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Scraps and Jfacts. !
? The Baltimore postmaster paid his era- j
ploy?s in gold, last Saturday. Several mer- j
chants did the same thing.
? Within about fourteen months, 500 ap- I
plications for divorce have been made in St. i
Louis. Women are in the majority as plaintiffs.
? The New Jersey correspondent of the
New York Sun says that Governor McClellan
is undoubtedly a candidate for the Presidential
nomination by the Democracy of 1880.
? One of our business men, who never advertises,
was asked by a friend the other day
how business was, when he replied that it was
"like peddling peanuts in a graveyard."?
Lockport Journal.
? Two hundred workmen of the Ames'
Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Mass.,
have attached the mill and machinery for
wages, due from December, to the amount of
830,000. Other creditors have attached the
nrnnartv malfinc t.hfi amount S75.000.
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? The Peabody fund, devoted to educational
purposes in the South, which in 1876 yielded
an income of 8100,000, has produced only
$60,000 for 1877, and promises a yet smaller
sum for 1878. Depreciation in real estate is
the cause.
? The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has discharged its ticket collectors and
sleeping car conductors and three hundred
6rst class mechanics. All the mechanics and
laborers kept in the service of the road are
to have their pay cut down fifteen per cent.
? Advices from England represent the iron
trade as being in a most stagnant condition.
Large numbers of men are out of work.
Within the last few days two of the leading
works in Rotherham have stopped, owing to
a scarcity of orders, and about one thousand
additional men have been rendered idle.
? The well-known pianist and composer of
piano-forte music, Franz Huuten, whose
"Method" has been studied by so many
Americans, and who was once the most successful
and popular teacher in Paris, has
just died at Coblenz, at the advanced age of
eighty-five.
? Texas has, 4,400 fugitives from justice,
with forty eounties yet to hear from. Seven
hundred and fifty of these persons are mur
derers, and $90,000 in rewards have been offered
for three hundred of them. One hundred
thousand horses have been stolen in the
last three years.
? Isaac Adaoi3 died at Sandwich, N. H.,
on Wednesday of last week, leaving a fortune
estimated at from four to six million
dollars. He bought what is known as the
Adams printing press from the inventor for
an old gun, afterwards receiving $40,000
in gold for the use of it in England.
? Ten years ago Mrs. Nicholas Weiss died
at Fort Wayne, Ind., and was buried near
the city. She was a portly woman, weighing
about 200 pounds. Lately her body was disinterred
for the purpose of removal, and was
found to be petrified, weighing about 1,000
pounds. The features were as natural as in
life.
? A colored preacher in Richmond, Va.,
has kuecked Galileo higher than a kite. He
proved to the eutire satisfaction of his dusky
and enthusiastic auditors, that the earth does
not revolve around the sun, but that as the
Bible says the sun moves, he believes it, and
reckons that God's Book knows more about
itthau an Italian mathematician.
?The Cincinnati Gazette publishes a dispatch
from fifty-seven points in Southern Ohio, Indiana,
and Northern Kentucky, from which it
appears that the prospects for a large crop of
wheat are exceedingly good. The acreage
sown last fall was larger than ever known.
Nut one report is unfavorable, although
from a few points there are apprehensions of
rank growth.
? The result in New Hampshire is at last
tnnron Tt oivpfi Prpscott. Rehublican. 941
majority for Governor this year, and 1,715
plurality. Last year he had 4,034 plurality
and 3,639 majority. The total vote varies
less than one hundred from the vote of last
year. The Democrats gain in the Legislature,
but both branches remain Republican by decided
majorities. Both Chandler and Hayes
claim victories in New Hampshire, and each
also rejoices over the defeat of the other.
? Judge Rice, of the Western Circuit of
Georgia, decided in a recent case that a marriage,
though it was contracted without the
consent of the parents, is legal and binding,
and that the man and woman sustain to each
other the relation of husband and wife, but,
as the wife is a minor, the father has a right
to the possession of the girl's person until she
becomes twenty-one years old, in defiance of
the wishes and marital rights of the husband.
? An arrested "moonshiner" says there are
about 200 illicit distilleries in Putnam county,
Tenn., five being in a circuit of one-half
mile. Every bushel of corn produces an
average of two and a half gallons of whisky,
and the price of corn in that locality seldom
reaches fifty cents a bushel, making the price
of whisky less than twenty cents a gallon. It
is generally sold at from one to three dollars
per gallon.
? Ladies are likely to benefit by the great
Eastern conflict. Dealers in human hair
have been traveling within the last three or
four months through Bulgaria and Roumania,
and buying up all the tresses the unfortunate
wives and daughters of the refugees are
willing to sell. Some of these tresses are
said to he over three feet long, and all those
of blonde and auburn shades have been sent
to America.
? A little erand-nephew of Prince Bis
niarck was sitting on the Prince's knee, when j
he suddenly cried out: "Oh, uncle, I hope I
shall be a great man like you when I grow
up!" "Why, my child?" asked his uncle.
"Because you are so great, and every one
fears you." "Wouldn't you rather have every
one love you?" The child thought a little,
and then replied: "No, uncle; for when people
love you they cheat you ; but when they
fear you they will let you cheat them."
? A doctress writes to the Australian Star
that more quarrels arise between husband
and wife owing to electrical changes affecting
their nervous system by occupying the same
bed,than any other disturbing cause. "There is
nothing," she says, "that will derange the system
of a person who is eliminative in nervous ;
force like lying in bed all night with another !
person who is almost absorbed in nervous
force. The absorber will go to sleep and rest [
all night, while the eliminator will be tossing ;
and tumbling, restless and nervous, and wake !
fretful and disheartened." No two persons :
should habitually sleep together, according to I
this authority; one will thrive and the other j
lose.
? All Europe is wondering over a story of j
Marshal Canrobert, who was sent to Rome to i
represent France at the funeral of Victor :
Emanuel and the accession of Humbert. For
expenses of himself and suite he was given :
30,000 francs, of which he spent only 13,000. j
On his return home he went to the foreign j
office and handed to the minister of that de- j
partment the balance, amounting to 17,000 j
francs. The minister refused to take the
money, saying that there was no precedent
for such a thing, that the outlay was made
and accounted for and that there was an end ,
to it. The marshal answered that if it was
nkor.li,talT7 nonoccgrr flint Rnmphndv should
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steal this money, he would rather some one
else should do it, and asked for a receipt.
? A Washington special, of Tuesday, says:
"The House banking and currency commit- j
tee is determined to leave no scheme untried
whereby inflation of the paper currency may
be secured. It has dow agreed on a bill j
which provides for the unlocking of the reserves
of the National banks. The reserve
fund of the National banks average from
ninety to a hundred million dollars. It is
proposed that the banks be permitted to invest
this fund in four per cent, bonds. It is
argued that the banks would at once accept
the opportunity to receive four per cent, interest
on the money which now lies idle in
their vaults, and the result is that this immense
reserve fund would go into active circulation,
thus swelling to that amount the
volume of paper currency."
?bc Uarlmlle C-nquim.
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ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature adjourned last Friday
night, after a session of ninety days. Although
a disposition has been manifested by
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many to carp at tne somewnat proiracieu bession,
and complain of what may seem a limited
amount of labor, yet when we remember
the various questions of a general public nature
which came before the Legislature, many
of them requiring the utmost deliberation, we
are not surprised that legislation of local
character, necessary in every portion of the
State, was delayed and the session prolonged.
While local legislation does not affect all portions
of the State alike, it must be remembered
that it is of vital importance to the
section interested ; and if an Act concerning
the affairs of Colleton, which would be wholly
unsuited to the condition and needs of
York, requires time for consideration, the
people of York should not conclude that the
Legislature has been supine or neglectful of
their proper duties. About two hundred Acts
and Joint Resolutions, of a public and private
nature, were passed, which fact alone attests
that the object of the members seems to
have been to work, and that they applied
themselves faithfully, endeavoring to dis
charge their responsible duties for the best interests
of their constituents and the people at
large.
The improvement in the morale of the late
Assembly, as compared with that of the Legislatures
which have disgraced the State since
the days of reconstruction, is so prominent as
to attract the attention of the most indiffer
ent citizen. The Legislature just adjourned,
if not composed entirely of men of the same
ability who filled our council-chambers previous
to the war, possessed a membership at
least their equals in point of morality and integrity.
No druuken carousals marked the
course of legislation during the recent session
; no pay certificates, to be eashed by the
tax-payers, were issued to Hardy Solomon ei
hcc genus omnc for brandy, champagne and
cigars supplied to members during their
Bachanalian revelries; no bogus attaches and
other officials were supplied with the same
certificates of indebtedness, in order to advance
the schemes of designing men; nor,
following the whole category of profligacy
and corruption, so conspicuous from 1868 to
1876, do we find the least parallel in the conduct
of the members of the session of 1877?
78. This alone should be encouraging to the
people of the State, even if they had nothing
else to be thankful for.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Judge Cooke has been elected President
of the Greenville Democratic Club.
? In the month of February, there were
shipped from Chester, over the Chester and
Lenoir Railroad 620, bales of cotton.
? Governor Hampton was born in Charleston
on the 28th of March, 1818, and will
consequently be sixty years of age to-day.
? Mr. Wm. Thompson, of Abbeville, is the
owner of a gander which it is claimed has
attained the age of eighty years.
? Speight's Daily Newspaper says that the
crops of oats, wheat, rye and barley in Green
ville county, are unusually promising.
? The tax levy in the city of Greenville
aggregates 21 mills, an follows : City tax, 64
mills; State and education, 64 mills; county
purposes, 3 mills; Air Line Railroad, 3 mills ;
deficiency, 2 mills.
? The election for Mayor and Aldermen
of Columbia will be held on Monday next.
Capt. W. B. Stanly is the Democratic candidate
for Mayor. It is understood that the
Radicals will vote for R. B. Elliott.)
? The Walhalla Bank, after a successful
career of two years, has closed its business
and doors. It was well conducted, paid well
and was a great convenience and accommodation
to the people of that section, but it could
not be run at Beven per cent., the expenses
consuming over three per cent., on the capital
stock. After the first of April the bank will
have no active existence.
? Governor Hampton has accepted an invitation
from the Central Democratic Club
of Abbeville county, to visit Abbeville Court
House on Friday next, and address the people
of that county on the present political
situation. All the local clubs of the county
have been summoned to attend, and it is the
expectation that a large crowd of people will
be in attendance.
? After consultat;on with Judge Thomson,
Governor Hampton has decided to grant
Robert McEvoy, the murderer of Col. Gregg,
an additional respite until the 12th of April.
The action of the Governor is based on legal
grounds?it being conceded mat tne re-sentence
of the condemned man was not pronounced
in conformity with the requirements
of the law.
? Senator Cochran, Chairman of the Committee
on frauds, stated iu the Senate last
week, that the Committee are in possession of
information and evidence amply sufficient to
convict ex Governor Chamberlain of the different
offences with which his name has been
connected. It is understood that so soon as
Governor Hampton is satisfied of the correctness
of the declarations, a requisition will be
made for Chamberlain without delay.
? On the day the legislature adjourned,
the officers and attaches of the House of
Representatives, through Major G. Lamb
Buist, a member from Charleston, presented
Speaker Sheppard with a handsome walking
cane, as a token of their appreciation of him
as a man and an officer. Speaker Sheppard
replied iu a handsome manner to the presentation
speech of Maj. Buist, expressing gratitude
to the donors, and testifying to the uni
form courtesy, kindness and fidelity of the j
officers and attach6s of the House. <
! ? In accordance with the spirit of the con- j
current resolution of the Legislature, adopted |
a few days before adjournment, Governor
! Hampton has directed nolle prosequi to be en-1
| tered in two cases of the State against F. S. 1
! Jacobs, ex-cashier of the South Carolina
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Bank and Trust Company, who was indicted
at the same time with Smalls, Cardozo, Pat-!
terson and others last year. It is probable j
that Jacobs will return to the State and tell |1
all he knows in connection with ring frauds. :
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? The venerable Mrs. Vance, mother of the '
Governor, is quite ill at her home near Ashe- j
ville.
? Sechrest, the alleged wife murderer, has
j been removed from the jail of Burke county
I to the couuty jail of Mecklenburg for safe
| keeping, as the former is not regarded as perfectly
secure.
? There are seveu veteraus of the Mexican |
war in Mecklenburg?three residing in the
county, and four in Charlotte.
? George Pethel, who is now in Salisbury
jail, charged with poisoning his wife, about
four miles from Mooresville, Iredell couuty,
is only about nineteen years of age, and had ;
been married about two years. He is represented
as being a very haudsome young man,
with a fine, frank, open countenance.
MERE-MENTION.
A fire occurred in Danville, Va., last Friday,
destroying property valued at $30,000,
on which there was an insurance of about
$50,000. Hon. John Allison, Register
of the Treasury, died in Washington, of apoplexy,
last Saturday. It is said that Sitting
Bull has at least 7,000 fighting men organized,
and while he will not fight unless 1
[ provocation is given, the situation is regarded
as critical. On last Friday, two negroes
were hunt? in Alabama, and two in Dela
ware. The New York Times warns those '
about to marry that the proposed Tariff bill
contains a clause reading : "Matches of all '
kinds, 35 per cent, ad valorem." Post- 1
naster General Key will make a tour through 1
the Southern States nest week to look after '
mail routes. Three murderers were hang- [
ed at Bloomsburg, Pa., last Monday.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 18th, Edmonds, of '
Vermont, from the committee on the judicia- (
ry, reported adversely on the House bill in '
relation to certain legal disabilities of women,
and moved that the bill be indefinitely post- {
poned. The bill provides that any woman <
who shall have been a member of the bar of 1
the higher Court of any State or Territory or <
District of Columbia for a period of three
years, may be admitted to practice in the Supreme
Court of the United States. Mr. Ed- 1
munds said that the ground of the adverse (
report of the committee was that by the law
of the laod, as it has existed since the or- '
ganization of the Government, the Supreme 1
Court, as well as the other United States 1
Courts, were authorized to make their own '
rules touching the admission of attorneys, so '
that there was no obstacle in law prohibiting '
the admission of women to practice in the <
United States Court. It depended entirely |
upon the discretion of the Court. The com- '
raittee on the judiciary thought this act '
would make discrimination in favor of wo- '
meu, as it compelled the Court to admit wo- <
mon to practice when it was not bound to ad- I
init men. On motion of Mr. Sargeant, of I
California, the bill was placed on the cal- i
endar with the adverse report. The for- >
tifications appropriation bill, as it came ?
from the House, appropriating $275,000 for 1
fortifications, was also passed. Mr. Thurman's <
kill Kiiviki hi finer mpmhprs of Congress from <
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becoming sureties on certain bonds, also was 1
passed. Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, pre- j
sented a resolution of the Legislative Assem- <
bly of South Carolina, favoriug the establish- <
ment of a naval station at Port Royal S. C. 1
Referred to committee on naval affairs. In 1
the House, Mr. Vance, of North Carolina, in- <
troduced the following: Whereas, by the act of
Congress, approved March 3d, 1877, the sum 1
8375,000, or so much thereof as may be ne- 5
cessary, was appropriated to pay the amount '
due mail contractors for mail service perform- 1
ed in certain States of the South therein men- ^
tioned in the years 1859, 1860,1861, and be- '
fore said States respectively engaged in the '
war against the United States ; and whereas,
owing to the action of the treasury refusing to (
pay said claims until all the contemplated '
claims should be presented, said act has be- (
come ineffectual; and whereas, it was the true 1
intent and meaning of the act, approved 3d 1
March, 1877, that all claims due parties 1
therein mentioned, should be paid up to the (
31st of May, 1861, being the time when the 1
Confederate Government took complete charge 1
of mails within States mentioned ; and where- (
as, by said act it is provided "that any such
claims which have been paid by the Con- .
federate States Government shall not be paid ,
again" ; therefore, be it Resolved (the Sen- j
ate concurring), That the Secretary of the
Treasury be, and he is hereby required, out of
the said sura of 8375,000 appropriated by the
act of March 3, 1877, to pay the amount due
to mail contractors for mail service performed
in the States mentioned in said act up to May
31, 1861, and up to the time when the Con- '
federate States Government took charge of 1
the mails within said States. The second
section prescribes the mode of payment, and
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contains a provision mat any ciuuus paiu uy
the Confederate Governraent shall not be
again paid. 1
In the Senate on the 19th, Mr. Matthews, '
of Ohio, said he was directed by a majority ! 1
of the committee on railroads to report back j '
two Senate bills in regard to the Texas Pa- '
cific Railroad?one introduced by Mr. Johnson,
of Virginia, on the tenth of December, '
and the other by Dorsey, of Arkansas, on '
the twelfth of December last, with a substitute,
and to recommend its passage. Placed
on the caleudar. He also reported back from
. the same committee, the Senate bill to au-!
thorize the Southern Pacific Railroad Com-1'
j pany to extend its railroad from its present !
terminus in Arizona, to a point on the Rio j1
Grande, near El Paso, and to aid in building j
the same, without ameudment and without'
recommendation. Placed on calendar. In I
the House, most of the day waB consumed in
the general deficiency bill, but no action was
| taken thereon.
! Iu the Senate on the 20th, a number of petitions
were presented from Portland, Me., ;
Hartford, Coun., and elsewhere, remonstrating
against the revival of the income tax. i
\fr Miircrnn nf Alabama. Dresented a Deti
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tion of the citizens of Alabama, favoring the
passage of a law providing for the early construction
and completion of the Texas Pacific
Railroad. Referred to the committee on
railroads. In presenting the petition, Mr.
Morgan said he disapproved of the prayer of'
the petitioners. A resolution of inquiry relative
to the surrender of the Cuban insurgents,
being objected to, was laid over. In
the House, Mr. Money, of Mississippi, sta- I
ted, while speaking on the subject of pos-t
office rings, that one forty thousand dollar
route was sub let for fifteen thousand, and
that one combination controlled over six
hundred routes. Representative Williams, of
Alabama, is chairman of the sub committee
on the post-office and post roads to investigate
postal irregularities. It is proposed to go
through them from Boston to the Confederate
cross roads. Accordingly, a bill to regulate
advertising for mail lettings, omitting the
details and referring bidders to the Post Office
Department for the details, and also annulling
contracts that are sub-let, was reported,
discussed and passed. After some
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iiscu8sion, tne riouse passed ine general ueficiency
appropriation bill. The remainder
of the day was consumed in the consideration
of the hill for a permanent form of government
for the District of Columbia.
In the Senate on the 21st, Mr. Hereford,
of West Virginia, offered a preamble and resolution
directing the finance committee to
report the House bill, repealing resumption,
within one week, and asked immediate action.
Objection was made by Mr. Morrill, of Maine,
and the matter went over under the rules.
Mr. Jones, of Florida, and Mr. Morgan, of
Alabama, spoke at some length, denouncing
Secretary Schurz's recent action in reference
to cutting timber on the public lands. In
the House, the navy appropriation bill of
nearly Bfteen millions passed. An effort to
take up the Mexican Pension bill was defeated
by a vote of 97 to 118. The motion
was made by Mr. Hewitt* of Alabama, and
was to set aside the regular order. The vote
is no indication of the strength of the measure.
Mr. Waddell, of North Carolina, chairman
of the committee on post offices aud post
roads, reported a bill to establish a postal
savings depository as a branch of the Post
Office Department, and to aid in refunding
the interest bearing indebtedness of the United
States. Ordered printed and recommitted.
It authorizes the establishment at
Washington of a chief office, to be called the
neutral depository and the opening (at suitable
money order post offices) of sub-depositories
for the receipt and withdrawal of deposits,
uterest to be allowed at three per cent. The
leposits, are to be paid into the Treasury aud
interest credited to "the postal savings depository
account" at the rate of four per cent.
Depositors to the amount of over $50 may
have four per cent, bonds issued to them, releemable
after fifty years and only transferable
by authorization of the Secretary of the
Treasury. The bill also provides for certificates
of deposit of the denominations of $10,
1520, $50 aud $100, bearing interest 8.65 per
vear only, and to be convertible into four per
cent, bonds.
Iu the Seoate on the 22nd, Mr. Wadleigh,
who is a committee of one to whom the committee
ou privileges and elections referred the
:|uestiou whether the admission of Senator
Butler, of South Carolina, precluded further
inquiry by the committee as to Corbin's right
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to tlie seat, reported mat tne case is sun oefore
the committee on its merits. The report
was adopted by the full committee, and they
tvill proceed to consider the case at the next
meeting. The Senate adjourned until Monday.
In the House, Mr. Stephens, of Georgia,
chairman of the committee on coinage,
reported a bill to allow the coinage of silver
bullion for owners on the same terms as gold
b>uilioi) is coined, that is, for the cost of the
coinage ; also, to authorize the issue of certificates
on the deposit of silver bullion or coin,
the same as gold certificates, which are to be
receivable for the public dues, <Stc.; also to
abolish the coinage of twenty-cent, five-cent
md three-cent silver pieces, and to continue
the coinage of trade dollars for exportation
mly, at the rate of 8750,000. The bill was
jrdered to be printed and recommitted. There
were about forty pension bills considered and
aassed, among them one introduced by Mr.
joode, of Virgiuia, pensioning the widows of
Japt. Guthrie and thesurfmen who losttheir
lives in rendering assistance to the crew of the
wrecked steamer Huron on the North Carolina
joast last November.
In the Senate on the 25th, Mr. Howe,
"Rep.] of Wisconsin, called up the resolution
mbmitted by him last week, calling upon the
President for information as to the charges
hat Judge Whittaker, (a Democrat,) of
Louisiana, is a defaulter to the United States
jovemraeut, aud spoke at considerable
ength, denouncing Mr. Hayes' policy, and
jondemning his course in appointing Demojrats
to office. Howe's tirade against the
President seems to have been for the purpose
)f provoking Democrats in the debate likely
;o result from it; but it is understood that
hey do not intend to be caught. In execu;ive
session, the Senate confirmed, among
)ther appointments, T. M. Graham as pustnaster
at Chester, S. C. In the House, a
aumber of bills were introduced, among them
)ne by Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, for the issue
of pest-office bonds bearing interest at
he rate of ninety cents per $100 for every
;hree calendar mouths, and redeemable on
lemand at any of the post-offices having the
funds on hand.
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Hampton and the Democratic Members.
' At a caucus of the Democratic memners
of the General Assembly, held one night
last week, after the nominations for which
the caucus assembled had been made, Mr.
Buist offered a resolution, which was unanimously
adopted, inviting Governor Hampton
to enter the caucus and participate in its deliberations
upon all matters relating to the
welfare of the Democratic party. Messrs.
Buist, Vandiver and Butler were appointed
a committee to wait on the Governor and request
his presence. The Governor, on his
arrival, was received with enthusiastic applause,
and at the request of the caucus delivered
an address, in which he urged the importance
of pursuing, in the next cumpaign,
the policy which had proved bo effective during
the past two years. He urged, furthermore,
the importance of fulfilling all the party
pledges, and announced as his judgment
that, if this policy was adhered to, success in
the approaching campaign was assured. Upon
the withdrawal of the Governor, the following
resolutions were introduced by Mr.
Simonton and unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That we recogniae the debt ol
gratitude which the State owes to his Excelloiinv
finvprnnr Htimnton for the sauracitv.
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aud eminent ability he has exhibited
in the administration of his high office under
circumstances of great public difficulty and
trial.
Resolved, That he possesses the entire confidence,
regard and respect of the people ol
South Carolina, and we feel that iu his hands
the honor and interest of the State are safe.
The following resolution, offered by Maj,
Buist, was unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Democratic
members of the General Assembly, in
caucus, that no Democrat having the interest
of the State at heart should unite with Re
publicans on an independent ticket, and thai
this caucus, through its president, do recom
mend to the Democratic caucus of the nexl
Legislature, that all such representatives
elected as Independents, be not allowed ad
mittance into the Democratic caucus of tlx
next General Assembly.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Mr. A Mrs. S. B. Massey, Chester?New Attractions
and Great Bargains.
1 Dr. J. B. Patrick, Jr., Dentist?Will be in Yorkville
on the 1st of April.
1 | Misses Massey A Smith?Millinery, Millinery,
i W. H. A J. P. Herndon?Cilc'ieake?Millet.
I H. F. Adickes A Sons?1878, Spring, 1878.
' Kennedy Bros. A Barron?Look for Yourself?
| Fancy Groceries?Heavy Groceries?Always
on Hand?Seeds?Cigars.
Clark Brothers?Seeds?Fresh and Nice?Flour?
! Molasses?Coffee and Sugar?Plow StocksGuano
and Phosphates.
I Hunter A Oates?New Goods.
; B. T. Wheeler?Rockaways, Phretons, Ac.
SENATOR WITHERSPOON.
1 Hon. I. D. VVitberspoon, Slate Senator
: from York county, returned to his home in
i this place, last Saturday afternoon, in fine
spirits and the enjoyment of ezcelleut health.
COURT NEXT WEEK.
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The members or ti.e i oricvme oar are ousily
engaged, making preparation for Court,
which will convene next week. Besides an
unusually heavy sessions docket, there is also
a large amount of business on the civil side,
to be disposed of, if it can be reached.
IN THE MATTER OF TEETH.
Dr. Pa-rick, of Charleston, and Dr. Glenn,
of N. C., each favorably known in this place,
, give notice through our advertising columns,
that they will be in Yorkville on the 1st of
' next month, for the purpose of tendering their
professional services to the public.
REGISTRAR IN BANKRUPTCY.
On Monday last, Judge Bryau of the U.
S. District Court, upon the nomination of the
i Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, appointed C. E. Spencer,
Esq.. of Yorkville, Registrar in Bankruptcy
. for the Fourth Congressional District, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of the late
Registrar Claweon.
DRY WEATHER.
Thus far iu the season, the present Spring
has been exceedingly dry. But little rain
has fallen here within the past month, and
the streets are as dusty as in midsummer.
Farmers complain that their fields are becoming
too dry and hard to plow, and farming
operations are thus retarded to a certain
1 extent. As yet there has not been sufficient
frost to injure fruit, much of which is in
bloom.
CAPT. J*. M. IVY.
We were pleaded to receive a call, last
Thursday, from Capt. J. M. Ivy, of the Rock
Hill Herald. Capt. Ivy represents eastern
York as in a prosperous coudition. The
planters of that section are encouraged and
hopeful. With the adoption of the fence law
they are bestowing special attention to the
cultivation of grasses, while it is their intention
to put forth their full energies on the ordinary
field crops.
SALE OF"COTTON.
While in our town last week, Capt. J. M.
Ivy, of Rock Hill, purchased in the town and
vicinity, about 250 bales of cotton?paying
fancy prices for some choice grades. Anent
this subject, it is somewhat gratifying to
know, that with a'l the complaint of hard
times, a few huudred more bales, stowed away
as a kind of reserve fund by our prudential
farmers, could be put on the market if their
necessities were such as to require it.
THE SPRING TRADE.
Some of our merchants are already receiving
their Spring purchases of goods, and in
a few days the stores will present tempting
and attractive displays. From the extent of
the purchases, as reported by those who have
bought their stocks, a good trade is anticipa
LtJtJ. WHICH Wit) ttU vol tioiug iviumug ui nit
Enquirer. Those who advertise their goods
and solicit trade are they who not only can
afford to sell the cheapest, but also evince a
disposition so to do.
COLUMBIA REGISTER.
The Columbia Register has recently changed
ownership. Messrs. Hoyt and Emlyn have
withdrawn from the proprietorship, and
Messrs. Calvo & Patton, with Messrs. McDaniel
and Wells of the old firm, are now
the proprietors. Col. James A. Hoyt will
remain as editor, and Mr. Eualyn will continue
his business connection with the paper.
The Register is a wide awake, conservative
Democratic paper, sufficiently "straight-out''
for all practical purposes, and deserves a liberal
support. We are gratified to learn that
it is upon a sure foundation, and under its
uew management will fully meet the expectations
of the public.
REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS.
Dr. Meynardie, Presiding Elder of the Columbia
district, preached in the Methodist
Church in this place last Sunday morning
and evening. His evening discourse was attended
by a very large congregation, who
were attracted not only by the reputation of
the emiuent divine, but also the subject of
his discourse, which was on future rewards
and punishments. The learned preacher took
as the text for his sermon the parable of the
rich man and Lazarus the beggar, St. Luke
xvi, 22-24. From these passages of Scripture
he refuted the position maintaiued by
some that Sheol of the Hebrew, or Hades
of the Greek, simply raeau the grave, anu
deduced from the language of the text that
there is a hell, and at least one human soul
has been consigned to it as a punishment for
transgression of the divine law.
FATAL CASE OF STABBING.
On Saturday evening last, in the upper portion
of this county, on King's creek, a case of
stabbing occurred, which resulted fatally by
the death of the wounded man on Monday.
The parties to the affair were Robert Etten
1 and W. J. Dover, the former of whom received
his death wound at the hands of the
I latter.
On Tuesday last, Trial Justice J. J. L. Gill,
; acting as Coroner, impaneled a jury of inquest,
j composed of the following persons: Wm.
I Howell, foreman; J. B. Collins, J. M. Haraj
bright, Wm. Oates, L. C. Weston, J. Robert
i Dickson, R. G. Parker, H. I. Hullender,
Win. Dilliugham, A. C. Hambright, 0. P.
; Morgan, Perry Black and G. Hambright.
i The only witness of the affair was C. C.
: Hendricks, a ycuth of about 16 or 17 years !
J of age, who testified before the jury of inquest I
substantially as follows :
On the evening of the 23d instant, witness i
was plowing in the bottom on the creek, and
at about 3 o'clock on that evening, Robert!
I Etters and W. J. Dover, both white, came,
i into the field, both riding the same mule. |
; They dismounted, and Etters took witness' j
plow and commenced plowing. Dover went
to where his sister was plowing, and started
i to plow her horse, when the top hame-string
j broke. Witness went to fix it, aud Etters !
stopped plowing, mounted the horse, and
j commenced to run him up aud down the
.~u i A mn loo nunaincr
, creeK, wuiuu u i^iilcim>u
them both to ruu off. Etters rode on after j
them, witness and Dover following. After
' crossing the creek, they found Etters' saddle. (
Dover picked it up and endeavored to break
[ it by throwing it on the ground, but failing to
j break it, threw it out into the old field. Af- (
i ter going a little distance farther, they met
Etters leading all the horses. Dover said to
him?
"You say you are a man, do you ?"
Etters replied : "Yes, I say so." n
Etters then asked Dover if he had seen ?
anything of his saddle. He replied that
he had seen it, and tried to break it and ?
threw it into the old held. Quarreling en- v
sued, and in the altercation, Etters knocked b
Dover down. Dover, on gaining his feet, il
drew out his knife. Etters then seized him
and was choking him, when Dover jerked P
loose, and stuck his knife into him, on the r
right side below the ribs, and was in the act
of stabbing him a second time, when witness t
caught his arm. Etters' bowels protruded t
from the incision. r
The verdict of the jury was that the de- ?
ceased came to his death from a cut by a
knife in the hands of W. J. Dover.
An autopsy was made by Drs. Tracy and t
Dickson, of King's Mountain, N. C., and Dr. c
A. F. Hambright, of this county, who found t
that the knife had entered the wounded man's v
stomach, and they certified to that effect. '
Immediately after the commission of the
deed, Dover fled, and as yet has not been ap- a
prehended. t
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TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.
The following transfers of real estate have ^
been recorded in the office of the County Au- f
ditor since our last report: ?
J. Lumpkin to F. H. Brown, Executor.
Tract in Ebeuezer township. Consideration
82,814.
W. J. Collins to F. H. Barber and J. C. t
Hoke. Tract of 29* acres in Catawba town- (
it- ry ?i j o.joc f
snip. i/OtiBiuerauou oim. v
J. W. White to F. H. Barber and John C. c
Hoke. Tract of 12f acres in Catawba town- 1
ship. Consideration 8453.
Calvin Sparks aud others to F. H. Barber b
and J. C. Hoke. Lot of 1} acre in Catawba c
township. Consideration 815. p
Mary L. Duffy and others to James Me- c
Carley. Tract of 125 acres in Bethesda y
township. Consideration 8300. h
Washington Vaughu to Robert H. Corn- C
well. Lot of 5 acres in Catawba township, t
Consideration 850. a
J. G. and S. A. Black to John H. Craw- t
ford. Tract of 14 acres in Cherokee township.
Consideration 8221.50. v
T. P. Whitesides to Martha Whitesides.
Tract of 77 acres in King's Mountain town- 1
ship. Consideration 8777. t
Robert C. Stephenson to Wni. W. Jenkins, s
Tract of 64 acres in King's Mountain town- ?
ship. Consideration $175.
R.A.Caldwell o William Caldwell. Tract d
of 158 acres in Cherokee township. Consid- F
eratiou 8500. *
R. A. Caldwell to J. McGill. Tract of
135 acres in Cherokee township. Considera- S
ation 8135. ?
J. LeGrand McCarter to Milton H. Cur- %
rence. Tract of 120 acres in Bethel town- *
ship. Consideration 8675. [
John Nichols to Andrew Moore. Tract
of 50 acres iu York township. Consideration
866.
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to A. L. Gordon. .
Tract of 266 acres in Catawba township. ,
Consideration 866.
Isabella Steele to J. W. Gardner. Tract 1
of 80 acrts in York township. Consideration f
'An C
5HUU.
J. W. Gardner to L. A. Conner. Tract of J
80 acres in York township. Consideration .
8825. 1
L. A. Conner to Sarah E. Good. Tract of 1
80 acres in York township. Consideration
8700. ;
Sarah E. Good to G. L. McNeel. Tract
of 80 acres in York. Consideration 8750.
c
EDITORIAL INKLINGS. 8
Important Decision. 5
The Supreme Court of the United 1
States decided last Monday, the case of Wm. r
Godfrey, Receiver, et. al., Stockholders of the [
Merchant's Bank of South Carolina at Cheraw,
appellants, vs. Harvey Terry. This case
involved the liability of the stockholders of
asuspended State bank for the outstanding
bills of the bank. The Circuit Court of the
United States decided in favor of Terry, and j
against the stockholders. The Supreme Court, ?
has dismissed the bill of the plaintiff, and has *
placed its decision upon grounds that cover 8
a host of similar cases, aud will carry relief c
to many an anxious household. The Su- f
preme Court holds that the failure of the .
bank in question occurred at the time of the g
suspension of specie payments in 1860, and i
the claims of the billholders are barred by
the Statute of Limitations. This is the end of 8
multitudinous suits. It protects the stock- [
holders in all Southern banks which suspend- e
artppip navmcnts before the war. and where
*" * W1 I?J ? '
such stockholders are sued upon the clause 1
iu the charters which imposed upon the t
stockholders a liability (beyoud that of cor- ^
poration) for the bills of the bank, in case of ^
the failure of the bank. j
The Outlaw Redmond. a
So faras is consistent with his duty, it i
is Governor Hampton's policy to aid the f
United States authorities in the capture of ^
Redmond, the alleged illicit distiller and
outlaw. The Governor has written a letter to j
Collector Bruyton, in which he says: t
After full consultation with on? of the ]
members of the House from Pickens, I have t
come to the conclusion that the pursuit of
Redmond just now, when he is on the alert, s
would not only be fruitless, but might result c
in bloodshed. I advise you, therefore, to let
the matter rest for the present, and I feel san- i
guine that a plan can be devised to capture t
him in a short time. I shall write to the
authorities in Washington on this matter, and f
suggest that you urge them to offer a reward t
of one thousand dollars for his capture. If
you agree to my plan of operations, I will do a
everything in ray power to have him brought c
to justice, and I think this can be done. I c
will write to Judge Mackey, who holds court
at Pickens this week, giving him my views, a
and you can rely on his active co-operation, t
Subsequent to writing the above, the Gov- a
ernor received a lengthy communication from ?
Judge Mackey, detailing the state of affairs 1
as they now exist in Pickens. From Judge ^
Mackey's letter it would appear that peacea- \
ble, law abiding citizens of Pickens are no
less terrorized by Redmond and his followers a
KtT rooaniio r\ffir?PrQ thpiflSfil VPS. some of S
whom are reported to have acted in an out- (
rageous manner, five of whom have been in- ^
dieted for committing aggravating assaults g
and batteries upon unufiending citizens. A
true bill has also been found against Red- c
mond, by the grand jury of Pickens, charg.ng 1
him with grand larceny. Speights' Daily, of *
Greenville, of Tuesday's date, gives the fol- *
lowing as the latest account of the operations ; g
of the revenue officials in Pickens and Oconee j ]
counties : J J
Deputy Collector G. P. Kirkland returned i (
to Greenville on Suuday night, after a very j t
successful raid on illicit distillers and moonshiners
of Pickens and Oc? nee couuties. He t
captured aud destroyed ten distilleries, about ]
1500 gallons of sweet mash, 300 gallons of
mountain dew, and twenty odd prisoners, (
among whom is the notorious Alex. Bryce, 1
of postoffice notoriety at Walhalla, aud who, i t
it will be remembered, Judge Cooke sent to !
the penitentiary for holding the Auditor's du-1 <
plicates. The revenue officers came near! (
coming up with Redmond. He was hemmed | i
in at Walhalla, but through the aid of nu- j I
merous friends, he was spirited away. We j
understand that there is a rumor afloat that j t
the Butler Guards, of this city, will be sent ?
by Governor Hampton to capture Redmond. I
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday, March 19.
In the Senate, Mr. Taft from the committee
of conference on the biia to amend the
riminal law, reported that the committee
ad agreed to amend the bill exempting burlary
from capital punishment; rape and aron
to be punished with death under the proisions
of the bill, and the punishment of
mrglary under the common law to remain as
t now is. The report was adopted.
Senators Witherspoon and Taft were apiointed
as a committee of free conference,
pou the joint resolutiou to codify and araoge
the laws of the State.
The joint resolution authorizing the Coroproller
General, in his settlement with Couny
Treasurers, to allow them commissions on
eceipts issued by the special agents appointA
hv the Oiivpnmr under resolution of
December 20, 1876, was passed to a third
eading.
In the House, the Senate bill to redistrict
he State into live Congressional Districts
ante up for its final reading. On the quesion
of passing the bill, it was killed by a
ote of 41 yeas to 54 nays. The result is
hat the congressional districts remain as
leretofore constituted.
Messrs. J. J. Hemphill, George Johnstone
nd R. B. Rhett were appointed to act upon
he conference committee on the part of the
louse, to confer with a similar committee on
he part of the Senate, to adjust differences
letween the two houses on a bill to provide
or a commission to codify the laws of the
itate.
Wednesday, March 20.
In the Senate, the bill to create the counies
of Berkley and Edisto, from portions of
Charleston and Colleton, came up. Mr.
Campbell moved to strike out the enacting
lause, which was agreed to by a vote of ayes
8; nays, 12.
In the House, the bill to prohibit, mem
era of the Legislature, Judges, and State and
ounty officers from receiving free railroad
lasses, came up for a second reading. On a
action to indefinitely postpone the bill, the
eas and nays were called for and resulted in
:illiug the bill by a vote of 51 yeas to 46 nays.
)f the York members, Mr. Hutchinsou did
lot vote; Mr. Deal voted against free passes,
nd Messrs. Byers and Massey in favor of
hem.
Mr. Siraonton offered the following, which
ras adopted :
Whereas, the investigation made under theauhority
of this General Assembly, and the proseutions
based thereon, have demonstrated the
ruth of the charges made against those who,
incel8G8, have ruled and almost ruined the State,
,nd whereas, whilst adhering steadfastly to the
ietermination that the leaders in the system of
iluuder, whereby the resources of the State were
Irained, shall be brought to trial and merited
tunishment, it is not desired that vengeance
hould be visited upon those who were but the
nstrumentsof the masterspirits; be it
Resolved., By the House of Representatives, the
Senate concurring, that his Excellency, the Gov?
rnor, be authorized and requested, in case he
teems it expedient, to instruct an order of nolle
iros. to be entered in any of the prosecutions
irought or which may be brought by the 8tate,
lased upon the facts found by the joint investigaing
committee on public frauds.
Thursday, March 14.
In the Sfnate, the concu.rent resolution
rom the House respecting the prosecutions
>ased on report of joint investigating com*
nittee on public frauds, occasioned an earnest
lebate. The adoption of the rosolutiou was
ipposed by Messrs. Gary, Wylie, and Lips*
iomb. The resolution, however, was adopted
>y a vote of 26 yeas to 4 nays. Messrs.
3ary, Counts, Wylie and Lipscomb voted
lay.
fw Tin.- Hnriar lha iiiHiaixrv enmmiltiM
nade a favorable report on the registration
till. A motion to take the hill up for immeliate
consideration was voted down, the effect
if which was to kill the bill for the present
ession.
The phosphate bill wa3 received from the
Senate with suudry unimportant ameudmeuts.
[heee caused some debate, and various dilatoy
motions were made, but the bill, with all
he amendments, was ordered for ratification
>y a vote of yeas 62, nays 18.
Friday, March 22.
In the Senate, Mr. Cochran stated that
lertain important papers relating to the mis*
:onduct ? f Chamberlain, Parker, Scott and
iimpton had been stolen from his desk in the
senate Chamber, but that copies of the same
vera still in his possession. The evident deign
of the unknown thief, to destroy the evilence
against these men was, therefore, a failire.
It should be stated in this connection
bat this is the second time that important
>apers of this description, and affecting the
ame men, have been thus mysteriously spirted
away, and the inference is direct that
ome one in the service of the State has taken
idvantage of his position in order to obtain
lossession of valuable documents, perhaps for
he purpose of disposing of them for a considtration
to the parties most interested.'
At the evening session, Mr. Taft (Repubican)
introduced a resolution expressing the
hanks of the General Assembly to Governor
dampton, for bis impartial conduct as Chief
Magistrate, and the manner in which he has
edeemed the pledges he made during the cam>aign.
The resolution was unanimously
idopted. Mr. Taft said that he thought it
ncumbent upon himself as a member of the
i . .i r . . n
>arty oppoaec 10 tne .uieuienani-ijovenior, 10
iffer a resolution concerning the presiding of*
icer of the Senate. Hon. T. B. Jeter waa
hen called to the chair, and a resolution, ex*
iressing the appreciation of the Senate for
he able and impartial manner in which
Lieutenant-Governor Simpson had discharged
lis duties, was unanimously adopted.
The Senate, in executive session, confirmed
I large number of appointments of county
ifficers made by the Governor.
The Governor seut in a message announcing
that he had approved the acts passed by
he General Assembly to-day.
The President delivered a patriotic and
eeling address in response to the complimeu*
arv resolutions.
The Governor having informed the Gener*
II Assembly that he had nothing further to
lommuuicate to them, at 9.30 the Senate was
leclared adjourued sine die.
In the House, Mr. D. F. Bradley offered
l resolution that the conference committee on
he part of the House, who were appointed to
idjust differences betweeu the two houses on
i bill to appoint a commission of codifiers, be
nstructed to agree, in behalf of the House, to
he amendments proposed by the Senate,
rhis resolution was laid upon the table, which
las the effect of killing the bill.
At this juncture the Sergeant at-Arms
innounced that the Senate was in waiting,
md the Speaker said "Let the Senate be re*
:eived."
The members of the Senate then entered
he House aud took the front seal* on either
ide of the Speaker's stand.
Lieutenant Governor Simpson took the
shair and called the joint assembly to order.
He stated that the two houses had convened
or the purpose of electing the following oficers:
Three Judges to constitute the special
:ourt known as the Court of Claims; one Inipector
of Phosphates; five Directors of the
Penitentiary ; two attorueys to represent the
state's interests before the Court of Claims ;
>ne Commissioner of Claims, aud seven Trusses
of South Carolina University.
The following gentlemen were appointed
ellers: Messrs. Maxwell, Gaillard and Sawder.
Nominations for three Judges of the Court
>f Claims were the first in order, and the folowiug
names were placed in nomination:
Judges Thomson, Hudson and Aldrich.
The voting then began, each member dedaring
his vote as his name was called. Unier
a resolution adopted, the mode of voting
#as vivos voce, and the three named were voted
for at once.
The three first named gentlemen were,
iherefore, declared to be duly elected as
Judges of the Court of Claims.
President Simpson iheu stated that nomi