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????????SMBSSSiBSBSlI? JAS. A. HOYT, ) ?, _ E. B. MI KRAY, [ "I***0"8* THURSDAY wWnNNQ, FE'J. 15, 1877. The Supreme Court hus decided, in tlie case of Willinmn against Ostendorlf, that the election held for county officers on tho 7th of November was \-alid. Judge Cooke made a similar decision last we -lc, in a case which came before him involv ing thc question as lo the validity of the elect.So it is definitely settled that ther." v.", a ?valid election for county offi cers on the 7th of November last. The Supreme Court has not yet decided any of the numerous cases involving the question as to the Governor and thc re maining State officers. The argument has been mode in various cases before thc Court, and the delay in reaching a conclusion ?a quito unsatisfactory to tho public. Tho complication in this State will likely gain relief so coon as thc uational troubles are settled. We do not expect any other result than that thc Supreme Court will decide in favor of Governor Hampton, and that its decision will bo enforced, no matter who is the President. In the meantime, Governor Hampton is quietly absorbing all the powers, du'ieo rind l< nponsibilities of the position to which bc was elected, anil Chamberlain is left with a barren scep tre. THE ELECTORAL COUNT. The preliminary question before thc Electoral Commission was decided ad versely to tho Douiocrata by a strict party vole, and it was ordered, in thc ca..e ol Florida, that no evidei.ee would be re ceived or considered which was not sub mitted tu tuc joint convention of the tw? Houses by the President of the Sonnt? with the different certificates, except sud as related to the eligibility of one of tin electors. The evidence t*i be considere? under this order did not include an ex arninntion into the proceedings of tlx Returning Board, and a motion to nllov evidence showing that thc Florida Can vassiug Hoard had corruptly and fraudu lently certified to the election of th HayeH Electors was voted down befor the passage of the order that was finall adopted. The decision of this qtiestio settled tho fate of Florida, and in du timo the Electoral vote of that Stat? wa decided in favor of Hayes by tho Com mission. In com for mi ty with the recen law, thc two Houses ol' Congress met o Saturday last to receive the decision upo Florida, and upon objection being mad thereto in writing by the requisite nun ber of Senators and Representatives, tb joint convention was dissolved to cotisidt thc objections. The Senate refused I sustain tho objections without delay II i ta part, and the House took a rece: until Monday at ten o'clock. The la provides that the decision of tho Con mission must stand, unless the tw Houses separately concur in order! t: otherwise. Thc House decided, after n spiriti and earnest debate on Monday, that tl finding of tho Commission was incorrec and that thc Tilden Electors had bet regularly chosen in Florida. It was strict party vote. The non-coueurreni of the Senate in this decision causes tl finding of the Commission to bo mut absolute. The joint session of tho two Hous was then resumed, und the voteH Georgia, Illinois, indiana, Iowa, Kuna and Kentucky were counted without o jections for thc respective candidate When the vote of Louisiana wasreache tho President of the Senate handed thn certificates to the tellers-two of them favor of the Hayes Electors, and ot signed by McEnery us Governor in fuvi of th?? Tilden Electors. Objections we made to thc count, and thc objectioi were referred as before to the Commi mission, which was re-ronvened in ._. .2._ * " .... . I . -1 T ... - ?nu, t. mua vu uutisiuci IUD x^ou l.-Mtlllll eas The objections tn the Hayes Electors a based upon the illegality of thc Retur; ing Board; ineligibility of two Electo who were Federal officers ; the disqual fication of tho certifying Governor, Kc logg, who was not chosen by the peopl and ia u creaiurc of compromise ; at that one-half the Electors were Stn officers whom the constitution of Louis ana forbid exercising functions like tho of Presidential Electors. The argument before the Commissh was progressing on Tue slay, and it is n likely that a conclusion will be renchi for scve-nl days. There is uo indicatif at this writing that additional eviden will bc allowed beyond thc popers su mitted with the certificates, and uulc this ia dono we do not expect a diff?re result than was obtained iu rho Fiori? case. The recent developments in tl Louisiana trotter, exposing the unlav/f and fraudulent acts of the Returnii Board, would materially assist the Dei ocrats, who are prepared to chow that t poll lists represented a majority of t thousand for Mr. Tilden, which w changed by tho Returning Board intr pretended majority pf several thousa for . %lr. Hayes. Tho exclusion nf t recent testimony will again place t Democrats at a disadvantage, and we t not hopeful that any leas political b _Mi _. .-...? . .. - . fi ..... guv tot ?j tug ?iinjur iijr ut ?110 VUIDO sion in the case of Louisiana tberj * manifested in ref ard to Florida. It too early, however, to forsake the field conflict, or to surrender every vestige tho strong grounds upon which thc p pie have relied for success. -The nbil and courage of the Democratic lead will no*, fail or falter until the end reached,'und if the choice'of the Amt t^n ^o^o is sci aside hy a parth tribun:;!, ?t, will not ho alleged that i efforts of their trusted leaders were la ins'in energy or perseverance. Ink the event that thc vote of Louisw is cdohte^ for Hayes, the only - poss! ch:;nco to elect Mr. Tilden , xviii be ' vote in OregoOi 'Tho]rejection .of Cronin cen ideate v??ra ld not bc fit either, for it la moro than pr?bablsS t the taimuiiasion will bo compelled to h that <m,ly ,two electors' were appointed Oregon. This decision'would nikko a yotej ilt?d ?he election of President wo "r? ^?S House and of Vice Presiden tbb gannf<Viw?n Judge Carpenter ha* fiiled his decision in the injunction case against Chamber* lain and Cardozo, claiming to act as Gov ernor and Treasurer, restraining i'ociu froiu issuiuv; cheeks upon ino Cullimbin and Charleston Banks wlilch are the de? uoeitorie* of the public funds of the State. It will bc remembered that a temporary injunction was granted hy Carpenter soon after thc inauguration of Gov. Hampton, restraining these depositories from pay ing out any funds on checks drawn by Cardozo. The present order continues in forco this restraint upon Cardozo and the Banks, and "until a final decree is made." This decision covers the an nexed points : First, that by law thc State Treasurer enters upon his official duties when the incoming Governor is duly in stalled, and not until that time; second, that the constitution requires the presence of both Houses to open ami publish the returns for Governor, and to be present st his installation ; third, that the Mackey House was illegal and revolu tionary, and all its acts arc void, and therefore no legul publication of the re turns has been made nor lins any lawful installation taken place. These ground . are similar to Ins funner decision in thc case of Fetor Smith, the unpardoned con vict, and are now under review hy the Su ; ?me Court, whose decision will Le lt .de known in a few days. The effect of Carpenter's order is to place still further beyond the reach of Chamberlain tho funds o' the State, which are sadly needed bv the Ex-Governor to defray thu expenses of thc constabulary, and that patriotic organization, under Dennis and Canton, will be left to languish and suffer. We would venture to suggest that thc Ex-Governor might circumvent this restraining order by issuing chucks to the faithful constabulary upon Solo mon's Bank, wherein ho deposited a large amount of pub.ic funds about two yearn ago. Judge Mackey on Tax-Pay lng. In charging thc grand jury of Lancas ter County, Judge Mackey made the fol lowing terse and appropriate remarks in relation to paying taxes to the lawful govern nient of the State : In great public emergencies, when anxiety pervades the public mimi as to tho stability of thc government, and us to who aro its true constitutional repre sentatives, it is proper for thc Court to assume all of its just responsibilities, and in thc interest of public aili due admin istration of the laws, to determine in the first place wherever there is a conflict, which ia the lawful government of the State. This Court, in a case properly before it lins decided thal his Excellency Wade Hampton is Governor of South Carolina, duly chottn and qualified-chosen by the people and qualified hy taking the oath of office prescribed hy the Constitution. He shall be obeyed and respected as Gov ernor in the due execution of his office throughout tho limits of the Gth Judicial Circuit, and as far as thc power of this Court oxtends. until its decision is re versed by the Supreme Court of the State, which is thc only tribunal vested with authority to sit in judgment upon thut decision. No pretended commission signed by the pretender D. H. Chamber lain, niter the 14th du /of December, 137C, will bc respected within thc limits of this circuit. The position taken by those who admit the election of Governor Hampton, a fact his most intelligent adversaries con cede, and yet deny he is the Governor, on the ground that both Houses were not present when tho vote was published by tho Speaker, is utterly untenable in law. Tho people have issued their grant and placed upon it their broad seal ; the grantee has compiled with all tho condi tions annexed to the grant, but the courts aro called upon to dcelare it void because a small body of men known us tho Senate wantonly shut their eyes and refused to witness the delivery. Tho pretended tar: lew of the Cham berlain Legislature shulf not be enforced in thin Circuit. The Constitution pro vides (lint a!? bills fur the raising of sup plies shall originate in thc Ilounc of IU-p' resentatives, but tho Chamberlain tax bill originated in a body organized by the corporal of the guard in .ne State House, anr* it has been decided by the Supreme Court to he without any legal validity whatsoever. Hence it could not puss a tax bill according to the Constitu tion. This decision of tho Supreme Court of the State is final upoii tho ques tion-binding even upon tho Supreme Court of the United States itself, accord ing to its own decision-Leffingwell vs. Warren, 2 Black, U. S. Supremo Court Reports. Nor can what is known as the Hampton tax be enforced in law. It is a voluntary contribution, appealing to the patriotism of the people and to their sense of self-preservation. But ho who refuses to pay this ta* on the ground that Hampton is not Governor will not receive tho protection nf this Court ngainst an execution to collect the Chamberlain tax, because he in estopped by his conduct from denying the legality of Chamber lain's government, and having made his choice he must pay accordingly. WHAT PRESIDENT GRANT SAYS. Ile slopes Hayes will be Declared Elected, but Thinks there ls a Goad Peal of Uncertainty about lt. WASHINGTON, February ll. The President to-night, in thc course of conversation, said it hud appeared tn him that the Democrats of the House, by abruptly taking a recess yesterday, in tended to obstruct the counting of the Electoral vote ; hut on his being informed that many prominent Democrats had dis avowed any intention to engage in mero dilatory proceedings, and that to-morrow they would take action in the Florida case, and that their delay waa merely for tho purpose of carefully examining all the papers as they appeared this morning in print, ho said he was glad to hear it, as nothing could bo gained by resisting tho regular order of business. In speak ing of the intentions of the Democrats to make an objection to the counting of the .??^.?a^l -i- -.r ni:"":^ .._ ?__ ?L_ _ alleged ineligibility of Mr. Chafjee, one if the Electors, ho said that he could not see how the vote of the State on that ac count could bo rejected, and if the objec tions were made to Mr. Chance only, the Democrats would derive no benefit from it. He thought that it was but fair that if a State had voted for either Hayes or Tilden the full vote' of such State should I he counted aeeordie . <o its political com plexion ; and-although he hoped that Hayes and Wheeler would be declared elected, he felt somewhat uncertain as to : tho resulta, because he could not foresee v/hat would be done in the case or Louis iana, lt- would be recollected that four years ago; after bis canvass for re-elec tion, the two bouses resolved nottocount the electoral vote of that State; and, al though the ?casons in the two cases might oot be similar, there seemed to be some ""certainty up;.'!, the subject. Shuuld the vote possibly be excluded. Huyes knot Wheeler would, 1n that caso, oe defeated, hut Tilden and Hendricks not .elected, the latter not acing received a majority ol th5 votes of all thc Electors appointed, and, therefore, tho election for President would'be thrown into the House of Rep resentatives, leaving tho ?enate to elect the Vice-rrcsideot. But be this as it might! h?-Was satisflrJd there would be flo disturbance of tho pcaio, as I/o th patties HAYES CAPTURES FLORIDA. Dccisiuu of the C^-mml-rdon !u Favor of tho ?team? icicclora, IX.'...._ i?.?, n .?.?.? . .. . i i ? . " . i ? / , 4" CU. J, IOU. The Electoral Commission had a long and anxious day nf discussion, ?nd came to ? ?re!? s little before ?ix Tb"--*** propodtions were introduced, but only two were voted on. The resolution that thc ineligibilty nf Humphreys, ene of the elector?, waa not proved did not come to a vote, a? it wa? not necessary. It would have been unanimously adopted if it had been voted on. Tin- resolution that the Tilden electors were entitled to Cast the vote of the State w as rejected by 7 to 8, a partisan division. Then caine the reso lution that the Haven electors were en titled to cast the vote of the State, and this xvas adopted by 8 to 7, Mr. Justice Bradley voting in each cas.? with the Re publicans. After a recess the report was drawn up, which will bc sent into Con gress to-morrow, and this was signed by the eight members who supported it, the sever, other? not signing it, of course. The ground tuleen in this report ia sub stantially that maintained by thu Repub licans throughout the discussion. It is that the Governor's certificate ano the certificate of the Returning Hoard are final and conclusive; that they cannot be looked behind, and .lint the Hayes electors having these they cast the vote bf Florida. It wns urged ?in the other side that this wan to give to the Returning Board, con sisting of but three men, all of them sub ordinate officers, men of no high or last ing function?, and of evanescent official character, a (tower dangerously great ; that it places them above the Supreme Court of the Htate. the highest and most permanent judicial officers within it: that i*. gave them greater power ami mnde them superior to the Legislature, who nre thc people ol tiie Htatc, and that it set a precedent favorable to corruption and dangerous to thc country. All this did not avail. The Republicans adhered to their simple proposition thut the ucts of a returning board are not subject to revision by any authority, whether of the State or the Congress ; that wdien the three officers ofthat Board in Florida de clared the Hayes electors chosen that was final, and it was even asserted that the Boan! itself could not lawlully reverse or reconsider its own decision. The com mission of course examined with great care the three certificates and the accom panying documents. It was shown in those of the Tilden electors that the Su preme Court of the State had decided j against the right of the Hayes electora j and in favor of the Tilden electors. The recanvass of the vote by the order of the Legislature was also shown and the remit certified in detail, proving that the Til den electors had a majority of votes, ns well as tho acth n of the Governor, certi fying the action of the Legislature. All this was gone over carefully, yet the Re publicans were immovable. They still adhered to their proposition that all this was vain and of no account, anti indeed took the ground of Judge Matthews that, no matter what rights or wrongs were shown by investigating, no matter how clearly it was proved that the Tilden electors had a majority, and were there fore de jure the electors, the pimple decla ration of the three men xvho constituted thc Returning Board, though contrary Ul acknowledged truth, was final. It was shown furthermore that the Re turning Board had openly confessed fraud in thc change it made from Stearns to Drew in its re-canvass ; that this correc tion, plainly made because the R'.'urning Boara saw that a fraud dire? ly ana clearly provable tn thc State com.* wa? ?ure to be exposed and remedied, east just suspicion upon the declaration in favor of the Haves electors, and me.de it _.v.-*-Tr -U....I.1 u" ...i...;.?..,! "r j.... I . .uni. I*.tr*.. ........ ... ts\ ........??CU ... fraud in that count. But thc Republi cans still adhere to their position that the action of the Returning Board could not be impeached, could not be looked into, and was final and conclusive of the whole matter. The discussion was earnest but not bit ter. The Democrats carefully explored and laid before their fellow members the whole facts in regard to Floridn, and these were considered from every legnl and constitutional point of view. It is not known that tho Republicans Bet up any denial of these facts, which indeed are established on competent evidence, and show that the State was undoubtedly car ried for the Tilden electors, and that the Returning Board by omissions and changes of votes, all contrary to the law which created and defines its duty, gave the votes to the Hayes electors. To all this the reply wns the action of three offi cers who constituted the Returning Board, and who having given the vote of thc State to Hayes, at once disappeared from tho public* view-that their act was final, incontrovertible; irreversible by any authority whatever, whether State or national, and could not even be inquired into. It is a little curious that the posi tion thus taken was furnished to the Re Su bl ?cr. n meinbere of the commission by udge Matthews, who is a near relative to Governor Hayes. He held in his ar gument that-? "That body of electors, which, with au apparent right and a "paper title and in possession of ?he function, franchise or offic*?, actually exercises it, is, for thc purpose* of this tribunal, tue lawlul body whose votes must be counted. It is not necessarily the body which, upon subse quent proceedings, mav be ascertained to have hud de jure title, but it is that body which by the colnr nf office, having the formal external proofs of authority, WHS in point of fact inducted into possession nf tne power to cast that vote, and whn did it. In other words, who, under the law of Florida, were on the 6th day of December, 1876, de facto electors for that State." It is said that Messrs. Morion and Gar field carried on most of the discussion on the Republican ?ide, the other Republi can members saving comparatively little. Nearly all tho Democrats took an active part in the discussion. WABBINGTON, Feb. 10. The committee appointed to draft a report of tho decision of the Commis sion, with a brief statement of the rea son? therefor, consisted of Edmunds, Bradley and Miller, who prepared the annexed report, which was signed bv the eight members who supported the decis ion. When the joint session convened, the President of thc 8enate ordered the report to be read, as follows : Ft iv-mi? A i. tTVivr\/iccTns: WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9, 1877. 7b the President of the Senate of the United States, presiding in the meeting qf the tico Houses of Congress : Under the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for and regulate the count ing of the votes for President and Vice President, and the decision of questions arising thereon, for the term commencing March 4, A. D. 1877," approved Janupry 29, A. D. 1877 : The electoral commission mentioned in said act, having received certain cer tificates and papers accompanying the ?ame of the electoral votes ot tiie State of Florida, and the objections thereto submitted under said set, now ivportthat it has duly considered the same, pursuant to said ?v t, and has decided, and docs hereby decide, that the votes of Frederick. O. Humphreys, Charles H. Pearce, Wil liam iL Holden and Th.?nm.-. W. Long, named in th? certificate of M. L. Stearns, Governor of said State, which votes are certified by ?aid pensons, as appears by the certificate submitted U> tho commis sion aa aforesaid, and murked No. 1 by ?aid commission, und herewith returned, are the votes provided for by tho consti tution of the United Stales ; and that the ?am? are lawfully to be counted ns then-* l'? cert fled? namely, tn.ir votes for Bithc.rfo?d O.'Hayes, of the Stat? of .Ohio* tbr PftfldouK and four votes for. Wt'dfam a^^wgt^f the Stlrt?ofN?^ H?OII also has decided, ami hereby decides and reporte, that thc four persons drat before limned ure duly appointed electors ?n ftrMi_ u 'Ur. ?-?|j? State of Florida. The ground of this decision, stated briefly, as required hy said act is as fol lows : That it is not competent, under the con stitution and thc law salt existed at the date of the passage of said act, to go into evi dence aliunae, the papera opened by the President of the Henate, in the presence of the two homes, to prove that otho persons than those regularly certified by thc Governor of the H??te of Florida, in and according to thc determination and declaration nf their appointment by the board of State :nn vasse rs of said State, prior to the tine required for the per formance of thur duties, had been ap pointed electors, or by counter proof to show that they bad not, and that all pro ceedings of thc courts or acts of the Leg islature, or of the Executive of Florida, subsequent to the casting of the votes of the electors ou the prescribed day, are inadinissablc for any such purp-. . As to the objection made to the eligi bility of Mr. Humphreys, thc commis sion is of opinion that, without reference to the question of the efTect of the vote of an ineligible elector, the evidence does not show that he had the office of Siiipping Commissioner on the day when the electors were appointed. The con mission has also decided, sud does hereby decide and report, that as a consequence of the foregoing, and upon the ?rounds stated, neither of the papers purporting to be certificates of thc elec toral votes of said State of Florida, num bered 2 and 3, by the commission, and herewith submitted, arc the certificates or the votes provided for by the constitu tion of the United States, and that they ought not lo be counted as such. Done at Washington the day and year first above written. (Signed) SAMUEL F. MILLER, W. STRONG, JosEfu H. BRADLEY, GEO. F. EDMUNDS, O. P. MOUTON, FREO. T. FRELINOHU* SEN, JAMES A. GARFIELD. GEO. F. HOAR, Commissioners. After the reading of the report, Repre sentative field presented objections,signed by the requisite member of Ssnatois and Representatives. The following are the objections submitted: An objection is interposed by thc un dersigned Senators and Representatives to the decision made by the commission constituted hythe set entitled "Au act to approve anti regulate the counting of the votes for President and Vice Presi dent, and the decision of questions arising thereon, for the term commencing March 4, A. D. 1877," as to the true and legal electoral vote of Florida, on the follow ing grounds : 1st. Thc commission determined that the vote cast by C. H. Pearce, F. C. Humphreys, W.H. Holden and T. W. Long, as electors for President and Vice President of the United States, in and for or on behalf of the State of Florida, ia thc true and lejjpl electoral vote of thc said State, when, in truth und in fact, ?.be v .te cast by Wilkinson Call, J. E. Younge, Robert E. Hilton and Robert Bullock is the true and lawful vote of said State. 2d. For that the said commission re fused to receive competent and material evidence tending to prove that C. H. Pearce, F. C. Humphreys, W. M. Holden and T. W. Long, were not appointed elec tors in the manner prescribed by the Leg islature of thc State of Florida, but were designated as electors by the returning board of said State, corruptly und fraudu lently, in disregard of law, und w i ? h the intent to defeat the will of the pimple ex pressed in tho choice of Wilkinson Cali, J. E. Younge, R. E. Hilton and Rouen Bullock, who wero legally and regularly appointed electors by the State of Florida, in the manner prescribed by the Legisla ture thereof. 3d. For that the decision aforesaid was founded upon thc resolution and order of said commission previously mude, os fol lows : Ordered, Timi no evidence will be re ceived or considered by the commission which was not submitted to the joint con vention of the two houses by the President of the Senate with the different certifi cates, except such as relates to the eligi bility of i.C. Humphreys, one of tue electo s. 4th. For thu; said decision excludes all the evidence taken by the two houses of Congress bv thc committees of each house concctnmg frauds, errors and ir regularities committed by the persons whose certificates are taken as proof of their due appointment as electors. 5th. For that the said decision ex cludes all evidence tending to prove that the certificate of Stearns, Governor, as also that of the board of State canvassers was procured or given in pursuance of a fraudulent and corrupt conspiracy to cheat the State of Florida out of its rightful choice ui" electors, and to substitute there for those who had not been chosen as appointed electors by raid t?rate in the manner provided by the legislature thereof. 6th. For that the snid commission re fused to recognize the rights nf the courts of the State of Florida to review and re vise the judgment of the returning board or board of canvassers, rendered through fraud, without jurisdiction, and rejected and refused to consider the action of said courts, after their decision tbat Pearce, Humphreys, Holden and Long were not entitled to cast the electoral vote of tho State of Florida ; which said decision was rendered by a court of said State, lawfully brought before said court, which court hud jurisdiction over the subject matter thereof, and whose jurisdiction over the said Pearce, Humphreys, Hol den and Long hud attached before any act waa done by them ss eicv?or?. 7th. For that the said decision ex cludes all evidence tending to show that the State of Florida, by all '.he depart ments of ita government-legislative, judicial and executive-had decided as fraudulent all the certificates of Stearns, Governor, aa well as that of the State canvassers, upon which certificates the said commission has acted, and by means of which the true electoral votes of Flor ida have been rejected, and false ones substituted in their place. 8th. For that the count of the votes of Pearce, Humphreys, Holden and Long, ?hr President and Vice President, ^osfd be a violation of the constitution of the Uni***! fli.io. Signed by Senators 'ones, Cooper, Barnum, Kernan, Saulsbury and Mc Donald.and Representatives Knott,Field, Holman, Tucker, Thompson, Jenks, Fin lay, Saylor, Ellis, Momsen, Hewitt and Springer. - It will be remembered that when Governor Hampton took charge of the Penitentiary and Lunatic Asylum, upon the representation of the superintendents that they had no provisions or money for their further maintenance, an appeaf was likewise made in benair of a third otate institution-the Colored Orphan Asylum, which was in like straightened circum stances. Governor Hampton declined tr respond to that appeal, on the ground that tho trustees and officer.! of ehe Asylum refused to recognize bim aa Gov ernor, even whiie they, sought hts assist ance as such. The matter was drooped at that point; but tho officers or the Asylum, finding that further delay nf euch recognition would necessitate the closing of the institution at an early day. determined to change their tune, and Nash, the chairman of thc board nf trus tees, made a formal written > application to Governor Hampton, addressing him as Governor, again soliciting aid, which waa granted in the form of a check, for rino thousand dollar?, which will bs suf ficient tn meet tb:- neewfeary expense* ?If I Oft! tb tl dn fur St?fflb ame tb aron*. WALHALLA EXCITED. Alex. Bryce, Jr., Untied Hlatcn Poat ina.ter and Chamberlain'? Auditor. Arro.lcd fur Larceny. At Walhalla on thc Cth inst., before Trial J Ht icc Morgan, p rc I i in i na ry li ear ing vt:* had of the case of the State agHin.it A. Bryce, .lr., ami W. K. Bryce, charged with" grand larceny in having broken into the Auditor's office and stolen the hooks of the same. The defendant, A. Bryce, Jr., was not present. The Triai Justice, on hearing thc evidence as to the other defendant, decided to send the ease nj. to the Court of Sessions. Thc defendant, A. Bryce, Jr., at thc time lie hud the nooka in bis possession, claimed to be County Auditor under the appoint limit Ol Ch ? Di uv ri ? i ii, and hud dem?nued of the Countv Commissioners the key and property of the office, which had been re fused. No proof as to the person who entered and removed the books from the office hus yet been loc'id, the case of the State resting on the lo? and the posses sion of the lout property by thc defen dant The case will doubtless be a com plicated one, involving the question of intention, thc right to the property as Auditor, Atc, on thc part of the defen dant. The connection of W. K. Bryce with the matter result* from the pouch containing two nf the alleged books being in his bauds at the time of the execution of the search warrant. Alex. Bryce, Jr., who, like other Radical*, was fond of holding lu many offices as he could get, was Po-jtmaster at Walhalla, us well as Chamberlain's Auditor, and he. used the mail bags to conceal thc stolen books. Tile constable seized one of those bags containing the goods, and it is still h chi bv the Tnul Justice in charge of the case. T*he compound Auditor and Postmaster was highly enraged nt this indignity to the U? i ted States us represeuted by the mai! ting, and thereupon proceeded to fulminate dire threats ?gain?t the offend ing official in the following letter, which, take it all in all, is a pretty fair compo sition fur a Chamberlain appointee : WALHALLA, Feb. 1, 77. Reved F. M. Morgan- Sir, it become my duty to Detnuund from you the U. S. State Pouch and Lock and contends taken by lou ree by entiring my office as kuow such proputy is in tlispute as I heve seen in you office in Looking over the Post office Law I find it is a violtion for eny one by Swrn officies of the U S State Post offers or them nthrised by the de partment I strikely forwuu you or any one from tumpering with them as they are the Pouch that I send my mail in if they are not rcturnd in the sume cund?s ton to mc this even ni ng I take proper stcpt to git them a word to the wise is sufficient Watting you answer. Vcrry respectfully, Yous, ALEX. BRYCE, JB., P M Walhalla, 8. C. Thc Trial Justice very properly replied to thc threat that when the stolen prop erty was taken out of the bag and surren dered, the bag would be returned. The prosecution for larceny was insti tuted after the writing of thc above letter. Alex. Bryce escaped from the countable who arrested him, and ?as disappeared. W. K. Bryc?? hits been bound over to ap gear for trial at the Court of General cssion*. STATE NE WU. - Judge Carpenter commands Cham berlain to hold over, but how in the world can a man hold over when he ha.-' nothing to hold over on. - The Timmonsville News will here after be published at Darlington, under the name of the Darlington News. Tho Neus is an enterprising and readable paper. - Rev. Ferdinand Jacobs, D. D., has I removed from Cokesbury, where he lind j charge of the Masonic Female College, to the city of Atlanta, Ga., and has opened a female school. - William Black, Esq., at one time a leading politician of Lancaster County, and member of the Legislature before the war, died at his residence a few miles from the village on Sunday, 4th inst. - Wm. W. Trenhoim, of Charleston, S. C., and John P. Thomas, of Charlotte, N. C., constituted the first graduating class of the Carmina Military Institute, and received their diplomas on the 31st ult. - The Marion Merchant and Farmer, J. D. McLucas, editor und proprietor, in entering upon its third volume bas re turned to its original size, and is now again published in foHo form. It is much improved in appearance, r.nd deserves the support of the people of Marion. - The Kingstree Star ia authorized to say that Governor Hampton will not ap point a County Auditor for this, or any other County, at present,as ?tis expected tho office will soon be abolished to save expense, and the duties conferred on the County Treasurer. - Abbeville Medium : Benjamin Hughes, colored, has been recommis sioned a trial justicu for Abbeville by hia Excellency, Governor Hampton. At the last election Ben voted the full Demo cratic ticket, and did what he could to help the cause along. "The laborer is . ..-thy ofhis hire," and in the late cam paign colored labor waa above par. - The Abbeville Medium nominntes Hon. Thompson H. Cooke, Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit of South Carol i na, to fill thc vacancy in the U. S. 8u ?i reine Court, created by the election of iudge Davis to the Senate. This ap appointment would make a vacancy in the Eighth Circuit, and one of the editors of thc Medium is a lawyer, eligible to the bench. - Edgefield Advertiser: This is a good year for our people to commence living within themselves and within their in comes. Credit will be hard to obtain, and, consequently, more costly than usual. None arc ?a generous as not to take advantage of thc market price of every commodity. Credit is very scarce this year, and the bulls have decidedly the udvar.ta&o. Pay cash as you go. - Senator Robertson states that it is utterly untrue that he has received any intimation whatsoever that his participa tion in the d?lib?rations of the Republi can caucus is not desired. The Republi can majority is not sn great in the Senate sa it used to be, and there in not mach danger that any member of that majority will oe debarred from attending its cau cus proceedings, unless it is a vo'untary act on his own part. - A Washington letter says: "It is understood that one nf the diw*..<.ri?o nf the House South Carolina committee is that there has really been no legal elec tion in that State since reconstruction. The new Constitution has a mandatory ?rovision for the registration of voters, he carpet-bag and colored Legislatures have never pax jd anv registration law, as directed by the Constitution. This may make another point for the Electoral commission to unravel.** - The Greenville Enterprise and Mountaineer is the latest claim mt for the h .nora of the recent campaign, ncc that it was the first to advance the idea of a _: .i.i -. _t..r_ I_? . I_. i? _> .U.lgur.n? !>,?>.?.*.>??, vu. .un' I? pul/ tished a daily issue from the opening of the campaign to its close 1 Friend Bailey, if the experiment of printing a flatly paper in Greenville had proven a financial success with you, would Us pub lication have ceased with thc campaign? Isn't the cl ti in rather thin for tne sea son 7 -- Calvin Hemphilt, of the Abbeville Medium, bas transferred his youthful af fections to Georgia. At least, this is the natural inference to be drawn from the annexed paragraph in the last Medium:. Whenever you go to see a Georgia girl 5u cold weather always carry a bundle of pine splinters and a keros?n stove ..fong with yon. A b ,uo of green oak Micka in .a. bin.mocthed fireplace, will i freete- "the genial .current of tbe at?rjr nt ?'??f.W tl?*. Ddnl fwgtt tue TUE QUESTION SETTLED.-There lins been a controversy between the Charles lon Journal of Commerce, Columbia Regis tmm ? i..N?lCS 2 P.'i L'!!'Mn "S lo'whom the credit ofr origjiuitlng thc ttraigl* "Mt movement in thia State bc- j longs. Jach journal claimed ?t, but sae |; Cha.. ?II Neici and 6buri>r,V?notitutioe: H?elf ? deturning Board, threw them an out ano counted in the Anderson Intelli gencer and the Edgefield Ad eather. We intended to asir for a recanvass, feeling assured that when Pickeus was heard from the Sentinel would cone in ahead of the Journal of Commerce, Register and Greenville Arie*, on the grounds of seuiorilv, as the Sentinel was established before either of them, and did absolutely refuse to endorse the candidacy of either Tomlinson or Green and contended ail the while for a straight- tut ticket. As to thc Intelligencer, Time? and Advertise., wc did uot know how to get over them unless .ve alleged fraud and intimidation. But the Winnsboro News and Herald has settled thc question and relieved us of, ?erl a,.i, a long an i exciting contest, ht .\V?<v and Herald says that to Edward F. Stokes, of Greenville, and Willis Goode, colored, of Fairfield, O'Conncr Democrats, belong the honor. We throw up the sponge and retire from the field chagrined sud demoralize.1.-Pictcns Sen tinel. HYMENEAL. MARRIED, on the M tb of Januarv. by Rev. F. O. Carpenter. Mr. J. KO UK RT THOMPSON ami Miss F. MAGGIE WIL LIAMS, all of Anderson County. By Rev. W. I?. Murtin. Feb. ll, 1877, at the residence of the bride's father. Mr. GEORGE A. Ul J Y and Miss EMMA V. ROBERTSON', dr. sliter of Mr. E. II. Rob ertson, all of Anderson County. The Gospel of Merit. Where there is so ranch rivalry ns in the manufacture of family medicines, he who would succeed must give positive and con vincing pro"' of merit. This is an agc of inquiry. I ..opie take nothing for granted. They munt know thc "whys" and "where fores" before acknowledging the superiority of ono article over another. Among thc few preparations that 1 .ive stood the test, those manufactured by R. V. Pieiee, M. I)., of the World's Dispensary, B?llalo, N. Y., have for many years been foremost. Thc truth of any statement made concerning them can be easily ascertaiue? for Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and Dr. P.crcc's Golden Mcdicul Discovery ore now prescribed bj1 many physicians in curing obstinate cases of Catarrh and incipient consumption. The Discovery has no equal in curing Coughs, Colds, Bronchial ana Nervous Aflectimis. It allays ull irritation of the mucous mem brane, aids digestion, and when used with Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets read ily overcomes torpid liver and Constipation, while the Favorite Prescription has no rival in thc field of prepared medicine in curing diseases peculiar to females. If you wish to "know thyself" procure, a cony of "Thc Peoplt's Common Sense Medical Adviser," un illustrated book of ntnrly 1000 pages, adapted to tho wants or everybody. Price, $1.50, postage prepaid. Iddrcss thc author, R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Sf. Wonderful Success. It is reported that BOSCHEK'S G casi AN SYRUP has, sinco its introduction in thc Uniter", Status, reached tho immense sale of 40,000 dozen per year. Over 0,000 Druggists have ordered tin's medicine direct from the Factor/, at Woodbury. N. J., and not one has reported a single failure, but every letter speaks of its astonishing success in curing severe Coughs, Colds settled on the Breast, Consumption, or any disease of the Throat I and Lungs. Wc advise any person that has ? any predisposition to weak Lungs, to go to their Druggists, Wilhite ?fe Williums, and get this Medicine, or inquire about it. Reg ular size, 75 cents; Sample Bottle, 10 cents. Two doses wilt relieve any case. Don't neglect your cough. "Diann, fnv iSalm A SECOND-HAND PIANO, in good J^M. repair, for sale at a reasonable price. ? Apply at this office. Feb 15, 1877 31 TOWN TAXES ! A LL prrson? are hereby notified that XlL they are required by law to pay their Town Taxes to ihe undersigned on or before the first day of Marc!:, 1S77, or tho penalty of SO tier emt. will be added. J. L. TRIBBLE. Clerk of Council. Feb 15,1877_31_2 .TUST RECEIVED! "I Cid B0XES of TOBACCO, guar JL v/v/ autoed two years old, embra cing -.lie following brands : ROUAN EAOLK, DIAMOND, Rira ? BA Non. I will duplicate cash prices in OreenyiUo or elsewhere, and Will give satisfaction in goods as to quality. Call and see for yourselves. O. H. P. FANT, At Barr ?fe Font's, Granite Row. Feb 15, 1877_31 6 Valuable Town Property for Sals ! IOFFER for sale Two H und,-cd (200) acres of Land, lying within, a.ul contiguous to, the corporate limits of the Town of An derson. This property wus formerly a por tion of the homestead l?.ids of Daniel Brown, late deceased. It contains beautiful building sites, a model furm, und an abun dance of good timber. Will sell all togeth er, or in parcels to suit purchasers. Apply to the undersigned ut Williamstou, 8. C., or j E. W. Brown, Anderson Court House. 1 B. F. BROWN, Trustee. Feb 1, 1877 29 3m ^SHERIFF'S SALE. BY virtue of nn Execution to me di rected, I will expose to su'o on the FIRST MONDAY In MARCH next, at at Anderson Court House, tho following property, to wit : One Tract of Land, containing eighty (80) acres, more or less, situate in Anderson County, bounded by ianda of A. Iii ?> ic Ma lian, Thomas Jones and others, levied on as the property of J. D. Welch at thc suit of Robert A. Gray. Terms cash-purchaser to poy extra l?r pap?ra. JAB. H. MCCONNELL, Shcritr Anderson County. Feb 8, 1877 80 1 MARBLE YARD. THE undersigned respectfully informs thc public that he hus a stock of new Marble, of excellent, quality, !cn route for this place, and in a lew days will open a Maride Yard, whore he will keep on hand firs'-class stock, and bc prepared to fill all orders for Monuments, Tablets HAQH Sthnoo it r? In fino style. Give mo a call and save money, as I era determined to give satisfac tion in my work, and to fill orden at such prices as I cannot bc undersold. SAMUEL MURPHY, Anderson, 8. C. Feb 8, 1877 ?? 3m SIMPSON & SADLER, BENSON HOUSE CORNER, Dealers In Drugs, Medicines, &c., . .TC JU3t iStwiri&g ?* b?'U" rnriciy ol FRESH 6ARDEH SEEDS, From thoao most reliable Seed Gardens of ^._ iuIP >Jr ?u? i ouisi, jr., v., tl;, Jkrarry ?& Co., and Johnson, Robbins A' Co . nt wholesale or retail. ALSO, OHEMICALiS i :<??' .>Oil??h ????t ti ?j.??? 'i-. . ..FOR!/ I? . Homo Made-Ferttllsscr. . .. At??>us^Jbrt^.i4^??^-., SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO ! THU A HO VE WELL KNOWN GUANO AND COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE, rs ?ow oflfered for ?ale at the following place? In this County. Consumera of tM.n_ L frill find lt lally ut) to last year'.-, quality, which gave such uni venal sanjifWi ^*t!fl For circulars and prUx*, apply to ??'w>ccuon. W. S. 8HARPE. ?. J. .STRINGER A CO., T. A. HUDORVo Anderson. Helton. HonefSv T. V. WICKER, Williamston. M. W. COLEMAN' & CO. SenecaClt TC. H. FROST JSc OO., Churlor.ton, ? o Feb 15. ?877 31 m* j ' THE GREAT FERTILISER t WHANN'S BAHAMA SOLUBLE GUANO. ?np .* vtra a ?? m? r<it i B> ? vfinnm. I . m /ll* - - <r_r. n.r ? / /? .? xm. ll M. ml? a*i Manufactured by Walton, Whann & Co., Wilmington, Beiawaro. PREVOST & CUNNINGHAM, Agents, Anderson, S. C. CASH PRICE. $41.00 per Ton. freight added. Time Price, payable 1st November, isO.CO currency, freight added. Cotton Option, 450 lb. bale middling Cotton, delivered 1st Nov. at Anderem n Feb 15. 1877 31 . m Utff~ LATEST NEWS ! ^ RECEIVED at these Headquarters is, that I?. ZELL cfc SONS will offer to the Planters of Anderson County their CELEBRATED AM.'flONIATED BONE PHOSPHATE ON THE FOLLOWING TERM? : Cash price, payable on or by the 1st May.?5? (ja Time price, payable on or by thc 1st November.[ QQ ^ Or one Ton of tua Ammoniatcd Phosphate for OOO lbs. of middling Cottee. JaUverM ot Anderson C. H. on or by tb? 1st day of November. WILSON & REED Feb Pi, 1877 _ 81_ *~ U"fT?? P. K. MeCULLY. D. 8. TAYLOR. NEW FIRM. * OFFER FOR CASH OR COTTON, AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES, FLOUR. . BACON. CORN, SALT LARD, SUGAR, COFFEE, RICK MOLASSES, ROOTS, SHOES, HATS CAPS, TRUNKS, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS CLOTHING. CASSI M ER ES, JEANS, * HARDWARE and CUTLERY, Ac. Ac. 4c. Ac AT COST-Lot Ladies' HATS, FURS, SHAWLS and BALMORALS. jpST- Purchasers will Ea' , the trouble and expense of going elsewhere by calline upon MeCULLY Si, TAYLOR, Anderson,?. C. FERTILIZERS WITH COTTON OPTION. Sevcatcen Couts lor IV! i cl tiling X Thc Georgia Orange Fertilizer. The Georgia Grange Ammoniatcd Bon?i Acid Phos pliate. Russell Cue's Superphosphate of Lime. MeCULLY cfc TAYLOR. Agents. Feb 1. 1877_29_bCm GILREATH & PEOPLES, WHOLESALE and RETAIL DEALERS IN TIN WARE, COOKING and HEATING STOVES, HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, &c. ?c. ipi ALL on PEOPLES and he will sell the above Goods cheaper than they ever have been sold in Anderson or Greenville. Weare ' going to sell. MERCHANTS will ?ave their RAGS, &c., until Mr. WATER comes to see them with our Tin Wagon. . We have good Mechanics, and will give spe cial attention to Repairing, Roofing, Guttering. Call on Peoples, and you will always find him in tho Cotton Majkei. Feb 1. 1877 29_ ly . LIBERAL TERMS FOR FERTILIZERS FOR THE YEAR 1877. W E OFFER FOR BALE, through our Agents, tho following Germine fcorttl iaers, long established and well known in this County, and still warranted as tully up to standard : Carolina Fertili ZGP, Bradley's Patent Phosphate, Palmetto Acid Phosphate. J8T* For terms apply to thc following Agents in Andersen County : BLECK LEY, BROWN A CO., Anderson, 8. C.Carolina Fertiliser and Acid Phos. A. B. TOWERS, Andereon, 8. C.Bradley's Patent Phosphate. J. C. CHERRY, Pendleton, S. C.Carolina Fertilizer and Acid Phosphate. T. CHYMES & CO., Williamston, 8. C.Carolina Fertilizer and Acid Phosphate. C. E. HORTON, Williamston, 3. C.Bradley's Patent Phosphate. A. J. STRINGER & CO., Belton. 8. C.Cand?na Fertiliser and Acid Phosphate. LEE & SLOAN, Hone? Patb, 8. C.Bradley's Patent and Acid Phosphate. D. 8. McCULLOUGn, Honea Path, S. C.Carolina Fertiliser a~ .1 AeM Phosphate. $3r Call and see the above agents before purchasing your Guanos. We sell them for Cash, on good credit, or for Cotton at fifteen cen?? per pound. Feb 1, 1877 CEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., 29 3m TAX NOTICE. . .? iii THE undersigned has been appointed by Governor Hampton as Special Agent to re ceive und receipt for the contribution of ten per cent, upon tho ul- mut of tho 8tote and County tax of 1875-76, authorized by the House of Representatives. The receipts issued by me will be accepted as evidence of payment on the collection of taxes to be hereafter levied by thc Legislature for thc said ?scal year. The following appointments arc mude for the ensuing week : At Belton on Thursday, February 15th, from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. At Williamston on Friday, 16th Februa ry-the entire day. ^ At Honea Path on Snunlay, 17th Feb ruary, from ll a. m. until 3 p. in. Tax-payers will oblige me'by bringing . ht -it ? ll ?.??..*.!..'?. ! J their receipt* for last year. At Xcub?n Clin Waite* iii?, mi Tuesday, 20th February. At Milford's 8torc, on Wednesday, 21st February. . At Sherard's Store, on Thuraduy, 22nd February. At Holland's 8tore, on Fridjy, 23rd Feb mapr. JAMES Ju BJ?YTi . FVb ?, tin ? ? - eb^W'i*^ CARSWELL INSTITUTE, Located 18 Hile? wouth or Ander SOD Village. PEBPZT??AL CALENDAS. SPRING TERM of Six Months begins First Monday In February. Fall Terni of Three Months begins Fim Monday in September._ BATES 07 TUITION. For Spring Term- . . M Primaries.*W T Academics. ? ? Collcgiates. ? ? Music.w w For Fall Term- . T AcademicJ. ,? JS Onllejrlates.*g S Music. 900 ??r Incidental Fee, per term, upon en'ry..'.. INSTRUCTORS, ^olinga Department will be under the care of E. R. CAaswEtL, Jr., A. M. Primuri? and Academics will be unaer tho supervision and instruction ot w. ?. WALTERS. . . ... A thoroughly competent Teacher will pre side over the Musical and Art Department?. OTHES XTZHS. 1. Tuition ls duo at bejonnlnftof eaeh_r=J sion, mm au aus- mim DO pam o.? ??* -. ?Ho of November. 2. We promise to advance stich pnp?? only as aro regular In attendance. 3. No deduction will b^ mado for oettime except as occasioned by protracted sl?ae?. 4. Boanl can be had in good famille* near tho Institude for *9 to $10 Per mont?.^ nf For further particulars aanrcao - tho Pd. dpals. .,.".t t. E. R. CARDWELL. Jr., W. E. WALTERS. Stomille, 8. C., January, 18T7. Jan 25, 1877 _._ MANTUA-MAKINC*. MRS. H. J. WELCH wishes to Infor* her friends ami the public Bf"????4 that sho is still doing Ladies' sudLmWrtn? Work in the very latest style, ch^perv^ any ouo else In town, andall prda-sjpx?^ ly extt*tt?d. aivo ber a call WWJT? ?WrnCrS ' Local kin on vost sids J3?f?p?,nbxt tu MiAfcd bridge. JA