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THE T D.. Y, r. P1 0. j,, : ThLLY, Tun8 Editorial O"r1Mpdeo. COLUMBIA, ,. of, May 8, 17 Dear &ntiel.- The Appropriation Bill is still the engrossing subject of the Legislature. MM struck out the 5th section appopr-tat ing $270,000 to pay the Interest on the public debt and substituted $50,000 for deficienelos. There has already boon so much said on this subject that it may seem unnecessary to discuss It any further; but it is the groat quest-. ion upon which political issues will be raised in the future, and the more light that can be thrown upon it in order for a proper understanding of all its features by the people, the bet. tor it will be. That the Democratic party is pledged to stand by its sett mont, under the funding act, except such portions as may be ascertained to be fraudulent, no ono, I presume, will question. During the campuign, when the question was operating to the disadvantage of the Democratio party, the State Executive Committee, by rosolution, pledged the party to mtand by its settlement under the provisiont of the funding act. During the stormy days of last December, when tihe fortunes of the party scomed to bo hanging in the balanceo, the Wallace House unanimously pledged tho State to tho payment of th last dollar of the legal funded debt. Those who now advocate repudiation seem to havo taken a wide departure. Bul this class of mon are in a small minor ity in the Legislature, and tho differ. once, really, between those who favo1 the 5th section of the Appropriatioi Bill and those who oppose it is simpl this: Thoso0 who favor the appropria ti do so in order to have the mono in the treasury to pay the interest o such portion of the debt only whici after examination by a commuissioi shall have boon found to be valid;i other words, they propose to have thi money on hand to pay the interest o such of the bonds as are ascertaine to be valid and prevent the bon holders from presenting the coupori for taxes, and thereby financially se barrass the government; and anothe reason is that they desire to divid the taxes (for this obligation will hav to be met at som time) and prevent burdensome tax levy next year, whic may prove a stumbling block in tbi road to the success of the Demoorati p)arty in the next election. Thoa who oppose the appropriation dealr to investigate first and then mali provisions to pay. This is substanti the only difference :between us. favor making the appropriation nos for the reasons first above givei though I see the editor in charge i the SENTINEL, during my Absene1 differs with me, and has so place himself (and apparently the paper) o record. I think 1. am right, and timi will demonstrate the correctness < my position. I desire it distincti, understood that 1 am not in favor o nor will I ever consent to paty oni dlOllar of the public debt 'which, afte thorough investigation, has the 1ene taint of fraud about it. But I am I favor of having the money in h Treasury to pay the interest prompl on such portion of it as may be foun to be valid and legitimate. As th 1st of June is here, when a portion < * the interest is due, and in order t p)rovent a prolongation of the sessior the House may agree to the Senat amendment and let the responsibilit of detriment to the State, should an occur, rest upon that body. The fence law has been passed b both Houses and the question C "fence" or "no fence" will be submit ted to the people. It is only to take e feet in such townships as may adoj it. The question of pay of the meom bors has not yet been settled. Tl Senate has fixed it at $800; *600 ft the regular session and *200 for ti present extra session. By thLis am rangement, the Mackeyites will re ceive only $200, (pay for this sossiori and the members of -the Wallae IIouse and Senate $800. This wi cost tho State really loss money thn the bill as It passed the House, whiae proposed to give each $600 for bot sessions, witbout discrimination. $80 is too much and I will never, by m; - voto, consent to it; but $600 for hotl sdasloons ($300 for eacb) I thiDk a fal and reseenable Oompensation to thm anenate and Wallace House; but th k t elv th ar I ,nd N - aby0 0 x eh y y .' o x t n t uture day h e bot ouse$ th Le ators I bem le n e t- b he sens. I qoestion will be finally arranged 16W dilffcalt to ta e V."app complications in the way. T1he law Axingte pay f mtmAi~l i force and under it each 1P re)4r entitled to *600 for both As41ib, ab% 'aisgu g%WWa "'W VW%FFb"%V, C.4eei bittMore. b" resgned his seat in tbo.,enat,0, to t4oeget at the cloge of t i6 .rQept.,pesort. He has gone ti Massekustts to en. joy his stolen gains, 4-hile the ]%nit tentiarf Is cheated out of its just Oues. Tho wbolo O6.arleston deege%tfon has been ousted on the grounds of in. titnidAtion, Tfraud Niri'rofWswn in the-6feetion. The action of the House in this 'iatter was a tighteous verdiot, and the people of Charleiton will now bave an opportunity 'to bond.adelo gationAto the Legislature by' a fhir election, the first oppoiLunity. they have bad sineg rowntroption, ive Ropublicans voted with the Demoprate to onst them, And HaiIlton ond My, era, of Beaufort, in their speeches in favor of such action,. declared that the elections in the lower counties since the war, had beon a Jurco-a Domocrat dare not speak or go to the polls ani vote, especially if lie was a Democrat. J. B. Johnson, one of the "contumacious" Mackeyitos, was allowed an opportunity to purge himself of contempt last night and bo sworn in, but as he refused to make the necessary apology, he was not sworn, and so endeth the chapter with him, and also of my letter for this time. B. The Greenville Hashery. We have had occasion to stop) twice F' reccntly at the Greonville Ilotel, and can say that in all our travols, we have N~ never been better pleased with our ', a(commrodaition. Thej~ rooms are scrVu " putloulsly clean, w~ell furtuished , and C' are large and aiRy. The servants are n attentive and polite, and the table is d furnished with everything to suit the d tasto of prince oxb peasant. We ad, IS vise all our friends to stop at Speights' 'hashery when they are in the Moun ir tain City. e The Appropriation Bill. a We publish on tlis first, page of our h issuo this week, tMo- aippropriatior o bill. The Sonato struck out the 5th C se'etion, whieh approprinted $27o,0O( S for interest on .the public debt, and 6 sobst,ituted *60,000 for the payment 8 of' bacok salaries. Sundry other amendI y ments proposed by tihe Senate, bul I th~ ihouso refused to agree to any o i them, and as~ked for a commnit,ee o '. confe,rence. 'I he committeo coukt >f not aigroo, and then a cornmittee o sI free conference was appointed. If ti d last committee should fail to agrei n and .the dIisagremont should be con o cured in by the House, then undcr th< af joint rules, the bill fails, and a nov V bill will have to be introduced an< f, passed before any appropriation i e made. But the House has a righ r not to ooncur in the report of f,bei t committee, and then either Hous< n can recede from its proposition, ii e which event the bill will become y law. If an ngreement is arrived at d the dead lock now existing bet,weei e the louse anid Senate will be broken >f in which event we think the Legia o latur'e will adjourn Sine die to day, o ,on Saturday next at the furthest. o- - y The State Governnient is, as-one o v our townemen aptly termed it thb other day, like a hanik of' tanigle< v thread. The Democrats have to fin< >f the end of a thread and unravel as fi as they can go. Then they have t< r- stop and hunt for another end, and 8t t continue until they get things straight - ened out. This we feel assured thej e will do in due time anid start the ~r State out oh a safe and prosperomi 0 voyage in the future. ..The Columbia RLegister is destined to become equal to any daily in the e Stato. Send in your names ans1 gel il one of' the best and most reliabio Do n mocratio journala In the Stato. We h wvill further call t,he attention of th( b farmers of oua County to the fact thai the Register is now the organ of th< Patrons of Husbandry of South Caro 'a lina, and that the Grange Depart r fment is under the snporvision of Col e James N. Lipscomnb, the Master o s t.he St ate ange Ke1h OoMas .UVU oi I Ion, we 0 et eL atore to ra n a&plan for ti n the Vsem et ty. or prosen eire -devoutly ho t the LegIatarom-mill take - imediat. at any time sinee reoonstrwtion has 5iUWIWTion been of any Adustion .%lbt%n 16%. *4 the tate, aod qb e5pqndJtqree lxvieaed upon the inst*t.,tiom have beem W99 disproportiopate. I i* a Ioanq, axiom, in public as well as pvivag q*. pendituroas that an equivalent mustgbe reogived for such expenditures, and w4 n uch ij not tho ase, commorI sen would 'ictato a difternt conre. Th6 8tAe.l no* too poor and tob much In*oIWed in her fifn dei to k"o tqUniferitop0n at'the pbft ft hoese. It sfee the st deoad* be a reit vye*mdro and a oUree of giemtexpemidtWaae, ny, a dbwnYight waste of t&e Obblo, n1odIy wit,boub aythin~gdike an:deqda*t sietrs er to be.norn-expliit:andieqaRy trugth f0,:it bap; ben u.nidqr * Rep4blicaq ru1Q, # fraud and a delui,.-.nopJer%. ring 9o niie jpcept uppl ) (or of Claezberlaini's sonecurists, whose, edu cation, perilapa, ,would have been equally well secured in the public schools of th Stato and at far 108 expoIso. Trho truth is, for Ohe educa tin orthe negro In hie presnt intel,. lectni Status, tho State University is wholly unsuited. It would be far bet. ter, not only for the negro, but for all concerned, that the Legislaturo make other provisions for his higher culture, and separate from the whites. The in stitution.was founded by the whita,and for their espevial benefit, and it. is right that they should enjoy its ad. vantages. They cannot nor will not do so, as long as the negro is admitted into its waulls. The two races will n.qt har'mounize in this respect. We do not believo that the nlegi o would wi ish to be mixed in the University any more thain in the common schools with the whlites, it the whitos will make other and separate provisions for his higher culture. The negro cannot avail himself of the advantages of a University edu cation, only in rare Instances, -exoept by the aid of thme State, and the Stato is too poor now to give lhim that ai). Therefore, we thinik that, the State University shold be closed imnmedite-~ y,or some plan bo inaugurated by w hich it enn be made sellsustaining. It can be made selt-sustaining, either in part or wholly, by opening it ex.. clusively to the whites, who are able to send their sons to the institution and pay for the privilege. It is evi t, dent that the whites will nevei- pa. g tronize it so long as the negro is al. f lowed to enter Its *alls, and the lat. I ter is not able to keep It up without f State aid: and the whit,e taxpayers of a the tate, because of the Radical ra a pacity for the t,en years past, are too .. poor to afford, and unwilling t,o furnish a that aid, since, as a class, they get no , benefit for the outlay. To expect them I to do so willingly is simply preposter,. a Ous and unnatural. t The college was' once justly the r pride of Sout,h Carolina, and many * have been the benefits to the State , therefrom. Alas! how fallen! a Its dianagement for the last ten ,, years has been a Crying disgrace upon a the hitherto fair esenteheon of the3 In , stitution. If the intellectual st,atus of tho negro generally, was such as to r require buch an institution for his higher culture or the State abl, to gratify the few with such a lazury, f the above remarks would not obtaip. 3 Hence, separate the two races in I the College as in the common schools I or the State, giving the University ex Selusively to the whit,es and make oth.. or suitable and, for him, superior pro-. visions for his highemr culture. This Is wisdom and commou sense, and we do not think the negro will oppose it. Foa Till PIOKaNS SENTINEL. Ma. EDITo:-As your columns are always open to the discussion of all questions of public interest to the County of Piokens, and as "Cit,isen" in your last issue seems disposed to censure the Board of County Commis sioners, for grievances generally, and non attention to his section, I,. as Chairmnao of the said Board, ask the question: Shall Pickens County build a bridge over Saluda River, riear Mr. MaxwelP's place? This question is one of Interest to all the taxpayers of the r County, even lI there was money in the treasury. I do not pro.osak-. or a kno ho 1 r that h is n A and will I den ills 6 not with the emes1 eoueny Oommiusione IyOMyor the unfortunate ones in Lat positon. I would gui-m thf ie is dii" "kkr Lhireeldountilbs,'ani watehes iyis WW in wesww=1 inma ==uz== iuyjv aw = place like Gra"vi. Ibome to this )onolusion from the following sentence fI" s e-ubngw.baUiut "ffti 'ior EP ifouilis tbe*bha'-V"d di bVIdg wsrosbSlUdafa.nd.the Bata lsade atedtion;" ad->ia/Jna&gibng the matter W ;s ohabt, ,. sea letI 6bwa ive new bridges oerthe iOa, on the fvickln line, il.0 p ,oirbjsO lpav bepu b91tarigt)e .to apt 94aI years apd are now in z00A repair. * amountof te t payers monl ey-of INkens Co6nty exoended during ie ydr 1?"on brides 4 916.6% 662.50 'of Shieb sinont ha5 seki on bridges over the Saluda, leavin 1004 on-Ahe-oth*r brldges- oft%* Cdmnty.: Tbe aewotnte paid out for bridg4d 4ring the year, 18T6 was .$696.88; *#o 5 ofwideb wa paid fr bri4ge onn f$aluds. For the years, 1875 an.d 187G Ae whole amouat, paid for bridges wad $1,475.88; 6943.25 of which was exs pended on the Squda, leaving only $82 for all the other bridges in the County. This does not look like out predecessors havb not paid the Saluda "some attention." The ofio of Con-ty Commissionere is one of prescribed limits and powers beyond ,vbinh they dare not go. Ir the performance of their variou duties, and in meeting the many re sponsibilitiot and perplexities incum bent upon them, they in common with all other men are liable to error, ani even in the most faithful discharge oi their duties areo often aibused beyonc mecasure. But it is crtainly unchaii table to make tl.em the commoi seape-g6ats for thu ills and troubles of' tho times. The lnw requii'os that the expenses for building bridges "shall be paid out o,f the moy in the Treasury raised and approprIated for this purpose." I-as "Citizen" paid any County case lorther fiseal yea(1l877? Is ther< ay money in the Treauy of Pickena County? Have we even got a County Treasurer? Does any good citizter boar such ill will to the Board o County Commissioners as to wisl thomn to commit a crime whiehi ii ranked as a felony? Besidea is it nol time to adopt a better financial Coun ty policy and qilte going ini debt? There are several unpaid clalma against the County at this time foi bridges that have 'long since wash;ed away. It will be an easy ma'ter tc build bridges when we are able. M3 policy is mowe fords, less debts, an<: pay as we go. However, until I a. exonorated from the 'esponsibilitiei of the office, I propose so far as oen sistent with my official duties to b4 the servant of the whole people; an4 in looking~ after the interests of the County to serve all sections to the best ot my ability, and for this pur pose invoke the co,operation of al good citizens, hoping to offend none B. 3. JOHN8~ThN, - Chairman D.C.O.1.c, EASLET STArroN, 8. 0., 'June 81st, 1877. En. BENTINEL : In perusing y0u1 paper of the 81st May, I see a state. ment from some sleepy friend, wh4 uses my same in the Mrs. Jlinckl< shot gun raide a few days sincoe, anc: turned.up thir.gs generally, an4 vlo. lated the law to such a fearful extent I would say, as regards myself', tie statement is utter'ly false, as I wo' not one of the party, for I knew noth ing of the raid until it was all over. I is to be regretted that such falsehoodi ever find their way into a public journal. Whether any part of the st1ory~ii true ot" not, I can not tell, I only speal for myself, hoping to correct the pub lie mind on that patrt. I am, respectfully, FRANK Z. MOOREC, Deputy U. 8. Marshal Dist. 8. C. If' we wore the "sleepy friend" wh< nsed Mr. Moore's nadme In connectlot with the "shot gon raid," *e mos bolemvaly avow that we did not "tori ny things generally and violate the law to Such 'a afeadful exrtent.* Wi protest our Inoewee. It *will a b soon t,hat Mr*. Mooro denies being ii 0 . ekle's. We na an a fact that O 0 to informed a t tl 06 we would not h It. e have no d re at Moore orany e so, gard Moore's reg beekthe psblioation of- aisehoods in W. P are inclined to be. A Hiave that it would be a pretty difficult thing to otter any falsehoods eon- . eorning the aets generally of Reveune * olfers in our County. It is a noto qw9 e p wheravor h4% beve s t% 9mb4stIOmmrA4d qpm9 f(, them. Wh9Mbey ge6;i.t9 4Veuble. Wi try, lk ~4lmMr4,ds play bluff," aU4 I q$h6rs of thImn pp ht4a t% i uopees,f&po~iyi .ede Jr gga them, threaten thqm wIth 'he terrors Kt of tihe Aj yPenitentiarj. Although awr "sieepy, we will try hereifter to watch with A SENTINEL's eye, the movements A -thisband of treboters; Kf It Revenue ofhiag will dischdr& the duties;of thef 'office with fidety, 16 tbGvei0ent, tT *fth b6e,feNe, g4rd to the rigbs of eltiseh, ,Set wi1 vot have to 6%otret the p"bl1o L%ifdP'in referonee to hise statements made fgainst them, Uri Our Representative Hon. D. F. K Bradley, returned home on Senda so Foorningfor the first time during the Cr present sitting of the Legislature, and in returned again on Monday evening. ME He says i6 is uncertain when the Lo.. * gislature will adjourn. ch ____ ____se, bc BERiN, Juno 2.-1t 18 stated that Pi Lhe Czar is willing LV i:uidertake chief command, as Emperor William did in France during the German war, The Danube will be crossed the day after the Czar's arrival on ita banks, pro. babty June 16. The rumor of en, deavors to bring about a pacifie ar- M rangement before an important bItile has taiken place deserves littlo credit. They are certainly propagated for the P1 benefit of stock jobbers. A correspondenst in Vienna states th9t t,he repiorted recapture ol Arda- ' har is believed in that city. It, was e effected, it is alleged, by a~ formner gar.. P< rison who had taken the road to Ba toum, but Unexpectedly turned back, C< and taking the R~ussian:s una~wars, G made a sudden dash on the town and be succeeded in distodging the flaseians. Twvo thonsand laborers have been employed to work upon the .Stamiboui ~ forllioeation, Fazyl . Pasha~ reports f rom Sukum Balib, under date of May 29, t,hai. to four battalions of troops, with some el Circassiana, defeated the Russians posted betw.een Sukum Balib and Ku, M tais, capturing eight, mounted guns r and pquaani,y ot ammiunit,i-n. The F1 Russians throw seventeen guns int.o 0 w the river Kodera and destroyed t,he gi bridge after them, H IAGOOD & AL12XANDER HAVE this day associated with them Mr.3. FRANK FQLGER, as a third partner, and d will continue the mer-. cantile business P under the name and styleh - OF THEY RESPECTFULLY ASK the continued patronage of their friends, and reguesti all to give them a call be' fore bu.ying as d they are . selling b 0 b NWia AT "AD-?IMU" 111W. Parties indebted to IIAGOOD & AL ICXANDER on accounts, must close them by cash, barter or note, as their old busi ness must be. gettled up. June 7,1877 e a ibar gnor about hl s a K RED X, about eight, 11 ~~.~41; ed1em si1e; baa very large horns. ft ~ar sarks not recollected.) A reward of ci *00 vi11 be paid for his delivery to 'T. W. C RUS$ELL at Easy Station. G.ue ,187~ W. RUSSELL.. June 7 18'7 ' 892 BF AR NA. - Iayton, and Robert C. Clayte--Debsn. .e. nplaint for Part ~N ,I e o acres so ow leas, know as No. gM wract No. . ls yor or less, known as No. ,oold ne. Sold tor Partitio, &c. own ast y cone 2isg 78 acree qnops orlkes, cwn as the Reed survey o 9. 10 of "ja 1oy, conmtaIsing me9SPP4mmp 9.tue Ria eeal-entl We ?rae, "in 540 as more e4 0s1os CaruIek'. TrekQ ra"t No. I~ wnas the Walauti ove taf, .o*saiAg - acres, joing . D. Keith, as et WN . atherland and ohes, on waes. f Greens sek. ERM8 OF SALE--Costs of rooscdings cash on dayi o.sale. Onebhalf of the g binder on the first day of January ne;t, the aer half on the Airst day of June folloWsg, Ih interest from the day of sale. The t. aser or purobasers to give bond wi$k . Durity and a mortggo of the prem e ught to the Probate "uge, to sewde the ronse money, and pajWextra for titles d ragtaWs. JOAD.MAU DIN, ,r. June 7, 1877 89 4 wheltae oi outh Cav ea PIcKNS O oUNTro. IN TRlE PROBATE COURT cry A. Oats and alono M. Fotr,Admin Intrator and Administratrix of nufus at, deesed, against T. W. Russell, . . Peoples, William McMahan et al. .TITION FOR SAILs OF IUAI. EsrAvm to PAY D)amus. s herea , ahe above named Plaintiffs have Dufiled a Pe lion in ihise Court asking for order to sell certain Real Estate of Blufus t.a deensed, to pay debt.. 3i is thereor, motiont by Blythe & Ansul, Attorneys for diioners. Ordered that aHl and singular i kindred and creditors of the said deceased and appear at a Court of Probate for said onty, to be holden at gekens Court House the 28.d day or June, 183][, po show cause any, why the said order of male should not granted. w. o. FIELD, J.v.w.a. June 2, 1877 89 8 'se .tate of Neuth Carolina. PICKKN8 COUNTY. By W. G. Faeld, JuAdge of Probat.i Whereas, J. J. Lewis, e o.PR.,basuade suit me to grant him Letters of Administratien. yonl the Estate and Effects of Alfired he ary. deceased The kindred and creditors of thesaid Aifre I eCrary. deceased, are therefore cited to Sand appiear before me, In the Court of -obmt e, t o be holden at Pickens C. If., on -iday, the 22d day of June instant, at 11 elockc, a. in., to shew eause, if any they have, 1y the said admginistration should ,sot be Olven under my hand and seal this, the day of June, A. D., 1877. June 7, 1877 0. 2IL,*pwo lhe State of Seuth CanelIna COUNTY Or PICKENII, By W. 0. Field, Judye of hobaft. Whereas, L. Ross Eaton, has maade suit to e to: grant him Letters Qf Administration, pon the Es tate and Effects of Joe. C. Eaton, ,essed- . The kindred and, c reditors of. the said s. C. Eaton, deceased, are 'therefore cited Sbe and appear before me,' in'the Court of - robate, to be holden at Pickens C. H., on riday, the 22d day of June, -indt', at 11 clock, a. ms, to show onee, If any they are, why the said admInistration shoqld not a granted. i Gives under 'my hsand ad seal -thIs, the i dayeof June A. D)., 1877, W. -0 FIELD, a.w.w.o. Jnss, 1877 -.89 1 TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY 0Or PIOKENS. Br W. 0. PasL.n, ?30PA1b JUDOt.' *Thereas, Thoma. Cr Martin hab saade . V. suit to me to grant im Letters of Ad. lnistration, with the Will annexed,' upo 1e Estate and Effects of Riehard B.ke, Becased Thae kindred and creditori of the said Riek. rd D3. Baeker, deceased, are therefore oited to a and pppear befor, me, in the Court of Pro. ate, to be holden at Pickette 0. H., em Frida), e 22d day of June, instaxnt,- 90 11 fplook, m-, to show cause, if any they hav, why te sakd admhiistration should soL be granted. Qive9 uader, my band and seal this, the 24 - ue w.. 0. FIELD, a.p.p.o. June 7, 1877 , 89 2 TOTIOF. . Allpersonbs having demands agalast the state 'ofNathanlel Lynch, deceased, ae we. mested to prove the same before pas, ad ose indebted to the said Eetatefell11 do me rward and settle forthwith. G.M J4YNCI 1r, Jane 7, 1877 3l5 -3 IN4AIrDIBOh1AROE. .,We heey give notieo to all whom it ay concern, that on the 20th day of June, 7y#e kll apply to the Judge of Probate r the County of Pickens, for a Final Dis-, arge as the Administrators of the Estate of alvin O'Dell, deceased.. MARY A. O'DELL, Adm'x, .1. PER RY LOOPER, Adm'r. Ma) 17, 1877 3n 4