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g-i-L I' , - LJ.-i - A Terrible Cyoloae in Augusta. The Market in a Heap of Ruim?Houses Wrecked ?Mprvelous Escape of a Family. A little after 1 o'clock dm Thurday night, the 6th inst., a terrible hurritnnc or tornado passed over a portion of Augusta, leaving desolation in its track. Front 7 o'clock the sky was overcast by black clouds, illumined at intervals by flashes of lightning. The rain fell in torrents, and the wind raged furiously. Otninoys noises pervaded the air, and a forbodiug of ill seemed ^ ta taut tho ^tiqpsphore. "At afeoMt Ui* clock ?he tAnn'which'hud quieted somewhat, burst with ten-fold fury, and, in a minute, brought with it , a fearful tornado, the track of which, as far as wo have been able to learn at this hour (8 o'- '< \ I I?1, If...I.. ing through the centre of the city, apparently , from southwest to northeast, it ( STRUCK TilK LOWER MA11KKT, which it literally demolished. The whole of tho large structure was thrown into a mass of ruins, I limbers broken nnd masonry piled in utter confusion. The building was totally destroyed, nnd , its debri^i* lying in the middle of Broad street, ( an io^Ctntcablc tuns'; of wood, bricks and stone. The clear tones of the "market bell," so well known in the city, was heard for the last time, as it struck one, as in a few minutes afterwards , it was lying beneath the wreck. From Ellis street to Broad, along Centre, is one sceue of desolation. The street is BLOCK Kl> WITH TREKS and timber blown from the adjacent houses.? i Mr. Small's bakery, at the corner of Ellis nnd ] Centre streets jaaa.terribly shattered, and Mrs. . 8harkey*s l<JSMVllO#ofc IhrtjipUslrl t!<fcrer suf- ' fered fearfully. The blacksmith shop was blown 1 down. The southern end of the new brick build- i ing just erected by Mr. Bredenbcrg, was blown , out, falling upon the wooden building noxt to it. The woodeu building occupied by Mr. Calvin ns < a grocery store, wns destroyed by tho tornado and fulling bricks. Mr. Ilnbn's bake house, in j roar of his store, was blown down, nnd tlicstorc ( partly dnmnged. A portion of the lop of nann s new brick building, occupied by .sclinci- ' ker & Meyer, was blown off. The greater part < of the front of the small brick store on the , south side of llroad street, opposite the market, ^ occupied by Mr. John O'Connor, fell to the pavement with a crash. A small wooden house on ' Reynolds street, just below Centre, occupied by , Mr. M. I. Levy, was completely wrecked. A portion of tho high brick wall of the Ilobcrtson house fell on it from the enst, and a tall 1 chimney was blown upon it from the west. Mr. ] Levy, his wife and two children, one in a crib, ( were sleeping in one room, and his mother-inlaw, Mrs. Valtheiine, and nnother of his children in another room. Tho mass of bricks and the entire roof of the house < CAME DOWN UPON Til KM I with a terrific crash, burying them in the ruins. The beds 011 which they were sleeping were crushed almost to splinters, and the crib was actually driven through the floor. Every picco of furniture in both rooms was demolished and broken into kindling wood. It seems almost a miracle, therefore, that none of the family were killed, but Strange It say, all est cd without injury except Mrs. Val- ( theimr who was hurt, but the extent of whose 1 injuries we were unable to nsccrtnin. It was not 1 supposed, however, that they were serious. The Steamer Kosa, which was at her wharf, and tied up to the bank by two stout ropes, wus blown down stream, the ropes snapping like j whip cords, as far as Elbert street. Steam bad ( to be gotten up in order to get her back to licr wliarf. 1 Along Reynolds and Bay streets, between Elbert and Centre, chimneys were toppled over and great trees blown upon several houses.? Further out on Centre fences were demolished and trees uprooted. Above Monument street people knew nothing about the calamity, for while the wind was strong in the upper part of the city, it had nothing of the nature of a cyclone. i LOSS OF LIFR. We learn that a small wooden house, Calhoun | street, near the Central Railroad depot, occu- | pied by a negro wood sawyer, named Charley Divers, his wifo and five children, was blown down, and the negro man and bis wilb killed, j The children were not injured. j The tornado, after leaving Augnsta, appears ^ to have passed down the river. DAMAGE O.N LOWER GREENE. No datnnge can be seen on flrecne street tin- ' til ono strikes Monument, when broken limb* 1 and stray fence jfanels toll of "something in the i wind." At Mrs. Clanton's, corner of tlroene and Centre, the debris of trees and limbs is scattavcd around and piled up most confusedly; the iron fence is completely demolished, nnd one or two tnassive pillars of the piazza completely blown and lie resting against the house. One side of the street is^oroughly blocked up. From thence, up Centre to Broad, the wreck of < fencing and trees is very great. j ci' washington street, , nil is serene up to Watkins street, where the ground is covered with fencing and contorted spirals of tin rooting nnd gutters blown away 1 from the Charlotte, Columbia nnd Augusta i Freight Depot. This building is about one-hnlf i blown down, one side of brick and the other of ( wood, resting against n train of cars. The wreck is comph te, A Chronicle reporter visi- ' ted the scene of llie disaster and the ill-fated colored people, about half-past 3 o'clock. A portion of the top of Clinch Knginehouse is blown away, and Mr. Fisher's new house, in 1 the course of erection on Calhoun street, leveled. Telfair street, between Washington nnd Centre, is covered with trees from the Acsdbmy yard. The brick wall is also demolished. Up to this hour, (4 A. M.) ns further disasters have been reported.Augutta (Geo) Chronicle. Tit agioaj. Dkatii or a State Senator.?News was received in this city Friday evening of the death of C. F. Young, a prominent citizen of i Yancey county, who with Col. Folk, represented ] the counties of Caldwell, Ilurke, Yancey, Milchell and Mcdowell in the Senate of this Stale in ' the session of the Legislature, 187<>-'77. The 1 particulars of his death are rcry meagre, hut i our information is that during the heavy snow j storm 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 deud in the snow, and there heing no mark of violence upon his person, it was naturally inferred that he had perished from the cold.?Charlotte Oh- i eerver. , Bishop Marvin's "To the Hast hy way of the West," Mnrvin's Lectures on the "Krrars of the Papacy," and Itev. Kugeno It. llendrix's <. a .........1 ,1.? iw.-i.i > ...:. i. h. O.U..I.U ...C mill IIUIOUUVIIUU ..J llishop Marvin ; price of each book $2.00.? ' fW AGENTS WANTED everywhere. Hend amount named to Looan I). Damkron, Agent of the Advocate Publishing House, St. Louis, and get sample copies of cither, ?r all three, with terms to ngents. The books are selling rapidly. Some agents have sold 50 copies in a single day. ?? ? wtlm Gives Himski.f ur.?New Orleans Feb. 5.?Ex Gov. J. Madison Wells, in accordance with an agreement made to-day, surrendered to Sheriff Houston, nt Ttigolet's station, on tlie New Orleans and Mobile railroad, where he has been sojourning since his depnrturo from New ' Orleans about a week ago. lie will return to New Orleans In mdrrowf And girt bdit for his Appearance when wanfed. i &hc fttilcclila 'Simon ?iu?s. It. M. STORKS, Editor. T"; ' UNION,_VIUDAY. FKUHUAKY 15. 0f8. ' I'tKMS UK SUBtJCttiriiOH. 1 Copy, on? year, is advanck, ?12.00 * Copies one year," " 3.75 6 " " . 8.30 10 " " " ? " 15.00 ADVERTISING. On? square or ono inch, first insertion, - - fl.00 Koch subsequent insertion, - -- -- -- 75 I-ibajnajliMai^efulttta merAsnls and ^Uptsfedvorlisin^?n^WPlnh7or hy tht yVArT Obituary Notice* of ten lines or lesb, inserted free. " " over ten lines, charged as Advertisements. ' Oor Cotton Market. The receipts cetilintie '.o be stnnll with a downwaril tendency in prices. 170 bales wore sold during the week, at prices ranging from 7J ft) 10 cents. ' State !Ezeoative Committoo. t Gen. J. IV Kennedy has been elected Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee, luce A. C. Haskell resigned. The committee urges tlie immediate re-organization of the democratic Clubs throughout the State. . . ? Death of the Pope. i'opc I'ius IX died at Romo lust Thursday the 7th, nt 5 o'clock in the afternoon. As a condensed history of this rcmurkablo nmn will be interesting to many of our readers and give them an insight into.h(t pontifical career, rwe shall publish next week the article upon his doath .which appeared in the Charleston ATeics awl Courier of the 8th inst. ? James T. WellsWe arc pleased to sec the name of this gentleman announced as otic of the publishers of the Columbia Rfyistcr. Mr. Wells is au industrious close business man, and will manage the financial department of the establishment with skill utd honor. No man in the State knows better .ban he how to innkc a daily newspaper in Columbia pay its proprietors. Butler and Gary. hi another column will be found au article taken from the Ncw_York Sun which, upon its face, appears to involve our Senator in the National Congress, M. C. lluller, and the Senntor from jEJgeticld in our Slate Legislature, Gen. M. W. Gary, in a matter of very doubtful moral character, to say the least of it. We, however, ask our readers not to judge too hastily in the matter, us Gen. Gary has published uu explanation of his connexion with the transaction, which we shall reproduce in full in. our next week's issue. Wolcome ImmigrantsA gentleman writes us from Sparlaittmrg that % Mr. Tuttlc and his two sons, froth Elizabeth City, New Jersey, passed through that town last Wednesday, on their way to a Southern home which thev have nut-chased near Fair Pnrest Post Oflicc, in this County. Our correspondent informs us tlint these gentlemen were for twenty years citizens of Virginia, and that one of the sons served in Wise's brigade during the war, one campaign in litis State. Such additions to cur population are always welcome, nnd we sincerely hope they will find their new homes both pleasant and profitable. Iho Journal of Commerce. Mr. John A. Moroso has l-ccomcassistant Editor of this staunch and able Democratic paper. For some years Mr. Moroso was one of the very best correspondents of the Xetes and Courier ; but for tho past year he has been connected with (lie Journal of Commerce, nnd given to that iournnl the versality and piquancy which has mule it so great a favorite among the people.? Mr. Moroso is one of the host newspaper reports in the country and a man of tine literary ibilitics. We are satisfied his accession to the Kiilorial stalT will prove greatly to the benefit ?f ;he Journal of Commerce. Rewards for Bob Sartor. We refer our readers to the Proclamation of Gov. Ilninntou oflerimr a reward of fit'lv dollars for the arrest of that notorious villain, I?ob Sartor. Wo believe other rewards have been ofercd by parties in this County for him, which increases the inducement for some one to make the arrest. It is a fact, noticed by many, that since he murdered his wife there has been but little stealing in this section. The supposition is, that after ho committed that deed he tied from 11, on..... I.0..1 n.l ll.nl they have often seen him here since. A Terrific Storm. We publish an account of a terrific and destructive storm Hint visited Augusta, Coo., on Thursday night of Inst week. The same storm visited this place, the same night, but was not so destructive. Just after dark it commenced to thunder, lighten, rain and Imil, accompanied with heavy wind. About midnight the storm grew terrific, and the rain seemed to fall in sheets instead of drops. The storm lasted until about three o'clock, but at daylight the sun shone out bright and the air was quiet. We have heard that much damage was to done fences nnd by washing the land and that houses and chimneys were blown down, but do not know in what part of the county such destruction occurred. ? Mr. Shand's Maiden Effort The Wednesday evoning Mail brought us, in the Columbia Jlri/ister, a synopsis of a masterly speech delivered by our newly elected Representative. it. W. Kliand. Eso.. upon the bill "to prevent unjust discrimination in freights by Railroads*" Mr. Dargon moved to strike out the enacting clause of the hill and made an argument in dofence of hi^ motion. The ]lrgi*(tr pavs the following high compliment to Mr. Shand : At the conclusion of Mr. Dargan'n speech, Mr. Shnnd, of Union, rose to oppose the motion to strike out the enacting clause. This was Mr. Hhand's maiden effort, as a legislator, and lie proved himself to be a brilliant debater, a cogent roasoner and a sound lawyer, lie made an exhaustive argument in favor of tho passage of the bill, nud insisted that the Legislature is vested with the authority to pass such a law, and that it is expedient now to make such legislation. Mr. Peake also made a fine speech in favor of (he bill. Wereg^eHhM tee cannot publish both. 'iflr )C-*.W Fir? Engine. I For Bom^j^rs we have been calling for tho orgunizatioA.fef a Fire Company in this town, i but, our cajMLrere almost unheeded, and we have seen M destruction of about $100,000 I worth ot pMftrty by ^rs^witbin the post seven i years, moai of whicjflcikfd lrnvt^pri saved if j we bad hajjUsfire engine witli an efficient companytq euiwj^. After'a fire a few persons < wonffl otwRw^asmodio effort td' organize a ] company tzyrf trchase suitnblo fire apparatus, I but it all ended in'emoke and ruins. t t Our presont TowW Council, finding tl>e citI- I zens wonld do noting, have, very commendably, %cted in the inmr and purchased a small i but powerful Fire Knftne, which arrived here I last Friday and atritd Sits power was made the | following day, muchVta the gratification of nil < the people. I It is a beautiful msvHiine made hv \V C. i Hunnetnnn, of Boston, and nuiucd WADE i HAM1TON, No. 1. Thh following is the result of the trial of its power fo throw wntcr through i a 3 inch nozzle, drawing its water out of the i cistern: i One ledgth of Ifose, 50 ft 97J feet Two " ? 100 " 107 Three ? ?? 150" 107 " The distance was measured from the nozzle of tho piap^nd did not inolude the extreme of the spray^^reulrew water completely aver the Ilotol from the opposite side of tho street. After the trial was over Col. 1. G. McKissick, at the request of the Council, mounted the engine and made a stirring appeal to the citizens ? particularly the young men?to sustaiu the action of the Council by forming nn efficient Company. He closed by saying that "the gallant Wade Hampton had saved the State from the ravages of thieves and scoundrels, so will the little Wade Hampton of Union save the town from the ravages of firo," The great obstacle in getting up a Fire company has now been removed, l?y tho Town Council taking upon itself the responsibility of purchasing an engine, and it now remains to be seen whether a sufficient number of active and efficient ,young men will be willing to take charge of it under a] proper organisation. As we learn that a meeting.of the citizens will be called to take t\ie matter into consideration, we will say but little about it until the result of the meeting is obtained. In the first place wc 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 qitiek and willing response of our young men to the call for them to organize a Fire Compauy. In the next place, if they do not take hold of it now, n Company tcill It formed under the sole control of tho Council, and we are not sure that future Councils will be composed of men who will feel any great interest in the protection of the properly of the t^wn. So far we know tho people give the members of the Council credit for their prompt and independent action in the matter, and we aro confident t hit rhiltf body will cheerfully agree to any arrangement which a respectable majority of the property owners of the town may suggest. List of Grand Jnrors dr um 18/A day of February 1878, to serve the present year. 1. Lafayette Briggs, 10. \V. Sainl. Lipscomb 2. Ned Webster, 11. John IScckncll 8. J. E. Meng 12. Harold lllnnlon 4. J nhiiftO. llamcs 18. W. Y. Dillard 5. A. 1?. IJycrs 14. John W.Sanders G. G. 11. Fowler 1*>. J. S. l'hilips 7. Wesley Mollis 1G. J. N. Liltlejwhn 8. Jetf Mabry 17. Jas. II. Sims 0. ltobt. E. English 18. G. T. Wood Liat of Patit Jurors drawn the \Zth day of February A. D. 1878, to terve March Term 1878. 1. Ash, Amos 10. Johnson, llonry I. BnldwihT*W?W!.'T. 20. Johnson, Fayette 8. Ilnrnclt Geo. \V. 21. Jsnes, William 4. Bcaly, Wm. A 22. Kelly, T. N. f>. Bobo, Bo rum T. 28. Kennedy, John L. (i. Brown, C. F. 24. Uyne, L>. A. 7. Byers, William 2.*>. l.omasicr, John L. 8. Coleman, J. II. 20. I.yles, A. C. 9. pnvis, 1*. J. 27. McUaniel, Sims 10. Edge, 1>. B. 28. Nelson, Thos. C. II. Klniore, John II. 29. Nicholas, Green 12. Gore, W. 0. 80. l'ryor, J. C. M n i^i iv iv i-i ioi o:M. u'... r ! ). uuuut'KiCii, liaiuifi *> i oiuin, ?? in. ii, 14. Greon, Jolin 82. Smith, J. W. 15. Huff, E. R. 88, Swink, Jesse L. 10. Hunter, J. W. 84. Trapp, K. 17. .Tefferies, John R. 85. Welch, J 8. 18. Johnson, J. M. 80. Williams, Uordon Witness, CHARLES BOLT, Clerk of Court. .. On the Wing. Our esteemed colnborer, Cnpt. H. L Farley, of the Spartar^ paid us a flying visit last Wednesday. Although we now and then cross swords with him we have always found tho Captain to be an honorable opponent, and are glad to learn that he and his paper are flourishing.? We can't ask our readers to subscribe to tho Spartan, but if they want Job Printing done cheap and hnndsome, send to that oflice for it. .?. Legal Sales. The following Act has just been passed by the Legislature : That on and after the passage of this Act all sales of real estate or other property under tho orders of the Probate Court, shall hn made bv Judge of Probate; and all sales under the order of the Court, where the title is to be made by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, sales shall be made by the clerk, and all other judicial eales shall be made by the Shoriffs as now provided by law ; Provided, Nothing herein contained shall effect the sales under executions issued out of the Courts of Trial Justices, or those to bo made by Executors or Administrators. A ppyovod ft'^bruary 2d 1878. The local of the Register of the Oth says: ? "The prettiest girl at the fair came near being talked ta death by a newspaper man lost flight." Ah ! you envious, jealous, bald headed rascal 1 that fellow showed good taste didn't he ??FarI.kt. of (he Spartan. Ah?ah! Now we know who that "newspaperman" was. The ear-marks are plain. ??? gfrTSu Two padlock keys, found on the Sardis road, have been left at this office. 'The owner can hate (hern hy calling for Hi?m, 7 i Subscriptions to tho Fair Grounds. We hope the committees appointed at the hist meeting of the Stockholders, will faithfully cnnvnss their several Townships for subscriptions to the County Agricultural Fair Grounds and mnke full reports of their success at the adjourned meeting <>f tho Stockholders on tho ?3d inst. It is essential that this should be iono, in order that wojnnyJ know whether the pcoplo of tho couutry?lor whose especial benefit and pleasure the Agricultural AssocialioA was formed and the grounds purchased?really wish Lo keep them up. The people of the town nre desirous, of seeing tho whole matter owned aud controlled by the Farmers of the county, and have, therefore, given theui the first chance of doing so. We :annot say that any man or number of men in this town will purchase and control the property if tho pcoplo in tho country refuse to secure its control to themselves. We have not heard a hint that such nu arrangement is mooted ; but we do sincerely hope that the people in the country will forestal any such movement by subscribing a sufficient amount to control its management. The property is worth double the amount due on it, and could be made to produce a good dividend to the stockholders, if properly managed. There is no risk in subscribing to it, aud if one hundred aud fifty farmers were to tukjwanly oust share each, they would all be interested in} it and (heir influence would add to its success, bosides the satisfaction of knowing that they had done 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 few liberal and sclf-sacrilicing men in this town, you will have no cause for complaint, and no reason to grumble if it is not managed nccordiug to your ideas. You arc invited to take hold of it and manago it to suit yourselves. The people of the town are quite willing to give it up to you upon the same terms which will be exacted of them if they purchase the property. If yo i neglect the offer you must not s iy that a village or town clique has got control and manages it to suit themselves, to make money out of it. That would not be true. No town clique wants it, but the 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 already done good in stimulating improvement in the Agriculture of our County, and our domestic comforts ; then let the Farmers take hold of it at once and place it upon a firm and permanent basis, so that tlicy may at every nnnunl Fair point to it with pride ntul say, "we own this, we support this, ami the good that it confers comes from us.v A few dollars from each farmer will secure the properly to them. ? Tha I.ocisl atiiro. W'c have little to report of tho doings of the Legislature the past week. The house has passed1 allien law1, and the only features we can give of it is in the following which we take from the Columbia Rrgixtcr: The discussion of this measure in the House of Representatives on Thursday night ended by the adoption of a substitute offered by Mr. On, of Anderson, which provides a statutory lien for rent to the extent of one-third of the crop, and re-enacts the sections of the former lieu law which were repealed at the lust session. The only difference is that the lien is simply to be tiled and indexed in the clork's office, instead of being recorded in full as hertoforc. In this shnpc the Sill went to the Senate, and will likely pass that body. The Columbia correspondent of tho Spartanburg ILrald, who ought to know whereof lie writes, as he is the Clerk of (ho Senate, gives the following synopsis of what is doing: Tho Legislature is dragging its slow length along. The Senate keeps postponing the consideration of the election of judges, until the deferred hope has mnde the hearts of somo ot .t . : ... _ ?:.i. ti.? _l..-I: _.:n IIIC Ii3|>ir<(iit3 u miif miiv. mu civuuuii nin perhaps como oil' tlic latter part of this week. Mackey and Cooke have a fair chance for reelection. Shaw's election is considered sure.? The others stand a slender chance. The Phosphate question has caused quite r.n excitement in the House. Although the dry hones on the coast may never live, it is certain that the subject stirs up a lively debate amongst the members. It is barely possible to arrange the whole matter equitably, so thnt the State and the corporators and the farmers may all be protected in their varied interests. The House decided to have no Immigration Agent the present year. The liond Commission has reported. The report has not given general satisfaction. Those who ndvocnte the payment of the consolidate*] debt dislike the report, because it is adverse tc certain bonds. Othcrsdislikoit, because theCom mission made no definite recommendation. Thej gave the status of the hands and have left the onut of accepting or rejecting with the Genera Assembly. The Appropriation Hill has passed the House This is as moderate as possible under the cir cumstances. The lien law has been re-enacted with somt modifications. Tho farmer has a prior lion foi rent, and this is not to ho recorded, Tho foe bil was reconuuilcd, but has not come hack to tin House yet. Tiib Wak Nkws.?The European war news created unusual oxcitemcnt in New York.? lireadstufls went up in the Froduco Exchanges The Marine .Underwriters aro accepting liski on Hritish vessels at an advanco of 1 per cent, on the usual ;rates. All prospective war risk) were refused on the 7th. The Russians have seized Constantinople and tho act is deemed everywhere of transcendent importance. England must now back down 01 fierht. Th* Pkack Basis.?London, February 8th.? Official information from Ft. Petersburg glvei tlio detailed peace basis. First, the erection o liulgaria into n principality. Second, a wni indemnity or territory compensation. Third the independence of Koomania, Kervin nnd Montenegro, with incrense of territory for ench Fourth, reform in Bosnia nnd lleryrgovmia ? Fifth, an ulterior understanding betwoen the Sultnn nnd Czar regarding the Dardanelles, and sixth, the evneuntion of the Dnnubnin fortressei and Krzeroum. Hut, according to the above of ficinl information, there are only five eondilions (lie evacuation of the fortresses being part of Iht armistice conditions, not those of pence. Th< fifth condition also provides for the ncgociotioni of a final treaty at either Odessa or Febastopol J fy ' From Joaeovillt. * Feb 14th 187*. Mb. Editor :?As overybody knows, wo kayo had bad weather and roads sine* Christmas, and but little improvement in either, as yet. Not much done in tho way of farming to this date; but 1 think after all our pcoplo are in a better condition for living this year than they have been since the war, so we are not grieving over the repeal of the lien law. I sco some guano has made ils appearance at - ? tho Depot in the Inst few days, but 1 don't think > it will be used as much as last year. Mr. W. II. S. Harris cut his foot with an axo prcity badly to-day, which will lay him up for a few days. A colored man, nmncd llonry Porter, on Mr. J. II. Coleman's place, while cutting wood yesterday, cat his leg, inflicting a severe wound. A little colored girl on Mr. Daniel Cullman's place, while washing to*Jay around a pot her clothes caught firo and bhtneal Iter dreadfully. Another littlo negro on the same place got its nose broke by the 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., , H. A . For tho Tlmcd? Reply to Tax Payer. Mr. Editor:?In Reply to "Tax Payer," id the columns of your paper last weok, 1 would respectfully refer him t? Sec. 39 of the School gct^f 187 i. (14 Slat, page 681,) which read* tlius : "Thoy (the Trustees) shall employ teach* eis front among those having certificates. * * * llut tlicy shall employ no person to teach in any of the Schools under their supervision unless such person shall hold, at tho lime of comtneao* ing his or her school, a certificate to tsach, bo grunted by the County Board or the State Superintendent." The law also requires that teachers shall be examined annually. Respectfully, A. A. J A MRS, Sch. Com. U. C. Sunlight for South Carolina. In attacking the thieves who plundered the people of South Carolina for so many years, The. Sun has never discriminated between Republicans and Democrats. The Ring itself, at the time ef its greatest audacity, consisted of Scott, Chamberlain, Parker, Kiinpten, Cardozo, Patterson and Ncnglc?all of them Republicans. The nblcst and most dangerous of these men was Chninherlain, 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 Slate was then controlled liv a llcmihlirnn mniartlv mul Mm I and agents and instruments of the Ring naturally took to that cast of politics. It is undeniable, however, that there were many prominent Democrats, who loudly called for reform and houcst government, while actually participating in the proceeds of the gigantio operations engineered by Scott, Chamberlain an J Kimpton. When the Democratic party came into power under the leadership of Wado Hampton and his friend M. C. Duller, now a Senator of the United States, there swept through the State a cry for the conviction nnd punishment of tho robbers who had piled up a debt of nearly thirty millions and ruined the industries and properly interests of tho taxpayers. An investigation committee was appointed, important evidence was taken inculpating evcrr one of the principal thieves, nnd subpoenas and warrants were issued without stint. One or two of tho smaller scoundrels wero convicted and sentenced to prison, a feeble show of an attempt to bring Pattemon to trial was made, and that was all. The failure of justice is partly due to the fact that this simple qucttlon of punishing crimo has been mixed up with politics, to further tho designs of politicians, it is partly due to the fact that a full exposure of the iusido history of the Scott, Moses and Chamberlain administrations would involve a good many prominent Democrats in lasting embarrassment. Tbe evidence taken in a laws-lit, now in progress in this city, shows how intimntcly Democrats were concerned with the Republican thieves in the plunder of the people. The following agreement, has been produced ns part of the testimony : Office of Courtkkay, Everett & Co., "i 8-1 Pearl Street, New York, j W herons, the umltM-siirncd. heinv ilrilrnui In lake action to reinstate the value of the bonded debt of 'lie State of South Carolina : It i* hereby*agreed the undersigned agree to pay to M.C. liutler and M. W. Gary 10 per cent, of the net gains that niny arise from the purchase and sale of at least $600,000 of said State bonds, the in" crcnsc to be measured by the advance due to an I endorsement ol the public mc'lng to be held on or about the Oil day of May next,at Columbia, approving the payment in full of all the present bonded debt of the State, and agree to use their best efforts to that effect in consideration of said 10 per centum aforosaid mentioned, W. K. EVERETT, i L. 1). CHI LOT, J. 13. PALMER. (by L. I). Childs,) i J. P. SOUTHERN. 1 New York, April 17, 1871. We accept the terms of the above agreement, M. C. BUTLER, Attorney, &c. M. Vf. GARY, Attorney-at-Ijiw. This arrangement throws light on tho follow1 ing confidential letter from Chamberlain to ' Kimptou, Financial Agent in New York of tho ? State of South Carolina. The original copy ef this documeut, which has never before been ' printed, is in our possession : 1 Columbia, S. C. Apr. 28,1871. ' Dkau Kimpton : Your two letters of the 20tls ana your sflMial letter aro rocsivad, and I an ' delighted to know that you are in a saferposition% The official letter is well and may be of U3e in the future. > I trill cooperate with Duller and Oartj in ant/ possible teat/. 1 have not heard of their arrival I here as yet. The (iovcrnor has been to Charleston, and. 3 fooled about with Lathers & Co., as you will see by the News. He suid when he came back that he was going immediately to N. Y., but yesterday i he said he had postponed his visit. 1 rat hen think Joe Crews' telegram has scared him. I do not know what he is doing exactly, but h*. i went to Clary, Parker's clerk, and gave him Of-* ddrs to pity out no money at all?that he was > going to send it all to N. Y. What he is gohtf? to do I can't say yet. I will keo Hush andlutv* I him do all hs can. Yours truly, D. II. CHAMBKRLAIN. This promise to cooperate with Ilutlar and Qary was written six days after they had roads and sinned (he agreement printed nbove. It ie i a matter of record that Chamberlain did cooper* 1 f ate with his Democratic allies. The hull resolutiona were put through (no Taxpayers' Convention and Although the rise in bonds was less than tljoy had hoped, it was sufficient to pa/ a good sum in percentages. Why has no honest effort been made to bring Patterson to trial f Judge Humphry's extraordinary decision could hare been overturned by n breath. Why has no requisition been issued for Chamberlain and Klmpton ? Chamberlain is practising law in the courts of this city, and s his friend Kiaapton is not far off. What is the nature of the evidence against Chamberlain held i by the Columbia Investigating Committee nnd fhus for suppressed ??A'. I'. Run.