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grtttoon jnUlVxpmtx. JAS. A. HOYT, ) E. B. MURRAY, ]Editors? THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1876. DISGRACEFUL CORRUPTION. The United States of America has re? cently been subjected to the most humil? iating exposures of fraud and corruption practiced in high official stations that have ever blackened our nation's honor or tarnished the fair fame of the Ameri? can character. That corruption may from time to time have crept into offices filled by appointment, where the parties were of necessity unknown to the ap? pointing officer, except from recommen? dation, is not to be doubted or wondered at, for no administration can be entirely free from mistakes of tbis character; but when the startling discovery is made and published to the world with such certain? ty that doubt cannot linger even in the minds of friends that corruption, fraud and villainy unprecedented has nestled beneath the presidential mansion, and contaminated the National Cabinet, no American with a sense of national pride can do otherwise than hang his head in shame, feeling that every citizen of this Nation is in a measure brought into dis? repute by his country's shame and dis? honor. For nearly one hundred years the reputation of the United States of America hajED been without reproach. Born from the' patriot heroism of noble men, sustained by the wisdom and integ? rity of brilliant statesmen, and defended by the brave and good from foes without aud within, she stood forth a beautiful example of free and enlightened govern? ment?a perfect execution of long-con ? ceived, but hitherto unachieved designs for a model government, where liberty and justice should erect their palladium, and the oppressed .might ever turn for security from persecution and tyranny. No country ever stood higher in the re? spect and admiration of the world. No government ever commanded louder praises for its honor or the devotion of subjects. But, alas! its fair fame has been well nigh blasted, and to-day this government stands before the world a very synonym for official misconduct and peculation. To-day the public prints of Enrope and the telegraphic cables of the ocean are boasting of the failure of re? publican institutions, and with biting sarcasm and irony, reproaching the very government they were once compelled to praise. The government of to-day is dishonored, disgraced, and it becomes every American to investigate the source of this change, and endeavor to correct its evil. We do not conceive that the conduct of a few individuals could thus have brought a nation into disrepute; it must proceed from a more exalted source. Corruption on the part of the President would undoubtedly give rise to a scandal upon our institutions, but if punished it would not bring the Nation into disre? pute or disgrace. On the contrary, it would command the respect of other Nations by showing that we have the means to eradicate corruption wherever it appears. But the censure we so justly merit is poured out upon this Nation on account of the policy pursued by the dominant party iu National aud local political matters. The ancient and time-honored enunci? ation that office is a public trust to be used for the benefit of the people whose servant the official becomes upon entry into office, has been systematically ig? nored, and the present administration, which has been in power for seven years, has substituted instead the modernized theory that office is a private prequisite, to be used by the holder for advancing his own private fortunes or ambitions. This is the fatal malady which has attrac? ted the body politic, and the disease has permeated the entire fabric of the Re? publican party. It begam by inpercepti ble degrees, but while its approach was insidious its effects have been wide? spread and disastrous. The President down to the most unimportant officers have manifested no care for the qualifi? cation of appointees, but have been gov? erned by favoritism and caprice. We hold that it is equally as reprehensible to place relatives in offices for which they are unqualified as to sell an appointment.^ We cannot perceive any difference be? tween appointing men to office because of presents and for a monied considera? tion. We do not discern that the intim? idation of witnesses against public thieves is any more to be justified iu public offi? cials than a conspiracy in the robbery would be. The whole course of the Republican party in permitting such scandals as the Shenck ministry to Eng? land in connection with the Emma Mine swindle, the outrageous and unjustifiable conduct of President Grant iu many of j his appointments, the inexcusable inter? ference of the President and Attorney General to secure the acquittal of Bab? cock, their efforts to frighten off witnesses against officials whose conduct is now under investigation, and the suppression of the Post Tradership swindles of Bel knap and Orrville Grant, makes it as a party responsible for the degeneracy of j our statesmanship and the ruinous disas? ter and disgrace that have overtaken the country. They cannot escape condem? nation by making a scape-goat of Grant. They permitted and profited by these peculations until the Democrats exposed them, and now the cry of "thief" comes too late to prevent detection. The evils complained of are chargeable to the Republican party and not to individuals. This party is on trial before the country for its sins, and there is no hope for it to escape conviction by endeavoring to turn State's evidence against a portion of the culprits. They are all guilty, and the country cannot easily be persuaded to entrust power to the men who have Drought shame and countless other evils upon us. They have wrought a record of official dishonor and crime which to? day crowns our land, and brings a feeling of national humiliation which is in strik? ing contrast with the glorious events we are called upou to celebrate in this the first centennial of our national birth; aud it is not probable that an indignant peo? ple, enthused, by the recollections of pa? triot fathers and their noble deeds, will again trust our national prosperity and honor to the keeping of such disreputa? ble political miscreants as those who compose the present national administra? tion. The recollections of this year will be made glorious by driving from power the official vampires from whose ignor? ance and tyranny we are now suffering, and the record of our natal year will scarcely tell of greater blessings to our government than are, we trust, to be achieved in this our centennial anniver? sary. EDITORIAL NOTES. The Lancaster Ledger says it is ru? mored that the leaders of the Regular Republicans in Columbia have settled upon a portion of their candidates, whose names will be presented and carried through the State Convention. The fol? lowing is the ticket so far as made up: For Governor, D. H. Chamberlain; Leutenant-Governor, Gen. J. B. Kershaw, Dem.; Attorney General, R. B. Elliot; State Treasurer, G. A.-Trenholm, Dem. The idea of sandwiching Gen. Kershaw between Chamberlain and Elliot! The appointment of Judge Alphonso C. Taft, of Ohio, as Secretary of War may be considered an experiment of President Grant. Judge Taft has en? joyed no great distinction in the country, although he is regarded by all parties in Ohio as eminently trustworthy, having an umblemished reputation for integrity and fair ability. He has qualified and entered upon the duties of his office, and for the good name of the American peo? ple, we trust that he will redeem the War Department from the disgrace into which it was plunged by his immediate prede? cessor, the immaculate Belknap. The Charleston Nexos and Courier pub? lishes a table, showing the shipments of guano and other fertilizers over the South Carolina Railroad since the beginning of the season to the last of February for the past seven years. The total shipments are as follows: In 1870?18,223 tons; in 1871?10,061 tons; in 1872?16,366 tons; in 1373?23,265 tons; in 1874?20,565 tons; in 1875?19,174 toDs; in 1876? 25,196 tons. It is worthy of note that the shipments this season are larger by nearly two thousand tons than any previous season to date since 1870, and that in 1871 the shipments were only two-fifths of what they are in 1876. These facts demonstrate the lack of relia? bility in the calculation that the farmers intended to use less fertilizers this season than ever before, and to our mind indi? cate another large cotton crop. Eight cents a pound for cotton may be classed among the "probabilities" of the next season. Pinchback, the colored claimant from Louisiana for a seat in the United States Senate, has finally come to grief, and has been refused admission into that august body. His case has consumed more or less time every session for the last three years, and the strongest efforts have been made by the extreme Radicals, with Sen | ator Morton in the lead, to secure his ad? mission. On Wednesday last, a vote was i reached upon the amendment of Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, to insert the word "not" before the word "admitted," so that the resolution would read: 11 lie solved, That P. B. S. Pinchback be not admitted as a Senator from Louisiana for the term of six years, beginning on the 4th of March, 1873." The amendment was agreed to?yeas, 32; nays, 29. Sen? ators Christiancy, Edmunds, Paddock, Morrill of Maine and Morrill of Vermont (Republicans) voted aye with the Demo? crats, and ended the long agony. The result of the vote unsettles the Louisiana question once more, and leaves the Kellogg government again in dispute. Judge Thomas Jefferson Mackey, of the- Sixth Circuit, is again in hot water, which seems to be his natural element. We present a summary elsewhere of the charges made against him, together with a brief statement of the opinions ex? pressed by Gov. Chamberlain, the letter in opposition of Maj. S. P. Hamilton, and the circular of Judge Mackey in re? gard to the charges. The effort in the Legislature to investigate the charges utterly failed, and the resolution was in? definitely postponed, on motion of Mr. Crittenden, by yeas 54, nays 14. All the Democratic members, except Mr. Fergu? son, of Greenville, voted to postpone. The charges are certainly grave and serious, and seem worthy of investigation. But the majority in the House of Repre? sentatives has decided otherwise, and we presume for good reasons. It is notice? able that Gov. Chamberlain rushed with undue haste to the rescue of his friend and judicial ally, Judge Mackey, whose intimacy with the Governor last summer when Parker was released has never been fully explained. Mackey's conduct on the beach at various times has been sub? versive of the true ends of justice, and we regret to observe that there is a dispo? sition to regard him as a martyr in the recent proceedings. . Richard H. Dana, jr., of Massachusetts, has been appointed by the President to succeed Gen. Schenck as Minister to England. Mr. Dana is a man of clever literary reputation, and his appointment is regarded with much favor in England. The London Times says President Grant has returned to a custom as honorable to the United States as it is agreeable to other countries, and that an American Minister could bring no better credentials than the literary reputation of Mr. Dana. The London News thinks the appoint? ment is one of the most acceptable that could be suggested. It revives the old tradition of honorary men of letters, with important positions, and seems to indi? cate a return to a healthier sense of pub? lic duty in the distribution of posts? which is a keen sarcasm upon the per? sonal government of Gen. Grant. Per contra, the literary career of Mr. Dana has excited unfavorable comment in this country, and it is charged that he has been guilty ofliterary piracy, in that he was convicted several years ago of appro? priating the copy-righted notes of "Wheaton's Law of Nations." This charge has caused the nomination of Mr. Dana to hang fire in the Senate. Verily, the President is unfortunate in his selec? tion of officials, who are ready to steal anything from a post-trader's position to the brain-work of others. Dyer McJunkin, who was convicted in 187-1 of the murder of James Trotter in Pickens Couniy, and whose case has been before the Supreme Court since that time, has been re-sentenced by Judge C'ookc to be hung on the third Friday in June next. Petitions aro in circulation to secure a com? mutation of the sentence. PRIMARY ELECTIONS. An esteemed citizen has prepared "a plan whereby to nominate candidates, by which the Democratic Clubs can nomi? nate all their candidates impartially and justly," which is herewith submitted to the public at his request : "Let each Club nominate honest, com? petent and honorable men of good char? acter to fill as many of the offices as the Club sees fit to nominate, endeavoring to select men that are worthy and compe? tent, let them live in whatever part of the County they may. Let every Club nominate and send up the names of the nominees to the County Club some con? siderable length of time before the nom? ination, so that each and every Club may know who are the proposed nominees, and then let the County Club order an election after the form of ordinary elec? tions, to take place between such and such hours, on a specified day, in a par? ticular month, and let every person vote for such nominee or nominees as will have to be elected in the fall elections, every man voting at that nomination who has enrolled his name or causedJt to be enrolled in any Democratic Club in Anderson County, and any person not having enrolled his name in any Club will be allowed to vote for nominees, pro? vided he enrols previous to his offering to vote, and not otherwise. Every per? son voting shall be required to vote a full ticket, so that it may be a fair elec? tion between all the nominees; each Club shall count the votes when the election is over, and the President of each Club shall select some one or two members of his Club to carry the votes or the result of the election to Anderson C. H. the next day, in order to count up the amount of all the votes cast at the various Clubs, and the nominees getting the largest number of votes shall be our nominees in the fall elections; and no person shall be voted for who shall be nominated after the Clubs shall have presented their nominations to the An? derson County Democratic Club." SCHOOL FUND APPORTIONMENT. The following table is published by the Columbia Union-Heraldto show the exact share of each County in the State appro? priation for Public Schools. Some Coun? ties do not get as much as they did lost year, while some get more. This is due to the fact that the money is apportioned to the Counties on the basis of the school attendance. Those Counties in which the average attendance was less than lost year do not, therefore, receive so large a share of the fund: Name of School Apportion County. Attendance. ment. Abbeville. 5,387 $ 12,148 25 Aiken. 2,301 5,189 00 Anderson. 4,845 10,920 00 Barnwell. 4,090 9,223 40 Beaufort. 5,862 13,219 40 Charleston. 11,070 24,964 05 Chester. 2,013 9,049 75 Chesterfield. 1,601 3,610 45 Clarendon. 1,692 3,815 65 Colleton. 3,768 8,497 25 Darlington. 2,702 6,093 30 Edgefield....'. 4,029 9,085 85 Fairfield. 1,482 3,342 05 Georgetown. 2,585 5,829 45 Greenville. 5,370 12,109 90 Horry. 2,285 5,152 90 Kershaw. 1,553 3,502 20 Lancaster. 1,457 3,285 70 Laurens. 4,433 9,996 90 Lexington. 2,257 5,089 80 Marion. 2,918 6,580 40 Marlboro'. 3,183 7,178 00 Newberry. 1,939 4,372 65 Oconee. 2,483 5,599 45 Orangeburg. 3,814 8,601 00 Pickens. 1,771 3,993 80 Richland. 2,641 5,955 75 Spartanburg. 5,740 12,944 30 Sumter. 3,095 6,979 55 Union. 2,425 5,468 55 Williamsburg. *3,095 6,979 55 York. 4,530 10,215 65 School blanks. 1,000 00 Totals.110,416 $250,000 00 OUR COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENCE. Columbia, March 11,1876. Messrs. Editors : The impeachment trial of Montgomery Moses drags its lazy length along?the greatest farce of the session. Three days?two sessions a day ?have so far been spent, and the mana? gers have been able to have but three questions answered, owing to objections on the part of defendant's counsel. The managers put up a witness, and ask him a question, (any question, no matter what,) and the attorneys for the defence object to the question; this excites a discussion, which the rules allow to con? tinue two hours; then the Senate retires to deliberate, and in this deliberation each Senator has his privilege; and thus the farce goes on. Notwithstanding the apparent and self-evident guilt of Judge Moses, no one would object to him em? ploying the best counsel he could get, and that he should have a fair trial, but when it is universally known that Judge Moses has debased his high office so as practically to deny the benefits of law to the people of his Circuit, and all for his personal, pecuniary gain, it is surprising, to say the least of 'it, that white lawyers will offer their services, unpaid, to keep our dear old State writhing under her load of corruption and infamy by pro? tecting such men as Moses from the clutches of the law. Were they to so conduct the trial as to develop the truth, there still would be no objection, even if they should make this truth appear in the very best light for their client, but when they resort to petty shifts to defeat the ends of justice, by delaying the trial until the members of the Assembly will have to abandon it iu sheer self-defence, then matters assume a different aspect. On Wednesday Senator Cochran's Sen? ate bill relative to the Trial Justices of Anderson County was up in the House. Mr. Orr succeeded in having it amended iu some very material points. Having secured that much, a motion was then made to strike out the enacting words, but the motion failed by a nearly strict party vote. A bill similar to this was defeated last winter, but this time the party was better posted. There is no doubt but that the whole trial justice system is wrong, and that it is in direct opposion to the constitution, which these very law-makers are sworn to support; and while I am at all times ready to make any changes which would result in benefits to the people, I am free to say that the changes proposed in this bill will do nothing of the kind. It bears upon its face a harmless aspect, and by pretending to reduce expenses is apt to deceive casual readers. But read it in the light of the appropriation bill and in the light of salaries paid to other Radi cal .appointees in the County, and it does seem that the people will not go into ec stacies over this piece of practical reform. Poor old man Moses was sacrificed so as to enable the leaders to say during the next campaign: "Have we not punished corruption wherever it has been pointed out?" But such gifts of reformation as our poor little trial justice bill is offered up upon an altar without its accompany? ing sacrifice. The Radical party under? stand the true merits of this bill, and if its real objects and purposes are carried out, our business centres will not be long in feeling some of its effects. That you may see and read for yourself, I herewith send you a copy of the bill as it passed the Senate. Mr. Orr's amendments I have not with me, and they have not yet been concurred in by the Senate. Several weeks ago some negroes in Edgefield were badly maltreated?by whom, no one knows. Some young white men were suspected, but merely upon suspicion. To bring the thing into as much notoriety as possible, Senator Cain, (colored,) of Edgefield, had these negroes brought up to Columbia and laid as an offering at the feet of Gov. Cham? berlain. The Governor summoned phy? sicians and had them examined, and im? mediately ordered the arrest of the sus? pected parties, and to that end lent the entire power of his office. A perfect howl in the mean time was raised in the Legislature, and the House as a commit? tee of the whole adopted sundry denun? ciatory resolutions. Not satisfied with all that, the howl was raised again to-day over a resolution to appoint a committee to frame a bill to more effectually punish kukluxism. Davis, of Charleston, made a boastful and incendiary speech, saying that if this thing was not stopped he would advise the negroes to rise up and avenge themselves, and the way to do it would be to.use the torch. I wish every white man in the. State could have heard those speeches, and could have seen the bent and purpose of those men. Possessed of all the depart? ments of the government, and with all its machinery in their own hands, they yet in their capacity of legislators, advise the use of the torch. Cast your eyes over the criminal calendar of the State, and one's soul sickens at the outrages of these very people upon the whites. Ministers of the gospel are beaten down, robbed, shot and left bleeding upon the public highway; defenceless women outraged, murdered and burnt; poor little girls are outraged and left writhing in their agony; murder stalks unrebuked, while robberies, house-breakings, house-burnings are fre? quent in every quarter of the State. The burning of gin houses and barns has be? come an every-day tale, and yet the white people are told by their black law-makers if they do not let their people alone they will send further and greater calamities "upon them. If any one should doubt the proof of the above, go to the Peni? tentiary and if the presence there of forty blacks to one white does not count for something, then kiss the rod again. The white people will ever deplore the conse? quences to arise from such bad counsels, but whenever the mandate is sent out to rise up and avenge themselves, (which means further persecution,) the white people will always he found ready for the issue. ? There is being an effort made to im? peach Judge T. J. Mackey. Judge Mac key has done many grievous things, and no doubt will do more if he continues in office, but the precedents established by the proceedings in his case are enough to appal civilization itself.? The Radical party to-day holds a Judge politically responsible for his judicial acts, and to punish him drags from the Peniteutiary convicted felons to bear testimony in their own behalf against him. The opposition to Gov. Chamberlain in his own party is shaping itself for a vigorous fight. Senator Patterson is on from Washington in the interest of the ultras, aud is loud in his determination to crush out all opposition. The Gov? ernor yet holds his own, and by the help of Conservatives is yet able to defeat all measures brought against him. There is no telling when the Assembly will adjourn. The House adopted Friday a resolution to adjourn the 17th inst., but the Senate as usual laid the resolution on the table. R. W. S. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C, March 9, 1876. THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION is the most absorbing of all questions at this time. Whatever the needs of the country may be, they are all held in abeyance, or, if acted upon at all, are only considered in their relation to the main issue, which is, "Who shall be President?" A careful analysis of some two hundred papers, of all shades of opinion, discloses a variety of choice only equalled by that of locality, and a want of concentration which foretells groat dif? ficulty in selection, with considerable margin for log-rolling, bribery and cor? ruption. Conventions are irresponsible bodies, unknown to the laws of the land, and are known to hav^e been corrupted, hitherto, bv bargain and sale in the mat? ter of office". They are likely to be sub? jected, in the near future, to similar in? fluences. I refer, particularly, to the Republican Convention, of which, if Grant cannot get to be tho candidate, he will certainly endeavor to constitute him? self the Warwick. And he will probably succeed ; for it is easy to perceive that a man, with all the vast patronage of the government in his hands, has an immeas? urable advantage over any one else. In the mean time, let us glance at the REPUBLICAN ASPIRANTS. Looking at the newspaper expression upon the next Presidency, I find that Roscoe Conkling, of New York, who has hardly been mentioned, until recently, as a probable contestant, has sprung sud? denly to the front, and now leads his competiters with the support of seventeen newspapers, while Blaine, hitherto re? garded as the strongest man, runs neck and neck with Hartranft, of Pennsyl? vania, and Bristow, of Kentucky; each having fifteen journalistic supporters ? Some weeks ago, Bristow was making tremendous headway in the Whiskey Ring fight, and all his friends were hoping Grant would turn him out of the Cabinet and retain Babeock, which would have made Bristow a formidable candi? date for the Presidency; but Grant was too cunning to do so foolish a thing at that time. New Hampshire Republicans telegraphed and wrote to their represen tatives ncre that Bristow's removal would lose them the State So he was allowed to stay at least till the election of the delegates to Cincinnati. But the facts since developed, at Babcock's trial, have shown Bristow to be cowardly, truculent, and willing to allow Grant, Babcock and Douglas to be guilty of acts which he had not the villian's pluck to commit directly, himself; so he may be considered, out of the field now. Governor Hayes, of Ohio, is endorsed by 10, Washburne, by 4, Grant, Fish and Morton, each by 3. Judge Breese and Harrison, of Indiana, have each a similar number, while the heredi? tary aspirant from Massachusetts, Charles Francis Adams, is earnestly advocated by the Springfield Republican. Two papers urge General James B. Eads, thinking, no doubt, ?that the engineering skill he has shown on the Mississippi jetties will enable him to protect the government against dangerous currents. The Pitts burg Gazette supports Judge Strong, a leader of the men who want to ''put God in the Constitution," while, for various other eccentricities, Joe Medill, Senator Holt, General Sherman, Ex-Senator Ramsey, Ex-Governor Fairchild, of Wis? consin, and General Garfield, (the five thousand dollar advocate of rotten wood pavements, while Chairman of the Com? mittee on Appropriations,) each has a journalistic admirer. This list is far from complete, and must yet embrace P. T. Barnum, Gen. Babcock, Ben. Butler, Boss Shepherd and Henry Ward Beecher. DEMOCRATIC ASPIRANTS. From all that one can glean in the Democratic journals, it would appear equally as difficult, on that side, to take any man's chances against the field. In the list, we notice sixteen papers for Hendricks, eight for Thurman, twenty seven for Tilden, eight for Bayard, three for Governor Allen, two for Pendleton, and two for Black. General Hancock has three journalistic backers, and the Shreveport Times, of La., advocates Ex Governor Hoffman, of N. Y. The papers from which these names are taken come from all portions of the country. A large majority are unpronounced. This shows that public sentiment is still drifting, and has not yet fixed upon the candidate who will embody them. Much, entirely too much, is being left to chance. Even when State Conventions have declared themselves for candidates, there is an apparent want of earnestness, as in Penn? sylvania for Hartranft, and Indiana for Morton, where, by the way, the Republi? cans have put forth a platform, said to have been written by Morton, which straddles very wide on the money ques? tion, and solemnly enumerates old and unassailed doctrines of Magna Charta in? corporated into the Bill of Rights, as if they were new principles of party action, or exclusively the property of his party. Platform building has become an art of such delicate workmanship, in which dexterity of manipulation is so much more apparent than honest workmanship, that it is growing out of favor with the people. They nave seen little regard paid to "articles of faith" in the practice of parties, and think it as well to abridge that sort of lying as much as possible. In a Presidential campaign, although there may be numerous issues of princi? ple involved, there is always a paramount issue upon which hinges the success of the party. He is a wise, man who dis? cerns what is that paramount issiic, and, se ': lecting his candidate to suit it, gives him as little other baggage to carry as possible. THE CAMPAIGN COMMENCED?GOV. HEN? DRICKS AND THE GERMANS. It is gratifying to be able to announce that the National Democratic Committee, whose headquarters are in Washington, is industriously at work, arranging a plan for conducting the campaign. The ad I dress to the people of Louisiana, at the Agricultural Fair in that State, by Gov. I Hendricks, opens the campaign. It is a matter of deep regret among the many friends of the distinguished Indianian that a number of leading German politi? cians and journalists ot several States came to Washington, during the late meeting of the National Democratic Committee, to warn the members of that body, and the Democrats of both Houses of Congress, that the nomination of Gov. Hendricks for the Presidency would alien? ate the entire German vote of the coun? try from the Democratic party. Their reason for believing this is that the Ger? mans are dissatisfied with the action of Mr. Hendricks in regard to the liquor question in the State of Indiana. They say that, during the late canvass, in his speeches and in private, he expressed himself as opposed to prohibitory or strict license law, and yet, after his elec? tion, when the Legislature passed astrin? gent license act, it became a law by re? ceiving his signature. A German who had been canvassing Indiana in the in? terests of the brewers of the United States was here at the same time, and affirmed that Governor Hendricks could not get a dozen German .votes in that State for the Presidency. It is contended by the friends of Gov. Hendricks that all these Germans have been unconscious? ly duped by the Republicans, who know that the Governor would be a strong man before the people, as the Democratic nominee, ana are, therefore, anxious to kill him off at once. X. LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA. Messes. Editors : Thinking a letter from the "Quaker City" might be of some interest to your readers, I have concluded to give you a few items, having spent two consecu? tive winters here, and whilst Philadelphia is a good place to learn of human nature as well as science, it is not so well calculated to make a Southern man feel at home, because of a want of that hospitable and Social feel? ing that we of the South look upon as an ally of religion, and, without which, we had rather be out of the world than in it, especially, if we feel that we arc prepared for a better life beyond. The average Philadelphian is a wide? awake, go-ahead, energetic, hurry-up fellow ?has uo time for much social enjoyment. If he be a professor of religion, is on the phlegmatic order, not ardent and impulsive like many of his denomination are further South. He supports his pastor, has a fine church in which to worship, and has a deal of commendable church pride. The preach? ing of the clergy, with but few exceptions, is not of a revival character, and when they do have a revival it is a quiet one. Even Moody's and Sankey's meetings, that would have perfectly enthused any ordinary Southern congregation of worshippers, had but little visible effect upon the one million of persons that attended them while in this city. Such zeal, energy and perseverance to accomplish good is but seldom seen, as these servants of the Most High manifested. And as for Mr. Sankey's singing, I never expect to hear sweeter till I hear it in heaven. There were only about two hundred persous of the multitudes that thronged to hear them that professed conversion. The results of their meetings were nothing like us great as was anticipated. I think the people thought too much of them and not enough of Him whose servants .they ore. There are about 100 churches in this city, and 150,000 Protestant Church members, 100,000 of whom arc females. So out of the 800,000 souls in this large town, there arc only 50,000 male Protestant Church mem? bers. There are 250,000 adults in this city that never attend church, and 100,000 per? sons that are thought to belong to the despe? rately wicked class. There are 7000 drinking saloons, and lager beer enough annually drank to form a canal 3 feet deep, 12 feet wide and 17 miles long. What a field for Good Templars? The Centennial is now the theme for all classes to discourse upon. The buildings are quite wonderful as well as extensive. They cover about 300 acres in Fairmont Park, and are visited daily by tens of thou? sands. The Main Building covers 21 acres, the roof nncl body is of iron, the foundation Wheeler, Judge granite. Machinery Hall covers nearly 14 acres, and is of wood, iron and piers of masonry. The Art Gallery is built of granite, glass and iron, and is intended as a memorial of the Centennial Exhibition, and a repository for paintings, statuary and other works of art. The building is 365 feet in length, 210 feet in width, 59 feet in height, and is surmounted by a dome. The dome rises from the center of the edifice, 150 feet from the ground. The large figure on the dome personates Columbus. The figures at each corner of the dome typify the four quarters of the globe. Each pavilion dis? plays a window 30 feet high and 12 feet wide; it is also ornamented with tile work, wreathes of oak and laurel, 13 stars in the frieze, and a colossal eagle at each of its four corners. Agricultural Building covers about 10 acres. The plan is a parallelogram of 540 feet by 820 feet. In this building will be a display of all the products of the forest, both iu primary and secondary form; and will also contain the bark of one or more of the giant trees of California, taken off the trunk in segments and sections, and placed on a skeleton frame of the samo dimensions as the original. Horticultural Building is lo? cated on Lonsdne Terrace, and commands a view of the Schuylhill River and portions of the city, and is intended as a permanent j ornament to the Park. It is in the Mau resque style of architecture of the twelth century, the external materials being of iron aud glass. The building is 383 feet long, 193 feet wide and 72 feet high. There arc many other buildings than those mentioned being built by corporations and the United States, as well as those that are being put up by foreign governments. Among the latter is that of the Japanese, which is attracting considerable attention, it being constructed without nails?the work? men building first the roof and then the walls. The whole cost of all the buildings, not including fountains, statuary, etc., that I have not time to describe, will cost at least $10,000,000. I would advise every body, espeeially the younger people, to pay the exhibition a visit and see the world's wonders, and then when they return home, if they live in the South, they ought to thank a kind Proyidence for giving them a place, the best on earth, in which to live and die! Our College Commencement is over. We had quite a nice time. The Academy of Music, the largest ball in the city, where we held our exercises, was packed by about 4000 persons. Forty-four of the hundred and live matriculates graduated, three from your State and one from Georgia. Your bumble correspondent, though a Georgian by adop? tion, is a South Carolinian by birth, and will ere long be in your city to give your good citizens an opportunity to proye whether his diploma was worthily bestowed, E. G. MURRAH. Philadelphia Dental College, March 1,1876. BRIEFLETS OF STATE NEWS. Steam brakes arc now used on the South Carolina Railroad. The Chester Democracy has adopted the form of constitution for Democratic clubs originally published in the Anderson Intelli? gencer. John O'Moroso, of the Charleston News and Courier, who knows how it is himself, says that Gen. Schenck was caught bluffing on a bob-tail flush. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the South Carolina Railroad Company and of the Southwestern Railroad Bank will be held in Charleston on the 11th of April. It is rumored that Judge Carpenter will be a candidate for Governor next fall. We have an indistinct recollection that he was named for this position several years ago, but we don't believe that he was elected. Tbc Walhalla Courier states that Mr. S. E. Maxwell met with a painful and dangerous accident recently by receiving a kick in the left side from a horse. Two or three of his ribs were broken, and other injuries of a serious nature were inflicted upon him. The Abbeville Press and Banner has con? cluded to bury tko hatchet with Judge Cooke, provided the latter abandons all in? terference with the business of that office. The tomahawk is ready to come forth, how? ever, when his Honor chooses to "let slip the dogs of war." It was the remark of a distinguished statesman and self-sacrificing patriot, we believe, "Let us have peace." The Columbia Register denies the report which appeared in the Union-Herald that Nilcs G. Parker is a confirmed invalid, and that his death may be expected at any time. The Register has information from a private source North that Parker is in good health and spirits, and is flourishing upon his ill gotten gains. This latter report is the more probable. It is hardly to be expected that one who stole so coolly the revenues of the State should be tortured now with the pangs of conscience. One of the largest, most respectable and influential meetings held in Abbeville since the war took place on saleday last, over which Gen. McGowan presided, and steps were taken for a complete and thorough or? ganization of the Abbeville Democracy to secure fairness, capacity and honesty in pub? lic affairs. It was recommended that the main features of the constitution of the An? derson Democratic clubs be adopted. Ab? beville is becoming aroused with the right spirit, and her gallant people will make a manly strike for good government. A Democratic Club was organized in Ab? beville on the 2nd inst. Mr. J. C. Hemp hill, of the Medium, was called to take the chair, and Mr. Hugh Wilson, of the Press and Banner, to act as Secretary. Col. J. S. Cothran referred to the course which the late meeting in Columbia bad thought best for the County Clubs to pursue, in recom? mending the adoption of the main features of the Anderson constitution by all the clubs in the State, and hoped that this club would fall into line and work in harmony with the rest of the State. The permanent organization was postponed until the 9th , inst. The Abbeville Press and Banner was en? larged not long ago, and is now the largest weekly in the State, we believe. It has adopted the patent outside, and seems well pleased with that plan of making news? papers. While we differ with our friends of the P. and B. upon the advisability of the patent outside, we are entirely content for them to follow their own judgment, without making any reflections against their news? paper enterprise in getting one-half their paper printed away from home. "Every one to his liking," as the old lady said when she kissed the cow, and we wish the Press and Banner may always thieve and prosper. The Edgefield Advertiser, in speaking of the Democratic meeting at that place on saleday lost, says: "No man in Edgefield tolerates the idea of coalition, and every man seems bent upon sparing no possible effort to throw off the government of thieves and. robbers that has so oppressed us for ten long years." The resolutions adopted by the meeting re? affirm the great traditional principles of our party, and strongly recommend an energetic canvass of Democratic nominees for every office?Federal, State and local, and as stern? ly opposed to any fusion, coalition or com? promise cvon with professedly honest Re? publicans. The resolutions were prepared and introduced by Hon. George D. Tillman, who delivered an able and eloquent speech upon the outlook in South Carolina at this time. The firm of P. W. Wagoner it Co., of Charleston, recently discovered that a swin? dler was traveling through Georgia rcpre senting himself as George A. Wagoner, a member of the firm, and well known in this community. The impostor had samples and price lists, and offered goods at a great reduction, succeeding in obtaining orders at various places, and forging a check upon the firm. His operations were not very exten? sive, however, and the fact was soon devel? oped that he was a swindler. He offered a position in the establishment to a young man in Georgia, which was accepted, and ihe young man went down to get his situa? tion, only to find that he had been grossly deceived. Efforts are making to procure the arrest of the scoundrel, which we hope will prove successful. THE CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE KACKET. A printed circular was freely circulated in Columbia, and placed upon the mem? bers' desks in the House of Representa? tives, making the following charges against Judge Mackey: 1. Using his office for political ends, by threatening to imprison certain parties who opposed him in a political conven? tion in Chester. 2. Prostituting his of? fice by reviving prosecutions against al? leged ku-klux in York county, and then causing such prosecutions to be discon? tinued upon payment, by the accused, of certain sums of money to the prosecutors and the Solicitor. 3. Borrowing money from officers of his court without any in? tention or ability to repay, and using his official power to deter them from de? manding payment. A. Threatening to send Col. W. A. Walker, a lawyer of Chester, to jail, without cause and with? out authority. 5. Threatening a grand jury at Lancaster, dismissing them from court, and usurping their authority. 6. Causing the prosecution of Dublin J. Walker, Senator from Chester, from per? sonal enmity, and intimidating the jury in that case. 7. Prosecuting B. G. Can? non, at Chester, and sending him to the penitentiary for one year, from personal enmity. 8. Corruptly procuring the prosecution of John Lilly, at Chester, at September term, 1872. 9. Causing the arraignment and trial of John Lilly, in February, 1876, before a court and jury sitting on the case without authority. 10. Corruptly procuring the prosecution of Pleasant Nowland on the 25th of Feb? ruary, 1876, for conspiracy to defraud, to screen his brother-in-law, F. B. Lloyd, school commissioner of Chester, from prosecution for a like offence. 11. Vis? iting the Chester jail and having a secret interview with a prisoner awaiting sen? tence, with a view to screen F. B. Lloyd from prosecution. 12. Inhumanly per? mitting the execution of Stephen Young for murder, he having been tried before the court of sessions .for Chester at the January term, 1876, when the Judge was notified that the jury which tried the case was totally illegal. 13. Corruptly endeavoring to procure a bribe for his decision affirming the validity of the bonds subscribed by the county commis? sioners of York in aid of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad. 14. Illegally caus? ing the arrest of Mahaley DeGraffenreid in Columbia. 15. Attempting to suborn Mahaley DeGraffenreid to commit per? jury, as set forth in a certain affidavit of that woman. While many rumors were afloat in Col? umbia, but before the above charges were put in print, the editor of the Union Herald sought an interview with Govern? or Chamberlain, to obtain from him an expression of his views upon the sub? ject. The Governor expressed himself as strongly of the belief that the charges were the fruit of partisan and personal malice. . Of the charge of having per? mitted the execution of Stephen Young, he said he had been informed by Mr. Brice, the condemned man's counsel, that he had examined the whole question of the illegality of the jury, and was con? vinced that it had no foundation in law or fact, and that no man ever had a fairer trial than Young. Regarding the charge of having received a bribe from the Ches? ter and Lenoir'' Railroad Company, the Governor stated that Mr. Brice had in? formed bim that he himself was present when Dr. Davega, the president of the road, under instructions from the board of directors, offered Judge Mackey a present of $2,000 for his services in pro? curing county subscriptions in North Carolina; that the Judge peremptorily declined the gift, and likewise refused to allow the present to be made to his wife. Of the charge of having arrested a woman in Columbia of his own warrant, the Governor stated that he had been in? formed by Trial Justice Sill, of that city, that he himself had issued the warrant. As to the Lancaster affair, Governor Chamberlain says: "I know that W. L. DePass, Esq., a leading member of the Camden Bar, and a Democrat, who was ?resent at the time, states that Judge lackey was well warranted in his action." The Governor concluded by saying that he believed that the charges were due to the Judge's efforts to reach the bottom of the school-certificate frauds in Chester county. S. P. Hamilton, Esq., a member of the Chester bar, has addressed to the Governor a letter io reply to the state? ments made by his excellency in the in? terview above mentioned. He comments in severe terms upon the Governor's course in the matter, and gives at length the grounds of his opposition to Judge Mackey?which are substantially those set forth in the circular. He states that the charges he makes can be established by the testimony of gentlemen of the highest character. He states that he was not the author of the charge of un? lawfully arresting Mahaley DeGraffen? reid, that he has since seen Sill's warrant, and that she was an entirely innocent woman. Judge Mackey al?o issued a circular, which was distributed among the mem? bers of the Legislature, iu which he de? nies, as infamously false, all the charges made in the circular above quoted. He states that the opposition to him comes from Yocum, who fears being punished for bis participation in the school-certifi? cate frauds. He recites at length the circumstances of the frauds, an account of which we have already given. He concludes by saying: "I confidently await the action of the bouse, protesting against the appointment of the so-called 'Committee of investigation,' which, un? der its rules, hears only the accuser and hit witnesses, and renders its judgment upon the accused unheard." The citizens of Lancaster recently held an indignation meeting on the subject of the Judge's recent action towards the grand jury at that place, passed resolu? tions strongly condemning his course, and appointed a committee to proceed to Columbia and lay tbe matter before the Governor and the Legislature.-^- Winnt boro Neict. GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY. ? Thero are about 1,000 contracts for tho next four years awarded on straw bids by the Post Office Department. ? The Louisiana delegation to the Na? tional Democratic Convention is said to be in favor of Senator Bayard for tho Presidency. ? Tbe Yirgina House of Delegates has refused any further allowance of station? ery to its members, because of the deple? ted condition of tho State treasury. ? A reduction of tho salary of mem? bers of Congress to 84,500 per annum will, it is said, be reconimendod by appropri? ate committees of tho Sonate and House. ? Gen. Grant promised to "unload the Bepublicnn party." It is now said he got rid of the honest men and had to wait lor a Democratic Congress to expose tho rosuos. ? It is now said that the negroes who havo been emigrating in large squads from Georgia into Mississippi are anx? ious to return, wages not being as good as expected and the country proving un healthy. ? Col. Henry A. Rutledge, of Jack? sonville, Ala., is perhaps the only living representative of two of the signers of the declaration of independence. He is the grandson of Edward Rutlodgeand of Arthur Middleton. s ? Mr. Clymer hit the nail on the head when he said that the case of the late Sec? retary of War is but the proper out? growth, the true exponent of the corrup? tion, the extravagance, the misgovern* ment that have cursed this land for year* past. ? The grand jury of the District of Columbia have decided not to prosecute Belknap, at least for the present, as they have not sufficient evidence, on which to base an indictment. If they take it up. again, it will be on newly discovered evi? dence. ? The Mississippi Legislature doesn't confine its efforts for reform to the work of unseating corrupt Republican officials, but has rednced the pay of its own mem? bers from $500 to $300 and cut down sala? ries generally. The saving amounts to $35,000 per annum. ? A Washington letter says: "Gen. Belknap will plead guilty in the Senate, and thus a long trial there will be avert? ed. A question of jurisdiction may arise and be argued, but it is tbe general opin? ion here that tbe Senate will promptly hold that it has jurisdiction." ? Caleb P. Marsh, whose payments to Secretary Belknap nave just provoked impeachment, is reputed a safe and shrewd business man. He was for some years the moneyed partner in the furni? ture house of Herter and Brothers, New York, and once before in charge of Tyler Davidson's business, jn^incrnnati. MARKETS. Anderson, March 15,1876. Cotton market firm. Sales light. Mid? dlings, 1U to Hi cents. Charleston, March 14, 1876. Cotton market firm. Middling, 12J. New York, March 14. Cotton quiet and easy. Middling upland, 128 cents. FOR SALE. CORN, anshelled, Wheat, Oat* and Fodder, low for cash. . Parties desiring to purchase will apply to the undersigned, at the place formerly own? ed by Mrs. E. E. North, two miles south of Pendleton. D. H. BELLOT. March 16, 1876 35 3? "VTOTICE OP INCORPORATION.?No J3I tice is hereby given that application will be made to John W. Daniels, Esq., Clerk of the Court for Anderson County, within thirty days after date, for a Charter incorporating Rock Mills Grange, No. 154, Patrons of Husbandry. By order of the Grange. J. J.- GILMER, Secretary. March 16, 1876_35_5_ T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson Couhtt. By W. W. Humphrey*, Etq., Probat* Judge. WHEREAS, Mrs. Hannah Bolt and Wm. A. Bolt have made suit to me to grant them letters of Administration on the Estate and effects of 2%a Bolt, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all kindred and creditors of the said Asa Bolt, deceased, to be and appear before me in Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson Court House, on Friday, March 31st, 1876, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administra? tion should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 16th day of March, A. D. 1876. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Judge of Probate. March 16,1876 35_2? . IN BANKRUPTCY. In the District Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina. In the matter of W. A. Neal? Bankrupt, by whom a petition fpr adjudication in bank? ruptcy was filed on the 12th day of Febru? ary, 1876, in said Court. THIS is to give notice that on the 14th day of March, 1876, a warrant in bankruptcy was issued against the estate of W. A. Neal, of the County of Anderson and State of South Carolina, who has been adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition; that the payment of any debts ana the de? livery of any property belonging to said bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer of any property by him are forbid? den by law: and that a meeting of the cred? itors of said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more Assignees of his Estate, will be held at a Court of Bankrupt? cy, to be holden on the 7th day of April, A. D., 1876, at 3 o'clock p. ra., at Newberry C. H., in said District, befbre O. G. Jteger, Esq., Register. R. M. WALLACE, U. S. Marshal as Messenger. Per A. P. Pipes, D. M. March 14, 1876_34_3 TEN MILLIONS! IREPRESENT the above CAPITAL. I want 70,000 Grammarians, , 80,000 Rhetoricians, 3,000 and 300 Logicians, and 3 Geometricians. This money will be used to build a Tem? ple, whose foundation shall be Jasper, its walls Granite, its columns Brass, its pilasters Iron, its beams of <3edar, its fine work of Chittim Wood. Those who apply must be vouched for by 25 persons?voucher and vouchee's moral character undoubted. Good wages .from enrollment. I appeal to my fellow-citizens to accept this oner. No ad? dress, questions or explanation. Will be at Anderson C. H. on Saleday in April to giva specifications of the work. . NEWTON J. NEWELL, A. M., M. D., Agent Co. March 16,1876_35_4* Encourage Home People and Home Enterprise. GEORGE ~ST HAGKER, Charleston, S. O. THE only DOOR, SASH and BLIND FACTORY owned and managed by a Carolinian in this City. All work guaran? teed. Terms Cash. Always on hand a large Stock of Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Brackets, Scroll and Turned Work of every description. Glass, White Leads, and Builders' Hard? ware, Dressed Lumber and Flooring deliv? ered in any part of this State, March 16,1876_33_ly_ ZLSTIEW SPRIXfi 60(18 AT THE LADIES' STORE. I HAVE just returned from market, where I bought a large stock of MILLINERY AND DRESS GOODS, For Ladies and Children, Of the very latest Styles. I propose to sell for Cash, and intend to make the prices suit the times. I invite my old customers, and the public generally, to call and give me a trial for the latest styles and lowest prices befere buying elsewhere. Also, have a large stock of Ladies' and Children's SHOES, which have just arrived. Kespectfully, MRS. C. C. PEGG. March 16,1876 35