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f naps and Jarts. ? The Agricultural Department has given notice that the issue of seeds for this season has closed. ? The old Capitol Prison, of great notoriety during the war, is now remodelled into three fine dwellings, which are occupied by Gen. Dunn, Adjutant-General of the army; Justice Field, of the Supreme Court, aud the third has just been rented to Secretary of State Evarts. ? The citizens of Georgia have become tired of seeing their labor leave the State at the instance of glib-tongued emigration agents, and these gentlemen are now, by a law of the last Legislature, required to pay a tax of $500 in each couuty where they carry on the business. ? At the White House, the other day, Gen. Grant said a good thing. He had been stopped upou the street by office-seekers, and asked to endorse their papers. "Mr. Hayes," said he, coming into the room, "these fellows are all after me to sign their papers; they seem to think I have more influence with this administration than I had with the last one." ? At the recent election, the people of New Hampshire refused to adopt a proposed ameudmentto the constitution of that State, abolishing a religious test which has been in force for ninety-three years. The provision alluded to prohibts Catholics from voting for Governor or a member of the Legislature, aud deprives them from holding any position in the common schools. ? An extraordinary suit was brought before a San Francisco court. Francis Skeffington, who is penniless, sued his eon John, who in very rich, for alimony and counsel fees. The plaintiff urged that he was the author of John's being and ought to be fed, clothed, and housed in his old age at John's expense. Judge Wheeler ruled that the law did not compel a son to support his father, and that the old gentleman was not entitled to alimony. ? The Messrs. Appleton have in press the "Memoirs of Jeflereon Davis," which will be published during the present year. The mass of valuable historical material which accumulated on Mr. Davis' hands during the war between the States, has been carefully preserved by him, and now, assisted by Maj. W. T. Walthall, a well-known literary gentleman residing in Mobile, Mr. Davis is busily engaged in writing his story of the part he took in the eventful struggle which resulted in his overthrow and that of the Confederacy over which he presided. ? The amount required for the support of the array during the next fiscal year, according to the estimate of the War Department, is $31,984,975.90, allowing 27,500 fighting men iu the several branches of thatservigg, rr>' - TT ^ "D _rfnTU I I HIM1 1 ine nuust) U1 iwprwcuiamw, iu nui ?meiaKarod, proposed to reduce the army to 17,000 men, and appropriated $12,130,000 for the ensuing fiscal year. The Senate passed a substitute for the House bill leaving out the section prohibiting the use of troops in South Carolina and Louisiana, which substitute appropriated $26,175,879.50, and provided that none of the money should be paid for recruiting the army beyend the number of 25,000 enlisted men, including Indian scouts and hospital stewards. The bill having failed, an extra sessiou of Congress is deemed necessary. ? Wm. O'Brien, a peddler, whose home waB in Augusta, Georgia, was recently robbed and murdered near Waynesboro in that State. A negro named Ed Wells having been seen with the peddler's pack, from which he was offering articles for sale, was suspected of having committed the murder, which on being confronted with the charge, he did not deny. The body of Mr. O'Brien was found concealed in the woods near Buckhead swamp. The accused was lodged in Waynesboro jail to await a preliminary examination, but on the uight preceding the day appointed for the examination, a band of about twenty men rode to the jail, overpowered the jailor, and taking the prisoner from his cell, shot him several times, then haneed him by the neck, and while his body was thus suspended, completely riddled it with balls. The lynching party were not disguised, but none of them were recognized in Waynesboro. ? The Steamer Great Eastern has generally been a losing craft for her owners, and has chauged hands several limes. During late years she has chiefly been employed in laying or repairing telegraph cables; but even that occupation seems now to be gone. She has, for some time, been offered at Liverpool for charter, and the chief proposals made for-her are from Americans anxious to send live cattle to England. She is said to be well adapted to this trade, and "if 8250,000 can be raised to fit her with modern engines and boilers," we are told "she would be able to carry goods across the Atlantic at a lower price than any vessel afloat." She is a constant source of expense, and is at present having two iron masts put in her to replace the wooden ones. Her treasury contains 840,000, but the directors hesitate to declare a dividend until they know whether she can find employment. ? The Nevada Legislature, which has just adjourned, passed an act for the punishment of wife-beaters. It provides that one convicted shall be tied to a post in some public place and there remain exposed to the jeers of the passers-by for a period of several hours. A placard on the breast will indicate the offence. Two chronic wife-beaters are now under arrest, and the efficacy of the new law will have a prompt test. The importance of providing some humiliating punishment for those who beat women seems to have secured more than usual attention recently. A bill to establish a whipping-post for this class of offenders is now before the Missouri Legislature, and a similar proposition has been brought forward in Illinois, where the pillory once did exist as a means of punishment. There could be nothing more humiliating, certainly, but it would be scarcely possible even thus to humiliate a man who had descended to the depth of beating a woman. ? The present attitude of Mr. Hayes toward the fraudulent Governors, Chamberlain aud Packard, brings to mind the story of the good little boy and his grand-mother. The little boy was the special pet of the old lady, and the two were discussing the relative degrees of affection of each toward the other. Finally the old lady resolved on a test of her grandchild's devotion. "Johnny," said she, "if either you or I had to die, which had you rather it should be?" Johnny pondered the question a few moments, and then suddenly brightening up, replied, cheerfully: "Well, grandma, I think I had rather you should die, for I think I could stand the loss better than you could." This is about the case with the three fraudulent executives we have named. It is death to Packard and Chamberlain to go out, and it is death for Hayes to have them stay in. Though the latter still has an ardent admiration, closely approaching affection, for both the others, be thinks he can stand their loss a great deal better than they could his ; and, therefore, he blandly asks thein to commit hari-kari in bis behalf. Packard and Chamberlain, however, do not seem to view the matter in this light. New York Sun. ? The New York Tribune says: "Another life insurance company is probably about to sink into the oblivion of a receivership. This time it is a small one, which for some years past had done no new business. There is no hope that its assets will bear a fair proportion to its debts, and the history of the World Life Insurance Company will probably prove as disastrous, compared with the amount of its business, as that of the other concerns which have recently gone down. A much more astounding piece of insurance literature is the evidence as to some of the transactions of Mr. Furber with the Universal Insurance Company, and the Guardian, which the Universal took under its wing. In consideration of wrecking the Guardian Company, the Universal seems to have agreed to pay Mr. Furber at ltast $8,000 per month for four years. It might be more, as he had the option of ten percent, on premiums from the Guardiau Com-, pany, and also twenty per cent, on the reserve of all of its policies that might be forfeited. At $8,000 a month, however, the payments must have been $100,000 in twelve and a half months; and when that period had elapsed I Mr. Furber surrendered his contract and received in full for the remainder, 8330,000. ; The question now is, whose money was it that I was thus liberally paid to Mr. Furber?" ? A queer murder is reported from Oregon, j Two men, Thomas and Davis, wood-choppers, in a log hut, but a few miles from Portland, 1 were aroused at midnight, recently, by a j knock at the door. Thomas lighted a candle j and asked who was there. A voice answered: "Let us in ; we want something to eat." Thnmno nnpnpH t.hft door, when two masked ! men strode in. One of the men put the muzzle of a six shooter close to Thomas' head, and commanded him to keeo silent. The other man picked up a hatchet, and, advancing to the bedside, asked : "'s your name Thomas D. Davis?" Davis a iswered, "Yes, and you have the drop on m In an instant, Davis' head was chopped to fragments, and the man then stabbed him in several places and cut his throat. In: ilence Thomas was marched from the cabin an made to stand for an hour in his night clothr 3, with his pis tol to his head, while the ir urderers piled brush and clothes upon the corpse and burned it with the cabin. Thomas was then told to "get," and he walked to Portland. The murderers spoke but few words, and there is no clue to them or to their object, for Davis was an old and highly esteemed citizen of Portland. fotfetiUc YORKVTLL.E, S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING.MARCH 29,1877 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 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 county, who receive the paper at post-offices within the county; and to all other subscribers the postage is paid by the publisher. Our subscribers, no matter where they receive the paper, are not liable for postage, it being prepaid at the post-office here, 1 ' PFffffWfrSnnfKTmU-chargG to thosuBscrTuer. ~ Watch the Figures.?The date on the "addresslabel" shows the time to which the subscription is paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date mxist be kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash in advance. THE ATTITUDE OF THE ADMINISTRATION. The vacillation of President Hayes in dealing with the question presented by South Carolina, and the failure of the Cabinet, up to this time, to reach any definite conclusion on the same question, give rise to the apprehension that the administration is wavering, and will yet fail to meet the issue squarely and promptly by a recognition of the will of a majority of the people of the State as expressed at the ballot-box. Intelligence from Washington is oi sucn an uncertain nature that speculation is impossible, and in this condition of affairs we present the news as it develops. The result of the consideration by the cabinet of South Carolina affairs on Friday, have been the sending of a letter to Chamberlain and Hampton, inviting them to Washington in person or by delegate, to confer with the President on the situation of affairs in this State. The following is the full text of the letter: Executive Mansion, j Washington, D. C., March 23, 1877. J Sir?I am instructed by the President to bring to your attention his purpose to take into immediate consideration the position of affairs in South Carolina, with a view of determining the course which, under the Constitution and laws of the United States, it may be his duty to take in reference to the oWnotmn in th?f fta hp finds if. unnnsuc ceeding to the Presidency. It will give the President great pleasure to confer with you in person, if you shall find it convenient to visit Washington, and shall concur with him in thinking such a conference the readiest and best mode of placing your views as to the political situation in your State before hira. He would greatly prefer this direct communication of opinion and information, to any other method of ascertaining your views upon the present condition and immediate prospect of public interests in South Carolina. If reasons of weight with you should discourage this course, the President will be glad to receive any communication from you in writing, or through any delegate possessing your confidence, that will convey to him your views of the impediments to the peaceful and orderly organization of a single and undisputed State government in South Carolina, and of the best method of removing them. It is the earnest desire of the President to be able to put an end, as speedily as possible, to all oppression or intervention of the military authority of the United States in the political derangements which affect the government and afflict the people of South Carolina. In this desire the President cannot doubt he truly represents the patriotic feeling of the great body of the people of the United States. It is impossible that protracted disorder in the domestic government of any State can or should ever fail to be a matter of lively interest and solicitude to the people of the whole country. In furtherance of the prompt and ! safe execution of this general purpose, he invites a full communication of your opinion j on the whole subject in such a one of the i proposed forms as may seem to you most usei fui. By the direction of the Fresident, l nave j addressed to the Hon. Wade Hampton a duplicate of this letter. I am very respectfully your obedient servant, W. K. Rogers, Private Secretary. To the Hon. Daniel H. Chamberlain. governor hampton to the president. The following is Governor Hampton's reply to the President, from which it will be seen that he has determined to accept the invitation : State of South Carolina, Executive Chamber, Columbia, March 26, 1877. Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge your communication of the 23d instant, ad-' dressed to me by your private secretary. As you express* a desire for a personal confer- j ence with myself, I accept, through motives : of proper courtesy to yourself, the invitation i you have extended, though I cannot hope by i doing so to throw additional light on ques-1 tions which have already been so ably and | thoroughly presented, and the solution of ! which is so obvious and simple; but under-; : standing from the communication I have re-! | ceived that the object contemplated by the proposed conference is solely that I might i i place before you my "views of the impedi-! ments to the peaceful and orderly organiza-! tion of a single and undisputed State govern-! j ment in South Carolina, and of the best methods of removing them," I shall avail my- j self of your invitation so that I may reiterate in person what I have had the honor to sub- j mitin writing, that, in my judgment, all im- J pediments to the object so earnestly desired by yourself and so anxiously expected by the \ I people of this State, can at once be removed i by the withdrawal of the Federal troops from our State House. This action on the part of the commander-in-chief of the United States forces would not only be hailed by our people as au evidence that civil authority is no longer to be subordinated to the military power in our country, but it would establish law, insure domestic tranquility, revive our wasted industries, and give an assurance that this State is to be restored to her just rights under the constitution. Whatever grievances exist, whatever wrongs we suffer, we propose to redress them not by resort to force, but by legal aud constitutional agencies. In seeking such redress, I feel sure?and I represent fully the determination of the thoughtful aud conservative portion of our whole people when I give the assurance?that no proscription shall be exercised here on account of political opinions; that no discrimination shall be made in the administration of justice, aud that all citizens, of both parties and both races, shall be regarded as fully protected by and amenable to the laws. Joining most heartily with you in the earnest desire you express that )OU may be able to "put au end, as speedily as possible, to all appearance of intervention of the military authority of the United States in the political derangements which affect the government and afflict the people of South Carolina," and fervently trusting that this auspicious result may soon be reached, I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, WADE HAMPTON, Goveruor of South Carolina. To His Excellency, R. B. Hayes, President of the United States, Washington, D. C. In accordance with the spirit of the above letter, Governor Hampton started to Washington last Tuesday nignr, having~been preceded there by Chamberlain, who started from Columbia on Sunday night. There is a great difference of opinion among Gov. Hampton's friends in Columbia as to whether he ought or ought not to have accepted Hayes' invitation ; but the fact that Gen. Butler reached Columbia last Sunday night on a special train as the bearer of important dispatches from the Democratic leaders at Washington, leads to the belief that the Governor is in possession of facts, not known to the public, which have induced him to visit the Capital. It is thought by some that the proposed conference, if productive of no good, can do no harm. The correspondent of the News and Courier gives as one surmise at the State Capital, that as no prospective compromise or arbi tration is involved in the President's proposition, it only contemplates securing from Gov. Hampton personal assurances as to the safety of prominent Republicans in this.State ifltbe 'ev^utljriT^plL^r--recognition ; the President having been plied with representations that they would certainly be subjected to all manner of persecutions, especially of a legal nature, if left to the tender mercies of South Carolina Democrats. This, however, is only conjecture, as Gen. Butler has been very reticent since his return to Columbia, though he is represented as being by no means depressed, but, on the contrary, expresses himself very hopefully, not to say couBdently, giving abundant reason for the faith that is in him. In the present condition of affairs conjecture is useless. Our people, already depressed with the deferred hope which maketh the heart sick, can only patiently wait the interminable delays of those in whose hands our political destiny seems to be placed. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Five cents each, is the price of Bermuda tomatoes iu Columbia. ? Rev. Samuel Furraan, D. D., died at Sumter on the 19th instant, in the 85th year of his age. ? iL- T>_j: i ? ine county cnairman 01 me xvuuium purty of Abbeville, acknowledges that Chamberlain is beaten, and advises the people in that county to pay up their taxes to Governor Hampton's collectors. ? The construction train is running five or six miles out on the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad track, and the work of laying the track is being pushed forward by President Duncan with vim aud energy. ? Recently at Chambers, in Marion, Jjudge Townsend ordered a peremptory writ of mandamus to issue,commanding A. Baruch, Sheriff of Darlington county, forthwith to execute a warrant issued by one of Hampton's Trial Justices. ? Col. George D. Tilman, of Edgefield, who was the democratic nominee for Congress in the fifth district, in opposition to Robert Smalls, the radical candidate, is engaged in taking testimony with the view of contesting the right of Smalls to the seat which the latter claims. ? A specimen of a new metal, composed of brass and mica, has been exhibited to the editor of the Newberry Herald. All attempts heretofore to melt mica had proved unsuccessful, till a few months ago Mr. Raymond, of Greenville, S. C., discovered the secret. He has taken out a patent, and a foundry has been established at St. Louis, for manufacturing the metal, by a company who have bought the patent from Mr. Raymond. One peculiarity of the metal, which will be its most valuable characteristic, is its resistance to heat, being not only infusible, but also a non-conductor. This property will make it specially suitable for safes. Its color is so nearly that of gold that only an expert can detect the difference, and, like gold, it will not rust by exposure. ? The Ledger announces the death at Lancaster C. H., on the 20th instant, of Maj. B. R. Clyburu, aged 37 years. The Ledger says : "At the breaking out of the late war Major Clyburn entered early into the service as first lieutenant of Company H, Second South Carolina Regiment. He acted with conspicuous gallantry upon every battle-field in which his regiment was engaged. He was severely wounded four times, twice at Sharpsburg, once at Gettysburg, and lost a leg at Cedar Creek, Valley of Virginia. From the position of a first lieutenancy he fought his way to major of his regiment, and was in command of it when he lost his leg at Cedar Creek. Since the war he has practiced the profession of law. As a friend, he was generous and true to a fault; as a man, brave aod honorable. He leaves a devoted wife and one child." ? A fire, which broke ont at half past one o'clock, on the corner of Main and Coffee streets, in Greenville, on the morning of the 24th, destroyed the establishment of Morgan, Davis <fe Co., J. B. Miller, Westmoreland & Sloan, and W. C. Owens, and Gilreath's Hall. Morgan, Davis & Co's loss is estimated at 816,000, with an insurance of 86,000. J. B. Miller's is estimated at 81,500 ; no insurance. Westmoreland & Sloan's loss is estimated at 88,000 ; insurance, 84,000. W. C. Owen's is estimated at 83,000 ; no insurance. Three of of the stores and the hall were the property of W. F. Burgess & Co., and one was the property of W. C. Owens. There was no insurance on the buildings. The total loss is about 845,000, with 815,000insurance. About 4 o'clock, the same morning, Mrs. Maudlin's residence, on Main street, was destroyed. The fire is supposed to have been the work of incendiaries, one of whom, it is thought, has been captured. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J i. H.Clawson?Assignee's Sales In Bankruptcy. TLomas Ballard?Cleansing and Repairing. a Latimer <fc Hemphill?Leather?Family Groce- t ries. 1 J. M. Adams?Farmer Cooking Stove?Rags Wanted?Beeswax?Stove Pipe aud Fixturea?Stove Polish?Tea Kettles?Wash r Pans, Ac.?'Home-Made Tin-Ware. Hunter AOates?Mr. Hunter?Millinery Goods? The Grocerv Business?Cassimeres?White Goods?Lames' Dress Goods. t M. Strauss?New Goods. Misses Massey &Smith--Spring. 8 Kennedy Bros. A Barron?Cotton at 15 CentsCanned Goods?Hardware?Cuban Sweetness?Something New. t Jefferys A Metts, Agents?Navassa Phosphate jj and Guano. Whose Cloth Is It? F T. C. Robertson, Special Agent?Tax Notice. e Joseph Miller, Rock Hill, S. C.?$20 Reward. FRUIT PROSPECT. j Peach trees are now in full hloom, and as Q yet have not been materially injured by un- ^ favorable weather. The prospect is now favorable for a full crop of this luscious and wholesome fruit. v MINSTREL PERFORMANCE. ] Do not forget the entertainment to be giv- j en in the Court House this (Thursday) even- ^ ing. Many of the members of the company <] nnrnoon rrondino ufarro falont and will trivfi & puooww fiv;uu.uv ?vi*6v m-.vMV, ? D f ? ^ performance well deserving of patronage. Let them have a full house. MISTAKE CORRECTED. In noticing the fire last week, we stated that the building destroyed was occupied by Mr. Holman and his sou in-law, Mr. Hoke. Ibis was nrrillll iniii i?? In ilin ?UtwaAtp vf the two gentlemen. Though they were living in the same house, they are iu nowise related to each other. , ,, ; NEW MAIL ROUTE. At the last session of Congress, a law was passed establishing a mail route between this place and Rock Hill. Service will be rendered once a week, and the route will be in operation probably by tbelstof next July. This will supply a long needed want, and accommodate a large number of people between the two towns. ALARM OF FIRE. About 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening, the alarm of fire was sounded, the roof of Mrs. Robertson's boardiug house having caught from sparks falling from the chimney. Fortunately, the discovery wa9 made in time lo subdue the flame before any da ttffige resulted, thereby^pwvElIttlJg what would have been a serious conflagration. DEATH OF AN "AGED CITIZEN. After a protracted illness, Mr. William M. Kerr died at his residence, ju?t outside the i limits of town, on Tuesday night last, about ] 10 o'clock. Mr. Kerr was oue of the old e land-marks of this county, being, at the date f of his death, in the 84th year of his age, s forty-four years of which time he had been a resident of this place. For many years he was famous in this and neighboring counties as a detective. I m TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. The following transfers of real estate have been recorded in the office of the County Auditor since our last report: James Douglas to W. J. Hyndman. Lot in Yorkville. Consideration $700. R W. Whitesides to R. W. Smith. Tract of 52 acres in Broad River township. Consideration $200. R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Samuel E. White. Tract of 900 acres in Fort Mill township. , Consideration $1,870. MR. HEISE'S CONFECTIONERY. We return thanks to Mr. Heise, the baker and confectioner, for an elegant cake presented by him last Friday, as a specimen of his skill as an ornamental baker. As will be seen in his advertisement, Mr. Heise is prepared to furnish weddings, balls, parties, excursions, dec., with any desired style or quality of plain or fancy baking, confectionery, etc. One feature of bis business is the manufacture of pure candies, which he proposes to supply to dealers on as liberal terms as a good article can be supplied in any market. s Read his advertisement. 8 8 THE HAMPTON TAX. Dr. Robertson, Special Agent for the col- j lection of the ten per cent, contribution of . f niitno nnf l'r>Q fKflf KlQ K^nlrfl Will Kp l/C* A CO J gl YtO UllMVV ?UMV ftiiu vvvnw ^ closed on the 4th of April. Up to this date o be has received $4,948.00, which was paid in j by 1,308 tax-payers of the county. This is doing very well for York ; but if all the tax- j payers would respond, the showiug would be ^ much better. But few more days now remain ^ for the reception of the contributions, and we would urge upon all who have not done so, to ^ make their payments at once. The people j who supported Hampton at the ballot-box, j should support him at the tax-box. ^ GOV. HAMPTON'S MARCH. V We have received from Ludden & Bates' h Southern Music House, Savannah, Ga., a fine <] March by the popular composer, E. Mack, ( which is named in honor of Carolina's noble 0 son, Gov. Wade Hampton, and without doubt tl will have an extended sale throughout the a South. The publishers have given it an ele- C gantly designed title page, with a life-like ? lithograph, which the Governor's countless f, admirers will be delighted to obtain. Prof, b Weigand, leader of the famous Post Band at I Charleston, has arranged this March for o Brass Bands, and it will soon be played generally by the bands of the South. Copies for ^ piano will be for sale at all Music Stores. Price 40 cents. . q THE SPRING TRADE. a The merchants of Yorkville are making j preparations for the Spring trade. M. Strauss v announces that he has received a portion of ^ his spring purchase. H. F. Adickes has also e received heavy accessions to his stock. Mr. a Hunter, of the 6rm of Hunter & Oates, has t| just returned from the North, having gone to Q market for the purpose of making his pur- n chases. Mr. Dobson, ofT. M/Dobson <fc Co., tj started to the Northern cities last Mouday to t| select his stock for the opening season. Col. Q McCorkle, placid and serene in his corner w store, is also displaying a fine stock. Lati- j( mer & Hemphill are receiving thei'r purchas- e es. Misses Mas3ey & Smith are receiving ^ their spring stock of millinery goods. John C. Kuykendal has always a large supply of ^ fresh drugs, paints, oils and medicines.' In a the Grocery line, heavy stocks are kept by Clark Brothers, Kennedy Bros. & Barron, W. n j H. & J. P. Herndon aud Latimer & Hemp- ^ hill. G. H. O'Leary is well supplied with an attractive stock of furniture, saddles, bridles T and harness; and J. M. Adams, the industrious a tinsmith, displays for sale a fine assortment of: ! his wares. All these houses advertise their i a , business, inviting custom, thereby increasing G ! their trade, aud being better enabled to give gj their customers advantage of the lowest t( ! prices, a knowledge of which fact the buying : j ! public fully appreciate. . j j, C< #6?"Geo. aud Mrs. Grant will leave. Wash- j n ! ington during the present week for a visit to the West. Accompauied by their youngest son, now in college, they will sail for Europe a j in May. They expect to be absent from the 8* I country at least two years. I b NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ( ? There was a heavy fall of soow in Greens- i ioro last Thursday. ? The telegraph irill soon be In operation 1 s far as Henry's, on the Western N. C. \ tail road. t ? Gaston Paul, a well-known printer, died < ecently of softening of the brain, at the res- i dence of his sister in Wadesboro. i ? The "Southern Underwriters Associa- I ion," an insurance company of Raleigh, has < uspended and gone into liquidation. i ? The Charlotte Democrat says that up to i he present time, the fruit crop has been bnt I ittle injured in that section of the State. The 1 irospect is good for plenty of fruit and good j rops. ? Jeff. Davis and Thad. 8tevens are in i Johnston county jail, the one for trying to < ut another fellow's throat, and the other for orgery. They are American citizens of Af- ] ican descent i ? Charlie Horner, a printer and character < veil known in Raleigh, was frozen to death at ! Durham, on Saturday night of last week. < lis death was the tragic end of a drunken < lebauch. He was at one time Governor Hoi- j ten's Private Secretary, and was a yonng man if considerable mental endowments. 1 ? The last Legislature imposed a tax of j 1500 on manufacturers of fertilisers outside ' be State, who sell their manfacturea to par- 1 ie8 in the State. As a consequence, Balti- , nore fertilizers for the North Carolina mar- ' cets have advanced in price, and the tax, as i reuat, hrparauy itrcrarraer who buys. i ? During the progress of a revival meeting 1 n the Baptist Church si 8helby, on Saturday light of last week, the sleepers of the bnildng gave way, precipitating the floor. There | vas a large congregation in the building, and i or a while considerable excitement ensued, hough fortunately no one was hurt 1 ? The Greensboro Patriot says that Zachaiah Apple, a farmer in the eastern part of jruilford county, becoming enraged at his ( iorse, took dowu his gun with the intention '] if shooting the animal. His wife and daugh- I er tried to persuade him not to do so, but he < >ersisted, went out into the yard with his I ;un, and preparatory to loading, blew into ! he barrel, at the same time placing one foot m the hammer to .open-the tube. His foot ^ lippw^BmTthe gun, which happened to be ' oaded, discharged, the ball eutering through j lis forehead, from which he died in a few lours. MERE-MENTION. i President Hayes is fifty-five years old, and /ice-President Wheeler fifty-seven. The 1 legislature of Ohio has passed a compulsory ^ iducation law. A summons to answer ] or false imprisonment of Thomas Biggins, , illeged lunatic, was served on Gen. Grant in iVashington on Wednesday of last week. < Biggins claims $100,000 damages. The senate of the New York General Assembly ejected the nomination of Gen. McClellan is superintendent of public works. Don Cameron has been elected by the Pennsylva- i lia Legislature, as successor of his father, to he United States Senate. Stanley Mat- . hews has been elected Uuited States Senator >y the Ohio Legislature. The extra seslion of Congress will convene on Monday, j lune 4th. Stanley Matthews, just eleced U. S. Senator from Ohio, filed the last re- i juisition, as U. S. District Attorney under Buchanan, on which a fugitive slave was re- 1 urned from Ohio. Sam Stickuey, the oldest circus rider in ( America, died at the residence of John Rob- , nson, in Cincinnati, last week. Some j [uestions regarding the pay of Southern mail 1 " - j J : I i lontraciors, ror service renuereu proviuuo kj he war, have been referred to the Attorley-General. It is expected that he will delide to pay for all the service rendered to the (1st of May, 1861, and will direct that con- 1 ractorshe paid to that date. Ex-Mayor I iall, of New York, has mysteriously disap- 1 >eared. It is generally believed that he went ( tbroad, fearing complications with the Tweed 1 uit. Seven hundred million postage tamps are used by the United States annualy. It has been definitely settled that , 'resident Hayes is a member of the Method- ( st Church. A mail service has been or- ( lered to the Black Hills. The number i >f laborers unemployed and seeking work in I tfew York, is said to be 55,000, who represent tot less than two hundred thousand persons n actual want. William, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia, has attained , lis 80th birth day. Greenbacks having i bout reached the price of gold, the New < fork Gold Exchange has dissolved. Fred ' Douglass has been regularly installed as ' darshal of the District of Columbia. Sev- , ral Southern Democratic Senators spoke and < oted for his confirmation. On the one i land it is asserted in Washington that the 1 lelay in recognizing Hampton originates with J Jeneral Sherman, who influences his brother, ! ne of the Cabinet; while others claim that he Cabinet is a unit in favor of Hampton, , nd that the rresiaem win iase euro w pui chamberlain so clearly in the wrong that he nil get no sympathy from any quarter. A aw days at furthest will test the matter. A oy answering to the description of Charley loss, has been found iu Wisconsin, and is now n the way to Philadelphia for identification. EDITORIAL*"1INKLINGS, nother Commission for Louisiana. Asa means of solving the Louisiana uestion, President Hayes has proposed that commission be sent there headed by Vice'resident Wheeler, for the purpose of re-inestigating the election. The proposition, owever, meets with but little favor from ither party iu Washington. It is positively scertained that Wheeler will not serve, and bat ex-Governor Brown, of Tennessee, is the nly person who has yet accepted an appointlent on the commission. It is understood hat there is no authority in law for raising he commission, and worse than all, there is o money to pay its expenses. It would likerise have no power to administer oaths, and ;s decision would have no legal force whatver. ivil Rights in Maryland. A case of considerable importance was ecided in the United States District Court t Baltimore one day last week. It was that f f Harriet Cubby, colored, against the Balti- c < <">' r> i j c ornn S lore a 11 a W/llO rwtnruau jur ?uuu, rewvma- ^ le by suit, for violation of au act of Con- ^ ress to secure equal privileges to ail persons, \ egardless of race and color, in inns, theatres t Dd railroads. 1 Seventeen other cases for the same cause < re on the docket, awaiting the result of this c ase. The travelers were part of an excur- j' ion party from Baltimore and way stations, j i Rockville, Montgomery county* in June, t 876. They weresatis6ed with their car go-; I ig, but not on their return. The railroad j ? ompauy alleged that the excursion party did ' ol give them notice of the time of their re-' * irn, and the company gave them the best * ccoraraodation it could under the circum- g ;ances, the same as to others traveling in a } ody. The case was concluded, add Judge i c Jiles delivered his opinion in favor of the^ie- 8 bndants. / ? * In instructing the jury^ Judge Giles said, 1 ;he act of Congress of March 1, 1875, under vhich this action is brought, so far as it seeks jo inflict penalties for violation of any Qr p}l c )f the rights which belong to citizens of a State, and not to oitizens of the United States, 1 is such was the exercise of a power not au- 1 ;horized by any provision of the constitution { >f the TTnTteJ States, and "astKe privTlege io ^ ise for loeal travel any public conveyance is 1 lot a right arising under the Constitution of die United States, there can be no recovery of ( the penalty sued for in this case, and the | jury will render their verdict for defendant. < A. large number of colored people were in lourt and listened sullenly to the verdict. 1 Southern Democrats and the Union. The Greensboro New North State, a ( Republican paper conducted with more fair- i less and ability than usual with papers advo- < sating the principles of that party in the South, makes the following frank acknowl- ' sdgement respecting the action of the South- j irn Democratic members of Congress in the j recent Presidential contest: l Whatever may have been the motive) (and i we are willing to believe it was a good one,) < the country is partly indebted to the southern i democratic members of Congress for the peace- I fill inauguration of President Hayes. We i are now speaking generally, for of course i there were exceptions among the southern i members. Whatever reason may have actu- i ated these men, it is evident they no longer desire the disruption of the Union ; for had i they wished to destroy the government, the I opportunity was much better than in 1861. Had the southern members joined with the | northern democrats,. the count could have i been prevented, and tbe country plunged Into < anarchy. Had the count of the electoral vote ! been checked, the 4th of March would have arrived, leaving the country without a legal < Executive. No one could have foretold the I result, and the chances to break off from the I Union of the States would have been most ex- i cellent. If the President's policy iq one of i kindness to the south, he has reason to believe i that southern politicians no longer favor a i dissolution of the Union; and that is a point i gained, the value of which caunot be oVdr-es- ' timated. i Bev. Henry R. Dickson. ] Pka.laotnn Vmm nrtA f\nLri*r nilH JL UV V/UHI IVOItVU WW www VV?> rv> lishee the following short biographical sketch I af the late Rev. Henry R. Dickson, which will j be perused with interest by many of our i readers: < The Rev. Henry Robertson Dickson, of ' South Carolina, who while pastor of the Pres- < byterian Church at Yorkville, in 1875, was j called to the pastorate of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Brooklyn, New York, was taken sick on Saturday, March 3, in Brook- , lyn, and died on Thursday evening, March 8, of aeute pneumonia, in the 42d year of his age. j Mr. Dickson was the sou of Dr. John Dickion, and was born in Charleston. His mother, Mary Augusta, (daughter of Andrew Flynn, I D. D.,) died when he was quite young, and , he was committed to the care of MiBS Susan , Kerr and studied under Dr. Bruns. Mr. Dickson removed to Asheville, N. C., and his son became a pupil in the celebrated Manual Labor School of Col. Stephen Lee. At 14 years of age he lost his father, and two years ( later he was graduated with distinction at ( Charleston College. Subsequently he was ( graduated at the Theological Seminary at 1 Columbia, S. C., having taught, during vacations, in the families of Gen. Wade Hampton j and the Hon. C. G. Memmioger, as private tu- ( tor. Mr. Dickson's first pastoral charge was j at Willtown, in Colleton county, S. C. During the war he was a Chaplain in the Confed- ; erate armv. Alter the war he supplied the , churches at Ehenezer and Rock Hill, S. C., , and was installed as pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Yorkville in June, 1867. In , October of 1875, he received aud accepted a ! call to the First Reformed Dutch Church of Brooklyn. Mr. Stephens on the Situation. , The report of the recent interview be- < tween Hon. A. H. Stephens and Mr. Fish, 1 printed in the Enquirer last week, having been incorrectly stated, Mr. Stephens has re guested Senator Gordnu to furnish the follow- , ing as the substance of what he did say: - i What he did say was, in substance, that | the South needed, more than anything else, , home rule and riddance of the evil of carpet- < bagger office holders. In reference to Preai- I dent Hayes, Mr. Stephens said that if he j aimed at a pacification of the country, it would I require great firmness on his part in adhering i to the principles of his inaugural address, j What was wanted was non-intervention and < the withdrawal of troops from the support i }f either government iu South Carolina or t Louisiana. He also said, that in conferring i jffices in the Southern States, the President t should look to those men who bad the cpnfi- ? denceof the people of the Southern States, i without reference to present political creeds i or association. He should do as Washington i did in the beginning. He appointed1 Hamil- j ton and Jefferson both as members of his i Cabinet, when he knew that they were dia- i ma?ri/><illv oniuMiv] in n?liti<>ttl nrinninlfta. , ~? J -rr-? ? I I 1 Mr. Stephens said id the appointment of Mr. j Key, the President had initiated the example, md if, in his appointments to all other offices, . ie should pursue this line of policy, he might io vast good, and secure real peace and * jnion. But in order to do this, he must lose i tight of the interest of his party, and keep \ loleiy in view the great idea of securing the jest men for office, and removing animosity Yora the people aod fostering the prosperity . md preserving the peace, harmony and liber- 1 ;y of the country. * . . - * i. j Execution of John D. Lee. ^ John D. Lee, a prominent Mormon, t vho was convicted several months ago of par- r icipation in the massacre of a party of gen- f ile emigrants, on the plains in 1857, suffered * he extreme penalty of the law last Friday. r According to the laws of Utah, a condemned ' iriminal has the right to choose the mode in rhich he may be put to death, and in this p nstance the convict elected to be shot Just c >revious to the execution, the authbrities ap- t died to Gen. Sherman for a detail of soldiers j" o carry into effect the sentence of the Cburt, j>ut the commanding General of the army del- j ilined to grant the request, on :he ground that c t is no part of the duty of the array to exe- \ rate the process of the civil courts-'-a discov- t iry which seems to have been made at a very a ate hour. A telegram from Salt Lake gives v he following account of the executiou : John D. Lee was shot at Mountain Mead- ( >w to-day, at 11:30 A. M. At 11 o'clock, s irecisely, Lee was brought out upon the scene t if the massacre before the executing party, I md seated on his coffiu, about twenty feet r rora the shooters. After the order of the v raurt was read to him, Lee made a speech of a ibout 500 words, bitterly denouncing urig- t 1am Young and calling himself a scapegoat d or the sins of others. He hoped God would n >e merciful. He denied that ne was guilty of a iloodshed to the last, and maintained that r lis mission to the Meadows was one of mer- e ;y. After his speech, Parson Stokes, Metbo- v list, made a prayer, commending the soul of v he condemned man to God. Immediately c ifter this a handkerchief was placed over b -zee's eyes. He raised his hands and placed hem on the top of bis head, sitting firm, il darshal Nelson gave the word, "fire!" and c ive guns fired, the balls penetrating the body t! n the region of the hearti Lea fell square a tack on bis coffin, dead. Death was instan- c aneous. The body was placed in the coffin d md the crowd dispersed. There were about * eventy-five persons, all told, on the ground, ti *ot a child or relative was there. The best h irder prevailed. Lee's last words to Mar-1 ihal Nelson were, "Aim at my heart." The >ody is now on the way to be delivered to the elatives at Cedar City. I^yea and the S. C, Carpet*Baggers. On Monday of last week, a delegation >f South Carolina carpet-baggers, accompan'ed by JG8b.- Winsraith,' of Spartanburg, fe lative radical, visited Presideut Hayes aud vere accorded au interview which lasted for ibout an hour. In regard to the conference, ihe Washington eorwapoodent of- theBakinore Sunsays: ft' t / <; A Republican delegation from South Car>lina, consisting of Senator Patterson, Collec;or VVorthingUm, of Charleston, Mayor Cunlingham, Charleston, C. C. Bowen, D. T. Sorbin, Gen. Winsniith, Col. Low and Col. IVatermau, bad an interview of an hour's ength with the Presideut to-day. They presented a paper signed by themselves, and they illeged by several thousand others, citizens )f Charleston, Columbia and elsewhere in South Carolina, asking the recognition of Chamberlain. The paper declares that the Republicans have a majority in South Carolina of over 31,000; that Chamberlain was elected by a large majority, and also Republican majorities in both branches of the Legislature. It denies that Hampton's authority is recognized by the courts, and asserts that to desert the Republican party of South uaroima ai ims liujc, io wumcm ? and appeals to the President to stand by Chamberlain. Tbe President took the paper, said he would give it a most careful perusal, and would lay it before his Cabinet with the other papers which he bad received on the same subject. The President then said he would like to bear the individual views of the members of the delegation. Gen. Winsmith then told the grievances of the Republican party of South Carolina. Mr. Worthington gave a long account, from his standpoint, of affairs in Sooth Carolina, from reconstruction down. Mr. Bowen then gave an account of his varied eiperienee* He said there was a large preponderance of white people in Charleston city and county in favor of Chansberlairi. Patterson and Corbin followed, and between them all the President had the bloody shirt song in all its variations. Tbe President then said he would certainly give the matter the fullest consideration, but he was not to be hurried about it. He said be had not concluded what he would do as to the Wtrtadrnwal of tbe troops r but he wag deter mined taivy4o do right,. . Ai ,, f Pliti oii Mtleni*. ! 'I In his interview with the President on li- lc?..#u LUo BUUJUUb U1 UlUCi tug ? uow cicwbivu iuuuuhu rfer imous opinion that a quiet and peaceable election could be had under military auspices, rhe Washington Capital, Don Piatt's 'paper, discusses the "military auspices scheme" and its originator in- the following racy style: I am in doubt whether the use of that phrase, "under the auspices of the ihilitary^r in such a contest, ought to be styled naimte or impudence. But John is so accustomed to getting on "under the aueoices of the military," that the phrase probably escaped him when asleep. According to his late colleague's estimate of his status, John would be likely to flourish "under the auspices" of the warden of some penal institution very soon after the withdrawal of those "military auspices" to jvhich he so touching refers. But let us lpok at bis proposition in its own light. "Consented to by both iiarties and carried out in good fkfth," says John. Now if it is a case of mutual toosent, what is the use of those "military auspices ?" John says that "under the auspices of the military? the election will be "peaceable nod quiet," ami that it will also "settle the trouble in the Stale." But what are we to do with the fact that all the trouble there is in the State grows out of the "aopires of the military and with the additional fact that if the said "auspices" were out there the "trouble in the Stale" would be "settled" in about thirty minutes by the watch. In short, it is difficult to coneeive of a more absurd proposition than the above quobed remark of Jobu. It is an exact and direct contradiction in terms. It is as absurd a 1:_*:? ~r ? ..u L a cuuir?un;uwu ui icnna as wuuiu uc ? prop* osition beginning, "A gentleman by the name i>f John J. Patterson." To illustrate, let me relate a little anecdote. The Postoffice at Aiken, Soutb Carolina, is in charge of a Jady who was appointed at the iustance of Senator Robertson. Some time ago Patterson wedt nod wrought upon the simple soul of Tyher to remove the lady aud put a negro in -tier place. The lady is a protege ,of Senator Robertson, and when that fine old South. C}arjlina gentleman found out what was going eu, lie entered a vigorous and slightly profane protest. He said if the lady was reibdved m would kno# the reason why?d-^ if be wouldn't. Tyner wanted to know what ob? ection he had to offer to Mr. Patterson'# re* jomraendation. Robertson said the man was lot fit for the place. Tyner inquired iff^lobirtson knew anything to the detriment of the legroV character. "Well," responded Rob* jrtsoti, "I know that he is a friend of Patterion. ' Isn't that enough-?^ I may add that >he lady lis Mill postmistress *t. Aiken, while he colored "friend of Patteraou" js {Mill jursing his damaged nose in private life, r If rou want an opinion of Patterson as emphatc as the utmost stretch of politeness will adnit of, consnlt his late colleague, Hon. Thos. I. Robertson. '' radge Mickey's Defence. ?? Judge Mackey publishes the following etter in tne Washington Republican, in de> *L!i. rTJ ...? TL. T-Jr. eutro.ui uia oup^uri ui xAtuupkuu. XIJC uuuge 8 emphatic in his declaration that the 'people vill resist Chamberlain at *11 hazards: Washington, D. C., March 21,18771 A newspaper published in Washington, exsting as a mere fungus, represents me in 'aid iditorial paragraph to-day all 'in favor of Chamberlain, accompanying the statement, lowever, with an attack equally false and nalignant, which shows its disbelief^of its own epreeentation, as it would hardly attack me , ? . . or 4 ,, ;-tT, *4 TTT or giving in my adhesion to the man whose ailing cause it supports. . I have traced the eport to the Chamberlain committee now in bis.city, and beg leave throrifeb your oolemma 0 denounce it as infamously false. - ! Id order to give the report some color, the |ersons referred to have repeated a remark of nine, severed from its context and without he accent that gave my true meaning. Iii eply to ii question by one of the committee ast evening, I eaidi "Yes, I will recognize Chamberlain as Governor whenever President layes recognises him as such." But that reognition is impossible. I am certain that he President will withdraw the troops from He State house in th6 next four or five days, ,nd then Chamberlain's pretended authority rill instantly crumble, Ac. .. Permit me to.add that no recognition .of Chamberlain by the President can affect Jn the lightest degree, the relation. to him held by 1 ' u .u. L-c r*1 ' 1 _ nuse wnu susuaiu tuc autiiumjr ui uovpriior iarapton, except to intensify, if possible, the esistance to Chamberlain's government, by withdrawing Hampton himself as an active gent, clothed with official authority, to main* ain the public peace. No act of the President can change the fact that the same .commissioners of election vr,ho returned the Hayes nd Wheeler electors as elected, made the eturns that show that Hampton was also lected. Chamberlain claims an election by irtue of the unlawful exclusion of all the otes cast in Edgefield and Laurens from the aovass of the vote for Governor; and meraers of the Legislature. . The absurdity of this position is made manfest by the fact that the votes cast ib those ountics were all counted in the canvass of he vote for Presidential electors. This fact ppearain the minutes of the board of 8tate auvassere. Governor Hampton's title,, thus erived from his election by the people, and olemnly affirmed by the courts, will be susained by the people of South Carolina at all aiards.*:i ' ' ',K; We regard it as onr supreme duty, front