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f craps and facts. ? It is said to be President Hayes' intention to convene Congress in extra session about the 1st of June. ? The Morganton Blade says the peach crop of that section was totally destroyed by the freezing weather of a few weeks ago. ? The Permanent Exhibition Company on the Centennial grounds at Philadelphia, has decided to increase its capital stock to $600,000, and the exhibition will open with all due ceremonies about May 1. ? Two clergymen in Putnam, Conn., are to publicly debate the merits of their respective denominations for a stake of $125, a committee to decide the contest, and the money to go to a public charity. ? With Senator Sherman at the head of the treasury, Ohio will fill . four of the greatest offices in the country, namely, President, Chief Justice, general of the army and head , of the treasury. ? The annual election in New Hampshire occurred on Tuesday last. The Governor, Legislature aud three members of Uongress were chosen. The State is supposed to have gone Republican. ? A Lawrence (Mass.) young man has been fined five dollars for making two girls laugh in meeting. This policy is calculated to keep young men away from church, and then the girls will look solemn enough. ? It is said that Patterson, of Pennsylvania, who misrepresents South Carolina; Conover, of New Jersey, who misrepresents Florida; and Dorsey, of Ohio, who misrepresents Arkansas, are the only carpet-baggers left in the United States Senate. ? Sixty Indian convicts are in the old fort at St. Augustine, Fla., and the guard is daily selected from their ranks. About once a week each shoulders a musket as one of the garrison, and does sentry duty over his comrades. They do not escape, because they prefer to stay and be fed. ?Financial distress rapidly increases among the wojrking classes of Germany, and the government is loudly called upon for employment. New railroads and canals are suggested, but as these require long preparatory sur^ * veys, work cannot be immediately commenced upon them. All that can be employed will be placed upon the repairs of roads. ? Two Baltimore men bet $1,000 en the result of the Presidential election, and, being unable to amicably agree which had won, the ca?e was taken into a court. Then the district attorney, under a law against the sinful practice of bettiDg, took possession of the stakes and turned the money over to tne city treasury. ? Brigham Young, Jr., is organizing in Salt Lake City a company of five hundred Mormon families.-wbich will colonize in Sonora, Mexico. The Mexican authorities have promised perfect religious toleration, and large grants of land. A rendezvous of the colonists will be established at St. George, Utah, and the march to tbe new land will be taken up on the 10th of April. ? There is a man in Southington, Connecticut, between fifty and sixty years of age, who has steadily worked for his father until the present day, never had a dollar in his pocket, never went to a church, wedding or funeral, never was on a car, never to a party, never spoke to a girl, never had a holiday, and yet had his poll tax abated this year on account of poverty, while his father's estate is estimated at from $30,000 to $50,000. ? The Democratic minority in the Senate is a body of able and prudent men. They have an opportunity for the application of all their prudence, forethought and good judgment. With a full Senate, leaving out the disputed States, it requires but a change of three Re?ublicans to give the Democrats a majority. "he Senate stands?Democrats. 38: IndeDen dent, practically Democrat, Davis, 1; Republicans, 39. Louisiana contested as to two vacancies and South Carolina contested as to one. ?A Naturalist walks boldly to the front and 'announces that the preservation of Jonah in the whale's belly was not a miracle. The throat of the whale is large, and is provided with a bag or intestine, so considerable in size, that whales frequently take into it two of their young ones when weak, and especially duriDg a tempest. As this receptacle is furnished with two vents that serve inspiration, it is claimed that Jonah could have lived there comfortably, and with a reasonable amount of furniture, for many years, provided he could obtain food and drink. ? Acts for the removal of the political disabilities of the following persons were signed by President Grant: John M. Haden, of Texas; Theophilus H. Holmes, of North Carolina; P. J. Quattlebaum, of Georgia; W. F. Carrington, of Virginia; William Butler, of South,Carolina; R. G. Gatlin, of Arkansas ; S. P. Moore, of Virginia ; D. H. Hill, of North Carolina; M. L. Bonham of South Carolina; John S. Marmaduke, J. L. M. Curry, of Virginia ; Catesby A. R. Jones, of Alabama ; Wade H. Gibbes, of South Carolina, and Wm. R. Jones, of Texas. ? It is stated that ex-Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston was repeatedly urged to accept the appointment of Secretary of War in Hayes' cabinet, but peremptorily declined. General Sherman and many of the Conservative Republicans, urged the appointment on the grounds that be would improve the department, and an intimation from him to the Governors of Southern States would always prevent outbreaks and the consequent employment of troops in the Southern States. They say several of the Governors were commanders under Johnston during the war and would heed his slightest hint or warning. ? For the first time since gold was at a premium, it has steadily falleQ for one whole year. The premium, which had steadily risen for three or four months, touched 115 on March 3, 1876, and then began to decline. It has never reacted as much as one per cent, since. It fell slowly during the summer, faster during the fall, and during the month of January it declined two per cent. Its oscillations during the past two months have been very gentle. Falling to 1051 on January 9, it went up without a reaction to 1061 on tlm 18th, ften declined, withdut stopping but once, to 105 on February 2, recovering to 5J An iUrt nns) fknn tnnnflrinr? on cinkfk Olfknr UU L1JD I l/U) auu lucu ttafui tug au oigubu vinivi way UDtil it dropped lower than ever, having touched 41. ? Canon Baynes, in an interesting lecture at Westonsuper-Mare, on "Hymns and Hymn-Writers," stated a singular circumstance, viz.: that Doddridge's hymn, "My God, and is thy table spread," was bound up in the prayer-book by no authority ; but that a dissenting printer at the Oxford University press, some fifty years ago, having two blank leaves over, inserted it of his own accord. As a striking instance of the power of hymns, the lecturer stated that the Bishop of Worcester had told him that when Dr. Whewell, a man of giant intellect, lay on his death-bed, his greatest comfort was repeating Toplady's hymn, "Rock of Ages," said by Lord Selborne to be the finest hymn in the English language. ? There were five minority Presidents before Hayes. Andrew Jackson did not receive a majority on the popular vote, but he had | 50,000 more votes than his highest competitor. Polk represented a minority, and so did Taylor, but both were many thousand votes ahead of the next highest candidates. Buchanan fell nearly 400,000 behind the combined votes of Fremont and Fillmore, yet had 1 half a million more than either one. Abra-1 ham Lincoln, with a million less votes than i were thrown against him, was still half a million ahead of Douglas. But Hayes, who now occupies the office, held honestly by, all of these minority Presidents, had neither a majority of the electoral vote nor of the popular vote. More ballots were cast for Tilden than for Hayes, Cooper and Smith combined, with nearly 150,000 to spare. ? The Union Pacific Railroad Company has decided to construct and equip a branch road to the Black Hills. Three routes are to be j surveyed this spring, and the work of construction will be begun as soon as the line is ( located. The branch will probably start on * Nebraska soil. It is now barely eighteen t months since gold was discovered in the Black t Hills by Jno. B. Pearson and six companions. ^ The pioneers had traveled 140 miles, and were resting on the bank of a little stream. Being thirsty, the leader of the party threw himself . on his hands and knees aud bent over the 1 bank to lap up the water. A fragment of f white flint quartz glistened in the clear water t and caught his eye. It was the first gold t found in the Black Hills. "Boys, you can c stick your pegs here," he cried. "There is gold and we will have it." It was on the 15th of August, 1875. And now comes the locomotive. I f fltfet'iflf (inquirer. | YORKVILLE, S, C.: i THURSDAY MORNING,MARCH 15,1877 \ How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the name . of the subscriber very plainly, give post-office, * county and State in full, and send the amount of J the subscription by draft or post-office money order, or enclose the money in a registered letter. Postage.?The Enquirer is delivered free of ] postage to all subscribers residing in York coun- ? tv, whtr receive the paper at post-offices within the county; and to all other subscribers the post- i age is paid by the publisher. Our subscribers, no matter where they receive the paper, are not liable 1 for postage, it being prepaid at the post-office here, I without additional charge to the subscriber. Watch the Figures.?The date on the "address- f label" shows the time to which the subscription is t paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date must be keptin advance. ' Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that { our terms for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash in advance. ' HATES AND THE SOUTH. t A delegation, which might properly be i termed a "mixed commission," consisting of Gen. Kershaw, Judge T. J. Mackey, ex Gov- ; ernor R. K. Scott, and J. H. Rion, Esq., of I South Carolina, waited opon President Hayes j on the day after his inauguration. They s claimed to have been deputized by Governor Hampton to present to the President the s claims of Governor Hampton for recognition. Speaking of this delegation, a correspondent of the New York Herald says: t The committee will be given" an interview c with the President on Wednesday at teD [ o'clock, when the letter prepared by Hampton t will be presented to President Hayes. It is j the understanding that there will be no ar- * gument or statement beyond the written doc- [ ument which asks that General Ruger may t be instructed to withdraw the troops quarter- t ed in the State House, where the public re- J cords are kept, and which at times it is diffi- [ cult to get access to, thereby obstructing pub- I lie business, while it does not define the ex- * istence of the Chamberlain faction any better ? than if the Court records were accessible by I all parties. Accompanying the letter is an attested copy of the judgment jf the State r Supreme Court recognizing Wade Hampton r as Governor of South Carolina. The chairman of the committee, Gen. Kershaw, is per- v sonally known to President Hayes, he having encountered the division commanded by Gen. Hayes at the battle of Cedar Mountain, in v July, 1864, in Virginia. It is expected that r this meeting of the President and Gen. Ker- 1 shaw will promote more pleasant relations, and though no decision is hoped for immediate- J ly, the committee to-night feel assured that [ their visit and the succinct manner in which 1 Mr. Hampton has presented his argument, e will eventually be followed by at least the [ ' ' 1 ? -1 f .1 _ TT J withdrawal ot tne troops irom me ouue xiouee. i 1 Colonel Rion has returned to his home in 1 . f Winnsboro, and gives the following account ( of the interview the committee, of which he f was a member, had with the President: While at the Capital he waited upon Presi- 8 dent Hayes in company with ex-Senator Rob- t ertson, Gen. Kershaw, Judge Mackey and ex- e Governor Scott, and they were treated very J courteously and with marked attention. Gov ernor Hampton's claims were laid before the President by Gen. Kershaw, and the assurance was given by Mr. Hayes that these ? claims would receive due consideration as soon 1 as the new Cabinet was formally organized and called into consultation. Col. Rion says t that the result of this interview was entirely t satisfactory to the committee, and he believes that in a very short time every obstacle that ? U . n TJ ?i I10W OUSirUUU) UUVCIUUI xinuipiuu o auuiiuiotratidn will be removed. Col. Rion also had a very pleasant interview with Gen. Sherman, who spoke hopefully of Southern affairs. Col. Rion regards the outlook in Washington as very favorable to the Hampton and Nicholls governments, and considers their recognition by the new administration only a question of time. The indications also are that neither Butler nor Corbin will be seated as Senator from this State. The correspondent of the Herald, under date of the 8th, gives the following account of the interview: The committee sent by Governor Wade Hampton, from South Carolina, composed of General Kershaw, Judge Mackey, ex-Governor Scott and Mr. Rion, was received by President Hayes in his office this morning at ten o'clock. The committee was not desirous of presenting Mr. Hampton's letter until Saturday, but ex-Senator Robertson, of South Carolina, who had arranged for the interview, was told by Mr. Hayes that it was his pleasure to receive the document without delay. Senator Robertson represented that the committee would not argue the case or engage in a controversy as to the legal issue involved, a fact which the President approvingly recognized, when General Kershaw read the brief letter from Hampton, not covering two pages of letter paper. As the letter recited the fact that the Hampton government had been decided by the State Supreme Court of South Carolina to be the one elected by the people, an attested copy of that decision was submitted as an appendix. Restoring the documents to the envelope, President Hayes said that he recognized the gravity of the question and that it should receive his earliest consideration. Pressing engagements of an official nature prevented his a?-t?mrlinn> o 1rvn<Tt?p intftrwipw hilt, hfi intima VAVWUU?U& W. ted that he should be pleased to have another < visit before the committee left for South Car- < olina. The letter, after reciting the judgment of the I < Supreme Court, sets forth that the executive 11 office of the State is under military guard, j 1 which prevents an execution of that judgment, j ] as well as obstructs legitimate public business, 1 I and prevent?access to the court and executive j 1 records. He requests that such interference ! i shall cease, by order of the Chief Executive'! I of the nation, and concludes substantialy as j j follows: ? < The just and natural indignation of the ? people of South Carolina would have found | i vent in a widespread popular outbreak, in ; j view of this outrage on the right of citizen-! < ship, but for their law-abiding character and I < their abiding faith in the efficacy of the Con-1 < stitution of their country to remedy the | < wrong inflicted upon them, and to that sa- j 1 cred instrument I appeal on their behalf. 11 The President, as the party was withdraw-' < ing, alluded to the last time General Kershaw I and himself met at the battle of Cedar Motra- I tain, and the narrow escape both had on that < occasion from ever peacefully discussing po- < litical questions. 1 i ! UNITED STATES SENATE. Id the Senate on the 6th, Mr. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, submitted a resolution that the sredentials of L. C. Q. Lamar, Senator elect rom the State of Mississippi, be taken from he table and that he be sworn in. Mr. Anhony moved that the Senate adjourn, which vas rejected, aod Mr. Blaine spoke in favor >f seating Mr. Lamar, contending that his iredentials were regalar. Dawes also declared n favor of seating Mr. Lamar, which was inally agreed to. After Mr. Lamar had taceo the oath, Mr. Blaine submitted a resoluion in favor of seating Wm. Pitt Kellogg, senator from Louisiana. Mr. Bayard subnitted a substitute for the/resolution, placing he credentials upon the table until the apsointmeut of a committee on privileges and ilections, to whom the^ can be referred. Mr. Blaine opposed the substitute, takiDg the ;rouud that the electoral vote of Louisiana vas legally and properly cast for Hayes and iVbeeler, and that Packard is equally of right he Governor of that State, and, therefore, iellogg, elected by the Packard Legislature, s the legal Senator from Louisiana. At the lonclusion of Blaine's speech, Bayard obtainid the floor, and the Senate adjourned. In the Senate on the 7th, Mr. Bayard spoke n opposition to seating Kellogg as Senator rom Louisiana. Morton followed in favor >f Kellogg, when a vote was taken resulting >v a vote of 35 to 29 in favor of referring V ~ w he credentials of Kellogg to a committee on jrivileges, when such committee shall be apjointed. Mr. Patterson, of South Carolina, ubmitted a resolution that the credentials of D. T. Corbio and M. C. Butler, each claimng a seat as Senator from- South Carolina, lie ipon the table until the committees are apjointed and that their credentials shall then >e referred to the committee on privileges ind elections. Agreed to. A message was hen received from the President of the Uni* ,ed States containing the cabinet nominaions, which were referred to a committee? he usual course. Incidental to the discuslion of the Louisiana election and thecreden,ials of Kellogg, Mr. Blaine had the followng letter read: Columbia, S. C., March 6, 1877.?To Hon. D. T. Corbin: I have just had a long interview with rlaskell, who brings letters to rne from Stanley Vlatthews and Mr. Evarts. The purport of the Matthews letter is that I ought to yield my rights 'or the good of the country. This is embarrasling beyond endurance. If such action is desired [ want to know it authoritatively. I am not icting for myself and I cannot assume such reiponsibility. Please inquire and telegraph me o-night. D. H. Chamberlain. Mr. Blaine then asked : "Is there any Senator on this floor who desires o stand sponsor for that dispatch or for the poli sy mai itcovursr XB llicm anaoniiui uuo nuu imposes to abandon the remnant that is left of he Republican party between the Potomac and he Rio Grande, and that it shall go down for the mblic good, as Mr. Stanley Matthews puts it 7 4eing a little of a partisan?differing in that repect from the Senator from Delaware?I am not eady for that. I do not propose, either at the )tck of Mr. Stanley Matthews or Evarts, to say hat the public good requires that the remnant of he brave men who have borne the flag and the >runt of the battle in the Southern States against lersecutions unparalleled in this country, shall etire for the public good. * do propose for myself, as long as I may be enrusted with a seat on this floor, that whoever ilse halt or grow weak in maintaining it, so long s I have the strength I will stand for Southern Jnion men of both colors, and when I cease to lo that before any presence. North or South, in iflftcial bodies or before public assemblies, may ny tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, and ny right hand forget its cunning." In the Senate on the 8th, John F. Morgan pas sworn in as Senator from Alabama, and Jter debate on the question, L. W. Grover ras sworn in as Senator from Oregon. Duing debate in executive session, Mr. Blaine lad read the following note: Washington, D. C., March 8.?To Hon. J. O. llaine: Dbar Sir?Hon. W. M. Evarts, begged ne to say to you that he did not endorse the leter of Stanley Matthews to Governor Chamberain to the extent implied by the telegram of Govirnor Chamberlain to me. That the letter was iresented to him by Mr. Haskell, of South Caroina, and he wrote upon it substantially as folows: That he had read the foregoing letter; that ic desired to see the troubles in South Carolina omposed, and he desired to hear from Governor Chamberlain upon the subject. Very respectully, D. T. Corbin. On the 9th, the Senate was in executive ession only twenty minutes, when the cabilet nominations were referred to committees ? " <-> . -rv T? ... iL? is ronows : ocnurz 10 r maiiee ; x^evbiia iu we ludiciary; McCrary to Military, and the otbire to the appropriate committees. A motion o adjourn to Monday was defeated by a vote tf 44 to 11. Evarts was referred to the Comnittee on Foreign Affairs. In the Senate on the 10th, a cnmmunicaion was read from Mr. Orton, President of he Western Union Telegraph Company, rejuestiDg the return of messages, about 30,000 n number, recently delivered to the commitee on privileges and elections. Laid on the able. The committee of privileges and elecions of the Senate took up the case of Kelogg, claiming bis seat from Louisiana. The Republican members of the committee took he ground that Kellogg's credentials were egular, aod he has prima facie right to said teat, and should be sworn in ; and the investigation as to which is the legal government )f Louisiana should be considered afterwards, rhe Democrats claimed that the committee lave judicial knowledge that there are rival governments in Louisiana; and, therefore, here should be previous investigation as to vhich of them is legal before any action is :onsidered. The majority and minority rejorts are to be presented to the Senate. In ixecutive session the Senate confirmed all the iabinet nominations. STANLEY MATTHEWS' CORRESPONDENCE. The following is the full text of the let,er of Stanley Matthews and Mr. Evarts'enlorsement on thesame to D. H. Chamberlain, eference to which was made by Mr. Blaine n the Seriate on the 7th instant. The writer if the letter is an Ohio Judge, and is reported* ,o be a confidential adviser of President Hayes: Washington City, March 6,1876. Hon. D. H. Chamberlain, Columbia, S. C.: My Dear Sir :?I have not the honor of a aersonai acquaintance with you, but have earned to respect you from your reputation. [ take the liberty of addressing you now with ireat distrust of the propriety of doing so, pre* facing it by saying that I speak without authority from any one and represent only my iwn views. The situation of public affairs in South Carolina is too complicated to be discussed at length in a note, and yet impresses me as one that ought to be changed by the policy of Republican statesmen in such a way as cot only to remove all the controversies that disturb that State, but to remove all embarrassments Arising from it to the party in other parts of the country. It has occurred to me to suggest whether by your own concurrence and cooperation an accommodation could not be irrived at which would obviate the necessity for the use of Federal arms to support either government, and leave that to stand which was best able to stand of itself. Such a course would relieve the administration from the ne eessity, so far as executive action is concerned, of making any decision between the convicting governments, and would place you in i position of making the sacrifice of what you ieemed your abstract rights for the sake of ;he peace of the community, which would entitle you to the gratitude, not only of your >wn party, but the respect and esteem of the entire country. I trust you will pardon the ibertj I have taken, as my motive is to pro mote, not only the public, but your personal good. With great respect, Stanley Matthews. Appended to the foregoing letter are the following lines by Mr. Evarts : Dear Governor:?I have read this letter and conversed with Co). Haskell and Senator Gordon on this subject so interesting to us all. I should be very glad to aid in a solution of the situation, and especially to bear from you speedily. With my compliments to Mrs. Chamberlain, yours very truly, * Wm. M. Evarts. The history of the Matthews-Evarta letter to.Chamberlain is this: On last Saturday, Senator Gordon went to President Grant beseeching him to write a letter in an unofficial capacity, to Chamberlain, .advising him to withdraw from the contest in South Carolina and disembarrass his party and relieve the country. President Grant heartily endorsed the suggestion of Chamberlain's withdrawal, and for a while was about to consent to writing the letter. He feared, however, that for him to take such leading ground in the matter would be discourteous to the incoming Administration. He did not relinquish the idea presented by Senator Gordon,, bot authorized the Senator to go to Mr. Matthews and say that he thought such a letter should be written by one of Mr. Hayes' friends. Mr. Matthews eagerly took the suggestion and promised to have the letter ready in an hour, suggesting that Mr. Evarts' indorsement might be readily obtained. The letter was written, saying to Mri Chamberlain that Mr. Evarts indorsed it. Col. Haskell, who W88 waiting for it, hied off to Chamberlain with it. Upon the matter becoming public through Chamberlain's dispatch to Corbin, Mr. Matthews called upon Senator Gordon and authorized him to telegraph for a copy of the letter that he might read it in the Senate, and let the country understand precisely what the views of the Administration upon this question are. He stated openly that Mr. Hayes endorsed the sentiment of the letter, and said, "I pledge my life that he will adhere steadily to the policy he has mapped out." From this it would seem that Mr. Blaine's frantic appeal for sponsors to the Chamberlain letter will not waste itself in echo, but that the old as well as the new Administration indorse its suggestion, and it looks as if Mr. Hayes, having deliberately put his foot dbwn, is not to wabble at the command of a few partisans. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. "" ^ r? i L1J.L.J _ l.ii ? Ji/X-ijfovernor ocou nas puousneu a jeiaer conceding Hampton's election and favoring his recognition in order to secure peace and prosperity. ? The latest regarding the movements of Chamberlain is to the effect that he was expected in Washington city on Tuesday night or Wednesday. ? The people of Abbeville have paid $10,850.25 on account of State and county taxes. Of this amount $7,493.10 go to tht Hampton government? and $3,357.15 to the county. ? Gen. Kershaw and ex-Congressman Hoge arrived in Columbia frera Washington last Sunday night. They both profess to be satisfied of the speedy recognition of Hampton within ten days at furthest. ? The indications are that Win. E. Earle, of Greenville, will be appointed United States District Attorney for South Carolina. The Union-Herald says that Judges Mackey and Carpenter each aspire to the same position. ? A correspondent of the News and Courier suggests Hon. A. P. Aldrich, of Barnwell, as a suitable person to fill the existing vacancy in the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The names of Judge Willard and ex-Judge M'aher have also beeQ suggested in connection with the place. ? Under orders of Lieutenant-Governor Simpson, a special election was held in Barnwell, on Tuesday last, for State Senator, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of Senator Jones M. Williams. ' Ex-Judge J. J. Maher is the democratic nominee for the position. ? The Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad Company has entered into a bond with the county of Henderson, N. C., that it will run a train into the town of Hendersonville on the first day of January next. This contract was entered into in consideration of the bonds of the county for the benefit of the road being delivered to the company. ? Mr. W. H. Hardin, the president of the Cheraw and Chester Railroad, has been busy for several weeks in surveying the lands and taking the titles to the same, subscribed to the capital stock of the road in Chester and Lancaster counties. He is meeting with decided Success, and he feels confident that he will have the road completed to the river, if not to Lancaster, by next January. ? A destructive fire occurred at Newberry on Thursday last, which originated in the third story of Pool's hotel. From the hotel, the 6re swept northward with great rapidity, destroying the principal block in its course, and stopping at the end of the street. The wind was blowing a perfect gale due north, and reudered it impossible to control the dames until tbe block was consumed, embracing Pool's hotel and twenty stores. The loss is estimated at $150,000, a considerable part of which is covered by insurance. ? An old man by the name of Wallace, who had at one tjme beeu a patient in the lunatic asylum at Columbia, but who had recovered sufficiently to be made an attendant upon the inmates, committed suicide at that institution, on Friday Jast, by blowing his brains out with a pistol. The Register says: "From all the information we could gather, the old man, who could hardly have become entirely restored, became infatuated with one of the lady attendants in tbe institution, and wanted her to marry him. His suit was not prospering very well, in fact not at all ,* the matter preyed upon hie mind and he took a pistol, quietly retired to his sleeping apartmnnf on/1 fatallv sKnf. himself. The coroner U1VUV) UUU 1H VW* * j VMWW M ?? ? wus summoned, who held an inquest, the jury returning a verdict in accordance with the above facts. The deceased was nearly 60 years of age." ? At Chambers, before Judge Shaw, in Sumter, on Wednesday of last week, Trial Justice Dargan, who was appointed by Governor Hampton, applied for a mandamus to compel Sheriff Tindall, of that county, to execute a search warrant, which he had previously refused to do. Sheriff Tindall answered in person, denying the jurisdiction of the court, and claiming that Chamberlain was, and is, Governor. J. S. G. Richardson argued briefly, sustaining the jurisdiction of the court, and contending that the Supreme Court had decided, in the Tilda Norris case, that Hampton was Governor. Sheriff Tindall did not make any reply to Dargan's attorney. Judge Shaw decided promptly, first, that the Supreme Court had decided that the Wallace House was the House of Representatives of South Carolina; second, that Hampton received the highest number of votes, and his election was not contested; third, that the absence of the Senate was immaterial ; fourth, that Wade Hampton is the lawful Governor, and all his Trial Justices must be respected. The mandamus- was ordered to issue. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Kennedy Bros. A Barron.?A Word to the Wise is Sufficient?Gentlemen?The Good Housekeeper?Ladies?Pie Peaches?Good Coffee? Molasses. John T. Lowry.?Caution. R. B. Lowry.?Home Fertilizer. J. W. Wallace.?Watch Lost. Latimer & Hemphill.?Cider Vinegar?Farming Utensils-r-Axe Handles?Grind Stones?Irish Potatoes?Blind Bridles. W. H. <fc J. P. Hemdon.?Apples?Plows?Potatoes? Hoes?Seeds. Hunter AOates.?Unable to do the Subject Justtpn XTpnr O-ruvIs H. F. Adickes.?Spring ! 8pring!l Spring IllAdorn Your Homes?New Style Mottoes. W. E. Rose.?Notice. J. W. Carroll, Bullock's Creek?Don't forget this in 1877. RETURNED. Wm. R. Love, of this county, who was sentenced to the Albany penitentiary in December, 1875, for violation of the internal revenue laws, returned to his home last week, having served out the term of his sentence, less the deduction of time allowed for good behavior. AMATEUR PERFORMANCE. A number of young gentlemen, comprising the best musical talent in town, are now rehearsing, preparatory to giving a pablio.entertainment at an early day. Besides the music, which will be of a finer order, several light plays will be introduced, and a fine entertainment is promised to the lovers of amusement. ROSE'S HOTEL. We are gratified to announce that Mr. W. E. Rose contemplates reopening his hotel in this place, which has been closed forseveral years past. It is his intention to put the building in thorough repair, the work having already been commenced under the supervision of his son, Alonro?himself a "chip of the old block," for perseverance and enterprise? and when the house is thoroughly renovated, the1 rooms will be newly furnished, and the hotel thrown opeu to the public. This enterprise will not interfere with Mr. Rose's hotel interest in Columbia. He claims to be competent to keep not only one hotel, but two, if necessary. LIST OF JURORS. On Monday last, the following jurors were drawn to serve at the ensuing term of the Circuit Court, which will begin on the first Monday of April: White?J. A. Adams, W. N. Abernatby, Joseph Black, R H. Brown, J. J. Biggere, Wra. Caldwell, W. B. Daniels, I. N. Davis, J. A. Erwio, Win, Finley, R. H. Fulwood, J. B. Garrison, D. L. Glenn, J. W. Lawrence, J. M. McCullough, Jonathan Moore, W. G. Reid, J. M. Rawlinson, N.J.Roberts, Andrew Stewart, J. A. G. Steele, James Scoggins, J. M. Williford, J. F. Workman. Colored.?Felix Black, Andy Biggers, John Davidson, Gilbert Dillard, Andrew Fewell, Sam Fewell, Sam Garrison, Jacob Henry, John Nance, James Pressley, Jackson Rainey, Joseph Smith. DEATH OF REV. HENRY R. DICK80N. This community was shocked and pained at the intelligence, received last Friday morning, of the death of Rev. Henry R. Dickson, which event occurred after a short illness of pneumonia, in Brooklyn, N. Y., on Thursday night last. Mr. Dickson was settled over the First Reformed Church of Brooklyn in October, 1875, and at the time of his death was in his forty-fourth year. He was a native of Charleston*S.jCL^and pursued his thenlogioal courses in the Columbia Theological Seminary. For several years previous to his call to the First Reformed Church of Brooklyn, Mr. Dickson was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Yorkville, and as pastor was greatly beloved and esteemed by the members of his congregation. From the Brooklyn Eagle we learn that his funeral sermon was 1 1 C.._ 1 preauueu uu omiuaj 1001 ujr x?c*. ui^uuuui R. Thompson, D. D., of the North Reformed Church. TRANSFEH8 OF REAL ESTATE. The following transfers of real estate have been recorded in the office of the County Auditor since our last report: T. M. Dobson to F. E. Smith. Lot of onefifth of one acre in Yorkville. Consideration S75. R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to W. N. Simril. Tract of 162 acres in Catawba townfehip. Consideration $688.50. R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to D. W. Barron. Tract of 54 acres in Bethel township. Consideration $371. George W. D. Naugle to Elias Ramsey. Tract of 100 acres in Broad River township. Consideration $600. Jeptha Gwinn to O. J. Gwinn. Tract of 150 acres in Bullock's Creek township. Consideration $900. Amelia L. Pride to Jno. L. Watson. Tract of 120 acres in Catawba township. Consideration $1,500. Thomas P. Whitesides to J. N. McElwee, Sen. Tract of land in King's Mountain township. Consideration $308. J. A. M. L.Stewart to William H.Glenn. Tract of 56 acres in Bethel township. Consideration $280. E. H. Edwards to Chauncey D. Anderson. Tract of 260 acres in Catawba township. Consideration $1,800. J. H. Clawson, Assignee, to A. M. Jackson. Tract of 259 acres in Bullock's Creek tnwnshin. Consideration $1,036. R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to J. W. Neal. Tract of 90 acres in King's Mountain township. Consideration $190. Z. D. Boyd to W. I. Clawson. Tract of 107 acres in Fort Mill township. Consideration another truct. R. V. Blake to W. L. Roddy. Lot of 21 acres in Ebeuezer township. Consideration $300. G. M. Moore to E. Thomasson. Plat of 10,000 square feet in Cherokee township. Consideration $20. J. H. Clawson, Assignee, to Emily Wilson. Tract of 250 acres in King's Mountain township. Consideration $800. Emily Whitaker to J. Leander Parish. One-fourth interest in tract of land of A. Parish, deceased. Consideration $300. John S. Chambers to Jane A. McCarley and Mary S. Duff. Tract of 369 acres in Catawba township. A. J. Love and others to Thos. B. Whitesides. Tract of 110 acres iu Broad River township. Consideration $350. MERE-MENTION. The nominations by Governor Hayes for members of his Cabinet proved a disappointment to the more ultra members of the Re! publican party, Republican Senators hesita j ting to confirm the appointments."" Ex; Governor Fenton, of New York, was in Columbia, last week, and had lengthy interviews 1 with Hampton qnd CbamberlaiB. St j Louis business men have adopted a resolution j approving Hayes' course thus far. Ex| Postmaster General Jewell congratulates the ; country upon the appointment of General Key to that position. Mr. Hewitt has ! resigned the chairmanship of the National Democratic Executive Committee. Senator Hill, of Georgia, has been placed on the ! committee of privileges and elections. Sit; ting Bull and a party of bis warriors have ' appeared in hostile array near the Crow agency. Whatever President Hayes' intendi ed conciliatory policy toward the South may be, his friends say if it fails, it will be the I fault of the Southern people themselves, and will be so regarded."" Augusta, Georgia, boasts of a piano, every part of which was made in that city.' Packard claims that his government is recognized in every parish in Louisiana save five. Before retiring as President, orders were issued through the attorney-gaoeral's office-by ex-President Grant to enter a nol prosequi i. about eighty illicit distillery cases pending trial before the United States District Court in Georgia. Cornelius J. Vanderbilt has contested the will of the .late Commodore Vanderbilt, claiming that the paper purporting to.be his last will and presented for probate, was not signed by the deceased. All the cabinet officers qualified last Monday. A bill for compulsory education has passed both Houses of the Ohio Legislature. Although Senator Sherman, as Senator, voted to seat Kellogg, who claims to have been olected U. S. Senator by Packard's Legislature, yet he wishes it to understood that, as a member of the cabinet, be ie pledged not to hamper the administration in its Southern policy. A company with $150,000 capital has been organized for the purpose of building a cotton factory at Augusta, Georgia. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The Legislature adjourned at 12 o'clock last Monday. ? The Charlotte merchants "have organized a chamber of commerce. ? The residence of Thomas Hinshaw, in Randolph county, was recently destroyed by Are, bis father, ap aged man, also perishing in the flames. ? The boiler of a large engine at the Ferris mine, a few miles from Charlotte, exploded a few days ago, killing the engineer and completely shattering the engine house. ? The valedictory address at the commencement exercises of the South Carolina Medical College, was delivered by G. G. Palmer, of Randolph county, one of the graduates of the institution. ? The County Commissioners of Mecklenburg county, at their meeting last week, ordered all prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail at the recent term of the Superior Court, to be delivered to-the authorities of the Asheville and Spartanburg Railroad, to work on the same, requiring bond for their safe keeping. ? The Hickory Preaa says the revenue offi cert have been on another raid through the 8outh Mountains of Burke county and destrayed several thousand dollars' worth of property. An illicit distiller shot oue of the soldiers, giving him a mortal wound, from the effects of which he died a day or two after. EDITORIAL INKLINGS. The President Interviewed. On Saturday last a delegation of color* ed people from South Carolina, partly composed of Congressmen Rainey, sCain and Smalls, Judjje Wright, Treasurer Cardozo, State Senator Maxwell and Col. Winston, called on the President. They give the following report! of the interview: The President spoke with perfect frankness, stating that he desired to remove the antagouism existing between the races, especially the political differences resting upon the color line, that colored men and the Republicans might not need the protection of the array. He stated that the use of military force in civil affairs was repugnant to the genius of American institu11 i j; 1 _:.l :t : tlOUB, aodfnouia oe UlBpuuaeu witu 11 puwr ble. He, however, recognized the necessity <5f protection at present until that feeling of respect for the rights of political opponents should be entertained by the Democrats of the South. The President stated that with regard to the peculiar difficulties at present existing in South Carolina, concerning which the del* egates expressed great anxiety, he proposed to preserve the statu* quo left by his predecessor, and to examine the condition of affairs carefully and deliberately before he acted. The delegation then withdrew after expressing their thanks. The President's Personal Appearance. A correspondent describes President Hayes as large, robust and muscular; quick but hot nervous of movement and speech. His voice is a deep, strong, musical bass. His eyes are large, blue and kindly of expression. He wears his sandy beard full and carefully trimmed, and here and there in it yon notice a gray hair, as you also do in *fais full suit of closely cut brown hair. His form is full, but. not corpulent; his teeth are as white as ivory, and his features strong and well defined. His life has been so pure and reproachless that all good men and women respect him. He never used tobacco nor intoxicating liquors. He never used profane language. He is candid, open, affable, and has no secrets; nothing to explain, nothing to refute. His character is above question, even after six bitter political campaigns in Ohio. Miss Fannie Hayes, the daughter of President Hayes, who will ocoupy such a promi ? * WaokinrvfAn anniotir fnr fka noTt. lieut piBW JU Tf MUlugwu ovviurnj > four years, ia said to be a very pretty brunette, of medium height and a very fine figure, and is about nineteen years of age. She is very bright and intelligent, a good con versa tionalist, and will make a decided sensation in so* ciety. Death of Chief Justice Moses. Chief Justice Franklin J. Moses, who was stricken with paralysis on the 23d ultimo, died in Columbia, at the residence of his son ez-Governer Moses, on Tuesday morning of last week, in the 73d yeaf of his age. From the Columbia Register, we take the following sketch of his life: "Judge Moses was the son of Major Meyer Moses, an eloquent speaker and leading Israel* ite of Charleston. lie graduated at the South Carolina College in December, 1823, in a class of six, of whom were William F. Colcock and J. Ramsey Davis. He studied law with James L. Pettigru, and settled in Sumter District fifty-three years ago, when the village of Sumter was but a cross road. He marring Mi/w McLellsn. of Alabama. He was a Union man in the nullification contest, and was a leading lawyer of Sumter. He served for thirty years as a member of the South Carolina State Senate, from 1830 to 1866 ; was appointed commissioner to North Carolina in 1861 to induce that State to secede; was for awhile on the staff of General Wise, of Virginia; was a member of the convention of 1865 to reorganize the State government, and was elected Judge in 1866. Deprived of his office with all the other 8tate Judges by the new State government of 1868, he wassoon after elected Chief Justice for six years, and was reelected at the end of that term." The President and Sooth Carolina. Regarding the probable action of President Hayes on the questions presented by Louisiana and South Carolina, the Charleston Journal of Commerce publishes the following Washington dispatch under date of the 9th instant: ' ' "Before taking final action in the matter of the withdrawal of the Federal forces from Columbia and New Orleans, and prohibiting their further use at those points, except to sustain the State officials in preserving the peace, the President has decided to give \ Messrs. Chamberlain and Packard an opportunity to voluntarily retire from the positions which they cannot possibly maintain. Unmistakable intimations have been conveyed to |>otb these gentlemen of the President's purposes. If after a reasonable lapse of time it-is found that these gentlemen are determined to attempt to maintain their positions, orders will be issued to Generals Ruger and Augur, directing them to withdraw the/Federal troops in the departments of the Sooth and of the Gulf, to the military reservations; thus leaving it to the people of 8outh Carolina end Louisiana to decide for themselves which of the dual governments they will sustain. *If either Packard or Chamberlain entertain t|ie belief that any Senator or combination of Senators, can prevent the President fcopi inaugurating and carrying out the polioy enunciated in his letter of acceptance and in bis inaugural address, they are doomed to serious disappointment, and this they Will realize _ / J 99 wiimu a iew uay?. A Washington dispatch of the 11th, to the same paper says: "Information received here to-<jay indicates that Mr. Chamberlain has about made op his mind to resign all pretensions to gubernatorial honors in South Carolina, ft it stated by his friends that, in taking this step, he is influenced solely by a desire to benefit the oountry generally, and to remove, in so far as he can, all obstacles in the way of a favorable inauguration of President Hayes" Southern policy in South Carolina. If he can be induced to accept, it is understood that Mr. Chainberlain will be properly provided for elsewhere. Mr. Chamberlain will probably accept." - ? - V-?rgr~ Correspondence of the Yorlcville Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chesteb, Afarob 12th, 1877. Our town is, and has been, for a long time, infested, with, tramps. They are a source of great annoyance to housekeepers, to whom application is continually made by them for something to eat. They are afflicted with no compunctions of conscience, or sensibility of feeling in begging, which they appear to have adopted as a regular business . Nor . do they regulate their oonduct by the acknowledged fact that "beggars should not be choosers." When applying for something to eat, they are frequently not satisfied simply with bread, but desire meat and otherdhings. Their presumption, too, knows no bounds. Recently, while one of our citizens was breakfasting, one of these tramps walked into the. house, and deliberately seated himself at the table; It is probably uo necessary to state that he was not allowed to remain a sufficiently long time to finish his breakfast. Our municipal authorities would render the town a godfl service in patting these vagrants to work npon the streets. 8uch a procedure would be- followed by their giving the town the "go-by," for, above all things, they have an intense hatred of work. A few nights ago, a small bouse oh Mr. William Price's plantation was destroyed bj an incendiary fire. The fire, it is 'supposed, was the work of a negro family, who nad oc^ copied the house, but bad received orders to vacate. The negroes, hearing of the sospicipns against tbem, left for parts unknown. Their flight is very good evidence, of their guilt Incendiary fires have almost ceased in our county during the past two months! Be- . fore that time they were of frequent occurrence. . " , . : j A prosecution was entered on Thursday, before Trial Justice McDnnahL against a prominent citizen of the neighborhoodof Landsford, charged with "buying stolen cotton. He crave bond frfr his aDoearance at the an proaching term'of the donrt'df General Seeeions, when bis guilt or innocence will be fully shown. At he may Be able to prove Jus entire iDnooeoce of the charge alleged against him, I pr"rer to leave the public, at the present time, uninformed' as to his U&tne. fr'ihtf ~ proof of bis buying the cotton, as alleged, ii clear beyond doubt, he may able to show bid ignorance of the fact of its being stolen cotton. I hope ho can show the injustice of the accusation brought against him. A lot of dry goods were sold on Saturday, at the auction rooms. The colored element were, for the most part, the bidders and buydrt. The auction has for them a great fascination. It is well that it is confined to Saturdays/or they would be present at the expense of their own interests. A considerable number of people were in town on Saturday. Some were engaged in selling cotton, some in buying fertilizers, and others contented themselves in discossiog the political issues of the day. As the Presidential question is settled, public ioterest is centred upon the fate of our unfortunate State.. The people echo the sentiment of the Nem and Courier, "Hampton or,military government." Diphtheria prevails to a considerable extent in town and vicinity. Mr. Robert lapsey lost one of his children by this fearfal disease last week. There is a good deal of sickness in some parts of our county from mease Is. Mrs. Johnsey, who lived near our town, departed this life on yesterday. Paralysis s was the eause of her death. She will be bu ried to-day at Liberty. It it feared that the hard freete of Friday morning has injured the peach crop, A. far- mer who is favored with a fine orqhard, tells me that investigation showed great injury to his peaches. Qwl HAYES AND THE ^DEMOCRACY. ^ The St. Louis Republican, a Democratic journal, commenting upon the appointment ' of ex-Senator Key to a seat in the Cabinet, uses the following language: . The nomination of ex-Senator Key, of Tennessee, to a seat in the new Cabinet; is exceedingly significant He was a Colonel in the Confederate army, and has always been a firm, yet liberal, Democrat. The selection of such a man for such a place, taken in connection with the general tone and temper of the inaugural, goes very far towards confirming the reports, for some time past in circulation, regarding 'the Southern policy of the Hayes administration. Blaine's speech in the Senate last Tuesday is additional evidence in the same direction; for that Radical leader would scarcely have thrown down th* gauntlet so promptly and so heavily, bad he not been convinced that there was sufficient provocation for it. Let us assume, then, that Hayes has fully resolved upon a conservative course toward the South, and that he has the' requisite amount of nerve and courage to adhere to it in spite of all opposition. What is the duty of the Democracy under these circumstances? To give him a united and hearty support This support will not in any way compromise the Democratic position on the Presidential question. Let Hayes do what he may, he caunot make his defective title good in Democratic estimation, nor will Democrats ever admit that the means by which be obtained bis office were other than fraudulent. But tne principles as wen a* the interests of the party demand that if he adopts what is nothing more or less' than a Democratic policy, Democrats should lend him all possible aid and comfort There is nothing to gain by embarrassing him, and there is very much to gain by extending to him a helping hand in the bitter warfare already plainly foreshadowed. For in fighting his enemies hp is fighting the enemies of the Democracy; and if he wins a victory, Democrats will derive quite as much benefit from it as Republicans. Were Tilden in the Executive Chair, he could do no more for Louisiana and South Carolina than what it is said, Hayes proposes to do., If Packard and Chamberlain are quietly extinguished, carpet-bag rule in the Southern States will be as effectually suppressed as if the last carpetbagger had been driven out at the point of the bayonet?and the suppression of carpetbag rule was one of the greatest blessings the country would have obtained through Tilden. Moreover, should Hayes undertake this work and succeed in pushing it to a satisfactory conclusion, it will be done more thoroughly ? a