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" ..." ** The State Pre** Association. From the reports published the Press Associntion had n very p+ousant Meeting iu Charle^r list week. As our-rollers feel greater interesl ^ iu the passing events, in politics and war, than in anything else, we shall not occupy the spuct necessary for publishing the proceedings in full, but will give only such of them as we think the I people will feci touch interest in. We regret our inability to atleud, for we know all enjoyed the occasion. The Association was called to order, in tht Chamber of Commerce rooms, at 1*2 M. on the Oth, by the President, Col. J. A. Iloyt. Twentyfive Papers were well represented. The members and their L i ly friends were invited to attend the llegatta on the llth--and they went of course. They also enjoyed a Gne supper, given by the Proprietors of tlie A'net awl Courier, at the Charleston Motel. lion. IV. l>. Porter, upon invitation, addressed the Association in behalf of the Simms Monument Association. At (lie close of Mr. l'm-ur'n remarks Mr. Murray said: That the question now was, what is the best means to accomplish the work; that he wanted the matter thoroughly discussed before the As3 ociatioti. Mr. Farley said that the best way to obtain tlie object in view, as expressed by Mr. I'orter, could T>c accomplished by menus of a Committee, and that he would move thai a Committee of three be appointed, with Col. lUictt us Chairman, to draft suitable resolutions, to be presented to the Association in regard to the matter, with instructions to report immediately. ' Mr. Carter said that he would guarantee fifty dollars from his county. Mr. McCarroll moved, that his guarantee be accepted, and also promised fifty dollars from his county. Mr. Mcltnc, of Aiken, put down liii county for fifty dollars. Mr. Traiitlmm 'ikcwisc nominated his county for fifty dollars. The resolution otfered was put nnd carried, and tlie following gentlemen appointed on the Committee: Col. Illicit, Capt. Farley, and Mr, Murray. These gentlemen then retired, and soon aftci returned, when the Chairman, Col. Illicit, submitted the following report: "Whereas, no man whom the State of Sontb Carolina lias produced, has illustrated ami adorned to the same extent the life of a practical printer, editor and literary man, devoted t( the history and civilization of our people, a: William Uilmurc Sitntns. And, whereas, a balance of $ 1 ,">00 is needed to pny for a suitable monument of granite and bronzteordered by his admirers, and now awaiting payment in Mew YorV-, tbcr?fot-o, Jtcolvai, That this Association calls upor cvary 1-Vlitor in t 'uc Slr.te, as a Committee of om with authority to associate others in this good woi K, 10 raise at least to each county ol South Carolina. The prcninhle anil resolutions were put nn<J unaniu ously carried. Col. Ilojt invited the Association to meet next year at Columbia. Captain Dawson urged the claims of Charleston as the best place of holding the meeting. Colonel Walker was of the same opinion, and showed the inducements which it could offer above the other editorial headquarters. Col. Illicit said that lie was a believer in (lie change of climate once in a while, and thought that the salt air was good for country editors, although the exercise of walking on our sidewalks might not be pleasant to tender feet, lie urged the adopt ion of Charleston as the place of meeting for at least four or five times in succession, and then, he said, we might try sonic other quarters. Mr. Carter was in favor of Charleston as it presents to the countryman many curiosities t. .?> ! I... aoon ir? 111* up-country. The motion was put, and Charleston* wnrfsclccted for the place for bidding the next annual meeting; and the time for holding the same was left to the Kxccutive Committee to determine. Col. lUiett, on behalf of the Committee, offered the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously carried: W ii vat kas, Since I lie last annual meeting ol 1 his Association, one of its members, Jhc lion. 1>. II. Wilson, editor of the Georgetown Timet, lias gone to that bourne from whence no traveller returns: and WiiKnx.ts, It is fitting that we, his fellows. give loruiiu expression to our estimate of the virtues anil capacity with which lie illustrated our vocation; therefore J. lie it lit sol net!. That in the death of Col. Wilson llto State l'ress Association of South Carolina has lost a distinguished and honored member. '2. Resolved, That we dcep'y lament the departure of an associate whose mind, stored hy long study of public affairs, was governed by convictions of right, whose nature, courageous, gcncrous.and eminently genial, attracted poptti ? ?? . ? i ?i ?? ,? heart in its every pulsation throughout a long career, beat with the love of South Carolina o. Resolved, That this preamble and these resolutions be recorded on the minute hook of this Association and published in the newspapers of the State; and that a copy of the same be transmitted by the rrcsident of the Association to the family of our deceased friend. Cnpt. Dawson and C:l. lioyt spoke to the resolution in feeling terms. Col. Farrow next offered the following resolution in regard to the death of the late C. 1'. Pelham, of the Columbia Register : W H Kit has, The Press of this State has recently been depvived of one of its brightest ornaments by the death of Charles Pierce Pelliam, late editor of the Columbia Daily Register, it is proper and becoming that this Association, although lie was not a member thereof, should give some expression of its appreciation of the ability with which his connection with the journalism of.South Carolina has been marked; therefore 1. Resolved, Tlint in the death of Charles Pierce Pelliam, the press of South Carolina, has been dcpiivcd of one of its most worthy, talented and dislinrrliialin.t 1 2. /{rgolvrd, That we sincerely deplore '.lie death of one whose thoroughly educated and richly cultured mind has done so much to elevate and refine journalism in this Stale, and whose unflinching devotion and untiring zeal contributed so much to the success of the recent campaign, and the redemption of South Carolina. !t. Itrtolceil, That the above preamble and resolutions he recorded in our minutes and published in ihc papers of the State, also that the President of this Association transmit a copy of the snmo to tlie family of the deceased, with the expression of the sy mpatliy cf the members of the Association in their sad bereavement. The resolutions were passed after just and impressive remarks on the character of the late Mr. Pclliam by Col. Illicit. Mr. Murray moved that af'ommiltccof three be appointed to liavc the minutes of the meeting printed, together with the address of I)r, Itaghy, Carried, and Messrs. Murray, Hemphill ami Walker were appointed on the Committee. Col. Illicit moved thai the thanks of the Association be extended to Dr. Bftgby, and that he be asked to present the Association with his address for publication. Cnrrjed, \ resolution was offered to the effect that the editors of newspapers should turn over to the President of the Association the amount collected by them in their respective counties within thirty days after collection. Before adjourning, resolutions of thanks were passed to tlie Chamber of Commerce for the use of the hall, to the Begat la Association for courtesies extended, to the Proprietors of the Xncx and Coiirirr for courtesies, and to the South Carolina Bail road. At :? P. M. the mooting adjourned nine dir. .* < PMa .One hen will pay oue year's subscription, i War Qotilp. London. May lL--Two Turkish gunboats i bombarded OUcu^xS^lpur hours to day. The t Roumanians replied, and reported they silenced the gunboats and ignited Turtukai,on the opposite bank of the Danube. No loss iu Ultenitxn. ! The Turkish bombardment of lbrail on Wedncsr day destroyed some large granaries. The shops ? are Closed and tlie town deserted. At the re. quest of England, the l'orte extends the time for ' closing the Russian ports in the sea of Axoy.? 2,000 t'aucassian rebels arc under arms in the Southern provinces of Russia. The Russians i have been unable to force Soxliaule Pacha, and ( await reinforcements. The Czar presented Prince Chnrlcss, of Romnnia, with 2,000 horses and 3?,000 ritles. The Russian government has declared their provinces of Caucasus in a stntc of siege in consequence of a Mussulman usurping. The Daily Telegraph publishes an extra edition, containing a special despatch from llcra, dated yesterday afternoon, which says : "Intelligence has been received from Rulina of a battle on Wednesday. The Russians attempted to cross the Danube at Rcni. They threw a bridge over the river, but were met by Turkish infantry and artillery, assisted by three gunboats. The bridge was broken, and a large number of Russians were killed and captured. The Russians were completely defeated. The Sultau is much pleased with Earl Derby's reply to Prince Oorts viiiutoii s circular, aim linn ordered tlie Porte to officially thank I lie English government. He has also sent Pacha his aide-de-camp to th"nk Mr. I.ayard.'' A lteutcr despatch from Constantinople says the Hussiars oneounter great difficulty in their attempt to force the passage of the Danube. Constastinopi.k, May 11.?Cliefket Pacha Vill go to Kars. So mo of the Constantinople papers anuouuee that the Hussians have not only withdrawn from the environs of Kars and Ardahan, but also from Buyazid and Kagisman. In the Commons this afternoon, Mr. Gladstone presented a petition signed by a majority of the junior fellows of Trinity College and Cambridge University deprecating the calamity of war, and saying the peace of Europo cannot be maintained so long as the Ottoman Empire exists in its , present form. ! It is thought the Russian rcconnoitering expedition to Thiacet is the precursor of a serious attempt to cross over in force and capture Mat chin. The llussian commanders are evidently taking every precaution to bring their armies to the Danube without fatiguing the men or anii mals. The highest military officials of Dalma1 tin believed the occupation of Bosnia and Hcr zegovina has been definitely detci mined upon, > and tlie movement will begin about May 20, or i possibly later. I London1, May 14.?The Russians claim that I after capturing Mukhastu 011 the 11th, they advanced two columns against Khatzubnni, on the right of skidding llivcr, and one against Ketitrisio, which they stormed with aloss of 1 ? killed ami 110 wounded and with immense loss to . the Turks. The Turkish accounts claim a vic. lory in the same location. The Turks were entrenched on Khatzubnni heights, which arc near I llaloum. The Russians, in passing Bucharest, carry Hags bearing the double Greek cross, which are only carried when the war is a religious one. The Danube, which has been very high, is falling. The Turkish forces at W'iddin arc well prepared for an attack from the Roumanians, which is daily expected. The l'ortc is anxious nbout arms and munitions still due from America, and is represented as angry with America for allowing Pie Russian squadron to remain in American waters. The feeling against England is growing bitter, the Turks thinking if she intends assisting them should do so on the Danube and in Asia. The Turkish vcssols arc taking soundings off Odessa. One only escaped from the monitor sunk near Ibrail. A Bucharest journal states that the Turks have crossed the Danube at Cinchanesch, stolen 1,200 sheep, and killed a sheppard and some cattle. The Telegraph'? special from llutonin, Friday midllirrlil mjivu AKaiiI "? !.:? I lie Bussian forces, winch una ncen n?iK meuted tor the purpose, advanced with butteries of field artillery and made a furious attack upon the heights defending Batoum on the land side, which were occupied by Basl.i Bazouks. The Ottoman troops were entrenched in the usual effective manner upon the slopes and ledges of f these hi'ls, and upon the advance of the enemy they opened on his columns a terrible and well sustained tire of cannon and musketry, which literally mowed the ltussians down. They fell by scores and hundreds on the plain below the Turkish positions duving their attempts to make their way against ?hc fire. A body of Turkish horse ami foot, taking advantage of a thick forest, broke forth upon the Hank of the liussinn column and etTectcd great slaughter. The Muscovites being upon ground perfectly open, and having no chnnct but to fight or tly, in a short time the spot which was the scene of this flank movement became covered with dead and dying ltussians. But the enomy quickly brought up reinforcements nnd the battle was renewed with much determination for many hours The efforts of the assailants were desperately maintained, but toward midday their artillery fire slackened mm ttiejr nnH<ii?n, 4 The Ilussians deny their repulse at Heni while attempting to cross tho Danube on tho fllh.? The Turkish war vessel completed at I'csth has arrived in the Danube above Kalafat, and to cover Iter passage, which was safely accomplished, tho Turks bombarded Kulafnt furiously.? Extensive movements of Turkish cavalry were observed from the Koumnnlan side of the Danube. The Turks threaten to bombard Sininitcha, cross nnd plunder the town. The correspondent of the Telegraph, describing the battle near Bntoum, says: "I myself was an eye witness of this important engagement from first to last, and can testify that the Ottoman soldiers hchnvcd with a gallantry which was most admirable. They had, however, during a grent part of the action, the advantage of entrenchments on high ground, nnd it is due to this fact, no doubt, that their losses, compared to those inflicted upon the enemy, were insignificant." The same coriospondent, of Saturday's date, says the victory was won by the extraordinary courage of the Baslii Bazouks. The dead nnd wounded on tho Bussinn side will exceed 4,000. The engagement lasted over eight hours actual fighting. The last of (lie ltussians ui.i not wunuraw until midnight. The Russians 1 lost many guns. The only Turkish officer ef note killed is Khalini Bey, Major of Irregulars. The Newt says it is slated the Dover and Hhor- < uclifTc (Kngland,) garrisons have been medically | inspected lor foreign service. A despatch to the Newt front KiseheiietT says the Grand Duke Nicholas and all the chief stall' 1 officials who left here Sunday morning arrived < at Jussay at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and will t proceed to l'loisti immediately. The whole headquarters of the Staff will be on the Danube in five or six days. I The Timet correspondent at Pcra telegraphs us follows : As evidence of the general oondition t to which ten days of incessant rain have reduced j the Asiatic region, we need only to read the intelligence front Bagdad describing the flood ' which hasotserwhelmed botli banks of theTigress. t A similar inundation is unknown since time j immemorial?the river having thrown out anew ( branch above Bagdad, which has completely blockaded the city and swept away 200 houses * in the village of Kiamizie. The worst evil which the Russians may bring upon us by tin ir premature invasion is cholera, f which exposure to so inclement a season will i nanny rail to prsrtuce among their troops 1 Tiik Kpisoopai. Broth kkii.ton.?The annual j meeting < (' the Brotherhood of the Protestsnt F.piscopal Church, was held in Charleston on ^ Thursday afternoon. The report for the year was read and ordered to he printed, and the fol- e lowing named officers were unanimously re-elcc- j ted for the ensuing year : Bight. Hev. W. B. W. Howe, 1). P., President ; John llanckel and ^ A. II. Ilayden, Vice Presidents; Win. (J, Court- q iioy, Secretary ; Kvnn Kd wards, Treasurer..? H Advisory Board?J. B. Kershaw, Camden, S. . \V. II. Parker, Ahheville, S. C. ; Thomas Frost, I 'liarleslon, S. C. ; It. \V. Shamls, Union, S. C.; ' t?. I.aiuh Bnist, Charleston, S. C.? Cot. Hrqi*ttr. C / ?" *"''v "^C? 1 I 1 1 1 -iJK-iil ' J! 1 ?hc o'Olffltltt (Union ?tmcs5 \ K. M. STOKES. EdUon < UNION, FHIDAY MAY 18. 11J77. ^ J TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. ~ , 1 Copjr, one year, in advance, J1.0o I 2 Cwjuo* one year, || jj ' ADVERTISING. i Ono x<]iiaro nr one Inch, first In^grtlon, - - Each Mihsf?nu-nf Insertion, ------- 7| \ t.llierni discount made t<> merchants Mid ollipys adslr. tislrn: for six months or by the year. s a I J Obituary N?ticcsol t' n Urn s ..r Irs-., inserted " " over tou lines, charged a* AZrettfflo ttients. i ??-20 per cent additional for advertisements ofilcrcd not to apiM-nr in consecutive issues. V Tlio Union Times For Sale. , BEING anxious to retire from tho Newspaper j business, I offer the Times for 8alo. Two industrious Printers, or a man competent 1 to Edit the Paper and attend to the business of tho office, with an industrious Printer, could | make a handsome living out of it. It will bo , sold at a fair price and on accommodating terms. It. M. STOKES, Editor ami Proprietor. May II 18 B?$u. Gen. Walker, democrat, was elected Sen ntor of Chester County last Tuesday, by a large mnjoriiy. U?li? We think we can boast of owning the champion egg layer. We have a hen that laid 50 eggs before she showed the least sign of incubation. Can anybody bent her? . B?JX, The validity of the election of the Cir- < cuit Judges of this Stateds no'.vj.undfr sion in the Legislature. Upon the decision will depeud the holding of Court here next month i feif- Information from many parts of our County brings us the News that the young cotton is dying out badly. The cold nights and general umpropitious weather is committing great havoc witli the plant. Dr. llngby's Address before the Press Association is one of the richest treats we have read for a long time. His subject was "The Southern Fool," and we intend to give it to our readers next week. i BSay Trial Justice Stokes is after the gamblers i with a sharp stick, lie makes no distinction in race, color or previous condition of servitude, but rakes them all in. Those who wish to gamble must keep away from here. > 1 B&" It is our sad duty to announce the death j of one of the oldest ami most excellent Ladies i of this County, Mrs. Nancy llcaty, wife of Col. i Hubert llcaty Sr., who departed this ltfe fil the "t residence of licr husband, on the 15th inst., in i the 77th year of her age. fitg?" The consideration of the bill to give the election of County Auditors and Treasurers to 1 the people has been postponed to the regular session of the Legislature. Also, the consideration of the bill to regulate the interest on money has been disposed of in the same way. Mr. John Lodger and his amiable wife left last Monday on a trip to Scotland, Mr. Rodger's "native home.'1 They carry with them 1 the good wishes of the community for asafe and pleasant journey. Mr. It. is oncof the staunchest citizens of the town and we cannot irct nl,.nn 1 0-- *"v,,b well without him for any great length of time. 1 i gfr-jy The number of convicts in the State , Prison of the State of Maine?the most truly ( "loyal" State in the I'nion?hartf increased to such an extent that the Legislature had to appropriate !?<<0,000 to enlarge the prison. That's Jim Blaine's State. It is shocking to think < what tremendous influence one man can cxer- ! cisc over the morals of the people of a whole 1 State. ' . ? . __ It is said that a North Carolinian has invented a Machine to pick Cotton. It is a wag- , on-like concern, ami picks the cotton clean? , picks nothing but cotton. One machine is equal ( to one hundred hands. Bring it out, gentlemen, quick. We shall probably be out of employment soon, and we would like to buy about three machines. We think wc could contrnct to pick all the cotton in Union County, at "greatly re- s duced price." j .?. 8?3u Wc would remind the Taxpayers of this town tlint the time for paying the Municipal J ; r *?-ihe 2QM\ fulls on < Sunday. After that date executions?"-#*,*^ t sited against defaulters, and other costs added. 1 We don't suppose any one is either able or will- s ing to pay more than the actual levy, in these hard times, and the only way to prevent an increase is to walk up to Capt. Johnson's oflicc and settle before lie issues executions. Remember, to-morrow is the last day. - ? ?? Mrs. Schodair has removed her Bakery and Confectionery establishment to the building lately occupied by Mr. II. J. Thompson, next door to Mr. J. II. Uodgers' Grocery Store. The v house has been nverlinn1?il ?ml mu?t. :-.1 i and Mrs. S 1ms a fine stock of Fanoy Cakes, t Confectioneries, Canned Fruits, &c., always on t hand. She also intends fitting up the back room for an Ice Cream .Saloon, and will hltve a Soda 0 water Fountain running during the Summer months. Kverjthing will be served in the best p style and most orderly manner. Mrs. S's. enterprise should ensure her success. " *" T.r < P ' There are hundreds of families in Union County?well to-do families, too?in which the County newspaper is never ; eon, unless bor- c< rowed from neighbors. They say thev are too " poor to subscribe. Every wife and mother 'a could subscribe for the paper without costing A he husband one cent, if she would devote the ^ proceeds of a single hen to that purpose cvory I ^ear. ni Horace Greoly once made such a proposition ;o a farmer who was "too poor to pay $'2 a year" r< 'or the Weekly Tribune, and the proposition was iccepted, hut when the farmer counted up, at n' he end of the yeur, what he had paid in eggs to md chickens from his "Tribune Hen," as ^ie ^ sailed her, he found that it was $5 instead of n( p2, and he didn't feel it. , *' t / ** To the persistent efto.ts of the Sepator th rom this County, Hon. T. 11. Jvtrr, is thnStato ndebted for the sudden departure of thai Chief ^ if <.arpel-bag scoundrels, 11. F* WTRtlaihorc.? ^ The peojdc of Darlington, particularly, owe Mr. T1 leter a debt of gratitude that tiey wilt never Ui >e able to pny. 'f1 That fellow Wliitiemore, it is generally believd, was the main cause of the numerous house, >nrn and stable burnings in that County. When Ir. Jetor introduced the resolution to make en- 'pp uiries About the money appropriated to pay for lie pictures of Lincoln and Sumner, he knew ist where the blow would fall, and it knocked lie endetship-seller square out of the State.? |)(l lod grant he may novcr return. N? f _ (. ' 1 -. - 1 . i A most ntrocious murder was committed I ast Friday on the road leading from tlio City of Charleston to tbo works of the Mining aud Manifaoturing Company, located on the west side of bo Ashley river. Tbo account given of the ditbolical act in the papers of the City is summed ip thus : Mr. J. Evans Edings, a most excellent young man, was on his way to the works, in a buggy, with about $1,*200 in a tin box to pay off the employees, and when about a mile from the fhctory Rushed andrfcilled, by some negroes lying in, wait for hitn. After murdering Mr. Edings the villains forced open the tin box and took out all Hie money. The efficient detectives of Charleston was soon 011 the track of the murderers,and in a very short time found them with $1,045 of the money?the remainder having been opent ror clothes, new furniture, While other negroes are in jail, suspected of being accomplices, the two principal murderers made a confession next morning after their arrest. Tlia confession .At U.> M..klU s 1 A 11 1? 11 us nut iccii mauu |iuuii? jr?i, uui me ivuuwing has leaked out : The two negroes were crouched in the brushwood on the right of the road, waiting for Mr. Kdings. As ho caine down, driving at a slow walk, his hands listlessly holding the reins, the tin box containing the money in tho buggy,and his head thrown back against the side of the buggy idly looking at the not work of vines above him, the murderers prepared. Just as he passed them, a carcftd aim was taken by the man with the gun, and, as Mr. Kdings got about the length of the vehicle beyond their place of concealment, the gun was fired dingonn'ly from his right.? The balls "alt took cfTect, having scattered, even in that short space, over four feet of space, as the wounds upon .the bodj were nine in number, and ranged from the top of his head to his legs just above the knee. The negroes state that he sprung straight, up, and then fell from the buggy in a loap. As soon as the smoke had clonrcd away, one of them ran to tho body, the other, who had been posted a few stops further for tho purpose, intercepting the mule, which had started on (he run when the explosion occurred. The animal was turned, to prevent his going to the works and giving the alarm, and the tin box tnken from the buggy, broken open, and, together with tho gun, thrown away, the contents being first transferred to the negroes pockets. They state that neither ofthctn touched the body after it fell. Silns Jeter, colored, immortalized himself Inst Tuesday by catching the biggest Cat Fish, by all odds, ever seen in this region of country. Silas brought it to the Editorial sanctum for inspection and measurement. It neighed twelve pounds, was two feet five inches long, five inches between the eyes and 18J inches around behiod Iho front tins. Silns fcftj's he caught it with an ordinary "set hook," in llroad River, just below Lockhart Sltonls, nnd when lie first saw the bead of the fish as he drew him out of the water, he "jus got so scared he mos' !ef um drop hack agin." Ilis Cnlship would have done honor to his tribe in the Mississippi. The boarders at the Hotel gut into a considerable slew front*!!. . ?? ?.?.? flfajf" Aliunde Jofe, more familinry known as Joe llradley", tftie of the Associate Justices of the U. S. Supremo (,'iurt, who elected Hayes President of tlio United Slates, in opposition to the expressed will of tlie people, is now in Charleston holding Court. He will be in Columbia for the same purpose shortly. Wo have seen most of tho infamous men who disgrnced high positions iu this State, but have no desire to look upon a man who can deliberately disgrace the ermine of the Suprotne Bench of tho whole country. > 8??y" Our acknowledgments aro due to our young friends Rice, Rawls and Preston Henderson, for complimentary invitntions to attend the mutual celebration of the Preston Literary Society of Wofford College, to be held Tuesday, June Jf.th, at 8.} P. M. The "Query"' to be discussed is "ought the study of the Physical Sciences to diminish the study of Classics in Colleges of the present lny." Affirmative?W. W. Lee, P. D. Mood. Neuativh?D. O. Herbert, J. W. Roger. Valedictorion, K. B. Smith, Newnan, Ueo. We are satisfied it will be an interesting occalion, and, if possible, we shall be (here to enov it. JtQX. We are pleased to know that the Press Association re-elected the old officers. Having illed their positions acceptably nnd faithfully here was no necessity for a change. The folOWtng art Uit (.C-41.M ^ j 1.0 ^ ociation : James A. Iloyt, I'rcsiilcnt. P. W. Dawson, First Vice-President. T. Stobo Farrow, Second Vice-President. S. W. Mnnrlce, Third Vice-President. K. It. llctnphill, Fourth Vice-President. James T. Bacon, Fifth Vice-President. A. A. Gilbort, Recording Secretary. ?. B. Mnrray, Corresponding Secretary. T. F. Grenekcr, Treasurer. The Committee of five appointed to in* estignte the charges against Associate Justice . J. Wright, after carefully examining into nil lie proof, baye recommended the ndoj (ion of lie following fesoljition ; J'rsolvfd, That J. J. Wright, Associate Justice f the Supreme Court of South Carolina, be im cached for drunkenness. Mr. Wells asked whether it did not require ivo-thirds of all the members elect to impeach. The Chair replied that it did. The further consideration of the matter was ostponcd to Tuesday. There has been nothing new in tliepro edings of the T.egislatiiae since our last, except le election of n Chief Justice, which took place i?t Tuesday! and resulted in the election of ssociate Justice Willard, by a rote of 8(5, to en. McOowan 80, scattering G. The legislature isdiscussing the appropriation id Tax bills, and the repenl of the lien law? io latter, we think, will be postponed to the gular session. The wotk before that body, excepting the >ovo, and the election of aQ oosgeiate Justice fjjl the vacancy occasioned by tbielevation of illard, is generally unimpor|?Qir wAt nny rate i >lhing of a definite charade*hfobcen done* i id if we were to publish the proceedings 1 the past week they would not be much rooic an a reprint of what we published |ast week.1) **' 1 ?rr i Chattanooga. Mav 10.?Tha ?ir?r^i.o? ying the corner stono of the monument dediletl to the Confederate dead took place to-day. 1 ?<? Masonic fraternity and a detachment ef nitfd .States troupe participated. The people ( am all parts of the Union joined it decorating < o Confederate graven, amid the utmoetharmot and good feeling. 1 ? ? ?* * 1 llcautiful farms without fences are now to be en in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina.? ic farmers all say it pays. Will the Legislature of South Carolina please I irry up and pass the "Fence Law," and give , e counties and townships of middle and upper ulli Carolina the chance to do as they do in I b splendid fanning county of Mecklenburg, I 1 irth Carolina T < % . . 1 . | i i. m i i | ^ The Lien Law. ' We give bjlow a slight insight into the argu- 1 ments advanced by members of the Legislature, < in dismissing the question of repealing the present Uen Law. * It Is well known to our readers that we are j decidedly in favor of its repeal; but we think < reasonable time?say from the pitching of one ' crop to the pitching of another?should be given J for the law to take effect after its passage. Our j editorial extemporary, It. It. Hemphill, appears < ^totb^kjliat as the "law was a neoessity of the t times, when enacted, the unsettled condition of j our financial and political affairs has rendered it ( necessary to keep it on our Statute books" still. < The Lien Law has bccu in operntion nearly 1 ten years and tho financial condition of our far- j mors?particularly those who have made crops j on liens?is as bad now as when the first lien < was given. In fact, we are not so sure that i they aro not worse off, for then the land owners, J in most coses, held their property free from j debt, but now a large majority of the lands? i and stock too?that hare been cultivated under i the exorbitant demands of liens, aro partly, if ' not entirely owned by the Merchants who were ( able to borrow money or command credit at the ( North. Show us a farmer who is not worse off l than before he gave a lien and wc will show you a rara avis. Wo would ask Mr. Hemphill, or any other i person who believes the lien law to be a necessity, 1 when he thinks the necessity will cease to exist? J If the law was a necessity once and under its | operations the faiyners are got^ng ,poorer and 1 poorer every year, in the name of truth, what J will it t ring them to in a few more years? We may be told that it is not (he fault of the law, , but of those who submit to be gouged by it.? < True. It is, ns wo have often before said, the farmers' owu fault. They will not make the least sacrifice to keep clear of liens. They will not submit to a little iuconvcnience or refuse themselves a single luxury, or stint themselves and families in anything, so long as they can buy on a lien. There is a want of moral courage about the farmers which they appear to be unable to overcome. They cannot resist the temptation?in most casos now- it is the demnnd of the merchant who holds a lien?to plaut Cotton to the excluof provisions for the next year. The merchant bases tho amount of the lien upon the number of bales of cotton he expects the farmer to make, and to guard against any falling off iu that crop, ho includes all other^piftluots of the farm, stock and iiqplements. The farmer generally estimated his crop of cotton, at planting, at least 25 per cent, higher than it turns out at the gin, sud is sure t,o expect from one to two cents more per pound tlinn he sells it for. He gives the lien upon what he expects to make in cotton, and nine times out of ten that crop falls short of his expectations 25 per cent., in quantity and price. The result I is, iiic .weremint, at Hie end of Iho year lias a J cluitn on liis cotton, corn, fodder, mules, cows, ( plows, wagons, and everything else be tuny have ] pledged. Well, he'll do better next year, he 1 thinks, and goes in on another lien; hut he finds 1 this time lie has nothing to give a lien on but | the crop he rrjwcts to make, and his credit is not < so good, unless lie includes his land in the lien. Down goes the land upon the lien. The same 1 high estimate is placed upon the crop, the same ( purchases are made and the whole machinery of i the farm is run in the same extravagant man- 1 ncr as before; and in the Fall he finds himself j without a dollar in his pocket, not a bushel of ^ corn, of hit own, in the crib, his stock owned by the Merchant, and his laud ^oing fast the samo I way. The next year sells him out?he's broke ' flat. ' Now, this is no fancy sketch. It is acominou i occurrence. And it is a natural resuli. No 1 business on the face of God's earth can be made 1 to prosper under the pressure of from 25 to 50 per cent, tax upon everything it employs to con- < duct it. ( Gut the end is not with the farmer. Under ( the operations of the lien law nothing that the farmer produces brings money into the connnu- t nity in which he lives. No money passes into his hands, nothing that ho buys is raised or made ) hero, consequently he patronizes no one but the ( Merchant, the Merchant's factor and the North- t ern capitalist who scndiM^^d^ftuey t^ the b'uol< r, who loans U 10 who sends ' it ngnin to Hie North or to the West to pay for' * the provisions he has sold to the Southern far- 1 iner, on a credit, at from 25 to 50 and ofton 100 per cent advance ou cost. j We have come to the following conclusions: , 1st. If Southern farming can be made profitable to the farmer, after paying from 25 to 100 per cent, on all it requires to produce his crops, it is the most profitable business in the world, for no other business could prosper under such a drain. * 2d. The Lien Law has the most demoralizing effect upon Die people. Men who formerly had * the reputation or being strictly honest, and 1 would ecoru to stoo^ to any attouipt to avoid ' paying a debt honestly con: raoted, aro now ?che- ' mini; to secure a few dollora every fall out of his ' crop that really belongs to the man who hclds a f lien on it. It is a species of stealing to which ? they become accustomed, and from this small beginning they go to larger ones, until they wink T at frauds of all kinds. P 3d. The Lien law prevents the farmer from ? diversifying his crops, becauso the Merchant dc- ^ mands cotton for tho lien. dth. Under tho Li< n law our collaterals for credit are "growing smaller by degrees, and beautifully less." As it wns just after the war, . when, it is argued, the Lien law was a necessity, j all that tho farmers have got is their bare land, f and that, by the "all cotton" policy, is decreas* c ing in value, and the whole wealth of the State 1 is annually carried, in bales of cotton, to the t| North and Northwest, for provisions and cloth- jj ing already consumed, leaving us only the " skinned ban lands and a prospective cotton crop, * Tor collaterals. 5th. For the goe<l of the State the lien law A should be abolished, after allowing a reasonable time to prepare for the change, and those farm- t< srs who will not raise provisions should be foreed to do it, or let some one take the land who will, ^ Cth. The lien law, has dene as mnch as any- 0; thing, to drive the cash business from Union tp ct Spartanburg and other markets. Those who take liens prefer soiling on liens, at lien prices, ?j to selling for cosh at cash prices, consequently p, :ash buyers seek other markets. lint so long as the lien law is in existence, a vv majority of our farmers will neither make and Hi iavo manure, or practice the least sell deuinl 1" ind economy, but will depend upon the lien as J? lie easiest way to obtain all he wants?and ncr- cr ;r think what it costs. Tho merchants are not gr % J.. - -m- ? 1 ^11 1 11 l l. 1 l? .0 blaine. Their-bus'iucss is io tnake money, anil ike everybody else, they will do It whoncver a ihance offers. Upoa calling up the unfinshetl business, the pistion of repealing the lien law catue up, Mr. it. K. Hemphill having the floor. He said : To ecall your attention to the pcipt at which I was >n yesterday, I will reaffirm that the lien law vas a necessity of the time* when enacted.? That some such provision* was necessary to keep piunt famine from the door of many of our pod* seople. It gave them hope to work for a reoovsry of their property, and means to perform M hat work. We were verging npon actual wfpit; ivhat had been left by sword waj f r iiv muuu vi iu? u?9(ivn?r. ma passage or BdOlf J i law was a departure from the former course )f legislation ll was an unfortunate innovation, I admit, but it was a necessity of the timed.?the unsettled condition of our fiuaucial and po~ itical affairs has rendered it necessary to keep t on our statute books. It is impossible'to ^ fliangc and rspeal it just bow. I would bo wi^- , ng to fix upon the let of January, 187'J, for ?l to become inoperative, but at no earlier date,? L This lien is of the same nature ns a mortgage of real or personal property,; We make no objeeiions to the pledging of property in this way tnd of this kind. Do we no! admit by this that liens per ?e are not wrong; that there is no essential wrong in them? Our objeciions then must bo founded upon the incidental evils of the lyslcm. Should we not assure ourselves that theso evils are sufficient to overbalance those wliich would arise from the immediate repeal of [lie law ? Repeal the law, and ne have no sum' tnary and spoedy mode of collecting debts, but ire compelled to resort to tlio tedious, uncertain tnd expensive remedy of an "action at law." ? Men, without thought, charge our present impoverishment to the lien law. It cannot bo attributed to any one cause. Within a year the United States troasury has withdrawn from cir:ulation more than $150,000,000 ofcurrcnqy.? This is a more satisfactory and real reason to be issigncd for the stringency of'the timos. The fffect of the lien law woiild be to force the labor if the country back upon the land owners.? This is perhaps, a desirnbloresult, but the wholo question narrows itself down to this : Can the country absorb and sustain this labor in its presint impoverished condition ? Where arc the means ? I assert that a large proportion of the properly of Abbeville County, tbo basis of ita :redit, is under liens or judgment and mortgages, and that the land owners themselves cannot gel credit unless those furnishing supplies Tor their laborers can havejtlic benefit of ? lien prior to the liens already subsisting. We cannot ibsorb the labor and enter upon cash payments it once. It is a contest between labor nud capiat, and will force men of small farms to the polition of day laborers, with an uncertain prospect of receiving pay. It will still further degrade the laboring man, and put it beyond his power ever to rise. Mr. Simpson?The lien law was intended fo mpplant the homestead law and restore to the ioor man the oredit which that exemption took iway from him. But its actual operation is very ippressive. It gives the former a fictions credit.. It places his credit entirely in the power of the ncrchnnt who lias a lien upon his crop, bccauso so one elso will credit him when there is a lien, ipon his propeitv. Mr. Vernon?This lien law is exlremcly expensive. In many counties the Clerks of Court make from to $4,000 a year by recording liens. This is paid hy the borrower. If there is a merchant upon the floor to-day, 1 would ask him how ninuv of his ciioin'n.o^ ?i.? Iiavc been giving him llem nre worth one cent more now than thoy wero ten years ago. If ihere was n necessity for the Iaw when it wa? passed, that necessity does not exist now. A lien is not a security, because it is based oa something not in existence. It placth a weight upon the farmer calculated to discourage him itu liis labor to accomplish that upon which the scsurity depends. Mr. Andrews?I think that enough has been laid on this subject. I am glad that the hnppy lays of the poor man in South Carolina have iodic 1 am glad that gentlemen have found out lliat the lien law is a secondary slavery for the laboring man. Let people who have no means ^o to work for somebody who enn forecast for Ihcm. Our poor people have got too much, pride. After they give n lien there is no more work. They get something to live oa during Ihc 8inniner till winter eonmragain. If the people want the law after it is repealed we ean re-enact it agnin. Mr. \Y. U. Bradley?When I came here I was in favor of abolishing the lien law, but since I linve heard the arguments and considered the matter more carefully, I think that wc should, not do so till we enact a substitute for it. Mr. Shcppard?One thing which should be lonsidorcd is tlint the lawyers in the House arc ippnsed to striking out the enacting clause of he hill. The system is defective and should he imended, hut L nm not in favor of wiping t out at onoe, without providing n substiute. Mr. Orr?If the provisions of the lien lnw were carried out there would be no harm from t. Ft provides that the lien shall he given only or supplies necessary for the making of th<v irop. Hut when a man gives a lien lie buys to is full and frequently no and that is whered^^^H^^^^^^J Mr. Youmans?The original intcntHH|^^^m aw was to encourage capital to con^n^SotMM^^ nrolinn, and its present operation was never* It earned of. I think if there is any necessity or enacting a Usury Law there is tenfold more o repeal the lien law. ' ?*#? Imp. Ki.i.knton Riot Casu?A concur ent resolution was pnssed by the Legislature. ome days ago, invoking Executive clemency in >elialf of those white men who were arrested by ^ 'o^bin, Stone and others,last fall, under nffi<lu-jts extorted from base and. ignorant negroes, vh'o, there is but little doubt, were themselves he active instigators of the riot at Kllenton.? n obedience to tlie requirement of Ilia.', resolu-. ion and in accordance with his own just nnd iiimane feelings, Gov. linmpton promptly npilied to the President for the relief, and last, Inturday sent to the Legislature the following; Columbia, S. C., .May 11, 1877. Gentlemen or tiik House or Rkpkksekta- , ivks:?Yesterday 1 transmitted to his Excels ency the President of the United States the oncurrent resolution adopted by the General issembly invoking Executive clemency, and ( icre have the honor to communicate his reply, Wade Hampton, Governor, Washington, 1). C., May 12, 1877. Tp Gov. Wahr II amiton :?I am informed by lie Attorney-General that lie has instructed the Hstrict Attorney of South Carolina to preparp or trial only threo indictments in the Ellrutoi) ttscs, and to notify the parties in all o|her cp*es d lint they need not prepare for trial. Itianes iblc that only one case will he tried. The fact but the indictments were found by the grand !ry, composed of both political parties, seems jnstify the assumption that the prosecutions re not partisan. 1 agree with ycu that a genrnl amnesty should extend to all political offeni ei except those which are of the g revest charotey. . R. R. IIayks, President. < - Np Mona Rkcruitiko. No Pay.?Washingin, May 10.?Gen. Bherman has given orders tat it is necessary tereduce the army in accord* tics with ths directions ol the Hecfotary of War. ecruiting stops immediately. Non-Coin in isr ^ oned sfficers may re-inlist under,certain cir* i instances. Secretary Thompson, of the Navy, isauea a rcular that he cannot, withoutviolation of law, inder officers any assistance in the matter of Haii. Storm.?Portions of P.dgeficld County ere visited by a very destructive hail storm ot) iinrdsy night lost. From Ulaud Ford on Sa-: da River, four or five miles each way, the nves were literally stripped from the trees; and or New Market, in Abbeville County, the wheat op has been almost entirely destroyed, an<l eat damage inflicted on the oats, > J