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Counting the Electoral Votes. A Fair and Proper Bill. WASHINGTON January 18. In their report, submitted with the bill, the committee say they have ap plied the utmost practicable study and deliberation to the subject, and believe that the bill reported is the best at tainable disposition of the difficult problems and d'sputcd theories arising out of. the late election. They speak of the difficulty of reaching a conclu sion, and they dealt with abstract questions only save so far as they are necessarily involved in the legislation proposed. The report implies that legislation may be had on the subject in accordance with the constitution, but the committee think that the law proposed is inconsistent with few prin ciples and theories on the subject. The bill is ocly directed to ascertain ing, for the purpose and in aid of the counting, what are the constitutional votes of the respective States; and whatever jurisdiction exists for such purpose, the bill only regulates the method of exercising it. For this the constitution gives warrant, and there fore the law proposed is not inconsist ent with that instrument. The com mittee regard it of far greater moment that the will of the people should be legally carried out than the question of who shall be President for a pre scribed term. They, therefore, en deavored to frame a fair and impartial measure. The legislature and the judiciary are represented in the tribu nal in equal proportions. The compo sition of the judicial part of the com mission looks to a selection from differ ent parts of the republic. While it is thought to be free from any prepon derance or supposable bias, and the addition of the necessary constituent parts of the whole, in order to obtain an uneven number of the commission, is left to an agency farthest removed from the prejudice of any existing at tainable one, it would be difficult, if not impossible, the committee think, to establish a -tribunal that could be less the subject of party criticism than such a one. The committee felt bound, by the highest duty, to let no bias of party feeling stand in the way of a just, equal and peaceful measure for extricating the question from the em barrassments that at present surround it. ,The committee conclude as fol lows: "In conclusion. we respectfully beg leave to impress upon CJongress the necessity of a speedy determination upon this subject. It is impossible to estimate the material loss the coun try daily sustains from the existing state of uncertainy. It directly and powerfully tends to unsettle and paralyze business ; to weaken pubhic and private credit ; to create appre hensions- in the minds of the people that disturb the peaceful tenor of their ways and mar their happiness. It does far, far more. It tends to bring repu'olican institutions into discredit, and to create doubts of the success of our form of government and of the prosperity of the republic. All con siderations of interest, of patriotism and of justice unite in demanding of the law-making power a measure that will bring peace and prosperity to the country, and show that our republican institutions are equal to any emergency. In this connection we cannot refrain from the expression of our satisfaction that your committee, composed of equal'members of both parties, have fortunately been able to do what has been attempted in vain heretofore almost unanimouisly agree upon a plan considered by them all to be just, wise and efficient. We accordingly recom mend the proposed act to the patriotic and just judgment of Coagaess." The report is signed by George F. Edmnunds, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Roscoe Conkling, A. G. Thurman, T. F.s Bayard, M. W. Ransom, of the Senate committee ; H. B. Payne, Eppa Hunton, Win. M. Springer, George W. McCrary, George F. Hoar, George Willard, A. S. Hewitt, of the House committee. A bill to provide for and regulate the counting of votes for President and Vice-President and the decision of questions arising thereon for the term commencing March 4, A. D. 1877. Be it enacted, &c., That the Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in the hall of the House of Representa tives, at the hour of 1 P. M,, on the first Thursday in February, A, D. 1877, and the President of the Senate shall be their presiding officer. Two tellers shall be previously appointed on the part of the Senate and two on the part of the House of Representatives, to whom shall be handed, as they are opened by the Presi dent of the Senate, the certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes, which certificates and papers shall be opened in the pres ence of the two houses, and be acted upon in the alphabetical order of the States, beginning with the letter A ; and said tellers, having then read the same in the presence and hearing of the two houses, shall make a list of the votes as they shall appear from the said certifi cates; and the votes having been ascer tained and counted, as in this act pro vided, the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote aud the names of the per sons, if any, elected, which announce ment shall be deemed a sufficient de claration of the persor.selected President and Vice-Preskent of the United States, which, together with a list of the votes, shall be entered upon the journals of the two houses. Upon such reading of any such certificate or paper, when there shall be only one return from a State, the President of the Senate shall call for objections, if any. Every objection shall be made in writing, and shall state clearly and concisely, and without argu mnent, the ground thereof, and shall be signed by at least one Senator and one member of the House of Representatives before the same shall be r eceived. When all objections so made to any vote or pa per from a State shall have been re ceived and read, the Senate shall there upon wihAraw, and such objections When the two houses have voted, they shall immediately again meet, and the presiding officer shall then announce the decision of the question submitted. SEC. 2. That if more than one return or paper purporting to be a return from a State shall have been received by the President of the Senate, purporting to be the certificates of electoral votes i given at the last preceding election for President and Vice-President in such State, unless they shall be duplicates of the same return, all such returns and papers shall be opened by him in the presence of the two houses, when met as aforesaid, and read by the tellers; and all such returns and papers shall there upon be submitted to the judgment and decision, as to which is the true and law ful electoral vote of such State, of a commission constituted as follows, name ly: During the session of each house on the Tuesday next preceding the first Thursday in 1877, each house shall, by viva voce vote, appoint five of its mem bers who, with the five Associate J us tices of the Supreme Court of the Uni ted States, to be ascertained as herein after provided, shall constitute a com mission for the decision of all questions upon or in respect of such double returns named in this section. On the Tuesday next preceding the first Thurs day in February, Anno Domini 1877, or as soon thereafter as may be, the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States now assigned to the 1st, 3d, 8th and 9th circuits shall select, as a majority of them shall deem fit, another of the Associate Justices of said court, which five persons shall be members of said commission; and the person longest in commission of said five Justices shall be the president of said commission. The members of said cou%mission shall respectively take and subscribe to the following oath: "I, . do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will impartially examine and consider all questions submitted to the commission of which I am a member, and a true judgment give thereon, agreeably to the constitution and the laws: So help me God." Which oaths shall be filed with the Secretary of the Senate. When the commission shall have been thus organ ized, it shall not be in the power of either house to dissolve the same, or to with draw any of its members; but if any such Senators shall die or become phys ically unable to perform the duties re quired by this act, the fact of such death or physical inability shall be, by such commission, before it shall proceed further, communicated to the Senate or House of Representatives, as the case may be, which body shall immediately - and without debate proceed by viva voce vote to fill the place so vacated; and the person so appointed shall take and sub scribe the oath hereinbefore prescribed, and become a member of said commis sion; and in like manner if any of said Justices of the Supreme Court shall die or become physically incapable of per forming the duties required by this act, the other of said Justices members of the commission shall immediately ap point another Justice of said court a mmber of said commission; and in such appointments regard shall be had to the impartiality and freedom from bias sought by the original appointments of said commission, who shall thereupon immediately take and subscribe the oath hereinbefore prescribed and become a member of said commission, to fill the vacancy occasioned. All the certificates aid papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes of each State shall be ope ned in the alphabetical order of the States, as provided in section one of this act; and where there shall be more than one such certificate or paper, as the certificates and papers from such State shall be opened, excepting dupli cates of the same return, they shall be read by the tellers; and thereupon the President of the Senate shall call for objections, if any. Every objection shall be made in writing, and shall state clearly and concisely and without argu ment the ground thereof, and shall be signed by at least one Senator and onie member of the House of Representatives before the same shall be received. When all such objections so made to any certificate, vote or paper from a State shall have been received and read, all such certificates, votes and papers so objected to and papers accompany ing the same, together with such objec tions, shall be forthwith submitted to said commission, which shall proceed to consider the same, with the same powers, if any, now possessed for that purpose by the two houses acting sepa rately or together, and by a majority of votes decide whether any and what votes from such State are the votes pro vided for by the constitution of the Uni ted States, and how many and what persons were duly appointed electors in such State; and maygherein take into view such petitions, 'depositions and other papers, if any, as shall by the constitution and now existing laws be competent and pertinent in such con sideration; which decision shall be made in writing, stating briefly the ground thereof, and be signed by the members of said commission agreeing therein; whereupon the two houses shall again meet, and such decision shall be read and entered in the journal Qf each house, and the counting of the votes shall pro ceed in conformity therewith, unless, upon objection made thereto in writing, by at least five Senators and five mem bers of the House of Representatives, the two houses shall separately concur in ordering otherwise; in which case1 such concurrent order. which shall govern no votes or papers from any other State, shall be acted upon until the objection previously made to the votes or papers from any State shall have been finally disposed of. SEC. 3. That while the two houses shall be in meeting, as provided in this act, no debate shall be allowed, and no question shall be put by the presiding officer, except to either house on a mo tion to withdraw, and he shall have no power to preserve order. SEC. 4. That when the two houses separate to decide upon an objection that may have been made to the count ing of any electoral vote or votes from any State, or upon objection to a report I of said commission, or other question arising under this act, each Senator and Representative may speak to such ob- ~ jection or question ten minutes, and . that oftener than once, but when such debate shall have lasted two hours, it - shall be the duty of each house to put ~ the main question without further de SaeC. 5 hti uhjitmeigo thEC two hsseat shal join proeting af the fows: ou setshl Preoided th Seaeah pae~scar o h aspeaker,s imordite uponeset; the Senatr, i the peaer' ofi; o the haluo theakrto tmmeprdil ponfier efor the Seatr, n h bd of thehall upon the right of the presiding ofiicer; for the , The H erald. THOS. F. GRENEKER, EDITORS. W. H. WALLACE, NEWBERRY, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24, 1877 A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect aFam ily Newspaper, devoted to the material in terests of the people of this County and th4 State. It circulates extensively, and as ai Advertising medium offers unrivalled ad vantages. 'For Terms, see first page. The Carpet-Bagger Played Out This election difficulty will assured. ly result in a blessing to this Statt and Louisiana at least. The strong in terest centred on these two States ha drawn the attention and investigation of the country upon them. Their rea condition has been made to appear their governments are seen and prove to be corrupt and imbecile, and theii officers stand forth as the vilest, mo3 dishonest and incompetent crew o political adventurers that ever dis graced high stations. The North, th people of the North, never knev these things before. They looked hitherto upon the Southern contest aE a struggle by the whites to put th< negro down and to take from him hit civil rights. Very naturally they tool the negro's part; having freed hirr they were right in demanding that ht shoultenjoy his freedom. They nov see that the negro's liberty and right: are in no danger ; that the struggle if between those representing the honor the virtue, the intelligence, the pro perty and the civilization of thesi States., anda set of political cormorant who, rob the State and the peopli through the instrumentality of the ignorant and deluded negro. And w< say that the Northern people neve: knew these things before. Northerr politicians knew them; but it suited their purposes to disguise and palliati them. This they can no longer do The politician at the North, or th< President either, who supports the Southern carpet-bagger will not b< supported by the people. We merely express our own opinion when we say that Hayes would no more support these carpet-baggers than Tilden would; and for this we give him no credit to do so *bard'4suete-omptm verthrow and ruin of the great Re. publican party. He cannot afford to o it. The only ma~n who could do it with any approach to success is Gen. rant, and he has nearly ruined his party by it. By circumstances almost fortuitous he is regarded with venera ion by the Northern people as the avior of the Union. He has pre. uned upon this feeliug and has done hings that any other man would have een impeached for long ago. Hayes as none of these advantages. He will have to stand before the country n his own merits, if he be President. ne of his first acts would be to cuti oose from the "carpet-bag party" which has been so long palming itself off on the Northern people as part of the Republican party. If Tilden be President, of course the days of carpet ag government are gone. Work. "In the sweat of thy 'face shalt hou eat bread," is, in the eyes of a very large part of mankind, the severest sentence ever pronounced or threatened against sinful humanity. So many object to the sweat of the face ; they prefer to earn their living in broad' loth, in some "profession," or, better still, in some public office. Every ne has a right to select whatever line f business he prefers, so it be honest, and nobody has a right to object or cmplain. The cry is raised that the professions are crowded-too many erchants, lawyers and doctors. Well, perhaps there are. If so, the supply will be greater tlym the demand; some will have to withdraw from the mar ket, till there is the proper adjust ent. These things regulate them selves. Let every man choose whatever business he wishes to p.ursue. Hav ing chosen it, let him go to work honestly and manfully, and in time hiis services will be demanded and his labors receive their reward. But he ust work. Let him remember that. Southern Pacific Rail Road. Congress will give sufficient assist nce to this railroad to secure its early ~ompletion from Fort Worth, its pres nt terminus, to the Pacific coast at an Diego, California. The distance is ,280 miles. Congress will guarantee he interest on the bonds. Several oads will be included in tile bill, viz: irst, from Shreveport to New Orleans; ~econd, from Jefferson, Texas, to Mew )his, Tenn.; third, from Shreveport to votes shall be completed and the result declared; and no recess shall bt: taken unless a question shall hare arisen in regard to counting any such votes, or otherwise, under this act; in which case it shall be competent for either house, acting separately. in the manner herein before provided. to direct a recess of such house, not beyond the next day, Sunday excepted, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenhon; and while one question is being considered by said commission, either house may proceed with its legislative or any business. SEc. 6. That nothing in this act shall be held to impair or affect any right now existing under the constitution and laws to question, by proceedings, in the judicial courts of the United States. the right or title of the person who shall be declared elected, or who shall claim to be President and Vice-President of the United States, if any such right exists. SEC. 7. That said commission shall make use of known rules, keep a record of its proceedings. and shall have power to employ such persons as may be ne cessary for the transaction of its busi ness and the execution of its powers. The Senatorial Tricksters. CoLUMBrA, January 15.-The first witnesses introduced from Edgefield were summoned by the Radical ma jority. These witnesses consisted of such persons as Jesse Jones, a mulatto, late Clerk of the Court; H. N. B9ney, a mulatto, late Judge of Probate; Peter. Jones, a mulatto, hanger-on around the Courthouse; Wiley Wil lianis, a copper-colored half-brother of the notorious Lawrence Cain, formerly Senator; David Graham, copper-color ed ex-member of the Legislature, and Gus Harris, copper-colored promis cuous loafer and Deputy United States Marshal. Most of these men were engaged in the administration of County affairs, when corruption and imbecility were its only characteristics. Several of them are now under indict ment for engaging in a conspiracy to assassinate General Butler. They were allowed to testify against the man whom they had conspired to kill. Upon the Democratic side were summoned D. R. Durisoc, Esq., com missioner of election ; Mr. M. A. Mor kert, manager of box No. 2, Edgefield Courtbouse; Mr. A. A. Glover, mana ger at box No. 1; Mr. A. J. Norris, supervisor box No. 2; Mr. W. H. Brunson, supervisor box No. 1; Mr. J. C. Sheppard, Mr. 0. F. Cheatham, General M. C. Butler, George Meade, colored, and Col. Randall, U. S. A. All of these were men who had the most ample opportunities of judging as to the conduet of the election, and men of the highest integrity and in telligence. It was supposed that the testimony as to Edgefield ended here. It was not supposed that, in the lan guage of Mr. Cameron's reply, "the ase as to that county would be re opened." The people of Edgefield County s',ood upon the record cleared of the charges brought against them. But slander was considered as a fair weapon to use against a people so lost to all sense of righteousness as to rebel against the great Republican party. To accomplish this slandcr no means were considered too despicable by these men. Radical witnesses from Edgefield were sandwiched between other witnesses day after day for ten days. Among these sand wiched witnesses was Captain Kellogg, U. S. A. He is known as a violent and bitter parti san who has time and again exhibited is partisanship in gross violation of propriety and right. He is the man who officiated at the door of the State House, upon the day of the assem ling of the Legislature, and his con dluct on that occasion was most out rageous and indecent. His bias may e estimated from the fact that while le was acting in the capacity of judge it Edgefield, a member of his family wrote a letter to an Ohio paper which in violent partisanship and intolerance was equal to the best efforts of the Eistoric lRedpath. His son upon elec tion day paraded the streets of Edge reld in company with a gang of ne roes distributing Chamberlain tickets, and hurrahing for that personage. It is suggested as a curious coincidence that this man, regarding whom these Facts were well known, should have been selected to act at the door of the Legislative Hall. lie was a man who was known to have been so blinded by party prejudice as to forget what was Iue to his position, on more than one ecasion. Those who expected that le should do so again were not dis ppointed. He did his work well. But this is a digression. In addition to this man Kellogg, a ieutenant Hoyt was introduced. Of iim I know nothing except that he Ls in Kellogg's company. But Kellogg and Hoyt, while their testimony was influenced and colored by their. prejudices, were white men, md officers, and did not lie. While hey could view matters through par :isan spectacles, they could not invent md swear to unheard of outrages. More testimony was needed. Keeping he time of their adjournment secret 'rom Mr. Merriwon, they secretly ;ummoned twenty odd negroes from :dgefield prepared to swear to any hing. These were rushed in during he last two days. All applications 'rom Mr. Merrimon and others to ntroduce witnesses, waiting in readi ess in rebuttal were unheeded, and he two United States Senators con ummated their miserable Tombs' law rer trick by precipitately adjourning. Snch is the history of one. two, three -Kellogg, Cameron, and Christianeg. -orrespondence Journal of Comn Among the telegrams that have itely come to light is the following, ddressed to Packard, of Louisiana, )hamberlain, of South Carolina, and lartin, of Florida : NEW YoRK, November 8, 187. Ve are nwabsouelnh certain of 185 Trial Justices. The office of Trial Justice has fallen into disrepute in this State, on account fi of the hosts of incompetent men that have for late years filled it. The office ti should be elective. Indeed, the Con- + stitution provides for their election el (or the election of Justices of the Peace) at such time and in such man ner as the Legislature may diiect. But is has not suited the plans of our Solons to carry out this constitutional tc requirement. The office has remained subject to appointment, so that the Governor could use it as a reward for f his local radical politicians. And thus ti the office has become a reproach. If i filled by competent and upright men 11 it would be a great convenience, being t more speedy and less expensive than ti the higher courts. As soon as matters b become somewhat settled no doubt Governor Hampton will make proper it appointments throughout the State. I Unless some law is enacted to provide e for the election of Trial Justices, one b defect especially in the present system g should be remedied. There should be some provision made for transfer- l ring the cases of a "decapitated" Trial Justice to another. As it stands now, F when the Trial Justice is removed all the cases he has on hand falls through, e and proceedings have to be begun de novo, thus entailing unnecessary ex- t pense and trouble. v ai The Constitutional Amend h ment. We hope when the Legislature t meets it will refuse to pass that va riegated patchwork of Radical legisla tion that was voted for November 7th. r 3 It is in fact two amendments, one good, the other not. That part that P requires sehool funds to be kept and P expended in the county where col- T lected is good. But that part which t B says "No person shall be deprived of his right of voting because he has not paid his poll tax" has no business in a the Constitution. We have heard t r much about "taxation without repre- t sentation." It is about time now to tE Itake up the other side of the subject ? S-representation without taxation. The so called amendment is itself C in direct violation of Article XV, t' See. 2, of the Constitution, which s' says, "If two or more amendments f~ shall be submitted (to the qualified 7 voters) at the same time, they shall b be submitted in such manner that the i1 electors shall vote for or against each* of such amendments sepIarately." s *We hope the Legislature will re- tl fuse to give that so-called amendment b the necessary two-thirds vote, and r< thus ignore such an anomaly in gov- F ernent as a taxing but non-taxable class of citizens'.c The Compromise. i In another column is found the re- y port of the Committees from the House s and Senate, appointed for the purpose c of devising some satisfactory plan for counting the Electoral votes. There were wise men on those comn-s mittee3. But that doesn't prevent the expression of our opinion. That opinion is, the Democrats are about to commit a great error. If they pro pose to back down in their support of Tilden, why not stop there? Let the Republicans count in Hayes by force v and fraud, and the De mocrats can use that as a great political argument be- b fore the condtry hereafter against their opponents. But by their course now they are putting a seal on their own lips-if Hayes gets in it will be by j their sanction. They give up not only a' their right to the President, but even Ic their claim to the right. And will h Hayes get in ? There is scarcely a ai doubt. On the commission will be ti eight Republicans, six Democrats and one Independent. We can only wait h and see. t The Case of the State Offieers.p Proceedings in the nature of quo na warranto were begun in the Supreme s Court the 17th inst., by Jas. Conner o vs. R. B. Elliott, Johnson Hagood vs. a T. C. Dunn, and H. S. Thompson vs. sI J. R. Tolbert. The defendants were IB allowed seven days to answer. The ? Court will decide the right of the re spective parties to the offices of At- g toney-General. Comptroller-General b4 and Superintendent of Education.b On Wednesday similar proceedings c were instituted by S. L. Leaphart vs. c F. L. Cardozo, R. M. Sims vs. H. E. p Hayne, and E. W. Moise vs. James Kennedy, to try the rights to the offices of Treasurer, Secretary of State and Adjutant-General. The defend- ac ants were allowed twenty days to answer. ad TrAsThtAe an Refre iks discoered V ini-J beee iksdscvrdi n vestigating the votes, that at a cer- c. tan box in Horry County Dunn re- K I eived 10 votcs ; the figure 1 was af- e s.,A an1in2 Ai h r n terwards changed to 3. At another s. Editorial Review. Corn, in Walhalla, sells for seventy ve cents a bushel. h Rev. Dr. Chas. F. Deems will write n ie life of Commodore Vauderbilt. Ex-Gov. A. H. Garlaod has been ected U. S. Senator from Arkansas. e The Democratic State Government ' Florida is moving along peaceably. C Geo. F. Hoar was elected Jan. 19, h succeed Boutwell, as Senator from [assachusetts. The State Grange of the Patrons of P [usbandry will meet in Columbia, r ie first Wednesday in February. f The South Carolina Jockey Club s eld their annual meeting in Charles. r >n last week. The races were con nued four days, and were attended e y large crowds. S Gen. Longstreet, who has been act- t ig with the Republican party in nuisiana since reconstruction, de- b lares his conviction that Nicholls has e een fairly elected Governor of that ti tate. A petition from D. H. Chamber- b in, Elliott, Cardozo and other S. C. C tadicals has been presented to Con- 9 ress; likewise the petition of Gov. [ampton, Lieut.-Gov. Simpson,Speak- h r Wallace, and others. a Of the fourteen negroes tried for R t Le murder of Mr. Allen at Lownds- t ille, Abbeville County, a few weeks i go, ten have been sentenced to be t1 anged the third Friday in April, R vo were acquitted and two turned R tate's evidence. c An extensive riot occurred at Ma- ii on, Jan. 12th. The difficulty arose P -om some Radical negroes trying to revent a Democratic negro from taking a art in the Emancipation celebration. b 'hree negroes were wounded-one, he Democrat. MEMPHIS, January 17. ] During a heavy rain storm Monday T fall of live snakes was observed in ie Southern part of the city, where E housands of them could be seen yes- B rday. The snakes are from one b ot to eighteen inches in length. Judge Reed adjourned the Circuit B ourt at Orangeburg Jan. 15th, on e ground that there was no lawful 3 1eriff for the county-the election r that office having been held the i th of November, whereas it should ave .been held the third Wednesday ~ i October. The Senate committee, recently in ~ssion in Columbia, refused to hear ie testiinoniy of tWnty-fils respecta- m le witnesses who were present and S ~ady to prove the perjuries of the "' dgefield negroes. Senator Merri on, the Democratic member of the re >nmittee, took a note of the fact. A horrible affair happened at Wil- E amston last Wednesday night. A ti ung man, by the name of Lawrence ~ ith, living at Grove Station, on the se -.& C. R. R., was out walking with ei [iss Pinson, to whom he had been e ying his addresses several months. ith addressed her, and on her re- tC eting him he drew his knife and m abbed her eleven times, leaving her 2 r dead. He then fled. Miss Pinson Is a very excellent lady and quite pret and intelligent. She will probably 5 cover. Smith was taken to Green. f lle Friday by his uncle, and turned 'er to the Sheriff. He is thought to in, insane. Perpetual Motion. The Columbia correspondent of the ~ urnal of Commerce thus describes invention which claims to solve a - ng-vexed problem that dreamers ave been striving after for centuries id will vainly strive after, no doubt, 11 the end of time. Mr. Robert Morgan, of this city, is invented, and has upon exhibi on, drawings of a machine which he aims solves the problem of perpetual otion. He also claims that, as a wer either for portable or stationary achinery, it is invaluable. .It con- I sts of a wheel, upon the outer edge which is an inflexible tube running V -ound it. This tube connects with number of rubber tubes which lie C anting across the face of the wheel. e claims that the circular tube be- S g filled with water will empty itself to the flexible tubes, whigh will, by JJ eir weight revolve the wheel. As .e wheel revolves, each of the rub- Q r tubes is squeezed dry as it comes ~tween the wheel and ground, and pties itself again into the circular flexible tube, to go over, and be aptied again. The machine looks ius ible. Patent Outsides. ty Agreat many county paper. are opting the patent outsides.M Tbe Enterprise and Mountaineer opted the style last week. RIVALs AT POOL'S HOTEL,-4 J. B. Whites, Prosperity; J. B. Crooks, R. Renwick-, R. V. Gist, T. P. Lane, New -ry; G. T. Speake, J. Wash Williams, D. Smith, L. L. Young, M. 3. Young, WV. L. ag, Dr. 0. D. East, J. S. Blalock, G. W. 0t 0u arn;Jo ili,Bb.M ot r EdgLauefie; JG.WDicliso, RoA. M. Gold- m Edeied; J a . G.z Chklson; H. M. Gold- be th1.. Boez, G.harVlseetnl; H. is]b oh.nBozal, la RokG. We.ls Gre.ie S. Mo-s Tanenn Wlat Rnck. S. C.; W. S. Mon- ser WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. ell Senator Patterson testified that he = ad collectid $25,000 from govern tent euiployees tur election purposes. LOUISIANA, Jan. 22. Gov. Nicholls seems to be firmly Tf tablished. Judge Mackey, in a charge to the rand Jury of Chester county, last ( eek, declared that his court would V . ot permit the collection of the- tax tempted to be imposed by Chamber in's so-called Legislature, and also Tab laily stated that no act of the spu- * ous Legislature would have any idea, rcc within the limits of the Sixth Job ircuit ; neither would any commis on signed by D. H. Chamberlain be cognized, nor pardons issued by hamberlain for prisoners sentenced sre > imprisonment be regarded as of any fect. Judge Mackey says that the R upreme Court having decided upon M e illegality of the Chamberlain as w [ouse of Representatives, the Circuit f 'ourts are relieved from all responsi- tion ility, and have only to yield obedi nce to the judgment of the highest ibunal in the State. Jan The Senate committee that has GRI een holdiug sessions in Columbia, S. ., to inquire into the circumstances ( the recent election, examined some terestinr witnesses. Among these ere two hog thieves, who swore they ad to leave Laurens county solely on ,count of their political opinions, ,hen, in fact, they were still evading ie service of warrants against them B >r stealing swine. They also exam ied a notorious house burner, and ie negro coroner of Edgefield county, ho at the time he gave his testimony as under indictment for perjury, >mmitted in an attempt to defraud ie owners of property sold at Sher- Mc1 f's sale out of $5,000. All of these atriots testified to outrageous intimi ation on the part of Democrats, and he Republican majority of the ;om- Ha ittee refused to hear evidence in re- entir uttal of their lies. **, .Mlarried, . The December 10, 1876, by Rev. J. D. Bowles, price [r. G. W. PRISOCK to Miss PRECIOUS Tal HoMAs-all of Newberry County. $1-00 December 20, 1876, by the same, Mr. J. P. 50.75 ALYSfGER, of Newberry County, to Miss . Wi MMA KINARD, of Edgefield County. fr December 21, 1876, by the same, Mr. H. L Hof oozER to Miss M. A. TAYLoR-all of New- Bes rry County. December 26, 1876, by the same, Mr. A. C. BOC EITH, of,Spartanburg County, to Miss P. Bi OOZEE, of Newberry County. ine December 26, 1876. by the same, Mr. J. s. have ICOLS to Miss S. L. LONGSHORE-all of pl ewbenry County.pad January 11, 1877, by the same, Mr. D. L..Gr AM to Miss F. M. Hiwxixs-all of New- T. A. rry County. . B. &. Jan. 11, 1877, by .Rev S. L. Morris, Mr. .J BOs. Y. CHAILMERs, of Newberry County, S iMiss ELLA CAIiHOUN, of Oconee County.A Tribute of Respect. B At a meeting of the Newberry Bar held W tnar 16h 187'. in reerenCe to the re- al oval of SAMPsoN Pops, Esquire, to the istrat tate of Texas, for the practice of his profes- E. Sni on, the following preamble and resolutions Th erounanimously adopted: all ar WHEREAs, we have learned with serof gret that the Bar of Newberry is about to deprived of one of its most eminent mem- s. c rs by . the removal of S~A.PsON POPE, after squire, from this community to reside in the I e State of Texas for the practice of his pro- have, ssion: not Ain WHEREAs, it is proper for us to pre- ti ut some testimonial of our great appre- 187 ation of his worth and character and Ja :pression of our loss in h is departure from - . nong us, STA Resolved, That in the removal of our esteem t fellow-ctizen, SAMPsOu POPE, Esquire, a distant State, this Bar has lost a B ember, whose high sense of honor and true veof Justice, whose superior mental endow- .~" ents and excellent legal attainments, atimu- Smit t ted by his zeal and industry, make him istrati ominent in the profession. don I. "esolved, That while expressing our sor- Th< w occasioned by the severance of the ties aUj an liich bound us to him in true regard, we ofth rder to him our heartfelt wishes for his ture welfare and abundant success in his ape w feld of labor. .t Resolved, That the Secretary of this meet- C-, ox g present a copy of this paper to Mr. Pope, pubhi th assurances of our high and lasting forent teem for him.wh L. J. JONES, Chairman. whynt JAxEs L. BLEAsE, Secetary' day< .I'w A .7Picellaneous. i IN TO THlE FIE I~ gUFFIINTI Jar ALLI persons in ebted to me either "* Nel y Note or Account, _ ill save costs by oming forward and e ettling same on or ;; lefore the 10th day f February. J. D. CASH.-.i Jan. 24, 1877?. 4-2t SECO NOTICE. ." Notice is hereby given that on the twen -idday of February next, I will make L inal settlement upon and apply for a final charge as Administrator of the Estate of The s. Mary Reeder, dec'd. Estarte JAMES J. REEDER. rented Jan. 22, 1877-4-5C. C. 10 FEBR BLESS I, R HOME is the name of the mostelegant meh Oil Motto Chromo ever issued. The tto is surrounded by one of the most juisite and richly-colored wreaths of ~b Lutiful towers on dark background, and. >erfect in all its details. It is 11x 15. -We Pa. ~d this motto chromo and the BOSTON lowed ~ v ?2T ~Ui~ a 1o,-~ pio'bt.na~e family. mew j .mlliscellaneous. HIS AND THAT BAG1IN JOB LOTS! 18 Popular Idea Struck ND NOBODY HURT. F. JACKSON, COLUMBIA, S. C., :es pleasure in announcing to his nu us triends in Newberry and country unding, that he has struck the popular in furnishing Lots of Goods At Tumble Down Prices! iething new and attractive constantly ,d to the public. ICES ALWAYS SUIT. stock of FANCY and STAPLE GOODS, eli as NOTIONS is varied, large and examination is solicited, and satisfac ;uaranteed. C. F. JACKSON, f STREET, - - - COLUIBIA, S. C. 24, 4-tf. AT CLEARING-OUT SALE OF RY GOODS, CARPETS, INDOW SHADES, wots, Shoes and Hats, AT TE D CENTRAL DRY GOODS ESTABLISI'T CREERY & BROTHER, COLUMBIA, S. C. ring bought out the interest of Mr. W. PV1, we will make positive sale of our stock for cash at prices far below to make room for a choice and elegant of PRINC DRY COODS. following are some of the leading s: estry Brussels Carpets, best makes, at a, yard. ra Super and Ingrain and All Wool, at and $1.00. Ldow Shades and Bugs below cost. as Goods, at 10, 12i and 25, reduced 50 and 75. iery and Gloves at half their value. t Standard Prints, at 6 and 8. Vamsutta Bleach, at 12. kndroscoggin and Fruit of Loom, at 10. ts and Shoes at half price. bargins may be eeted, and a little ito do a live business ad will always bargains to offer our eustomers. Sam sent on application and expressge nbs McCBREY & BROTHER, id Central Dry Goods Establishment, COLUMBIA. 8.0C, McCreery. B. B. McCreery. Eawls. Win. Horkan. .24, 4-st. TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, NEWBEBRY COUNTY. rJames C. Leahy, Probate Judge. iereas, James W. Smith hath made ,me, to grant him letters of Admiin ion of the Estate and effects of Mary ith, deceased. se are therefore to cite and admonish d singular, the kindred and cditors said deceased, that~ they be and r, betore me, in the Court of Pro to be held at Newberry Court House, , on the 12th day of February next, publication hereof, at HI o'clock in orenoon, to shewr cause, if any they why the said Administration should e granted. Given under my Hand, 2d day of January, Anno Domini, J. C. LEAHY: r- . N. c. TE OF SOUTH, CAROLINA, NEWBERRY COUNTY. James C. Leahy, Probate Judge. ereas, Nancy C. Kibler, hath made >me, to grant her Letters of Admin on of the Estate*and effects of Lang . Kibler, deceased. se are therefore to cite and admonish d singular, the kindred and creditors said deceased, that they be and a r, before me, in the Court of Probate, held as Newberry Court House, S. . the 10th day of February next, after ~ation hereof, at 11 o'clock in the )on, to shew cause, if any they have, he said Administration should not be ed. Given under my Hand, this 23d January, Anno Domini, 1877. JA MFS C. LEAHY' J. r. N. c. .24, 4-2t. BANK STOCK. ional Bank of Newberry Stock for Apply to JNO. B. CARWILE, Cashier. .17, 3-tf. NOTICE. 3. Pope, Esq. is appointed. my At r in fact and at law during my ab from the State. SAMPSON POPE. rerry C. H., S. C., January 16, 1877. .17. 3-st.* NOTICE. persons havitig claims aga,nst the Es Robert Y. Neal, will present them, ,ttested, to the undersigned, on or l e ;he tenth day of February next, or int will be barred. THEO. N. KIB3LER, Administrator. uary 12, 1877-3-3L*, NOTICE. Central Association of Labor Reform ee in Temperance Hall ON FRIDAY, ND OF FEBRUARY. 1877. E. P. CHALMERS, Secretary. ,17, 3-3t. ND) FOR RENT. diferent plantations belonging to the of Henry Burton, de'd , will be to the highest bidder, at Newberry ,ON TllE FIRST MONDAY IN TA RY, if not rented privately before mie. W. M. DORROH, 17, .3-St. -Executor. NNER HOUJSE AT' DSEIT,S.C )SEngrson theG & S. . . Cae.l on m.,, theG.&Ainn R a rerity. - 2t) minutes for dinner at Prosperity.