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JAS. A. HOTT. ..- E. B. KVBRAT, THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 17th, 1876. AIT IMPORTANT DECISION. The Supreme Court of this State has decided that Trial Justices hare exclu? sive jurisdiction of all cases of Petit Lar? ceny, which deprives the Circuit Court ?Tany right to try a case of Petit Larce? ny, let tho circumstances be ever so ag? gravated. Upon an examination of the law, there can be no doubt of the cor? rectness of this decision, and under it the judgment of the Court of General Sessions at this place was arrested in two cases last week. One of these cases amounted to a burglary in every respect, except that it failed to come under the technical definition of the crime, and yet as the law now stands it is impossible to punish this criminal any more severely than the poor fellow who steals a pittance to supply the necessities of life. This should be remedied by legislation giving the Court of General Sessions jurisdic? tion of all cases of Petit Larceny where the Trial Justice certifies the circum? stances as alleged are too aggravated for the offender to be properly punished by him. The law should at once be correc? ted, for as it now stands the punishment of Petit Larceny cannot in any instance exceed thirty, days imprisonment. Such changes as may be necessary should be made, and we invite the attention of our Senator and Representatives to the im? portance of this subject. RETERDY JOHNSON. This eminent jurist and distinguished statesman ended his eventful career on Thursday last, 10th inst. He was a guest at the executive mansion in An- j napolis, Md., and dined in the afternoon with Gov. Carroll and other gentlemen, in his usual health and excellent spirits. He was left alone in the parlor after din? ner, and in a short time one of the ser? vants' discovered Mr. Johnson in the grounds adjoining the mansion, bleeding profusely, from a wound on"the right side of his head and face. It is supposed that, he was seized with vertigo, and fell to the ground. Death must have ensued al? most instantly. Mr. Johnson had filled many impor? tant positions- in public life. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1845, and his legal qualifications induced President Taylor, in 1849, to appoint him Attorney General of the United States, which position he filled four years. He then engaged in the practice of his pro-, fession, and in 1862 he was again elected to the United States Senate, from which - body he was appointed Minister to Eng? land in 1866, where he laid the founda? tion for tho final settlement of the Ala? bama claims. He was one of the counsel for Andrew Johnson in the memorable impeachment trial, and his legal abilities were exerted in behalf of the alleged En Elux in South Carolina several yea is ago. He was nearly eighty years of age, and was universally respected as a lawyer and a citizen. INFAMOUS. Nesbitt, one of the colored members of the South Carolina Legislature, has intro? duced a resolution in the House for the appointment of a committee to investi? gate the official conduct of Hon. J. P. Reed, Judge of the First Judicial Circuit of this State. This resolution is only in? tended to injure Judge Reed, and we do not believe has any foundation in justice. Judge. Reed has been very acceptable to the good people of Charleston, and has improved the condition of their affairs very much by his bold and independent course upon the bench. The mover of the resolution does not expect it to pass, but takes this infamous device to injure the character of Judge Reed. If there had been any cause for the resolution it should have specified the charges, to be investigated. It is just such a charge as any villain might make against any citi? zen of the most unblemished character, and bean upon its face evidence of its true intention. It means to state to the public that Judge Reed has been guilty of official crimes, and does not specify them so as to allow him an opportunity to refute them should the resolution for investigation fail, which the mover no doubt knows it will do. The Legislature owes it to Judge Reed to defeat this reso? lution, and put a stop to these rascals who try to obtain notoriety as reformers by attacking men infinitely better than themselves. Judge Reed is entitled to the respect and support of the better peo? ple of our State whenever he is thus wantonly attacked upon a general charge submitted in such an unusual and under? handed manner as this resolution. If he has been guilty of any dereliction it should be specified, and until it is done we shall believe such attempts as the present to injure him are groundless and iniquitous. "GREENLAND'S ICY MOUNTAINS." This is the sobriquet enjoyed by a no? torious member of the Legislature from Beaufort, one J. Douglass Robertson, who has come to grief under the expo? sure of the text book swindle, which was referred to by our Columbia correspon? dent last week. The committee on priv? ileges and elections in the House of Rep? resentatives, to whom was referred certain statements and charges made in the news? paper press of this State, reflecting upon the action of the text book commission in selecting books for the use of public schools, submitted a lengthy report as the result of their investigation, which exonerates all the members of the text book commission from improper conduct in the discbarge of their duties, except Mr. J. Douglass Robertson, the member from Beaufort aforesaid, who is convicted of making corrupt and discreditable prop? ositions to various publishing houses. The testimony against him is conclusive, consisting of letters written by him to the publishing houses, and letters re? ceived from those houses giving in detail the corrupt propositions made by Rob? ertson. His plan was to control the in? troduction of school books in the interest of certain publishers, who were to desig? nate one of his relatives as their\only authorized agent in the State, for which service the agent, in connection witi Robertson, was to receive a commission^ ^flf ffr^-ri r per cent. His offers to these* I Editors. publishers pledged his official influence to secure a monopoly for their books, and he gave one of them to understand that he expected to be Superintendent of Education, which would give him additional influence. Iu. view of this discreditable and corrupt conduct, the committee recommended that Robertson be displaced from the text book commis? sion, and expelled from his seat in the House. The report was made the special order for to-morrow,' (Friday,) and we trust that "Greenland's Icy Mountains" will be permitted to sink back into that obscurity from which he emerged a few years ago, when "modern statesmen" were brought to light in South Carolina. NO HOPE FROM COALITION. It is now announced throughout the United States that President Grant is in thorough accord with the administration of Governor Chamberlain in this State, and that the President is lending his in? fluence to aid and uphold him in his en? deavor to "make South Carolina and keep her as safely Republican as Ver? mont or Iowa." In the face of all this there is a large portion of the South Carolina Democracy, who are to-day endeavoring to assist in this avowed re publicanizing process by upholding and pledging their support to the person who is acknowledged by Republicans to be the only man who can carry this State for them in the coming canvass. By this stand they become aiders and abettors in upholding Republicanism, and place themselves in a position to be obliged either to support the National Republi? can ticket, or remain neutral in the can? vass. There can be no good reason for I supporting Governor Chamberlain. He has not reformed the abuses in our State I government for any other purposes than that of continuing the Republican party in power in South Carolina, and he has j in our opinion obtained his reform re? cord more from his fine promises than by any actual deeds of reform. He has not reduced taxation, but, on the contrary, hit name appears as approving the pres? ent tax bill, which is the highest levy we have ever had. He has not had a single one of the many prominent public corruptioDista punished, but has con? nived, we believe, at Parker's escape, and has pardoned Walker. He has avowed bis intention to maintain Re? publicanism in this State, and has coa? lesced with Elliott and his party in South Carolina. Are our people blind enough to make an unconditional surrender to Chamberlain, Elliott & Co., without looking to the result? This thing sim? ply means a negro Governor for the next terra.. The whole Republican .party is to-day united, and the programme is to run Chamberlain for Governor with a negro for Lieutenant Governor, and a full set of other executive efficers to suit the tastes of the dominant party. Thus wo believe the South Carolinians who support Chamberlain as a reformer are eure to be caught in the meshes of the net which Chamberlain & Co. are to-day weaving for them. It is almost certain that Chamberlain will be elected to the ! United States Senate, and leave the ! negro Lieutenant Governor to rule the State. Our people may rest assured that Elliott, Whittemore, Nash, d id omne genus, have never gone over to the Gov? ernor without a consideration. They will elect him to the United States Sen? ate, and thus bring our State once more under the rule of the worst element in the Republican party. Those democrats who are supporting Chamberlain are, we [believe, unwittingly contributing to the success of this scheme, and are to be made the dupes of Chamberlain as well as the unwilling instruments for inflict? ing further disaster upon our State. There is nothing to be lost by a straight out democratic fight?everything is to be gained by it. If we elect a Demo? cratic ticket wo will redeem the State; if we are beaten, it will be by Chamber? lain, so that we will still have the great reformer (?) for our Governor. There is no hope for this State in any other than a fight upon principle for the supremacy of the Democratic party. If we succeed upon such a platform we will be amply repaid. If we are defeated, we will re? tain our honor and self-respect, which are to be preferred to victory in disgrace and dishonor. THE GREENTILLE DEMOCRACY. A meeting was held in Greenville on last Saturday, embracing delegates from the several townships, for the purpose of promoting the organization of the Demo? cratic party. Ex-Gov. Perry took a prominent part in tho meeting, ana" made a speech in ad? >cacy of the policy indi? cated in his letter some months ago. He introduced a lengthy preamble and reso? lutions, which were adopted with only a few dissenting voices. The substance of the manifesto is to ignore p*?rty issues in the coming campaign, and to secure a united effort on the part of Democrats and Republicans to place honest men into office, without regard to party affilia? tion; and in order to accomplish this "grand achievement," it is proposed to organize Democratic Clubs in every town? ship, with auxiliary and affiliating Re? publican Clubs. To any one acquainted with the politi? cal history of South Carolina during the last six years, it would appear that this scheme of Ex-Governor Perry has been tried before, and without any substantial results. The only difference we can per? ceive between tho plan proposed and that which has been adopted heretofore con? sists in this "great movement," as Gov. Perry terms it, carrying over the entire Democracy en masse to the enemy. Such would be the actual and potential result, if the Democrats are thrown into the arms of the recognized leader of the Republicans, as the preamble to the Greenville resolutions would indicate. No one need tax our credulity by saying there is the slightest foundation for be? lieving that the Republicans intend to accept any proposition looking to a con? cert of action in selecting candidates for office, except where the Republicans are in the minority, or a faction desires to promote its own ends by coalescing with the Democrats. Certainly, the great head-centre of Republicanism in South Carolina has not intimated, even to his most ardent Democratic admirers, that he was waiting for "consultation and concerted action" with the Democrats. Not even the heroic and virtuous Cham? berlain has ventured to assert the proba bility that such a proposition would be accepted. His boasted pride has been that he is working to make and keep South Carolina safely and unalterably within the clutches of the Republican lion, and he is not yet ready to lie down with the Dmocratic lamb. Elliott, Lea lie, Whittemore, Bowen, Nash and the other great lights of the Radicals are not manoeuvering their colored troops in this direction, so far as we can discover. President Grant, with a keen apprecia? tion of the load of corruption visible in South Carolina, has not extended the order that anything save a Radical victo? ry will satisfy his ambitious longings for ! a third term. Then, in the name of common sense, I we ask the question where is there any I encouragement for this fresh device to appease the Republican monster? The I scheme is impracticable, unwise and mis [ chievous. It is impracticable, because I the Republicans will not accept its offers. It is unwise, because its substance has I been repeatedly tried and failed. It is mischievous, because it serves only to dis? integrate the Democratic party at an im? portant juncture. For these reasons, we deplore the action of the Greenville De? mocracy at this time, and trust the "great movement" which has its origin there will be squelched in the manly, , uncom? promising and potential action of the State Democratic Convention, which body when it meets can truly and faith? fully give expression to the sentiments and shape the policy of the South Caro? lina Democracy. EDITORIAL NOTES. The Abbeville Medium has entered upon the publication of a series of bio? graphical sketches of the State Press, with the view of preserving the record and furnishing data for the future histo? rian. The series was inaugurated with a sketch of Capt James A. Hoyt, Presi? dent of the State Press Association, and one of the editors of the Anderson Intel? ligencer, and was followed last week by a sketch of Capt. F. W. Dawson, editor of the Charleston ftewt and Courier, and First Vice President of the Association. The sketches are written in racy and vig? orous style, and give the leading inci? dents in the lives of their subjects? especially in regard to journalism. It was reported in Columbia recently that NilesjG. Parker expected to re-visit South Carolina at an early, day, with the avowed object of "letting the cat out of the bag," and showing up his confede? rates in crime and peculation. He is living in Jersey City, and is said to be in bad health and low spirits, with his men? tal faculties seriously impaired. Such a movement on .the part of the Ex-Treasu? rer would produce consternation, indeed I But we do not believe that Parker will make any revelations now or hereafter, for the same means which prevented him from unfolding the true story last sum? mer will prove potent enough to keep his mouth closed at this time. A State Convention of the Union Ee publicans, as they are fond of styling the corrupt party which has governed South Carolina for the last eight years, will be held in the city of Columbia on Tuesday, 11th of April next, for the purpose of choosing fourteen delegates to the Na? tional Republican Convention, which meets at Cincinnati on the 14th of June next. It is also stated, parenthetically, that the Convention will transact such other business as may be deemed neces? sary, which doubtless means to ascertain the pulse of the party in regard to Gov. Chamberlain's availability for a second term, and otherwise arranging the slate to "make South Carolina and keep her [as safely republican as Vermont and I Iowa." The State Convention will be [ composed of 124 delegates, apportioned among the sfcveral counties in accordance with the ratio of representation in the ! House of Representatives. Gen. M. 0. Butler, Chairman of the State Executive Committee of the Dem? ocratic party of South Carolina, has called a meeting of the Executive Com? mittee to be held in Columbia on Tues? day evening, 22nd inst., to arrange for a convention of the people, and to consider matters of public interest. The County I Chairmen of the respective counties are invited to meet the committee on the fol? lowing day, (23rd inst.) at eleven o'clock a. m. The meeting will be an important one, and we trust that the reports from the various parts of the State will prove encouraging to the idea that a Demo? cratic victory awaits prompt, vigorous and intrepid action. Unless the Democ? racy is prepared to enter the field in a square and open contest with the Repub? licans, we think it is idling away time to engage in the work of organization at this early day. If coalition and compro? mises are to prevail as the Democratic policy, then we had better go back to the passive and inactive state, for we are ex? posing our intentions entirely too soon for the accomplishment of any good. Wo print upon our outside this week a letter from Col. Thomas B. Swann, of Charlestown, West Virginia, advocating the re-election of President Grant for a third term, which has attracted wide at? tention, mainly from the fact that Col. Swann is one of Gen. Grant's numerous and interesting relatives. Last June, in a speech before a political convention in West Virginia, Col. Swann expressed the tome views as are contained in the letter we publish to-day. The curious and sig? nificant feature of Col. Swann's utterances is the fact that they are always given forth immediately after he has had ample opportunity for consultation with Presi? dent Grant. Last summer the President had been a recent guest at his house in Charlestown, and, being fresh from per? sonal intercouse with his distinguished relative, there is no doubt as to the faith? ful representation of the President's wishes. There is a similar concatenation of suggestive circumstances in regard to the letter of Col. Swann, for he has lately returned from a protracted visit to Wash? ington, where he was the favored guest of Gen. Grant, and it is a noteworthy co- j incidence that he again publicly advo- | cates a third term so soon after frequent opportunities of confidential intercourse with the fountain of inspiration. Those "emergencies" to which President Grant alluded last summer must have arisen, and he has determined to make the need? ful sacrifice for the preservation of the Bepublican party. OUB COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENCE. a Columbia, S. C, Feb. 14,1876. Messrs. Editors: Very few mattere of importance have been acted upon in ei? ther House during the past week. As to the political situation, there has been little, if any, change. The Radical party is constantly caucussing, making ready to marshal its hosts preparatory for the coming campaign. The Senate has been acting for some time on the Salary bill, endeavoring to reduce tho salaries to an amount equal only to the tax levy. So far, considera? ble reductions have been made on the various salaries, but an amendment, offer? ed by Whittemore, makes the law appli? cable only to next year's salaries, and not to the salaries of this year. Thus is de? monstrated that the very first opportuni? ty the dominant party has had to make good its vociferous promises of reform so recently uttered, has been used only as a pretence. Leaving the salaries as they are at present, creates a deficiency in this department alone of something over $200,000, which will necessitate another bonanza next winter. When will the people learn to put the proper estimate upon Radical promises, and understand the tactics resorted to by politicians? The Senate has passed a bill giving to the citizens of Union, Spartanburg, An? derson, Greenville and Pickens the right to vote again on the fence question. When the bill came up in the House, there was considerable confusion, and a manifest disposition on the part of the Radical members to defeat the measure. Curtis, of Richlaud, was in the chair at the time, and was confused as to how to proceed, when Elliott came to his rescue, and ordered it sent back to the Senate, claiming that the bill had been com? pletely changed by the Senate. This ruling will necessitate the Senate to again pass the bill as its own, and then require it to run tho course of the House. If the Assembly adjourns at the time agreed upon at present, there will not be time to get the bill through, even if there was no opposition to it. The House has just passed a bill reduc? ing the price of land Bold to ?et tie re by the State. Large amounts of land were purchased by the Land Commissioner for the State, and as has been repeatedly charged a large amount of public funds were squandered in the purchase thereof. Now, when the people have been grievously taxed to purchase these lands, and in handling the funds num? bers of the Radicals were made rich, they propose to complete the infamous swin? dle and give all the lands bought to the negroes. Is this not a beautiful exempli? fication of Radical faith and Radical reformation ? The bill to levy a tax of $10,000 to send four companies of the negro National Guard to Philadelphia is being consid? ered. Davis, of Charleston, is now mak? ing a bitter and malignant speech, and in the height of eloquence exclaimed, "I fought, bled and died for the Union." I don't know about the fighting and the bleeding, but many would exclaim, "Would to God he had died." The bill will no doubt fail. The Senate has concurred in the twenty three amendments to the constitution, of? fered by Senator Cochran. I have read the amendments carefully, and if there was time and space I would review the many points. Some of them are good and some of them are unqualifiedly bad for the white people. There are two points more than any others worthy of atten? tion. The first is the arrangement to gerrymander the counties in the election of members to the General Assembly. The counties are to be divided into dis? tricts, and each district is to elect its members similar to the way members of Congress are now elected. The House a few days ago so divided the State into Congressional Districts that the white people of the State will be entirely mis? represented. So now they hope to divide the counties in such a way as to accom? plish the same results. The other feature is that the tickets are to be printed with ' the constitutional amendments, and op? posite to each amendment is to be prin? ted the word "Yes." If a voter wishes to vote for the amendment he simply puts in his vote, if he wishes to vote against one or more of them he must mark out the word or words1 'yes." If the House concurs in the Senate bill, the amendments under the above arrange? ment will all become parts of the consti? tution. The House Is now discussing the Sen? ate bill apportioning the members of the General Assembly among the counties. There is every indication that the bill will pass, and if it does Anderson County gets another member. I have held this article back in hopes to be able to report the action of the House on this impor? tant question. The bill has just passed to a third leading in the House. My worthy colleague, Capt. H. R. V., and myself had the pleasure of spending Saturday evening and Sunday with our genial and hospitable friend, H. A. Meetze, Esq., at his home in Lexington. Lexington and the country surrounding reminded us very forcibly of our moun? tain homes. Running through the incor? porate limits of the town is a large clear creek, with fine water power every half mile or so. Lexington suffered a great deal during the war, especially by Sher? man in bis vandal raid through the State, but having a white majority the county has, like Anderson, rapidly recuperated, and gives abundant evidences of increas? ing prosperity. Our stay in the home of this hospitable family was a pleasant one; indeed, it does not often fall to one's lot to rusticate in a more genial spot.? "Capt." was all the time on the look out for curiosities. Among other things he was immensely interested in the size of the pine burrs. R. W. S. The Secretary of the Southern Histori? cal Society, replying to Secretary Belk nap's letter in respect to the Confederate records, says: "The people of the South are not only willing but anxious that the whole of their official records should be fiven to the world and that the future istorian should have the opportunity of judging them in the light of those re? cords. Be assured then of our hearty co? operation in supplying your department with the missing Confederate documents. We will have furnished you properly au? thenticated copies of such as are in our possession and will assist you in procu? ring others. It being understood, of course, that your department will afford us similar facilities in the prosecution of our work." ????????????? For the Anderion Intelligencer. The Cartwell Institute?What It Pro. poses?Word to Patrons?Appeal to the Young?Opening of First Session. Messes. Editors: The advertisement of this institution in jour columns has doubt? less attracted attention and provoked inqui? ry. By your kind permission, I will give such information as will satisfy the minds of an inquiring public, and create or increase an interest in its prosperity and success. L A very natural Inquiry concernt the peculiar work this institution proposes to do. It is tho intention and hope of its pro? jectors that it shall answer two purposes, each of great importance in tho education and elevation of the youth of our land. It is, on the one hand, to be (what is called in Germany) a gymnatiitm, or preparatory school, in which students of either sex may be trained and developed for the colleges and universities. On the other hand, it is to be a college to such as hare not the means to "go off to college." Our curriculum will be so constructed as to adapt Itself to any of our first class colleges, male and female, and, at the same time, so graded, symmetri? cal and complete as to afford substantially the same order and class of instructions (as nearly as is possible in the absence of appa? ratus) as are dispensed in the higher schools. 2. A word to patrons. It seems necessary to have some fixed and published rates of tuition. These are to be seen in the adver? tising columns of this paper. But an at? tempt is made (the first in our knowledge) to adapt the tuition charges to all classes, so that rich and poor may alike enjoy the advantages of higher education. The rates advertised are the maximum charges; none will be charged more than these published rates, and all who send pupils to school, without any privat? arrangement prior to entry, will be required to pay these outstand? ing charges. But by personal conference with the principal, persons having several children to educate, or those who are in very moderate circumstances, or young per? sons industrieusly laboring to educate them? selves, may have the rates in each case so reduced as to enable all to patronize who desire. Of course, I need not odd that I reserve to myself the right to make such reduction in each case as I deem fitting and worthy, and even to impart instructions free if I choose thus to favor any. It will be well also and profitable for patrons to note well this one essential maximum of our school: No student will be allowed to enter school this year until the tuition fees of last year are paid. This will ever do a standing and inflexible law of patronage. And, now, beforo school opens, let me emphasize the importance of constant and regular attendance. I make no promises for students who attend school irregularly, however apt or however much money they pay. But those who are constant and regu? lar in attendance, I promise will steadily advance, improve and rise, to the teacher's gratification, their own delight and their parents' satisfaction. S. An appeal to the young. Would that I could reach the ear, mind and heart of every young man and lady, boy and girljm our whole country. How fondly, and with what burning interest would I sit down by your sides, one by one, and talk with you affectionately, sympathizingly and encour? agingly in regard to your personal improve? ment and preparation for life. I cannot have a fireside talk with all as I have had with seme of the dear young people who may read this article. But I can speak to you all perhaps through the Intelligencer. Fust of all, let me assure yon, my dear friends, that it is you that must share my interest, my sympathy and solicitude. In you, the highest hopes of my country are fixed. You ore unconsciously, but none the less rapidly, rising up to fill positions of honor and trust now occupied by those who are receiving or soon to receive their sum? mons to another world and other scenes. And have you ever inquired about your fitness, and what is necessary to prepare you for these high and responsible trusts ? As this is a reasonable and important question, permit me to answer it briefly by affirming that, without proper mental culture, and without furnishing yonr minds with appro? priate articles of polite and practical learn? ing, you must be unfit to well attend to your own personal concerns, much less the weigh? tier matters which society and government will force upon you. Then, by this one plea alone I would urge all to resolve upon an education?the highest, the best you are capable of receiving. What matters it if you are grown and past the time of life in which it is customary to acquire the rudi? ments of education? What matters it if you have to enter classes with many of far fewer years T Are these embarrassments sufficient to force you into a willingness to remain ignorant? If so, you will and should live and die in inexcusable ignor? ance. Bather let your desire, your determi? nation, be such as to enable you to leap over the bounds of all embarrassment, and tun? nel through every mountain of difficulty, and drive yen resistlesssly on until you have become the worthy possessors of well trained, well-developod and woll-furnishcd minds. Ignorance, when unavoidable, is only a misfortune, but when willful it is a disgrace. And the time is come when, from the increased facilities of education, igno? rance in this country at least must be will? ful, and hence disgraceful, (if it continues.) Yon must seek education my yonng friends, or you will soon be odd and left behind. Your comrades and contemporaries will drive by you in splendid style and with rail? road speed, and leave you a plodding foot? man, as it were, to trudge along life's busy highway. Beg your parents to grant you opportunities of education if they bequeath ( you not one cent beyond it. And if they ' refuse your ardent pleas, tell them, respect? fully, of course, but with a zest, that yo? mean to have it as soon as you can work for yourself. How many scores and hundreds of students there are to-day in Germany? the nursery of scholars?hungry for learn? ing, and by consequence hungry for food, living daily upon bread and water, ond making every sacrifice to obtain an educa? tion ! Oh! for such worthy purposes and commendable sacrifices for so noble an end in America, in South Carolina, in Anderson Connty, among our young men and women, onr boys and girls! I will be pleased to correspond with any whose young breast3 are heaving with such desires for mental improvement, ond promise them whatever of assistance, advice, sympathy and encour? agement I may be able to render. 4. The exercises of our first session will open on the Hth of February, the second Monday. Mr. Jones has given me timely warning that it will be impossible for me to' begin earlier. It is highly important for all to be present at the very opening, and no student will be allowed to enter unless appli? cation is made within two weeks from the opening exercises. Patrons who are send? ing their children to school, not through mere form, but really wish to educate them, will not fail to see and appreciate the wis? dom of this restriction. ? Of all educators and friends of education, we solicit for this new seminar}' of learning, kind sympathy, good wishes and hearty co-operation in the grand and noble work of establishing the educational interests of our country upon a broad and sure founda? tion. Shnll I enjoy them? E. R. CAR8WELL, Jb. Storevitlc, S. C. ? Great interest is manifested at Wash? ington In the trial of Gen. Baboock. and the impression that he will be convicted is gaining ground. A RUMPUS TS THE RADICAL CAMP. a dreadful bow in executive session ?arraignment of grant's adminis? tration by a colored senator?thb negroes opposed to grant for . third term. Washinoton, Feb. 10,187& There was a dreadful dare up in the Senate this evening. After two long and wearisome centennial speeches, which occupied most of the day .the Senate went into executive session. For nearly three hours Billings, the Southern question and General Grant's policy were discuss? ed with unusual animation. Among the leading Senators who participated in the debate were Morton, Conkling, Tbur man, Bayard, Bruce and Alcorn. The first thing brought up was the question of the confirmation of E. C. Billings for District Judge at New Orleans. This, caused the Democrats to express them? selves very freely, which warmed the/1 blood of the Southern Republican mem-f bers, and in a short time the entire Sen? ate was in a lively state of excitement. Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, listened to the insinuations of the Democrats arsJSL the soothing remarks of the liberal Re? publicans until he could bear it no lan? ger. Then he took the floor like a bomb shell, and scattered bis shot in all direc? tions. He aaid that the colored men of j the South had suffered every indignity from the white Democrats, and "heir rights had been trampled under foot by those who were supposed to represent the government. Instead of protecting their rights under the constitution Presi? dent Grant bad deserted them and left them helpless under the heel or despot? ism. It was useless to conceal truth any longer. President Grant had mot kept his promises. His administration was a failure, so far as justice to th.j colored voters of the South was concerned. The passion of the speaker grtjw more intense at eveiy word, and whence had reached the grand climax in his descrip? tive recital of the outrages committed on his people be astonished the silently lis? tening Republicans by declaring with great emphasis that the time for looking to the administration for help had passed. There was no help for the negroes unless they made peace with the Democrats. He was in favor of going over to ttyem as the only measure of safety to the iaegro. He clearly perceived West's treachpry to Pinchback and the general hollow/Tiess of | Radical pretences to special lo/re for the negro. He denounced Gr?mt and the leading white Radicals of V.ho South as untruthful and treacherous, suggested that they used the negrq/or seltish pur Eoses only, and did notf scruple to nave im killed in order Ab furnish political capital to the party/ He said the negro could not further trfust them, but would be compelled, for self-protection and quiet, to form political alliances with the resident white; men of the South, who, as a class, were ?onest and trustworthy. The speech produced a terrible panic among the, Radicals. Senator Simon Cameron, tr ue to his vigorous way of ex? pressing himself, said "it was a hell of a speech," and Alcorn enjoyed It hugely. The Democrats applauded It and told Senator Bruce the negroes ought all to be Democrats. Senator Alcorn, in reply to Mr. Bruce, said that he was sorry to hear such inju? dicious remarks from his colleague. He admitted much of what had been said and be knew that the coloied people had suffered many wrongs, but the President had been their true friend and had done everything possible for them, under the powers granted him by the constitution of the United States. Senators Conkling, Morton and other Northern Republicans followed in the same spirit and rehearsed a long cata? logue of benefits which the colored peo? ple had received from the government. They knew that full and impartial justice would be done them in tho and. Bruce said he had no quarrel with Al? corn ; but he paid little attention to these assurances. He said he knew what he was talking about. The colored voters were not to be decived any longer by ad? ministration promises. Ho wanted the Northern Republican Senators present to understand that the great masses of the colored people of the South would not vote for Grant for a third term. Thou? sands of negroes bad been shot through the negligence of the officials appointed by President Grant, and the survivors would not cast their ballots for him again. seems that the quarrel began at an early hour in the day and long before the Senate went into executive session, and originated about as follows: Pinchback was on bis way into the Capitol when he met a messenger who was taking a dis? patch to the telegraph office, written by West, asking him to come up from the hotel, as he wanted to see him. He ac? cordingly went over to West's seat, and, In the conversation which ensued, be was startled by a proposition from West that all action on Pinchback's case should be postponed ; that Pinchback should go home and wait until April lest his admis? sion now should provoke the Democrats in the Louisiana Legislature to over? throw the Kellogg go vornmcnt. As may be imagined, the conversation now be? came quite excited, Pinchback protesting against further delay, and the noise and gesticulation attracted Senator Morton to the scene, with the inquiry of what was up. Pichback told him what West had so coolly proposed and repeated his own rejection thereof together with a further protest against delay in tho matter of his admission, saying that as the party most interested he demanded immediate ac? tion?whether such action should prove favorable or unfavorable. Morton coin? cided with Pinchback and said he inten? ded to force a vote. At a later period of the open session Bruce heard of the prop? osition to postpone made by West, and denounced it to West as an outrage on hia race and as treacherous to Pinchback, and declared his purpose to state so much in executive session and, when the in? junction of secrecy was removed, to re? peat the same in open Senate. West re? joined that Bruce'8 personal grievances should not be an incentive to make him fight against his party, and Bruce replied that he was not fighting hia party, but he was fighting the thieves in it. Billings was confirmed by a strict par? ty vote, including that of Bruce, and it was nearly seven o'clock before this, the stormiest of executive sessions, closed its debate. Washington, Feb. 11. When the Senate went into executive session yesterday afternoon, it was for the purpose of getting rid of Billing's nomination for United States Judge in Louisiana. Senator West led off in a speech to the effect that Billings was es? sential to the prosperity of the Republi? can party in Louisiana. Mr. Bruce, the colored Senator from Mississippi, arose and said he was sick of hearing such claims asserted in behalf of the prosperi? ty of the Republican party in the South, ft was a lie. The Interest? of the party were not regarded in making Federal appointments. "He would no longer re? main silent without entering bis protest. The carpet-bag element of the party was at the foundation of the troubles in the Southern States, and he should resist such preposterous claims as had been Sat forth by the Senator from Louisiana. Tegroes were being slaughtered, killed In cold blood, because it helped to main? tain the Republican party in power in the North. He appealed to the sympathy of those Senators who were fond or parading their record as old-time abolitionists, but when a serious matter was being discussed un? der the cover of executive session, they refused to acknowledge statements, sub? stantiated as they were by evidence which they wore only too willing to quo to in speeches for campaign purposes. The negro had ceased to be a slave, but he was still a political slave.- He was not good enough to elect white men to office with white men. Look at the case of Pinchback. He is to be made a mountebank until the Na? tional Republican Convention meets or until aspirants for the Presidency are satisfied that the Republican nominee will be elected, then, I am told, poor Pinchback can bo admitted, but that it would be hazardous to take a vote now. If the Senator from Louisiana (West) was disposed to play a double game, he was ready to accept the issues and throw down the gauntlet. He declared that the Administration was unscrupulous and even relentless in its pretended support of the colored people of the South. His ?eat in the Senate, which he was told would be vacated with tho assistance of | Republicans and the solid vote of Demo? crats, was pecuniarily of no importance to him. He could make $15,000 a year by personal attention to his plantation, and the paltry sum of (3,000 was no induce? ment to remain in among old-time abo? litionists. He could not conscientiously hold his seat as the representative of a Republican constituency except upon the terms of justice and right, with full po? litical equality before his brother Sena? tors. Negroes were being killed all over the South, and the bloody shirt borne f pr political effect to serve the interests off the Republican party in the North. He should assert his rights as a Senator without regard to the social standing of Senators who attempted to control this body. His people were treated only as auiens, sojourners, in a country where kh? Constitution declared they should be 'citizens. If they were such in fact, it was time for them tc make terms with the whites for self-interest. His expe? rience was that blood was thicker than water. If the negro is to have no politi? cal rights, he is in duty bound to regard his personal advantages. The white men owned the land, the negro per? formed the labor. At this point Mr. Bruce took occasion to say that President Grant was not only a hypocrite but a liar, who had made promises in words to break them in his acts. If his assertions were not agreea? ble while an important nomination was pending in executive session, he could state them more plainly in open session. He had been led to look upon the Re? publican leaders as the true friends of the South, but he could freely say that in his judgment they were hypocrites. If Pinchback was not admitted, and at the same time the Kellogg Government was upheld, the Senate would be acting inconsistently, He did not want to be a member of a body that would stultify it? self in this manner, and must resign his seat when this spectacle of assinlne con? duct was presented to the world. Senator Alcorn said his colleague, on reflection, would modify his views. He claimed that the negroes had been misled by the carpet-bag element, and vindi? cated his independent course by Baying that it was the conduct of Northern in? truders that had made him go indepen? dent in the canvasses in his State during the past three years, lie was glad that the truth had at last come out of the month of one despised, but who repre? sented a free race very useful to the North in building up reconstruction. He knew the negro character well, and bore testimony to their fidelity in war as well as to their childlike simplic? ity in accepting citizenship under the re? construction acts. He believed the day was at hand when the negroes of the South would in their own interest divide their vote and favor the nomination of men without regard to party. Senators Morton and Cameron said this proceeding was extraordinary, and they could not understand what had caused a lack of faith in the principles and purpo? ses of the great Republican party, and trusted that, in cooler moments, the Sen? ator from Mississippi would perceive that he was acting upon raise grounds, as the vote in the Pincnback case thereafter would indicate. The Democrats applauded Brace's ar? raignment of the Administration, and Senator Gordon said, like Simeon of old, "Lord, let now thy servant depart in peace for this day have I beheld my sal? vation." Senator Thurman said the remarks of the Senator from Mississippi were a com? plete vindication of his (Thurman's) posi? tion on this question since the war, and the day was at band when the negroes of the South would find that their true interests required them to recognize that the decent white men of the South were their true friends. The vote on the confirmation of Bill? ings resulted in three majority, and the Senate adjourned in great confusion. Washington, Feb. 11. The President has requested Senator Bruce to call on him to-day concerning the rupture between himself and Senator Bruce which culminated in the speech in the secret session of the Senate yesterday. It 1b stated that Bruce declines the invi? tation for a consultation with the Presi? dent. Much excitement prevails over these matters. It is likely that the re? ported invitation to interview and its re? jection are among the embellishments of the event, but Bruce undoubtedly de? nounced Grant and the carpet baggers bitterly in- yesterday's executive ses? sion. Later.?It has at length transpired that the President aud Senator Bruce are mu? tually and equally indifferent about see? ing each other. Bruce will repeat his speech in open session.' Charleston, S. C, Jan. 24th, 1876. Messrs. Editors: It is the intention of the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, D. C, which constitutes as you are aware the scientific representation of our govern? ment, to expose at the Centennial Exhibi? tion a collection illustrative of the natural resources of each and every section of the country. The importance of seizing this oc? casion to display the mineral wealth of this State is apparent; as the Exhibition will be visited by multitudes not only from other States, but also from foreign lands. As a means of attracting attention to the natural advantages of the State as a whole, or of ad? vertising any particular mineral deposit, it is evident that no better opportunity will ever present itself. The minerals carefully arranged and collectively exhibited must prove an interesting and striking feature of this coming "World's Fair." It is designed on the termination of the Exhibition to re? move the specimens to the National Capitol, and thus to form from them a permanent National Museum in the fire-proof building of the Smithsonian Institution, where they shall equally serve to attract the attention of scientists, capitalists and immigrants. Each specimen will he duly acknowledged, and on exhibition carefully labelled with the name of the donor and the locality. Having been appointed a member of the Co? operation Committee, to assist in collecting 'specimens for this Exhibition, I take the lib? erty of asking your kind aid in the forma? tion of as thorough and representative a col? lection of the ores and minerals of this State as the lind ted time before the opening of the Centennial allows. If yon have friends pos? sessing such specimens, or owning mineral deposits, you would - confer a favor on the undersigned by bringing this subject to their attention. It is my desire to exhibit charac? teristic specimens of the gold, copper, iron, corundum, manganese, limestone, marl, kaolin, mica and other ores or rocks of use? ful application found in the State. Can you or your friends furnish such? If so, may I trouble you to communicate with me at your earliest convenience, noting the description and size of specimens you ore able to contri? bute. Any journalistic attention will be highly esteemed by your obedient servant, CHARLES U. SHEPABD, Jr. Professor of Chemistry in South Carolina Medical College ?A bill for a State Constitutional Con? vention, to be held in March, 1877, has passed the Georgia Assembly. ? Another Democratic Senator from Connecticut is one of the April showers that may reasonably be predicted. ? Every member of the Kansas House of Representatives is provided with twenty daily newspapers during its ses? sion, at the public expense. ? A Washington correspondent says that the favorite gome with Congressmen this winter is euchre. Still draw poker has its votaries. ? Shares of stock in the New York Times have lately been bought at a rate which brings the total value of the estab? lishment up to $1,500,000. ? The loss of life in the recent explo? sion in the Jabin mine, Belgium, was frightful. One hundred and sixty-six miners are thought to have been killed. ? Gen. Jubal A. Early has endeavored to exonerate the late Gen. Winder from the charge of cruelty to Federal prison? ers during the war in a letter to the Rich? mond Dispatch. ? The Southwestern Presbyterian says that the demand for Palmer's Life of Thornwoll has been so great that another edition is called lor; and that the pub? lishers have decided to issue a second edition. ? The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce unanimously adopted resolutions ap? proving the passage of tho bill repealing the bankrupt law by the House ofRepre ' eentatives, and asks the Senate to concur in the same. ? The Southern Life Insurance Com? pany, of Memphis, Tenn.. has gone into bankruptcy. Complications growing out of the business of the Carolina Insurance Company, assumed by the Southern, is said to be the cause. ? The New York Tribune estimates the total military force of Spain at 132,000 men. Thut nation's naval force, accord ' ing to the same authority, consists of six iron clads, eleven screw frigates, twenty I corvettes, tho same number of smaller \ cruisers and twenty gunboats. 2WILLISG BURNT., On Monday morning last a Htij* before one o'clock the house occupied by tUM* **? man Banks was entirely consumed He was absent from home and nothiDS i? saved. There had been no fire in it f^6112 o'clock on Sunday, and hence some j>?rsons think it was the deed of an inccndiar/- '^ne house was the property of Messrs. /Thomas and Christopher Hanks, and was jtnown a* the old Smith place, situated aboufl8^111^ South of this town. Mr. _ loses everything he had in the waff of P10* visions and personal property. ? The average speed of railw/*y,?*i?B1 in Germany '& twenfr-eigttZ??i??. hour for Hast trains, and twenty!*** i an hour for ordinary paa.s<"Jtt 6r.traJrn^ The greatest speed attaine>^jLW:he lin, Potadam and Mp// j?P^ ?*a* where they run at the n ^^^^?tSSma^L. miles an hoar. ? On examining into- MSfflthreat laws of the forty-BOven Stato^Kl Territories of this Union, we find that sixteen State? and Territories have no usury laws; eleven States and Territories have a 10 per cent, legal rate, but a contract for a high? er rate is valid. Thirty-five States and Territories have laws undor which mon? ey can be collected at rates specieed from 10 to 84 per cent, sixteen having no usu? ry laws. NOTICE. IWILL be absent from my office from the 16th to the24thirut. All interested! will take due notice thereof, and govern, themselves accordingly. W. G. BROWNE, Dentist. Feb 17,1876 31 1 LOST! PERSONS indebted to Benson & Sharps? have lost their opportunity of aaving Costs, u their Notes and Accounts are in. the hands of Jomv C. Whttotxld, Esq.,, for immediate collection. BENBON <fc 8HARPE. Feb 17,1876 81 2 To Lease and for Sale. IOFFER to Lease the "'Rose Hill" Resi? dence and grounds for the year, and to sell at private sale two or three fine. Milch, Cows, Horse and Wagon, and a small lot oC Corn, Fodder and Shucks. Apply to B. F. WH3TNEB. Feb 17,1876_31 _1 i NOTICE. THE undersigned hereby forewarns all persons that his wife, Sarah Cox,, has left ha bed and board without'cause, and that he will not be responsible for any debts or contracts made by her; and also that he will not recognize any payment of debts due him which is made to her. JOHN COX Feb 17,1876 31 3 $25 RE WARD! FOR A COLORED BOY, who Is legally bound to me, named BAILEY?thir? teen years old, copper-colored, stammers a little in speech, and has a conspicuous scar on back of left hand. ' The above reward will be paid for his delivery to me, or $20 for information which will enable me to se? cure him. HENRY J. HILL, ,. , Danbnry, Ga. Feb 17,1876 31 3: Grangers, Attention ! TO THE MASTERS OF SUB GRAN? GES OF ANDERSON CO.-Gixn ibo :?You and each of you are hereby re 2nested to coll a special meeting of your range on or before Saturday, 19th .Februa? ry, for the transaction of important busi? ness, of which you will be farther notified,, and send delegation to Pomona Grange on. Monday, 21st, at 10 o'clock a. m. W. WALKER RUSSELL, Lecturer and Acting Master. Josh T. Cook, Secretary, pro tern. Feb 17, 1876 . 31 T AUCTION SALE! _ IWILL sell on the FIRST MONDAY in MARCH next, to the highest bidder, THAT HOUSE AND LOT, In the Village of Pen dir ton, known as Lots 12 and 13, on south side of street leading to Cherry's Ferry, the property of H. P. Walk? er, of Charleston, S. C. The house is two stories high, and contains five rooms, fine well, garden, new stables and entirely new fencing around the whole lot and gar dsn. Terms Cash. Purchaser to pay for all ne? cessary papers. JAMES H. McCONNELL, Auctioneer. Feb 17,1876 31 . 8 United States Internal Revenue, COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, Third District, South Carolina,. Columbia, 8. C, Feb. 12,1878. THE following described property, hav? ing been seized for violation of Inter? nal Revenue Laws, and forfeited to the Uni? ted States, will be sold at public Suction, to the highest bidder, at Anderson C. H., on THURSDAY, 24th day of FEBRUARY: One sorrel mule, one bay mule, one wagon and harness, and sixty-five gallons, more or leas, of torn whiskey, seized as the property of parties unknown. L. CASS CARPENTER, Collector 3rd District 8. C. Feb 17, 1876 31 = 2 LAUBEN8 VILLE FEMALE COLLEGE. THE Scholastic Year consists of two Ses? sions. The first session from the first of October to the 15th February ; the sec? ond, from the 15th February to the 5th day of July. Terms, per Session?in Advance.' Primary Department.$10,00 Academic Department..._ 15 00. Collegiate Department............... 35 00 Contingencies.??,???! 2 00 Extra Studies?(Optional.) Music,.?$25 00 Use of Instrument.u Ji.. 2 00 French.~~.10 00 Drawing and Painting. 10 00 Ornamental Work...:.10 00 Pupils in all the departments, have the advantages of daily Cabsthenic exercises. Board, (including washing,fuel and lights,) $15.00 per month, payable quarterly in ad? vance. Pupils from abroad allowed to board in private families of relatives and Mends, when requested by patrons; but such pupils must be subject to the rules and regulations of the College. It is important to pupils that they be en? tered at the beginning of the Session, and that their studies be not interrupted by un? necessary absences. No deduction for ab? sence, except in cases of protracted illness. Pupils must be subject at all times to reg? ulations in deportment as well as in studies. For further particulars, apply to . _ JAMES FARROW, President Lanrensville, 8. C. Feb 17,1876. 31 SIMPSON & SADLER, DRUGGISTS, BENSON HOUSE CORNER, WOULD call the attention of their cus? tomers, and the public generally, to their largely increased Stock of MEDICINES, &C. They also have on hand 15,000 LBS. CHEMICALS FOR Home-Made Fertiliser, At reduced rates for Cash. ALSO, A LARGE LOT OF Fresh Garden and Field Seed From Johnson, Bobbins & Co., D. M. Ferry & Co., and Robert Buist Feb 17,1876 31