The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, March 23, 1876, Image 2

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JAS. A. HOYT, E. B. MURRAY, Editor?. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 23,1876. TOWN MEETING. The citizens of the town of Anderson are requested to meet in the Court Hou?e on to-morrow (Friday) evening, 24th oi March, for the purpose of making arrangements for the meeting of the Rail? road Convention at this place on the 30th inst., in the interest of the Blue Ridge Railroad, aud appointing delegates to the said Convention. Every citizen interes? ted in the welfare and prosperity of the town, and in the construction of this great railroad enterprise which will unite the South Atlantic and the Northwestern States, is invited to attend the meeting on to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. COUNTY CONTENTION. In accordance with the call of the State Executive Committee of the Democratic party in South Carolina, it is hereby an? nounced that there will be a County Con? vention held at Anderson C. H. on Sat? urday, 15th of April next, for the purpose of electing six delegates to the State Democratic Convention which meets in Columbia on the 4th of May next. The basis of representation in the County Convention, as fixed by the Cen? tral Executive Committee, will be as fol? lows : Each Democratic Club in Ander? son County shall be entitled to one dele? gate for twenty-five^members or under, and an additional delegate for each addi? tional twenty-five members. The Clubs are earnestly requested to renew their diligence in procuring mem? bers between this time and the meeting of the County Convention, so that the fullest representation may be secured by each Club. The executive committees are specially invoked to increase the membership of their respective Clubs. Delegates to the County Convention will come prepared to report the exact num? ber of persons belonging to their clubs, so that the aggregate membership may be ascertained. JAMES A. HOYT, County Chairman. THE BELKNAP PROSECUTION. It will not be surprising to our readers, after knowing that the administration secured the acquittal of Babcock, to learn that an attempt has been made by the President and Attorney General to secure immunity for ? the criminal Belknap, whom public opinion has already con? demned upon his self-confessed guilt. The statute makes the party giving bribe equally as guilty as the one reciv ing it, and of course the rigid applica? tion of the law in this respect will pre? vent a>iy disclosures of fraud, for in the light of confessions the party exposing any act of corruption can be convicted and punished. Hence, he is equally as 'much interested in observing silence as the official villain. A different mode of I procedure has, however, been observed in the practice of our courts, which is to allow the party turning State's evidence to escape without punishment for the sake of convicting the greater culprit and preventing the recurrence of crime. President Grant and the Attorney Gen? eral, however, have decided to abrogate this custom, and intimated that all par? ties should be prosecuted to the extent of | the law. Immediately upon the an? nouncement of this determination, the witness Marsh, upon whose testimony the conviction of Belknap depended, feeling that he had confessed a crime which would place him in the peniten? tiary, tied to Canada, thereby leaving the courts and the Senate powerless to con? vict the guilty official. It has also de? terred witnesses from giving testimony relative to frauds in other departments, and has in a great measure throttled the investigations which threatened to be? come so damaging to the administration and to the%Republican party. The At? torney General also endeavored to get possession of the evidence taken before the Congressional committee relative to the Belknap investigation, on the pre? tence that he wished to hand out indict? ments against him. The Democratic committee, however, knew too much about hlx: proceedings in the Babcock trial to bt duped by him, and very quiet? ly informed him that they preferred con? ducting the investigation in their own >ay, the plain inference being that they did not desire his assistance. The House of Representatives, which is Democratic, thereupon passed a joint resolution, ex? empting from punishment, other than impeachment, on account of confessions every person who informed upon another who had been guilty of official miscon? duct. This bill now goes to the Repub? lican Senate, and it remains to be seen whether it is in favor of the punishment and exposure of official corruption, or whether it wishes to assist in covering up and hiding the shortcomings of the rascals it has placed in power. The country will judge its intentions by the action upon this bill. The turn which the prosecution of | Belknap has taken is an anomalous one, and shows how the party in power use the law to subvert public justice wherever a person of influential position is likely to become the subject of prosecution and punishment. It was doubtless indiscreet that the investigating committee should have released from subpoena the man who would be necessary to a conviction upon the impeachment trial in this case before it was finally disposed of in the Senate; but it is an unpardonable out? rage for the administration to drive the witness from the country by threatening him with prosecution in order to give immunity to, or perhaps secure an acquit? tal of Belknap. This course of policy is not chargeable to the President or any one man, but is the action of the Repub? lican party if it is permitted to succeed, for the Senate has only to pass the House resolution to secure a thorough sifting of j this and many other frauds in the admin? istration of the government. The effort now making to check investigation is on behalf of the entire party, for enough has already transpired to show that many leading Republican Senators and Repre? sentatives are concerned in frauds and corruptions of various degrees of crimi? nality. The investigating and prosecu? ting process must be stopped, or it is likely that many of the present leaders of the dominant party will be assigned apartments in some penitentiary instead of their positions at the National Capital. The prosecution of Belknap is only typi? cal of what they fear is awaiting others of them, and they are bouud to save him harmless or be in danger of his peaching upon associates in corruption. The re? mark attributed to Secretary of the Inte? rior, Zach. Chandler, that "it i3 about as pleasant to be in h?1 in the summer time without a fan as to be a Republican Cab? inet minister with a Democratic investi? gating committee looking into the affaire of your office," is made to assume the appearance of truth to some of the mis? creants in Washington now. Belknap is fallen, Sehenck is back from England in disgrace, Roberson is trembling in the balances with every prospect that he will be found wanting, and Pierrepont is ex? posed in his efforts as Attorney General to allow the guilty to escape, while Grant himself is shown to be the blind dupe or the giant head of the corrupt ring of Republican officials. Exposure after exposure has been made and prosecution after prosecution may be looked for. This is a bad year for thieves in the National offices. They already begin to fear that there is to be something fright? fully practical to them in the centennial celebrations which are going on. One hundred years ago it was customary to send thieves to the penitentiary, and this seems to be one of the National customs of 1776 which it is the determination of the American people to revive this year. FLATTERY versus ABUSE. The Abbeville Medium of a few weeks since announces that it was made sick and tired by our criticisms of Governor Chamberlain's course, in the article we published a short time ago under the caption of "The Anderson Democracy." This article of the Medium, which styles the remarks of our article "aimless abuse," has since been copied in several papers of the State which are ardent admirers of the Governor, and that our silence in not replying to the strictures of our contemporary may not be miscon? strued, we will simply call the attention of our readers to the fact that our article was called forth by, and was strictly in reply to, an article of the Charleston New? and Courier, which impugned the motives of the Anderson County Demo? cratic Convention because it did not see proper to say anything good, bad or in? different about his Excellency the Gov? ernor, in whose behalf that paper had been doing fierce battle against those who take a different view of "the situa? tion." We attempted to give the rea? sons which induced this silence on the part of the Democrats of this County, and showed that their course towards the Governor was very magnanimous, for instead of letting him alone they could very easily have taken the opportunity to condemn him in many respects in which their sentiment and judgment, is adverse to him and his conduct. We regret having been unwittingly instrumental in causing the Medium and the papers which copied its article sick? ness, but we would suggest to them that they can now appreciate our feelings, when we read the long and aimless praises they bestow upon the man who coolly taunts them by saying he does not want their praises, but that he cannot keep them from bestowing them upon him. Our contemporaries must recognize the fact that we have our own judgment as to public men, and that we are accus? tomed to giving expression to it when we deem it necessary without regard to th e effect it has upon the health of those newspapers who happen to take a differ? ent view from,us. Now, we have a proposition to submit to these Conserva? tive journals, which is, that if they will cease their efforts to pledge the Democ? racy to the support of Governor Cham? berlain by the inordinate praises they are constantly bestowing upon him, we will agree to cease our criticisms. We are perfectly willing to leave the people in convention to settle the political course of the State without any newspaper com? ment in advance, but if the supporters of coalition are not willing to this, then we wish them to say what they please and allow us the same privilege. If they have the right to endorse any man, it appears reasonable for us to condemn him if we wish. They must understand that they cannot have things entirely their own way. There are two sides to every picture, and while they make it, appear very beautiful by showing only such parts as suit them, the true repre? sentation will be made. If our picture of the Governor sickens his friends we cannot help it, for it is correctly drawn according to our views. If it tires his friends to read the truth about him, they had better resolve themselves into a mu? tual admiration society and read none but one another's articles. We want fair play, and with all due respect for the Medium's gratuitous judgment, we think we have as much aim in our articles con? demning the Governor as it has in its praises of him, although they are on opposite sides. Destructive Fire in Charleston. ?The annexed dispatch gives all the in? formation we have received in regard to the extensive fire which occurred in that city on Monday last: Charleston, March 20. A fire broke out at 3 o'clock this morn? ing at the corner of King street and Ro? gers alley. There was no water in the neighborhood, and the wind was blowing a gale from the southeast. The whole block from Columbus to Line street on the east and west side of King street was soon destroyed. About 7 A. M. the fire crossed Line street, the sparks and em? bers being carried by the gale three quarters of a mile up the King street road. The houses, fences and farms along that road were burned. Heart? rending scenes were witnessed on the streets. Bands of robbers sacked every house to which they could gain admit? tance. Later in the morning Mayor Cunningham took command and some order was restored. Hundreds of persons are homeless and penniless. The loss is at least half million dollars, with very little insurance. 10.30 A. M.?The fire has burned it? self out. The boundaries of the burnt district are: On the south, Columbus street and Rogers'alley; on the north, the race course; on the east, South Car? olina Railroad, and on the west, St Philip and Percy streetsi? THE MOSES IMPEACHMENT. A special telegram from our Columbia correspondent gives the information that Montgomery Moses, Judge of the Seventh Circuit, who was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors in office, was convicted on Tuesday last o? five counts of the articles of impeachment. There was a large majority of Senators in favor of his conviction, and his removal from office follows immediately. There will be no excitement over the matter, as the testimony fully established his guilt, and every one anticipated the result. South Carolina has been terribly afflicted with the Moses dynasty since reconstruc? tion, and it is a pity that more removals from place and power cannot be effected. The Ex-Governor is a much worse man in every way than his uncle Montgomery, and yet there are Senators voting to dis? place the latter who helped the former to obtain office only three months ago. A MILD REBUKE. The following resolution was unani? mously adopted by the House Committee on Elections of the United States Con? gress, relative to the arrangement of Con? gressional Districts: Resolved, That, in the opinion of this committee, the several Congressional Dis? tricts of the United States ought to be composed of contiguous territory, and as near as may be of equal population ; and whereas it appears that a district in the State of South Carolina is composed of counties not contiguous, it is the unani? mous opinion of this committee that the Legislature of that State, now in session, ought to re-district the State in conform? ity with the law now in force. This is stated to be intended for a re? buke to the South Carolina Legislature, and if the evil is not corrected by the present Legislature, the entire delegation from this State is in danger of displace? ment, while H?ge is sure to be ousted if obedience to the law is refused. Neces? sity may compel justice at the hands of our Legislature in the districting of the State for Congress, if in nothing else. EDITORIAL NOTES. An interesting sketch of Capt. F. W. Dawson, the accomplished editor of the Charleston News and Courier, and Firet Vice President of the South Carolina Press Association, is printed on our first page to-day. This is the second of the series from the Abbeville Medium, "Pen Pictures of the Press," and we take \ pleasure in giving our readers an oppor? tunity of becoming better acquainted with the life and services of Capt. Daw son, whose position as the editor-in-chief of the leading newspaper in South Caro? lina makes his name familiar as a house? hold word in the State. The work un? dertaken by the Abbeville Medium is being handsomely executed, and every issue of that excellent journal is embel? lished with a graphic picture of some "knight of the quill." We will continue the publication of these sketches, from time to time, so that the numerous read? ers of our paper may judge for them? selves as to the personnel of the press gang. The committee appointed by the House of Representatives to investigate the offi? cial conduct of Judge J. P. Reed, of the First Circuit, submitted a brief report on Friday last, which completely exonerates Judge Reed from all charges of improper conduct in his official capacity. The committee state that they examined all persons who have made complaints against Judge Reed, and have given full opportunity for the production of any evidence of misconduct on his part. All the testimony taken by the committee was favorable to Judge Reed, except in a single instance, which did not sustain any charge of improper conduct. The committee asked to be discharged from further consideration of the matter, which was accordingly granted, and there the matter ended. We congratulate Judge Reed upon his vindication from these unwarranted aspersions upon his official character, and reiterate our commenda? tion of his action in demanding and urging an investigation into his conduct on the bench, which is so strikingly in contrast with the evasive conduct of Judge Mackey when more flagrant charges are preferred against him. In our opinion, the difference is that Reed is conscious of his innocence, while Mackey entertains much doubt upon that subject in his own case. The people of Chester are having live? ly times among their officials. County Treasurer B. G. Yocum was arrested last week, as he was returning from Colum? bia, charged with a conspiracy to defraud the county in the matter of teachers' pay certificates, and was required to give bond in the sum of $10,000 for his ap pearance at the next term of the Circuit Court. On Friday last, Senator Dublin j J. Walker was arrested on a similar charge, and, under the instructions of Judge Mackey, he was released upon his own recognizance to appear for trial. James Reed, a white man, who has re? cently served a term in the penitentiary for frauds practiced while county com? missioner of Chester, is implicated in the alleged conspiracy with Walker, and has been committed to jail. The county auditor, James M. Brawley, has likewise been arrested for being privy to the re? issue of pay certificates already redeemed. Besides the foregoing cases, one F. B. Lloyd has been arrested on similar charg? es, and he is a brother-in-law of Judge Mackey. Verily, the cauldron is seething about Chester, and the public may ex? pect startling revelations. As we under? stand the situation, these charges ema? nate from the Mackeyites and the anti Mackeyites, who are about equally divided in the list of culprits. The Sumter Watchman expresses the opinion that the progress of Democratic organization throughout the State moves with little energy, "indicatiug unmistaka? bly that the judgment of the solid think? ing masses is against it?a few leaders in the counties where there is a movement, who want office themselves, being those who are pushing up the matter." We cannot imagine the data from which our contemporary makes up this opinion, and in this case "the wish must be father to the thought." So far as we have ob? served, in the up-country especially, the solid thinking masses are far ahead of the so-called leaders, and the progress of Democratic sentiment has been steadily pushed by the people, whose untram? melled voice is everywhere demanding that coalition, compromises and preten ded conservatism shall be set aside du? ring the ensuing campaign, and a vigor? ous, united and determined effort be made to wrest the government of the State from an incapable, corrupt and sei1 fish" oligarchy, whose crimes are commit? ted in the name of Republicanism! We cannot think that our Sumter contempo? rary desires a continuance of the misrule and oppression which has overburdened the people so many years, and yet such untimely and unfounded dings at the Democracy are lending aid and comfort I to the worst elements of the Republican party. OUR COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENCE. Columbia, S. C, March 20,1876. Dear Editors: Not a great deal has been done during the past week in either branch of the General Assembly. On Thursday, the managers who conducted the case against Montgomery Moses closed their testimony, and the lawyers for Moses asked some considerable time to prepare before going into the defence. The whole time they asked was not given them, as they had been allowed nearly two weeks, when the case was- begun, and Monday, the 20th, was set for them to begin their defence. They wrote a very severe communication to the Senate, saying that it had not given them justice ; had not followed the precedents of other impeachment trials, and had not been governed by the laws as laid down and understood by all lawyers, &c; that they had not been allowed sufficient time, and therefore they would not make any further defence. In other words, they practically "threw up the sponge;" and yet I understand there are some of the Senators who are so blind to reason, and so wrapped up in prejudice and party zeal, that they willjgtill vote-to clear him, and thus give their actual and moral support to corruption, plunder and igno? rance in official position. This, however, is not surprising, as their standard of official duty and integrity is so demor? alized and degenerate. The vote will be taken on Tuesday at 12 o'clock, and the miserable farce will be ended, and the menagerie be disbanded for the summer. The amendments to Cochran's bill tin? kering with the Trial Justices of Ander? son County, have been concurred in by the Senate, except the one in reference to the salary of the Justice at Anderson. The bill and amendments are hereto at? tached, and you can decide for yourselves. It strikes me that the absurdity and in? justice of its provisions renders comment from me unnecessary. The Mackey matter came up again on Friday, and was voted down by only a small majority, the aspect of things hav? ing changed materially since its first in? troduction. Lancaster County has sent a respectable and representative commit? tee to complain to the Legislature of Mackey's usurpation of authority and tyranny, and their representations have caused a good many of the Conservatives to change their views from what they at first entertained, and induce them now to vote lor an investigation. The Senate has at last agreed to the House resolution to adjourn on the 23rd March, but they have already repented it, and there is some talk of reconsidering the vote, and putting the adjournment further off, but it will probably be futile. The Columbia papers are constantly say? ing how tired the Columbians are of the members, but if they were half as tired of them as the members are of this city of low prices and high morals, there would have been a separation ere this, and no longing to return. The House bill redistricting the State was killed in the Senate, and a Senate bill putting the Piedmont Counties into one Congressional District, as you sug? gested some time since, is now before the House, and there is some slight hope of the white people having one representa? tive. Col. W. H. Trescot, who was on a few days since from Washington, has done some good service for the bill, tell? ing them that if something of the kind was not done, the whole representation of the State would most probably be thrown out by the next Congress. So their liberality, if they show any, won't be quite so unselfish as they will claim. J. L. 0. a bill to reduce the number of tri? al justices in anderson county, and to regulate their courts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same; Section 1. That within ninety days after the next general election, the Gov? ernor shall appoint, by and with the con? sent of the Senate, nine Trial Justices in and for the County of Anderson, as fol? lows: For the town of Anderson, one; for the townships of Centreviile and Hopewell, one; for Varennes, Hall and Dark Corner, one; for Honea Path and Martin, one; for Broadaway and Belton, one; for Williamston and Brushy Creek, one; for Pendleton and Garvin, one; for the Fork, one; for Rock Mills and Sa? vannah, one; the said Trial Justices to serve for the term of two years, or at the pleasure of the" Governor, and to reside in, and to hold their office in, the several districts to which they shall be appoint? ed. Sec. 2. That hereafter no fees or costs shall be retained by any such Trial Jus? tice for auy trial or process whatever, except in civil cases; and no account of claim shall be paid to such Trial Justice by the County Treasurer upon any such demand; ana if either of the Trial Jus? tices appointed by virtue of this Act shall neglect to attend to the duties of his office, or shall neglect to pay over to the County Treasurer the fees, costs and fines collected by him, he shall be liable to indictment in the Court of Sessions, and, upon conviction, to such punishment as is provided by law to a case of larceny, in the same amount, and shall be removed from office ; and the said Trial Justices shall make a report of their proceedings in- criminal cases to the Clerk of the Court of the County of Anderson, on the first Monday in each calendar month for the month preceding, which report shall state specifically the names of the parties in action, the crime charged, the judg? ment rendered, and the penalty, fees, costs and fines imposed, and whether the same are collected! or nulla bona, and in what amounts; and all such amounts shall upon the same day be due and pay? able to the County Treasurer. Seo. 3. The sum of fifty dollars per annum shall be paid to each Trial Jus? tice, as herein provided, out of the Coun? ty funds, except the Trial Justice for Fork township, who shall receive twenty five dollars, and the Trial Justice for Va? rennes. Hall and Dark Corner townships, who shall receive seventy-five dollars. The Treasurer shall pay the same in auarterly instalments, on the first Mon ays of January, April, July and Octo? ber, to them or their order, certified by the County Commissioners. Sec. 4. All blanks required in the pros? ecution of criminal cases shall be furn? ished by the County Commissioners, upon the requisition of the several Trial Justi? ces, as they may be required in the per? formance of the duties of-their office. Sbc. 5. It shall be the duty of the Trial Justice to appoint such proper and discreet person or persons as he may se? lect, to serve processes, or to make arrests; and such process or warrant shall, when assigned to such person for service, invest the said person, for the purposes therein set forth, with all the powers belonging to the office of Constable; and he shall, upon receiving any such paper for ser? vice, take and subscribe thereon to the oath prescribed by law for the qualifica? tion of Constables; and every such per? son shall receive for each paper served, [ or for each arrest made, the sum of twen? ty-five cents, except summonses for wit? nesses and jurors, for which he shall re? ceive the sum of ten centa, the same to be paid by the County Treasurer upon the warrant of the County Commission? ers. Sec 6. Witnesses and jurors shall hereafter receive no pay from the County for service upon criminal cases before any Trial Justice, and all fees and costs arising from such compensation are here? by abolished within the County of An? derson. Sec. 7. Every person acting as- Consta? ble for the service of auy criminal process, as hereinbefore provided, shall be entitled to receive from the County, in addition to the fees accruing from service, the sum of five cents for every mile of necessary travel required in making such service, but no mileage shall be allowed after service of process for any distance trav? eled in returning thcreform, and all such mileage shall be reckoned and certified by the Justice issuing the process, as from the office of the same to the place of such service by the nearest usual route of travel. Sec. 8. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with the provisions herein con? tained, so far as they relate to the County of Anderson, are hereby repealed, and this Act shall take effect on the first day of November, in the year A. D. one thou? sand eight hundred and seventy-six. Amendments to senate bill, no. 154, to reduce the number of trial ju8tices in anderson county, and to regulate their courts. Section 1, line 1.?Strike out "90," and insert "60," between the words within and days. Sec. 2, line 15.?Strike out "payable," and insert "paid," and add after the sec? tion, the following: "And a failure to make this report shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by the Circuit Court by im? prisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty days, or a fine not ex? ceeding fifty dollars, or both, in the dis? cretion of the Court." Sec. 3, line 3.?Strike out "and", and insert "for," between Justice and Varen nes ; and on line 4, between dollars and the, insert, "and the Trial Justice for Anderson C. H., who shall receive one hundred dollars." [This amendment the Senate would not concur in, and was lost.l I Sec. 5, line 8.?Strike out "twenty-five" I between of and cents, and insert "fifty." Sec. 5, line 9.?Strike out "ten" between of and cents, and insert "twenty-five," and add the following at the end of the section: "The account to be certified to by the Trial Justice who employs said constable." Sec. 8, line 3.?Strike out "ou the first day of November in," and insert "sixty days from the General Election of." Strike out "A. D."' OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C, March 16, 1876. The Campaign may be said to have fully opened with the organization of the National Democratic Congressional Com? mittee, \>ho are now installed at their rooms at 1324 F street in this city. The Associated Press has failed to give, in detail, and with desirable accuracy, the personnel of the Committee, and as State and local organizations, and other Demo? crats all over the country, will have fre-. quent occasion to address the officers, we append, at the request of the Committee, the following information: Rooms of National Democratic Congressional Committee, 1324 V street Washington, D. C. Senate. Hon. J. W. Stevenson, of Kentucky: Hon. W. W. Eaton, of Connecticut; Hon. D. V. white, of Mary? land ; Hon. H. G. Davis, of West Virginia; Hon. J. B. Gordon, of Georgia. Home of Bepretentatitet. Hon. Hiester Clymer, of Pennsylvania; Hon. C. W. Chapin, of Massachusetts : Hon. J. W. Throck morton. of Texas; Hon. A. S. Hewitt, of New York ; Hon. C. E. Hooker, of Mississippi; Hon. M. Saylcr, of Ohio. IHttrict of Columbia. Mr. W. W. Corcoran, Mr. James E. Harvey, and Mr. Charles Mason. The Democratic organizations in all tho States and Territories arc requested to send the names of their Committees, immediately, to the Congress? ional Committee. Applications for documents, speeches, and other political matter, and all communications relating to the business of the Committee, should be ad? dressed to the Secretary, Hon. James E. Harvey, 1324 F street, Washington City. Editors who send their newspapers to the Com? mittee will be furnished with all documents free of charge. Hiestbb Clymeb, Chairman. W. H. Barnum, Treasurer. Jambs E. Hahvky, Secretary. It will be seen that Hon. Hiester Clymer, Chairman of the Committee which investigated the Belknap scandal, is, also, Chairman of the National Demo? cratic Congressional Committee, and no man better fitted for the position could have been chosen. Mr. Clymer is a gen? tleman of particularly suave and agreea? ble address, and, unquestionably, a man of great ability. The Committee are for? tunate, also, in securing the services, as secretary, of Hon. James E. Haryey, late U. S. Minister to Portugal, a man of let? ters, a journalist of note, and a man of varied and extended information, whose large acquaintance and experience must prove of great value to the party. THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. The investigation of the affairs of the District Government and of the Board of Andit, which is being continued from day to day by the House Committee on the District of Columbia, discloses a sys? tem of official swindling and robbing, by wholesale and retail, that completely throws into the shade the crimes of Tweed and his associates in New York. This and other investigations that the several Committees of the House are dil? igently pursuing disclose the astounding fact that there has not been, for years, an honest man in any prominent position under either the Federal or the District Government; and that even the men in subordinate positions who have had any opportunity to steal have invariably fol? lowed the example set them by their official superiors. There has been, really, no law, in the proper acceptation of that word, administered in Washing? ton for a long time. We hare been under a sort of provost-marshal rule. From the President and his cabinet down to the Chiefs of Bureaus, and from Judges of the Supreme Court of the Dis? trict and the District Attorney down to the Constables, utter disregard of the law, where anything could be made by violating it, or where the interests of any of the various Rings were at stake, has been the rule. MORE OF BELKNAP'S RASCALITY. Another one of ex-Secretary Belknap's ?ost-trading operations has come to light, he informant is C. S. Bell, a man well known in Washington. He will give his testimony before the committee shortly. At the close of the war, Bell, who had been a scout in General S. A. Hurlbut's division, was appointed to the Secret Service Department on General Rey? nold's staff, in Texas. He remained there for several years, and, in 1872, learning that the post-tradership at Fort Davis, a station on the Western frontier of Texas, had become vacant, he came to Washington to secure the vacant post tradcrahip. He brought with him letters of recommendation Irom General Rey? nolds and other prominent gentlemen. Shortly after his arrival here, he went to Secretary Belknap, exhibited his recom? mendations, and asked for the posit' . The Secretary appeared somewhat in nant at being approached personally upon such a petty subject, inasmuch as the post-tradership at Fort Davis was not a very large affair. Bell, being high tempered, replied sharply, and left the Secretary's presence. He had gone no further than the entrance to the War Department office, however, when a clerk of Mr. Belknap came after him, and asked him to return for a few moments. Mr. Bell did as requested. The Secre? tary treated him kindly; said that the Eost-tradership at Fort Davis was vacant, ut that it was worth to him $2,000 a year. Bell said he would consider the proposition ; but concluded that' $2,000 per annum was more than he could pay for the privilege of obtaining the post, and did not accept it. He is willing to testify to this statement, as a fact. GRANT RECEIVES A PAIR OF PONIES FOR AN INDIAN POST-TRADERSHIP. As soon as the Committee can get at it, a well-known gentleman of unimpeacha? ble integrity will testify to a fact which places the President in a hardly less dis? graceful position than that of Belknap. The gentleman to whom I refer holds himself ready to swear that, on a certain occasion, he went to the White House, and introduced to the President a gentle? man who wanted a post-tradership on an Indian agency. This gentleman made his application, and, after having made it, then remarked to the President, in the hearing of the witness, that, in traversing the Indian country, he had come across the finest pair of Indian ponies which he had ever laid eyes upon, and, if the gift would be acceptable, he would like to make a present of them to the President's boys. 1 hereupon, without any hems or haws, the President accepted the gift, and at once sent a telegram to the Com? mandant of the Post where the ponies then were, ordering them to be immedi? ately forwarded at his (Grant's) expense. Shortly after, the applicant received an appointment; not, indeed, to the post or agency for which he had applied, out to another equally as lucrative. "LET NO GUILTY MAN ESCAPE." The confession of Nettleship, one of the safe burglary conspirators, is likely to lead to the indictment of several prom? inent members of the District ring. This confession has, thus far, been carefully guarded by District Attorney Wells, who admitted, in his testimony given to the Judiciary Committee of the House, on Saturday, that he had promised Nettle ship immunity from prosecution in re? turn for his testimony. Those most familiar with this case believe that, if the whole truth is discovered, it will impli? cate two or three men who were, at the time of the burglary, public officers ; be? sides others who were interested in the District investigation. If Harrington is shown to have been one of the conspira? tors, as he probably was, it is believed that he will prove to have been simply an agent, and not one of the principals. The committee are conducting the inves? tigation in secret, and, in this way, hope to get to the bottom facts. A large num? ber of witnesses have been summoned to appear before them this week, including several persons in New York, Newark and Boston. Mr. Proctor Knott, the chairman of the committee, says that this investigation will be deeper than the last, and that he is determined to "let no guilty man escape." HABEAS CORPUS HACKET. THE LANCASTER CHARGES AGAINST GOV? ERNOR CHAMBERLAIN'8 FRIEND. In the House of Representatives, on Friday last, the following petition from citizens of Lancaster County, asking an investigation into the conduct of Judge Mackey, was submitted: To the Hon. R. B. EllioU, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, and to the Members of said House: The petition of the undersigned, a com? mittee appointed by a public meeting of the citizens of the County of Lancaster, in the State of South Carolina, respect? fully represent, that at such public meet? ing the following resolutions were unani? mously passed: Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the action of his Honor, Judge T. J. Mackey, in his treatment of the'grand jury at the last term of the court, was contrary to all law, subversive of civil liberty, and a flagrant usurpation of authority. Resolved, That we have the greatest confidence in the integrity, intelligence and moral worth of the members of the Srand jury, and we view with pride their ignified demeanor under the peculiarly trying circumstances of their situation. Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the chairman of this meet? ing to proceed to Columbia and lay this matter of Judge Mackey's conduct in all its details before the Governor and Leg? islature. That the immediate cause of such ac? tion on the part of the citizens of Lan? caster may be succinctly stated as fol? lows : One Richard Gardner was charged with the offence of assault and battery with intent to kill, and an indictment was given to the grand jury by the solicitor in his case. After hearing the testimony, under the sanction of the the lawful se? crecy delegated to the grand jury, that body, though their foreman, returned said indictment into court with the en? dorsement thereon "no bill," whereupon the Hon. T. J. Mackey, presiding Judge of the Court of Sessions for Lancaster County, became intensely enraged and assailed the grand jury with rude, inde? cent and oppressive language, and in contempt of the laws of the land and of their rights and privileges as jurors aforesaid; and in an angry and presump? tuous manner ordered their discharge before they had completed, or had time to complete, the performance of the du? ties devolving upon them, thus arbitrarily obstructing the free course of the law to the manifest injury and oppression of all the citizens of the Couuty of Lancas? ter. That thereafter the said Hon. T. J. Mackey, Judge of the Sixth Judicial Cir? cuit, caused two of the witnesses who had been sworn before said grand jury by name Wm. Crockett and Joseph Meli wain, to be produced in open court, and then and there the said presiding judge, in the presence of all the officers of the court, the members of the bar, the petit juries, and a large concourse of the citi? zens of the County of Lancaster, proceed? ed to interrogate said witnesses as to all matters they had testified to before the grand jury, and by the power of the judi? cial office forced said witnesses to disclose their testimony to the infinite scandal of a court of justice, and with intent to dis? grace and bring into contempt the power, rights and authority of the grand jury of the County of Lancaster. And your petitioners further show that the above mentioned action is not an iso? lated instance of the tyranny and oppres? sion of the said Hon. T. J. Mackey in his administration of justice, but is only one of a series of arbitrary, violent and illegal acts. For instance: In the case of the State vs. Lydia Mos sey and Cephas Ryan, charged with arson and tried at a Court of General Sessions for Lancaster County, sometime in the year 1874, when the said presiding judge threatened certain of the jury in that case to send them to jail if they did not find a verdict as he directed, and coerced said jury by such threats to find a verdict as directed by him. Also at the February term, 1876, of the Court of General Ses? sions, sending an innocent colored man, Hiram MacGill, to jail without warrant or authority of law, and upon his own motion. And your petitioners further say that there are other and more serious charges of neglect of duty, corrupt practices, and even bribery, freely made against the Hon. T.. J. Mackey, as occurring in the County of Lancaster, and capable of proof, as- your petitioners are informed and ? believe. And your petitioners fur? ther say that they are convinced that the peace of the community is jeopardized by the arbitrary proceedings in the courts of justice held by the Hon. T. J. Mackey, and that his official conduct tends to the complete subversion of all the safeguards of liberty. Whereupon your petitioners pray that your honorable body may take action to have an investigation of the charges which may be preferred, touching the of? ficial conduct of the Hon. T. J. Mackey, judge of the Sixth.Judicial Circuit. " John B. Eewin. N. G. B. Chafee, T. F. Clybubn, ' J. M. Caskey. The Feuilleton Charades. Messrs. Editors : With your permission I will give you an account of the very pleas? ant entertainment given by the Pendleton Cornet Band in their hall, on Tuesday night, the 14th iust. Pleasant and innocent amuse? ments are alwavs a source of benefit to a community, and by all means should have extended tb them the support and counten? ance of all who claim to take interest in the happiness of the people. Upon this score principally I ask for a small space of your paper. The Pendleton Cornet Band was organized, we understand, a few weeks ago, and is com? posed of the young men of the town. Not? withstanding their recent organization, they were prepared to greet the large concourse of people who assembled to witness their charades with some really fine music The hall rented and arranged by these young gentlemen for their charades is very handsomely gotten up, indeed. There is a permanency and neatness apparent in all the niinut?e, which plainly indicate that they mean business. i don't think, in fact, I have ever seen a more tastily decorated stage in any part of the up-country. The plays were well selected, and the actors all rendered their different part* with aixuracy, and many of them with real artistic skill. The young ladies?old Mrs. Grubbs, also? were very happy in the rendition of their parts, especially the courting parts, and from conjecture one would suppose they had trav? eled along that road before, else they could not have acted their parts so well; but per? haps they have just thought about it.? When Mr. Mulligrubs came upon the stage, it is said one old gentleman present shed tears, supposing for the moment that old MuHi. was himself, but when the veritable gentleman returned afterwards as Mr. Sum merby, lie knew for the first time he was mistaken. Mr. Blue John was particularly fortunate in his representation of the Irish servant, and in this day of demand for such labor, his fortune might be considered made. One old lady in the innocency of her heart questioned her neighbor to know if he could be employed. Mr. G., as Greylock, showed so much fear and bewilderment when Blue John came at him with an old shot gun one would suppose that he was just returned from the wars and knew what a blunderbus was. Mr. J. is ten thousand times a better man than he was before, for by his own con? fession there are openings, even unto ten thousand, in his very tender and susceptible heart for every dollar lost or gained. Mr. P. knew exactly what he was about in as? suming tender attitudes, and to my mind at least the matrimony band will have before very long one more member and the Pen? dleton Cornet Band one less. The transfor? mation of Mr. Dash into Old Bias Black was an evidence of versatility in the highest degree. One will not soon forget Old Bias' plea for damages. Then that Frenchman, Mr. Haniiny Beatu. He started me a bow? ing and I have been constantly wondering for these several days if he has quit; as for myself, I expect it will be as difficult for me to get rid of the habit as it will be for Mon seure to get out of his unmentionables. If Mr. Popxins expects to make matrimony a business, the probability is he will remain a bachelor, but as a rollicking farmer boy his chances for a fuss are number one. Keep close, Mr. B., and don't go into the country for at least a month. I have referred to each one of the charac? ters simply to s,how the scope and variety of the plays acted. You will observe that France, England, Ireland, Germany, Africa, our cities and country each furnished char? acters for the occasion, and in every case the peculiarites of each were well represented. The public should, and no doubt does, feel grateful to these young people for their suc? cessful efforts to drive away despondency and pining from the minds of the people. There is always enough of care and labor and not enough of recreation to be met with in this world. Recreation and rest are es? sential to prosperity. Then, when a com? munity can at proper seasons lay aside their troubles, and together enter into innocent amusements, it is a sure sign of a better day approaching. The young men of Pendleton have taken hold with a Yim and determina? tion to dispel the gloom which has for so long hovered over their town. Their under? taking is a worthy one, and deserves the support of every individual. We not only hope that they may succeed, but may the young men in every section of this County appreciate their true condition, and emulate the example set by their friends in Pendle ton. TOURIST. T.J. CRAY & CO. Buyers and Shippers of CORN, WHEAT, RYE, and GENERAL, PRODUCE, FAYETTEVILLE, TENN. GERMAN MILLET SEED a SPECIALTY \ March 23, 1876_36_3*_ Dissolution of Copartnership. THE copartnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the style of J. L. Fant & Co., has been dissolved by mutual consent. All persons indebted to the firm are earnestly requested to pay the same to Newton Scott. We will sell on Saleday next, a lot of] Poplar Lumber. Also, a lot of Buggy Ma? terial?such as Springs, Axles, Irons, <fcc. Anvils. Hammers, Vices, and one second? hand Buggy. J. L. FANTj NEWTON SCOTT, D. M. STEPHENS. March 20, 1876 36 2 CO ^ .2-S?.S JW s ^ . Sto??? Vf >- r3s? ?2-1 Sa Bf <? .Bill rf-?SK s s o T. <0 ? Iii rtt ? -ES*8 O n ? 8 t-<o o KagX o n g |*| g |?s| a < Eli sr. < |3cSi h 1 H ll| h Sills E m ? in 2 p:s "VTOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. JL^I Notice is hereby given that the un? dersigned, Administrator of Aaron Shirley, deceased, will apply to the Judge of Pro? bate for Anderson County, on the 25th day of April next, for a final settlement and discharge from said Estate. JAMES H. McCONNELL, Adm'r. March 23,1876_36_5_ NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.? The undersigned, Administratrix of Estate Dr. H. C. Cooley, hereby gives notice that she will, on the 26th day of April next, apply to W. \V. Humphreys, Judge of Pro bate, for a final settlement of said Estate, and a discharge thereform. HORTENSE C. FOWLER, Adm'x. March 23, 1876 36 5 CHEAPEST TOBACCO IK TOWN AT T. J. LEAK'S. HE has just received a fresh lot of SMOK? ING and CHEWING TOBACCO. He will sell you from Five to Eight Plugs Tobacco for One Dollar. By the Chunk, from Forty-five to Sixty five Cents per pound. Farmers will do well to give him.a?call at the Elephant Sign, NO. 1 BRICK BANGE, ANDERSON, 8. C. ' March 23,1876 36 5 SCH00LJ10TICE. THE TRUSTEES will find below the pro rota share of the State funds for their respective School Districts, apportioned, on the basis of school attendance: Name of School District. 1 o 3 2 Fork. Pendleton. Garvin. ? .. Brushy Creek. Rock Mills. Centreville. Hopewell. Williamston..., Savannah. Vorennes. Broadaway. Belton.... Dark Corner... Hall. Martin. Honea Path.... Anderson. 401 312 380 292 228 258 240 312 253 180 295 181 208 312 362 380 276 |882 20 686 40 836 00 642 40 501 60 567 60 528 00 686 40 556 60 396 00 649 00 398 20 457 60 686 40 796 40 836 00 607 20 All Free Schools will close on the Slat, March, 1876. Teachers will come forward, promptly with their reports. All Trustees will notify other Trustees of the amonnts drawn by them on their School District. Notice will be given when to re-open the Schools. THOS. P. BENSON, C. ? O. March 15,1876_36_2 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OP the National Bank of Anderson,. AT Anderson, in the State of Soath Carolins, at i the close of business March 10th, 1878: RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts.-..$ 02,480 84" Overd rafts._.~.~ 20 23 ? ?. S. Bonds to secure Circulation._ 80,000 00 Dae from approved Reserve"Agents...... 25,143 08; Dae from other National Banks.. 13,222 78 ? Doe from State Banks and Bankers?. 841 78* Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures...... 1,000 00? Current Expenses and Taxes paid......... 1,118 84 Premiums paid.4,091 94 Bills of other National Banks._- 9,040 00 ? Fractional Currency, (includingnickels,) 1,485 20 Specie, (including Gold Treasury Notes,) 2,088 30 Legal Tender Notes._r- 19,500 00 Redemption Fund with U. S. Treasurer, (5 per cent, of Circulation,).?._.... 2,250 00 Total.?.-??..???.?J, LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid ln.-,;.T.?'?. Surplus Fund.??...mum. Other undivided Profits..................... National Bank Notes outstanding.. Dividends unpaid............?.. Individual Deposits subject to check.. Demand Certificates of Deposit........... STATE OF 80TJTH CAROLINA, ..9222,240 88 ..4 50,000 00 8,000 00 ... 12,244 50* ... 89,300 00 45 00 .... 94,507 09 ... 20,144 27 ...8222^40 SO County or Anderson. }' I, j. A. Bkock, Cashier of the above ? named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. j. A. BROCK, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of March, 1876. B. FRANK MATJLDIN, Notary Public Correct?Attest: Joseph N. Brow*,*) O. H. P. Fast, i-Directors. S. Blhcklbt, j IMPORTANT TO THE PEOPLE. IN order to save you the time? you spend in going to other Towns to trade, the wear and tear of your vehicles, Jand, what is most important, the extra profit you have to pay for supplies, I now offer suf? ficient inducements in the way of PRICES, to induce you to trade with me. I know I can suit you in QUANTITY, QUALITY and PRICES. All I ask is a call before you make your purcha? ses. P. K. McOTJLLY. March 23, 1876 36 NOTICE. U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE SPECIAL TAXES, May 1, 1876, to April 30, 1877. THE Revised Statutes of the United States, Sections 3232,3237. 3238, and 3239, re? quire every person engaged in any business, avocation, or employment which renders him liable to a SPECIAL TAX, TO PRO CCJRE AND PLACE CONSPICUOUS? LY IN HIS ESTABLISHMENT OR PLACE OP BUSINESS a STAMP de? noting the payment of said SPECIAL TAX for the Special-Tax Year beginning Mayl'"" 1876, before commencing or continuing bus? iness after April 30,1876. The Taxes embraced within the provisions of the law above quoted are the following: Rectifiers.$200 00 Dealers, retail liquor.._ 25 00 Dealers, wholesale liquor.? 100 00 Dealers in malt liquors, wholesale.... 50 00 Dealers in malt liquors, retail. 20 00 Dealers in leaf tobacco...? 25 00 Retail dealers iu leaf tobacco._ 500 00 And on sales of over $1,000, fifty cents for every dollar in excess of $1,000. Dealers in manufactured tobacco. 5 00 Manufacturers of stills.? 50 00 And for each still manufactured. 20 00 And for each worm manufactured.... 20 00 Manufacturers of tobacco.?. 10 00 Manufacturers of cigars. 10 00 Peddlers of tobacco, first class (more than two horses or other animals). 50 00 Peddlers of tobacco, second class (two horses or other animals). 25 00 Peddlers of tobacco, third class (one horse or other animal).? 15 00 Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class (on foot or public conveyance)._ 10 00 Brewers of less than 500 barrels. 50 00 Brewers of 500 barrels or more... 100 00 Any person so liable, who shall l'ail to comply with the foregoing requirements will be subject to severe penalties. Persons or firms liable to pay any of the Special Taxes named above must apply to L. CASS CARPENTER. Collector of In ternal Revenue at Columbia. S. C, and pay for and procure the Special-Tax Stamp or Stamps they need, prior to May 1,1878, and without further notice. D. D. PRATT, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Office of Internal Revenue, 1 Washington, D. C, Feb. 1,1876. J 38?4