-r • V V - Special Requests. 1. In writing lo ftiv officn on business r.1- W»y» ftirc y»ur nstne anti Tost Office address It V- ‘2 itusin^jis letters »nd tjoinniuoieutiomi W w be fmMietifvl slioitid be written on separate , .ikt'ft*" » n < 1 ‘1>? oljrct ffl eacb plesrly indi cated by necessary note wben required^, : 8. Articlesfor pt.biKation should be writ ten in a clear legible hand and on only one tide of the page, v * \ 4. All ch.-inpes in n'hortinenients must rciudi us Dti Fi i'lay. Travelers’ Guide. v Soutli Cnrelina Railroad. r——’ • CHANGE OF BCHEDULK. g^lMKi^gfe yy- tdUdT^vui—sac- [-4 ‘^V- • "* • , ’ r ' Cii AmtEsrojt, Jfortmber 10, 1877/ ’ On and after Sunday, next, the South Carolina Rail/oad wilt be run as fpUcws: * jtoa arqtisTi,' ■ • . a ' _ ; ■ • ^ . (Sunday morning excepted), t l.eare Charleaten . . 0 00 a. jn. 7 20p. m. Arrire Augusta . . 6 COj>. n. 6 16 a. m. roa coiCJteiA, t, (Sundny morning excepted), V • :tk J V* Leave Charleston . . b 00 a. in. 9 60 p m. ArriveatColmnbia. il 00 p.m. 8 45 a. at. ) * raa cH*Bi.rstoN, (Sunday morning excepted)/ Leave Angusta ... 8 80 a. m. 9 30 p m. Arrive at Charleston 4 20 p.m 8 00 a. ,m- Leave-Columbia . . 6 80 p. m. 7 Mp.m* Arrive Charleston . 12 oightaudG 15 a. m. Summerville Train, (Sundays excepted) ! Leeve Ptunjnerville •Arrive at Charleston l.enve Charleston Arrive at Summerville » 7 40 a m 8 40 a m 8 15 p m 4 25pm rule Breakfast, Dinner and Snpperat Bronchvl Camden TVain ~ t • ‘ L. ■ . .Connect* at Kingsville daily (Sunday* excep ted with day passenger train to and from Charleston. Ibumenyers frppi Csmden to Co 4umhta can tro through without detention on Mondays, 'Wednesday* and Friday*, aftd ^Vom Columbia to Camden on Tuesday*, ^liursdaya and Saturdays by connection hrith day passenger train. Day and night trains connect at Augusta with (Iforgia Railroad and Central R nil read. This route is the quickest and most direct to Atlanta, Na*hviMe, LouisvilTe,Cincinnati, Chicago, £t Louts and other points in the Northwest. \ Night trains for Angtisl* connect closely .with the fast mail train via Macon ami Au- gio-tn Railroad for Macon. Columlms, Montr- gomery. Mobile, New Orleans and points in Jibe Southwest. (Thirty-six hours to New Qxleans^,., . ... Day twins for Columbia. connwet obwely ,with Cliariotte Uailroad for all p-ims North inaking quick time nnd no deiays. (Forty hour* to New York.) , , ( . The trains on the Giecnville and Colnr.ibia and Spartanburg and Union Railroads con fleet closely with the train which leaves Charleston ®t 500 a m, and returning they connect in same manner with tho train Which leave* Columbia for Charleston at 5 30 p m t Laurens Railroad train connects*! Newberry on Tuesdays; Thttrsdsya and Saturdays. . Blue Rbtge Railroad train runs dai y, con necting with no and down trains on Green ville and Columbia Rail' fnd. b. S SOLOMONS, . ■" Sttpcrintendcni. S. R. Piccfs", General Ticker Agent. ^avaiuuih :*ir1 t hn J ts!‘ a Co. CHANGE or M'rr.TUTLR. / CnAUL!»TOK, y.. -fan. 5, IS7A. 'fcua*-y 7,1F7A Barnwell c. h.. s. c., Thursday, February 28. im. Ml 26. THE THIEVES’ CARNIVAL. The Bcport of the Committee on Frauds. , [New* and Courier.] The committee reapectfully teVito attenllon to the evidence and vouch-; ers aofcmltted.with this report udder the head of “8upplle8.’ > The abuses have been so great, and dt such a pal pable nature that, the most credulous person would hardly believe that such frauds could be perpetrated under the forms of legialatiop, History falls to cite an instance whlah t^ao be com-, pared to such a carnival of fraud and extravagance as has been held in South Carolina, by and through the }urcha&e of supplies for the members of the General Assembly. In this connection, we submit a number of the accounts against th State ; also a few of .ttJe individual qcoounts of THE AVEBACK. “BTATESMAH” of South Carolina, under the late regime. We not only make the as sertion, hut we present the proofs, thatthe whole country may see how one of “The Old Thirteen”- has been robbed and laid prostrate through Ignorance on one side, and corrupt adventurers on,t^e other. Our report is necessarily elaborate ; tho charges are sq grave that we deem it unwise to make them unless we substantiate them by evidence which no one can donbt. If the simple statemqpt was made that senators and members of the ’frouse were furnished with everything they desired, from swaddling clothes ■£* • ‘ r; Mm aoe regarded as privileged inatters, and the Senate rule requiring all reports to lie over one day was generally suspended and tho report considered at once and the accounts ordered to be paid .without a dissenting voice. Senators left their accounts with the chairman of the committee on contingent accounts. When settled in this\way they were generally returned to senators re ceipted.” ^ ^ We And that there was A regular Ayhtem by Which these accounte were passed upon by the Senate and House through the manipulations of the com mittee on .contingent accounts. The following examples *111 sufflfte.: The committee would report that they had considered the account of A, B and O (which were honest claims) and found them correct, and wonld recommend that they be paid ; but af- tet the last name on the accounts we In most instances found the ominous words “and others” or “sundries and others,” which being.. interpreted meant “fraud.” Woodruff continuing says: “The committee tp. audit the contingent expenses of the Senate claimed the right to order what they pleased and include it In theli; report under the name of “sundries and oth ers.” ■ Jones, in bis qvldenoe speaks of them as # “dtram Aboopyrrs,” ; . and says that they were generally paid under the head of “and others.” Your committee And It necessary to cliiaeifly.the various supplies furnish ed in order tha^you may perceive the magnitude of the robbery and the ruthless expenditure of the-taies te and liquors, and all paid for by the jg-oyide {or pleasure *and comfort State, it would create a smile of doubt and derision ; but when we make the statement end prove It by several wit nesses and tho vouchers found In the i ffioes of the clerkVof the Senate and House, nil will with sorrow admit the truthfulnesa of tbe report. Bor your guidance we deem it essential to place under appropriate h^ads the class of supplies and the evidence referring tberto. * We flret call youF”nltentinn to the evidence of Jtr. Woodruit who was cleric of the Senate at that time, and necessarily oogulfcant tt everything concerning ‘he furtiLbing of supplies. He says: “uader tho h^atl of suppli-s was niibraocd everything that a Sen ator choyee to order. These orders were generally given through the l’! H-t'V* ‘he Depot of I Lewe- Charle-ton WrHye *t S*>*iY I r.fivb NiLvAmn'.! Arriro Cliitrfet'tofl Ai'f wrn'' loti: tt jVait! J.envr. !-k*rlf-!on A rri ve *» A e£a*lft - Arrive 1’ort Royal - Arrive?*T»nni*lF - - Leave Mavuunak l^ave AnguM* l.cnve Port Royal Arrive Charle*ton - 2 ]. r > a. m. 9 00 ft. tn~ o 00 p. ra. J1 CO p. nr/ (>/,>/« F.xeepttd. 8 no *'. ip. 15 p. in . iNtp. m. M Wi a. 7 80 a. m 10 20 a. m. 6 80 p. m. Right Paurngtr, Sunday* Freepted. I^ave Clwirlcston “ - Arrive Port Royal - Arrive Savannah I.envc Sav.tnnali Leave Auguela • Arrivv*' harlcston* - 8 50 p. in. - 6 45 a. m. - 7 ^6 a. m. - 10 00 p. ra. » 9 00 p. m. • 8 45 a. m. FaM mail train wilt, only etop nt Adaraa Biin.Tcinassce. Orulmniville and Montei'fi. Accommodation train will stop at all aia* [ion* on ttii* road and muKc* close epnnoction /or August a and Port UyjSl and ail stations on the Port Royal Railroad,. • ^ ,, , ...j Fast mail make* connection for points in Florid* and Georgia. t G. 8. GADSDEN, Engr. and SupL F. C.BoTLeroN^Q. F. andT. Agent. WILMINGTON; COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD. / Gkxkbal Passkxgf.r Dipaftmknt, CoLuaniA, S.C., August <5, 1877. The following Schedule Will be operated on ' after thia date : Night F.xprtn Train—Daily. of our statesmen 1 tinder the class of •■Refreshments,” we ask attention to these facts,: .A room in tbe state house was fitted up wherln to serve “wince, liquors, eatables and cigars,” to State officials, Senators and mem bers of the Houee, and their friends at all hours of the -day and night. Woodruff’s evidence Is that the largest hills were rendered for refreshment?, Including the Scst liquors and cigars, which were served up in a rqom adjoining that of the clerk of the Sen ate, and kept open at all hours, and was visited dally by State officials, yu. Jones clerk of the House, testifies that supplies were furnished under the head of “Legislative expen ses, sundries and stationery,” and in- dnded refreshments, for committee rooms, groceries, clocks, horses, car- risges, dry goods, carpets, and furni ture of every description, and tnjjs- cellaneouB articles of merchandise for the personal use of.the members. Y ur committee find upon examina tion of the vouchers in the treasurer’s office that in - ^ ONE SESSZOf ’ », ihere were expended, under the roa- peciii'e C.OISU NORTH. Leave Columbia Leave Florence Arrive at Wilmington 11 15 p, m. . 2 40 a. m- . 6 82 a, m. G 00 p. m. 10 02 p. m. 1 25 a. m. OOUtO 80UTg^ Leavo Wilmington Leave Florence - «. Arrive at Colnmhia • . Tbis Train is Fuel Express, making through connection*, oil rail. North ant) South, and Waterline connaction via Portsmouth. Sto only at Eastover, Sumter, TimmonsviUe, Florence, Marion, Fohf Bluff, Whiteville anti Flemtnpon. . Through Tickets *ol4 and ba?g*g< od to oil principal poiuU. PuUman Sleepera on night Through Freight Train—Daily, day*.) jv. except Sun- ooixr. nokth. Leave ColunHiia L«»ve Fit renee. at tt'ilm.rtgton. 6oyso so'3th. 6 00 p. nr. 4 30 a. m. 12 00 re . 30 2 85 10 10 I^ave Wilraihgtotj, . • Liave Florence . . * . Arrive at Columbia > . Local Ft eight Train leaves Columbia Tncs- 4»y, I hursdny anA^jalunUj only, at 6 a. m. Arrives at Florence at 8 80 p. m. 3. POPE, O. F. AT. A. L. f, WCV1NE, fe .jferintendeut. dries” and “Incidental Expenses,” not than three hundred and fifty dollars, one hundred nd twenty-five thousand of which were spent for refreshments, Including the finest wines, liquors and cigars. We can prove how uotversarty this system of fraud was practiced and Tied oftt by tho bills and individual 2 30 n w ^ on °* we sub I n H with the re- •') u. m! porl. and the evidence of ekrks Wood- v m. ruff and Jones and sergent-at-arms Williams. Woodruff testifies that “t|te prac- opened at fi oclock In the morning, and kept open from 2 to 4 the next morning; that during that time sortie one was constantly there' eating, drinking or smoking, and that Sunday formed no exception to the rule. He says : He never saw a bar-room equal to the state-house refreshment room for drinking, smoking and talking, and that a large majority of the members, who assembled in the- room were re publicans, but that democratic sena tors and representatives were there also. He mentioned the names of senators % BIRMANN AND HOLCOMBE , and representative R. M. Smith as dally, visitorsi “that many of the mem here would be at the room before breakfast hunting a drink or eye- opener.” He could not estl rn^te the exact amouht of liquor drank, but as serted that It averaged several gollons per day, With a considerable amount of wine, ale and porter thrown in. The beat cigars and wines were fur nished, and that often what he con sidered a good article would be reject ed. He could not keep a sufficient amount of cigars on hand to supply tbe.demfltQd, as many of them . FILLED ONE OB TWO OF THEIR POCKETS upon leaving and would frequently carry off a bottle of champagne in the same way. * ]Je is porter now, and says that no refreshments are served, as that business stopped when Gov ernor Hampton took charge of the state-house. . k ... It will be obsefved that the State furnished a room, a porter and re freshments for our “statesmen” while thfcy were plotting hpw to rob the peo ple they pretended to r^resent; ready to-rote for any,inca8aT& ihat wouTd enrich themselves at the public ex pense. In addition to t^e refresh- Jones says tho most extravagant ac counts were rendered for refreshments for committee rooms, and that be found It useless to remonstrate. ■ Sergeant-aUarms Williams testifies that tbe House did not keep a refresh ment ropm, but be was ordered to buy wines, liquoA, &c., for the members, and that he did buy them from, Mr. .Gibson and Mr. Solomon, His evidence is corroborated by Mr. Gibson, and the orders given him. ... Among the members thus furnished wq find the names of l*. Hurley, mem ber frpm Charleston ; P. Slmk ins, from Edgefield; D. Boston, from New berry ; James A. Bowley, of George town ; Speaker 8. J. Lee, of Aiken. We submit a .specimen order given to. Mr. Gibson, for - ^ JAMES A. BOWLEY, which was delivered In one day ; “One box champagne, one box port wine, one box whiskey, one hot brandy, one hot sherry wine, three boxea cigars.” Mr. Bowley was one of tbe leading colored members of the House, and chairman of tbe committee of ways and means, and it is easy to understand why he reported favorably upon the enormous tax-levies and appropriation, bills of the House. We append an order to Mr. Gibson from Rev. W. H. Thomas, member from Colleton, and chairman of the committee on claims: "Mr. Gibson, there is a mistake, the order calls for two boxes of wine, pleabesend the other. W. H. Thomas.” . Mr. Clboon in his evidence says “He was paid in Legislative pay cer tificates for all supplies, and that he only furnished the best articlee.” We also refer to tbe evidence of Wm. M Fine, who kept a restaurant in this city, abd Who says be furnished sup plies consisting of “eatables, Yjlnee, li quors and cigars to different Legisla tive commitwes, for which he received pay certificates, and that the largest amount Issued to him, at one tUne, for these supplies was $1,800,” HABDY SOLOHON, ", ■ a dealer in groceries, has numerous large accounts among, the vouchers. He testifies that be furoishod Wood ruff and Jones with supplies, but not as clerks of their respective houses, and that he was paid,by the State treasurer on presentation of the pay certificates, which were Issued to biqa for his account^ In connection with the evidence of Mr. Solomon, we call attention to h s itemized tu e >unt which was sworn to by him, and annexed to hie evidence under the head of “Sup plies,” wherein appears the names of the following persons to* furnished • * •’*. “kefkeriiments F. R. Jacobs, Senators John Wilson, W. E. Holcombe, D. Biemann, J. H. White and G. L. Haym*, Governor R. K. Scott, Comptroller-General John L. Neagle, Lieutenant Governor Ransier, State Treasurer Niles G. Parker. Speaker?.I. Moses, Representatives C. O. J5oweo, J. Felder Myers, 8. L. Duncan,. R. H. Humbert, Dr, B. A Bosemoo, — Miller, McLaogbHfii John B. Dennis, j. Byas, W. 8. McKinlay, R. M. Smi^HfeiH. Jones, Nelson Davis and Ge^^Tllliara Gurney, county treasurer of Charleston. Yoin#8Ynmlttce also find on the ex amination of this Item'zed account and tho evidence adduced before us that Messrs. Jones and Woodruff made pay ments on several occasions by check and cash ; nevertheless, on examining the payments made by the State treasurer to Mr. Solomon, on pay cer tificates issued to him, it is shown that he has drawn six thousand dollars oter and above bis entire account, and, worse still, these certificates were all Issued before the first of March, 1873, after which time he was, paid otherwise. We also find that In the year 1872 there was issued t# him $21,380.60, while his itemized accotfbt shows that there was only due him for the years 1871 and 1872, $11,203.48, proving that of he was paid $13,177.02 over the amount claimed to have been furnished by him. Comment is unnecessary. • H » SrECTMEN STEALS. We know of no better method of il lustrating the reckless expenditure of money fpr this class .of supplies than by referring to the accounts rendered, some of whhJh will be found appended to the Evidence, and we sail attention to accounts designated “Exhibit W 2” and “W S 51 jri Woodruff’s evidence, where It is shown that on March i, 1872, Solomon famished ths Senate tmi WWtthof wfnSi end *?** ments furnished at tbe state-house, large quantities of wines, liquors and cigars, and other things were sent to the hotels, boarding houses and res idences of State officials, senators, members and their friendc. This is by the vouchers and accounts the evidence of A. O. Jones, desi tracted tor the “gratification” of our “statesmen” were promptly paid, while the vilest criminals were pardoned to keep them, from starving, and turned out Upon an.outraged people ; the un fortunate inmates of the Lunatic Asy lum were at the same time suffering from want of proper food’ and cloth ing ; the free schools were closed and teachers unpaid. These fraudulent expenditures were „ - <'% si NOT CONFINED TO ANT PARTICTJLAB YEARt as will appear by the vouchees turned over to your committee. We now call attention to the accounts of George Syminers, mentioned in the evidence of Mr. Woodruff designated “A A,” “A B,” “A O,” “A H,” aggregating $3,- 157.80, from March 1,1871, to the 7th day of same month, amounting to more than four hundred and fifty dollars psr day, for wines and liquors for the Senate alone. The evidence and vouch ers'are not confined to Solomon, Fine, Gibson and Symmers, hut prove that Messrs. Cooper and Taylor, Wm. Ken nedy and Joseph Taylor, cltlaens of Columbia, also furnished supplies of the same character^ This trade was : V NOT OONKNED TO COLUMBIA, as is shown by thevouebers of Messrs, kllnck, Wlckenberg & Co., of Charles ton, and others, or to tbe State, as proved by tbe accounts of Kuhn & Co., of Philadelphia, dealers in wines and liquors. > • » • THE PRICES PAID for these supplies were most extrava gant. In Woodruff's evidence there is an account designated as No. 11, in which Mr. Symmers charged $20 per gallon for brandy ; sherry wine, $10; whiskey, $8; cigars, $10 per hundred. In tbe itemized account of Mr. Solo mon the prices are equally uncon ocionable. Lager beer, $4 30 per dok> en; brandy, by tbe dozen, (quarts' $40; cigars, $20 per hundred ; ebam pogne, $40 by the case ; port »ifie, $40 per doz^n. An e$Umats, «^ot be formed of. the amount of wines, liquors and cigars used in a single session, but enough is shown l»y the bills rendered and*thfc psy oertifleaten Issued to dem oudtrate that to have used all that was purchased, every member of the House and Senate musthaveconsumed ONE GALLON PEE DAT; with a few extra bottles of als and wiuo thrown in, and smoked not less than one dozt n cigars within the same time. During this era of “elevation, 1 while tbe average “statesman" was de prived of the enjoyment of his accua tomed luxury, the succulent water* , it la cot strange to find Him seeking the luscious fruits of tropical climes—hence the bills of Messrs. BrookJ^uiks & do. Brookbanks says n his evidence “that be was connected wiih a confectionery and fruit store, that be furnished such articles as were usually kept in such establishments, and that be rendered bills made out under the head of ‘Sundres,* and re ceived In payment legislative pay cer tificates.” W 3 dew proceed to show the enor mous expenditures for other purposes. The first we shall consider is that of FURNITURE. We find that there has been paid out within four years for furniture alone over two hundred thousand dollars, and of this amount Mr. Berry and Mr Fagan, furniture dealers, testify that at tho present time there Is at the state-house only seventeen thousand seven hundred and fifteen dollars’ worth, appraised at the prlcee paid for It; a list of which was sworn to by them and is attached to their evidence This iuciudes three hundred and twenty-five dollars’ worthjof furniture purchased by Attorney-General Mel ton, and paid for by him out of Jbk contingent fund, and at this time Is in the attorney-general’s office. Mr. Berry says he furnished a large number of Committee rooms outside Oneinch, *• «*eh •atavquAst j Quarterly, rent]-annual < made Sn liberal temi.\y x i Ontract a ^ '• _ * I 1 \t i /'vat n ** w si 43 rt A akntl/ ry, cobsistiug of chairs, tables, wash stands and bfd room sets. Some of lifleates. the rooms thus furnished were ocou- by Gen. *W. J. Whipper, W. H. . -_.^and James A. Bowley.-s4|$U|N$ ruff, who saya that “the matter of Te- where it Is shown that Mr. Solomon not know what became of tbe furni- him to sell a large portion of bis stock as numbers 25 1-2 to 26 3-4, inclusive. to your committee that members who only received six dollars per diem could in a few weeks after their arrival in Columbia, obtain elegant furniture for their rooms and brussels carpets for their floor?, and recline on Oriental spring and sponge mattrasses; while their constituents were being hounded down by the inexorable tax-gatherer to pay the price of these luxuries, v We find that under the head of “Fur niture” accounts were presented for mules* horses, buggies, and horse feed. . * These accounts were passed upon and certificates issued accordingly. Mr. Gce^qjand says he d!^ not sell any buggies or carriages directly to the State, but sold .to the me and was paid for them with pay cer- Eo remembers receivieg a certificate, which proved to bs frau dulent, in payment for a carriage. At one time a proposition was made to Poffer;* Dictionary and fine stationery tainly afforded our “statesmen^ facility for an eaCtsnai' epee. v It hes long been a mystery to tbs unltiated wberr the matchless dls- raonds which flashed their light in the halls of the cap! showy watch chains aod watches came from; but as of Mr. Sulzbacher’s acooonts, of a similar m alone furnished tbe House with $5,877.- largest proportions, and. orders were 15 worth 0# wines and liquors within given for liqdots and cigars, which were two months. Mr. Solomon says be had no difficulty in making collections while they did business with. him. Thus It clearly appears that blHi con but endeavored to collect it, and was told by J. B. Denuis, James A. Bewley, Benjamln^Byas and Charles Mlnort that he had nothing to do with it, consequently he troubled himself no more about it He says ths rooms i mpo verlshed State. Iu the account of W. J. torney. at law, designated as charges the State the modest $50 per day f6r< forty professional services re, mlttee appointed to the aflbtai of th« Bin garQjs’a ■sm of Carriages and buggies 4f be would make out his account against the State and receive pay certificates in meet thereof, which he-dsoliaed. We'alap refer to-'ihe tei