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477 THE f I TIL D- P. BR L .ditor. PIOKENS 1. .11 . 0: * Thursday, May 24, 1877 Editorial Cbrrespondence. COLAMBIA, S. C., May 15, 1877. Dear '&Atinel: The appropriation and tax bills har boon mado special orders from day'to'dfftMT6-i * of, and are being contAlorodTeAth day. The amount sought. to be appropria ted by the bill was about cor-octly Ptatod in my last letter. : There is con; siderablo opposition to the 6th soc. which appropriates 800,000 to pay the interest on the public debt. The arg4ment of those who oppose the ap. propriation Is, that thoro is very grave doubts as to the legality of many of the bonds hold against the State and that not a cent ot interest should be paid until all tho bonds are okamined and closely sorutinizod by a commis sion appointed for that purposo. Thuy ignore the fact that the funding act expressly provides that the coupons shall be receivable for taxes and there is no way to provont their tender, ex copt by a repoaf of tho act, in which event the whole of the debt, including tho six millions of conversion bonds, repudiated- by tho Raticals, will bo re-opened for adjustment, and un, dor the present act tho dobt is scaled fifty per cent., and when converted will be reduced to fivo or Fix millions, about what it was boforo the war. Tho Democratic paity was pledged to this eewtloment of the debt by their platform ir. the last campaign, and which, in my opinion, is as fair an ad justmont as will over be obtained, un less we repudiate the whole amount. Unless an appropriation is mado to ineet tho interest, the State Treasury will be flooded with coupons and bills of the bank of the State, and the wheels of the Government, when it iq just about to bo put in motion, will bc completely stopped, and a large defi ciency will be to provide for next year' which will require a tax as great 01 greater than has boon imposed by for' mer Radical administrations. This too, just when the party will go be fore theo people to render an accouni of its itewardship, and the people perhaps, in as bad a condition tc nloet it as they are at this time. Theor is no way of evading tihe first. obliga, tion of the State except by square out repudiaton. It is absolutely neceary to establish the present government on a firm basis and to give it credit abroad there must be provisions made to meet it,s obligations promptly. B3ut the people are poor1 and unable to pay thoir taxes, say many. This is un -deniably true in many instances, but the longer the evil day is put off the mnoro they will have to pay' at one time, when it comes, and it will then perhaps be as hard'for them to extrt cato themselves from the meshie thrown around them by Radical cor ruption and profligacy as it seems tc be now. But it is not proposed tc pay any of the interest until the bonda are all examined and their validity passedl upon by a commission to be raised by a joint resolution now pond. ing in the Hlouse for that purpos. the money is to be collected, kept in theo Treasury until the bonds are all oxathined, and then the inzterest on tiose found to be valid only, is to be paid. If this course is pursued the bondholdors say they will not tender their coupons for taxes, but will sub mit their b-jnds to the commission for scrutiny. But if this provision is not made, then they will tender their cou pons, flood the Treasury with them and stop the wheels of the govern mont. So I conceive it to be not a matter of choice with the Legislature, but a matter of necessity, to provide for tho interest on t,he dobt. The State has been loft in a deplot able condition by the thieves who have just vacated. IIer credit hlas been completely destroyed; debts upon top of debts have been piled up and it wvil take time and patience to find the end of the thread by which the knotty problem can be unraveled. The admninistration is in favor of making the the appropriation, and raising the commission to investigate the bonds. This seems to be the only way out of the difficulty and will likely be the oerse adopted. To meet Uuis and all other necessary expenditures of the go.vernmenlt it will require a tax oj seven mills. Tbis is nearly one halh les tban - hretofore levied by Lh dIoal' administrations, but this iamont, Wen order is brought out ol ohaos can be redped. The elotial of'Chief Juetico, for the last few days hAs been tOe aft absor4ing cjbject Thejw candidates and theit !riendo hav, boon activo and persistert. Evorj member of the Legislatud has boi button-holod by soine of them. 'Eac! man's claims to reward and dostinctiot by the State . was, of course, greatei than than that of any of his opponents They had all boon in the war, "fit bled and died for their country," d had made a "blood an'd thu'ndjrl speech somewhere; or bad pr6iidiIt< ".drink all the blood spilt in the war.' All of which poculiarally fitted ther to grace and dignify the Suprom4 Bench of the Skate. But Hampton i a man who has a policy and a head o his own. His objective point is thi complete redemption and rogeneratiot of this Stato, and for this purpose hi has determined to call around him sucl men as will enablo him to reach hii ends. Hence, Judge Willard was en dorsed by hi4 fIor the Chief Justice ship, which has caused a howl to gi up, from the friends of the disap pointed aspirants, from one end of th< State to the other. They have wage4 unceasing and relontless war agains Willard, and condemned Hampton Ii strong and patriotic terms. But evente I hope, has taught them a lesson. Hampton lives in the hoarts of hi peop!o and will bo sustained by then and all the rings and combinatio formed with the Radical party to de font lis administration will end in diE aster to those who undertake it. Last night, the Democrats met i caucus, to select a candidate, and a ter, remaining in session from 8 o'oloc 3. M., to 3 o'clock A. M., and takin twenty-two ballots, Judge Willat was nominated, and elected to-day. A strong ante Willard combinatic had been formed, and after a hard ar determinod fight, only succumb< whon forced to by a decision of a mi jority of the caucus. Gen. Gary d not attend the caucus, and voted wil the Republicans to-day for MCGown The vote stood: Willard 86; McGowei 39; scattering, 4 or 5. Thbecloctic for Associte .ustice is the next c2 citement before us. BRADLEY. CoLum1rA, May 18, 1877. DEAR. SENTINEL: Since my last Li Rouse has been engaged in a heat< discussion over section 5 of' the ni p)roprmiationl bill, which provides fti *300,000 to pay the interest on tI publbc dobt. Those who opposed L bill, based their opposition upon L ground that the honds wore fraudi lent, and shoiold be rep)udiaLted, am' that the arnto-bollum debt should t paid( in Cull, dollar for dollar. if th course was adopted, the debt wou, be larger than it will be under ti funding act, and the taxpayers wou be tihe sufferers in oosoquencoe. portion of the bonded debt since tI wvar is certainly valid and bindin that is, if the resolutions, acts and a tihe lws since made are constitutiona This question has been finally settl< by ani acquiesconce by the Democrat party, it is too late in the daiy to rai that question nowv. The D)emocra in the last campaign pledged ther selves to stand by tihe settlement tihe public debt under the funding at andl last winter tho Wallace Hlouso, called, passed a resolution unanimou ly to the same effect. So it will I seen that we are into it, and a: honorably bound to moet it, that the legal porlisn of it. 0f. course r bond having the least taint of fi'at about it will ever be paid. The b'i passed to a third reading to day, bi the amount for tihe into est on the pu hc debt was reduced to $270,500. TI whole amout appropriated as- bofoi statoed by me wvill require a seven miu tax. This is much loss than we hay ever paid in any one year since re construction, and will, in the cours of a year or two, be able to still fur tiher reduce the amount. The two Houses wont into join ass~emnbly on yestor day for the par pose of electing seven Trustees of th State University. The follow ing goen tiemen were elected, viz: Rev. E. J. Mynardie, RI. W. Boyc B. F. Perry, F. W. McMastor, C. E] Simonton, J. D. Blanding, and Jame 11. Rion. These are all gentlemen c culture and ability, and( it is to b hoped, since the constitution require it to be kept up, that under their su pervisionl the University will aesum a~ degree of decency and proficionog wich has not characterized its mar agoment since the beginning of Rad cal rule. To day, the two Uouses met in joi I ele"ng as., Associate Justioe of-4b( Supemo'ourt,' to fill the vacanoq .caead b the election of Judge Wil lard Chief *Justice. The Democrati held a oaucus on last night, and oi - the thirN ballot, Capt. Henry McIver of Cheraw, Chesterfield county wai nominate'1. He was elected to da3 unanimously, all the Republioan voting for him. This is a complimeni that perhaps no other man in th< State ej rgeceived. IIq is -es a man of a pure and unsulled charace i* r",T 6nh~Ai'Democrat, and a mar If high legal attainments, who standi at the head of his profession in th< I State. 11is'election gives -unilversa satisfabtfon, and has' completely 'al I layed all the bad- feeling 'that orign ated amongst some of- the irreconcila bies, on account of the election o Willard. The best of fooling now pre vails, and everything is going on a merrially as a wedding bell. The Senato adjourned over to da - tintil Mlonday neyt at 7 o'clock p. n i The Senators will have an apportu - nity to run home and spend Runday 3 but, the 11ouse has come to the con I clusion that it is time to get down t t hard work, and, will from now on t the end v! the session have night sc ions. BRADLEY. COLUMINBA, Moy 20, 1877. DEAR SENTINEL: The supply or ta bill has roceived its second reading i the 11cuso and will go the Sen1at about Monday. Tho total amour levied is 7.1 mills. 'Ihis was mad a necessary, or thoro would havo bee a deficioney next year to plrOvido fo k There will be a commission raised t g investigate the legality of tho bond d and it may be possible that the intei . ost on many of thora will not bo t n pay. If so, so much tho better. TI d money collected for that purpose c d then be used for other purposes, an L the taxes will only bo lower ne d year. Tho members aro now becon b ing anxious to adjourn, and if tl . Senate does not delay action on t n ap)prop)riation and sup)ply bills, w*o wi n~ perhaps, be able to get away frot here tho Iast of next week, or t1: middle of' the week following at ti: farthest. Trho House, since passin the supply and tax bill, is dispatchin business very rapidly-mostly of o local nature. d The excursionists from the Nortl Swest, numbering about 150, who has ri been visiting Charleston and oth< o points in the South, arrived here Ia e~ night, and were welcomed by tl te Governor to day. They depart f %their homes, via Charlotte to nigi' d One of them a Republican, in conve e sation to day, expressed himself a being much gratified at the state 1d affairs now existing in South Carolin o and said he hoped that the State wou d remain in the hands of its native cii A zons, the Democrats, who have ani eo terest, in it. This is the sentiment. all intelligent Republicans of tl dl North who visit the State. LI. I3RADLEY. ic The Public Debt. so Weo areomphatically opposed ts paying any intorcst on the pub] n. debt until it be clearly ascertaini o~f what part of it is fraudulent, if the t, is any means of knowing this fa< so The Legislature .should make no tU s, levy for this purpose till the bona fi< >o indebtedness be clearly ascortaine ro That there are fraudulent claims up< is the State is generally conceded, ar o we hope the Legislature, now discui d sing this subject, will not make a loi 11 for this purpose. - iIen. Ilenry McIver, of CJhcrat e was elected by the Legislature A 0 sociate Justice of the Supreme Cour s to fill the place made vacant by tl: e promotion of Judge Willard to that<4 Chief' Justice. e Mr. McIver is a lawyer of' muc - prominence in his section of the Stat and is said to be sedulously devote t to his profession. It is said also, thi he has never taken an active parti 0 politics, and is conservative in h - views. We think, however, that b is a positive Democract; otherwis I, he would not have been elected; sinc .Mr. Willard's elevation to the Chi< S Justiceship, the Democrats shoul 'i elect, in case of Wright's impeach 0 ment, the other two members of th a Supreme Court from the ranks of th Suncompromising Democracy. Th e Domoerate should now, after a joylea r, respite of a dozen years, be placed i -their ancient positions of trust an - honior. This is right, and the peep] expect it. They will murmur, an t not without reason, if such is not th X&venup O-hprW. B&I a e onue: officer covrs r uItitu4e of sins, and exempta th ivil door from,ajtst punjsmentfp his orimes. 8me *euks,ao J6bnI2 Hubbard, *i. Springs, -0harles For guson and Frank Z. Mbore; all Rove nue offloore, accompanied by Unitei States soldiers, AebLo. the'tebldefic of Mr. Kelly, an estimablo and worth. ,citizen, searched his lioupo, and no firding.any qfhe lMt,' ind Vr haps being disappointed and chagrinci at their ill-success. took and drank th, only bottle. of whiskey, 'which Mr Kelly had gotten for his sick childrain I And, to cap the cliniAx of insolonc( % they ordered.Mr6. Kelly . g bring thou - fresh water from the spring. Mi % Kelly wa- not.at home. f On another occasion this same Joh B. Hubbard, Ww. Springs and Charic a Ferguson, wont to Mr. James Porter residence, and demanded the right t r search his house. .Obtaining permik sion to do so, proceeded to the plac - for that purpose, and thero findin , young Porter, who, on learning th rpurposO of the visit, and not know 3 ing that they had obtained previou D permission from his father, refused t allow the houso searched. Cons( quontly Springs drew his pistol an was attempting to shoot Porter, whe the father, coming up at thisjunctur seized an old rusty sabre and ran I the rescue of his son. The father wt -then assaulted and boat over t1i head by Hubbard and Ferguson, wit their pistols. Young Porter also rc coived a severe blow on the head i a pistol in the hands ofSprings. The then tied him until Lit. Millor arrivei who make them relonso him, and tol them they had "acted outrageously, 0 Porter was, however, brought to ja 0 without any warrant to do so, an n without any ovidonce of violation 4 d tho Revonuo law. On their way t jail thuy met a younger brother of t01 prisoner, and who was in charge of wagon and team. They arrested hii also and bogtboth tojail, loavin 1the wagon and team in the road t t ake care of thembelves. o Irmediately af ter the Perter's wer e released, they w ont to the Trial JuE tice and sucd out warrants for assau gand battery against John B. IIubbar< a Wmn. Springs and Charlos Fer'gusoi On their return to this place, acconc -paniod by the military, Sheriff Mauldi -e proceocded to make the arrest, ani )I liubbard refused to submit to an a st rest, alleging that he wvas not subjo, ic to arrest while in the scryice of tI >r United States, and Licut. Mill, ' agreed with him in this Opinion ~- newly born and unheard of doctrin as II was no doubt playing a "bIh of game" upon our good natured Sheri a, The warrant is still in full force ai Id virtue, and will surecly be enforc< against this puissant and militai supported official. of Last Friday woeck, they visite ic Mrs. HLincklo's and behaved most in properly and ou trageously. They to< .her guns, double barrelled, woe believ and bent the barrels boncath the sill her own house, saying that "ther 1o d--n guns would never shoot t,hem iC and worse still, they abused Mi d [Lincklo, and said that the.next tin reO they come they would "tear up thinj t- loose." Now, in view of all the ~X operations in this County, we real le think that such men should bo imm<n d- diately removo'd from oflico and nt mn allowed any longer to disgrace ani d public office in the land. We desire that all persons mn y know how these Revenue officia's ai conducting themselves in Picket County. We do not hear of suchi v, other counties. The private righi s and property of every citizen, how t, ever humble, should be solomni o guarded, and no one should bo allowo >f to tr'ospass thoroon with imp)unity. We have refrained from, making a h expose of the conduct of these oflicial 3, till, forced by a sonso of du'y as d journalist to do so, and wo have no A dono it reluetanly, and hope that suo n conduct may never be repoated hert s after. Offlocors ought-to act withot e transcending their duties and coir ,mitting outrages like the above. E!aOrII CIacurr Courr.-IIis iLor or Jn~dge Coolke, will hold Court i Abboville on the third Mondayi e May, at Anderson on the fourt SMon day in May, at WValhalla on U efirst Monday in June, at Pickens o ethe second Monday in June, and u S Greenville on the third Monday i nl June. Miss Mildred C. Lee, the daught< 0 of the lato Geni. Robert E. Lee, wi d the object of a grand serenade an e ifloweor presentation last week by Ut IWaishington A rtillery of Now Orloan Oordon and Vance. We are in teceipt of two magnift- I D contLiqe.Engravings of the States r men'whose namos head this article. They form a part of a series, embra.. oi.pg the portraits o t,he distinguished Living Southern Statesmen, which is I being published by that loading South D Orb UouM, our friends Walker, Evans r & Cogswoll. They are truthful like t. nossos--ispeaking images of the great , originals, and executed in the highest I style of ongraving. They are both 3 splendid works of art, and dostined'to take their placop in the hotrios of our .peoplo,. beside. Stuart's #aqhing.on a and other masterpiecs. .'l'h'onily, a nQblo, gencrous fO au 0es ofUSrti ai' olinA,s fiiend, Gordon, starnd but s If enduod With life. Thd fire'ohIe'tu'n% a daunted grey uyd,the intellect oY th6 a massive brow, the battle scared cheek, s all show tho gallant man who has led o his people in war and in peaco-the % prominent statesman who espoused o the cause of Carolina, and in the bour g of our trouble came nobly to our assis e tanco. The Vance Portrait is a ro - markable likeness, an artistiq portrait, s an'l po,rtrays to perfection the cordial, o friendly, but decisive features of this a groat man of the people, who, posses, d sing the tendorst sympathuies, is the n friend of every man, and a giant in >, tollect, is the leader and controller of o a great commonwealth. His assib s taoce in the IHampton Campaign can e nover be forgotten by the peoplo of b Carolina. Theso two pictures should - be placed sido by sido with that of V IIampton. y Our enterprising friends, Walker, 1, Evans & Cogswell, ai publishing a d series of splendid Line Engravings, em '' bracing the distinguished Living il Southern Statesmen, and havo now d on their list, h ampton, Gordon, Vanco >f and B. II. ldl. Canvassing Agents o are wtanted in every town in South e Carolina, to intioduce these works of a art. Some of the many patriots who n are anxious to serve their country, g and cannot because too many are o likewise disposed, will find a remu nerative employmient in introducing e these portraits. Apply to Wnilker', E ans & Cogs well, Charloston, S. C. t Price, each Engraving, $'2.00. FoRL TIIE PIcKENs sENTINEL. Pic-Nice at the Narrows a DE~AR SENTINEL: You would have no d idea what beautiful mountain scencry ..w have in the lower part of the at County, unloss you should visit the o "Narrows'' of' Tr welvoe Mile lHiver'. We ~. had a~ nlICO litil)ie-nic thecio yester -a day, and had a very enjoyable time, o. When any one has anything very ifgood, they wvant to tell about it, and as we had such a good time, wo' want d, to talk about it. Leaving Central at >d ten o'clock, we drove within a mile of .ythe Narrows, there we~ meit. with our good frend Mr. G., who had gone bos ad fore to prepare the wav. Sevorr.l of us under his guidance, soon -:hopped ak out a road to a spot near the river. o, Dismounting from the vehice, the of party made the desconte of the bluff. o Reoaching the river bank, the scene Swith all of its wild, rugged beauty, -s. burst forth to our delighted eyes, and Swhat a scene it is to the lover of na ,s ture in all her wild r'ugged beauty. ir The river gosdashing, tumbling, Sroaring over its rocky bed, shut in by Stwo hills, covered with ivy and laurel, t~ and crowned with lofty pines and hemlocks. At the point wvhco we entered are the Narrows, a place ywhere the river, when vory low, runs *e through a narrow passage, some 7 or' s8 feet wide. The crowd then began 1) to wander up) and down the river. ,sEver and anon the cry of "snakes,'" _would cause the timid to scream with yfear. One poor little snake, fright d onod by the noisy crowd, attempted _ to scale the rocks on the other ,ide of n the river, to find a hiding piaco. SThen the Dr's. and some others be agan sending over lenden pills. At Slength R. G4. G4. succeeded in giving hi him one which sent his poor snake -ship wriggling into the river. One it chap was promoted to officeo of "guide'' by two lifeolv young ladies. G ing them down the river to whereosere is a beautifu) little fall made by a 'small stream tumbling off of a cliff, ~t some forty or fifty feet high, there n they stopped to rest. TLho guide be h ing a strong disciple of Isaac Walton, .o pitched his hook into the stream. n While thus engaged, ho lost his posi, t tion as guide, thc young ladies slipped n off and left him "alone in his glory," they having found more pleasant ir guides. What a place it was for road " ing'the book of nature and that of ehuman faces? It was so interesting .. to sit.upon Rome rock far out in Af.rAnm m4-watcb tho. yarios grqupgn the 1% )an'ks. You could sio all theTdifferO mnt passionb di ityed. At oD6 place rou would see soime inseot man fAt er too near soneblazing beauty and would get singed, (as p esumptous Eneocts will,) then be wodta lutter off wounded and hurt to suffer irifel,660. At another, you could see a couple seated in some shady rook, conoyrq. ing in low, earnest tones, as if is matter of life. and 4ont. tramping over tho rocks, fluting an rhshing for a couple of hours thd orokvd'gathered in shady noo# h - was spread out an -bundance bf those Dlomo9pts that make tg. r W lives to eat, happy. Tramping over. rocks 4yil .giyn al a,"hugpoqy, ap, p)otito therefor. Wo were enabled to Lako.e%we of a-goodly portiop ofUthe good eatables. After the dinneri Wg had a little pastimo, and then the party asconded the bluff andzsoor P were on their way to the "City." Thus ended our nice little nick pick.., ing without any startling aidontare,' None of the fair young ladies were so unfortunate as to spoil their pretty dresses by falling into the raging rivor; therefore, no hercie young mah was so fortuneto as to got a chance to show his bravery by plunging into the boiling waters to rescuo some fair lady from death. We had a kind of supplomont to the day's entertainment, in a dance at Mr. Ri's at night. Mr. I. was so kind as to allow them the privilege Of "shaking their little foot," whioh'tbey did in stylo for two or three hours. Farewell. till our next. ROVER, COLUMBIA, May 12 1877. Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Ren'csentatives: Ystesrday I transmitted to his Ex cellency tho President of the United States the concurrent resolution a(lopted by the General Assembly in% v'oking Executivo clomeney, and I hereby have the~ honor to commui,~ cato his reply. WADE II A3PTON, Governor. \V A s1IN' ToN, D). C., M ay 12, 1877. T o G ov. W ADE ILANIPTON: I am - formed by the Attorney-General that he has inistructed the Distriet Atter ney for South Carolina to prepar'e for trial only three indictments in the Ellenton cases, and to not,ify the par, tics in all other cases that they need not pr'eparoe for trial. It is possible that only) one case wvill be tried. The. fact that the indictmcnts were found by the grand jury, (omp)osed of both political parties, seems to justify the assumpljtionI that the proJsecuLti1n are not parltisan'. I agree withI you tht a general amnosty should extend to, all political offenses except those w hich are of the0 gravest character. 1R. B. IIAYEs, President. Soua GRAPE.-Silas Patterson, the son of honest John, after his recent, return tirom Columbia to WVashlngton, is reported to have remarked that he himself was "mortified to think his father is obliged to mingle with such men as IIayes and Evarts." This feeling seems to be mutual, for honest John has made repeated calls to see the President and was refused. STOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the Est ate of Elias IIollings' worth, deceased, that I will apply to W. G. Field, Judge of Probate for Pickens County, for a Final Settlement and discharge as Administrator of said Estate, on Saturday, tho 25th of August, 1877. R. E. HIOLCOMBE, Adm'r. May 24, 1877 37 10 The State of South Carolina, County of Pickons. IN COURT COMMON PLEAS. Frank Hlarmmlond( Plaintiff, against WV. S Williams, Defendant. Summons for Money .Demand. {(Com, plaint not &erved ). TO W. S. Williams, Defendant irn this action. Y Uare hereby summoned and required . oanswer the complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county, ,andl to serve a copy of your answer on the subscribers at their oflice, at Pickents C, H., within twenty days after the service of this sumnmohs on you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fall to answor this complaint within t,he time aforesaid, the plaintiff will take judg ment against you for the sum of Six H un.. dred and Twenty four 94-100 Dollars, with intetcst at the rate of 7 per cent per annum, from tho 15th~ day of May, One thousand eight hundred and seventy seven and costs, Dat ed Pickens, Mlay 15t.h, 1877. COTHRBAN, IIOLCOMBIE & CHILD. SIMPSON & MOORE, Plaintiff's Attorn.ps TO W. S. Williams,-Defendant: Take notice, that the summons and com plaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court for Pidkens County, onI the 16th day of May 1877. COTIIRAN, HIOLCOMBIE & CHEJD. SIMPSON & MOORE, Plaintiff's Attorneys, May 24, 1877 37