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THE SENTINEL. D. P. BRADLEt Editor & 3roprieter T**!I of erubseriiptio. o T.Ir k . 1) fix MSth . 75 Advertising Rates. Advertivements Inserted at the rate of $1 00 per square, of (9) nine lines, OR LESS, for the Arat insertion, and 50 cents for each subse qVient inserltion. Zentraws made for TIICKE, six or TWELVE wonths, on favorable terms. Advertisements not having the number of insertions merked on them, will be published until forbid and charged Pecordingly. These terms are so simple any child may understand them. Nine lines is a square eve inoh. In every instance we charge by the space occupied, as eight or ten lines can be made to occupy four or five squares, as the advertiser may wish, and is charged by the space. MW Advertisers will pleiase state the num ber of squares they wish their advertisements to make. jW Business men who advertise to be benefitted, will bear in mind that the EFENTINEL has a large and increasing cir oulation, and is taken by the very class of persons whose trade they desire. PICKENS C. 11., S. C.: Thursday. Dec. 14, 1870. Editorial Correspondence. CoLUMIA, S. C., Dec. 7, 1876. Dear Aentinel: Excitemen t has been intense in Columbia for the past week, but the decision of the Supreme Court has had a tendency to allay it very much. The crowd of citizens from the upper counties in the Stato, who assembled here on last Monday night and Tuesday, have nearly all gone home. They came in response to a report which reached them, that an atrocious plot to assasinato all the Democratio members of the Legisla ture, on !ast Saturday night had been maturely concocted, and every prepara tion made to carry it out, but was desayed only in consequence of ex posure, which might be renewed and carried out at anv timo. For the truth of this diabolical and hellish de sign of the Radical party, we are as sured that there is the best authority. T he Democrats wore in the IIouse, unCnious of their per'ilous conditioni, and could have been easily overpow ered and killoa by their would-bo as easine, for many of' them were :'soep the whole night. Trelc is hardly any doubt but what the plot would have been thoroughly carriedl out, had not our friends outside learned of it, in time to make propatations to render us assistance. This they (lid by station ing themselves around the State House, wvell armed, wvhere they could quickly ruishi in and rescue us when the attack was made. Failing in their plot to assault us, anothier bchieme was concocted by which they hoped to bring on a conflict and kill enough of on- members to reduce our number below a constitutiovnal quor, urn, and thus securo the "fivo years of good stealing," they are 80 loath to give up. Trheir. plani was to bring in the hall over one hundred roughs, well armed, as a State Cons tabulary fo-ce and put the Edgefioid and Laur.. ens members out by force. This course they hoped would provoke resistance, and give them an excuse to slaughter tlie Democrats by assiatanco oft t ited States troops. In tI.is they wvere also foiled, for acting upon the line of pol. icy upon whichi we started out, that ot contesting and maintaing our consti, tutional and legal rights in the courts, Speaker Wallace, just before the con stabulary forced entered the hall, arose and said, that he had boen in.-. formed that ever a hundred armed men were wvithout theo hall, ready to enter, for the purpose of putting out the members of the IIouse from Edge, fie.ld and Laurens, who were as legal ly entitled to Beats upon the floor as any other member, bu& for the sake of preventing bloodshed, he would advise the House to retire to CJaroli.. na Hall, whe they could assemble as Legally as in the Hall of the State Rouse. Upon this suggestion we all retired, with Messrs~. Hamilton aind Myers, of Beaufort county, and Mr. Westberry, of Sumter, all ltopublicans but who had become disgusted with the infamous course of their party aind loft it. The Radicals, by this movement of the Detmocrate were completely nont-plussed, and very much *hagrined at the loss of th< opportunity of having a feuw of theli worthless followers killed by the Do. moorats, in order to create sympat by jb, the North to aid them in t,heii despera,to and revolutionary efforts t< iytaji power in the Stute. TIhey foe to bring on a confliot, All hope Of suO to cess went with it. Since our retiremont from the State House, three more Republicans have come over and joined us, which gives us sixty three memhers, a constitu %onaI! quorum holding certificate from the Secrtary of State, and leaves them with only fifty tOree-six less than they claimed to constitute a quo. rum. We now have seventy one meMbers, including the Edgefield and Lanrens delegates. To day we passed upon the rights of the Edgefield and Laurens members and they were voted in, not withstanding they wore declared legal members by the Su preme Court. This action was taken in order to put at rest all doubts as the rights of those members. The Rump today went through the farce of inaugurating Chamberlain. This, it is the opinion of well informed men strengthens our cause. By this action his tenure of offico ceases, he no longer holds over, and is not Governer of the State. No comnimis sion ho may now issue will bo legal. Wo hope to have everything straight and to inaugurate Hampton in a fow days. B. COLUMnIA, Dec. 8.-Nothmig ham transpired to,day to change the eon dition of affairs. The Congressional Committee arrived last night, and took a peop at the "bob-tailod" IIouse to day. I am informed that they are very much disgusted, and that Gon. Banks, a Republican member of the Committeo, told the soldiers, who are quartered in the State House, that they woro in the wyrong place. I met Mr. Jones, of Kentucky, this evening, who is a member of the Committee, and a South Carolinian by birth, and had a conversation with him on the situation. Ile is hopeful of our ulti mato success, and thinks it quite prob able that IIamplon will be officially recognized at Washington, -when In augurated. All the prominent Re publicans of this placo, excep)t those w ho are light ing for pot'ition, denounce Chamberlain in bitter terms. JudgLe [logo is outspoken in lhi4 denunciai tions; Judge Melton has cut loose from himil; Ex-Governo'r Scott voted for' IIamp)ton and takes no stock in Chaimberlaiin; in fact he has no follow, er's, e'xc'ept by those who hopo) to fat. ten at the public crib, Ile would fhll in less-tihan than twenty four hiours were he not prolpped up by3. Fed'eral bayonets. I have not soon him since I came to Columbia, but am told he looks almost like a corpse. Our IIouse met to%day, but took no important action. I am informed that somo of the Republican Senators are repen ting of their sins and are likely to leavc their sinking ship. Everybody are nervous and anxious, and what twen ty-four hours will bring forth it is hard to tell. II. Comunu., Dec. 10.-Nothing has occurred since my last, to change the condition of affairs The troops st.ill occupy the Statehouse, and none but the faithful few are permitted to en ter its halls. A committee from our IIouse waited on Gen. Ruger yesterday, to enquirc of him why it was that the legal Ilonse of Representatives wvas not p)ermnittod to occupy the IIalt set apart specially for them, iIe replied in suibstance, that he was aicting under instructions ~from Washington, and that he wvas to aid Chamberlain when ever eled on to do so; that in the event we attempted to occupy the IIail. under instructions, he should renider' aisistance in preventing uts so doing. So it will be seen that we are p)revenlted exercising our lawful and consti t.utional rights by dictation at Washington. This thing wvill cease when President T1ilden is inaugurated alt WVashington. Until then we car afford to wvail, if necessary. As tc our final and complete triumph I have i.ot~ a shadow o,f doubt, for we hiav< the lawv an~d constitution on our side besmides the sympathy of all goot people, throughout the Union, regard less of party, is with us. It may tak< months to succeed, but "truth ii mighty and will prIevail' in the end I knowv the anxiety and impatience o our people~ is very intense, but wv must po5sses our souls in pationPc biding our timo, trusting in the wis domn of our peerless leader and th justness of our cause. Wo do ne know what a day may bring forti but we have every confidence and in tend to "hold the fort." B. -lon Georgo A. Tronholm, Socretair and Treasurer of tbe late Confe,derai States, died recently, at the age < evnty years. To Our Patrons. Those who are in arrears to un must como forward and settle, oi- wo will lie compelled to erase thoir names r from our books. Many ot our sub- C scribers, who are good for the amount of their subscription have failed to pay us for several years. We can not afford to furnish them the paper any longer, unless they pay up, and, however. much we 'may regret to 0 strike their names from our list, duty alike to ourselves and those subscrib. 6 ers who pay us, compolls us to do so. We have boon paving postage, and U furnishing many our paper for several t years without a cent in return. This v we are determined to do no longer, p and unless they settle before the first I day of January next, their paper will certainly be stopped. We have also determ'ned not to I enter ony more names on our books f without the caph int advance. This will be tho unalterable rule of this < office in the future This is the first time in the history of South Carolina, that the Governor has been inaugur: ted secretly with a company of United States troops stationed in the: corridors of the State House and a constabulary guard at the entrance. Whither are we diifting? Deeds of evil shun ever the broad light of day. To what a depth of infamy has Chamberlain lowered iimselt by foisting himself, as Govern oi, upon the people of South Carolina! Has the man no sense of shame? Is the execise of gubernatorial powers Fd very sweet to his despotic-loving soul ? Radicalism has already swamp, ed the entire Government, both Statte and National, in the deep abyss of ruin, and still, with all their now ton glod ideas of' government, they wish to rul or ruin. They would rather see tho whole country inundated with fratricidal blood, than relinquish to the Democrats the government of the country, into wvhose hands it was rightfuilly transferred on the 7th of November last. Wec clip from the News and Courier the following in reference to the sham inauguration of our would be Gov ernor: COwUMuuA, Decc. 7, 1876. TIhe desperat mo IiCo of the thieves to day will p)rove. a goodl day's work f'or the Statb. The sham n inaugura tion oft CJhamb erlai n, in the v iewv of the shrmewdest one heror, w ill grive the coup-de grace to the regine of plunder. Ini coinsenitinig to be inaiugurated under such ci rcumistances Chamb eriin re liniquiuhes his claim to hold over, and p)laces his casec alongside of that of I1amp)ton to be decided by the courts and the country. The ceremony was an exceedingly dismal one. 'I he par ties to the attempted usu11rpation wore theo aspect of so many thieves attempt ing to steal the State. 'The doors were barred and strongly guar'ded, the United States troops occupied the low cr' corridors of the ',tatehouAie, and the eonstabulary swarmed above. Thle arch usurper marched in and out look ing like a felon. Boone, who swore in Chamberlain, was not, as was claimed, probate judge, his term hav. ing exp)ired on the 18th November. The Democrats are very hopeful to night, and it is confidently asserted that the Constitutional House will take decided action to morrow. The Executive committee are in negotia tion with Washington, aind very re ticent as to what they are about. Tlhe Conigressional comm)ittee ap poCintedI by Congress to look into the sit uat ion here arrive,d to night and are quartored at the Wheeler' louse. They consist of six Democrauts arnd thire'e Republicans, with thren steno.. grap1here antd one sergeanti-at-arms. The committee consists of the Hon. Milton Sayler, (Dem.) Ohio, chair man of' the committee, Judge Abbott, (D)emn.) M ussachusetts, Gonernor Edenm (Dem.) Illinois, TVhIomra L. Jones, (Doem.) Kentucky, Mr. Cochranm, (Dem.) Pennsylvania, Mr'. Phillips, (Domr.) Missouri, Judge Lawrenace, (Rep.) Ohio, Judge Laphan, (Rep.) New Jersey, Gen. N. P. Banks, (Rep.) Massachusetts. The committee were meut at the hotel on their arrival by some of the Excutivo committee arnd Gen. Gor-, don, who also arrived to daiy. They are vecry tired to night and by no means communicativo. They say they will commence wvork in thn mforniany, and push things rapidly to the end. Gen. Bankw, Republican, Lo night, y' when told that the military still held e the Statehouse, shook his head grave.. >f ly, expressed surprise, anid initimnated Ths Triumph of Tilden. A legram to L%e Charlost Nes nd Courier, of th 7th in*. vent, a V eview of the 'ctl4 of tb W6etoral If 7oleges s6owin 0 follatin Itta. 2 Ion he Itep'blicar ileot obftlbama Ir ast their vote for Mr. Hayes, with- d ut any credentials. The Democratic Electors of South n uarolina, under the sanction of a de- . roe of the Supteme Conr of the tate, cast their votes for Mr. Tilden. li The Democratic Electors of'Florida, t inder a protest and certifieates in P heir favor fron a member of the can assing board, who in also attorney :eneral of the State, cast their vote for h dr. Tilden. The Deumocratic Aleotors in Louisk ma, under certificates from Governor deEnery, oust the vote of the State (Ar Mr. Tilden. A Democratic Elector of Vermont, :laiming the office in place of Mr. ?ostmaster Sollace, cast his vote for Ar. Tilden, and appointed himself a nessenger to carry his vote to Wash, ngton. The Republican Electors of Oregon, Aithout any credentials, cast their 7(>te tor Mr. Hayes. The Electorai iollege of Oregon, ats commissioned Yy the Goveror, cast two votes for Mr. Layeiand one for Mr. Tilden. The summing up shoNvs the total of che Electoral votes covered by the broad seals of the States, us follows: 185 votes for Mr. Tilden and 184 votes for Mr. Hayes. Governor Grover, of Oregon, has granted a certificate, as Presidential Elector to the Democratic Elector irom that State, and consequently re fused to grant a certificate to John W. Watts, the Republican Elector, who, really, was elected, but was in uligiblo, because he hold an office of profit and trust, under the United States, ninely, a poatmaster. This isquLali6ed him asan Elector accord ing to the Constitution, and he issued at certifi'.ate of election to the pers~on havmng the next highest number of votes, anid thaIt was the Democratic~ Eluetor. 'Ihis gives Mr. Tilden 185 electoral votes and Mr. Hayes 184. Hlenc,e, Mr. Tilden is elected beyona all doubt. The .New York hLerauld, in alluding to this in a long editoria1l, '~By this astute manouv're the sup por'ters of Mr'. Tilden~ have captured the stronghold of the ene my and can turn hiw own batteries against him. If one House alone can net revise the certificates which bear the signature of the Governor and the seal of the State, the Lbemocrats are strongly en treniched on the ground selected by their adversaries. The rage of thet Republicanrs at being thus thoist by their own potard' is as amusing as it is natural." Citizens ot Chester county, whose r'epresentatives remained in the bay onet hoase, petitioned the Constitu tional Legislatut e to issue ljrrit.s of election for their county on the 7th instant, in which they declared that they were entitled to representation in the Legislature, and that their de.. legates have failed to qualify as re presentatives. The Constitutional HIouse will issue writs of election for all counties the representatives , I w hich have not qualified in the legal Legislature of the State Chamberlain was sworn in by ex Probate Judge Boon, whose judgship expired'on the 18t.h of hovember. TVhere were present eighty seven negro spectators, fifty one bogus representa tives, anid sevent.een Senators. kle was as white as a sheet and trembled visibly. Well may he tromble! So should every ignoninious and white livered usurper! 1t. is in)timated that President Grant will in a short time send in another message to Congress in which lie will comment upon the topics of the times with his usual i reedomn. This supple mnentary massage will, it is said, go at some length into Southern affairs, and will be accompanied by the intimida, tion and outrage budget from Louisi, ana. A Washington hetter of Tuesday says: "The President, in conversin with a p)rominent Republican politi cian, remairkedt that he was appre hensive that. Tilden could niot be kept, out of the Presidency, but said that he intended to use all the authority and all the means at his command to com,pel the Democrats to prove that the had a lawful right to tho offie.' Covar4tebuked4 OL I , ece'br 7. -Gover r Nde n ^ n h iued the follo iha e bli: he lowing agaUph appe I an a ress of Cianinberlai allvered in the Capitol: " Thev gentle m4n; who was my oppo ent for this offiee in the late eetion ts recently declared, no I am e.redibly crnoied, that he holds, not only the n ece of this city and State, but my fe, in his hando. I do not doubt the utti oi is 'f fa.eindni' stt-tA ti ublic peace,.nor the life of any tpun. rlio now oppomes the contumnnption f this policy of fraud and iole6re, in itfe from the assaults of thoso who A ave enforced that policy." t. I pronounce this.-infamously false. I have, by my unwearied exertions, I ndetv4ed to preserve the. peace .of,. he State, and I have thus contributed. I o shield from popular indignation one vho has proved himself a disgrace to i is rank and a traitor to his trust.- ( Iis conscience may nake him tremble, I ut neither I, nor the men with whom J act, countenance the hand of the issussin. WADZ HAMPTON. 0 COLUMBIA, S. C.. December 8.-This vening Judge Carpenter issued an njunction, on the complaint of sever% d taxpayers, agnitist the two banks n this city which had boon selected ti State depositories of public funds, he proceeds, of taxes, from paying the leposits out on checks signed by F. L. t ardozo, claiming to act as State U'reasurer. Cardozo's term ended 5 December 3d, 1876. Under the law 1 lis sureties do not begin to be respon- r 4ible until he enters upon the duties A his next term, if elected. It is Further held that any bond he may il, 'on the basis of Chamberlain's in iugurlition, will not be a lawful bond. Dn those grounds the taxpayers say 1.e is without sureties for his acts as Lreasurer; and Chamberlain. under his new title, cannot countersign his I abecks. If' the temporary injunction is .eus ,ained the Chainuberlaint Govern ment will necessarily starvo out, as no one Iareams that Chambherlain will be able 1o enforn ce at tax levy in Soutih Cairo inna. THE SUN. L877 NEW YORK. 1877 Tihe different editions of THlE SUN during he unext yeamr will he time sanme as: during t he year thait hinas piassed. '1l be damily ~' ditionm will un week days9 be a :-heet oif tour pl.gts, aind on Sundays a ,'heet ot eighit pages, or 58~ bromad columns; while tihe weeklyv edition will bie a Bheet of eight pages of the same dhimensions1 aind character that are already faimiliar to our friends. The Stui will continue to be th.e strenuiours advocate of reform aindl reurechment andi of the substitumt ion ol statiesmanuship, wb.dom, rind integrity for hollow presence, iurphciity, anid fraud in the adnminstration ot pumblic uaf,. fairs. It will contend for the govrnmenmt of thme people by time people and for ihe people, as opposed to govermment by frr.uds lin ti ballot box and ini time counting (it votes, en forced by nuiliamry violence. 1t will enideavor to supply is readers-a body now no: fsr from a million of eou e--with thme fmost care funl, complete, and arustworty 'accounmts of cur rent events, and will enmp?oy four this putrpose a numerous and carefully selected stamff of re porters and correspondenits. Its reports from WVashington, especially, will be full, accurate, and fearles'; and it will doubtless continue to deserve and enjoy the hatred of those who thrive by plundering the Treasury or by usurping what the law does not give them, while it will endeavor io merit the confid ence of the public by defending lb. rights of time people against the encroaclune nts of unjus i. fled power. The price of the daily Sun wi:1 be 55 cent s a month or $6 60 a year, post paid, or with the Sunday edition $7 70 a year. The Sunday edition alone, eight pages, $1 20 a year, post paid. The Weekly Bun, eight pages of 56 broad columns will be furnished during 1877 at time rate of $1 a year, post paid Time benefit of this large reduction from the previous rate for Time Weekly can be enjoyed by individual subscribers without time neces sity of making up clubs. At the samne time, if any of our friends choosi to aid in extend ing our circulation, we shali be grateful to them, arnd every such person who sends us ten or 1more subscribers from one place will be entitled to one copy of the paper for himself without charge. At one dollar a yesar, post age paidl, time expenses of paper and printing are barely repaid; and, considering tihe size of the sheet and the qality of its contents, we are confident the people will consider The Weekly Run the cheapest newspaper publish,. ed in the world, and we trust also one of thme very best. Address, STHE SUN, New York City, N. Y. 711 CUMNICLI AD IINTZL [s Published Daily. Tri weekly and Weekly, A T A U GU STA, G A. By WALSH & WRIGHT, PROPrIEToRS. Full Telegraphic Dispat ches from all points, L.atest and Most Accurate Market Reports. Interesting and Reliable Correspondene from all parts of Georgia, South Oarolina, aind Washington City. ijEORGIA AND1. CAROLINA NEWS A SPE GIALTY. l)AILY: One Year', $i0 00 Bix Months, 50 mT-WEEKLT:{ One Yeai, $b 00 Bix Months, 2 60 WEF.KLY. One Year, $2 00m Six Months, 1 nn 0 L ATE , Se.,. - o-- -4 THE UNDERSIGNED FIRK ith the view of changing their beasi 8s-propose to sel 10 their 1t*? T COST FOR CASH--CO090ST ING OF; airge lot of Ready Made 0lothing; adien' Dress Goods; otions and Hoi ry; adies', Missea and Children's 8hes; Variety of.' lens' and Boys' Boots and Shoex; 'r("ckery, Glass and Eearthenware; lardware, in great variety; enns and Casasineres. And many other articles--all for as8h. We mean what we say, this a :ood opportunity for .merchants or ny one in need of anything. Respectfully, RUSSELL, MARTIN 4- CO. Nov 30, 1866 13 TI'hose knowing themselves indebted o Russell & Wyatt, for 1874, or T. V. Russell for 1875; either by note,or ceount, will find their papers in the ands of an officer after 10th Decem ler, without respect to persons. I nust ,ottle. T. W. RUSS LL. NOTICE. The Partnership of CLAYTON & CO. has his day expired by limitation of term, and re offer our large and full Stock of DRY OODS, Hardware, Shoes, &c., at cost for 1ASH. We extend our hearty thanks to the citizen3 f the surrounding country fur their very iberal patronage. Thos indebted to us must come forward ndl manke settlement by Jannary 1st. 'LAYTON & CO. Cent ral, Nnv. 30, 187t 13 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TE G00DS ESTABUSIED P'opular Preei-..g..... FREDERICK LOESER &e Co's IROOK LJN Mi A MMi~OTri EST.\ B.IsIIME:NT )re.ss G1onds Millinery, Fancy Goods, Silks, iIaces, lioiery. Bttons, Rtibbon, Gloyes, 'n'ierweair, Ladlies' and Children's~ Outfit. Our "bFasIon Lighat," 'uh,lished monthly, contains choise readiag tiatter and gives ali the latest inforiiitom on aii.hionsi. 1I will, on applicit ion, be mailed ree of chaarge.. Orders from thbe coutaary so. icited antd filled wit h great care and desjfalek. )rders from $19 upward forwardedi at .ar sxpense when prepaid by P. 0.-oirder er draft Fasnac, LOas& A Co, Fultton, Till.,ry, and WVashin.ton 8ts., Broek. lyn. New ' ork. J. & P. COATS ,ave been awarded a Medal and Diploma at ha Centenniald Exposition and commended y the Judges~ for "SUPERIOR STRENGTM --AND EXCELLENT QUALITY -OF Spool Cotton," S A. T. GosntoRN, Direct*r- Gen'1, SEA L. J. 13. HAWLEY, Pre.. ..-'A LEX. R. BOTELER, Sec'ry pr ten EXT RA FiNE MIXED CARDS, with 5name, 10 cents, post paid. L. Jox s & ~5 To$7 a Week to Agents. 8amples UU FREEP. 0. VICKERY Augunha, Maline. IIUNDRED A MONTH ante . tainty to any person selling our Let ter Bo"k. No press, brush or water used. Sample Book worth $8.00 sent free Bend( starnp for circular. EXCEL8IOR CO., 17 Tribune Building, Chicago & FORTU NE FOR ON LY .ON E DOLLIA at. First Dollar Qurterly Drtawlng, at Now O)rlean,s, Tuesday, January 2, 1877. Louisian a State Lottery Com pany. This Instition wasere gularly incorporated >y the Legislature of the Stat e for Education. di purposes in 1868, with a CapitalI of $1,000,,, )00, to which it has since added a yeservg und of $360,000. Its Grand Sin gle Numbt Drawlngs will take place monthly: Thea.se.sen ,f 1877 opens with the following schemeg Capital rIe, $13,OOO. [ rize $10,000. 1 Prize $6,006) 1898 t'rlzeu, amounting to $66,525. ~,000,000 Tickets at )NLY ON E 1)OLL AR EACif. Write for elrculars or send orders to CHIAS.T. HIOWARtD, New Orleans, La.. )r to M. I. FoGArtTY, 167 Main-street, Nor folk, Va. Regular Quarterly Drawing on February 4, 877, Tickete~ $10 eaich. Capital Prise $80,000 D)ec 7, 1876 114