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YORKVILLE. S. C.: j
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 7,1878.
MAJOR HART FOR CODIFIER.
A writer in the Colum bia Register places
Major James F. Hart in nomination for the
office of codi6er of the laws. The correspondent
says:
"Maj. James F. Hart, of York, is an able,
careful, diligent lawyer. He was a brave
and efficient soldier. He is an honorable and
public-spirited citizen. As commander of
Hart's Battery, during the war, be has been
brought into deserved prominence in the late 8
patriotic observance in Charleston, and his (
friends naturally ask why be should not r
share in the reward which the State reserves ]
for her faithful sons. He has had wounds in s
her service, and is proficient in her laws. His ?
election as one of the Commissioners to codify
the Statutes, would gratify the Sixth Cir- J:
cuit." *
To which the Charleston New and Courier r
remarks editorially: '
"It would, indeed, be a graceful recogni- 8
tion of his ability and diligence as well as of I
his signal gallantry, if Maj. Hart were elect- j<
ed. The choice could not fall on one more E
worthy, better qualified and more deserving." j.
With a varied experience, commencing at ^
an early age as engrossing clerk in the Gen- c
eral Assembly; having a quick and com- i
prehensive mind ; well versed in the law, r
Major Hart possesses in an eminent degree the E
necessary attainments to enable him to dis- ^
charge the duties of codifier in a manner Q
highly satisfactory to the members of the bar j.
and the people of the State generally. While ?
his legal training and acquirements peculiar- ^
Iv fit him for the duties of codifier, bis past ^
public services?not the least of which may c
be mentioned his conduct of the last cam- ^
paign in York, as chairman of the County r
Democratic Executive Committee?entitle t
him to recognition at the hands of the party
he has served ?o well and faithfully. Q
OPPOSITION TO HAMPTON. 1
The signs of the times indicate that already ?
there is an incipient opposition to Governor "J
Hampton, springing up in the party which
supported him during the last canvass. The c
opposition is not formidable, nor is it likely 1
to be menacing to the illustrious Executive, c
under whose administration the ship of State 1
has been successfully guided since he was v
placed at the helm. Yet, that it is taking 1
form, there can be little room for doubt.
While Columbia has a very creditable Dem- 0
ocratic organ?the Register?an ardent, 1
though not sycophantic supporter of Hamp- ^
ton. a DrosDectus has appeared for a new '
Democratic paper, to be issued in that city *
at an early day. The "Straightout Democrat"
is to be the title of the new paper, and D
in the prospectus the statement is made that a
it "is not intended to be run on the milk and
water principle." This is understood to be a
thrust at the conservative policy of Hamp- w
ton, and will be so accepted until the "Straight- ^
ftuv" organ appoarc witK ito HioplAimor Rllt. ?
while this is only a straw, something more 1
may be inferred from the following Columbia t
correspondence of the New and Courier, un- ^
der date of last Friday : ^
"I know of three members of the House, a
whose views were heretofore claimed as doubt- f
ful, (on the Consolidation Act,) who to-day t<
declared their intention of supporting the Act. jj
It is certain that, whatever strength the oppo- t,
nents of the Consolidation settlement had, or
may still have, is weakened by the extreme
position taken by the leaders on that side, and
by their outspoken denunciation of Governor h
Hampton for being brave enough to stand by s<
his pledge. I have heard expressions from a
members of the House which, if reported, p
would shock beyond measure the public sense
of what is due to the great leader in the cam- .
paign by which South Carolina was redeemed. u
I have heard men denounce Gov. Hampton c
as a would-be dictator, who, but for his uutir- o
iug efforts and sacrifices, would not now be v
eujoying the rights of freemen, much less of }
legislators. But this class of men, fortunate- a
ly for the State, form but a small minority,
and their utterances meet with as little sym
pathy from the majority as from the mass of L
constituents whom they misrepresent. The if
denunciations of the Governor in the House t<
have, so far, been confined to private conver- ?
sations; but the sentiments of the leaders of gj
the movement are well enough known to drive
away from them many who might have sup- ?
ported the report of the Commission on the
narrow ground of a supposed economy. Their S(
eyes, however, have now been opened, and a
they see that the reopening of the Consolida- a
tion settlement means the overthrow of Hampton
and the probable defeat of the Democratic
party in the next campaign. General Gary
holds the unenviable position of mouthpiece 13
for this faction in the Senate, and to-day de- c
livered a speech in which a foul attack was si
made upon the Governor. He declared, in c
substance, that Hampton had violated tbeob- u
ligations of the office of Governor by trying j
to lobby his measures through the Legislature
by the use of his personal iufluence, and bad c
thus established a precedent never before de- '
sceuded to by any Governor of South Carolina. I
The verdict of the grateful people of the State, t
as between Governor Hampton and the sena- 0
tor who has chosen to arraign him in so shame- g
ful and ungenerous a style, is a foregone conclusion."
I ^
While the position of Governor Hampton !
on the bond question is made a pretext for ,
the threatened rupture, it is safe to assume !
that other causes are controlling the disturb- j ,
ing element. Observation teaches that those j r>
who make the greatest clamor against paying ,
taxes, are the very ones who pay none, or next }
to none, and the rule will probably apply
with equal force to the disturbing element in ! ,
the Legislature. We suppose the true solu-1 c
tion of the disaffection which seems to be
headed by General Gary, is found, not so /
much in the amount of taxation required to 1
redeem Hampton's pledges in the canvass, as
in the fact that Hampton's administration is
altogether too pacific to meet the extreme
views of those who delight in turmoil and c
strife. This class is well denominated by ,
Governor Hampton as reactionary extremists,
and in his speech at Charleston on the 22nd,
he raised his warning voice to the people to .
beware of the peril of hearkening to their
teachings. While the Governor warned the c
people that the "coming State election will ^
be the crisis in the history of the State," ne j .
also said :
"You have seen that by doing justice to all, j
recognizing the rights of all citizens of South .
Carolina, you can carry the State. If you
go on in that line you will carry it again, but , '
I warn you, if you depart from that straight <
nnd narrow road, if you allow the extreme men 1
of this State to take possession of it, just as sure ]
as the sun will rise it will rise upon your fail- (
tire. I speak as a Carolinian to Carolinians.
I ask you to think of these things. You, the j.
young men of South Carolina, into whose 1
hands her destinies will soon be placed, who '
are to take our places, are the ones to work i
ipon this line. You have a glorious destiny
)efore you. By your conduct in the last elecion,
you have stamped yourselves heroes,
fou have shown a courage higher than the
lighest courage id facing the cannon's mouth,
hat you can govern yourselves; that you
ire worthy of the freedom you have achieved,
tfow, let me adjure you, to go on in the same
ine and devote yourselves to your State,
rbink of nothing but the interest of that
State. Work for it, dedicate yourselves to it,
ind though I may not see it?it may be I will
iave passed off the scene?but your children
ind my children will rise up to call you
jlessed."
These are words of soberness, coming from
>ne who has been tried, whose "prestige" is as
jreat to-day as it was two years ago, and who
vill be supported by the people against any
>pposition that may be brought out to defeat
" - 1 I
he pacific, conciliatory measures ue ua? su
lappily inaugurated.
proceedings^ congress.
In the Senate on the 26th, in the absence
>f the Vice-President, who has leave of abence,
the Senate was called to order by Mr.
jordon, the secretary. Mr. Authony offered a
esolution, that Mr. T. W. Ferry be declared
^resident pro tern. Mr. Bayard moved as a
ubstitute, that the Senate proceed to elect by
lallot; lost; yeas 28, nays 28. Mr. Wallace
noved to strike out Ferry and insert A. G.
Thurman, lost; yeas 28, nays 29. Mr. Fery
was then elected with a division, and took
he chair. The Senate then resumed the conideration
of the calendar and passed a num?er
of unimportant bills that were not obected
to. Iu the House, Mr. Eden, of Illiiois,
from the committee on war claims, retorted
a bill making appropriation for the
layment of claims reported allowed by the
commissioner of claims under the act of
darch 3d, 1871. Ordered to be printed and
ecomroitted. Mr. Steele, of North Carolita,
from the committee on agriculture, retorted
back the bill for the appointment
>f a commission to investigate the origin and
est means of destroying the army cottoD
form. It authorizes the Commissioner of
Agriculture to appoint three persons, skilled
a natural science and in agriculture and in
otton growing, to inquire and report upon
he above subject. Each is to receive a salay
of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and
he sum of ten thousand dollars is appropriated.
The bill was referred to the committee
if the whole. Chalmers, of Mississippi, havng
obtained the floor, made a speech in anwer
to Hale and Garfield, and defended the
South from the charges made against her.
3e endorsed the President's Southern poli
y, and declared it generally acceptable to
he people of the South. Butler, of Massahusetts,
made a set speech in favor of silver
emonetization, and argued to show that it
Fas best for the interest of the whole country
hat the silver bill should pass.
In the Senate on the 27th, Mr. Merrimon,
f North Carolina, presented the memorial of
be New River Canal Company of North
Carolina, suggesting the importance of iuland
rater communication between the lake# of
he North and the Mississippi river by way of
he Erie canal, the Hudson river, and the
lumerous sounds, rivers and short canals
long and near the Atlantic coast and the
Julf of Mexico, and asking the Government
o purchase the free use of an inland canal
rater route between Pamlico Sound, North
Carolina, and Charleston Harbor, South Car
lina. He presented a similar petition from
be Wilmington Board of Trade, and also in
roduced a bill to authorize the Secretary of
Varto purchase from the New River Canal
Company, for military purposes, the free use of
u inland canal and water route between
'amlico Sound, North Carolina, and CharlesDn,
South Caroliua, paying for the same by
istallmeuts, as the work is completed beween
certain navigable bodies of water. On
lotion of Mr. Merrimon, it was ordered that
ae bill lie on the table for the present, and
e gave notice that he would call it up on
ime suitable occasion for the purpose of sublitting
remarks in regard thereto. In the
louse, Mr. Crittenden, of Missouri, offered
resolution, which was referred to the judictry
committee, to inquire if the Union Pa
ific Railroad had invested funds in stock of
ther railroads, aud if by so doing it had not
iolated its charter. Mr. Cook, of New
rork, from the military committee, reported
bill to review the court martial proceedings
1 the case of ex-Surgeon Gen. Hammond,
I. S. A., and to place him on the retired list
' the finding of the court martial was found
) be erroneous. Passed. The House then
rent into committee of the whole to pay penons
to soldiers of Mexican and prior wars,
nd after discussion by Brogden, Davis and
cales in favor of the bill, and by Siunickjn,
Barchard, Townsend and McGowan
gainst it, the committee rose, and the House,
t 4.ou, aujoumea.
Id the Senate on the 28th, Mr. Laraar sueeeded
in haviug taken up the bill to authorHe
a special term of the United States Ciruit
Court for the Southern District of Misissippi,
to be held at Scranton, Jackson
ounty, for the trial of alleged depredators
pon the Government timber lands. Messrs.
jamar, Eustis and Morgan eloquently advoated
the bill. Edmunds aud Davis, of Uinois,
opposed it on technical grounds.
Ilaine fiercely attacked the policy of Secreary
Schurz. The bill was passed by a vote
f thirty to fifteen. The veto message of the
ilver bill was passed over the veto by a vote
if forty-six to nineteen. New Eugland,New
fork and New Jersey voted to sustain the
reto. Maryland, Delaware, South Carolina,
Mississippi, Oregon and California were divided,
White, Baynard, Butler, Lamar,
Mitchell and Sargent voting against the bill,
rhe Senate adjourned until Monday. In the
.-louse, after the reports from the committee
>n naval affairs had been disposed of, a mesage
was received from the President vetoing
he Silver Bill. After it had been read, Mr.
Stephens moved the passage of the bill over
he veto. Just before the roll was called,
jox, of New York, remarked that the raesage
was a charge of fraud, by a fraud, for
vhich he was called to order amid much excitement
on both sides. The bill was passed
>ver the veto by 196 yeas to 73 nays. Of the
South Carolina delegation, Aiken, Evins,
?ainey and Smalls voted to pass it. Cain
roted agaiust it. The announcement of the
esult was received with applause. The
ftouse then went into a committee again on
,he bill to pension the Mexican soldiers. Mr.
Singleton, of Mississippi, in the course of his
etnarks in favor of the bill, alluded to the
'act that he was opposed, in part, on the
jround that Jeff Davis might, at some time
jecome a beneficiary under the act, and he
aad read a letter from Mr. Davis, in which
le asks the adoption of an amendment forevjr
excluding him from its benefits. He preferred
this rather than his old Mexican comrades
should suffer. Mr. Singleton theu went
)n to defend Mr. Davis' character from assaults
that had been frequently made upon
it, and gave a piece of unwritten history to
show that Davis went into secession reluctantly,
and only after all other remedies to
secure the rights of the South had failed. He 1 t
declared that, at a conference held after I
! South Carolina had adopted the secession or- d
' dinance, Davis still urged delay, and only I
consented to go out when bis State did. c
Without action on the bill, the House, at r
4.20, adjourned, and a Democratic caucus I e
was immediately held. a
In the House on the 1st instant, Mr. Shel- t
i ly, of Alabama, introduced a bill to aid in t
! the construction of the Great Southern Rail- a
road Company through the States of Geor- f
gia and Florida. Referred. The remainder ii
of the session was devoted to the considera- r
tion of private bills, thirty-five of which s
were passed. The Pacific Railroad Commit- 1
tee had a prolonged session.
In the House on the 2nd, the committee on C
Poni rh;i wiHila hv a mainritv vote, decided I li
to recommend the passage of the Texas Pa- n
ci6c bill. The vote was seven in favor, to six
against. Mr. Cole, of Missouri, however, re- 6
served the right to oppose the measure on the 0
floor of the House, voting in the committee ^
in favor of the bill, in order to bring the sub- fl
ject before the House for consideration. 0
In the Senate on the 4th, Vice-President ii
Wheeler having returned, occupied the chair. 8
Mr. Morrill gave notice that he would, at an 8
early day, call for immediate action on the *
bill for the appointment of a commission on ^
the subject of alcoholic liquor traffic. In the f
House, Vance, of North Carolina, introduced b
a bill authorizing the circuit and district w
judges to fine and imprison, at discretion, in 81
cases of conviction of illicit distillation in ?
lieu of the punishment now required; referred. ^
The Senate amendments to the bill issuing j,
arms to the Washington Light Infantry, of B
Charleston, S. C., were concurred in. The d
Senate bill, granting pensions to veterans P
who served fourteen days in the war of 1812, 8'
and restoring to the rolls the names of those 1
stricken therefrom on account of disloyalty, c
was passed. p
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. .b
? Judge Mackey has been nominated in the V
Reporter, by "Rich Hill," "Rossville" and ^
"Landsford," for Chairman of the Democrat- r,
ic Executive Committee of Chester county. \
? r i /
? A dispatch to the Uhaneaton journal oj
Commerce gives the following account of a j,
homicide committed near Union C. H., on 0
the 1st instant: Iu a difficulty to day between |,
Robert Clark, former manager for Colouel a
Robert Beatty, Sr., and Giles Thompson, col- a
ored, at Colonel Beatty's farm, three miles ^
from Union, Thompson was shot and instant- ^
ly killed by Clark. From the evidence at ^
the inquest this afternoon, we glean the followiug
particulars: One Sambo Beatty, the ?
principal witness, swears that he and Clark t|
were plowing together in the morning, when ^
Clark sent him to Thompson to exchange his
mule for a faster one which Thompson was n
driving. Thompson refused to exchange, and v
went to Colonel Beatty making statements
injurious to Clark. At dinner they met at J'
the horse lot, where the fracas occurred. |
Clark called Thompson to account for the al- j(
ledged lies he had told Col. Beatty, which he tl
denied with others. Clark told him he would v
not submit to any cursiug at all. Thompson p
said he was cursing Sambo. At this jnnc- ^
ture Sambo says Clark drew his pistol and M
shot Thompson twice, instantly killing him. ^
Clark has not been arrested yet Report 8j
says he is badly wounded, but by whom no- tl
body knows. Sambo's tale is not thought to *
bo ctric-tly truo. W
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EDITORIAL INKLINGS. (l
Spicy Correspondence. f<
Among the invited guests to Charles- n
ton, to participate in the grand celebration of 11
the 22ud ultimo?the anniversary of Washington's
birth-day?was Company B, of the ^
First Virginia Regiment. To reach Charles- tj
ton, it was necessary for the visiting soldiers it
to pass through North Carolina, and it is re- w
quired before passing through a State, milita- tl
ry organizations shall obtain permission from ^
the Governor thereof. In response to his re- ^
quest for such permission, Gen. Bradley T. 8j
Johnson received the following dispatch from tj
Governor Vance: p
"You have my permission to pass through u
the State. Be virtuous and you will be hap- tl
py, but you will not have much fun." c<
To which Gen. Johnson replied : "
"Have taken your advice aud been deco- n
rous, but dull, virtuous aud happy. What ^
message shall I take from the Governor of P
North Caroliua to the Governor of South tl
Carolina? Shall I tell him it is a long time
between drinks ?" ~
Sentence of Returning Board Anderson.
A New Orleans dispatch of the 25th
gives the following account of the sentencing q
of Returning Board Anderson: it
Thomas C. Anderson was called before the S
bar this morning, the motion in arrest of tl
judgment was overruled, and when asked if tl
he had anything to offer before sentence, An- u
derson said that he considered his case cruel ^
persecution under the power of law ; that t<
he was in the power of the court, and was v
ready to receive sentence. Judge Whittaker
answered that the accused had had a fair trial o
before an impartial jury, and that the ver- o
diet was fully justified by the evidence. He ?
then sentenced Anderson, in consequence of y
the recommendation of the jury to the mercy tl
of the court, to the lowest term under the law, fl
two years hard labor in the state penitentiary,
and cost. A suspensive appeal was granted, t<
returnable on Wednesday. A motion to trans- tl
fer the case of Wells, Kenner aud Casauave to a
the U. S. court was filed, and will be heard on E
Wednesday, March 6. G
The Hostile Indians. j a
A dispatch of the 2nd instant from ' v
Bismarck, Dakota, says the reports from Bu- I
ford and Poplar River Indian Agency, indi- j
cate a fresh Indian scare. The Yankton In- | ^
dian Agent at Poplar Creek has asked for c
arms and ammunition. Three Cheyenne I j
scouts, from Gen. Miles, bearing dispatches i j
to Fort Peck, were killed by lied Cloud In- i ^
dians. The Missouri river, between Peck e
and Benton, is reported full of hostiles. Sit-1 ^
ting Bull is evidently not one of them. When 1 e
j he was at Yankton camp, near the mouth of 1 (
; Rock Creek, for flour and meal, he said that i (
j there were no buffalo across the line, and his F
; people were starving. The Yankton Chief
J refused to let him come into the camp, and j
the proposed trade was off. The roaming c
j agency Indians are well provided with every- t
i thing except meat, for which they are will- u
j ing to sell their ponies or fight. The Mis- j ?
souri river ice at Poplar river is rotten and is ^
expected to break at any moment. No snow ^
| there this winter.
Important Revenue Compromise. > j,
' What are known as the Surry county, ' e
N. C., tobacco cases, which have been pend- J
ing for some time before the Department of I
| Internal Revenue at Washington, were com- 8
promised last Thursday upon terms agreed ^
' upon by Commissioner Raum, the Secretary t
j of the Treasury and the Attoruey General on n
the part of the Government, and counsel, head- t
, ed by Gen. J. M. Leach, on the part of the c
defendants. ;8
1 il 1 I !_ I
me counsel in luese cases nave ueeu iu
g
Washington for the past mouth endeavoring
to proeure the adjustment of them, and have t
been endorsed in their efforts by Judge Dick ' s
of the District Court in which the cases were ' s
ried, and many of the most prominent men ol
forth Carolina. The entire North Caroline
lelegation in Congress, headed by Senatoi
lansom, have also strongly urged a corapro
Qise of these cases. The best men of Sur
y county are involved, and the Commission
r has assented to a lenient course with them
,s he states, upon the belief and with the hope
bat it will produce a good effect in that sec
ion of the country, and secure in the future
, proper regard for and a more general en
orcemeut of the Iuternal Revenue laws. Il
3 also intimated that unless such be the
esult, offenders from North Carolina will be
everely dealt with hereafter.
'he Next State Tax.
The Columbia correspondent of the
Charleston News and Courier gives the folowing
synopsis of the supply bill, which it
iow ready :
It provides for the current expenses of the
iscal year, a general State tax of five aud
ne-half mills exclusive of the two mill school
ax. County taxes will be not over three
nil Is, in addition to which there will be in
everal counties a special tax, ranging from
ne and a half to two mills, to pay the past
odebtedness. Tbe poll tax is limited to perons
from 21 to 60 years of age. Gold and
ilver coin and National bank notes only are
eceivable in paymeut. The taxes are made
ue and payable in two equal instalments,
rom the first of May to the first of June, and
rom the first of October to the first of Novemer.
It is left optional, however, to pay the
rhole amount at the time of the second intalment,
with a penalty of six per cent, on the
rst instalment; and when the tax and penIty
are not paid on or before the first of
November, an additional penalty of fifteen
er cent, is added, and county treasurers
hall collect by distress or otherwise. If such
elinqueut taxes and penalties be not then
aid by the fifteenth of November, they
ball be collected by sale. Section 12 levies
wo mills for the public schools.
The comraitte estimate that $616,824 84, exlusive
of the cash in tbe treasury and tbe
? r\l?/\orjUil fo **S\?ra]fl7 1X71 1 I
I uuauic ICUCipus IIUIM j/liuopuai^ i UJ ot UJ } If III
e required to meet the appropriations and
iterest due on the public debt. One mill in
87t>-'77 yielded 8119,114. Five and oneall'
mills should, therefore, a little more than
aise the above amount,
etoof the Silver Bill.
The message of President Hayes, veto3g
the silver bill, was received in- the House
f Representatives at half past one o'clock
ist Thursday afternoon. The message was
nnounced while a roil call was pending, and
fter Speaker Randall opened the package,
he fact that it was a veto was generally
nowu before the paper was read. It crea
id a good deal of excitement, aud members
tere exceedingly restless until its contents
fere known. The proceedings subsequent to
he reading of the message are thus reported
y the Washington Star:
Atl: 45 o'clock Speaker Randall laid the
message before the House. The President, iu
dthholdiug his signature from the bill, says
hat after a careful consideration of the sub
set, he is compolled to return the bill withut
his signature. His objections are that
he silver dollar is worth eight or ten cents
iss than the gold dollar. He contends that
he coinage of the silver dollar would pre
ent revenue Irom imports mat compel tne
aymentoftoo much of the debt in silver. He
olds that our bonds were paid for in gold
'hen silver had depreciated, and then no one
rould have bought them had it been anticiated
that they were to have been paid in
ilver. The Uuited States, he says, received
tie benefits of these sales, and when doubts
rere expressed as to the coiu in which they
'ere to be paid, the announcement was made
bat they were to be paid ill gold, and good
iith requires that they should be. One deict
he urges against the bill is that it makes
o provision for the payment of the pre-existig
debts of the government, which were conracted
in gold, and when it was the sole legal
mder. He says that national honor should
e guarded with unflinching fidelity, because
bere is no power to compel a nation to pay
s debts, and he cannot approve of a bill
hich will violate the nationul honor;that if
ie silver dollars are to be made a legal tener,
they must be made equal in value to the
old dollars.
After the reading, quite a number of the
Iver men crowded around Representave
A. H. Stephens to know what he proosed
to do with the bill. Speaker Randall,
nder the law, required the Clerk to read
ie bill as it passed both houses. Upon its
.inclusion, Mr. Stephens moved that the bill
e passed, the President's veto to the contrary
otwithstandiug. The maiu question was orered
without a dissenting vote. Mr. Stehens
moved that all who wanted to print
leir remarks in the Record have the privi!ge.
There were several objections. Mr.
lox said that the veto need not be further
iscussed. It "was a charge of fraud by
fraud." Mr. McCook, of New York delauded
that the words be taken down. Then
uite a scene of confusion ensued. Finally
iroo niiioti.fl hv the statement made bv the
, ..j
penker that Mr. Cox had no right to make
le remark when he did, as the first name on
ie roll had been called, and that the words
ttered would not go into the Record. Mr.
IcCook then said that if the words were not
) go into the Record he was satisfied. The
ote was then proceeded with.
The roll-call on the vote to pass the bill
ver the veto was finished at twenty minutes
f three o'clock. The bill was passed, notwithstanding
the President's objections, by
eas 196 to uay3 73. The announcement of
he vote was received with applause on the
oorand in the galleries.
Martin J. Townsend, of New York, voted
5 pass the hill over the President's veto,
hough heretofore he has invariably voted
gainst the bill in every stage. Messrs.
Jragg, of Wis.; Kelly, of Pa., and Cook, of
la., left their sick beds to come to the House
nd vote to pass the bill over the President's
eto.
MERE-MENTION.
Thirteen silver mines have recently been
iscovered within a very short distance of the
ity of Zacatecas, Mexico. Ex-Senator
len. Wade died last Saturday morning at
eff'erson, Ohio. The suit of General G.
V. Custis Lee against F. Kauffraan and othrs,
for the recovery of the Arlington estate,
ought in under a direct tax sale by the Govrnment,
was begun in the United States
Vnrf Kofnro .TnHcre Hticrhes. in Washington
"> "v'",v tS~ O"?I a
)ity, last Saturday. The Cubau war is
(radically at an end, the Cuban insurgents
laving submitted to terms offered by theSpanih
government. During the month of
February there were sixty-Dine failures in the
ity of New York, with liabilities amounting
o $2,658,598 ; assets, $695,631. It is
inderstood that the sub-committee of the
Senate committee on privileges and elections,
las agreed to report that Corbin, of South
Carolina, is entitled to the seat in the Senate,
low held by M. C. Butler. A young
ady, about 16 years of age, was stolen from
ler parents by a baud of gypsies in the northrn
part of Illinois a few days ago. At
It. Vernon, Indiana, last week, Commodore
). Curtis, a farmer, while on a drunken
pree, attempted to kill his wife, when his
tep-son, aged 13, shot him through the
leart. Pope Leo has expressed the desire
hat pilgrims, in their addresses to him, will
aake uo political allusions. A circular to
he diplomatic body emanating from the prinipal
Cardinals has been published, protesting
gainst the Italian usurpation. Senator
Iruce has written a letter to his colored contituents
in Mississippi, advising against emi;ration
to Liberia. Ben. Butler predicts
he election of the Democratic ticket in Masachosetts
next fall. The Memphis papers
ay the city is overrun with mendicants.
r LOCAL AFFAIRS. <
i '
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. j
R. H. Glenu, S. Y. C.?Sheriff's Sales?Judge of .
Probate's Sale. 1
. Stowe ?fe Pegram?Washington Mills.
J. M. Adams?Granite Iron Ware?Great Reduction?Try
Home First?Stove Pipe.
T 1 -- r\ ir 1. i?i ni,?c, ri?f_Toll Vfillnf
d Oil II Kj, IVlIVACIIUttl?VIMIIO vat-mil mkivvi
' A. Williford?Fodder Wanted.
5 W. H. <fe J. P. Herndon?Guano and Acid PhosSbate?Zeil's
Acid Phosphate?The Cake
hop and Confectionery?Irish Potatoes.
' M. Strauss?The Cheapest Goods, Ac.
. Kennedy Bros. & Barron?The Cheapest Store?
Molasses?Tin-Ware?Sole Leather?Just
' Opened Out?Cigars?15 Cents for Cotton
for Guano.
W. R. Jones?Notice,
i J. A. McLean?Judge of Probate's Sales?Notice
to Creditors.
H. F. Adickes & Sons?Prints and Dress GoodsSugar
and Coffee, Ac.
. J. A. McLean, Judge of Probate?Citation?W.
Meek Faulkner, Applicant?J. R. Faulkner, j
deceased. J
R. Lathan, School Commissioner.?Free School <
Notice. 1
Wilson <fe Wilson, Plaintiffs' Attorneys.?Notice
, to Defendants. (
RECENT DEATHS.
On Saturday morning last, Mrs. Dicy Jef- 1
1 ferys, wife of Wm. A. Jefferys, of this place, .
died, aged about 55 years. s
Mrs. Louisa E. Lowry, wife of Dr. James
M. Lowry, died on Monday afternoon. '
ALMOST A FIRE.
Last Sunday afternoon, a bed in the office
building on Dr. Bratton's lot, accidentally .
caught on fire, the bedding and bedstead
having been partially consumed before the
i discovery was made. But for the timely discovery,
a calamitous fire might have been
! the result.
DAVIDSON COLLCtiE.
Ben Hill, of Georgia, has been invited to
i deliver the literary address at the commencement
of Davidsou College, in Juue next. In
the list of representatives of the Eumeneau
Society, on that occasion, we notice the name
of Mr. J. H. Wilson, of Yorkville. Among
the marshals arc Messrs. J. Z. Duulap, of
i Rock Hill, and T. H. DeGraffenreid, of Chester.
IMPORTANT ACTS.
On the fourth page of this issue may be
i found two important Acts of the Legislature?one
in reference to stock in. those localities
where the fence law has been adopted
; and the other, "An Act to secure landi
lords and persons making advances," which
meets all the requirements of the lien law
> repealed by the Legislature last June.
A QUESTION OF VEKACITV.
? Those of our exchanges that have sought
to convey the impression that the Enquirer
is lending its influence to creating a division
1 in the Democratic ranks, by falsely quoting
1 prominent public speakers, are respectfully
' referred to the remarks of our Chester correspondent,
in this issue, as relates to his report
of a speech recently delivered by Judge
! Mackey at Cheater. (
, PERSONAL. '
We were pleased to receive a call, a day or <
two ago, from our former county man, Lieut. <
George D. Wallace, of the Seventh Cavalry, c
who is on leave of absence for the purpose i
of visiting his relatives and friends iu South (
Caroliua. Lieut. Wallace has seen much ac- <
, tive service on the frontier since his gradua- t
tion from West Point?having passed through s
several Indian campaigus, in which, on many r
occasions, according to reports of his superi- <
or officers, he was conspicuous for gallantry 1
and courage. 1
Col. F. Gardner, well known as the engineer
of the Chester and Leuoir, and the Che- 1
raw and Chester Railroads, has been spend- c
ing several days in town. 1
THE GRADED SCHOOL.
The graded school in connection with York- .
ville Female Institute, is proving a decided
success. So far as the system has been tried,
it fully meets the expectations of its most .
earnest advocates, and will evidently prove
' acceptable to the public, placing, as it does,
the facilities and advantages of a high school
within the reach of all at a nominal cost.
The regular attendance of public pupils is
over one hundred, who are taught in all the
branches, according to their advancement,
just the same as if they paid for tuitiou at
the regular rates charged in any 6rst-class
school or seminary. By invitation of the
Principal, we spent an hour in the various recitation
rooms last Tuesday, and were very
much pleased with the proficiency display- "
ed by the pupils in their recitations, as also
the method of imparting instruction. Mr.
Jones, the Principal, is ably assisted by Mrs.
Clara Dargan McLean and Misses Sue Edwards
and Fannie Miller, teachers of acknowledged
ability.
ELECTION PRECINCTS.
By a receut Act of the General Assembly, t
entitled "An Act to establish by law the voting
precincts in the various counties in this
State," the following are established in the
counties named:
York.?Yorkville, Hickory Grove, Black's
Station, Bnlfulo, (at Moore's Cross Roads,) Clark's
Fork, (at McGill's Store,) BethaHy, Clay Hill,
Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Coates' Tavern, McElwee's
Mills, (on Fishing Creek,) McConnellsville,
Blairsville, Bullock's Creek Church, Bethel and
Clover Station.
Cnester.?Chester Court House, Lowrysville,
Fishing Creek Church, Torbit's Mill, Rossville,
McAlilley's Mill. Carmel Hill, J. E. Wvlie's Store,
Landsford, Boyd's Store and Rich Hill.
Fairfield.?'VVinnsboro, Jenkinsville, Monticello,
Feasterville, Youngsville, Gladden's Grove,
Durham, Ridgeway, Horeb Church, Blythewood
and Bear Creek.
Lancaster.?Lancaster Court House, Montgomery,
Carries' School House, Taxahaw, Dr.
, C. C. Welsh's, J. S. McCardell's, J. W. Tillman's,
Salem and Belair.
Union.?Union Court House, Cross Keys, Goshen
Hill, Fish Dam, Santuc, Hughes', Kelley's
Mill, Jonesville, Jasper Gibbes', Glandyburg's
Mill, Timber Ridge, Draytonville, Wilkinsville,
and Sarratt's Store.
Section 2 of the Act provides? t
"The word "precinct" in this Act shall be con- t
i strued to embrace an area sufficient to provide for
holding elections for members of Congress and
Presidential elections ar, different stations from
those stations where elections are held for State
and County officers."
SALES-DAY.
On Monday last?sales-day for March?the
Sheriff sold, under execution, the following
property:
Lands of S. L. McCarter?8 acres, bought
i by D. T. McCarter for 825; 106 acres, encumbered
by mortgage, bought by C. E.
, Spencer for 81.
Property of Raymond Gibson?Store-house
lot in Fort Mill, bought by J. L. Watson for
8200; interest in tract of 266 acres, bought by
i T. B. Withers tor 845 ; interest in house and
' lot in Fort Mill, bought by J. L. Watson for
j 810; tract of 24 acres, bought by J. L. Watson
for^Sl25; tract of 14 acres, bought by
J. L. Watson for 8110. All encumbered with j
: mortgage. i s
Property of David Gordon?Interest iu , i
i hotel and lot in Rock Hill, bought by Hart j c
and Snencer for 81: interest in tract of 100 | J
1 acres, bought by J. P. Gage for $125; tract "
1 of 18 acres, bought by J. P. Gage for $50 ;
' lot of 3 acres bought by J. P. Gage for $50. fl
J S. M. Scott, executor of Robert Gilfillin, [
deceased, sold a tract of 50 acres belonging to t
said estate. Bought by S. M.Scott at $10 per *
acre. ^
Deputy Collector Galbraith sold the fol- J
lowing property of D. S. Smith, forfeited to f
the United States Goverraent for violation of (
i the internal revenue laws: Thirty-nine gal- c
' Ions whisky, at $1.25 to $1.40 per gallon. I
Jne wagon, bought by W. H. Snider for $42. t!
Two mules?one bought by J. A. McLean for a
572.50, and the other bought by Frank Tate ^
for $27.25. ' - ?
ATTEMPTED RAPE. ?
Joe Massey, colored, former County Com- ?
nissioner of York, was committed to jail, last a
Monday, by Trial Justice Fewell, for attempt C]
o commit rape on a white lady of Rock Hill, h
[t used to be a saying of Judge Mackey, that ri
le could never hold a court in York unless a I
Massey negro was in some way connected
with it; and as that necessary adjunct seems ^
low to be supplied, probably a term will be
leld here before a great while. w
There are now 35 prisoners in the county u
ail, 28 of whom are awaiting trial; 1 is un- it
lergoing sentence of a trial justice, and 6 are w
United States prisoners, 5 of whom are un- P
lergoing sentence of the U. S. District Court jr
'or violation of the internal revenue laws, j
ind one is awaiting trial for the same offence, b
Df those undergoing sentence, H. R. Howser, w
lentenced to 9 months from the 13th of last h
December, is suffering with dropsy to such an P
extent that his life is endangered. We learn q
hat a petition has beeu forwarded praying for
lis pardon on this ground ; but as yet no fa- fc
rorable response has been made. It would be h
iut a simple act of humanity, under all the b
jircumstances, to set him at liberty. '
b
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. E
? Governor Vance has received a pressing
nvitation to deliver an address before the
itudents of the Muhlenburg College, Allenown,
Pennsylvania. Cl
? Governor Vance has commuted, to im- P
iri8oument for life, the death penalty pro- ?
lounced against Lewis Skeen, convicted of d
irson at the recent term of Randolph Supe- J
n . ai ? ,U 1 ft tl
lur v/ouru o&ccu is a jruuwn ui uuij *w ?
rears,ami his petition was numerously signed, f*
? The Reidsville Times savs: Three fami- b
cr
ies of Northern settlers passed through ?
Reidsville recently, goiug to farm near Ches- 0
?r, South Carolina. They traveled in cov- o
sred hacks, drove fine stock, had a multitude g
)f dogs, and the babies were fast asleep in-- 11
lide the hacks. ''
? Major Wilson, President of the Western t(
Sforth Carolina Railroad, has just returned 0
rom a trip to the North, where he purchased
i thirty-five ton engine?probably, the largest p
n the State?and a sufficient quantity of steel ?
-ails to lay ten miles of track. The rails are *
ntended for that portion of the road which ^
ies between Henry's and the lop of the raoun- ^
;ain, and the engine will be used for the heavy w
jrades on the western end of the road. The p
rack beyond the mountain will also be laid a
vith steel rails. a
? At a tournament in Lincolnton last Fri- 11
lay, says the Prcgress, considerable interest f(
vas manifested, by th se who were acquaint- ei
id with the facts in the case, for the success p
>f Capt. Joe Morrison, who rode the veritable re
)ld war horse that "Stouewall Jackson" was
iding at the time he received his fatal wound.
Dapt. Morrison lives in this county, is a broth- ?
>r-in law of "Stonewall Jackson's" and was ^
>ne of his staff officers. The horse is a little \
torrell, and his sobriquet?Bob?is known to J
nany of the old veterans who followed the e
General in the dark days of the rebellion.
3e is now about twenty-three years old, and b
ias the vivacity of a younger animal. j
? The following dispatch to the Raleigh a
Observer, dated Laurinburg, March 1st, dis- E
doses a murder recently committed on the si
jorder of South Carolina: Information reseived
to-day confirms the report of the muri
j ...li _r il. t_:?l j.ii <>
ier auu ruuucry ui tuo inou pcu<ncit x ioub ^
jrice, at Red Bluff, just across the State line, p
^eill Locklear, John Revels alias Locklear, Cl
md Pomp Easterling hare been arrested, b
tfeill turned witness, and confessed that au C
trganized band existed, giving the names of the 0
ilan, and said this clan robbed Sheffield, of
tl
tfoore county, at Green Pord, near Saud
Bill, in this county. John Locklear is an b,
scaped convict, and it is said that be was V
?ne of Lowrey's couriers. m
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer, sc
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chester, March 4,1878.
An affliction in the form of a circus, is in
itore for Chester next week. Our town and jj
;ounty are poor enough without having their
x>verty increased by losing tbe large amount u<
>f money the circus company will carry off. w
\lraost every man that has, or can raise fifty
:ents, will give it for the privilege of seeing c<
he Van Amburg performance. They will al
lo so although they are entirely convinced of fa
he fact that their money is spent for no good p<
)urpose. It would be well if our law-makers
vould take circus companies in hand, and en- ol
ict such legislation as wsuld virtually put a si
top to their performances. Imposing upon in
hem a license they could not, or would not ri
>ay, would accomplish the end in view. oi
A negro man was tried before Trial Justice T
McDonald on Wednesday, charged with tl
tealing a broad axe from Mr. Smith Kitch- se
ins. Though the axe was stolen in 1873, it w
ias only recently been found and identified,
["he discovery was due to an effort on the
)art of the thief to sell tbe stolen property. b<
Vhile there were witnesses who swore that d<
he axe came into the possession of the de- ^
endant in 1865, the prosecution produced a
estiraony that unmistakably proved the guilt in
>f the defendant. **
Thomas Holt, colored, was arrested on tj(
iVednesday, on a warrant issued by Trial Jus- lij
ice Curtis, charged with stealing a saddle
rom Mr. E. J. West. He obtained a saddle et
lpon false pretences, and then took his de- ti
)arture in the directiou of Rock Hill, where &{
le was captured. He was brought back to ui
his place, and lodged in jail, to await his b<
rial before the Court of General Sessions. Si
A large number of farmers of this county in
vill be glad to know of the re enactment of p<
he lien law. There were those who would oi
iave been unable to have carried on their in
arming operations without the benefit of this w
aw. Without money and without credit, re
hey could not obtain the supplies needful for a*
arming. The lien law will continue in oper- tfc
ition only during the present year. It will
lease to be operative at the expiration of this g*
rear, unless the Legislature continues it in pi
'orce by the adoption of the necessary iegis- b;
ation. tli
C. S. Brice, Esq., a prominent citizen and ci
awyer of our town, departed this life on Si
rhursday. Though he had been complaining ai
everal days, he was not dangerously ill until pi
Wednesday night, when he was attacked with b<
>aralyais. He remained in an unconscious w
tate until about one o'clock the next day, ei
vhen he breathed his last quietly and peace- cc
ullv. In his death, Chester has lost one of tfc
ler most valuable and worthy sons. He b<
tood at the head of the bar with a large and at
ncreaaing practice. At the time of his de- m
:ease, he was director of the Buildiug and T
joan Association of Chester, a director of, si
ind attorney for the Chester and Lenoir al
Railroad Company, a member of the Demo- tc
iratic Exeoutive Committee of the county, b<
md Captain of the Lee Light Infantry. He in
las been cut down by the band of death in pi
he very prime of life, and when he was a ai
rery useful and honorable member of society.
)n Friday afternoon the remains were con- fo
reyed to Evergreen Cemetery, accompanied ai
>y relatives, friends and the Lee Light In- M
antry in uniform, of which he had been
Captain for a long time. Arriving at the gate
>f the Cemetery, the pall bearers, Messrs. Sj
?. Hamilton aud G. J. Patterson, on part of s[
be legal fraternity, Messrs. A. H. Davega
nd J. L. Agurs, on part of the town, aud
fessrs. C. H. Alexander and G. T. Schorb,
n part of the Lee Light Infantry, carried
be remains to the grave. The burial service
f the Protestant Episcopal Church was read
y Rev. Mr. Steele. At the close of tbe.sefice
the grave was filled in, floral tributes of
flection placed thereupon, and the large
rowd of friends departed to their respective
oraes, feeling that they bad-paid the last sad
ites to a good aud useful roan. The Lee
/ight Infantry, under command of Lieuten*
at J. B. McFadden, before leaving, fired a
lilitary salute over the grave of their be>ved
comrade and captain.
Judge T. J. Mackey, in a recent dispatch,
hile at Anderson, t(A&en,rM. VV. Gary, sta?d
that he was incorrectly reported by me
i his last speech at this place. It certainly
as Dot my desire to make an incorrect re*
ort of his speech, but I certainly understood
im to have said exactly what he was reported
i my correspondence to l^ve said. If the
udge speaks, he must expect bis speech to
e reported. And if he says what he after*
ards regrets, he must lay the blatne upon
imself, and not upon the reporter. His best
luu is to quit making political speeches, and
evote his whole time to the proper discbarge
f the duties of his office.
Rev. R. W. Brice, of the Associate Reirmed
Church, is dangerously ill, and little
ofte is entertained of his recovery. He has
een for a long time pastor of Hopewell
'hurch, and is greatly esteemed and admired
y the members of his congregation. He
ait an older brother of the late C. S. Brice,
Isq. Qui. .
Chester, March 5. 1878.
The Court of General Sessions for Chester
Dunty met yesterday, Judge J. H. Hudson
residing. Grand jurors wore present, and
nswered to their names. They selected Mr.
Hi Corn well as their foreman. His Honor
elivered an excellent charge to the Grand
ury. Before instructing them in regard to
leir duties, he alluded, in impressive terms,
) bis early life in Cheater, where be was
orn, and where, amid great poverty, he strug*
led for a support and for an education. Dieted,
as he said,?by the advice of his wid*
wed mother, and cheered by the assistance
f friends, whose kindness he could never for
et, he persevered unto the end. Daring the
wenty-five years that be had been absent, he
ad always remembered with pride that he
'as a sou of old Chester, and now returned
> perform the responsible duties of the high
ffice to which he had beeu elected.
After this pleasiug introduction, his Honor
roceeded to instruct the Grand Jury reapectig
their duties. They were directed to make
careful inspection of the various public ofces
of the county. Without fear or favor,
ley must perform this duty. If their enagements
during the holding of the Court
ere too pressing to admit of the thorough
erformance of this duty, they must appoint
sub-committee of three or five, who shall
ccomplish the work between the adjournlent
and the convening of the next Court,
nd then report. The graud jury were di-.
acted to examine the coudition of the differat
public buildings and institutions, and reort
any irregularities connected with their
lanagement. His Honor urged upon themje
necessity of having a strict regard to
leir oath, especially that portion of it which
joined secresy upon them. The petit jurors
ere called and sworn, Mr. George A. Alright
being appointed foreman of jury No.
, and Mr. J. H. Hardin foreman of jury
fo. 2. The grand jury, having retired for
xamination of the bills laid before them by
:ie Solicitor, returned into Court with a true
ill against Thomas Holt, charged with grand
irceuy, a true bill against William Neill,
barged with grand larceny, and a true bill
gaiust John Allen, Charles Allen, Za>-hariah
loof, and Franklin Grant, charged with ait
lult and battery. Thos. Holt pleaded guilty
) the charge of grand larceuy.
The Court then adjourned until three
'clock. At that hour the Court reassembled.
'he grand jury found a true bill against
'erry Cadwallader, charged with grand larsny.
He pleaded guilty to the charge. No
usiness being ready for the attention of the
'ourt, an adjournment was ordered until 10
'olook this morning.
The Court is now in session, engaged in the
-ial of the case of the State vt. James Kenedy,
charged with perjury. An effort is
eing made by the counsel for the defendant,
Vm. A. Sanders, Esq., to quash the indict*
lent, but the motion will hardly prevail.
There was no property of any consequence
)ld yesterday by the Sheriff. Qui.
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday, February 26.
In the Senate, a concurrent resolution of
mnks to the bond commission, was adopted.
The bill to prohibit certain persons from
scepting free passes from railroad companies
ithiu this State, passed its second reading.
In the House, the report of the bond
Vmraissiun came up as the special order, but
fter some skirmishing between the different
LCtions, the further consideration was postoued
until the evening session.
At the evening session, the consideration
f the report of the bond commission was related
in connection with sundry resolutions
itroduced by Mr. Hood, of Abbeville. The
solutions were read, section by section, each
se being productive of some sharp debate,
wo sections, of a preliminary character, got
trough.tolerably well; but when the third
iction was reached, then came the tug of
ar. This section reads as follows :
Sec. 3. That, as the sense of the General Asimbly,
the consolidation bonds and certificates
?kjch. reuuneu uy tu? cumm isaiun Ha UHVing
jen issued partly in exchange for and in lieu of
atached coupons from relief of the treasury
>nds, Nos. 777 lo 818, 827, 859 to 906 and 985,
nountingto 89,135, which were never issued as
charge against Che State and were not included
i the bonds authorized to be consolidated by the
.id act, are, to the extent to which such coupons
iteredinto the consideration for such consolidate
bonds and certificates of stock, not valid obgationsof
the State. . > ..?n
Mr. Hood opened the discussion with; an
irnest speech in favor of adopting the seeon
und"r consideration. He said while he
jreed that although these bonds were never
jed by the State, five coupons were found to
3 taken from each of the bonds. If the
tate never used the principal, he asked how
i the name of common sense did the counts
became detached and missing? He went
j to show that when the committee exaraed
the Owens bouds, a number of coupons
ere missing from the package. As another
*son why these bonds ougbt to be thrown
lide, Mr. Hood said they were excluded from
ie terms of thB consolidation act.
Mr. Gaillard followed in an elaborate arjmeut
on the other side. He said he was
rorapted by conscientious motives to abide
p the consolidation act He went back to
ie time when the act was passed, and dee ibed,
in graphic terms, the condition of the
Late during the days of Radical corruption
id misrule. He became eloquent as he deleted
the evils to which South Carolina bad
ien subjected in years past. The speaker
ent on to give a description of the tax pay's'
convention and the work they had acjmplished,
reading copious extracts from
ie resolutions which were adopted by that
.j_ u. n.:n i 1 .L - 1--.:
jujr. iur. vjrmiiaru leau uie rrauiuuuuo
iopted by the Wallace House, aud comeuted
upon them at considerable length,
hough the question immediately under conderation
was whether the section given
iove should be stricken out or not, he
mched upon every matter connected with the
and question. Mr. Gaillard's speech was,
i every sense of the word, an able one. His
ropositions were clearly stated and cogently
rgued.
Mr. Shaw obtained the floor, but gave way
ir a motion to adjourn, which was adopted,
ad the House adjourned to meet at 11 A.
[. to-morrow.
Wednesday, February 27.
In the Senate, Mr. McCall, from the
>ecial joint committee, reported the follow