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Tko Closo of the Session. As announced in our last the Legislature ad- 1 jourued on Friday niglit last, at 0.30. ^ The following arc the closing acts of both houses: SENATE. The Scnato met at 7. 1*. M. Mr. Tat'i introduced a resolution expressing the thanks of the General Assembly to Governor Hampton, for his impartial conduct as Chief Magistrate and the mauner in whieh he has redeemed the pledges he made during the campaign. The reaolutiofuwas unanimously adopted. ?_ 1 .? w-mwmmm n? lnCtinlmTTIl UpOP | himself as a memUyil! the party ofpntd to' the Lieutenant ttoT?^nor to offer * resolution concerning the presiding officer of the Senate. Hon. T. B. Jeter was then called to tho chair, and a resolution expressing the appreciation of the Senate for the able and impartial mauner in which Lieutenant Governor Simpson had discharged his duties was unanimously adopted. The Senate in cxcoutivc session confirmed a large number of appointments of County officers inaue i>y inc itovernor. The Governor scat in a message announcing that iie had appro veil the acts passed by the General Asseuibiy to-day. The President delivered a patriotic and feeling address in response to the complimentary resolutions. The Governor having informed the Geueral Assembly that he had nothing further to communicate to them, at 0.30 the Senate was declared adjourned fine <lie. HOUSK OF UFI'KESENTATIVES. The House met at-lU M., ?>pq?ker Sireppard Numerous bills aud resolutions were resfelvtid From the Senate, read a third time aud ordered to be ratified. ifr. 1). F. Bradley offered a resolution that tho conference committee ou the part ol' the House, who were appointed to adjust differences between the two houses ou a bill to uppoiut u commission of codjliers, be instructed to agree iu behalf of the House to the amendment proposed by the Senate. This resolution was laid ui.on tho table, which has the effect of killing the bill. A message was received from the Governor, approving certain acts itud joint resolutions. .Mr Bernard O'Neill, of Charleston, introduced thefollowiiigcompliuitntary resolutions in reference to Speaker Shoppard, which were unanimously adopted : Whereas it is due to this House that it should not adjourn and leave utiuetioed the many acts veviWMh. plcJ1y which every, at ember hut .I'CCH liio recipient of iroirt our custtuguisne.i ST ; y0ung^peal?6r: "therefore, "* " - * Resolved, Tiiat it is the sense of this House, and they take pleasure in giving expression i thereto, that all tiie rulings, gcutle acts of courtesy, patience aud indulgence, which lie has exercised in the discharge of his duties, entitles him to our warmest thanks, tho recollection of ' which can never fade from our memory. Resolved, That we recognize with sincere pleasure the marked ability displayed by our Speaker in the exercise of tho duties of his high office, 1 and that we would bo permitted to hope these < tjucccsscs attained in his young manhood may be , out t!ic precursors of magnificent success in the ( future. At 1.30 P. M., the Senate, headed by their 1 officers, entered the House and took seats pro- ' Tided for them. President Simpson, in taking < the ciiair, made the same announcement which lie had made earlier in the day when the first joint assembly convened. The following gentleman were appointed tel- | lers : Messrs. Maxwell, Gailard and Sawyei. Nominations for three Judges of the Court of 1 Claims were the lirst in order, and the following < names wore placed in nomination: Judges i Thomson, Hudson and Aldrich. I The voting then began, eaeh member declr.ring his vote as his namo was called. L'uder a resolution adopted, the nioile of voting was nivi voce, ami the three named was voted for at once l The three first named gentlemen were, therefore, declared to be duly eleetcd as Judges of the i Court of Claims. l'resident Simpson then stated that noonina- j liens for a Commissioner of Claims were in order. 0 Senator Kvans nominated the Hon. J. C Coit, " of t hestcrfield, and Mr. Gray seconded the nom- ,1 ination. i The voting was then conducted as before, nnd Mr. J. C. Coit was declared to tie eleetcd. The nc\t in order was the election of two at- h torneys to assist the Attorney General before fthe Court of Claims. Mr. SViand nominated Y. J. Popo and Mr. Illicit seconded the nnminalinn ... T Senator t'annon proposed the name of Hon. Henry A. Mcetze, and the nomination was seconded by Mr. Rutst. I The same process was gone through with, and t Messrs. Mcclze and Pope were declared to be s elected. . Nominations for Directors of (ho Penitentiary were next in order. 1 The following gentlemen were nominated : ^ Messrs. Thompson Karle, (Seorgc A. Shields, a JohnC. Seegcrs, W. K. Bradley and K. S. Allen. a As beftre they were all voted for in a batch, nnlnll were declared elected. Whole number of votes cast 88 ; necessary for a choice 45; f Karle 8:> : Shields SI ; Setters 84 : Brad lev 81 : u scattering 4. u .Senator Witlierspoon (hen nominated as Inspcctor of Phosphates, Colonel Thomas Taylor, of I'ichland, ami Senator liinsler seconded (he nomination. Whole number of votes cast 04 ; necessary for choice 4H ; Thomas Taylor 04. The next business in order was tho election c of seven Trustees of the South Carolina Univer- ti fiiiy. I, After several hallols, lite following Hoard was elected : S. Dibble, of Orangeburg. b H. W. Boyd, of Darlington. g< H. Sinionton, of Charleston. ? .las. Fl. 11ion, of Fairfield. ,?as. D. Blnnding, of Sunder. .1. F. J. Caldwell, of Newberry. John S. Preston, of Richland. ti President Simpson then dissolved the joint as- n fCmbly, its hnsincss having been finished. At o'clock, the House resolved itself into a " committee of the whole, and .Mr. Mullcr read _ the resolution in reference to Speppard, given above. Mr. Shoppard responded in a very able speech, abounding in rich thought nnd clo*|tient a eemwnenis. v A inesssago was received from tlie Senate a stating that they were ready to adjourn sine die. . Mr. Sawyer offered a resolution, which was adopted, complimenting the Sorgeant-at-Arms 0 and other officers of the House for their efficient " and faithful services, and the Speaker then do- a clared tlie House adjourned nine die. Tiik f.if.i t-Oovf.rsok Canf.i>.?Lieutenant n fSovornor Simpson was the recipient of a very (j handromc gold headed cane on Saturilay morning last. Ilo was quietly seated in the car on his way home, when a number of the pages of f< the Senate Chamber approached him, hearing c llie cone. It was inscribed: "Presented to Lieut. Gov. W. 1>. Simpson, hy tho attaches of I the South Carolina Senate. 1878." Col. Simp- ( 1 son w as greatly affected, hut thanked the donors \ ; tocful'.y. Wo consider it the highest coinpli- : i, i;:. .it i > the presiding officer of the Senate, to '.o appreciated hy the attachees on account of hi* uniform courtesy to them.?S/>ri<j/its AVwj* *' )>"}>(r. ( v $hc "gClffMg (Snioit ?imcss. 0 R. M. STOKES, Editor. > * ' UNION, FRIDAY, MARCH S?| 1878. ' p TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. * ~ 11 1 Copy, oru yenr, in advance, K'.nO j t Copies ono'voar," " ? ? ? ? ? H..%0 t! 10 ? ' " ? " 15.60 ADVERTISING. . 1 On? square or one inch, first insertion, - - - S1.00 ^ Each MithaequcDt insertion, ------- 75 , -JMt.it> 4? morc^Bnts ?u4 Utksri gL ws^stoiSSW: r,~. . " " over ten lines, charged as Advertise- t stents. 1 StaHf ? "> bales of Cotton sold last weolt, at 7^ ^ @?J. ^ To Their Credit- ? He it remembered, that every member of the a Legislature from Union County voted against j receiving free passes on railroads. r , Pea Ridge All Right. We learn from the very best authority that 4 I'en Ilidge don't take any "Independent" can- r didatc in thcir'n. v Pretty Early. v Strawberries and Green Peas are already sent ^ North, by tho ton, front the Charleston Truck farms. * .1 . J?" J. K. Spencer, of York, has been appointed I ilctDStrar in 4Me?kntptcy, to ftlh tho vacancy vl IWMppr sea. 8. W, PorterVwSw Ooeda. We only insert a part of Mr. Porter's Advortisfctnout this woek, but will give the rest iu our ' next. Those wishiug to buy goods at the lowest s prices should call ou Mr. l'orter. Judge Wallace ^ Arrived at home lust Saturday, after a laborious session of seven weeks' Court iu Charleston, which look oil' some of his llesh. The Charles- v ton bar and citizens are profuse in their praises 8 of him. 1 ? Dwelling Burned. t Ou Sunday last, Mr. llavid R&iford, living on g the I.aurens side of Euorce River, near Jones' ( Ferry, discovered that thq roof of his house was f, in a blaze, with the wind blowing a perfect gale. s All efforts to sto]ITlTtni^0aM^||hb4Mi. ^ house was iu nshes in a very short time. So ^ sudden and rapid was the work of the firo that t Mr. Uniford saved but little of his household p JOO'13- p Tho Democratic Ezocutive Committee, a Will meet at Union C. II. ucxt Monday, the 0 1st ot April, lor the purpose of taking steps tow- c trds reorganizing (ho democratic party of the v munly. It is vary desirable that every member a jf the Committee be at the meeting, so that a tl free interchange of opinions may be had. It is ? rery necessary to havo perfect harmony in the s Committee to sccuro unity of action in the ranks 3 if the party throughout the county. # ? * * n Wad Dogs. . We learn that a number of dogs hare been t< Itiiled in the neighborhood of Cross Keys within the past ten days. They had been bitten by i mad dog aoino weeks before and their owners cory prudently aud humanely killed the^m be- ^ Fore the terrible disease developed itself in them. J ] l.ast Monday a fine horse belonging to David Woodson, a colored man, died after intense suf- J* pering from being bitten by a mnd dog. V Bold Boberry. a J/ist Monday night a liiiof broke into Mr. 'hilip Dunn's furrier shop and stole eight rolls ^ if leathor. Tlie thief carrioddiis booty about a uilc below tliis place, and from some cause j*' Iroppc.l it in the middle of the road, near Mr. ^ 'nines Kllis' residence, where it whs found hv a j olorcd man named Henry Richards, who rough! it to town and deposited it with Mr. \V. lller. It was fortnnato for Mr. Dunn that it ras found by an honest man. ?he County Tax. We have not seen the tax Act, as it' finally mssed, but we learn from competent authority 9 hat the following is the levy for Union County : j| >tate, 4] ; county, 0 ; school, 2 ; past indebted- g less .1; school claim for 1870-77, 1. Total, 1:1 tt uills. It must he lemembercd that the la3t levy f vas reduced to 2 mills for County purposes, ind 1 mill for past indebtedness, which was not w ufticient for either purpose, and consequently g eft the county moro in debt at the end of the " iscal year of 1870 than it was before. It is as- ^ erted that. Hie present lory will lift the coqnty ut of debt, and hereafter a tax of only 2$ mills p or all county purposes will be required. he Woods on Fire. ,f News comes to us from various parts of the ounty that much damage has been done to tino iinber lands from fires during this month. We avc noticed for several nights past, in different oi irections, tho hoavons lighted tin as if from the timing of buildings. We have had no rain for Dine weeks wliilo the March winds hare been T nusually high, and a spark of tire would likely P' indlc into a blaze very suddenly. We learn that west of this town a largo qiian- C( ty of fencing has been burned ; hut we hare ni ot heard of the burning of a house, or of any r iijury to persons. he Telephono. Is tho euphonious name of a neatly printed ^ nd well gotten up paper, just started at Con- *| ayboro, by our old and long lost-aight-of friend, it nd fellow typoot years ago, Rev. I.andt Wood. '' t is the rarest case for a trno tn tn?n ??.?ir..ttr ' ' r ~'J ol ut of a Printing Office. He may leavo tlio gi case" for thirty years, ami go to preaching? ac s in or.r ohl friend's case?but it's no uso, the ahit once formed of associating with tho devil ^ nd hell, is too strong for even the best of men jj } overcome. Well, old friend, there should bo p model rivalry bet ween the pulpit and tho press, ai ir the good of enr fellow men, but wo fear, in omhining the two, you will find the vocations ro as incompatible us that of practicing chris- I ia 11 virtues while driving a stubborn mule.? I ii ou've a hard rov/ before you. You'll have to ' o f.lcasant an?l jronial with (lie "tlcvil" and as- ' J' i?t in (illin,; ' hell ' all the week and then un- | rrluke tofij;ht both on Sunday. Nevertheless, 1 ve most sincerely wish you success. | d I' ML ur gielatore. Wc re pleased to meet our Senator and Ucp- I csc?t dives again in our midst after tlicir long nd tl dious session. .Wc arc not of tlio3e disosedt^jruniblettt what they have done and what hoy live omitted to do. Wo believe they have ;one tfalhat tliey coujd do, jpropcrly. Perhaps he seejp was strung out a littlo too long, but "} lie meBoers from Union must not be blamed for hat.^?iu>ur personal knowledge each one of iMB|P^^Rtnxious4|p(||^a 4W siWXSn a month go^jH^nellbve they hare done their duty to hetr<ooaelituente, at fur ns it lay within their ^wer. It mtfst not be forgotten that tho Legisnture had an tmmouso amount of work to do to eeonstr^t the Stale,.^ifler the "rule and ruiu" of uch igaoranl and corrupt officials as made and 'hniuisJerod the laws of the State (or the ten cars nfeviaus : ntiJ must of tlicir work could lot be accomplished in a hasty ami loose manner. ] I is casj enough for men, while sitting at home, j o think and say what should and what should j tot ha*e been done by the Legislature; but they vould find hundreds' of insurmountable obsta- 1 les in the way of sucuriug all that they thought vas right, if they .were members of that body. Ye dajuot say that our members ha*e done extolly to our notiuh of what they ought to have lone,"? evory instance, but wo do say that wc leliovtmhev have acted with u conscientious cnlouvor to do what tlirr was best for the State. 'ITi'tni- labor&^^MjppEfiSYi.sihilitie^ have teen greater thau any rature Legislature will iave to ciuounter, and far greater than most >eople have auy idea of. As soon as wc can we hall sliov^.et'bat good has been done and whoreu we tbj^the Legislature failed in its duty. IdvertisilpWlrittled Down. A few days ago we received from the U. S. levcuuo Depavtmeut au advertisement which pould occupy, ut least, the space of three qu&res in our columus. The instructions were o insert it four times?two last weeks iu March ml two last weeks in April. Accompanying he Advertisement was nn extract from a Unit ml liatcs law, which limits the price to he paid for he advertisement to -10 cents per folio for the rat insertion and i;0 cents per folio for every nccceding ' wo folios. By our count according to the tinted instructions?and thev appear to beimerative?we could only charge hen dollarx for it, lthoygh it would measured squares, for which ,at ur regular rates for advertising, we should hargo our best friend $7.50. We couldn't see thy wo should favor the government so much s to give it $5.50., so wo respectfully declined he oiler. We, however see that other papers re publishing it. l'erhaps we did not nnder'and tho instructions, or the same arbitrary inductions were not sent to other papers. Withit; intending to cast censure upon those jourals who arc publishing the advertisement, e must say that now is not a good time ) reduce the price of advertising 7"> per cent., o( even to obligo "the beat government the mrld ever saw." Vie have, occasionally, made ad contracts with advertisers \ but if wo agree > i^ibltsh 4ri adrertiscment'confaining two foos ('200 words) for four insertions, at 40 cents er folio for the 1st insertion and 20 cents per diofor the thrccsubsequent insertions, our bill ould bo $2, only. We have never inado such fool contract as that. he Columbia Register. The Proprietorship of this excellent daily pa- J !>r has been changed : Col. J. A. lloyt and Mr. ( . N. Emlyn having sold their interest in it to < (cssrs Calve and Pat ton, Slate l'rinters. Col. ' oyt remains as Editor and Mr. Emlyn takes a 1 isition also upon the paper. The change has . rcngthcncJ the paper. I The Spirit of '76 Still Lives. oov. Hampton's visit to ANnr.nsox. Ankf.rsox, S. ()., March 20.?The ovation to , overnor Hampton to-day recalls the cnthusias- , c demonstrations during the campaign of 1870. , lo has been received everywhere with the rest est jsclnf. At Newberry the train stopped , venty minutes, where several thousand prole were gathered. Gov. Hampton nnd Gen. loise spoke, and were cheered at every sentence, t Prosperity, Silver iJlreel, Ninety-Six, Grccnood. Hodges, Honrs Path and Helton, similar reelings were accorded to the Governor, who ssponded briefly and pertinently. On his arrival here, the demonstration was iceedingly fine. The town was illuminated, |fc military'was out in full force, the hand was laying, and a line of torches was carried by ilored men, from the depot to the public square, ov. Hampton i ud Gen Moisc again responded < > the welcome, addressing 2.000 citizens. The , ;ene on Iho public square was beautiful beyond cscription, with the public buildings and pri- , i(c houses il In in i nut c<l from garret to basement. 1 A notable feature everywhere has been tho tithusiasm of tho colored population.?J. A. 11. ] i Col. Register. Tub 1'nicB or Cotton.?A Now York letter of ' hursday says : "It is stated to-day by our dry 1 .>ods meh that cotton goods arc cheaper than 1 hen the raw staple was selling at seven cents 1 pound, and the opinion of these dealers is that ' Uton will fall to a still lower point, for, they rgue, why should manufactured goods beselling I so vast a disproportion to the raw material or cotlen to maintain itself at current quolaons goods must ndvanc.?, anil if they do not Ivance then cotton itself must fall. This cerlinly appears sound reasoning. Hut tlie hulls ive the liest of the market to-day. They were icournged early hy a 'thirty-second' advance i arrivals at Liverpool, and on the strength of lis and covering of shorts they were able to ark prices up 6 to 8 points. It is not lost sight r thattho supply of good -vorkingcottonsisdaily rowing loss, mi 1 Liverpool is not unlikely to :t on this later on." Grkat Firk in I)anvii.i.r.? Danville, Va , larch 2'2.?The Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse io factories of Keen & Keen. L. 1'. Stowall & o., H, J. Jones, Kinbrcy it Redd, L. T. Keen id Weniplo, tho African First Hnpst PiiurebT four cheap tenement houses on High rcet, two storehouses on Union street and two ineinont houses on Pace's alley were destroyed y tire at !l o'clock this morning. Other buildigs were more or less damaged. A half mil on pounds of leaf tobacco and fifty thousand Minds of manufactured wore lost The total ish is ?80,000. Insurance SoO.OOO. f?l7" We had n slight shower of rain ycslcr- ' ' ay. I i tiathoiiug Clouds ol' War tit.;ii<t Reported to hare Ordered the British Fleet Out of the Sett of Marmora?Russia said to Jl Consider IJW with Enyland Inevitable?Terms of an Alleyrd Secret Alliance Between Russia and Turkey?Knyland and Russia Makiny Tor- 1 jtedoes. London, March 23?Noon.?A special to the 1'imes l'rom St. Petersburg says that rumors arc n circulation that Hussia has demanded that he British licet quit the Sea of Marmora iuuiieliately. The correspondent believes that the oport, although exaggerated,4?jtet<entiruly un- . bunded. Minister LayartPa opposition to the (| embarkation of Russian troops at Bujukdcre saused great irritation. An inspired article in ^ lie Jourual de St. Petersburg attracts much ntention. It points to the continuance of the loot in the Sea of Marmora in dctiancc of incrnational law, and asks if it is not time to ask j l-higlaud what she really wants. Kurope should :all England before her judgiuent seat, and sumsion her to re-enter the sphere of international ( law by quitting the Straits Und formally engag- ^ ing not to return. Serai-jflicial hints are given that if England does not wish to attend the Congress it will meet without her. In connection with the foregoing intelligence .j it should be stated that rumors were circulating in the lobbies of Parlimcnt last night that the tone in English official circles is decidedly warlike. A Berlin dispatch says that the North German Gazette says that it is evident that Russia regards war with England as inevitable, aud knows * that she was never better able to wage it than now. The Paris corr?MM^<gteaf (he Daily Telegraph hearttlhat ffllRI^VQWbrccd Turkey to acquiesce in a secret agreement according to which Russia would assist Turkey against a Greek-Knglish combination, and against the entry of t he British fleet into t he Bospliorus or Darduuelles, largely diminish the indemnity and guarantee the integrity of the remaining Turkish territory, receiving in return a directing power over the revenues of the Porte. The Times says '.hat orders for new torpedo vessels for the navy have been distributed among various ship builders, priucpally on the Thames. Two linns have undertaken to contract for eight thousand torpedo sinkers, their average weight to be eleven hundred pounds. They arc being stowed away in various parts of the Royal arsenal at Woolwich, convenient for shipment to stations at home and abroad. The Russians arc having one hundred torpedo bouts built on tlie model of one purchased, in Kuglutid, but no part of the order lias come to this country, as international complications 1 u'rU telegram from that Kouiuauiu lias refused to receive independence at t ho hands of Russia, or permit the passage of Russian troops through her territory during the occupation of Bulgaria. k.noiamt A km i n<: roti tub Fit.w.?London, March -M?S) P. M.?The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian telegraphs : The government has purchased from Sir William Armstrong four one-hundred ton guns at a cost of $SU.OOO each, and negotiations nro proceeding fcr a number of smaller weapons identical with those already in the service. The same iirrn, Aa weii as unit worm s Co., linvc accepted contracts to a large extent for thesupply of iron gun carriages, to bo completed at an early date. Ureal exertions are being made in the carriage department at the Woolwich arsenal in the pre ' partition of wagoti3 for transport service, tier- ' oral other contracts for army stores arc in ' cottrsc of completion, notably ono for a large number of pack saddles. Messrs. Defries & Co. arc executing an order for hospital ware to the amount of about t?r>0,tXH)." The London correspondent of the Ivlinbttrgh Scotsman says that the landing of u force on the Asiatic side of t ha Sea of Marmora, has unquestionably been considered liy the government. 1 Hail way material to be laid in a parallel line ' with the IJospliorus has been purchased. Tiik 1)am.kk or rut: Nt;\v Ilti.uvtttA.?The Times' leading editorial this morning says:? j "The treaty proposes the creation of a newSlate in I lie llulknti Peninsular, which would dwarf 1 [ill others, and which, supported by external in- 1 tluoncc, Would inevitably strangle all other in- * lcrests, 'i'lic new .'"ilgiria won! I extend con- ' siderably beyond t!te limits within which the ' Slavo population is preponderant. Wherever ' die presumed limits of such preponderance were * not consistent with a good geographical bound- ' iry the boundary line lias been pushed forward o the injury of other populations ami JSta'cs.? \ I?i.- i - - mo general rcsun is :mu me new principality ! ivoul 1 occupy the whole central mass of the ! peninsular, forming a State in comparison with ' which Servia anil Montenegro woul.l be insig- 11 nific.xnt, and rendering the remaining posses- ' stoti? of Turkey an absurdity. Kuropo cannot J [tvo'ul vory grave doubts whether such an arrange- ' merit would be either just or exempt from the danger of great future disturbances." o Tub Fin vnciai. I'anic.?New Vork, March 1 22. ? A special from Springfield, Mass., says lhat two hundred workmen of the Ames Coinna- ' ny of Chicnpeo have attached tho mill and tun- 1 idiinery for wages due from December to the 1 amount of $:!(),000. Other creditors liurc at* J laclied the properly, making the amount 1 >00. The stockholders are lighting to overthrow 1 the present management, and the annual meet- 1 ing at Doston, on Thursday, was adjourned to 1 Ihe 28th. The Chicopec people arc excited.? 1 fhe Ames Company cast the bronze doors at the " L'apilol, cannon for the government during the ' war, bronze work on the Lincoln monument and ( many other well known works. The company was once rich, hut has lost heavily of late years. 1 The First National Hank of Tarrytown, N. V., a lias failed. The Hank of Cleaning, at K'mira, N. Y., has ( mspended. It was u private banking inslitu- 1 ion con lueted by Henry W. Ucalc, who inakos ' in assignment to F. Hull and S. L. (iillett. Tho v unount of deposits was $280,000.. discounts r ind overdrafts reported at $200,000. Serious ' loss to the depositors is feared. Tub Ctitsis Across tiik Water.?London, * March 22.?Tho Times states that the iron trade ' in South Yorkshire is in a most stagnant condi- 1 lion. Large numbers of men are out of work. ' Within the last few days two of the leading f works in Itotherhnin have stopped, owing to a 1 scarcity of orders, and about one thousand ad- " litional men have been rendered idle. One of ' ihese establishments, the Midland Iron Com- c |>any, had, during the last ten years, paid divi- 1 lends averaging fifty per cant, per nntiiim. It [ 1*1 flilirilll Ifiul I llWX /VulltAKO aajll 1 ?. - ' ? ? ?? ' ? -* * .V... v.. ...... vuiiivmuiou VTIII rvi rit\c ]l|{7|II13l. ihc reduction of wages, in which case thirty 1 ihousaiiil inon will bo unemployed. ?- ( Tun l'l.ani'KSi'rkabixd in Ernoi'K.?Vienna, i March 12:5.?The Austrian delegation has refer- f red to tho government a petition to take steps \ i>y iutcinational understanding for disinfecting i he late battle-fields, and arresting the danger c which threatens the health of Europe. c Constani tNorr.K, March 2.1.?The sanitary 1 commission have arrived at Krzeroum from Ti- * His. They found twenty thousand corpses lair- r led two feet utidei the ground, frozen, lint not t decomposed. The commission are deliberating v whether to cremate the corpses or use quick- I lime. The typhus fever is increasing here. t Idt'Cti\ur.fr, March YH.- -The typhus fever is f very prevalent uero and at Tttrna .Margiirclli.? i i l'hc laortali'.ty among tiie Ku.isians in Itnigaria t isr very great, principally from fever. j < :?1 ?1 ? - . 1 - ' --L-. ? , ;?. ?? THE STRONG ARM OF THE LAW. lilKIK MACK I. Y AI?M IN (STUBS J l.STICK IX TUB MOUNTAINS. 'icterus Terrified by Redmond at the Head of Seventy-fire Mm?The Revenue Ofiicers Cowed?A True J>ilI for Robbery Found . Iyuintl Redmond in the State Court, hi* Rand Rieperred, and their Chief in Full Flight?Revenue Ofiicers Indicted for Outrage* on Citizen*. Columbia, Saturday, March liil.-?The follotvtig letter front Judgo Mackey, containing a picuresijue account of the indict rat lit of Redmond, nd the measures taken for his arrest, and of lie outrageous conduct of the revenue otlicer;, ras received by Governor llninpton to-day : Tiiuksi?ay, 2 O'clock l\ M.,\ 1'ickk.ns C. II., March 21, 1878. j lis Fxcflleitey Wade Hampton, Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. Dr.Att Slit?1 have the honor to acknowledge lie receipt of your communication of the l'.'tU aslant. It was not practicable to comply with lite sug;cstions therein contained, as it did not reticu lie until this m.iriiiii./ .in.I it... ...>?? i..?iwn.l .... O 'uesday, as you were informed l>y my telegram if lust evening. In order liinl you may be fully informed as tolie situation of attaint in this section it is proper hat 1 should state the following facts : On my arrival here last Sunday 1 ascertained, liter due Inquiry, that the outlaw, Lewis it. ledinotid, had practically organised a rcicn of error throughout the county, which paralysing the manhood of ib^fcsUciui^ ivho observed that he mid his armed band of '**' reckless followers were standiug day by day iu i >pen defiance of (lie laws of the State and ol'the United Slates. The rcvonuc olliecrs and tliciv oossc, numbering in all twenty-six men, weru :oiicciitrated at this point, and were cvideutly ilarmcd, being apprehensive that Redmond ivould make an incursion into the town at t ic ictul of his force, which was reported to num* or about seventy-five men, well turned and nountcd., 1 saw at oaco that this people were n the Jtlj retnc crisis of their fate, and that ,'uey could only meet it successfully by bringing licin face to face with their duty by an instant tinl fearless discharge of mine, and by thus quickening their sentiment of obedience to law, o s.-t in motion a counter current against tliu awiess men who stood in armed array against he constitutional authorities. As Redmond was the central and supporting figure of,the unlawful combination, 1 resolved o strike at liiin. To have selected one of bis subordinates ns the subject of prosecutiou, would liavc made it appear that the arm of the law itself was sharing in the general paralysis, while to have united others with.him, would have been I..-.. >i.~ ...i ' ? > ? .?ov ..iv uuiuiiiugg 01 isolating mo ciuercriminal from his followers, tin<l to have incurred ihe hazard of uniting Ilicin more closely to liiiu liy a sense of their common danger. 1, therefore, determined that if legal proof of crime :ould he obtained Against him a bill shou.d be aid before the grand jury with a view to his Immediate indictment ; but not for iiis alleged forcible entry into tho jail. Tor that was only a misdemeanor under our laws, and public rytupithy was strongly in favor of the three prisoners who were thus released, as it was generally believed that they had committed no oti'ense against, lie laws of tlie United States, and it was known, [hat they were respectable farmers, who wero irrested without a warrant, iu violation of lnw? tnil had bceu grossly maltreated by tho revenue jllicers before xhey wero lodged in jail. I am satisfied from iuforiuntion furnished me iiui i/uiu uiw ana justice iiau been outraged in. lie persons of those prisoners, and my judgnent upon thiia point lias since been* confirmed )j the fact that the hco who were recaptured sy llie sheriff's posse were discharged by thoL'nited States Commissioner to-day on the de:1ared ground that there was no tvidctec lefialxo vcr upon which ( > authorize their detention, or o support the charge that they hud violated any aw of the United Slates, lint Keiluiond, a day >r two nfter the rescue of the prisoners, had, with is armed baud, entered the house of a citizens in his vicinity and but taken therefrom two overloats of the value of forty dollars, left there l'or~ lafe-keepiug by their owners, who were also Unied Status revenue officers. As the tukihg was l?noforcibly,in the presence of the lawful eustolian or bailee, and l?y putting hi in in terror, the let was robbery, both at common law and underlie statute, and was a grave felony. After much earnest effort on my p.att the citi:en, Mr. llcndrix, above referred to, overcame lis fears and made the necessary affidavit chargng tlie robbery. The trial justice thereupon ss icd his warrant, und upon the return of the ilieriff, tlint the accused openly defied arrest, he papers wore delivered to the solicitor, and >n last Monday a 1*111 was drawn accordingly and aid before tlie grand jury. 1 delivered a most earnest charge to I hem, idinonisliing them of their sworn duty "to leavo 10 man unprcsented thruiigli fear, favor or atl'ccion," and I said in the course of my charge : Micntlemen of tlie grand jury, if upon the tcsiinony of a credible witness, it should appear n Vim it.>.? I-I.l. - ? V J ?..v.v ?9 piuuiiuic VUU9U IU UUUCVO lie accused guilty of the utl'cncc charged, ami ,'oti wilfully fail or refuse ( ? find a true hill, lien you declare to the wcrhl that in the County if I'ickens the trigger finger of Lewis K. Hednornl's right hand is stronger than the arm of he law ! And you do this while Wade Ilampot?, the defender of law anil order", the wise itnl just chief Magistrate, the trusted leader and 'ricud of the whole people, rules as Governor if South Carolina 1" The grand jury then retired, and after reniair.ng in their room several hours, cainc into couit in I returned the indictment endorsed "No hill." i at once informed tlicni that ( presumed llio aidenco was insufficient, and that on (lie next aorning (lie bill would again be delivered to Item, and the solicitor would send additional vitucsses before tlicin to support it. Tito next aorning (Tuesday) the bill was again laid be* ore the grand jury, and I tlien stated to them hat I had information which 1 deemed trustvorthy to the effect that one of their body was he close ally and intimate associate of ltcdmond, he person accused in the bill, who was then taviug his headquarters at the house of the ;rand juror referred to, and that if these state* ncnts were not denied by the grand juror on ....... i.u ii.u^i uu I'li'iiHcu irnni acting during ho consideration of (his case, and should at ince retire from the grand jury. I thereupon mined the unworthy grand juror, and stated hat I was prepared to hear his denial. Ifo nuncdiately withdrew from the grand jury with-, ml uttering n word. The grand jury then retired, hut returned ino court within ufew minutec with a "True bill," lie torcuian .-ir*tinjr tlint it wasllic "unanimous" Inding of Iho grand jury. A bench warrant. vhs ut onec issued, and I ordered the sheriff to orthwitli Humnion and organize an armed pome if one hundred men and proce?d.to use tfre up- > icssary force in its oxccutiun. fif tlMw lours tlio posse, fully armed and equipped, and veil mounted, moved out from the county sent, icoompnnicd l>y ('apt. Griffin, in command of he Hampton Home Guard, a company of Ktnto foluiiloer troopn, who had reported to the sheriff or duty, pur.-nant to your telegraphic order of he 18th instant. This company is about fifty Irong. and hns a number ?f jRodntninecrs In ta ranks, who arc all good and true men. The statement that sonic of the arms of this company arc in the hands 0/ Redmond's men,