Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, March 14, 1878, Image 2
THE KEOWKIO COUIUKIL
BY KEITH, 8MITH & CO
WALHALLA, S. G. :
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THURSDAY, MAROU 14, 1878.
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cor NT Y OJO IV vi-: NT IO ??.
A mooting of tho Comity Convention of tho
Democratic natty will bo hold "rn, ino Conn
llouso, ot Walhalla; On tlio' tbiv?'SA^IvDAY
in April next. Tho objcot of tho'.moating is
to olcot office ra for, tho ensuing year, and
counsol togothor ns to ?ho.b?st means of re
organizing and strengthening tho parly.. ? TMio,
various clubs throughout tho County will hold
mootings on .some convenient .day and elect
ono dclegato to tho County Convention for
ovory ton members on thoir rolls, c A full
attendance is desired.
W. C. KEITH, County Chairman.
Tin file in Liquor?
Tho Grand Jury in thoir prosontmont
(Section 8) oall attention to thc peddling of
spirituous liouors through tho county from
wngons, nnu pronounce tho practico to bo
on tho incrcaso and productivo of great mis
chief to tho poaco, morals and good ordor. of
tho county. Thoy call upon tho office ra of tho' j
Stato und Qonoral Oovorumont to uso cV?ry
moans to suppress this growing evil and ask
all good citizens to aid in tho work. All
must admit tho truth of this statement,.and'
further that tho promiscuous BUIO of liquor
demoralizes labor, inoroasos orimo, onouts
ngos idleness and impoverishes tho county
All must admit, too, that the practico should
bo stopped at once, and that tho only plan to
suppress it is a publia sentiment which will
make o very man a detective of this great ovil,
and unite thc pooplo in a .common effort to
rid tho country of it. Why should it be tole?
rated whon it increases your taxes, doruorutl
izos your labor, loads your children and
frionds into sinful habits, and produces
in roturn only poverty aud wrolohodnoss,
orimo and degradation? What obligation
do tho pooplo owo to mon who violate tho law
to seduce tho young and thoughtless, to! ritln
both temporal and eternal? livery Instinct of
a father, ovory fooling of a'Christian, every in
ward sentiment of a good citizen is against such
violators of thc law? How and why, then, aro
they countenanced, traded with and concealed
In thoir nefarious traffic? It is duo to the want
of a correct publio sentiment which would
approve and sustain'all" who st ri vo to enforce;
the law in this particular. Wo now have ai
good government and on this subject g^pod
restraining law?, but what aro laws ivhcti uuon
forood. A printed constitution and statutes
aro nothing unloss enforced, and their; propor.
.enforcement depends on tho vivtuo and inlogrily
vof tho people. Au ignorant and corrupt
peoplo would liaVo a bad government', though
they should baye a perfect constitution and
system of laws. It is said that eternal .vigilarme:
is tho prico of liberty, an! wc say that it is'
equally truo that a strict enforcement of tho
law is tho prico of peace and good order. Offi
cers aro powerless unless sustained by tho moral
sentiment of thc community. Thcciti/.cnniustbo
thc mover in ninotcen-twenticthn of tho prosecu
tions brought for all crimes. Thc officers only exo
culo warrants, which any citizen may suoout for
larceny, murder, arson, peddling liquor .or any
other offence. Officers can do nothing unless
armed with process, except in certain cases whare
offences arc committed in thoir presenco. To
show tho gravity of thc offence of poddling liquor,
ns viowed by thc law, wc publish the following
section, copied from tho Revised Statutes, Page
7.38, Chapter CXXXV, Section Ai "Whoever
shall poddlo ardent spirits in any county
in this State shall bo deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and subject io pay n lino of not
moro Utah five hundred dollars or imprisonment
for not moro Minn ono year, or both such fine
and imprisonment in tho discretion of
tho court; and cvory body BO con-r
vletod shall forfeit all such spirits, thc
samo to vost in tho County; and if tho fino bo
paid; or tho spirits forfeited, ono half thoro?f
shall bo paid to tho informor." This law is
stringent onough and offers to tho citizen a
remuneration for disoharging his duties as a
citizen, because tho offenco is so detestable to
good ordor and morals that tho enforcement
of tho law against it is urgently desired.
Wo hold that liquor thus seized on a warrant
from tho Stato officer can bo hold against tho
Federal officer, and tho offender bo required
to answer first in thc Stato court and thon in
tho Federal court. Tho enforcement of,tho
State law is tho host and surost remedy for
tho evil, and this iain thc bunds and power of
overy citizen. Tho Stato law against rotail?
ing liquor without a licor.so is equally olear
and is enforceable by ovory citizen. Tho act
of March 19th, 1871, Section G, says, "and
any porson soiling or retailing intoxicating
liquors without a liconso shall bo deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thoroof, shall bo fined not less than fifty
dollars nor moro than two hundred dollars,
or imprisoned not less than one month or
moro than six months, or both." Peddling
and retailing aro difibront offences, and thc
statute law against both is et oar and severe.
Wo daily hoar complaints of liquor wagon ?
passing through tho county und Creating
disturbancos in neighborhoods. We huvo for
this reason put tho remedy before tho people.
Will you enfuroe tho law and destroy this
vilo disturber of thc pcuco and traducer ol'
tho morals of tho pooplo, or will yo? hold
your hands and contcut yoursolvos with idlo
complaints? Riso up nnd ucquit yoursolvos
liko mon and good oitizons, nnd dotormino
that this ourso will no longer ho toloratcd.
A resolution to this offeot will kill tho Irnffio
nt onoo. Complaining will novor doit.
Court.
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When we wont lo' ?pross^hist Woda*sd?y iho
Cout i was ongaged \\\ tho trial of tho dftso, of
tho Hdilo vs. Johu Cupo and others ?for viet.
Mr. Norton for Hid ^ofencjo. {jfci'dijtt-mot
gulUy.
Tho remaining orlmlnal' case, tho ?ralo vs.
William Williams and Henry Jones, for arson
in setting firo to tho jail, was next tried, Mr.
Vorncr conduotin0 i dofonoo by appointment
of tho Court. Te / found a vordiol of
guilty. . ..
1 ln>ij COurfcn 'thcn ViiV'oceetTcd itf* t?ehtonoo thc
prisoners who had boen conviolod ns follows:
Tho Stnlo vs. llcubcn Wnllnco, grand loroony,
??orit?h'd?-6n? year In Ibo penitentiary.
Tho Stato ?4. William Williams, grand larceny.
Sentence-fivo yonrs in tho ponitontlary.
Tho Stato vt. Williams, arson.; Scutenco.-r
fiftcon years in tho penitentiary.
Tho Stato vs. Henry Jones, avelon- Sonlonoo'-^
ton years ip, tho penitentiary. \ , ..;> ,. .'<
V/e jWlppd^hrqit^^
w?js not d'ep0seu: to havo ( conviction's; - unlpsp
tho proof Vas oloar and satisfactory} .bu,t.. Athen
p?rsons, wprb proved and found guilty ho imposed
SU?jh p'uiiislu?ont??s tho,gravity of thc . orlme
?p.orited.?ndisuoh.'as would causo criminals to
rcspoot the law. Tim. .Court ,.pfr passions)1 waa
adjourned In tho ovaning of Wedoe'sdayAJf (he
first week, and tho oivil business was immedi+
atcly prooocded with, \ ' '.'
Tho most important litigated caso on thc
civil aldo of tho court wits tho caso of J. J.
Norton, Assignee, vs. E. P. Vernor on a note
given in 1873 for Pheonix Guano. A large
number bf'witnessos woro examined and the
caso .elaborately argued, and aftor a lucid
oh argo of tho Judgo thc jury retired, and abdul
12 o'clock at night agreed on a verdict for thc
plaintiff for tho full amount of tho noto and
interest. Judgo Mnckoy, after motion and
argument of counsol, sot usidc.tho vordiotnnd
granted a now trial, on thc ground that thc
vordict was not supported by tho dpstiinony.
A large amount of business was disposed ol
smoothly and rnpidly and tho juries wort
dismissed on Saturday ovoning. Thc business
of thc court not' requiring juries was taker
up and concluded ou Tuesday ovoning of th*
sooond'Wock, though court was not firm.nllj
adjournod until Wednesday morning ut ll
o'clock, that tho nttornoys might have Ump t<
j.ibparo their orders nnd pass them- ?W<
bolievo tho bar and pooplo-.genoratly wort
highly pleased with Judgo sinokpy, .both .foi
1)18 courtosy, fairness, ,o.ud. patioi co in dis
charging his duties. ?le Ijas.lcarnod , thc bal
a lesson they needei\\qnd . whjoh thoy will .bi
likely to.profit.by, , Thoy Imd . boon -.accus?
tpnied to .koop' cuses ou tho docket->nm
continue thom at plcaeuro by consent, bu
Judgo Mnckoy required a roason abovo consett
beforo ho would continuo eases and keep Un
calendar burdenod. Ho canto to hold' coiir
and disposo of tho business and ndti ti fev
cases went to triul against the intention Of Un
pattie?. His c?rtra?is to hear ulp'tho ca^o
on'the calendar if possible; and when tlicr? i
no" prospect pf a hcarirtg, ''pitt wse's' wor|
cither struck, off pr adjourned ?ff. i"jto ty as ii
no' hurry to got': a;wuy,'bu??'Hv?s dpt?rmincd ti
disposo of all tho busintW, if it could tm don
Inside.tho' two wpplcs,,' Wty??. Unis .str'ic^h
was ready to pnes'pases for a Ump. ip.^copm
mb'u'ato the parties and gave tho bur .ni
roascmnble iiidulgpnco., Ilp.,will no.vcr. /Icav
a crowded calendar bohind liim<> ntid^the bu
will hardly havo pause to complain "that th
business before tho court has not boen full
heard. A lawyer,'too, will hardly haVP oaas
to-.complaint', that'bo d?os ?-not "liston' to' hi
argument, for ho eccms to bend his o'li'th
attention to tho ovid?npt? 'and argivmcot <
counsol. Our Picitchs friends hwy- locVk'pi
and get their business ready ?iul w?ll iii ham
Tilt: lt omi <t|ii?AVioi? bellied.
Wo congratulate tho pooplo. oC the SlnlQ^en;
tho Charleston Journal af O?>)\m<rco, on thc fa
that thc question of tba,bonded'*debt ;o?< tl
Stale has bpen removed i from tho . nroun
politics and remit'!od to tho cc-tirlfc, -where-'if
alone properly cognizable 1 Tho compvomi
which lias been cft'octcd is ono honorable to t
parties. Il is thc ?uly ono, which1 could ''ha
been aoceptod by nil Without violation of coi
viction. Both sidos wore equally 'honesty bo
sidos wero equally'earnest, both sides -equal
desired to curry ont every.pledge mftdo by t
Stale, and at thc same time lo'stamp oill eve
fraud. In the nli?lo matle'r there wns but
single question--'?Woro 'tb'o minds' legal
issued?" or in oilier words, "Aro tli'ey'liiwl
bonds?" If lawful bonds, holli s'ides "desiro
soe Hiern paid. If not lawful bonds, both siti
desire equally not lo rob our people by compc
lng their pujincnt.1 Thc real difference betwc
thc two sides was, when closely examined, or
a diff?rence its to thc mode of proceeding. C
aide look for granted that tho bonds were u
lawful, and desired to avoid their payinci
Tho oilier siJo proceeded on tho nssumpU
that they wero lawful, and sought fo havo Un
sustained. Thc compromiso docs what sensil
men would do tn any CYont. Il admits tl
cither side may bo wrong in ils views, and
saves (bc credit of tho State. It occcpts I
basis of settlement adopted in tho consolidai!
act, and applies it to all delfts.of thc State, i
eluding tho bills of tho Hauk pf tho State, n
excepting only tho advnnco iantje to tho rpi
tentiary and (ho Lunatic Asylum. . It hjyios
tax sufficient lo pay interest on tho whole of i
consolidated bonds, but only pays interest
that part of them which is admitted to
genuine As to tho rest, it submits the yr li
matter to tho courts, in which a proper enso
to bc made, ff thc courts decido thal tin
bonds aro valid bonds, (ho question is sollt
If, on tho other hand, tho courts dcoide I
hoods invalid, thon thc law will take ils cour
and our pcoplo will bo freed from a fraudub
debt without thc slightest taint upon tho hor
of our Stale
Tho committee in settling (hts question 1
done no moro than could havo boen dobo hy n
lax-payers incase an appropriation had bc
m ide to pay tho interest on "tlio bdnds of t
State lawfully issued," or "on thc bonds .ni I
Slate issued in ae?ordanoo willi law." ll
such not been passed the tax-payers could hr
proceeded against tho Tl tsurcr and proven!
liiin from paying any interest on nny bo
proved not lo have been a lawful bond. rI
settlement, does bul this a id (ho committed hr
gre.I reason lo rejoice at tho successful mani
in which they lune solved thc '.difficult quest!
winch was prosenled
C^l?.i>i*<M lou of t?e ?aVeS?ua.SjU?i(<
rary .Society of A tl gor fJollcgo.
Tlio anniversary colouration of tho Carolina
Literary Sooioty of Adger Collogo oanio off ne
was announced on Friday ovoning last. Tho
Baptist Church was Gllod to its full capacity
by our owu people togothor with .quito ia
crowd of . visitors' from abroad...t^Mrra*^
beautiful ovon?pjj and oyorything c??Wp?red to
mnko ,tho . first', public- -.exhibition of Adger
Collogo o SUQOO;?:S.v Tho.chqrph -.?ft?. tjoautli
fully. dOocYfated w'?lj'ev6rgro;e.n*V and-^S'or. tno
platform hung tho .iif? ltk?
immortal . Loa abd %ff^p^jjm\^'Mw.
othor pioturos wbioh gaT^^^oona)^(i^^? and
variety to tho soono. At tho appointed bout1
tho mombors of tho, Booloty with tho'faoulty
formed in lino outside of tho church and
marched in two by two.. Tho .spcakoro with,
tho Professors took tholr alloted places on tho
stngo. Tho exorcises of . tho ovouipg waa
oponod by on appropjriato and ^.boj? T tl
fir ay Or . by :Pro f. J\tt. Ki leyat tlio ooo ol us i o n
of whioh, Mr. JPcdorj, Pyrestypnt pf/^ijpoja.ty,
came forward and annouuood tho program ino
of tito oxojroisoa fbr tho oveniugrand-drttrot
doced (o the audjonen Mr. John ;L. MoLecs,
of . (>r>con wo (Kl, '^Abbeville eGountyV Tup
'subject of bis.-essrty was "Finfnnoss." Irtan
easy and imprdsolvo inonnbr-.Mr. McLois read
from -m?t?uscriptlilla ^roduot?o'n?' 'fai'l of
beautiful'bbotigh'ts aud'si?nti?icnls,4;?\b;r'c'ssing
/aH-witlr !fhc ImhbrtatitUr?th'sl'it contained.
Tho oksny'-was w?lt wVitt?n^and 'broi?otr'nced
n riri*y production;''"AV^?'Vis^Svrj'litijl t!io'tln>e
and spaco' to givn' tho 'loading''pVints p.?' tho
o BS, ny? but w'?'m'nst bo c?n^o^tojlwilh tho fa?fc
that'Mr. MoLcos.^cflbrt' ty?s-truly.ja, succes?.
L?ftpr musi? bydlip.siring.baud, itho^pbato
was announced, tho Bubjoo^hbpiug, .''Ought
there to be a union betweon i ohurch and
State?" Mr. J. Walter Dapicl le_d' off ott' tho
alf, minti ve side in a speech of ovr"*$0 mirtu'tCP
in length. Ho labored oarncs^^.gonidusly
and faithfully to'proro his sido of llic question.
Ho discussed tho subject in all its bearings,
gathering hero and thoro important historical
faota bearing dircotly lipon' thc point at issuo.
When ho had finished a general acclamation
of "Woll'dono" was hoard thrbugh tito largo
audience Mr. Daniel is a young niii.n of Ira ro
talent and g'euiiM qnd 'WjIl .no 'doubt do
honor to himself and tho institution ,tft which
minn: ? ?; i. I'lvJ . mw io ,
ho bolongs.,. i . . . , (,. ..,.-..,.' ip,;
Mr. Jamcs,P. Cary.was nnnennned .as - tho
next speaker,,, who had, the negolivd- sido of
this subject.i, Far pyor 80 minutes this young
gontlornan.interested his nudionoe in unfold
ing bia vicw$.. Ao them- .on his vildo . of ; tho
question. . lIc.Rhowod conclusively by faots
that Hbo Stutoojvud rohurbll ?hou'ld bo kept
esarpvratebtitndjqdiktiTi^. " Mr. C's effort'was
ieonsidcrod'i-VeVy iine-V'vlHi vered .? iff au easy
(tnanrier'iona!'-'mothe'djItf rolioiex) and "elegant
'lfcrtfcrtrtgttl* ^V;? ' eTiaii'' hot pretend io say
bet ween,those two young'meh ^wlio" W.QIV tho
1bntllf,.M TlYcy* b'otlr?'a?fl s?!'wel?.'tl?X? vt?o would)
'not'Uk'o tb; p^&'judgment vi'pot\ Llic'fr respect
ivo incrjtsi \ ' 1 '.j. .
\ 'Tho orator of tli'q occasion w.as.-^?r.. ?jVm.
0. bf oville, whoso., ?u1jj[cptrvw.a,s. "NU ardui
murlallbus CAI?,"-ibero js nothing too di.fBcnlt
for men. Tho -way in? which i Uc? .handled
thjo subject ,w.us uuiquo.ond quito original,
?t. Wtt.s f?.1,1, pf sound logic and practical sonso,
?bowing ? thorough preparation..?nd doop
t .re^ftar?.h.. 'Jloj ^howcd.Jhat'thorotwas-hnthing
? ..^op^difliflult for .man to accomplish if b? woukl^
. >aply,p^>ftqrl.y^
jtbei Creator, h as endowed, 1dm lw.it h. S i die ?flavo.
: a-' fqwitiiuely woyds of itdvieo<aud encourage-^
: .ment. tjo thbtfOtp??tyofiwhicjr ho hfrtiself 'wtiS a
membaj'j'.'.-W??wish Wo lud tho tim? and
><5pnec'toogivo" an bxtohdot].review of' this
excellent ??ii'eS's, so fttll and completb in all
its- ptkYts. " ' '"' ' " ?' "' '
'.'...Tl??"oxcroi'sbs of tho 'ovctiidg were brought
to a close by it short 'address 'from'Hon.' T. J.
Mackey. . As he aroso and appeared in front
of tho sthgo lio Was received with a hearty
cheer fi'om our citizens. Thc Judge's remarks
vyero to,tho point and lull of.oucouragcmont
to tlio. young students. Ho paid a high com
pliment lo thp young. men who hud partici
pated |n. thc,exorcises for their advancement
in knowledge.uud for . the excellent uddrosses
.ho had. with great, pleasure listened to. i
,. -After t|io benediction by Roy. Dr. Smcllzer,
,tho birgq artdjeftoo dispersed to thtlr rcspoot
i?e(placed ot, abc?lc, ftoling- Uv*t they had
onjoyed a real intcllcctna\.t'vo?t. i
It wonl? not, ho out/of place lo say that the
young inen, ns they 'concluded' their addresses,
wore tlio recipients'' of -beautiful bouquots'at
thodiands of :'thb tlear young ludios, ns a token
of their esteem mi tl" good wishes for' their
8uce?sslul"efforts'' to' entertain and 'pVcaso
.:them.; :"; ??' :v '
. , -- ?dT - - .
?i, li oivons ot" 'SUR Couiui:u-GKNTS: l'lcasq
allow mo a woo corner in your paper in whioh
tu notitxr.a paragraph which appeared in tho
lociil column of,your Inst week's issnoi ' ?
alindo to tho statement in reforenco to tho
hostility of thc Democrats of Pulaski Town
ship, said to have grown out of tho appoint
ment of James ll. Phillips ns ono of tho
School Trustees for that Township; and from
my knowlodgo of tho feeling existing in thc
minds of som? of tho good Domoernts above
montioned, ? think your local or his inform
ant would hnvo slalod tho thing moro faith
fully if ho had said, some of tho Domocrnts of
Pulaski Township, &o>, instoad of "the De
mocrats," &G.
Noxt follows local's query; "Could not a
good Democrat bo found who'dould fill the
place acceptably?" To this I atisAvcr unhpsb
tatingly, yes. Hut supposo 'Wo'' chango tho
auxiliary in tho above question fr?hi "could"
to iWttWj'ahd my oxporienco has provon that
it is very doubtful whother tho aboyo answej'
pbuld bo rendered so promptly and" pr'opqrly.
This 1 say, having consulted with 80*n0 ,of
thom myself, and others, having be^on ,c.ou?
suited by tho prosont Clock, pf ;tliat.;Huard
with no satisfactory resiilt. ^,gain;,,wo ^ap
pointed throo of tho af .rpsaldgood.Doiqiocvata,
viz: T. A. Abrams,, Warren J. Dootorv and
Wm. Thrift.. Tho fi raj; and last named ac
cepted tho appointment, took' tho ..?rtHi a?iifA
onterod pnou tho dutibs ofilho dfiico. Tho
eocond named declined to . ode?pt. fl\ A.
Abrams sorvodevory ncoopfably nntil. b'y an
act of -tho LegisVdt?r?j he' v?i\i{ disquiilificd.
Tho net provided-tliat nb poi's'on e'hgagod in
toaclitng'a'froo sohool should bo clligiblo to
tbo offioo of School I'rustoo." /IJIdV' l?w
nocossitatod his resignation. Wm, Thrift I
believe to bo a good Democrat, qnd ho was
serving ns a 'IVustCC until ho found thaV'no
?ii.i .;. ?'.
.; .; /fi ??iod ?."
|:M10t<n.( ;
wu? ?ot by any menu? tho unanimously pre?- \ t
forrod man for tho placo, so ho resigned.
Tho Hoard of Trust?es thon consisted ol D.
|-T. Carter and :Nal1raniol Phillips. I was
desirous of having nfull Board as roquirod by
law, if any offert of mino could bo productivo
of:tolB*'rosulti^ft1iieV.lJ;?-P|rtHlftS oamo into
tho School Commissioner's of?leo in company
'with tho prosont Clork ojfUho Board, Mr.
Carter, and ive discussed the subject of
schools P^r Pulaski Township. I wai led 'to
bolioio . ftpo*my/ .^oVaraatlotty!wjitu?t?-. ti;
frhUl?p> nnd-^datoriost J?o^a??fostcd''that
poltet ^4^.3'^r?c 1?11 *11 ?otoplalnl
was mad?'^^lEq^^ys/^oV'?n tho sooro of
fpolities. I .^?^^?^^lfi:'--0.?. tb0 Dom0'
crate in qaoiiU^^^^^^^at thoy woro
satisfied*with my" explanation of tho mattor.
I veyuttj .MxQ Api.njpi\.-ib.at. if ho ?should' -find
that it is against tho wish ol a very consido
rpbjo; .majesty di Ythe.goqd..utt*etas'> ofVhls
Township,, that lio, should soyyo thotrt.. i^s
.School Trostoe;"J't?nl?s'B/;PlnIHpV,'llopubli,onn
th au fib bo ho, will havo tho maulincss and
patriotism .t? ros;ign. ^yitlW?re sinoere' wish
that this unvarnished, and .candid statement
may bo satisfactory .ta tho good Domocrat? of
Pulaski Township? who ""ard . hostilo to tho
appointment complained of, I am "3ry re
spectfully your obadioVits'efvnnt. ? ?
' <>M,<B. DBNDY, '
...tv Uv\*t. ' Mu '?? SehoeP'Oommisaioncr.
RURAL VAM, S. C., Mareil !Sth, 1878.
,"} if>V-h hm2??iJ&ML&* ". ..'.'
A SOtTTTrO? ?T l^T.
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llOW TUB LEOfSLATURE PROPOSE.* IO Sf TTM THE
^ ,fiPOM) QUESTION.
CIU.UMUIA, Saturday, MtfrCti 9;--For ov?f
two weeks your oorrospondont hus .wrqstlcd
with' Ui? bond 'question, and his' relief at tho
disposition of tho mattor' Will, 1 I tfiink, bo
fully sharod by tho readers of, tho Journal of
Commerce. Tho subject has been worn
thrcadbaro, but wo can alVrejoico atlast nt its
final sottlcmont. For two.days.tho. eommittoo
appointed by tho Democratic caucus has, bcon
at t'endy work. No qucstiou has over been
brough ^.before n South. Carolina. Legi tdat uro
which lins boon us thoroughly discussed ns
titi? quostiou of tho bonded debt. Tho debato
was marked for thc nbsonco of substantial
speeches or set 0ssoy?>. Tho mattor has
been presented thoroughly and every point
involved hus been brought out prominently.
Tho reports which I havo scut down to tho
Journal oj Conthicrce h?vo boon' ns fair and
tas Aili its tho ol rou instances would' permit,
albeit some of tho members who favored the
Bo?d'C?mU?lfts?on repot1.', ?cern to labor under
thc impression that thc Charleston paper,
did not give si fair show to their side With
this',' hbw'cv'?V', tho public lins nothing todo;
your correspondent did tho best bc could under
thc circumstances, and with this explanation
I proceed to explain. I proceed to give your
renders Uip result of-the a?tiou of tho caucus
to-day.
. lt hud boon arranged to close thc debato at
thrco o'clock, with thc undorstandt'ng that
.Col. Simonton should closo -few'tho bond nilen,
and Mr. Hood for tho anti-bond mon. Oui.
Simonton, however, was1 engaged' tho entire
morning in consultation with' tho Committee.
,of Ootitbtcuno appointed'by thc cuuctisV and
did not speak. Mr. Hoddy 'however, closed
'the'cntiro'disctissibn in u speech of nearly
two hours, during which time, ho held the
close nttcnti?n'of thc 'House., .His speech was
an ohtborato nnd careful review of the.two
weeks' debato nnd iv splondid summary of ibo
report of the Bond Commission, This elosod
thc question-. Tn tho meantime, tho Uommit
toe of Conference, after tUre? days' labor, had
agreed, upon tho. basis of loom promise 'which
was submitted to tho, Democratic caucus nt
four coolooli this ufternoon ' und which is ns
follows:
Til K COMMITREE RP.lMRt.
Tho Committee appointed by thc canons
ch ur ged with tho duty of considering,'ttnd il
possible of suggosting som o plan whereby
limy bo adjusted tho differences of opinion
between tlio members of thc Dcmocratio
party respecting thc Funding Act, and thc
report of tho Bond Commission, respectfully
report: '
...Thal they, bave conferred with each other
aqd have discussed various plans of settlement,
ai)il tbtt jthoy havo..lijiully agreed unnnU
iivousl.y upon tho adjustment .borowith. sub
mitted. ' ' "(' VA ' .
'.?A3 tbey'hiivo'bccn dpfr?int?d to sliggcqt n
plan of : adjusting the bonded".' deb; of ibo
Stato they hayo considorcd-i asa part of tho
samo .subject, and ns a very grout measure
inseparably connected Uiorqvf iib, tho. out
standing floating indebtedness, of tho..State.
Tho- pinn bf settlement which 'l(ad.(-.beqn
adopted by ii former Legislature, and which
has bnelvncecpled by a nrtij'tifity of tho bond
creditors of tb?-State, includingBur?tV'Bros,
,& Co., proposed lo tho h'eldors of tlio Sthlo
Ijonds payment of thg,scdanna^i,! ?Mo rato'nf
fifty per cont, th oro. If. j(A$,^?Vi'a?\tci\of fujr
dealing, all the crediton} sl'onUl.hoput.on tho
carno footing. 'Tho chm mit leo'hayo, .thorp-i
foro inserted n clause providing for tho'sottlo
mont of tho Hunting indebtedness.''
If thoso suggestions bo adopted 'by tho
Detnoorntic party, tho whola d'j!;t"ol' Iho Stultt
will soon b? n?iUStod and 'sottl?d, tho unity
! and integrity ot tho party will bo pr?sorvod.
T. B. J'KTIiK, Chairinan.
Til E COMPROMISE*,.
Tho following proposion ia submitted ns a
basis of ecttromont of tho consolidation bonds
nnd stocks, find'of tho floating indobtcdnoss of
tho Stater- - ' . .;' ?Vi
1. To levy for tho. ctiri'o?itfiscal year a tax
sufficient to.jiay .tho coupons and intorest
ordors n1.t1turing .9n,.tho. consolidation bonds
nnd Stocks during tho .prosont fiscal yoar.
2. To'c?mstitAit?va'special court consisting
of thtoo Cifo'??lt Judges', to' bo chosen by tho
UoivetnL'Assembly' on the nomination of a
caucus, wlio shall havo jurisdiction to h'?i?r
und determino 11 ease or .oases made up to
rqst tho validity of ftho..v,arioiisclassos of bonds
q((d stock'.' montio,ticd.,i;i . tho. report of the
bohd Uom'miss'ibn as "not issued in uoeordapoo
willi btw''and huth'ori7.od; to bo Consolidated
by .tho ?ctfof.lKT'i," and also1 a's1 "..not Yssucll
in accordanco With lnw,'' lind-furtheV doilg
natod iii.soliodulo six of .'said'rophrt, with tho
right o.fiiji.pciil to tho Supremo Cour,t>of; 1U10
fjtatd'nnd "United States. . Tho pr,Qpr,i.ety.,(if
tho ftjipoiil on tho part of tho StittO.to.dppe^cJ
on1 tho doeisi'oi of tho Attorney O'onoral nnu
tho assistant edunsol, or a majority of th o'm.
3. sQ,hat,tho Oonoral Assembly ?hall'employ
two assistant counsel to aid tho Attorney Oon
oral in thc proceedings to settle tho validity
of ?aid bonds and stocks.
4. That tho Attorney Ooncral, with tho
counsel of tho creditors, or so ninny of thom
ns may ho necessary, mnko up n caso or cases
to bo tried in said court, in which, if practica'
bio, tho State may bo dofondant, to test tho
validity of tho stock? and bonds mentioned
io enid echedulo 0. bringing boforo tho court ' ?
A
ho various nlnss?s of v.iochorvvrlfl?h aro'sUhV
o Impair thc validity of said bonds and
.lOOka. .....
6. That as to "tho ciropons rrnd" intorost
trelors on bonds and stocks mentioned in
ichedulo 5, of said report tho sumo bo paid
hoso for tho last fiscal your nut of tho m o noy
tow in tho treasury for that purpose, and
hoso for the current ?sonl your out of tho tax
:o bo loviod for that purpose.
6. That as to coupons nod interest orders
:>n any of tho suv oral classes of bonds and j
jtooks mentioned in said schedule 0.. tho saino
:o bo paid out of tho titx.es'for tho last end
mrront fiscal yours respectively, whenever
th.Qi'C sha\| bo a li nal Adjudication 'fis to tho
rttfdiity of the edid so^eiftf classes of bonds
Vnd stoclis, in favor of tho said bonds and
jpfttKs. and oginst tho State
7. That tho enid court shall moot in tho
ii ty of Columbia, on, the first Mon day, in
Slay, with power te adjourn from timo to
imo until tho whole matter is disposed of.
8. That no farther bonds or B^ocfce'bcji.ssjtjed .|
undor tho not of ?873, known ns tho consoc
iation not, in exchange for bonds or stooks
ssuod sinco April, 1808? until thoy^rojluly
?xnn?ift?d by" the nuth'ofity'bri'flio^O?l??riil
Assembly and found valid.
0. That all of tho unfunded dobts And IjrV
?ilities of tho State, including herein tho bills
>f.tho Bartk af IhcV'StHtb, ?ha^o^f?u?li of I thc
noded debt ns is known us. U\Q.l?^t?lo Bonanza,
bo settled nftor proper pr??^ and oxam.inina
ion ot the roto of 50 per echt. pnyaljlP in
?oupon bonds, bou ri Og Interest ot tho roto of
5 percent, r>tsr'annum, pnyrible semi-annually
bo principio pnyiible ?Whitf --* y'c?vs, in
nil satisfaction of paid Vdomnndt; excopt
hat;advances,, made for thp.pu,ppprttpf1 tho
im nat ic Asylum and Stato Pe'nH?'ntiaf.y sinoo
ho first of November, 1873. on 'which shall
JO paid tho amount actually ant?fona Odo
Ino, offor' 'proof ''rtbd pr?por examination
hereof, the^snid payment to bo "mudo in
loiippn bo^ds of like character a:j those above
?oTorr'oW to, for tho full amount nllowod after
nch'o.thmination. .*' '. " *
1, U, ,SIMQNTQNV, M ,.Tk.*fc J KT BB.
J. W.GRAY. " *? ?A.,T\ BUTLER,
t. U. II I?M PHILL. TVB. F lt AS Kit.
t. 1). RHETT.. "J. .A. MAXWELL.
1). ft'Btt?EY,
' ADhl'TINO'THU' ItE?.tR^.' v
When this report was-submitted to tho
mucus, thoro was at finjtu6omo opposition to
t,1.but ino bettor judgment of tho conserva
iyo moil in tho (Jeuoiul Assembly, provailcd,
ind it.wns adopted by-ou-dlmpst. unanimous
.otc, nnd tho committee' .wore at once in?
truoted to draft a bill to oovor tho grounds.
LMiis bil? y i 1.1 probably .be submitted in tho
Iod30 otf^l'uesday. Now lot do s'cV what tho
oinpromiso: offers. Tho. valid ^consol id a ted
lobt'of the StatQ ns por 8olic?ul?'''5, Weired'
o in -tho, ooo)promise, amou nts to'$l, 577-835,?
2. Tho intor'est on these is to bo' paid nt
nico, as thoSe arc reported by tho Bond Com*
nissionns being issued in exchange (or and
n lion of builds, coupon's,'-.. ?fertilic?tes if
?tock and interest orders issued in n?pujrdiinco,
villi law. Tho bond alluded to ip tho rep u t j
md classified ns 8chcdolc>B?CU).mpii?t.? to
518,451.79, and tiicso nrc to^.ojll?row?? into the
:peci?l court to y-ytho issuo pfMlioir.^wJidity
leaving out these.disputed b?udg. Jftft^up
?o?iiVg 'tl?a.t tho lioldprs ofthc umfcvnTfi tho
bink of the State nnd of .ti^oV^dfftlii^oluims
ilionld accept tho eompr?VAfeo lind -fujid .their
liai ros at fifty couts on tho dollar, tho bonded
leb't uf thc State, .would stand about As lol-?
.owsj ?vj s '?'. ' ? si
iopd Consoli^utcd lands' $ 1,577,835
Jtifundea''B(jnds unit Coupons, .
'?,710 Jf??f fun d'ed ut 50 ccu ts 1,358,480
[Jills of thej?ank uf the Stnto,"
? soy $tlt0?O,00O at 50 cents 500,000
bloating'indebtedness, estimated 'v
nt $?,0?G,920, ut 50 cont? 523.IG8
Aggregate Bonded Dabi $3,950,783
To which, of course, must bo added, ih<>
interest ftfr. twp, a ml a half year.", which will
jwcll tho total debt to about ?5.000.000, i ot
jounting thc $'2,818. lo l. which will be thrown
iiit^ courtst',. '.'. ' .'.?*' '.'.'.
^ .?nuu?w.v, Moitch ll .- Thcsituation mi tho
bond que?t?n to night'* remains Uncliiiuge I
Judges Wallace. Shaw, Thomson und Hudson
wo spoken ot us' thc tribuir?a) to hear the
lilOXtion, with the chance-?in favor of the first
three named, Judge Jeremiah Bl tick, nf
Pennsylvania. Will bo engaged as ?ne of tho
loading counsel to us.-dst the Attorney General.
Sendai dames Conner und Hon. V. .J - P"pe,
>f Newberry, and .). S. Cot ll run. ol' Abbeville,
ir? also spoken of us assistant poilusol. Th"
jominitteo tire engaged in drawing np the hill
tn curry out tho compromiso, und will probo'
illy present il ni the House to morrow night.
Thc session of tho llouso waa consumed in
:lio passage ot' tho legislative appropriation
yu.
A Shocking Tragedy.
A tcrriblo tragedy which resulted from a
wedding in Clay County, N. C., last week,
luis caused a greater sensation than anything
ilse which has happened in the Wostoi'ii purl
if thc Stale for many a year.
Tho principal actors in thc affair arc Ado
MuOlny. daughter of thc late diehard McCluy,
ivho Was a wealthy ami ostoonicd citizen of
tho countv. William P. Shelburne, a hand"
illino und polished gentleman of M, from
New Orleans, and Simpson Forrester,;?> recent
?ollegc graduate, ?ged 22,.\yho, lim; resided
icnr tho MeClay mansion. Miss McQlay is
22 years old, beautiful, refined' und accmn
dished, having been educated n't ii''seminary
n Lexington, Ky. A year ugo" nst fhimmcr
die met Shelburne ut White Sulphur Springs
md they fell in love and were betrothed.
For ton months patt they had not mot, llmugh
they corresponded regulnrly. ami last Monday
week Sholhurno carno on lo fulfill his plighted
troth. On Friday tho couple were married,
und when tlip ceremonies were .ivor und ibo
guests hud rcijr.ed, the newly wedded hus*
band learned that his lair bride wno enciente.
"ho discovery threw him into a towering I'ugoi
ind ho threatened to kill heron the spot.
Ho desisted only on condition that ribo'should
reveal tho name of her seducer. This sho
lid reluctantly, naming Forrester, who lind
been among tho gayest of tho gay at tho wrd
liug, nnd^tnploring Sholburno not to harm
him. In-ity?rb ? of her ontrcatioR, however,
ivlion SnttiVdliy - morning carno Shel Im mc
irinod lii'mkeU With a double barrcllod shot
?lin and wcn.t to Forrester's house, fojlowcd
liy his alunn?d wife. Forrester d?MOT>-nll
k'iowlodgo of tho guilty woman's "hnj^gi^iWl
Tcignod surprise. This availed him mjwiffgl
iiowover, ,,for nftor .a few words ShelJAti'iie
ired, sho?ling Forrester in tho shoulder. As
io fell thc ?wounded mun exclaimed, "I am
billed, nnd Imvo deserved it alli" Slielbur'no,
iftor ono look at his wife, who had fainted,
led...,To cap tho climax ,,f ti,0 scandal, tho
jridoof p/night gave birth to a prbmntnr?
mild in a ouuplo of hours after thcsliootliig of
mr paramour.' ? > v < .
LONDON,!Mnrch 9.-A dispatch from Trieste
.cports a torriblo disaster to tho Austrian
Lloyd stOAtnor Spinx, from Ca val lo,, wjth lw*o
thousand five hundred Qiroassiiintf on board.
She caught fire and wont oshoro near Capo
Kiln, and five hundred lives were lost. Tho
rost woro saved.
Oold is down to 1002 hi Now York, (he lowest
loin I sinco 18t?0, and nominally nt par with
greenbacks. Tho sliver bill lias doubtless done
t
Our* Fii'WXocliTs.
Wo lear? that Mr. John Frederic
his ho?s? burned soino lou diys ago,
nil his household goods, including moa
Hyrup, d'0. /l'ho neighbors aud fi itoids
hid ped him BOIUO, and oro U8sistiiij?&hil .
pdt up'(mother, lipuso. - Anything tyiu^tli.
people ijrpuld'fissist hiftt to I suppgs^.wiluld
bo urotofully jeocived. r$ V > <
Mr. ML \y'Coleman, of SouooajDityJjhris
near I h utv place, an ex^imeutal ftjjm.
first oxperiruout seems to'oo that ?traisiog
a orop of gouts and wheat upon tho samo
land at tho earoo timo. I have boon watch
ing for soino timo his experiment. So far
tho goats uro doing well; tho wheat not so
well. If ho sucoeods wo can all have a
fresh kid oco?sio?alIy^lBh??ir obst;. . ?
Tho Ordor of Good Tomplurs havo a
County uicctioa andhagfectd^uer ot Seneca
City on mdheeftfty^W
public generally; arc invited. It .is., li'ppod
that tho bar rooms of S?ubd? City Will bo
closed on that day. , . . ,\ , i"
"**\\r1|3?Ti sc?iii? lo bo taking on'tho spring
growth, and ? think thero is a good stand of
both whoat nnd; <opt??-a,Po.ov lund will mnko
good oats..wheu.sowB.earJy iii (ho. fall aryl a
good'stu nd kecuredt ? " i M t Jii
Mr. Wm Addia Jiad; hi? housa broken
open a few duysyigoi nnd'lijs BUU und somo,
money stolen. ' LOOK out rogues, you havo
committed a hanging crime now. - ?
FA UM MU.
Married, al tho r?shlcndoltpf-jiWi>,i ?hoimr?
Biblis, in Oco?ieC Comity. S.. C.', .ofi.'iho 28lh.
of February last, XI a. I'. Ult ob KS Hrou'STON lo
Miss M A uo'.\ u KT EMMA MOT'I.IIOV, hythe Hov;
J. H. Kiley. '
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To Our Patrons a?d'^nou.cls.
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lt A VIX G " lt li J10 IMS L li I) OUpj (?sf6^?r%)W
Main Snect^wo have added to oVr siook n.first.'
class assortment of F A Xi I IA' (lUe?liUIlJS,
consisting in part of Java ft$t) .;J>f6?'^fjjje?ts,"
Coll?e, Crushed and Powdered"^'u>^iir.if^^ipng
and Young Hyson Tens, btrnd-Hui T?k.\nod'
Buckels, Cheese, Flour, Soaps',' ^nr^J^^'^uviwsil
Delicacies, Shelf Groceries il dd* VMtityV?tld?v
things too numerous to mciUi.ojifcaiJtov' ?r??#.o*oli
Wo havo also English PrijfnWed Condensed
Milk. Maillnr.dJa Swoel Ghoco't?to, FroiiWjjffco
pnrcd Mustard, Coaree Hrfdniny, PcarX.^ist,
A (more's Mince Meal, &?? i
A nico assortment of -Cigars', ..Cheroots and
Cigarettes on hau l. Try ' Ojif^ajly" Finfettat
Tobacco". Kif?.'H? ^M9*y?
The above Goods have bqfthrdpVbgljjjl jftjftdiw111
be sold1 strictly foroftsh m|&<?*
Our Drug rind Kuuoy Goods .?l)iq>HVhneir^Vi.ll
be kept up tC til viii highest standard.' ' '
To arriv? oh Thursday a nice. i^ssortmcnt gf
Jewelry, consisting ol' 03$!??^0 jWd? J'cniT
Shirt ''olbir'ftlid C?t? BuMou^ * Callid and see
them ( itosp'co'tfully,, M<ilJW&itt%<i
Et. Eh niO?ttl'/V?Wtil^V
March 1 I, D>78
.'V. f.iijl .1 '' i',
._it_filuda .? .'
Notieo Uv , S. Intorijd.i "Ro^?if
'J^Spooial..Taxes, 'tt^o??^
fTNDlOU the lUvflbd StUtltos iOP,f,lho'
U' United Ktstes'^?^tioni-.A?, 32^7,
8288 ' and 32??0, every pori oh oilgaged "iu
any business, nyocutiiiu '.jor...onip?ovuicnt)
whicir'V?ndcrs liifl? lid?I?Ho a ^paoHif t?f^, is
required to ni;vou.t;q npd-.|)Ja?<\uuMWQf&Qti'-'
sp}icuoupiy..in ihis'csCnblishiiH?nfor plwcofo?
business .a .st^tup deriottng tltb^k\^0Hb<oTf
said specihl t'tiji' Wr tho specitfHdf ?VoHr W??
. ginning'M?y>l','l87.8. So'dtlbn W|o-|
vised Stdtdtcs, designntos wh'?/flQ^l^I? to
spccinl tux. A return, as picscribod on
Form ll, is also required by law of every
person liable to spceiil tax ns nbovo.
Sovero ponnllics aro prescribed fur non-'
oohipliltnde with tito fof?go?nj^ requirements,
or for continuing in business after April Sf),
1878, without piymentof tax.
Application should bu tindo to
K M. lilt AYTON',
Collector of Internal Uevin te, Columbio,
South Carolin;!.
March ld; 1878 17-lt .