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E. D. MURRAY, KhMtor. THURSDAY BHIRMINQ. REPT. 20. iH77. I THE RAILROAD KEETING. Ou last Tuesday a Railroad In ac? Meet ing was held in the Court House, at I which Judge J. S. Murray was called on to pi eVide, and Col. Jes. L. Orr to act Sec retary. Tho chairman announced that] inasmuch as the railroad convention in the interest of the Anderson and Auguo ta Railroad had been postponed to meet ] nt this place on tho 25th inst., it had been decided to hold a mass meeting at thia t?!?! % * V. a nnvnnflo nt ViAov^nnr o fl/I rr-??i v.... w* ,.w^....0-. . from distinguished speakers upon the question of tho proposed road. Col. J. C. C. Featherstone moved that Judge T. H. Cooke bc invited to address the meet ing, and upon invitation ho responded in an earnest and well-timed speech, of ] which the following is a brief synopsis. H? At.!d : Thia is such a sudden turn to ! tho administration of justice, that I can not do justice to thc meriti, of the enter prise presented for you. consideration. I know nothing of thc merits of the road from Anderson to Lowndes ville, but nm told that it is a vry favorable toute for a railroad, but I do know thnt you will derive very grent advantages from con necting Anderson '.nth Augusta, or Port Royal, or even Charleston, by another line of railroad. You aro norv burdened with a discriminntion in frcighta which has been driving your trnde to Greenville. If you hfy.l another route to the sea const i it would bring down your freights equal to those which Greenville now enjoys. This is enough of itself to induce you to build nnotber road ; but there are nlso other inducements, such as'the advance ment of thc value of real estate and other j property. Your lands would bo enhanced to doublo their present value, and more over you would develop tho immense vater-powcr which now lies idle along this route, thereby bringing capital from abroad and using up your raw material at home. These advantages are suftlctoni to warrant you in building thin rond. If you wish to provo true to yourselves and to posterity lay hold now and build it, for if you fail or delay, others lying near you will build a road, say within fifteen or twenty miles of you which will prevent the construction of this lino nnd cut you cfT from competition. You uro nble do it nnd now is the timo. You can benr a tax ot 1300,000 to sccuro it. Greenville paid $250,000 for tho Air Line, nnd bns lost all of her stock, and yet her people do not complain, for they have made moro by it in freights and in creased vnluo of property than they lost. Anderson County is the banner county, nnd cnn do the name. If you should lose your stock, you will bo moro than repaid by the advantages of the road. Do you w?iii lo ??? your town gu uown, and your must active men leave it 7 You are now Becond, if not first among thc towns of the up country, but if you do not sccuro better railroad facilities, this pince is destined to become a roosting pince for owls and bats, and your town will sink into insignificance. Your live men will go to live places. I am told that this isa practicable route; if so, why stand ye hore idle ? You need the road. Go to work now. Put your shoul ders to the wheel and shew a disposition to help yourselves, and capitalists will come in and help you. Show a disposi tion to connect with livo places and they will como out to meet you. Judge L. C. Northrop was next invited to address tho meeting, and said, in sub stance: Liku tho Judge who preceded mo this invitation takes me by surprise. I do not remember to have evor made a railroad speech, and am no public speaker. I am at home with my pen, but am ill at ease when upon my feet, nnd required to deliver a opec ch at such short notice. As a general thing I do not care to address public gatherings, hut this is a subject about which every man ought to know something, and to be willing to assist as far as possible. The question of the policy of railroads has gone, and they are now established as necessities. There le no use to talk about tho policy, for railroads are tho moving nower in tho civilisation of our day. If you wish to advance equal to what other places attain, you muBt have railroads. Forty or fifty years ago tho British Par liament appointed a commission to ex amino Stephenson to ascertain if he were not insane because ho proposed to invent a railroad. They asked him if he could run his engine one, two, and so on, miles ?vcr hour, ? c?T ?xis ?s. %j. *TO*T men are considered crazy who havo no railroads. Railroad? are the great need of our people. We bava a magnificent country. Oar mountains nod to onr seas, and they rush ap to wash our fer tile shores. Oar peopto ??ve industrious, patriotic and chivalrous, hut our pros perity languishes while our fellow-citizens across the Potomac and the Ohio aro revelling in wealth. Nature has not done much for them aa for us, and yet they oro covered with wealth, while we aro hewers of wood and drawers of water for them. They take our phosphates and cotton over their roads, manufacture them, bring them back to os and charge almost what they please for their trouble. ?uaituinCtUiiug tiwi IVtUirO?US g?TD tllClil our money, from which they have grown rich and fat. The trouble is we are at their mercy. You aro feeling this hero because you have only ssc read and can not reduce its freights or prevent dis crimination. ' Spartanburg is a small but thriving place which ia literally crazy about railroads. We gave $200,000 to the Air Line and lost our stock, but made of property and redaction of freights. We are ~rr building, and will soon com plete the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad, and yet ocr people want per mission to subscribe as a county to a road from Spartanburg o Augusta. The secret and key to sateens now, are Rail roads and Manufactories. Ir you want to develop Chis country for which 'natara has done so much acid man so little, pat your shoulders to thia enterprise anA utr-f tra An? road fro?n Spartanburg, there by occuring through connection with the West, and at,the same time secure the advantages of competition with the road yon now have. General 8. McGowan was next invited to address the meeting, and responded in art ullin and fntprtn?ning nn?????!^ abound ing in practical thoughts and advocating the old Blue Ridge project ns iii.- beat possible linc for tho whole people of our State. He also advocated the road from Anderson by AUbcviiic to Augusta, nn? if that could not be built bc would go iu for the road by Lowndcsville. We re gret that a lack of space and defective notes prevent us from giving a full report of the masterly views upon thc railroad situation of our Ktate which General MCGOWBII presented in his speech. Wc hope upon some future occasion to pre sent them to our readers. Because wo have been striking some licks at independents in this County, some persons have caught thc idea that there ure serious diviblous among the Democrats of Anderson. Such, we are glad to say, is not the case. We realize tho fact that "eternal vigilance is tin: price of liberty," and hence prefer at this time taking tho precautionary step of showing up tho dangers of independent Republicans at heart, who pretend to be Democrats. Thcro is no indication of any split in our party, but or. the contra ry, wo are now stronger than we have over been. No names ?jre being taken ofTofour club list, and there is no danger of independent action on the part of any ono except a few office Beckers, who would be or pretend to be anything con ceivable upon earth, or under it, for thc sake nf obtaitiing office. Thu people cannot be duped by such characters, and thoro is no doubt that tho ticket which may be nominated by our State Conven j lion, and County primary election next year, will receive the samo hearty sup port thnt was given lust year, and Ander son County may be put down for a cool four thousand majority next year. The Grand Jury of this County recom mend thnt Samuel Johnson be removed from thc office of Jury Commissioner on account of incompetency and drunken ness. Qwr renders will remember that wc denounced this appointment at the time Gov. Chamberlain made it, and thnt wo repeated our views as to it when Gov. Hampton renewed it Inst winter. Thc appointment was made over the remon strance of tho County Democratic Con vention, whoso nd vico about such matters Gov. Hampton would do well to heed in future, and thereby savo himself the mortification of hnving his appointee?as sailed by thc Grand Juries of our Courts. Governor Hampton Interviewed. From the Sew York Iferatd. ClIICAOO, Sept. 12, 1877. Governor Wadu Hamilton, of South Carolina, will uddress the Agricultural Society of Winnebago county at Rock ford, .ill., to-morrow night. On his jour ney to thnt point he stopped hero a short time to-day, and during his sojourn was waited on by a Herald representativo. Tho Governor waa not much inclined to touch upon political topics, and remarked that be would much prefer conversing on _t_i*_ .i-?u*_IIIIM] ":?.._;:.... nu i IUIKLU: u nuii: lue (/irwinn. Situation. I wv then mentioned the fact that Jen Davis had been invited two years ago to address thin same agricultural association nt Rockford, and tho Grand Army of the Republic would not permit him to spenk. Anonymous letters wero sent to Mr. Davis, in which threats were made against his life Bhould he make the at tempt to accept tho invitation. TlirtEATH OF ASSASSINATION. "I havo been threatened myself anony mously," said the Governor. "I have letters now iu which I am threatened with assassination if I dare attempt to address a crowd at Rockford, but these leticia are written by cowards. Tho meanest anon ymous letter ever written, I think, was mai! cd from Chicago. It wua uddre-scd thus : " 'To Wade Hampton, Columbia, S. C.. or wherever oise the damned villain may bo. Curses on his soul.' " CABTBT-nAO INIQUITIES. Tho Governor then said : "I ?co by tho papers to-day that Niles G. Parker has mado confession touching tho iniqui ties of tho Chamberlain administration. They are all confessing now. Parker used to be State treasurer. Ho was once arrested, tried and convicted, but escaped from tho State. By the way, you know, Beeret investigation is being mado into tho crimes committed by ox-officeholders in the State of South Carolina. Some of the papers aro striving to create tho im pression that this inquiry amounts to a systematic persecution of innocent par ties. This is great injustice to tho peo ple cf our Ht ate and to tho administration of which I ara tho head. THE QOVEttNOB GIVES THE FACTS. "Now let mo givo you tho facts," said the Governor. "A committee was ap pointed by the Legislature to ascertain whether any funds had been misappro priated by officials or tho credit of tho State'improperly employed. Tho resolu tion for the appointment of tho commit tee was offered by a Republican. A ma jority of the committee itself aro Repub licans. The Grand Jury, before whom the facia are being laid aro nearly all Republicans, if I am not mistaken. The inquiry, in short, is essentially a Repub lican measure, and when all the e vidence against tho ringstors is brought out there will not be a Republican in tho State who will not sustain tho committee and tho Grand Jury. CATALOGUE OF CRIMES. "Tho crimea of which theso fellows have been guilty embrace bribery, forgery, perjury and all tho forms of downright thievery, and I tell you, slr, the official corruption and roguery of Tammany or of Twoediam wore not conceived on a more liberal or magnificent Reale than that which characterized thr. Republican administration in South Carolina. Why, sir, just look at some of tho evidence brought out by this "investigation 1" Before the war it cost about $-150,000 a year tc run tho machinery of our State government. When theso bad mon came Tntn rmtvor thnv har} fhn T ^riiolnlnr.. which* thoy manipulated at pleasure. In the Legislature one session there wero ninety negroes who had been originally field hands and who could neither read nor write. This body appropriated $300,000 to pay for public printing for ons session. That was nearly as much as it had formerly cost to run the whole State government. This $S50,000 was Et into the hands of a ring styled 'The publican Printing Company,' which kept two complete sets or books-ono set J -_i_s *~ J_i_.u__ui:__s UCWJJUCU WW M.V fu./..v/, ...... WU other showing just where the stealings went. DISCOVERIES II AUB. "The Investigating Committee havo discovered that of this $860.000 the sum of $122,000 waa paid out in bribes to pro cure the passage of a bill for the appro priation. I have recently been shown a list ?: thirty or forty legislators who had accepted bribes. Opposite each name was the amount asked by the bribe taker and also the sum paid him. Under the single head of legislative expenses over $6,000 wa? disbursed in the interest of corruption. There is plenty of evidence that lacee of warrants were tampered with. For example, one warrant issued by the State called for $11,000; tho first two figures were deftly converted to 44. A fellow named B. F. Whitemore, who, you will recollect, was expel!ad from Congress for trading in caactsbipa, waa ? one of the lenders cf this gang of pitta? deren?, and thin man Purger, who now comea out wills a confession, ?va? in nil thc ring?, and cnn, if he will, let out some hideous secreta. A good many of the robber? nre turning State's evidence. ? i..= chap r:hc waa "l"r!: "? the ?*e*!!?*n, and kept a complete diary of all thc thieving transad.ons, ls telling all ho knows, and he will probably be the means of making large restitution to thc State treasury. "Have you reason to think, Governor, I that Chamberlain sbarcd in these steal ings?" "I can't say to what extent Chamber* lain realized on these ?poils. He wa? connected, I know, with nearly ali tho hoards, but he says himself that he wa ignorant of tho villanies that were bein/, perpetrated on the people. Again I nay it ?loes us grewt injustice to ascribe this investigation . !*<i prosecution to political antagonism, i- furnishes the highest justification of the government which our peoplo inaugurated last fall-thc govern ment founded in a popular determination to break up thc rings and overthrow a corrupt government, which was oppress ing ami ut thc same time robbing them. TIIK COI.OHEI) PEOPLE. "The colored people ar?; heartily in sympathy with these eiforlil to uncover frauds und bring the official plunderers to justice." Tho Governor was hero asked if there was any political excitement among the masses in his Suite at th ii time ; e .social ly if thc whites were antagonizing the negroes. "There ino'* a particle of excitement down there," was tho < loveruor's reply. "Only one negro," he continued, "has been murdered bv a white mau since election time, mid thu murderer in this ease will he punished to the utmost limit of the law. The negroes have their own militia companies, and are not interfered with in the slightest degree. They have been organizing new companies, and I have promised to supply them with arms as soon as I can. The negroes are placed practically on the same footing as the whites. lhere is n good state of feeling coming about, and I think thc color line will disappear altogether at tho next election. In conclusion the Governor said the people of his State at present wi rc ignoring local and national politics and devoting themselves to making peace and money, nut when thc next Presiden tial election came round they proposed to exercise n potential and wholesome influence. Hampton's Address at Rochford. Governor Hampton, on Thursday, de livered the opening address at the Win nebago County, III., Fair. Tho follow ing extracts include the moHt interesting portions of his speech : Afr. PresitUnt and my fellow-citizen* nj Illinoit-If any evidence wa? needed tr show the high appreciation in which 1 hold the invitation which brings me here to-day, it would surely bc found in thc fact that I have travelled moro than oin thousand miles that I may mako my ac knowlcdgments to you for tho honor yoi have conferred in per?on. | Applause. And let me say to you, and I say it will infinito pleasure, that lind that journey been far longer, had ita fatigues beet greater, thc sight that meets rn 3 hore to day and tho cordiality of the wclcomi f;ivcn by tho peoplo ef Illinois wouh lave amply compensated me. [Ap rht;?so.J Under ordinary circumstance should scarcely have felt nt liberty ti have left my ollicinl duties to particip?t in nn occasion of this sort however TP.ti fy i ng tn nie the honor might have been but thu invitation of thu Winnebago Ag ricultural Society carried with it suet weight that it imposed on me nu obliga tion which I felt I couldn't neglect. I was this society a your ago, before th political spirit which hus no ? so tinppil subsided hud abuted, thut was among th first to inaugurate that spirit of recoil ciliatiou which is now spreading wit such wholcsomo force over this land c ours. Therefore, when they made n cu or. mc. I aa .. Southern nun A lt thal i was not only my pleasure, but that it wr my duty to go und make a response t them in person, and thank them for the courso in tho interest of harmony, mid t pledge my cordial co-operation in th patriotic und noble work. [Cheers.] 1 I comprehend tho purpose of your inviti tion to mo, it wu-i not that I shoul speak to you merely on agricultural sui jeets, hut that I should discuss thos graver und bronder issues which aro di; trading the country. Hut, my friend in doing that, you need rot fear that shall violate tho propricl ? ol'thu ore: sion by giving you a political speech, shall spca!: to you for no man, for 11 party, for no section, but for the who country, [applause;! und in doing that shall strive truthfully to sink nil me und partisanship, und to place myself c thu grand high plano .where truo au pure patriotism can bo found. [A] plauso. I AH I construe the motives 1 this movement, my friends, it is in tl interest of peace. Understanding it e it was thut brought mc here ; and if 1 anything thut I can say, I run in tl slightest degree assist these gentlemen i tho noble work that they have inaugi rated, then, my friends, I shall feel tn my mission bas not altogether failed. Tho chief end I had in view in cor ing here wns to promote a truo aud co rect utulerstuudnig between tho poop of tho North and tho South. You mu admit that very muuy of thu evils whi< have f?llen ou the country have con from the misconception of the purpos cttch of the other. You remember the is n profound truth, as well as a know edgo of human nature, embodied in tl fable where it is told that iu the old* timo a shield, white on ono sido ai black on tho other, wa= hung at the i tersccliou of two roads, and two kuigli I approaching in opposite directions di Iputed as to the color of tho shisld. Fini ly their lance; were put in rest, and th perilled life, each to support his own co victions. It has seemed to me, in loo ing over all these questions, that som thing of tho samo sort happened but wc the North and the South. The Cons tution was tho shield, viewed as it w from different points and constructioi Tho dispute upon tho points wax warmer and warmer. Tho sword w called in, and under its red arb?trame many a brave, and true, and knight soldier laid down his lifo in support bis conviction. What might have ha pened, my friends, lind prudence and 11 passion ruled thc hour, it is usoless for tn narr nnnm TKn ..t.. t .......... I sw. ka ?" . pas( perils of hi? Country ci inply that may guard against the.11, and the praj and work ot the patriot should tend thu same end. My friend.. 1 an*?k ; tho South. We of Tua Csu;tn have u not only enough, but too much of w [Laughter.] Wo seek peace. We coi now to plead in thc interest of pea and it is for that I am before you to di [Cheers] Can you doubt, my fricn that tho South wants peace? Qo lo at her ruiued Melds, the misrule une ...i.:..>. _t... u-_ I :. -1 r__ .-i -- - --_ ......... ...... ....o .?.vu .m vTTOiTD ?rcjirs, n you will doubt no longer. Do you m of Illinois doubt her sincerity ? She 1 been charged with faults, but arno these faults her worst enemies have net said she was hypocritical, or that s spoke with a double tongue. Impetuo rash, she may be. but, thank God, fal never. [Cheers.] Do you want proof of her siucerit Look in the recent pa?t, and tell mo, you c a find sympathy moro conciliai than is given by her conduct. Ncc? tell you to look back to those tryiugdi when the Presidential contest was uus tied ? What was the course of the Sot then? Governor Hampton alluded to the p sibility of a civil war, bad net tho Sot stood firm for peace, and said : I tell y of Illinois, and I speak not as a Den erat-I don't know and don't ci whether I speak to Democrats or Rcpt t _..""t- s.!,..,.? tr* A mor. s?csns, . ?.peas .... ft?"?'". ?can?, and ?ny to you today, you owe a debt of credit to thc people of the Routh IcIiecrK]-in Coligiera, to what some of thc North have called the Confederate brigadier?. They prevented fiHbustcr Incr and a'<vn<1 hy lb? r.-Milli of the Elec toral Commission's work. During the recent ?trike? and riot*, too, ?he evinced her feeling by upholding thc lawn and .-.anding conservativo. rihe ha? given bonds of late to preserve the peace, and ?he wanta peace. .She wan ti you, people of thc North, to un derstand her condition. Khe wants you to realize precisely what she accepta as thc result of the war. Khe want? you to understand the motives which have ac tuated her not only before and during, hut ?ince the wur. i, for myself, my friends, have no concealments to make for the past. I have taren psrt in the war, nor would your respect for me be increased were I to offer any unmanly apology for it. I did what you did, I obeyed the command of my own State, as you did your?; and you, men of the North, were guided by your own cou sciences, as we of the South were guided by ours. And I say to you that up to the beginning of that war I used all my influence tf) preserve the Union. (Cheers.! I was a Union man. (Renewed cheers. I did all I could to preserve it. I did all I could to avoid war, and when South Carolina called ber sons, as Illinois called hers, I obeyed her command. And, men of Illinois, I fought you ns long and hard a? I could, and I have no apologies to make for it. [Loud cheers and laugh ter. J I remember especially that I fought I'm* Eighth Illinois, and I thought it one of the best regiments in the Feder al army. I fought them very hard in deed, (firent cheering and inughter.] Now, my friends, we went into the war believing we were right; hut when the war ended we surrendered, and I want to impress that upon you. We surrendered in good faith, and I challenge a man liv ing to say that from thnt day to this I have violated in any degree the tenor of my parole, or done anything inconsistent with my honor M n soldier or a citizen. (Loud cheers.j When I sheathed my ?word I renewed my allegiance to the United States government, and I pledged myself to support tho Constitution of the United State*. When I took my official oath the other day as (Inventor of South Carolina, I swore to uphold it aa it now stands, and, so help mo God, I intend to keep it. I Loud cheers.] We surren dered in good faith. We accepted the Constitution of the United States with tho amendments, though we opposed the hitter. Wc accept them now, and pro puso to obey them, right or wrong ; that thc Constitution shall stand equal for the protection of South Carolina and of Massachusetts, of Illinois and Louis iana; and we havo the right to ask that every citizen in every State should be equal before the law and under the Con stitution of tho United States. [Cheers.] So much, my friends, for the views wc entertain. Then wo como, nppealing to you for peace. We come appealing to you. because it is not only the highest wisdom to restore peace, not only because it is statesmanlike, not only because the very theory of statesmanship and peace requires the restoration of peace, but we appeal to you because it is tho very mainspring of patriotism, and if there ie j anywhere tho mninstring of patriotism moving ntrotig and perpetual, it ia in the heurts of the people of Illinois. Govornor Hampton, alluding to thc story that ho had bcon threatened, treated the matter jocosely, eliciting much mirth and read a letter stating that one hundred veterans at Kockford had constituted t committee to send him back in a box Tho remuinder of thc speech was devotee to eulogistic allusion to tho State of Uli nois in regard to its ngrieulturnl nd van tnges, to a prediction of a glorious desti ny for the Mississippi Valley, to a bric nflusion to tho labor question, and to : plea for universal education. He con eluded ns follows: Wo are standing under one flag, obey ing one Constitution, and it is for us ".< say what v.ill bo tho future of this couti try. Give us your help, and we will givi you our hearty co-operation. We fee and know that, if this is done-if we cai havo a restoration of fraternity, if we cai make tho people of thia country under stand each other-wo fool then that ther is a glorious future before tho whol country. We can make it so. We cai mnkc it so by each and all of us perform ing, in his allotted sphere, his duty ; am huving done that, leave the consequence to God. Having performed our duty looking back to tim patt only to gan wisdom for tho future, and using th present wisely, and looking to tho futur with hopo and trust in God, I am sui that we may all say, North and Sout? paraphrasing tho wish of the poet, tho our States may all be "distinct as the bil lows, yet ono as the sea." [Applause. CHAMBERLAIN DENTE& '.Ready and lYUUug st All Times t Answer to the Proper Authoritles" 3.et the Investigating Committee sen for thc Great Usurper. Ex-Gov. Chamberlain has been intel viewed by a reporter at his ollie o in Ne' York, and was asked if he had anythio to say in roply to the charges mad against him by Niles G. Parker, as to hi complicity in thc robberies of this Stab Mr. Chamberlain said that ho ha carefully read Parker's statement and t i culled confe.i-don, and emphatically - '< nicd all tho charges therein containe Ho was ready and willing at all times t answer to tho proper authorities for h acts whilo in South Carolina. He the mado thc following statement, which h saiu was all ht was willing to say at pris cnt: Niles G. Parker during my tenn ? oflico as Governor was sued by the Stat of South Carolina to recover a larg amount of coupons which he was charge with stealing and afterwards couverte into State bonds. In this suit ho wi arrested and hold to bail, which ho wi unable to give. ." The ease was tried in June, 1875, an a verdict rendered against Parker f< $75,000. He was finney released froi jail on habeas eorptis, and instantly Oe from thc State, and has nover rct?rna Since that timo hu hos diligently sougl to implicate me, in order to obtain mont and immunity for himself. His agen and attorneys havo visited Columbia r pcatcdly on this errand, and through ot of them Parker now actually confess that he sold certain papers to be tut fwaiiiav me politically iore%?0o. i ano also that his wares wero offered to tho Republicans who were hostile to me fi my course as Governor. They were Uk wise offered to the Democratic commitb last fall, and I am glad to say they four no market there. I have also tho bc reasons for stating that ho has over at Ov'cr offered his testimony against me i the officers of tho present administratif, in i?outh Carolina, and I can only coi eludo ?hat they found it as unworthy i did others. Haring failed to realize further up< bis stock of scandal, and being hims? now undor new indictments at Columbi he comes forward in a fresh effort to pal off his budget upon the general nubli Now, I, for one, do not feel called up< to notice Parker or his statements furth than to give the foregoing facts, and pronounce his charges against rsc ma! cioualy false. None of them are, in fat new, except the charge that he bril* mo with $3,000 to do something whii waa so baso that oven he could not nan it. With this exception, they havo all bc* repeatedly published in South Carol ii for political effect in the last four yeal If anybody demands of me that Ishou do moro now than deny such charges, p forward by su'.h a man as Parker conto see himself to bc, ho will not be gratifii by me. I am amenable to tho laws South Carolina at all times for my aci ?nrj whTtPVpr *hp nfhrpr* nf thp law ?il I that Slate wish to caji me to an account, I shall respond ami meei my accuser*. In Ihe meantime, I ?hall trust to the evi dence I have given to the country that I bt>ve been a friend of good government and the foe of dishonest men of all par ties in Mouth Carolina-evidence* which, leas than one year ago, men of all classes and partie* in that State accepted as con clusive to protect my character with those whose good opinion is valuable. OUR GRANGE COLUMN. Under the Supervision of the Executive Committee of Pomona Grange Worthy Brothers and Sisters : Remember that tho regular quarterly meeting of the Pomona Orange will be held on firrt Saturday of October, at 10 o'clock a. m. The annual report of the Executive Committee will be of impnr tance to every Grange/ in the Couuty, and therefore I hope that there will be representatives from each Grange. In addition to that all mombers who are de sirous of purchasing fruit trees will find it decidedly to their interest to attend, os we have propositions from thc best Nurserymen to furnish trees at very re duced rates. Tho article of Uro. N. in last week's iasuo was timely, and pointed out a few of tho difficulties we have to meet in purchasing from tree peddlers. W. W. RUSSELL, W. M., P. G. MANUFACTURE OF SORtiUUH. Cotton raising is losing its charms, nnd its delusions no longer deceive our peo ple to their pecuniery ruin. Our motto now is, first mnke a sufficiency of food for man and benst, and then devote ail unoccupied time to the making of cotton, tobacco or any other crop that will com mand a cash value in any market. Among tho various food crops thnt our farmers aro devoting themselves to the production of, not the least important is the growing of tho several varieties of tho Chinese and African cane for the manufacturo of molnsses. On this subject we propose to offer a few suggestions on the harvesting of the I cane and manufacture of molasses, being the result of considerable experience and extended observation. As the crop of cane is now about ready for cutting, and all mistakes and successes in planting and cultivation are past and gone, we shall take up the subject here and give what we have found to be the best stage for cutting down the cane, an economical manner of har 'ting, a successful plan to make a bright and well tasted molas ses, followed by some general rcmurkB on grinding cane and tho management of the juice. There exists a great diversity of opin ion as to the best time of growth to cut the cane. Some maintain that the seed head should be cut off ten days before the seed are ripe. This, they contend, prevents the sap in the upper section of the stalk ?t?i?i losing its saccharine matter by going to perfect the seed. Admitting this to be so, yet it is a wasteful practice, us the seed thus carly cut off are light and inferior, and the gain (if any) in the stalk is worth far less than what is lost in the seed. The seed constitute (when properly taken care of) a very large pro portion of the valuo of a sorghum crop. Others advocate harvesting when the seed l? ir. the flower or cii'.k state. This practice is being rapidly abandoned, as many have found by dear bought expe rience that green cane will not make good molasses, with due regard to quan ity. Our practice is (and it is profitable by experience) to harvest the cane when it is ripe-maturity of cane is necessnry to tho best results in quality and quanti ty. Ry examination of the stalk nt tho three following stages of growth, the following conditions will generally be observed: VT Len the seed aro in flower, o; milk, tho upper third section of the stalk is sweet, the remaining two-thirds not sweet; when in dough the upper two thirds of tho stalk .ire sweet and the lower third not sweet; when maturity is near by-tho seed getting hard-tho up per third section seem1? to have lo*t it* saccharine matter, and the lower two thirds are sweet-at no time is thc entire stalk sweet. Therefore, the proper timo to harvest tho cane is when it contains the largest amount of saccharine matter, and that undoubtedly is when the lower two-thirds of the stem is sweet. At this timo also the seed are about ripe, and, if properly taken care of, are about equal in valuo to the corn crop that could bo ' ..nula on tbe same land. When harvest time comes tho farmer, after stripping the leaves off in the usual way, goes into the field with two large knives to every three hands, (a piece of old scythe blade makes a good knife) and proceeds thus: ito. x ian with a knife starting along a row with his left side to it, presses tho cane from him with his left hand, and with on^ blow-an upward cut-severs all the cano, about tho sec ond joint, his left arm bends from him, . throwing it at right angles to tho row. No. 2 follows and arranges tho cut cane in bundles of forty or fifty, heads togeth er. No. 3 with a knife grabs as many of these heads as be can in one hand, and with ono blow of his knife severs them from the stalk, leaving two or three joints with tho seed head. The hoe should never be allowed in the cane field, as it is a dirty and slovenly way of harvesting cane, to cut it down with the hoe. As little delay as possible should be allowed in grinding cane and makinr, it into molasses. The sap is a highly fer mentable body, containing in moat cases much free acid, and if it is to stand long, say more than two hours, after it is pressed ont, it should be immediately treated with some alkali, soda, limo, ?kc, to neutralize the acid. Even when the sap is to be boiled at once, the addition of some alkali in proper proportions will make it clarify and yield its impurities more promptly, but the use of these chemicals, though harmless, by sn un skilful hand will lead to unsatisfactory results. A bright and wholesome mo lasses can be made by rapid boiling and thorough slimming. The form and stylo of the evaporator ia not of much conse quence ; take care to have it arranged ?so that the sap may flow to and from it in a thin stream, entirely under control ; have a good furnace ; never put the fire on tho ground, but upon grate bars, with ample space below for air to reach the fire; throw the flame well against the bottom of tho bolle?. A series of cross walls should bo built for this purpose-lot them reach up within throe indie-' of the bottom of thc pan ; have good dry WOO?!, and boil rapidly. (I would here remark that thc addition of ?onie alkali will pre vent that excoeui ve foaming so common when acid juice is boiled rapidly.) Thorough cooking M essentini ?" making of a molasses that will not sour. When done the juico should have a temperature of 228? Fahrenheit, or when allowed to cool and drop from tho skim mer, it should rope or han/ in drops. To make molasses successfully require* much experience, and few men are quali fied. At ?onie other time I will offer some views as to the best form of evaporators and mills, and the host varieties of cane to plant, together with the peculiarities of each. _*J HYMENEAL. MAItHIED, on September 12, 1H77, by Rev. U.C. Ligon, Mr. W. C. SHERARD, of Anderson Comity, and Miss LIZZIE CLINKSCALES. daughter of Mr. Albert Clinkscales, of Abbeville County. OIII ET AltV. DIED, in this Town on the lill instunt, M. MAUD, infant daughter of Warren I). an<l Dacia Maroney, about two years ol age. "Huffer little children to come unto me, nod forbid them not, for of ?neb is the king dom of beaven." 17? A KM WANTED.-Wanted, a well . improved Kami <.! from loo ?> iK?iJ acres, near Asheville, N. f'., or Pendleton, Greenville, Anderson or Walhalla, H. C. Address, statin? terms nnd particulars, F. K. T.. Kev Box KI, Charleston, S. C. Sept 20, 1877 Ul_4 Copartnership Notice. THE undersigned having bought out thc firm of Simpson it Sadler oil thc 12th of .September, have formed a copartnership under tho nameof SIMPSON, HEH) it CO., at the old stcud-the Henson House Cor ner-where we will be glad to welcome our friends nt nil times. Thanking them for their liberal patronage in the past, solicit a continuance of thc same in the future. J. JJ. SIMPSON, H. A. REID. C. C. SIMPSON. Sept 20L1877_10_3 BARNARD'S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY, 21)3 KINO ST., CHARLESTON, fi. C. THIS is one of thc largest and lini-st Gal leries in the South. New nod costly instruments bnve been obtained ; nlso, fine Photographic Furniture nnd Scenic back grounds. The work turned out of this Gal lery cannot be surpassed, either iii finish or in faithfulness of copy. Mr. Barnard hus hail thirty-four years experience in the nrt, nnd is now prepared todo nil styles of work. Ile nttends personally to all sittings, midis determined none shall go away dissatisfied. Prier? have bern reduced 25 per rent. A largo assortment of Frames and Fit I ?tips for Photographs on band. Sept 20, 1877_10_Om TAX NOTICE. -o THE County Treasurer of Anderson County will have bis Office in the Court House open for thc reception of State and County Tuxes on nnd after MONDAY, the First day of October, 1877. Thc Ten per Cent. Tux Receipts will be received ns cash. The following is the Tux Levy for the fiscal year ending October 31st, 187*7 : For State purposes. 7 Mills For County purposes. 3 Mills I'oil Tax per capita. One Dollar One half the above lovy is due and pnvn blo from the first day bf July to the tirst day of August, and the other bnlf from thc first day of October to tho first day of No vember. One ncr cent, interest per month will be charged on tho iirst installment of this tax on all persons who have failed to poy the same before this time. SAMUEL E. MOORE, Treusurer Anderson County. Sept 20. 1H77_Ut_3 WI LdLIAIHSTON FEMALE COLLEGE, WILLIAMSTON, S. C. A Live Up-Country School for Girls. REV. S. LANDER, A. M., President. LOCATION- Healthy, accessible, quiet, pleasant. Community, monti, order ly- No grog-shop within titree miles. Chalybeate Spring in 200 yards. Pu pils attend three Churches in turn. COURSE OF Srr/Dr-Scmi-Annual, on the "ONE-STUDY" plan. Euch pupil pursues one leading study nt u time. Concentration of thought, increased interest, success, and enjoyment re sult. Belles-Lettres, Natural Science, graduation. Studious girls complete the Course in three years. THE MA THEMA TICS SECTION will open Montier, Oct. 8. For five weeks there after, each Academic pupil will recite three times a day in Arithmetic and once in Spelling ; and each Collegiate pupil three times in her appropriate branch of Mathematics, nnd once each in Arithmetic and Spelling. PREMIUMS.--Every pupil who averages 7;"? or more is entitled to a discount of 10 to 50 per cent, on next Session's regu lar tuition. PHYSICAL EXERCISEreceives systemat ic attention. Daily practice in Onlis thenics. Regular use of Henlth-Llft. Morning and evening walk. <tc. THE FALL SESSION opened July 31, nnd is progressing with unusual order, harmony, nnd enthusiasm. Pupils are admitted at any time-, and charged to the end. RA TES, per Session of 120 weeks : Hoard, exclusive of Washing.$0,5 00 Regular Tuition.$10 00 to 20 00 Instrumental Music. 20 00 For further information, send for a new Catalogue. Sept 13, 1877_9 ly REA L ESTATE NOTICE -o "\"t7"E, tho undersigned, uro endeavoring TV to influence in this diiection an im migration of a desirable character, with a view to thc improvement of this section of country, nnd thc consequent advnntoge of its inhabitants. We have agents North nnd West co-operating with us, who, with oth ers socking Southern homes, nrc calling for descriptions of Real Estate for sale in this vinni! v TheSUSCSS! <->...? '..>.'-..-- -I {x-nds 'much upon our having in chnrgo such an amount and variety of Real Estntc as will warrant our inviting attention there to. Those, therefore, who have such to dis-* pose of, would greatly stimulate our efforts, and probably advance their own interests by communicating with R. W. Simpson, on ".'Plantation, James L. Orr, ot Anderson C. H., or C. J. Hascall, Pendleton Vilhhre. SIMPSON, ORR ?fe CO? Seiit 6, 1877_ 8 Im Ginning Notice. T AM AGAIN readv for the Ginning Rea. A son with greatly ?mi roved niacliinc-Y and facilities unsurpassed for Ginning Cot ton well and rapidly, enabling mo to safely guarantee full satisfaction as to SAMPLE and TURNOUT to all my patrons, and to many others, ?specially those living at a distance, who will find it greatly to their interest and convenience in giving mo a trial-hare their cotton ginned, sold and seed back liomo tho samo day. All cotton ginned by mo will be delivered at the depot free of eharge. The highent cash price paid for Seed Cot Xi 1?, 1877_A.M. OSBORNE. Important Notice. HAVi?? Purchased tine entire interest of Dr. Wm. L. Btovlea in the Notes ajid Accounts of Towera it Broylcs, 1 now give notice to all indebted by note or ac count that I must have tho money by thc i ofuN,ovembcr l,cxt- A "ord to th? wife isnutllcient, as I mean wbnt I sav. lu" A. B. TOWERS, sept 6, 18/7 a nnuDCTlTinN THF I IFF OF TRSRf UU3VBI Bm ii I B ? ? ? -- ~- - ?nwh, Anderson, the Banner County, is Bound to u Am a i n -o - GREAT REDUCTIONS IN FREIGHTS Will Enable mc to Sell Goods Lower than Ever Before, and Compete with any House in the Up-Country ! SPECIAL BARGAINS IN DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES, HATS, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, &C. &c. \s I dou't believe in extravagant advertising, I will only add that by ex* Braining my ?tock, all will very readily lind out that MONEY WILL B?2 SAVED by calling on O. GEISBERG . AGENT, 8 Granite Row. 10 4m Anderson, Bv;>t 20. 18? SLOAN, LEE & TAYLOR, Grocers and Commission Merchants, GREENVILLE, - - - S. C. PARTIES visiting our Town will find it to their interest to give us a call. We have in stock at CHARLESTON PRICES, 1000 Bundles Arrow Ties. Also, Bagging. Wc have a fino lino of BACON, FLOUR, COFFEES, HAMS, FISH, MOLASSES, SALT, TOBACCO, And an Extra assortment of choice TEAS, Which have been selected with great care. Send us your orders, or write foe samples. A good stuck of Woodcnwarc and all Goods kept IU a first-class Grocery^ Don't sell your Cotton in Greenville until you see us. Wc will duplicate Invoices of Groceries of any near-by market?. Sept 20, 1877_10 3m WILKINS, WILLIAMS & CO., Main Street, Greenville, S. C., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN HARDWARE, CUTLERY, GUNS, PISTOLS, &c. Fine Table and 1'ockel Cutlery a Specialty. A(J 1UCULTURAL IMPLEM ENT8, Bur Iron and Steel, Blacksmiths, Carpenters, and Mechanics Tools, Builders' Hardware, of every description, Wagon and Carriage Materials, ??c. A full linc '-if best quality Leather and Rubber Belting always in stock. AGENTS FOR Fairbank'* Standard Scales, The Hall Safe and Lock Company, The Taylor Cotton Gin, Tucker's Patent Alarm Money Drawers, Also, for the Celebrated Shocnbcrger Horse and Mule Shoes. Wc are prepared to sell Swedes Iron at tho lowest quotations from any market, and still propose to duplicate Invoices from Northern Jobbing houses-adding only actual freights. um i/iue OJ 11 i i ? ?yo o ?tn A A ..ikna.au. ..iLL-i^m.i t-. Lau.- Ul CCUVI1IU. O. li. Sept (i. 1877 8 ' ' cow(3m Greenville to South Carolina what Augusta, Ga., was before we had Railroads ! "?TTE would respectfully inform our numerous friends and customers in Anderson Couti? YV ty that wc are now receiving a full and complete linc of Wry Goods, Hats, Boots and Nhoen, Hardware, Crockery, Groceries, Bagging mu? T.ea- which will be sold low for Cash. We also oner Punipn, Doors, Sash and Blinds at manufacturers' prices, freight added. Give us a call when in our City, and be convinced that you can do as well, if not better, with us 'Man anywhere in upper 8. C. Mr. CHARLES M. McPHAIL, of Anderson County is with us, and will be pleased at ali times to serve his trends. CEL.Y & BRO., Greenville, S. C. Sept 20, 1877_10 6m Ayer's Ague Cure, For Fever and Ague, Intermittent Fever, Chill Fever, Hamittont Favor, Dumb Aguo, Periodical or Bilious Fovor, ?to., and Indeed all the affections which arise Cram malarious, marah, or mias matic poisons. This ii a compound remedy, prepared with scientific skill from vegetable Ingredients, which rarely falls to euro tho severest cases of ChlUa and Fever and thc concomitant disorders. Buch a remedy the necessities of Uic people In malari ous districts demand. Its great superiority over any other medicino yet discovered for thc euro of Intermittents ls, that lt contains no quinine or mineral, and those v.-ho talco lt aro freo from danger of quinism or any Injurious effects, and arc os healthy after using it as before. It has been extensively employed during the last thirty years In thc treatment of theso distressing dlc orders, and so unvarying has been its success that lt has gained the reputation of being infalll ble. It can, bc safely recommended as a sura remedy and specific for tho Fever and Aguo of tho West, and thu Chilla and Fever of tho Bouth, which, onco broken up by lt, do not return until tho disease ls again contracted. The great variety of disorders -which arise from tho irritation of this poison, ouch as neu ralgin. Rheumatism, Gout, Headache, silmln?"; Toothache, Karachi"; Csu. ta rr ti, Asthma, Palpitation, Splenic. AfTfc ?".Ilona. SJvt??rICS- T>><>. |n jj.- ^OX7 olo, Colic, Paralysis, and derangement of tho Stomach, all of which become Intermittent or periodical, hn,-o no speedier remedy than Ans's AGCE C'unr., which cures them all alike, and protects the system from future attacks. As a preventive, it is of immense service In thoso communities where Fever and A RU o prevails, os lt stays tho development of thc di-case if taken on tho first approach of tho premonitory symp toms. Travellers and temporary residents aro thus enabled to defy these disorders, and few will over suffer If they avail themselves of ?10 protccUon this remedy affords. For lil vcr Complaints, arising from torpidity, it ls an excellent remedy; it stimulates Uus organ into healthy activity, and produces many remarkable cures whero other medicines faiL Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Practical and Analytical Chemists, x o Wirri, JU AUS. _SOLS si ALL Dauoqiara xvsaxwxtxaz. Dissolution of Partnership. NOTICE is hereby given that thc part nership heretofore existing under the firm name of J. L. Pant A Co., was dis solved by mutual consent on the 17th day of February, 1877. All persons owing this firm for 1870, will please make payment to Newton 8cott, who has purchased the en tire interest of thc firm, and will also settle the firm debts, and continue tho CAR ! RIAGE M A NI IV A (Trim rv? BU?IMSS3 and SMITH WORK of all kinds, at tho stand in front of thc Jail. Notice is also hereby given that the Notes and Accounts of tho old finn of J. L. Pant <fe Co. are in tho hands of Newton 8cott for collection, and must be settled this Fall, or they will be placed in the hands of an Offi cer for suit. J. L. PANT, NEWTON SCOTT. Sept C. 1877 8 3 Is a scientific preparation of the most ap proved medicines in the vegetable world. It will cure liver complaint, bowel affec tions, skin diseases, kidney affections, bilious and malarial fevers, colic, jaundice, indiges tion and dyspepsia, and many regard it as a "Family Medicine Chest" within itself. Til ero is no medicine now before tho peo ple that gives such universal satisfaction. No one who has ever used it but gives it tho highest praise, and are ready to testify to its merits in curing Dvspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation, Liver Complaint, Headache, Colic, Bilious and Remittent Fever, Fever and Aune, and all forms of Nervous and General Debility. To persons living in ma larial districts it in invaluable in preventing its poisonous influence. We regard SIM MONS' HEPATIC COMPOUND as the very Simplest, Purest and Best Family Medicine, ever offo.-ud to suffering humanity. It has been used with unvarying success in all climes, at all ages, and in ail kinds of weather. Ono trial will convince the most incredulous of its value. For sale at wholesale and retail by SIMP SON ,fc SADLER. Anderson, S. C. Dowie & Moise, Proprietors, Charleston, 8. C. July 5, 1877 51 Om TEE RUSS0-*A? A Q TURKISH WY AK AGENTS WANTED! For this Comprehensivo, Saporbly Illustrated History of tho present momentous struggle In the Hast. Its accurate Maps, Plans and rosny Elegant Engravings aro a special feature. It gives m GRAPHIC HISTORY of each Country, with His toric and Descriptive Sketches of tho primitive manners, picturesque customs and domestic lifo of tho Contestants. Describes the Dreadful Massacre of Christians In Bulgaria ; tho Frightful Turkish Atrocities in other places : tho uprls'cg of the masses in Hcrsc ?OT na. It gives tho Stirring Battle? tnd Thrilling Incidents of tho war. and ls tho most fascinating and Meiling work of tho ago. Agents ara suro ol prompt and ready sales. Prospectus Books no? re:uJ/.-. Agents Wanted on our OBAN!) COMBINATION PROSPECTOR representing 160 Distinct BOOKS. WANTED TO PURCHASE. A FARM of 200 to 400 acres, well settled, Xa. in good neighborhood, not moro than five miles from Pendleton, Greenville or Spurtanburx. Arid rms, with full particu lars, H. C. B., Key Box 510, Char.ustuu, 8. C. Bspt 13, 1877 0 4 To Arrive this Week. ASPLENDID lot of Kentucky Jeans. Give us a call t>cforo you buv ymir Jeans. A. B. TOWERS * CO. ScptO. lt>77 8 Of IJnlvnr*?! Tni.?.i Ti i-.-i._-i- .-i-?;.--i Biographical, Historical, Religious and Misce?lsnr 0U.1 Works, with Hire, Tille and Description or each Book, Specimen rages and Specimen Illustrations. Sales made from this Prospectus whon all single Booka fall. Also on our Fife BIBLES 3? PROTESTANT OR CATHOLIC, With Invaluable Illustrated Aids and Superb Bind ings. Nearly 100 Styles. Superior to all others and Indispensable to every Family. **~ Particulars free. Address JOHN E. POTTER & CO.. Pub?lshers, mtiT_.Anvi.PHtA. Sept IS, 1877 o ~" ly DUE WEST FEMALE COLLEGE. NEXT College Year opens October 1st. Faculty same as lost year-full. First class teachers of music, drawing, and paint ing. Location retired and heaithv. Tuition and board, including fuel and lights, for col lego year, $177. Extras at reasonable rates. For circular, *ond to J. I. BONNER, Presi dent, Bue Wost, 8. C. Aug 23,1877 0 fl Marble Work. T>HE undersigned herebv gives notice of . all persons wishing Marble- Work that he can afford to fill their orders much cheaper than they can procure tho same work dunc elsewhere. I do my own work, and add no profit on my Jtock. Thus I sell wo.k for which you pav $200 elrewhet* for ?175, and all other work in thc same pro portion. ?hoi? opposite Tolly's fumlturo 8tore. SAMUEL MURPHY. Sept 13, 1877 0 12