The Newberry herald. (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, December 05, 1877, Image 2

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Govern~or MIamP14031"S ess~e GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE ANT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES :-In discharging the duty of addressing the General Assembly, imposed on me by the Constitution, it seems euinent ly appropriate that I should begin by conaratulating its m- nibers upon the, auspicious circumstances under which they reassemble. The pnst year has been a memorable one. Twelve months ago we witness ed a condition of things which threat ened the existence of republican insti tutions under our ancient system or constitutional government. The whole country was convulsed by a national political contest, which assumed such portentous shape that every patro:t dreaded, as its fearful result, civil war. Amid the throes and the perils of this convulsion, the government of which you constitute a part was placed in power by the people of the State. Encompassed by dangers as novel as they were startling, we looked in vain to history for the light to guide us which experience alone can give. The representatives of the people, chosen as their rulers, were called on to fulfill as high duties and to assume as grave responsibilities as have ever been 11 - posed on men. No human wisdou could have brought us safely through the danger that beset us on all sides, and we should reverently give thanks to Him who alone has wrought this great deliverance. Our State is re habilitated; peace prevails through out her borders ; the laws are impar tially enforced and fully respected ; good will between all classes is rapidly obliterating the animosities of the past; health blesses our people, and the labors of our husbandmen have been crowned with abundant harvests. We surely have cause for profound gratitude for the blessings which have been so lavishly bestowed upon us; but while it becomes us to acknow ledge these gratefully, we should bear in mind that their continuance de pends on the condition of our proving worthy of them. The first step in this direction is for us to observe, in perfect good faith, the pledges made during the canvass which resulted in our suncess. Upon this point, I feel well assured that the conservative and thoughtful people of the State are thoroughly united, and that their re presentaiives will be found in full ac cord with them. With impartial jus tice in the administration of the laws, with the recognition of the perfect equality of all citizens under those laws, with the assurance of protection to all in their rights of person and prope-ty, and with just, liberal and wholesome legislation, we may look, with assured confidence, to an era of peace and prosperity in our State. This consummation, so ardently de sired by every patriot, is to be brought about mainly by the labors of the General Assembly, and I rely confi dently on the wisdom, the discretion and the patriotism which will direct and shape the ensuing legislation. Grave questions of public policy, up on which will depend, in a large meas ure, the future destiny of the State, will demand your attention, and will receive, I am sure, your most earnest consideration. First in importance is the financial condition of the State, for until this is satisfactorily settled all hopes of re turning prosperity will prove delusive. The credit of the State must be re stored to, and maintained at, its an cient high character, before we can make good our promises of reform, or can expect her to take the proud po sition she once held, and'to which it should be our noblest ambition to re store her. This cbject can, I feel convinced, be accomplished by this General Assembly without imposing upon our impoverished people an onler ous burthen. As a commission was. appointed by the Legislature at its last session to consider this subject, it would be premature, if not indelicate, in me to make any specific recommeadations in advance of their report, and I venture now only to express the hope that under no circumstances will repudiation, direct or indirect, be countenanced. Repudiation would bring inevitable disaster and would entail indelible disgrace. The public debt can surely be so adjusted that, while the welfare of the State is carefully guarded, the rights of creditors shall bot be violated or impaired. The very fact that a State can exercise powers in questions of this nature against which no remedy exists should make its Legislature doubly careful of the interests of creditors whose sole pre tection is in the honor of their debtors, An ardent desire to see the credit of the State maintained and her faith untarnished is my sole reason for presenting these views: and with the hope that they will meet the approval of the Legislature and of the pastriotic people of the State, I leave this vital matter to you, who are the proper custodians of the welfa:e and the honor of this commonwealth. In connection with the' public debt, I venture to make a sup. gestion for your consideration. Unless provson' is made to meet the obligations of the State when they fall due, we shall be subjected to great embarrassment, and perhaps loss, as the State will be forced to issue new bonds in order to take up the outstanding ones. This system of borrow ing to pay our debts will hamper our peo ple and may impair the credit of the State. There are grave objections to a sinking fun:d, strongest of which is, that it may be diverted, under cmergencies, from its legit imate purpose. To guatrd against this con ti:]genecy, and at same time to provide for the~ gradual payment of the public debt, I advise that a special annual tax of one-half mill be levied, the proceeds of which shall be placed in the hands of the Treasurer of the State, who shall be directed to buy in the bonds of the State annually to the ex tent of the fund so raised. It will be read iiV seen how profitable to the State such a nlan would be, wh'ile the bonds are below par. The proceeds of such a tax as has been indicated, could at the present time retire bonds to the amount of $100,000), realizinlg to the State a hand'some profit of twenty-five or thirty per cent. I merely suggest such a system, lecaving its practica bility and its details to the wisdom and ex perience of the General Assembly. Another subject of vital importance to our material prosperity, to which I beg to call your attention, is that of the free sch:ol. The Superintendent of Education, in us annuid report, gives not only tile mn!iy comm:.ted uhm'i tht of pireing "ih n the reach of all classes the means o1 ducation. I earnestly invoke your favora )le action on this s1hiect, and I trust, du ing the session, that you will be able to nature some system, which, while benefit ng the scl:olars, will secure prompt pay ncnt to the teachers. Many of these latter Lter discharging their duties faithfully, now iold claims against the State, which should t once he paid. I recommend the ratifica ion of the constitutional amendment re ;arding the tax to support free schools, dopted by the voters at the last elec ion. From the funds which will be thus >rovided, together with those arising fror.a he poll tax, our schools can be put on a foot ng of usefulness. The late Professors of the University were not paid in full when that institution Was closed, and I suggest that provision be made to pay the claims held by them. Mv ittention has been called to the fact that there are also portions of the salaries of Professors Reynolds, Rivers and the late Dr. LaBorde, of the old Faculty still un paid. These claims can be e:mined by a co'mmittee appointed by the Legislature. The daughters of Professor LaBorde request me to transmit to the General Assembly a memorial on this subject, and I take great pleasure in doing so, commending it to your favorable consideration. The action of the General Assembly at the last sesaon contemplated the re-opening of the University as a school for the white youth of the State, and the establishment of a similar institution for the black. This plan strikes me as wise and well-considered, and I recommend that such measures be taken at the present session as may be ne cessary for its successful inauguration. It will, of course, be impossible to put these universities or colleges in complete work ing order at once, but such legislation to that end can now be had as will lay a se cure foundation for them. They can grad ually be built up until ttley are able to offer to the youth of the State every educational advantage to be found elsewhere. In no mode can the funds contributed by. the people of the State be more wisely or more properly expended than by giving to their children cheap and ample means of acquir ing knowledge. Ignorance is the fruitful parent of crime, and if we hope to suppress the latter, we must first eradicate the former. The reports of the officers of the penal and charitable institutioas will give you all the necessary information as to the condition and wants of these institutions. Though they have been well managed the past year, under the circumstances surroundicg them, and at a material reduction in expense, many changes are necessary to bring them up to the pro per standard. Improvements in them are called for and justified even in an economi cal point of view, for if these institutions are put upon a proper footing, they can be made self-supporing to a great e.<tent, i not in full. This is more particularly the case with the penitt lntiary, and it is very desirable that the convict labor should bt util'zed, insi,ead of being, as it now is, a burthen to the honest people of the State. h'e Superintendent has recently visited many of the penal :instiLLtions in the coun try, aod he has thus acquired much valuable information, which has bee:n laid before the Directors. I suggest that there should bc five, instead of three Directors of the Peni tenitiary, to be elected by the Legislature In my opinion, the same mode should be adopted as to the Regents of the Lut atic Aslum. TIhe taxes levied at your last .ession. have been very generally paid, though pay met fell due at a tH:e not only unusual but unpropitious. In view of this fact, ant the addlitio'nal one that in many cases the proceeds of the crops had been expend~ before the call for taxes was issued, I re commend tnat you ,extend such measuire: of relief t.o deii t tat-payers as yomi discretion may see roper. Besides thes< ta-pavers, whose poverty has prevented payment of taxes of the last fiscal year. there are many in the State who are in ar rears for several years past. In many in stances, the- lands of these parties have been forfeited and they are thus deprived of their only means of livelihood. If you coud adopt such measures as would secure the payment of last year's ta::es in the case of these urnforiunate al:zens, rehevmng them of past indebtedness on account ol taxes and restoring the forfeited lands, it would be an act not only of hurmanit.y, but I think of w~4dom. A new spirit of hope would be infused into our people and they would devote themselves to the task of re pairing their shattered fortunes with re newed zeal and energy. In doing this, they would necessarily increase the wealth of 'the State and promote its prosperity. Some of our cir;zens have paid taxes to offiials who claimed authority to collect under the late administration, and though that claim.was illegal, many of our colored pouation, th-ough ignorance and credu lity, have been made the victims of it. These cases appeal strongly to our sympa thies, and, in the exercise of a liberal and magnanimous policy, the General Assembly could well provide that all who have so paid taxes, shall be entitled to credit for such payments. Ac ion of this sort would show that we prefer to be governed in mat ters of this character by the rules of equity rather than by thze technicalities of the law. Among the reforms which I regard as important, is the abrogation of the system which has obtained here, to a certain extent, of special legisla.ion. Great abuses occa sionally spring from this mode of legislatio.i, and it adds materially to the legislative e:t penses. Most of the Sta tes have experience d the ill effects of it, and in many of them it is prohibited by Constitutional enactments. Al legislation should be, as far as possible, general in character. placing all persons and interests oii an eq;ual footing. A communication has been addressed to me, by Messrs. C2alvo & Patton, in refer enice to the public printing, which is here with tr ansnuitted for your consideration. The reqrest made by these gentlemen seems a very reasonable one, and I hope you may find it expedient to grant it. Associate Justice Wright, of the Supreme Bench, has tendered his resignation, to take e-ffect on the first of December next, and I have accepted it. A vacaucy has occurred also, among tile Circuit Judges, by the res igration of L. C. Northrop, Judge of the Seventh Gircuit. The various Committees appointed by the General A ssembly during its last session, whiie discharging their responsible and arduous duties, found that no eppropriation had been made to defray their expenses, and I took tne responsibility of adva.ncing to them, fromi tr.y contingent fu'nd, suchi sums as were necessary to enable them to prosecute their labor. This outlay will ex plaiai why the amount charged against this lund in the Comptroller-General's report is so large. To avoid the recurrence of such a condition of things, I advise that there should hereafter he two contingent funds on~e a Sate fund to meet any demands for which no specific appropriation has been made, but which have been authorized by the Legislature; and dhe other the contin gent fund proper of the Governor. Should this suggestion be adopted, five thousand dollars would be amply sufficient for the Permit me, gentlemen of the General Assernbly, in clos'ag this communication, to :rs the heart-felt hope that your delib 3rations niay be marked by harmony and wvisdom; that your acts may redound to i-our own honor and to the lasting welfare >f our State, and that you may live to see her ~rowned with all the blessings which can se bestowed by a mierciful God on a free, sl1ightened, prosperous and happy comn nuweath. WADE IIAMPTON, Governor. The Fate of the Forger. ,udge Tow:send's REcmarks in Sen:ercing L. Cass .aqpenter--'You Have Reach: the Goal of Every Dishonest Man" The followine remarks wer- deliv ered by Judge Townsend. in senteneing L. Cass Carpentcr f.>r forery: L. CAss CAR'FNTER : You are a white man of superior education. lit erary attainments and refiue-i:. t It is unusual to see such an one arraign ed before the Court of Sessios : the crime of forgery. In your pvst i4o ry might be discov ered tihe re;s;n this uucommon Npectacle if I felt dis posed to explore the past. In. that past you did a gr,at deal of misch i-v ous work. For this unthalltswed work you have done in South Carolina you were tnuuificentiy rew .rded vy a th. eral patrun::ge from the L-i-l:ture and officers of the State. The pay went of $15,000 to you f:r the publi cation of two acts is an illuattation of the splendid premiums awarded you out of the public moneys for your de votion to party, and ardent advocacy of its principles and mission. Not content, however, with such ne-_t re wards for the unholy work you were performing in the grand scheme for the plundering of a State and the hu miliation of the colored race, your su perior intelligence suggested the pos sibility of securing further compensa tion by the ingenious use of forged in struments. Your debasement conse quent upon the dishonorable and a,is chievous work you performed, with the avarice naturally excited by the untold wealth your efforts had poured into the pockets of others, finally in stigated you to the commission of the forgery, and has placed you in the hu miliating position of a criminal before the court to-day. You have reached the goal that ev ery dishonest man will ultimately at tain. To-day you are ouly reaping the harvest from the seeds of slander and dishonesty you so carefully sowed in the past. The curses you have heaped upon others have at last come home to roost. The shadows of the evils you have brought upon others are falling upon you. Retributive justice has come, and you alone are responsible for all this. You have no just cause of complaint that you are a convicted criminal. I shall not undertake prop--rly to characterize the crime of which you have been convicted. Forge-ry is an offense that deserves sever-e re-proha tion and punishment, because of the facility with which it can be commit ted, and the injuries folloivngi its comission. There c-an be no protec tion again:st the stealing~ of onze's unme to ailix to a wvrniin. Prevenmtion of the -ecri:-e by the exer-ci5a of th ut most ca!u.i'n is im prac;hicle. Ini your e;iM you h!ave finsidiously and k 4il:'u:l altered a writing and defraud ed the State. Arid this was done not once, but scorcs of times. You seem to have regarded the public moneys in the treasury as yours to any extent to which you could obtain it, whether by forgeries or other mieans. It is not surprising that you committed numerous forgeries, wheu your teach ings to others were so reckless and demoralizing. The crime is an infamous one. The forger has always been regarded as a despicable criminal, and formerly the severest punishment was iznflicted up on him. To steal the name of anoth er is no less disreputable than the staling of another's goods. By the commission of the crime of which you have been convicted. you have brought everlasting infamy and disgrace upon yourself. These co asequen ces cannot nw be averted. The stigmia will ad here wherever yon nmay go. Well may you have bee~n moved to tears when allusion was made to your de voted wife and tender children when the appeal for mercy was made in your behalf, for you have destroyed their peace of mind and happiness, and will leave to them after you have passed away nothing but a dishonored name and a blasted reputation. In your days of innocence and power, you should have regarded the welfare of your family. It is too late now to shed bitter tears of regret, for the past is gone forever and the unholy and mischievous work done in it by you cannot be undone. Strive in the future to devote your talents and learning to nobler purposes than stir ring up by your dishonesty and teach ng the baser passions of human na ture to subserve the mutual interests of yourself and others, and then you may find some consolation in the con sciousness of having made a wise and profitable use of the talents given you by your Maker. The appeal made to the court for mercy on your behalf was eloquently presented. Mercy is always dispensed to those who have dispensed it. In the past you have not exhibited it in your conduct or -teachings. Upon the ignorant col ored man's credulity and prejudices on have mercilessly imposed since you came to South Carolina. Upon the people of the State you had no mercy when demanding thousands for the publiation of two acts, and commit ting dozens of forgeries. Upon the white and colored citizens of South Carolina you had no mercy when pro claiming to the nation that they were murderers and hypocrites. The law during your trial was merciful in pre suning your innocence until your guilt was proved and in giving you the benefit of all reasonable doubts. Since your conviction. the stern du ties of the minister of justice forbid that sympathy or misfortune should suggest the penalties to be visited up on flagrant violators of the law. I compassionate the condition of your suffering wife and tender and inno cent children, but I must be governed by duty and the demands of justice, and such uunishrnent as they sn~rest The HJerald.. TIIOS. F. GRENEKER, EDITORS. W. H. WALLACE, NEWBERRY. S. C. W EDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 1877. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Ieral; is in the highest respect aFam ily Newspaper, devoted to the material in terests of the people of this County and the State. It circulates extensively, and as an Advertising medium offers unrivalled ad vantages. For Terms, see first page. The School Amendment. Many papers are urging the Legislature to ratify the Constitu tional Amendment voted for and carried at the general election last November. We have already spo ken in opposition to this amend ment, and we again state our objec tions to it. The amendment pro vides that a tax of two mills shall be levied annually for the support of the free schools, this tax to be kept and expended in the County where raised, and that no citizen shall ever be deprived of the right of suffrage on account of not having paid his poll tax. The first part of the amendment is good, but it is the Trojan horse by means of which it was hoped by the originators that the latter part would get into the Constitution. It bears the unmis takable mark of radicalism on its face. The Legislature should cut out that portion of the amendnrent indicated above by italics, and submit the proper amendment to the people, leaving the right of suf frage an open question. This course will cause a delay of only a year, and the Legislature had far better wait a yearland amend the Consti - tution properly than to get some. thing in it that ought not to be there and that cannot be got out easily. We don't see how any white Democrat, who reads that part of the amendment relating to the poll tax and the right of suffrage, can want it in ot". State Constitution. Polities and Color of the Legis lature. From^the .Naos and Courier we get the following standing of the General Assembly: SENAiTE. Democrats, white........... 20 Democrats, colored..........0O Repubicans, white........... 2 Republicans, colored........5 Vaancies................... 6 Total................ 33 HoUSE. Democrats, white..........82 Democrats, colored.........5 Republicans, white..........2 Republicans, colored......... 33 Tacancies.................. 2 Total............... 124 JOINT BALLOT. Senate, Democrats......20 House, Democrats.......87 - 107 Senate, Republicans... 7 Hot'se, Republicans.....35 - 42 Democratic majority.......65 Insurance Frands. Robt. L. Case, President of the late Security Life Insurance Com pany, of New York, was sentenced to hard labor in the State's prison for five years for perjury, the 27th ailt. The perjury consisted of certifying as President to an incorrect report of the financial condition of his company. He is sixty-eight years old, has always borne an excellent reputation, and is of high social standing. Henry J. Furber, late President of the North American Life Insur ance Company, of New York, will be indicted for an offence precisely similar. Ot of Congress and into the Penitentiary.. This is the fate of Smalls. Judge Townsend has passed sentence up on him and Carpenter and Cardozo. Smalls goes to the penitentiary for three years. Carpenter gets two years board in the county jail, and a fine of $1,000. Cardozo gets two years in the county jail and a fine of $4,000. Afoolish rumor -'fas been set afloat in Wdingon, that Congress Gen. M. C. Buntler, of South Caro hna, was admitted to his seat in the United States Senate Saturday. A Judge for the 7th Circuit will be elected by the General Assembly to-day (Wcdnegday.) State News. The South Carolina Conference meets in Columbia the 12th instant. The farmers of Woodruff's, Spar tanburg, have made corn enough to do them the next year. Taxable property in Kershaw be fore the war was about $2,000,000. Now it is said to be only about a million and a half. The Lanrensville Herald has en tered upon its thirty-second volume. It enjoys a fine patronage and is worthy of it and more. D. F. Fleming is candidate for Mayor of Charleston, on an Inde pendent ticket, against W. W. Sale, the regular nominee. Dr. J. F. Ensor, Superintendent of the State Lnnatic Asylum, ha resigned. Dr. J. W. Parker,. his predecessor, will probably .be*re instated. A drunken negro in Kershaw County rode into a well thirty feet deep. Both mule and negro were re3( ied from the well without in jary-of course. The Commissioners appointed to invotigate the bona fide indebted ness of Edgefield County, find the total amount of claims $55,040.56. Claims disallowed, $36,845.36; al lowed, $18,195.20. The number of delinquent tax payers in Spartanburg is five hun dred less than last year. Taxable property shows~a?gain of $705,068 in three years, in spite of being burdened with a railroad tax. Judge L. C. Northrop's appoint ment, as District Attorney, has been revoked on account:of some infor mality in the appointment. It is thought that he will receive the ap pointment in proper form. Wellford, a new town in Spar tanburg County, is fast growing in to fine proportions-a number of settlers have lately arrived there from the North. Hampton is the name of another new town just starting into life. A negro named Aleck Miller saved the lives of several persons at the late Fishing Creek disaster, on the C. C. & A. R. R., by riding into the s wvollen stream, at the risk of his own life, and rescuing them from drowning. Mr. C. E. Sims, of Union, pro poses to run his two colts, Santuc and Tom Bacon-three and four years old-against any other South Carolina raised horses in adjoining Counties, for five or ten bales of cotton, mile heats: time, this side of Christmas. The Abbe'. :le Medium is in a thriving condition. This week it issues a large and interesting sup plement, while the announcement is made that the paper will be en larged in January and greatly im proved. It is a live paper and de serves its success. Congressional. WASUINGTON, Nov. 80-SENATE. -The discussion in the Kellogg-Spof ford case continued. Mes;srs. Howe and Hill spoke elaborately of the past events. The feature of the day was Patterson. He said he had already announced his intention of voting to seat M. C. Butler, as Senator from South Carolina, and he would vote cheerfully to scat Wmn. Pitt Kellogg, as Senator from Louisiana. He had resisted every motion to give the case of Kellogg precedence over that of Buler, because the Butler case was before the Senate fist Had the Kellogg case been brought up first, he would have voted as steadily against displacing . it. lie then crit icized the action of the administration in withdrawing the troops from South Carolina; said the troops were with drawn in spite of the remonstrances of those who secured the election of the President. lie recognized the Dem ocratic State government, and turned the Republic of South Carolina over to their enemies. Hie replied rather sharply to the remarks of Messrs. Edunds and Conkling, and said he repudiated, lie disowned the authority of such as these to pass judgment on his fidelity to the Republican party. He spoke of Mr. Conkling as the Achilles of the Senate, and charac terized the attack of Edmiunds upon him (Patterson) as malignant. Re ferring to the indictments against him in South Carolina, he said he was ready to answer all their charges. He defended Gen. M. C. Butler from charges of complicity in the H1am burg massacre, and in concluding his remarks again commented severely on the Southern policy of the admninis tration, saying he understood it as abandoning political friends to concil iate political foes. He ridiculed the idea of reviving the old Whig party, and said if the President could go down in the political valley of dry bones and infuse life into thengks would stand as the chamipiptsurree tionist of the age. Re'ferring to the religious elieents of the South, he said they werd shipped goods to the Democrati2 party [Laughter] and wof-6ot bow down to this brazen 'mage of Southern policy, called [ayes', which Nebuchadnczar had set ip. [Renewed laughter.] If the Rusa continue their Legislative. TUESDAY, November 27-SENATE. -The Senate met in regular session at 12 M., Lt. Gov. Simpson in the Chair. Twenty Senators answered to their names. Mr. Taft presented the resignation of Senator Swails, of Wil liamsburg County. (Swails is a mu latto carpet-bagger, who has been one of the most prominent Republicans in the State since "reconstruction." He was President pro tem. of the Senate.) The President announced that the following Senators had resigned since the last session : B. F. Whittemore, Darlington; H. J. Maxwell, Marlboro; F. A. Clinton, Lancaster; H. C. Cor win, Newberry; S. E Gaillard, Char leston; Samuel Green, Beaufort; W. B. Nash, Richland; J. D. Warley, Clar endon, and W. E. Johnston, Sumter. The newly-elected Senators, Kins ler, of Richland, Coker, of Darling ton, and McCall, of Marlboro, were sworn in. The President then read the resig natioc of Josephus Woodruff, Clerk of the Senate. HousE.-The House met at 12 M., the lIon. W. H. Wallace, Speaker, in the Chair. The newly-elected members from Charleston, Newberry and Richland were sworn in. Mr. Dibble, of Orangeburg, intro duced a concurrent resolution to extend the time for sale of delinquent lands till sale-day in January. Adopted. WEDNESDAY, November 28-SEN ATE.-Mr. Cochran, of Anderson, submitted the report of the joint In vestigating Committee, appointed at the extra session, to investigate con cerning any improper or illegal use of the public funds or credit of the State, and to investigate the election of Senator Patterson in 1872, and other matters. [We will print this as soon as possible.-ED.] Mr. Jeter, of Union, svas elected President pro tem. of the Senate. Col. T. Stobo Farrow, of Spartan burg, wes chosen clerk of the Senate. House concurrent resolution to post pone the sale of delinquent lands to sale-day in January, agreed to. HousE.--Mr. Sawyer, of Aiken, submitted the presentment of the Grand Jury of Aiken County, recom mending an increase in the salary of County Treasurers; also a resolution that Thomas Keitt, a member from Newberry, is absent, and it-is alleged he is imprisoned in the jail of New berry under sentence, the committee on Privileges and Elections be in structed to inquire into the facts. THURsDAY.-No session. FRiDAY, November 30-SENATE. Mr. Arthur C. Moore, of Columbia, was appointed assistant Clerk of the Senate. Mr. Howard, of Marion ,gave notice of a bill to prevent oppression and un just discriminations by the railroads of this State. HlousE.-Mr. McKewn, of Charles ton, introducedl bill to res~:tore all for feited lands to their owuers. Mr. Pope presented the r'eport of the Commissioners appoinited to in vestigate the indebteduess of Newber ry County; also petition of certain citizens of Edgefield Counity, to. be at tacied to the County of Newberry. Mr. Liaskell, of Richland, presented extract from the presentment of the Grand Jury of Riebland County, ask ig that the County be relieved from expnses of the late State trials. Mr. Orr, of Anderson, presented a report from the Committee on Privi leges and Elections, that Thos. Keitt, a mnember of the House, was found to be scrvinig a sentence in jail for biga my, to the great shame of the House. Bill provIding the death penalty for raf e, arson and burglary, was read scCfnd time. SATURDAY. December 1-SENATE. -Bu..,ess unimportant. IIOUSE.-A concurrent resolution was received from the Senate that both houses meet at 1 o'clock Wednesday, December 5, in joint assembly, for the purpose of electing a Circuit Judge to fill the vacancy occasioned by the re signation of L. C. Northrop, Judge of the 7th Circuit. Mr. Bradley then offered the fol lowing amendment : "A.nd one Asso cate Justice., to supply the vacancy on the Supreme bench, caused by the reinationl of J. J. Wright." After sowe short passages-at-arms the question was finally put, and the resolution, as amended, adopted. The report of the Committee on Privileges and EIections on resolution. in relation to the facts in case of Thomas Keitt, also, ini connection therewith, resolution (of Mr. Blue) to expel Thomas Keitt was next called. The report set forth the fact that the said Keitt had been convicted of biga my at the late term of the Newberry Court of Sessions, had been sentenced to six month's imprisonmenit anid is flow serving out his sentence in the jail of Newberry County. The indict m~nt and other documents connected with the case were read, and the ques tion of the adoption or rejection of the resolution put by the Speaker. The roll was called and the vote was as fol lows : ayes 98; nays 0. He was therefore unanimously expelled from the Hlouse. Mr. Y. J. Pope asked laat he be permitted to refraizo irom voting on the question, at Le had acted as the counsel of Keitt. We were exposed last week .to a pitiless storm, that wet our feet and stockings, and indeed our person _all over. In fact we took a cracking cold, which brought sore throat and severe symptoms of fever. The good wife asserted her authority, plunged our feet in hot water, wrapped us in ot blankets, and sent our faithful son for a bottle of AYER'S CHERRY PEC-] ORAL. It is a splendid medicine pleasant to take, and did the job. We v1~r~I~ ~nnna1v throni'h the night and GRANGE DEPARTMENT. FO?. THE BERALD. I address you a few lines for Iuiication in your valuable paper. Crops have been ;e,y good in this part of South ;arolintk. Our Gr.:!ge had an election ltst atmi!tv, the 1st inst., and seleeed otticers for the inconing year. The patrons have a br;;;d field of work before them yet before they have accomplished all, and the most impor tant point is the legislative power. We should seleet men from the tillers of the soil who will unflinchingly stand by our industrial interests; and when we select such we should stand shoulder to shoulder, and show the kid-glove politicians that we are the bone and sinew of the earth. The law yers and doctors have said that the far mers are not fit to make laws, and yet they will select twelve jurors from the tillers of the soil, and make them decide whether the law is right or not in a criminal or civil case. Is there any justice in this ? If they are not fit to make laws, why are they fit to decide law points? I tell you, brothers, we must diseard all such humbugs, and judge the future by the past and trust them no more. We should look more to our own intere=ts than we have in the past. We have now arrived at the point of liberty or death, have worn the yoke of bonda:ge thirty odd'years, and been the pack-hor:e for other professions long enough. After the fartners pay their taxes they have bare ly enough to support their families until the next crop is raised. Why i- it? Because all other trades and professions have been against them and have trod them almost out of existence, and yet they are not satis find. Stand firm to the cause, Patrons. 1]0 not falter. L.-No. 201. Smokey Town, S. C. The Investigating Committee's Report. For the first part of the report. which sketches the universal corrup tion of the State Government, during ten years of Republican rule, the pub lie were fully prepared by the develop ments in the cases of Cardozo, Smualls and Carpenter. The latter part of the report, however, is devoted to the tes timony concerning Patterson's pur chase of a seat in the United States Senate, and the evidence of wholesale bribery is so overwhelming as almost to take away one's breath. The mim bers of the Legislature who were not bribed nor offered bribes were so few that they could be counted on the fingers. The price of votes varied from $25 to $5,000, according to the influence of the. member, and there being three- candidates up, Patterson, Scott and Elliott, the former tried to win the fight by offering Elliott 615, 000 to withdraw. One of the worst features of the re port is the very high value put upon his word by Collector Worthington, who swore point blank that lhe knew nothing about Patterson bribing any body, when no less than sixty wit nesses, of all complexions, from all parts of the State, swore that he was the go-between in the whole transac tion. The Committee ask the Legislature for instructions as to what they are to do about it, and as they have thrown such a flood of light on the subject, the Legislature should be at no loss to give the desired instrue tions.-News & Courier. TEE TRESTLE AND THE BRIDGE. -We have the gratifying statement to make that Milam's trestle is about finished, and trains doubtless ran over the trestle yesterday. Thus one great, and the greatest obstacle now ~existing towards completing the Rail road is removed. And while Capt. Carpenter has been 'active on .the trestle, Mr. Bg.wers has not been idle, but has pushed the preparation for track-laying on this side of the trestle, rapidly forward. We hope to get the Road completed at least to the bridge across Little River, within two or three hundred yards of our Depot, by Christmas. Mr. George Roberts, the contractor, informs us that the bridge across Lit tle River at this place, will be com pleted to-day or to-morrow. The tim bers used in this bridge are sound and substantial, and the work when fin ished, from present appearances, will be safe and strong. This is another big thing. accomnplished.-Laurens yille Herald, 30th. ult. .]PIarried, Novembe: 7th, 1877, by the llev. Cornelius Boozer, Mr. G. H. DOM imcz, of Newberry Co.,to Miss L 23zE TEOT f.s, of Edgefield. November 711, 1817, by the Be . Cot nel:as poozer, Mr. S. M. D)oM. NIC11 of Newbe. :y Co., :o Miss Ler .. MA:m a, of Fdegfield. November 24trh, 1877, o"' the Rev. J. 4. :gh, at thie res:dence of tne U -'de's mo' ner, in Smoiey Towa, Mr. Jomr E're, of Le: icar,o Co., t-> Miss Egr CooL, of Nev bery Co. .71ew s .iselanemu. COUGM, COLD, Or Aore Throal, REQUIRES U IMPEDIATE ATTENTION A continua.ice for any 'engh of time, causes in.itation of thie Lungs, rc some chronic Throat. affection. 2icglect. ofteitimes !C3ults in some incrable Lung disease. RRWWS 3BON CBIAL TR0CEES haveproied their efficacy, by a test of many year,and will almost inva riably give immed relief. Obtain only BROWN'S BB9ECETL tEOCEES, and do not take anyof'the worthless 'miationls that may b ombred. Dec. 5, 49-ien. Mssas. EDIToRs; The expulsion of Thomas Keitt from the Legislature necessi tates the election of a Representative from this County to fill the vacancy thereby oc casioned. We theref'ore nominate our talented young friend, GEORGE JOHNSTONK, as nur next RepresenItative in the Legislature. He is the man for the times and the place, md, if elected, would be an honor to his ounty. VOX POPULI. Newberry Co., Dec. 4th, 1877. 1t NOTICE. SILAS JOHNSTONE is announced as a andidate to fill the vacancy in the State aegislature occasioned by the removal of 'homas Keitt, by M ANY FRIENDS. Dec 5, 49-i-t. .Xew J' eliscellaneous. ROOM FOR RENT! In a desirable locality, for office or bed tuom. Apply to SIMEON PRATT. Dec. 3d, 1S77. 49-1t TRESPASS NOTICE. The undersigned hereby warn any and all persons from trespassing on their lands either by fishing, hurting or in any other way, and any one found so trespassing will be dealt with to the full extent of the law. SS. N. & J. C. REID. Dec. 5, 49--3t* NOTICE. All persons having demands against the Estate of Rebecca Elmore, deceased, will render them in properly attested, as re quired by law, to the undersigned, and all persons indebted will make payment to the same on or before the 1st day of January, 1878. E. P. CHALMERS, Dec. 5, 49-3t* Adn'r. ESTRAY GOW. Took up with my cattle some time last Macch, a Red Cow, split and underbit in each ear. If taken away soon the owner can have her by paying for this advertise mttent. W. D. REAGIN. Dec. 5, 49-1t.* ADMINISTRATRIX'S SALE. In pursuance of an order of the Probate Court, I will sell on -Thursday, the 20th of December, at the residence of the late Dsvid A. Grosson, all the Personal Property of which the said deceased died seized and possessed. The property consists of Horses, Cattle, Fiogs, Household and Kitchen Fur niture, Farming Implements, &c., &c. Terms of Sale Cash. MARTHA P. CROSSON, Dec. 5, 49-2t. Adm'x. Administrator's Sale. I will sell all the Personal Property.of the Estate of Henry M. Wicker, at the residence of Sarah Wicker, on Friday, the 14th day of December next, for Cash. Said proper ty, One Horse, One Colt, Cattle, Harness, Plows and Household and Kitchen Furni ture. EMANUEL CROMER, Adin'r. Henry M. Wicker. Nov. 28, 1877. 49-2t. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, NEWBERRY COUNTY. By James C. Leahy, Probate Judge. Whereas, E. P. Chalmers, as Clerk of the Circuit Court, hath made suit to me, to grant him letters of Ad-ninistration of the Estate and effects of Stephen Rutherford, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish .all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, that they be ar d appear, before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Newberry Court House, -S. C., on the 15th day of January next, afser publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 28th day of November, Anno Domini, 1877. J. C. LE AHY, :. P. N. C. Dec. 5, 49-4.< HOPE FOR ALL! Consumption is generally supposed to be an incurable disease. Why ? Because medical men, who of all others should bare been the last to encourage surch an aophilosohical and dan gerous assumption, have 'us?e upon and pro pagated it with a persistency which seems al most incredible in the light of sciencear.d of truth. We used the term 'dangerous'advisedly, for what can be more depreiuing and injurious to the consumptive than brooding over the idea --founded solely upiou the flat of his physician that his ms.lady is mor tal, and that-the utmost that can be dooe for hun is to render his exit from this world as easy as possible. Suchr mel ancholy and hopeless reflection a' this belief en genders among consumptive patlevts, does as much, if not more, to hasten their departure for the land of shadows, as the tabercles in their lungs. Away with such -a hopeless theory. apiy the Gna.AT MaesT S 0r MxDrcm haeentered their protest agait aand confuted by the most positive tetmny the monstrous fallacy. Dangerous as pannr hhi s its terrible ravagee may be stayed and the lungs restored to a soend condition even after sappu ration has taken place. Every experienced sur geon knows that post mortem eami,atlons of aged persons who have died in the ordinary course of nature have repeatedly disclosed the traces of pulmonary ulcers entirl ceicatrized. ofeifnn spulmo'nayasessbecaue s tem mediate seat of the disease cannot be reached,I has not a leg to stand upon. Over fifty instances of he discovery of ceaetrized ulcers in the lungs have been recorded by the medical faculty of Paris, and such eminent authorities as Reyimus, Mlalphlghi, Du Haen and scores ofothers, French, English and German, might easily be cited to prove their certain curability. To treat any malady rationaBy its character and morbid infinence must be known. The dis' secting knife has d.isoloaed all the internal char acteristics of consumption. We know that tu bercles in the lunge vary in size from gaue smaller than a pin's head to that of a g1ba. These develop intb open ulcers - c known as vomicul which afterwards sread over a surface several inches In diameter. ~Teir sacs are filled with a yellow, greenish, grayish matter generally very ofensive. The membrane itself is greatly Inflamed, and the endsofthe pulmnona ry artery and vein connectlwith the diseased prsare c ed with vi Madpurulenit mucus..must ensue either from.Juftbca tion or hemorrhage if speedy relief ist6t obtain ed. It is obvious that somethi, is required which will enable the saferrs. .and ect the poison rankling in his lung., and chkn the air passages, and yisch wBi also allayte grievous Irritation if the inflamed parts. No peaain known to materi. med.tca accom plishesthis docMeobjetsoefectpallyand speed ily as HoLAowSY'8 CoUGH CURE AND LUNG BALSAY. That Incomparable remedy loosens ad4. ins the poisonous and ftd -acoumula ta s "he lung' and bronohia, subdues with wonder1W rapidt the in4ammat'inn of the dis eased parts, adprevents the bLity of hem orr .ge At the sametimelt an*tste ens temuscles of the throat and enables eu to tarow off the vitiated matter without strain ing. The transcendent merit of HotJ.OWAY'B CoUGH CUax AND Lirxe BALsAM is the thor oughnesu with which It does Its work. Its lam meise superiority to the mltide of ofilinal and proprietary medicines, designed for a simi ar purpose, which have preceded It, lies in the. fact that it Is an AUsoLUTE EEADcM of pu1 monary and throat diseases, while they at the best were merely palliations. It Is not alone that the preparation dislodges the pulmonic virus, it possesses balsamic properties peculiarl adapted to soothe the lacerated lung, while b its tonic operations It grestly facilitates and ha tens the healing process. As a preventive J:Iot LowAY'S CoUGM CURR AND LUNG BALdAX 1s equally eScacious. Coughs, especially the dry backing coughs which are so commtes, are terri bly fruitful sources of consumption. The suf ferer at first has a feeling of rawness In the throat, tightness across the chest, then danger ous infaimmation set i, which may give rise to emorrae or the formation of vomical, if it is not speeddl checked and the cough loosened. HoLLowAY S COUGE CUBE AND LUNG BALaA&X accomplishes this with a deree of promptitude and certainty which astomn iethe patient. No ype of throat, lung or bronchial disturbafice an resist its curative influence. It overcom'es he most obstinate forms 'of this class of disor es, and breks up et once the most violent paroyamsof coigbing. All its Ingredients are uely vegetable. Some of them are Qulled froJR ources entirely new to pharmagly, and all arp pssesed of properties or Wsarvplous regnedial dhesey'.- I he unsolicited testimonials- which its roprietors hav'e been iconstantly receiving since ts introduction to the public, from persons who bare exper~ienced or witnessed Its wonderfully eneficial efects, fully justify the belief that It must, ere long, become the STADARD AMEEIx AN SPre'c-?oE ALL DIsEA.am OP TUS RS LPRAToST ORGANS. IMPORTANT CAUTION. None genuine'unless the signatures of J. HAT >OCK and G. D. DAVIB as ageats for the United taes, are.found on the wrapper.: A- handsome reward will be given to any one rendering such nfomation as may lead to the detection of any ayorpriscounterfeitln themedicines or ndnthsaeknwn emtbespurious. *a Sold at the manufactory ot-Professor Hole. owAY & Co., New York, and by all respectable ruggsts and dealers in medicine throughout ~he civilized world, Si per Bottle. Dec. 5, 49-ly. eow FOR BENT.