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J> ctapsi mi Jacts.
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? Two hundred and fifty thousand gallons 0
of beer is sold in London daily. e
? Texas has now a population of 1,275,000 ^
against 818,519 in 1870. v
? San Francisco has just had colder weath- ?
er than it has had before for ten years. .
? Maryland has 1,846 public schools, which f;
are attended by 143,003 children. j,
? There is talk among the Connecticut far- ti
mers of a pledge not to raise any tobacco this si
year, so as to work off the surplus. n
? Parson Brownlow favors the idea of nomi- tl
nating Parson Brownlow for the vice-presi- v
dency. ti
? A colored member of the Mississippi b
Legislature has introduced a bill providing for 5
whipping as a punishment for certain crimes. ?
? A mass of rock, estimated at nearly five
hundred tons weight, fell from the bank near =
the Bridal Veil Fall, at Niagara, a few days
ago.
? A gentleman of Lynchburg, Va., owns a
set of chessmen neatly molded in lead from
bullets picked up on the battie-neia near Appomattox
court house.
? The first fruits of leap year shine forth in
the case of Miss Belle Harper, of Fairhaven,
West Virginia, who shot a man because he =
refused her offer of marriage.
? Every member of the Kansas House of _
Representatives is provided with twenty daily *
newspapers, during its session, at the public =
expense.
? The Iowa House of Representatives have c<
passed a bill requiring that all conditions of tl
insurance policies shall be printed in type not o:
smaller than "long primer, and that the use p,
of smaller type shall vitiate the policies. tj
? The owner of a pair of bright eyes assures ?(
us that the prettiest compliment she ever re- tr
ceived came from a child of four years. The j*
little fellow, after looking at her for a moment,
inquired naively, "Are your eyes new la
ones?" P1
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? Hon. Alexander H. Stephens is confined
to his room and bed at his Georgia home, and 01
it is the opinion of his friends that pulmonary *
disease is slowly carrying him off. Mr. Ste- phens
himself has no expectation of regaining
his health, and has written to a member of
the Georgia delegation to attend to his unfin- 7
ished business in Washington.
? It is not only in cotton goods that Araeri- b
cans are beginning to compete with the English jj
in their home markets, but also iron and steel ^
manufactures. According to the Sheffield
Telegraph of the 22d ult., an American mer- 0
chaut arrived in Sheffield a few days Detore,
with a consignment of light steel hayforks, p
shovels, spades &c., of American make, which ri
he proposed to sell at lower than Sheffield j
prices for similar goods.
? It is stated that Bruce, the colored Senator
from Mississippi, in executive session
of the Senate last Thursday, pronounced ~!
himself as opposed to President Grant and *-the
Third-Term. He was quite emphatic-in c
Ins remarks, and said that he thought Grant a
did not care for the South. He says he will j,
not support him if nominated, and further f(
stated the colored people had better make
terms with the resident whites of the South.
? The Senate Committee on postoffices has
addressed a letter to the Postmaster General, ^
for an exhibit of the receipts and expenses b
from third class mail matter, and whether it tl
is to the interest of the government to trans- a
port the third-class matter, at the rates charged
before the act of last March. The Committee t]
has before it the bill of the House restoring
the rates on third-class mail matter, and its *
report will be prompted by the response of y
the Postmaster tieneral to the inquiries wnicn ^
have been addressed to him. c
? Now, theu, we are brought face to face in d
South Carolina with the question which, dodge g
it as much as we may, must, sooner or later, be
definitely and permanently settled. Here is ^
the question: Shall a hopelessly degraded .
black majority rule and ruin a minority? 11
To suppose that this is what is meant by "a S
Republican form of government," is an insult n
to the memories of the founders of the Repub- o
lie. Yet what else can we have in South Caro- y
lina, Louisiana, and Mississippi as long as the tj
principles of Radical reconstruction prevail ? .
St. Louis Republican.
? The following is given as a Cincinnati r<
view of inside secrets at Washington:
"Blaine and Morton may mutually destroy a
each other and prepare the way for some one J
else. The personal struggle for advantages t)
will still go on between them, and as neither j]
will consent to accept the Vice-Presidency,
it will probably end in the defeat of both.
It is here that the third term ticket of Grant Cl
and Hayes will be presented, and if Grant E
finds that it will not be accepted, he will o
withdraw his name and make it Washburne 0
and Haye3." From these observations it would
seem that the wind at Washington is entirely (
setting westerly.
? The Republican National Convention ?
will consist of 754 members, so that a nomi/vi1
Alt Vl'/IA TIT 111 O
liUliun vi x icoiucut vi ? ivc x icoiucub niu
require 379 votes. New York has 70 mem- J
bers; Pennsylvania 58; Ohio 44; Illinois 42; ri
Indiana 30; Missouri 30; Massachusetts 26; p
Kentucky 24; Tennessee 24; Michigan 22; q
Virginia 22; Iowa; 22 Georgia 22; North Carolina
20; Wisconsin 20; Alabama 20 ; Mary- *
land 18; New Jersey 16 ; Texas 16; Louis- ?
iana 16; South Carolina 14; Arkansas 12; a
California 12; Connecticut 12. Each Terito- ^
ry is allowed two votes. The numerous representatives
of the large and populous States
would be sufficient to decide most questions
in the convention if there were any mission of c
sentiment or preference among them. There
does not, however, appear to be much chance q
of that in the nominations, as each of
these States has a separate candidate. The
allowance of votes of the Territories increases
the weight of the delegation from the West.
? Says the Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer of a
the 5th: If all the telegrams and newspaper
reports be true, all confidence in life insu- h
ranee has disappeared since the failure of the b
Southern Life, with the headquarters at
Memphis. Said a gentleman to us yesterday: Sl
"I have a policy of 85,000 in that company. ,
* I expected to be sold (he used a harsher
word) by northern companies, but I did
not think that Generals Colquitt and n
Gordon. Southern men, would lend their i b
names to anything that was not good. It j n
has come to a bad pass when our own men go |
back on us." He expressed the opinion of ^
thousands in Georgia, who are looking anx- ^
iously for a statement of the Georgia Depart- i
ment. We met two gentlemen yesterday,
each of whom* had a 85,000 policy in the company.
They estimated that at least 875,000 n
of policies were held in Columbus?mostly by j n
poor men. The names of Generals Colquitt j1<
and Gordon gave confidence to the scheme, j
and the people are booking to them anxiously j
for a statement. It is a sad blow to many a .
family in Georgia and Alabama, and adds Sl
another chapter to the experience in life. ' j )v
? The report of the Royal Zoological Soci- i11
ety of Ireland states that "during the year
the gardens sustained a heavy Toss in the d
death of a beautiful lioness called "Old Girl." 8
She was born in the gardens, of South Africa : jj
stock, on September 8,1859, and died on October
7,1875, after six weeks prostration from
chronic bronchitis. During her long career ^
she presented the gardens with fifty-four
cubs, of which she actually reared fifty, only tl
losing four. This is a feat unprecedented n
in the annals of menageries and gardens. She c
was an animal of very high spirit, although
very gentle, and was admitted by judges to ,
be the handsomest they had ever seen. Her j b
offspring not only added to the attractions of
the gardens, but the judicious sale of a por- e
tion of them brought ?1,400 in cash to the so- o
oiety. The closing weeks of her useful life \
were marked by a touching incident worthy of t
being recorded. The carnivora, when in J g
health, have no objection to the presence of
rats in their cages; on the contrary they | 8
rather welcome them as a relief to the monoto- c
ny of existence, which constitutes the chief: c
rial of a wild animal in confinement In
llness the cases are different; for the ungrateill
rats begin to nibble the toes of the lord
f the forest before his death, and add considrably
to his discomfort. To save the lioness
rora this annoyance, a fine little terrier
fas placed in her cage, who was at first reeived
with a sulky growl; but when the first
at appeared, and the lioness saw the little dog
oss him into the air, catching him with pro3Ssional
skill across the loins with a snap as
,e came down, she began to understand what
be terrier was for. She coaxed him to her
ide, folded her paw around him, and each
ight the little creature slept at the breast of
be lioness, enfolded with her own paws, and
matching that his natural enemies did not disurb
the rest of his mistress. The rats had a
ad time during those six weeks.
Jbe (inquirer.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
The proceedings of either House on the
th were unimportant.
In the Senate on the 8th, the (Jentennial
ill was taken up, but its consideration was
iterrupted by the announcement of the
eath of Senator Ferry, followed by eulogies
n the deceased Congressman. In the House
tie judiciary committee reported a bill reealing
the bankrupt act. The first section
speals the bankrupt act of the 2nd of March,
867, and all laws and parts of laws aiuendtory
thereof and supplemental thereto. The
jcond section provides that all suits and proeedings
now pending in the Uuited States
!ourts wherein an adjudication in baukrupty
has been made, shall be proceeded with
nd be governed by the provisions of existig
laws, which are continued in force only
ir the purpose of closing up suits and proeedings
now pending. The act is to take
ffect from and after the 1st of January, 1877.
ifter some discussion of technical points the
ill was passed?yeas, 178; nays, 58. After
be passage of the bill there was discovered
fl error in the recital of the date of the origlal
law, it being given as the 21st instead of
he 2nd of March. This mistake Mr. Lynde
sked unanimous consent to have corrected,
ut Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, objected, reraark:ig
that the bill placed the who'e creditor
lass of the country in the power of the
ebtor class. The bill, therefore, goes to the
enate with that imperfection in it.
In the Senate on the 9th, Mr. Edmunds, of
Vermont, introduced a resolution instructlg
the committee on public buildings and
rounds to enquire into the expediency of
laking provision for the speedy completion
f the Washington monument in the city of
Washington. Agreed to. The committee on
le Texas Pacific railroad heard evidence on
ie conflicting interests connected with that
)ad. The House business was unimportant.
In the Senate on the 10th,. the Centennial
ppropriation bill was resumed. Senator
iorwood, of Georgia, spoke in opposition to
le appropriation. No vote was reached. In
le House, the Speaker presented a memorial
f citizens of Louisiana praying relief from
ertain political evils existing in that State.
Maine delivered a speech from printed notes
n the question of finances, at the conclusion
f which the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 11th, Mr. Johnston,
f Virginia, introduced a bill to re-open and
Bttle the claims of several States against the
i r%. i _ _ j 3^ ~
jnitea oiatesior auvanees maue m me wm
f 1812. Referred to the committee on claims,
fumerous petitions for the repeal of the bankupt
law were presented. Also, petitions for
ensions for soldiers of the war with Mexico,
'he Centennial appropriation was resumed,
nd the hill passed by a vote of 41 to 15. The
enate adjourned to Monday. The House,
fter an unimportant session, adjourned until
londay.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Lancaster has organized a debating soiety,
with R. E. Allison, Esq., as president.
? After a lawsuit of eight years, the Baptist
'heological Seminary at Greenville, has reeived
a legacy of 880,000.
? The Senate has unanimously conhrmed
be appointment of James M. Brawley as
uditor of Chester county.
? Mrs. J. H. Blassingame, of Spartanburg,
as a lemon tree with over thirty lemons and
looms.
? Judge Northrop, who was elected as the
unnocunr rvf iTll^crO MrmtornmPrV MnSeS. will
tlVVWCV* VI V M\?gv *'Avu^v.wv. J _?
)cate at Spartanburg.
? A few days ago, claims to the amount of
lore than one hundred thousand dollars had
een presented to the Bonanza Claim Comlission.
? On Tuesday last, the House of Represenitives
voted the impeachment of Judge
lontgomery Moses, of the seventh Judicial
Jircuit.
? There is a colored Presbyterian church
ear Fairview, in Greenville county, with a
lembership of seventy or eighty. The pas>r
is from North Carolina.
? The grading of the Chester and Lancasir
Railroad has been completed on the west
de of the Catawba River, and the trestleork
over all the streams to Fishing Creek
iclusive, will be finished in two weeks.
? Recently,in Greenville county, nine illicit
istilleries, five copper stills, caps and worms,
,000 gallons of mash and beer, and sixteen
licit distillers were captured by the revenue
tficials. The distillers were all lodged in
Jreenville jail.
? A much larger number of colored persons
ban heretofore are attending the democratic
leetiugs throughout the State. Many of the
olored people are beginniug to realize the
ecessity for an intelligent, economical and
lonest government.
? Gen. M. C. Butler, Chairman of theExcutfve
Committee of the Democratic party
f South Carolina, gives notice that there will
ie a meeting of the Executive Committee, in
he parlor of the Columbia Hotel, Columbia,
i. C., on Tuesday, the 22nd of February, intaut,
at 8 o'clock, to arrange for the call of a
onvention of the people, and consider such
iher matters as may be brought before it.
I / I
? Martin R. Delany wa3 arraigned before i
Judge Reed in Charleston, on Friday, on a
charge of breach of trust and larceny. This
is the same old charge that was brought up
in the last State election when Delany was a
candidate for lieutenant-governor, which alleges
that the defendant fradulently misap- j
propriated certain funds belonging to the
Wesleyan society of John's island. The indictment
was quashed on a technicality and
Delany was discharged.
? William Newman, an engineer on the
Air-Line Railroad tells the following story:
"On Sunday morning, while on the up trip,
and coming down a grade just beyond Greenville,
Newman noticed three negroes walking
along the track in front of the train. As
the locomotive approached them, two of the
number stepped off the track, but the other
undertook to beat it to a certain point on the
side of the road. In this, however, he was not
successful. The engine overtook him, the
nfiddle of the pilot struck him fairly between
the legs, and tossed him at least Bfteen feet in
the air. He fell upon his back, some distance
from the road, and, strange to say, soon picked
himself up uninjured. Aside from being
slightly stunned, and having his pants torn,
he was none the worse for his experience in
trying to out-run a locomotive."
WORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Near Oxford, recently, a negro drank a
ha'f gallon of whisky and died almost instantly.
? An enterprising Petersburger is going to
take to the Centennial the law office occupied
by Andrew Jackson at Salisbury.
? Diphtheria has disappeared from Hickory,
but has broken out in Caldwell county,
and is raging in some localities with fearful
violence.
? A meeting of the citizens has been held in
Raleigh to take steps for holding a State
Fair. About 88,000 of the sum necessary for
the purpose was subscribed.
? On the 5th instant the town of Hickory
voted in favor of a subscription to the Lin|
colnton and Hickory Railroad, a contemplated
branch connecting Hickory with the Carolina
Central Railway at Lincolnton.
? The amount of State taxes paid by retailers
of spirituous liquors for 1875 was 820,710.16
after deducting the sheriffs' commissions
of 5 per cent. This is several thousand
dollars in excess of the year 1874. The fund
> is applied to educational purposes.
? Charles Gibson, a noted colored man of
Winston, died last week. He was the body
servant of Col. Benjamin Forsyth, of Stokes
county, in the war of 1812, and at the time of
his death was supposed to be near 90 years of
age.
? The monument recently erected in the
National Cemetery at Salisbury is forty-eight
feet high, capped with a shaft in one solid
piece of granite thirty-one feet in height, four
feet square at the base, and two feet square at
the top. It is said to be the largest obelisk in
America.
editorlaVinklings.
Got. Chamberlain and the President.
A recent dispatch from Columbia says
that information has been received in that
city to the effect that one day last week Senaator
Robertson and Representative Rainey
called on President Grant in regard to an
ahnsivp. article on Governor Chamberlain
! published in the Washington National Re-}
| publican, which is generally regarded as the
President's organ. In the article in question,
Governor Chamberlain was accused of improper
conduct on the sea islands soon after
the war^ with complicity in the Parker frauds
and a host of other offenses. He was denounced
as a traitor and his impeachment demanded,
and it was intimated that he would
be slain if the Democrats, through his acts,
attempted to carry the State by force. Mr.
Rainey demanded of the President whether
the article represented his views. The President
said it did not. Mr. Rainey denounced
the article as false in toto, and told the Presi
dent the Republican party could only succeed
through Chamberlain.
Death of Reverdy Johnson.
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, the distinguished
statesman and jurist, was found dead
about 8 o'clock, P. M., on Thursday evening
last in the grounds surrounding the Executive
mansion at Annapolis, Maryland. Mr.
Johnson was the guest of Governor Carroll
and dined that afternoon with other gentlemen
at the Governor's house. He was found
dead in the yard by a servant, and is supposed
to have fallen from an attack of vertigo.
Mr. Johnson was born in Annapolis on the
21st of May, 1796, and was educated in that
city. At the age of 17 he commenced the
study of law in Priuce George's county, iu
the office of his father, who was Chief Justice
of the judicial district. He was admitted to
the bar in 1815, and in 1817 moved to Baltimore,
where he has lived ever since. He probably
had more business before the Supreme
Court during his life than any other lawyer
in the country. He began his political career
in 1821 as State Senator. In 1845 he became
United States Senator, but resigned that office
to become Attorney-General under President
Taylor. After the death of President Taylor
Mr. Johnson resigned the Attorney-Generalship
and resumed the practice of law in Bal
timore, but again became United States Senator
in 1863, continuing in that position until
1868, when he succeeded Hon. Charles Francis
Adams as Minister to the Court of St.
James, England, where he negotiated a treaty
for the settlement of the "Alabama Claims,"
which, however, not proving satisfactory to
his Government, was afterwards rejected by
the United States Senate. After his return
from England he again resumed, with profit
and success, the practice of his profession in
Baltimore.
Mr. Johnson has been a firm and constant
advocate of constitutional government since
the war, and an unflinching opponent of the
dominant party.
Straw Bids on Postal Routes.
The terra "straw bids," as used for the
past few years in connection with proposals i
to carry the mails, while implying fraud on ;
the part of the bidder, may not be generally
understood, An investigating committee recently
taking evidence concerning the postal
affairs of the government, exposes the system
I of fraudulent bidding for contracts as follows:
Many contracts are extremely valuable, the
Post Office Department being often obliged
to pay as high as $300,000 per annum for
transportation of mails over single routes.
Every person having a contract for carrying
mails with the Government must of necessity
own a large number of horses, harness, Ac.,
and command a retinue of agents and riders.
It is for the interest of the contractor to obtain
the contract at as high a figure as possible,
so when the time for bids to be handed in
at Washington approaches, the contractor visI
its his army of agents and instructs them to
make bids at certain prices for carrying the
mails. Say the actual service is worth 850,000
per annum. The contractor bids 8100,000,
one agent $75,000, another $50,000, and
! another $25,000, and so on down until the
| lowest bid may be $10,000. Every bid is re1
quired to be accompanied by a bond for the
faithful performance of the work avked for,
said bond being a certain per cent, of the
amount of the bid. The department is required
by law to give the coutract to the lowest
bidder and return to the other bidders
their bids and bonds. The contract in this
imaginary case is given to the man who bids
the lowest. The ex-contractor transfers his
stock, &c., to the new contractor, and everything
goes on swimmingly for three months,
when suddenly the new contractor sends a
letter to the department, saying that he cannot
do the work at the price he contracted for,
and forfeits his bond. The Postmaster General
is then bound to give the contract to the
bidder next above the one to whom the control
nricinallv iriven. but now bidder
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No. 2 does not want it, neither does bidder
No. 3, and so on until finally the Postmaster
General is obliged to give it to the old contractor,
whose bid is four or 6ve times as great
as the actual cost of transporting the mails
over his route need be. In case a genuine
bidder should creep in among the straw bidders,
it is a very easy matter to buy him off
and his chances after the contract has once
been given out.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chester, February 14, 1876.
In accordance with a resolution adopted at
the Democratic meeting on last Mouday, Gen.
W. A. Walker, chairman of the County Democratic
Executive Committee, has appointed
the committees for the organization of Democratic
clubs in the various precincts of the
county. Messrs. T. C. Gaston, R. A. Love
and J. S. Wilson haye;beeu appoiuted the
committee for Chester; Messrs. Samuel Guy,
Grandison Williams and J. Harvey Hardin,
the committee for Lowrysville ; Messrs. G. C.
Gill, Julius Mills and James McFadden, the
committee for Lewis' Turn Out; Messrs. Harvey
Hood, John Hamilton and William
Henry, the committee for Torbit's Store;
Messrs. D. B. Cloud, C. H. Ragsdale, and L.
S. Mullican, the committee for Rossville;
Moaara Mn A .T. M. Car 1 is 1 p and .Tohn
Simpson, the committee for McAlily's Mill;
Messrs. Jesse Williams, Richard Woods and
Dr. W. M. McCollum, the committee for Carmel
Hill; Messrs. Robert Mills, James Caldwell
and Dr. Moffatt Wylie, the committee
for Moffatt's Store; Messrs. 0. Barber, T. C.
Houze and Newton Whitesides, the committee
for Rich Hill; Messrs. Heyward,
Daniel Steadman and Walker McFadden, the
committee for Landsford; Messrs. R. T.
Mockbee, John Ross and J. E. Craig, the
committee for Boyd's Store. The committees
arecompossed of our best men?men who will,
I have no doubt, throw their whole souU into
the performance of the good work committed
to their care. At least this will be expected
of them, for our success in the coming cam- I
paign will, in a great measure, depend upon
their euergy and zeal in the discharge of their
importaut trust. To them is assigned an important
trust, and if there be no recreancy on
their part, they will receive, at the close of the
contest at the hands of the people, the commendation
of "well done, good and faithful
servants."
The absurd bill passed by the last session
ni?iolo fr n??q fonpiilo hnrv nnv nf trial
WI Ull^ JUVglOIUDUIV| iVgUIMVMig v**v V*
justices of this county, has beeu repealed. The
Senator from this county, not pleased with
the appointment made by Governor Chamberlain
for this place, was instrumental in securing
the passage of a bill, fixing the pay of
trial justices for town at $200, and of those
for the county at $150 per year. While this
would have been ample remuneration for
county trial justices, as they incur no expenses,
and have little to do, the pay for such officers
in our town would have been insufficient, considering
office rent, and other expenses they
are compelled to meet. Fortunately, the appointment
of W. A.Sanders, Esq., to the position
of trial justice at this place, was made
prior to the enactment of'the bill, and consequently
its provisions did not apply to his
case. Governor Chamberlain exercised his
wisdom in not removing him, and as he was
unaffected by the discriminating provisions of
the act, he did not see proper to resign. The
result of the matter is that our Senatorial representative
has thought best to bring about
the undoing of his work, as it failed in accomplishing
the object intended.
There is an indication of our representatives
in the Legislature coming over to the
side of the Governor. In the vote upon the
Barnwell-Blackville bill, which resulted in
sustaining the Governor's veto thereupou, Mr.
Couch was the only member of our delegation
that rallied to the help of Chamberlain. The
others followed under the lead of VVhipper
and Elliott, and did their bidding. In the
more recent vote upon the resolution to expunge
Whipper's vile harangue from the journal
of the House, the entire delegation cast
their votes in the affirmative. Light has at
last entered the darkened understandings of
our colored Members, Jordan and Coleman,
and they uow give indications of their intentions
to be no longer the tools of corrupt and
villainous leaders. It is to be hoped that
their acts in the future, while in the Legislature,
will be of such a character as to enable
me at all times to place them among those
who are defenders ot decency and honesty.
Our young men gave a hop at the Cotton
Hotel on Friday evening. The worshippers
at the shrine of Terpsichore rendered faithful
service, and their joy was only equal to the
zeal with which they entered into it. The
happy hours flitted by on golden wings, and
the small hours of the morning had arrived
before the merry participants in the merry
amusement were aware of their presence, or
even their approach. The' mazy dance then
came to an end, and all wended their ways to
their respective homes, abundantly satisfied
with the evening's enjoyment.
Mr. James Sterling, who lives in the eastern
portion of this county, had the misfortune
to lose, by fire, his gin house, grist and
saw mills, a few days ago. The fire originated
in the. gin house, while they were ginning
cotton, of which a considerable quantity was
destroyed. The amount of the loss is 82,500,
upon which there is no iusurance. Matches,
that fell into the cotton by accident, or were
placed there by the hands of an incendiary,
caused the great calamity.
Ben Michael, colored, who was convicted at
the same time with Dublin Walker and Henry
Blake, of the crime of issuing a fraudulent
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SUIlOUi ueiLUIUULC, uuv Ituu cckajicu iiimii mc
arras of avenging justice before the passing
of his sentence, wasarrested on Saturday night
in the viciuity of Fishing Creek, and lodged
in jail at this place, yesterday morning.
While endeavoring to make his escape for the
second time, he received a painful wound in
the ankle, from a pistol fired by one of the
posse comitatus, composed of Deputy Sheriff*
Walker, and a number of young men from
our town. When he has recovered from his
wound, he will be carried to Columbia to serve
his sentence in the penitentiary, where he will
renew his acquaintance with several of his
congenial companions. It is said that John
Lilly's wife gave information of Michael's
whereabouts, in order to bring about his capture,
and thus save the property of her husband
from attachment and levy, which, as one
of Michael's bondsmen, would have followed
the failure to make his arrest.
The track-layers on the Chester and Lenoir
Railroad have, or nearly, reached Crowder's
Creek, which is about ten miles from the Air
Line Railroad. It is probable that a temporary
bridge will be constructed across that
stream, so as to enable the contractors to carry
on the track-laying with more dispatch
from that point toYorkville.
Mr. J. L. Harris, the Cashier of our National
Bank, has been suffering greatly from
the effects of an attack of cholera morbus,
with which he was seized on last Wednesday
evening. His condition has improved within
the last day or so, but it will be some time
before he will be able to resume his place in
the bank.
The time for the payment of taxes, in this
county, without the attaching of the penalty,
has been extended until the 3rd of March.
Qui.
ZiOCAX. AF7AZES.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
John W. Linley A Co., Charleston, S. C.?Grocers
and Importers of General Merchandise.
J. M. Adams?Revival of the Yorkville Tin Factory.
W. H. A J. P. Herndon?The Necessaries of the
Farmer?Do Not Ask Us for Credit.
T. M. Dobson <ft Co.?Blankets?Shawls?ReadyMade
Clothing?Gold Jewelry?Millinerjr?
Remember?Ready-Made Skirts?Bivingsville
Shirting?Shoes?Hats?Nails?Coflfee,
Sugar, Ac.?Alpacas,.
W. H. A J. P. Herndon, Agents?Wm. L. Bradley's
Standard Fertilizers.
Agnes B. Harris?For Rent.
H. K. Roberts, Chairman?Retirement of County
Bonds.
Allison A Williams, Attorneys for PlaintiffsNotice
to Defendants.
Haslam A Snider?Yorkville Bakery.
W. H. McCorkle, Agent?Snuff and Tobacco?
Seeds?Good Goods?Glass and CrockeryAxes?Blankets?For
Rent.
J. H. Clawson, Allen Jones, Assignees?In Bankruptcy?Notice
to Lieu Creditors?In the
Matter of B. F. Rawlinson. Bankrupt.
J. H. Clawson, Assignee?In Bankruptcy?Notice
to Lien Creditors?In the Matter of T. W.
Sturgis, Bankrupt.
J. L. Watson,County Treasurer?Tax Notice.
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
Hon.* A. S. Wallace is entitled to our
thanks for Congressional documents and other
favors recently extended us.
INSTALLATION OF REV. MR. WILSON.
On Friday last, Rev. Luther H. Wilson
was installed as pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in this place, on which occasion Rev.
8. L. Watson delivered a sermon appropriate
to the occasion. Rev. J. L. Wilson delivered
the charge to the new pastor, and in the absence
of Rev. A. F. Dickson, who was to
have assisted in the ceremonies, also delivered
the charge to the congregation.
FORT MILL ITEMS.
Our Fort Mill correspondent informs us
that on Saturday last a meeting of the citizens
of that township was held for the purpose
of perfecting a political organization.
Capt. N. G. Bradford is engaged in building
a. three-story hotel, to contain thirty-four
rooms, which will be an ornament as well as
a convenience to the town.
Capt. S. E. White is erecting a new warehouse,
to be 30 feet wide and 100 feet in
length.
Fort Mill Academy opened with a goodly
number of pupils.
HEATHFULNE8S OF YORKVILLE.
The location of Yorkville and the vicinity
for miles around, are noted for healthfulness.
Strangers sojourning in our midst for a few
months are struck with the purity and salubriety
of the climate and the mild temperature
of the weather during the winter season. And
to the vast amount of testimony from this
source, we have also the opinion of Surgeon
J. F. Head, U. S. A., Sanitary Inspector of
this Department, that by a comparison with
the sanitary reports of the various military
posts occupied by troops, Yorkville is the
most healthful of any post in the United
States.
ARREST OF COTTON THIEVES.
On the 25th of last January, a bale of cotton
was stolen from J. C. H. Duff, of Clay
Hill in this county. Soon after the theft, he
obtained sufficient evidence to justify him in
causiug the arrest of Pink Hill and Andy
Baily, colored, who after being arrested, implicated
in the theft a white man named Robert
"Douia livincr nf-. Wricrht.'K Ferrv. A hale
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of cotton, supposed to be the one stolen from
Mr. Duff, was found at Gastonia, which had
been left there by Davis, whereupon he was
lalso arrested, and in default of bail committed '
to the jail of Gaston county, N. C. The negroes
gave bail for their appearance.
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
The Comptroller-General has issued a circular
to the various County Auditors, instructing
them that the penalty will attach to delinquent
taxes sixty-one days after the date of
the public announcement of the opening of the
tax-books. The Auditor of York county received
the notice on Monday last, in which is
also the instruction that the date will not be
extended beyond the time above specified.
As the books for this county were opened on
the 10th of January, the penalty for non-payment
will not attach until after the 10th of
next month. The County Treasurer publishes
a notice upon the subject in our advertising
columns.
We learn from the County Treasurer that
up to the hour of closing business on Tuesday
night, the sum of $49,757 of taxes had been
paid in?a little more than half of the assessment
for the county. The above amount was
paid by 3,201 persons; the majority of whom
are the smallest tax-payers.
TRESPASSING ON LAND.
On Friday last Rufus Moore, a freedman,
was arraigned before Trial Justice J. B. Williams,
charged with trespassing upon the
lands of Samuel G. Brown, Esq. The alleged
trespass consisted in violating sections 20 and
26 of chapter CXXIX of the Revised Stat*"?
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ates of Soutn uaronna, 10 wnicn me accuseu
pleaded guilty. It was likewise shown on the
hearing by the Trial Justice that the trespass
was committed maliciously and with evil intent.
The Justice decided that the accused
should pay a fine of twenty dollars and costs
or go to jail fortweuty dayf; which latter alternative
was accepted. As there is much
complaint by land-owners of trespasses of various
kinds being committed upon their lands,
in order to show the thoughtless that such
acts are not of a trivial nature and may be
committed with impunity, we append the sections
under which the above action was
brought:
"Sec. 20. Whoever shall willfully, unlawfully
and maliciously cut, mutilate, deface, or
otherwise injure, the trees, houses, out-houses,
j fences or fixtures of another, or commit any
J other trespass upon real property in the possession
of another, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of
the Judge before whom the case shall be tried.
"Sec. 26. Every entry on the enclosed or
unenclosed land of another, after notice from
, the owner or tenant prohibiting the same,
I snail De aeeinea a misdemeanor,
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
Pursuant to the call of Major Hart, Counj
ty Chairman, Democratic Clubs were organized
on Saturday last at the several election
i precincts in this county, so far as heard from ;
j excepting, however, McConnellsville precinct,
1 where, owiug to some misunderstanding, the
! organization was postponed. The reports rei
ceived thus far, indicate that the people of
; York have responded with much earnestness
and unanimity, and that the importance of a
thorough organization in behalf of good government
is fully appreciated.
The following Clubs are reported to us as
having organized on the 12th instant:
Yorkville.?W. J. Stephenson, President
; John J. Hunter, Vice-President;
Secretary. Executive Committee?
Joseph Herndon, I. D. Witherspoon, R. E.
Gettys, Wm. Caldwell and J. H.Dickson,
j Bethel.?J. Lcander Adams, President;
W. E. Campbell, Vice:President; D. M. Wallace,
Secretary. Executive Committee?G. L,
Riddle, M. H. Currence, N. B. Campbell, D.
| J. Glenn and John Nichols.
I Hickory Grove.?John B. Whitesides,
President; Calvin Whisonant, Vice-President
; J. L. Davis, Secretary. Executive
Committee?J. C. Chambers, R. G. Whitesides,
W. F. Dye, M. R. Smith and Dr. R. R.
Darwin. <
Pride's Mill.?Dr. G. A. Blake, Presi- j
dent; Vice-President; Thomas i
Backstrom, Secretary. Executive Committee? \
J. A. Erwin, J. L. Moore and J. F. Workman.
f
Black's Station.?W. H. Carroll, Presi- i
dent; John B. Mintz, Vice-President; Joseph
Black, Secretary.. Executive Commit- \
tee?Henderson Martin, W.D.Camp, Elijah <
Hardin, W. W. Gaffney, W. J. McGill, W. i
D. Gaston and Ira Hardin. <
club-makers.
For the convenience of those who may wish
to subscribe for the Enquirer through a 1
club-maker, we give below a list of persons '
who are engaged in forming clubs. As other 1
club-makers are reported their names will be ;
added to the list:
T_1__ T t/\kr> t
(JUilU Ui iUllIOl) WWIIM V v?vvvij
A. E. Carroll, D. W. Mayes,
Mrs. N. H. Mason, A. W. Parks,
Mrs. S. R. Logan, T. G. Culp,
W. M. Boyd, Miss J. Lou Brandon,
Joseph R. Howe, A. F. Lindsay,
Braiuerd McLure, 8. L. Milling,
R. L. Crook, J. L. Parker,
Willie Ferguson, Miss Katie McCully, '
L. George Grist, J. N. Roberts,
W. P. Ferguson, M. L. Dickson, i
H. E. Johnson, Mrs. C. V. Williams,
Miss Rebecca Barnett, Mrs. Mary C. Grier, <
J. C. Saunders, 8. G. Brown,
A. J. Matthews, W. 8. Garrison,
Major Myles Smith, Capt. E. R. Mills, *
T. J. Roach, John T. Grist,
S. M. Roach, W. R. Davis, ,
E. M. Faris, Dr. W. M. Meador,
J. E. Craig. G. L. Riddle,
Zimri Carroll, D. T. Lesaley, i
J. C. Patrick, Mrs. M. A. Glenn.
Mrs. E. M. Hogue, A. H. Mulholland.
D. F. Barnett, J. R. Culp.
H. P. Allison, J. Dixon Wylie, J
Mrs. Jane Moore, 8. D. 8imril,
W. D. Hyatt, William Nelson,
TRAN8FER8 OF REAL ESTATE.
The following are the transfers of real estate
recorded in the office of the County Auditor
for York county which have not heretofore '
hpAn nnhlifthprl <
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Margaret Vinson.
Tract of 50 acres in Cherokee township. Consideration
$102.00.
M. J. and W. J, Anderson to Rufus J. Davis.
Tract of 271 acres in Bethel township. Consideration
$361.00.
R. H. Glenn, 8beriff, to W. J. Anderson. Tract
of 130 acres in Bethel township. Consideration
$1,560.00.
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to W. C. Reid. Tract of
199 acres in Catawba township. Consideration
$1 198.00.
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to J. N. McElwee, Sen.
Tract of 215 acres in Broad River township. Consideration
$2,586.00.
R. H. Glenn. Sheriff, to A. F. and S. A. Fewell.
Allen Rioharason lands in Catawba township.
Consideration $50.
W. and Thomas McGill, administrators, and
H. F. Adickesto J. M. Templeton. Tract of 106
acres in York township. Consideration $848.
M. B. Lowry to John T. Lowry. Tract of 389
acres in Bethesda township. Consideration $2,744.
Mrs. M. W. Peay to Mrs. Ann White. Lot In
Rock Hill. Consideration $381.
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to D. W. Barron. Tract
of 54 acres in Bethel township. Consideration
$216.
Mary and L. R. Pearce to J. B. Adkins. Tract
.? *- I- T7* 1 . J. i ?
<JI 11rj acres ill rjucuuAor IUIVIIDUIU, v>uiiatuoiawivu
$800. '
W. A. Moore to John W. Gregg. Tract of 13
acres in King's Mountain township. Consideration
$85.00.
D. H. White to Samuel E. White. Tract of
'240 acres in Fort Mill township. Consideration
$8 750.00; 1
Samuel E. White to Mrs. T. B. Withers. Lot 1
in Fort-Mill. Consideration $150.
Wm.iAixl Thomas McGHI, administrators, and
H. F. Adickes to Mary Posten. Tract of 109
acres in York township. Consideration $763.
Jane Rattaree to Alexander Wiliiford. Tract .
of 94 acres in Catawba township. Consideration
$400.
Rhoda Jones to Jefferson Roach. Lot of 24
acres iu Catawba township. Consideration $15.
B. J. Massey to James Massey. Tract of 118
acres in Catawba township. Consideration $708.
B. J. Massey to Daman Rivers. Tract of 53 :
acres in Catawba township. Consideration $344.
B. J. Massey to Peter-Davie. Tract of 117 acres
in Catawba township. Consideration $700.
B. J. Massey to Wilson Massey. Tract of 118 i
acres in Cataw'ba township. Consideration $708.
Ann Cornelia Carter and James Ashbear to '
Emily J. 4t??re? Tract of. 06J acres In York
township. Consideration $130.
Edward Duffle to Warren White. Lot in Fort
Mill. Consideration $10. I
R. H. Fulwood to S. E. White. Tract of 22
Hcres in Fort Mill township. Consideration $401. <
T. J. Cureton and others to J. J. Drakeford and :
others. Lot in Fort Mill. Consideration $1,200.
W. J. Trent to Louisa Gaston. Tract of 122 I
acres in Cherokee township. Consideration $500.
J. N. Wylie to J. H. Awrnethy. Tract of 96 '
acres in Catawba township. Consideration $850. <
A. S. White to Charles White. Lot in Fort
Mill. Consideration $50.
T. W. Clawson to Washington Jackson. Lot in
York township. Consideration $75. ,
B. P. Boyd to P. B. Darwin. Lot in York villa
Consideration $400.
P. B. Darwin to W. C. Latimer and J. 8. Hemphill.
Lot in Yorkville. Consideration $400.
Sarah P. Jonas to Iredell and Allen Jones.
Tract of 170 acres in Catawba township. Consideration
$1,100.
J. H. Clawson, assignee, to Ervin A Steele.
Tract of 123 acres in York township. Consideration
$498. . 1
J. H. Clawson, assignee, to Ervin A Steele.
Tract of 92 acres in York township. Consideration
$285.20. '
J. H. Clawson, assignee, to Ervin A Steele, ad- 1
ministrators. Tract of 375 acres in York town- 1
ship. Consideration $375. j
Adam W. Taylor to S. E. Keestler. Lot in
Rock Hill. Consideration $600.
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff*, to Marv N. Simril. Tract
of 291 acres In Ebenezer townsnip. Consideration (
$3,637.50.
J. T. McMakin to Jesse McMackin. Tract of
46 acres In King's Mountain township.
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff to M. L. Watson. Tract
of 85 acres in Ebenezer township. Consideration
$425. 1
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Miss E. D. Tate. Tract
of 246 acres in Ebenezer township. Considers- |
tion $2,616.
A. F. Smith, executor, to Fannie M. Corry and
Jane C. Mott. Tract of 43 acres in Broad River
township. Consideration $2,140.
J. A. and E. F. Blake to W. B. Fewell. Tract
of 260 acres in Betkesda or Catawba township.
Consideration $1,000.
W. H. McDaniel to G. R. McDaniel. Tract of
101 acres in King's Mountain township. Consid- .
ation $200.
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Samuel Kirkpatrick.
Tract of 235 acres in Bullock's Creek township. ]
Consideration $2,126.00. <
J. A. M. L. Stewart to James L. Wright. Tract
of 107 acres in'Bethel township. Consideration <
$600. (
J. W. White to Lee Massey. Tract of 47 acres f
in Catawba township. Consideration $110. <
G. W. Melton to Mrs. Sarah E. Campbell. '
Tract of 214 acres in Bethesda township. Consideration
$1,085. (
Thos. K. McKnight to Marcus Hopper. Tract ^
of 147 acres in Bullock's Creek township. Con- "
sideration $600. '
Emily D. Tate to M. L. Watson. Tract of 85 <
acres in Ebenezer township. Consideration .
$382.50.
Wm, and Amanda A. Sahms to M. L. Watson. '
Tract of 85 acres in Ebenezer township. Consideration
$600. <
Jane Goforth and Faithy Houser to William .
Rnrrioro T/it. nf .1 iu<rfls in Cherokee township.
Consideration $22.30. 1
Rachel Rhynehart to Gaston A Ramseur. Her ]
interest in a tract of land in Cherokee township.
Consideration $45.
Samuel E. White to L. S. Blakely. Lot in Fort <
Mill. Consideration $50.00. {
N. G. Bradford to A. C. Ivy and T. B. Withers. .
Lot in Fort Mill. Consideration $1,800.
S. E. White to A. J. Downs. Lot in Fort Mill. f
Consideration $50. ]
James S. Erwin and Ann Erwin to W.L. Rod- i
dy. Lot in Rock Hill. Consideration $200.
B. H. Massey to J. E. Massey. Tract of 200
acres in FortMill township. Consideration$2,000. 1
John L. Roberts and E. C. Quinn to Spain i
Meat-hem. Tract of 250 acres in Cherokee* town- .
ship. Consideration $750.
John Barron to A. P. Barron. Tract of 148J
acres in Ebenezer township. Consideration $341. j
E. A. Neely to Z. D. Smith. Tract of 124 acrea
in King's Mountain township. Consideration
$1,240. I
J. T. McMackin to Jesse McMackin. Tract of j
40 acres in King's Mountain township. Consideration
$150.
B. T. Wheeler to J. A. Garvin. Lot in Yorkville.
Consideration $500. , i
Mellnda Pursley, John Pursley, and Martha D. !
Pursley to A. Hardin. Their olaiin on Pursley
estate in Cherokee township. Consideration $62. i
Ann E. Wright, executrix, to John W. Dobson. j I
Lot in Yorkville. Consideration $800.
A. Fewell to Samuel A. Fewell. Two tracts in i
Ebenezer township. Consideration $1,280.
I. K. McKnight to J. C. McKnight. Tract of 1
100 acres in Bullock's Creek township. Consid- i
eration $300. i
David F. Jackson to M. J. Latimore. Tract of :
1671 acres in King's Mountain township. 1
For lb? Yorkvllle Enquirer.
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
Rock-Hill, 8. C., Feb. 14,1876.
Pursuant to the call issued by Maj. Hart,
>f Yorkville, the voters of Rock Hill precinct
issembled last Saturday at Thespian Hall,
ind at once proceeded to effect an organization.
On motion, Col. R. M. Sims was requested
to take the Chair, and T. C. Robertson to act
- .* ? --T. -mft*
is Secretary.
Upon taking the Chair, Col. Sims addressed
the citizens as to the object of the meeting;
)f the necessity of an organization, and the *
importance of at once thoroughly effecting
)ne in York county.
At the conclusion of his address, Dr. J. A.
Walker moved that a committee of five be appointed
to nominate permanent officers. The
following persons were theu nominated and
unanimously elected: J. Lawrence Moore,
President; Peter Garrison, Vice-President;
L C. Robertson, Secretary and Treasurer. ?
Executive Committee?J. M. Ivy, Colonel H.
Drennan, J. C. Hoke, D. C. Williams, W. 8.
Moore, R. T. May, John Rattaree, W. B.
Wilson, Jun., John Waters, Iredell Jones, S.
A.. Fewell. . - - J
On motion, the President, Vice-President <0
1 r\ a J. L
emu Decretory were uioue curvjjivw uioutuan
jf the executive committee. ,
The followiug resolutions were then offered
and adopted:
1. That the executive committee he requested
to prepare an address to be submitted for adoption
at the next meeting of the Club, to be held
the first Saturday in March, at Rock Hill.
2. That this Club do approve of the manly .
course of bis Excellency Governor Chamberlain
in his efforts to protect the interest of t|he property-bolders,
and in bringing about an honest con- H
Jit ion of affairs in our over-burdened State.
3. That the names of all present be enrolled,
ind that the Secretary be Instructed to open a
book in which all who are desirous of joining the
Club may enroll their names.'
4. That so much of the above resolutions as refer
to Govornor Chamberlain be forwarded to him
by the Secretary. . j
5. That the proceedings of the meeting be published
in the Rock Hill Orargeand the xorkvllle
Enquirer
? -< '* ' * '
For the YorkvUIe Enquirer.
ORGANIZATION ~AT FORT MILL.
Fort Mill, S. C., Feb. 12,1876.
In pursuance to the call made by the Es;elutive
Committee of York county, that the
:itizeus of ijie several voting precincts meet
tod organize Democratic Clubs, on this day
there was held a meeting in Fort Mill for that
purpose. A. H. White was chosen Chairman
ind W. H. Stewart requested to act as Secretary.
The object of the meeting was then explained
by Col. John M. White, when the
following preamble and resolutions were sabnitted:
Whereas, It Is ordered by the Ezeoatlve Com- mitte
of the Democratic party of York ootihty,
;hat the citizens oi the several townships meet at
their respective precincts and organize Democratic
Clubs; and whereas we recognize the necessity
>f such an organization, to the end that we may
secure the honest administration of affairs, both
in county and State, since we deeply feel the bnrien
of the oppression and nnjust taxes imposed
upon us and appreciate the efforts of Governor
chamberlain in resisting the same; and whereas,
we deem the signs of the times propitious for the
securance of a good and honest government in
the State of Sooth Carolina; therefore, be It resolved
:
1. That we the citizens of Fort Mill township
io organize ourselves into a Democratic Clob,
wlelyfor the purpose of securing a good and honest
government in our State, and we pledge ourselves
to work and vote for the nominees of the
Democratic party of York- t
2. That for the consummation of the object in
view, we heartily Invite the oo-operstion of all
the qualified voters of the precinct.
3. That the Club be governed by the following
officers: a President, Vice-President, Secretary
and Treasurer; the President to appoint an Executive
Committee who shall act for the Club during
tho intervals of tXoir meMiug* in -the Coming
campaign. *
After some discussion, the preamble and JJ
resolutions were unanimously adopted. The
rnllnmincr nfflrorg wprp then A ft.
White) Esq., President; Col. J. M. "White,
Vice-President; W. H. Stewart, Secretary,
and Capt. J. J. Drakeford, Treasurer. The
following gentlemen were then appointed by
the President as the Executive Committee:
Capt. B. H. Massey, J. Wilson Marshall,
Joseph Parks, Capt. S. E. While, l)r. 8. A.
Eell, S. N. Merritt and Richard Young.
Between seventy-five and one hundred of
the citizens were present and eutered into the
organization of the Club in a manner which
indicated a determination to work and carry
the next election. Fort Mill township sencls
greeting to all of her sister townships in the
county, and urges each one to the rescue, and
stands pledged to wave the banner of the
Democratic party in triumph at the next election.
A. 8. WHITE, President
W. H. Stewart, Secretary. '
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
Monday, February 7k ,<
In the Senate, Whittemore introduced a *
bill to amend the General Statutes in relation
to the Circuit Courts, the object of which is to
legislate Moses and Whipper out of the
Judgeships. The passageof the bill will
also legislate J' dges Reid and 8hawout of
their positions. It proposes to divide the
State into six circuits, instead of eight, as
follows:
1. The Charleston Circuit, composed of the
counties of Charleston, Orangeburg, Bichland,
Lexington and Edgefield. (The two counties
first named are now in the first circuit,' to
which Whipper claims to be elected, and the
other three counties form, with Kershaw,
Judge Carpenter's, or the fifth circuit) The
salary of the judge to be $5,000.
2. The Beaufort Circuit, composed of the
counties of Beaufort, Barnwell, Colleton and
Aiken. (This is now the second circuit to which
Wiggins was elected.) The judge's salary to
be $4,000. . nw
3. The Darlington Circuit, composed of the
counties of Darlington, Marlboro, Williamsburg,
Georgetown, Marion and Horry. (Williamsburg
and Georgetown are now in the
third circuit, to which ex-Governor Moses /
claims to have been elected; the remaining
counties, with Chesterfield, form Judge Townjeud's,
or the fourth circuit) Judge's salary
54,000. <1 I.:,:
4. The Sumter Circuit, composed of. the
counties of Sumter, Clarendon, Kershaw,
Lancaster and Chesterfield. (Sumter and
clarendon are now in the so-called Moses
circuit, Chesterfield in the fourth, Kerehaw in
the fifth and Lancaster in the sixth.) Salary
if iudcre $4,000.
4. 'The Greenville Circuit, composed of the
counties of Greenville, Laurens, Pickens,
Dconee, Anderson and Abbeville. (This is
;he present eighth or Cooke's circuit, with
Laurens thrown in.) Salary $4,000.
6. The Chester Circuit, composed of the
counties of Chester, York, Fairfield, Union,
Spartanburg and- Newberry. (The first three
counties, with Lancaster, form the present
sixth or Mackey's Circuit; the last three are
low in the seventh Circuit of Montgomery
Moses.) Salary $4,000.
Mr. White presented the annual report of
he County Commissioners of York county,
which was referred to the committee on oounsy
offices and officers. >.
The committee on roads, bridges and ferries,
submitted a favorable report on a bill to
authorize certain parties to remove rocks obstructing
Patterson's Ford on Allison Creek
in York county. The feport was ordered for
consideration on Tuesday. '?:
A bill to permit A. A. Barron to ereefc* a
gate across a public road in York county, was
referred to the committee on the judiciary.'
A message was received from the Governor,
announcing that he had approved the following
acts: An Act to amend Section 19 of
chapter 121 of the general statutes of 8outh
Carolina, relative to the right of surety who
pays debts of priucipal; an act to authorise
and empower F. A. Clinton to erect and
maintain gates across a public road in Lancas