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???j&* KEITH, 8MITH ?> 00 WALHALLA. S. C.: i THURSDAY, JANUARY 24,1878. TER??lS : tl" For subscription. $ 1.50 por annum, strictly in advance; For six months, 75 cents. (?3* Advertisements inserted at one dollar per square of ono inch or less1 for the first insertion, and ft&y cents for each subsequent in sertion* 03* Obituary Notices exceed ing five lines, Tributes of Respect, Communications of a personal character, when admissable, and announcements of Candidates will be chargod for as advortise ments. .: 03* Job Printing neatly and cheaply executed. <?P Necessity compels us to adhere strictly to the require v ments of cash pay monts. SPECIAL NOTICE. $1.50_A_YEAR. Aa retrenchment is tho order of tho day, and .wo aro willing to fall into tho lino, whioh we havo always advocated, wo propose in tho f?ttiro to reduoo tho subscription prico of tho COURIER ns hereinafter stilted. 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THE PUBLIC DEBT, Whonovor a county journal says a word about repudiating tho public debt, all tho city journals io tho land raise a huo about tho pnblio oredit. When the constitutional con vention of Georgia, recently incorporated into her organic law a section declaring tho Bul lock carpet bag bonds illegal, null and void, tho Now York Journal of Commerce sovoroly ?ywQonderaned this notion of Georgia, and do ., ? o??rb4>A?t tho convention had bought penco f and temporary popularity by that voto of 166 to 16, but they bad hurt tho reputation of of Georgia, and dealt hor credit a blow from ' * whioh it will novor recover, till this bad stop is rotraccd." Wo ure not sure of this. What is repudiation, is tho first Question? If to refuse to pay illegal and fraudulent bonds be repudiation thon we favor it. but to refuso to pay tho honest debt of tho State, wo would oall repudiation. Has any of thc Radi ? ' N cal dubt any moral claim of paymont by the citizens? Whilo wo say no to this, yot wo favor n thorough investigation of all bonds and claim H and tho settlement under the sealing not of all such ns havo boon issued striotly undor tho law, and for whioh tho Stato has reooived any consideration. Tho oredit of a Stato should stand on the same footing as that of an individual and wc would hardly hold an individual rosponsiblo for tho nets of a person who by foroo or fraud had takon p'ossesion of his property and presumed to croata dobts nominally for him and his I benefit, but really for tho bonefit of tho ras cally defrauder. His credit would hardly bo Injured by refusing to recognize or pay such fraudulont obligations. On the contrary, to rofuse to do so would bo an evidonoo of finan* oialsoundness and discretion, whioh would extend and cnlargo his oredit. Why should the oredit of a Stato rest on its paying obliga? fions whioh wero oontraoted under the author* ity of laws onaoted without tho consent or representation of tho free ci t izo n's of the Stato, and under tho rulo of an ignorant, corrupt noa property holding olass, put in power and unstained thoro by tho powor of the Federal Govornmont? Kvery porson who holds thoso . bonds had full and oxplteit notioo. for tho matter was too notoriously public to be unknown oven in foreign countries. Is it incumbent on a people . to pay bonds whioh wore issued and sold to sustain a Stato Go vernment whioh was robbing and plundoring ibo poopln and tho influenoo of whioh nerved k to drive away capital and labor from tho Ik. ?tate and oripple IL* productivo power ia tho ^? ?tate? Should a pooplo pay tho debts whioh ^Hknhovo all and a?ono.eustaSped tholr oppressors ^Bft-poyort fi it n etlgmo and dlsgraoo to H to euch oignis and would their ropudi to aorut?n?ao its .Obligation 8 ?nd to rot uso payment of every claim not legally regular and valid? It may bo aaid these bonds in South Carolina were issued by authority of the only known and reoogoiied law-making power and as suoh aro legally valid, but while this may bo tra?, tho holders of those bonds knew too well the opposition of tho tax payers to their issues and saw too plainly ! the oorrupt praotioeB of thoeo in authority to ( havo any just claim against tho tax payers I except a striotly legal ono after thorough sorutioy. In South Carolina tho, high valua tion of property for . taxation and the heavy rate of taxation levied for State and County purposes'woro fully known by people in and out of tho Stato. It was notice to the world j that tho pooplo of the State were annually paying taxes sufficient to defray the oxpensos of tho government, and that thero was no i need tbat bonds should bo issuod and sold. I During ovory doy in (bo week, during ovory week in tho month, during every month in tho year and during every year of tho ton years of Radioal rulo, protests from tho op? pressed tax payers of South Carolina went forth to tho world against tho oppression, tho extravagance and tho opon corruption of a government hateful to tho pooplo, subversivo of thoir interests, and sustained only by tho prosonoe and support of Federal troops. Tho purchasers and holders of those bonds know all these things, and iu buying them only sustained and uphold tho orow who woro ruining tho true interests of tho State. Our roadors will remoinbor that in 1870 and 71 it was thought tho govern ment would break itsolf down by tho weight of its own oorruptlon, and it would not havo kept up but for tho constant issue and salo ?T bonds at low figures. -How far should tho tax payers pf this or any other plundored Southern Stato feel themselves bound to rcdeom obliga tions corruptly issuod, though formally logal, when tho purchasers and holders of tbeso bonds well knew all tho facts attending their issue, and in dealing in thom virtually sanc tioned and sustained those thus porverting thoir powor to tho ruin of tho helpless tho u-?'u* protesting people of tho S^'0> ' if repudiation ^WW??JW^j'?6tifl?bioit would bo undor tho circumstances existing in South Carolina. Wo do not boliovo it would materially affect tho oreditorgood name of either Stnto while it is well worth considering whether a prompt and swooping repudiation of obligations con tracted undor such circumstances would not stand as a salutary example in tho futuro, that States as individuals would not pay obligations contracted under tho forms of law, whoo those buying up such obligations had notice that their issuo was not necessary to tho govern ment and was opposed by tho groat body of tai pnyors. Wo oppose repudiation in tho propor sonso of tho term, but is it repudiation to rofuso to pay bonds hold by persons who well know they woro issuod and sold for corrupt pur posos and not for any bono?t to tho State or its peoplo? Wo do not know how far tho funding act bas boon accopted by our peoplo and may bo a proper settlement of this matter, but wc fool sure that all tho people desire to have those bonds thoroughly probod and to havo nil fraudulent claims, and bonds without consideration eliminated? This is justice to tho Stato rather than repudiation. Wo know some of tho bqnds roprosont valid ol ai m s against the Stato os those issued in convorsson of bills receivable, bills of tho Bank of the Stnto and perhaps others. Thoso and tho ante war dobt aftor hoing scaled to fifty cents on tbe dollar should bo paid, whilo all others should bo rejected. It may bo claimed thal tho Democratic party pledged itself o not intorfero with tho bond dobt ns settled under tho building not. We could not construe this to moan that fraudulent bonds woro to bo paid, and wo can't see how any ono Could 80 construe it. Adgror College.* This young and thriving institution will ontor on its soeond session on tho 1st Thurs* day in February. Its success and popularity has greatly surpassed tho most sanguino expectations of its friends and'its pcrmanonco is assured beyond dnubt. Wo say this because WO cannot believe the Presbyterians will fail to mako up the ondowment fund expooted at thoir hands; No institution of learning has ovor started out with hotter prospects or succeeded better. The college oponed tho first day with about 60 studonts and by Christmas it numborod on its rolls over 100, about 40 of whom were in tho collegiate and preparatory departments. Since tho holidays a number of now studonts have enterod and swollod tho roll to 130. The aooossions of lato havo boen generally young men who ontored the collegiate and preparatory departments. A few days ago tho trustees oleoted a new professor for thc modern languages in tho porson of Rev. Hugh Strong, who will ontor on his duties nt tho oponing of the next session. With a reason" able increase of studonts, wo expect to mini ber 150 beforo the ond of tho yoar. If you want to givo your ohildron a first olnss oducation eond thom to A (Igor OollogO, whore both tho disoiplino and oourso of instruction aro of tho first ordor. tLocul Papers. The Now York Time? says: "You might as well forgot your churches and school houses as to forgot your local paper. It speaks to ton times the audience your ministers do. It is read eagerly eaoh weok from tho beginning to the end. It reaches all, and, if it has a lower spirit and less wisdom than a sermon, it has a thousand times better chance at you, going as it docs, to almost every house. You owe it to yourself to rally liberally to Its support, exaot from il as able and high-toned a obaraotor as you do from an eduoator in your midst. It ia not boneath your nolloo and caro, for it is yout representative Indeed, in its diameter, it ie the consummation of importance, interest and welfare of you all in tho aggregate of your ac quaintance, and you oannot ignore it without miserably depredating yourself." Tho Russians have entered Adrianopler. Thc Greeks are in arms against tho Turks. Thc Russians and Turks aro-endeavoring to conclude peace. Oroat suffering and destitution prevalh at Adrlanopls end other points. Many T?rke are dying froncrhungor and epld, I: ?.ubscT,ib? for th??^oBinj?w? only .i!JHM?-""-"...A J.J ..._ A State University. Tho Carolina Spartan says that the propor sitlon to establish a State University, for. the purpoBO of furnishing "higher education," does not, by any means,, meet with g?n?ral approval. Our pooplo generally know that "highor education" is a luxury, which should bo pnid forby thoso who with to indulge, and not by the State. Tho old idea of trying to moko every man "a soholaranda gentleman" was a failure in nine cases out of ton, and did moro towards unfiting young mon for tho praotioal duties of lifo, and giving them a difficult path to tread on tho road to suoooss, than anything also. A good English educa tion is all that the Stato oan afford or should give to hor young mon at this particular time; and tho first step to bo takoo, is tho thorough organization and perfection of our common school system, in whioh tho ?doa of "compul sory education," so callod. might bo bo in cluded, with groat benefit to tho masses. Nine-tonths of our peoplo aro engaged in agriculture, and as soon ns tho oommon sohools oro working systomatioaUy, a Stato institution might,, and wo think, should bo established, in which young mon could re?oive such training ns would fit them for tho ordinary avocations of lifo. Whon tho proper timo nrrivos, or even now, wo are in favor of a Stato institution, in tho simpo of a sort of Agricultural College, with tho military system attached, for tho 'purpose of securing physical development and discipline, upon whioh cnn bo engrafted such Kystoms, .ns aro ncoossary to proporo young mon for business life. Such no institution oould bo made to ombrnoo many of tho best iden? nf tho German system, and would also make tho Stato Milt? tory Academy as ontiroly unnecessary, as tho rovival of tho old South Carolina Cullogo, or tho State University is now. Tho Stato should first turn lier attention to practical education and material dovolopmont, and loavo tho "higher educational" and other luxurious ?dons for a moro prosperous day, and thoso who desire to take such a courso, can moko uso of tho denominational and other institutions already established at homo and abroad. Our agricultural and other, majori^' interests, |IIIVC D(J0n nogleoted iong enough, and oo/r' poopio should not support an institu "llOn which is of no practical benelit to tho masses. This is nn importnut matter, for our educational interests uro of paramount impor tance, nud will have much to do with tho future of tho Stato. Correspondence of thc Kcowcc Courier, FROM ?OLlI?VIttIA\. COLUMBIA, January 21, 1878. To THE KEOWBB COURIER: Tho Oonoral Assembly met on Wednesday, 16th instant, and began its work with renewed vigor. Many new bills aro being constantly introduced which aro of great importunen. Thoso which have aroused the most at ten tl n and elicited most discussion from members is a new lien law, tho whiskey law and a moro stringont criminal law, which makes rape, arson and burglary punishable with death. Si nco the return of members from tlioir severn! homos there hes boon a great change of feeling and opinion ns to tho lien law. Tho enactment of tho usury law und tho ropetil of tho lien law hps put tho pooplo in n groat many of tho counties without credit or securities. Hence this change of opinion among members. They say that tho peoplo in tho most of tho counties of tho State will be in actual want if tho Legislating persists in its opposition to both those laws, and they have como hero propared to ro-onact tho lien law, which is, hy far, tho most objeotionablo of tho two. Tho lion law, which is now before tho House, is not so expensive as tho one which has beon in fore o horetoforo. It gives thoso making advances n lien over all othor lions existing or ntherwiso, provided tho samo is jr?Wwith thc Clork of tho Court of tho Coiinty, but not recorded ns heretofore. Tho impression is that this bill will become a law Tho whiskoy law to which wo had reference is tho santo now in forco in Virginia, and is known as tho Moffot Bill Punch fcaw- Tho ruling idoa of tho bill is to raise a revenue on nil liquors sold by liquor d?niera, and is so arranged ns to mnko tho consumer or drinker pay tho tax. Tho bar koopor is re-: quired to keep o register, and when each drink or quantity is sold ho by means of the punch registers tho amount sold, and pay to tho Stato tho tax on each drink or quantity ho solis, quarterly. Tho Auditor of tho County has a koy to tho Register and at tho end of each quarter collects this tus. Tho bar kocpor rogistors by turning n crank, whioh ho, under severe penalties, is required to do in tho presence of tho person to whom ho solis, and in turning tho crank ho registers in a cylinder tho amount. From this cylinder tho auditor collects the tax. Thoro is great oppo sition to thc bill. Tho bill amending tho criminal law pro* poses to mako rapo, urson and burglary punishable with death. Tho loose mannor in which tho laws havo horotoforo beon enforced and tho rapid increase of these groat crimes havo produced n gonoralfeeling of insoourity, both by person and proporty, and ibero is a demand for somo vory stringent law against tho commission of thoso crimes. Tho Judiciary Committee, have reported throe bills in whioh it is sought to reorganizo tho courts. Ono of tho bills proposos to-in oreaso tho number of Circuit Judges and givo thom tho whole jurisdiction whioh tho Trial Justice Courts havo, with only magistrates with power to bail over criminals, tho second bill proposos to establish County Courts similar to thoso whioh wore in uso immediately after tho war, and tho (hird sooks to reviso and remodel tho Trial Justice system. Esoh of thoso bills has its advocates and there will bo a great doalof discussion of those subjoots. Tho jurisdiction givon lo Trial Justices undor tho present law eroating these courts has ; beon thought too largo and tho abuso growing i out of this needs correction. Tho committeo appointed to investigate the ' managomont of tho ponai and ohnritable i institutions of tho Stato have mado their re ports. The report wns ordered to bo pub ' lishod and tho evidonco to bo givon to tho . Attorney Gonoral, whioh ho will uso in prosecutions. We will send to tho OOURIBR copies of the report when printed. 1 It is reported by thoto who have authority 1 to speak that tho Committeo on Public Funds 1 have ovidenoo to convict all the late prominent ' offioials of tho Radical Oovorumont from 1 Scott to Chamberlain, which will bo tiSod ut propor timo and occasion. Tho investigation of Corbin on the partied tho Sonato Commit teo will result in catching this vulture which i t?.oitlii^ * ?J? w - mvml?. ^Kbajft follows have truly como to grtof. Not a vestige of their former grandeur remains, but it with themselves is scattered to tho four winds. Scott is in Ohio hiding from a requisition, Patterson is shielded by his Sena? torial privileges, Purk or, Carpentor and Cardoza, grace the odis of Riohland jail, whilo Kimpton, Chamborlain, Whittomoro and Lesly aro fugitives from justioo. The lesser light? of tho party are soattored hero and there liko n flock of sheep without a shepherd. The committee to investigate tho State's indebtedness baa not yet made its re port. Tho work which thoy have under taken has boon one of such magnitude that thoy havo had to spond a great deal of timo over it. Tho amount of work has boon oner* roous, but whon their work is dono it will bo thorough and satisfactory. They will mako their report by the first of Fobrunry. Tho discussion of this report and settlement of thc State dobt will bo tho greatest question beforo this Asaombly, and will consumo a groat doal of tinto. Thorn is wido differences of opinion among members and Senators as how tho dobt shall bo settled. This will causo much discussion and consumption of timo. Attornoy Qonorol Connor's roport as to the Phosphate Companies of tho StatO, which has been sent you, ia a vory interesting document. This iijterest of the Htato demands oloso attention from the Legislature nnd if properly managed tho royalties duo on phosphates will contributo very largely towards aupporting Our government. Tho Stnto has realized about ono hundred and twenty thousand dollars tho past yent* from this source, and it is thought that thisincomo will bo increased next year about forty or fifty thousand dollars. Many now companies aro boing chartered to dig and mino phosphates and undor proper mnnngement wo have no dogbt ..this rovonuo can bo inQreuseoV-to two or throo hundred thousand dollars per annum. In this, ns in other matters, our Stato has boen woefully robbed by tho Alcpubliatin government. Ono among tho ninny exciting topics of discussion among members is tho nv organ iv, iv lion of our btntc University. This is very bitterly opposed by fi ?cuds of Woffurd and Ersltino Collogos and Furmnn University, and tho bill will have to pass, ?f it does, through trials nnd tribulations. As these several subjects nro brought up and pnssod upon wo will try to keep Your rendors posted ns to their final disposition. Thoso of our pooplo who wish our delegation to attend to matters for thom can address their letters to either of us nt Columbia, koy box 148. Think kiudly yours, ftc, VERNE?I. Sta/te Items. Tho work of completing the Newbery College building is tapidly progressing. The annual meeting of tho State Grange will ho held in Charleston on February 5th. Tho Governor hos romoved Samuel Johnson from tho ellice of Jury Commis sioncr in Anderson County upon tho recom mendation of tho Grand Jury. Tho Piokeos jail is crowded, there being about fifteen prisoners in it. Several of thom ohurged with murder. A wild hog, weighing nearly 400 pounds, was killed iu a swamp a few miles below Columbia last Monday. A special mcssogo of Governor Hampton transmits tho report of tho pardons issued up to tho 21th of October last, from which it is learned that only 82 pardons wore granted up lo tho period specified Tho oish drawer of Mr. G. E. Smith, u merchant ut Town ville, was rifled of about 875 on Saturday night, 5th inst Thc first session of thc high school in TownviMo opened last week with a very creditable attendance of students. Prof. I). P. Vernor, n young gentleman td'fine schol arly attain monts-, is thc principal. Gooree Ootcn was mutdered by Turnor Jackson on Sunday, tho 13th, nt Gooch's Ferry, io Lancaster County. Jackson has boen arrested and lodged in jail. Tho work of constructing thc Greenwood and Augusta Railroad is progressing most favorably. Up to dato seven and u half miles of road ho?o been graded and aro rcudy for thc cross tics and iron. Tho work is well done and tho enterprise its'running along quite smoothly. MlMTARY : AI^OINTME^TS.-Tho Governor has commissioned the following gentlemen an Brigadier Generals of tho Volunteer Stato Troops: Captain J. W. Gray, of Greenville, to command tho Fourteenth Brigade, Infantry. Col. A. Coward, of Yorkvillo, t > command thc Fifth llrignde, Infantry. Captain J. C. Andorson, of Spartnhburg, to command tho Thirteenth Brigade, Cavalry. Another rotnrncd volunteer from tho wilds of Texas lin? mndo.his appearance in York villo, from whence bp emigrated Inst summer. South Carolirtn is tho best country nitor nil. Tho planters of Kershaw County gcnornlly uro preparing for tho hard timos by planting largely of small grain of overy description On all sidos broad fields of living green groot tho oyo. Thc ro8?donco of tho lato Jamos Caldwoll, at Statoburg, Sumter County, wan destroyed by fire on Monday night, tho 7th instant. It is supposed to havo been fired by nn incen diary, ns it was unoccupied nt tho time Messrs. II. L. Farley and T. J. Trimmior have purchasod the Spartanburg Spartan from F. M. Trimmior. Captain H. L Farloy will oontinuo to edit tho paper with that ability and sucoosft whioh mark his record of tho pn8t fow years VGon. A. C. Garlington, a worthy son of South Carolina in her brightest days, but who since tho war has lived in Atlanta, to which plaoo he romovod from Ncwborry, hos roturnod to this Stato and settled in Groen villo for tho prnotioo of his profession. Wo bid him welcome The not earnings of tho Langloy Mills factory, last year, woro $37,214.4*, of whioh $23,639,50'wore made in the last six months. From July I to Deoombor 31, 1877, tho mills consumed bales of ootton, and om ployed ah' average of 310 hands'. The oom I patiy haB a working oapitnl of $141,072 30 [ and bas tid during -tho; jcar $32,000 I? divi .i'y;' . m : - i . L ji.j.. Urti;. A ?olor?d man, named Edmund Greon, about thirty years oroge, who lived noar Henry Kings's, in Edge Hold I County, while carrying a log of wood on hls\ shoulder, on tho morning of tho 9th instant, foll on tho ico, the log falling on his bead, crushing hie jaw? bono and fracturing his skull, killing bim almost instantly. Tho dcccasod was a highly respectable mun, and a blacksmith by trade. Tho ?bbovillo Medium informs us that tho County Treasurer of Abbovillo. attaohed a freight train at I lodges tho other day for taxes duo by tho Groonvillo and Columbia Railroad. Tho attachment was raised upon tho management of tho road promising to have the money forthcoming in a fow days, or, failing to do so, to roturn tho train to tho Treasurer's oustody. The Newberry Herald comes out man fully ond sensibly in favor of tho plan of primary elections for tho ohoioo of Demo oratio candidates, iostoad of tho present system of precinct or ward meetings which oro almost invariably captured by looal pol iticians who are in searoh of office Two oh uro h parsonages wcro sold by tho County Treasurer ot tho lato sale of delin quent lands for Unpaid taxes. This didn't look right nnd some legislative actin should bo taken upon tho subject. All church property should bo exempt from taxation and we hopo a bill will be passed by tho present Legislature oovoriog all suoh oases. Tho parsonages sold by tho treasurer did not happen to bo situated on thc same lot with tho churoh nod wcro therefore liable to taxation.-Abbeville Medium. A constitutional convention is now pro-' posed and tho question ia exo'iting/ oom moat ' in various quarters. Our present constitu tion needs remodeling. ,*U-Y?. vii many ways x bud piecj^oT business und smells all th roil gu with jobbery and prejudico and corruption. It did not como to our propio io a l?gitim?e woy. It belougs to tho hideous past-"'tho rule of tho strouger," and it should bo reviewed, but not just now. Tho stato is too poor, tho party is too weak, tho genoral elections aro too near to think of such a thing 03 a constitutional conven tion for at least two yours to ooma. Wc oao make out for a littlo while with what wo have.-Abbeville Medium, Wc aro indebted to Col.T. J. Pickcns, thc accommodating Auditor of this county, for tho assessment of real and personal proper ty in this county for year 1877, tho totals of which ure: Reul estate, ?2,811,079; per sonal property, including bonds, stocks, &o., Bl,GIG,874. There ure 3,535 persons in tho County who pay n poll tax, and bo it said, ns on evidence of tho good sense of our peo plo, that thero ure only 2,848 dogs in the County, or about ono for two men. There ire 4,018 horses und mules; 7,135 sheep ?ind gouts; 13,792 cattle; nnd 15,110 hog-*. Wo may make more extended quotations From those assessments at un other time. [ tl n der soil l?lelliycnccr. Tho General Assembly. The Sen ile proceeded to tho considera tion of tho^speoial order for 1 P. M. report (favorable) of Commit leo on Judioia ry on concurrent resolution of inquiry us to tho constitutionality of tho election for Oirouit Judges on tlie l9?h day of Decom ?er. A I). 1875. Mr. Campbell said the question was now aeforo thc Supremo Court, and ho thought t would not bo respectful for the L-jgi-da Ure to pass upon it ut this time. Mr. Gary differed with Mr. Campbell Eic thought that tho legislature ought to let lie seid tho case was brought boforo tho Supreme Court by tho friends of the Radical Judges ou tho bench, by making lipo case in regard to Judge Shaw. Ho said ho had heard on the streets that tho ?Supremo Court, was divided on the qucs tion whether election viva voce or by ballot iv i-, s legal. Ile hud hc>>rd that Judge Willard thought ono way, .lodge Mulve thc other, and Judgo Haskell thought Dither way was legal. Mr. Gary was of jpinion that it would bo well to relieve tho Supreme Court of the qucston. If tho itruiglitout Democracy intended to go buck jn their pledges to relievo us of carpet bag government, ho was not willing to go back with them. Wo havo got rid of Northrop md of Carpenter, and he was for getting rid jf tho whole batch of Radicals. Ho had boen told by members of his profession that Lhere wove circumstances going to show that Judge Willard bad been bribed as well ns tho colored man who sat with him, and ho did not'Ukd a court whero a golden argu ment would prevail over all others. Mr. Campbell said tho resolution was only i resolution of inquiry, referring tho question to the Judiciary Committees o'' tho two houses. Tho committeo recmnmonded that snob a resolution do pass, but no such resolution is now boforo thc Senate In roply to Mr Gary, he said his own voice was porlmps tho first ono that was raised ns to the constitutionality of the election of Whipper and MOROS- but ho insisted that this was a judicial and nota legislativo question. It is bettor for us to onrry on tho governmont by constitutional and not by revolutionary measures. Tho Chief Justice was elected by constitutione! moans. Ile would not say that ho would havo favorod bin olootion; but ho is now tho Chief Justico of tho State, undor the constitution Mr. Gary said tho Logislaturo should bo tho correctives of no impure judiciary. He said Carpontor had boon romovod upon a principio which would apply equally to tho other Judges, and that he thought that Wig" gins was', incompetent. If tho Legislature desired they could roolect Wiggins and Shaw, and he was willing'th voto for Shaw. Mr. Wylio said bo thought tho onso boforo tho Supremo Court was institnfod-hy dirootion of tho Legislature; that tho Legislature had directed tho Attornoy General to instituto it, if his recollection was oorroot, and ho thought it would bo .discourteous at least for tho Logislaturo to aot upon it. Mr. Todd movod to lay tho matter on tho tablo. Mr. Gary oollod tho yoas and nays, which resulted as folows; Yeas-Bird, Bowen, Book, Campboll, Can? non, Cartor, Coker, Collins, Counts, Critten den, Duncan, Fraser, Jctor, Kinslor, Living ston, Manning, Myers, Todd, Williams, Witherspoon, Wylie-21. Nays-Butlor. Gary, Howard, Llpsoomb 4. CoirtJMBiA, January 21.-Io the Sonato, Mr.- Gary roso to a question of privil?ge, und road from an art'olo in the| Register referring to his remarks on yesterday in reforonoo to Judgo Willard. Ho thon said: Tho information that Chief Justico Wil lard was bribod was communicated to mo ae a State Senator. I commnionted those to susto i o tl) o oh arge, th roo of whom woro 1| Ropublioans und ono Domoorat. Sooator l? Co oh ran a BS u rod me bo would gtvo the j 8 matter his attontion, and report tho matter ? to the General Assembly. I still heve an 1 additional nomo to sustain those charges. jj I think it a duty to myself os a Sonntor to 1 mako this statoment. I Mr. Ooohran said: 1 admit tba the Sena- ! tor cavo mo names, but upon examining the \ resolutiou under wi.' tho oommittee wero noting I ascertained ' he bribery of Mr. Willard did not como within our jurisdio? Mon, unless dooe with Stato money. {The oommitteo bas os inuoh SB they oan dd anyhow. -??*-- ! CHARLOTTE, N. G., January 18.-?H. 0. Scorest was arrostod io Union. County, flvo /..'.,. miles from Monroe, last evening for tho murder of his wife and stepchild, Maroh 12, 1877. Mrs. Soorest who wos formerly Mrs? Alioo Stevenson, and hor four year child, x~v mysteriously disappeared on tho above date, i f' There was suspioion of foul play but bo proof. Ou Monday lost a porty of hunters wore attracted to a seuludod hollow in the woods by tho howling of dogs. Ropshhig lo the spot they found the bodi os of a wo? tnan and child, which wero identified as iho80 of tho missing Mrs. Stevenson au<) lier daughter. Scorest hos been arrested. Ho is doggedly ( ob^ti ti ?ila; R nd rofUsos td answer any questions. \ ANNAPOLIS, MD., January 18.-Tho Legislature, io joint convention to-day, jlootod ox-Gover::ov Groome Unitod States i Senator, to auneced Donnis, Tho voto stood: . I broome, 73;>ototnor, Republican, 17. 'oattering, 2. * Married, on tho 10th Instant, by Rov. Fletcher > -, Smith. Capt. J. D. Kay, of Westminster, and ' Mis? E. M. Ciaig, of Plokons. Married, on Thursday, .Tnnunry lu> 1878, at T. C. McGee's, by Hov. ll. Holder, Mr^dljah . Maret to Miss Mary T. Pitts, nil of OoorYee. JV -- Mnrriod.'on Sunday, tho 20th, by Wr^S^^* King, Esq., at tho rosidouco of Jcpthn l?oa'fly^ *X Mr. George Orr to Mis? Sarah Rankin, all of \w Ooonee. r CHU KC II l>llti:CTOUY, 18*8. V * * Prcaohing at Baptist Church, by tho Pastor, V v Itcv, I. W. Wingo, on tho 1st and Sd Sundays at . ) ll o'clock A. M. and 7 o'clock P. \b Also, on . .* Saturday before let Sunday.at ll o'clock A. M.i ( Sunday school every Sunday at OJ o'clock A. M.>v-.f Prayer meeting every Thursday at 7 o'"look P. M. V? Tho following aro the appointments fort1878 )f tho Walhalla and Seneca City Circuit, Me thodist Episcopal Church, South: Rook Spring irst Sunday in January at ll A. M.; Seneca Jity nt 3 p. M. Walhalla, socoud Sunday, at ll A. M. and 7 r. M. Seneca City, third Sun? lay, at II A. M.; Rook Spring at 8J p. M. Fair view, fourth Sunday, nt ll A. M.; Walhalla at 7 \ M. Fairview, Snturdny before the second Sunday, at ll A. M. Friendship Saturday be-* 'oro third Sunday, nt ll A. M. Preaching in tho Presbyterian Church by Rev. 3. L. Morris, Pastor, on first Sabbath ot ll A. II,; second Sabbath nt 7J.P. M.; third Sabbath , it ll A. M and 7 J p. M.; fourth Sabbath at 7J ?, H. Sabbath Sohool every Sabbath at OJ A. t. Prayer meeting lecture- every Wednesday light at 7) e. M. AN ENTERTAINMENT FOR THU BENEFIT OF ADGER COLLEGE AT THE COU 1ST HOUSE, ON FRIDAY ENENINQ, FEBRUARY 8TH, 878, A?J ENTERTAINMENT will be glvon at h?* Coirvt House by Miss Mo ANALLY for the )cnefit of thy Adgcr College. The Program mo A>r tho evening will consist if Concert and Charadas. PUOOIV.VMMK. Music by thc Walhalla Cornet Band, iina-Song and Chorus, by Ladies and Condo men, j Charade-CIIKOKMATE. Scene First. lencral Lee's Grand Marok;-By a Young Lady. ? Soono Second, doonlight, Music, Lovo and Flowers-Vooal Duet by two Young Ladies. Song-O Give mo a Homo by tao Sea.? . Scene Third, lathering Shells-Song and Chorus-by Ladies and Gentlemen. Charade-WATBIIKALL-Scone First. Moonlight and Starlight-Vocal Duet-j-By Ladies and Gentlemen. Scene Scoond. VnvcB of the Ocean-Instrumental Duet-By two Ladles. Auld Lang Sync-Song-By Gentlemen. Music by thc Cornet Band. 83?" Prico of Admission, 60 cents; Children lalf prico. Doors, ppon at 7 o'olook; per form nice to begin nt half-past 7. ETIWAlGUANO rllE undersigned are Agents for the ETIWAN ? GUANO, whioh is the oldest and most valors- < do on tho market. Prices reasonable. Cotton * I iption. Payable November 1st, 1878. LRJWIS 6c -WALKER, Agents, Seneca City, S. C."^' Jan 24, 1878 10-2m \. Final Settlement. IM IK undersigned will apply to the Probate ' Court on tho 23d February next, 1878, at . (Valhalla Court House at ll o'olook A. M. for I final settlement of tho csta'e of Benjamin Dun? ' ian, deceased, and a final discharge therefrom, ' ind all creditors having demands against tho es- ' ale are notified that tho legality of their claims ' .viii be passed upon tind dotorminodby the Court ' >n that day. MASON DUNCAN. Administrator. ' Jan 24, 1878 10-4t . STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,* ???).Nlf V ?F @?@?N)Elg. In the Court of Trial Justioe. T. S Miller, Plaintiff, vs. Emily Harris, De- ' fondant-Monoy Demand on Note--At tach ?n ont-SUMMONS. 'PO Emily Harris, defendant In this notion, you 1 aro hereby summoned to" atiErWOr the oom- ' plaint in this action whioh is fited I Ur ray office, at Walhalla Court Houso, and' to's?rvh a copy of your answer on mo at my oilioo, al Walhalla Court Houso aforesaid, within twenty days from the sor vi oo of this summons upon you, oxolu* sive of tho day of servloo. If you fall to answer tile complaint within1, the time aforesaid judgment, .will be rendered for the plaintiff for sixty threat dollars with Interest thereon from latJanun/y, 1860-loss throe dollars with Inter est theret/n from 24th of Ootober, 1878-together