Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Scraps and Jacts. ? Hoo. Alexander H. Stephens had a hemorrhage on Friday, the 5tb, the drat in his life. ? The debt of the State of New York was reduced last year over five millions of dollars, j It now amounts to $23,315,898.58. ? For the position of State librarian of North Carolina, with a salary of $600, the newly elected Governor had no less than fiftyone applications. ? Fernando Wood's idea is to have a new election at once in South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana, and he talks of introducing a resolution to that effect in the House. ? Tax payers in Louisiana have already paid one hundred thousand dollars, toward sustaining the administration of Nicholls, the democratic governor of the State. ? A clergyman in Northern Indiana ascended the pulpit the other Sunday and said: "No man can serve the Lord while he has the jumping tooth-ache. I therefore dismiss the congregation." ? Work on the Keely motor is said to be progressing night and day, and it is thought it will be finished in a very brief period, when a public exhibition will take place. The difficulties have been purely mechanical?that is, the difficulty of proouring the requisite strength of parts. ? It is worth nothing as an indication of the times, that many of the leading savings banks in the Western cities begin the new year with an announcement of reduced rates of interest.' In Chicago, for instance, three of the strongest institutions there have led the way, and the sigus are that others will soon follow. These banks heretofore have been paying depositors six per cent, for their money. In future it will be five. . ? A Washington telegram to the Springfield Republican says: "Some of the facts in regard to the Florida count of votes are staggering to some of the Conservative Republicans here, and it is doubtful if all the Republican senators will consent to the counting in of the electoral vote of that State. Certain Republican senators are known to have said that they were not entirely satisfied with the action of the returning board in that State, but whether anything will oome of it remains to be seen." ? In Texas snow has fallen to the depth of from six to eighteen inches, crushing in roofB and freezing numbers of horses and cattle to death. A negro froze to death in Bouston and one in Dallas. In Louisiana trains have been snow-bound and a negro froze to death at Shreveport. in Mississippi memoers 01 the Legislature were snow-bound, and for two days no quorum could be had. Persons have crossed the river on the ice at Vicksburg for the first time in the history of that section. ? The reports to the Agricultural Bureau of the condition and prospects of the principal crops of the country, show that the crop of Irish potatoes is considerably below the average; of sweet the yield is fair both in quality and quantity. The product of hay is eight per cent, greater than that of last year. The returns of the tobacco crop are not bo favorable, and a decrease is indicated in some of the leading producing States; the quality averages about the same as that of last year. The December report shows that the average in winter wheat has been increased about five per cent, over that of the previous year. ? By about the middle of next May, the public will have seen the last of the present three-cent postage stamp, and begun to get accustomed to one that is red, or possibly a new tint. This change has been rendered necessary, as stamp-washers take off the oily cancellation, without acid or alkali, and use the stamp again. A series of experiments just completed convinces the Postal Department that green is the poorest color to be found. With the change of color there will be a change of design. The medallion head of Washington will be retained, but it will be relieved by an open scroll of white, and the scroll-work will have a different pattern. ? Vanderbilt's fortune was gathered in different ways from those adopted by other New York millionares. Stewart made his money by trade chiefly, W. B. Astor's fortune was almost wholly in real property. Vanderbilt, however, has left very little real estate com' paratively. He never cared to go into it. He kept his vast fortune where it was speedily realizable. He also undoubtedly has so left . .1 . .l . l;_ ?:n it mat me mosi 01 uis pruperij wm mmuu as the backbone of bis great railroads. The New York Bulletin says : "He leaves securities, which can be enumerated, to the amount of fully $85,000,000, and it. is likely that a complete inventory would carry the grand total up to nearly $90,000,000. For years he has drawn dividends on over $50,000,000 New York Central and Hudson stock." ? An ingenious pamphlet has been written hy a German on improvements in war. He suggests that some neutral territory be set aside by the European Powers and devoted entirely to bloodshed. No fighting is, under any pretence whatever, to take place out of this territory, which is to be fitted up for war in the most elaborate fashion. There is to be a training-school for nurses, a college for surgeons and large hospitals. Prisoners of war will be confined in suitable buildings specially prepared for their accommodation. There are also to be vast cemeteries and depots for artificial limbs, Ac. These conveniences will be open to all nations wishing to fight, at fixed and reasonable charges. Weapons of every description?and in fact all the appliances of war?may be bought or hired ; but no credit is to be given, and the charges for battle fields are to paid before the first gun is fired. All profits after payment of expenses will be devoted to the maintenance of the widows and the orphans of the fallen. ? A Washington letter to the Baltimore Sun says: "Senator Robertson, of South Carolina, stated in conversation to-day that he had cot the slightest doubt that the Hampton government would in due time have the whole supremacy in South Carolina. He said there was no more doubt of ?be legality and fairness of Hampton's election, than there was of the election of the Republican Governor of Maine. The senator said that while he was a Republican, he did not consider that fealty to his party required that he should give his adhesion to what he knew to be wrong, and he says he will never support the Chamberlain government nor pay taxes to it. He says it will never be possible for Chamberlain to collect taxes, for if he or his tax-collectors should undertake to sell property for the nonpayment of taxes, no one would buy it. Senator Robertson is of the opinion that when the Hampton government is fully recognized and in undisputed possession, it will be necessary for the Legislature to elect a United States Senator, as he regards the election of Butler and Corbin as equally irregular." ?A Washington letter says : "It is not at all unlikely that the regular army, if called on to count Hayes in at the point of the bayonet, may play an important and unlooked-for part in the Presidential problem. It has long been known that a large majority of the rank and file of the army was in favor of Governor Tilden's inauguration, but it has never yet been suspected that any battalion, if ordered to execute the commands of the war office, would venture to disobey. But the indignation of the military at this proposed attempt to use them for political purposes, is ready to break out into mutiny on the least provocation The soldiers now stationed at the arsenal, in number about eight hundred, are largely Tilden men, convinced of his honest election, and unwilling to be used as toolB. In two batteries of artillery, aggregating over one hundred men, there are only seven prepared to assist in counting in Hayes under the conviction that he has been the choice of the people. In conversation to-day with men at the arsenal, it was believed that they are seriously asking advice from the best legal authorities as to how far they are compelled to go in obeying the orders of superiors when they know such orders to be purely political, K and having received satisfactory answers, they 00 have determined to quietly take the bull by ye the horns and throw down their arms if ordered to charge in the interest of Hayes." ^ fsMIe inquirer.pr YORKYILLE, S, C.; da !_ 0]| THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 18, 1877. L, of How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the name u of the subscriber very plainly, give post-office, county ana state in iun, aim sbhu tun uumuui ui ?. i the subscription by draft or post-office money / order, or enolose the money in a registered letter. Postage.?The Enquirer is delivered free of 1C postage to all subscribers residing in York coun ty, who receive the paper at post-offices within the county; and to all other subscribers the post- ac age is paid by the publisher. Our subscribers, no matter where they receive the paper, are not liable iei for postage, it being prepaid at the post-office here, ses without additional charge to the subscriber. Watch the Figures.?The date on the "address- m label" shows the time to which the subscription is bi paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date muxt. be kept in advance. PI Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that <j0 our terms for subscription, advertising and job- , work, are cash in advance. a0 iss WADE HAMPTON. 8il A writer in a recent issue of the Augusta pr Chronicle and Sentinel gives, in a lengthy and ac apparently labored article, what he styles a se secret leaf of the late political campaign in ac this State. This writer makes it appear that he no friendly relations whatever existed between the Democratic candidate for President and wl Wade Hampton; that Governor Tilden even in so far opposed the nomination of General V\ Hampton for Governor, as to send an agent th to be present at the State Convention in Co- be lumbia, for the purpose of using such influ- th ence as he could in defeating his nomination. The writer then avers that after Hampton be was nominated, Tilden did not give the nom- fl ination a hearty acquiescence, but so far op- ^ posed it as to decline answering a letter from m ?4-1*^ onkiAAf nf tko nam. TV HUG JUtkilJCtUll uu uic ouujwt VM. QJ paiga, and that do financial aid or encouragemeot was extended to the Democrats in South co Carolina by the Chairman of the National Democratic party. In view of these facts, gt the writer represents that no effort was made 0f by Democratic speakers in this State, from Hampton dowD, to secure votes for Tilden, DC and that as late in the canvass as the meeting m at Abbeville, Hampton assented to the propo- f0 sition made by Judge Cooke to drop the name m of Tilden altogether and let the canvass be a Hayes and Hampton campaign, for the prosecution of which money would be furnished by the Republican party to ensure the tri- pr utnph of the State Democratic nominees. m< This scheme, says the writer, would have bo been adopted but for the reason that Geueral tie McGowan objected, and besides, it was rather oli too late in the canvass to perfect the necessary Ja arrangements for consummating the scheme. Se Hence, in view of all these facts, the writer na concludes that Hampton was quite justifiable an in writing his recent letter to Hayes, and that tw it was quite natural that he should dispatch re] it by the hands of a Republican. ho Whatever may have been the purpose of ru -* ' it- T.i tne writer in setting iurm me omicmcuw, tuc uu salient points of which we have given above, In it would seem that he has fallen into several di< errors, and places Governor Hampton in a a < false position from the beginning to the end- pa ing of the canvass. Fortunately, Governor soi Hampton needs no defence at the hands of joi his friends, while the attacks of his enemies, M whether made openly or covertly, fall harm- in< less to the ground. His public record, known St of all men, is his best vindication. Hence, te: when the communication in the Chronicle and lot Sentinel was shown to Governor Hampton, to we are not surprised at his remarking to the reporter, who called upon him for the pur- coi pose of arriving at the facts: mi "The writer has fallen into many grave er- tui rors. I had no agency whatever in Judge jn Mackey's visit to Ohio and he bore no propo- an sition. No message came from me. He says . so himself. A proposition was made to with- '0I draw our electors, and the Democratic Exe<jutive Jjpramittee know that I took strong pr grouncHigainst it. A subsequent proposition tui was made on the same subject, and this I also re| declined. Judge Cooke spoke for Tilden and 8tr voted for him. Judge Mackey spoke with . me at but two places, and he will doubtless say how he voted in the Presidential election. Whether the canvass was a mistake or not is pr not for me to say; but I do say that I sup- Ti ported Tilden thoroughly and heartily ^hi throughout. The Democratic electors can ve speak on this point, and especially can Gen. . McGowan, who is referred to, and who will, I hope, answer for himself. The 'leaf of his- w tory' has been so secret that no one in the co State knows anything about it, and it is as mi utterly unreliable as history as it is as a se- d0 cret." na To another reporter, who interviewed him W( upon the same subject, Governor Hampton an denied having ever entertained any idea of jj( giving over the Tilden electors of this State, jjj He said he would have countenanced such an arrangement only at the request of Northern jjj Democrats, and that he used his influence to q prevent any such action by the Democratic cu party in this State. In addition, he stated that a proposition was made by the Republi- WJ cans after the election, for him to publicly acknowledge the Hayes electors in this State, the proposition being accompanied by a fe( promise that, should he do so, the troops cu would be withdrawn and he recognized as jj Governor, to which proposition he positively m refused to accede. In this conversation, Gov. aE Hampton further remarked that if he thought ^ his withdrawal now or at any time would have 0f insured Tilden's inauguration, he would not re have hesitated a moment, but would promptly ?M J wnnuraw. ^ These assertions, coming directly from Gov- ^ ernor Hampton's own lips, should disprove all ^ charges of want of fealty to the Democratic | p party, let them come from what source they may. ~ m MERE-MENTION. ar General Jubal Early expresses the opinion to that Governor Hampton made a mistake in as writing to Hayes; but that ail who know j th Efcirapton will admit that he is incapable of j be anything savoring of dishonor. The Indi- qi ana Democracy recommend a National Dem-1 th ocratic Convention to discuss the situa-, T! tion. The funeral services of the late I ra Commodore Vanderbilt were simple, but ira-' er pressive. Heavy snow storms and ice th gorges are reported North and West." ' Col-! M quitt's majority for Governor of Georgia, as hi counted before the Legislature, is 77,853. j wi The Pacific Railroad Committee report fa-! uj vorably upon government aid for the Southern ui Trans-Continental Railroad. A Chesa- i ui peake railroad passenger car, after falling for- le ty feet, was stopped by thick ice on the Green-; th brier river, in Virginia, last Thursday. Of co the wounded, all have comparatively slight w< injuries except the negro porter and a passen-1 w< ger from Pennsylvania. A Louisville,' H entueky, dry goods firm has failed for $162,0 . A bill calling a Constitutional Conation has been introduced in the Georgia nate. The Pennsylvania State SeMte clares against all threats of violence in the esent National crisis. ,< . 7* >?v9 i 1 . t j f i ? i / ? LOUISIANA AFFAIRS. We stated last week that on Monday the h instant Nicholls, Democrat, and Packard, ^publican, both claiming to have been elec1, were installed as Governors of Louisiana, le day passed off quietly, neither party inhering with the other. On the following day, the adherents of icholls, to the number of about three thound, all armed, were mustered in by NichIs' government as militia and assembled at iFayette Square, with the avowed purpose maintaining the Supreme Court that had en abolished by the Kellogg government, je men moved about the accomplishment their purpose with determination, and by l o'clock succeeded, without firing a gun, takiug possession of all the police stations id court rooms in the parish of Orleans, iving the Packard authorities only in posjsion of the State House. After Nicholls' ilitia took possession of the Supreme Court lilding, Nicholls and the Judges of the Su erne Court spread their commissions on re rd, and appointing Alfred Koman, Ulerk, Ijourned until the next day. Nicholls also lued a proclamation to the people of Louima, in which he said he should be most ofoundly surprised and disappointed should ly citizens of Louisiana so far forget themIves as to be guilty of auy excess whatever, id urged them to return at once to their >me8. Gen. Augur, of the United States army, bo is in command of the military stationed New Orleans, says bis instructions from rashington are to preserve the peace, but at he should not interpose his authority as itween the claims of the rival claimants of e office of Governor. Siuce the occurrences of Tuesday, there has sen no change in the position of affairs, be President, however, telegraphs to General ugur that "it has been the policy of the adinistration to take no part in the settlement the question of the rightful government in ouisiaua, at least not until the Congressional mmittees now there have made their report; it it is not proper to sit quietly by and see the ate government gradually taken possession by one of the claimants for gubernatorial mors by illegal means." Therefore, he does it recognize the Supreme Court set up by r. Nicholls, and should there be a necessity r recognizing either Packard or Nicholls, it ust be Packard. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. In the Senate on the 8th, Mr. Thurman esentecl the petition of prominent business en and citizens of Cincinnati, members of >th political parties, asking an amicable setsment of the Presidential contest. The resution to bring Turner; the telegrapher from .cksonville, Oregon, before the bar of the nate was resumed and adopted?yeas, 35; ,ys, 3. Mr. Booth, of California, submitted elaborate bill, providing that where the o houses fail to agree on any vote cast, it be ferred to the Supreme Court Judges, each use to be represented by counsel, and the ling of a majority of the Supreme Court idges shall be decisive. Ordered printed, the House, a resolution requiring the juciary committee to report within two days constitutional amendment prohibiting the yment of war claims to any but loyal perils, was lost for the want of a two-thirds na ity?110 to 65. A resolution, offered by r. Mills, of Texas, denouncing the lawless irasion, by armed force, of the soil of any ate or Territory, no matter under what prert,as among the gravest of crimes, was'also it for the want of a two-thirds majority?107 82. * - " ^ . <1 A.I .Legislation in tne senate, on tne tun, was nfined to Districtof Columbia affairs. Sherw and Bogy spoke on the Louisiana Kerning Board, when the Senate adjourned, the House, a warrant was ordered for the rest of Orton, President of the Western Uni Telegraph Company and to bring hira be e the bar of the House for contempt. Like oceedings in reference to the Louisiana Kerning Board to produce official papers, were 'erred to the judiciary committee, with inactions to report on the power of the House the premises. In the Senate on the 10th, Mr. Boutwell gsented a petition of the Boston Board of ade, asking Congress to provide by law for e appointment of an International Conation to consider the expediency of remonzing silver coin, and fixing the value of silver in in relation to gold coin, and until such nvention on the subject, silver shall not be ade a legal tender for any sum above ten liars. Keferred to the committee on fi,nce. Several bills of no public importance ;re introduced during the morning hour, id the Senate then resumed the considera>n of unfinished business, being the House 11 to perfect a revision of the Statutes of e United States. In the House, the Senate 11 for Commissioners to an International mvention on the silver question, was disssed for an hour without final action. In the Senate on the 11th, the House bill is passed making appropriations to supply ficiencies in the contingent fund of the ouse of Representatives. The bill for per3ting the revision of the statutes was disssed during the remainder of the day. The ouse passed the consular, diplomatic and ilitary academy appropriation bills. All Qendments to the former in the way of reicing salaries were defeated. Dudley Field, New York, was admitted to his seat as a presentative. In the Senate on the 12th, Mr. Chaffee, of dorado, introduced a bill to abolish the use stoves for beating passenger railroad cars, eferred to committee on railways. Mr. relinghuysen presented a petition from perns representing the financial, commercial, anufacturing and business interests of Newk, N. J., asYihg that, in counting the elecral vote, all party considerations be laid tide, and pure, unselfish patriotism guide e action of Congress. The petition having jen read, Mr. Frelinghuysen spoke upon the lestion it involved, expressing his sympaies with the sentiments of the petitioners, he petition was referred to the special comittee of seven Senators appointed to considthe Presidential difficulties. The bill for j e correction and revision of the laws passed. ' x. Booth addressed the Senate in favor of ; s plan for counting the electoral votes, \ hich submits to the Supreme Court points i >on which both houses of Congress may be ; rnble to agree. The Senate then adjourned ? itil Monday. E. W. Barnes, the New Orans telegrapher, appeared before the bar of! e House and answered that if he again took ntrol of the New Orleans office, and there j 3re any telegrams demanded of him, he 1 Mild be willing to produce them. Thej ou86 thereupon adopted a resolution de-1 daring that the witness had not made snffic- is ient answer, and remanded him to the ens- S tody of the Sergeant-at-arms. Mr. Knott, of n Kentucky, from the committee oil d&term in- J iug the right and privileges of the House in J counting the electoral vote, submitted a re- . port, declaring that the President of the Sen- p ate has no right to determine what electoral d votes shall be counted, and that the powers J of the Senate and House are equal in respect ri to the counting of those votes. He gave no- d tice that he would call it up for action on u Wednesday next. Fields, of New York, and b Lawrence, of Ohio, were appointed as addi- d tiona 1 members of that committee. Adjourn- ( ed till Monday. o 80UTH CAROLINA NEWS. ?The publication of the Rural Carolinian 0j has been discontinued. p ? Counterfeit ten cent pieces, in imitation of tl silverware being circulated in Columbia. * t*- t?-j * *? ? _i?? ? b ? it 18 Httiu mere are nwut uuc uuuuivu , ^ and sixty-five stadeDte in th*South Carolina | ^ University, one-third of whom are white. ? Edward Henderson, colored, has been ap- (5 pointed by Governor Hampton, Jury Com- a missioner for Abbeville county. a ? Thos. H. Blackwell, well known through- b oat the State as a revenue officer, died in Cori lumbia on Monday of last week from pneuraonia, after a short illness. p ? The annnal meeting of the stockholders C of the Cheraw and Chester Railroad Compa- tl ny, will be held at Lancaster on Monday next, e< 22nd instant. * ! C ? The Union-Herald says that some hun- ? dreds of negroes, since the election, have re- ^ moved from the up-country of this State to ]< Beaufort county. 1< ? At Winnsboro, about noon, on Tuesday J last, Mr. John H. Brown, son of -Mr. Mark . . u Brown, committed suicide by shooting him- g self in the head with a pistol. His death was a instantaneous. li ? Application has been made to the North b Carolina legislature for the charter of a nar- G row guage railroad from Rutherfordton to Spartanburg. It is likely that the charter h will be granted. ti " T? L . HT!.L f A. 1.1. fl ? Mr. -EtODen rv unerspoou, son ui uio inwj v Hamilton Witherspoou, of Mayesville, S. C., had his right hand seriously injured by his cotton gin, on Friday of week before last. He has lost the forefinger and may lose another. P ? During the sitting of the Aiken Circuit Court laBt week, five negroes, charged with ^ the murder, several months ago, of Hausman n and Portman, two Germans who resided in r< that county, were convicted and sentenced to a be hanged on Friday, the 16th of March. 8i ? Robert McEvoy, who escaped from the tI jail of Aiken county some time ago, after 5 having been convicted and sentenced to be r< hung for the murder of Capt. J. J. Gregg, was n arrested on the passenger train of the Char- u lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, near 0 Columbia, on Thursday night last. He has P been sent back to the jail of Aiken county. ^ NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. C( ? A United States Fish Commissioner has recently stocked Haw river with California U salmon. b ? A bill introduced by Senator Folk, in P relation to the Chester and Lenoir Narrow . ^ " -i?J 1? 1 c 1 I " Ullage rvauroau, uas uccu icicntu w tuc wm- ^ mittee on corporations. ? Governor Vance has appointed Johnstone Jones, formerly of the Rock Hill Lantern, Adjutant-General of the State, with the rank of Brigadier General. ? A resolution to impeach J. C. L. Harris, solicitor for the sixth Judicial Circuit, has been introduced in the House branch of the General Assembly. ? A detachment of U. S. soldiers has been stationed at Statesville, for the purpose of supporting the revenue authorities in the prevention of illicit distilling. ? Col. Peytou, the representative of the New York bond-holders is a Raleigh. The News says he has had conferences with Governor Vance and Treasurer Worth relative to the object of his visit, and will perhaps lay some proposition before the General Assembly through the joint committee on the-State debt. A ? the Charlotte Observer says that. on the 31st ultimo, David Cruraptou, colored, was e] shot at several times in his shop iu Dallas, g; by one Wade Hoffman, colored, and barely e, escaped with his life. Afterwards he traveled T five or six miles through the snow and.ice, f( barefooted and in his shirt sleeves. A phy- w sician, who has examined him, says both feet will have to be amputated. Jealousy is said to be the cause of the shooting. ? tl EDITORIAL INKLINGS. ? The United States Troops. ^ At the close of the session of the House w of Representatives on the 9th instant, a com- tj munication was presented from the Secretary c] of War, in response to a House resolution & dated the 8th of last month, giving the dis- c] position of United States troops. According ^ to this showing, the troops in Washington in- a] elude an ordnance detachment; companies j A, C. E, F and G, of First Artillery ; C, G ^ and I, Second Artillery; A, D and E, Third Artillery ; I, Fourth Artillery, and C, Fifth r( Artillery?in all 51 officers and 720 men; 8C total, 771. The number of troops scattered ^ through the Southern States, including Texas. amount, officers and men, to 3,681. Of D these, 1,005 are id Columbia, S. C., and a ie nearly equal force massed at New Orleans.* *ai Nearly one-half of all the troops in the South w are within the State of South Carolina. The entire army roster is given at 27,004. Wash- ^ ington city and the South included at the time of the return, about one-seventh of the armed F force of the country. S Important Decision. n In Charleston, on Tuesday. of last * week, Judge Reed rendered a decision in the w case of Williman vs. Ostendorff, in reference ti to the right of the parties to the circuit ?ourt t( clerkship of that county. The single ques- tf tion at issue was, whether the election for * Clerk of Court, held on November 7, was a . ri valid election. Ostendorff claimed the office ^ as having been elected on that day. Willi- Cl man, who was elected in October, 1872, for ni four years, and until his successor shall be tl elected and qualified, claimed that November 11 7 was not the proper day for holding the n election, and the election of Clerk then held was void. The judgment of the Court is, CJ that the election of Clerk of Court, held on bi November 7, was without warrant of law, p* and that Mr. Williman, as holding over, is j fi the lawful Clerk. An appeal has been taken j by Ostendorff, and the question of the legal- j ^ ity of the election of county officers will be j finally adjudicated by the Supreme Court | C{ The officers affected by the decision of tl Judge Reed are the Sheriff, Clerk of Court,! ai Probate Judge and School Commissioner in j E each county in the State. As to these officers 1 there was no valid election in November.; _ Q] The election of County Commissioners was ! aj valid, inasmuch as the Act of March 24,' hi 1876, fixes the time of their election, which < re required to be held on the day when the tate officers are elected* The County Comlissioners are nbt touohed by the decision of adgrRtefi: 1 odgre Carpenter's Decision. ^ In the habeas corpus cue of the re- i rieved convict, on the decision of which will ^ epend, so far as the decision of a Circuit udge will extend, the question of who is the J ightful Governor of South Carolina, no ecision has yet been made by Judge Carpensr, before whom the proceedings have been ^ ad. The decision may be expected in a few ( ays. Under date of the 12th, the News and 1 hurier has the following dispatch, foresbadwing what it is rumored in Columbia the deision of Judge Carpenter will be: Persons who are usually well-informed, asjrt that Judge Carpenter, in the habeas corns case, will decide that, under the ruling of j ie Supreme Court in the case of Wallace b. Mackey, the Mackey House is an illegal 1 ody, and that there was, therefore, no legal eclaration of the election of Governor by fnckey, nor a legal installation of Chamber- t tin. Nor does Chamberlain hold over as t rovemor until bis saccessor shall be elected ' nd qualified; for, in asserting to the declar* tion of his re-election and being sworn in, a e relinquished the title he held under the i lection of 1874 as completely as if he had s signed his office, and, if not legally declared ( lected and installed, he cannot resume the { osition he held before his installation. Judge larpenter, according to the rumor, will deny lat Governor Hampton was legally install* 1 d, and will hold that Lieutenant-Governor J Heaves succeeds to the office of Governor, nd will hold office uutif Hampton or Cbamerlain shall be legally declared elected and | e installed. This will tumbledown all the jgislation of the Mackey Legislature, and 1 :ave the Cbamberlainites without a dime. I 'here is no possibility of their making up a < twful House, while Governor Hampton will < ndoubtedly be able to secure, ere long, a full , enate and complete his Legislature. Sueh decision as that now promised will be the ist nail but one in the coffin of the Cham* ' erlain-Mackey faction. 1 lev. Hampton's Tax Collectors. Governor Hampton has issued the fol .1 ill wing circular in connection witn tne conecion of the contributions called for by the 1 Vallace House of Represeutatives: State of South Carolina, ' 0 Executive Chamber, ? ' Columbia, January 10,1877.) ] The following special agents have been ap- < ointed to collect the contribution of 10 per y ent. of lastyear's taxes, and they are reques- i id to proceed, at once, to discbarge this duty. ( ippoiutments will be announced for the re* j mining counties in a few days. Books of . sceipts and instructions will be forwarded to 1 11 agents. ( By the resolutions- of the House of Repre- i intatives authorizing the call for this conribution, all agents are required to execute ond8 similar to those exacted of the treasuars of counties, and in all cases this require- | tent must be fulfilled. All funds collected 1 nder this call must be transmitted to this 1 ffice, toGen. Johnson Hagood, who, for the y resent, will act as State treasurer and comproller-general. All expenditures, contempla- j id by the resolutions of the House, will be mde by checks given by Gen. Hagood, and ' Duntersigned by myself. The readiness of our people in responding 1 ) the call made upon them has already ena- f led me to provide for the immediate and ! ressing wants of the Lunatic Asylum and the J 'euitentiary, and I confidently trust that all 8 le legitimate claims of the lawful govern- . tent of the State will be as promptly met. . Wade Hampton, Governor. . Abbeville?J. Wardlaw Perrin. Anderson?James A. Hoyt. j Charleston?Charles T. Lowndes & Co. .li' n /.trtn T A TiHW. 1 i/aillU^KUU V* 4Al - n ? Edgefield?Benjamin F. Mays. Greenville?Wm. W. Gilreatb. Horry?James T. Walsh. Kershaw?E. B. Cantey. Lancaster?W. B. Dunlap. Lexington?D. J. Hendrix. Marion?George A. Mclntyre. Newberry?N. B. Whites. Oconee?R. S. Porcher. Richland?W. H. Gibbes. Laurens?Wm. Anderson. York?Thomas C. Robertson. Colleton?J. I. Fox. Clurendon?J. I. Ingram. Pickeus?W. R. Berry. Spartanburg?J. H. Blassingame. Union?John G. Thomas. Fairfield?James S. Davis, djournment of the Senate Committee. The Senate committee to investigate the lection in this State, after holding secret sesons for several weeks, adjourned last Friday vening and have returned to Washington, he correspondent of the News and Courier lrnishes the following brief review of their ork and its general results: The committee refused to the last to allow le counter testimony of the Demodhtts of idgefield to be admitted, while they have latofthe other side in an indefinite quantity, hey were urged to remain, in order to allow irther evidence to be submitted, wbicu tney ere assured would throw important light on le testimony already submitted, and the haracter of some of their own ready witness* i, but, having what they desired, they delined. They finally agreed to go to Charles>n to hear evidence concerning the Cainhoy ad other riots, but restricted the time to one ay, and Mr. Merrimon indignantly refused > accept such terms. The efforts of the committee have been dieted to the manufacture of evidence. Per>nal quarrels in the State-House have been erverted into political ones. The effort to rove that Georgians voted in border counties roved an utter failure. No stone has been ;ft unturned to damage Gen. Butler to the dvantage of his opponent, Corbin, whose itnesses have been used freely and secretly gainst him. The sergeant-at-arms (Creary) as said that,the committee has spent $20,000 i this State. Gov. Chamberlain gave his testimony on 'riday. What it was exactly is not known, enator Merrimon is very much elated at the Multofhis cross-examination. Chamberlain as allowed to submit many affidavits and Lher documents as part of his testimony, hich covered the ground of his administra- ' on and late campaign. After refusing to go > Charleston, the committee attempted to esiblish by Chamberlain that all the riots round and in Charleston were traoeable to lemocratic plots and agencies; but upon Mer- c mon's protest this portion was stricken from a ia rpnnrd. He cave the number of Demo- I ? - ??- pratic rifle clubs as over 300, but said he was t ot familiar with the records of this branch of } le government The fact was fully estabshed, upon his and Adjutant-General Ken- a edy's testimony, that of $511,000 worth of t rms and ordnance purchased and: received s j the State, only 125 rifles can now be ac- c Dunted for. The ammunition sent to Com- ji ahee was said to have been sent for the pur- ( ose of arming the militia to suppress the riot t [e admitted that when he went North last c Bptember he had a consultation with Presi- ? snt Grant, Secretary Cameron and other ( ading Republicans relative to introducing o oops into the State; also that he had never b illed upon the whites to assist in preserving 8 le peace; that he made no attempt to arrest v ay persons concerned in the Hamburg and ( illenton riots; that the sheriff of Aiken had 8 stified that he could alone execute warrants, 1< ad that no resistance whatever has ever been tl ade by the whites to the due process of law ; e so, that every judge in the State except one C id denied the allegations of his proclamation o lative to disorder, &o. o XiOOAX. I'VAXS.S. ipw ADTEBTI?EHENT?. Tgaeph A. Ho Lean, Judge of: Probate?Citation? ? Joseph P. Wallace, Applicant?John Campbell, deceased. Y. D. Glenn?Executor's 8ale. f. 0. Robertson, Special Agent?Tax. Notioe. . r. P. Whitesides?Administrators Sale. Y. R. Jones, Principal?Yorkville Female Institute. Iennedy A Barron?New Grocery Store. Junter A Oates?Dry Goods?Gent's Wear?To the Ladies?Ready-Made Clothing?Gent's HStt^BTack- Cloth-Flstrna ~amf" Wnter* proof?Boots and Shoes. Y. H. A J. P. Herndon?Wheat Bran. ' i. H. O'Leary?Dining Tables, Ac.?Beddteada? Cooking 8toves. P. M. Dobson A Co.?Our Millinery Store?Moles and Uorsea?Shirting?Molasses?Window Glass?Sundries?Tobacco?Cigars? Sugar and Coffee?Shoes?Boots?Black Alpaca.? It the Corner?Prints?Shoes and Boots?Pocket * Knives?Ready-Made Clothing?Alamance Yarn?Georgia Jeans, fohn C. Knykendal?Holy Writ?Special Inducements?Without Money?Harria^ertillzer. r. M. Adams?Country Proauoe?Where do yon Boy your Tin Ware?Thanks, if. Sue Walsh, Preceptress?School Notice. THE COUNTY OFFICERS. All the county officers for York, elected on he 7th of November, have assumed the duies of their respective offices. The Sheriff, he Clerk of the Court and the Probate Judge ire their own successors. Rev. C. A. King, ormer School Commissioner, retired a week igo, and is succeeded by the newly-elected official, Rev. Robert Lathan. On Tuesday he old Board of County Commissioners gave ray to the new Board, who perfected tbeir organization yesterday, by the election of Geo. L Riddle as chairman. THE TAX CONTRIBUTIONS. Dr. T. G. Robertson, of Rock Hill, has Men appointed special agent to receive the roluntary contributions of ten per cent, of the axes from the citizens of York county, tinier the provisions of the resolutions of the institutional House of Representatives. His appointments for various localities in the :ounty may be found in our advertising colomns. His office in this place is in the room it the rear of Col. McCorkle's store, where he sill remain until 4 o'clock P. M., to-morrow evening. From the evidences before us, we feel that York county will respond with alacrity to this call, and if other portions of the State will do their part as we think York will Jo hers, the $75,000 which the Union-Herald Jeems essential to prove the sincerity of the people, will be forthcoming before the expiredon of thirty days?unless some power inter- j Irenes to prevent the people from sp evincing ^ ;beir determination. Yesterday was the third lay that the agent has been receiving contrijutions?his first regular appointment hav anil nn 1ft ^ Ug liCOU UIIJJT tUO UIIJ WUIUI? ?uu uj# w *v >'clock the sum of $1Y212.00 had been paid C 0 by 166 tax-payers. CIRCUIT COURT. ? The January Term of the Court of Com* , non Pleas and General Sessions?bis Honor a lodge T. J. Mackey presiding?convened at c [0 o'clock last Tuesday morning. . The jurors f rare called and answered to their names. jj Dr. William M. Walker was appointed fl breman of the grand jury, when his Honor , proceeded to deliver the following charge: Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of the Grand Tury:?Your body haviug just beeu empan* lelled, and as for the first time you are enter* t ng upon the discharge of your duties as grand c urors, it is proper that the Court should in* truct you upon your duties. ^ Your first special doty is to act upon all c )ills that may be laid before you. These * )ills are but accusations, made in solemn form t >y the officers of the law against the parties d iharged therein with violations of the law. } 1 the testimony makes it appear that the fl jarties are probably guilty, you will find a rue bill. Where a party is charged with ^ nurder, even though there may be eztenua* " ing circumstances, or it may even be known . *I L!ll! ) u.. 1 O you toaitne Killing wtw uuuc ujr ?u iuwuh a wraon?known to you to be insane?it is your c iuty to find a trie bill. Only a public trial ? tan absolve the accused from the imputed t ;uilu But if on investigation, you find no irobable cause of guilt, you will endorse upon he indictment "no bill." t If any person, to your knowledge, is com- 1; nitting a public nuisance, by onetructing ? oads, Ac., or by buying agricultural pro- ^ lucts at night, it is your duty to present such h >ersons, whether a formal iudictment is laid 8 >efore you by the Solicitor or not. The pur- j| ihasing of any agricultural products at night t will not be permitted within the limits of fork county. Those who wish to test the J aw on this subject can do so by persisting in a he traffic of agricultural products after night, * ind if convicted therefor in this Court, let I hem appeal to the Supreme Court e You will also examine and investigate the 6 lublic offices of this county. If any person ? lolding office in this county is found to be in- p iompetent?sheuld there be any, for instance, o vho cannot write, or who is incompetent to ^ iroperly keep the books or reoords of his of- t ice?he may be indicted for nonfeasance in s iffice. Not that it is a crime to be unable to 1 ead and write, but for presuming to discharge he duties of an office for which he is incom- i; >etent. * You will also inquire, whether,, in the re- s sent election, any voter was intimidated by I orce or armed violence and thereby prevent- ? id from casting his ballot according to bis c * ?-ill >)/< !? An/1 aim skolliar n IWU irw Will BUU UCBIIO. llliu aisw ? <? ?? >r not any voter baa been discharged by bis ? smpioyer on account of the manner in which 0 le voted. If a man may be discharged by lis employer on account of the manner in ? fhich he voted, or if be voted according to ti he desire of his employer under threats from r he employer, it follows that be did not exer- 1 iise the full rights of a free citizen, but voted & iccording to the will of another?thereby o lestroying the sanctity of the ballot You 11 rill also inquire as to the general peaoe of the ? sounty during the election, and whether or ot the election was conducted in a peacea- ? >le manner. i( The Court would call the attention of the it oreman and gentlemen of the grand jury to ? he fact that there are now two persons at the >j Capital, each claiming to be the lawful Gov* b irnor of the State of South Carolina. This ? ilaim of each of these persons is calculated ? o disturb the public mind. It is the duty of a hose who administer the law to determine y or themselves who is the lawful Governor of tI his State. The question cannot be finally o tetermined except by the Supreme Court. G - ~ 1 TTT 1 TT ri L'bis Uourt recognizes oniy vv aae aiuiuwu T is the lawful Governor of 8outh Carolina, h f his warrant for the release or discharge of o i prisoner is presented in this Court by the ? Sheriff it must be obeyed, while any warrant n ir other paper signed by D. H. Chamberlain * a Governor subsequent to the 14th day of ^ December last, shall not be recognized on s his Judicial Circuit All commissions of o Yade Hampton will be respected. The Court would also instruct the foreman ? ,nd gentlemen of the graud jury, that the pre* c on/iiJ Iaw nf ?uw>itllfld General As* I ? embly which recently Assembled in the State ? apitol, is not a legal tax levy. On this sub- n set the Court speaks most positively. The ? )ourt of last resort in this State has decided & hat the House which levied this tax is not a n onstitutional body. This decision of the c State Supreme Court binds even the Supreme lt Jourt of the United States, as by the decision ai f the United States Supreme Court, that tri- j* lunal is bound to respect the decisions of State J iupreme Courts where no federal issue is in* ft olved. The decision of our State Supreme | T Jourt alio binds all the Circuit Courts of this | * Itate. Hence this Court wilt permit the col- j action of no tax, levied by the pretended an- j ?' hority of the Chamberlain government, to be ? n forced by execution and sale. Should the ai Jounty Treasurer, acting under the direction ? f Chamberlain, even advertise the property ? f a tax-payer for sale, to satisfy an execution ? or the collection Of this tax, he will individlally lay himself liable to damages, in an iciioo, by any person thereby injured in bavng a cloud cast opo^his title by the assertion if a pretended lien tipon his property in deegnating it as delinqoent for taxes. This Court wijl enfprpe tljis vifw of the ,ijues|ipq intil tfie question of who Is the legal Goverior of South Carolina, shall be authoritatively lecided. t . , * J In the present oohdition of the'ccfantfy, it he peace, thereby ahowiug to the world that bey desert? a better gavcfqrfien^ than has | ecently been infficted upon them. Tne Court 1 topes there will be a peaceful solution of the w| [uestions involved ; which, however, cannot 1 some under forty-five days. "1 In regard to the contribution of one-tenth if the tax levy of last year, called for by the Constitutional House of Representatives, the Court would remark that such pavmtats cantot be enforced by execution. It is only a * roluntary contribution of the tax-pavers; mt any amounts thus paid, can be osed as a et-off against any future tax, when a tax act ball be duly enacted. As to the Chamberlain tax, any person is ree to pay the levy of fourteen mills called or by him as the State tax, if he sees proper o do to. But he cannot use bit receipt at a et-off against any future assessment, unless it can prove that the payment to made hat >een applied to State purposes. In regard to ?unty taxes, the County Commissioners must evy a tax to meet the necessary expenses of ;he county, which duty, by the Constitution >f the State, they are folly empowered to per"orra. This tax may be paid to a oollector ippointed by the County Commissioners, or t may be paid to the fiscal agent of Qovernor Hampton?the col lector in either ease to give >ond for the faithful performance of his du- J ;ies, in double the amount of the tax that it J s supposed will be collected. The poll tax * sill also be paid in the county, and retained the county for the purpose of being applied jo the educational purposes for which it is atleased. Io conclusion, his Honor instructed the ;rand jury to present no man through envy >r malice, and to excuse none through favor >r affection. The grapd jury was.also instructed to examine the public buildings of the county, land nouire as to the treatment of nrisonersin the I :ou n ty jail, and also the treatment of the in- | nates of the county poor house, and aacerain especially whether there is any discrira- & nation in the treatment of prisoners on ac?unt of race or color. T. C. Gaston, Esq., the newly-elected 80icitor for this circuit, having entered upon be discharge of his duties, was in attendance, tnd by the ready manner in which he con- -' &g Incted the prosecution of the State cases loming before the Court, gave sufficient evilence that he will prove a competent officer md a terror to evil-doers. The criminal dooket having been cleared it last term, the eases coming' up for trial rere on indictments foaad at .the present ses- r ion?several of whioh were ditpoaed of, the iffences being larceny or fighting, and the offenders all colored citizens. We learn that it 1 not the desire of parties interested to try my oivil business at this term, and the Court nil probably adjourn to-day. JUDGE MaCKEY ON THE SITUATION. By reqnefet of a number of oitizSki^ after be adjournment of Court on Tuesday after1001k last/Judge Mackey addressed i the peb>le in the Court Bouse on the present politi- 'M al situation. Soon after the announcement /as made that Judge Mackey would address he people, the court-room was filled .by those lesirous of hearing him. On motion of Col. V. B. Wilson, I. D. Witherspoon, Esq., was isked to preside, who, on taking the chair, revested the meeting to - come to order, when fudge Mackey was called. The Judge' commenced his remarks by saying hat he had been pressed by numerous inquiries, inoe his visit to Ohio, to throw any light that be ould upon the political situation as it affects the teople of South Carolina, and the most convenant mode for him to adopt was to state facts as hev exist and his observations upon them. 4 The highest function that a citizen can- perfbnn | i to cast a ballot, expressing his will, as to who 1 ball rule over him. Such was the experience iu bis State during the recent year. Sooth Garoiniana differed widely in the Presidential iaaue a to which of the two illustrious men placed beare them would administer the government inoat /isely for the peoplepf South Carolina. Many of ila fellow-citizens are aware of the fact that he upported Governor Hayes, commencing the canass as early as the 10th of last July, ana closing t with the last ballotcastat the ballot-box In the . j own of Chester. \ But while the people of the State differed as to /hat was their best Interests, they concurred In he opinion that the interests of South Carolina re supreme, and on the election of Wade Hampon depended their prosperity. Upon this, there /as no difference of opinion. The time hfd come or inaugurating a government to be admfnisterd by men of our choioe. 8inee that will had been xpressed at the ballot-box, he. with a good many f his fellow-citizens, had stood beneath the shaaw of the State capitol and seen the rights of our teople stabbed, and to affect their rights the bayuets passed through the Constitution of the Unied States. It was then a question with the people. /hether or not they should rest in silence?inacIve?subdued?abjectly awaiting their tete, or to truce wito iirins ana contend ror weir ngnu. ?he leading men decided for peace, which the peaker thought was the wisest policy. He then referred to hia recent visit to Ohio, sayog thai he was impressed with the conviction bat by proceeding to Ohio and conferring with lovernor Haves, he oould lay before him facta, 0 that should he be declared President of. the Jnited States, oar cause in South Carolina fthould . lave an impartial iudge. The public press had 1 ready announced the letter borne by nim from Governor Hampton to Governor Hayes. Gover- M tor Hayee gave the speaker a most kindly wel- H ome, and be proceeded to discharge bis duty as be self-oonsti toted commissioner of 8oath Car- g Una. ^fl His interviews with Governor Hayes embraced be greater part of three days, in which be gave ^ be Governor a fall review of political events in bis State for the last eight years, and when he etnrned, be felt convinced that should Governor lay68 be inaugurated President, among hia first flQcial acts would be to recognize Waae Hampon a8 the legally elected Governor of South Carlina. [Applause.] And, oontinaed the speaker, ri had the slightest doubt upon this question. I hould be to-day conveying my fkmily to a dlsant State. * -t In regard to the coarse of reasoning as to the icts why he thought Hayes would be inauguraBd, the speaker would not here express an opin}n; but it was his opinion that his inauguration i a certainty. Ho man, contended the speaker, an advance the fortnnesof TiMen to-day. in thia itate. There are now no ballots to be cast, and llden cannot hope for aid. We cannot influence is cause in any degree by our fears or by our pposltion. It is important, then, that we should epose upon oar claims or right, by maintaining ?ace, and to this end I am addressing yon to- ; ay. Whatever your lbrtones, I propose to share our fate. fU.V The speaker then urged that in his Judgment ie happiest event that could occur to die people f South Carolina, would be the inauguration of lovernor Hayes as President. Among other masons for this conclusion is the fact that should llden be inaugurated, over 3,000,000 people will J old that be was lifted to the position by violence ? r the intimidation of voters in the Southern tates which gave him majorities. Should Hayes e inaugurated, over 3,000,000 people will, in nke i^nner, be exasperated, being convinced that ha ronld owe it to fraud. The exasperation that ' a llden would encounter would be in the North, nd the opposition to Hayes would be in the , outh. Tilden would have to address his policy f pacification to the North, while Hayea would irect his polioy of conciliation to the Sooth, ilden would have to oontend with the Senate, a iajoritvof which body is composed of Republics, and hence, to the speaker's mind. Tilden rould not recognize either government In South \ arolina until Congress makes a decision, while ' [ayes can assume the responsibility of reoogizlng the Hampton government. His political -lends control the Senate. He can aflbra to en>r into Southern affiliations, and can adopt the isiest mode of solving our difficulties by reoogizing the constitutional government in South arolina. But, said the speaker, it will be suggested that Is not Governor Hayes that we fear, bnt those rch enemies of the Sonth?Morton, Chandler, ?., by whom he will be controlled. True, thia ?r may be entertained; bnt Haves defeated tern in the Cincinnati Convention, aa be also delated Grant. He is not under their control, hey are together only by party affiliation?Inst i Tilden was supported by the Tammany zing, j hose frauds he had exposed. 1 Governor Hayea was surprised that the Sonera press had represented him aa being maligw^it >ward the Sonth, which the Governor said was a unjust imputation. He had only kind words ad kind feelings for the Southern people, and, kid the speaker, his utterances are nnmistakale. Nor is be plastic, to be moulded to snlt the nrposes of the ultra wing of his party. Aa snc388 is the measure of power, it may be stated 5r j