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bonds of the State that were ever
issued for raising money. Ho was
not obliged by law to exhibit his
accounts to tho State treasurer, to the
financial board, nor to render any
vouchers thereof, and he never did
. eo until his final settlement. Wheu
his financial settlement was mado in
accordance with a special act, he re
ceived from the financial board a due
bill of about 8150,000, and settled
with the board upon what is stated
to be a fraudulent set "of books.
Chamberlain was a member of the
board, and took an active part in all
that pertains to the is3uo, manage
ment and settlement of its finances.
Judge "Willard told mo that Kiiup
tou bad manufactured a fraudulent
set of books, but I cannot assert it of
my own knowledge. I suppose this
statement will show my hand to him,
hut I do not care much. Chamber
lain signed tho settlement and papers
in that mater, and took part in all
other transactions of the board.
THE PRINTING SWINDLE.
Tho appropriations for the benefit
of the Republican Printing Company
were in tho main a gigantic swindle.
Woodruff and Jones, who ran the
company, will be compelled to tell
how the money was appropriated.
Tho following dispatches to the
Charleston News and Cuuvier supple
ments Mr. Parker's prediction in re
gard to Messrs. Jones and Woodruff:
"Tho agreement with Jones and
Woodruff, the late clerk of tho House
and Senate, is that a ilullcpros. shall
bo entered on the indictments against
them, they to testify in behalf of the
State when called upon to do so.
Each surrenders ?28,000 of Bonauza
warrants and all claims against the
State for printing, <fcc; Jones also
$12,000, and Wood ruft' surrenders
the Republican Printing Company's
building and fixtures in Columbia,
valued at about $7,000, and also
claims agaiust the Bank of the State
for $130,000. Both Jones and Wood
ru?'saved their respective residences
in Charleston as settled upon the wife
in Woodruff's case, and the children
in that of Jones'." As in the
THOMAS W- PRICE PRINTING COM
PANY,
continued Mr. Parker, I know that
Thos. Price is a merchant in Philadel
pbin, Penn., nud I am quite positive
that, when his claim forf^j^ri???
lirst presented it was for $0,000, and
was afterwards raised to $1(5,000
James Thompson, Chamberlain's
right hand man,'and the editor of the
Daily Union-Herald, acted as an
agent between Price and the treasury.
CHAMBERLAIN DIRECTLY CHARGED
Willi CORRUPTION.
I don't wish to say anything which
may appear like a personal attack on
Chamberlain, though I acknowledge
that I have been offended by his treat
ment of me. I do object, however,
to being made the scapegoat o f the
Ring, and I am by no means willing
that Chamberlain and LZimptou
? should thrust off any of their load'on
my shoulders. I am tired of hearing
of what Parker did, and how lie
acted in this transaction and that
when I know that my shnro in the
questionable doings nf the Ring from
1868 to 187-1 was no greater, to say
the least, than that of other members
with whom I acted. During these
six years the corruption and pecula
tion increased yearly, and it is idle to
attempt to palliate or deny it. If the
present investigation in South Caro
lina is pushed, the extent of tho
corruption will be laid bare, and all
who were parties to it will be brought
to judgment. I wish it to be under
stood that I do not shrink from this
investigation. I desire rather that it
be made as thorough and searching
j-s possible, and .1 am ready lo hold
myself responsible for my share in it.
If I have sinned in the matter 1 am
ready to make the amends which the
State shall direct. All that 1 ask for
is that the part which each one of the
Ring took in the transactions of those
six years shall be exactly determined,
and condemnation meted out in pro
portion to the extent of the offending.
For Chamberlain and Kimpton to
deny that they were privy to what
was going on is simply absurd. Some
things undoubttdly Chamberlain had
no band in directly, though they were
done umicr his nose, and he must
have known about them. In other
transactions his name did not appear,
but there can be no question that he
was concerned in them in some way."
In other oasc3 still he reaped a direct
benefit from this eo opcrntion. Like
the cas of tho, |
MAUINE AND RIVER PHOSPHATE
MINING COMPANY
for instance. The shad) transactions
connected with tho management "of
this company, and tho bills lobbied
through the Legislature for its benefit,'
aro quite generally known- The
measures by which the interests of its
stockholders wero subserved in the
Legislatures have been published in
the Charleston papers; but Chamber
lain's connection with it has not here
tofore been stated. The stock of the
company was owned largely bp mem
bers of the Hing, and Chamberlain
held one-fifteenth of it- It was $500,
??O, I believe, in all; so that Chamber
lain's share of the stock was $32,200.
Tim II u rely, Chamberlain's right
hand man, and the Treasurer of
Charleston County, lobbied
bills for its benefit through the
Legislature. Then there was tho
GREKNVILLE AND COLUMUIA RAIL
ROAD.
The bills passed in connection with
th's road wero notoriously disrepu
table. Its capital stock was held in
twelve ? shares, I think, of $25,000
each. Scott,. Ncaglc, Patterson,
Chamberlain, Cardozo, Kimpton,
Hurley, Crews and myseif, were
stockholders.
A HIT OP DIRECT CORRUPTION.
I know also that Chamberlain re
ceived $2,000 direct for his connec
.tiou with a transaction which Tdo
not care yet to make public. It was
the same transaction alluded to in the
letter which Elliott read in tho last
nominating convention. He roso in
his scat, ^brandishing this letter and
threatening to make its contents pub
lie. An agreement was thereupon
patched up between him and Chamber
lain, and he made the best ho could
of his fprevious threats against him
He read the letter, omitting tho names
of the persons concerned, one of wh oni.
was Chamberlain. 1 have spoken of
the $150,000 due bill in favor of Kimp
ton, audited by the financial board.
.Now, when K imptou was appointed
financial agcut an agreement was
made between him, Chamberlain and
myself that all commissioners accur
ing to him sluuld be divided equally
among the three. Scott was left out
of this arrangement, although ho was
on the financial board. Chamberlain
and myself were th.ur entitled by this
agreement to $50,000 of the audited^
'?iaim. as- it outlier o'"TACT UTe liTTver"*
got a dollar o! this; amount,- for Kimp
ton's duo bill has never been pasd.and
I should bo very much surprised if it
ever should be, in view of tho coming
developments in the pending investi
gation. Both Chamberlain and Kimp
ton will deny this arrangement as a
matter of course, but it is a fact
nevertheless. You may remember
tho letter from Chamberlain to me
published in the iVnr.< (hid Courier
some time ago, which reads, as nearly
as I can now remember:
?'Dear Parker?How did iho com
missions foot up ?" '
What did he care about these com
missions unless bo bad a personal
interest in their amount? No!
Chamberlain kept in the bauckground
as far as he could and pulled the
wires, or chi; iyed Kimpton to act as
bis proxy. It is too preposterous for
him now to pretend blindness and
innocence.
WHY PAUKER .SANS HE PELL.
Ih.187-1 a civil action was brought
against me before a mixed jury,
Judge Carpenter presiding, to recover
$-150,000, of which amount it was
alleged I had defrauded tlie State by
funding coupons wrongfully detached
The wie witness of importance to the
prosecution was a forger clerk of
mine, named Ladd, who swore that I
had told him one day at dinner that
1 had funded that amount of coupons
for Scott, N eagle, Kimpton, Cham
berlain and myself. He did not say
that tho proceeds wero delivered to
Chamberlain as well as to'others, but.
that Kimpton 'received the amount
which it was understood he was to
account for to Chamberlain. Well
the jury sat on tho trial {about two
weeks, and finally agree' together
thnt something must be done. So
they brought in a verdict against me
for $70,000. Assuming, for the sake
of ihe argument, that the verdict was
legitimately rendered, why wero not
indictments drawn against tho others
who were impeached by the same
testimony? If-Ladd was tobe be
lieved, all concerned in this transac
tion were equally guilty and evually
exposed to prosecution for thoirshare
in it. Iiis evidence, if it affected
one, allcctcd all.
Theso statements will be douicd, of
- -v{-ae==
! course, but I wavo endeavored to
stato tbo plain lhcts as accurately us
I coultl. I do |not souk to deny or
extenuate tlio \part w hich I took in
this Ring corruption. I frankly
admit thesq^nbts of mine in South
Carolina, which} I now bitterly regret
and which I mould give much to be
ablo to blot out. I can only say that
I went to Sojuh.Carolina an honest
mau, and BuccQinbcd, like others, to
the great temptations in my path.
We were surrounded by enemies, and
were obliged tp maintain our places
by the exercismof ad the power which
wo could get iujto our hands. With
the power aud ^opportunity presented
to us, surrouud&d as we were by an
array cf un&aljtemptations, such as
few men had cvbr presented to them
before, it is not strange, perhaps, that
rings wcro formed und corruption
reigned as it djd in ]S'cw York City
under the Tweed ring. So far.
however, as my official action as State
trea surer is concerned 1 deny that
there are any irregularities in my
accounts. Thct? was no plundering
of .the State treasury, except that
authorized by the Legislature. 1
paiu such demands as were audited
aud presented in accoidancc with law
but the books wore caref ully kept and
no irregular payments made to any
persou.
The suit btought against me. was
for funding coupous after 1 left the
office of treasurer, and the accounts
which I delivered over to my succes
sor' (have never been impeached,
After the elections in 1872 I remain
ed in Charleston on private business.
I began the study of law in Major
Melton's office, and continued as a
student there until I went to Europe
in 1874.
PARKER AS A REPENTANT MSN ER.
Iii the fall of lSjl I cam? North
and settled in Jcrsfcy City, engaging
in business in New York. For the
past two years I have-tried to live an
hon est and Christian life and hoi]) the
tcmpornuce cause and other good
measures so far as lay in my power.
I do not wish to conceal the record of
my life in Charleston, but 1 desire
also that the" life which 1 have been
leading for the past two years should
bo considered when my case is passed
upon in judgment, y
THE JUNO PICT?&?p IN DKTArti.
I have no respect *?r the men with
i" 1'MB T i Ximt "ilijCT^^f'"'* six_years.
!'TCh"anii>Gi tain mrprcs^t-s .?.?.c'aTtT/co'O,'
reserved, calculating aud unscriipu
lotiS man in his ambition for power,
place and reputation. In his conduct
towards me he has been hypocritical,
as well us base. Card?zo I believe to
be an oily, plausibly, intriguing, mi
principled fellow, aud it seems likel}'
that he will be shown up, in the pre
sent investigation, in his true light.
Frank Closes is a good-natured, easy
going man, with no principles in par
ticular, and little pretension to any.
So long as his father was alive, he
had no fear of the issue of any prose
cution, and so was more open than
sonic of the others in his underhand
dealings. Kinipton is a lit ally for
Chamberlain, exactly the man to have
been his most intimate friend in col
lege, and he has worked in close ac
cord with him. They were not warm
friends, because bach was too sc I (is h
to care much about nobody except
himself. Patterson was an active
member of tho Ri ig, and is dipped as
deep as any of thorn, lie may suc
ceed in .suppressing the investigation,
so far as he is concerned, backed by
tho influence which he 'jontrol, but
the suppression of evidence is the only
thing that can savt him from indict
ment. As to the.
Pit EBEN T CONDITION OV SOUTH CAU?
UNA,
I certainly think that it is hotter than
when in the hands of tho Ring.
Wade Hampton 1 will try to do his
duty to all classes of the citi/.ous; I
have no doubt that many colored
voles were cast for him in the last
election. Many of the blacks had
become disgusted with the Ciiambor
lliin government and the wholesale
plundering that was going on under
the Ring, and which Chamberlain at
least did not: interfere to prevent. 1
am convinced that tho determined
struggle which Chamber]ain made to
retain his post ns Govern or was due
largely to his routed dislike of hav
ing tho now administration overhaul
the . records of the past eight years.
If immunity from suspicion or direct
charges could have been assured him,
he would not have held out so long.
Tho conti ol of the Stato is now so
entirely in Democratic f] hands that
the Republicans have practically no
chance of politic\t success for years
At
to conic. The party was trusted with
the reins of government und misused
its trust.' All people have lost coufi
donee in tht integrity of the Repub
lican leaders, and the party as a
political organization, has fallen to
pieces.
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SATURDAY. SEPTEMBKR 22, 1877"
Governor Hampton in the West
The speech made by Governor
Hampton dt Rockibrd, 111., last week
was nn eloquent plea for peace and
fraternization. He declared that bis
chief motive in going there was to
promote a true and correct under
standing between the people of the
North and the South- He] said the
South had had enough 'of war, and
was now seeking peace and cited, as
evidence of his truth, the fact that
during the recent Presidential contest
the Southern members of Congress
by their moderation prevented the
country from being plunged into
another civil war. He concluded his
address as follows:
"We are standing under one flag,
obeying one Constitution, and it is
for us to say what will be the future
of this country. Give us your help
and we will give you our hearty co
operation. We feel and know that if
this is done, if we can have a restora
tion of fraternity, if wo can make the
people of this country understand
each other, we feel then that there is
ii glorious future before the whole
country \Ve can make it so; jwo can
make *lt So by cooll'Unu an oi^d p ?V
fqrutiug in his allotted sphere his
duty; and having done that, to leave
the consequences to Cod?having
performed mit duty, looking back to
the past only to gain wisdom for the
future, and using the present wisely,
and looking to tho future. With hope
and trust in God, I am sure that wo
may all say-?North and South?para
phrasing the wish of the fact that
our States may all be "distinct as the
billows, yet one as the sea."
The North is fast beginning to
understand the South; old sores are
being rapidly healed; hatreds arid
animosities between the two sections
are dying out; and when we shall
have buried all contention and strife,
and arrived at an era of perfect good
will between all parties, no one in
America will have contributed more
to this priceless consummation than
our own immortal Hampton. In our
next issue we shall publish his K?ck
lb rd speech in full.
[OMM UNICATKI).]
Mr. Kilitor,
Stu:
A short visit to the Academy of
Orangeburg village, assures mo that,
under its presentauspices, it can bo
made equal to tho necessity of the pre
sent age, and with the bright array of
talent at its head, we may confidently
look for a progress in leariug that
will not only compare with many of
the institutions of the past, but even
with the light that now flashes from
every "Alma Mater," from the
mountains to the seaboard. Ihc
modes of instruction as bio fly noticed
supposes that the elements of langu
age will be thoroughly taught, this
being tho basis of all well regulated
institutions. We may confidently look
for an intelleclural structure that will
not only te'l well upon tho youth of
our beloved ^County and village, but
upon its bright auspices, Messrs.
Sheridan & Mcllichamp.
They arc therefore respectfully
commended not only to the citizens of
this village, but of the surrounding
country.
Respectfullv Yours,
J. B.
Extracts from a Rambler's Note
Book.
Mr. Editor : After rending the puff
and gush and slosh of those great
writers "Argus,"and "Lignum Vita;,"
in the lieiif/ioiis J/crald, it is difficult |
not to be infected with their delight- |
ful style and manner, to that extent J
which amounts almost to the cacoelhcs !
scribendi, or itch for scribbling. In
addition to the foregoing delightful j
experience, wc have been travelling ,
quite extensively of late, and have
seen more or less of the counties of
Union, ?Spartauburg, Laurens, Ches
ter, Fitirfieldj liichland, Lexington j
and Orangcburg. * Hence, it is not
strange if wc feel somewhat like Dr.
Way laud said he did, when first iu
t reduced to the Soutl ern Baptist
Convention in Charleston in 1875,
just like gelling in and "sloshing
around generally." But wc are go
ing to be very guarded, and do not
intend to tell half that wc saw and
heard incur rambles.
During our peregrinations we stop
ped a few d.iys in the town of Orange
burg, where a series of meetings was
going on in the Baptist church, con
ducted by Rev. T. W. Meli ich amp,
the pastor, and Rev. J. 13. Mcndeu
hall. We attended nearly all the
services while wc remained in town
and were interested. The congrega
tion 4 were large at night aud were on
the increase in the daytime There
was considerable interest, which
seemed to be widening and deepening.
This church was organized, consti
tuted rather, about 18 years ago, Rev.
T. W. Meli ich amp, tho present pits
tor, being one of the founders. He
remained pastor twelve years, and
then came up the country. The
bouse of worship is an excellent brick
struct uro with galleries, baptistry, etc
The audience room is about (33 by 40 j
feet. The history of this church has 1
been somewhat.checkered. It suflur
ed from "the war, as all other interests
did, Since then adverse influences of
various kinds have retarded its pro
gress more or less. 13ut wo arc pleased
to barn from distinguished parlies
that under the mild, firm evnngeligal
course and Christian labors of Mr.
Mel I ich a mp, the general condition of
the church is improving. Wo were
told by u gentleman of tho Methodist
church, that Mr. Mcllicha/up is mak
ing _ an excellent ininression in (
?*Iufgt-ui7r'g on^urcKlSq**:-?r ! "
We had something of an ndven
ture, and wo may as well confess it.
Wc wcio in charge of the Sheriff a
portion of the time we were in Or
aiigehurg. He generously gave us
the '?prison bounds," and after being
satisfied t hat wo meant no harm by
strolling into Oraugeburg in the un
ceremonious manner that wo did, he
allowed us to depart in peace, telling
us, however, that if we ever came
there again -. The Sheriff and
outsell' were iellow-studenls before
the war.
We wore pleased to meet our old
friend Rev. S. W. Weber, pastor of
the Methodist church. With him we
took tea on Wednesday evening, and
had quite a pleasant time. *'r.
Weber had invited the Baptist, Pres?
by tcriau an Lutheran pastors to be
present. The two first responded.
We were much pleased with the
appearance of Rev. Mr. Brown, the
Presbyterian pastor, and also heard a
good account of '?im.
f2 At the west end of Orangcburg we
saw the old court house in which it is
said that Lafayette was given a re
ception during the revolutionary war.
Wc judge it to be thirty feel square,
two stories high, hip-roof, with two
chimneys inside which divide the
house ir.to nearly three equal parts.
It has been renewed, however, till
probably littlo more than tho frame
remains of the original house.
The Edisto runs near the town on
tho west. It is a beautiful and inter
esting stream at this point. It has a
brownish appearance, owing to the
color of its bottom and banks, but its
waters arc clear, deep, and run with
a beautiful, winding, rolling motiou,
at the rate of four or five miles an
hour. Another feature of interest in
connection with the river is tho large,
tall, moss-festooned crypross that
cover ils banks. Among the wild
animals of these swamps, the wild
cat, catamount and bruin all como in
for u place in the picture. Another
class of tho denizens of that part of
the country is represented by tho stuff
ed skin of a rattlesnake four foot long,
more or less, and nine or ten inches
in eircuinfcicnco, with a dozen or so
rattles appended, which may bo seen
mounted across a front window of Dr.
Hydrick's drug store. Tho color is
similar to that of the eo-called "pilot,"
ouly brighter. It has all the appear
ances of a bona fide snake with his
head in a hole, and the sight of it
would doubtless sensibly affect a per
son of weak nerves, who should sud
denly find himself standing in closo
proximity thereto.
\Yc left Oraugeburg Saturday
morning and at present we are some
where else.
RAMBLER. I
NOTICE. .
OftAXUBound, S. C, September 21, 1877. J
DuliqunAt Tax pay era arc hereby notified
that immediate steps will lie taken to collect
tlie License and Heal Estate Taxes now due
the Town, By paying up promptly money
will In; saved.
By Order of the Mayor,
T. R. MALOtfE,
Clerk of Council,
sept 22 ? ' 3fr
OFFICE OFSClfOOL COMMISSIONER,
OltAxoKlilViO, September 21, 1877.
Persons desiroib of making application
to leach in the Free Common Schools of
Oraugeburg County are hereby notified
that tin; Hoard IfSchool ExaminerB,fnr
said County, will hold itssereiondfor tHd
Examination of tejuhers of said schools on
the 8th, Oth, 15th : ad lGth days of October
A. D., 1877. Purins holding certificates
to teach which wu expire befoxo tho 1 s*
day of January 1878Awilj make application
for reissue at said moling as tho Board will
not again meet prior [i 1st January 1878."
T1IOIAS PHILLIPS, '
Co. School Com. <0. Co?
.sept 22 j. 4t
ESTABL1S111D IN 1874,
G ISO. 13. ipWARDS,
Cotton asid Gi<ficrai CommtS'
sion ii-clmnt,
Charleston, S. ^.
Prompt attention afrch to pahs of Cotton,
Pea*, Corn. Kioto and Produce of all kinds.
Merchandize bmigj-i free of Jommlasion.
Agent at CharlesU-M for Stute Line Ocean
Steamships between Keff York, Glasgow,
LsJl'rpool. |ibndoii ull tilj iiprtK of fTiitrt^idt
References?Bank \rt~ Charleston. Jtisi
Adger ? Co., Cbarlcsrin, S. C- .
Kept 22 % . Im
STATfK OF SOuill CAROLINA.
OuAxVknuitu Cocxrvl \ In Probate
Kx Parte 2 j Court
Catharine F. Y.oiuv- \ Petitiotf "
blood, j for
Homestead.
I'libliti hollo c is hereby giv n tli-tt
Cathurino F. Yojingbbod, widow of Curtis
Yo'.uigblood, deceasot, jjjas applied by Pe
tition to nie as ProbateJudge for Coiinlj of
Orangeborg to have lie- tlointrs^ead apprai
sed and ?et otl'accordiig to law OUl.of tho
October 1877. * i
C. P>. <. iytm,
Judge .f.frol)ute, ?..
Orangelo^ County'.
Sent 22 . 5t
Medical Notia.
T>r. Tijbs. Log.ire respetnmH'iiUorm^lu^
Patients and Friends that he h|s disepjuin^
nod the practice of his PVofe&MOiin Orange
hurg County, in eonsemieuco oi'bis Removj
al to the City of Charleston, S. j.
sept 15 * 2? *
Heath-1.1 j
; ^v"ith such
a warning be
font us,, iet us
at Ueast be"
prepared to
?on^af "nllfe
>o lift'*? befut'er
?v.ivefehufflfc off
VthiiH jbtor^
coil," and we can only bo strcnggttened lj\
our defenop by fully supply of thiT invalu
able medicine, which, while ruJvingtbe
bowels very gently,purges the tc/ioVc system.
The howtl-forin hut one of the natftral outr- .
lets for the removal of waste in:iUoilsvnd;im?
purities; the kidneys draw away oii'clspecieft.
of waste iu;4terin the form of waterAmd the
skin rinothli- species in tho form o/f'.vajOTj
and perspiration. - /\\ * ?U T^v^
All the icgans must hastimftlated toin-*
creased biit nniurai action,. and thus the.,
whole systcin, even to the blood, the very
life of the holy, is cleansed and made healthy.
He it remehbered that Simmons' Hepatic .
Compound 61 Liver Cure never fail. . i
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roof a grocery store 13x12. Also a grain
sioro in close proximity, and a good welt of
water. Address A. Loryea 7 Beaufain St..
Charleston, or J. D. ]\). Fairey Esq.Branch
villc, S. C. 1
sept 4 1 im,