The windows and bal
conies along the main streets were crowd
ed with ladies, and at every point along
the route there was a grand display of fire
works. At all the corners were huge bon
fires. The procession was formed at the
post office. It inclnded about one thou-
sand two hundred white and colored
voters and about four hundred mounted
men, all bearing torches. It marched
down Main street headed by the Silver
Cornet Band, of Columbia, aud amidst
the gredest enthusiasm and cheering
proceeded to the State House yard,
where the stand had been erected. Col.
A. C. Haskell was chosen Chairman.
General Hampton was the first speaker,
and made an eloquent address, in which
he stated that he intended to take his
stand upon the Constitution of the
country, and, if elected, he wonld see
to it that every man in this Sta'e should
be guaranteed his rights, no matter what
his politics or color. Stirring speeches
were delivered by R. D. Senn, ex-Gov
ernor Manning, General Kennedy, of
Kershaw; General Ferguson, of Missis
sippi; Major Barker, Generals Butler
and Gary, Colonel Cothran, of Abbe
ville, and others. All the speeches were
received with the wildest enthusiasm.
During the meeting the stand was sur
rounded by over two thousand persons,
white and colored. The tone of the
speeches delivered was moderate; but
all the speakers announced to the Demo
cratic voters of the State that it was
their turn to win, and that the victory
would be assured if they worked for it.
At the conclusion of the speeches, reso
lutions endorsing Tilden, Hendricks and
Hampton were adopted with great en
thusiasm, and the meeting then ad
journed.
Without any exception, this was the
grandest demonstration on the part of
the whites that has been seen in this
section of the country since 1860. Not
withstanding rumors of a collision be
tween the whites and blacks, and al
though a large number of blacks were
present, not the slightest disturbance
occurred.
An Invincible Ticket.
[Special Telegram to the Chronicle and Sdntinel.]
Columbia, August 17. —The State ticket
was completed to-day. The nominations
stand as follows : For Governor,
General Wade Hampton; Lieutenant-
Governor, W. D. Simpson; State Treas
urer, L. S. Leaphart; Attorney-General,
James Conner ; Comptroller-General,
Johnson Haygood; Secretary of State,
It. M. Sims; Adjutant and Inspector-
General, E. W. Moise; Superintendent
of Education, Hugh S. Thompson.
The Convention adjourned. C.
South Carolina Democratic Platform.
Charleston, August 17 —The plat
form commences as follows: The Demo
cratic party of South Carolina, in Con
vention assembled, announce the follow
ing as its platform of principles. We
declare our acceptance, in perfect good
faith, of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments to the Federal
Constitution. Accepting and standing
upon them, we turn from the settled and
final past to the great living and mo
mentous issues of the present and fu
ture. We adopt the platform of prin
ciples announced by the National Dem
ocratic party recently assembled at St.
Louis, and pledge ourselves to a full and
hearty co-operation in securing the elec
tion of its distinguished nominees, Sam’i
J. Tilden, of New York, ami Thoma A.
Hendricks, of Indiana, and believe that,
under a wise and just administration of
its distinguished reform leader, assisted
by eminently patriotic and able counsel
lors by whom he will be surrounded, peace
and prosperity will again bless our
country, and the dissensions, confusion
and maladministration of the past eight
years will give place to concord, good
government and a thorough restoration
of the Union. In accordance with the
declarations of that platform, aud the
utterances and acts of our distinguished
leader, we demand a genuine and
thorough reform ia the State of South
Carolina, and call upon all of its citi
zens, irrespective of race, color or pre
vious condition, to rally with us to its
redemption ; for it is evident that sub
stantial and lasting reform is impossible
within the ranks of the Republican party
of this State. We charge that party
with arraying race against race, creas
ing disturbances and fomenting diffi
culties; with prostituting the elective
franchise; with tampering with the bal
lot box, and holding unfair and fraudulent
elections; with haviDg accumulated an
enormous debt, mismanaged the finances
and injured the credit of the State; with
levying exorbitant taxes and squander
ing them when collected, thus wringing
from toil and livelihood from the hohest
poor man of the State a large per centum
of his hard earnings without giving in
return any compensation therefor, and
has hopelessly iuvolved in debt a major
ity of the counties of the State. Its
management of our penal and chari
table institutions is a shame and a
disgrace. We charge its legislation as
demoralizing, partisan and disgraceful,
and the venality aud corruption which
have characterized every branch of the
government, executive, legislative and
judicial, have no parallel in the history
of nations. The platform does not
charge this state of things upon
the masses, but upon their leaders. It
proceeds : We, therefore, call upon all
of our fellow-citizens, irrespective of race
or past party affiliation, to join with us in
restoring the good name of their State
and to again elevate it to a place of dig
nity and character among the Common
wealths of this great country. We dis
oountenance all disturbances of the
peace ot the State, denounce all insti
gators and promoters thereof, and ear
nestly call upon all of our fellow-citi
zens, irrespective of party lines, to ex
ercise forbearance and cultivate good
will, and if the government of the State
is committed to our control we pledge
ourselves to protect the persons, rights
and property of all its people, and to
speedily bring to summary justice any
who dare violate them.
Address of General Hampton.
Coltjm£'A, S. 0., August 17.—The fol
lowing address in full General Hampton
just delivered before the Convention:
Mr. President and Gentlemen t
In accepting the honorable post to
which yon have called me, that of your
standard bearer in the great struggle for
reform which you have begun, I do so
with the most grateful appreciation of
your fcinfjness and the most profound
sense of its high duties, fhe grave respon
sibilities pertaining to the position in
the better days of our country, when the
surest passports to official station were
found in the ability, the honesty and the
integrity of her public servants, the
most distinguished sons of South Caro
lina looked upon the chief magistracy
of the State us the goal of tqeir highest
ambition and the. best reward of their
publip services. If mpn of whqm Caro
lina is justly Rroqd had ip sue}} deserved
estiipatiqp the .distinction pf being
thought worthy by their fpjlow-oitizens
of the highest office in the gift pf the
State in the days of her prosperity and
peace how much more highly should I es
teem the honor you have done me by call
ing me unanimously to lead you in this
hour of gloom and peril. You are strug
gling for the highest stake for which a j
popple ever contended. You are striv
ing to bring hook to vonr prostrate State
the ‘inestimable' blessing whjchoau only
forward orderly and regulated liberty
under a free and good Government. We
believe that these bletteings can only be
secured by a complete change in the ad
ministration of bur public affairs Na
tional and State. Believing this, onr
sympathies and our interests lead us na
turally and inevitably into a'fliance with
that great party upon whose banners are
inscribed thb watchwords of Democracy:
Eeform, good'gOTgrament, hard money,
and home rale. Ton have endorsed and
ratified the platform of the Democratic
party adopted at St. Louis and planting
yourselves firmly on that yon look
forward hopefully and confidently to a
victory iu which you will not only share,
but to which yon will base contributed.
The platform Which you have adopted
here is so catholic. iri its'' spirit, so
strong in its fonndation, so broad in its
construction that every man in South
Carolina, who honestly deaips reform,
can find ioom to stand upon it wifji
with such a platform. When citizens of
all parties §pd aff "races can stand as
sured of equal right£ agd'lu}! protection,
JOB can surely bring bang to our dis
tracted §t'2tS tue great blessings of geod
Government. For myself, should Ibe
elevated to the high position for which
you have nominated me, my sole effort
shall be to restore onr State Govern
meat in decency, to honesty, to economy
and to integrity. I sfcaJJ £e the Governor
of the whole people—knowing fip phjfty,
making •no vindictive discriminations;
holding the scales of justice .with firm
and impartial hand; seeing, as far as m
me lies, that the laws are enforced in
jnstice, tempered by mercy; protecting
all classes alike; devoting every effort to
the restoration of prosperity and the re
establishment of honest government.
Thanking you, gentlemen, for the hon
or you have confered upon me, and in
voking the blessing of God on your
praiseworthy effort to redeem our State.
I here pledge myself to work with you
in that sacred cause with all the zeal,
all the energy, all the ability and all the
oonstancy of which I am capable.
GEORGIA RADICALS.
The Convention at Macon—Jonathan Nor
crooa Nominated for Governor.
[From the Atlanta Constitution d
Maoon, August 16, 9:12, p. m.
The second Radical State Convention
in this State during the Centennial year
met to-day. There was not an immense
outpouring of enthusiasm, but the men
who attended seemed more like foroed
attaohes of a bankrupt circus than <tf
any other institution of the present day
that we can recall. The Couvention was
called here for the purpose of putting
forth an electoral ticket, and, if deemed
wise, to nominate a candidate for the
office of Governor. The representation
was set down at three members for each
Congressional District, or twenty-seven
delegates in all, with representatives
from the State at large. The Conven
tion met at noon in the hall of the
Isaac’s House, and was called to order
by the big Skowhegan Chief, J. E. Bry
ant, Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee. He nominated for permanent
President of the Convention, Jesse E.
Glenn, of Dalton, who was unanimously
elected. Upon taking the Chair he
briefly stated the objeots of the meeting
and declared himself ready to hear busi
ness.
T. S. King was made Secretary of the
Convention.
Most of the delegates present were no
groes, but Markham, Conley, Prince,
Glover and S. Wise Parker, ran the
crowd pretty much as they desired to
do. Ou motion, the Chair appoin'ed
committees of five each upon credentials,
resolutions and nominations. AU these
committees were under the control of
Radical office holders aud they evident
ly had instructions from high quarters
as to what their action in this affair
should be. A lively discussion sprung
up at this point over the work of these
committees and for a time there was a
large sized pandemonium in progress.
Finally, the Convention agreed to ad
journ to 3, p. m.
The Convention re-assembled at 3, p.
m. The first business in order was the
reception of reports from standing or
special committees. The Committee on
Nominations reported for electors the
following list of names;
Electors at Large—Dawson A.'.Walker
and E. C. Wade, with Jesse A. Glenn
and C. O. Fisher as alternates.
First District—John T. Collins for
elector and J. H. Perry alternate.
Second Distriot —C. W. Arnold for
elector, and John D. Dudley as alter
nate.
Third District—B. F. Bell for elector,
and W. D. King as alternate.
Fourth District—R. D. Locke for
elector, aud George Morrill as alter
nate.
Fifth District—J. A, Holtzofew for
elector, and 0. C. Johnson as alter
nate.
Sixth District—Jeff Lone for elector,
and W. W. Brown as alternate.
Seventh District—Z. B. Hargrove a'r
elector, and W. L. Goodwin as alter
nate.
Eighth District—V. M. Barnes for
elector, and Jack Heard as alternate.
Ninth District—M. R. Archer for
elector and W. A. Pledger as alternate.
Fisher, Long, Heard and Pledger are
negroes.
Harrison, colored, of Augusta, opposed
the nomination of Holtzsclaw ns elector
from this end of the line. He put in
nomination W. L. Clarke, editor of the
Atlanta Republican. The Fifth District
delegates would not yield a point, but
stuck to Holtzclaw. The discussion
over the matter was sharp. Jack Brown
defended Holtzclaw’s claims, while the
Skowhegauite was for Clarke, but gave
way to the views of the interested dele
gates.
Governor Conley reported upon the
expediency of nominating candidates for
Governor. Pledger of Augusta, opposed
the report in a stroDg speech. He gave
his brethren “Hail Columbia” in a blis
tering speech over their past failures
and bad management. Harrison, of
Augusta, backed Pledger in the fight.
Bryant defended the party but admitted
that some of the Republicans had done
wrong. The report of the oommittee
was then adopted aud nominations for
Governor were declared in order.
Conley then presented the name of the
Hon. Jonathan Noreross, of Fulton
county, for the nomination. He paid a
high and nlowing tribute to Noreross;
said ho "was an “old time Whig” and
would stump the State With Colquitt.
Pledger nominated James Atkins, a
reveuue officer from Savannah.
Jeff Long, of Bibh, nominated Hon.
Amos T. Akerman. In his speech on
Akerman Long said “we have no party”
until we are reorganized. When the
matter came to a vote everything was
mixed and the very “Old Harry” was to
pay for some time. Finally out of the
confusion, cussing and complimentary
jawing back at each other, came the an
nouncement that Noreross was nominat
ed “unanimously by acclamation.”
A delega f e—Oh, Lord, what a unani
mously. The result was hailed with
very little enthusiasm, and Jonathan
made his “ten strike” all to no purpose
seemingly.
The Committee on Platform reported
declaring fealty to the Nalional party,
to its platform and the platform of the
late State Convention in favor of free,
non-sectarian free schools supported by
taxation; expressing deep abhorrence of
lawlessness; declare opposition to a
Constitutional Convention, endorses
Hayes and Wheeler, and with feeling of
pride they present to the people of
Georgia the names of Noreross and
Walker!
W. L Clarke’s “bloody shirt” sheet,
published in Atlanta, was made the offi
cial org.m of the party in the State.
Z. B. Hargrove, of Borne, who fought
the same thing in the last State Con
vention, arose and attacked the resolu
tion declaring against a Constitutional
Convention. He took special charge of
Bryant, and raised the hide from the
Snowhegahite at every utterance. Bryan
replied to him very sharply. S. Wise
Parker seconded Hargrove’s efforts and
said that a Convention was needed by
the people f Georgia, and that he and
Hargrove were not afraid to trust
Democrats to make it. Bryant aad
Conley rallied their fopces and upon a
ballot carried the day with sixteeu dele
gates favoring no Conveution and nine
in favor of such Convention. Hargrove
filed a written protest to the action
The discussion was very bitter at times
aad sometimes quite amusing. The
Convention adjourned with cheers for
Hayes, Wheeler and Norcross. The
procession of torchlight bearers aud the
ratification meeting to-night are failures.
The Savannah Mews, of yesterday,
says: Our special telegram from Macon
gives the result of the Badical Conven
tion that assembled in that city yester
day. It was rather a slim affair, we
should jndge, but those wijo were pres
ent carried oat the programme. Tnere
was some opposition to making a nomi
nation for (governor, but the majority,
despairing of finding any Democrat, so
called, willing to subscribe to his own
political disgrace by becoming an inde
pendent candidate, wisely enough con
cluded to nominate ope of their own
number, and the choioeriell upon Jona
than Norcross, of Atlanta. We do not
know Norcross, bat we take him to be a
harmless old man who possesses a good
deal mojre money than brains, and who
has probably never oontemplated the
contingency of becoming a candidate for
any office under the sun. It seems a
pity to sacrifice a man whose bucolic in
stincts have been intensified by age and
mellowed by long experience, but no
doubt all pity would be thrown away on
uncle Jonathan. His nomination was
not as hearty and as unanimous as it
might have been, though fie w*ll prob
ably make no complaint on that score.
During tfje proceedings pf th£ Con
vention ft became apparent that there is
no unanimity' amobg the Radicals in
their opposition to a Constitutional Con
vention—a fact that will doubtless serve
to lessen the sqneamishness Of those who
seem to be of the opinion that a vote on
that question would seriously divide the
Democratic party. Altogether, the Bad
icals did well in nominating NorcroSß
- and 1 tough as he is, he will make as
good a targef as any ope elsp, Qp with
the aance f
1 mmt
Mb. Mobton’s Speech. —The “key
note” is sounded upon a moldering
string. It is a bitter speech, even for
Mr, Marion, and he is not noted for
gentleness. ! He makes u
sweeping reference to a class of South
erners who are ‘Tower,” he declares,
“in the scale of being than the Sioui or
Mod pcs,” His allusion to “the ugly
WOtteu of Georgia" shows
YlllSiotiVeuess and singularly bad taste.
The arraigum e bt of the Democratic par
ty for its responsibility for t(je rebellion,
has a Ashy odor. ,We have beard some
thing of that kind before. But the peo
pie are thinking more cf the robbery
and rnin of to-day than of the rebellion
of a dozen years ago. They are facing
the present and fnture, and not the past.
Mr. Morton’s speech illustrates well the
UnfortMMp tbe Republican
party. Jt has noting good to offer tpe
people. It is arraigned for its jobberies
and great crimes, and it can. only an
swer by calling the kettle black—-by
holding up the past crimes of the Demo
cratic party.— Tei re Haute Express.
THE CROPS.
Fine Prospects Ahead.
We have recently passed over a large
area of fine farming country, and have
never seen more flourishing crops of
cotton, corn, potatoes, peas. Cheerful,
hopeful and flattering are the present
prospeots, and the farmers now lay
themselves down to sweet and refreshing
slumbers, hoping that all things may
work together for the good of the faith
ful laborer and farmer.-
A correspondent in Wilkes county
writes as follows:
Danburg, Wilkes Cos, Ga., August 9.
—The crops are very good in this por
tion of the country. Corn is as good as I
ever seen. The rains have been beauti
ful up the present day, rather too much
for cotton lauds. This is the north
eastern part of Wilkes. A venerable
neighbor of mine, on Octogenarian, who
has visited a portion of this county to
ward Washington and Danburg, says
the present is the best crop of corn that
he has seen in forty years. Some far
mers after cutting their small grain
have planted in the stubble land corn
and peas. Some that I have seen looks
promising. Mr. J. L. Anderson, of
Danburg, has about four acres of that
description planted in corn, so J learn
from several gentlemen. Last week one
of the gentlemen, so he informs me, by
the request of Mr. Anderson, accompa
nied him to inspect the corn. They
think it will make thirty barrels of corn—
-150 bushels. The above land is a high,
gray sandy piece.
Cotton is looking well and generally
in good order, but at least two to three
weeks later than usual. There has been
too much rain for it. The weed is very
thrifty. Should the weather become
dry, there is some apprehension that the
cotton would shed the forms freely.
The potatoe aud pea crops are very
promising. No appearance of the grass
hopper ip this neighborhood, though I
hear of them in some portions of the
oounty- S.
OUR CHARLESTON LETTER.
Hampton the Standard Bearer—General En
thusiasm—The People Aroused—A Hard
Struggle Governor Chamberlain—-The
Candidate Unity of Purpose- .Minor
Topics.
[ Special Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel .l
Charleston, August 17. —1 t. would be
almost impossible to desoribe the en
thusiasm manifested in the city over the
nomination of Gen. Wade Hampton for
Governor of South Carolina. Like elec
tric fire the news spread abroad and
among the well meaning portion of our
community a unanimous spirit of deter
mination actuates old and young alike.
The hitherto slumbering sentinels are
awake and their once rust oovered armor
now glistens in the sunlight. The
lukewarm are aroused, the weak made
strong and the timid brave. All are
ready to bare their bosoms to the storm
and strike to rend the chain which has
bound them hand and foot for the last
decade of years. Truly has the Spartan
spirit of Carolina returned, and our peo
ple for the first time in years snuff from
afar off the pure and invigorating at
mosphere of liberty. But while com
menting upon the glories attending a
Democratic victory in Carolina,
the difficulty in accomplishing it and
the horrors which will follow defeat
must not be lost sight of. For this rea
son I favored in the past a compromise
by which a sufficient number of good
men might be elected to office who
would save the State from irretrievable
ruin until a better method could be
adopted. But Dow the die is cast, the
Rubioorn is crossed, aud there is no
retreat except in submission and slave
ry. Therefore there must be no whys
and wherefores about the matter, a solid
phalanx must be formed, and the Demo
cratic current must flow in our direction.
There is a dastardly but an overwhelm
ing foe to meet, and the fight which is
to come may be assimilated to that, of
Leonidas and his brave comrades at the
pass of Thermopyla. Until the day of
election is past, Democratic clubs must
know no rest, and the watchword mast
be action.
CSov. D. 11. Chamberlain.
In parting with Governor Chamber
lain, the Democrats should not forget
their indebtedness to him for his efforts
to reform the villiany and corruption
which existed when he took in hands
the reins of government. That he has
succeeded to a certain extent the war
fare waged against him by the thieves
and plunderers of the Radical party ful
ly testifies. For dariDg to check ras
cality his personal safety has been
threatened, his private character as
saulted, and his best intentions thwart
ed by a corrupt Legislature. He could
have acted otherwise, and for the good
he has done let him receive the thanks
of a grateful people.
Th. Nomination..
The capability and integrity of the Dem
ocratic candidates is beyond impeaoh
ment. They are men whom the best among
ns endure aud the meanest Radical both
fear and respect. The old mother State
opens her arms to receive them for they
are her true sons and will restore her to
her former dignity and honor. Clad in
Backcloth and ashes they have monrned
with her in adversity and have some faith
to dethrone the usurpers, reclaim this
proud heritage won by their fathers aud
never sullied by them. They are the
true representatives of Carolina and will
receive the vote of every honest mn
throughout the length and breath of the
land.
Unity of Purpose.
The difference of opinion which has
hitherto existed among the Democrats
will now, with mutual consent, be
buried. South Carolinans are always
true to their principles when the time
for action arrives and the harder the
fight the more determined are they up
on victory. God grant that their efforts
may be orowned with success, and that
the present deplorable condition of our
State may prove the darkest hour be
fore dawn.
Minor Topics.
The Radical politicians, who hang
around the Court House, have been ac
tively discussing the situation... .Busi
ness continues uncomfortably dull, and
the people are much distressed iu con
sequence. .. .About noon to day a soak
ing shower of rain fell, cooling the at
mosphere aud laying the dust With
the exception of diptheria among chil
dren, the city is healthy enough.
Vihginiuj.
A FAMILY TRAGEDY.
A .Man Shoot* Hi* Wile While She i* Tnlkiu*
with Her Mother —iiiatreiwinff Scene* at
Their Home.
The Lancaster (Pa.) Examiner pub
lishes a three column account of the
shooting of a young and beautiful wo
man on Friday, July 21st, by her
jealous husband. The facts say that be
had no grounds for his inhuman aud
fatal assault. The story is that, last
Winter James E. Pannell, the husband,
came to Lancaster to find work. While
waiting, Hammond, the revivalist, came,
and Pannell was converted. Attendant
on the meetings were Mrs. Joseph Hen
dricks and family, among whom was Ann
Eliza, her eighteen year old daughter.
They all united themselves with the
Baptist Church. Through such instru
mentalities acquaintance was made be
tween Pannell aud Annie, and the inti
macy ripened to such an extent that on
the Bth day of last April they were mar
ried. Pannell found work in Philadel-
phia, bat he treated his young wife un
kindly and frequently struok her. Be
cently they were living in a house with
a family named Buth, but they were
very poor. If the wife was seen by her
husband talking with a male relative he
wonld abuse her and threaten vengeance.
On the 4tb of July he oame home, and
one day, while she was conversing with
her uncle, he became exceedingly angry
and called her infamous names. After
this she refused to recognize him.
A few days afterward he suddenly
sprang to his feet and caught her by the
neck, saying, “I would like to live with
you. Tf-ou are beautiful and X loye you,
bat | will spoi| tjjst bpaqty so that no
one elsp vjilflove yon,” and struok her
repeatedly in the face.' On last Friday
morning he stepped to where his wife
was sitting talking to her mother,
and stooping apparently to kiss her
he placed a pistol against her cheek
and fired. The mother and the chil
dren jumped to their feet streaming.
Pannell ran to a door and found an
exit on to the balcony. They rushed
ont for tb2 police, thinking that the
murderer would try to escape; but when
one of the family returned a few min
utes later, it was found thatjthe assassin
had returned and fired the second shot
under his wife’s ear—the last shftf prov
ing fatal. Then he went again to the
balcony and slid down the post to the
second story balcony, breaking down
some of the flowers. It was evidently
his intention to flee, but when he got to
the second balcony the crowd had be
gan to gather and he found it ijpnoaihle
tb make h® Whs cap
tured.
Tbe eioitement was great, and some
talked of lynching the murderer. The
wife died on Saturday morning.
The Viotiin.
Ann Eliza Hendricks was 18 years old,
daughter of Mrs. Joseph Hendricks,
widow of a deceased soldier, who has
three sons at the Soldiers’ Orphans
Sohool, at Mount Joy, a daughter mar
ried to Harrison Shirk, of this city, and
another daughter, aged about five years,
living with her mother. Annie was of
medium height, with fair complexion*
budding red lips, long black hair, dark
eyes, most pleasing and intelligent #ear
tures. She bad neve; learned any trade,
aud on Tuesday, just fottr days before
her death, she was engaged as waitress
at the leading hotel in the place. She
was considered a well-behaved and quiet
girl and was well beloved by all her re
latives. The grief of the mother and
sister is very deep, and in their sorrow
they have universal sympathy.
LETTER FROM SCRIVEN.
POLITICS AM) CROPS.
Candidate)* for the Legislature—Sir. W. P.
W ade and Rev. R. Cooper—The Crops—A
Splendid Prospect for the Farmers.
[Special Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel .]
Mobley Pond, August 18.—There
will be a meeting of the citizens of onr
county on the 28th of this month for the
purpose of nominating a representative
to the Legislature. There will be only
two prominent candidates before that
convention—Mr. U. P. Wade and the
Rev. Randolph Cooper. The first of
these candidates is a gentleman of sterl
ing integrity, sound principles, and in
fact stands fiast with the prominent meil
of our county. He certainly deserves
the confidence and undivided support of
the people of old Soriven. Asa citizen
his record has certainly been a good
one; will bear the scrutiny of all parties.
He has been always at his post, defend
ing the principles of the Democracy,
and by his eloquence and power of ar
gument has done much to destroy the
Radical party in our oounty.
In the section of country in which he
resides the Radical voters outnumber
the Democrats by about 150; but by his
benevolence, kindness and mauly de
portment, ho has persuaded that party,
which alone is of the black element, to
stay away from the polls aud allow suoh
men to represent us whose interests are
identified with theirs. They heeded
his admonitions and now begin to see
that their friends are the good Demo
crats that live in their midst. He ought
to be nominated to that position without
a dissenting voice. •
The other candidate is a gentleman
who is held in high esteem for his mo
rality and integrity. Ho is a man that
would represent us well, but we think
he could do more good at home by evan
gelizing the people of our county and
giving them lectures upon temperanoe,
which is a theme he delights to dwell
upon. We believe iu politicians sticking
to their professions aud preachers to
theirs. We hear that if either of the
above gentlemen receives the nomination
that there will be an independent out.
We hardly think it can be true, for we
don’t think that there oan be found a
citizen with such stupidity and disregard
for his own personal respect to allow his
name to come before the people as an
independent, for he could not promise
himself anything; he could not get a
vote out of the Democratic ranks, and
but few of the black Radicals. If he de
sires to leave a fair name to his poster
ity, we advise him not to run as an inde
pendent.
Now we como to the subject of the
crops. Before this it was impossible to
give anything like a correct report, but
now we think we oan approximate the
truth. Our corn crops are made, and I
don’t think I have ever, since the war,
seen so muoh corn. Every farmer in
the county will make plenty, aud if
nothing happens we will show you some
fat horses and hogs in another year. All
of our farmers have turned their atten
tion to stock raising. I must not omit
giving you the names of some of
of the crack farmers of our county.
The Messrs, l’aftters, we understand
from responsible sources, will gather
twenty-five bushels of corn per acre.
The land on which this grew was origi
nally of a poor, sandy soil, and would
not make over five bushels per acre on
an average, but by properly manuring
and improved cultivation, they have
brought it up with the best ham
mock lauds in onr county. I
was invited a few days ngo to
visit the farm of our kind friend and
neighbor, Dr. R. W. Lovett, and had
the pleasure of seeing twenty-five acres
of the best cotton iu the State. The
cotton was of the double boiled Cheat
ham variety. I covered with my hand
on one limb nine grown bolls, all clus
tered together. I think that he will
gather two bales of ootton on the field
per aore. The sun was so hot that wo
could not go farther, but his son told
me that he wanted to show me fifty
acres of the best corn I ever saw.
These crops are exceptions, for the
rest of the cotton crop iu our section
has been materially injured by rust,
and I think I oan safely say that there
will not be more than a two-third cotton
crop made. Perhaps that will be enough,
as the farmers are satisfied they can’t
make any more on the staple at the pres
ent prices. I will predict, however, that
if the farmers will stick to the system
they have adopted this year, making all
that they need at home, that he will
make money on ootton if it should go
down as low as ten cents per pound,
simply from the fact that the cotton will
be a surplus crop—costing very little to
make it. The potatoe and pea crops are
fine—many farmers near Mobley Pond
having large barns of peas gathered
now. I heard a practical farmer near
me say the other day that he hud gath
ered enough peas and pea vines to feed
bis stock on till next Summer without
using any of his corn or fodder.
The sugar cane crop is also fine. You
will hear from me again after the nomi
nation of the 28th. Mobley Pond.
The Feelins at Columbus Over the Ewing
Victory—The Cause of the Democracy
Greatly Strengthened.
[Special Dispatch to the Enquirer .l
Columbus, 0., August 15.—The nomi
nation of General Thomas EwiDg at
Lancaster to-day, though not in the na
ture of a surprise, was gratifying news
to many faithful Democrats here, who
have grown tired of being continually
in the leading-strings of somebody or
other who may have an ax to grind at
Washington, and at the same time en
courages them to the belief that Ohio is
pretty certain to file into the Democract
ie ranks in October. Almost every one
who has any opinion in the matter says
that Ewing will strengthen the State
ticket in Ohio from 10,000 to 20,1)00
votes, and will improve the morals of
the Tilden forces here to au almost in
calculable extent. The speech that the
General made to-day is regarded by
every body who heard it as an admirable
effort. Without backing down a parti
cle from his welt known opinions on the
necessity for financial reform, the Gene-
ral showed clearly that he was in perfect
harmony with the platform and the Til
den and H-nricks letters of acceptance,
and showed, too, that the Democracy of
Ohio could make these documents their
watchword in the approaohing campaign
without fear of having to lower their
flags or to sound a retreat. A few of
the most earnest of the anti-Ewing men
bad threatened to go down to Lancaster
to-day in order to give trouble in the
convention, and tbongh they were at the
depot in waiting, when the cars started
they failed to avail themselves of the
means of transportation, and so they
lost their last opportunity to give trou
ble. It will probably be a good many
years before they hve another as good
an opportunity whiob they failed to em
brace to-day. Mr. Walling did not put
iu an appearance at the convention.
His friends sai I that he wan at home
tired ont and sick with the uncertainties
of political life. John Thompson went
back to Washington Sunday morning
pretty thoroughly disgusted with his
attempt to mold the masses here. Matt
Martin has had a most presistent attack
of the headache all the week, and there
is a good deal of misery is general dis
tributed around among Thurman’s chos
en retainers.
Hurd Nut* for Hay* to t rack.
New Yobk, August IS.—Mr. Van
Nortwick, a member of tho New Jersey
Senate, on behalf of the order of the
O. A. XL, has addressed a long letter to
QftV. Hayes respecting the seventh
plank of the Cincinnati platform, re
specting public schools, and asks :
“ Was the seventh plank of the Cincin
nati platform merely inserted to quiet
the O. A. U. and iWlar organizations
ipto the support of certain party nomi
nees. Is it only a delusion, a snare, a
lie ? Were fb® men. who so nproar
ously greeted its reading in the conven-
tion only so many claquers hired to get
up a cheap demonstration ¥' And says
the men of this organization have an
interest in understanding whether the
seventh plank of the Cincinnati plat
form me® 11 * business or otherwise. If
i the resolution be a sham, a mere wordy
exhalation, then they must bide their
' time, if, ®n the other hand, it means
that the school question is a Hve issue
in the present canvass, then they ex
pect that the word will be passed to
make fight along the whole line. Un
til that word is given and the move
ment begins in earnest they will neces
sarily feel that they have no part oc lot
in the matter,.
The Race*.
Saratoga, August 19. —First race—
mile and a half daßh for beaten horses,
won by Bomney, Preston second, Gray
Friar third ; time, 2:38f. Becond race
—Mile dash for all ages over two yearß,
won by Brother to Bassett, Courier sec
ond, Gray Mare third; time, 1:45,
Third race—four mile hurdle, won by
Viator, beating St. Martin ; time, 7:44f.
Fourth (match) raoe—three-quarter
mile, twn starters, Derby won in > 1 :20f.
Fifth race (steeple chase) —won by
Trouble, Besolute second, ~ Stanford
third; time, 5:34^.
