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^.m? LUM mm m, i ," , iimmm,mm1m? ufjtizu iUu\ liai.j THE KEOWEE COURIEtt? BY KEITH, SMITH & CO WALHALLA, S. ?HUUSDAY, FEB HILARY 14,18' TERMS: < m ?33? For subscription,** $1.50 ?>or annum, strictlajin advance br six months, 75 corns*, (?3? Advertisements inserted at ono. dollar per square of ono inch ' or loss for the first insertion, and lilly cents, for each subsequent in sort ion. ^O* Obituary Notices oxceed . ing five linos, Tributes of Respect, * Communications of a personal oh a rac tor, whon admissablo, and announcements of Candidatos will bo charged for as advertise ments. ?* (J3** Job Printing neatly and ?cheaply executed. QZr Necessity compels us to adhere strictly to tho require ments of cash payments. .Who niuo Ridge Railroad. Wo publish on our first pago an excellent . ortiolo on tho iraportanoo of oomploting this great thoroughfare to tko Wost, takon from tho A^Merson Intelligencer. Wo agroo with that journal, that tho r?solutions before the Legisla ture should bollboralizod, allowing two hundrod convicts absolutely to any company who will build tho road, the Stato taking stock in tho ontorpriso to the vah?o of tho labor furnished. Tho value of this road to tho oommoroo of Charleston, and really to the development of tho manufacturing rosouroos of tho entire State, cannot bo estimated. Wo havo always rogardod it as a necessity, and havo iu that viow con sidered its completion only a matter of limo. Tho delay, howovcr, of oaoh year injures Charleston and tho Stato, In tho passago of freights and travel ovor now linos, built and being built. South Carolina will in a fow years bo isolated by reads passing through Qoorgia and North Carolina, carrying tho irado and oommoroo of tho Wost to tho cities on tho*coasts of thoeo States. None of it can reach South Carolina except by long and indirect routos, the great bulk passing by cross linos through our State to other-markets. Whllo wo aro HU tiering tho imraediato injury thus resulting, thc want of internal development of our resources is putting us far behind other States. We can hardly expect our minorai and manufacturing resources will receive duo attention until our railroad facilities aro such as to secure cheap freights ead a fixod prloo for provisions. If a ccarcity of meat, flour or cora should arise with US our supplios of these necessary articles could only be had by a circuitous and expensive froight line. Apart from this, tho Stole bas already invested largely in this enterprise and it is moro than half completed in this Stato. Tho largo tunnel is noarly three-fourths com pleted aud a considerable amount of work has boen dono on Dick's Creek Tunnel. Thc lino is f partially graded almost all the way to Knoxville and nearly all tho hoayy masonry for bridging etrcftniB hos been finished. To ensure tho com pletion of the road tho Stato might afford, for .tho benefits to acorue to it, to givo alt-its inte rest in mo lino as well as tho labor of convicts, .tc any contractor who would guarantco its oom . plotion in a roasonablo (imo. Naturo has mapped out this great lino and its - building has been moro or less agitated for nearly forty years. It must and will in time bo complcteOpbr4';South Carolina must givo up all tho advantages which would aeoruo from the road and which nature has bestowed upon her. Ita completion is the gorm of a great futuro to I our Stato, nnd until then we must suffer Constant injury from its want. 'Thc .Election of Judges. Tho Houso concurrent resolution, to go into nn election for Judges for tho six vaoant cir cuits, after oonsidcrablo discussion, was mado the'-sp?cial order in tho Senato for tho 12th instant. Limits wero mado by somo of tho Senators td fix Wednesday, tho I3th, for tho day of election, but were defeated. Mr. Wylie said that tho Senate should assort its dignity, and not be influenced by tho idle and contemptu ous remarks mado elsewhere, whether it bo by tho press or from any other Source. Ile con sidered tho oloction of these six Judges to be , ono of tho most important duties that would devolve on tho Legislature, and ho was willing to walt threo years, if noceBsury, to placo pur? .men ou tho benoh. These views smaok of tho statesman and patriot, and wo agroo fully with them. An important duly should bo woll con sidered and prudently performed, especially When it concerns tho highest interests of thc State. A puro, elevated and learned judiciary is essential to tho proper administration of tho laws, and without lt tho highest rights of tho cit rion are In jeopardy. A bad law woll ad ministered is botter than a good law badly administered, *for in tho former inst anco the people enjoy their legal rights, while in tho latter thoy aro BUbjcol to tho whim, caprice or ignorance of ono man. In tho soloolion of Judges (ho Legislature should bo controlled solely by the qualifications of logal ability and moral oharaetor of tho can. didatcH. Onco admit tho question of political sorvice and you must sacrifico tho highest rights of the citizen, and, in fact, tho substance of reform, to tho remuneration of mon for what is and was nothing more'lhan their duty, and what the honest citizens of tho Stato did in tho last campaign almost as a unit, according to their respective influence and ability. If this bo done the victory of 1876 is fruitloss. Whilo we flay this, wo do not say a word against any of | tho ox-Republioan Judges who have boon un coated. They should take thoir stand for tho office on tho common platform of (heir legal ability and moral fitness for tho position, and stand or fall by tho verdict of the Legislature. We would disliko to boliove that any of the old Judges claim re-election beoanso of their politi cal scrvioos to tho State. It would certainly not givo us a favorable opinion of their olairos. They aro Carolinians and they should, and we believe they do, regard tho wei fa vo of South Carolina above their speoial olaims to office. We havo seen a number Of ar tides advocating thc ro-election of Judges Cooke and Mackey for twottatons: 1st. Their services to tho Demo cracy in tho campaign of 187(3, and 2d, a kind of Implied foar> if they aro not re-elected, they will turn upon and defeat us In tho next oam Pflgn, To tho Ariit roaoon wo have rcpliod that ?, r -nit i -ii- "TI a nt tn ii i rr mi tho omeo of Judge always has boon and should always be above political Berrico, and should never bo given for any reward exoept that of errdnou t legal attainments and high moral fitness. As to the seoond implied foar, we cannot believe these men would take any such oourse. We well remember, when Judge Cooke oame ove* to tho Demoorats, lie said in his speeoh at Abbe ville that ho had (ried for years to get the Re publioan party to reform its abuses, and had hoped they would do so, but he had oonoludod they never could and never would reform the State Government- in that party, and their last nominations foreshadowed greater corruption than before. This induced him te turn to the Democrats (br reform, and through the campaign be labored faithfully for reform and the Hampton tlokot. These wore words of honesty and pa triotism and did honor to the man and Caro linian. Let him by his oonduot once show that they were spoken for o Qi co or persenal prefer* mont and tho seoond state of that man would be worse (han his first. Wo know Judge Cooke personally and bolleve he will stand by South Carolina, and reform, whether or not he be re elected to the judgeship. We know less of Judge Maokey personally, but as a Caroliniau, who has served the State.well, we believe tho same of him. If lt should turn out otherwise, then we would feel like congratulating the State in getting rid of two time-serving Judges, and tho D?mocratie party in finding out two reform ers, whoso reform consisted in personal and official aggrandizement. We cannot believe this of mon who served us BO faithfully and honestly. Thoy looked, wo think, beyond themselves, to thc State, the mother who nursed them, and who was then suffoilng from oppression and corruption whloh was destroying her fair name and her prosporlty. Judge Cooke in the past has glvon genoral satisfaction to tbo bar and the people of this county, and if the Legislature should soe fit to ro-eleot him, wo would bc satisfied. Let him take his chances, however, on bis qualifications with other aspirants to tho office, and let him and all others abldo tho result without complain ing. Tho Legislature represent tho people, and thoy should look to the IntoroBt of their con stituents and gtvo thom judges whose purity of character and legal learning bespeak true re form. If an aspirant possoss those qualifications and 1ms served us well, then his claims should bo preferred, but under no other consideration should political sorvioe have any weight. T?e Bonded Debt. Tho long lookod tor report of the Bond Commission was presented to the Legislature last Thursday. The commission report that all the consolidation bonds, coupons and cer tificates of stock produced boforo them had boon issued in proper form, exoept bond No. 442 for $500, and certificates of stock No. 800 for $252.50, which were imporfoot. Tho number and denominations of the bonds, &o.e aro thon givon. The commission did not determino upon their validity at tho time of their production, this being resorved to tho action of tho Genoral Assembly by the tor ms of the Supply Bill of June Oth, 1877. Tho commission then divided, one part to attend to tho furthor registration of such bonds, &o., ns might bo thereafter produced, and the remain* dor of tho commission addressing thomeoIv.es to the making of a thorough investigation of j the following and,kindred matters particularly mentioned in tho seoond section of tho joint resolution providing for their election First. Tho entire amount of consolidation bonds and cor tifien tes of stock that had* been tosucd undor tho oct to reduce tho volume ot tho public dobt and pr?vido for tho paymont of tho samo. Second. Whether thoro is in tho Stat? Treasurer's offloo, on file as vouohors, con? coiled bonds, coupons and certificates of stook, issued in nceordanco with law and authorized to bo consolidated by tho act above recited, to tho amount required by tho said act* On those subjoots tho commission report: 1. They havo completely and thoroughly examined all tho books in tho treasury showing tho issue of consolidation bonds and certify catos of stock. 2. They have completely at;d thoroughly examined all tho vouohors in tho treasury in exohange for and in lieu of which the consoli dation bonds abd certificates of stook woro issued. The commission reports the entire amount of consolidation bonds and certificates of | stock issued and now outstanding to bo $4,396, 200.41, and tho vouohors on file for whioh those bonds were issued at 50 cents on the dollar amount to $8,702,779, being an excess of voucher* of over $200,000. Of thoso vouchers thoy find that $4.793,033 wore issued in accordance with law and authorised to be consolidated under tho aet, while tho remaining $3,000,146 in tho judgment of the commission woro not issued in accordance with law and authorized to be consolidated undor tho act. "The commission then proceed to state at length and seriatim the grounds on whioh they adjudge parts of thoso $3,099,146 of vouchers to bo not authorized to bo consoli dated. Tho report is too lengthy for our columns and would bo difficult to understand without tho schedules which aro appended to tho roport and which have not boor? printed. Tho conclusi?n of tho commission is that tho entire vouchers and certificates of stock, ?Ve., which woro issued in accordance with law and authorized to be consolidated undor tho aotof 1873, os entirely valid, and free from taint, oggrogatCB $1,577,835.62, tho remainder aggregating $2,818,454.79, is either invalid or affected partly by invalid vouohors? Tho Legislature has ordored 1,000 copios of j tho roport to be printod and has assigned a futuro day for its consideration. Weean form no opinion of tho probable action of that body, as the press, tho poople and doubtless tho Legislature aro dividod in opinion. Many hold that tho people of tho Stato acooptod the consolidation not and that tho party in tho last campaign pledged themselves to stand by tho settlomont of tho poblio dobt as provided for by the aot of 1873. Wo both agroo and dlsagroo with this asser tion. We hold that tho peoplo and tho party did approve of tho settlomont of the publio debt under that act, but we deny that this approval meant or wa? intended to mean that the poople or tho party in this approval proposed or agreed to be bound to pay any obligation of tho State, though consolidated, whioh was fraudulent, or whioh WM not issued in strict conformity to law. Upon cursory glauco over the report we are of opinion that tho objections Of the oommlsaion tbodaputu wn??ivu.. > n rn minTir?r-iiiij^fti'ni .iT v - to the validity of many if notait the condomnod vouchers aro lognl and should prevail. In the ease where the fl uanoi al agent was autho rised to pledge certain bonds, the time being limited to tweiro mouths after the passage of the aot, tho pledging these bonds more than a year nftor tho timo limited, waa clearly ille gal, and tho pkdgoo could not recover. Ile is supposed to kn<ML the lay, and if he takes a State bond without compliance with tho law ii is his folly. This, wo think, hos bee? often adjudicated, that the aot must be Btriotly complied with to bind a 3tate or County. Wo are oertainly uador no moral obligation' to men who loaned monoy to and kept in oilstenoe a government which was ruining the State, and unless such persons ean show a legal obligation, we say reject their qlaims. We propose to stand or fall by the law, nor is it repudiation to refuse to pay debts contracted without authority of law. The people expcot the legislature to preserve their rights and not sacrifice them to a sham ory of repudiation, como from where it will. Lot tho ante and post-war dobt Issued in strict conformity to law be recognized and paid at 60 couts on tho dollar, and.let all othor claims, whether consolidated or not, go where the woodbine twinetb. Dcallt of Col. W. S. Gristmill The Atlanta papers of last Friday announco thedoath of Col. W. 8. Grishnm at his rosi danoo in that oity, in the 64th year of his ago. Ooh Qrisham was a son of Rev; Joseph Qrisham, who owned beforo the war a largo body of lands in this county, inoluding tho proaeut sito of Walhalla and all tho lands originally purohased by the German Colonisa' tion Society of Charleston. After this sale ho removed to Georgia, but his son, Col. W. S. Qrisham, who owned a largo proporty iu land and slavos, continued to resido in th? neighborhood of Walhalla until the lattoi part of 1872, when he removed to Atlanta and booame a largo dealer in coal. Col. Grisbarc was well known to tho peoplo of uppor South Carolina, and was often honored by tho peoph of Piokons Distriot with positions of honoi and confidence He was a member of th? Secession Convention, and, though n Unioi man, after tho ordinance had been passed hi signed it to make the notion of tho Stat? unanimous. During and nineo tho wa ho was eleoted to tho Senate from this oounty and in n large degreo enjoyed tho confident of the peoplo for his integrity and fi rm noss o ohnraoter. Col. G. has been in failing hoaltl (or a year or more, though no one scorned t< expcot tho end so near, His many friends ii this county will regret to boar of bis death. Col. Alive?. Our roadors nod the public generally will b glad to learn that Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, ou immediate representative in Congress, ha been very prompt and active in the disoharg of his duties at Washington. His politico duties claim his first attention, and he it tho refero, almost always in his seat, and oast the first vote on all quostions. To our loen interest Col. Aikon has given prompt an succossful aiton tion. Already we havo a aot of Congress giving us a new mail rout and post offices at Horse Shoe, "Rivertidi Pulaski, Battle Creek, Long' Crook, Holl Spring* and Ramsay's Crook, in a seotio without moil facilities nineo tho war, and on! In a limited way before that time. Anothc new mail route gives us postofficos at Reid' Mills, Keowee, Fort George, Fall Creel Jooassoe and Flat Shoals. Another gives u offices nt Warsaw, Centro, Fuir Piny, Sout Union, Bachelor's Rotront and Wostminstei Woore also to bavo a daily mail from Wosl minster, making oloso connections with th mail trains on the Air Lino Railroad. Th mail facilities above us in Georgia and Nort Carolina havo also been grontly improve* and we aro indebted to Col. Aiken and Co Yanco, of North Carolina, for them. Adger College? The first session of this institution wr olosod lust week. Tho usual examination < thc various classes took placo on Monda; Tuesday and Wednesday. Tho examinado was os thorough as possible, and, under ll olrorm?tnncc^ 'was rory satisfactory, Tl Professors have boon assiduous in their labo in instructing, disciplining and harmonizir the material in che various classes of tl colloge and tho primary department. Tlx have boen very successful thus far in the arduous labors. Tho second nesssion of the Colloge con mon?od with flattering prospects. A numb of now students have already entered ai others aro ozpeotod. There aro on the rt tho names of 130 studonts. Of these ' are in the Primary Dopartm?nt, and 56 the Collogiato and Preparatory Doparlmonl Tho Professors-Messrs. Riley, Sloo Strong, Mooro and Hicks-nro poouliar fitted for tho duties imposed on thom teaohors and govornors. They have bo very succossful heretofore in these highly ui ful callings. Wo have horotoforo dirootod attention to t advantages of Walhalla in respect to 1 educational facilities. Board is nnusua low and good, tho olimato is all that could reasonably desired, with sorernl ch m el anda population moral, frugal anet industi ous. The Trusteeo havo been fortunato in i curing tho sor vices of Rov. Hugh Stroi Ho is a thorough scholar and toadies Germ and French very successfully. A* thorou knowledge of tho Gorman languago is vi properly rogardod now as an important p of a practical oduoation. This jpifft' r strength to tho many strong olnims of Ad Collogo on tho pooplo for a liberal support Tuition has boon plaood nt tho lowest ral and tho inoidontal oxponsos out down ns I as possible A military company, compo of the larger students, to bo drilled s disciplined by Maj. Sloan, has boon organist and must bo appreciated for its benefit effoots upon the students. It ls thought tito Senate will agreo te House resolution) to go into an election judges, and that tho election will probably held tooday, (Thursday, tho 14th insta Major Whltner, of Greenville wo undorste has withdrawn from the canvass, and the c name? now before the Legislature for Judge the Eighth* Circuit ere those of ex Judge Tho son IL Cooke and Col. Thomas-Thompson Abbeville. I " ... - ' . . . ?niftf lirlTrri II IIIIIIIM nm nm ?ii.li Mill MM mi 11 ?di ?II i ? ? i ian I nil 11 [Correspondence of the Keowee Courter.] The General Assembly. COLUMBIA, February ll, 1878. 2b thc Keowee Courier: The first matter of importance which was considered during the past week was a bill to reduce the per diem and mileage of the members of the General Assembly. .The bill was considerably dieoussed, ned, though its passage was earnestly urged, yet it was lost by a very large vote, sixty against and only thirty-two for the bill. The bill provided for throe dollars per day during this session and mileage at ten cents a mile coming and going. Thoso of ns who advocated the bill did so upon the broad ground that three dollars per 'day was sufficient to pay expenses hore? and that lt was the duty of members to show a true eenso of reform by beginning with thom soires in the reduotion of salaries, ospeoially when they had shown suoh an eagornoss to out down tho salaries of the Judges, Clerks of Courts, Probate Judges and Sh orilla, and thus compol those officers to work for roducod pay. We contended further that three dollars now would really buy mofe" and go further than fivo would three years ago; that provi sions and living was cheaper now t hun they had ever been, and that the scaroity of money and tho poverty of the pooplo, who havo boon so tax ridden for tho lost oight years, de manded that ?o should servo Ircro for tho minimum amount. Wo Went further, in thc debate, and showed the notion of tho Gcnoral Assembly upon the pay of motnbors during the ox tra session of 1877, (though unavoidable under tho circumstances of tho caso which compelled the HOUBO to compromise with tho Senate,) had creatod in tho minds of our .people a suspicion that members had made- use of their position for the sake of monoy, and that wo ought now, whilo un trammeled and freo, to show that we appre ciate tho nooossities of the people, and show to them by tho passage of the bill that wo roalized their necessities fully. Tho strongest speeches against the bill wore made by Mr. Connor, of Abbevillo, and Major Buist, of Charleston. They took tho position that five dollars pto day was not too much, that the chango of our society and tho fortunes of our people was such that it was right for tho State to pay members well for their services, and that tho mechanics and farmers of tho Assembly ?vero' not Uko tho lawyors and mord?ante who, perhaps, could havo partners at homo, but in loaviog their business and families at home, thoy oome hero at a groat saorifioe, and that their pay ought to bo suffi' ciont to atlow thom to.oarry somo compensa tion homo with thom. Tho nnlnysis ol the voto on tho bill shows that half of thc farmers and about balf of the lawyors wort in favor of tho bill? If the Ilopublioan vote had been taken out tho voto would have boor nearly equal. There Was ninety two votos recorded; thirty-two Were in favor of thc bill and sixty against it. Of the sixty againsi it about twenty livo wot? Republican. Th? Democrats of the lionne were about equally divided on tho bill, the Repubiioans holding tho bnlanco of power. Tho Bond Commission made their repor on Thursday. Tho report was partially rom in the House, and afterwards orderod to bi printed and laid upon the desk of mern bern The report is o very voluminous document and as soon as it can bo printed will bo takei up and considered. This is by far tho oms sorioue matter that we havo yet had to doa with, and I confess that I wish the rosposi bility of settling this matter was to bc born ia part by some ono olso than myself -It 1873 tho Republican Legislature passod ni act known ns thc consolidation act, in wino1 thoy proposed to compromiso tho dobt of th State. This act absolutely repudiate $5,965,000 worth of bonds, known ns th conversion bonds. Including these bonds th bonded dobt of tho State was then nbou $18,000,000. Tho absoluto repudiation o the Ovo millions of conversion bonds Iel about twelve millions of dobt. lo bo compre misod. Tho net of 1873 proposed to coin promise this debt with ?ho creditors of th Statoat fifty couts on tho dollar; that is lt prc posod to toko a bond worth a hundred dollar and give tho creditor a fifty dollar ono insten thereof, and at tho same timo guaranteed tho an mumal levy of two mills on tho dollar c tho taxable proporty of tho Stato should b made to meet tho interest on tho bondi Under thc torms of this act tho onto wn bonds and tho post vfar bopds, or a groale part of them woro compromised nt fifty cor.l on tho dollar, thus repudiating #6.000.(10 moro of bonds. The commission was np pointed to examine tho books and vouohm filed in tho offioo of tho Stato Treasurer an ascertain if tho amount of bonds consolidate under the act were thoso authorized by tl: act. Tho commission has boon nt work sine last August, and have bad a very laborioi job. Thoy went into tho vaults of troasui and made a oloan and swooping examinntic of its whole contents. Tho result of tho investigation is that they have discovert that Tmnds to tho amount of $3,999.146 wei more or loss tainted with fraud ?nd irregi larity in their issue This would mako aboi $1,999,524 of tho consolidation bonds tninto Tho groat difficulty in tho adjustment of tl debt, if thc Logislaturo conoludos to j behind the consolidation act, is to sift tl good bonds from tho bad, In some instanc tho oonao?datod bond is based upon good ni had vouchers, of willoh, perhaps, nighty p cont is good and twonty por cont, lind vire, versa, and now the question arises hi aro wo to sift tho chaff from tho wheat a not violate that aot which authorized t consolidation of what now appears was r based upon ktw; especially so when t Domoornoy fought the campaign on tho i no a final sottlomont of tho dobt, and t Wallaoo House reiterated this last wini whon we vroroonder a oloud. Tho quest i is a serious one not only as affooting t crodlt and1 good faith of tho Stato, but also affooting tho political futuro of tho Domoora party in the State. I am told that a lai portion of those bonds are held by our o oitizens, many of thom poor peoplo, and tl many of tho' bonds aro hold as investments tho estates of minors and that comparative few of them are hold by partios out of I > State. The subvert of greatest interest to the Stn whioh members have been discussing doi-i the weeW, or greater portion*'ofit^ bj i phosphate intercntr The Committee- on Mi?es, MV?lnft and Manufacturing reported a general bill under wbioh all obartere must bo granted. Tbe bill provided that no exoluslvo grants should bo given to any party, oxoopt upon oonditions that the books for taking stook in any com pany should be open a oortain longth ol timo to all the citizona of the State, and that before entering upon tho work of digging tho phosphates, the company asking euoh prlvl* lego should give a bond to half tho amount of tho capital invested for tho faithful carrying out the terms of their charter, and an addi? tional bond of fifty thousand dollars for tho due and prompt poy mont of tho royalty due tho Stato upon each toa tho company may dig. This bill, with another asking for a oharter according to tho terms of tho first, occupied about two day? in tho discussion of thom. This is of so great importanoo to tho State and so little understood by a majority of membors, nnd bas boon such a sou roo of fr sud upon tho Stato horotoforo, that it always olioits.great discussion. Many mombors are 80 littlo acquainted with the nature and extent of? oltr phosphntio deposits, abd tho character of tito tndn slicking Charters to companies, that they do not ftiol prepared to aot intelligently In the premises All the bills proposed thus far have boon killed Mr. Memmingor, of Charloskm, introduced a roso lution iu which ho made tho suggestion that tho phosphutie territory of tho State bo sur voy od and sold in lots to ibo highest bidder, at.the same timo requiring tho payment of royalty on tho ton. The rosylution and bills woro referred to n special committee, lt is said that if these phosphutie deposits aro ?iroporly managed, thal tho rovonuo derived rom thom will all but dofrny the expenses of tho Stato Qovornmont. Such an interest nocds careful attention, nud should bo thoroughly understood beforo neted upon by tho Legislature. Tho consideration of tho concurrent roso, lution to olcot Judges hat been mudo tho special order in tho Senate for Tuesday next, 'tho Senate has no disposition to hurry up this mutter. Thc delay has beon caused with th? view to break down certain candidates whom a majority in tho Senate do not desire to soo elected. Tho House has sent several resolutions to tho Sonnte for concurrence, but so far there lins been no agreement. This delay wo think unwise and will incur very heavy expenso needlessly in s-uno of tho counties whero courts wero to bo hold and aro soon to bo held again. Tho oxponso of tho attendance of jurors and witnesses will bo groat and this should bo avoided, if possi hie, by a speody election of tho judges. Tho joint resolution rolativo to convict labor on tho Blue J vid ge flail road has passed three readings in tho Mouse and ordered to bo sent to tho Senate. I think that there is no doubt but that it will pass tho Somite and become a law. Tho Qovornor is authorized undor tho resolution to let any reliable com pany havo two hundred ablo bodied convicts to work upon tho road on such ic rm a ns he may think wisc and proper. If our pe ?plo desire tho completion of this groat road ie it not possiblo to got capital onough in tho State to work theso peoplo upon the rond? 1 would bo glad lo hoar it discussed in tho columns of the Co UKI ta. Mr. Wanner, of our county whilo boro last wock introduced in tho Stato Orango resolutions upon tho subject, urging tho Oonoral Assembly to givo this labor to the road and feed it whilo working there The resolutions wei o'adopted and sent by thc Grange1 as a memorial to tho General Assam ? bly, which wero presontod on Friday last and referred to tho Committee on Railroads. We wish that tho Assembly could toko tho same view'of it tho Orango does, thou wo might hope that tho road Would doon bo complotod The annual meeting of tim Stato Orange was held in Parker's Hall of this city, from tho 5th to Friday, tho 8th. Mr. Wanner was thc only delcgato from Goonoo, Ile was herc UH ho is at home keenly alive to cvorv interest of our county and of tho State. The mooting of tho Orango WAS very well attended from nil parts of tho State, and those in attendance enjoyed tho visit to Columbia very much. Tho number of dologa'os from all parts ?d' ibo Stato was about 1'25 I did mn attend tho meetings of the Orango on ooo mot of want of time, but hoar that tho proceedings woro inlerosiing. "'ho members oro got'ing vory rcstloss hore, and I think that alter the election of thc Judgos and tho settlement of tho bond question that wo will have u speedy adjourn ment. 1 think it possible that wo moy gel off by tho 20th of this month, or ut the farthest, by tho 25th Yours. &o. V. Action or tho ?State Kxccnllve Committee Tho Stato Dcmocrntio Committee mot in Columbia on the 8th. instant. Gen John D. Kennedy was elected Chairman, and James A. Hoyt, Socrotary of tho Committee. Tho members entered upon a full disotfft? sion of tho mutters pertaining to Ibo ensuing campaign, und tho result of their delibera tions is embodied in the annexed proceedings. Tho following: resolution was adopted.' Resolved, That the Stato Bxooulivo Com mittee of the. Democratic party of South Cns roll na recoinineiids an immediate re irgiinix i lion of ibo samo io view ol tho campaign f 1X78. and that County Conventions he culled as soon as practicable in tho several counties to elect officer* lo snrvo for tho noxt two yours. ?In pursuance of tho foregoing losolution, tho Exccutivo Committee directs attention to so much ol' tho constitution of the party, adopto I by thc Stat o Convention in August, 1870, as rofers to tho county organizations as follows: ARTICI/B- 1. There shall bo ono or moro Democratic clubs organized lu each election . precinct, -each of which clubs shall have u distinct title, "Tho ?? Democratic Club," end shall oleot a President, ?mo or moro V ice Presidents, a Reeording ami Corresponding Secretary, and a Treasurer, and shall havo tho following working cmimittoos, of not less than throe membors each, viz.: A Oom? mutee on registration, an exccutivo commit' toe, runt such other committees ns to each club muy seem expedient ART. 2. Tho mootings nf tho clubs should bo frequent, aftor tho opening of the canvass; and some member ol tho mob or invited speaker deliver nu address lit Bach meeting if practicable ART. 3. Tho^Proshlonl sim'! havo power to call an extra mooting of tho club; and -?-? mombors of tho club shall constitute a quorum for the transaction nf busiucsir. ART. 4. The oin b's in catch county shall bo hold together and operate ondor tho control of a county executive Committee, which shall consist of ono member from, each club, tobe nominated by tho respective club nnd olootcd by tho county convention and such other membors ns tho convention may add. Tho oxooutivo oommittoo, when olootcd, shall appoint its own officers and fill nil va? oanoios wbioh may arise whon tho convention is not in session. Tho teunro of uraco of the oxooutivo committee shall bo until tho next general campaign, unless removed or sus? ponded by tho enmity convention. Tho prosont county oxooutivo comm tl OOS shall continuo in offioo until the first me 'ting . of tho county conventions undor this.organin I ration. ART 5. County 'Domooratio ooo vo?tions shall bo composed of delegates cloocod by the Bovoral local clubs-ono aologato for- ovory olubj'and an additiynaru?iuiotolferre^ory ' ' , ' . ? ' %\ . , * , ^??'-^^^Wvr-----.--ut?utki* ^. twenty Ave enrolled members-with the right to oaoh county contention to enlarge or aiim nieh tho roprosoatatlon according to olreom stances. This convention shall be caliea togothor by the j chairman of the exeoutive oommittoo, under suoh ruletas eaoh eounty may adopt; and whon assembled ihail be called to ordor by the ohalrman of tbe es?0? utive oominitteo; and shall prooeed to elect from among Its members a President, one or more Vloe Presidents, a Seoretnry and Tresa urer. Tho convention sholl proceed to busi ness, and when tho samo is transacted it ?hall adjourn sine die. , ABT. 0. The mode and manner of nomina ting candidatos for county offices or for dole* gatos to tho S tn to. Judicial and Congressional I Conven tions shall bo rogulated in each county by tho respectivo county conventions. ( I In this convention (ho Eiooutive Commit-* ' too mudo tho following recommendations: . Under artiolo 1st, where local OIUIH of the, lust onmpaign are in existence, that they be reorganized by tho election of officers to servo the ensuing two years, and as many!, additional dubs formed as may be deemed ossontial to tho sucooss of tho party. Also, that the oommittoo oh registration forthwith makon complote registration of all vntortt. Classifying thora as wllito and black) Demo crat and Republican. Undor artiolo 4th, that tho County ExoOii tive Committee consist of the County Chair man and tho Presidents of tho looal plurbs. ff udor article 5th, that tho County Chair* nidri bot'*' ?fficid Ch&lrfnqn of .the County^ Executive Committo arid ol nil Comity Coo-' vontions. ' ' Undor urtiolo 6th, that tho system of primary elections by ballot bo adnptod as the ttiodo of nominating candidatos for county., nfhors and mombors of tho General Assetn*^ bly. While tho prinoipal of primary elep* tiona should bo at once nnnounoed, it is, the decided judgment of tho State Executive Commit too that nominations by primary oleo? tiona should not toko pince until a hitor period in the campaign, and in regard to willoh further reoommondations will bo m ado hero aftor ns to tho details for conducting tho said election. Whon tho County Conventions have eleoted officers, tho now County Chairman will nt once roport to tho Secretary of the Stato Exeouttvo Committee, giving the name andr post olHoo address of tho oflioors chosen,' together with tho names and postoffioos of tho Presidents of tho lonni Clubs, and the number and membership of tho several dubs. Tho suggestions and recommendation? of tho Exooutivo Oommittoo aro founded upon1, tho oxporionco of its members in tho last campaign, and while not conflicting with'tho' constitution prepared by tho August Conven-* tion, will assist to work ont tho plan oforgan*' izntion moro perfectly and harmoniously. Tho main purpose of the constitution was to' seen re uniformity throughout tho State, and ' tho nedror oaoh county adheres to the plan and reeomendotiims undor it, the more cer tainly will harmony and oonoord prevail ia tho organization. ..{J KUM AN SYBUP."-No other medicino in ttio world was over given suoh .a test of it? ourativo qualities as Bosohoo's Gorman Syrup,' In throo years two million four hundred' thousand small bottles of this medicine wero distributed/ire of charge by Druggists in thia country to those afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and other disen-aos of thc Throat and Liing/; giving tho AnVorio'an peoplo undeniable' proof" that Gorman Syrup will euro. them. Tho* result has boon that Druggists in every t rw?' und village in tho United States are roemn?* mending it to their customers. Go to your Druggist, and ask wh.it they know about it. Sample Bottles IO coots. Regular sizo 75' oonts. Throo do*e,s will relievo any oa??. Married, on the Ul st ultimo, hy Kev. Fletcher' Smith. Mr Milton C. MoCoy and Miss' Annu> Dunkin, both ol' Oconce. Married, on Sunday, the IOtlt instant, nt Mountain Rest, by W. A. King. Ksq , Highland Davit to Airs. Mary Mashburn, nil of Ooonoe. Married, at tho residenoo of the bride's father, Mr Samuel Thomas, on Sunday .morn ing, 10th instant, by Rev. ll. N. HaVBt Mr. Thomas Lenoir to Miss Susan S. Thomas, both of Oooffce. Married, on thc ,10th instant, nt tho ColcrtuT* Methodist Church, by Rev. Ll i a s JoutthtsY' Charleston Williams, colored, to Fannie Reid? colored, both of Walhalla. ~~ASUPP?K rou Tire nvKKnr OF TUB UNION CHURCH, WILL be given by tho Ladies of SoneaaCity, on the night of 32d iii' February, ((Friday.) The public in general are O ?rd lol ly invited to attend. Many novel and amusing things will tnko placo lo Interest the crowd. Admission, I wenty five cents. . Feb ld, 1878 18.it Valuable Real Estate FOBS SILK. BY virtue of an order granted to mo by the Judge of Probato for Ooonoe County, I will offer for"sale nt Walhalla, on MONDAY, the 4th' day of March next, tho Traot of Land, belong-' lng to ostato of Rev. T. B. Maulden, deceased, whereon ho lived. Tho Traot contains sixty acres, more or loss. There le on tho premises a good Grist Mill, Frame Dwelling and Out? Houses. Adjoining lands of estate of Pennys' M. B. Dendy. Davis and other*. TERMS-On a orodlt of ono ami two years, \ with interest, willi bond and mortgage and good personal security. Titles and Morlgago extra. M. S. M AULDEN, Executrix. Fob 14, 1878 18-81 . , Adminifetr?trix^ Sale." BY leave of tho Court of Probato for Coonee, county, 1 wtll sell to' tho highest bidder, at"/ publio outory, on SATURDAY, the 2d day of, Matcli next, nt bis Into rcsidoneo. the personal property belonging lo tho estate of Silas G. ' Hunter, deceased, ns follows: Ono Morse, ono Saddlo, Throo Head of Sheep, * Ton Bushels of Corn, One Hundred Bundles of Fodder, Lot of Tops, Lot of Farming Tools, And a frw other artiolos. TERMS O AS II. MARY M. HUNTER, Adm'?. Fob 14, 1878 18-21 -..._. i ?* * i- .." . ,,. Executrix's Sale^ WILL bo sold at tho lato reshlcnoe of Rev. T. Bi Munhlcn. deceased, on TUK8DAY, the 10th in.Uunt, (<| ? One Horso, ono Wagon,.ono. Buggy,' Sot Ot .Surveyor's Instruments, Ono Fine Cow, . ... . . ..... j fi? 'o' . , Heusohold and Kitohon Furniture and other artlolas, . , . f TERMS GASH. '. , ~M. 8, MA?LDEN, Fbxeentrlx. I.. F*M4,;i878* , ? ? lS-lt*'