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A Terrible Cyclone in Auguatft. The Market in a Heap of limns?JI oners Wrecked ' ?Mjirrelous Escape of a Family. A little after 1 o'clock oh Thurday night, the 8tU inst., a terrible hurricane or tornutlo passed over n portion of Augusta, leaving desolation in its track. From 7 o'clock the sky was overcast by black clouds, illumined at intervals by v Hashes of lightning. The rain fell in torrents, % and the wind raged furiously. Ominous noises pervaded the air, and a forbodiug of ill seemed ilk0 V1 11,0 atn^>sphcre. At uho?4 lr<4'cU>cfc Wie t WvM'which'had quieted somewhat, burst with I m ten-fold fury, and, in a minute, brought with it u ? a fearful tornado, the track of which, us far as wo have been able to lenru at this hour (11 o'- C clock), was restricted to a narrow belt. Hushing through the centre of the city, apparently j from southwest to northeast, it s STItlVK TIIKI.OWKK MAItKKT, , which it literally demolished. The whole of tho large structure was thrown into a mass of ruins, S timbers broken ntnl masonry piled in utter confusion. Tho building was totally destroyed, and n: itsdebri%is lying in the middle of llroad street, an iufettnicuble mas<; of wood, bricks and stone. ine cicar tunes 01 tno tnarnet ucn, no wen known in Hie cilv, was It card for I lit) last time, it ns it struck one, as in n few minutes afterwards y il was lying beneath the wreck. From Ellis street to Broad, along Centre, is D one scene of desolation. The street is ULOOKKU WITH TURKS 7 aud timber blown from the adjacent houses.? d Mr. Small's bakery, at the corner of Kllis nnd Ceutre streets.was terribly shattered, and Mrs. ^ . . - 8harkeyVY#tMllVie^oh thl^tfjiprtsifl befcrer suf fered fearfully. The blacksmith shop was blown s' down. The southern end of the new brick build- d ing just erected by Mr. Bredcnberg, was blown a out, falling upon the wooden building next to it. ' The woodeu building occupied by Mr. Calvin as Ji a grocery store, was destroyed l?y the tornado and falling bricks. Mr. Ilnlin's bake house, in m rear of his store, was blown down, nnd thestorc ,, partly damaged. A portion of the top of Ilnlin's new brick building, occupied by Sclmci- Cl ker & Meyer, was blown off. The greater part ci of I lie front of Hie small brick store on the fll south side of Broad street, opposite the market, occupied by Mr. John O't'ontier, fell to the pavement with a crash. A small wooden house on ^ Kcvfifiltltd Ktrppt iu?*t hi>1n\v (Vnlro. orcimietl tiv _ ? -r *f ' ? jj Air. M. I. Levy, wax completely wrecked. A portion of the high brick wall of the Hubert sou house fell oil it from the east, ami a tall * ' cbimncy was blown upon it from the west. Mr. (. Levy, bis wife uud two children, one in a crib, were sleeping in one room, and bis mother-in- . law, .Mrs. Yaltbciine, and another of bis children in another room. The mass of bricks and s. *. ? the entire roof of the house d CA.MK DOWN t l'ON Til KM a: with u terrific crash, burying them in the ruins, n The beds on which they were sleeping were ? crushed almost to splinters, and the crib was ac^ tually driven through the Hour. Kvery piece of w furniture in both rooms was demolished and w broken into kindling wood. ^ It seems almost a miracle, therefore, that none of the family were killed, but strange u say, all escaped without injury except Mrs. Yul- a (hemic, who was hurt, but the extent of whose (_'j injuries we wore unable to ascertain. It was not ? supposed, however, that they were serious. The Steamer Itosa, which was at Iter wharf, w and tied up to the bank by two stout ropes, was 1' blown down stream, tbe ropes snapping like in whip cords, ns far as Libert street. Steam had . to he gotten up in order to get her hack to her wharf. *' Along lleynolds and Hay streets, between Kl- w hert and Centre, chimneys were toppled over and great tree* mown upon several houses.? Further out on Centre fences were demolished and trees upr?otc<l. Ahove Monuineiit street '' people knew nothing shunt the calamity, for while tlie wind was strong in the upper part of ^ the city, it had nothing of tlie nature of a cyclone. it i.oss or t.ikr. p We learn that a small wooden house, Calhoun street, near the Central Railroad depot, occti- ( pied liy a negro wood sawyer, named Charley lHvers, his wifo and five children, was Mown *' down, and ike negro man and his wifo killed, jo The children wore not injured. The tornado, after leaving Augusta, appears ^ to have passed down the river. t UAMACK ON I.OWKIt CltRF.NK. No damage can he seen on tlreene street uti- ft' til one strikes Monument, when broken limhs f* and stray fence p'nnels tell of "something in ilic ol wind.'' At Mrs. Clanton's, corner of IS recite ttnd Centre, the dehris of trees and limlis is R scattered around and piled up most confusedly: the iron fence is completely demolished, and (j one or two massive pillars of the piazza completely Mown and lie resting against the house. One side of the street is ffiomughly blocked up. '' From thence, up Centre to I'.roud, the wreck of c fencing and trees is very great. I I' WAStllNtSToN sTttr.r.T, ? nil .... In W..lt :..? .l.nnl .. I it... ground is covered with fencing si 11 I contorted spirals of tin rooting and gutters blown away 11 from (lie Charlotte, C? lumbia ami Augusta s Freight Depot. This huihling is altout one-halt p blown down, one si?Ie of brick and the other of (| wood, resting against a train of ears. The wreck is compb to. A Chronicle reporter visiled the scene of the disaster and the ill-fated ? colored people, about half-past o'clock. A portion of the lop of Clinch Knginehouse is blown away, anil Mr. Fisher's new house, in s the course of erection on Culhouu street, lev- T elcd. Telfair street, between Washington and Centre, is covered with trees front the Acndt'iny yard. The brick anil is also demolished. I p to this hour, ( I A. .M.) ii? further disasters have been reported.Am/nsta {(!m) CAronirlr, It Trauicai. Dk.atii ok \ St atkSi.v.i rnit.? News " was received in this city Friday evening of the j Sl dentli of C. F. Young, a prominent citizen of si Yancey county, who with Col. Folk, represented jj the counties of Caldwell, IStirkc, Yancey. Milchell and .Mcdowell in the Senate of this Stale in 1 the session of the Legislature, 1S7'?-*7T. The '* particular.* of his death arc very meagre, hut tl our information is that during the heavy snow ^ slornt which prevailed in that section of the State a few days ago, he was caught out and was frozen to death. At any rate he was found dead . in the snow, and there being no mark of violence n . upon his person, it was naturally inferred that he had perished from the cold, t'lmrlntl? Oh- tl .; si 1 t; I'tsiinr M \n\ in s "To the Fast by way of the , west, Marvin s I .ret n res on lite "r.rrors ol ; ? tlie I'apncy," and llev, Kngciic 1!. Hendrixs | 1! "Around ilio World," with introduction 1 >y ! l!isliop Marvin: price of rarli book S'J."". | . ' tftii" AOP. NTS WANTKH everywhere. Srnd nmoiint nniiird to I.ooan I?. ]>\>ir.i:o\, Agent of j the Advocate Publishing House, St. I.onis, and get sample copies of either, er all three, with ^ terms to agents. The books are selling rapidly. J Some agents have sold ">(> copies in A single day. [ s Wn.t.s (Sivks 111 msi.i.i 1 i'. ? New Oi leans Pelt. ' I'.x tiov. .1. Madison Wells, in accordance j with an agreement ma le to-day, surrendered to ' ,| Sheriff Houston, at llignlct'.s station, on the New Orleans and Mobile railroad, where he l,ahcen sojourning since hit departure from Vew ' Orleans about a week ago. lie will return to | New Orleans In morrow, and give hail fof hi? | nppenrnnee when wanted. il $hc (Micchtij c>Inion (Timr.'i. "Tt;~arsT?"KKS."'lidltor. __ UNION, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 1?78. rEAMSOp bUBbC.tlil'liOn. 1 t'opr, oni) year, is akva.nck, 12.00 2 Copies one year, " " 3.75 ft ' 8.50 10 " o .. 15.00 ADVERTISING. Onu square or one inch, llrsl insertion, - - $1.00 Each subsequent insertion, ------- 75 l.iliural iUaaaM^feM?a<liklo nicr^tau^ and mlicrsnilrcrislnxYorWHWInli* or liy tli$ yi'r. Obituary Notices of ten lilies or !? ?, Inserted free. " over ten lilies, charged as Advert iseiciils. >ur Cotton Market. 'I'll? receipts continue :o lie small with a own ward tendency in prices. 170 bales were olil during the week, at prices ranging from 7] t) 10 cents. tate Executive Commiltoo. ? (Jen. J. 1*. Kennedy lias been elected t'Bairtan of the Democratic Kxeculivo Committee, ice A. C. iluskcll resigned. The Coiu in it t cv urges the immediate re-organlation of the democratic Clubs throughout I lie tate. ?-? oath of the Fodo. I'opc Pius IX "licit st Homo lust Thursday the ill, nt "> o clock in the uficrneon. As a conenscd history of this remarkable man will be iteresting to many of our readers and give iiciq au insight into, his poutificVal career, we hall publish noxt week the article upon his oath which appeared in the Charleston iVeica wl Courier of the 8th ilist. ames T. WellsWe arc pleased to see the name of this gentlciiin announced as one of the publishers of the oluinbia Ilri/ialrr. Mr. Wells is an iudustriouose business man, and will manage the Annual department of the establishment with skill id honor. No man in the State knows better i a it he how to make a daily newspaper in Coitubia pay its proprietors. _ utler and Gary. lu another coin mi will he found an article ikcn from tlit- New York Sun which, upon its ice, appears to involve our Senator in the Naoiial Congress, M. C. Puller, and the Senator om i'Mgeliehl in our State Legislature, lien. I. W . Gary, in a matter of very doubtful moral Intruder, to say the least of it. We, however, sk our readers not to judge to?? hastily in the latter, as lien. Gary has published an explaation of his connexion with the transaction, liicli wc shall reproduce in full in. our next eek'.s issue. ? fclcomo Immigrants A gentleman writes us from Spartaitburg that Mr. Tuttlc atul his two sons, from Klizabeth ity, New Jersey, passed through that town last 'edncsday, on their way to a Southern home hicli they have purchased near Pair Forest ost Uilice, in this County. Our correspondent norms us that these irculleinen were for I wen ' year a citizens of Virginia, and that otto of te sons served in W i.-o's brigade during the ar, one campaign in this State. Stich additions to our population are always elcome, mid we sincerely hope they will find teir new homes both pleasant and profitable. - . ho Journal of Commerco. Mr. John A. Moroso has becomeassistant I'dor of this staunch and able Democratic paper, or some years Mr. Moroso was one of the very cit C 't respoiideiilS of the -.Wic* ami (' mrirr ; | at for tho past year he has been connected ! it It I he Journal of Cm/i'tirrcf, and given to that j urnal the versality and j hptaticy which has ( , rle it so great a favorite among the people.? [r. Moroso is one of tlie best newspaper report's in the country and a man of line literary ; lilities. We are satisfied his accession to the I litorial stall will prove greatly to tho benefit I f ;he ./oitrmil i./' ('oiiimrrcr. ? " .r. wards for Bab Sarto*". We refer our readers to the Proclamation of. ov. I!:i 1111>(on offering a ivwnr l of fifty dollars >r the arrest of that notorious villain, lhd? Sar>r. We believe other rewards have been ofred by parties in this County |'i.r him, whi h lereases the inducement for same one to i ike the arrest. It is a fact, noticed by many, that since he mrdcred his wile there has been but little Icaling in this section. The supposition is, | hat after he committed that deed lie tied from | lis county, although sotno have reported that j ?ey have often scon him here since. ? l Terrific Storm. We publish an account of a terrific and do- | tractive storm that visited Augusta, tico., on ] 'hnrsday night of la^t week. The satne storm visited this place, the same j ight, but was n t so destructive, .lust after irk it comnienecd to thunder, lighten, rain and ail, accompanied with heavy wind. About lidtiiglii the storm gre-.v teriilic, and the rain reined to fall in sheets instead of drops. The toi*tii lasted until about three o'clock, hut at day- J glit the miu shone out bright anil tin* air was i uiot. Wo have lioaril thai iiiueli damage iva > ilonc fetters and by washing I lie land and i lat houses and chimneys were blown down, ut to not know in wlr.it part of the conn,* such dosiruction occur re I. ? m Ir. Shand's Maiden Effort The Wednesday evening Mail brought us, in ic Columbia J><\'jisfrr, a synopsis of a masterly |ieoch delivere I by our new ly elected llcpreseii- ' Hive, I!. W. Shand, I'.sij., upon the bill "to revent unjust discrimination in freights by ^ ailroads1" Mr. Morgan moved to strike out the enacting 1 luiisc of the bill and made an argument in de- , nice of his motion. The // //*/>'/ pays the foliwing high compliment to Mr. Shand: At the conclusion of Mr. Morgan's speech, Ir. Shand, of I nion, rose to o|>]<ose the motion | > strike out the enacting clause. This was Mr. . hand's maiden effort, as a legislator, and he i roved himself to be a brilliant debater, a cogent i i-asouerand a sound lawyer. lie made an e\- i ausiise argument in favor of the passage of lit-hill, and insisted that the Legislature is ' c?ted with the authority to pass such a law. , i 1 tii .! it is evpe licnt now to make such legis- j ! ?ti??n. Mr. I'oake also made a fine speech in fivor of. lie bill. We regret thai we Mnnol publish belli. ^kir Hew Fire Engino. < For somej^rs we have been calling for the organization tot a Fire Company in this town, i but our catfAvcre almost unheeded, and wc < hare seen afie destruction of about ?1UO,OUO 1 worth of property by fire within the past seven i years, most of which could liave^Uhcn saved if j we hud had a firo engine with an efficient company to man /U After a fire a few persons < woiml rftafe.'USpasmodic effort t<J organize a | company afid purchase suitable fire apparatus, I but it all ended in ?nioko and ruins. Our presont Towu Council, finding the citi- l zciis wonld do noting, have, very coinmcndably.'hcted in the infl?r and purchased a small i hut powerful Fire Knflnc, which arrived here I last Friday and a trial A its power was made the j following day, much to the gratification of all < the neople. t It is a beautiful machine, made by W. C. i llutinemaii, of Boston, nrul named WADK < HAMPTON, No. I. The following is the result i of the trial of its power |o throw water through s a j| inch nozzle, drawing its water out of the 1 cistern: < Olio length of Ifose, 50 ft 07.] feet Two ? 100 .107 " ? Three 11 " 160 " 107 " i The distauce was measured from the nozzle ' of tho pipo.jand did not include the extreme of 1 the spray! ""tV tlirew untcr completely over the i Hotel from the opposite side of the street. : After the trial was over Col. I. (S. McKissick, s at the request of the Council, mounted the en- < giuc and made a stirring appeal to the citizens i ? particularly the young men?to sustain the action of the Council by forming an efficient 'ompany. He closed by saying that "the I gallant Wade Hampton had saved the Stale from j the ravages of thieves and scoundrels, so will i the little Wade Hampton of Union save the town i from the ravages of firo," < The great obstacle in getting up a Fire com- ] pany has now been removed, by the Town Couu- i cil taking upon itself the responsibility of pur- l chasing an engine, and it now remains to be t soon whether a sumciciH iiiunucr <u active mm i cllitiiciit 4young men will be willing to take i cliurge el it under iv proper organization. As , we learn that a meeting of the citizens will he , called to take the matter into consideration, we will say but little about it until the result of the meeting is obtained. i In (be first place we think the action of the Town Council should be endorsed by the citizens, . and in no better way could that endorsement be manifested than by a quick and willing response of our young men to the call for them to organize a Fire Company. In the next place, if they do not take hold of it now, a Company will Lcj'trmcn under the sole control of the Council, and we are not sure that \ future Councils will be composed of men who will feel any great interest in the protection of i the property of the town. So far we know the people give the members of the Council credit for (heir prompt and independent action iu the matter, and we arc con- ] ft lent that (lull body will cheerfully agree to any ] arrangement which a respectable majority of the ( property owners of the town may suggest. I - a - - ? List cf Grand Jurors drum 1 ' 'ilh diii/ of /'ehrihiri/ 1S7S, to scree the jires nl i/> or. 1. Lafnyelto Hriggs, 10. \V. Saml. Lipscomb Ned Webster, 111. John llecknell ' ;{. J. Iv Mcng 112. Harold lilanlou ] I. J shua 0. Ilamcs Id. W. V. Millard o. A. I?. Ilycrs 14. John W. Sanders ' G. (1. II. Fowler l*>. J. S. Philips 7. Wesley Mollis | Hi. J. N. Littlcjohn S. Jell" .Mabry 17. Jas. II. Sims ' ! - Itobl. Iv l'ki!rlish IS. (i. T. Wood List of Petit Jurors \ ilr.tirn thr ihi// <</' / ' hrii'irif A. It. lS7rt, to t rerrr M<irrh Term I s7^. I. Ash, Amos 'I'd. Johnson, Henry I. Ilnlihvin, -irm. T. ,'20. Johnson, Fayette o. Harnett (Jeo. W. "21. Junes, William < I. Ilcily, Win. A "?'2. Kelly, T. N. ">. IJoho, I la ruin T. Kennedy, John I,. ii. Ilrown, F. '21. l.ayne, l>. A. 7. livers, William "2">. F.einasier, John I,. S. I'oleumii. J. II. ,'2'i. I.vlci, ,\. i'. 0. pavis, I*. J. "27. McDanicl. Sims In. I'.dge, li. II. ;"JH. Nelson, Titos. II. Klniore, John II. "2'J. Nicholas, 15 recti 1'2. (Sore, W. (i. ".O. I'ryor, J. I ">. (loudelock, llamlcl '>!. Kim*. Win. L. II. (ircen, John dJ2. Siniih.J. W. I ">. Ilufl', K. I!. Swink, Jesse I#. I ?. Ilunler, J. W. jo-l. 'I'ra|>|?, 17. 17. .letl'eries. John it. Welch, J.S. IS. Johnson, J. M. (!? ?. Williams, (lor<lon Witness, I'll.-MILKS HOLT, Clerk of Court. ? On the Wing. Our esteemed eolnhorer, ("apt. II I. Farley, of the Sji'tr'iin, paid us a Hying visit last Wcdnesilay. Although we now ami then cross swords with him wo have always found the Captain to be an honorable opponent, and are glad to learn that he and his pnperare flourishing.? Wc can't nsk our readers to subscribe to the Spartan, hut if they want Job I'rinling done , cheap nn?l handsome, send (o I lint oflice for it. , Legal Sales The following Act has just hccii passed 1>v the Legislature: That mi and after the passage of this Act all sales of real estate or other property under the ' orders id' the ITohalc Court shall he made hy , Judge of I'rohate; and all sales under the order of the Court, where the title is to lie made Ly the Clerk of the Circuit Court, sales shall he ' made hy thoelerk, and all other judicial sales shall he made hy the Sheriffs as now provided ( hy law: I'rovith</, Nothing herein contained shall effect the salts under executionsi-mc l out of the Courts of Trial .lustices, or those to he made hy Kxeeutors or Administrators. Approved February 2d 1 ST*. The local of the Jlfi/ixttr of the bill says:-"'t he prettiest girl at the fair came near being talked tj dtath hy a new-paper man last night. Ah ! you envious, jealous, bald headed rascal 1 that fellow showed good taste didn t lie '.'?F.wt* i t.i.i, of (he SjHtftau. Alt- ah! Now we know who that ne\v?pa? i p r infill" was. The car-marks are plain. Two padlock !.rys, l oin I on the >'atdi? j road, have been left at litis oilier. Th? o-tier | can have (hern hy calling far litem. Subscriptions to the Fair Grounds. We hope (lie committees appointed at the last nectiiig of the Stockholders, will faithfully ;ui v ass their several Townships for subscriptions o the County Agricultural Fair Grounds and mike full reports of their success nt the ndourncd meeting of the Stockholders on the 23d inst. It is essential that this should be lone, in order that wojnay know whether the people of the country?lor whose especial benef*t and pleasure the Agricultural Association was formed and the grounds purchased?really wish to keep them up. The people of the town are desirous of seeing the whole matter owned and controlled by the Farmers of the county, and have, therefore, given them the first chance of doing so. We ;aunot say that any man or number of men in his town will purchase and control the property f the people in the country refuse to secure its ;ontrol to themselves. We have not heard a hint that such an arrangement is mooted ; but \vc do tinccrcly hope that the people in the country will 'orcstal any such movement by subscribing a sutli;icnt amount to control its management. The property is worth double the amount due jn it, and could be made to produce a good dividend to thwctockholdcrs, it' properly managed, i'liere is 110 risk iu subscribing to it, and if one Hundred and It ft y farmers were to takflwu.uly share each, they would all bo interested inj it ind their iiillucncc would add to 1(3 success, besides the satisfaction of knowing that they had .lone something to benefit their brother Farmers and for the good of the farming interest generally. If the grounds should fall into the hands of a "cur liberal and sclf-sucriticing men in this town, foil will have no cause for complaint, and no reason to grumble if it is not managed nccordug to your ideas. You are invited to take hold ,1' it aud manage it to suit yourselves. The people of the town arc quite willing to give it up to you upon the same terms which will jc exacted of them if they purchase the propcry. If yo 1 neglect the offer you must not s .y hat a village or town clique has got control and nnnnges it to suit themselves, to make money jilt of it. That would not be true. No town clique wants it, but tlie whole town is willing to help keep up the Association and the annual Fairs, in connection with the people in the country. No one will deny that the annual Fairs have ill ready done good in stimulating improvement in the Agriculture of our County, and our dcnicMic comforts ; then let the Farmers take hold of it at once and place it upon a lirni and permanent basis, so that they may at every annual iv -.. . ..... : ...:,i. ... :.i . ?. i ?.... ....... ...... I ?i 4 1 I \J IIII IU H it I Ui |'t I'iC a>iji , ?i v vn ii ill is, we support this, and the good that it confers comes from us.v A lew dollars from each fanner will secure the properly to them. o The Legislatuio. We have little to report of the doings of the Legislature the past week The houso has passed* u^licu law, and the only features we nan give of it is in the following which we take from the Columbia Hcjishr : The discussion of this measure in the House of Representatives on Thursday night ended by ihe adoption of a substitute ottered l?y .Mr. On, of Anderson, which provides a statutory lien for rent to the extent of one-third ?d" the i!i*op, and re-enacts the sections ol* the former iun law which were repealed at the last session, flic only ditt'crence is that the lien is simply to lie tiled and indexed in the clerk's office, indea l of being recordod in full as hertoforc. In 'his shape the bill went to the Senate, and will ikely pass that body. The Columbia correspondent of the Spartanittrg who ought to know whereof he ivriios, ns he is the Clerk of the Senate, gives lie following synopsis of what is doing: The Legislature is urag.ing its slow length iloiig. I lie Senate keeps postponing the consideration of the election of judges, until the loferre I hope has made Ihe hearts of some of llic aspirants a little sick. The election will perhaps eoine oil the latter part of this week. Markov and C.Mike have a fair chance fur reelection. Shaw's election is considered sure.? The others stand a slender chance. The Phosphate i|iicstion has caused <|iiitc r.u excitement in the House. Although the dry bones on the coast may never live, it is certain that the subject stirs up a lively debate amongst the uicmhci's. It is barely possible to arrange the whole matter e?|iiitably, so that the State and tlie* corporators and the farmers may all be protected in their varied interests. The t!fiii?i. decided to iiave no 1 liiuiior.ll ii.li Agent I lie present year. Tlie Kotid t'ommissioii lias reported. The report has not given general satisfaction. Those who in|v eate i he payment of the consolidated debt dislike tlie report, heetuise it is adverse to certain bonds, t tlhersdislikc it, because the Coin mission made no definite reeoiiiinendation. They gave I lie stains of the bands and have left the "iiin of accepting or rejecting with the General Assembly. The Appropriation Kill lias passed the House. I'll is is as moderate as possible under t lie cirI'll instances. The lien law lias been re enacted with some mollifications. The farmer litis a prior lien for lent, and this is not to be recorde I. The fee hill was recommit el, bit litis not come back to the House yet. o 'I'm: W.\n Ni.ws. ?The I'.uropeau war news rented unusual excitement in New ^ ork.? Urea I->lulis went up iti the I'rodtteu lixchangcs. I'lie Marine l'titjerwrilcrs tire aecepling lisks hi Krilish vessels tit an advance of I per cent. >n the usual rates. All prospective war risks were refuse! on the Till. Tlie Itussiaus have sei/.eil Constantinople ami the net is deeme I every where of I raiiscetnlenl importance. ling!and must now back down or light. 'I'll,. t>, ,, I It 1.1 111 il 11 fl l*'obl*ll a1* V Sill Itllirial information from St. l'olerslntr<r jjives lite ilel nilciI peace I. ?-is. I it t, llic ficrlioll ol lln'-.'tria into a priticipality. Sccmi'l, n war imlcimiity or toiritnry coin) cn-ation. Tliir?|, llto iinU'i-fti'lciifc of ISoiiiiiiinia. Scrvitv titol \|i>nt(>iif/ro. willi inrrenM1 of Ifrritory for otirli. I'ottrtli, uf i-to in I'oiitia nin' llorzi "ovinia It I tit. nn ulterior niolcrtaiiliiij; Velwecit lite Soli in iiinl t'/at rejtui Jitijx tin- l>at'lanellcs, titol, sistli, t!i evn-iial ioti of I lie I >;i n 111 >:i i it f irtre*. is ami I'.ivei'oiiin. I 111. mi <>rihn<: the ttlmve ?>flii i:iI infoi-inatioii, llien-iire only live eon liiions, tin- ovarii a: ion ol" t lie fort ri-sses Initio pill o|' I lio arioi-iico i ,ii litmus not i-o of pence. Tin* lilt It r ni'lilioii iImi | i '.vi iex for llie tiep'ori'it o If of n finr.l f reil v il ril Iter " If-i op Sr'tasiepM. From Joncavilla. * Feb lldi 1878. Mil. Kihtor :?As ovcrybody knows, weimvo had bad weather and roads silica Christmas, and but littlo improvement in either, as yet. Not much dune in the way of farming to this date; but 1 think after all our people ure in a better condition for living this year thuu they have been since the war, so we are not grieving over the repeal of the lien law. 1 sec some guano has made its appearance at ? ^ the Depot in the last few days, but 1 don't think it will be used as much as last year. Mr. \V. II. S. Harris cut his foot with an nxo pretty badly to-day, which will lay him up for a few days. A colored man, named Henry I'orter, on Mr. .1. 11. Coleman's place, while cutting wood yesterday, cut his leg, intlicting a severe wound. A little colored girl on Mr. Daniel Cullman's place, while washing to-lay around a pot her clothes caught tire and bMrnc'd her dreadfully. Another little negro on tlio same tdace trot its nose broke by Ilie crank of a well windlass. All these accidents occurred in the space of twenty-four hours. Some improvements in Town, such as building warehouses, repairing fences, &c., ,11. o For the TimcS? Roply to Tax Payer. Mn. Kmioit:?In Reply to "Tax l'aycr," id the columns of your paper last week, 1 would respectfully refer him to Sec. .'19 of the School get^if 1ST I (14 Slat, page 681,) which renda thus: "They (the Trustees) shall employ touch* eis froui among those having certificates. * * * llut they shall employ no person to teach in any of the Schools under their supervision unless such person shall hold, at the lime of cominenc* itig his or her school, a certificate to leach, bo granted by the County Hoard or the State Superintendent." The law also requires that teachers shall be examined annually. Respectfully, A. *A. JAMES, Sell. Com. U. C. A Sunlight for South Carolina. In attacking the thieves who plundered the people of South Carolina for so many years, 'l'h Sun has never discriminated between Republicans and Democrats. The King itself, at the time of its greatest audacity, consisted of Seott, Chamberlain, Parker, Kimpton, Cardozo, Patterson and Neagle?allot' them Republicans. The ablest and most dangerous of those men was Chamberlain, who is one of the most polished rascals between the two oceans. A large part of the subsidiary work was, of course, done by the Republicans, for the State was then controlled by a Republican majority, and the les?cr thieves and agents and instruments of the Ring natuI rally took to that cast of politics. It is undent able, however, ilmt there were many prominent Democrats, who loudly called for reform and honest government, while actually participating in the proceeds of the gigantic operations engineered by Scott, Chamberlain and Kimpton. When the Democratic party came into power under the leadership of Wade Hampton and his friend M.C. Duller, now a Senator of the United States, there swept through the Stale a cry for the conviction and punishment of the robbers who had piled up a debt of nearly thirty millions and ruined the industries and property interests of the taxpayers. An investigation committee was appointed, important evidence was taken inculpating everv one of the principal thieves, and subpicnas and warrants were issued without stint. One or two of the smaller scoundrels were convicted and sentenced to prison, a feeble show of an attempt to bring l'atletson to trial was made, and that was all. The failure of justice is partly due to the fact that this simple question of punishing crime has been mixed up with politics, to further the designs of politicians. It is partly due to the fact that a full exposure of the inside history of the Scott, Muses and Chamberlain administrations would involve a good many prominent. Democrats in l isting embarrassment. The evidence taken in a lawsuit, now in progress in this city, shows how intimately Democrats were concerned with the Republican thieves in the plunder of the people. The following agreement, has been produved as part ot tlio testimony : Outer, or Cociitknay, Kvkrett & Co., ) Sd Pearl Street, New York. f Whereas, the undersigned, being desirous to lake action to reinstate the value of the b-ndcil debt of the State of South Carolina: It is hereby* agreed ilie undersigned agree to pay to M.O. Duller and M. W. (lary 10 percent, of the net gains that may arise from the purchase and salo of at least SotH),tItto of said State bonds, the increase to lie measured by the advance due loan endorsement ol the public meeting to he held on or about the fid day of .May next,at Columbia, approving the payment in full of all the present bonded debt of the Slate, and agree to uscthcir i.r.?ir....i.? i.. i I..: e said 10 per centutii aforesaid mentioned. w. k. i:\ r.uirrr, h. 1). ('III I.DS. J. It. l'AI.MKit. (bv L. 1>. < liilds,) J. 1?. yOUTIIKKN. New York, April 17, 1H71. We accept the terms of the above agreement,. M. Ill TI.K15, Attorney, &c. M. W. (i.MtY, Attorney-at-Law. This arrangement throws light on the following confidential letter from t'hnmberlnin to Kunpton, f inancial Agent in New York of the Mate of South Carolina. The original copy of this document, which has never before been printed, is in our possession : Coi.tmiiia, S. C. Apr. 118,1871. I>kai: Ki.witon : Your two letters of the 'JUtU and your otlicial letter ere received, and 1 aiv delighted to know that you are in a safer posit inn. The official letter is well and may be of use in the future. / inll cooperate with /hitler owl (inn/ in an;/ po.ixihh' irni/. 1 have not heard of their arrival here as yet. The tiovernor I.as been to Charleston, ami. fooled about wiih l.alhers & Co., as yon will see by the X'ir.i. Me said when he came buck that, lie was going immediately to N. Y., but yesterday ho said he had postponed his visit. I rather think, loo Crews' telegram has seared him. I do ni>i know what lie is doing exactly, but ho. t-iit to (iary, Parker's clerk, ami gave Jiirii or tiers to pay out m> money at all?that lie was ;t??ir>j* to f-cml it nil to N. V. What he is going i ? tin I can't s.iy yet. 1 will Reo Ihtsli and have liiin ilo nil /hi run. Yours truly, I>. II. CM AMUHIll-AIX. This promise to cooperate with Puttier anil tiurv was written six Ways after llicy had made ami signed the agreement printed above. It is m a matter <d? record that Chamberlain did cooper- * fl ntc with his I'entoernlie allies. The bill! resolttlions were put through the Taxpayers' Convention ami although the rise in bonds was less 11 :ir. they had Imped, it was sullicicnl to pay a ; nod sum in percentages. Why has no hones) effort been made to bring j Pal let.son to trial '! Judge Humphry s extrnordit ary decision cuuhl have been overturned by ' a hiealli. Why has no le'piisitioii been issued i for Ciiatnherhiiu and KimptonV Chamberlain i- | ; icliing law in the courts of this city, and his friend himplnn is m l far elf. What is the nature o| the evidence a gainst Chamberlain held | l-y I lie t ui il'ia In'cu igalin ; CotrmiMre and pt Ihu* far ?nprrcs-cd * V. J". A'/a.