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THE KEOWfiK COURIER. BY KEITH, SMITH & CO fess?s ; : -?-. WALHALLA, S. C.: .-0-. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1877. "'"T?B?S??ST . 03" For subscription, two dol lars por annum,strictly in advance; for six months, ono dollar. (jrj* Advortisonicnts inserted at ono dollar por square of one inch or loss for tho first insertion, and fifty cents for each subsequent in sert ion. 03s* Obituary Notices exceed ing five lines, Tributes of Respect, Communications of a personal charactor, when admissable, and announcements of Candidates will be charged for as advertise ments. f33? Job Printing neatly and cheaply executed. O^r Necessity compols us to adhore strictly to the require ments of cash payments. Petty Offences. Thora lins boon n good deni of discussion hy tho pr CBS of tho Stato es to tho proprioty of sonio legislation looking to tho moro ndequato punishmont of petty crimes. All ngrco that tho present law docs not protect tho proporty of our popio from Iho deproda,* tions of petty rogues and that thcro should bo n chango. Tho whipping post has boon suggested by aomo, whilo othors object to it ns n relic of barbarism, and nrguo that its adoption would bo a step backward in ci viii - zation. Wo think it n good rule to fi-?ht tho .devil with fire, and to correct barbarian offences with liko punishment. Thieving is a relic of barbarism and wo seo no reason why it should not bo punished ns in oldon times. Hanging is a relic of barbarism, and yet it is a necessity to protect lifo from tho hands of assassins. Tho fellow who has plunged tho knife into thc heart of his unoffending neighbor, or who has pioroed his breast with ft cowardly bullet, may cry it is barbarous when ho feels tho ropo tightening around his throat* yot thc law says it is justioo and society approves it as a mercy and protection to poacoablo and unoffending citizens. This maudlin sentimental philanthropy, which protects criminals at tho expense of honest mon, is weakness. It is not tho lash that ?disgraces tho man, but tho crime which brings him to tho lash. In tho eyes of all honest men thc rogue is no less disgraced, whether ho ho whipped or imprisoned, and ns tho erinie constitutes tho disgrace, tho punish ment should bc of a character to deter. However, wo aro no special advocafo for tho whippingpost, but only for tho en no tm ont of some moro adequato punishment, so ns to etop tho petty thieving now so common. Thc Jier/islcr and News and Courier advise tho chain gang as preferable to the whipping post, and wo arc entirely willing to give it a trial. It is not barbarous in tho old timo B0DS0 of tho term, as it is a refinement of modern civilization. It utilizes tho rogue, while it punishes him and gives bim indus - trous habits. This is n utilitarian ago, and wo aro ready to fall in with tho advocates of tho chain gang by way of trial. If wo can ninko our thieves a band of Inborors, building railroads, working on streets and thus paying for their keeping, it will bc less oxpenaivo to tho State, whether or not it bo moro effectual in suppressing crime. No ono can doubt but ?bo rnguo bates labor of nil kinds, for this characteristic ?3 tho chief causo of thioving. Wo feel sure, too, that muny thiek skinned fellows had rathor toko rt quick drubbing, and bo nllowod to resumo their pilfering, thnn to ?so tho shovel or mattock for a few months, liosidos, if a fellow finds that stealing is sure to load him to hard labor by day and con finement by night, ho may easily reason that it ia better to work for an honest living and havo his liberty. As tho stomach of modern civilization is too dolicato and squeamish for thc lash, lot us try tho chain gang. Anything to savo our pigs and pota toes, our hen roosts and gardons from tho lazy night prowler and vagabond. CiRDOZO'? TRIAI.,. Tho trial of F. L. Cardozo, ex State Treasurer, began in Columbia last Thursday. Ho was charged with conspiracy, in connection with ox-Lieutenant Oovornor Qleaves, ox>.Spcakor Leo and Jo. Woodruff, Clerk of tho Senate, and A. O. Jones, Clork of tho IIouso of Rep resentativos, to defraud tho Stato out of $4,000, thc conspirators to divido tho funds equally. A liol. pros, was cntorcd ns to Leo, Woodruff and Jonos, who havo tostifiod in bohnlf of tho Stato, and Olcaves has novor been arrested, so that Cardozo is alono on trial. After somo troublo about challenges and tho logality of thc jury, a jury was om? A pannollod, consisting of five whito and sovon "> colorod men. Tho Stnto is roprosontod by .Oonornl Conner, with Messrs. Miles, You mnns, LoConto and Abnoy. and tho defendant ;by Judgo S. W. Moiton. Tho tostimony of Loo and Woodru?'shows clearly a conspiracy to draw from tho Stato Treasury $4,000, an unexpended balancoappropriated for legisla tivo exponeos, by a warrant for legislative cxo pon803, and to divido tho procoods botween tho fivo porsons namod, each gotting $800. Tho warrant was drawn in tho name of C. L. Frankfort, a flotitiou? porson, rcprosonting tho initials of Cardozo rovorsed, and according to tho conspiracy it was signed by Olcavos rtnd Loo and countersigned by Woodruff and Jones, tho clerks of tho two housos. Jones corroborates Loo and Woodruff in somo points. Tho testimony of Woodruff shows that tho issuing of fraudulent certificates was arogulor businoss and Amounted annually to a largo sum. Cardozo has testified nnd de nied tho Btatcmont8 of those witnesses and has endeavored to exc?lpalo himsolf by allega tiona of honesty iu refusing a heavy bribe in tho printing swindle, and nloo in n fraud ai, uljnt certif?calo for $5,000, tfrawu iu favor of k ono Mon iain, which Ito indignantly refused und ordered cuncellod in hid prc6onoo. Tho testimony closed Friday night and tho jury wcro kept togother in tho billiard room of tho Columbia Hotel. On Saturday Cardoso was rooallod and examined nt longth as to his refusal to rcoeivo bribes, nnd ns to an ovor issuo of certificates of indebtedness, which ho claimed bad boon canoolled, and whioh was*- oonfirmod by rofe renee to tho troasury offieo. This is hold as a good strike for Cardozo. For tho Stato both Woodruff and Jones wore recalled, contradicting Cardozo in his denial of rccoiving bribes and porcontngos for payments. Woodruff sworo it was a standing arrangement between Cardozo and tho clerks that he, Carduzo, should havo ton por oont. on all his payments to them. In proof ho read from bis book of tho payment to Cardozo in January, 1873, of $25,000, and tho promise to pay moro; also, of Other sums in subsequent months. Ho also showed that Cardozo claimed that his clerks should havo a taste of ? tbo good stealing; to whioh Woodruff re sponded favorably; ono of thom also to havo a piano to sooth his savago breast. Wo all know that Curdozo as a poor man with a smalt salary lins grown rioh in a few years and that his clerks havo lived in olover, and this can only bo accounted for by believing what Woodruff states. Hardy Solomon and L. N. Zonly, of tho Solomon Bank, also testified ia behalf of tho Stato, contradicting Cardozo in many of his virtuous statements. Monday tho caso was arguodby Mr. Milos and Qon. Conner for tho Stato, and Judgo Moiton for tho dofooco. Tho Judgo charged tho jury on Tuesday. Wo havo not heard tho finding ol tho jury. This trial roally involves but ono point, whether Cardozo is guilty of conspiracy, with Cleaves and others, in defrauding tho Stato out of $4,000, in tho fraudulent certificate issued and paid in tho namo of C. L. Frank fort. Tho testimony has wandered wido of issuo aud has opened out tho darkest minc of frauds over concocted, unless it bo tho Tweod frauds in Now York. Whether ho bo convicted or not, tho rottenness and rasoality of tho Radical government has boen tho? roughly oxposcd. Congres? Has finally organized and began work. In tho IIouso considerable timo was spent in discussing tho prima facie right of members to bo sworn in, and then await tho decision of protects, or tho rofcrenco to tho Committee on Elections of tho rights of contesting parties, without admitting either contestant. In tho oases from South Carolina tho members having tho Chamberlain certificates were admitted and sworn in, and tho contestants sent beforo tho Committoo on Elections. Though a Democrat, wo boliovo this decision was right, and that tho admitted mombcrs had prima facie cases. It is thought, how over, that the Democratic contestants havo a good case, and may finally got their soats, Tho caso from Colorado excited debnto for nearly a week, and finally neither party was admitted, the rights of tho contestants with all tho ovidonco being reforrod to tho Com mittec on Elections. In tho Senate, a largo number of bills havo hoon introduced-nearly 800. Among thoso wo notice a bill to repeal tho bankrupt law, Tho House hcretofoio passed such n bill, but it was d.idatcd in tho Senate Every effort to amend tho law so as to prevent abuses of it has failed, and its ropcai is thought proba, bio. Tho timos, which it was thought de mandod sotno such law, havo passed, and if it ovor did any good, it can no longer, whilo it affords both inducements and opportunities for fraud. Wo think it is old enough and has dono enough harm to die absolutely. Tho idea has become common, nnd it is in tho main well founded, that when a mang?os into bankruptcy his asaots pass33 to lawyors and o'diccrs of tho Court and tho creditor must pocket his loss. In this country a notice to a creditor of a bankrupt U trcatod ns waste paper, and in vory raro casos doos any ono think of presenting hip cleim. lt makes men dishonest, demoralizes honest trndo and unsettles business. Tho insolvont laws of every Stato pr?vido sufficient remedios for persona who have boon unfortunate in busi< ness, aro less expensive, and neouro to creditors a fair pro rata sharo of whatever assets tho debtor has. In such cases the property of tho insolvont is administered in thc Stato courts and in tho county whore tho debtor lives, nnd generally tho accounting is fair and honest. Wo profor tho old law, and hopo Congross will lop offontiroly tho bank rupt system with its high fees. 'ir?ic Election. Tho election for Sheriff was held last Thursday. Tho voto was alarmingly small, and shows how onsy a preconcerted arrange? mont might havo defeated our nomination. Tho peoplo should remember that oternnl vigilanco is tho price of liberty, and should fool that voting was net only a high privilcgo but an important duty. Thcro woro polled in tho county only 557 votes for Sheriff, ns follows: J. II, Robins, 545 votes. J. M. Hudson, 9 votes, Scattering, 3 votes. For Coroner, S. II. Johns received 537, thoro hoing no opposition. Our voting strength is ovor 2.G00, and hardly ono fourth of it was polled. It is truo thcro lind boon n nomination, but wo all should vote at every election, lost in an unwary moment troublo and defeat ovortako us. Tho grand jury of Richland County lins found a true bill ngainst .'Honest John" Pattorson for bribing members of tho Le gislature to elect him to tho United States Senate ---? ? ? Tho IIouso of Representatives passod tho silver bill to remo net izo sil vor, on tho 5th, by a volo of 163 to 34. A resolution ropoaling tho law to resumo spocio payments on tho 1st of January, 1879, wno passed. Ayos, 143; nays, 48. An earthquake shock was felt in Canada, New York, Ohio, Massachusetts and Cornice* tiotttt on tho 4th instant. A shock was also felt iii liuucombo, N, C., on tho 5th instaut. >J>. i " \N J -_4 Thanksgiving ?ml Frnyor.^ Tho following is tho full toxt of tho prricla tnnllon issued by President Hayes for tho'ob eorvnnco of thanksgivingand prayer by tho pcoplo of tho United States. Tho completed oirolo of eummornnd winter, seed timo nod harvest, han brought us to tho accustomed season at which a"religious pooplo celebrates with praiao nnd thanksgiving tho enduring moroy of Almighty God. This do vout and pubho confession of tho constant depondonco of man upon tho Divino favor for all tho good gifts of lifo und health, and poaco and happiness, so oarly in our history made tho habit of our pooplo, finds in thosurvoy of tho past year now grounds for its joyful and grntoful manifestation. In all tho blessings which depend upon be nignant seasons this has indeed bcon a momo rublo yoar. Over tho wide territory of our country, with all its diversity of-soil apd eli mate abd products, the earth has yiobled a bountiful return to tho labor of tho husband man. Tho health of tho pooplo has bcon blighted by no provalent or widespread dis eases. No groat disasters of shipwreck upon our coasts or to our onmmorco OD tho seas havo brought loss and hardship to morehants or mariners, and clouded tho happiness of tho community with sympathetic sorrow. In all that oonoorns our strongth and poaco and greatness as a nation; in all that touches the permanence and soenrity of our govornmoiit and tho bonificent institutions on w.hioh it rests; in all that e fie e ts tho character and dispositions of our pcoplo, and tests our ca pacity to onjoy and uphold tho equal nnd (Voe condition of socioty, now pormancnt and universal throughout tho land, tho experience of tho last year is conspicuously marked bj tho protecting providonco of God, and is full of promise and hopo for tho coming genera tions. Under a soase of thoso inQuito obligation! to tho Groat Ruler of times and seasons and events, let us humbly nscribo it to our owr faults and frailties if, in any dogrco, that por. foot concord and happiness, penco nnd justice which such great mercies should difl'ust through tho honrts and livos of our pooplo, di not altogothcr and always and cvcrywhcri provail. Lot us with ono spirit and with om voice lift up praiso and thanksgiving to Got for His manifold goodness to our land, Ut manifest Caro for our nation. Now, therefore, ?. Rutherford B. Haye? President of tho United States, do appoin Thursday, tho 29th day of November next, n a day of thanksgiving and prayer, and earnestly recommend that, withdrawing them solves from secular cares and labors, tin pooplo of tho United Stains do meet togotho on that day in their respectivo places of wor ship, thora to give thanks and praiso to Al mighty God for His mercies, and to devouth beseech their continuance. Congressional Incidents. On tho 18th ultimo, in tho House of Rep roBontatives, tho following proceeding too place: After Mr. Wood's motion passed, Mr. Co immediately arose and moved to adjourn whereupon Mr. Garfield begged but tine minutes to have a petition read by thc Clerk saying that it was a very important poiitior and ono that interested him greatly, an indeed had touched bis heart, &c., &c. Lcav was granted, and it was a petition from tw hundred negroes from North Carolina, nskin an appropriation from Congress of $100 ead to carry them to Libor'm, and recited tin twclvo years' experience had taught thom tin til is was to ho a white man's country, an that thc increase of population showed tim employees increased moro rapidly than cm ployers, and convinced them that they wei unable to copo with tho white man. It, mort ovor, recited a great deal about tho negi being brought from Africa against his wil and prayed that bo would not now be retainc boro whon willing to return to tho lund of h fat hors. No sooner had this petition bee read than a, member from Pennsylvania pr< son ted a petition, (a hundi? tightly corded ii of foolscap nt least six inches in diamctci signed by .T7.000 white laborers, nsking g< vernmontal aid to onablo them to movo in tho wild Northwest. This just opened tl way, nnd petition af'or petition of tho san sort was prof on ted and referred, till ''Pi Iron" Kolly capped tho climax by preso itiii a petition signed by ono man, "a white mn citizen of Pcnnsylaanin," asking Congress so logislate as to mako thc dollar of to-dr equal in nil respects to '.ho dollar of oi fathers, and restore tho finances of tho com 1ry to their wonted stato of purity ni health, and as bo sat down, stated that th citizen was W. D. Kelley, meaning Iii msc Tho IIouso enjoyed nil theso jokes, and, soon ns Mr, Kelley prcsontcd his petition, a journed. Thc Greatest Colton ?sty. By reference to tho commercial reports tho Journal oj' Commerce, of tho 1st inst ai it will bc soon that thu receipts of cottou this port yestorday woro 0,823 bales, t largest number received in ono dav durit the last seventeen years. In 1373 the bern ie day's receipt was on December 8th, G.l baton. In 1874, Novombcr 23d, 0,405 bub In 1875, October 25th, 0,028 balos. In 187 Ootobor 23d, 0,514 bales. This shows that Charleston is ex'endi her grasp on intoner products, that Climie ton is tho proper point of export for tho gre cotton bolt, nnd that, with proper fncilit and living railroad freights, sbo will soon tn her plnco as tho second cotton port on t South Atlantic coast. A remarkable foatu in this is that there is no oxtraordina motivo to bring cotton to market nt this tin Last year whon thc unsettled condition of t country forced fanners to sond their cotton market, and tho railroads woro taxod to th utmost capacity, tho greatest daily rocen wore only 0,513 bales. It is not improba! that yostorday's receipts will bo exceed this year. -4*4. Olivor P. Morton, United States Sona from Indiana, died at his homo in Indiana) Hs, tho 1st instant. Senator Morton was b' in Wnyno County, Indiana, in 1823; grai atcdattho Miami University; studied I practiced law; was elected Circuit Judgo 1852; Lieutenant Govornnrin 1800, bcoom: Governor in 18GI when Gov. Lano was c son to thc U. S. Sonate; elected Govornor 1804; elected to thc United States Senato 18t)G. ns a Union Republican; was ro?olec in 1801. His term would have expired Mai 3, 1879. Morton was an oxtromo Republii and was popularly ?'.nown as tho lender of "bloody shirt policy " Ry his death Republicans loso ono mcmbor and tho Dei crate gain ono in tho Sonnto. Govor Williams will appoint a Domocrat to fill unexpired tomi. Ii, Cass Carpontor has boon arrostod New Jersey and brought to Columbia answer tho charge of forgory, &c. ---? . --. To Our Subscribers. Numbers of our subscribers for thc past days havo boen receiving gent?o reminders long due subscriptions and a modest rcqiiOC try to seltlo up. Wo aro calling prinolp on thoso who aro In arronrs for two or ir years, but wo hopo all will try to scttlo ur dalo. Wo find large numbers on our books < owe us from four dollars to ns high ns twe dollars for subscription alono. Theso small KI if put together woul 1 aid us materially in efforts to mnko a readable pnpor, and wo ki our renders would enjoy (ho COUIUKU mor they felt they hud paid for it. Tho crop U l coming into market and wo (rust lo rcccivo a lift from ils income. Wo know tito times aro hard und (lio popio aro poor and in debt, and while wo desiro lo squaro our books wo would not 'press thoso who cannot settle with us at once or io full. Wo hopo, however, all will pay us sonic from limo to limo until they get oven with us. Whoa onoo even with tho paper a Bubsoribor will find it nothing lo pay fifty cents every three months, but to got behind for years tho paper begins to seem a burdon. Wo have to pay cash for our labor and niatoiial, and while wo aro willing in tho summer to indulge subscribers until fall, WO fool thal (hoy should tlion promptly moot (hoir obligations. You all know tho paper is a friond and companion, giving to you and your families valuable instruc tion and amusing many n loisuro hour whioh might otherwise bo spent in bad company. Besides, bas it not labored without ooasing to reform tho government, to unite tho peoplo and to promoto every thing that advances tho Boolah moral nnd financial eon di ion of tho peoplo? Help us, friends, ia the good work by giving us thc capital to run our paper. Strive to gel your neighbors to subscribo as a good in vestment, for such an amount and varioly of roading matter cannot bo purchased for two dollars as tho newspaper gives in a year. Oommoroial. WALHALLA, S. C., Novombor 7, 1877. Cotton steads--Good middling Oj; middling 9}: low middling 9}. NEW YORK, Novombor 5-Cotton steady uplands ll J-, Orleans ll J; sal ci 1,544. Gold stronger, at 1.02}. Cn AR LEPTON. Novombor 5.-Cotton firmer -middling 10j}; net rccoipts 8,159; salcsl, 500; exports coastwise 3,005. LIVERPOOL, November 5-Cotton dull and castor-middling uplands 0 5-lGd.; middling Orleans 0 11-15?!.; eales 8,000. Now Advertisements. Administrator's Sale. BY permission of tho Probate Court, I will sell, at the residence of Mabbin Morgan, deceased, on tho 23d of November, nil thc neiuOnnl property of said deceased, consisting of Household and Kitchen Fur ni turo, Horsos, Cows and Hogs, together with a small lot of Corn and Fodder. TERMS OF SALE-CASH. ROBERT F. MORGAN. Administrator. Nov. 8, 1877 61-2 Mortgagee's Sale. BY virtuo of tho power vested in mo under tho mortgugo of Charlotte Sattler to mo bearing dato thc 1 Gt li day of Decombor, A. ?. 1875. I will sell, to tho highest bidder, before the Court Houso door in Walhalla, S. C., on MONDAY, tho 3d day of December next, at 12 o'clock M., thc following described lien 1 Estate, to wit: All that Piece, Parcel or Tract of Land, tying and being situated in tho County of | Oconco and btato aforesaid, on waters ni Oconco Creek, of Little Uiver, adjoining lands of John N. Todd. ll. II. Cowan." W. A. Lay and others, containing One Hundred nnd Sixtv- Eight acres, more or less. TERMS-CASH ! S. V. MASSEY, Mortgagee. Nov. 8, 1877 51-4 VAIIIARLK LANI) State <>?' Sow S Du CaroESoa, COU XT Y OF OCONEE. R. W. Brackenridge 1 Complaint VS. > for Tborcsa Brackenridge and others, j Partition. Sibley & Sons ] vs. > Foreclosure. R. Wi Brackenridgo and others. J I>U USU ANT to an order to mo directed hy bis Honor T. II. Cooke, Judge ft! thc 8th Judicial Circuit, in tho above stated ac tions, I will sell, to tho highest bidder, before tho Court Houso door in Walhalla, during the legal hours of salo, on Biilcduy iii Dtocmt her next, 5 Averaging about ninety ncros to tho tract. Those tracts aro mostly in forest, and aro within ono and two miles of Walhalla. This is a favorablo opportunity for pur chasing farms convenient to town. Plats of I these tracts can bo seen nt thc ofiico of Col. Thompson, Walhalla. TERMS OF SALE-On a croditofonc and two years, with interest from tho day of salo, at the rate of ten per centum por annum. Tho purchaser togivo bond with two good securi ties, and a mortgago of tho promises, to securo tho payment of tho purchase monoy. Tho costs of these proceedings to bo paid in cash on day of enlo. Purchaser to pay extra for papers and iccording. J. H. ROBINS, Sheriff Oconco County. Nov. 8, 1877 51-4 THE SUN. 1878 NEW YORK. 1878. As tho time approaches for tho ronowal of | subscriptions, THE SUN would remind its friends and well-wishers avery whero, that it is again a candidato for their consideration and support. Upon its record for the past ten years it relies for a contiouunco of tho hearty sympathy and generous co-oporation which have hitherto been extended to it from every quarter of tho Union. The ??Jilly Sill) isa four pago sheet of 28 columns, prico by mail, post paid, 55 couts a month, or $0.50 por year. Tho Munday edition of TUP. SUN is an eight pago shoot of 50 columns. While giving tho nows of tho day, it nlso contain? n largo amount of litornry and miscellaneous matter specially prepared for it. TIIK SUNDAY SUN bas mot with groat success. Post paid $1.20 a year. Thc Weekly Sun, Who docs not know TIIK WRKKLY SUN? It circulates throughout tho United States, the Canadas, and beyond. Ninoty thousand families groot its wolcomo pagos wcokly, and regard it in tho light of guido, counselor and friond. Its nows, editorial, agricultural and literary departments muko it essentially a journal for tho flrcsido. Terms; One Dol lar a year, post paid. This prico, quality ennsidored, makes it tho cheapest, nowspaper published. For oin bs of ton, with $10 cash, wo will send an extra copy froo. Address PUBLISH EH OF THE SUN, Now York City. November 0, 1877 ?l-? STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ???UJ?tWV ?F ??O?NJIX lu llic Court of Probate. Sarah Ilunnioutt, suing for herself and others, Plaintiffs, TS. the children of Wm. Ilunnioutt and others, Defendants. BY virtuo of an oidor to mo directed by tho Probato Court, I will soil to thu highest biddor, bofore tho court houso door in Walhalla, between tho logal hours of salo, on MONDAY, tho Sd day of December noxt, tho following described property, to wit: AU that Picoo, Parcel or Tract of Land, con sisting of two small traols, situate, lying and being iu tho county aforesaid, on tho waters of Martin's Crock, noar Soneoa City, containing ono bund red acres, more or lesa, adjoining lands of Thomas Harper, Zachariah (linton and others. Terms of Salo as Follows : One-third cash; balance on a credit of ono year with interest from dato, tho purchase monoy to bo socurcil by tho bond or tho pur chaser, good personal security, and a mortgage of th? promises. Purchaser to pay for papers. J. If ROBINS, Sheriff Ooonco County. Nov. 8, 1877_51-4 -A?nnua,l Statement of Aoooimts .A.ud.rtecL for Ooonee County "by the County Com missioners for the Year 1877. Fur Poor IIouso. Elijah Doa too. ${> 60 C. L. Reid & Co., 47 00 H. D. A. Uiemnno, 108 10 Vernor & Stripling, 34 75 J. II. Sligh & Soo, 114 76 J. P. Mickler ?J Co., 50 21 ll. S VnnDivicrc, 20 40 A. P. Cox, 12 05 W. A. Reid, 0 00 C. P. Sceba, 2 25 Green Winters, 4 25 A. P. Crisp, 3 00 Samuel Frasier, 1 25 Thomas Crcnshaw, 3 00 J. E HoopP, 2 00 Potor Browu, 85 John Rogers, 4 00 Henry Leo, 24 97 J. T. Rrcwor, 4 25 B. Mauldio, 4 60 L. B. Johnson, M. D., 158 25 Robert S. ltutlcdgo, 81 00 It Smith, 1 00 J. T. Broom, 6 00 J. N. Miller, 1 00 W. J. Miller, 0 00 A. P. Cox, Steward, 146 84 Willis Mooro, 1 97 Tola! fur Poor IIouso, 9927 85 Por Ponds and Bridges. G. W. Eaton, $22 31 M. N. Sitton, 120 90 G. W. Phillips, 5 00 George Syminc 3 00 M. P. Dicksou, 8 00 W. II. Stribling, 6 30 A. Ramsay, 10 00 Thomas M. Adair, 1 50 Wm. Wald, 0 75 T. C. Todd, 12 00 A. J. Pcndlcy, 55 00 lt. M. Cannon, 49 00 Cannon & Brooks, 5 77 NY. lt- Davis, 2 50 A. C. Stephens, 10 00 Toto) for roads Abridges, 8319 03 Pur Public Buildings. C. L. Reid & Co., $7 60 II. 1). A. Riemann, 51 50 C. 'tl. Hesse, 5 75 W. J. No viii &Co., 5 15 Keoweo Courier, 12 00 lt. E. Norman, 5 35 N. Cronshaw, 5 00 M. B. Dendy, 81 C. Joost, 50 M. lt. Manning, 2 00 J. E. Hendrix, 1 15 Burns & Hays, 10 85 J. Kaufmann 4 50 Stepney Green, 1 60 Total for Public Buildings, 8113 70 Pur Books and Stationery. Walker, Evans ? Cogswell, 884 80 Por Pauper Lunatics. A. D. Gaillard, 855 75 W. A. Addington & Co., 2 00 lt. Lewis, J. P., 10 00 S. P. Dendy, J. P., 5 00 W. A. Williams, M. D., 15 00 J. M. Sloan, M. D" 15 00 J. W. Spearman, M. D., 5 00 W. M. Woodin, 30 60 Total for Pauper Lunatics, 8138 85 For County Auditor. For assessing Property, 813150 For County Commissioner H and Clerk. J. M. Ilunnicutt, 862 30 W. II. Thrift, 22 40 Ii. Rogers, 36 20 Thomas Bibb, 137 80 Robert S. IUtlodgc, 130 05 Samuel M. Oniw'ord, 166 05 J. W. Stribling, Clerk, 115 00 8G09 80 For Clerk Circuit Court. J. W. Stribling, 8129 75 For Jury Commissioner. M. II. Bryoe, 815 00 For County Shcri?. lt. E. Norman, 842 15 W. M. Woodip, 229 70 W. A. Addingtuo, 7 50 8579 85 For Circuit Court. Grand Jurors, Dccombcr Term 1876, 824 80 Petit Jurors, Dcoomber Term 1876, 64 20 Constables, Dcocmbcr Torm, J 876, 10 00 - ?98 50 Grand Jurors, February Term, 1877, 122 10 Petit Jurors, Fobrunry Term, 1877, 276 80 Constables, February Term, 1877, 53 50 I IIB ll - ? j? ? ?? - ? 451 40 Grand Jurors', October Term, 1877, 47 10 Petit Jurors, October Torm, 1877, 84 70 *> Constables October Term, 1877, 12 00 -- 14? 80 Turora and Constable*, Juno Torui, 1877, 28 60 Total for Circuit Court- ?717 20 For Miscellaneous ?xpcn?cs. Keowco Courier, $106 70 " , John S. Dickson, O'OO' J. W. Stribliog, oasb cz pended, 21 50 D. Riemann, 8 00: J. M. Sloan, M. D., 4 00 Total, S?4G 20* Witnesses Circuit Court. Guilford Blackwell, $5 00 Win. Turnor, 5 20 Jerry Mooro, 6 00 Rotison Turnor, 5 20 Ephraim Cobb, 5 10 John Lee, 8 50 Patrick Chambers, ,8 20 Nancy Roach, 5 801 J. W. Martin, 4 20' Morris Zimmerman, 3 00* Jim McGee, 2 80* S. S. McJunkio, 6 80'' lt. W. lteeso, 6 00* Pick Turnor, 6 00' \ Chancy Whituer, 3 00' v J.H. Ostondorff, 1 00 I S. II. Taylor, ? 10 J. W. Eloain, 5 20 \ Thomas Smith, 5 00 W. I?. Ervin, Survoyor, Ol 56 ' > J. R. Sanders, Surveyor, Ol 56 ll. li Mosoly, 7 20 Henson Chapmon, 7 20' Dr. J. M. Sloan, 10 00 Total for witnesses 'Ciroui? Court? 8232 P2 Coroner's Court, V. M. Morgan, Coroner, 864 95 Isaac Piutcr, Constable, 5 00 Total, 809 9? Trial Justice Morgan's Court. F. M. Morgan, T. J., 855 00 A. D. Gaillard, Constable, 18 30 J. P. Sullivan, Constable, 6 00 Jesse P. Cox, Constable, 12 25 Ephraim Cobb, Jr., con'ble, 8 60 lt. A. Frasier, constable, 6 IO Jonas Phillips, coustublc, 10 50 - 56 7& J. W. Eloain, witness, 1 10 Total, 8112 85 Trial Justice John's Court. S. II. Johns, Trial Justice 28 50 R. S. Knight, Constablo, $7 00 A. M. MoDouald, Coustab!o21 10 J. E. Ilcmbrce, Constable, 13 90 J. M Rrucc, Constable, 3 60 W. O. Johus, Constablo, 33 95 h. II. Whitlock, witness, 80 Ksau Brooks, ? 80 J. II. OstcndorfJf, " 50 W. P. Darker, ? 1 20 J. S. Terry, " 60 IO. P. Verocr, ? 1 10 Tricce Allen, " 55 lt. S. Vernor, " 1 10 80 15 0 55 Total John's Court, 8115 20 Trial Justice Sanders' Court. J. D. Sanders, Trial Justice, -- J. M. Hudson, Constable, 84 00 Wm. M. Brown, Co stable, 6 75 S. II. Taylor, witness, 1 10 T. W. Ilunnicutt, " 1 50 G. E. Smith, ? 2 30 George Washington " 1 50 J. A. Gaines, ? 2 30 Bcnncau Harris, " 1 50 W. P. Patterson, ? 1 10 Hansom Hunt, M 69 S. S. McJunkio, " 1 10 Rowland Long, i{ 50 10 75 13 40 Total, 824 15 Trial Jasti?e Oibson^e Court. H. A. H. Gibson, T. J., 72 00 Harrison O'Kclly, con'blo, 818 80 A. Taylor, oonstnblo, 12 80 W. M. Woodin, constablo, 62 10 Jonas Phillips, constablo, 5 00 Davo Whito, constable, 2 80 91 60 .lohn Nortis, witness, 1 70 J. J. Smith, ? 70 John Mooro, " 1 60 A. II. Ellison, " 1 10 T. A. McKlroy, ? 1 10 Dalus Pulmer, ? 70 E. A. Tate, ? 2 60 W. W. Hamilton, ? 2 80 Wesley White, ? 1 00 Martha Davio, ? 1 70 John Holden, ? 1 00 Lucy Davis, " 1 70 - 17 60 Total, $181 io All Other Trial Justice Court. II. A. H. Gibson, Jr., T. J.84 00 D. P. Vertier, Trial Justice, 4 00 II. L. Loden, constable, 6 80 W. M. Woodin, " 23 80 Adam Volrath, " 6 35 Jonas Phillips, " 10 65 8 00 40 KV M. C. Williams, witness 1 80 Cuff Perry .? 2 10 -8 90 Total, 858 00 Total all Trial Justio Courts, 8401 80 Aggrcgato expenses for tho yoar, 85,102 96 Tho Hoard of County Commissioners ha? been in session seventeen days during thu year. Tho Commissioners havo caoh traveled during tho year as follows, viz: W. II. Thrift, 148 miles; J. M. Ilunniout? 256 miles; Lt. Rogers, 184 miles; Thonms Bibb, 758 miles; S. M. Crawfora, 1,171 miles, and H. S. Rutledge, 401 miles. I certify tho foregoing statement to ba correct. .f. W. WT BE SB811,1 N? ? Clerk Hoard County Commissioners. Nov. 8, 1877 61-1