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The Press and Banner. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1878. Death of a t'roinilicnt Physician. l>r. James Mabry of this Connty, die<l of disease or the lli-url ami collars!ion of the brain, at lii.s residence six miles east ol" Abbeville court house, last Sat unlay nioruint;, jiftcran illness of solar tea hours, at the njreof Vi years. The Doctor's death was <iuile sudden and unexpected. Ho Was fit Abbeville on H'IUh.v afternoon in liis usual health : ate dinner at home about four o'clock. (iniuu to bed at nine o'clock in his ordinary heaitli, he was taken HI at midnight. l>rs. Kelier, Marshall, Tcmplelon, Parker and Thomas J. Mabry were sent for, but before the arrival of any, fxcept the first named physician, the pulse of him who had so often succored others, had been stilled in death. The deceased commenced life poor, and, chiefly through his own exertions, was enabled to sret an education at ?'okesburv. Finishing a literary course, he studied law in the ottlce of Messrs. T. C. Perrin Samuel Mo tiowan at Abbuville, and was, when quite youiir, admitted to tlie Bar. Subsequently lie eonceived the idea that the practice of medicine would be more in accord with his inclinations, and later in life, by cultivating a love for that profession whose followers devote themselves to the amelioration of the developed a natural talent and brought into action a native skill which reflected credit upon himsclt and proved a blessing to the community in which lie lived. After teaching school two years at Clear Spring Academy ing lie entered the Philadelphia Medical College, where he graduated in 1S>1. Returning to Abbeville Court House he soon look ;? high stand, and since that time his success as n practitioner has been equal to that of any other physician in the County. In his profession he possessed the finest discerning powers and an almost unerring judgment. Kudowed with the highest sense of honor his devotion to his patients vim as earnest as it was unfaltering, while the frequent consultations to which he was called by his brethren of the medical profession furnished the highest evidence of their confidence in the aeutencss of his perception, the correctness of his diagnosis, and the elllcacy of his prescription. The death of so eminent a physician in the midst of his usefulness is it public loss, and one universally regretted. In his financial transactions he was notj less successful than in his medical practice.] Although his accumulations previous to the' close of the war were swept away in IX?m, yet j from a lucrative practice and by sagacious in-1 vestments he leaves a handsome estate. T?w? %? ?&: mttrritxl Hi* flrvt wife. Miss Stevenson, llveti oniy n short time after tiuirrlage. In ISfiU he married Miss .TtlUa Keller, who, with two children?a son and a daughter?survive him. Kor several years he hud been u member of the Methodist Church at (iilgnl. Uev. Mr. siinmons conducted the funeral service on Sunday at Kbenozer church, after which the remains wero consigned to the grave. Si'ndav.?The morning was warm anil Spring-like, while the clear atmosphere mid bright sunshine were in delightful contrast 1 with the unsettled weather of the preceding days. Uev. Mr. Martin conducted divine j service in the Presbyterian church before a full house of worshippers, morning and even- j iug. The Episcopalians listened to lay readlug at Trinity in the forenoon. The Haptist' church was closed during the day, except to j Sunday school. The Methodist church, in I consequence of the absence of Kev. Mr. Simmon* in attendance upon the funeral of l>r. I James MaUry, was not opened in the morn-1 iuj. At night the usual ssrvices were held.! Tb? charming weather indued many of the j stay-at-homes to give themselves an airing,! mill an unusual number of promcnaders J might havt been sccu on the streets at any, hour of the day. Tin* lady Washington Tea Party at Duel West last Krldtiv evening was a great success in every respect. The receipts of the even-! ing were quite satisfactory to the managers, j while the stoek of enjoyment on this occasion cxcccdctf that of any former enterniininent at this plui*e. The young ladies from Abbeville who attended are extravagant in their account of the hospitality and good cheer of our neighbors. We regret that we were not present to srlve a swell ai-count of j the evening programme, and to be able to award tlint just meed of praise to those wlioj took part. Thk people are already discussing the probable nominees for the next Legislature. | So far, in addition to Hie old members, we j have heard mentioned the namesnf Col. J. H. j *Kiee, M. I.. Itonham, jr. Ksq? 01 Ninety-Six: Col. H. II. Harper, of Lowndesviiic; Gen. S. Mc(io\rati, of Abbeville. Kroin the .Vct/t- ' tint we also learn that Dr. Greer of Due West,1 is also in the list. Thk Mountain View Democratic club wasi 1 organized last Saturday, with tift.v-four mem-j hers. A. J. Watt, President; T. T. Cunning-; ham and J. S. Cann. Vice-Presidents; Power j Huekabce, Secretary; W. I). Maun, Corres-1 ponding secretary. Gorge F. Burdett and ' '"!? ? T II .ul'l n ?? > ? ?* 'iii'ut! ntml ihtlinr 1 f t ?< (a the next meeting of the County Club? Just u* we go to press wo are in receipt or, "An American Almanac and treasury ofj facts, statistics, financial and political, for the I year 1878. Kdited by Ain>s;.vorth H. Spoft'ord, I l.ihrarian of Congress," for which otir highly j esteemed Congressman, lion, 1). \V. Aiken, will please accept our thanks. Tub Xkw Pope.?'The Conclave of Car- ' dlnal* who had assembled last we-k In the ' Vatican at Koine to elcct a Pontltilcal successor to Pius the Ninth, conferred that honor on 1 one of t!.eir own number. Cardinal Pecci,! who assumes the name of LcoXII. It is now a fact that the male school is in ! . operation at the school house in which Mr.' ebb formerly taught. Mr. Uummctt opened on Monday last. There is material i enough in our community for Mr. Hammctt! 1o operate upon. Ily all means let hisciuali-! tlcations as un educator be utilized. Kkckn'TI.v a Koverninent agent induced a| country ]>ostma.?ter under some pretext, to! sell him postage stamps for less than their, face value. The jiostmaster was arrested for violation of the post olhce regulations. The I agent Was indicted a?iH hold to bull for Ob- i taining goods under lube pretenses. Kxim.'WIon.?The boiler of the steam on-, gine wlilcli runs the mill, gin <fcc., belonging i to Conner. Cochran A Co., ut Hodges, burst ed: last Monday, slightly injuring some of the hands. Tin- tl;nn:itr>- to the machinc was,considerable. We lire glad that noone was'killed ; iu this explosion. Mome.s Hkattik, of Mountain View, a ooloroil l)eni(kt.it in tiic last campaign, says if' Hampton Is renominated lie will \ote tliej straight-out liemocratic ticket next Kail. He! says Hampton has been tried and found to be ' good enough for liini. Tub bridges across Mill Crock, on the road, from Burdett's Mill to 1/owndosville were let i last Saturday?one for S2J.75, and the other1 g forS-!"-'. Mr. Muck Brooks contractor for l?oth. I The old bridges at those crossings cost SSO each. i Mitchki. Gouoins, px-mcmher of the Log*i It cuister denies receiving the Plot) for his vote, us stated b.v the Com mission on Frauds, lit', claims to have a clod conscientiously through- > out. Xotitic Coi.oued I)EMoritArs.?The colored; Democrats, of Abbeville, arc requested to j meet in the Court House on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock for the purpose of reorganizing tho club for the Fall campaign. Hi). UKXDKIWOX, Captain. ? ^ Tliere will be u meeting of the Due West Democratic Club at Duo West on Saturday | tho ft! March at 2 p. m. All the members arc, requebted to attend. John A. Koiiinson, President. I Wk commend the Democracy of Abbeville County the articles on "Primary Flections" ; wlilclr we ro-print this morning from the ' Journal n( Ouinnnrrre and the I'fugnir. They contain admirable suggestions. STILI. Ahkad.?Flour at l>er bariel Sugar at Uc'ts per pound. Best Bio Coffee from 1!> to:2U c'ts, 3U0 Bushels Coru at Kl'Ije'ts per; bushel at Norwood A Jones. Considerable interest Is evinccd with reference to tho straight-out Democratic paper' soon to be issued here. "You pays your money and take* your choice."?Odumbiu j IJ'/wenii. Alkred Klmson, our Town Marshal, who him been sick so long Is on the streets ag iin, and in a little while will assume the baton as 1 formerly, and be h terror Ui evil doers. In the .Senate, the bill restoring to pension those on the rolls of 1.S12 excluded ky reason j of sympathy with the Confederacy, passed hv i yens J7, tiny a 8. Thk Abbeville Democratic clubs will meet In the Court House on Saturelav night for reorganization. A full nttendai.ee Is desired as officers are to be elected. Will Ahkivk?thin week at Norwood & .Tones, Fresh Buck Wheat, l>ricd Beef. 1'earl Grist, White Fish A*c., &c. Tilts week we oinlt a number oT our advertisements In order to give the speech of General McGowan .and the lteport of the Committee on Frauds. Thk prayers of the Presbyterian congregation were last Sunday ottered for Miss Uattiu Ii.v thgix) who is now quite ill Aiken. Tohacco.?Xorwooel Jones have made arrangements to sell farmers tobacco at 4-1c'ts per pound. Call early. Fkksii Bananas. Apples, Oranges and Cocoanuts at Norwoods Jones. 70,000,000 of human beings are now starving in the fuminu stricken provinces of Norih China. Fon interesting reading see Keport of the Committee on Frauds. Mr. I.. Smith has quit waking up his boy ito tee it laugh. ok course every one will read General MeCowan's speech. Biktk.?To Mr. and Mrs. L. Smith, of Abbeville. a son. Mr. and Mrs. Bonet are still in Charleston. Mr. Robert Jones' health is not good. The Assoc in tr Jir/ormed Prctbylcrinn whose editor was a strong advocate of Cooke in the late Judicial contest, is constrained to say ; "As is stilted elsewhere this week, Col. Thos Thomson, of Abbeville, lias been elected one of the Circuit Judges of the State. Col. Thomson is not a graduate of the South Carol in; College, nor even of any college, we believe and yet he is: eminently titted, in the judgment of all who know him, for the bench lie has for years been reckoned among the foremost lawyers of the up-country, lie is mi older in the Presbyterian church, and will bring to the perfortuaniMJ of the duties of hii ofllcc not only a mind naturally acute ami discriminating and well stored with legal lore, but high moral principle and incorruptible Integrity. South Carolina has but few better inen than Col. Thomson. We feel fret to say this much without expressing anj opinion as to the political struggle which re suited in Col. Thomson's election." Hon. Thomas C. Pkkiun*.?It gives us grca ple-asure to see the nunie of Mr. 1'esrrin men tioneel in connection with the commission t< codify the laws. He is in the fulness of t>re> fesslonni strength, and of the most laborious and painstaking habits. It would be a grace ful act, indeed, for South Carolina to reniem ber one, who has served her so long am faithfully. The name of such a man woule ben guarantee tntlie barand the people tlia the work was well done.?Xlaety-Hix Guard ion. I'ress and Basjceb.?Of our exchange none or more welcome or receive, bejtter at tention than the and Banner. Hugl Wilson is a good ?*litor, and has the pluck t< call things by their right nnrues. If it hap pens to be a spado, ho does not call it an exen vator or hand earth elevator.?Mcrchamt urn. Farmer. i FROM COLUMBIA. I ? i The Codifying Coinmission--Lcvying I a Tax to Pay I'ast Indebtedness J Probable Fate ol the University Dill J --The Fraudulent Bonds to so where i i the Woodbine T\vineth--The Next | Tax Levy to be 8 Mills. Krum a letter received from Mr. Hood last I night which we cannot puMish for want of . room, we make the following extracts; The desire to elect Cooke as one of thct'oilii fying Commission is almost universal. There ;are many other gentlemen named for the i place, amongst whom no one likely to l>e j more prominent titan Hon. T. t'. I'errin, of i Our worthy and watchful Senator, Dr. Maxj well, informs mo that in his opinion the Cniversity bill will not pass the Senate. I The fruudulcnt bonds will likely l??? eliminated. The Abbeville delegation are a unit j on this question. I The tax hill wiil come up soon. The levy | for State purposes will likely be six mills nMil i two for Schools. Total eight mills. The hill I provides for two installments as it was last ) yeai-,?the tirst javahle during the mouth of j .May, and the second during the month of i October. The first payment will be optional but the failure to pay will carry a small penalty over to tin* second term. A failure to pay in October will increase the penalty, j I'avtncnts will not be forced, however, until j l.jth November. j The County Commissioners have asked for a levy of one-and-a-half mills to be applied exclusively to the payment of past indehtedj ness. The Committee of Ways and .Mean? will recommend a levy of one mill for that 1 nurnose. As thenast debt of the county is I iarge, anil some of it created probably extrav1 iigantly, it is hoped that one mill will enal>|e ! the Commissioners to settle most of their , claims satisfactorily with the creditors. The levy for current expenses in the county M ill he three mills as usual. The I'rr.tx unit Jin inter is coming regularly now to tin' delegation, and read with much interest. Of course we do not all agree with j all it says, no more than it agrees with all we do. I have always regarded it as natural, and probably essential to the activity of society tor men to disagree on some of the issues they have to meet. Fire at Ninety-Six. Two Stores Burned Last Night. iKrom our Xinetv-Six Itpnorter.l Ti t.SD.vv, February %, 1878. About 12 o'clock last night a Jlrc broke out i In the Fouclic building, owned by Mr. W.C.J Fouclie, and situaied on the North side of the < railroad It extended Kast, destroying the Tolbert brick building, which is owned by Mr J. L. Shumate, liotli buildings were entirely consumed, together with u small wooden ! structure in rearof the Tolbert building. The loss of the above covered bv insurance. The Fouche building was occupied by Mr. J. T. Jarrett, who lost everything, barely escaping 1 with his life. One of the back rooms in the ; Fouche building was used by l>r. liozoman as ; an otiice. His loss will amount to about two) hundred dollars. The stocks of Hill it Co., j K. S. Itussoll, and MeCIhee it Hodges. were somewhat damaged by removal, but are covered by insurance. The tire was accidental. | Another Surprise and Pounding. | j Editors Pre*? and Maimer.' There are seasons, when certain epidemics! are especially prevalent. The present season, is one in which churches are disposed to vi.sit their pastors and.'turprimr them withjliboral donations of appropriate and varied articles,) with or without weight, :ib supplies much needed in a parsonage. inlireenwood, S.?on the evening of the ; I liltii of February, the families of the I'resbyciiurch came to the house of the pastor attended by a number of families of llnptist and Methodist churches; every one bearing , some ottering which was deposit) d on a large table in the dining room, 'i'he burdened ta-; ble was again and again surrounded by the' stream oj visitors as they came forward and laid their gifts on it, which when taken to-' Kethor included, hams. Hour, sugar, cotl'ee, i beef, mackerel, sardines, suit, pepper, starch, soap. | o'atoc", cheese, butter,cabbages canned : f: uit and other articles. .Many expressions of sympathy were given to the ulHicted member-; of the pastor's family, while a number of aiticles were especially presented to her. Assu-! ranees were thus given by the people to the' pastor, that they esteemed him very highly in . love for his work's sake, and this was the lives from all the ehurches of the town.: While many tokens of respeet at various; times had been given to the pastor, by tlie: members of liis e.linrgc, yet tliis lust exceeds them all, in that it was not confined to those j who are members of his own church. The vu-1 riety of the contributions was large and especially appropriate. About half past nine o'clock the pleasant j visitors with many expressions of love and ! esteem retired leaving the fuiniiy to the en-j Joyinent of the supplies so freely given. ; With many thanks to retiring friends and with thanks to the Giver of all good, and praver for Iris blessing upon the givers ami; receivers; the family retired to rest. i'ASTOK. j Greenwood 3. Feb. 21,187S. The Lien I.aw. The following in the lieu law as passed by | the present Legislature. It is 110 improve- j nient over itie oid law,and will do, no douht, I as much damage to the State as its produces-1 M?r. J Suction 1. That if any person or persons' shall make any advances of money, corn, i eorii meal,corn fodder, hay, oats, liaeoii, salt,; pork, sait beef,salt lisit, molasses, <ruano, iiied-1 leine or agricultural implements to any per-1 Hnu or persons who are entfajjed or about to en^ai,'"' in cultivation of the soil, the person or persons so making such advance or ad-1 valiees shall be entitled to a lien on the crop which may be made dunnx the year upon , the land in cultivation of which t lie advances I so made have been expended in preference to l ail other lions existing or otherwise, except ] that when, under the provisions of this act, I advances shall he made to a tenant or laborer, I the landlord of such tenant or laborer shall 1 haw a preferred lien 011 the lien created 1111- I tier this act or otherwise, ami no portion of the crop raised, as is contemplated by this' aet, shall he removed from the promises on ! which raised until the relit due the land lord ' shall have been Mrs! paid and discharged. Provided, an agreement in writing .-hull be: entered into before such advance is made, in fcvhich shall be .specified the <|uanmy of ea< li of the above speeitied commodities to be iid- I vaneed or in which a limit shall he tixed, be-I yond whicli the advances if made from time' to time during the year shall not go, which agreement shall be Hied in the ollice of the ) register of mesne conveyances in the county j in which the person to whom the advauccs i are made resides within thirty days fsoni its; date. I Skc. -. It shall be the duty of the person or persons receiving such advances to deliver ' to the person or persoirs making the | said advances, after the payment and satis-! faction of the lien for rent, if any exists, all | crops as rapid y asgatheredand prepared for inarKet, until said lien is fully satislicd, after ! which time the remainder ol said crops shall | be freed from said lien. Skc. 3. It shall be the duty of the person or I llrtl'SOllS Illllkill!' Willi ilflv*iili>?u? to inn.lv tlni! proceeds of .ill crops and portions of crops do- j iivered by the person or persons receiving; Buch advances to the satisfaction of the lieu ! licrcinlM-forc nuthori/.cil, and to notify the J person or persons receiving such advances whenever the same is paid and discharged. ] Skc. 4. In case any attempts are made to i defeat the lien hereinbefore provided for, it j may he foreclosed in the manner peovided by law for the foreclosure of liens for rent. Skc. ">. If either of the parties to the said lien shall .violate the provisions of t his act. the party so violating shall be deemed ami held utility of a iiiixlcniciinor, nn<t upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall he lined or imprisoned in thi'discretion of the court. Skc. >. That this act shall he and remain of force, for two years from the rut ideation j thereof. i Sec. 7. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent I with or supplied by this act are hereby re1 pealed. ?<x?? Primary Elections vs. Caucuses* : The people are rebelling against caucus I nominations. They think it unfair fur a dozen men to assemble and name a eandii date, or candidates, for whom the whoiceoun1 ty must vote, Or be denounced as "ind< pendje'nt.s." This thing of caucus rule and party dictation is about played out, and the people 1 are claiming the right to act and vote as t hev please. The nominees for public oillcc, troni tills out, must be t lie choice of the people,and \ not tlie cut-and-dried manipulations of a few Interested partisans ami wire-pullers, who i Imve p?*t schemes to carry out or axes to ; grind. We are in favor of party organization and, to some extent, party machinery for j carrying out and perfecting thecampaign ai! rmigements; but ti^e people must have a ] voice in it as well as a controlling inlluenoe. j It must he so arranged that the nominees for . | office must, as near as may he, accord with I the expressed choice of the voters, otherwise we will constantly he annoyed with splits and divisions. If the various clubs throughj out the State would meet, nominate candi dates for the Stateor (.'ountyA'on vciiUon, as ! the case may he,and then submit these nominations to the people assembled in primary I elections, then the result might be satisfactory. The Nominating Conventions then ' j would be composed of men fresh from the ' j people, and who could properly represent tile : I varied interests of different communities, as well as the consolidated interests of the M whole. The primary election not only repre" sents the rule of the majority, but 'it is t)iw 1 true and long-recognized Democratic rule, that has worked so well in sill parts of I lie ' United Suites. These primary elections should not be used for the purpose of nomina ting candidates for office, but for electing ] members of the convention, whose dut> it Is 1 to make the nominations. Tills plan avoids | [ the possibility of interested parties carrying [ out their partisan ends, auu over-riding the 1 j will of Hie people; and there is no surer ' 1 method to defeat the expression of the popular will, that is found in the proposition to ; I nominate candidates directly through prl' i inary meetings. If this rule were adopted, " nothing would be easier for any one, devoid j of principle, and pandering to corrupt and j ! selfish ends, to impose upon the people a set . | ol candidates who would in no sense repre, sent their views. It would only require tin . trickery and management of a few bold s daring and unprincipled demagogues to carry . their end against the people, and ctleet tliit . result. It is scarcely possible that this could I occur under the system of convention nomi] nations, or. at least, the danger of such :i t consummation would be very much lessened Tinder the convention rule, every community and every separate Interest would be represented by a small, compact and intelligent s hotly of men, who meet for consultation, ami - who are directly responsible for their action i I to those by whom they were cnosen. IS> > I such a course as this, the public sentiment -1 finds most convenient and forcible expres-! slon, conflicting views are reconciled, and tin I j best interests of the country promoted.?JViotnix. The Thieves' Carnival, LIFTING THE VEIL FROM THE INCIDENTS OF THEIR RULE. ! The Report of the Committee on i Frauds?Rich Revelations of the ! Style ill which tin* Official Plunderers Squandered the People's MouI ey?An appalling Picture of an Era which was only Ended by Hamilton at the Head of the United Dcj mocracy of the State. , [Special Dispatch to the News and Courier.] 1 Coi.i'mwa, Tuesday Night, February i 10.?The feature of io-day's session of (the <?eiieral Assembly was the report of the ('?mi in it t cl* on frauds, which was presented in both Houses. The document is j probably unique iti the annals*of legislation. It is as follows: Tlic Report. ! The committee respectfully invito attention to the evidence and vouchers [submitted with this report under the j head of "supplies." The abuses have j been so great, and of such palpable naituro that the most iredulous person ! would hardly believe that such frauds I could be perpetrated iii;der the forms of {legislation. History fails to eite an inI stance which can be compared with such a carnival of fraud and extravagance as j has been held in South C'orolina, by ami I through the purchase of supplies for the members of the (Jeneral Assembly. In this connection, we submit a number of the accounts against the Statu; also a few individual accounts of ( Tlili AVKHAUK "STATKSMAX" of South Carolina, under the late regime. j Wo not only make the assertion, but we present the proofs, that the whole country may see how one of "the Old Thirteen" J has been robbed and laid prostrate i through ignorance on one side and cor-1 I nipt adventures on the other. Our re- | ! port is necessarily elaborate; the charges ] are so grave that we deeiu it unwise to, I make them unless we substantiate them I i by evidence which no one can doubt. j If tile simple statement was made that* the senators and members of the House 1 were furnished with everything they de-! sired, from swaddling clothes and I'UAUIjI^ * v i u r. v.wx'i'1."* i of the undertaker, from brogans to chig-! nous, finest extracts to best wiucs and j liquors, and nil paid fur bathe State, iti would create a smile of dun lit and dcris-1 ion; but when we make the statement J and prove it by several witnesses and the j vouchers found in theollieesof the clerks of the Senate and House, all will with sorrow admit the truthfulness of this report. For your guidance we deem it essential to place under appropriate heads tlie elass of supplies and the evidence referring thereto. We tirstcall your attantion to the evidence of Mr. Woodruir, who was clerk.of the Senate at that time, and necessarily cognizant of everything coneerping the > furnishing of supplies. He says: "ruder the head of supplies was embraced anything that a Senator chose to order. These orders were generally given through l!ie clerk, ami the aeoounts werei tendered against the clerk of the Senate. J At iirst the orders were moderate, and in- j eluded only stationery and postage stamps, bul 111r>\* gradually increased nil-J til they assumed gigantic proportions., In theVoinmeneemcnt of this business ol'i furnishing members they gave orders on ! the clerks to deduct the amount from I their pay; hut very soon the orders largely exceeded their pay, and the? ae- i counts were their included in the report; of the committee on contingent accounts, and pay certificates thus issued foral-t most every description of merchandise. In addition to this, pay certificates were drawn and turned over to the chairman j of the committee on contingent accounts j for collodion and distribution. As these j matters became common, the enators 1 claimed that ALL Till; I It KXl'KXSKS SHOULD HE PAII) ; !<>y tlio SUite, or in the language) of Scna-J tor C. P. Leslie, 'the State had no right to be a State unless .she could pay and take; care of her statesmen.'" .Mr. Woodruff i says, and the vouchers and certificates 1 prove, tiiat "gratification" certificates j were frequently issued for tJie benefit ofi the.senators. Senators Jervcy and 'Jail-! lard, of Charleston, and Senator Cain, ofi Edgefield, also corroborate tins testituo-; nv and acknowledge that they received a j portion of the fraudulent certificates thus; issued. A. O. Jones, Clerk of the House, j testifies that supplies were furnished un- j dor tlio head of "Legislative expenses,! sundries and stationery," and included refreshments for committee rooms, gro-1 ccries, clocks, horses, carriages, drv goods, luiiiiiUM- MV- I scription, and miscellaneous articles oft merchandise lor the personal uso of the I members. Your committee liml upon the exami-j nation of the vouchers in the treasurer's ulliee, thut in ON K SKSSIoX there were expended upon the respective i heads of "Supplies,"' "Sundries" and! "Incidental Expenses," not less than three hundred and tiltv thousand dollars, j one hundred and tweniv tiionsatid dollars j of which were spent !< r refreshments, in- ! eluding the linot wines, liquors and ci-! gars. We can only prove how universally j this system of fraud was practiced andj carried out by the bills and individual accounts turned in as vouchers, a portion of I which we submit with the report, and i the evidence of Clerks Wooorull' and' Jones and Sergeant-at-armx Williams. J Woodruff testilies tli.it "the practice Do-; cauiOvSi^ general as to cuibrace nearly ev-i cry Kepublican and ! SKVKKAIi DKMOCKATIC SKNATOUS. j Sue.li accounts eainc to be regarded asj privileged matters, and the Seuato rulo| rec| uiriu.^ all reports to lie over one day: was generally suspended and the re-i port considered at once and the accounts! ordered to bo paid, without a dissenting voice, Senators lolt tlioir accounts with tin. il'liiim of the coiniuittee 0:1 con-: Undent accounts. When settled in this] way they were generally returned to sen-! ators receipted." We liltd there was a regular system by' whieli these aeeounts were passed uponj by the Senate and House through the manipulations of the committee on contingent aeeounts. The following exam- j pie will suffice: j The committee would report that they 'had considered the accounts of A. Hand C (which were honest claims) and found them correct, and would recommend that they be paid ; but after the hist name on the accounts we in most instances found the ominous words "ami ot/u-rx" or I il.iuntlri<'x ami other*which heiu*; in-I ! terpretcd meant "fraud."' Woodrulf, jeontinueing, says: The committee to I audit the contingent expenses of the Sen-j ! ate claimed the right to order what they I pleased and include it in their report un-l :der the name of "sundries and others." i ! Jones, in his evidence, speaks of them , iis "(it'KKlt Arc or NTS," and says thcv wore generally paid under the head of "and others." Your committee iind it necessary to classify the various supplies furnished in order t,hat you may perceive the magnitude of the robbery anil the ruthless expenditure of taxes to provide for theplea-iireand comfort of our statesmen! 1'nder tin? class of "refreshments," v.e ask attention to 1 these facts: A room in the State-house was fitted up wherein to serve "wines. ! liquors, eatables and cigars," to State ollij eials, senators, members of the House ' and their friends at all hours of the day and night. Woodruffs evidence is that 'the largest bills were rendered for rej freShinent-s, including the best liquors | anil cigars, which were served up in a I room adjoining that of the clerk of the j Senate, anf! kept open at all hours, and j \v;is visited daily by State ollioiuls,* judgI es, senators, members of the llou.se, lawtyers, editors, newspaper reporters, and i citizens generally, irrespective of party, jand that thcv discussed matters, State and j National, in the most agreeable manner ' over their sparkling glasses. Not satisj tied wild the establishnieut of a barroom j in the Capitol, they employed a porter j who had charge oi the "Refreshment j room." J. w.'s 1MIIVATK UAK-ROOM. , The porter states that for six years the j State House bar-room was generally opened at 8 o'clock in the morning, anil ! kept open until from 2 to 4 the next ! morning; that during that time someone J was constantly there eating, smoking or ' drinking, :uui that Sunday formed no I exception to the rule. He says: "He ! i never saw a bar-room equal to the Stalol! House refreshment-room for drinkiug, [smoking and talking;" that a large majority of the members who assembled j in the room were Republicans, but that ' j Democratic senators and representatives ' were there also. He mentioned the I i names of Senators II BIK.MANN AND IIOLCOMBE ' I and Representative R. M. Smith as daily ' visitors; "that many of the members I i would be at the room before brcakl'asl i i hunting a drink or cye-oponer." lie I could not estimate the exact amount ol t liquor drank, but asserted that it a vera" j god several gallons per day, with si . considerable amount of-wine, ale and ?orter thrown in. The best cigars ami wines wero furnished, anil that often i ; what he considered a good article would j j he rejected, lie could not keep u sufll-1 ; cient amount of cigars on hand to supply j ; the demand, as many of them jTILLKD ONK Oil TWO OK TIIKIU POCKKTS j noon leaving and would frequently carry oil' a bottle of champagne in the same I <va\\ He is porter now, and says that no I i refreshments are served, as thai business I -.1.il. I 1.1 111 ntmi tr.ok i joiwppv.l ..UUII j ! charge of 1 )n? State-J louse. It will bo observed that the State fur-j I nished a room, a porter and refreshments j : tor our "statesmen-' while t hey were j I plotting how to rob the people theyj j protended to represent; ready to vote for! any measure that would enrieh IhemI selves at the public expense. In addition i to the refreshments furnished at the | State-House, large quantities of wines, j liquors and cigars, and other things were sent to the hoteis, boarding-houses and ' residences of Stale ollicials, senators, | members and their friends. This is shown by the vouchers and accounts ! rendered and the evidence of Wood mil', j who says that "tlic mailer of refresh-1 { ments, like others, assumed the largest | proportions, and others were given for liquors and eigars, wliieh were SUNT TO TUK JIOTJJLS, I ' boarding-houses and residences of the , J members and their friends." Clerk I i .lones says the most extravagant accounts j i were rendered for refreshments for com-1 | mitteo rooms, and that he found it useless s I to remonstrate. Sargeaut-at-arnis Williams testifioslhat!, | the House did not keep n refreshment I room, but he was ordered to buy wines, j j liquors, Arc., for the members, and that i 'hi? did buy them from Mr. Gibson and ' M r. Solomon. His evidence is eorrobo- J [rated by Mr. Gibson, and the orders!J ' yivon him, a few of which we submit.' wilh this report. |' Among 1 lie* members thus furnished!. we liixl the names of T. Hurley, member t from Charleston; P. Sinikins, from Kdge-|J Held; 1>. Jioston, l'rom Newberry; |' James A. Low ley, of Georgetown; Speak- j* or S. J. Lee, of Aiken. "We submit ai specimen order given to Mr. Gibson for j J JAM KS A. UOWLKV, which was delivered in one day: "One box champagne, one box port wino, one | box whiskey, one box brandy, one box |1 sherry wine, three boxes ei.uars.*' Mr. j( Lowlev was one of the leading colored < members ot the House, and ehairuian of M the committee of ways and moans, and it r is easy to understand why lie reported jf favorably upon the enormous tax levies 1 and appropriation bills of the House. 1 \\*?? iiuwiiiiI 'in 111 M ? (I'ilwnn from I * lie v. II. Thomas, member l'roni (Jol-t( leton and chairman of the committee 011 i! claims: ".Mr. (iibson, there is a mistake, j1 the order calls for two boxes of wine, j1 please send the other. \\*. II. Thomas.'' 1 Mr. (iibson in his evidence says: "lie * was paid in Legislative pay certificates for all supplies, and that he only furnish- 1 ed the best articles. "We also refer to j the evidence of Win. M. Fine, who kept ' a restaurant in this city, and who says he * furnished supplies consisting of "eata- ' hies, wines, liquors and cigars to ditl'er- ? cut Legislative committees, for which ho 14 received pay certificates, and that the 1r largest amount issued to him, at one * time, lor these supplies was $1,SOU." il HARDY SOLOMON, a dealer in groceries, has numerous large accounts among the vouchers. He tosti- x lies that he furnished Woodrulf and), Junes with supplies, but* not sis clerks of: | their respective houses, and that lie was I j paid by the Statu treasurer on present a- < tion of the pay certilicates, which were { issued to him for his accounts. In eon- j liection with the evidence of Mr. Solo- j, 111011, we call attention to his itemized ae-is count which was sworn to by him, and J j annexed to his evidence under the head 11 of "Supplies," wherein appears tbe j) names of the following persons to whom j ] he furnished . ( ' 'KKFRKSii MKXTS:"' j' F. S. Jacobs, Senators John Wilson, W. j; K. Jlolcombs, 1). Biomann, J. II. WhiteL and (J. !). llayne, Governor 11. K. Scott, 1 I'omptroller-Cieneral John L. N eagle, 11 Lieutenant - Governor Itansier, State 'j Treasurer Niles (?. Parker, Speaker F. J. j 1 Moses, Representatives (.'. Howen, J. 1 Felder Myers, S. L. Duncan, It. il. Hum- j 1 II- * I! ^ Mill,.,. I .Mcbaujrhlin, .John i>. Dennis, B. Hvas, j W. J. McK inlay, It. M. Smith, W." II. n 'Jones, Xclson Davis and (Jen. William U Uurney, conntv treasurer ol Charleston, i a Your committee also find on the ex- i animation of this itemized account and't the evidence adduced before us that ! I .Messrs. Jones and Woodruff made pay- \ ments on several occasions by check and si cash; nevertheless, on examining the a payments made by the Statu treasurer to j Mr. Solomon on j>ay certificates issued to a him, it is shown tiiat he has drawn six u tnousaud dollars over stud above his en- ? tire account, and, worse still, these certiiieatcs were all issued before the first . of .March, 187:5, after which time he was paid otherwise. ) We also lind that in the year 1372 there 1 was issued to him .*>0, while his , itemized account shows tliat there was only duo him lor the your* 1871 and 1S72, ! $11,20:> 4!S, proving that he was paid 1 177 0- over the amount claimed to have : been furnished by him. Comment is J unnecessary. Sl'KCIJWKX STKALS. . We know of no better method of illus- 1 crating the reckless expenditure of ' money lbr this class of supplies than bv ' referring to the accounts rendered, some * of which will be found appended to the 1 evidence, and we call attention to accounts designated "Exhibit W 2" and i "\V in Woodruff's evidence, where it j is shown that on March 4, 1872, Solomon , furnished the Senate $l,(i31 worth ot wines and liquors, and on the 7th day of j same mouth 5?l,8u2 75 worth, aggregating j, 75. Tins amount was purchased | for the Senate within three days! Large > amounts were furnished the House at J the same time, and to the Senate during ( same week by other parties, all of which j. is shown by the vouchers. Wo also call attention to accounts in j the evidence of A. O. Jones, designated I j as numbers to 2(5}, inclusive, where it t < is shown that Mr. Solomon alone furnish-1( ed the House with S3,877 15 worth of . wines and liquors within two months, j] Mr. Solomon savs he had no difficulty in making collections while they did business with him. Thus it clearly appears!: that bills contracted for the "gratilica-! tion" of our "statesmen" were promptly I' paid, \vhilo the vilest criminals were! pardoned to keep them from starving, I and turned out upon an outraged people; j i the unfortunate inmates 01 tne jmnaac.; Asylum wore at the same time sulloring j1 from want of proper food and ?lothing; j the free schools were elosed and teachers < unpaid. These fraudtdent expenditures i were SOT CON FIN 11D TO ANY PAHTICl'LAK YKAH as will appear by the vouchers turned j, I over to your committee. Wo now calljj I attention to the accounts of George Sy miners, mentioned in the evidence of| Mr. WoodrulV, designated "A A," "A L | J5,'! "A C," "A II," aggregating>if), I I from March 1, 1871, to the 7th day of; I same month, amounting to more than I four hundred mid lilty dollars per day, I for wines and liquors for the Scnaiulj t alone. The evidence and vouchers arc i | not contincd to Salomon, Fine. (Jibson land Symuiers, but pmvc that Messrs.!, I Cooper and Taylor, Wns. Kennedy and j ! Joseph Taylor, citizens of Columbia* also j [ furnished supplies of the same cinirac- J i ter. We insert a literal copy of one of the] bills found among the vouchers of the !clerk of the Senate: | ('oi.f.MiiiA, February 22, 1872. | Gov. A. J. ltansicre. * l>r. I To Joo Taylor for Lieours and segars i and other articulars, iteciuvied paymen, Jov: Tayloii. j I This trade was NOT CONKJNKI) TO COLUMBIA, sis is shown by the vouchers of Messrs. ! Klinck, Wickenbcrg Co., of Charles-j ton, and others, or to the State, sis proved J . by the accounts of Kulm iV. Co., of I'hila-1 I dclphia, dealers in wines and liquors.; i We call special attention to their accounts! j designated 1*>,'' in the evidence of | Woodruff, amounting to $1 ,({?(), furnished; I to Senate afc one time, and to No. 83, in evidence of A. O. Jones, amounting to l$-,0NS, for use of House and delivered in J one day;-also to account of Mr. Synimers j in Woodruff's evidence, designated as 'No. l?i, hy Woodruff, in which swectj meats and delicacies of every kind that! ; eould tempt the epicure were supplied. I ''l his is only one of niHiiy such in our j j possession. In addition to the' parties j : above designated we find that numerous; other persons furnished "refreshments" | | under the head of "Supplies," and rcn-j , dered lulls against the State for sunouuts ! j ranging from one hundred dollars to i three thousand, sis will be seen by vouch- I ers sittaehed to the eviilei.ee. TIIK 1MUCKS J'AID ; for these supplies were most extravagant. ' In Woodrutf's evidence ihereis sin ao? count designated sis No. 11, in which Mr. Svminers charged per gallon for; brandy; sherry wine, S'10; wfiiskey, v'S; . cigars*$10 per hundred. In the itemized ijaccount of Mr. Solomon the prices are; ; equally unconscionable. Lagar beer, I ! ?4 i')0 per dozen; brandy, by the dozen, j r (quarts) ?40; cigars, S2U per hundred;! . champagne, ?4U by the case; port wine, t ?10 per dozen. An estimate cannot be [ formed of the amount of wines, liquors | 1 and cigars used in a single session, but enough is shown by the bills rendered and the pay certificates issued to demonstrate that to have used all that was purchased, every member of the llousc and Senate must have consumed ONK GALLON l'Kll DAV, with a lew extra bottles of ale and wine thrown in, and smoked not less than ont dozen cigars within the same time. During this era ot "elevation, wnuu uu average "statesman" was deprived of the enjoyment of his aceustomod luxury, the succulent watermelon, it is not strange to find hiiu seeking the luscious l'ruits of tropical climes?hence the bills of Messrs. Jlrook banks tt Co. Hrookbanks says in his evidence "that he was connected with a confectionery and fruit store, that he furnished such articles as were usually kept in such establishments and that he rendered bills made out under the head of 'Sundries,' and received in payment legislative pay certificates." We submit a portion of these accounts, and refer to those designated as Xos. 51, u?j, CO, (is Oil and 7-1, aggregating Sl.OSU. NVoodrutf says these accounts were for "fkuitand ci oa lis furnished the Senate." We also refer to the evidence of A. O. Jones and John Williams, concerning other accounts of a similar nature. We cannot better illustrate the effrontery of Carolina's I.EA 1)1 NO "STATESMEN" it that time than by referring to account lesignated as No. 2IJ, in evidence of A. J. Jones, when it appears that Gen. William Gurney, treasurer of Charleston bounty, claimed to have furnished refreshments to the amount of but strange to say, the itemized account of Hardy Solomon proves that Gen. Gurney was the recipient of supplies from Solomon's store, and that the State paid or the same. Sergcant-at-arms Williams says of this Jill: "1 know of no supplies being furilshed by (Jen. Gurney, nor do I know uiytliing of No. 211, referred to in A. O. Jones' evidence." We now proceed to show the enormous jxpenditures for other purposes. The irst we shall consider is that of l'UKNITUKE. Hini-n li-ist boon nnitl nut ivithin four years for furniture alone m*r two hundred thousand dollars, and >f this amount Mr. Berry and Mr. Pagan, hrniture dealers, testify that at the present time there is at the State House only seventeen thousand seven hundred and ifteen dollars' worth, appraised at the trices paid for it; a list of which was sworn to by them and is attached to their jvidenco. "This includes three hundred tnd twenty-five dollars' worth of turniure purchased by Attorney-General Melon, and paid for by him out of his conindent fund, and at this time is in the Yttornev-Gencral's olliee. Mr. Kerry says lie furnished a large lumber of committee rooms outside of lie State House, as well as bed-rooms, le remembers furnishing the rooms oc upied by W. J. Whipper, 1\ Hurley, T. j. Johnsonston, J. K. Green and others, md some of the rooms he furnished as ilten as three times! lie also furnished 'dolus at Mrs. Randall's for Speaker Moies, traded furniture to members for pay ertilicates, and furnished almost all the tllices in the State House, EVKUY SESSION! Tn prtntmii'itinn hn fitntfts that lie fur lished at least forty bed-rooms, but docs lot know who occupied tJiom all, or what joeaine of the furniture. lie was paid or it in legislative pay certificates. We ask reference to the evidence of 5ergcant-at-anns Williams on the subeet ol'furniture. He says ho purchased i lot of furniture from Mr. I lorry, conlisting of chairs, tables, washstands and )ed-rooin sets. Some of the rooms thus 'uruished were oceupicd by Gen. W. J. A'hipper, W. IT. Jones and James A. Jowley. lie does not know what became >f the furniture, but endeavored to colect it, and was told by J. Jl. Dennis, J. Ilowlev, Henjamin Uyjis and Charles dinovt that he had nothing to do with it; 'onsequently he troubled himself no nore about it. He says the rooms over he South Carolina Uank and Trust Comlany were furnished also, and were uecu>iod by Senator Y. J. 1'. Owens, T. llurey and W. 11. Gardiner, and that he also iirnishcd Speaker Lee's rooms and OT1IKit PRIVATE ROOMS it the boarding houses of members with ine carpets, stoves and other furniture, iiul that they wero claimed sis committee ooins. lie'says: "I cannot undertake <) explain the accounts of Mr. Kerry. 1 mow that large quantities of furniture vere furnished by him every session, ind that as soon as the General Assembly idjonrned it disappeared, and I tvas eoni>clled, under the order of the Speaker or :otne committee chairman, to refurnish ill the rooms as soon as the Legislature net.'' Those rooms, he adds, "were OUT SI1)K or THE CAPITOL >uilding, and he believes the furniture vas stolen by those who has charge of t. \\\ K. Greenfield testified that the roms 10 rented were newly, thoroughly and, 11 some instances, most extravagantly urnished every fall, about the time the jenerel Assembly convened, and that he furniture was "removed by dilfcrcnt >ersons, and not by regular dealers, and ooked as if it was being divided up unong them; that he rented tlie rooms ,vith tho understanding that tlicy were or public business, but they may have jcen used otherwise, and that lie was icnerally paid for them with legislative >ay certitiuates. JOHN JL DKNNIS testifies that he-purchased furniture for brty rooms, including the offices of tlie jovernor, attorney-general, comptroller;eneraland the hall of the House of Kejresentatives. His evidence proves most :onclusively that a majority of the members of the House combined against the persons who furnished these goods and demanded to be paid for voting for the .'laiiu. The bills were more than doubled md certificates issued for them. The Sew York firms and Mr. 1 Jerry received >nly the amounts due on their accounts. IJenj. JJyas, chairman of the committee, who reported favorably on the raised daim, received a pa)' 'certificate to the imount of ?12,:$1'J 50?the remainder was livided between FIFTY OTHER MEMIIKRS is follows: W. It. Jervey had $2,100, which lie was to divide between himself, T. A, Davis, \V. (.'. Glover, J. J. Hardy, P. P. Hedges Abram Smith, J. W. Llovd, ). A. Bowlcy and Orlando Levy, all members from Charleston County, except How ley, who represented Georgetown County. Humbert, of Darlington, received a i-ertificaie of au even ONK THOUSAND DOLLARS, which lie was to divide between himself, Alfred Hart, S. .). Keith, S. Handera, J. Long, Frank A damson, John F. 11 en person, Hasting Gantt, K. Tarleton and Furtune Giles. Asbury I,, Singleton, or Sumter, received u certificate l'or?lto divide ]>otween himself, E. Cain, J I. C. Corwin, E. Ferguson, K. Gaithcr, S. Carey, A.' s! Holmes, Harney Humphries, S.* Melton Wm, Littlelield, J. 1J. Singleton, Alfred Moore, E. M.' Sumter and Jured Warily. H. II. 1TCNTKR, FROM CIIARLKSTOX, demanded and reeeiued for himself a ecrtitieate lor 37 ">0: I. 11. White received a certilicate for $250 for himself; W. F. C. Gardiner, one for >1,500 for himself; 15. G. Yoeuin, one lor ?1,500; W. J. Whipper, one for ?5,000; A. O. Jones, one for Si,000; W. 11. Jones, one for S1.000; Joo Crews, one for S:$,000; Lawrence Cain, one for $500, which witness says ho bought from Cain afterwards, and Cain, in his evidence admits receiving! small consideration on account of this matter; P. J. O'Connell received one for SI,000; 15. A. Norland, one for S100; C. J. Andell, one for S500; 11. F. 1 Jorrv, one for $100; J. 13. 15oston,ono for Win. Dannerly, one for S50; Mitchell Goggins, one lor $100; S. J, Keith, one for Si00; Wui. Kennedy, one for SI00. K. J. M OS ICS. had one certificate for a">,0C0, and does noj know how many more or exactly the amounts. We have not (owing to the want oj time) ascertained who collected all the certificates referred to above, but find that 15. Hvas, 15. G. Yoeuin and T. Hurlej collected theirs, and that the live thousand dollar cert ideate given to Moses was exchanged for a State treasurer's due bill for that amount. Accounts Xos. o.'i, .'54, and .'50 refer to this claim, and are referred to in A. O. Jones' evidence, when tin vouchers prove that more than 317,000 wai allowed as interest on $-15,000 for seventeen months. Most of the certificate;thus issued arc in the treasurer's ollice and have been paid, but they do not beai the endorsement of either of the limn named in them, to-wit: Nichol, Davidsoi it Co., or Stewart, Sutphcu ?te Co. (Jen. Dennis says that more than $13,001 of these certificates were divided betweei Speaker Moses, Clerk A. O. Jones, Nile! G. Parker, Tim llnrley and himself. Your committee find that a largo pnr tion of the fraudulent certificates issuc( to pay the diflerenco between the legiti mate amount due for furniture and tin amount for which it was raised have beei paid. WHAT IS I.KFT. After a careful examination of the fur niturn in the State House by Gen. Dennis lie alllrms that there is not left there mori than one-half of what was purchased gSaBSBggeSBBgg gg " ' IJ and very few of the clocks, which were ol the linest quality, costing from ? 150 to StiOO each, and that out of several inirI: rors which cost SGOO each, only one reI rfiains. I From the report marked No. 12, "Ex,; ldbit A," lo which we referred in the evijjdenccof A. O. Jones, it appears that Uenj. ' i Hvas, chairman ol' the committee, report11 ed in favor of the raised claim which dei I frauded the State of at least ?45,000; but ! unfavorably on so much of it as referred ! to paying W. 15. Hose a smallamountdue | him for boarding the upholsters who J] were sent from Xew York to place and i arrange the earpetimrs, furniture, etc. | (Sen. bennis tcsl./.cs that Uiu tlio .spring j or suniiuer of Isiii) C. 1*. LKSLIK, it land commissioner, purchased a lot of furniture from Mr. JJerry, ostensibly for his ollice, but in reality lor his residence. Says he was in Governor Scott's ollice afterwards, and heard an altercation between hirn and Leslie, which was caused by the hills being sent to Scoot for puyincut. Scott swore that he woule not pay them, but did eventually do so from some fund or other." The bills of Mr. Sileox, made out in Mr. Leslie's name, proved that furniture was supplied by the State to some of her distinguished "statesmen'' jus far back as 1SUH. MAKING HASTETO OttOW IUCIT. It is no longer fi matter of suppriso to your committee that members who- only received six dollars per diem could, in a few weeks after their arrival in Col urn ; uia, ouiain eiegant itirmture lor tnoir j rooms, and Brussels carpets for their i floors, and recline on Oriental .spring and I sponge mattresses, when their const ituj cuts were being hounded down by the ini exorable tax-gatherer to pay the price of j these luxuries. As a further illustration of the inordiI nato greed of this horde of robbers, we present the following, for nothing, however small, escaped the Argus-eyed committeemen who so dexterously played the game of "addition, division and* silence:" Statu of South Cauomna Skjjatr. 1S71, To James M. Allen, J)r. Sept. 21. Bookcase $ 2f>0 Sept. 21. Fitting closets .'540 Nov. 21. Fitting up door frames 100 Dee. X. Partitions in cloak room... 6.j0 Dec. 8. Partitions in cloak room... 13-50 82,000 By reference to tho evidence of Mr. j Wing, a master mechanic, it will lie seon that the partitions charged for at ?050 each, would be worth now about $25 each, but at the time tho account was rendered it was worth about one-third more. We also call attention to tho evidence of several witnesses who testify that the account was raised by inserting the figure "3" in the item, "Fitting up closets," and tlie figure "tt" in front of the two last amounts, thus making a gain of ?l,.jOt). We lind that under the head of "Furniture" accounts were presented for mules, horses IICOUIKS, CAKRIAOE 1IIBE AXD HOUSE l-'EKD. These accounts were passed upon and certificates issued accordingly. | In this connection we refer to the evidence of Mr. Pettingill, (under the head of "pay certificates,") who was a dealer in horses and mules, and who says he sold them to different members, and was I paid in Legislative pay certificates,'naming .Speaker S. J. Lee and \V. II. Jones, of Georgetown, as two of such purchasers. and that he also received nav certifi cates for "horse food, buggy Jiirej'1 ifcc. Mr. Greenfield says lie did not sell any I buggies or carriages directly to the State, ' but sold to the members and was paid for I them with pay certificates. He rememjbers receiving a certificate, which proved | to be fraudulent, in payment for a carj rige. At one. time a "proposition was made to him to sell a large portion of his (stock of carriages and buggies if lie j would make out his account against the I State and receive pay certificates in payj ment thereof, which he deqjined. We also refer to the evidence given by Sallas j Randall, a committee clerk, who testified that a house of il itamo in the City of Collumbiawas supplied with furniture at | the expense of the State. We also refer j to the account of Mr. Ly "Brand, a dealer i in MUSICA J, INST RUM KNTS, designated as No. 37 by A. 0. Jones, as an evidence that, whilst revelling in their Bacchanal ion sports, tho Muses were not neglected. The soft melody of the inelodeon was invoked to inspire what spirits would not. CAUt'KTINO, Wo could not ascertain the actual j mount of carpeting purchased or used, j but the hills rendered amounted to several thousand dollars per annum. That some conception may be formed of this enormous expenditure, we refer to the evidence of Mr. Purse, who measured all the committee rooms and ollices in the IState-House and committee rooms out I side, and testifies that it would require jonlv l,:WKi yards to carpet all of them. By reference to the account of Stewart, I Sutphen it Co., designated as No. 7:5 by A. O.Jones, and reported from committee on contingent account, it will be found | that during one session alone they sold to | the State 4,(>.)8 YAllOS or OAJII'KTIXO, ' more than one thousand yards being finest Brussels. General Dennis and Sergeanl-al-arms'Williams both testily that the committee rooms wore furnished with new carpets every session, which were carried away in the spring of the year. (Jen. Dennis says he knows that some ot it was shipped to Massachusetts. It would be an irksome task to enumerate all the accounts rendered for rej pairs on committee rooms. It is sulliIcient to say that they amounted to thousands of dollars annually, when it is a i won Known jact mat alter tlie Suite I House was fitted up not u committee j room was repaired. See evidence oJ j Robert Seriven and others, who state that lliey wore in constant attendance land that no work was done, except placing the two wooden partitions. No | transaction was allowed to p;iss without paying tribute to the inordinate greed which characterized, the majority of the members. "station buy.1' * Mr. Woodruff's evidence on this subject is as follows: "During Mr. Parker's j term of ottioc and part of Mr. Cardozo's, ! up to the time of specific appropriations, j pay certificates for 'stationery,' which in! eluded almost every thing, and for other j accounts, wore issued to such an extent ; that they sold on the streets for from ton ; to twenty cents on the dollar." The evij deuce shows that the average member j never received over ten dollars' worth ol stationery; but the bills rendered and I paid by the State in one session amounted I to $(>8,(100 for this coinnioditv alone. Clerk Jones, in his evidence, says: "Stationery included refreshments, dry goods, groceries, carpets, furniture, horses and carriages, and miscellaneous articles of merchandise, and the names used in the accounts wore OKNKItALLY MYTHS. To further illustrate the frauds oommit5 ted under this head, we refer to vouchors I in evidence of A. <). Jones, designated as I Xos. ">}, ">A and 5? amounting in the aggregato ?.'!,GiU>. Mr. .Tones says: "It is"assorted that these accounts were for books and line stationery furnished the members." Attention is called to accounts I numbered from 10* to 14, inelirsive where j it will l)e seen that in January alone one I firm furnished liO worth of "staI tionery," or more than tiftv dollars worth i per month lo earth member. In addition ! to the above the accounts- of Messrs. lirvan and McCartor and Mr. Stokes, . I we'l 1 known dealers, who reside in C'oi lumbia, and who furnished stationery to j the House and Senate, are itemized, and, j from appearances, include most of the stationery actually used. . i Clerk Woodruti' says (and the vouch1 ors nrove it) that durimr one session each | senator received a copy of WEBSTKH'S VNADRIDOKIi ; Diet inner j*, and a calendar inkstand ; which cost ?2">. i The accounts of the "Western Union !j Telegraph Company, together with Mr. i Woodruffs evidence, will show that even [i the private telegrams of the senators were ; even paid for by the State. II According to evidence and accounts r I the Senate often used ?1() worth of pos tage stamps per day. Gold pens utSlO; i inkstands at S2-j; Webs tern Dictionary I and fine stationery certainly afforded oui ? "Statesmen''every facility for an extenI sive correspondence. JKWKMIY. 'l Wo cannot refrain from commenting !' | upon the large accounts of Mr. lsaa< v' Sulzbaeher, a well know 11 jeweler of Co ' I lumhia, and call special attention to tht j accounts designated as "No. 27" and "J .r?," mentioned in Woodruff's evidence where jewelry was furnished to Senator? , Wiiittemore,Maxwell, Ilaine, Rev. Wm Johnston and Representative Tim Hur . ley. He also furnished fine gold pens 5 costing jus high as S10 a piece; and, jtidg ing from the bills rendered, from live t( j ten pocket knives to each member dur ing the session. ~ The accounts of Mr. Ilavdcn, (a jewelei I of Charleston,) designated A 1, by Wood I refV, clearly demonstrate the manner u I which bills were raised, the amopnt beinj for five call-bells $12, and raised to $112 -| by inserting the figure one (1.) W< . quote from Mr. Woodruffs diarv in rcf ajerenccto an account of Mr. II ay den for : , watch for Senator Win ttemore: "Wcdncs I ! ! day, January 15,1S73, collected certificate I | for S!t4o, anil paid llayden for Whitte-1 more's watch. (JRACIOVfl GOODNESS ! Whittemore must have somewhere about I ten thousand dollars this session. That ought to be satisfactory, lie is always,! though, after more." It has long been a in vstervto the uninitinfn.l t1.? .1: i I 11 uviu inu iiiatciu^n u itimuMUJS j j which flashed their rays of light iu the! | halls of the Capitol, "the showy watch j j chains and expensive watches came from ;! i but an inspection of Mr. Sulzbacher's ac-i I counts, and those of a similar nature, will reveal the startling fact that they were furnished by an impoverished State. We submit a portion of Mr. Sulzbacher's account for ^ llKI'AIItlNO CLOCKS, Xos. 25J and 20:/, and referred to in A. O. J one's evidence, which will show the amount to be several hundred dollars. Mr. Glaze, another jeweller of Columbia, lias several accounts, some of which are i designated as Xos. (51, LiJ and 63, by A. 0. I Jones. Instead of jcwelley we now have! jgogeous military trappings for our legis-1 lative heroes, who belonged to a well I equipped but badly organized militia. | I These amounted to .something over I twenty-one hundred dollars. In connection with these accounts, see evidence of P. Niinpkins, (under the head of "pay eertitidates,") who states lhat he purcuas-1 ed sonic articles from Mr. Glaze, and that i his account as well as that of S. J. Lee was settled with a legislative pay certificate. Afterwards he and Lee were both, j sued, and he paid Mr. Glaze two hundred j dollars, and Mr. Glaze still holds thecer-j titicatcas a claim against the State. In the account of W. J. Whipper, attorney at law, designated as C 12, ho charges! 1 the State the modest sum of 830 PJiR day for forty-three dats iimr?o:Aii..l . : ' *?-- ' , x?.woiuiKii nci via'a ruimvreu uie coin- | < i initlee appointed to investigate the affairs | of tlio Bank of the .State. This investi-j j Ration resulted in the appointment of I Representative (J. Putfer, receiver, i j whereby the State lost a largo amount ol' j money, by com missions and <kher means, i I For years largo accounts amounting to j several hundred dollars, annually, have | been paid for i CLEANING THE HALLS j of the Senato and Houso of RepresentaI tivos, while hundreds of convicts were in j the city entirely idle. To illustrate the economy practiced now, we will state that not one dollar is paid out for such! work, convict labor being utilized. Wo have examined the accounts for fitting locks to the desks of members, and linu that during one session the State was charged with 307 new locks, where there are only 104 desks in the Senate and House, thus giving more than two locks to each desk. We submit a lew accounts for wood and coal. Upon a close calculation, wo lind that during ono session more than ONL THOUSAND CORDS OK WOOD and one thousand three hundred and twenty tons of coal were charged for, and at the same time there was not a single wood stove in use at the State-House. J Sergeant Williams in his evidence states j ! wiai not a iourin oi ino wood atlU coal j purchased was consumod at the State| House. lie aiso says that Mr. Crews | furnished and delivered to any of tlio members who asked for it this necessary commodity. r From the account of Mr. Mayrant it | appeara that ho furnished Senators Whitj temore, Maxwell and others with wood, j The bills rendered show that thousands of dollars were spent annually l'or stoves | to heat the State-House and committee ] rooms. Sergt. Williams testifies that the j committee rooms were furnished with stoves every year, and that, when ho called fur them, the members told him "it was none of his business." Mr. J'almer states that the stoves in the State-House are worth 31.500 at this time, and that he does not find one-eighth of the stoves at the Capitol which he furnished, j We will not attempt to give the amount j of soap, j irAin cr.usn us asd towkus [ furnished, but will simply state that the I .w.i./.imtc nm/iiinlml ,1.. I ! lnrs! Veriiv, they should liuvo been I I cleansed. We respectfully call your attention to j I the accounts designated as Xos. 814,82,' 182J, 83, 84, 85, SO, 87, 88 and89, in evidence | of A. O. Jones, and 0 7 and A 1 in the i evidence of Mr. Woodruff, in which it is j shown that State oilicials, members ofI I the House and Senate, clerks and attaches were furnished with most of the leading ' daily papers of the State and a large number ol weekly country papers. In addition to the above theiiccounts, vouchers i and "evidence show that novels, law and j other books wore furnished to the members in order that thov might while away their idle hours in improving their minds at the State's expense, though thousands of their constituents' children were unable to attend school for the want of books. In evidence of the- above we refer you to accounts dssignated as A 2. i W f>, and others of a similar kind, and j the evidence of A. O. Jones. The accounts of W. K. Greenfield, |iiiiruy rsnjomon, -u. J. uaman, aim others, show tho amounts paid by the State for tho use of so-called committee rooms. These rooms were not only used during the sitting of the General Assembly, but were often occupied the entire year at the extravagant price of OXK DOLLAR PKR DAY ItKXT for each room. Add to this tho cost of j furnishing, gas bills, refreshments, &c.M and this of itself would prove to the world chat South Carolina was cursed j with the most extravagant and corrupt class of legislators known in ancient or! modern times. Wo refer to accounts designated Xos. 2! to 5 respectively and Xo. 7?, included in j A. O. Jones's evidonce. It has boon clearly demonstrated that a sufficient sum lias been paid in five years for rent | ui u|J|icr iuuiiin in iiiuju uuiu uuu uiuiu' injj to have purchased the entire build-j ling. We call your attention to what] seems to us a most palpable fraud, desig- j ! nated as No. 152 in evidence of A. l). | Jones, where It. K. Scott certifies that an account for room rent, amounting to .'5,24!) (50, "is justly due." Mr. Jones, in his evidence, says that this is an account of It. K. Scott for the rent of a cottage I for one year. It could not be sold for that amount today. Mr. Greenfield says, in reference to tills matter, that lie rented the cottage in I rear of McKenzie's building to K. IC. I Scott, to be used as a resort or CAUCUS ROOM during his candidacy lor the United States Senate, that he was paid by Governor Scott, anu that he has no knowledge of pay certificates being issued in payJ nienf thereof. 'i'he voucher designated by Woodruff | as No. 2G, is for rent ot the residence of j John J. Patterson, for the use of Senators; Whitteniore, Owens, and otliers who re-{ j veiled ia stately mansions, enjoying their j grins stolen from an impoverished poo-1 j pie while their poor dupes in their lowly cabins were suffering for tho necessaries of life. TflK ROLL OF RASCALS. The private bills of Stato olllcers, scna-! I tors and members of the House, referred' i to in the evidence of Woodruff and Jones i i In/In tlin mimes nf those who were1 | tiie recipients of supplies, and are as1 follows: '1 Lieutenant-Governor Ransier, Liouten- j Jant-(4overnor (t leaves, senators C'. P. Les-1 ! lie, L. Wimbush, Frank Arnini, It, E.1 ! Havne, R. F. Whittomore, If. J. Max-' , I well, (.'. 1>. llaync, Y. J. P. Owens, W. K. J Johnston, J. M. Allen, J. Hollingshead j Robert Smalls, \V. R. Nash, S. A. Swail.*., (ico. l'\ Melntyre, E. 8. J. Hayes, Jas. A. (ireen, John Ii'ce, J. E. (Jreenj representatives Jas. A. Bowlev, Tim Hurley, Joseph I). Roston, J. 1$. Dennis, ('. H.! ISperry, S. J. Lee, P. Simkins, P. R. j [j Rivers, W. M. Thomas, W. If. Jones, l'\ I J. Moses, Renj. Rvas, Nelson Havies. I ,1 For further information we refer toj , various bills of this elass, designated bvi Woodrulf as Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 1, 7, 8, 12, j 1.1, 14, 15, 17, is, 21, 24, 2."), 2s, 2!t, :'.0, :il, :i2, i :;4,ah, :)0, if), 41, 42,4.1,45, 4?;, 47,1 IJ 18, 7s, 1)0, 11;?, 111} and 118, C 12, A 2, 1 j a 14, \v 4, w5, 11 2,11 5, d !>, 11 h?, 11 ! "?, i j also to Nos. 21 and 54 in evidence of A. 0. J I Jones. I To enumerate the bill designated by Mr. . Jones in his evidence as "myths"* and ' | "queer accounts" would liil hundreds of ! pages. A few are inserted to illustrate ; this manner of robbing the treasury. . The originals are submitted in his evi: \ dunce, numbered as follows: . No. 'J A. Washburue ? 700 00 No. 48 James Stebbins S05 15 No. 5S A. L. Stingum 3,504 10 No. SI William Hall 1,000 00 No. SO Simeon P. Simples 500 00 : No. bS J. S. J. Oilman 4,Hm 00 ; No. 118 S. Goodman 1,078 40 -!No. 120 R. \V. Johnson :>,021 25 ? No. 121 S. J. Drown 3,752 15 I No. 122 J. Cross we 11 {>*5 7."< ' No. 12."> R. (). Iiurkell 500 00 Making an aggregate of. ?20,.';iiS SO . MYTI1S "AND OTJlKits." Mr. Jones says these "myths" were ) pushed through under cover of "and - others," and that "the number was so great it would have been foolishness- in rihini to have made inquiries concerning -1 them." He also says if he had placed \ j any impediment in the way of certificates r being issued to pay this class of claims , he would have lost liis position, and that 3 in some instances the only supplies - furnished was the paper on which the II account was made out. Sergt. Williams - testified that vouchers and accounts wore made out in the names of fictitious persons for large amounts passed upon by the committee on contingent accounts, and pay certificates drawn for them and delivered to different members. Ho recognized No. 1 referred to in cvidenco of A. O. Jones as one of that class. It calls for *1,125, and he thinks it was given to W. II. Jones, a member from Georgetown. A largo number of accounts were madeoutiu the name of John Williams, serjeant-at-arms, among them X'os. 53 and 01, amounting to $5,432 02, also Nos. i>2 to 111, inclusive, amounting to 815,ii'il I /W x While Mr. Williams was being examined he said: "I know nothing of most of these accounts. I allowed my name to lie used to assist the members from time to time. Rowley, Dennis, Thomas and others were frequently benefitted by the use of my name. The State received no consideration whatever for the certificates issued in the payment of these accounts. I did not know my name was used so often, nor for such large amounts, until now. I am sure it was arranged by introducing a legislative claim in my name and adding the words 'and others'to it thereby getting it passed without creating any suspicion that it was a fraud. 1 remember the SI,f>00 account; that was for the committee on contingent accounts. 1 think they took ?>00 apiece. They promised me $500, but never gave it to me."' Your committee cannot undertake to enumerate all the accounts submitted with this report, but will refer you to a few rendered by Messrs. Kinard and W., D. Love & Co., "dealers in dry goods, and to those of Messrs. Strauss tic Bro., D. Epstin, Win. Robinson, dealers in clothing. Clerk Jones in referring to the accounts' rendered against Sergeant-at-arms Wil-| liams, says: "Jt seems he was appealed to by those who were naked and ho clothed them, by those who were hungry and he fed them." We append statements of prices paid for articles by our legislators in 18GK-70, > i- lOTl T.J 'PI... Ullll III Aiicumuu.iv ???u ou?/n i a rapid development of taste cultivated i at the expense of principle. A CONTRAST. 1*01-70. 1871-72. ?.") clocks. itt)0 clocks. 40 cents spittoons. SS cuspidors. 54 benches. S21X) crimson plush sofas Straw beds. .Sponge Mattresses and Oriental Pillows. SI chairs. SM plush Gothic chairs. f-1 pine tables. 3S0 library tables. 2") cents hat pegs. $>0 hat racks. J-i desks. $-">0 desks. 310 office desks. SriO to $175 office desks. 50 cents coat hooks SI00 wardrobes. Cheap malting. Hody brusselscarpeting Clay pipes. Finest Havana cigars. Cheap whiskey. Champagne. ?4 Looking-glasses %'00 glasses. }-' window curtains ijtitfO brocatel curtains, lambrequins, Ac. So cornices. SS0 walnut and giltcorn Ices. We feel that this report would bo incomplete if we failed to present to the General Assembly the list of articles bought and paid for by the State for the use of her ".statesmen." It has been accurately copied from the various accounts turned over to your committee by the clerks of the Senate and House of Reprfismitnti v#?s; ltEKKESUMENTS, WINES AND LIQUORS. Iieidsieck, Green Seal, Viu Imperial, Verzenay ami Moot and Cbandon Champagnes; Scuppernong, Sparkling Moselle, Catawba, Chateau La Hose Claret, Chateaa Lalitto Claret, Imperial l'alo Sherry, best Madeira, Port, Malaga and Blackberry Wines; finest Otanl Dupuy and French Cognac Brandy; Onest Baker, Cabinet, Rye, Bourbon, Nectar and Corn Whiskeys; .Holland Gin, Jamaica Hum, cases ol''Hosteller's, Indian, Kerr's, Hussian,' Baker, St. Domingo und Wine Bitters, Congress Wat< r, best bottled Ale, Lagar and Porter; Sarsaparilia, Curaooa and Maraschino?all by the cask. CIUARS AND TOBACCO. Imported Brevas, Partegas, Kspanolos, Londres, Conchas, Dive Indian, Pantillo Espanoliis Conchas. Finest plug chewing tobacco, finest line-cut ditto, Durham and best smoking tobacco. (JU0CEUIE.S AND DELICACIES. Best Westphalia hams, bologna sausages, bacon strips, Diamond hams, Java and Kio coffee, pine, Jidam, Schweitzer choose, English cheese, gilt edge butter, sardines, smoked ana canned salmon, smoked heel' and buffalo tongues, canned oysters and lobsters, fresh Norfolk oysters, devilled ham, black and green teiis, French chocolate, olive oilt catsups, Worcester and popper sauces, imported mushrooms, pre ierved ginger, guava jolly, pickles, brandy cherries, brandy peaches, lemon syrup, assorted extracts, sea foam, citron, assorted nuts, lemons, oranges, wax and adamantine candles, Colgate's fancy and toilet soaps, starch, table and Liverpool salt, kerosene oil, baeou sides and shoulders, English mustard, vinegar, mackerel, concentrated lye, Orleans and fancy syrup and molass&, assorted English crackers and biscuit, condensed milk, parlor matches, Irish potatoes, leaf lard, assorted pepper, sugar, flour, pearl grist. FURNITURE. Finest office chairs and desks, Conti ncntal chairs, washstands, hut racks, marblc-top washstands, wardrobes, library tables, marble-top sideboards, bookcases, hair-seat rocking chairs, large and small easy chairs, marble-top bureaus, saloon tables, bedsteads, opera chairs, leatherscat chairs, cane-seat chairs, stuffed back chairs, stuff-back arm (.-hail's, commodes, umbrella stands, large and small library bookcases, oval library tables, with carved legs; red and green reps lounges, finest push velvet tote-atetes, finest walnut, l'ancy reps tete a-tetes, large and small goth'ic chairs, Prescott arm chairs, extra large striped reps chairs, green reps French lounges, large shelf-bank marbletop tables, counter desks, crimson plush solas, largo looking glasses, superior refrigerators, large willow chairs, towel racks, folding chairs, fine coffin, ;fine cradle, bed, lounges, fancy firescreens, extra largo and heavy cotton mattresses, i 1,'ill lit;j UPUaf itUWIVI MWlOfcv.u, pillows, double sping mattresses, cots and mattresses, sponge pillows, bolsters and mattresses, gilt mantle mirrors, finest English tapestry, Brussels carpeting, finest English body Brussels carpeting, finest three-ply ingrain; carpeting, English velvet rugs and door mats, English thread door mats, English oilcloths and velvet hassocks, cocoa mats, and matting, rich) heavy cornices, lamberquins, window shades and fixtures, large cords and tassels, brocatel curtains and trimmings, gold-bound shades and spring rollers, gimps, white and checked matting. DRY (JOOl)S. Finest French velvets, extra line larg-j gray hair cloth, silk damask, linen diaper table and wine cloths, Irish linens, billiard table cloths, linen towels, woolen blankets, linen doylevs and napkins, imported .'flannels, insertings hnd edgings finest dross goods, all kinds of honeycomb quilts, Marseilles quilts, shawls, linen sheeting, pillow casing and shirting, cotton shirting, sheeting and pillow casing, imported kid gloves, ladies' sacthels, mon's white and brown hosiery, linen cambric handkerchiefs, ladies' hoods, can brics, ribbons of all qualities, tine plaid goods, extra long bath towels, pieces of crape, scissors, skirt braids and pins, baize, spool cotton, prints, tooth bruches, heavy combs, llax, buttons, whaleboue, ginghams, hooks and eyes, UOL'LKVAltD SKIRTS., "hnstlrs." oxtra lonir stockings. chiirnons. "palpitators,"' garters, chemises, iuidervests, parasols, and sun umbrellas. CM>TH IXM. Fine overcoats, pants, vests coats, shirts, undershirts, drawers, socks, boots, suspenders, collars, shoes, slippers, hats, caps. JKWKMIY AX!) FANCY CJOODS. Gold watches and chains, rich sets of gold jewelry, diamond rings, diamond pins, gold lockets, charms, linger rings, necklaces, pencil casus, pens, breastpins, ivory handled knives and forks, pocket mill nen knives, tea and table spoons, call hells, table Corks, extra tine tal"?Io castors, rich toilet sets, pocket pistols, Japanned ten trays. CUCKOO CLOCKS, extra line Belgium marble mantel clocks, French china vases, French nrtilicial tlowers, ladies' line work boxes, tinest.colognes, French extracts, Florida water, I gold and rubber pen-holders and pens, pocket-books, stereoscopes and views, ! writ ting desks, ladies' portetnonnaies, I French mantel clocks, key rings, tapo i measures, leather dusting brushes, plated jsppons, baskets, Websters Unablidgod ; Dictionary, latest and most expensive literary works, drop lights, sixty-four light ehandaliers, twenty-seven * light ehandaliers. six light ehandaliers, live ' light chandeliers, four light chandeliers, , three light bracket ehandaliers, line cor' nices with guilt eagles, line shields and ! coats of arms. CROCKKY AND OLASSWAUK. I Champagne glasses, salt-cellars, cup. | plates, decanters, tumblers, ornamental I "cuspidors," extra lino punch mugs, 1 fancy granite chamber sets, fancy lamps, i washbasins, soap boxes and travs, Frcncli j china coll'ee cups, dinner sets, cups and I saucers, and candlesticks, line glas> I globes, (all sizes,) decorated spittoons, J tulip toilet sets and oval pitchers, ricli cut-glass goblets with monograms. FIUNTINO MATTFR, &C. | "Warrants of arrest, (!) recognizances, I summons, election tickets, contracts, arj tides of agreement, lodge circulars, visiting cards, diaries, morocco memorandum ! books, perpetual calandars, packages tinjest initid note paper, reams Juniata paI per, serapbooks, envelopes, ink, mucilage, wall paper, bordering, lead pencils, rul f A,S r j in? pens, paper weights, letter clips, bill I files, rubber bands, paper cutters, spongo cups, envelope openers, inkstands, ink | vents, slate pencils, rulers, magic ivory : pencil*?, magic leather pencils, mafric : black pencils. STOCK. r mi? iiuidi's, iuuicm, carriages, unggiCS | and harness. SUNDRIES. i Egg coal, cords oak and pino wood, andI irons, fenders, shovels, tones, grate |)as. | kets, stoves and pipes, coffee biggins, teaj pots, saucepans, cooking stoves and utinI sils, tin buckets and wooden buckets, tin leases, blacking, blacking brusheshes, Ijugs, bags, demijohns, lead pipes, lanterns, brooms, fruit jars and elastics, | kegs, wash tubs, wash iKxirds, oork screws, slop pails, dnsters and dust pans, | foot tubs, Manilla paper, hand-saws, ! files, axes, water coolers, granite chamI bers, bed pans, coffee mills, axe-helves, stove polish. CONCLUSION*. Your committee feel assured that no language, by way of comment, would add i force to the simple statement of fact* attending tiiis era of revelry, embracing peculation, embezzlements and robberies of a character hitherto unknown in South Carolina. The perpetrators are covered with infamy and disgrace, and should bo pursued during their natural lives with i the sword of Justice hanging by a thread i over their heads, i But injustice to the honest taxpavers j of the State, what can b3 said to refiev? those merchants and dealers who participated in thor profits arising from such stupendous frauds? The testimony submitted shows, t7i.it these persons* either were reckless of ti.e interests of the people of the State, or winked at, or colluded with the robbers to fleece the people.?a collusion as humiliating as the Jacts are disgraceful and culpable. We regret to place this on record; bat it is true, and the facts as provod justify your committee in joining with the good people of the State in denouncing such conduct now and forever. JOHN R. COCHRAN, Chairman, [ H.A. MEETZE. On part of Senate. S. DIBBLE. | G. MULLER. J. G. BLUE. On part of Houso. Hon. Thomas Thomson. The Elghtn.Circuit can point wjjth pride to their representative on the bench. There luive been wide differences of opinion as to the policy of displacing the Old Judges. This matter has. however, been settled by the Legislature, and we are sure none can question the eminent fltnvss of Mr. Thonunn. Possessing intellect of a high order, he Has disciplined his faculties by a lout? course of diligent study. The law, always a Jealous mistress has found In him a most loyal subject. Retiring in his disposition he has muuturully found delightful solace in the aecluslon of his office. Not forsaking the society of men, but preferring tho company of noble thoughts and the legacy of recorded wisdom, he has used his time to the beat advantage. For forty years a lawyer, he has always commanded a large and lucrative practice. No breath of suspicion has ever touched his garments, and those who know him best pay tho highest testimony to hts worth. To intricate and profound knowledge of the law he unites a wide and critical acquaintance with classic [ and modern literature. Unbending In his In legruy, or robust physical frame, laborlou* In I his habits, rapid unci clear In his peremption*, > I able and eloiii/ont In the application of the 1 principles of law, lie will be an ornament to | the bench.?.Yuiflty>&x Guardian. The Eaplicmian Celebration. I The F.uphemlan Society of Ersklne College "i | held Its Mem I-A mi on I Celebration lost Friday ' night. The weather was anything but ple:vsant, still the Hall was Ailed. Mr. J. II. Miller, of Camden. Ala., was In the Chair, and Messrs. A. S. Kennedy and W. 0. Hrudley were beside lilin as "Associate Judges." The exercises consisted first of spcclmousof oratory, the ointors being Messrs. L. 0. Cowan, Hoycc (irler, L. P. Kennedy and J. W. Morrah. Then followed a debate, the participant* being Messrs. D. W. Wiseman, \V. H. McLiu, II. U. Lindsay and W.H.Krlerson. The question discussed was: "Should the UnltedState* tolerate all systems of religion?" The two first named took the affirmative and thaffcwo latter the negative. The exercises were, from the first to last, highly creditable.* The orutors ull give promine of eminence in the art of speaking. Indeed, they are now good speakers. They did their Society and their College honor, and both may well he proud of them, "The debate was thorough una manly, and would havo done credit to uny Legislative Hall In th? country. The speakers were limited to twenty minutes each, but in that time they packed the results of days and weeks of reading and thought. The Judges found It difficult to decide which side hud gained tho victory, but they finally gave their decision In favor of the affirmative.?Associate Pe/onned PretbyU' riau. ' We publish in this issue the d#fencc of Gev Gary to the charges made by Northern Jour nals as to himself and .Senator Butler in connection with the agreement with a number of bankers and speculators to approve and bull the bonds of South Carolina, Tho facts arc very simple?nre easily understood. Notwithstanding the denial and explanation, the admission of the fact that they signed the said agreement, and afterwards ncceptcdthe position of members of tho Tax-payers Convention, which was to investigate and pronounce upon what was considered fraudulent bonds, placed them, to say the least of It, in a very awkward position. They were bound by ihe agreement to approve the bonds whether Issued In accordance with law or by fraud. It was eaulvolent to acting as attorneys on both sides of a ease. Whether they dlu this or not. they might have found themselves In a position where they would have been compelled to act in bad faith to their clients or to their State.?Merchant and Farmer. Hon. M. C. Butler, Senator from South Carolina, will deliver the anniversary oration before the Kuphcmlan and Philomathcan Literary Societies of Ersklne Col lege, Due West, at their Commencement, July 3, 1878. Two weeks ago friend Bailey, of the Green vllle Enterprise and Mountaineer asked why we oner no suggestions recently, as to how to print a country newspaper. If he had read In our issue of that,same week an article headed "Mum's the Word,'' he would not have asked the question. Principle vs. Pox.icy.?Why does not some aspiring legislator introduce a bill to make the use of tills expression a stututory otronce, punishable wltn death??yiiJety-Uiz Guardian. ^Hugh Wilson, Esq., the genial editor of the I 4 f coo UHU Jjurim;i . \jU1 Milt'lUUl it Villb last Monday. Wilson runs one of the llvell: est papers In the State. find lacks only a wife 11/> innke him the happiest man cxtunt. Muy he he suppjled In this particular before long.? Ninety-Six Guardian. Captain James Rogers, of Nlncty-SIx drew ten dollars In a lottery last week. M. li. Bon ham, Jr., has been appointed Inspector General on the staff of Major General Lipscomb, with thenlnk of Lieutenant ColoMARKET REPORTS. CORRECTED BY Barnwell & Co., Cotton Bayers and Dealers in General Merchandise. St. Louis, February 23.?Flour inactive and unchanged. Wheat?Xo. 3 red 130; No. 4 1.12; Vn ) vt,H nor 1 (Ml fWotoo/l1>J'll/7aWI/ l\nim very firm, at 27. Charleston, February 25.?Cotton steady ?nilddllnsr IfKVj; net receipts 73?, sifles G0??; stock o3,3!tf; weekly net receipts 7,01)9; gross receipts 7.0!??; sales 4,'<2o; exports to Great Britain 8.061; France I,9S6; continent 6,150; coastwise 1,IJ1S. g AUGl'STA, February 23.?Cotton quiet?middling 10k; receipts 'J-iH; sales 472; weekly re1 celpts 2,170; shipments 4;i2r>; sale* 4,279; stock CONSIGNEES. I Freight.?W I* Wideman, .1 A Brooks, II j\V Lawson, T Baker, Seal & Sign, J I) ChalI mors & Co. I Kxi-ituss.?Robt Cunt8. Mrs M Robinson, D I B Smith, .1 V Schruder, K Cowan, R M Latl: iner, J I. Clark, It W Cannon. CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON 1 TT AVE Just received a large stock of i CROCKERY. jHAm MADE' SHOES, | Spring styles, at Sti.fX), | SPRING PRINTS, HOMESPUNS, &c. February 27,187*, tf. CUNNINGHAM i & ' TEMP1ET0N HAVE on hand a trood supply of BACON, FIiOTR, MOLASSES, SUGAR, COFFEE, and RICE. 11 February 27,1?TS. Miss Ramey 1 TT As just received a ease of Notion*, which ' X? in attractive and cheap. Call early und i get a good bargain. i RICHARD GANTT, l{ FASHIONABLE BARBER. ' i Abbeville, S- C, Corn Whiskey. ' BRANDIES, WINES, &c. I I keep nothing but pure Mountain Wilis, keys, Rrandies ami Wines. Third door from i carriage shop on Washington Street, i .1. W. KYK.MU). Feb. 27, lS77-tf.