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Free Transmission of Newspapers.
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they are actually published, and restored news?
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tain, although we believe the measure will pass
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Ecclesiastical Meetings.
The Southern Baptist Convention will meet
in Jefferson City, Texas, on the 7th of May.
The General Conference of M. E. Church,
South, will meet in Louisville, Ky., on the 1st
of May.
Arrangements have been made with the rail?
roads for the sale of return tickets at a reduced
price, accessible to all persons wishing to at?
tend either of these important meetings.
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
The commencement exercises of this insti?
tution, located in Greenville, will begin on
Saturday night, 25th inst., with an oration be?
fore the Andrew Fuller Society by H. T. Had
dick, of Miss. On Sunday morning, the
Commencement Sermon will be preached by
Rev. Dr. Brantley, of Baltimore. Sunday
night, the sermon before the Society of Mis?
sionary Inquiry by Rev. L. H. Shuck, of
Charleston. On Monday night, speeches by
the four graduates and delivery of diplomas.
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An tfgly Rumor.
It is rumored that a fiendish and brutal out?
rage was committed upon the person of a
young lady, belonging to a respectable family
in the^city of Columbia, on last Monday after?
noon. The perpetrator of this crime is no less
a, character, according to the rumor, than the
Chief Magistrate of the State, Governor
Franklin J. Moses, jr. The information was
brought by a passenger on Monday's train, and
there is a faint reference to the matter in the
Colombia Union-Herald of Tuesday. A pri?
vate telegram to a gentleman in Columbia
failed to bring any definite information, but
we have no doubt the whole truth will be
known in a day or two.
Disastrous Overflow of the Mississippi.
The recent rains have culminated in a disas?
trous overflow of the Mississippi River, causing
great destruction to the planting interests, and
entailing a great degree of suffering among the
inhabitants of that region, particularly of
Louisiana. Gov. Kellogg telegraphs to the
President that six or seven of the largest par?
ishes of that State are under water, and thou?
sands of people, white and black, are without
food and shelter, in danger of starvation. He
appeals to the general government for aid in
this emergency, and President Grant promised
to exert every authorized means for the succor
and relief of the suffering people. Cor /.-ess
will undoubtedly pass a bill for the reliei" of
those suffering from this disastrous overflow.
Railroad Meeting.
The Walhalla Courier announces "that a prop?
osition is under consideration to call a meeting
of the corporators of the People's Accommo?
dation Railroad at an early day, and it is
thought the meeting will be held at Anderson
C. H., as the most accessible point for all per?
sons interested. This road proposes to connect
Walhalla with Augusta, Ga., by way of An?
derson ville, intersecting the Augusta and
Hartwell road at some point beyond the Tu
galoo River. The act authorizes a like road
from Anderson C. H."
We are glad to know that the railroad spirit
is not entirely submerged iu this region, and
that some persons actually contemplate the
bnilding of a railroad in the direction of Au?
gusta. The charter of the People's Accommo?
dation Railroad has not been made public
through the newspapers, so far as we are in?
formed, and we cannot undertake to estimate
its particular advantages to our town and
county. But we trust the corporators will
assemble here at an early day, and let the pub?
lic know their plans and purposes.
Carolina Savings Bank of Charleston.
We learn from the Charleston News and
Courier that the Banking Office of George W.
Wi'liams & Co., at the corner of Hayne and
Church streets, is undergoing a thorough reno?
vation to furnish accommodations for the
Carolina Savings Bank of Charleston, which
was chartered at the recent session of the
Legislature, and which will go into operation
with ample capital at an early day. The bank?
ing business of Geo. W. Williams & Co., will
be transferred to the new Bank, and Mr. Wil?
liams will become the President of this insti?
tution, with Joseph R. Robertson, Vice Presi?
dent, and William E. Breese, Cashier. The
sagacity and financial experience of Mr. Wil?
liams are sure indications that the Carolina
Savings Bank will prove an eminent success
and we are confident that he has secured an
efficient coadjutor in our young friend, Win.
E. Breese, whose promotion in the business
world we are happy to chronicle as a merited
tribute to energy, faithfulness and thorough
business qualifications.
A Glance at the Political Situation.
Is there any chance for reform in the gov?
ernment of South Carolina ? This vexed ques?
tion must be settled within the present year,
and it becomes the duty of earnest, honest men
to inquire as to the most practicable means for
the accomplishment of this object. Affairs in
this State are attracting unusual thought and
attention from every portion of the country,
and the wide-spread condemnation of existing
evils has aroused and excited alarm in the
dominant party. Hence, there is a general
outcry, inside the Republican ranks, that re?
formation must take place. Two years agoi
the denunciations of Scott's administration
were equally vigorous and pronounced within
the State, and an abundant reform was prom?
ised, which has never been fulfilled and re?
deemed. The same individuals are loudly
asserting their ability to effect a thorough
reformation of abuses, and proclaim their in?
tentions for the coming campaign. Party
fealty and services are the most prominent
characteristics in the selection of men to lead
this reformation, and the opposition are de?
nounced at every step as incapable of affording
assistance, unless they unite with the Republi?
can organization and become members of this
political sanhedrim. Honesty, integrity and |
capability are secondary considerations, while ]
the possession of these qualities must be the
prime necessity to restore an honest and eco?
nomical government for the people.
We are told that the Democratic or Conserv?
ative element in this State has committed mis?
takes and provoking blunders in the past, by
causing the Republicans to maintain an un?
broken front, which allowed the worst men to
obtain control of that organization and fill the
offices. This is puerile reasoning, to say the
least of it, for the very fact of opposition
should incite the Republicans to select men of
the highest integrity and capacity, in order to
silence the batteries of their opponents. Such
would be the course of action in any other
portion of the United States. Why not expect
the organization of a Democratic minority in
Vermont to produce this effect upon the Re?
publicans there ? Is the party in South Caro?
lina so completely under the domination of
corrupt men that a flimsy pretext of opposition
j will cement the rank and file to their unquali?
fied support? It is at once a confession of
shameless submission to the power of rogues
and plunderers, who have disgraced the name
of Republican, and made the term so odious
in the eyes of respectable people that there are
absolutely no recruits from the disorganized
opposition. Suppose a like condition of things
existed in any of the Northern States, where
the Republicans had control. Desertion to
the party in power would inevitably follow,
and the office-seekers would throng the prima
iy meetings, with the hope of securing favor
and patronage. Such is not the case in South
Carolina, although an occasional leaning to?
wards the Republicans, on the part of design?
ing men, only proves the assertion that a de?
cent and honest administration would have
this effect.
But why consult the probable action of the
Democrats in a matter so vitally concerning
the welfare and prosperity of the whole people?
The evils of oppressive taxation, and misappli?
cation of public funds, are the sources of com?
plaint within the Republican party, and the
blind adherents to that party must feel these
burdens, directly or indirectly. None can es?
cape wholly from the disastrous consequences,
and it is absurd to allege that a mere organized
opposition to the authors of these evils justifies
a continuance of their unbridled power and j
licentious abuse of public trusts. On the con?
trary, as we have already shown, the danger
of an overthrow ought to stimulate the Repub?
licans to oust the disreputable leaders, who
have concocted the plans and executed the ne?
farious designs which bring such maledictions
upon their organization from one end of the
country to the other, including their staunchest
allies in the Northern States.
We can only explain the senseless cry
against the organization of the Democratic
party as a paltry trick, intended to influence
the white people against their natural leaders,
and serve to postpone the time when the whites
and blacks will unite to the consternation of
unscrupulous office-holders, who have betrayed
their trusts and deceived their followers in
every campaign. It is passing strange that
any portion of the Democrats are influenced
by this trick, and tacitly assent to the astound?
ing proposition. The demoralization of the
Democrats emboldens a continuance of fraud
and corruption. A compact and thorough or?
ganization of all opposed to the practices, not
principles, of the Republican party in South
Carolina would to-day strengthen the efforts of
any honest, well meaning men within that
organization, and encourage them to persevere
in securing upright, fearless officials, whose
characters are unimpeachable and whose mo?
tives could not be assailed. We believe there
! are a few of this class, but they are in a woful
minority?which does not include such as would
foist upon the ignorant, deluded negroes a
different set of pernicious scoundrels, ready to
invent fresh deviltry and extort money from
the people under new expedients. Such has
been the experience of the last two years, and
is the most salient point of the boasted reform
which was promised when a change of rulers
took place.
Now, if there is any sincerity in the pro?
fessions made by Republican writers and
speakers, and any genuine desire to benefit the
masses by an honest, upright and economical
administration, the way is clearly open to pro?
duce this result, whether or not there is a
hearty concurrence and an active assistance
from political opponents. The glory of the
achievement will belong to the party securing
the blessings of good government to an op?
pressed people. The Republicans hold undis?
puted sway over a large majority of the quali?
fied voters of this State, and the leaders arc
responsible for every abuse of this unexampled
confidence. Every year augments the interest
of large numbers in the matter of taxation,
and increases the desire for a better state of
affairs. With the progress and improvement
of the negro race will inevitably come a closer
scrutiny into the fitness of their leaders. The
sure and steadfast acknowledgment of their
civil and political rights will beget a renewed
confidence in their white neighbors. The more
intelligent and thoughtful of the colored peo?
ple, exclusive of the office-holders and hangers
on of the party, are beginning to exhibit signs
?
of restlessness under the party lash, and soon
will manifest a disposition to part company
with the official plunderer and dishonest lead?
er, whose ill-gotten gains neither brings them
daily sustenance or furnishes shelter for their
family. The time is not distant when there
will be a fearful increase of dissatisfaction
among the colored voters, unless the present
year shall witness a complete revolution in the
conduct of public affairs.
An Extraordinary Claim.
A Washington letter informs us that the
Senate committee on claims has before it a
singular petition from one Frank Arnim, of
Hamburg, who claims that he captured the
last ledger of the Southern Confederacy and
delivered it to the Treasurer of the United
States in 1867. He says that through the in?
formation contained in the ledger, the govern?
ment obtained a lot of Confederate gold which
had been secretly transmitted from Anderson
0. H. to Augusta. He intimates that $6,000
would be reasonable compensation for this ex?
traordinary service. The committee applied
to Gen. Spinner for information on the subject,
and Gen. S. writes that the aforesaid gold was
captured two years before the ledger was re?
ceived by him, although he says the ledger
contained some valuable information. Where
did Arnim capture the ledger ? He was on a
whiskey raid in Pickens District about the
year 1867, and captured a large number of
stills from the people, transcending his author?
ity in the premises, for which he was removed
from office and lodged in jail at Greenville.
We do not remember that he ever visited this
section of the State on any other occasion, and
must conclude that he found this invaluable
relic of the Confederacy in one of the vacant
and unoccupied still-houses of Pickens.
Senator Washburn, of Massachusetts
The prolonged contest for United States
Senator from Massachusetts, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Senator Sumner,
was ended rather abruptly on Friday last by
the unexpected choice of Go v. Washburn for
the vacant seat. A compromise was effected
between the friends of Judge Hoar and Mr.
Dawes, which virtually ended the contest, and
on the thirty-third ballot Gov. Washburn re?
ceived 151 votes, when he was declared elected
to fill the unexpired terra of the late Charles
Sumner, which will terminate on the 4th of
March, 1875. Gov. Washburn is 54 years old,
a graduate of Yale, and has been engaged in
manufacturing all his life. He entered politi?
cal life in 1850, serving for a time in the Mas?
sachusetts Legislature, and afterwards was sent
to Congress for three successive terms. He
was first elected Governor of Massachusetts in
1871, and has twice been re-elected, defeating
Gen. Butler on two occasions for the Republi?
can nomination. He is a man of respectable
abilities and rather moderate views, and is
everywhere regarded as an honest, upright
gentleman.
South Carolina Medical Association.
The annual meeting of this body was held
in Columbia last week. A large number of
physicians from all parts of the State were in
attendance, and many interesting subjects per?
taining to the medical profession were consid?
ered and thoroughly discussed. Drs. G. H.
Symmes and W. H. Nardin represented the
Anderson Medical Society. The following offi?
cers were elected to serve the ensuing year:
President?Dr. James Mclntosh, Newberry.
Vice Presidents?T)t&. W. H. Nardin, Ander?
son ; B. W. Taylor, Richland; A. A. Moore
Chester.
Corresponding Secretary?Dr. J. S. Buist,
Charleston.
Treasurer?Dr. T. Grange Simons, Charles?
ton.
It was decided that the next meeting of the
Association be held in the city of Charleston
on the first Tuesday in April, 1875.
Presbytery of South Carolina.
At the recent meeting of this body, held at
Greenwood, a call was made from Upper Long
Cane Church for the pastoral services of Rev.
W. F. Pearson, and one from Hopewell (Pen
dleton) Church for the pastoral services of
Rev. W. Cuttino Smith.
Revs. J. O. Lindsay and R. H. Fair, Col.
John H. Evins and J. Wistar Simpson, Esq.,
were elected delegates to the General Assembly,
which meets at Columbus, Miss.
Messrs. J. Y. Fair, R. C. Ligon, R. A. Reid
and James H. Thornwell, students at the The?
ological Seminary in Columbia, were licensed
to preach the gospel.
The next regular meeting of the Presbytery
will be held at Walhalla, beginning on
Wednesday before the second Sabbath in
September next.
The Final Hearing.?The annexed tele?
gram gives the substance of the arguments
made before the Congressional committee in
regard to the condition of affairs in South Car?
olina, at the final hearing on Wednesday last:
Washington, April 15.
The final hearing on the South Carolina
troubles, before the sub-judiciary committee of
the House of Representatives, took place this
morning.
Treasurer Cardoza spoke for the counter
memorialists, giving a brief account of the
finances of the State, showing the causes why
the Legislature had increased the debt, and
holding tnat the Republican administration is
only responsible for one million three hundred
thousand of it. He denied that the bonded
debt can be shown to be over ten millions, and
affirmed that of that amount the old State
Government is responsible for eight millions
seven hundred thousand dollars. He held that
the Democrats in South Carolina are responsi?
ble equally with the Republicans for the exist?
ing state of things.
The Hon. Thos. Y. Simons closed for the
memorialists in a address of half an hour, in
which he showed up in detail the many frauds
and outrages perpetrated since reconstruction
under the form of law, and carried the respon?
sibility for these wrongs home upon those who
had been iti power for the last six years. He
asserted that the disabilities under the recon?
struction laws were an absolute barrier against
any participation by leading citizens in the
formation of the new State government, and
closed by an earnest appeal for such an inves?
tigation as shall show the truth or falsity of
the charges made by the Tax-Payers' Commit?
tee.
What action the judiciary committee will
take is a matter of mere conjecture. In any
event the matter will doubtless be made the
subject of Congressional discussion.
? Dockery, a former United States official
in Florida, has been taken in Cuba by the
Spanish authorities, tried for communicating
with the insurrectionaries, convicted and
sententenced to be shot.
For tha Anderson Intelligencer.
A Racj Letter from Jemimy Cuttle.
purlaski, oconee CO., S. C.
Mr. Edditur : I beg leeve tu trubble you
agin on the subjeck ovthe Greenvil & Colnmby
Railrode. I am stil the original, bonnerfide
owner ov the same identikel 3 sheers ov stock
which I tuk with other unfortunets at the be
ginuin. Now, I hev newer blamed the peeple
who advized me tu subscribe for their patriot?
ism, but I've had strong misgivins for a long
time as to their judgement. No dividins for
me as yet, tho I was promised 10 f ersent frum
the start.
I want sum infurmashjin. Firstly, what's
the reezun yu Edditurs, frum A tu izzard, are
so tender-footted and skeery and pertickler
about printin ennything which looks suspishus
or damajin to the stockholders and the peepul
ginerally in the mannagement of railrodes?
Now, enny little improvements or patchin up,
enny repairin or buyin a new ingin, is blazoned
in in every paper, with long and interestin
comments; whilst a whole cumpany may be sold
out, or gobbled up, and nary a word. Now, I
don't blame enny bodly fur sellin out to Patter
j son and Cumpany, fur they did promis power
| ful things?two trains a day, branches every
where, frum the seeb oard to the sun, moon and
stars, big dividins and plenty of intrust. The
wunder iz that enny boddy beleeved them.
They tryed tu buy frum me, but I sed Jemimy
did not want enny sugar in hern; she'd jest
wait and see. Well, she hes waited and seen,
and things git no better fast, by no means, not
at all; at leest, no outside dividins mongst the
stockholders. Now, they tel me that the rode
has been sold agin, and that it is ernin a power
ov munny, and when I axed what bekum ov it,
they telled me that sum judge sumwhere had
granted a junction, or sum sich thing, preven
tin enny boddy from suin, and also had made"
the Greenvil & Columby Railrode its own re
seever and disburser, so that it was rite hard
tu diskuver enny thing about it. Now, Squire
B- tells me he never heerd or red of a
debtter bein made his own reseever and dis?
burser before, and he iz jubersome that it can't
be so. But, if this iz so, Mr. Edditur, we are
in a speshal fix; no intrust, no dividins, bonds
down to nothin, and stock ditto, and the cum?
pany itself in the courts, which ginerally re
seevs and disburses with considerbel freedum.
Az a sum in rithmetick, how long by this
swettin prosess of not payin enny intrust, barin
down the bonds, &c., would it take a coppera
shun to swallow itself by its own earnins?
Ther's the Blu Ridge Railrode (anuther pet
ov mine) in the same mellonkolly condishun?
exsep ther's nuthin tu reseev, and consiquently
nuthin tu disburs. But why can't the railrodes
in the State act with sum sence ? Why can't
they opperate (I bleeve that's the wurd) sum
times in the intrusts ov the peeple ? Now, I
wanted tu send sum dride froot frum Tuckoa
Sitty tu Andersun, but (would yu bleeve it, Mr.
Edditur?) I had tu pay tu Greenvil, 40 miles
further than Siniky Sitty, and then 34 miles
back tu Andersun. But the fun ov it waz, the
froot waz lost on the way, and both rodes de
klared they had never reseeved it, and went so
far az tu say it waz never listed, when one rode
charged 75 sents and the uther 1 doller fur
about a bushel ov dride apples. And on in?
quiry, I du beer that the merchants ov Ander?
sun pay a doller aud thirty sents a barrel fur
flour frum Missoory, and can't git it down frum
Siniky Sitty, but pay 40 sents a barrel frum
Greenvil to Andersun. How iz thai fur hi ?
(if I dare use a vernackuler expresshun.)
It duz seme tu me, wher a Legislatur grants
a charter tu folks tu bild railrodes, they hav or
ort tu exercise the right tu compel the copper
ashun tu opperate their rode in the public in?
terests sumwhat; and if two or more imprack
tikable Prezzideuts chuse tu butt their beds to?
gether and be kontrary, tu see that the public
duz not suffer. But purhaps I am all wrong,
and dont understand the filosofy ov transporta
shun at all. Perhaps peeple who propose tu
act fnr us deem it better that our peeple shood
alwaze bi provisshuns in Nu York or Bawlti
more, and send it by Charleston and Columby.
and if we will persist in byin in the West,
wher sich things are raized, that the leest we
can du iz tu send it down tu Branchvil, and
then tu Columby?all fur pure patriotism and
luv ov country. Now, Jemimy begs leev re
specktivly tu differ. She bleevs in byin in the
cheepest market, and sellin in the deeresti
(when she haz enny thing tu sell,) and in gittin
tu that market on the shortest lines.
But, Mr. Edditur, ther iz one consolashun.
If the debt ov the Greenvil & Columby Rale
rode iz down tu nuthin, and the cumpany bies
it up out ov its own ernins, then I du acktually
bleev that my 3 sheers will loom up and be
very valuable tu sum ov my posterity.
And ther iz anuther thing. I see bi my last
Intelligencer that yu hev bin tu Washintun az
a delligit, tu ask Ginerel Grant and Congres tu
reckernize that the tax payers in our State
shood be a little better attended tu, and hav
sum little say in the Guverment. I goes with
yu on that line, in reason ; but I wood like tu
ask yu whi our ralerode copperashuns, mostly
owned bi the tax payers, don't du the same
thing? Why don't they give the minority
stockholders a small voice in ther manage?
ment ? Whi shood a fu persons buy up a small
majority of stock, and kreate a ring, and after
a while own the whole propperty ? I tell you,
jestiss and right begins at home, and we must
all ov us act out what we say before we can
complain of wrong from others.
Yu must exskuse this letter, fur I can't go
tu the annual meetin of stockholders fur the
want of intrust and dividin3.
Yours everlastinly,
JEMIMY CUTTLE.
The Abbeville Medium states that the Pres?
byterian Church at Ninety Six has made out a
call to the Rev. James II. Thorn well, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Rev.
W. F. Pearson, and says: "Mr. Thornwell is
a ?on of the Rev. Dr. Thornwell, of precious
memory, and is a young gentlemau of vigorous
intellect and easy address. He is calculated
to do a great deal of good, and the Ninety Six
Presbyterians have made a happy choice."
? Ex-Comptroller J. L. Neagle has been
appointed County Treasurer of Richland, vice
G. H. Baldwin, Esq., resigned.
? Ex-President Johnson is to address tho '
Tennessee Patrons of Husbandry in Nashville j
on the 11th of May uext.
? The Atlanta Young Men's Christian As- !
8oeiation are negotiating for a series of lectures
to be delivered by Henry Ward Bccchcr in I
Southern cities. I
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
T. D. KENNEDY, Local Editor.
SEVENTEEN CENTS FOR COTTON.
An advertisement from Mr. C. A. Reed, re?
ceived too late for insertion this week, announ?
ces that he will sell Mapos' and Middleton's
Phosphates at $70 per ton, payable in middling
cotton on the 1st November next at 17 cents
per pound, or in currency, ai the option of the
planter.
FINE CIGARS.
All persons wishing to enjoy the delightful
aroma of a really fine cigar, would do well to
call on Messrs. Simpson, Hill & Go., at tho
Benson House. These gentlemen will please
accept our thanks for a choice sample left in the
sanctum, the merits of which we have fully
tested, and pronounce excellent.
ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS.
We learn from an able legal gentloman of
our town, who has lately visited the Fork
country and a portion of Oconee County, that
all along the route through these sections the
lands exhibited the highest state of cultivation.
He assures us that he saw more wheat during
the trip than he has seen for years, and that
other grains have been sown in like proportion.
This is indeed encouraging, and speaks well for
those sections of the up-country, and we hope
soon to see our fertile fields nearer home teem?
ing with luxuriant grain crops.
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
For the past two weeks the weather was un?
usually bad. Scarcely a day passed without
more or less rain, leaving the streets and roads
in an almost impassable condition. Farmers
from various sections of the country complain
that they are very much behind with their
crops, owing to tho recent heavy rains, and are
therefore hoping for a return of fair weather.
The recent frost and cold snap has not in?
jured the wheat and oat crops, which present a
luxuriant appearance at this time. The pros?
pect is exceedingly good for an abundant har?
vest, and the numerous patches around town
will furnish bettor food for man and beast than
the customary cotton experiments.
ADDRESS OF HON. J. S. HURRA Y.
We had the pleasure, on Friday evening last,
of listening to the able and learned address of
the Hon. J. S. Murray, delivered in the Court
House before the two Literary Societies of our
town. His subject, the "Law of Progress,"
was indeed well chosen, and a most fitting one
for the occasion, showing forth to the young
gentlemen of the Societies the various progres?
sions of mind and matter. He forcibly and
beautifully explained how matter would some
day reach its ultimatum, but that that the mind's
progression was never-ending, it containing
within itself those God-like proportions which
rendered man lord of God's creation. The ad?
dress was indeed highly appreciated by the
gentlemen of the Societies, and by the large
and intelligent audience present on the occa?
sion.
HIGH SHOALS.
Remember, one and all, that Saturday next,
the 25th inst, is the day appointed for the
Stockholders' meeting at the above named
place, and it is to bo hoped that the meeting
will bo attended by every one who can be
present, whether they are individually inter?
ested or not, as the project will in the end
prove to be for the general good of the County.
As will be seen by reference to the Acts of the
General Assembly, published on the outside
this week, the Legislature, in order to encour?
age home industry and homo manufactures,
passed an Act freeing from taxation for ten
years from the time of commencement of ope?
rations, (except two mills for school tax,) all
industrial and manufacturing institutions. The
heavy burthen of taxation not being imposed
for so long a period, gives to the projected fac?
tory an additional stimulus; and with the
necessary amount of funds for its commence?
ment, and sufficient zeal on the part of the citi?
zens, it must bo a grand success.
BRIEF MENTION.
The Young Men's Sociable Club anticipate
giving a Pic Nie sometime in May.
"It never rains, but it pours," is the old say?
ing, and we believe it to-day, for 'tis pouring.
Spring costumes are in vogue at present, and
on sunny evenings some of our ladies may be
seen promonading, wearing tho latest styles.
Very pretty.
Small improvements are going on in Town
in the way of repairing fences and building
new ones, and gardening is being entered into
with a lively interest.
An individual who called at the Bank on
yesterday to get money changed, was so
wrought upon, either by visions of bank notes
and wealth, or by "red eye," that he left a
package of coffee on the floor. Probably an
intended treat for the bankers.
Tho bell for the University arrived the other
evening, and whilo being conveyed through
tho public squaro gave forth sounds so similar
to tho Court House boll, that a whist party
threw down their cards and mado for the sup?
posed sceno of action, believing a fire to be on
hand. Tho boll has since been put up in the
University, and can bo heard sweetly chiming,
morning and evening.
A REMARKABLE CASE.
On Saturday last, a case was brought up and
tried boforo ono of the Trial Justices of this
town, to wit: A and B, tho Plaintiffs in the
action, boing non-residents, sued C, tho Defen?
dant, for a sum of money. C, being about to
go into bankruptcy, and turn over all his assets
to tho Bankrupt Court for equal distribution
among his creditors, A and B, tho Plaintiffs,
brought suit at once, intending to get judgment
if possible before the Defendant could obtain
the relief from the Court of Bankruptcy.
Tho Plaintiffs were represented by Hon. J.
P. Reed, tho attorney, and tho necessary affida?
vits woro mado by their Agents. Tho caso was
tried upon an assumed amendment of tho law,
allowing non-residents, on affidavit, to claim
trial and judgment in two days.
Tho Defendant was represented by Mossrs.
Feathcrston & Brown, who raised the follow?
ing objections to judgment being given against
Defendant:
First. To sufficiency of affidavit involving
question whether any excopt Plaintiffs could
mako affidavit, as woll as that Plaintiffs were
in danger of losing debt.
Second. That parties composing partnership
were not served.
Third. That Defendant had gone into Bank?
ruptcy, the evidence of which was by tele?
graph.
There was proven to bo two parties in tho
partnership seeking relief in Bankruptcy,
while only ono of them had been served, and
the evidence of their entering was proved by a
teleprain from the Clerk of tho United States
District Court at Charleston.
Tho case was decided against Defendant' I
judgment given and execution levied. !
THE BAPTIST GRA VEYARD.
All persons interested in the adornment and
preservation of the Baptist graveyard are re?
minded of the meeting ordered by the Church,
which takes place on Saturday next, 25th inst.,
at three o'clock p. m.
A Musical Pbodioy.?The Dalton (Ga.)
Citizen makes the following mention of extra?
ordinary musical talent developed in a little
girl, the grand-daughter of our esteemed
townsman, Dr. O. R. Broyles, Sr., at whose
residence Mrs. Williams and daughter are now
visiting:
Here and there over the world very preco?
cious children are occasionally to be met with.
Such an one astonished us an evening or two
ago with her wonderful musical talent?a tal?
ent indeed remarkable in one so youthful.
We have reference to the little six-year-old
daughter of Mrs. S. A. Williams, of Green?
ville, Tenn., who passed through Dalton last
?week on her way to South Carolina. Mrs. W,
spent a few days in our city with her brother,
Col. C. E. Broyles. She herself is an accom?
plished lady and an exquisite performer on the
piano, and she informed us that ker little
daughter has never been taught music, but at
the age of four began playing and improvising
of her own accord. She is now six, performs
well, both instrumental and vocal pieces, and
improvises chants, even composing andsubsti
tutmg the words herself. Her genius for music
is certainly wonderful, almost as romarkable
as that of Blind Tom.
? It is estimated that there are 800,000 life
insurance policy-holders in this country, the
amount they are insured for being equal to the
national debt.
? Private despatches from Western North
Carolina report heavy rumblings in Bald and
Stone Mountains on Tuesday last, and that the
tremblings of the earth were felt for more than
100 miles. The shocks are more severe than
before, and it is believed by scientists that an
erruption is imminent.
? It is conjectured that the immigration to
the United States will be reduced one-third
this year. The New York Express says that of
the emigrants recently arrived at that port
nearly the whole body have left for the places
of destination agreed upon before leaving home,
the great West, as usual, absorbing the largest
number.
? A novel mode of emancipation has been
adopted by the Spanish government. All the
slaves furnished to the government, in accord?
ance with the decree issued during the admin?
istration of Captain-General Jovellar, are to be
organized as soldiers under white officers.
The term of service is to be five years, at the
expiration of which they are to be declared
free.
? The South Carolina Railroad Company's
earnings for the year 1873 amounted to $1,491,
015.89, and the expenditures for operating and
maintaining the road were $914,550.57. The
ratio of expenses to earnings for the two past
years vary only 24-100 per cent. 294,784 tons
of freight have been transported within the
year. The locomotives have traveled 897,530
miles. The average charge per ton for freight
was $4.14, and the average expense of moving
the same was $2.35 per ton. A reduction of
$83,381.93 has been effected in the bonds and
bills payable.
? The Manchester Union speaks the sen?
timents of the sturdy Democracy of New
Hampshire when it says: "We are obliged to
agree with Mr. Grant that neither he nor
Congress can do anything for South Carolina.
Suppose the government of our State should
tax us ten times what it now does, and steal
the money?what could Congress do ? Suppose
this taxing influence was too powerful to be
overthrown by the ballot?what could we do?
We could not resist or repudiate, for the Gen?
eral Government will sustain the robbers.
We could only pray for such a government as
will respect the primary right of self-defense."
? The Havana correspondent of the New
Orleans Picayune says: The Cubans are
making great havoc in the sugar plantations of
this island. The destruction of property is
? fearful. Numerous fires of sugar estates are
reported in the jurisdiction of Remedios,
Cienfuegoes and the whole surrounding coun?
try. The object in burning plantations is to
prevent the Spanish Government from obtain?
ing a revenue from its exportation of sugar.
The patriot army throughout the island is
estimated at 35,000. Of late they have been
successful in several engagements with the
Spaniards. Although the war may be pro?
longed for one or two years, nobody here doubts
that the Cubans will achieve independence.
THE MARKETS.
Anderson, April 22,1874.
Considerable activity in the cotton market
for the past week. To-day middling com?
mands from 15 to 15i cents.
Charleston, April 20.
Cotton quiet and firm?middling 16?.
New York, April 20.
Cotton firm?uplands 175.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Time is Money.?The old fashioned manner
of building houses, and waiting for months for
the sashes, doors and blinds to season, is obso?
lete. A live enterprising man who reads the
newspapers, and keeps posted about matters
and things, will make an estimate of what is
required in the house he is about to erect, send
to Charleston, S. C, to the builders' Empori?
um, and have all his Doors, Sashes and Blinds,
ready to go in its place when the weather
boardings are put on. Messrs. I. H. Hall<fe
Co., tho Proprietors, have the most extensive
stock of Building Materials and Ornamental
House Work, including White Pine, and Fan?
cy Lumber, Marble Marbleized Slate Mantels,
Asbestos Roofing Felt, <fec. Send for price
lists and circulars.
The Question Settled.?Those eminent men,
Dr. Jas. Clark, Physician to Queen Victoria,
and Dr. Hughes Bennett, say that consumption
can be cured. Dr. Wistar knew this when he
discovered his now widely-known Balsam of
Wild Cherry, and experience has proved the
correctness of his opinion.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE OF APP0INT9DENT.
In the District Court of the United States for the
District of South Carolina,
In tho matter of E. W. BROWN, Bankrupt.
TO WHOM IT MA Y CONCERN.- The un?
dersigned hereby gives notice of his appoint?
ment as Assignee of E. W. Brown, of the
County of Anderson, and State of South Caro?
lina, within said District, who has been ad?
judged a Bankrupt upon his own petition by
the District Court aforesaid.
J. H. McCONNELL,
Assignee.
April 23, 1874_41_JS
500 BUSHELS OF CORN
FOR SALE
CHEAP FOR CASH,
Or on time payable on the first
of November.
Apply to
W. S. SHARPE,
No. 4 Granite Row.
April 23, 1S74 41
HIGH SHOAL FACTORY.
THE Stockholders and friends of High
Shoal Factory are requested to meet at High
Shoal, (McFall's Mills,) on Saturday, 25th day
of April next, for the purposo of or^anizinir.
JOHN B. M05RE,
Stockholder.
April 2, 1874 38 4