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WINNSBORO, S. 0. Saturday, Decenber 1, 1877. R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor, JNO. 8. REYNOLDS, Associato Editor. Meeting of Citizens. We are authorized to announoo that a rnoting of the citizons of FairliolI vill b0 h"., 1 1in tho co>nrt house on '.mday next, at one1 o'clock. Tho purpose of this inoet ing is to take into considuration the prosent railroad facilities enjoyed by the towns in the county, and the unjust discriminations made against them by the Charlotte, Columbia and Augtsta Rt.tilroad Company. Certain it is that tho county has been, this fall fdono, damaged to the extent of many thous,uds of dollars by the freight tariff now imposed by the Company, Something must bo dono-reliof must be had in some way-or thu trado of theso towns is gone ; and with it the prosperity and progress of most of the people. It is timle that something Wor. dono against tihe oppressivo and unfair clarges of a corporation that is managod solely in the iiturest of Northerners who are intent only on money. Everybody is iaterested not only merchants, but professional men, mochani.:s and, most, of all, the farmers theisolves, Let overybody who can, attend the meeting to -day. AssO(TE.w Ju.sr1c-: W Iair-r has re signed. Sensible fellow Tim SoUT1 CRAoLINk SEN.%TE il .anost 1s unanimous as 1ahn Bard. WX InvoTIs COnU,i1oral spaceu to to Govern r 11am11pt. -i inessar . It speaks for itself. A -m:ito i P1ENNsYrArA has hIen in jail for twenty-seven years. Ho was COUNvictod of m1ur(lo, but. on. V. E. Johnson, the governor, ne, glected, for somo reason, to sign his death-warrant, and none of the succeeding governors havo eared to perfohn tho job. The board of prison inspectors have unanimously re3commnded a plardlon. And all this timol( the Raidieala have been losing a vote. ImMEDWrAEr,Y UPoN RmtcmPr of thmo inform)ation tha&t Sw.ails had re signed, we' sit dlown to writo ani article nominiatinig Hlou. T. B. Jeter for presid'nt pro? tc'm. of thet .Senatec. But hoflore we had ai chaneo to pub lish it, the Senato had bee'n and gono and electod him. We r'amn, therefore, only Uxpress our grattihenioni at this selection. Durwing the sti rring timines last winter, Senator Joetor, as the leader of the handful of D)emocrats in the Sonaute, displayed magn ificnt pluck and .signal ability ; and ini .ipite of a malignant Rtadioal ma.jority *sud a State-house full of Federal bayon ets and 10ousy constabulary, placed the Democratic party square. ly upon the record, and1( fought the Radicala at overy stomp. ATTORNEYe.NER1;AL. CoNN MR has do termined to resign his office some time during the session of the Logis Iatuire. General Conner engaged actively in the campaign in the fall of 1876, and immediately after his election assumed oharge of the poer, plexing and important litigation no cessary for the establishment of the Constitutional Governmwent. Since then, lhe has boin actively engaged ini pursuing the public criminals, and in advising the State oMleials upon difticult points of law. During this period his private business has been almost entirely neglected. Now that the battle has been won, General Conner feels justified in laying aside his harnoese, Th le state owes him a debt of thanks for his eervlces, and would be pleased to have him continue in offIce. But if 4his is not to be, she ftives him her best.wiahes, 1Mr. prgy.y. Youmans la mentig9ned as General -Oenner's probable successor. The mant1j would fall on worthy shoalders. Mr. Younans possesses till the requisites of an attorney -gmenr.. and under almifitration the public robbers wouldI have a hard timI1e. T1111E S TA TE L-EW2IS.L.4 T CUM . WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28, 1877. SENATE. Senato met at the usual hour. The reading of the journal was dipensed with. A number of bill were intro duced. '".0o joinl resoition to elect a judge of the sov,eth -0cirItit was m:de1 the spucial ordfr for Fri dIly. '1. L-Creport Of tO joinl InV0s fig,tting committen oil Pattersont's Case was1 submlitu'd. Tho govornor's mosago was read. A numbur of ch nes in commit toes were adopted by a vote of 26 to 0. Ron. T. B. Jetor w'; ulected president pro tem., anid TV. Stobo Farrow clerk of the Sonato. A concurrent resolition from the House of Representativos author izinig and requestiiig the comptroller general to postppne the Sale of do linquent lands to a period not later than the first M11onday in January next, when in his judgment it was deemed advisablo, was agreed to. After other businoss, the Senato adjourned. Housr cv REP-E,ENTATIVs. The House mot at the nsual hour. A numbor of bills were in troduced and referred. The judiciary committue was ordred to in-csigato the case of Representative Keitt kvolored) of Newberry, ill jail fo: hig:uy. After the introduction of oti, bills, the Holuse adjourned till F.id.y. T1HE Sou'ri rN Coxonass.-I assuro yOU, says ia Washinigton correpi on dont, that unless the igger is kept in the wood pile, tho R,!publican party wills -on havonofuel with which to keep ip) -team. Tho 8outh has bucome so painlfully quict of late, her members in Congress are so far m11ore iticelligenlt, diglified and respa:-table thai they have been for the last dozenl ye:ar, that the IUli cals are becoming frightoned, and are vry solicitous for fe.r that these Demioe ndbs will capltro tho Pi dint nIttid all his political housv'ehlold by Imans of the Superi.m ability of tIat s, me Southern wing- of the Democracy. And threfore the old, old story of the poor negro must agaiii be brought to the front. ON BoT BI.Es OF ''HE ]!ENCE. Sonc colo'CL .Ien were talking politics in front of a store the other day, whin one said: "Toml, dey say de Publican pat ty am dead an' gone to the Independmits ; what sort politi- (4y gotf?" "ell, oTIy is the samen as the hypoerit, doy wvant~ do votes of bore side, and u'minds ime of ai nigger what Iomo up) from E:lbert count fy ;ho went to de U:rptis'n eetiu' an d he big Baptis, deni, inext he0 wOnt 1(o the Me1thiodis' mee(Ltin' anid outshout demt~ all, but he took care to eat hearty on both 'nominations," - 1I(ar/eelt (Ua.) Sun, rphe [ousekeoper' Union, organ izted bly F.rau Morgenstern, in Berlin, now niumhois 4(,000 mom bers, who dlo all their buyilg on the co-operative plan. The clarks in I.ho grocery are all women anni girls. Puirchases ario mlado inl large qiunti tims, and sales aii o at aetual cost. The Union began with 2(0 membors, who contributed two do)lhers (ach1 as cap)itaZl. Inl addlitioni to this sum. One) dolar per year as8 dacs covers the out.ire expeunse of proc uring all needed articles at the lowet~; possi., ble rate. Little William U Cha.ndler, of Nowv Hampshire wvho had something to do with t.hi Florida frauds, last elet,ion, is nmking some1 pretty charges against Johni S herman in connection with the Louisiana re, turnls, andl thireatens exposure. Its a case of pot and kettle, but if there are any revelations to be imado lot us hatv( them. B. M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, R. C. Winthrop and N. P. Banks, of Massachusetts ; Theodore M. Pomn Or*oy, of New York ; Gaiusha A. Grow, of Pennatylvania ; Schuylor Colfax, of Indiana, and James 0. B3laine, of Maine, are the' living ex-. speakers of tihe House of RIepr-esens tativos. At the request of the Queen, the Princess of WVales and her children and the 1'rincess Beatrice arranged andi carried out, the old-fashioned ceremonies of Wallowo'on at Balmo ral. Over 'two hundred torohos appeared in the procession and aance, an,d 'the typical witch was burned in a hugeo bonfire. According to the British Wreck Register, 502 vessels were wholly lost last year. Ini Jiteen years,more thani 12,000) persons have lost their lives by the wrcing of English TORRAID. ---o CUTTIA'a OUT WOR K F,10t T11E LEG ISLATURE. How tomDeal with the Questione--Tho PuLbItC DeOt S r014 jgloljAgu. ranco the Paiant of Crina A Word for the Taxpayora, Miscollaneous Busipeds. Governor Hampton's annual mos sage to the Logislature was sent in on tho 28th ult., and road before both houses. The principal portions are horo given.-After cong.* tu. ting tie mieibers upon tiro improved Cond1itjon of atlAis in 6ou.th Caroli ni. dho gov,xrnvr touwhls ilp an the SalicIt puA,1itS of ti.I, work ibufore tie Lgishuure, as follows Firstin iniportance is the finan cial condition of the State, for until this is satisfactorily settled all hopes of returning prospority will prove delusive. Tao credit of the State must be returnod to, and maintained at, its ancient high character, beforo we can muiake good our promises of re form, or can oxpect her to take the proud poition she once held, tnd to which it should AW our highest dtty and our noblest aimbitln to restore her. 'Tlhis object can, I feel convinced, bo accouplished by thim, Cloucral Asumbly withollt imposmg upon utir i.apovori.shed peopAio an enotu IOUs burl .ien. * * Repudiav.ion would 'bring inevitable diata..-;r and would entail indclible di.;grace. Tie public dubt can surely be so adj isted that, while the welfare of the Stato is carc-fully guarded, the rights of crcditors shall not be Vf)olat-d or iIppaired. The very fLet th t a StLAe can ex (r(*iSk p IO S ill I...:s.ioAI N:. nature agaviinsu wV61u:b1 njo nr,m exist.s, Sholud nako its 10Si.lru doubly vareli of the ine.orest Oi creditors whose ;ole proleeti-n i.; in the honor of their dubtol s. * * 1* *, * UnIlleIi somle provision be made to m1weet the oblig.tions of t,b( State when they fall duv, wo shall be subjected to g-reat emilibarrass mont,and perhap,; lons, a-t tho 8tate wdI be forced to i%sluo no,w bunds inl order to take up the outst,nlgMw ones. TIhiN syst0nlj of b.rr-wiUN to p.ty Our debts wvill Il'.1u1pr ourl pw0 ple and may imp:tir the c oJit o om to a sinlkilg fund, ithe stroncsc. ci which is that it may 1.1 i wrtCd, under cm*egenIc%, Lman ;us iex.ti mna'to pilpoue. To ;;ttad i s this contin)gency, r at Ee sam 1lIe time to pr ovide. for the graduo:di p)a mentL of the p)ubi)c dsb:, I adivise tha t a speelal ann 'dud tax of one, hm:b 1 ill be levieil1, the proeeoads of whieu shadl be p1 sed in t'.e hands of the Tresurer of the State, wime shalil be directed to buy in 'he bonds of thme Stato ainniually to the extent of the fuid so raisedi. It will be readlily seecn how profitable to the State sunch a plhn would be0 while the bonds are below oar, TIhe pro~ eceds of such a1 I x as has beeni in dicated could at the priesent tinmo retire bonds to the amlolunt of $100), 000, realizing to the Si...tc : 1) prout of twenty -live or thirty peri cenlt The11 puiblic deLbt c ould be gradua.ll b)ut sulrely rOdulCed, whiloe 11 ur01 theu oft p.oying it ini this mlvnnori would fall Iigh.tly oni the taxpayers I medrely suIggest such a system, efh-tails to the wVisdoml an< expo1 ri.neo of the General Assembly. Another subject of vital conse. <l1ueco to ot1r maitial. prospori ty, to which .L bog to call your atten ioln, is that of THlE FIfEX sellOOLs. Th'e Superintendent of Education, in his annual rep)ort, gives not 01nl the result of his labors during the past year, but maokes suggestions worthy of your grave consideration. Owing to circumnstanices with wvhich you nro familiar, the facilities for the education of our people hanve not been, as yet, what we desired and expected them to be. Weo must 1n0$ forget that among the pldgs of roformn maide by us there is none to whicn we aro more solemnly comnitted than that of ph..cing within the reach of all classes the moans of education. I earnestly invoke your favorable action on this subject, and I trust you will be able to mature sonme system which, while benefitting the scholars, will scure prompt payment to the teachers Many of those latter, after discharging their duties faith.. fully, now hold claims against the State, which should at once be paid. I recom~mend the ratifica Lion of THlE CONsTITUTIONAL AMENDMEN(T regarding the tax to support free so1gools, adopted by the votors at the last election. From the funda hhwil f.hun ba rovidea to-oth - V ml .l- poll tax. our ivchoois e,tn h?o put on a footing of great usefulnOs. THE UNIVERSITY. The governor alls atteniotin to the fact that the salarioi of some of tho professors, aimong them Profes. sors Laborde, Reynolds and Rivers, remain unpaid, and recomiends payment. He also adirimes an ap, propriation for two uiyorsitios, one for the whites and the other for the blacks. In his opinion it will, of course, be impossible to put those uiversities or colleges in perfeet working order at once, but such leM'tion to that end can now be had as will lay a secure foundation for th.11. Ho next cdL' attention to the PENAL INSTITUTIONs, and recommends improvement in their management. "This," he says, "is now particularly the case with tle penitontiary, and it is very desirable that the convict labor should be utilizod, iistead of being, as it now is, a burthen on the honost peoplo of the State. The I superintendent has recently visited IUay of the penal1i institutions in the contry, and he has thus acquired muCh1 valuabio information, which lms beenl laid before the directors. "I suggiest that 'thero should be fivo instead of three directors of the penitentiary, to be elected by the Lerislature." Ho recommend, the s-.17o courso with the Regents of the Asylum, and suggests more. over that all sueh Stato oflice.s should be eleucted by the Legisla turo instend of being auppointud by the governo;. THE TAXES. "The taxes levied at your last session have been very generally Iid, though xyiment 1"ll due at a tiie not nily unusual, but unpro piIions. In View of t.is fact, and ti adi owd one that in many e.tses hU %V p,'>edk of the if, op(I h d Ie Lll -n dod 0of',Ai0 thj ( a'l fo taxi.s %a j;ia.l, I recommend tl:'t yo extend .,1110 e1sur of relef to dolini'iunt taxi yers as in your diset uti,,n mniy seem pi (.per. j3O sides those taxpayers (whose pover ty has prevented payml-ent of the taxes of the 1ast fiscal year,) there are many in the State who are in arreArs for several years past. in niany instamces, tlholands of these )artietj hive been forfoited and tiov :le thus deprived of their only neanls of livelihood. If you could 11dopl; 8'ch Imleasures as wouiol Secti'e the paymenL of lrst year's I.,X-I inl the c%'-Hv of tHli::o unfor1tiu nlate3 Cit izen, relievin~ i,! n of p-tsi. ieb dm( ss in accoiL of talx.3;, and retAo.ing-- thn- F'Weitet lamds, .t WA 1m-- be .ml'. ; on y (If ll :.n. li.y, hnat .1 m ink, .. wii 1mf. A ne0w sp'irit, ofi ho'pL) woo-1 oc' intused ;nto our1 peop)~le and they would devote themel'vs to tho ~task of rearn their shI-r1o-l firtune'. withi renewed zeal and energy. In doing thiu, they' would necessarily mncrease the wealth of the State and wromote its prosperity." The recomm11)enldaltion is also0 made that cre'dit he allowed to tihe colored dlupes for the money they paid into the aclmberlain govermiurn t. "Ac tion of this sort would show that we prefer to be governed in matters of this characiol by the rules of eqjlui.y rather than by the te'chni c.di ties of the law." Te governjor also recoimmends the abolition of BPEcIAL. LE.GIRLATToN, as that has b)eomo a nuisance in this, andl other States. He announces the resignation of Judge Wright, to take effect, December 1st ; and also announces a vacancy in Judge Nor'throp's cir' cuit, lHe announces that lie has advanced mnoney from his con tingent fund for the support of the investigating committees. In his opinlon, if there were two con~ tingent funds, one for unprovided for expenses of the State, and one for the governor's use, tile latter could be reduced to $5,000. Ho con cludles, inuvok ing tihe blessings wi lch can be besiowed by a merci ful God on a free, enlightened, prosperous and happy common wealth. The mnayor ofbo Miines, Iowa, tendered his resignation last Mon day, with the understanding that it should take effect the next time hej gets drunk. Nevada has a new law authorizing the public wvhipping of wife beaters. A whipping post has boon core moniously placed in front of the court house iln Austin. Trho telephorm is being rapidly put mnto use at Boston. About one hundred mercantile houses are al redy conneted with every express office iu the city. TOOTHl BIKU8JJ8, $9dozen E~nglsh Tooth Brushes~jf orte to fde.Fr sae a:t SHERIFF'S SALE. State of 8ou11k 4,a1r41olina, COUNTY OI JAIRFIELD. George W. WilliaiFt (for the ugo ot Georg ' W. Williams & Co.) vs. John C. tackoroll, .\ Moses 1Mackoroll, Jane i L. loCullough. N piursuanco of an order of the Court .,-f Coiion Pleas made in the above entitled net ion, I will of'or for salo before the Court 11ouso door in \Vinnsboro on the first Monday'in Deooembor noxt,within the legal hours of sale, at publio outory, to the highcst bidder, the folowing de scribed property, to wit: Al' that lit of land lying and situate in the town of Blackstook in the county of Fairliold %id $tate .f South Carolina t oresiaid,eonltainin g a little less than ONE IAF AN ACI, b Ott on the west by tho Mai Street of said to.wn, and fronting thereou vighty-foqr feet; on the north by Chureh Street, and fronting theroon two. hundred and ninetee. foot; on the south by lot of Cidwell and Conpany, and on the east by an unnanked stroet. TERMS OF 8ALE: Ono-halt'of the purohaso money to bo paid in Cash, for the balanco a credit of one year with interest from the day of' Halo-lthe purchaser to. give his bond with, a mortgage of tho promises and to pay for. all necessary papura. S. W. RUFF, Sheril's Office, S. F. C. Winisboro, S. C., Noiegiber4, 187.. nov 3-tds SHEIRIFF'S SALE. State of South Carolina, COUTM OF FAIRFIELD. Mary T. Rubinson, Stephen T, Robins anld John It. Dukes, as Exegutors, vs. Robert E. Ellisonj, Juiigr. I N pursuance of the qrdor of the Court . - of Common kt leCas made in the abova entit,l I action, I will ofier for sale before the Cumrt Ilonsto iloor io Winnsboro on tho irst iMylay in December next, %*ithin the leg1 hours of Male, at public utery, to the highest bidder, the follow iw, desoribed prop Orty, toN wit: All that certain pare6l and tract o land ,!ontaining 0xF IlYND11:D AND IWENTY -Wims, mojr1 or leiss, lying and situate in the county of Fairtield an,l State of South Carolina, bounde.l by t1e hoinnesfead ot r. Ell-in Cathart, widow of Rlchard Cathcart, b3 lands of' . Creight and Joe 0.pes, ,e l by t he public road leading 1'rom WiWNboro to Ch1t1 anld being that p.ort;' in ofte' rai' ''tf: he ~IO owna the fl 1% -e nor I-ino -!m r the assigl ol ii a inom li to the ,rkid Mro. T.14..4 Oe u 0 .h1 it'of to u rehosomonov to b% p.td in Casi, for t.a- balanem a ciredit of One yeaR, with interest froin the day of salo, thIe piurelaser to give his bond s,cOuretl by a iortga.o Qf theo promi4es, aml to pay for all uecesisary patpers. 6. W. ItUFF, Sheriff's O elien, S. . C. Wiunsboro. 1j. C., Novcnmbor 3, 1877. nov 6 tas 8ale Under Order of Court. R. E., ET,rLsox, Sn., Auctioneer. A Markly 1.4., Junior, Trunsten of the Baiirupt Esatit of J. M. Caldwell & Sons, agai!lsl Jacob A. Caldwell a.I Ot::es. ' ''"Y - "''"ofanOrO "'''' the ""stict .7. Co. rt of' thte Unit.od StaLes for the liistr'ict of South Carolina. in the abovo cause, will be sold enI Monday, the third day of D)ecem:ber, A. D). 1877, at the Court iloumse in the town of Winnsmboro, county of FairieldI and State of South Carolina. at 1'2 o'clock, ni A 1t that tract or plantation of land,con. t4uininjg ELoves uUND)RED AChES of land, moir.. .'r less, situate, lying and being in~ the county of Fairtleld and the State aforesaid, on the waters of Dutchman 's Crook, bounded by lands otf Thoes. D)avis. Es.ate of David Provenco, Estate of N. A. Pony, Henry Harrison, .Joter Harrison and othbers; and having such other boundaries as a plat of resurvoy made by 11. HI, 1tobertson, ID. S., morro fully rep'resents. All thamt certain p)ice, parcel or lot of land, with the store-house thereon lying, being aind situate in the towni of Black.. stock, in the State and Count-y aforesaid, fronting on bain street, and located btween the lots owned respectively by Culp & llagsdalo and John 0. Mackoroll. .All that lot, or parcel of. land lying and situate in the town of Bilaokstock and Xtato aforesaid, fronting on Main street two huinmdred anid ten feet, on south-east by lands of W. D). Richardson one hun dredl and sixt.y-eight feet, on the north by - lot, two hundred and ten foot, and on the north-west by alley-way ne hun dred and si xiy-eight feet--containing TIJRtEE THUsJAND), NINE nIUNDalt.D AND TWEN TY (392m)) SQUAnE. YARDs, more or loss, TzauMs or 5ALE: One third cash, the balance ini two . equal succssivc annual insHtalnmnts, with Interest I rom day of sale, payable annual, ly, sootured by bend of p)urchaser and mbortgagec of the promisesm. Buildings on promnses to be insured, and policy as, signed. P'uroh'user to pay for papors. ,.EORtGER. WALKER, nov 10-- Referee, SHIU1WF1S SALE. B Y virtue of an execution to me Ddirected, I will offor for sale be.. fore the courllt-house door in Wiuns boro, on1 the first M'onday in Do-, comber next, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for OAsu,1 the following described proper ty, to wit: : All that plantation or tract of land,, lyinig in F'airftel d county, con-, talDiDg Two HIUNDRED AND TItRNTY AORlEs, moreoOr less, and bounded by lands of A. J. McGill, George Shedd and others ; levied upon as the, proper'ty of William A. Qook,.at the suit of Mrs. L. Kirkland vs. Willianm A, Cook. ~.W. urr," eMa o a F.