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jtoaps and Jacts.
? Ahjngton, Mass., has not a pauper, and
the selectmen have advertised the almshouse
for sale.
? The Tribune prints a private leter from
Liberia, which gives a melancholy picture of
that country. There is actually a great pressure
among the ruling negroes to introduce
slavery over the aborigines.
? The differences in value of real estate in
New York between 1872 and the present
time was illustrated Saturday by the sale of
seven lots, well located, for $26,500, which
sold for $38,000 in 1873, and for $50,000 in
1874.
? A Frenchman who has lived in America
for some years, says: "When they build a
railroad, the Bret thing they do is to break
ground. This is done with great ceremony.
Then thav break the stockholders. This is
done without ceremony.".
? The Richmond (Va.) Dispatch says the
work of enlarging the Dutch Gap canal has
been nearly completed, and hereafter there
will be between eighteen and twenty-one feet
of water in the cut, so that the largest vessels
may pass through. The cut-off saves seven
miles between Richmond and the sea.
? In consequence of the exhaustion of the
appropriation for the transportation of United
States moneys, it will be necessary for all
persons forwarding legal tenders or fractional
currency to the treasury for redemption or
exchange, to prepay the charges thereon at the
government contract rate, which is 121 cents
on all sums under $500, and 25 cents per
$1,000 on all sums exceeding that amount.
? A movement is gaining strength in the
West, to bring forward Judge Davis, of the
United States Supreme Court, as a compromise
candidate for the Presidency, in view of
the number of conspicuous Democrats whose
names are put forward from every quarter.
The movement is participated in by prominent
democrats who have great faith in his
success.
? Near Columbus, Mississippi, says the
Macon Telegraph and Messenger, Mr. G. D.
H., whose father was from the vicinity of
Athens, Ga., and married in Burke county,
recently sold his farm and furnished residence
to one of his own former slaves for the handsome
sum of $10,000, cash down. In the
same neighborhood another servant purchased
a part of his employer's plantation, paying
$4,000 in cash for it. Such cases are rare and
should be recorded.
? A West Hill boy, says the Burlington
Hawkeye, came in to his mother the other
da^r with two yawning rents in his trousers.
His patient mother sat down, after administering
the necessary counter-irritant, to repair
the garment, and was shocked to hear
her darling tell his sister that "Mother was
an old devil." "Harry," she cried, "what
did you say ?" "I didn't say nothing, mother."
"Yes you did, Harry. You said I was
a devil. What did you mean by that?"
"Well, it's so, mother; 'cause my Sundayschool
teacher told me that nobody but the
devil sowed tares."
? German war ships are now to be named
according to certain fixed rules. Armed frigates
are to bear the names of princes; armed
corvettes the names of principal provinces.
Unarmed spar decks are to be named after the
glorious battles won by Germans; smaller vessels
after distinguished generals, admirals and
statesmen; and flush-deck corvettes after. Ger
man princesses. Gunboats will be called after
animals; armored gunboats after reptiles; other
gunboats after birds and small wild beasts.
Transports will be named for rivers, tugs for
winds. Torpedo vessels after cavalry officers
and various corps of troop6. The Emperor
will name the yachts himself.
? The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says: Western politicians have
a good deal to say about the nomination of
Representative Landers as the inflation candidate
for Governor of Indiana. The hard
money Democrats are incensed because, as
they say, if another Democrat is nominated,
the certain effect would be to give the important
State to the Republicans. Yet they do
not seem willing to endorse Mr. Landers. They
hope that the Republicans may also be split
upon the currency question, which is not impossible.
Leading Republicans say they
would not be surprised to see not only the
hard and soft money wings of both parties
putting up candidates in one or more of the
Western States; but also four candidates for
the Presidency in the field.
?The rise of the price of ice in New York,
which has been for some time impending, was
announced to go into effect on Monday. Sixty
cents per hundred pounds is to be hereafter
charged to private families, and forty cents to
the large cash trade, including butchers, pork
packers, restaurant keepers and others. This
is an advance of 100 per cent, on existing prices.
The New York Times says it is acknowledged
on all hands that unless the weather
changes entirely, and continues more than
ordinarily cold during the next four weeks,
there will be little or no ice gathered in that
latitude. Already the dealers along the Penobscot
and other rivers in Maine are holding
vtheir stocks in expectation of a heavy rise,
and cannot be induced to sell except at the
highest prices.
? The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says: "Senator Patterson, of
South Carolina, reiterates his opinion that
the use of troops is necessary to secure fair
elections in the South. He says there are
troops enough in the South now, if they are
only properly used, to protect the voters.
Gen. Grant, he says, thoroughly understands
the whole question ; but just as soon as he
lifts his hand a hue and cry is raised, in which
Republicans of the North join, against the use
of troops. If this prejudice against protecting
the voters is allowed to prevail during the
coming canvass, he does not look for Republi
can success in any of the States of the South
except his own. Senator Robertson, the colleague
of Mr. Patterson, does not appear to
concur in his views. He says that he does not
want any troops to be used in the South."
?The House committee on appropriations
have reduced the appropriations for the internal
revenue service largely. The sub-committee
report in favor of abolishing more than
fifty of the collection districts, and the estimates
have been cut down two or three million
dollars. They provide for one collector of
internal revenue for each of the States of
Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
West Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Arkansas and Kansas; two
collectors each for Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Alabama, Michigan, California and Wisconsin
; three collectors for Delaware, Maryland
and the District of Columbia; three each for
North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee
; four each for Indiana, Iowa and Missouri
; five each for Virginia and Kentucky; six
for Illinois; seven for Ohio ; eight for Pennsylvania,
and ten for New York.
? There is an objection to the common way
of boiling eggs which people do not understand.
ft is this: the wnite under three minutes
rapid cooking becomes tough and indigestible
while the yolk is left soft. When
properly cooked eggs are done evenly through
like any other food. This result may be attained
by putting the eggs into a dish with a
cover as a tin pail, and then pouring upon
them boiling water, two quarts or more to a
dozen eggs, and cover and set them away from
the stove for fifteen minutes. The heat of
the water cooks the eggs slowly and evenly
and sufficiently, and to a jelly-like consistency,
leaving the centre of the yolk harder than
the white, and the egg tastes as much richer
and nicer, as a fresh egg is nicer than a stale
egg, and no one will want to eat them boiled
after having tried this method once.
? James Parton, famous as au author, some
years ago married the no less famous "Fanny
Fern" who has since died. Last week, at
Newburyport, Massachusetts, Parton married
his step-daughter, Miss Ellen W. Eldridge, a
daughter of "Fanny Fern," by a previous
marriage. At Newburyport and elsewhere,
the marriage has produced quite a sensation
from the fact that such marriages are forbidden
by the laws of Massachusetts. The bridegroom
learned his dilemma on the morning
succeeding that of the wedding, and to prevent
further scandal left his wife at heme and took
roomB at a boarding house. Since the death
of her mother, Miss Eldridge has superintended
affairs in the home of her stepfather, whom
she has just married. The pair have since
been remaining in New York, and Parton will
petition the Massachusetts legislature for arepeal
of that portion of its statutes making
nis marriage in the State unlawful.
Ufa ffaritrittr ghupiiw.
YORKVIELE. S. C.:
THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 24, 1876.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 14th, Mr. Ingalls introduced
a bill for the protection of agriculture
against ravenous insects. On introducing
the bill, he said that during the past
year the actual loss from ravages of the locust,
chinch bug, army and cotton worm and Hessian
fly, exceeded two hundred millions of dollars
; and from the locusts alone the amount
exceeded fifty millions of dollars. In seven
counties of Minnesota nearly 60,000 bushels
of locusts were destroyed, at a cost of $60,000.
He believed the subject was worthy the attention
of Congress, and therefore introduced the
bill. Numerous petitions for the Southern Pacific
Railroad were presented. The question
of Pinchback's contested seat was discussed,
when the Senate went into executive session
and adjourned. In the House, Mr. Hale
moved to suspend the "rules and adopt the fol'
1 * 1- maaaunfio
lowing resolution; jumt pivuijiii mauuiu
should be taken, by such legislation as is
needed, to render effective the policy of the
resumption of specie payment, by placing in
the hands of the Secretary of the Treasury all
necessary powers to carry out said object, to
the end that a sound and stable currency may
be provided for the people." Mr. Morrison
suggested that the resolution should be referred
to the committee on banking and currency.
Mr. Hale thought it better to have an
opinion of the House at once. He said he
wished to ascertain if caucusing had done his
Democratic friends on the other side of the
House any good. Adjourned without action.
In the Senate on the 15th, the Committee
on Territories reported favorably on the bill
to enable the people of New Mexico to form a
Rtatn (rnvfirnment and Constitution. and for
the admission of said State into the Union on
an equal footing with the original States.
Placed on the calendar. A petition from the
merchants of Baltimore was presented, asking
the repeal of the bankrupt law. The bill
to remove restrictions on sales of public lands
in several of the Southern States passed. It
provides that public lands affected by this act
shall be offered for sale as soon as practicable,
from time to time, according to the provisions
of the existing law, and shall not be subject
to private entry until so offered. In the
House, Mr. Jones, of Kentucky, offered a resolution
repealing the act of March 18, 1869
providing for the payment in coin of the interest
on the 5-20 bonds. Referred to the
committee on banking and currency. A resolution
was offered by Mr. Taylor, and adopted,
that the Secretary of the Treasury report
the amount of gold owned by the Governmsnt,
available for the resumption of specie p.iy
Kill
raeuis. 1116 lOrilllUtttlUU uiu, tubiu^
$35,000, was reported. Mr. Walker, of Virginia,
from the committee on education and
labor, reported back a bill to apply the proceeds
of the sales of public lands to the education
of the people. Referred to the committee
of the whole.
In the Senate on the 16th, the committee
on claims reported adversely on the bill to
settle claims for advances by several States
for the war of 1812. The judiciary committee
reported adversely on Merrimon's bill to pay
claims for carrying mails in the Southern
States before the war. After a lengthy discussion
of the Pincback case, on motion of
Mr. Merriraon, the vote by which the bill to
pay for carrying mails in the Southern States
before the war was indefinitely postponed was
reconsidered and the bill was placed on the
calendar. In the House, the bill extending
the time for filing claims for additional bounty
to July, 1880, passed. The amendment to
the bill admitting Colorado passed. It appropriates
$20,000 to pay the expense of a
convention. The special order bill reorganizing
the judiciary was taken up, but without
final action upon it the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 17th, Mr. Ingalls, of
Kansas, introduced a bill for the regulation of
Indian affairs, which was referred to the com- j
mittee on Indian affairs. The House proceedings
were unimportant Mr. Cox was j
regularly sworn as Speaker pro tem., to hold !
during Mr. Kerr's absence.
The proceedings of either House on the 18th ;
were unimportant.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Ud to Friday last, two hundred and thir- j
"A #
ty thousand dollars in claims had been sur- j
rendered to the "Bonanza" claims commis- j
sioners.
? W. McGill Flemming, Solicitor of the 7th j
Judicial Circuit, was, on Tuesday of last j
week, at the Court of Sessions in Columbia, ;
before Judge Carpenter, convicted of drunk- |
enness, which official misconduct vacates his
office. Flemming's attorney gave notice of a !
motion for a new trial.
? The Supreme Court of this State has de- j
cided that trial justices have exclusive juris-'
diction in all cases of petit larceny, which de- 1
prives the Circuit Court of any right to try a
case of petit larceny, let the circumstances be j
ever so aggravated. As the law now stands, j
the punishment of petit larceny cannot in any
instance exceed thirty days' punishment.
? The Union Times sbljb: "We were pleased
to see so many colored citizens at the Democratic
meeting last sales-day, and are still !
more pleased to state that a number of them j
assured us that the most respectable colored J
people of the county had determined to vote |
for honest and competent officers hereafter, ir- j
respective of party or race. In this county j
political affairs look cheering."
? Under anew indictment, Major M. R.
Delaney, colored, candidate for lieutenant- j
governor on the Green ticket, at the last elec- j
tion, was tried in Charleston last week for a
breach of trust in appropriating funds be-;
longing to a colored church, which had been
put into his custody as treasurer of the trustees,
and was found guilty by the jury, after an j
absence of ten minutes. Delaney's attorney !
has given notice of a motion for a new trial.
? We learn from the Ledger that on Wed
nesday evening of the recent term of Lan-.
caster Circuit Court, a difference occurred be-j
tween the presiding Judge (Mackey) and the
grand jury. Richard Gardiner had been
presented for an assault with intent to kill.
The grand jury passed on the presentment
and returned "No bill," whereupon, as the
Ledger states it, "the Judge flew off at a tangent,
and abruptly dismissed the grand jury,
not, howevei^without a scorching lecture."
? James A. Bowley, formerly a negro member
of the legislature from Georgetown, was
arraigned in Columbia last week, on the
charge of "accepting a bribe," the proof being
the testimony of Dennis, the keeper of the
Penitentiary, that he and Bowley fixed up a
paper, which "was in effect to give Bowley
one-sixteenth of the appropriation for the
Penitentiary, which amounted to $80,000.
* 1
The one-sixteenth was to be given uowiey ior
his interest in making the appropriation bill."
In consequence of a defect in the indictment,
Bowley was discharged.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? The Morganton Blade reports the capture
by internal revenue officers of four illicit distilleries
last week.
? Ex-Judge Tourgee has been confirmed as
Pension Agent at Raleigh, and will move
from Greensboro to that city shortly.
? The work of erecting a line of telegraph
from Salisbury to Asheville has been comcommenced.
The line is to be extended to
Paint Rock, Tennessee.
? Rev. Mr. Oertel, of Lenoir, has just completed
a magnificent painting entitled "the
shadow of the rock,"suggested by Isaiah 32: 2.
The painting will be on exhibition at the Centennial.
? A thunder storm of unusual severity visited
the Greensboro section on Sunday night
of last week. Twelve telegraph posts were
destroyed by lightning near Hillsboro.
? Joshua ttoooihs, a wormy cmwu ui
Randolph county, while out hunting on the
morning of the 8th instant, was struck by a
limb of a falling tree and instantly killed.
? Ashby Carroll, a lad about thirteen years
old, committed suicide on Tutsday at Magnolia,
Duplin county, by shooting himself
with a musket. Mortified pride is assigned
as the cause.
? At about 2 o'clock on Thursday morning
last, a fire occurred in Lexington, destroying
the large and valuable store-house of R. T.
Earnhardt. About $200 worth of goods were
saved. Insured for $7,000.
? The Morganton Blade learns that so severe
have been the ravages of diphtheria
T%* 1 1 * . -x* n.u li
about tbe Jtucmanas 10 toe eage 01 vaiuwcu
and Watauga, that in a district of fifteen
miles square there is scarcely a child lefW
There were eight deaths in one household
within thirty-six hours.
? Says the Lincoln Progress of Saturday
last: We are much gratified that the Tiddy
paper mills will be in active operation during
the next week. The Buffalo mill was put to
work last Thursday. These mills have all
been purchased by the First National Bank
of Charlotte, and will be conducted by Wm.
Tiddy as their agent
? The State Grange was in session at
Greensboro last week, Dr. Mills, Master,
presiding. In his address, the Master treated
all subjects for the good of the Order; urging
Patrons throughout the State to economize in
purchases, sales, etc., and to raise more supplies
on the farm. The next meeting is to be
held in Goldsboro in February, 1877. A
Grange organ will be started at an early day,
in either Greensboro or Raleigh.
editorial inklings.
The Mississippi Investigation.
The investigating committee on the alleged
outrages in Pike and Amite counties,
Mississippi, have concluded their labors and
report that after diligent inquiry they find no
obstruction to the performance of Collector's
duties; that no resistance was offered to the
authority of Federal officials; that United
States Collector Redmond was advised on the
eve of election to leave the county, but the
hostility to him was personal, and not by reason
of his office, and there was no pursuit;
that the Mayor of Summit was drunk when
he signed the dispatch for troops, and that
the charge was false, and there was no occasion
for troops.
Third Class Mail Matter.
It i6 stated that the Post Office Department
has a new plan for postage on third class
matter. It proceeds upon the established fact
that merchandise cannot be carried for long
distances at the old rates restored by the bill
which hasjust passed the House, except at a
loss to the government. It is proposed therefore
to rearrange the classification of thirdclass
matter, dividing it into two classes for
general purposes of transportation. From the
miscellaneous articles comprising the third
class, transient newspapers and periodicals
and the articles not strictly merchandise, are
to be taken and made a separate class. Upon
this class the postage is to be one cent for every
two ounces, irrespective of distance. The
remaining articles of the third class, properly
denominated merchandise, are to be carried
according to weight and distance. The country
is to be divided into circuits of five hundred
mile3, and the postage upon this merchandise
to be arranged according to a sliding
schedule, an additional half cent an ounce being
required for each additional 500 mile circuit.
The Postmaster General will recommend
this plan, and it is expected that it will
receive the attention of the Senate committee
on post offices, which now has the above bill
before it.
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Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM FORT MILL.
Fort Mill, S. C., Feb. 19th, 1876.
The people of the upper portion of Lancaster
county have determined to adopt a nofence
system, by each land-holder obligating
himself to keep up his stock within certaiu
bounds, the boundary to be decided upon, and
the boundary fence to be built by the joint
contributions of those entering into the arrangement.
This seems to be the most feasible
plan by which to bring the fence law into
practical operation in this State?or at least
in this section of the State.
Fort Mill township is well situated to adopt
thft nn-fftnce svstem without either great cost or
labor?being bounded on one side by North
Carolina, where a fence law is now in operation
; (working well and satisfactory) by Catawba
river on the west; and by Sugar creek i
to that portion of Lancaster couDty that has |
adopted the system. As will be seen, this I
township could easily give the system an experiment
without the necessity of building a
panel of boundary fence.
Trial Justice Murray is building an office
in the town, and when finished, his beadquar-!
ters will be located there instead of at his coun- '
try residence.
From present indications, and judging by
the quantities already hauled away from the
depot here, I am inclined to think our far-;
mers intend using fertilizers as liberally as 1
heretofore.
Yesterday a match took place between the
Pineville and Fort Mill Base Ball Clubs,
which resulted in a score of 31 for the Fort,
Mill club, and 8 for the Pineville club.
The school here now has about 56 pupils,:
male and female. T. G. C. i
LOCAL AFFAIRS. j
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I
T. M. Dobeon & Co.?Money, Money, Money. ^
Samuel Blair?Administrator's Sale. ]
Thomas Whltesides, Administrator?Application ,
for Discharge.
W. H. & J. P. Herndon?Zell's Add Phosphate? 1
Tin Ware?Good Bread. 1
John C. Kuykendal?Surgical Appliances?New ?
Patent Extension?Another Supply?Pills .
and Granules?A Pull Line?Proprietary 1
Articles?Essential Oils?Herbs ana Roots, i
J. M. Adams?If Yoii Want. <
L. M. Grist?Administrator's Sale.
Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Probate?CitationJohn
S. McCullough, Applicant?C. S. Mc- I
Cullough, deceased.
R. F. Clark, Agent?Prioeof Guano Reduced.
William <fe R. Tiddy-Rags Wanted.
H. W. Hope A Co.?Calicoes?Crockery?Shoes <
and Hats?Groceries and Hardware. (
T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger?In Bankruptcy?First
Meeting of Creditors?Iu the
Matter of George W. Bell, Bankrupt.
A. and W. A. Barrorf?Caution to Trespassers.
J. Ernest Lwwry, John 8. Bratton and others?
Fair Notice.
T. N. Bennett, Chester, S. C.?Maker and Repairer
of Guns.
J. H. Clawson, Assignee?In Bankruptcy?Dividend
Meeting?In the Matter of Henry J.
Culp.
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.
We are informed by the Postmaster of
Yorkville that during the last quarter of the (
past year he issued money orders amounting
to $14,000.
YORKVILLE TIN FACTORY.
Mr. J. M. Adams has returned to York- ;
ville and re opened his tin shop, where, as he (
announces in our advertising columns, he can
be found at all times, prepared to fill any order
in his line of business.
THE GRUB&K FAMILY.
The entertainment given by the Gruber
family, Tuesday evening, was attended by a ,
large and delighted audience. Mr. Gruber i
is a musician of remarkable versatility, and
as a violinist ranks with the best performers
we ever heard on that favorite instrument
Mrs. Gruber is a vocalist of high order, and
? . TTTMV
M&8Cer W line S mue songs were It tsuuivc yji
much amusement to the audience. They per- ,
form again this (Wednesday) evening, and 'j
we advise all lovers of good music to avail
themselves of the opportunity of attending a
chaste and really meritorious musical entertainment.
ARRESTED FOR GRAND LARCENY.
Charles Kane was arrested and committed
to jail last Tuesday evening, on a charge of 1
grand larceny, the offense consisting of forcibly
entering a soldier's tent, forcing the lock
of a chest and stealing therefrom articles of ,
the value of sixty dollars. Kane was sen- <
tenced to the penitentiary about twelve months i
ago, by Judge Mackey, for highway robbery ; '
but subsequently on the recommendation of !
a number of citizens and some of the officers
at this post, was pardoned by Gov. Chamber- (
lain. The theft for which he was arrested
was committed several weeks ago ; but he had
evaded arrest until Tuesday last, when he was <
spied by some of the soldiers and captured. 1
HABEAS CORPUS. ,
At the January term of the Circuit Court J
for this county, William G. Turner, white, i
and Harvey Herndon, colored, were sentenced >
by Judge Mackey to one year's imprisonment 1
in the penitentiary for assault and battery. j
Messrs. Hart & Hart, attorneys of this place, (
have applied to Judge Carpenter for a writ of ,
habeas corpus with the view of releasing the i
prisoners from the penitentiary. The position <
assumed by the attorneys is that the Circuit 1
Court had no original jurisdiction in the
cases. Attorney-General Melton, it is under- '
stood, will represent the State. The matter ,
will be argued before- ttudge Carpenter, atf <
Columbia, on Saturday, the 4th of March
i
next.
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JOHN MILLER AND JUNIUS' LETTERS. ,
We were in error in stating that Mr. John Miller,
who .died recently near Pendleton, was the 1
son of the original John Miller, who was a print- I
er in the office of Woodfall when the celebrated i
letters of Junius were published. He was a
grandson, and his father's name was also John
Miller. All of them were printers, too. The eld- I
er Miller wascharged with complicity in publish- <
ingseditious pamphlets against the English gov- <
ernment, ana sought a refnge in the United ,
States, locatingabout the beginning of the present
century at Pendleton, where he began the publi- \
cation of Miller's Weekly Messenger which was <
afterward changed to the Pendleton Messenger. k
He was thought to possess information in regard <
to the authorship of Junius' Letters, but this was j
never authenticated bv hiin, and, if he knew the .
secret, the identity of Junius was safely deposited
in his faithful breast. We were informed not (
long ago that a portion of the press, upon which <
the elder Miller first printed the Messenger, is .
now in the hands of a citizen of Pendleton. It
ought to be forwarded to the Centennial Exposi- <
tion, for it is said that it is the identical press upon |
which the letters of Junius were printed, which ,
Mr. Mi)}er brought over from England.
We clip the above from the Anderson Intelligencer.
The late John E. Grist, father of .
the proprietor of the Enquirer, was an ap- |
m-ontino nndop fho plrler Miller snnken of
above. Mr. Miller often alluded, in a vague
sort of way to having been connected with the !
publication of the Junius letters; but if he
really did know anything about their authorship,
he was careful to divulge nothing. We
have often heard our father speak of Mr. Miller
in the above connection ; and as to the old
printing press, Mr. Miller did not bring it
with him from England,though it was claimed
that it had been used by General Greene in
his campaigns for the purpose of printing dispatches
and orders during that eventful period.
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Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chester, February 21, 1876.
Judging from the public interest taken in
the capture of Ben Michael, a desperate character
and a fugitive from justice, it may be
well to give a detailed account of this interesting
event. Acting upon information deemed
reliable, Deputy Sheriff W. E. Walker, accompanied
by Messrs. J. K. Marshall, J. F.
Pagan, L. B. Caruthers, C. H. Alexander and
J. D. Means, left this place, mounted and
armed, on the evening of the 12th iustant at
7 nVln^lr for Mr. Robert Kee's plantation, in i
the eastern portion of the county, where they <
hoped to find the notorious Ben. Arriving j
at this plantation about 10 o'clock, they sur- i
rounded a negro cabiu occupied by an uncle (
of Ben's, and devoted themselves at oi^ce to 1
the good work of discovering, if possible, the <
object of their attentions. Failing in making i
the desired discovery, and acting upon infor- 1
mation imparted by the uncle, the Deputy i
Sheriff and his posse comitaius re-mounted,
and, having Mr. Kee for a guide, proceeded i
to a place about four miles distant, where ^
Michael's motherlived. The place was reach- i
ed in due course of time, when the house, in (
which Michael was supposed to be, was sur- ]
rounded, and after knowing him to be there- i
in, frequent and urgent demands were made j
by the posse for his surrender. Their de- I
raands were treated with silence by the fugi- ^
tive from justice, who, in taking advantage of i
the darkness that enveloped the house, en- f
deavored to effect his escape. Tearing up the ! 1
- - - - i 1 1
flooring of the house, he crept tbererrora, ana ; i
took to his heels, when his flight was discov-, '
ered by Mr. J. D. Means, who fired his pistol i1
at him. The ball did not take effect, and the ! ]
criminal proceeded on bis way, pursued, how-! 1
ever, and fired upon by the posse as he fled. | i
Shots to the number of fourteen were fired 1
with all the deiiberateness of aim the party l
could take. In crossing a fence the fugitive I
was struck in the heel, aud, after running a j 1
few feet, fell. Mr. W. E. Walker was the 1
first of the pursuing party that reached him, i
and in doing so struck him with the butt of
his pistol in consequence of some movement e
that was considered rebellious. The others <
then came up, when Michael, seeing the folly ]
and danger of making any resistance, an- j i
nounced his intention of submitting and doing ?
the bidding of his captors. His capture was
i source of great sorrow to him, and be called
upon those who had so successfully and boldly
accomplished it, to shoot hiui through the
aeart. This, however, was a request.be could
make with perfect safety. Being mounted
upon a mule, he rode along with the party to
town, where all arrived about daylight on
Sunday morning. The prisoner was lodged
in jail, where he will remain until the restoration
of his wound will permit of his conveyance
to Columbia to serve for a season in
the Penitentiary. His sentence has not yet
been pronounced by Judge Mackey, but it
will, doubtless, be such as to correspond with
the character of the crime perpetrated by the
convicted thief. Mr. Walker and those who
assisted him in the arrest of Michael are entitled
to the thanks of the community. They
have rendered the public an invaluable ser
\ n .1 .1 . _ 4I
vice, ana lor toe same iney meni, as mey
have received, great commendation.
The Chester Rifle Club held a meeting on
Wednesday afternoon, with the view to. the
reelection of officers, the terms of the old officers
having expired in accordance with a
provision of the constitution adopted by the
company. The retiring President, C. S.
Brice, Esq., took the Chair, and W. A. Sanders,
Esq., Secretary, read the minutes of the
last meeting. Upon the approval of the minutes,
the chairman stated that an election for
President of the club was in order, whereupon
Mr. Brice was reelected to this position by acclamation.
Major S. P. Hamilton was reelected
1st Vice-President in the same way.
In the election for 2nd and 3d Vice-Presidents
the sailing was not quite so smooth. After
the counting of the ballot*, and the display of
considerable interest by the friends of the different
candidates nominated for these positions,
Mr. J. K. Marshall was declared elected
2nd Vice-President, and Mr. J. B. McFad*
den, 3d Vice-President. The question of uniforming
the club then came up for discussion,
upon which a very great diversity of opinion
was presented. Those in favor of uniforms
took the ground that it would add to the efficiency
and morale of the club; while those
upon the negative side stood upon the strin
gency of the times and the extreme scarcity
of greenbacks. The latter made a long and
arduous and noble tight, but were compelled
to surrender to the numerical power of their
opponents. A committee was appointed to
provide the ways and means of obtaining uniforms.
The meeting then adjourned, after
the adoption of the motion that the 2'2nd day
of this month be selected as the anniversary
day of the club. The committee on uniforms
met on Friday morning, and recommended
the appointment by the club at their next
meeting of three committees?one to solicit
subscriptions in behalf of uniforms ; one to ascertain
their cost, and another to obtain the
assistance of ladies in getting up an entertainment
with the view of promoting the uniform
cause. On Friday afternoon the Rifle Club
held another meeting, and acted favorably
upon the recommendations of the committte
on uniforms. A motion, having in contemplation
weekly drillings of the club, met with
violent opposition; but it was adopted, the
abjections of a respectable minority to the contrary
notwithstanding.
The Democrats of Lewis' Turn Out held a
meeting at that place on Friday. Major Julius
Mills was called to the Chair for a time,
and stated the object of the meeting. After
the conclusion of his remarks Capt. R. A.
Crawford was chosen permanent Chairman;
Mr. T. Johnson, Secretary ; and Mr. George
Gill, Treasurer. The meeting was well attended,
and a considerable number enrolled tbem
selves as members of a Democratic club. A
resolution, pledging the meeting to the exercise
of strenuous efforts in the endeavor to establish
an honest government, was unanimously
adopted. Major Julius Mills, Dr. G. W.
Jordan and Mr. George Gill were elected delagates
to the county Convention to assemble
>?t thin j>laoq on tfrg lat Monday, in
On Wednesday of this week the Democrats of
Halsellville will organize for action, and on
Saturday the Democrats of Chester will do
likewise. Indeed, the Democracy of the entire
county will soon be in motion and pre
paring for the coming political struggle, upon
the decision of which hangs their destiny fur
weal or for woe.
A Sabre Club, which was organized here
two years ago, was revived on Saturday, unier
the command of the following officers:
3en. W. A. Walker, President; Col. J. S.
Wilson, 1st Vice-President; Mr. J. B. Cornii
n l tt:_. t? - 1 ?. l u.
veil, ^ua v icfc-rresiueui; uuu itjli. ucui^c
Simpson, 3rd Vice-President. The gentlemen
composing this club are, for the most part,
'rom the county, though two of the officers
ire from town. At their last meeting, in adlition
to the reception of new members, a
committee was appointed to draft a constitution
and by-laws for the government of the
dub. After electing Mr. J. D. Means Secre;ary
and Treasurer, the Sabre Club adjourned
,o meet at this place on the 1st Monday in
March. This organization is composed of
excellent material, and upon the arising of
iny occasion that demands their services, will
se found faithful to duty.
Mr. J. C. Hollinger, the agent for the
nontbly publication entitled "Portrait Gallery
of Distinguished Men and Women of
Europe and America," was in our town on
Friday. He was quite successful in securing
inbscriptious. In each number there will be
;hree pictures of great men or women, handsomely
engraved and painted, and each illustration
will be attended by a biographical
sketch of the person represented, prepared by
i writer of great eminence. Among the list
)f celebrities of the old and new worlds, whoee
pictures will adorn the pages of this publica;ion,
our own beloved generals, Lee and Jack
iou wui appear.
Rev. Mr. Sanders, of the Baptist Church,
3reached a very excellent sermon yesterday
>n the subject of "domestic missions." The
sffect of the sermon was good?a general
)peniog of purses during the taking up of the
Election.
The disagreeableness of the weather to-day
s such that few persons are in town from the
country. Business keepe on in the even tenor
if its doll way, and the blissful merchant is
in object difficult of discovery at the present
;ime. Qui.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
Monday, February 14.
In the Senate, the bill to provide for a
lew apportionment of the representatives was
;aken up and extensively discussed. The oplosition
to it came chiefly from the Beaufort
nembers, and the colored members from
Charleston, but it was finally passed to a
,hird reading by a vote of 64 to 14. The
jounties of Anderson, Barnwell, Richland
ind Pickens gain one member each, aud
;hose of Beaufort, Charleston, Georgetown
ind Laurens lose one each.
The next measure reached on the calendar
Kt? \fV l?or/*nonn nf fi-rppn.
noa a icouiutivu, uj aua? i. viguuv?i} v? v.wM
rille, instructing the committee on retrenchment
and reform to report a bill making a reluction
of twenty per cent, on all salaries,
public printing, and in the legal fees of attorleys,
sheriffs, clerks of court and probate
udges. Mr. Ferguson supported his resolution
with a short DUt earnest speech, but it
>vas obviously an impracticable one, for the
eason that it was scarcely definite enough,
ind for the further reason that it is now too ,
ate in the session to get such a bill through !
loth branches of the General Assembly. !
speaker Elliott made a motion to table it, I
vnich was voted down, 24 ayes to 50 nays. I
Elliott then gave his reasons for opposing it.
He said he was in favor of any measure lookng
to a reform, such as was contemplated by
;he resolution, but would vote for no measure !
vhich looked only to buncombe. If such a j
sill was brought in, it oould not pass both ;
muses before their adjournment, and he, |
herefore, moved to indefinitely postpone the i
esolution, and this motion was adopted.
In the House, the enacting clause was
itricken out of a bill to levy a tax of one]uarter
of a mill to raise a sum sufficient to
jrovide for the representation of five compares
of the State National Guard at the Philidelphia
Centennial.
In regard to the eveoing session of the
House, the correspondent of the News and
Courier says: \
, "At the iustance ofSimklns, the chairman of the
ways and means committee,'thesnpply bill for 1877
was taken up. Humbert, a saffron colored statesman
from Darlington, who murders the king's
English with a regularity which.can only be .
equalled by the precision with which he draws
his per diem, moved to strike out the enacting
clause of the bill, and 'on dat' made a little
speech. 'Ef we are going to have a supply bill,'
said this patriot, 'let us have one, but he would
rather pass no bill at all than pass this one, which
would swamp de government It was too much
retrenchment and reform. There was something
coming behind the bill next winter which would
make some of demjump. Dat bill meant dat no
poor man could stay een office. Dis government
belonged to de oolored people, and de bill meant
too much nigger; dey don't want to give us de
means of running de government. He was in
favor of reform as much as de next man, but he
didn't want too much of it.
"Mr. Keith, a colleague of this brilliant statesman,
expressed himself as being in favor of any
measure recommended by the Governor. It
warnt no use talking. Short crops and the hard
times made it absolutely necessary to cut down
salaries. He was determined to vote for the bill
as it stood, because, said he, 'the Governor has
got us where the hair is short, and he's going to
nold us there. He's master or the situation, and
intended to remain so.' He (Mr. Keith) had cried
'reform 1' on the stump in the last campaign, and
this was the place for him to cry it now. . ,
"Gantt, a sooty delegate from Beaufort, was opposed
to tbe bill. He thought the members had
better kill it, and then go home and let those
who come here next year make the levy. The bill
was simply a move to defeat tbe Republikin
party. At this stage of the proceedings the two
tirst'sections of the bill were passed, Humbert
having withdrawn bis motion. Then the previous
question was called but voted down, and while the
third section was up a motion was made and carried
to adjourn."
Tuespay, February 15.
In the Senate, the House resolution to
adjourn nine 'die on the 23d instant was laid
on the table.
In the House, the proceedings were mainly
confined to the impeachment proceedings
against Judge Montgomery Moses, of the seventh
circuit Mr. Couch, the chairman of >
the committee appointed to investigate the
charges, prefaced his report with a motion to
go into secret session, which was adopted, and
the House was accordingly at once cleared of
every one but the members and sworn,officers.
The evidence taken by the committee was
then read, and the doors thrown open. The
evidence is to show that the accused was guilty
of using fiduciary money, and the report
recoramena^that he be impeached. It ^as
adopted by a unanimous vote of ninety-seven
ayes, and committees were appointed to prepare
articles of impeachment, and to notify
the 8enate of the same.
The Blue Ridge Scrip swindle ^as revived
to-day by the report of the committee on
claims of a bill to provide for the relief of E.
B. Wesley, of New York, whose claim, consisting
of $475,000 in Blue Ridge scrip, is ordered
to be paid by a tax levy- of five and a
half mills to be levied in seven years. It is
estimated that there are over two million dollars
of this scrip outstanding, and the door
being once opened, the hungry holders will
pounce down upon the treasury like so many
vultures.
Mr. Barnwell introduced a bill to provide
for the payment of the bills of the Bank of the
State. Itsmain features are as follows: "The
Governor is to aDnoint on or before the first
Monday in April, a commissioner well acquainted
with the description and character
of the bills, who'shall ascertain as far as practicable
the amount and character of the bills
outstanding, and shall stamp the "valid and
legal bills." These legal and valid bills are to
be received, 6rst, for the redemption of forfeited
land, second, for past due taxes, and ,
lastly, for one-tenth of the current State taxes.
A tax of one mill for each consecutive year
for ten years is levied to take up the! bills
which may come in for taxes. None of the.
bills which shall not be presented to the commissioner
on or before the 6rst Monday of November
next shall be considered as eutitlea to
?. j - -j ' ' J j' mL!.
oe registered, received or redeemed, inus
-bill ivjn oubi>bl?fHe ft>r-ope taW on [IM taotef
Friday previous. ; f '
The rest of the morning session and most
of the evening session was passed in discussing
the tax bill, which went through with only
one amendment. The levy for school purposes
was raised from 1} mills to 2 mills,
which makes the total levy for State purposes
81 mills. An attempt was made by Jack
Smith to increase the levy for legislative expenses
from } mill to 1 mill, but it was voted
down. All the sections passed until the last
section,was reached, when an attempt was
made to kill the bill. Burkmeyer moved to
strike out the enacting clause. This gave the
patriots an opportunity to get off a little of
their bottled gas. Burkuieyer, of Charleston
meant reform, but he couldn't vote for this
bill. It was too much reform, and was intended
to keep poor men out of office. Jack
Smith, of Darlington, was also in favor of
killing the bill. The members had already
spent their six hundred dollars and "de bonding
houses were een moaning." He would ,
show his manhood?he didn't live on the little
picayune amount he got here; he had business
that paid him twice as much at home.
He was only sorry for those poor members
who didn't have anything to "pend upon cept
deir salaries." The bill sought to crush out
every hope we have as Republicans. The
whole bill ought to be killed; it are not, said
he, of sound and shore basis. The bill was
Snally laid on the table by a vote of 49 to
30. Next they attempted to table the motion
to reconsider the vote, which is the parliamentary
dodge for putting it out of the power
of the House to consider the subject again
J --:? .L- :? l..I
UUniJg l/UO SJCB31UU, UUl UlUt'KCU H1CJI
game by ruling the motion out of order. This
ended die performance for the night, and an
adjournment was had.
In regard to night sessions, the correspondent
of the New and Courier says:
"This may be regarded as the first fruito of the
night session business. Your correspondent has
had an experience of some eight years as a reporter
in the Reconstruction Legislatures of
South Carolina, and is prepared to sustain the assertion
that nearly nine-tenths of all the rascality
that has characterized these delectable bodies has
been done at the night seasions. Whenever tbey
have any plundering scheme to get through, the
custom is to move to have two sessions daily?the
plea is that they want to get through the business
of the session and adjourn. The Conservative
members fall right into the trap, vote for it, and
then one-half of them are absent from their seats.
The boys watch for this, gather up their forces,
and rush through their swindles. This Is what
night sessions mean."
Wednesday, February 16.
In the Senate, the judiciary committee
reported ou the bill to recast the judicial cir/iitifo
nf Mm Stufo and an looMalfltp Mnsps and i
Whipper out of office. The plan of action
has been changed from that proposed in the
bill as at first introduced. The original bill i
contemplated an entire reconstruction of the ;
circuits and a new election, but it was found ;
that the newly elected judges did not relish |
the risk of submitting to a new election; so to i (
get rid of the work of Black Thursday, and at (
the same time to accommodate the rest of the ]
judges, a bill has been fixed up which abolish- (
es the first and third circuits, and divides the t
counties composing these circuits among the )
others. This leaves six circuits, and also {
leaves Moses and Whipper, who were elected j
to the third and first circuits respectively, j
without circuits. The plan recommended by j
the committee is as follows : j.(
"The first and third circuits are hereby abolish- j |
ed, and the State is divided into six circuits, as !
I '
lUUUWSi .
"The counties of Charleston, Clarendon, Edge- ! 1
field, Lexington, Richland and Sumter, snail con- i (
stitute the fifth circuit, and the Judge of said cir- j .
cuit shall receive an annual salary of four thou- J
sand dollars.
"The counties of Beaufort, Barnwell, Colleton, j j
Aiken and Orangeburg, shall constitute the sec- .
ond circuit, and the Judge of the said circuit shall j '
receive an annual salary of four thousand dollars, i (
"The counties of Darlington, Marlboro, Wil- ! j
liamsburg, Georgetown, Marlon and Horry, shall ;
constitute the fourth circuit, and the Judge of the '
said circuit shall receive an annual salary of four ; (
thousand dollars. " ' ?j
"The counties of Cheater, York, Lancaster,1
Fairfield, Kershaw and Chesterfield, shall oonsti- 1J
tute the sixth Circuit, and the Judge of the said 1
oircuit shall receive an annual Balary of four (
thousand dollars. ,
"The counties of Lanrens, Newberry, Abbe- i
villeand Union, shall constitute the seventh Cir- 1
cuit, and the judge of the said circuit shall receive ]
an annual salary of (bur thousand dollars. ' <
"The counties of Greenville, Pickens, Oconee, !
Anderson and Spartanburg, shall constitute the l
eighth Circuit, and the judge of said circuit shall
recelvean annual salary of four thousand dollars."
This plan saves the 8tate $4,000 annually
in the way of salaries, the aggregate salaries
under the present system being $28,000, while
that under the proposed system amounts' to
bat $24,000. y f , ?
' In the House, the committeereported the
articles of impeachment against Judge Montgomery
Moses. They embrace six charges, as
follows : . V * , .k ! ( ) V
1. That he obstructed, hindered and delayed the
execution of the taw in Hpartairtxiiy CMRNST In
1874, by refusing to allow, the grand Jury tp make
a presentment concerning the official misconduct
of osrtain public officer*. ; -v **
2. That, at various times and places, he corruptly
demanded money from litigauta in paymeut
for decisions in cases heard before himsafc i,
9. That he corruptly demanded; and rqgffiTed,
from officers of the court, public moneys entrusted
to them, promising-to interpose his judicial
power to screen and protect them from punishment.
4. That, for about four years, be has tfilfolly
neglected to perform the duties of his office, causing
delay, loss and damage to suitors, jurors and
witnesses.
5. That he has, at various times and plaoes, wilfully
neglected his duties by refusing to sign orders
in suits presented to him by oonaent of the ,
uuganis. ....
0. That he ha* arbitrarily and peremptorily
compelled public officers to violate the law by Issuing
evidences of pablic indebtedness contrary
to law.
These articles were adopted, without debate,
by a vote of 91 to nought. .
The adoption of the articles of impqachraent
by the House works the suspension of
Judge Moses from office, under the Constitution,
"until judgment in his case shall have
been pronounced." ' 4 4
The Senate was notified of the adoption of
the articles, and appointed a committee , of
five to prepare rules for triaL , -.4 km
The rest of the day in the Impose was cpnsuraed
in the discussion of bills on the private
calendar.
Thursday, February! 7,
In the 8enate, the articles of impeachment
against Judge M. Moses vers formally
read by the managers of the House, occulting
of Messrs. Elliott, Bampfield, Wallace,
Meetze, Barnwell and Couch. The House
attended in a body. The day of triil will
be fixed to-morrow. It is understood''that
Judge Moses will demand thirty'day* for his
defence, but the Senate will scaxfeelf ftttow
him that time. , ,*1;,;{{( , ?;
A resolution was introduced to-day retiring
the various county treasurers to report by
the 26th instant the amount of hills of the
Rank nf the State tendered in navmeht of
? ?
taxes. " "
The House spent the entire dar in the discussion
of Barnwell's substitute mrtfaeifafiH to
provide for the payment of the bills of the
Bank of the State. A motion to kill the bill
was lost; ayes 28, nays 58. It seems to be
the general understanding to pass die bill
with several amendments." The elevehlh &ction,
levying an annual tax of one mill, will
be stricken out, and the deficiency caused fay
the tender of the bills will be left to bft supplied
as it arises. With these modifications
the bill will probably pass. . t. ^ ,
The House had no night; session. Hie gas
is shut off, and there is no money &vaOs?Ie
for paying the little bill. " .
iv it
Friday, February 1&<J
In the 8enate, rules were adopted for the
government of the impeachment trial; and the
announcement was made that Droceeouuzs
would be commenced on Wednescfay, 23d instant.
'
The bill to abolish the first ngd1 third
judicial circuits and re-arrange the six remaining
circuits was killed by a vote of sixteen to
fourteen. A movement is on foot, however,
to reconsider the vote, and the friends jfbf the
measure express confidence in their ability to
ultimately pass it
In tbe House, a demand was made for the
report of the special committee appointed to
investigate the Solonon fcank fiBture. 'The
eotMrmairWtKtert " ttre ~Yepovvi&would be
ready next week. - A long wrangle'ABUWif, in
the course of which Davis, of Charleston, said
he had heard rumors that "bribery was going
on." A resolution to require the committee
to report by Monday next was lost
The Robertson Book Swindle case was postponed
until Tbnrsday next in consequence of
the evidence not having yet been printed.
.The bill to provide for the redemption of
the bills of the Bank of tbe State was discusaed
for three hours. After eight sections jiad
been passed, the whole matter was indefinitely
postponed. A motion was made to reconsider
the vote, and it is not imprebablfc that the
bill may be called up again later in the sunion
and passed in an amended form..,.-With,4*o
exceptions, the Censeivative , members all
voted to kill the bill.
Saturday, February
The proceedings of neither H6usr present
anything of special interest. The Senate'mljourned
until Wednesday, 23d inat, at< 12 M.
mere kejTtion. _
The recent State election in Texj^WMcarried
by the Democrats."* * " *Tbe gambling
houses of Richmond have been efrutf by,|he
strong arm of the law, and' several cooviotions
followed. Among those convicted' are a
member of the Legislature, and a Judge of
Nelson county court. The steamer'Stnui t
Clyde sank near Dover last Thursday," and
fifty-five passengers were drowned, dnljnine
of the crew were saved.'** Gen. Shen&i,
on being called before the committta'of*Cotigress
on military affairs last week, oppoeed the
reduction of the army, but holds that the
transfer of the Indian bureau to the war
department would reduce expenses by, consolidation
and the abolishing, of military
posts. The Mississippi Housie of Representatives
has adopted article^ of impeachment
n?minst Lieutenant-Governor Davis,
colored. ""Maine baa abolished capital
punishment. Charlotte Cushman, the
actress, died of cancer last Friday morning in
Boston. It ia stated that a majority of
the Conservative caucus oppose the proposed
impeachment of Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana.
$ . . . '
The Centennial of 1876.?:This' highly
favored country is about to celebrate its bundredth
birthday. Under its favored privileges,
its citizens have been happy; worshipping
God according to the dictates of their own
consciences; pursuing their chosen avocations
unmolested; growing rich apd prosperous.
Some have attained the most exalted positions
from the smallest beginnings. This is particularly
applicable to Dr. Tott's Liv&r
Pills. Ten yean ago they had but a limited
local reputation, but iu this time^ aided by
scientific research and conscientious business
direction, they have attained such a celebrity
that there is not a country on the globe that
they are ' not known and used, wberWer
disease prevails, especially such 'as result from
torpid liver, dyspepsia, costiveness, sick headache,
fever and ague, and they are eagerly
joughfor. ; ^
Everybody' 8hould be Careful To
^'ve prompt attention and rational treatment
to a severe Cold?or a racking Cough-*as
these are commonly the chief primary symp- 1
toms of a disordered state of the Xungs^ involving
a tendency to develop into a settled
Consumption, Persons of a delicate constith/ioa
Kowinn bmIt flf nlUAnnH
!?U WIVIIj VI - IIUVOV MM T ?U0 TTVMM - ? - ? .
Lungs, should be especially solicitous to treat
;he earliest symptoms of a Cold, la order to
bead off more dangerous complications; prudently
keep by you, therefore, Dr. Jayue's
Expectorant, that you may administer at
Mice a judicious curative, during the first
stages of any Throat or Lung disorder, for
Dot only are special symptoms of these pomplaints
more tractable and easily controlled
then, but the general strength and: tone of the
system has not bad time to be seriously afifeo*
ted, and is therefore more amenable to the
healing properties of the Expectpfqpt. A
little attention, to ^hat may seem f trifling
Cold, may (mire you from the fate of a Inhering
Consumptive.