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- I " ' .. ? 1 . . ?' 11 ' 1 ?I! The Louisiana Villainy. l.llTtKltJLD mcuil OX WKLL3. IVasiuni.ton, January 80.?J. F. Littlcfield, clerk of the returning board, wis recalled. lie said that yesterday when he uppeared before the committee lie had taken no legal advice, but Kiuce that time he had a conference with an attorney whoginformed hitu that he could tell the whole truth, if he did so under protest, otherwise he would have to bear the burden of suspicion in obstructing the original return of Yeruon Parish. Mr. Field naked witness to look at the paper marked t>, ami lie answered, nflcr slight inspection tllHl il ll>? - - 1 ' ? , .. ...... >N? BMIUV UIUI ?iW5 UVIUI'V tlie returniug board. Witness iu reply to n question said that lie was requested by Guv. Wells to transpose the returns of two polls, taking the votes from the Democrats and giving tbeui to the ltcpu'olicuus ?polls two and nine. The number of votes thus transferred was 178. The origiual figures were erased and those required written in their place. lty Mr. l'ield?What motive did Gov. Wells assign for requiring you to make the change? A.--To elect Hunter Judge, Audrews District Attorney, Sid Kolso State Senator, the parishes being iu tbe judicial district in which Gov. Wells resided. (J.?Was one of the persons named James Andrews, who refused to accept the ofiicc the ground that he was not fairly elected ? A.? I presume so, front the fact that lie was acuudidatc for District Attorney. Mr. Field exhibited the certificate of the two frietids of Wells, Hunter and Kelso, which witness believed to be genuine. lly Mr. Field?When the change of figures was accomplished in the way you mention, what became of the original papers from Vernou Parish? A. 1 was instructed by Governor Wells to bring him two statements accompanying the consoiiuuicu statement.. I guve (hem to hiin (he day after the official promulgation ; lie was about to put them in liis pocket when 1 asked whether it was not indiscreet to do so, and lie said I was right iu thus reminding him ; whether he 01 1 destroyed theui 1 cannot say, but 1 saw them burned. As to tlie original statement of the poll of Vernon Parish, with alterations, now before him, Governor Wells told me to destroy or make way with it. 1 l'elt 1 had done a little too much already, aud took the paper home for the purpose of destroying it, but did not. I communicated these facts to Mr. Spcarit g, tny uncle, and gave him the paper, to be used by him and others, iu whom confidence could be placed, in behalf of the Nicholls government, which Mr. Spearing supported. 1 thought that Nicholls w. j elected Governor. 1 requested of liiin thut my name should never be known in this transaction, and thut I should tw In iDdifv i aiivc liiuj the paper in New Orleans. The last time 1 saw the paper was in the office of Governor Palmer, at Springfield, it having been conveyed thither by Mr. Spearing. From that time to this he had never seen the puper till it was produced yes tcrday before the committee. (J.?Describe the occasion and the circumstances of Governor Wells asking you to alter the returns. A.?On Sunday, the ?'ld of December, the board and three or four of the clerks took dinner together. They sat at dinner three or lour hours. From there we wcut to the rooms of the returning board. After being there a iciy mi.lines, i suit uovernor wells looking over some papers and figuring. We were all feeling liappy. I know I was. In a few minutes Governor Wells engaged with me in a whispered conversation, and told inc to alter the votes.? lie asked me to have it done that night, but 1 didn't do it that night. Subsequently Governor Wells said it was well done. Witness here showed how the alterations were made. Witness, continuing, said: Governor Wells asked me the same night to mnko u change in the electoral vote. Governor Wells was examined by the committee which went to New OrIcaus. Governor Wells afterwards told me lie was asked by the committee how the returns from Vernon l'arish were received, and, in consequence, he felt very uneasy, lie first said to me: "Can't you make a copy of the original? Fnd out what will make an aggregate, and we'll reject them." lie then said i "We will have affidavits prepared," meaning affidavits showing why three polls of Vernon l'arish were rejected. The affidavits were sworn to before United States Commissioner Jewell. I'.ncb atliduvit was sworn to by three persons. I recollect the names of three persons who swore to tlietn, namely, Jim Brown, Samuel Collins and Samuel Carter.? They made their marks. 1 do not know whether there were such persons or not. Th : affidavits were dated, 1 believe, November I I, 187t>, nn l came into the office ot the hoard ou the 18th of December. Mr. Field?Did Governor Wells speak about lbrging tlie name of Thus. Franklin ? Answer?lie asked nie to practice so I could make the signature to the returns, but I did not Question...Since you came to Washington, have you had interviews with any parties with regard to your testimony? A.?1 have conversed with various parties, including Gov. Kellogg and Marshal l'ilkin. Gov. Kellogg did not question ine particularly, but seeim d anxious to do so. l'it kin spoke about former' intercourse and personal relations which had, lie suiJ, been pleasant, and he wanted me to consider well before testifying und as to what course 1 should take. 1 told him 1 did not intend to testify if I could help it. lie as much as inferred that 1 should remember my friends, lie thought it wise for me te stick to my own party. This conversation took place cither Saturday or Sunday night. Q. ? Was anything said about furnishing counsel, or about protecting you ? A.?lie said if I desired he would engage counsel. Mr. Lawrence then examined the witness, who was reminded that he had said when he was examined yesterday he was not aware of his rights. Witness remarked that since then lie had conversed with Mr. Murphy, of Davenport, Iowa. Mr. Murphy did not advise liim, but said he could give testimony under protest, which would clenr him front contempt. Q ?Is there anything y?u know now that you did not know vcuei-dni/? A - -1 < ? nniii ? J - ... - ?... J Q.?You altered no oilier return than this? A.?None was altered but. this one, so far 1 know. I saw considerable scratching going on. In I'uther response to questions witness said: I went to the otlice of the returning board after tire dinner ulready alluded to to com pile the returns. The members of the board were in their private office. I began to make alterations in the returns from Vernon Parish fifteen minutes after Governor Wells suggested it. Judge Davis, one of the elcrks, showed me liow to alter the.figures and furniscd a rubber. Wood ward, another clerk, nssisted on Monday morning. Other clerks must have seen it done. Governor Wells came in repeatedly while the r work was progressing. 1 worked ou it that night until 1 o'clock. On Monday I invited Woodward to assissi. Woodward erased some of the totals. 1 handed the original returns to Governor Wells. A bell came in just ai they were being burned. * Abell said such destruction was usually done oulside'of meeting of the uuarii. uovernor h?ih ioki me eiiiier to iteslroy or utmkc way wifij tlie altered statement of returns from Vmnon Parish now iu possession of this comfltyffee. Governor Weifp asked ine if I bad made way with It. I said yes,'it is not in the office. I look the paper to my home and it went from my pocket to that of Mr. Spear" inj;'? Governor Wells not only made request ie ' alter the returns from Vernon Parish, but asked me to write down what lie desired. Mr. Spearing is my uncle, lie frequently conversed with me, and asked ine to tell him something that would help the N'icholls government. My uncle was not much of a politician, ile voted for Nichoil* nii'l for Hayes, The witSBsn testified that both lie and his uncle were formerly hay inspectors at New Orleans, but removed. Mr. Keelyc said to witness: When you were asked yesterday whether Governor Wells requested you to mako the altcrati:n did you not say he did not? A.- I availed an answer, lain satisfied I did not say Governor Well; did not make such request. ? ?- 1 -?-is., - ? 10.?Tl.e reporter's notes any you thus testified. A.?Then they arc wrong. y.?Did it seetu to you perfectly right to make the alterations? A.?1 thought there was notftug wrong in obeyiuginstructions. y.?Did you think Governor Wells a rascal for making such a proposition ? A.?I will say 1 have tho nppearauce of beiug a rascal for what 1 have doue. Q.?But you committed a forgery T A?I do not know the alterations of figuies to be a for in rujMjr iu .nr. uurcuaru, mc witness saiu he knew of alteration having been made iu the returns of any other parish. liy Mr. Lawrence?Were not charges uiadc against you of excessive charges while you occupied the ofhoc of hay inspector ? A.?Not to tny knowledge. The witness said that he borrowed S20U of Mr. Spearing to pay his expenses. The indebtedness was settled, there being an old account bctwen them. Mr. Spearing gt#c him S40 while they were in New York together, Mr. Spearing telling him he had an advance from the Sergcaat-at-Arms. By Mr. Field?How much scratching was done? A.?1 do not know. During further examination of witness he said the promulgation of the falsified return was s%ued by all the members of the returning board. Doings of tho Electoral Commission. Wasiiixuton, February 5.?O'Connor and Merrick have charge of tho Florida case. Trumbull and Carpenter of Louisiana, and Merrick and Woodby of Oregon. The Union has no doubt but that the commission will decide to udinitvtestimony. / lu the commission Evarts opened iu opposition to the power of tho House or the commission taking evidence behind the certificates aud the otticinl State canvass. Kvnrts closed his urguuicut at quarter to 1. O'Connor followed. In the course of his argument, Mr. Evarts said the only transaction of choosing a President begins by depositing in tbe Federal urn the certificates of the election of electors. The next step is the opening and counting of the votes. The constitution and laws specify how the electors shall be appointed and when they shall meet to cast their votes, but further it docs not go. The moment their votes arc scaled and deposited with the proper Federal authority, there is no power in a State to reverse it or change it. The State must act before the votes of its electors has been cast, or it is powerless, lie said I. m ........ ? v |>iv|iudiiiuii tu nniT|juav u juuiciai inquiry into a purely political proceeding was a novel one, iiiul that no judicial action had ever been interposed except upon a mandamus compelling otliccrs to act. No injunction of a court caniutrude into a political net. The fathers of the country, as early as lbOO, incorporated into a rluiu tUa pinnlfiU ?v\ j^nfOTHmcnt has no right to ignore or set aside the action of a State in regard to the election of electors. In their wisdom they drew the line of demarcation very clearly and plainly. Mr. Evarts concluded by saying that the attempt to bring Judges into the workings of this scheme of popular sovereignty will make it intolerable, since the decision of the Judges will override and supersede the will of the people. Charles O'Connor, after an allusion to[tlie importance of this case?the most important ever tried in the United States?said the counsel for the Tilden electors held directly the opposite view to that entertained by the Republican counsel, and that the commission had the right to make a full inquiry into the facts of the Florida election. The opposing couusei *'1ield that the Republican electors met in accordance witli law und cast their votes, aud that it is not iu the power of any earthly tribunal to invalidate their action. On this point he took issuo with them. 11c said that the proposition that the power to count the electoral votes is vested in the President of the Senate is palpably *b.surd, since he is precluded by the constitution from counting such votes. He has no right to open the certificates until the two houses meet in joint session. His power is simply clerical, ami he cannot know what the packages contain until he opens them. The duty of the President of the Senate ends with the opening of the certificates. The counting devolves upon that body which is required to act 011 the result. The count must l?e recognized by the same body. Mr. <)'(\ & tor concluded by saying that lie believed the Tilden electors had the best legal right to be recognized, while that they had the moral right is the common consent of all mankind, and will bo of posterity. No honest man capable of blushingcould possibly look another in the face and assert that tho Hayes electors in Florida were elected. He SIlhllllHOll Mtnf tl?/? /IAI.U.vIodJa.. ..I.Wa.1-1 ? - ...v vviiiKiioBiviu suuuiu ri'Cl'IVC as 'evidence in (lie case tlio testimony taken by the Congressional imcstigatihg Committees. . , Vi* ' It is understood the commission nieet9*to-morrow to consider what evidence, it' any, is before it, and to consider its powers and duties in (lie case preliminary to having a final argument. The Louisiana Hktursino Bi?aui> Vii.i.ain v ?The New York J/crc.lti, of Thursday, thinks that the disclosures of Littlefield, Mnddox and l'ickett effectually settle Mr. Hayes' hash. It speaks only what all honest iuen everywhere think when it says : The astounding testimony of the last two days, and especially that part of it given yesterday, explodes all tlie chances of Mr. Hayes to he the next President, unless the credibility of the witnesses c ut ba overthrown. The evidence taken yestcr lay by the House Committee 011 Privileges and Elections will incite even deeper interest than tlie proceedings of the electoral commission, because this evidence, unless successfully impugned, will compel the commission to reject the action of a returning board steeped in villainy and perjury. No body of honest men, clothed with authority to decide, could make themselves accomplices after tlie fact of such rascalities as have been sworn to since tlie beginning of this week. Not even Mr. Morton and Mr. Garfield will vote in the commission to count Louisiana for Hayes if the credit of these witnesses is not impeached. But inasmuch as ILiycs cannot be declared elected without the I votes of all the disputed States, lie will have 110 chance at all unless thin fa Mil testimony from i.ouisiikiia can l>e (leuiolished.^J^^^^^^lt ia nesses will appear to no great Advantage after a thorough scrutiny. * * * j{ut that does not necessarily discredit their testimony. In courts of justice important convictions are often obtained on tlie testimony of accomplices who turn State's evidence. It hnppcns in this Louisiana case that tlie statements of the witnesses are supported by documentary proofs. Further Particulars ok tiie United States Detective Octraoe.?From the letter given below it appears that the conduct of Detective Williams was even more outrageous than nl first supposed. The wonder is now why .Mr. Wagner should havo quietly submittcl to such insolence : Fort Mottk, 8. ('., January HO, 1877. On Monday last, the postmaster at this place, Mr. M. Wagner, wns arrested by one Williams, claiming to be a detective in the post oihee department. On Saturday last he sent a "decoy letter" to this office, and being very impatient did not wait a reasonable lime, but came on Monday nnd arrested Mr. Wagner and son (a a,.?\ ?i,a nlnle.?n ..n.l i ? .. .lK<71Uy<T search, lie then took them to the post office; there he searched Mrs. Wagner unci child, then dived with the vim of an expert into Mr. Wagner's personal papers, and finding nothing, lie thought of the letterboxes, and there his "decoy" turned up, exactly where he should have found it. Then he told them his business, but being caught in his own trap, he quietly pneked up and left on the first train to find a more genial clime?mtppotfd. Mr. Wagner is a respectable gentlemen, and to be thus made a public I spectacle of is very lmrd indeed, more so when ail without tlit shadow of a cause. Such men 1 as this detective should he hold to account.? "Show him round." CLI. > < Some of tho Philadelphia papers arc nearly filled with advertisements of real estate in Ihnf | city to he sold at public sale under the afceritl a | bamuicr. 1 "Jk > rr %. : ' ' 'ifcfrjl J ' ' ' ' ,<Thf tulrrlili) Pinion ?tots. K. M. STOKES, Editor. < I'NION, FillI>AY FKliKVAR Y f, 187T\ TEBM8 OF SUBSCBXSlIOi. 11 >py, one year, is advanck, - w m ... $3.00 2 Cc.ics one year," " ' Wr'T B.so 5 K ' Sfciir 11 >00 ADVERTI8INO.*|P^ Ono .upiaiv or one Inch, first iinotM$W,'*T*? - $1.00 Kach Hultscquent Insertion, - -- -- -- 75 Liberal illacouiit made to mcichants and other* advertising for nix iiiuutlis or by the year. Obituary Not ices of ten lines or lean, lusorted ffre. " " over teu lines, charged as Advertise uicuts. At/-20 per cent additional for advertisements ordered not to u|>|>cur in consecutive issues. Bu>" A b:\tiuua tree in Columbia lias produced a full crop of fruit tliio year. Tito fruit matured "in doors" during the severe weather last mouth. s>ar We sec it autiouiiced that Gov. Hampton has removed from office June S. Mobloy, Auditor, and II. li. D. ltyron, Treasurer of Union Couuty. ? Not long ago a gentleman traced a ten dollar note back three days and found frhad paid over one hundred dollars of debts aoff then returned back to him again. jgfujf" The nnmcs of those who have paid the llauipton 10 per cent. Tax in,Cr*onviUe County, at e published in tlie Greenville \etci, and fill two columns of that paper. Mr. l'ercy S. llailcy, grandson of Samuel Bailey, who formerly resided in this town, died in Columbia last Monday.^ He had long been a sufferer from that insidious disease?consumption. ^ The residence of Mr. John Spake, near l'acolet depot,was broken iuto one night lust week by thieves who carried away two dress coats, shirts, pants, twobedquilts, and off the uicut, coffee and flour Mr. Spake had on hand. ?-? - The citizens of Spartanburg aro invited to attend a meeting nt Spartanburg C. II., on the l ltli inst., to take steps toward buildiug a Narrow Guagtfttaiiroud from that town to ltutherfordtou, N. C. Stay It has been discovered that one of the Michigan iCUotori, a. Republican, ia not eligible, as beirdot a citizen of the United States. The House Committee lias sent for him to testify as to his eligibility. jjtyy Danisou Fowler, tlie horse thief we mentioned two weeks ago as having been nrrestcd in Greenville, has removed his residence, by order of Judge Northrop, to Union jail. lie is now nearer home than iu Greenville. . ? JAt the monthly meeting of the Union lluiidiug and Loan Association, lust Tucsdny, about ?2.(KJ<) were readily taken nt prices varying from SI.1)7 fo $2.01. The Association is in a flourishing condition and has done much good in tho'comuiuuity. Some scoundrels undertook to throw a freight train on the Charjotto Columbia auu Augusta ltnilroad off the truck on Saturday Inst by piling a large quantity of wood on the track.? Fortunately the Engineer ami Conductor discovered it in^tjuie to prevent a disaster. Tender was the object, ^ * V A Grand Jury of New York City has indicted the following officers of the Security Life Ins trance Company: Itohcrt L. Case, President ; T. L. W'etmore, Vice President; Isaac II. Allen, Secretary; llobt. L. Case, Jr., Actuary.? The indictment against Allen, the Secretary, is for "wilful and corrupt perjury." There is a little Store iu Union that deserves the attention of our people. It is located jurt below the Hotel and makes a vft-y modest appearance, but in it can be found almost any thing you want, front a pint of 1'iuders to a fine Undershirt. It is presided over by our friend J. K. Young, one of the cleverest men in the County. Don't neglect him. . We learn that Messrs. Dunbar & Smith have rented the large brick stable and yard, iu rear of the Hotel, and will shortly open an extensive Livery aiut Sale Stable. ?Jhey are, also preparing to build a Market Ilonserior the purpose of opening a regular meat market, where our citizens can obtain all kinds of the best fresh meats in regular city style. The enterprise must be a success. gtdf A few years ago Congress increased thu salary of the President front $25,000 to $50,000 per annum. In passing the appropriation bill last week Congress decided thnt $25,000 was enough for a President. So after the 4th of March next the President of the United States will have to be content with $25,000 a year.? An clTort was made to reduce the pay of the members from $5,000 to $1,000, but that didn't go down. tPsuf Last Wednesday night a littleson of Mr. J. H. Coss awoke his father t nd told him that a man had got into his bed. Mr. (loss hastened to the room and was just in time to see the fellow gettiiurout of the window. Upon inspection a Udder wucUhl y U^lrcjaiux against the shed below the window. The boy says that when he awokt the man was in bed and passing his hands over the child's body. So fur there is no clue to the party. In the case of W. II. Wallace, 3peakcr of House of Representatives, vs. Carolina Nation' al Bank an J other Slate depositories, and F. I,. Cardozo, claiming to be the Treasurer of the Stnte, asking for an injunction restraining the Bank from paying money belonging to the State upon Cardozo's checks, Judge Carpenter lias decided thut Cordozo is not the State Treasurer and therefore issued an order restraining State depositories front paying any money to him as Treasurer. Hif By reference to an Ordiaance published this week it will be seen that the Town Council have prohibited the storing of Fertilizer* withitv two hundred yards of any damftfg within Incorporate bun**- of |>c tdm. The Law to take effect on the first day of march. A fine of $20 is imposed for every dayJnft ftie law is violated. / For somo time comphiinyagywl the unpleasant smell of the Fertilize h|W been made to the Council, by citizcns-ftrtfoularly Ladies? Ih-i lie iionr ili<> U'nwIwiAes. and the Board of il(Miltli reported to the Jbuncil last Fall, that tlioy considered (lie c?lu>it iffcalallon of the Aluiiionia from h'crtilWSS vcry?hcalthy. All other towns, so fur uB hno^^Hiave a similar Ordinance in force, swill caaMiicourenience to some, but if the hatl> of itiftown is promoled by tin removal <J1'" v 'wfhouhcs HO one can ^bflsijiontly otMto it. IP The Fight that Always Wina. It will, no doubt, be remembered by most of our readers, that when three-fourths of the pa- ( pers in the South were warmly denouncing Ben ( llill ,1?1, u?i.i t_ <1111 ivi uviivviiug uio uviu ?IIVI uiuaiij r^vwu ?u | Congress in defense of the Southern people and , exposing the vile falsehoods and vituperations of Blaine, we, almost alone in this State, endorsed the letter and spirit of that speech, claiming that it was time the Southern members should stand up boldlj and defiantly, in Congress, for the rights, privileges and character of their constituents, that the cringing altitude of the South should give place to a manly, brave and determined fight upon any and every occasion when bullying demagogues and politicians assailed us. The suppliant policy then counselled by the Southern press and leaders, had emboldened our vindictive persecutors, os it always will, to heap indignities and oppressions Upon us until the Southern people, under such teachings, were becoming "educated" to abject submission to the dictum of the ruling party, and were afraid to utter a manly sentiment in self-defence, for fear (so they were told) \ltcould do harm! Hill spoke in strong and unmistukeablc language; his words wore true and his arguments unanswerable; and from that day the domineering spirit of the Republican party has been steadily softening townrd us, until now they are beginning to assume the attitude of suppliants themselves, and with fear in their hearts they tremble at the sight and importance of a "solid South." The hold utterances of Hill in Congress and the still bolder stand taken by the Southern people, in drawing the lincssharply and distinctly in their Statu elections, with the triumph of the Democratic people over the corrupt Republican oligarchy at Washington, arc all coinbiniug to restore to the South that equality and respect which really belong to her as an acknowledged vital part of this country. The Southern press is now speaking boldly and claiming the right to strike back blow for blow?and it is striking with telling effect? while the Southern people 110 longer utter their political opinions with bated breath, but stand forth as fidfcmen, defying the oppressors' bayonets nud openly denounce the venal and corrupt men and doings of the pArty that has kept theni under poitmBfr'tdlftdago so many years. "^NmUNP^have bcliodTd would be kept under the iron heel 6f ignorance and arrogant despotism just so long as her people were guided by leaders wl 0 advised a trucculent course toward- "the powers that be" in Washington, aud, in opposition to the opinions of some of our most intelligent and esteemed fricuds, we have always advocated a decided and independent course for the South. The members of the Radical party arc all "tarred with the same stick," and so long as the Democratic leaders continued the cowardly device of hiding their party behind literal (/) radical candidates and under radical platforms, just so long would the power of the radical party be perpetuated and the Southern States governed by bayonets and mercenary carpet-baggers. Tlinuk God ! tho people have at last burBt front the idCbds of Buch leaders and asserted their individual aud sectional tnnuhood by a square, bold light at the ballot-box, in Congress, and wherever their rights, as citizens, arc iuvaded or their honor Impugned. * -And in that tight, notwithstanding the enormous odds against them, they have won a glorious bloodless victory. We might have fought till doomsday uudct the compromise banner and gained victory after victory, but the effects of each victory would have increased the strength and arrogance of our enemies nud weakened and debased u?. Ilill deserves the thanks of the Soutli for lis bold and fearless reply to Blaine and liis unjust aspersions of the Southern people, fn it he in a grca't measure silenced the bullying and gross abuse of the South in the halls of Congress, and oonvinccd every man in that body, friend and foo to honest government, that hereafter the South would demand her rights in the Union and a decent respec:for her people through their representatives in Congress. Following in the wake of Hill's speech we see the Democratic people of the^South boldly defying their villificrs and oppressors and openly announcing f their determination to fight them until the last .carpct-bug official of the government which lyis so systematically and maliciously persecuted thein shall be driven to a degraded obscurity. The victory for good and honest government at Washington has been achieved by the independent uprising of the Southern people, and by that same manly effort the Southern States are getting rid of the infamou? carpetbag officials who have kept us in continual disquiet and turmoil while they plundered the Treasury and ruined our good name. With Butler from South Carolina and Hill from Georgia, ju the Senate, the South will present an array of independence and ability reminding us of those days when only the good of the nation governed the actions of tho members of our National Legislature. The investigation of the Louisiana election frauds is being vigorously pushed by the Congressional Committee and every day brings out more damning evidenco of the vile conspiracy to cheat the people out ol tho victory they had honestly and fairly won. The aets of the Returning Board stamp its members?particularly its chairman, J. Madison Wells?and nearly every one connected,?as a pack of peijured rascals, and it does nut seem possible that the people of the United Stated can be satisfied if the Commission or any other body decides the rote of tlrnl S ate in favor Hayes and Wheeler. We give one instance : The Ueturnii g Hoard absolutely transferred 179 votes cast for the Democratic Electors it the parrish of Vernon over to and in fnvog of the Republican Candidates, making a difference of 358 votes in favor of the latter, in one parish. From Chandler down to the illiterate colored mcu on the Returning Hoard, all are guilty of a most unscrupulous, systematic plot to rob the people of thejr the New York Nun, but it is impossible and our readers mpst be content with the specimen we giveln another column and await the final resul.1 Silver change ia About "ha common ae fractional currency in this region. Most of it ia "new issue," dated 187C, avid when it first appeared it looked to bright And strange that many of those who received it (particularly the colored people) began to "salt it down," cores quently change became Very scarce; but the novelty is wearing off and there is not much difficulty now in getting two silver halves for a dollar greenback. ~?"?'* ul 1 ?- * ~*LI EnbugM. The Southern Cultivator is, vilhout doubt, ?nc of the best Agricultural journals published , on this continent. It is particularly valuable to the Southern tillers of the soil,"as it devotes all its efforts to the advancenent of Southern Agriculture in all its departments. It should be found upon every farm in this State. Price $2 per annum. Address W. L. Jones, Editor and Proprietor. A hen, Geo. The Pen and Plow is a valuable Journal thaP makes its appearance on our table monthly, and is ever welcome. It is devoted, as the name indicates, to general literature, Agriculture and Domestic economy. It is always well filled with the very choicest reading and is handsomely gotten up. Address J. Payne Lowe, New York. The Eclectic Magazine.?The February number of the Eclectic is embellished with a very fine and striking portrait of GeogeMao Donald, tho poet and novelist. Iu the letter-press the editor supplements tho portrait with a brief sketch of his life. The literary contents of the number are of the usual striking value and variety of attractiveness, and p.-cscnt something of interest to all. The leading article is a repriut of a highly instructive address "On Popular Culture," by John Morley, which npcomplishes the difficult feat of saying something new on the subject of education. The other contents are varied and interesting. Published hy E. It. Pklton, 20 Bond Street, Now York. Terms, $5 per year; Single number, 45 cents. The Eclectic and any !?4 magazine to one addrcts for ?8. Outlet/'s Lady't Book for February is a perfect gem, both in uppenrnnce and contents. It is an invaluable adjunct to every family library aud we are surprised that more of our Lady friends do not subscribe for it. . . t?~ Wo notice lately in many of the papers iu this State the following unnouuqewent: "Hereafter all Sheriff's and other Legal advertisements published in (hit paper must be paid in advance; parties ordering the Sheriff to sell must pay him the printer's fee," or something of the same import. We have no complaint to moke of our Sheriff. should be adopted to compel the parties postponing a sale to pay the costs already accrued. We have cases ou our books where sales have been postponed siuce February, 1873, five times, and uot a cent paid. We have a number of eases, also, where suits in llnnkruptcy and other causes liuvc stopped sales and kept us out of our fees for years. Besides, there aro n number of cases iu which some irregularity has been discovered, on the day of tale, preventing the sale altogether; and those cases we have to put dowu as dead loss, for we receive nothing from them. Then lawyers somotimcs compromise case#without thinking of the printer's fee, or anybody' else's fee's. So that we are uot surprised at lire precaution observed by our noighbors tos??> themselves from loss. It is a mistaken idea i HaT* a country newspaper is equal to a Qotd Miue, \ w BlJJU We aro pleased to hear that an incrensWl number of our farmers intend this year to pay mora attentiontto the "hopoml hominy" tl.qp the Cotton crop. Most of our farmers have at lost come to the rational conclusion that it is far cheaper to raise corn than to pay $1.30 a bushel for it on a lien, and that they can raise bacon at much less per pound than lien prices. When all our fanners act upon that idea we shall be luorc prosperous and independent. Money will be more plentiful, for iustead of seudiug the money our fanners get for their cotton to the North and West, for corn, Bacon, Flour and other supplies, it will remain and be circulated anioug us. ~ ?* * - ? ? the 30th ult., about 0 o'clock in the evening, the house of Lowis E. Ilolloway, at ninety-six, Abbeville, was discovered to be on fire. When the neighbors arrived, the body of Mr. Ilolloway was seen on the floor of the building but could uot be reached on nccnunt of the fire. Upon examination it was found that he had been murdered in the yard, and then dragged into the house and the house fired. Two negroes, Cusli Harrison, one of Chamberlain's election Marshals, aud Anderson Davis were arrested on suspicion. The ciicumstantial evidence against those fellows, nt the preleminary examination hcfore^feial Justice Walker are almost conclusive evidence of their guilt. . . tfhe Supreme Court of this Stale decides that the election of County officers on the 7th of November last was valid. Judge Heed. of the it Circuit, had decided that the late election of County officers was not valid, Ifecause the new goneral election law did not explicit/ repeal that clnuso in the old law which orders the election for County officers to be held in October. Now, if Judge Bond, K. W. M. Mackey or some other pretender don't overrule the decision of the Supremo Court, we suppose the decision will stand, and the County officers will take their posit ions. List of Grand Jurors for ths Y*?f i?7*r 1. 8. M. Rice .v. 10. *Tilluian Liltlejoha 2. A.O.Wood 11. *Thoinus Houston.. 8. John L. Nlottown... 12. Jolin J. Welsh 4. *Aaron Lylcs, Sr... 13. "Samuel Relief 5. *Jerry Long II. Jasper Acock 0. W. A. Nicholson.... 15. M. B. Meador 7. *('ager l.ce 10. Robert Lawson 8. *Louib Murph 17. #l)ennis Jeter 0. John K. Jeter....... 18. Clough Bishop [Witness.] CHAULKS BOLT, Clerk of Court. List of Petit Jurori to^Berve at February Tern, 1. Jesse J. Mabry 19. *Giles Fost?r 2. Thomas J. Oreer... 20. Jesse Bishop 8. W. II. 8. Harris 21. Y.8. Bobo 4. W. A. Moorehead... 22. *Green Belevr 6. J. Z. Laucaster 28. *Oreen Nicholas.... 6. 0. II. Jeter 24. *OeorgeMoore 7. *Led Lindsey 25. *8tewert Dawkins.. 8. *Perry Dogan 2ft. *Wado Carlisle _ft_Juki! -* - *"**? " ?1 17. nLlumbasJoseph O. Ga^iH 18. Mabry Thorn** |86. B. A. Gregory The name* marked thus * are peraona ef eolor. [Witness.] CHARLEJ3 BOLT, Clerk of Court. Not ont cent of taxes has yet been paid by any citisen of Spartanburg County to the Chamberlain Government. 'Hurrah for Hao|pton." antl Bpartanhurg too. The same in Union, friend Farrow. So hur rah for all three ! { m % The Late. Joseph Foster. We lake (he following, condensed biography of that most estimable man, Mr. Joseph Poster, rrom the Carolina Spartan : Mr. Foster was bora in Canterbury. New Hampshire, in 1803, and was 78 years of age. He dame to South Carolina in 1820, settling first in Union County, where he taught school and married his lifb partner, a daughter of Mr. James Means. From Union he moved, in 1847, to Spartanburg, baring made business connections the year previous with Mr. D. C. Judd, and as is well known, the two remained together in the enjoyment of the most pleaeant and intimate social and business relations until his death, the / firm of Foster & Judd having acquired a reputation in commercial circles second to none for fairness aud nonesty in sll or their transactions. Mr. Foster was sn Elder in the Presbyterian Church at Fair Foiest, Union County, and shortlv after bis removal to Spartauburg was made an Elder in the Church at this place, which position he filled acceptably until his death. Mr. Foster, besides sending two sons to the war, whose gallant services are acknowledged by all, gave also liberally of his means to the support of the Southern cause, and lost considerably by <he result. We simply record the facts and dates, because his loug residence and dally appearauce among our people, havemflde hiseharncter aud characteristics familiar to every one. We have nothing new to give our readers upon the Presidential question. The Commission has scarcely begun its work upon the election in Florida, and'until it decides, that the counting of the votes by Congress cannot proceed. From what we can gather from all sourccs, it is pretty generally conceded that Tilden and llendrioka will be declared elected President and Vice-President pf tho *\Jnited States, and inaugurated on the 5th "of next mouth.? The following is the latest news from the Commission, and from that it appears that the Florida cose may soon be settled, but it is probablethat the result will not be known for some days: Washington, Feb. 7-?Official : On motion, Mr. Justice Miller ordered that no evidence will^^, j be received or considered by the Commission^^* ^ which was not submitted to the Joint Commit^^ ivv vi me iwu nuuat-0, uj mc i resiucni OI MH a Senate, with the different certificates, excep suck as relates to the eligibility of F. C. Hum 9 phroy, one of the Florida electors. Yeas 8,9 nayes 7. 1 The Secretary of the Commission was instrue B ted to inform the counsel on their respectiw B sides, that at 11 o'clock to-morrow, it will b> M J prepared to hear argument on the question o^K the eligibility of Fred. C. Humphreys as one Hie Republican electors. The question raised a^^^^ Jj^^i eligibility is, that he was at the date tp mWlection a United States Shipping Commissioner, which is alleged to be such an office of trust and profit, as to disqualify him from acting as au elector; but which office, it is asserted by responsible persons, he resigned before the election; Morton left the Commission a few miuutesogo, aud was carried away in his chair, which was in waiting at thedoor. He did not look particularly cheerful. .* Help mi, Cassiis, or 1 Sink.?Washington telegram to tlje Boston Pott .* "Chandler called on Grant last night to beseech him to recognixo Chamberlain in South Carolina as well as Kellogg in Louisiana. He received cold comfort. Grant's first reply was : *1 aui covinced that Hampton was elected by 1,134 majority.' Said Zach : 'What are you going to do about it ?' ? '1 don't know,' replied tho l'residcnt, thoughtfully ; '1 can't conscientiously recognize Chamberlain, and 1 don't want to recognize Hampton. I guess I will let things remain in ttalu quo a (while longer.' The President further intimated that in his opiuion the Chamberlain Legislature had no legal quorum when it inaugurated Chamberlain and chose a United States Senator, and consequently those acts were uullities. v'Cbam berlain sent WordSer* that SalLt ?<* ? the support he expected fAmi Washington yet, but he hoped to iu a day or two, as he was out of inoucy and would soon fun ashore if he did not. The latest developments in the Louisiana case were laid before Grant to day. All that could be got out of him was t lie gruff remark, 'Is that true? A hue state of affairs, a fine state of affairs.' " . .... Tiik F kahili. Hi ok or a Tramp.?lie boarded a train at Omaha, ami after having been ejected * from several trains, he reached Green Hirer, in Wyoming. Here the train men become more vigilnut, and the dead-head saw that he must fiud a very secure hiding place. Accordingly, while the train men .rvere busy, he crawled inte the fire box of a stationary engine that was standing on a flat car, and which wns going through lo San Francisco. Soon after the train starred some one shut the engine door, and the man was a prioner. He could nut sit down, and could barely turn around, and in this way he rode four days and nights, without a mouthful of food or drink, excepting a few crackers he had in his pockets. W hen the train arrived at Verdi, Nevada, a distance of nearly 000 miles from Green River, he attracted the attention of tho conductor by scratching on the engine with his finger nails. He was liberated almost dead with cold and hunger. . The Kino or a Wounded Co.\m>kh ate.?Mr. Matthew Litchfield, of McWilliamstown, Chester County, Pa., writes as follows: "I desire to discover the owner of a gold ring that was taken from a confederate officer during the war under the following circumstances : James 0. Keech,^ formerly color sergeant ef the 10th PennsylvMv nia Cavalry, has seen in tbe New York Sun IhW name of Hackett, (?) of Charleston, 8. C., and believes the name of the officer from whom the ring was taken to have been Col. Hackett, of Charleston, commanding the 7th South Carolina Cavalrv whnnt thatim* u.ia. general. It was at the battle of Johnson's Farm, Va., fought on October 7, 1804. Kergt. Keech, . in a combat with Col. llackett, abot him through the cheek-bone, and believing him to be dead, dismounted and found him still alhg^peOne of ? Keech's comrade* took the officer's watch, and Keech demanded hia ring. The officer replied that he was willing to part with anything but that, but gave it up upon the promise of Keech to return it to him or his fkmlly. Thi^piemise- ? S?Tgt. Keech intends to carry out. The ring ia a '4 heavy gold one with three initials. Whoever claims the ring and can give me the three initials, and say whether they are in italic or Roman . , letters, can have the ring forwarded tb-your address at your or hia expense." We shall be glad to receive any information that will lead to the discovery of the owner of the ring described. The ring, no doubt, belongs to Col. A. C. Haa- ' ' kell, of Columbia, who carries very strong proo^^^ of his title to it ia kit fact, just whete Sergeanl^^B Keech shot him. Besides that, we have two of * ' three men in this town who were in Cel. Haskell's command and well remembers the occurrence. These gentlemen inform us that Col. Haskell was Col. of the 7th S. C. Cavalry and at the time he was shot was acting as Brigadier geueral. The watch was soon afterwards re- * take* from 1dm. _V;;. <; ; ? Bab A do ??***.?It It with great regret that we retford the very serious accident which oof Mined to Mf. Ikr. Sealfe, on Thursday last.? Whilst sitting la kdr buggy In front of the resldsoce of Mr./. 8. R, Thomson, a runaway horst, hltebed to another buggy, ran agalnot and overturned her own, t^e ftigbioned animal Adding to the InJutT alroady done, by stopping and kicking at ths buggy which he had josi overturned. In endeavoring to eatricato herself and t;et away from ths erased animal, Mrs! Hcaife isd a limb broker so badly, as to be a matter of very serious conoone with her friends and relatives. We are glad te learn that she la doing 2ry well, everything considered, and hope that e may soon recover.?Spartan. ! ^ fa