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sHE +NFTINEJ D. F. BUDixf. JWtor. a . h., sC.: 0 ThUrdsiv,' April 18, 1878. Mr, Hayes' Title. Montgomery Blair introduced a w. ("utiOr4be,the Maryfand Senate, di rcti'ng that proceedings bhould be in. sllted, in the name of Maryland, to -.test the validity of Mr. Hayps' title to the ofile of President. The resolu tion passed, but it appeari thut neith. or Democrats or Republicans care to take stock in the matter, and why should they. The whole country knows that Jayes was not elected, bdt the Republicans, by a vote of 8 to 7, aounted him in, and the Democrats quietly acquiesced. Mr. Hayos has been in office no'w over twelve months and is recognized by the whole coqn t-y as President. He is evidently trying to make a fair Executive; the country has settled down quietly to work, and why disturb it now with a question that cannot possibly be of any. benefit to it. It is far better to wiit until '80, when the entirv Amer, Aoun people can sit on the question as a -jury and decide it for them, Felreq sholit resort to the- courts. 'Ar adi t d u . .. i .:biiu o. wa ar very~ trong at this tme an ou farmers ~ ' should cosie wl*te uain.I *..i~ ~.*. ..os Tweed," ~(ithe [rea r.ing1(1 theo all in ta c iity a poeie12 aolock ston t thistme dubtes fanyerf hsolonsiderel n-rie swuion rjIe ist too deate fti notorlntouch ofn yourva. otthe grondmain cin bis s woession coesin thinos coulctd dos Tw,te goan.Ting thef ofa refuse to do, ded n Lhosewnknown jpilsinsta ciet, t him 12 o'ios rasaty1t winst doubtless many un konto 1 the pulvfrio nhsps em ocrnshng thoe conarpee o abe egive hice. Sh~te nonae refusedetondo,ried Deowats unkowtha but tt~ao and tried Democrat. to that 5. *~4. 5 , -. IbJ~ ~ * ~' 'I'..', 'C f4' r - Reveau# 0$oi"als The various,aecounts of the repent Lroubles i PiOkens County-ha*e been directed to the*onduet of the men en- i Kaged in the release of prisonrs, wha were bhder charges for vIolating the I revenue laws. Tho reprehension and indignation of the publie fall justly I upon the .bAA W A'i, 46'6146k i marauders who invade a peacef4l Dommunity and reqcuq.rgm the, cue Lody of officialo thek partiers in crirae We hav. no patience with this elhos of offenders against the laws of the State and the United States, and there are fewer e:tenuating circumstances for this lawless band than al'most any other set of men. They are engaged in Plicit traffic themselves, and ute daily infringing upon the laws of their country. Such bigh,banded proceed Ingfeas were witnessed at Pickens, when the jail was broken into and prigoners wero released cannot bu t4<. erated for ,no moment. 'The welfare and good order of the commnfiity de mand that swift punishment be vi6*ted upon their heads, and the utmost vig. ilance must be exercised to procure the arrest of such conspiratorm against the peace and well-being of an orderly community. Those are ppr candid spntiments re specting the lawless gang engaged in the release of revenue prisoners. But thn necount we publish to-day from ICKENS SENTINEL-an honorable, - worthy journal--shows that the -sness in that vicinity was not (I -ed to the marauding band who - ee the prisoners. The - revenue ias supplemented that act of vio and turbulence with other acts -('xcusablo and more disgraceful, bse committed in the name of the ,,nd under the egis of the Feder. t vvernment. It is the familiar of' meddling, pertinacious and ing officials, who invade private Said strike down'the liberty of tizen. The people of the mouns ir"unties of' North and South Cai *'n iave been goaded by the pres nd conduct of sue4h omelcinta Crr yeairs, and much of the preju nd ainimnosty' towvards the Fed ivernment, exist ing in the min ds eiignorant claSes,, are due to tho .8, brutal conduct of the repre, ive of the government,. insigna of authority, wh)en by those who respect law, al overcomes prejudices wh)ich are *nded. But when this power is handsi of those who are defiant , the difficulties are increased ien. dd to eradicate the false impres, u' So stzands the government in ii ations with tbe people sand the eng'"e officials, who comec in contact ;th the prejudiced classes. But this pot apply to Pickens County, a o J''specialIly that, portion in iOhlich Lj-recent out rages hv enpr p a ated'byrepresentzatives of' the Ved traI governmnent. The people a 1 are not prejudiced, neither are b.y ~ignor'ant of' their duties ase law d rpg cit,izens. As a general rule, vjn are more intelligent, industrious - oeeable in their deportment. o metto" a the State deserves more ''odit, for its deveitrme.t than Pick C 'ounaty. in such a commaunity, h Vut the authority of law and in h 1. ion of indiv idual rights, the re-. I 2Officials have inivade'd the saicred a me~its of an humble home, endan g'.d the life of a wile and motber by b r utaallty, and set at naught the b t ivilege of an Americ~an citi, Such an outrag~e ought to meet e'~ t and severe punishment. The an ua passed when the people of' ib Carolina can be expected to br'ook such insnlts and degredation from underling officiuals of the United States, clothed with a Jittle brief au thor'ity. lThese men must be t:'ughit that they aire representatives of lawful authority, and not the masters of ev ery man who chances to fall under' their displeasu re.-Columbia Register. Dr. Thomas JefferRon Good win, a highly respectable and distinguished citizen of this State, died at Fort MJotte on the 80th ult, Hie was Mayor' of Columbia at the time of the sacking of the city by Sherman's bummers, and for severul years previous, representfed one of the Parishes in the low ceuntry, in the State Senate. Our annual town election came off last Monday. The dry ticket wus e1 ected by twventy majority. The fol, lowing are the gent,lemen elected: In tendant, Major J. J. Lewis. Wardens, John L. Thornley, P. McD). Alexani der, J. C. Griffin, and W. T. Mears. There was no distu, bance about the polls, and the election passed oft as. .ajuieti a any we ba.oe eD Vit Deeitip or .a tran Ph*o ,Mena?i Two kaegro boys, aged respeetfully isteen aid'thirteen years, the sons of 3enjaniin Washiigton, vho lives in .he vicinity of,Central Station, in this aounty, were brought to thia place ast Saturday by County Commis, 4W6104Wtn'. t thbiold& "A't - M4 liction (if it is either,) is the moot ingular ,we have ever seen. They ,.ale, 44 intervals, wvaot they' dall 4spells," and when the "spells" com mence coming on,the-y begin to growl like a dog-from a growl they com. mence barking;and soon become per leetly furious,-biting and snapping a% Dverything -within their rench. We saw one of thom bite a piece ont of the,edge of .a square post, and aise bite off-tfie end ofa shingle which was ield to him by a gentleman pres ent. Tley frequently make at per spns wi.uiun their reach, and it be. comes necessary to hold thesn to pro vent their biting. We saw them bitt mou.h fulls out of the clothes of theii litther who was present. The onl3 chinge we noticed in them trom tht notions of the dog, was a dispositior occasionally to kick like a horse. The would turn thoir heels towards th4 object of their hatred, and standing on all-fours, kik with all the powe in them. Trial Justiu Taylor, who had then examined by a board of Physicians conisi.ting of Drs. Jas. W. and G. W Earle, carried them to his offic which is immediately under the Ma. sonic Hall, for that purpose. Directi' aftor conveying them into the offic the Masons coimenced blow.ng ; large trumpet, which i8 their custow for the purpose of calling the ordo togothfor, as it, was their regular meet ing qay. The so.und -of the trump)e seemed to make them perfectly furi ous, and they raved, tarked an snupped until completoly exhausted They got together' at one timo' an< fought, and bit pieces out of enol others cloLluiun withs as moieb saivage ness as two rubid dogs. The eldes would frequently but with his hea< the partiti.on in the office, with all th, p'ow~er in him, backing several feet ti take a star;, and went with such fore' as to split the plank, where it wa grooved. Mr. Taylor is of opiniui, that he would haive killed himselfi the partition had been) a solid wall. The lather of,ihe boys. and all th< colored people in the neighaborhood think them bewitched, and the fahec szays the gun in the tack is frequently dischiarged without any one touchin it; that often the links ef the chain: with which lie keeps themp confihed aro burst assunder and the chain, drop off. He tells many other strang< things Wlhitih, of course, are invente4 by his superstitious imauginntion.' B says the' boys- have been in their 'pres entL condition ne at four years, and b has frequently whipped them until th blood ran to their heels, but it had n effect whatever on thorn. Tboy fre quently lie as near in the position c a dog as they can get, and any sud den noise or touch will cause t,hem t rise quickly on all fonrs, with a quic turn of the head in the direction of th noi180 or touch, with blaired eyes an savage growl. They frequently gath er a chip, chunk ot wood, or their hal inthi, mo.uth adshake itan growl with all the ferocity of the do~ The eldest, who seems to be the wore off, will ati times go around, smellin of each per'son within h)is reach, turn ing his upper lip up to his nose a though he did not like the smel T1hey have many curious actions, al of ,which "O ecannJot .enumera te -herc( Physicully they 'appear perfectl, sound, aind when t h3jr "spll, are oi (which passes off instantly') they con verse with 'as much intelligenice a any colored boys of their ago and op portunities. Tiney say they kniow nothing when the "spells" are oi them. They set fire to and burned t.h barn of Mr. Loander Boggs a weel ago. Many think it all deception that the idea of their being bewitche< has been so throngbly instilled int< t.hetir minds by .their superstitionu parents and friends, it has becom< second nature with themn, and n< amount of whipping can bring it out whilst others think there 's reoall~ something the yhter with them The DrA. Earle, gentlemen of hipLi rIEedical reputation. and who, as above stated, examined them, give it as Lheir opinion that the disease is a form f epilepsy, bordering on insanity. We were inclinedi to the opinion that t. was a clear case of deception, but ~he opinion of' these aminent, physi lians rather taggers uu; and if it is sot. doennti., i. .a.y tf strangest -plienomens we have Gve' seen or ht ard of. . The boys are now confined in the jail at this plce, a-nd will be, vp the certificate of the phy sicians, sqnt to the asyletn, where we trusf ther came w'l undergo A thor ough se'entific investigation. .NOM This section was blessed with a fine rain on lastj Wedneedy -night and thiriday., Although tMe weather wAs rather cold toi the seas<n. the ruin did a great deal of good, us it Was1 much needed on the farmi Th leland in many plaees having become' tof hard to plow. Our- farmers have. plaited sopm corn, and are poMing forward prt parations for the cotton. W hcat a?d o4ts fields look wel. The Ya Tn atnd warm sunshine have given thev that emeraled grven eoor whicli indiQctes vigorous growth; and they now give pr9mise of an abundant yiehl, The only objection one can have to % hent and oats, and other small griin tiehls in this section, is they aire nv& hargf, enough, and not nuneroum eiiouLh. When will out farmers Icarn, Ihat the true system of farming in th i:etirn of coun'ry is, plenty of corn :nd ein:l grain first,'and thei a little cotton.' r More graie and more glass, shold . every thrner's motto; and it 6hould not only be a sentiment with hinh, 4s it is with too many in our State, bi.to he sh( uld carry it out in prae . . Let my readers, and poret:s iy - the Granger portion of thein, Alk pin hero. This is a very in,jwr.At mutter. It is indeed toeoil n in portance to no other. When we iave fully secured 16oltical refori in r State and County affairs, ud ad o tho guvernmont tid orgati i y o% (d the land in every respect wll , ought to be, I trust we will lit:i :w;i carry out as effectually a rel>n i) our agriculturul syRtem and a#mse economiy. Good governe .' t a nd h great advantages of soil za ehma te which) we enjoy will not t thm~ - s elves b)rin)L prosperity to our U t sO loutg as we COnitiue to ur ,lU systemi of farminug which in b~ priniciple anud rumnOUS in pracJia, m. live in utter disregard of the iir.iL proeiple~s of a troe and w ise domestic ectony. We must ramise our own t p)rov ir,iOs-gr*ow eveiry thing r.ceded1 for man und beast on the larmn, and have a more vaied hzusbandry---make more01 prod ucts to stIl, if we woold av arich, prosperous, and haippy counIitry. The work and merits of 'the last Legislature, which hats at length closed iths lab<is, should not be judged by the Sordinary standards. It met under unusual anid extraordinary circumn I tances.* The State had reached a a great crisis in her affairs and a. turn, ing p)oinIt in her history. The ques 0 tions to be met and decided by the Legislature were grave and important. The necess'ties of the case requireds -that some of these grave quaestiomns 'should be decided. fully and finally - they, and there, and upon their wise an 0 proper decision dependI the f u ture welfare and prosperity of the 0 State. These things should be re membered, and will no doubt be duly considered, by thoso of our people who are disposed to complain of the Le., Sgishature on the ground of their tar. -. diness, the unosual-Hength of tleo ses,. t sion, and the refusal of that body to reduce the pay of its members, while they mado considerable red uction- of 'salaries and fees in other departments of the government. S Our lhappy deliverance froth tihe -horro'rs of Radical misrule and the! F 'miseries of political corruption, and I' partial restoration to good and honest -government in poor old South Caro, a lina, afford our people so much cause for thankfulness .and congratulation v that we are no doubt inclined to be 'i too indulgent and magnanimous with a respect to the short-comings of our C legislators and other public servants. But the time is comning, and should cotue, when they will all from thec highest to the lowest, be hel'd to a Sstrict account of their stewardship at Sthe bar of public opinion.f Nothing will so effectually promote: the unity and secure the success of the Democratic party in the next elec.: tion as a fuh attendance of voters at. the primsary meetings and elections, ~ and the nomination of good and wvar., thy men by the party for various of., fiees to be filled. Bad nominations* will split the party. Let the people speak an-i be tully heard in our pi mary meetinags, and Success is certain,. Independent., disconten ted ofBooe seek' era, .ndiall other imnpractionbles, will.~ have to take back seats. Let us ro. turn to all the virtuni, but to none of "b siw Ue hpas. Enww3r,. Clerk's Sales. The State wseneuth' jvew"U Plozzwe C6UNI'T. IN COURTOF COMMN PLAS Geo. H. Walter & Co. it4get of vs. FoIWure W. E. Welborn, Exec6tf of Sad Sale. Jackson Arter. Y virtue of a decretal order in 'ite above trated case, made the 22d March, 187, by lion. T. J. Mackey, Presiding Judge, I will teli to thi higolst bidder at Pickens C. IL, on Monday, 6th May, 1876, the 6blowisg property. to wit 4 One Traot of LAND, containing sixty. eight acres more trle, sleate in-the e uasl avd Skate aforesaid, being the At of Ia nortgaged byJacksoin Arter, djAsed toB. E- 11o1com1be, adjoining the one Plfs of maid Jackson Arter, deceased. Sold as the property of said Jackson Arter, de.esased. TERIS OF 84LE-One-fourth cah, bat. ance on t credit woU 1st November. 1879, cret'it portion to be secured by boad and 110rtgige. Purchaser to pay extra for pa g4y-Purchase mesy and costs to be pad Ot itay of sale, or the property will be re. sol-I it risk of form rehaser. T. J. LEWIS, co.. opt It, 1878 JI 4 Clerk's Sales. '11e tate of South C rOim. COUNTY OF PltKENS. IN or ( 1T OF COMMON PLEA - E. V. A gwood Judgmetit of V.S. -Foreclosure * 1W. A. Cly'le & J. H. lMotes.) Sale. N' rtt ic of a decret al order in the above -.te,t ase, -d e the 22d Mareli, b 'T. .3 Mackey, Presiding Ju e, I wil n> *Lh ighewit bidder, at Pickens . H., e \ln-by, (;th MAy next, the following prop. i)n, Hnudred and Fifteen Acres of jand, W, <t k. situate in the County and State f-.ml, on both sides of Mile Creek. Sold. a I ht, property of Clyde & Motes, " the suir . IE 1' .'Ilood. . Tr101 AL911-Purchasers to pay extra 4, v',rinase money AWUcosts'to be paid e e I - 11le, or the property will. be re- 4 :.Mt :n i!i of former urchaser. , s. J. LEWIS. c.c.i. vr 11, 1878 - i 4 Clerk's. Sales. rE ih tlt efISuth CaroIua, '-UNTY OF PICKENS. I f I +rn.. A 'j . yn ~ RT~ OF COMMON PL~EAS' ~oty tenit and tiitelligt't t. tn the .'sietce, -doer L *ve Apiocryphi:t 0 the 0Oh! Tet.amnent; a eltoheigstuc.onSlayn ~oncordunee; marginu refernces iloynx,drn h ea -~soae u8trat.ionsB, engrs.avitags,4 moreatPi ethane o '7~ ,htree hundred in fnber, andi (com- Uircs~ek aeso oeo i~ )an14ins nr. ices,salii conmdensed into OiitgbnsoV .JesM.doaLh >neC volutne, whIich~ ma)Zkes it withita n tes oiiiigToHnrdAr Lself' a library of BliblicalI literature, TRSCSI-ucaest a xr air surpaissing anything we have yeCtfoppe. teen, Mr Alde'rmuat hats now cum,.Prhs mnyad eS o epi nitnced the canvaMs of our Countty,ondyo aeortepprywilbre izid we would advise all! who ar de-- atrs o ome uchsr 0ruso purtchatsing siuch a1 wor (and pr1,1888 svery fin.iy shlould haveo it) to wait- ---- atil he calls upons tsemn, aind exaim no this work betore maiking their tJE I~ !otrsta edntb nue'CUT orPcezge an Sle Peoplensuffef a dreat dealerfipain unnbcee tarty Aongth trtuestht nedno.b I OURTcse OF CMaONh. 198 IwLl selrdl~ hs nlitdb hereraW C. th hwighes I Jugme' of oeloay i ism andaglneut, dircegtheeacrid element ig th lo hc rdcstonb otc o. otas Pice Pre, nd SaeIo n injisnybeiuntdb h s f staed case, Sate an2Cth Mafrh, d 17, hat atcles deures. iosttte's tomcharicksT J Meek, Patersifdiny Judge 'd; iredevlopd t an gra xtet. henIJonin lndy ofVth os Maydithsfon i is considereddhaothers, conng iorturesoprperty,dto wia migPrcemtsiifit,adwa ednyI l heeats uoendvided on e aI. has, hen ull devlope, toattak t n dayes in thaleri the phroert l or Loteo her,teIvsbltsooneryueo uh Ld iathe Tkow ofe puas,ereoh a rliale ntdot beoms a one a~aeot Hoelnowstads,cotaiinJ on hEW l cre.. blodrychaeicesdato ftekdes TRS n-afteprhs oe o -whict are asatraNed noubedb Endueb 1(ncs,adteblneo rdt Piters,anle suffe rert deal ofinii unnees-o i otsfo a fsl,wt ne thsaremedemongie aorture that e will bes froURTo'sae the CMMiN pointLE bedproted aga hoeinlit eur of thme rhenimag secrdb on dmo gofthpop ind ghousp,psice theve and aelve rty-. Purchaer toudget fFornees the bowod tcmprodues an thermaladies,tact sohn pape. wistcrh b thsv irale remey. of the mses.Mters. are anot cole ih dayiitsnybeimntdbteueo of sirle poperet ored at the aboL hat maSTOchLs depreT.-vose get hoc of stame pacase.te2hMah,17,b Bias befoedl shellingfStemmatorysyptm $20 TJ Macey Prs.in L ude, I ow. oeseeopd Lo Stitc grewixtng. Wihen for apr 1878h 81hs bde atPce4C'H thr coyier, owhis dellucing houseurs onMna,ahMynet h ol.ig rhedmatismnt incs band isa cla ofndeb nd itpopry,t w has, whney futly eetopte noatacoke t O LE efendantS uniided oe l n heat,f sheuinigbiia oo anry useor sp eretihtcranPiePre rLto no goodsl antidte loestomes. A o apprst. SAT OF OUTo Ea hrOLNAth T.hlie, euastio udrustnepelad fcrolh Hoe o ntys contaioni.n hafar, blood sam thze andrese afe okdas a Nor Orle. -wchice h atselat Ts thanes--poue prie bTE.8 Onehl CheMMOhNs moLe to Biers. ano mie atfee aifn pi beser, or pai in ash,de an Co. Judgant of aFcrei. hthill dupem fensimoe agent, tad cetaily v i otsfo a fsl,wtne boe proecd lowins rieturmny ollhears.z TeRssefrom darti of Co ,e rdtprtoob IomKpais dyesia fever and aued line seuedb onn osurae and Sleo. handwe coffmlaits n other Eastden and erBy rihaue to a reta for al nheabov ~IlddStles,and ailybecoing opulrIstte cae,rmade nt compdaw ofMarb N e W . I ilsv t II sve a 88 y sle,n po T y o Macey resdin tg udge lisorineAson FAt-Eeryi then wo of forml ellt ptrher.getbdera ik hasen mly,ordil searing four Irve dlr a2 J.I. n ody' J. ofLaExt,duin Homes. ta Lo 8th Se n machin ae fo pr , 8 1 wit 'P ehree yas alltins his d t weinose, aks a i hs w osofLn yn n gdacond fines stk.ic cyear ofnetd and wti rna h iiso hasroneyt inersuchonrrapcne-. Kr A at fally acknoledged as undeStdandr Famirly.h ono Ese,h Count y of PPick macines t1aht el Prce omplTeste foric do N e C;oneRLT coinn COen e,LoeAo esl'ee,n reachied t$0deirdatyrls, and, teroherconaetiger, ores loort wnlo mater howrmoe wok ad estide, mor or Maresr &PC.uden of ForhiI~de one certain adpri d sby esanydlargTe mas.s-uoae opyetaf r ofitsT thsa ilxon anohrEtardinr libera itRuss, Matn&C-&osr@n ae ifr adde to loald taeleing ensuwhr stafter note mee2d wity on dareof ne hae noestabihd.r It wilsv thereos noerale7, prpy on.lT be Mackey,Preridk ofudgrer get oer yo, sesn yo ng orde r k of I purclser. tote .hs bde LES cen haiy, Adres Jiohean fou Kerndllars aCo. ap., n8onay 8h1o Ma et,drn 21y f'oranwy mNe ork.ua h esfratelglhor fsl,teflown rp iving. I s the st ongestemachneemado, serty, to w. readma ave too ATONs WrkN olde Ah lloE REoLR MofnPLY and bo lto tand es sepo ch C nentra, d, , and witinGo near thOeE Lnoporat liit o A.ig'acie,rie opet o o-es n Lo. containil TeAr, mtoe on neowe use aedce toh$0, coedeliee me, Iou les and OTe oThe aconanng Sll Aoes o o, mate wil seoe ou mare,moe othrtm.~ dbrs les. Pwlsofge uexhikede luiesprmnn tn onr.le withY d of sale.15W w >rtthnayohrExrodnr liberaltitles 6.&o , WE~ Aer. maet oa rtaeig gnswee1ftrsno opidwt ndyo rehvAoeetbihd r fteei orl,poet ilb reol at rikofre ag a Sway.r, Busixxes ex A LARGs 80ARA if A.-. F.-. M,-. .will take p see on ou owe me any ihing, come and see me if SatvanaT ox os astons Tas yes,r, moon - Own You, I will see you some other tien sa aaos monts. The attendanoe of all the R- M g e- methbors is earnestly uested. arar 28, 1878 gy ' - R. Gjilk!N W. N, - . 6. Frase, sewere.