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DEVOTBD TO POLITIO, MORALITY, BDUCATION AND r0 THE GBNBRAL INTEREST OF THE COUNTRY. VOL. vi. PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1877 NO. 41 T p SENTINEL RU ~tBEL D. XVXRY THURDAY. BY D. P. BRADLEY & CO. Terms of Subscription. One Year. ..........-,.....$150 Six Months.............. 75 - A.dvertising Rates. Advertisements inserted at the rate of $1 00 per square, of (9) nine lines, Ol a1es, for the first insertion, and 60 cents for each subse quent insertion. Contracts made for TURB, six or TWZLVI months, on favorable terms. Advertisements not having the number of insertions marked on them, will be published until forbid and charged accordingly. These terms are so simple any child may understand them. Nine lines is a square one Inch. In every instance we charge by the space occupied, as eight or ten lines can 'be made ttoccupy four or five squares, as the adverUiser may wish, and is charg- by the spaee. . - Advertisers will please state the num ber of squares they wish their pdvertisements 4 to make. SW Business men who advertise to be benefitted, will bear in mind that the SENTINEL has a large and increasing cir culation, and is taken by the very class of dersons whose trade they desire. Interesting Correspondence. BBN BUTLER ON HAYES AND HIS OF FICIAL ACTION. The New York Times, which is the chief organ of the Republican party, publishes the following letter of condolence addressed by General Benjamin F. Butler to his friend + Pitkin, the notorious United States Marshal of' Louisiana. There is no need of a key to the grim humor of tLii epistle. In fact there is never any possibility of misuuderstanding Butler. Tne letter reads strangely like Morton's, with the scarcasm a little better adapted to ordinary comprehension. In this case Butler's face is turned toward Pitkin, but his remarkable left eye is fixed point blank on Hayes: W1PnINoTN, May 20, 1877. My Dear Pitkin: I have yours ot the 15th instant, informing me that when you were in Washington, both the President and M r. Devens, the Attorney General gave you substan% tial assurance that you would not be disturbed in your office as United States Marshal, being a native of the State of Louisiana and a good Re * publican, and against whom no of ficial malfeasance or personal dere liction ,from the path of right had been shown, and who, therefore, came eminently within the provi sions of civil service reform, which is the corner stone, as we understand it, of our Republican administration. * I am certain, therefore, that the Pre sident and Attorney General would never have asked your resignation of the office of Marshal, as you say they thave done, in contravention of their assurances and in disregard of the principles of civil service reform. I Sam bound, therefore, from what I kiow of both these gentlemen, to believe that they intend in good faith to carry ont their assurances and pro serve their principles. One fault which I find with your letter is that you do not make suflicienAt allowance for political necessities and entangle rments, by which good men are comn polled to do that which they would rather not do. It is an open secret here, as I am informed, that Col. Wharton, your competitor, aided Mr. . MaeVeagh, one ot the commissioners at New Orleans, very largely in getting a portion of the members of the Re.. publican Legislature to desert from Packard and go over to Nicholls, by whlihPreturning board Legislature was put under the control of Nich. ols, and then that LegiaJature eni * abled the commission to advise that as the Legislature had recognized tieoNicholls government, the P'resi.. dent was bound to withdraw the troops. It is also assorted that $2,000 was to be paid to the leading desert--. ing legislators and only $200 to *# others, disguised in the latter case in Johnson, a colored man, speaking out t of the innocence of his heart,'said on I the floor of the House that all he f wanted was to get his mileage and I go home. It is also asserted here i that Col. Wharton, being the inetru-i t ment selected by Mr. MacVeagh to do this piece of business, had br t promise of being made Marshal it c he successfully accomplished it. J Now, Wharton performed his side c of the bargain, and I think you are < very unreasonable in objecting that a the administration should carry out|< their side of it, or, at least, do the t best they can so to do. It ought to t satisfy Wharton that they have asked < you to resign, and you won't, and r therefore they have done the best l they could to make good MacVeagh's a bargain, and as they can't, Wharton t ought to be satisfied, precisely like o my friend, Gen. Garfield, who, hav ing done his best, and succeeded in c electing Mr. Stanley Matthews to t the Senate at the request of the Pre- is sident, as it is said, on the agreement o that the President would make him d Speaker of the House of Represen- t tatives, will have to be, and ought to is, be, eaticed with a fair, honest and s 'hearty' endeavor on the part of the a President to do all he can to make v him Speaker, and if he fails, Garfield s will have nobody to blame but him self if for not remembering that 'a C bird in the hand is worth two in the in bush.' e N Ow, my dear Mr. Pitkin, I call c uipon you, by the love you bear to the Republican party and its prin- g eiples, in memory of the many sacri- d Uces you have made during and e aince the war as a Union man in p Louiaiana, for the safety of the coun- t try, and not for the sake of holding ] office under the United States, not to e throw any impediment in the way of g the ,Preside'a fulfilling all the bar gains which Lis subordinatea made, as necessary steps in inaugnrating | his Sonthern policy, which is to be of so groat and incalculable advantage, not only to the party which you love so well, but also to the country, for the unity and pacification of which a you have given the best days of your a manhood. t I write thus to you because I thought I detected in your note to me r what seemed to be an unreasonable a tone of complaint that you are thus to be sacrificed. Remembher that t Abraham was about to sacrifice his r only son, Isaac, the child of his old i age, to what he believed to be the < will of God and the necessities of his < people, and the Good Book does not make mention of any unreasonable "2 comnplaints or outcries of Isaac on that occasion; and so, when you find that the President, in obedience to i the call of his country and the pub- ( lie exigency for its pacification, deems it necoear'y to sacrifice you, I and take away your otlce and give< it to one who wore tho gray when you stood in the blue, you ought not ' to kick and squirm any more than ( Isaac did when he lay upon the altar under the knife of bis father, Abra ham. I am sorry that I cannot write you any other words of comfort and consolation, but such as I have I u give unto you. I am yours, truly, BENJAMIN F. BUrTLER. J. R. G. Pitkivi, Esq.,United States Marshal, New Orleans. La. WAYNE MACYEAH MAKES A snoRT, a rOINTED AND PUNGENjT DENIAL. Mr. MacVeah has furnished the following letter to the press in reply to Butler: PILADELPHIA, May 20, I8'i7. Sir: 1 have just read your letter in the New York Times. Your "infor mant" happens to have told you the exact opposite of the truth in every statement respecting me. Col. Wharton did not aid me at New Orleans, but was one of the ad herents of the Packard governa ent to the end. ne did n,t anageo.. ransat any kind of businsas for me. le did not receive any promise rom me in respect to any office. I iare not asked the President to ap ,inGt him Marshal. So much for hat portion of your letter. Where I am known I do not need o deny the silly story A', 71t the use f money, or to declare it to be, as on well know it to be, a base and owardly falsehood. For those who lo not know me, perhaps I ought to dd that apart from any repugnance in my part to the crime, there were wo practical difficulties in the way I my committing it: I had no money f my own to spare, and it is only a ailitary cimandant of New Or sans in time of war who can safely ,ppropriate any considerable quan ity if the property of others to his wn use. The fact is that the enemies of re onstruction in Louisiana waste their iine in trying to discover or invent ome kind of bargain with which at nce to account for its success and to .scredit it. Strange as it may seem ) some of them, political results are till attainable in this country by traightforward and honest methods; ud the country will judge the result re secured by its fruits in compari Dn with the fruits of the opposite olicy-comllaring the four years to oMe of honest and lawful govern ient with the eight years, just end- I d, of hatred, intimidation, outrage, Drruption, anarchy and mnrder. Therefore, from the bitterness of ood men misguided and of bad men isappuinted, I appeal to the gen roua judgment of the American eople, and I await their decision pon the subject of our labors in aouisiana, not with misgivings or xcuses, but with confidonce and iride. Yours truly, WAYNE MAOVEAGH. Gen. B. F. Butler, Washington, ).C. xts and Joint Resolutions Approved by the Governor. An act to repeal an act entitled "an ct for the relief ef the widows and rphans of persona killed becauise of beir political opinions. Au act to abolish the pay of Comn aissioners and Managers of Election ud of their clerks. An. act to repeal an act to protect be interest of the State wheron pay rient of interest now due remains un. aid on bonds issued by aniy railroad ompany and whereon the guarantee f the State is endorsed. Joint resolution to allow Augustine ~. Smythe, of Charleston county, to -edeemn certain forfeited lands. Au act to incorporate the Mechanm ce' building and loan asstciation, of 3reenville. An act to extend the time for coun y oilicers elected at the last general >lection to qualify. An act to amend an act ejititled 'an act to incorporate the town of hreer's, in Greenville county." . Joint resolution to repeal special ax levied in Edgefield county. An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to amend an act entitled 'an ict to alter and amend an act to in sorporate the town of Marion and for ather purposes.' " An act to enable John E. Allen, Earnest Gas-y and William Wragg [ohnson to apply for admission to ,he bar. An act to establish and charter hEawhaneoy Ferry ini Georgetown :ounty, State of South Carolina. An act to provide for the filling >f vacancies in county offiees and to -egulate the holding of elections therefor. An act to amend an act entitled an Let to incorporate the Piedmont MIanufacturing Cor'opany, approved Ecohruar y 13, 1874.. Au act to autbarize and direct the [ntendendant and Wardens of the town of Sumter to fund the past inv lebtedness of the said town and for other purposes therein related. An act to establish and charter Pringle Ferry in Georgetown county, 3tate of South Carolina. An act to reduce the pay of County Dommissioners and their clerks. An act to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act to provide for the redemption of forfeited land upon %ertain conditions therein named. An act to carry into _effect the 14th section of article 4 of the constitution, relating to the judiciary. An act to amend the charter of the ,own of Yorkville. An act to require all school claims ind claims for teachers to be sworn An act to render officers of incor orations personally responsible in ertain cases. An act to regulate the appoint nent and salary of Trial Justices in md for the county of Barnwell. An act to regulate the appointment )f county officers. An act to incorporate the town of Batesburg, in the Coqnty of Lexing on. An act to authorize and empower ,he Governor to appoint a Trial Jus ice resident in the town of Black itock. An act to provide stationary and ,nel for the General Assembly. An act to change the limits of the :own Anderson. An act to prevent clerks of Pro. bate Courts from practicing as attor aeys in such courts. An act to amend the charter of Gaffney City, in Spartanburg county. An act to abolish the office of official stenographer. * An act to authorize William A Sims, Dr. P. P. Butler, S. S. Liudor and F. E. Linder to erect gates acr-oss certain roads in Union County. Joint resolulion to amend joint re 3olution entitled "Joint resolution to amen-d a joint resolution entitled 'a joint resolution to appoint trustees uinder the will of the late Dr. John De La Howe.'" Joint resolution to authom ize the G3overnor to affect a loan. An act to reduce and fix the per clem and mileage of members of the Geoneral Assembly. Au act to authoriae the County Oommissioners to submit to the qual ified electors of their several counties a proposition to alter the fence laws rand to provide for effectuating the same. An act to revive the charer and to extend the time for the commence ment of work on the Anderson, Aiken Pol-t Royal and Charleston Railroad. An act to require the Blue Ridge R.ailroad, in South Carolina, to erect aind keep open a depot at Seneca City in said State. An act to declare and punishi fraud in the sales of produce. An act to amend soction 1, chapter 69 of the revised status, and to au thorize the Governor to appoint the regents of the lunatic asylum from Richiand county. An act to prohibit the unauthor ized absence of certain officers from duty. Joint resolution directing and re quiring the State Treasurer to pay over whatever eumas of money may be due to the late Chief Justico Moo es on account of his salary as Chief Justice to his widow. Joint resolution to provide for .a reorganization of the University of South Carolina anid of the State Nor mal School. Joint resolution tolappoint a com mission to investigate the sale of the Columbia Canal. An act to reduce and fix the sala ries of certain officers. An act to prohibit the sale of in toxicating liquors within t wo miles of Langrley Factory. An act to reduce and fix the price of dieting prisoners. An act to amend an act entitled "an act to incorporate the town of Laurens." An act to renew and amend the charter of the town of Honea Path, Anderson county. An act to repeal an act entitled "an act to incorporate the town of Chestnut Grove, in the County of Chester." An act to amend an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Camden building and loan association." An act to prevent the sale of spir itous liquors within three miles of Williameton Female C.llogo, Ander. son county. Act to amend sections 55 and 20, chapter 120 of the revised statutes, relating to liens on crops An act to alter the names of Henry Lawrence Ragin, Annie Ragin, An netta Lilian and fHenry Darcie Ragin to the names of Henry Ragin Thom as, Annie Thomas, Annetta Lilian Thomas and Henry Darcie Thomas, respectively. An act to incorporate the town of Elko, in Barnwell county. An act to authorize and empower the county commissioners of Orange burg county to permit the Indepen dent Citizens' Fire En6ine Company of Orangeburg to erect their engine house upon a portion of the jail lot in said county. An act to amend an act entitled an act supplimentary to chaloter 15, title 4, part 1, of the general statutes of SoutL Carolina relating to the militia and for the better reorganiza tion of the same. An act to incorporate the Spartan. burg and Rutherford Railroad. An act to authorize T. W. Willett to build certain wharves, warehouses and elevators on Battery creek, in Beaufort county. An act to regulate the inspec tion and measuremont of timber and lumber. An act to charter a ferry over Ste. plhens creek, in Edgefield county, and to vest the same in the county comn missioners of said county. An act to authorize John 0. and Richard P. Stewart and M. S. Lynn to erect and maintain a gate across certain road. in York and Union counties. An act to authorize Benjamin L. Brisbane to erect a wharf or ware houses on any property owned by him in tlie town or city of Port Royal. An act to regulate the disburse% ments of unidrawn balancces in the State Treasury. An act to provide for the drawing of juries in certain counties and to amend the law in relation to the drawing of juries. An act to regul'ate the election of mayor and aldermen of the city of Charleston. An act to make appropi iationis to meet the ordinary expenses of the State government for the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1876. Joint reolution to rescind a joint resolution providing for the payment of certain moneys to the late county commissioners of Darlington county. Joint resolution to authorize and empower the town council of the town of Sumter to open such new streets as in their juadgmenit they dceeni niecs essary, upon the same terms as are now conferred on county commission. e of count ies. An act to utilize the convict labor of this State. An act to authorize E. A. Schoper to construct a wvharf in the town ol Beaufort and to collect whainfago. Au act to provide for and regulate the public printing of South (Caro lina. A n act to alter and repeal sectior 20 of an act entitled "an act to regu, late attachments approved Septem [ber 24, A. n.. 1868." An act to amend an act to ineor porate the town of Johnson's Tarn out, in the county of Edgefield: . An act to amend section 15,, of chapter 39 of the general statutes, re. lating to the power in school districts to levy and collect special taxes for school purposes. An act to incorporate the town of Summit, in the county of Lexington An act to prohibit the sale of seed cotton between the setting and rising of the sun and to regulate the sale of seed cotton. An act to prohibit the same person from holding the office of trustee and teach a public school at the same tine. An act to repeal an act entitled "an act to establish State scholarships in the University of South Carolina. An act to.probibit the retailing of intoxicating liquors within three miles of Wellford High School. An act to amend section 12, of chapter 45 of the general statutes, relative to persons liable to work on public highways and roads, so far as the same may relate to the counties of Spartanburg, Chester and Abbe Ville. An act to amend an act entitled "an act to regulate the appointwent and salary of Trial Justices 'iu and for the town of Abbeville." An act to dispense with the record ing of certain deeds in the office -of becretary of State. Joint resolution requiring certain repairs to be made upon the root of the State House, and to repair the fencing around the same. Joint resontion to raise a commis' sion to investigate the indebtedness of the State. An act to chartor the grangors' say ing bank of Anderson,S. C. An act to make appropriations for the payment of the salary and mile~ ago of tho members of the genoral as-. sombly, and the salaries of the subor dinato officers and employees, and other oxpensos incident thereto. Joint resolution to declare yalid the recording of certain conveyances rc~. corded without the endorsement of the county auditors. An act to authorizo the Governor to satisfy judgmonts entered in favor of the State. An act to amend an act ontitled' "an act to charter the town of Alen,s dalo, in the county of Baruwell and Stato of South Carolina." An act to prohibit the sale of intox~ icating liquors within three miles of Ridge Springs Baptist churcb, in Edgefield county. An act to establish uniformity in the sessions of the circuit court., An act to provide for the custody of official bonds of county offBcors and for the examination of the same frota time to imo. An act to prescribe the modo of proving bills of the Bank of the Stato tendered for taxes and the rules of evidence apllicablo thereto. An act to further reduce the num, bor and rogulate the pay of officers, attacheos, clerks and laborers of thne General Assembly, and to pr1ovido for the manner of electing. oppointinig and paying the saimo. An act to prohibit the digging, mining and removing of phospato rockc and phiosp hatio deposits without li conso, and the purchase of the samo from unauthorized porsona. An act to amend an act entitf&d "an act to regulate the appointmont and salary ot rial Justices in the city of Columbia. An act to raise supplies and make appropriations for tho fiscal yoar vopms muencing November 1, 1876. An act to revive the charter of tho Washington Artillery of Charleston, S. U. Joint resolution authorizing and rcs quiring the Attorney Goneral to in-' quire into the muattor of the phosphato comnpanics of the State with a view to define and priotect the interest of the State thecroiin. An act to incornorate the Carolina Rifle Battalion of Charleston, 8. C. An act to amend an act entitled "an aet to authorize the Governor to aip, point additional Trial Justices for Union, Gr'oenvilJo and Marion coun Lies. An act to repeal an not entitled "an act to charter the town of hamburg, approved February 26 1871.