The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, January 06, 1870, Image 2
Thursday Horning, January 6th, 1870.
John T. Sloan, jr., is the regular author,
lied agent ia Columbia to solicit advertisements
and procure subscriptions for the Intelligencer.
W. H. B. Toon is duly authorized to aot as
agent for the Anderson Intelligencer and the Rural
Carolinian, and will receipt for subscriptions to
either of these journals.
We have received the Report of the State
Auditor, Reuben Tomlikson, Esq.,. embodying
?och valuable information concerning the-levying
and collection of taxes during: the past year.
.
jjjsgf" We publish in tommy's issue a graceful
and well-written tribute to the life and service* of
Ex-Governor Pickens, which originally appeared^
in the Edgefield Advertiser. It is worthy of peru?
sal, and we trust none of our readers will neglect
it. because of its length.
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We are requested to state that Rev. Messrs.
Capebs, Miles, Cobnish andDcBosE, of the Epis?
copal Church, are expected to visit Grace Church
in this place on next Sunday, and that arrange?
ments are likely to be made by which services will
be held every Sabbath during the year.
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Bg^ We direct attention to an important an?
nouncement made by the merchants of this place,
in reference to the terms upon which they propose
to. sell goods hereafter. It will be seen that they
are determined to cheok the credit system, which
is prevailing to an alarming extent. We are sat?
isfied that this course will prove benefioial to all
parties concerned, and trust fnat the merchants
will rigidly adhere to the plan agreed upon.
DEATH OF MR. MILFORD BUR RISS.
This sad event occurred at his residence in this
town on the 25th of December last. Mr. Bubbiss
had an attack of apoplexy and paralysis combined
on .Friday of the week previous to his death, and
never spoke afterwards. He lingered in this con?
dition nntil Christmas day, when his spirit passed
from earth. He was an upright and honest citi?
zen, and highly respected by all who knew him.
He had been successfully engaged in planting for
a number of years, and recently moved to this
?place, for the purpose of giving closer attention to
his mercantile interests. He was a member of the
Baptist church, and gave evidence before his
death that his faith was well-founded.
A SLIGHT MISTAKE.
. A Georgia paper has the following paragraph:
"A gentleman informs us that Judge Orr, of South
Carolina/ who has just returned from Washington,
informed him that Governor Bullock was spending
money by the thousands. Ho has'a tine suit of J
rooms, keeps a fine'carriage constantlyat his dis?
posal, and entertains elegantly and lavishly. Orr
asked if Bullock wait & man of much wealth.
When informed that he was not, Orr said he ought
to be, to throw money away as he did."
As Judge Obb has not been to Washington re?
cently, there must be some mistake, although we
dacht not that Qov. Bullock has been spending
good deal of money in putting the "Georgit
horror" through the Reconstruction mill.
THE ?OfnJMERT ASSOCIATION.
Tho following committee of ladies has been ap?
pointed to obtain members and solicit contribu?
tions to the South Garolina Monument Association,
the design of which has been fully explained in
these columns heretofore. Lists and circulars will
be furnished to each member of the committee :
Mra. B. F. Whitneb, C.hm'u., Anderson C. H.
? W. W. Humphbets, " f
James A. Hott, ". '
**? 0. A. Reed, " ?
H Jambs H. Thobnwelx, ? ?
? Miss Ecqbnia Carlisle, ? ?
" Eleanob M. Rice, Bettoa.
" Vibqinia Cox, Townville.
Mrs. James A. Gray, Moffattfrvilte.
?*? Thos. W. Russell, Equality.
P. H..E. Slpax, Pendleton.
** D. L. Donnabb, Williamston.
SEAL ESTATE SALES.
? Ths Assignees of John W. Gbaot, Bankrupt,
sold the following property at public outcry on
Monday, 27lh of December last: The McFall
tract, containing 420 acres, for $2250; two acre
lot in Williamston, 5100; Hellams tract, containing
148 acres, $450; Duckworth tract, containing 475
acres, $940; Baker tract, containing 230 acres,
S5G5; lot in Williamston, containing 23 acres,
$300; lot in Anderson, containing one-half acre,
5500; two brick stores on Granite Row, in tho
{own of Anderson, $7,900.
Sheriff McGcein sold the fallowing on Monday
last: Lot in Belton, containing 6? acres, 5510;
Posey tract, containing 50 acres, 555; Pcttigrcw
tract, containing 125 acres, $355 ; Richey tract,
in two miles of Anderson, containing 100 acres,
S920; two acre lot in Anderson, with improve?
ments, 51400.
. W. W. Humphbets, Esq., Judge of Probate, sold
the tract of land belonging to the Estate of Robert
Manly, deceased, and containing 272 acres, for
51600.
Capt. Jobs W. Daniels, Clerk, sold the follow?
ing by order of Court: Real Estate of Henry
Cobb, deceased?80 acres, ?400; 93 acres, 5425 ;
28? acres, $1,000. Also, the following tracts be?
longing to Wm. W. Hewin, to foreclose mortgage?
854 acres, $1220 ; 52 acres, $320.
?Bute? Mention.?We have received a mammoth
Turnip, raised by Mr. John D. Alewine, of this
coanty, and weighing just eleven pounds! Such
of our exchanges as have boen bragging about tur?
nips weighing six and eight pounds, will please
make a note of this huge specimen.
An erratic genius has discovered a new and el?
egant style of walking, as follows : When ..you get
irto. an editor's room, if yon have no business to
transact with him, or when you have finished your
business, walle right out. It is healthy exercise?
particularly for the editor.
We learn that Mr. G. W. McGsB has been ap?
pointed a Magistrate for this county, and has
opened his office at Belton.
W? are indebted to Mr. Geoboe B. Telfobd for
a large club of subscribers, making the list at
Belton tho largest now on our books outside of this
town. Others might profit by this exauiplo of en?
ergy and good feeling for tho local paper.
The-Christmas holidays passed off with the
usual amount of merriment, and many turkeys
fell sacrifice to the cravings of the inner man. No
accidents occurred in this region, so far &j we are
informed.
the Charleston papers of Monday, 27th of De?
cember, reached this place on tho 1st of January,
showing great carelessness among mail agents
during tho holidays.
A considerable snow fell in this vicinity on
Monday afternoon last.
An envelope hns reached us through tho Post
Office, containing $1.25 in currency, btU without
any explanation as to the object for which it was
DEATH of EDWIN M. WANTON.
The journals of the country; had not ceased to
comment; upon the appointment and confirmation
of Edwin If. Stantok as one of the Supremo
Judges of the United States, when the news was
flashed across the continent of his sudden death.
He died in Washington city oaFriday, 24th of De?
cember, in the fifty-fourth year of his age. Per?
haps no man has occupied a larger share of public
attention in this country during the last decade
than Mr. Stanton. Even the chosen representa?
tives of the Northern and Southern people, during
those terrible years of civil strife, were not so
frequently mentioned as the wily and astute Sec?
retary of War whoso death is now chronicled.
On the one hand, admired for his stern inflexibility
in the prosecution of the war, and on the other
scarcely less contemned for his unmerciful treat?
ment of a conquered people. But he has gone to
the bar of eternal judgment, and is alike beyond
the praise of his admirers and the censure of his
foes. Much has been written concerning the life
and services of Mr. Staxton, and his death has
evoked sharp criticism upon many of his public
acts. But we prefer not to speak of the dead in
terms of reproach and contumely. Hence, with
this brief allusion to the character and services of
Mr. Stanton, we give the following sketch of his
life, copied from the Wilmington Star:
Edwin M. Ptanton was of Quaker origin, and
was born at Steubenville, Ohio, in 1815. Iiis pa?
rents were emigrants from Culpeper county, Va.
In 1833, he entered Kenyon College, and after
studying there a year became a bookseller's clerk
ia Columbus, Ohio. While in that city he studied
law, and was admitted to the bar in 1836.
Thence he removed to Cadiz, and soon after that
to Steubenviile where he soon gained a large and
remunerative practice.
In 1848 he went to Pittsburg, Pa., and rising
rapidly in his profession, beran to be much em?
ployed in the Supreme Court at Washington.
Finally, he removed to the national capital and
was employed by Attorney General Black to plead
the cause of the United States in some land cases
of great importance pending in a California Court.
The secession troubles coming on, Hon. Lewis
Cass resigned his positon as Seoretary of Stale,
and Mr. Black sucoeeded him. Mr. Stanton ?ras
then appointed Attorney General. Formerly a
violent Democrat, on IhenoccssioD of power to the
Republican party he became a loud spoken adhe?
rent of the Lincoln administration, and soon be?
came known throughout the Union as a bitter
Radical.
In 18C2 he was appointed Secretary of War, .ind
held that portfolio until the spring of 18G7, long
after he had been requested by the President to
resign. The circumstances attending his exit
from the War office are well remembered by our
readers. Since thai time he has been traveling a
good deal, and his friends have for a year past
thought that bis health did not promise a auch
longer lease of life. His appointment to the 8a
promo Court bench a few days ago was received
with-pleasure by the Radical party, and the Sen?
ate confirmed his nomination without the usual
reference to a committee.
Secretary Sfanton had many enemies ; perhaps
no man in the United States had more. His ad?
mirers claimed for him a high degree of ability as
a lawyer and unwavering devotion to principle.
Other people always spoke of him as narrow
minded, vindictive, and lacking the best instincts
of humanity, but withal shrewd, talented and en?
ergetic.
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS:
r. M. Stokes, Esq., formerly of this State, af?
ter three years of faithful and unflinohing service
in the Conservative cause, a.->d for the best inter?
ests of Western North .Carolina, hoe been cc m
pclled to relinquish his position as editor of the
Asheville News and Farmer. Inadequate , support
has caused his retirement from this arena of use?
fulness and honor.
The Edgeficld Advertiser has entered upon the
thirty-fifth year of its existence as an honored ex?
ponent of public opinion. It is the oldest country
newspaper in this State, and under the guidance
aud control of its present editor and proprietor
bids fair to grow in strength and favor. We con?
gratulate them upon the bright prospects of the
future.
The Surater News has been recently enlarged
and furnished with new type, and ranks deserved?
ly among the best papers of the State. Wc see it
announced that the publication of an original
story, entitled "The Pride of the School," from
the pen of John Withkrspoon Ebvin, Esq., will
be commenced about the middle of January, to be
followed by other original stories during the year.
Now is a good time to subscribe.
Our distinguished friend, Gen. D. H. Hill, is
out in a prospectus of the Southern Conservative}
a weekly newspaper, to be published at Charlotte,
N. C-, at S3 per annum. It will be devoted to the
vindication of the truth of Southern history, to
the preservation of our characteristics as a peo?
ple, and to the development of the resources of the
South. We wish him great success in this worthy
undertaking.
The Columbia' Phoenix began the new year with
a material enlargement of its borders. It is edi?
ted with signal ability, and furnishes the latest
news to the up-country. Published by Julian A.
Selby, at $4 for six months.
Wc have received from the publisher Vick's
Floral Guide for 1870, one of the m ist complete
and instructive assistants to florists and garden?
ers within our knowledge. It is elegantly printed
on fine tinted paper, with about 200 engravings of
flowers and vegetables, and a beautiful colored
plate, embracing seven varieties of Phlox Drum
mondii, making a fine boquet of Phloxes. Al?
though published for the benefit of his customers,
it will be forwarded by mail to all who make ap?
plication for ten cents, which is not half the cost.
Address, James Vick, Rochester, N. Y.
Little Corporal for January makes its appear?
ance in a new dress, with an engraved title page
on the cover. It claims to have a larger circula?
tion than any other juvenile magazine in the
world; and deserves its great popularity, both
because of its originality and sterling worth, and
because it gives so much for so small a price, only
one dollar a year. Published by Alfreu L. Sew
ell & Co., Chicago, 111.
Typographic Journal and Advertiser, the South?
ern quarterly magazine, devoted to the advance?
ment of the interests of the fraternity in this sec?
tion. Published by Walkeu, Evans & Cogswell,
Charleston.
Typographic Messenger, from the well known es?
tablishment of Jambs Connor's Suns, New Fork.
Both of these last named journals are especially
useful and interesting to tho craft, and tho pub?
lishers will accept our thanks for tho courtesy of
an exchange.
south C arolina conference.
The annual meeting of this body was held in
Cheraw la3t month, nnd occupied several days in
harmonious session. The list of appointments for
this Conference District is herewith appended.
The next Conference will be held in Charleston:
Greenville Dist?A'. B. Stephens', P. E.
Greenville Stution?S. A. Weber.
Greenvillo Ci?J. Attnway.
Reidville Ct?J. C. Crisp.
Picken8ville Ct?W. Bowman.
Walhalla Ct?Sup. by F. Smith; F. M. Morgan,
sup.
Willinmston Ct?J. A. Wood.
Scncea Ct?D. D. Byars.
Anderson Station?W. A. Hodges.
Anderson Ct?C. V. Darnes.
I'endleton Ct?J. B. Truywick.
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THE ETJRAL CAROLINIAN.
Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken, one of tho leading
planters of (Iiis S^ate, has become associated with
Messrs. Walker, Evans & Cogswell as joint pro?
prietor of this valuable agricultural monthly. In
his notice announcing'the connection, Col. Aiken
says: "In thus uniting myself with the enterpris?
ing firm of Messrs. Walker, Evans & Cogswell,
more than a single motive will of course be laid at
my door ; bat chief amongst the inducements is the
earnest desire to lend a helping hand to develop
and publish the developments of the agricultural
interests of our beloved South. Whatever of agri?
cultural advantages I may have gained after a
practical plantation experience of near twenty
years, shall be given to The Rural for the benefit
of others."
Messrs. Walker, Evans & Cogswell state that
Colonel Aiken "will devote his time to travelling
through the Southern Slates gathering practical
information from all sections for the benefit of our
readers, enlisting correspondents, establishing
agencies and extending our subscription list."
The January number of The Rural Carolinian
has intrinsic merit rarely equalled, and must se?
cure a favorable consideration for the new firm.?
Among the conteuts we especially notice the arti?
cles on Fish Culture, Liebig and Agricultural
Chemistry, Facts and Figures for Farmers, Agri?
culture of Russia, The Sea Island Cotton Question,
and The Culture of the Olive?all of which are
first-class articles of practical interest, and evi?
dently written by men thoroughly conversant with
the subjects of which they treat. The illustrations
of this number are numerous and handsome, and
in appearance, as well as in contents, the January
number of The Rural Carolinian can fairly chal?
lenge comparison with any other agricultural
magazine, North or South.
Subscriptions received at this office.
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HEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Blecklet & Evins advertise a largo variety of
Fertilizers, of the most approved manufactures.
The farming community would do well to consult
them before purchasing.
B. F. Cratton & Sons are tho agents for the
Etiwan Guanos, which are becoming so popular
throughout the cotton region. Attention is direc?
ted to the advertisement in another column.
Mr. Osuorne will sell a large lot of Furniture
in front of the Benson House on Monday next.
The trustees of the Pendlcton Male Academy
have secured the services of Rev. John L. Kenne?
dy for the present year. His extensive reputation
as a teacher, together with the well known ad?
vantages of Pendlcton as a community, will insure
a large patronage.
The exercises of Miss E. P. Morris' school will
bo resumed on the 17th inst., at the resilience of
her mother, near the Episcopal church.
The Administrators of H. II. Wabdlaw, de?
ceased, will sell a considerable amount of person?
al property at his late residence on the 21st inst.
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Masonic.?The following brethren have been
elected and installed to serve as officers of Bclton
Lodge, No. 130, A. F. M., for the present Masonic
year: E. M. Brown, W. M.; B. D. Dean, S. W.;
W. J. Broom, J. W.; A. J. Stringer, Treasurer;
W. 0. Alexander, Secretary; M. E. MitcuKLE,
S. D.; J. W. Poor, J. D.; L. E. Campbell and
E. M. Holland, Stewards; G. W. Tatlor, Tiler;
Rev. W. P. Mabtin, Chaplain.
The following brethren have been elected and
installed to serve as officers of Pendleton Lodge,
No. 34, A. F. M., for the present year: A. J. Sit
ton, W. M.; Dr. G. n. Symmes, S. W.; Dr. J. U.
Maxwell, J. W.; J. B. Sitton, Treasurer; W. H.
D. G.ullard, Secretary; Dr. P. H. E. Sloan, S.
D.; J. C. Phillips, J. D.; W. C. Mullinix, Tiler.
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New England in Congress.?A Washington
letter to the Baltimore Qazctte says:
Last week Mr. Cullom, of Illinois, in a speech
levelled at the unrighteous predominance of New
England in the councils of the nation, innocently
enough alluded to the fact that the six New Eng?
land States, with a population less, by half a mil?
lion, than that of New York, twelve Senatois to her
two. If the honorable gentleman had taken a
peep into the Congressional Directory, recently
prepared by Mr. Ben Perley Poore, he would have
discovered that Yankccdum has just precisely
double that number. Twelve of them represent
New England confessedly, and twelve others (car?
pet-baggers) nominally represent other States at
the South and West, but arc natives of, and really
! represent their "fatherland" on all important
j questions. There are in the present Senate five
natives of Massachusetts ; six of Vermont; four
of Maine; four of New Hampshire; three of
Connecticut, and two of Rhode Island. And it is
a very suggestive fact, in contrast with this exhi?
bition, that not a solitary Senator from New Eng?
land but is a native of that soil. They have no
carpet-bay representatives.
I Before altering the constitution in tho only par?
ticular which that instrument expressly declares
shall never be altered by any process, (which Mr.
Cullom threatens) it would be well for the "grow?
ing West" to begin to put its own house in order,
by inquiring whether it makes any difference
j whether a New England representative shall be
elected by tho Legislature of Massachusetts or
any one of the Western States. It is at the op?
tion of the West and South now to diminish the
power of New England in the Senate one-half.
This would be a good beginning in the'way of re?
form. Mr. Cullora's own State is represented in
the Senate solely by carpet-baggers. Pray, could
Mr. Trumbull more efficiently represent the Radi?
cals of Connecticut than he now does, if his cre?
dentials were sent here by the Governor of that
Stated at the behest of its Legislature, instead of
the authorities of Illinois? People mako distinc?
tions sometimes without differences.
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A Bit of History.?The New York Sun (Radi?
cal) publishes the following from its Washington
correspondent, showing how things are managed
in this State under the Radical administration :
The rascalities of the carpet-bag governments
in the South exceed ordinary endurance. Take
! South Carolina as an example. The notes of the
I old State Bank were bought up by a gaug of spec?
ulators at 12 or 15 cents on the dollar. That
! done, they went to the Legislature and put a bill
through funding these notes in State bonds, by
which their worthless rags were converted into
; values worth five or six times what they paid.
This load was saddled on the back of property
already crushed down by exorbitant taxation.
Encouraged by ono success, the same parties,
combined with others, now propose to have the i
interest on these bonds paid in coin, or in other |
words to enhance the value of the speculation by
twenty or thirty per cent, at the cost of the op?
pressed taxpayers, who have no means of relief
The principal authorities of the State are the
movers in these transactions, and have filled their
pockets by such baso frauds. They treat the
people juntas the Captain-Generals of Cuba have
been accui-tomcd to fleece that Island.
Fourth Congressional District.?It seems
that Mr. Simpson's chances for admission to Con?
gress are pretty good. The Washington corns
pondent of the Charleston News writes to that pa?
per as follows:
The first thing on tho calendar of the House,
when it reassembles in January, is the contested
election case of Simpson against Wallaco, and the i
committee intend to call it upas a privileged ques?
tion and have it decided the first week. The com?
mittee, pending (he actual contest, decided last
session that, prhna facia, Mr. Simpson was enti?
tled to the 'oat, and it is understood that they
now sustain that decision by declaring that he
was legally elected to it. It is hard to see how,
even as partisan a committee as this one is, it
could decide otherwise, for Mr. Simpson's majori?
ty was over four thousand.
THE SITUATION IN GEORGIA.
The newspapers of the country have been dis?
cussing, for the last two weeks, the situation of
affairs in Georgia, consequent upon tho passage of
the bill to promote reconstruction in that State,
which was hurried through Congress just before
adjournment for the holidays. Among tho vast
amount of opinion launched upon the seaof ngws
paperdom, we have seen nothing which more filly
characterizes this sort of legislation than the fol?
lowing article taken from the Harrisburg (Pa.)
Patriot:
The people of Georgia, in token of their degra
tion, must once more pass .beneath the yoke of re?
construction. The bill to turn the State again into
a satrapy has passed both Houses of Congress,
and by this time has received the approval of
Grant. Bullock returns to Georgia in triumph,
and is sustained by the army of the United States
instead of meeting conviction as a felon. Georgia
refused to ratify the fifteenth amendment, and
had so poor an opinion of Grant as to vote against,
his electors. Behold her punishment. She is
stripped of all rights as a State of the Union, and
remanded to ths gentle discipline of federal dra?
goons. To put the case in a way that every
blockhead who throws up his hat for radicalism,
and every brutal repeater who trains under Mann
and Kemble may understand it, the people of
Georgia are punished for doing what New York
did at the presidential election, and what Pennsyl?
vania should have done. Georgia voted against
the fifteenth amendment, and so did the people of
New York. Georgia refused to aid in making
Grant a President, so also did the people of New
York. But Georgia has been stripped of her rights
as a State by an arbitrary power which insolently
and illegally assumed to confer them.
Two leading members of a radical house, Bing
ham and Farusworth, found but one follower, in a
member named Finkelnburg, to resist this last
crimp of the radicals. With all the mischief these
men have aided in accomplishing, let it be record?
ed to their honor that they boldly and eloquently
protested against this outrage against a State.?
They proved that the act was unconstitutional in
every aspect, and they appealed to their fellow
mcmbcis to stay their reckless hands. Bingham,
in a last effort to defeat the bill to strangle Geor?
gia, declared that the sentence in Grant's message
which prompted it, did not intend to recommend
such a measure. But tho majority seemed to have
a better and more intimate understanding of
Grant's opinions, and passed the bill under the
gag of tho previous question. They did not at
tempt to defend the outrage for themselves, nor
dare to listen to the argumenta of their democratic
adversaries.
And now Georgia has been returned to vassalage
by that party which boasts of its regard for the
Constitution and the rights of the States. She has
been thrust from the Union by those who insisted
that their purpose wns to maintain and preserve
the Union. If the people of Georgia never before
had just cause to rebel, they find it in this infa?
mous act. Their ancestors struggled as best they
could against tyranny in the dark days of the rev?
olution. Sherman led his troops through the
State, marking his progress with fearful devasta?
tion, realizing Burkc's picture of the misery
caused by Warren Hastings in India. But the
last wrong which has been inflicted on that un?
happy people outdoes all the rest. If there be a
God in history, the outrage will be deeply avenged
on its perpetrators.
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LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Havana, January 2.
Intense excitement prevails here inconsequence
of an announcement in the Havana journals this
evening that the revolution had terminated. Ac?
cording to the published statement, the editors of
the journals have seen a copy of a circular signed
by the members of the Cuban Junta in New York,
ordering the insurgents to lay down their arms for
the present, and giving as a reasonfiirthc aban?
donment ot the insurrection the fauurcof a recent
filibustering expedition and the inability of the
Junta to send more men ; and further, the dis?
heartening aotijn of the American Government in
permitting the gunboats to sail from New York.
The circular severely attacks the course of Grant.
The Junta advises the Cubans to submit to the
Spaniards in order to save further bloodshed.
The Yoce de Cuba announces the surrender of
1500 insurgents at Tunas, and the Diario an?
nounces that ex-rebel General Coca offers to raise
u body of guerillas to fight against the insurgents.
One of the Spanish gunboats arrived to-day,
having become separated from its companions off
Charleston. The rest are expected to arrive to?
morrow.
A fire to-night destroyed five houses in Monte
street.
A further announcement has been made from
the interior of bodies of insurgents offering to
capitulate. If all the news is true the revolution
maybe considered substantially ended; but the
intelligence needs confirmation.
Washington, January 1.
Representatives of the press of Richmond and
Petersburg arrived, at the invitation of the Wash?
ington journalists. Welcome speeches were made
at nine o'clock this morning, by Col. Forney. Re?
sponded to on behalf of the Virginia press by Mr.
Gilruau. of the Whig.
The President's reception was not so numerous?
ly attended as on many previous occasions. The
reception began at half-past ten A. M., and was
attended by Foreign Legations, in full court cos?
tume, Cabinet Officers, Judges of the Supreme
Court, the Washington and Richmond Press, Clubs,
Officers of the Army and Navy, in full uniform,
Local Organizations. Senators and Representatives
here, and the general public. A Marine Hand was
present in full uniform discoursing excellent mu?
sic throughout the reception.
Secretary Boutwell sells one million gold and
purchases one million bonds on alternate weeks
during January, on account of sinking fund; he
also sells one million gold and purchases two mil?
lion bonds on alternate weeks, and alternating
with sales and purchases on account of sinking
fund for special fund. Result for the month iu
the sale of four millions gold and purchases six
million bonds on both accounts. Tho Treasury
will also anticipate the interest on coupons pay?
able in sixty days from presentation upon rebate;
nlso six per cent.
RicriMOJw, January I.
New Year wa3 observed here as never before.
Calls were general. General Canby, the Gover?
nor, and Mayor gave public receptions. The ar?
my officers attended in a body, in full uniform,
also a large number of citizens. Ex-Governor
Wells gave a reception, which was well attended
by officers and citizens. The colored societies cel?
ebrated the Emancipation Proclamation, and
called upon Governor Walker, who made them a
speech. He said:
?'Fellow-citizens : I am glad to see you to?
day," and ttcn reverted to the occasion which they
celebrated. He told them they were his peers be?
fore tho law, and vested with the same rights and
privileges, and he, as Governor, would see that
these rights and privileges were secured to
them. He would stand by and protect them as far
as the power laid with him. He appealed to them
to show by their action that they appreciated these
rights, and what had been called an .experiment in
regard to colored people would prove most suc?
cessful.
He wa3 followed by General Imboden, who
spoke in the same manner. Tho speakers were
rcccivod with loud cheers.
Washington, January 3.
The great Northern and Southern mails were
delayed twclvo hours by yesterday's storm. No
marine disasters a?*e reportod.
It is understood the President favors tho rati?
fication of a treaty for the purchase of St. Thomas
and Snmana.
The debt statement shows a decroaso of the debt
of nearly $5,000,000.
Coin in tho Treasury $100,000,000; currency
512.250,000; other coin bearing securities $05,
000,000; sinking fund $22,500,000.
Delano has ordered over 1,000,000 blanks for
the income returns. Tho weight of tho paper is
over seventeen tons. Any early repeal of tho in
como tax is regarded unfavorable.
Pkii.aBELrnia, January 3.
The storm, yesterday, washed away the track of
the Baltimore Railroad, on tho other side of the
Long Bridge, nt Bosh River, causing a delay of the
trains both ways. A large force of men have been
at work all night, and the damage has been re?
paired. The trains are now running regularly.?
The storm was most furious all day Sundny, and
the waves washed over tho bridges both at Bush I
and Gunpowder Rivers. '
ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE.
? Geo. D. Prentice continues critically ill with
rh 2 cm at ism of the heart.
? Charles Sumncr is a candidate for the Presi?
dency.
? Earthquakes are again becoming frequent in
California.
? Richardson, assistant Secretary of the Treas?
ury, has resigned his office.
? Dr. James Dove, a well known physician of
Richmond, died last week.
? The regular session of the Louisiana Legis?
lature began on Monday last.
? It is asserted that the President will refer the
alleged irregularities in the Texas election to Con?
gress.
? There are thirty-two thousand "drummers"
from the North engaged in selling goods in the
Southern States.
? Lewis Adkins was shot and mortally woun?
ded at a chicken fight in Warren county, Georgia,
on the 27th of December.
? The Mississippi Legislature will elect three
United States Senators?one to fill out the term
which will expire in March, 1871, and two for full
terms.
? The Agricultural report just out makes the
cotton crop, 2,700,000 commercial bales, fully
equal to three million bales ?f four hundred
pounds each.
? Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert, mother of our friend
and brother, A. A. Gilbert, editor of the Sumtcr
Watchman, died at Florence on the 21st of Decem?
ber.
? G. S. Cady, Sheriff ef Culpeper county, Vir?
ginia, has been tried by military commission for
embezzling about 510,000, and sentenced to five
years in the State Penitentiary.
? The February number of the Nineteenth Cen?
tury will contain the opening chapters of a new
Southern romance, entitled "The Storm and the
Sunset," by Henry Cleveland, of Georgia.
? James H. Hackctt, the only worthy represen?
tative of the doughty Falstaff on the American
stage, will appear in legitimate drama during the
winter at the Academy of Music in Charleston.
? A negro couple in Kentucky have had twenty
two children in thirty-one years of married life,
and the county remits their taxes in consideration
of "distinguished services done to the State."
? There were 1,277 deaths in Charleston last
year?of which 424 were white and 853 colored.
In 18G8 there were 1,208 deaths?39? white and
818 colored. The colored race is dying out gradu?
ally.
? Some one advertises in the New York Herald,
of Deocmber 23rd, in the "financial" column, for'
Confederate Bonds. As many of our readers are
stiU possessed of this commodity, wc give publi?
city to this "want" without charge.
? William Johnson, a farmer in Jacksou Coun?
ty, Missouri, has twenty hogs, the average weight
of which exceeds five hundred pounds, gross. He
has been offered fifty dollars a head or one thous?
and dollars fer twenty hogs.
? A difficulty occurred in Columbia county,
Georgia, on the 27th ultimo, in which two men
named A. N. Hodo and Ellis Adams were killed,
and a brother of Hodo wounded. The affray was
entirely personal, and bad feeling existed between
tho parties prior to the difficulty.
? General Hamilton, in his late speech at Waco,
Texas, said that he had traveled over 1,200 miles
during the present canvass, and that within the
past month he had passed over cne thousand emi?
grant wagons on the road hunting their future
homes in that State.
? The "gifr enterprise swindlers" arc about to
be hoisted on their own petards. The Postmas?
ter General has issued instructions that all letters
addressed to the swindling concerns, well known
to the employees of the postoffico, shall be sent to
the Dead Letter office at Washington.
? The Alabama Legislature has been in session
four weeks, and about ?48,000 of the people's
money has been expended. As yet only six or
eight bills, and they for divorce, bigamy and al?
lowing certain persons to marry, have been pre?
sented to the Governor.
? Some unconscionable villain stole the Christ?
mas turkey of the editor of the Sumter New?, but
while he was lamenting his grievous disappoint?
ment, some "good Samaritan" supplied the defici?
ency, and the aforesaid editor went on his way re?
joicing.
? The Atlanta Intelligencer, in speaking of the
first passenger train on the Air Line Railroad,
says that twenty miles more of this road will be
completed and in running order in a few weeks.
The fifty-three miles to Gainesville is under con?
tract and will be pushed rapidly to completion.
? An examination has disclosed the fact that
each member of Congress had four tons of books
and documents to send out under his frank in two
years. It is estimated that it would require over
seven hundred thousand dollars in postage stamps
to have these documents transported to the per?
sons for whom they were intended.
;? George Franklin, (white) and John Cannon,
(colored,) charged with being implicated in the
murder of Mr. Dunwoody, at Newberry, were re?
cently brought before Judge Willard, on a writ of
habeas corpus, and discharged. Chief Constable
Hubbard was severely censured by the Judge for
making the arrest.
? Colorado will be adArHtfed at an early day
of tho coming session, says tho Washington cor?
respondent of the Baltimore Gazelle. A Bill for
that purpose hns twice passed Congress, but was
vetoed by President Johnson. Two more New
England Senators will thus be added to the pres?
ent twenty-four, making twenty six in all.
? The Columbia Phtenix learns, authoritative?
ly, that Judge Orr is not, and will not be, a can?
didate for the. vacant scat on tho Supreme Bench
of this Slate. The members of the Bar and the
public generally, on his circuit, are anxious that
he should retain his present position on his cir?
cuit, and Judge Orr's personal wish is to remain
on the circuit bench.
? The Clarendon Press says that two English
gentlemen, just from England, have recently pur?
chased tho largo "Bloom Hill" farm, formerly
owued by that well known and worthy citizen of
Clarendon, Captain T. C. Richardson, where they
anticipate farming on the English plan, and intond
using tho steam plough. ' They aro highly intelli?
gent, energetic, and thorough-going business men.
? Judge Humphreys, of Alabama, Ira Harris
and Judge PTcrrepont, of New Fork, and Senator
Trumbull, of Illinois, arc spoken of as successors
of Mr. Stanton on the Supreme Bench. As New
York and Illinois have representatives on the Su?
preme Bench already, it is believed tho appoint?
ment will be given to tho South, and that Hum?
phreys will be tho man.
? The Tcnncsseo papers report that ono Cap?
tain G. H. Ahl, tho brutal wretch who had charge
of the Confederate prisoners at Fort Delaware, du?
ring tho war, is now a member of the shoo firm of
R. N. Pomeroy & Co., New York, and' wkh brazen
impudence, is traveling through the South on an
electioneering tour for his house. He will, no
doubt, do a smashing business wherever ho is
known. Pass him around.
? A Washington dispatch to the New York
World says: "The Southern carpet-baggers in
Congress, it is reported, intend to take a more
prominent part hereafter. Voting as a body, they
would be able to decide many questions and to ex?
act, concessions. It is understood that some of
them propose to attempt an organization which
will insist upon a more liberal policy than has
heretofore been pursued by Congress in respect to
appropriations for the internal improvements in
the South."
? The designs of the new national currency
may be very fine, although to our eye they are
greatly inferior to those with which the public
have become so familiar; but every ,-one not di?
rectly interested will agree with the New York
Journal of Commerce, that the paper is the vilest
fabric ever used for the first-class work; It is a
shade better in appearance than the specimens of
Confederate currency issued during the war, but
lasts not quite as long. It wears.to be rough, and
is brittle and tender.
? There is a movement on foot, lobe developed
as soon as Texas is admitted into the Union, to
create two new States. There are two bills now
before the House Reconstruction Committee for
that purpose. One of these proposes to detach
that portion of Texas lying west'and south of t?e
Colarado river, and to call it the State of Lincoln,
and another provides for the States of Lincoln?
Houston and Texas, to be carved out of the boun?
daries of the present Slate.
? General Ames has ordered the Mississippi
Legislature to convene on the 11th of January.
The following officers, elected at the late election,
are appointed provisional officers until their in?
stallation: James L. Alcorn, Governor; James
Lynch (colored), Secretary of State; Henry Mas
grove, State Auditor; Joshua S. Morris, Attorney
General. About one-fifth of the Legislature are
Conservatives.
? The Lynchburg Virginian is informed, that
within the last few weeks lands to the amount of
a million and a half of dollars have been sold to
Northern capitalists along the line of the Chesa?
peake and Ohio Railroad. It is the purpose of
these gentlemen to erect ab least three large icon
furnaces, one of which is to be-located at Clifton
Forge?the point at which it is proposed to inter?
sect the great trunk line road.
? The Edgeficld Advertiser says"On Monday
night, the 20th inst., the gin house of Mrs; Stan
more Watson, living on the Ridge, was fired and
burned to the ground. With the gin house were
consumed twelve bales of cottcn, and cotton seed
from about sixty bales of cotton'; lossestrmatedat
about S3,000. A negro named Harknese- Nettard
has been arrested on suspicion of being the incen?
diary." . ii
?-?
A Wrong impression Corrected..
Many persons believe that there is no value in
anything that does not come from "the North."
How humiliating! However, this impression is
being gradually corrected. It is now admitted
that no remedial Agent has ever been discovered.
North or -South, that possesses, in so eminent a
degree, the power of eradicating from the system,
all foul distemper, as HR. TUTT'S SARSAPA
RILLA AND QUEEN'S DELIGHT. The secret is,
it assists nature to do this through its oivn channels.
It is composed of vegetable snbstanceaalone, every
one of which grows-on Southern soil. It is tho
BLOOD PURIFIER OF THE AGE.
Dpcited;.
MARRIED, at the residence of the bride's
father, on Tuesday, 28th of December, 18G9, by
Rev. J. W. Kelly, Mr. Wm. A. Diskker, of Co?
lumbia, and Miss Theodate M., second daughter
of Col. J. P. Hoyt. of Laureusville, S. C
MARRIED, by Rev. George F. Round. Tuesday
evening, December 28th, Mr. Dresden.A. Smjtjj,
of Columbia, to Miss Gebteude Small, of Abbe?
ville.
Special Jtoftccs.
Burning Bush Chapter, No. 7, lt/.A.-.E*
A REGULAR CONVOCATION OP BURNING
B?SII CHAPTER will be held in the Chapter
Room on MONDAY NIGHT, Feb. 7, 3870, at
seven o'clock. Companions will assemble with?
out further notice.
By order of the Most Excellent High Priest.
E. FRANKLIN, Sec.
Jan 6, 1S70 28 8
HIRAM LODGE, No. 68, A.\ F.\ M.\
A REGULAR COMMUNICATION OF HIRAM
LODGE will be held in the Lodge Room on MON?
DAY NIGHT, Jan. 10th, 1870, at-half-past seven
o'clock. Brethren, will take duo notice ana govern
themselves accordingly.
By order of the Worshipful Master.
' . . .E. FRANKLIN, Sec. fjj
Dec 2,1869 23 2
m_ "
HERMON LODGE, No. 116, A* F. M.
A REGULAR COMMUNICATION OF HERMON
LODGE will be held in the Lodge Room at' Mif
ford's, oa Saturday, Feb. 5, 1S70, at 10 o'clock
a. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
By order of the Worshipful Master..
G. W. BELCHER, Sec
Jan C, 1870 28 8
Pendlcton Lodge, No. 34, A.\ F.\ M.\
AREGULAR COMMUNIOATIONOF PENDLE
TON LODGE will be held in the Lodge Room on
SATURDAY, Jan. 15th, 1870, at 3 o'clock p.
m. Brethren will take due notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
By order of the Worshipful Master.
W. H. D. GAILLARD, Sec.
Jan 6, 1870 23 . 2
Living Arch Chapter, No. 21, R.\ A.\M.\
A REGULAR CONVOCATION OF LIVING)
A.RCH CHAPTER will be held in the Chapter
Room on SATURDAY, Jan. 15th, 1870, at 7
o'clock p. m. Companions will assemble without
further notice.
By order of the Most Excellent High Priest.
M. L. S HARPE, See.'
Jan G. 1870 28 3
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WILLIAMSTON LODGE, No. 24,A.F.m.
A REGULAR COMMUNICATION OF WIL?
LI AMSTON LODGE will bo bold in tho Lodge
Room at Williamsfon, S. C, on Thursday,' Jan.
20lh, 1870, at 10 o'olock A. M. Brethren are re?
quested to be punctual in attendance.
By order of the Worshipful Master.
J. R. WILSON, Sec.
Jan 6,1870 28 3
Belton Lodge, No. 130, A.*. TV. m..
A REGULAR COMMUNICATION OF BELTON
LODGE will bo held in the Lodge Room at Belton,
S. C, on THURSDAY, Jan. 13th, 1870, at 10
o'clock A. M. Brethren will take due notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
By order of the Worshipful Master.
W. 0. ALEXANDER, Sec.
JanO, 187Q 28 S