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" " " "" f ' m" ' *" ' -A' The Louisiana Villainy i.i iTLKr?;ii.r> rcu'uui v.v wt 1.1.3. M v3iiiN)iro.\, January Jlii.?J. F. Littlefield, t-'ork ..I (he returning bnard, was recalled. lie s^:? 1 1 1 liat yesterday when he appeared before the committee lie lutil taken no legal advice, but since that time he had a conference with nn attorliey wlm^in formed hiiu that he could tell the whole truth, if he did so under protest, otherwise he would have to bear the burden of suspicion in n list ratting the original return of Vernon Parish. Mr. Field asked witness to look lit the paper marked S, and lie answered, after slight inspection, that 11 was the same paper that was before the returning board. Witness in reply to a iptestion said that he was requested by tiov. Wells to transpose the returns ol' two polls, taking (lie voles from the lleniucrats and giving them to the Fa-publicans ? polls two and nine. The number of votes thus transferred was litv I In-original figures were erased anil those required written iu their place. lly )lr. Field ? What motive did (lov. Wells ns.si_,u for requiring von to make the change? A.--To elect Hunter Judge, Andrews l>ir?ti ?cl At.orrey, ft i?l K Iso State Senator, the parishes being iu the judicial district iu which Oov. Wells resided. t|. ? Was one of the persons tiauicd J anus Andrews, who refused touccept the olliee the ground that he was not luirly elected t A. ? I presume m>, from the fact that he was a candidate for iMstrict Attorney. Mr. Field exhibited the certificate of the two friends of Wells, Hunter and Kelso, which witness believed to lie get!nine. P.y Mr. Field ?When the change of figures was accomplished in the way you mention, what become of the original papers from Vernon Parish? A. I was instructed by (Inventor Wells to bring him two statements accompanying the consolidated statement.. I gave them to him the day after the ollieial promulgation ; he was uhout to put them iu his pocket when I tfked whether it was not indiscreet to do su, and he i i i i!..._. ?.: i... i. -n"1 " ?"? ? v...........j, .< >>! , vi- lie ui I destroyed llivin I cannot say, but I saw tlivim burned. As to die original statement ol' (lie poll of Vernon 1'urish, with alterations, now before him, Governor Wells told tnc to destroy or iiinke way with it. 1 l'elt I had done a little too in licit already, and took thu paper home lor the purpose of destroying it, but did not. I coiiiiiuitiiealed these tacts to Mr. Spearii-g, my uncle, mid gave him the paper, to tic used by hiin and others, in whom confidence could be placed, in bcliall of the Nieliolls government, which Mr. Spearing supported. I thoughl that .Nieliolls was elected (iovcruor. 1 requested of him that my name should never be known in Ibis transaction, and that I should - ismitV l m'\v * him the paper in New Orleans. The last time 1 saw the paper was in the ollice of tlovernor I'aluier, at Springfield, it having been conveyed thither byMr. Spearing. Front that lime to this he had never seen the paper till it was produced yes to day before the committee. (J.?describe the occasion and the circumstances of Governor Hells asking you to alter the l et urns. A. ? On Sunday, the dd of Occcmbcr, the hoard and three or four of the clerks took dinner together. They sat tit dinner three or four hours. Frout there we went to the rooms of the returning board. After being there a lew minutes, I saw <ioveriior Wells looking over some papers und figuring. We were all feeling happy. I I vnow I was. In a few minutes (ioveriior Wells engaged with me in a whispered conversation, and told inc to alter the voles.? lie asked me to have it done that night, hut 1 didn't do it that night. Subsequently Governor W ells said it was well done. Witness here showed how the alterations were made. W itness, continuing said: Governor Wells usked me the same night to make a change in the electoral vote. <i iveruor Wills was exam iucd by the committee which went to New Orleans. Governor Wells afterwards told me lie was asked l>y ihe committee how the rclurns from Vernon I'arish were recei?c?l, and, in consequence, he fell very uneasy, lie tirst said l<> Hie: Can't you inal.e a copy of the original? I ml out w hat will make an aggregate, ami we ll reject them.'' lie then i-uhl .- "W .: will have nlli davits prepared. ' meaning affidavits fehowing why three polls of Vernon Parish were rejected. The affidavits were sworn to before I'liilcd Stales t'ointuissioner .lewell. latch affidavit was sworn to hy three persons. I reeolioet the names of three persons who swore to tlieiit, namely, .lint Drown, Samuel Collins ami fsmutiel Carter.? Tltey made their maths. 1 do not know whether there were sttelt persons or not. '1'lt affidavits were dated, I believe, November i I, l^Th, ttti I came into theollicc ol the board on the INIi of December. Mr. Field? Did Governor W ells spettk abuiit foiling the name of Titos. Franklin ? Answer lie asked me to practice so I cotthl make the signature to the returns, but 1 vli?l not do it. truest ion...Since you came to Washington, luvve von had interviews withany parties with regard to your testimony '.' A.---I have conversed with various parties, including Gov. Kellogg and Marshal l'itkin. Gov. Kellogg did not question iuc particularly, hut seoiiu d anxious to do so. l'itkin spoke ahoitt former intercourse and personal relations which had, lie said, hectt pleasant, and he wanted me to consider well he fore testifying uml as to what course I should lake. I told him I did not intend to testify if I could help it. lie as much as inferred that 1 should remember my friends, lie thought it wise for mc to stick to my own party. This conversation took place either Saturday or Sunday night. Q. ? W as an^v thing said about furnishing counsel, or about protecting you? A.?lie said if 1 desired lie would engage counsel. Mr. l.awrencc then examined the witness, who was reminded that he had sanl when lie was examine.i yesterday he was not aware of his rights. W itncss remarked that since then he had conversed with Mr. Murphy, of Davenport, Iowa. Mr. Murphy did not advise him, bitt said he could give testimony under protest, which would clear hint from contempt. ?is mere anything v. u know now that yon diil tint know yesterdayA.--1 am only giving my testimony uuiler protest. I in con""" i irtpl ft irviH-*eTW Mr. -Mwybyr ? l?.?Vou altered tic other return than this'.' A.?None was tillered bill this one, so tar 1 know. 1 saw considerable scratching going on. In I'm her response to questions witness nnid : I w cut to the oliiec of the returning hoard alter tire dinner ulieady alluded to to com pile th? returns. 1'ho members ol' the board were in their private othee. 1 began to make alterations in the returns from Vernon Parish 1'iticen minutes after tioveriior Wells suggested it. Judge 1'avis, one of the clerks, showed iiic iiow to alter the 'ignres and I'uraised a rubber. Woodward, auotIff clerk, assisted on Monday nioriiitig. tuber > lerks mud have seen it done. <lovertior Wells came in repeatedly while the work was |i?ogr^>iiig. 1 worked on it that right until J o clock. On MoiiJay I invited Woodward to assissf. Woodward erased sonic of tiic totals. I handed the original returns to tiovi'l'llill' W.dl-i Nlu-ll imiiiii ill in?l !?u lliev were being hurued. .\bell * ':ii< 1 such destruction was usually (loiir uutsidcof meeting ol' the board. (iuvcruor Wells loM me either to destroy or make way wifii the altered .statement of returns frotn Vernon J'ari.sk now in possesBion of this couiriTmee. tiovernor NV?U? asked me if I had made way with it. I said yes, it is not in the office. I took the {taper to my home mid it went from my pocket to that of Mr. Speariiig'tt tiovernor Wells not only made request t? niter the returns from Vernon Parish, hut nsked me to v.rite down what he desired. Mr. Spearing is inv uncle, lie frequently converged with me. und asked me t > tell him Something that would help tlie Nieholls government. Mv uncle w not inti< li of a politician, lie Voted for Ni'iiol'.s and f i' Hayes, flie witness testified that both 1 e and his uncle were formerly h.iy ii.speelorat New Orleans, hut removed. .Mr. Seelye .-aid to witness: When y .:i were ask d yt lerday whether tjoverii->r W'elN le.pi. sted you t<> make the aiicrttihu did \ m not -ay I?i Ii i 10 t ' I evade-l tin answer. I .mi i til '.. I I did nut tii.vciuor Wei1 did not make such request. ! ??.?Tl?c reporter's notes say you tints te-ti- | | lie-1. A. Then thev urc wrong. (J.?l'i'l it seetu to you perfectly right to make j the alterations "! A.? I thought there was noli j ing wrong in obeying instructions, j ? I)i>l you think liovcrnor Wells a rascal I fill- lllfl! itur Will-It Ik. Itfitlutuiliaklk *' \ - I Villi i Tin* constitution ami laws specify liotv the electors shall he appointed and when they shall meet to cast their votes, but further ii does not go. The moment their Votes are sealed and deposited with the proper Federal authority, there is no power in a State to reverse it or change it. The State must act before the voles of its electors has been east, or it is powerless, lie said the proposition to interpose a judicial inquiry into a purely political proceeding was a novel one, and that no judicial action had ever hccu interposed except upon a mandamus compelling olliecrs to act. No injunction of a court can intrude into a political act. The fathers of the country, as early as 1800, incorporated into a t Iimu pviuaif l? iUwi tliv i^uvtrititivitl lias no right to ignore or set aside the action id' I a Stale in regard to the election of electors. In their wisdom they drew the line of demarcation very clearly and plainly. Mr. livarts concluded by saying that the attempt to bring Judges into the workings of this scheme of popular sovereignly w ill make it intolerable, since the decision of the Judges will override and supersede the will of the people. Charles <> Connor, after an allusion tojthe im parlance id' this case?the most important ever tried in the I nited States?said the counsel for thcTildeu electors held directly the opposite view to that entertained by the Kepiihlicnii counsel, and that the commission had the right to make a full inquiry into the facts of the Florida election. The opposing counsel "held that the ilcpiihlienu electors met in accordance with law and cast their votes, and that it is not in the power of any earthly tribunal to invalidate their action. (In this point he took issuu with them, lie said that the proposition that tlit: power to count the electoral votes is vested in the President of the Senate is palpably absurd, since he is precluded by the constitution from counting such votes, lie has no right to open the certificates until the two houses meet in joint session. 11 it power is simply clerical, and lie cannot know what the packages contain until lie opens them. I he duty ot the President of the Senate ends with the opening ol'ihc certificates. The counting devolves upon that body which is required to ai t on the result. The count inii-t lie recognized by the same body. Mr. O't'i n tor concluded by saying that he believed the Tildcn electors had the best legal right to he recognized, while that they had the moral right is the common consent of all mankind, and will he of pos letny. .No holiest mutt capable of bltishingOoiiM |.(issil.lv look another in the faecaud assort I lint tlio llityes elect-as iii Florida wore elected. lie submitted I lull the commission shmtld receive as evidence 111 llio case llio testimony taken l>y llio ('ciigrcssioiial investigating Committoos. . . ?" li is undcrst oil lliocoininissioii meets*to-morrow lo consider what evidence. ii' any, is before ii, tin 1 to consider its powers and duties in llio oaso preliminary lo having a filial argument. 'I'm: I,m isian \ Iti.n i:\isi; Ih?vitn Vtt.i.itxv ?Tins Now Vurk // /'./</, of Tluirsilay, tliiuks thai llio disclosures of l.illloliobl, Muddox and I'iokoll effectually settle Mr. llayos' hash. It spoaks only what all holiest nun everywhere t Iii 11 k \\ lion it says : The astounding te-timony of the last two days, | and especially that pari of ii given yesterday, j explodes all llio chalices of Mr. Hayes to be the . next President, unless llio credibility of llio witnesses can ba overthrown. The evidence taken yester lay by the llousct'oiiimiitee on Privileges and r.leelions will iueile even deeper interest 1 ban I be proceedings of 1 lie el eel oral commission, because this evidence, unless successfully impugned, will compel tlie commission to reject tIi0 action of a returning board steeped in villainy and perjury. No body of honest men, clothed with authority to decide, could make themselves accomplices after the fact of such rascalities as have been sworn to since the beginning of this week. Not even Mr. Morton and Mr. (iartield will vote in the commission to count Louisiana for i I ayes if the credit of these witnesses is not impeached, llul inasmuch as Hayes cannot be declared elected without the votes of all the disputed States, ho will have 110 chance at all unless this fatal testimony from Louisiana can t?*ilninnllnhe.l^ - | * *_ is, prnLaMr -tditr-Hiarnclvv of t ho witnesses will appear to no great advantage after a thorough scrutiny. * * * Hut that does not necessarily discredit their testimony. In courts of justice important convictions are often obtained on the testimony of accomplice, who turn State's evidence. It happens in this Louisiana case that the statements ot the witnesses are supported by documentary proofs. - ? _ . Ft urn t'.n IVvitTit 1 t.Atts or 111 u I mti.ii Sr.vi IlKTf.ri tvr. <>i lttAiit. Front t te letter given hern... 1. - ... 1. - . ii .? 111 11 iiii- iniiuiii'i to in u'i'iivp William- was even more outrageous than at lirst supposed. The wonder is imw why Mr. M anlier should ha\o quietly hiibmitte I to sueli iu.-u,lenec : Four Mom:, S. ('.. January do. IS77. On Monday last, the postmaster at litis place, | Mr. M. Wagner, was arrested hv one | Willi tuts, claiming to he a detective in the post I ollicc department. On Saturday hist he sent n j "decoy letter" to this other. an I being very impatient did not wait a reasonable time, hut came | on Monday and arrested Mr. W a rner ami eon (</ Any) on* the plat form, and eommei re 1 .a vigorous search, lie then look them to the post otlice; there he searched Mrs. Wagner and child, then dived with the vim of un expert into Mr. Wagner's personal papers, and tin ling nothing, he thought of the letterboxes, and there hi- de ' coy" turned up, exactly where lie should have ' found it. Then lie told them hi- business, hut being caught in his own trap, lie quietly packed up and left on the first train to find a more genial clime fiifi !. ,Mr. W'a'/ner is a respectable gentlemen, at. I to he thus ma le a j Fpci i:n !e i f is very li-ii 1 imloc 1, mine ,"i wneii all w.ihout ih* -Ii i 1 '? of a eau-e. Such invii a- lb! di :< et'.ve s',, ul 1 1c licld to account.-' Show Mai round. ' ( I.I. - ? Sotne of tin- I'liila lelpliia ; i; or* are nearly tilled U it Ii ad*i l ti-Tto, hi s nf real < -late iti that city to In- *<d 1 it pit'- ic de un lei the sflaiitls | hutUUiCf. b """" " ... say I have the uppcuruiice of being a rascal for what I have done. 1^.?But you committed a forgery ? A 1 do not know the alterations of ligutcs to be a forgery. In reply to Mr. Ilurchard, the witness said lie knew of alteration having been made in the returns of any other parish. I.y Mr. Lawrence?Were not charges made against you of excessive charges while you occupied the oflicc of hay inspector? A ?Not to I >..v- leBiifewlculaMk II... wllnuu nnt.1 ll.nl I... I.,.. rowed S20O of Mr. Spearing to pay his expenses. The indebtedness was sell led, there being an old account bet wen lliciii. Mr. Spearing gr#e Itiin SP* while they were in Now York toaether, Mr. Shearing telling him he had an advance from lite Sergeant-ftl-Arms. Hy Mr Field- Mow much scratching was done? A. ?I do not know. During further examination of witness lie said the promulgation of the falsified return was -%ued by nil the members of the returning board. - Doings of tho Electoral Commission. \V AsitiMiids, February f>.?O'Connor and Mi rrick have charge of the Florida ease, 'frutn bull and ''arneuter of Louisiana, and .Merrick and Woo oy of ttregoii. The Cnion has no doubt but that the con*mission will decide to ad m it* testimony. In the commission Frui ts opened in opposition to the power of the llon.se or the commission taking evidence behind the certilicates and the official State canvass. Fvurls closed his urguincnt at quarter to 1. O'Connor followed. In the course of his argument, Mr. Fvurls said the only transaction of choosing a President begins by depositing in the Federal urn the certilicates of the election of electors. The next step i> the opening and counting of the votes. enorotoii, * . Be^y II has been discovered that one of tin Micliia.au J'.ltutoi i, a Uepublicun, is not cli glide, as hcl^not n citizen of the United States The House Committee lias sent for him to testify as to his eligibility. o Bh/i>'" Itauisnii Fowler, the horse thief we men tioued two weeks ago as having been arrested it Greenville, has removed his residence, by orde of Judge Northrop, to Union jail. lie is nov nearer home than in Greenville. . o . At the monthly meeting of the Uniot Ihiilditig and Loan Association, last Tuesday about S'J.ooo were readily taken at prices vary ing from SI.1.'7 to S'J.ol. The Association is in a nourishing couditiot and has tlone much good in the*community. ? Some scoundrels undertook to throw i freight train on the Charjotte Columbia and Alt gusta lluilroad oil' t lie track on Saturday last lu | piling a large quantity ol' tvood on the track.? Fortunately the Fngineer and Conduct >rdiscov ered it in lime to prevent a disaster, l'lundc was the object. | % ^ t J" A Grand Jury of New York City ha indicted the following oliicers of the Security Life Ins trance Company : Kohcrt L. Case, I'rcs i lent ; T. L. Wctniore, Vice President ; Isaac II Alien, Secretary; Hold. L. Case, Jr., Actuary.? i The indictment against Allen, tho Secretary, i j for "wilful and corrupt perjury." . ?. There is a little Store in Union that do serve* llit* intention 11 our people. It is locntci jurt In.low the Motel ami makes a vifcy modes I appearance, but in it can be found almost air tiling you want, from a pint of Piudcrs to a fun rndcrshirt. It is presided over by our friem J. K. Young, one of the cleverest men in tin County. Don't neglect him. > ......... B0A? ^ 0 learn that Messrs. Dunbar & Sniitl have rcntcil the large brick stable ami yard, it rear of the Hotel, and will shortly open an ex tensive l.ivery and Sale Stable. They are nisi preparing to buil I a Market House? for the pur pose of opening a regular meat market, where on citizens can obtain all kinds of the best frcsl meats in regular city style. The enterprise mus be a success. A few years ago Congress increased tin salary id* the President from $"J.#,00O to $.">0,00f per annum. In passing the appropriation bil last week Congress decided that i? 2 A ,000 wa, enough for a 1'rcsidciit. So after the Ith o March next the President of the United State; will have to he content with S2">,000 a year.? An elTort was made to reduce the pay of tin members from $">,<100 to $1,000, but that didn' go down. . o bast Wednesday night a littleson of .Mr .1. II. floss awoke his father . ml told him ilia a man had got into his bed. Mr. floss hastenei to the room and was just in Cmieto see thcfellov getting out of the window. Upon inspection i ladder was^fflku4iv.iu;cd rcstin;/ ay iiiisi the sliet below tin- window*. tTic boy says (bat when li awokt (In- 111:111 was in bed ami passing bis ham! over (hi' chiM's body. h'o far (here is no elm to the parly. - Ittr5X.. lii (lie case of W. II. Wullaee, opoake of House of Ueprcsentalives, vs. t ' iroliiia Nation al Kink and other Stale ilepositories, anil F. I, ('ardo/o, claiming to he t!ie Treasurer of thi State, asking for an injunction restraining the Kauk from paying money belonging to the Statt upon t'ardo/o's checks, Judge l'arpentcr has dc cided that Cor lo/.o is not the State Treasurei and therefore issued an order restraining Stat depositories from paying any money to him a Treasurer. (h4}" Hy reference to an Ordinance publishc this week it will lie seen tln.L the Town t'ounci have proliibited t lie storing of Fertilizers wit hit ! two hundred yards of any dwelling within til Incorporate limits of the town. Tlic Law t take cH'ccl 011 the first iluy of March. A fine o is impose! for every day th|^t the law is vio Idled. 1 or some time complaints against the uiiplcu sunt smell of the Fertilizers li?Ve been made t< the Council, by citizens?particularly Ladies? 1 ivi11near the Warehouses, and the Board o Health i j. iited lo the Council hist Fall, thu they < i.:-i lesed the constant inhalation of tin Ammonia it,,in Fcnilizers veryVbhcallhy. A1 other l , w us, so far as we kuo\v3tiave a sirnilat I Ordiii.isice in force. It willcaufl iucouvcuicnci (o snisie. hiu it' the health of thf town is promo led by the removal of the Wy if houses no on< can Consistently object to it. cThr oOlcehlij (flnion ffimrs. |{. M. STOKES, Editor. UNION, PUli>AY FEBRUARY f, 1877^ TERMS OF SUBSCEimOH. i * ?|?vt one jroar, I \ aI?V.\M K, SO ICSOUU vi ur, " " , * fiJM 5 M 44 " * J 1 l.?Ht 10 44 44 UU.fM) ADVERTISING. Of*.. or oik* inch, llrM insertion, * - $M>0 Ivk II i?iil*xc<|iii ii( insertion, ------- ? % Lil?? i .ii >11 ?tnii in.o!*- I mi t< ti;inl> aii'l otlicrvftdvcrI i*ino |.?r six iii?tut h> i?r l?v I !?? r?'nr. i loil nary NotitvNol ( n linoor Irvi.lti^rldl fAf. 41 uvvr leu lines, cliargctl as Aibcrlin1 llll'llts. if t, - ? |m r o ut a^Mit tonal lor ift'lvcrtUcuieut* ordered not to :i|?|H*ar i?i roiifttriitivi' issues. Bkjji" A Liuuuiia tree in Columbia has produced a full crop of fruit this year. The fruit matured 'in-doors'' during the severe weather la?t I month. teHf" Wu sec ii announced that Gov. Hampton has removed l'rom oHice J una S. Mobley, Auditor, and II. II. 1?. ISyroti, Treasurer of Union ('utility. . a tea)'" Not long ago a gentleinan traced n ten dollar note buck three days and found itrliad paid over one hundred dollars of debts an? then returned back to him again. tea)'" The names of those who have paid the Hampton 10 per cent. Tax ln,Gr?envillo County, tire published in the Greenville 2VV??, and fill two columns of that paper. . t,. ? K v.- Mr. I'orcy !">. l'ailey, grundson of Samuel Ikiiley, who formerly resided in litis town lied in Columbia last. Monday.J lie had lonjj been a sufferer from that iusidious disease?con sumption. ^ - lit-'du. The residence of Mr. John Spake, neat I'acolet depot,was broken iutooiienight last week tiy thieves who carried away two dress coats shirts, pants, t wo bed<|uilts, and all the meat, cof fee and Hour Mr. Spake had 011 hand. The citizens of Spartanburg arc invitee to alt end a meeting tit Spartanburg C. II., 01 tlie 1 1th iust., to take steps toward building 1 Narrow Guage^failroad from that town to Kuth The Fight that Always Wins. It will, uo doubt, be remembered by most c our readers, that when three-fourths of the pa pcrs iu the South were warmly denouncing Dill ill for delivering his bold and mutily speech i Congress in defense of the Southern people uu exposing the vile falsehoods and vituperation of Dlainc, we, almost alone in this State, ei dorsed the letter and spirit of that speeel claiming thnt it was time the Southern mcmbei should stand up boldly and defiantly, in Coi gress, for the rights, privileges and character < their constituents, that the cringing altitude < the South should give place to a manly, bra> and determined fight upon any and every occi sioti when bullying demagogues and politiciai assailed us. The suppliant policy then coui soiled by the Southern press and leaders, lir emboldened our vindictive persecutors, ns it a ways will, to heap indignities nad oppressioi upoii us until ttic ftoutticrn people, unuer suv teachings, were becoming "educated" to ubje submission to the dictum of tlie ruling part and were afraid to utter ti manly sentiment t self-defence, for fear (so tliey were told) it tcou I do harm! Ilill spoke in strong and unniistak i able language; bis words were true and his a guinents unanswerable; and from that day tl domineering spirit of the Republican pat ty h been steadily softening toward us, until tit | they ure beginning to assume the attitude suppliants themselves, and with fear in tin hearts they tremble at the sight and imperials of a "solid South." ( The bold utterances of Hill in Congress at r the still bolder stand taken by the Southc people, in drawing the lincssharply and distim ly in their State elections, with the triumph the Democratic people over the corrupt Rcpu lican oligarchy at Washington, are all combini to restore to the South that equality and rcspi ' which really belong to her as an acknowledge vital part of this country. The Southern press is now speaking bold 1 and claiming the right to strike back blow I , blow?and it is striking with telling ellcct t while the Southern people no longer utter tin political opinions with bated breath, but sta forth as freSemen, defying the oppressors' bat nets and epctily denounce the venal and corn L men and doings of tiie party that has kept (h< under politTCat^iSTltlage so many years. ~*^N4mB9*^havo bclicdfct -Hi A? flfc * would be kept under (lie iron heel of igtiorai and arroiranl desnotism iust so loiitr as her m |>lo wore guided by leaders \vl u advised a tn i culeut course toward "tlie powers tliat be" c Washington, anil, 111 opposition to (lie opinio v- ol' some of our most intelligent ami esteem friends, we 'nave always advocated a dccid and independent course for the South. 1 The members of tlie lladieal party are "tarred with the same stick," and so long the Democratic leaders continued the cowan device of hiding their party behind liKcrnl 1 radical candidates and under radical platfori just so long would the power of the radical pat be perpetuated aud the Southern Elates govern by bayonets ami mercenary carpet-baggers. ^ Thank tiod! the people have at last bu from the hftfids ot such leaders and assert their individual and sectional manhood l>_\ square, bold tight at the ballot-box, in t'ongrc and wherever their rights, as citizens, are iir ded or their honor impugned, s And in that light, notwithstanding the en y moils odds against them, they have won a glo - ous bloodless victory. \\ c might have fought till doomsday itudct 1 _ | compromise banner ami gained victory after v s ' torv, hut 1 lie c lice Is of each victory would lui i increased tlicstrcngtli and arrogance of ourei I mics ami weakened ami debased us. Hill deserves the (hanks of (lie South for ' j boM ami fearless reply to Blaine ami his unji ' i aspersions of the Southern people, fu it he ^ a great measure silenced the bullying and gr< L abuse of the South in the halls of Congress, a ' o nivinced every man in that body, friend a L foe to honest government, that hereafter t South would demand her rights in the L'ni ( and a decent res pec; for her people through th ( representatives in Congress. Following in the wake of Hill's speech we: j the Democratic people of the South lmldly de ing their villificrs and oppressors and opei ,. announcing their determination to tight th until the last carpet-hag ollicial of the govei ( uienl which has so systematically and maliciou persee ited them shall he driven to a degra 1 obscurity. The victory for good and lion a government at Washington lias been achieved d the independent uprising of the Southern p 1 pic, and by that same manly effort the Sautlit s States are getting rid of the infamou.* carp f bag officials who have kept us in continual d s quiet and turmoil while they plundered t - Treasury and ruined our good name, e With Butler from South Carolina and I! t from Georgia, in the Senate, the South will p 6cnt an array of independence and ability minding us of those days when only the good t the nation governed the actions of the mcmbi i of our National Legislature. The investigation of the Louisiana el 1 tioii frauds is being vigorously pushed by i ^ Congressional Committee and every day brii e out more damning evidence of the vile eoiis| 8 aey to cheat the people out ol the victory tl e had honestly and fairly won. The acts of I I'.ctui nmg Boat d stamp its members? particul r ly its chairman, J. Madison Wells?and uea1 every one connected,?as a pack of peiyui rascals, ami it does nut seem possible that i 9 people of t'.ic United States cm be satisfied , the Commission or any other body decides i vote of that S ale in favor Haves and Wheel We give one instance : The llcturnii g lfot r absolutely transferred iT'.l votes cast for i e Democratic Klectors it the parrish of Verti s over to and in favoy of the Kepuhlican Can dtites, making a difference of do8 votes in fa> of the latter, in one parish. From Chund ' down to the illiterate colored men on lite I ' turning Hoard, nil arc guilty of a most unsc: " puloits, systematic plot to rob the people ofth 0 choice for P^sideiU^^^^^^Ih^sideiiL_g I examination of witnesses as it appears daily the New York Sun, but it is impossible and ( ryaders must bo content with the specimen give in another column and await the final res B**)u Silver chango is libout lis couunon f fractional currency in this region. Most of is "new issue, ' dated 1S???, and when it li e ' appeared ii looked so bright and stiange tl 1 i many of those who received it particularly t r I colored people) began to "salt it down,"' coi u | quciitly change hccamc very scarce; hut t novelty is wearing oil and there is not inn i difficulty now in getting two silver halves fui dollar greenback. Exchange!. I The Southern Cuhimtor if, without doubt, ^ k" arte of the best Agricultural journals published f 11 on this contiuciit. It is particularly valuable 11 to the Southern tillers of the soil, as it devotes 1 d all its efforts to the advancencnt of Southern 13 Agriculture in all its departments. It should jj '* be found upon every farm in this State. I'rice j '? $'2 per annum. Address NT. L. Jones, Editor S rs and 1'roprietor. A hen, Geo. I The 1'cn and I'lotc is a valuable journal that t makes its appearance on our tabic monthly, aud s u' is ever welcome. It is devoted, as the name in- l1 'L dicatcs, to general literature, Agriculture aud j, II Domestic economy. It is always well filled with % ld the very choicest reading nnd is handsomely t j gotten ui>. Address J. rayne i.owc, .>cw lorn. j The Eclectic Magazine.?The February num- , ber vl' the Eclectic is embellished with a very I tine and striking portrait of Ueoge Mac Donald, ' ' t the poet and novelist. In the letter-press the J v editor suppleuicuts the portrait with a brief , ' sketch of his life. * in . ,, The literary contents of the number arc of I * ... i e the usual striking vMuc and variety of attractiver ness, and present something of intorcst to all. I ^ The leading article is a reprint of a highly in- < ,is structive address "On l'opulur Culture," by i (W John Morley, which accomplishes the ditlicult ( oj. lent of saying something new on the subject of 1 education. The other contents are varied and interesting. Published by E. U. Pkltoji, 2d llond Street, New Vork. Terms, $5 per year ; Single numru ^cr? '"'cents. The Eclectic ami any ^4 magazine to one aMrcs* J'<>r SS. of Cotlci/'n Lady's Jluok for February is a perfect ib- gem, both in appearance and contents. It is an ng invaluable adjunct to every family library and jet we nrc surprised that more of our Lady friends ed do not subscribe for it. We notice lately in many of the papers in this State the following announcement: ''0, "Hereafter all Sherilf's and other Legal acl? vertisements published in this paper must be " paid in advance; parties ordering the Sheriff to sell must pay him the printer's fee," or some 0 tiling of the same import. '''' We have no complaint to make of our Sheriff. 11,1 Wlicu our fee is paid iuto his hands it is sure to ward. We, however, do believe that a rule ICC should be adopted to compel the parties postL'? polling a sale to pay the costs already accrued. ,c We have cases 011 our books where sales have in been postponed since February, lS7d, five times, "IS and not a cent paid. We have a number of cac' ses, also, where suits in Bankruptcy and other causes have stopped sales and kept us out of our fees for years. Besides, there are a number of cases in which some irregularity has been dis,ls covered, on I he day 0/ sale, preventing the sale altogether; and those cases we have to put dowu 1 ' ) ' as dead loss, for we receive nothing from thciu. ' Then lawyers sometimes compromise cases without thinking of the printer's lee, or anybody 1 else's fees. So that we are not surprised at the precaution observed by our neighbors to save lS^ themselves from loss. It is a mistaken idea I lmt a country newspaper is equal to a (Sold Mine. Hf-?).- We are pleased to hear that an increased ia- number of our farmers intend this year to pay .' inor* attention 1o the "hog and hominy" tl.au or- the Cotton crop. Most of our fanners have at ri- last come to the rational conclusion that it is far cheaper to raise corn than to pay ^l.ol' a ''? bushel for it on a lien, and that they can raise lc* bacon at much less per pound than lien prices. ive When all our fanners act upon that idea weslnill ,c* be lucre prosperous and independent. Money will l>c more plentiful, lor instead of sending 1,8 tl.c likoucy our farmers get for their cotton to lsl the North and West, for corn, Bacon, l'lour and 1,1 other supplies, it will remain and be circulated ,ss among us. tnl * ,.,l 'Li (lie .-JOtli ult., about o'clock in he ll'e evening, the house of Lewis lk Iiolloway, on ninety-six, Abbeville, was discovered lobe on cj,. lire. When (he neighbors arrivetl, the body of Mr. Iiolloway was seen on ilie floor of I lie build* <ec co"''l not be reached on aeeaunt of the jv_ fire. Upon examination it was found that he j],. had been murdered in the yard, and then drag* l>n| god into the house and the house fired. Two ni. negroes, t'usli Harrison, one of Chamberlain's sjv eleeiiou Marshals, and Anderson !>avis were ar* !t.,| rested on suspicion. The ciicuinstanlial evicst denee against those fellows, nt the prcleminary j,.. cxaminaiion before Jfeial Jnstico Walker arc alc most conclusive evidence of their guilt. 111 TTic Supreme Court of this State decides that the election of County ollicers on the 7th ,s~ of November last was valid. Judge Uecd, of 'IC the Circuit, had decided that the late election of County ollicers was not valid, tifccau.se the new general election law did not explicity Ie" repeal that clause in the old law which orders ,l" tike election for County ollicers to be held in October. Now, if Judge llond, Ik W. M. Mackey 113 or some other pretender don't overrule the decision of the Supreme Court, we suppose the ec_ decision will stand, and the County ollicers will ll,,. take their positions. 'gs List of Orand Jurors for tho Year 1877. >ir1. S. M. Iticc It). -Tillman Littlejolm ipy '' A tt Wood II *Tlin?....? 11 mi. vii.ii ll,e I{. . I < 1111 I,. Mcbiown... I 'J. .loliii .1. Welsh ar- I. * Aaron Lyles, Sr...| It!. Samuel Kelley .*>. -Jerry Lott;r M. Jasper Acock It. \V. A. Nicl?ol.son....|I "?. M. It. Mea<lor L' 7. -Cajrer l.cc TO. Hubert l.uwson Ilie ,vt *|.ottis Murpli 17. * Dennis Jeter I it' John It. Jeter DC Clon^li Bishop ,t1(. I Witness. I CHAHI.KS BOLT, Clerk of Court. er. " J List of Petit Jurors to Snrvo at Fobruary Term, the 1817J |l>n 1. Jesse J. Mabry 111. *(!ilcs Foster ili- 'J. Thomas .1. Ureer...'JO. Jesse Bishop ror *' " "arris -I. Y.S. Hobo 4. W. A. Muorehoail... J'J. *( I recti Bclew 01 f?. J. /. Lancaster j'Jtt. *(lreen Nicholas.... I?u" t'?. (t. II. Jeter |'J1. *(lcorgo Aloore rii- 7. *Lc.l I.inilsey 'Jj. *Slowart llawkins.. 5. I'errv Dustin 'JO. *\\ a<lc Carlisle m_ 18. II. T. Gall man .181. John Brandon.. I I. W. K. McNchcc [J52. II. P. Foster wc. 1*?. II. IV MeKissick..J:<n. I. C. liogan 1<>. 1'. 15. I.ove ]:?l. *(>he<liali l.nyton... 17. : ColuniliOH Farrow. !:IY Joseph CI. Gnult as IS. Mabry Thomas [8ti. 1$. A. Gregory I 'I'lle iiaincs marked 11ms * are persons of rst color. nit [Witness.] rilAlll.KS I'.Ol.T. . ( lerk of Court, ne . v. sc- X '/OHC fritl !nj'S /;?(. f/tl 1'CIH 4 i'li'f /<?/ <tln/ llO S/mrliUihui;! Ci'iutti/ (o the ( iini.hfi turn (Jvi'tniiit'itf. "llurruli for Hampton, ainlSpar c" ' t inbiirg too. rft 'Ilie same in Union, fiieml I 'at row Si, Imr inli for all three ' The Late. Joieph Foster. M e take the following, condensed biography f tlint most estimable uiau, Mr. Joseph Foster, rum the Carolina Spartan : Mr. Foster was born in Canterbury. New lampshire, in 1803, and was 73 years of age. le Caine to South Carolina in 1820, settling first n Union County, where he taught school and tiarried his life partner, a daughterof Mr. James deans. From Union he moved, in 1817, to Ipurtatihurg, having made business connections ho year previous with Mr. 1). C. Judd, and as s well known, the tworcuiained together in the injoyiucut of the most pleasant uud intimate locial and business relations until his death, the irin of Foster & Judd having acquired a reputation in commercial circles second to none for uirness uud honesty in ull of their transactions, dr. Foster was an Elder in the Presbyterian 'hurch at Fair Foiest, Union County, and shortV after his removal to Spartnuburg was made in Elder in the Church at this place, which portion lie filled acceptably until his death. Mr. foster, besides seudiug two sons to the war, -chose gallant services are acknowledged by all, ;ave also liberally of his means to the support >f the Southern cause, ami lost considerably by he result. We simply record the facts and laics, because his long residence and daily appearance among our people, have made hiecharncer uud characteristics familiar to every one. Wc have uothing new to give our reads'rs u|ion the Presidential question. The Commission has scarcely begun its work upon the election in Florida, niwl'iintil it decides, that the counting of the votes by Congress cannot procoed. From what we can gather from all sources, it is pretty generally conceded that Tilden and Hendricks will be declared elected President and Vice-President of tho Pnitcd States, and inaugurated 011 the 5th of next mo.ith.? The following is tho latest news front the Commission, and from that it appears that the Florid 1 case ntay soon be settled, but it is probable that the result will not be know n for some days: . Wasiiisutun, Feb. 7*?Official : On motion, Mr. Justice Miller ordered that no evidence will be received or considered by the Commission which was not submitted to the Joint Committee of the two Houses, by the President of the Senate, with tho different certificates, except such as relates to the eligibility of F. C. Humphrey, me of the Florida electors. Yeas 8, nayes 7. The Secretary of the Comuiiss'on was instructed to inform the counsel on their respective sides, that at 11 o'clock to-morrow, it will be prepared to hear argument on the question of the eligibility of Fred. C. Humphreys as one ?? tlic Republican electors. The question raised In 111. uli,riliilitv is I bat be was nt the datu^V ffl^lcction a United States Shipping Commissioner, which is alleged to be such an office of trust and profit, as to disqualify hi In from acting as an elector; but which office, it is asserted by responsible persons, be resigned before the election. Morton left the Commission a few miuutcs ago, and was carried away in his chair, which was in waiting at the door, lie did not look particularly cheerful. II r.i.r mk, Cassu s, ok 1 Sink.?Washington telegram to the licstou /'vat: "Chandlercalled on Grant last night to beseech him to recognize Chamberlain in South Carolina as well as Kellogg in Louisiana. He received cold comfort. Grant's first reply was : '1 nni covineed that Hampton was elected by 1,U>4 majority.' Said Zach : 'What are you going to do about it ?'? '1 don't know,' replied tbo President, thoughtfully ; '1 can't conscientiously recognize Chamberlain, and 1 don't want to recognize Hampton. 1 guess I will let things remain in statu quo a while longer.' The President further intimated that in his opinion the Chamberlain Legislature bad no legal quorum when it inaugurated Chamberlain and chose a United States Sctiutor, and consequently those acts were nullities. Chaiu tterlain sent word-here limt -iMxloot not received the support lie expected from Washington yet, hut lie hoped to in a day or two, as he was out of money and would soon run ashore if lie did not. The latest developments in the Louisiana case were laid before Gr^nt to-day. All that could be got out of him was the grulf remark, 'Is that true? A fine state of allairs, a fine state of allairs.' " Tut: IV.aun i. Hint: or a Tiiamp. ? He boarded a train at Omaha, and after having been ejected from several trains, lie readied Green ltiver, in Wyoming. Here the train men become more vigilant, and the dyad-head saw that lie must find a very secure liidintr nluce. Accordingly. while tho (ruiu men were busy, he crawled iuto (lie lire box of a stationary engine that was standing on a tlai ear, und which was going through to Ban Francisco. Boon after the train started sonic one shut the engine door, and the man was a prioucr. lie could not sit down, and could barely turn around, and in this way he rode four days and nights, without a mouthful of food or drink, excepting a few crackers lie had in his pockets. When the train arrived at Verdi, Nevada, a distance of nearly '.'00 miles from (Srecii River, he attracted the attention of the conductor hy scratching on the engine with his linger nails, lie was liberated almost dead with told and hunger. Tiik Hixu or a W'oinoki>Co.\fki>kiiati:.?Mr. Matthew Ditchficld, of McWilliamstown, Chester County, Pa., writes as follows : "1 desire to discover the owner of a gold ring that wus tuken from a confederate otliccr during the war under the following circumstances : James 0. Kecch, formerly color sergeant of the 10th l'ennsylv^V nia Cavalry, has seen in the New York Sun tn^' name of llackctt, (?) of Charleston, S. C., and believes the name of the officer from whom tho ring was taken to have been Col. Hackett, of Charleston, commanding I lie 7 ih South Carolina Cavalry, whoat the time w as acting as brigadiergeneral. it wasat the battle of Johnson's Farm, Va., fought on October 7, 1804. Sergt. Keech, . in a combat with Col. Ilnckctt, shot him through the cheek-hone, and believing hiui to be dead, , dismounted and found him still altfttt" One of Keccli's comrades took the officer's watch, and wwxii uciiuiiitiirii um rinjr. i ut* omccr repneu thai he was willing (o pari with anything but tlint, but gave it up upon the promise of Keech to return it to him or his fatuity. Thia.pi?mise Scrgt. Kcecli intends to carry out. The ring is a ?? heavy gobl one with three initials. Whoever claims the ring ami can give me the thrccinitials , ami say whether they arc in italic or Roman | letters, can have the ring forwarded to your address at your or his expense." We shall be glad to receive any information that will lend to tlio discovery of the owner of the ring described. The ring, 110 doubt, belongs to Col. A. C*. Haskell, of Columbia, who carries very strong proof^^^ of his title to it in bit/tier, just where Scrgcant^^B Kcecli shot him. Resides that, we have two or , three men in this town who were iu Col. Haskell's command and well remembers the occurrence. These gentlemen inform us that Col. Haskell was Col. of the 7th S. C, Cavalry and at the time he was shot was acting as itrigadiergeucrnl. The watch was soon afterwards re turned to Col. Haskell under a tlag of truce. Ifwc iiru nuLanistnken.'MrolWMiMto'Uiuson. JI^PKwigot? fair Forest, was with Col. Haskell when he was shot, and saw the watch and r\u?^ taken froiu him. Sai> Accident.? It is with great regret that wc record tho very serious accident which occurred to Mr. II. F. Senile, on Thursday last.? \\ litis! silling in her huggy in front of llio residence of Mr. J. S. 1(. Thomson, a runaway horse, hitched lo another buggy, ran iigninsl and overturned her own, the lnghiencd animal Ridding to the injury already done, by slopping and kicking at llie buggy which he had just overturned. In endeavoring to extricate herself and get away from the crazed animal, Mrs. Scaife had a limb broker so badly, as to he a matter ?>t very serious concern with her friends ami relatives. We are glad lo learn thut she is doing veiy well, everything considered, ami hope thai she may soon recover.?Sjmi(<tn. I