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Scraps and <fact$.
? A bill is before the Legislature of Alabama
appropriating 810,000, for the payment ;
of 875 each to soldiers who lost an arm or
leg in the Confederate service.
? A writer in the Cincinnati Oazelte says
that 17,000,000 gallons of alcohol is annually
drunk in the United States in the shape of
malt liquor.
? The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says that at
a recent election in Wyoming Territory, in
which woman suffrage prevails, a fellow running
for Town Clerk bribed eighteen female
voters with a single pound of chewing gum.
? .James .Beck, a baggage master on tne ol
Loui9, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad,
was arrested one day last week for robbing
the mails. He was arraigned, pleaded
guilty, and sentenced to three years' imprisonment
in the penitentiary, the whole proceedings,
from arrest to sentence, requiring
only four hours.
? The Atlanta, (Ga.) Board of Trade puts
its foot down firmly against the compromises
by which business men sneak out of paying
their debts. Its members have signed an
agreement to settle with no creditor for less
than 100 cents on the dollar, unless providential
causes make it utterly impossible for him
to pay in full.
? The court martial at Chicago, arraigning
Major Reno on several serious charges, is not
likely to result in the finding of a verdict
adverse to that officer's already well-earned
reputation. It is pretty well understood
among army officers that Reno did the best
he could. Nobody doubts his personal bravery.
If he committed errors of judgment, it
is now too late to rectify them.
? Postmaster-General Key has received a
letter from a friend in Tennessee, asking him
to invest some money in real estate mortgages
in that State. In his reply, Judge Key
said: "I fear you will find it hard to borrow
money on real estate in Tennessee. A State
that disregards its own obligations is not
likely to enforce those of its citizens. Money
nrwl nannlo o?o looirinn TonilPftSSfl nflf. COinP
uuu uiv ivwTiug a vuuwvvv, ? ? - 0 0
toward it. I am sorry it is so, but it is true."
? A New York letter states that a public
meeting is shortly to be held in Cooper Institute,
in that city, to "vindicate Mr. Tilden
from the dishonor sought to be cast upon
his name by his political enemies," and to
prepare an address to him, assuring him of
"the unabated confidence of his fellow-citizens
and friends." Part of the programme is to
have a have a procession march from Cooper
Hall to Gramercy Park, to present the address
in person.
? For several days there has been much
quiet gossip at Washington, to the edect that
the wives of certain prominent Democratic
senators had called upon Mrs. Bruce, the
wife of the colored Senator from Mississippi.
Mr. Bruce says that none of the wives of the
Democratic senators have called upon Mrs.
Bruce, but that several Democratic representatives
from the Northern States and their
wives have called, and the wives of all the
Republican senators.
? In the U. S. Circuit Court for Virginia,
at Petersburg, on Thursday last, Alexander
Vaughn, judge of election in Petersburg, was
convicted of ballot-box stuffing at the November
election, and sentenced to one year's
imprisonment in jail and pay a fine of $250
and the costs of prosecution. The evidence
showed that when the ballots had been emptied
out of the box to be counted, Vaughn
attempted to drop a number of fraudulent
ballots from his sleeve into the pile of legitimate
votes.
? It may be of interest to Mexican war
veterans to know that the United States Senate
has nassed the House bill Drovidinff for
the payment to the officers and soldiers of the
Mexican war of the three months' extra pay,
provided for by the act of July 19, 1848,
which was amended so as to provide that the
act shall include "officers and soldiers of the
United States army, officers, petty officers,
seamen and marines of the United States
Navy, and officers and seamen of the revenue ,
marine service."
? The House committee on invalid pensions
have authorized Representative Hewitt to report
to the House, with a favorable recommendation,
a bill restoring all invalid pensioners
who have been dropped from the rolls
on account of residence during "the rebellion,"
and providing for the payment of such (
pensioners from and after the passage of the ,
bill, subject to the United States Pension
laws. The purpose of the bill is to enable
Mexican war pensioners, who were residents '
in the South during "the Rebellion," to receive
their pensions in the same manner as
they did before the war.
? A short time ago a farmer who lives in
Mecklenburg county, N. C., picked up, at a
point between the public square and the Air
Line Depot, in Charlotte, a tar bucket, such
as may be seen hanging under road wagons,
and carried it home. After using the contents,
he threw the bucket into the fire, and
as he did so a false bottom dropped out, revealing
a bundle of tobacco stamps which
had been used. It is easily explained. A
wagoner had sold his tobacco, removing the
stamps by soaking, and was carrying them
back home with the expectation of making
them do service again, thereby robbing the
government of their face value in money.
? "The Widow's Wager, or Northern Hearts
and Southern Homes," is the title of a serial
story which was began in the New York
Weekly of January 27. It will run for three
months, and. is from the pen of one of South
Carolina's most gifted daughters, who writes
under the non de plume of "Rose Ashleigh."
A ItAn^tf a n 1 /\4' + U a ^ f 4Vi tw 01 if AO
j.\, imsiy pciouai ui tuc uist lcn tuajHcio slv^?
indubitable evidence of the success of the
writer for the future. The story is written in
the choicest English, and the interest of the
narrative is never permitted to flag. The
subject is one of peculiar interest to the
Southern as well as the Northern reader, as
the title shows, and those who avail themselves
of its perusal will enjoy a rich literary
treat.
? The Louisville Courier-Journal of Monday
says : "We have reports from Tennessee
and Mississippi which are calculated to create
deep apprehension. They are to the effect
that during the last two or three weeks
there have been in these States a number of
cases of yellow fever and some deaths. It is
believed the disease has been caused by the
disinterment and removal of the remains of
persons who died last summer of the fever.
It has heretofore been believed that it was
impossible for yellow fever to exist when the
mercury had reached the freezing point; and
if the germs of the disease have not been
effectually destroyed by the severely freezing
weather of this winter, much uneasiness is
naturally felt as to what will be the consequences
next summer."
? Mr. T. C. Campbell recently delivered
a lecture at Maysfield Ky., on temperance, in
which he explained and advised as follows:
Bar-keepers in this city pay, on an average,
$2 per gallon for whisky. One gallon contains
an average of sixty-five drinks, and at
ten cents a drink the poor man pays 86.50
per gallon for his whisky. In other words,
he pays $2 for the whisky and 84.50 to a
man for handing it over the bar. Make
your wife your bar-keeper. Lend her 82 to
buy a gallon of whisky for a beginning, and
every time you waut a drink go to her and
pay ten cents for it. By the time you have
drank, a gallon she will have 86.50, or enough
money to refund the 82 borrowed of you to
pay for another gallon of liquor, and have a
balance of 82.50.
? Senator Hdl'c speech against paying any
Southern war claims, seems to be generally
regarded with approval in Georgia. The Atlauta
Constitution says that he has "undoubtedly
struck the key-note of Democratic policy
; let them all, whether loyal or disloyal,
be bundled up and burned, and by so much
do we put the past behind us." The Augusta
Chronicle says: "Mr. Hill appears to have
produced a sensation by his recent speech in
opposition to the payment of war claims.
What is better, he has done a wise and timely
thing." The Evening News of the same city
says that these claims are repudiated by the
great mass of honest Southerners, and adds:
"Mr. Hill is right, and we earnestly hope no
Southern man in Congress will ever again
vote to pay a 'loyal' Southern claim and prevent
the North from doing so." And the
Columbus Times says: "Surely no representative
of the South after having been compelled
to repudiate all of the war debts of his
own section, both Confederate and State, can
feel any compunctions of conscience in taking
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a stana now, iourteen years arter ine ciose 01
the war, against the payment of any more
claims against the Federal Government for
damages during the war, whether the claimants
be loyal or disloyal."
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 11th, Mr. Morrill, of
Vermont, from the committee on finance, reported,
without amendment, the Senate bill
authorizing the conversion of national gold
bonds?placed on the calendar. He also
reported from the same committee, without
amendment, the Senate bill to amend sections
5157 and 5171 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States relative to the deposit of bonds.
Mr. Dorsey, of Arkansas, from the committee
on appropriations, reported back the postoffice
appropriation bill, with various amendments.
Placed on the calendar. He also
reported from the same committee an amendment
to the bill submitted by Mr. Ferry,
from the committee on postoffices anu postroutes,
providing for re-classification of mail
matter and readjustment of compensation
paid to railroads for transportation of the
mails. These are substantially the same provisions
that were agreed upon in the Post
Route bill of last year, which bill failed to
become a law on account of the Brazilian
Mail Subsidy and other objectionable amendments
thereto. In submitting the report, Mr.
Dorsey said the committee would not oppose
the amendment if it should be urged by the
committee on postoffices and post roads. Mr.
Ferry said the committee had instructed him
to submit an amendment and he would urge
its passage. Mr. Sargent, of California, submitted
a resolution requesting the Secretary
of State to furnish the Senate with all information
in possession of the State Department,
or that may be obtained through the Consu
lar services, relating to methods of producing
the various kinds of alcoholic liquors import
ed into the United States ; also the laws and
customs of trade in force and prevailing at
various places affecting the purity of such
liquors and genuineness of the labels and
marks designating them. He also submitted
a resolution requesting the Secretary of the
Treasury to furnish similar information, and
said as the object of these resolutions was to
ascertain whether we received any pure wines,
he hoped the committee on finance would
give the subject early attention. Mr. Conkling,
referring to the last resolution, said it
was not usual to "request" a Cabinet officer
to furnish information to the Senate, but "direct"
hirp to do so. The resolution was
amended as suggested, and then referred to
the committee on finance.
The House, after agreeing to the conference
report on the naval appropriation bill, went
into committee on the legislative appropriation
bill.
In the Senate on the 12th, Mr. Sargent, of
California, from the committee on naval affairs,
reported favorably on the Senate bill to
regulate applications for restoration to the
active list of the navy. Passed. (It provides
that all applications of officers of the navy
for restoration to the active list, for advancement
to positions on the active list, and also
similar applications on the retired list, as well
as pay therein, shall be made to the Secretary
of the Navy, who shall thereupon order a
board of officers not below the grade of the
applicant, to investigate his case and report
thereon, and said report, with the recommen4Uawa/\M
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uauuu uicicuu ui uic ucticiaij ui vnc
shall be forwarded to Congress for its action
thereon. No such application shall be made
except as herein provided.) He also reported,
from the same committee, adversely on
the Senate bill authorizing the establishment
of a naval station and depot a Port Royal,
S. C., and it was indefinitely postponed. Mr.
Allison, from the committee on Indian Affairs,
reported back the resolution instructing
the committee to inquire into the recent escape
of the Cheyenne Indians, and their
subsequent slaughter, together with communications
from the Secretaries of War and
Interior on the subject. He said the committee
were unable, from the papers, to make
any intelligent report this session, but believed
it a matter of importance, and it
should be inquired into. Therefore, on behalf
of the committee, he submitted a resolution
for a select committee of five to examine
into the circumstances attending the
escape, etc. Agreed to. The Senate passed
House bill creating the northern judicial district
of Texas. The bill to restrict Chinese
immigration was also discussed to the hour i
of adjournment.
The House adjourned at 4.30 P. M., hav-1
ing devoted the entire day to the legislative j
appropriation bill.
In the Senate on the 13th, Mr. Kellogg introduced
a bill to secure the completion of a
line of railway from San Antonio, Texas, to
a point at or near Fort Clark, and thence to i
a point at or near El Paso upon the Rio j
Grande, to be known as the Mexican and
Pacific Extension of the Galveston and San
Antonio Railway. He spoke very briefly in !
favor of the construction of this road, which !
asked for but ten thousand dollars a mile
from the government. The bill was referred
to the committee on railroads. The bill to
restrict Chinese immigration was then dis-1
cussed, without final action, until the hour of
adjournment.
In the House, after discussing the legisla- j
tive appropriation bill until the close of the
morning, hour, the remainder of the day was J
devoted to memorial services in honor of the
late Julian Harttfdge. > ' .
In the Senate on the 14tK,~the Vice-President
presented the credentials of a number
; of members elect, after which, Mr. Blaine
spoke at length in favor of the bill to restrict
Chinese immigration, and the discussion of
the bill was continued/until jdjounjment.'
, In the House, a bill for Ihfi^retirernent.P.f
Gen. Shields was referred. The remainder of
the day was devoted to private bills.
In the,Senate on the 16th, Mr. Edmunds,
from the committee on the judiciary, reported
favorably on a bill to remove the political
disabilities of John R. Hamilton, of South
Carolina. The consideration of the bill to
restrict Chinese immigration was resumed.
Mr. Hamliu. of Maine. SDoke in opposition to
the bill. During the night session the bill
was passed by a vote of yeas, 39 ; nays, .27.
The Senate then took up the bill to amend
the internal revenue laws, which contains the
amendment reducing the tobacco tax; but
before completing the reading of the bill, the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, the entire day was devoted
to the consideration of the judicial appropriation
bill. :
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Rev. Dr. Meynardie will repeat his lecture
on W. Gilmore Sims, before the Cheraw
Lyceum in April next. . / ; .t..
? There are 593 pupils on the roll of the
Howard School of Columbia, and the average
daily attendance is 430.'
? The Marion -Star says there is a "man in
that county who is the happy possessor of
three wives?two white and one colored.
? For several days last week, sweet potatoes
were Bold on the streets of Columbia, at
twenty cents per bushel.' ' rf :
? Afire last Monday night at Newberry,
destroyed an entire block of business houses,
and five other blocks were badly damaged.
Loss, $60,000 ; partly covered by insurance.
? The bonds of Chester and Lancaster
counties, issued in aid of the CheraW 'and
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Vliesiei xvaiuutiu, me ocmug at vu
with an upward tendency.
?Six thousand nine hundred and ninetythree
bales of cotton have been shipped from
the railroad depotin Abbeville, since the first
of September.
? In consequence of there being no money
in the State treasury, w^h which, to pay the
appropriations made at the recent session of
the legislature, the directors of the penitentiary
were, last week compelled, upon their
individual credit, to borrow $1,666, to be
used for the support of the institution.
? The Supreme Court of the United States
having decided, recently, that the portion of
the Air Line Railroad lying in' this State is
liable to taxation, it has become necessary
for the comptroller-general to order a re-assessment
of the gross receipts of all the roads
in this 8tat6 fbr the^fMrpose bf levying the
tax required to raise the araounf'of the salary
of the railroad commissioner. The tax upOn
each road will be proportioned to its mileage
within the borders of South Carolina.
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? The recent decision of the United Statep
Supreme Court declaring the Air-Line Rail- |
road liable to taxation in this State, will add
very much to the financial prosperity of Pickens
county. The back taxes dub by the road
to the State and county from 1874, to 1878,
amount to 319,823.72, of which $7,696.92 is
due the county and $12,127.80 to the State.
This amount will probably be increased by
the addition of the penalties, Ac., to $22,18002
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? Messrs W. Starr & Son of Camden N. J.,
have entered into a contract with the City
Council of Charleston to erect water works
in the latter city, with a capacity sufficient to
supply 2,000,000 gallons of water daily. The
two artesian wells now in the city are to be
used as the means of supplying the water
necessary for domestic, sanitary and fire purposes.
The contractors propose to pay,.the
city $45,000 for the two wells and have, the
works finished by the first of July.
? The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masous
of South Carolina, held its annual conin
arloctnn last wpp.1t rftiriftininf
in session for two days. The annual election
of officers took place on Wednesday, with the
following result: Wilmot G. DeSaussure, M.
E. G. H. Priest; F. F. Gary, R. E. D. G. H.
Priest; J. Adger Smyth, R. E. G. King; R.
C. Watts, R. E. G. Scribe; Q. E. Chichester,
Rt. Rev. G. Chaplain ; C. F. Jackson, E. G.
Treasurer; J. E. Burke, E. G. Secretary;
Thomas R. Robertson, G. - Captain of Host ;
G. D. Bryan, G. Royal Arch Captain; L. F.
Meyer, G. Sentinel.. . ? *.*'? i
? In Charleston, last week, judge Hudson
made an important ruling relating to appeals
from trial justices'courts. The Judge ruled
that where a party appeals from the judgment
of a trial justice dpon^a cnmintjl'njatter,
he is not entitled to a trial de novo m 'the
Circuit Court, but: that the appeal must be
made in writing and submitted to the circuit
judge, together with a transcript of the evidence
taken by the trial justice. Upon these
papers the circuit judge hears argument and
sustains or reverses the judgment of the court
below, as the law and the facts induce him to
decide. .... .. . . .
? The Abbeville Press and Banner tells, ag
follows, how two young lawyers broke up a
prayer-meeting: "On last Wednesday night
Messrs H. G. Scudday and T. P. Cothran unconsciously
broke up the prayer meeting in
the Presbyterian church. After the first
prayer they understood Mr. Martin to ask the
choir to sing the doxology, which they did.
This unexpected proceeding on their part
knocked all thoughts of a lecture out'of the
head of the preacher, and he pronouuced the
benediction. Messrs. Scudday and Cothran
are members of the legal profession. They
nau appuilltuieuuj lu mahc lucu ajiou uu|/uitant
speeches in the court house next day."
? The ,ZVew? and Courier has this tp say of
one of the Charleston fertilizer companies :
"The Atlantic Company was organized early
with a paid-up capital of 8200,000. An admirable
site was chosen, arid the company
succeeded in competing successfully with Northern
factors, while annually reducing the ;
selling price of its manufactures. The Atlantic
Phosphate Company has in the past six
years averaged over 20 per cent, dividends to
the stockholders, and accumulated a commercial
capital which shows on the books of the
company that each share is worth over 30 per j
cent, more than its par value. This arises !
from the ability with which it has been managed,
and the securing at once of an ample
cash capital." ' :
? At Sumter last week, Abram McDaniel
and Charles Wesley, colored, were tried before
Judge Mackey and convicted of arson,
in that they had burned the barn of one Tobe !
Lowry, colored. The case wa8 one of pecu-!
liar interest. Lowry is a colored man, and a
Democrat; McDaniel and Wesley, both colored
Radicals. They had frequently threat-!
ened I^owry on account of his Democratic I
principles, and it was conclusively proved that I
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his barn was burned solely because he was a
Democrat. The jury was composed of one
white and three colored Republicans, one colored
and seven white Democrats." They rendered
a verdict of "guilty," and the prisoners
were sentenced to the per itentiary for life. ,
? The Aiken Court House cases, or what is
known as the "Gregg Mansion fraud," came
up for trial at Aiken hot week, > At the last
.tetyn of .the., Court, Samuel. J. Le&jcoloreiL
formerly Speaker of the House of Representatives,
was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment
in the penitentiary for two years.
Pending an appeal, howe ver, he has been confined
in the county jail until released a few
days ago, on a bond of $2,000. , At the recent
terra, Prince R. Rivers, John Woolley,
E. J. C. Wood and James Nj. Hayne were
tried The solicitor consented to a verdict of
1 T-*
not guilty as to Wood and Hayne, out ruvers
and Woolley were tried and convicted, the
jury recommending them to the mercy of the
Court. They have both appealed to the Supreme
Court, and Woolley has been released
from jail on a bond of $2,000 pending the
appeal.
.? The Columbia Register says that Colonel
Lipscomb, Superintendent of the Penitentiary,
has made arrangements with Messrs. J. P.
& J. A. Boudurant, of Augusta, for the manufacture
of a large quantity of bricks. The
contract provides that Col. Lipscomb is to
furnish these gentlemen with fifty convicts
from the penitentiary and to pay all the expenses
of feeding, clothing and guardiug them,
and to pay ,the proprietors of the brick yard
a royalty of 10 per cent, of the bricks. The
Messrs. Bondurant are to make in seven
months of each year, not less than three millions
of brick. They are to furnish the wood,
the horse-power, the forem&D and all the
skilled labor, and to give to the penitentiary
one half of the brick made. ,,,The royalty is
to be paid out of the portion of brick given
to the penitentiary. The work of preparation
will begin at once, and the manufacture
of brick will commence about the firet of next
month,
? The case against Sam Lee, the notorious
radical politician of Sumter county, was tried
before judge Mackey, in that county, last
week. Lee was Judge of Probate for Sumter
county, and the charge against him was
the closing of his office when it should .have
been open. (Lee was not present at the trial,
but Judge Mackey quoted precedents, and
ruled that he could be tried, he having been
previously arrested, and having, with knowledge
of the indictment, fled the jurisdiction
of the court. The State proved clearly the
frequent absence of Lee and the closing of
his office before and after the. election. At
the close of the evidence for the State, the
counsel of Lee moved to quash the indictment
on the ground that Lee was not Judge
of Probate at the time of the offense charged,
his successor having been elected, and on the
ground that his sureties having been insuffi
cient, he was fundus officio. Judge Mackey
AveE-ruled>Loth positions, and charged that
Lee, .haying acted as Judge of Probate, oaapd
:me ' nine- of 'the of&hi^har^fed/1 was
estopped from claiming that he was out of
office ; also, on other grounds, showed that he
was in office at the time. The Judge stated
that as to his bond, it was clearly shown by
the county auditor that i^ee naa ootamen indulgence,
and had given sufficient sureties,
and that the office of Probate Judge was
rievqi; at any time vacated. A jury of eight
white and four colored, after two hours' absence,
brought in a verdict of guilty. After
the verdict was rendered, Lee was called and
not appearing, the Judge announced that a
sealed sentence would be delivered to the
clerk of the Court.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
??North Carolina has the fourth largest
debt of all the States of the Union.
? But fob timely discovery, the prisoners in
Union jail would have escaped last Wednesday
night. I,., .,. ;:
? The Raleigh Nem says that thus far this
year, only 9 fertilizer licenses have been taken
out from the State treasury1 by manufacturers.
It will be some time yet before the rush for
these begins. .
? Maj. Joseph A. Engelhard, Secretary,.of
State of North Carolina, died in Raleigh
on Friday afternoon last. ' Under the constitution
it devolves upon the Governor to fill,
by appointment, the vacancy caused by Maj.
Engelhard's death.
'4t- The Raleigh Observer learns that Revenue
agent Kellogg recently made a raid in
Chatham, Moore and Montgomery counties,
where he captured 24 distilleries, 18,700
gallons of beer,"284 beer stands, , 40 gallons
of whisky, 217 gallons of low wines, jui^l
25 bushels of meal and malt., Most qf this
property had to be destroyed, as it was' impossible
to remove it. 1 d ? '?
? Revenue officers recently captured a distillery
in Buncombe county (and destrpyed
2,000 gallons of low wine) from Austin Bructi.
The capture of the still was made about 12
o'clock at night. It was raining hard at -the
time, and Bruce, doubtless desiring' to give
the officers a taste of the rigbrfe of the night,
informed them that he could show tbem two
other stills in the neighborhood. They accordingly
followed him in the rain and dark
for four hours, when they discovered he hail
duped them. 1 i : ; .
? John McLean, who sometimes preaches
and frequently marries,"^ still at large. Thp
Asheville Journal says of him: "When the
returns were last canvassed he had only nine
wives. He might have gone on to an even
dozen with impunity and satisfaction, but he
overstepped the modesty of nature and kipnapped
the boy of his last victim,, who is rc:corded
, as a winsome widow of Lynchburg,
Va. He lodged the boy in the recesses of
Walnut Mountain. His mother unearthed
him, through the aid of the postmaster at
Marshall."
? The Charlotte Observer learns that op
Thursday night last, Greensboro was the
Bceue of a deplorable tragedy. Between B
and 9 o'clock, on that night, Mr. John YV/8.
Parker, a merchant of Greensboro, closed his
store for the eveiling and started for hiB
tome, a half mile distant. Shortly after
this time he was found lying on the pavement,
thirty yards from his house, in a pool of blood,
altogether unconscious. Friends and neighbors
carried him into his house,1 #hen it was
discovered that he had been struck on his
head with a sharp instrument, which had
made an incision through the skull and into
the brain. His pookets, were found turned
and his keys and money gone. ' It is not
known how much he had with him, hot his
pockets had been rifled of all their contents.
Mr. Parker continued iusensible throughout
:the night, and died at 1Q o'clock t^e next
morning. A negro narufli Jo. Mendenhall
has been arrested on suspicion of beipg the
guilty party, but so far as can be learned,
there is no positive evidence against him.
Naturally there is a great deal of excitement
and indignation in the community ou account
of the foul and cold blooded murder.
ZiOCAXI AFFAIRS!
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. %.
AV-WRlflmVRorit Hitt,.8..0??More Pine Stock'l
Hunter <fe Oates?Bargains !
J. M. Adams?The Die is Cast!
Kennedy Bros. <fe Barron?Dry Goods and Noi.
itions-^Gferden Seeds?Cigars?Need: IHsh;
Potatoes?Farming Utensils?Hats.
Latimer A Hemphill?Glassware?Dry Goods,
Boots and Shoes, Ac.
C.iG. Pariah A Ck>?Bacon-i-B^our?Hqei?Vfeltfing
York?Niok and Rufe?Tobacco?Shoe
W. C. Beatty?For Sale.
DISCOURSE TO THE YOUNG MEN.
On Sunday last, Rev. Thomas E. Gilbert,
pastor of the Methodist Church, announced
that 011 Sunday night next, he will deliver a
discourse to the young men. A general invitation
is extended to both ladies ami gentlemen.
1 AGENTS FOR THE ENQUIRER'.'"1'
The following named persons are authorized
to receive the names of subscribers to the Enquirer
and give receipts on i>aymenfc of sub
scnptions: . .. ,, ,r.
T. Gid Gulp, Esq., . Fort MIJ1, S. C.
George T. Sfchorb',. .'./.'.Chester, S. C.
(.'apt. Ed. M. Mills, Hook Hill,. B. C.
Joshua D. Gwinn, Esq Clover, S. C.
legislaWve^Ikietch book.; .
J. S. Towlinson, Esq., editor of tfie Piedmont
Press, arid engrossing clerk of the North
Carolina Senate, is now preparing and'will
shortly issiVe1 a "Sketch Book,which Will contain
a brief biography* bf all the members and
officers of the present General Assembly of
North Carolina. In addition to the sketches,
it wilt contain, ptber valuable matter for the
general reader. Orders will be filled by mail
at 25.cents per copy. l!j; .J /r,[ i,,. ' -
the weather.
Quite a sprinkle of snow fell last Sunday,
the first we have had this winter. The snow
was succeeded by sleet, and during Monday
and tbe forenoon of Tuesday, Yorkville ap
pearea m vemanie winter garments, xne
winter so far, however;' has Men mild and
pleasant, the coldest weather occurring about
Christmas, when ice from 3 to 4 inches in
thickness was formed. We learn that two icehouses-in
the vicinity of town wpre tilled with
good, clear ice.
THE COLUMBIA REGISTER.
Col. James A. Hoyt, who, for the past two
years has filled the position of editor-in-chief
of the Colombia Register, has retired from
that journal, and is succeeded by Col. John
W. R. Pope. While having charge of the editorial
department of the Register, Col. Hoyt
displayed editorial ability of'a high order, and
he has our best Wishes for success in any future
enterprise he contemplates. Col. Pope,
the present editor of the Register, has been
for some time connected with the- pajier, and
is a fiuent, forcible writer^ , ta!I .
THE CHARLOTTE:OBSERVER.
This sprightly morning paper, by the present
mail arrangements,, now reaches Yorkville
at 8 o'clock on the morning of its publication.
The Observei- contains, the Associated Press
telegraphic dispatches, and a full, resume of
all the news of the day. It is edited with
care, and special attention is bestowed upon
the local department. To those oil the line of
the Chester and Lenoir Railroad wishing the
latest news at the earliest moment, we recommend
the Observer. The price of the Daily
Observer is $8 i>er annum.
CHARLESTON WEEKLY. N?}VST
The proprietors of the Charleston N.ews and
Courier offer a gold, prize pf bhe hundred dollars
for the best serial stoiiy, written by a resident
of South' Carolina, illustrative of Southem
life, before, during or since the war.
Writers contending for the prize, should send
their manuscript to the publishers not later
than April lBt, next. The Weekly News contains
a literary department,, a chess column
and an agricultural department, besides much
pther matter that does not appear in the daily
edition, and is published at #2.00 per annum.
H Li . a 11 J
DEATH OF Dr. THOMA8 B. MAY. I
The relatives of Dr. Thomas R. May, at
this place, were shocked on Wednesday evening
of last week, at receiving the announcement of
his sudden death, which occurred on that day,
from cholera morbus, at Belser's Cross Roads,
four miles from Kingstree, S. C. The deceased
was a son of Dr. JohhcMay, o? this
place, and a yoiingi man ;of fine promise and
bright prospects. He had located at Belser's
Cross Roads, where he was engaged; in ipefchandisin^nd
practicing medicine. He was
buried from the Presbyterian church at Kingstree,'
Rev; W. Cuttino Smith cohdudting the
burial services'. ;!: -i i . wiL
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r SHEEPHUSBANt>RY.
We learn that Mr. John 0. Darby, of Ches
ter, has sold tb Messrs. W.'L: Goforth, T. A.
Goforth, Preston Gofbrtli ahd JaS; W. Ware,
for the sum of S4,0(J0, tlie "Hemingway tract*.'
of land in tins county,' embracing tlte battleground
of King's Mountain and land^ adjacent
thereto, (containing 2,500 acres. Tlieppnchasers
are from Cleveland countyj X, C.,.pnd
it is their purpose to conduct a sheep farm, on
an extensive scale, on the' above lands. .They
are represented as'hatirig capital and all'dtlier
requirements for disking their 'enterprise a
success. n >; t ? [-;<{<> j. / i? i. i?iKfLLEfr
BY TBE FALLING OF 'A TREE.
- On Friday1 lastj'Mr.*John J. Ash, who lived
near McCorinelTSville, iti'this Icbtnityj'wits kilted
by a tree falling upotv him. <i He was em
gaged in felling the tree, which, after'parting
from: the.. gtump, lodged, on, top of awther
near by." He then went tp cut out some underbrush
near the 'tree, to facilitate its'falling,
and while thus Voi-kTn^, ^/ith |iis bye frojn'the
lodged tree, it* suddenly came1 dotfii 'upon' his
back, crushing him to thegrbUnd.' -So severely
was he hurt 41 iat he lived only about threequarters
iof an hour.*; Mr. Ash was.an upright
and highly-respected. citij!en,!:;Hi8, sop, Mr.
John B. Ash, book-keeper, for Clark Bros., in
this place, came near losing his lifev while a
i>oy, under nearly similar circumstances, and
iie^r the same place at which occurred tlie
preseht hnfortimsite'accident.' ! '''' '?
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UNlUIHTS OF HONOR.
A Lodge of the above-named order was instituted
at Itock. Ilill last Saturday, the par
tjcuiars of which are givep by'our llo'ck Hill
correspondent. Those f&millar with the workings
of the order pronounce it the best benevolent
organization that "has yet been devised.
From the re}>ort of deaths in the order for the
six months, ending 31st of JDecenjbeH last, it
api?eais that 191 members died iii the United
States of yellow fever, ^nd the families of
181 of these have received the $2,000 insurance
which the organization carries for each member,
making thfe total paid but to the1 Widows
and orphans or heirs of deceased inembdrs,
?302,000. This has cdst the surviving members
of the organization in assessments about
?6 each. The advantages which the members
enjoy, therefore, .appear at oncq. . an. average
cost of. about ?12 annually, each has an
insurance on his life of ?2,000, ami in a company
that is as . reliable as it is possible for j
jnxrfiiiTK* frt lw> ;,i tini wnrld nf business.
DWELLING HOUSE BURNED.
We regret to learn that oj^Mqnday morning
last, the dwelling house of J.. Leonidas Moore,
on Fishing creek, eight miles south-east of
Yorkville, was totally destroyed by fire, and
with it all his' furniture and1 the- clothing of
his family. About 4 o'clock that morning
some of the inmates of the house were awakened
by the crackling, pf the flames, the
alarm was given scarcely in time to admit the
members of the family on the first floor fco
escape. from the burning building in tlieir
night clothes.1 !Mr. Moore saved only his pantaloons;
in which was tile sum of 8120 belonging
to a church fund: ' After those 011 the first
floqr had escaped, it |ras ascertained that Mias
Lizzie Ross, a boarder in t.lie liouse, whoge
apartment was 011 the second story, wis still
in the burning building, and at the peril ,of
his life, Mr. Moore r.ushed, tlirough the flames
and made his way to Miss Ross' room, where
lie discoveredthe young lady almost paraljfeed
with fear mid motionless. Seizing her, he
dragged hat from the impending danger, not,
rbowever/! ,withoutufesth -of. them ^receiving ?
bums in passing through the fiery ordeal. The .
fire is supposed to have originated from a defective
ifiue.ofh sttive. Mr. Moore's loss is
quite serious, and in his misfortune he will
have the sympathy of all who know him.
' T. M. DOBSON & CO.
r Jij ip withiemret that we announce that the o
aliove house, which to this time has withstood
all the financial vicissitudes since its establishment,
is reduced to the necessity of proposing
terms of compromise to its creditors. In their
circular to their creditors, under date of the
27th ultimo, Messrs. T. M. Dobson &Co,:say
that their stock?prime cost?amounts to about
S10,00(), much of which was bought prior'to
receni, snrinaage in values, ana me same
goods can now be readily replaced for from
87,000 to $8,000. Of the large amount'owing
to the firm, only aliout $1,000 are collectible.
Their liabilities are placed at $11,400. Desiring
to effect such reasonable settlement as
their assets will permit, they offer fifty per
pent, oji each claim, payable in two installments,
at two and four months from date of
acceptance. To secure payment of this composition
at maturity, they propose to place
their entire assets under the personal control
of Messrs. Hart & Hart, Attorneys, fOr rfcalfzation
as rapidly as possible. - < i I
We learn that a number of the creditors
liave assented their willingness to acpepfc the
comi>osition, as being a wiser course than
compelling an assignment, or sacrificing the
stock at ruinous prices. In its financial (difficulties,
the house of T. M. Dobson ?fc Co.
is deserving the sympathies of the people of
the town and county. Mr'.Dobson, the actiVe
man of the concern,: is an energetic business
man, but his kindly disposition and willingness,
to extend the credit system beyond the
proper limits, liave proven too serious a purden
for him to carry. Those who know him
best have full faith' in his honesty and desire
to pay to the full extent of his ability.
EDITpBUL INKLINGS.
An Extra Session of Congress Probable.
T? T' -j r. :T'
?? The probabilities of an exta session ,of
Cougress continue to be discussed in Washington.
The situation, at latest accounts, is
stated as foilpws: The Republicans will back
down on the repeal of the Federaj jurors'
teat oath, but will force an extra session rather
than yield on the repeal cf the sections
authorizing the appointment of supervisors of
elections, &c., and prescribing their , duties
and privi leges. Therefore, if the Democrats
insist on the repeal of these obnoxious election
laws, the defeat of the legislative appropriation
bill is inevitable. ' If they back
down on this point it can of course be avoided.
A well kno.wn Radical senator has remarked
that the Democrats had counted the
cost and would not retreat from the position
assumed in caucus even to please Democratic
senators. On the other hand, there are Derail
1.1 . ocratic
Congressmen who have not the same
faith in the endurance and pluck of their
party when confronted by an extra session.
Mpvements of Governor Hampton.
Governor Hampton left Columbia at
$ P. M., on the 13th |nstai>t, in a special car
provided by Superintendent Peck, and, arrived
in the vicinity of Charleston early next
morning. While the car containing him was
left at the point.of intersection of the Savannah
and Charleston and the South Carolina
Railroads, he was . visited by a reporter for
the New and Courier, who represents that
the Governor seemed comfortable, although
.1 '' I J L ' ' _ '
be said toac tne journey naa ueen a. somewhat
weary one, the change of accommodations,
Ac., rendering him wakeful.( He. appeared
to be strong and in good spirits, and,
as seen for the first time since his accident,
there was no marked change in his looks..
The Governor is accompanied by his son
and Gen. Conner and a small party of re|u:
tiyes and personal friends, and the occasion of
his present trip is to make a visit to the
plantation of Capt.. Rollins Lowndes, pt
Qogabaheo Ferry,.ip Colleton county, from
which plaice he will proceed to Charleston in
order to participate in the celebration exer:
cises on tjhe 2$ipd. . .. .,
< The recent decision of the Supreme (Coijrt
in the matter of the bonds maturing. the
1st November, 1879, having relieved Governor
Hamplpn of aijty necessity of resuming
the duties of the, executive ofp<]e until tbey
were disposed of, it i9 not now probable .tjiat
he will again assume the gubernatorial, ch^ir.
His resignation, as Governor may, therefore,
ko ovtwipfpH at. nnv time. , .
rjE.rrrnrTrcT-.TtT?><i .. j
ShMWfth? <*.! vllufcrn,,
?. A^propoa to the* recent defeat ofBritr
sh troops iqiSoptH ^ri'ca^y an overtiming
number of natives, the following sketch
of the warriors will prove of interest:
This is not the firstiappearaqoe of the Zulus
as warriors. They are a branch'of the Caffre
r;ace and are said to have' come from the
north and 'to have conquered' their pf&Orit
territory about the beginning of thte century.
Under a chief named Chateau ithey overran
the country as far as the southern border of
Nat^l. .j.U^aha, sucqee^ed by hjs halfbrother,
Dmgan, and the latter by Panda, a
full brother of Chaka. Under these chiefs'the
Zulus! (or Zooloos) bad a re^ula^'militdrip organization,
their forces being divided1 itoth
bands ofl.OOO men eaob, and each band or
regiment being distinguished by different colored
shields. . i()i
It is authoritatively stated that.dn. }S40
they coujd put .40,000 warriors in the field.
Their progress was finally checked by1 that
thrifty Dutch-African race called the Boers,;
but the Zulus baVe grown fn :strength, and
the organ&atforis ai&" traditions of Chabk
have been maintained. Of all the Caffre
tribes the Zulus have been most troublesome
to the British in the prosecution of their
schemes of coqquest in South Africa, Sjnce
acquiring the Transvaal republic, the Zulus
have manifested renewed hatred to the British,
?i. thm Ji: ytilw'ir T,;? .
I Believine truly that Kafirland, north of
Natal, was to be made a seaboard for the
new territory, aud tbe. native inhabitants
were to be reduced to complete subjection,
Cetywayo, inheriting all the courage and ,energy.ofhis
great predecessors, declare# war,
and the campaign which has been prosecuted 1
for nearly a year, reached a stage oh January i
27th when it Cannot longer be treated as a
small affair; ii ;
The Freaident and Civil Service. i
?-^Immediately after the confirmation of
Gen. Merritt as Collector of Customs at the
port of New York, the President addressed
the' following letter to him under date of
February 4th4 5 .
My Dear General?*1 congratulate .you,on
your confirmation. It is a great gratification
to me, very honorable to you, ana will prove
a signal service to the country. , My desire
is that the office be conducted on strictly business
principles and according to the rules
for the civil service, which were recommen AaA
ktf t.hp nivil service commission in the
administration of Gen. Grant. I want you
to-be perfectly independent of mete influences
from, any; qqarter. Neither ray recommendation
nor that of Secretary Sherman or
of any member of Congress or other influential
person must be specially regarded:;;' Lfet
appointments and removals be made on business
principles and according torules. There ;
must, I asiuipe, be $ few copfjcjentjgl places
filled by those you personally kqdw to bp
trustworthy, but restrict, the area of pat- j
ronage to the narrowest limits. Let no man
be put out merely because he is A friend to Mr.
I \?
Arthur* and no man be put in merely because
he is our friend. The good of the service
should be the sole end in view. The
beaLnrtans yet piifeaepted, it seems to me, are
the rules recommended by the civil service
commission. I shall issue no new order on
the Bubject^at present. I. am-; rlad.yoi^ approve
of the message, and I wisli you to see
that all that is expressed or implied in it is
faithfully carried out. ( Again congratulating
you and assuring ydu'of my entire cdnfidence,
i-reutaiutMucerly.-- R..B..lhtYltflnin
Defeat of British i Of Africa. r.
A- jJrejjHtch -Trou/' TCwo, dated
January 27, via St Vincent, February 10th,
says'that 'orf'the 2M: of5 vJartdiW/' tWd?British
column consisting ot* a portion of the
Twenty-fourth Regiment, a battery of arJtUj^ry
and six huudr d. ; native auxiliaries, was
utterly annihilated near Tugelar River id the
British Possessions of South Africa, by 20,000
Zulus, who captured a valuable.' etyivhy,
102 wagons, 1,000 oxen, two Cannon, 400
shot and shell, .1,000 rides, 250,000 pounds^of
ammunition, 60,000 pounds weigbt of provisions
and the colors of the Twenty-fourth Regiment
It is estimated that 5,000 Zulus were
killed and wounded in the battle. i >?
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Among those killed on the British side are
two majors, four captains, twelve lieutenants
and the quatermaster of the 24th Regiment,
two captains of the Royal artillery, a colonel,
captain, four lieutenants and a sergeant major
.of engineers, hflairips ta?pnty-nne other Rnriah
officers comnpinding the natiye levies^r Seven
atiheis' sSbseqitmrfj? jmafife!by meN2ulu8
have been repulsed, and the colony is now *
somewhat recovering from1 the utter Consternation
wjiich at first prevailed, . Ifatjal, however,
is in great danger, ana disfurbkneesare
feared igj^ngqlanl/, q Lord Chel^sfqjd, commander
of the expedition, has been forced to
retire in consequence ^of the defeat. It is
estimated that fife ' hundred soldier* -Were
killed,1 besides the officers enumerated above.
Governor Sir Barrle Frere has sent:'appetite
to England and the Mauritibsfor' reinforced
ments. The mail steamer for England Was
dispatohied a day earlier than1 usbkl with a
rfeqtlest for six regiments of infantry und a
brigade of-cavalry, mi v <cil?; ihw
A Loudon dispatch of the 14th says that
the following regiments and battalions are to
sail immediately to the scene: of conflict >
The 17tb Lancers, the 1st Dragoons,' 5th
-Regiment Infantry, 94th RegimeriVOflnfAntry,
21st Regiment, 91st Regiment and' flOWi
Regiment of Rifles, a detachment of Royal
Engineers and a battery of Ro^al'"Artillery.
There is much bustle snd <eiCiteraentnt each
of the headquarters of those regiments. The
following is the composition of the English
forces in 8outh AfrieatThe 3d, 4th,' -13th,
24th, both battallionsof the 80th and 88th,
90th and 99th: Regiments }'in all tilnC bafctallions,
or 7,890 officers'abd men. " In'these
forces, in the ranks there are 4,018 ftaglishmen,
385 Irishmen and 301 8eotchnieti. Of
the officers,- 48 are Irish and 178 English. '
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;!!:/'.Ii M:BBBfM82l-WOR*.U!l3 bl.li
Mr. Cbristianey, Senator from- Michigan,
has resigned.. i Zack Chandler has been nomtinated
by the Republican: members of the
Michigan legislature to succeed him. ExGovernor
Pinchback has- been appointed reyr
enue agent for the Louisiana district/" "iTbe
fact has. coine to light from official investigation
that the Indians are not decreasing in
numbers, bul, to the -contrary, are steadily
increasing. .. "The .census shows a total of
170,000. Thomas S. Drew; elected Governor
of Arkansas in. 1844,. and again in
1850, died recently in Texa8."""Aniong the
members of the Delaware legislature, there is
not a lawyer.- In the Nurtjbi Caroling legislature
there k not a sufficient! number tb make
upi a judiciary committee entirely, of law*
v?M Ri hrnt hpr nf .Tnrt
C. Calhoun,; ij diving .near Haw kins villa,
Georgia^'t**triW. ft .Fleming has been ejected
to CoHgww frorn Georgia, to supply the ?
vacancy l occhaitoied by the death of Hon.
JulmnHartridge. i. : He bad too opposition. ?nti
the vote was quite small. One hundred
and. iix students are in' attendance at DavidSon.
College,: N. C.V't'V'lA! revolutiontihtos
broken outidnHayti, and negro disturbances
of an/ alarming character have oocurred in
tbeilsiaild! of St.; Vincent*'*ir*f"Steamship?
for; Europe usuatiy carry about 30,000llfttett
cfcfch .trip/v^.'rVrParis last, ,year:. consumed
11,319 horses fori food,: being; some >700 more
than iql877.i"M.'Arkansas ships wild <grhpe
vines toErihce.iand France ships wild: grape
wine, to AHcttfefw/y'iTr'Officials: of the treaturjydeny
that there ia'iany such amount iOf
bdgus ooin in ciroulatidn as 329^000. nnThs^
jbeliese that,35,000 exceeds the actual iunLi n
The salary of {Jem l^gstreet, <as postmaster
ht> Gainesville, Gavl?sll$lt,100dr**~dapiatt
is now !ipamifaicturitog; boots "for sulk itrthe
United Slater from leather' brought frdni
American ports.^1^ '^On-'Fyiday kst. Seoaitor
Bruce, Colored, of M^slis^pi.'^&s Called
to the chair lb tbe?eftiterGh4mta,;*0d*'pret
sidkl oter'tlie Seriate si1 pertMn; of the'Afternoon,
being the fret time" ib the history of
- * - * - -i > iLl.i. x * ? i -??'-J 'IMMUI Uma;/AitL
cno govuruimnii luui a cowrni -tuau uas- iiv
cupied the chsor;""*<i'"tCap$. ''Geofge-Prieoe,
of Bath, Maine, has"been* sentenced' to ten
years in "the'penitentiary for obtaining pension
money on false pretenses. He had'btiea
guilty 'of one thousand'1 forgericst""*'*" -Hon.
Horatio 6. Bunchard,' member of Congress
from Illinois, has been appointed''Director of
the Mint i*v Philadelphia, in plaee of 'Dr.
Li ademwn, deceased;"* *? ^ThetejpOrt^from
the plague in Hussia say that it has not increased
and energetic measures have been
adoptdd'for its 8uppre88iob<i,*f,^,*wAfTbiH haS
been ihiroduced in to the'tegislature of - the WJind
of Jamaica mAvhicbtde oMtfsinei tails
is the punishment allotted' 'tbb rieirty 'eVefy
serious offence, - indddiog-Jitiel.l'""?*'<DM?
lotte, N. C., has received 31,55$bales>*&
cotton, rigaidSt 40,000 at the sametintfe last
year;''Jefferson Davis has decHoedan
invitation to deliver the'aniiubl ^Hldireesi at
the Commencement of the Mississippi 'Ift#vertity,
became of the precarious Ootid itjonof
his healtb. ' * ^ W;" W."Boy<?,' 'Eeq^- previous
to arad dbriRg< <{he'^fer^a member*of
Cohgtess from t his 8tate, is practicing-daw as
Wasbihgton.,J",1',The avbrage salary of- clergymen
in the United1 States- is only ^600*
year.' '!,li *' 31 *1911 9H099f|
The Washington Pott says'itwHTfetlipjtort
John Sherman, 'S^cVetary 1 of the'Treasury,
for the Presidency,1 provided he *ilt honestly
state how he riiade half a million i*f idollsiiV,
after bavingi entered" the Treasiiry w poor
man. '"Fresh Ameribab oyster's;]a^e am ong
the delidicfe^loffjfred1 for 'kaleIn'Pat$S.'*lu^yA
gentleman in Dayton, Ohio, who 'tfch :
ago became 'gttardian of his granddaughter,
and'took charge of the estkte of ^OjOW1 ihft
her by father, HaS just surrendered Itj'hicreatfed
to $40,000, updtf her atttfibihg'W1 ttiajdrity.
This case isfari exception fcb the general
rhle/^,,"*iThe Ne^iort^ Senate-'hi*
passed ^ tiili punishing graye robbert with
j|Ve yea# iippniibnnjenty1 The lt^jslMores'of
Jn^iana and Ohfq have sulfite'
der' consjderfttjbp.-'f- '"The bddy-of tfr
man was Tecently dfs&overed in a soty ftytory
at Atlanta, Ga:,Ji ' ! v";" 1 1