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iS. B. MURRAY, Editor. f?^SGDA? KSRBiNQ, rEB'rTV SI, 567?. ;tJi , mr ? _ _lii"_,_ . An independent candidate in the com ing canvass, ii a men who ie independent of an/ princlple^or, in other words, he hss.no principle Fortunately for the ',;ood of our County and Stat?, tho Dem ocratic party of this County Is indepen dent of eu jh unprinciple human scum. The proposition to elect Com m ls?loners to codify the laws of South Carolina by the present Legislature is premature, as tart, duty will properly de volvo upon their aucccfsors. Thia Legislature has had the privilege of electing enough offi cers to satisfy reasonable men, and hence wo think they should conclude their ne cessary labors sud adjourn, without at tempting to do their own work and the work of tho next General Assembly also. Coi. James L. Orr, of this County, has introduced a bill to provide for the ap pointment of a Republican ou the Board of Election Canvassers. We hope this will not become a law. Tho Republican party made tho present law, and it was intended to shut out the voice of the Democrat? from tb* counting of election returns. If their tn law hurts the Re publicans, it is their own fault, not ours, and we hope it will be left just as they made it_ ? Five dollars a day now is equal to at leant eight dollars thru;-, or lour yet. .a ugo, and our lawmakers should realize this fact,. At five dollars a day, each member of' tbo Legislature costs the State an avcrngu halo of cotton every e'ght days, and each one has already cost the people near ten bales of cotton. The Legislature should reduce its com pensation to three dol?an per day, and adjourn as soon ns possible. The people think so.. THE PUBLIC DEBT* The Legislature is at this timo proba bly engaged in the discussion of the pub lic debt of South Carolina, nnd upon its action depends the question ns to whether the mass of fraudulent bonds issued by Radical official thieves shall be paid hy tho toiling masses of South Carolina, or whether the debt shall be limited to the valid obligation? of tho State aa hereto fore compromised and settled. In this great question wo find the dally press of the State* standing by thc settlement un der the Consolidation Act, regardless of its frauds, while a few only of tho week ly papers of South Carolina havo raised their voices against tho wrong of paying the fraudulent and swindling portion of it. The News and Courier bas been the boldest ard ablest defender of settling thc debt as it now stands. Tho Colombia Jxegister also comes to tho rescue, and urges tho same settlement, and it is pos siblo that sufficient iufluenco may b? bro Jght to boar to eiltet this result ; bul wo desire to repeat the protest we have hortuoforo made against such a course The Commission baa- shown in its report that the bonds exchanged for detached coupons were issued without authority o law, und without .any consideration lc the State-or. in other words, they wen a clear steal-and hence, neither justis? law nor liberality requires them to bt paid, and the people of South Carolir.r aro too poor to give gratuities to tho per sons who have robbed tho State, or beer so unfortunate as io trade with the rob bers. These bonds should bo rejected. . The. other classes of bonds reported against by tho Commiten shiuld stand upon their merits. I?" the Stute received any consideration it should return that - at tho- rovo of settlement agreed on. But the report of the Commission rhowa that .the Validating Act only recognized such bonds os were registered os provided by law, and bonds reported against were not so registered. This registration was publi? record, which any person buying tho bonds could have examined, and when they failed to do so they purchased "- ai their own risk, and occoupy the same .posraon which a man would if he pur . chased a piece of land upon which there was a mortgage. The fact that a person purchased without knowing of tho mort - gago would not relieve him from having his laud bound by it. The record of the mortgage was notice to the world that it was , outstanding. So of registration of State bonds. It was the mesas by which persons could ascertain' whether A bend was properly on tho market or not. If it was hot registered a person would j puy ?bate it at their own risk. If anything irks due on it the State ought to pay it. If nothing had been received by tho State . for ft nothing ought to be paid for it. But it ia urged by the Realster und . others that the debt is not as large now as it was nedor Governor Orr's edrsinis tration. This may be true, but because tho honest debt of the State, has been cut down is no reason why a fraudulent debt should be paid in lis place. If any por tion of tho bonded debt, as it now^ exists, is a fraud, tho people ought not to be taxed to pay it. We hope the Legisla ture will make an honorable and just set tlement of it, and that is all the people ask. Let ns pay our just debts, but not the frauds of Republican thieves. If tho Legislature makes the settlement oh this basis it will receive'the plaudits'ofthe .'. people, demite the efforts of the holders of fraudulent hmvrU their friend*. PROSPECTS OFPEACE IH EUROPE. The latest news from Europe is more . favorable to a peaceful solution of the difficulties arising out of the result of the* Rus?o-'Turklch war than that which was . received d uri ng the last week. The Eng? lish fleet entered tho Dardanellen and Ap peared before Constantinople, while the Russian armies nero htirricd fi??ard to ipy Constantinople and GalUope. This latter city contains a population of Buss'?* 5\?,000 inhabitants, and is situated est of Cou?iantinople on the Straits, bolng in the rear of tho English fleet Constantinople. an? if J<a4h? pes i? of Russia would greatly endanger 'pglish fleet. Had this state of continued., a .conflict between and Russia.' ?? ? likely to,fare at any anorucnt. The good rrriAuy have prevontod aeon* England has witt?, ie fifty miles* from ??ia ilsa ?x;;?K ??? city or Galliop& w&knSPmBBSsmWaK l'i'i MUM*1 ?IflM VIM1* :> tJ?wawmamtanlmmhm?W?i?*&tat& If tb* stain quo thus established for tito present can be maintained, ?nd no diffi culties arise in the settlement of the terms of pe?cc between ??auia and Tur key 'Joy the Contrreas of the European 8tatcs soon to meet, the end of the war may be regarded a? at hand. It is too soon yet to form any opinion os to the results of the deliberations of that Congress. Many of thu delicate questions growing out of tho peculiar political relations which Turkey has heretofore sustained to Europe must now be settled, and whether they can bc ami cably adjusted will, in all probability, depend upon the alliances which Eng land and Austria may be able io form with other European powers. If Euro pean peace should be preserved, it will doubtless result from thc power find in fluence of Germany. HI LY Eil IIKM0NKTIZATI?3. As the opponents of the bill to remon etize silver claim that its passage would be a fraud upon the creditors of the na tion, who are entitled to receive the money duo them in gold dollars, it may be well to examine the question a little in order that t'.ie public may form a cor rect and intelligent judgment upon th? measure. If the debt was created pay able in gold, then tbs faith of toe nation is pledged to payment in that metal or ita equivalent. Such, however, was not the case, for both gold and silver dollars have always boen, and atc to-day, legal tenders, and debts cnn bo paid in either of them, hence all of tho public debt was created payable in either of these coins, and a great portiun of it was even pay able in greenbacks. To show how much justice there is in the bondholder's de mand for gold, it may he interesting to find out what wa? tho consideration of his claim aguinst thc government. All loans before thc wsr were upon either a gold or silver basis, and could properly be paid in either coin. The grca'er part of our debi, however, is thc ?ate war debt, and to show how much right the holden nf these bonds have to demand goid, iii? St. Louis Jic;:-.:f>(icfm han coHHpd the fol lowing figures, showing tho amount o money borrowed by the government ant what it was worth in gold : A recurrenco to thc negotiations of tin fivo-twenty honda reveals sumo facti which arc both intereatiug and instruc tive at lilia time. 1 There were severs issues of these honda during tho pcriot from 1862 to 1808, inclusive-all ol then having been sold at par for greenbneka each 51,000 bond bringing to thc govern ment $1,000 in greenbacks. Of couru the gold value received fer them varie) with tho depreciation of grecnbackB the price of gold ranging during tho pe rind from no to 28U. Tito first iaatio wa made in 1802, and waa $60,982,45C They were sold al par for grcenbackt worth in gold at the time $44,030,649 giviug tn tho purchasers a clean profit o $10,951,801. The next iaauo waa $100, 937,050, in 1863. They also were sold a par for greenbacks, the gold value c which was $101,890,064-leaving to th purchasers a clear profit of $59,096,69( The third issue waa$381,292,250. in 18?-: thu government receiving in gold valu fur them $189,697,030-leaving to '.h purchi?Bcra a nrofit of mere than one-hal the amount, '$191,594,014. In 1805 th fourth issue was made-$279,746.150, fri which the government received in gol value $208,214,090-the purchasers mali lng a profit of $71,532,060. In 1800 th fifth issue was made-$124,914,400, fe which tho government received in gol valu? #88,691,773-leaving to the pm chasers a profit of $36,332,027. In 186 the sixth issue wa? made-$421,469,65( tbs government receiving for them i gold value $303,215,503-leaving to th purchasers a profit of $118,254,047. I 1808 the seventh and last issue waa mad .-$425,443,800, for which the goverr nient received in gold value $312,820,32 -leaving to the purchasers a profit t $112,GtV,477. Thus we find that during the sere yttars named thu government issued an sold $1.874,836,150 booda, for which i received greenbacks, worth in gold oui $1,248,466,828. These bon is wore pay? ole in th - same kind of money they wer sold for-greenbacks; but when in 180 the government gratuitously pledged il ?ojf to redeem them in coin, it mad them worth dollar for dollar in coin thereby giving to the holders of thei $620,370,322, tor which it had not rc eclved a dollar of consideration. From thia our readers will seo that th government bas already given to th bondholder pledges which make hi bonds worth from twenty-five to fifty pt cent, more than he gave for them, bu this was not enough for the rapacity c these gentlemen. Silver was then o valuable as gold, and was becoming mor abuadant, bonce they saw an opportunit to secure an additional advaatage by rc tiring silver from circulation. Thi could not be done directly without change of tb.9 Constitution of tho Unite States, and hence they quietly secure legislation-which stopped the coinage c the silver dollar, we believe in 1872, an that left their bonds to be paid in gob because there are, practically, no ailvc dollars with which to pay these debt Silver dollars are still legal tenders, ant If they could be'obtained, would bc pa j able on all dcb ta, and hence all the dil honor which could attach to tho govert: ment for paying ita debt in silver woul be the dishonor connected wtih colnin silver dollars (?). This is no toora tha the dishonor (?) of coining gold dol?an which la none at all. Bat it is objecte that the silver dollar is not worth a much ta the gold dollar. Of course it I not worth as much now that silver i practically demonetized, but if it is rt coined and brought again into active eli dilation es*a legal tender for all debt and made the medium ihr paying tb national tient, it would be nilly as valut bio as gold. Th* truth is, silver was & monetized to produce a corner in th gold market in the interest of tho bond holden, snd if its money value is not n stored the trick will bo saccessfu., sn tho people will be greatly burdened t a* i oco tho interest of tho public credit ont, who will bo paid s handsome prof on their investment, even if their bone1 werepaid Ia silver st its present deprt wilisww gr? s We V * ? . i .--- -! Tho conviction of Anderson, one of th Board of State Canvassers of Louiaiani for forgery and perjury, in altering th returns of tho last election, has arouse the ire of President Hair?! and of th visiting statesmen (7). They sympathh Wit* Ihooanvicted felon. While his cat [a bef?lo the Appeal Court: the Presider retains him as one of tho Custom Ho:u Officers in Kew Orleans; which is a toi rible degradation to tho ?vii service r tho cation. This is not al!. Tha vhitin itstesincn who went to New Orleans t iee tho count, (all of them Republicans ?avo written a letter of condolence t indersoo. It is a dl?g?ace. to the'netio, or its public mou to ?eek to protect brgor And a perjured villain'. THE FFXCE fc?W* Thc following is tho text of the new Fence ?Law ??op?v? "or Anderson Coun ty. It hs~ nawed b?ith hounc? of the Legislature, ana now only awaits ratifi* cation and approval by the Governor. Probably before the next issue of this paper it will have become a law, and our people will do well to cut it out for fu turo reference, or file away thia paper containing it: j A "lix to Amend an Aet entitled "An Act to Authorize the County Comm;*- j sinners to .Submit to the Quarried Elec tors of their Several Cou nt let a Propo sition to Alter the Fence Laws ami to Provide for Effectuating th ) Same," Approved Juno 7, 1877. He it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Stato of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by tho authority of (he same : SECTION 1. That in the several Coun ties and townships of this State where the electors have already or shall here after vote to adopt the provisions of the above eu'itled Act, commouly known as the fence isw, the boundary lines of the Innds of the inhabitants within the terri tory so adopting the same shall bo deem ed and taken io be a lawful enclosure thereof; and the owner r mnnsger of any horse, mule, ass, genvt, swine, sheep, goat or neat cattle of ativ description who shali willfully, knov ingfy and unlawfully or negligently permit the said animals, or any of them, to go upon the lands of any owner or occupier situate in any such Couuty or township shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on convic tion in any Court having competent ju risdiction, shall bc fined in a sum not ex ceeding thirty dollars, or imprisoned for | not more thin thirty days, or both, in the discretion of thc Court. BEC. 2. That the owner or manager of-l any of the live stock aforesaid, in addi tion to thc penalties provided in the first j Section of this Act, shall be liable to the owner or occupier of nny of tho lands situated as aforesaid for all damn?es he or she may have sustained by the depre dations of any such stock, to be recovered by action of* debt in any Court having competent jurisdiction, and the stock that canned tho damage shall bo held Hat.') to pny tho sams in preference to all other liens, encumbrances or claims against thc same : Provided, That if the owner or manager of the stock shall show to tho satisfaction of thc Court that the dam ages were committed without fault or negligence on n's or her part fach show ing shall be heh', a sufficient defense. SEO. 8 That in the Counties of Ander son und Chester, whero a mr.jur'ty of tho townships have adopted or shall here after adopt thc provisions pf the fence law, it shall bc lawful for the County CommtFflioners to ercet fences ou the County, lines, instead of on tho lines of townships, and for that purposs they ar?? invested with all tho powers conferred on them in cases whero thc entire County shall have adopted tho said fence law. SEC. 4. That it shull bc the duty of thc County Commissioners to erect substantial and convenient gates iu said fence at tho crossing of all public highways and neighborhood road.', and when tho In habitants, or nny of them, shall desire a crossing on their own lands they shall be permitted to erect and keep up such gates at their own expense ; and any per son who shall willfully and unlawfully leave open any of tho said gates or do any willful damage to the gates or fences erected,fo* tho purposes aforesaid shall be deemed fuilty of a misdemeanor, and, on cou viet inn In any Court having compe-. tent jurisdiction, shall bo fined in a sum not exceeding twenty dollars or impris oned not moro thnn twenty days. SEC. 6. That it shall ba a misdemeanor for any person to willfully ride, drive or allow his team to travel outside of the rond ou cultivated Iambi of private par ties, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be tined uri than five nor aijro than twenty dollars, or be imprisoned not lesa thnn five nor ..toro thnn twenty days : Provided, That in case any person charg ed with this misdemeanor bo brought before or reported to a Trial Justice, he may dischurgo himself from any further proceedings thereon by paying such fine within tho abovo limita as thc Trial Jus tice may impose. THE JUDICIAL ELECTION. Tho following proceedings of the Dem ocratic caucus to nominate Circuit Jud ges is taken from tho .Xeivs and Courier. Each of tho nominees of tho caucus waa elected on last Thursday, and are now discharging their duties as Circuit Judges of South Carolina : The caucus was called to order by Sen ator S. S. Crittenden, the chairman, who, on convening tho body, spoke as follows : Gentlemen of the Cuucua : You are as sembled under the cal! of your executive committee for tho purpose of making nominations for tho offico of circuit judges, to fill the vacancies occasioned by tho decision of the Supreme Court of this State in relation to the third judicial circuit and tho resignations caused there by of tho judges of the first, second, third, fourth, sixth and eighth circuit-'. In tho absence of instructions to the contrary, nominations will be received by the chair in tho numerical order of the existing vacancies. I will state that, under tho rule adopted hythe caucus, it requires two-thiras of thc Democratic members of the General Assembly to make a quorum. According to the roll of the secretary there are 117 Democratic members in the two houses. It will, therefore, require 59 voters to make a nomination. And now, gentlemso, before proceeding to the ?~Ta.ro and important duty for which we aro assembled, ' let me invoke upon your deliberations A spirit of toleration and forbearance. Why should any Dem ocrat, member of this caucus, be intol erant of the diverso opinions of others? Are we not all actuated by the same mo tive, an ardent desire for the good cf South Carolina ? Are wo not all striving for the same object, the honor and the welfare of the State ? I assert now that all the differences between us, upon the important matters for which we have as sembled, are. entirely in relation to the beat means of reaching the same end. Having then. the same high object in view, and differing only In regard to the best means of attaining that object, let us discuss these differences in a onirit of toleration ?and forbearance, and then let us decide their, by the time-honored Dvojowrnuc ruie of submission to the majority. Vou aie here in your legisla tive capacity and, in tho caucus, a? the representatives of tho Democratic party of South Carolina. Mr. Charles Petty, of Spartanbiirg, waa then selected secretary. Mr. Rhett in troduced a resolution that the nomina tions should be made binding. Senator Lipscomb introduced as a sub lUtate a set of resolutions declaring that none but men of true and tried integrity and ability, and unquestionable members ;f the D?iu?urnuc paity be nominated, and that when this rule was departed from the nomination should not be bind ing. Thib substitute was lost, and Mr. Rhett's resolution was adopted. Mr. Lipscomb then withdrew from the ovicua. Mr. Memmioger introduced a resolu tion that ail th ? nb*JU? Judges -i;h the ixcoptioa of Wiggir* be re-e'ected, on rondttion that they would resign at the ind of the time when their terms would save expired, had the decision of the Supreme Court not busted them. Thia resolution was lost by a large vote. Nominations were then called for with he following result, in the several cir ?ito: ! First Ci: nit--Mr. 8?mnnton homina ?d'D. C. Preastey : Mr. Rutledge nomi tated T. M. Hanckel ; Mr. Petty nomi ut?! S. Dibble, Srcond Circuit-Mr. Buist nomioattC Judge Aldrich; Mr. John W. Hdtoes nominated Col. W. M. Elliott. ^ Third CIrcultc-ofi ^notion of -mt*' Veiner, Judge 8ha* ?M nomiQ?td, unanimously by acclamation. Fourth Circuit-Mr. Howard nomina ted W. M. Harllee; ?dr. McRse norn}*; natcd J. O. Blue ; Mi. Buck nominated C. P. Townsend ; Senator McCall nomi nated Col. Hudson ; Mr. Simonton ntf& inated A. C. Spain. j 8ixth Circuit-Senator Walker nomi-" natcd Judgo Mackey ; Mr. Aldrich nom inated Senator I. 1). Wilhenpvon. Eighth Circuit-Servitor Bowen nojui j uated Col. Tho?. Thompson, of Abbe ville', Mr. Verner nominated Judge T. Ii. Cooke. After a lengthy discussion concerning the merita of the several candidates and the question of whether the nominations should bo made upan the principles of Straight-Out Democracy, or be di.-tr.tcd hy policy, the balloting began wi;r> tbs following result in the sereral circuits : First Circuit-Pressley 71, Dibble 26, llanckel 15. Pressler declared nomina ted, and the Tote made Unsnimous. Second Circuit-Aldrich 79, Elliott 25, Aldrich declared nominated, and the rote made unanimous. Third Circuit-Judge Shaw, unani mously nominated by acclamation. Fourth Circuit-First ballot, Hudson 37, Blue 29, Townsend 19, Marilee 10, Spain 7. Second ballot, Hudson 50. Btu? 40, Townsend 9. Harllee 6. Third ballot, Hudson 60, .Une 43, Hffrllee 6. Col. Hudson wea then declared nomina ted, and the vote made unanimous. Sixth Circuit-First ballot, Mackey 5*2, Witherspoon 50. Second ballot, Mackey 52, Witherspoon 61. Third bal lot, Mackey 5?; Witherspoon 49. Fourth ballot, Mackoy 60, Witherspoon 45. Mackcr was then declared nominated. Eighth Circuit-Fire ballot, Thomp son 53, Cooke 52, Seu>nd baliot, Thomp son 56, Cooke 48. .Third ballot, Thomp son 62, Cool.o 42. Thompson was de clared noii inated, and tho vote made unanimour. The cae cns then, ifter a session of fire hours, adjourned. The C-.UCUB waa strictly secret, but it is known that the content wei fierce and bitt' r. After the nomination of Mackey, Mr Youmans, of Barnwell, withdrew from the caucus, on the ground that the caucus could not bo binding after it went beyond the party lines for a nominee. T???: SILVER DOLLAR. Thc silver bill has passed the United States Senate with, the exception of the free coinage section, by a vote of 48 to 21, and ia returned to thc House for con currence. In th ra ahape it will doubtlcaa become a law, and will thereby save our nation from a terrible financial triai?. The-following ia tho text nf tho bill: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Kcprcacntativca of the United States of America in Congrcsa assembled. That there nh all be coined at the several Mints of the United States silver dollars of tho weight of 412} grains Troy of standard silver, as provided in the act of January 18, 1837, on which shall be the devices and Hiipersoription provided by aaid act, which coins, together with ali silver dol lars heretofore coined by tho United States of Uko weight and fineness, shall bo u legal tender at their nominal value for all debts and dues, public and private, except whero otherwise expressly stipu lated in the contract. And the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and direct ed to purchase, from time to time, silver bullion at tho market price thereof, not lets than $2,000,000 worth per month, nor moir mon $4,000,000 worth per month, and causo tho same to be coined monthly as fast aa so purchased into euch dollar?. And a sum sufficient to carry out the foregoing provision of thia act is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropria ted. . And any gain or ?nigniorage arising l'rc7i che coinage shall be accounted fur and paid into the Treasury sa provided under estating laws relative to the sub sidiary coinage, provided that the amount of money at any one timo invested in such silver bullion, exclusive of such re sulting coin, shall not exceed $5,000,000, and provided further that nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the payment in silver of certificates of de posit Issued under the provisions of sec tion 254 of the Revised Statutes. SEC. 2.-All acts and parts of sets in consistent with the provisions of this act arc hereby repealed. SEC. 8.-That immediately after the passage of thia act the President shall invite the governments of the countries composing the Latin Union, so-called, and of auch other European nations as ho may deem advisable, to join tho Uni ted States in a conference to adept a ! current ratio between gold and Bil ver, for I the purpose of establishing internation ? ally the uso of bi-mctallic money, and securing fixity of relative valuo between those metals; such conference tb be held at auch place in Europe or in the United States, at such time within six months as may. be. mutually agreed upon by the Executives of. the gov . menta joining in tho Kamo, whenever the governments ao invited, or any three of them, shall; have signified their'willingness to unite in tho same. The President shall, \:~ and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint three Commissioners, who shall attend such conference on be half of the United States, and shall re port the doings thereof to tbe'President, whp shall transmit the same to Congress. The said commissioners shall each re ceive tho sum of $2.600 and their reason able ?xpv-nscs, to bo approved by the Secretory of State, and tho amount* ne ccssa/y to .pay such compensation and expenses ia hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. SEC. 4.-That any holder of the coin authorized by the act may deposit the same with tho Treasurer or any Assis tant Treasurer of the United States in sums not lesa than $10 and receive there tor certif cates of not less than $10 each, corresponding with the denominations of tho United States note. The coin depos ited for or representing the certificates shall be retained in the Treasury for the payment of the same on demand. Said certificates shall be receivable for cus toms, taxes and all public dues, and when so received may be reissued. A LIVELY DEBATE. Colone l Aiken TV f?T?? ?.?- =j^?? newitt, a Democrat Crom Mew York. WAfiiiiMOTOH, February IS. In the House, the tedious monotony and dullness of the discussion on the Military Academy bill was relieved by a Eorsonal and political altercation winch rought in question the whole of the management of the late Presidential struggle, tho alleged bargain for the withdrawal of troops from Louisiana and South Carolina, the famous Wormle.y confe.r?*i/?o ?nd thc pendln* prosecutions of the members bf the Returning Board in New Orleans. The discussion grew nut of some unpleasant colloquy a few days ago between Howitt, of New York, on the one aide, and Aiken, of Sfcmth Carolina, and House, of Tennessee, on the other. Aiken had, on that occasion, *._*> presard ibo opinion thrt Weat Point should be brought to the hammer and sold. Hewitt had attributed that senti ment to Southern hostility to the insti tution which had turned out such gallant officers as West Point had, and House had stigmatized Hewitt as a demagogue who had stranded th* whole' Southern people. To-day Hewitt brought up tho subject again and explained away any offensive Imputation against the South, which explanation Hor.se, of Tennessee, accepted on bis aldo and treated as ca r*;?ly satisfactory ; but not so witb Aiken, as to whom (?nd to bi? State) Hewitt had only added a fresh sting in his remarks In-day. He r*ss*?ried House's zhnrgo o? tltmisgogUlBrn. hHin?d Paris, I<ec, Jack son, the two Johnston- and ether South? ern Generals as reflec t honor and glory on West Point, eulo Ii Union officers, Graduates of that ins? jtion, with whom ne had measured stee? . n the battle Geld, while the gentleman (Hewitt) had only served bia country through a paid substi tute; and finally, as a partbian shaft aimed at Hewitt, said that Weat Point had never produced an Knau, or a Bene dict Arnold, or a man who had sold the Presidency. This charge brought Hewitt to bis feet again, and he related thc whole story so far as he was concerned, with the late Presidential election, and said that if the Presidency had been fold no North ern man had done it. Garfield and Fos ter, of Ohio, aud Hale, of Maim\ join? d in the discussion, which at thc time was very excited, Garfield declaring that there had bsen no( bargain to give the Presi dency to Hayes, andit-->nouneed the pros 1 ecutior.- of Wells ant /. ndcrson as a truc ulent proceeding. Ellis, of Louisiana, who had been out of the ball during the discussion, and who had evidently been misinformed of the purport of Hewitt's remarks about him, obtained tho floor and (assuming that Hewitt had held himself and bis cr.} leagues responsible for the Presiden tial bargain) declared that the lips which uttered the assertion that Louisiana cr any Representative of Louisiana, or any authorized agent of Louisiana, had ever bartered or sought to barter, or enter tained a proposition to barter away the interests of the Democratic party or the interests of the whole people of th union in thc election of Samuel J. Tild . lied j in his heart and lied in his foul turoat. He then went on to relate the conference at the Wormley Hotel, mentioning as the actors on that occasion, himself, E. A. Burke, of Louisiana, and Henry Watter son, of Kentucky, on the Democratic side, and on the Republican side, Mr. Garfield, Mr. Foster, ex-Gov. Dennison, Stanley Mathews'and Seuat/ (now Sec retary) Sherman. He declared that there wits there no bargain or talk of bargain ; that the onlv matter which transpired was an interchange of views, and that bc and bis friends retired upon the assuran ces of these, Mr. Hayes' close friends, as to what wore his views and sentiments in regard to Louisiana and South Carolina These gentlemen had pledged nothing for Mr. Hayes. They had bound him by no promise' by no pledge. The language they had held was: "We know him, we know his nentiments towards the South, we know that he believes in self-govern ment of those States, and without sneak ing authoritatively for bim, we will say that, in our opinion, ho will give the blessing of a free government to those States, that be will lift them from the blood and dust in which they have been trampled, and that (tn the language of Mr. Foster) the Hag snail float there over free States and no longer over conquered and abject provinces." Mr. Davis, of-North Carolina: "Was there any agreement that the members of the Returning Board should not bo prosecuted ?" Mr. Eilis : "None." Subsequently, Mr. Ellis again obtained the floor to make a personaiexplanation, and retracted all offensive allusions to Mr. Hewitt in his rema.kn. saying that he had been assured by that gentleman and other friends that be had been en tirely misinformed. - Twelve million acres of forest, it is ? estimated, have bceu cut down or burned in the United States,v/ithin the last ten yearn. Much of the timber ia used for fuel, fcwenty-five cities being on record as consuming from five to ten thousand acres each. Fences and railway sleeper require 150,000 acres per annum. The timber industry employed two hundred thousand men, and $144,000,000 capital. At the January meeting of Pomona I Grange No. 6, the duty of making ar ? ra.?.g:, menta to Becure guano st reduced rr.t?M for Patrons was referred to the Ex I ecutivo Committee. Your Committee now take pleasure in announcing tbat they haye made the necessary arrange ment with our worthy and efficient bro ther, W. W. Russell, who has contracted for a standard guano on the most favora ble '..rms, &ud is ready to deliver the samo to Patrons. And we respectfully appeal to all Patrons to sustain our Agent in this enterprise as far as their interests dictate, remembering that the success of this and future efforts to reduce prices of fertilizers in favor of Patrons, wholly de pends upon your sincere and hearty co , operation. J. W-.NORRIS, ) THOS. B. LEE, } Ex. Com. P. R. BROWN, NOTICE. All persons having demands against Robert B. MuCarley are notified to present them to the undersigned, properly proven, within three months from this date, or the same will be barred. A. A. DEAN, Committee, j Feb 21, 1878 32 L Good Bye Villages 1 Towns WHERE A Kt. YOU BOUND FOR ? SENECA CITY, S C. WHERE M. W. COLEMAN & CO., HAVE A f \ ?rlsr*l?rfc LBa- ?' BACON, which ttUjVUl/ they ore offering at 6ic. fcj QQQlbs^choiceLEAFLARD CHOICE NEW ORLEANS SYRUP, 5& cents. Abo, a full line of GROCERIES, DRY GOODS. HARDWARE, BOOTS A SHOES, Ami everything a Farmer may need, at prices which defy competition. They are also agents for Navassa Guano, Merrymsn's Ammouiated Dissolv'd Bone, Wilcox A Gibb- Manipulated Guano, Which they are o fibrin* to Planters in ex change for Cotton on liberal terms. Feb 21, 1878 82 I iiirnw p Cf"tm ?fin? y* LIVERY % rt tu aiRDLt:, BY T. J. LEAK? Waverly House Block, I HAVE leased and will run this Stable the present year, and will keep my TOBACCO STORE In connection With the Stable. All md** of Chewing atm Smoking Tobacco, cheep for cash. T. J. LEAK. . Jan 24, 1?.78 28 Guano ! TB ere agents tat Bradley's Patent Y V Phosphate and KaUw Add. Cali ?nd get our terms. ... - A. B. TOWERS A CO. Feb 14,1873 Hardware. THE best assortment of-Knob Locks, Pad Locks. Pocket and Table Cutlery, Ac, in town. Give us a catt. A. B. TOWERS A CO, Feb 14, IS78 Wagon for Sale. A GOOD, new, one-horse Wa.<ron for sala XV by A. lt. TOWKRS & CO. Feb 14,1878 SI SHERIFFS SALE, -- ".'.??I? V*- I^UKl V/AMWI/Wa. P?C??CS C&->& , 7i? thc Freinte Oatkt. Tf | L. Rose*Eaton, Petitioner, against Ephraim !.<. Eaton, Joseph J. Eaton, Amanda C. Wilson, ct al., Hespondaats.-Petition for Parf.iiion. . BY virtue of an order in the above stated case, to nie directed by W. C. Fields, Judge of f r?bate for HIP County of Picketts and St.ite aforesaid, dated the twenty-third day of November, 1877. I will JSCII to the hi/heat bidder on MONDAY, the 4th day of March next, during thc legal hourn of sale at Anderson C. Ii., ti. C.. All that piece, parcel, or Tract of Land, lying and situate in the County of Ander son, and State aforesaid, adjoining lands of David Watkins, Maria Watson, lt. 0, Ea ton, and others, containing thirty-two acres, more or less. Also, a lot of Land, altuate in same Coun ty, and State aforesaid, at the Five Forks, adjoining lands of -- C'asey and John Harper, containing two aerea, more or less. TKBMH-One-half casi? on day of sale-re mander on a credit of twelve months, with Interest from date. Purchaser to give bond and security and a mortgage of the premi ses to the Judge of Probate to eecure bal ance of purchase money, and pay extra for all papers. JA M KS H. MCCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson County. Feb 7, 1878_30_4_ SHERIFFS SALE. KTATK OK SOUTH CAROLINA, 1 Anderson County. J Ju the Ihvbate Court. W. A. Geer, Plaintiff vs. Minerva Brown and Anna Brown, Defendants.-(?omptaint to Sett Real Estate in aid of Attett, etc. BY virtue of an order to mo directed hy W. W. Humphreys. Judge of Probate for the County of Anderson, and State afore said. I will expose to sale on the FI I'.ST MONDAY in MARCH nr-xt, (1878). at Anderson Court Home, ti. C., the following described lot of Land, as thc Heal Estafo of E. It. Brown, deceased: One LOT, situate in tho town of Belton, in the County and State aforesaid, contain ing one-half of an acre, more or less, boun ded by lands ol James Robertson, Jonas Brown, and the Greenville <fc Columbia Railroad, on the East side of said Railroad. Terms of sale Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for all nccessury napers. JAMES H. MCCONNELL, {Sheriff Anderson County. Feb 7, 1878_30_4 ADMINISTRATORS' SALE. r*PHE undersigned. Administrators of JL Col. James" Long, doccascd, hereby give notice that they will sell thc Personal Property of said deceased, at bia lute resi dence, on the 8IXTH DAY OF MARCH NEXT. The property constating in part of thc following, to wit : Ten Mules, Four Horses, One Thousand Bushels Corn, -Bales Cotton. -bushels Cotton Seed, Eleven head Cattle, Hog* and Sheep, Household & Kitchen Furniture, Farming Tools, A interest in Steam Engine, Sweepstake Thresher and Colton Gin, J interest in horse-power Thresher Four two-horse Wagons, I One one-horso Wagon, One Buggy, And other Property. Terms of sale made known on day of sale. E. Z. LONG, J. JAMESON, Administrators. Feb 1_M878 31_4 Mortgage Sale, ""IT?TTLL De so)d at Anderson C. H., on TV Friday, lat day of March, 1878, thc following personal property, to wit: Two Spotted, Muly Cows, one Black Mule and one Buggy, said property having been mort gaged to us by W. M. Ragsdale, and seized by ?B for the payment of the mortgage debt, under the power given therein. THUS. CRYMES & CO , Per JAMBS H. MCCONHELL, Agent. Feb 14, 1878_31_3 NOTICE. HAVING removed to this place, I am now prepared to do all kinds of work in the BOOT and SHOE line-making, re pairing, etc. All work warranted, and ex ecuted at thc lowest cash prices. Tho pub lic patronage ia respectfully solicited. Shop over Confectionery of G. W. Garreckt. P. GARRECKT. Feb 7, 1878_SO_ lm A DMINISTRATORS' NOTICE, xi. All persons having demanda against the Estate of Col. James Long, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, proper ly proven, to the' undersigned Administra tors, within the time prescribed by law, and all persons indebted to tho Estate aie also notified to make prompt payment. E. Z. LONG, J. JAMESON, Administrators. Feb 14, 1878_31 3 A PPLICATION FOR HOMESTEAD. XJL Notice is hereby given , that Tulitha E. Bogga has made application to me for a Homestead in the personal property of her late husband, Edward Bogga, and that Said applica'ion will bo heard by me ot cloven o clock a. m., on the6th day of March next. W. Wi HUMPHREYS, Jndge of Probate, i Jan 31, 1878_29_5 .\rOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. .131 Notice is hereby given that tho under signed, Administrator of the Personal Ba tato of Henderson Bagwell, deceased, will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on the 26th day of February next, for a Final Settlement and dischargo from said Estate. R. N. WRIGHT, Adm'.-. Jun 24, 1878 ' 2?. 5 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice ia hereby given that the un dersigned, Administrator of the Personal Estate of L. P. Fcatherston, deceased, will apply to the Judge of Probato for Ander son County, on the 27th doy of February next, for a final settlement and discharge from said Estate. ALLEN MCDAVJ'U, Adm'?. Jan 24, 1878_.... 2g_ 5 NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undesigned, Administrator of Wm. Pincer. Moore, deceased, hereby gives notice that be will apply to W. W. Hum phreys, Judgo of Probate, at his office, on the second doy of March next, for a final settlement of said Estate, and a discharge front said administration. C. W. MOORE, Adm'r. Jan 31, 1878 20_ft ITOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. S Notice is hereby given that the under signed, Administrator.' with the Will an noxed, of tho Estate of John B. Poors, de ceased, will apply to the Judgo of Probate for Anderson County, on the 2Sth day of February next, for a Final Settlement oud discharge from said Estate, J. J. MATTIRO?J- A^ri'-. ann ic?, ib/8_28 * 5* NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. Mrs. 8. A. Bowen and E. T. Cooley, Administrators of Mrs. EHrsbcth Geer, de ceased, hereby gi\e r.blicc that they will ipply to the /udse of Probate for Anderson County for a final settlement of said Estate on the !Cth day of March next, and for a iischarge from their said administration. 8. A. BOWEN, Adm'x. Feb 14,187&_31 6 NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. NoUce is hereby gi Tiri ib?e ino under dgned, Administrator of the Personal Es ate of W. N. Smith, deceased, will apply to ie Judge of Probate for Anderson County m the 21st day .of March, 1878, for a Final Settlement and discharge from said Estate. JEPHTHAH WATKINS, Adm'r. Feb 14, 1878_ 31_ o \rO*IC?5 FINAL SETTLEMENT. 131 Not i ie is hsreby given that the un lerslgner'. Administrator of Richard Shir try, deceased, will apply to tho Judgo of Probate for Anderson County, on tho 28th lay of February', 1878, ibf a Final Settle neut and discharge from said Estate, THOS. ERSKINE) Adm'r. Jan 24. 1878 28 5 J. 18. ferry & Gs. and Bavid Lan dreth & Son?. TUST received from the above celebrated ?jr Seedraen, a large assortment br GAR >KN SEEDS, end lor sale nt 5a. per psprr-. tr. A. B. TOWfClM 4 fc?. .FA 7,18*8 80 FOR SIXTY C ? NEW YORK ? Ol ARNSTEIN DURING the remainder of the ^"?nt mer? ?omu big Bargains in DRY GGJI CARPETS, HATS, Ac., Ac. Wo have n Gooda, aay - 00c. DresB Gooda to 35o. 35c, Dress Goods to 20c. $10 Blanket? to $8.00. $8.00 Btauketa to $6.00. In FLANNELS, SHAWLS, CASSIMI UNDP;RWEAR, CLOTHING, and all otl reductions in prices. We mean to commence jur Spring and fresh Stock, and are determined to close ou Those in need of Goods ?ill Sud it great perron. You will find a little money wil' 1 ARNSTEI Anderson, Jan. 9, 1878. THE CRY IS MORE USE WHAT IS IC NO 000 Tons Sold in Anderson County Ii COTTON OPT ACID PHOSPHATE, per Ton. GEORGIA GRANGE GUANO, per TTTE standard of the "Georgia Gringo Gun any other Superphosphate sold in South mat bone and birch grade phosphate, and its ft Ulis season, but IB raised by tho addition of start. TP. W. v- AGI McCULLY & TAYLOR, Ag Feb 14, 1878 ' 31 THE LIVE CASH STORE STILL AT THE FRONT WITH GROG ERIES AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE AT KOCK BOTTOM FIG Ult Ii 3 We aro agents for tho old reliable Anchor Brand Fertilizer, AND ALSO Soluble Pacific Guano, AND Compound Acid Phosphate, Both high grades. WE propose to soil on as reasonable terms-either for Cash or Cotton Option as-any first-class Fertilizer can bo sold in this market. ALL WE ASK IS A TRIAL. MGON ?Sc HILL. Feb 14,1878 31 QUICK SALES AND SM?LL FK?FiTS 'E are receiving every week additions So our large stock of Goods, and will sell them for Cz h at small profits. We have in atoro a largo lot of prime and choice New Orleans Molasses, low for cash, Buckwheat Flour, Gc. per lb. Good Sugar. Il lbs. for one dollar. Prime Coffee, 4 lbs. for ono dollar. Best Tennessee Flour. Our Carolina and Gilt Edge Flour ?innot bobcat. . . , In Fancy Groceries, We have ' Mince /Acnt, Raisins, Citron, Apple Butter, Quince Butter, Currants, Canned Goods, dc. Potware. Just received a fine assortment of Pot ware, at lower prices than oversold here. DRY GOODS, A FULL LINE. A splendid assortment of BOOTS and SHOES. Also, HATS and CAPS. French Calf Skins, Oak and Hemlock 8olo Loather. i SALT, IRON and 8TEKL. Crockery, China and Glassware. Lamp Goods and Chandeliers-aoraethlng }!bo, for sale by . A. B. TOWERS A CO. iFeb!4,1878 81 Charleston Feil?lilizer Co. PURE POUBRETTE I PURE POUBRETTE! . PURE JfOUDRETTE 1 Price Reduced, $20 Cash pr . Ton t OFFICE 80 BROAD STREET, CnABiKtrroir, S. C. -_ PENDLETON FACTORY, 8. C., Jan.9, ??8. Mtt. D, D. COHEN, Charleston->-I>mr Sir i I used 200 lbs. i of your Pond reite on one acre of cotton land last Spring, -.vhJoh suf fered very much from tho severest nail ?iT? thtt I .-cr ?Uu?sscd ; yet with tU of ti/'. I am pleased lo state that the result waa more than satisfactory, having made OOO lbs. of seed cotton on land that would not, without tho aid of fertilizers, make more than 500 lbs. per acre. W. WALKER RUSSELL. Feb 7, 1878_80_3m A. w. T??P, Contractor and Builder, ANDERSON, S. C. ALL kind? nf PLAIN and FANCY WORK-done at shortest notice and lowest prices. Agent f .T TOALE MANUFACTURING CO.-DO?itS, t?ASlf, ULINDS, FAIXTSi OILS, ?c. Jan ?u, 1573 2o ly ?AYS AT THE ?ASH STORE & ROSE. er Season, wo propose to gi to our cuato )S, CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOE8, lade large reductions in many linea of 40c. Dress Goods to 25& 25c. Dress Goods to 18c. $9.00 Blankets to $7.00. $6.00 Blankets to 14.00. SEES, JEANS, MEN'S and WOMEN'S ber Winter Goods, we bave made Urge Summer business witb nu entirely new, t all Goods now on band, iy to their .interest to order, or call in buy a great many needful articles. N & ROSE, rV YORK CASH STORE. GEORGIA GRANGE. IWN TO BE GOOD. ist Year with Satisfactory Results t ION PRICE s .300 pounds Colton. Ton.400 pounds Cotton. no" ranked higher last season than that of Carolina or Georgia. It is made from ani >rmer high standard is not only maintained Ammonia Butticient to give the plant a fine :iV3t3m Ac QO., Charleston, 8. C. renU\ Anderson's.- C. 8m OF ANDERSON COUNTY. --o IHAVE completed and had copy-righted und lithographed a general descriptive Map of Anderson County, dated 1877, whieb, is now offered for sale Tho Map shows tho County and Town ship lines, (sixteen townships,) their exact lengths hy the chain and directions by tho compass. The Townships are handsomely colored, so as to be easily distinguished. The size of Map is 21 x 40 inches, neatly mounted for hanging. The public roads, railroads, with every curve, and proposed radi-.ads; rivers, creeks, churches, cemete ries, mills, factories, water-powers, dwelling bouse.", Masonic Lodges, springs, Granges, camp-grounds, and other hhrtOric points of interest appear upon the geographical part of tho Map. On tho aides a marginal col umn of historical, statistical, geological and meteorological facts aro given, which relate strictly to this County. These frets have, been carefully gathered and prepai. 1. The historic facts'go back to the abandonment of this territory by tho Cherokee Indians one hundred years ago, when but few white men lived here. The wealth, area, latitude and longitude, kind of water and tempera ture, mean temperature of the atmosphere, average annual rainfall and population. The different religious denominations, with number of member", and virless ofter matters of interest r.ppear on the margin. I have endeavored to present the County to tho public in all of its varied aspects, In a new and attractive way, by combining with the geofr.ttdiy the leading historical and other in vacating fuete of tho County upon the s?niu .'die t, in such a short and condensed form that it will only require a glance to understand the whole. Contains about 8000 geographical locations. I have been aided In this work by able surveyors, engineers, draughtsmen, and other well informed residente of the County. I have spent about fourteen months in its prepara tion, and am confident have presented to the public the best County Map, to date, in the ?J. 8. For this supei-.ority-I am willing to contest, at a reasonable expense, in any State orU. S. exposition. To the former residents of this County, who low reside in this State, onr.neighbor Ing States, or in the far West and North west, I would say that a perusal of this ?lap will bc to them like a revisit to their old homes. The Map can be sent by Express, 50c. added to price. PRIOR?-Te subscribers, $2.50; to tho public until first of May, 82.60; after iirat of May, $3.00. except to subscribers. Tho patronage or the pnbltc"'is-, moat're sp?rtfully solicited. Terarj cash upon de livery, or In advance If sent by or express. 8. M. PEGG, Agent. Feb 7,1878 _80 : 4 Williamston Male Academye THE FIRST SESSION (twenty weeks) begins JANUARY 7th. Turras rs.! 8KSSIOK-Spelling, . Aboding, Writing, Elements of Arithmetic and of Geography, $8.00. Higher Arithmetic and Geography, English Grammar, Composi tion, U. 8. History. $12.50. Latin, Greek, Algebra, Geometry, ?fcc, $17.50. Patrons get benefit, of public funds. Char ges made from time of entronco to end of session. When attendance ls hot possible, deduction for lost time is made. Board in private families os low as at othei vRlsje*. J. Si PICKLE, Principal. TBUSTXSS--Dr.;J. W. Crymes, Pres. : C. E. Horton, Sec. ; R. V. Acker, Dr. Ben. Brown, 0. B. Roberts. Jan 10,1878 20_2m j Ii AW NOTICE. THE undersigned havo formed a partner ship in the Practice of Law in tho Courts .->mprised in tho 8th Judicial Cir cuit. Having a proper regard to the stringency and hardships of tho times, wo propose to charge for services rendered euch fees and tax costa as were provided for by law before the war, regarding tho present os exorbitant and unreasonable; Especial attention will be given to all Convevtnccs, Deeds, Mort gages, &c Debts will be collected without commission for all persons .resident within thsCo??iy. jrcrsons resident without tho County or Stete will be charged 6 per cent, for the first $500, and 1 per Cent, for autos beyond. J. W. HARRISON, WM. D. EVINS. Jan 17, 1878_27 ._ STATE OF 80TJTH CAROLINA, AUDBBSOS COUS?T. By W. \r*. Humphrey*, Judge of Prob?te. . WHEREA8, Mrs. Naomi Stewart bss applied '.o me tb grant her Letters of Ad; ministrntlan nn thc Personal E&t?t? ??*? cTicts of James Stewart,' deceased. These a?e.thcrefom to cite and admonish ill and singular the kindred and, creditors af tho said James Stewart, deceased, that they be and appear before me In tba Court af Probate, to be held at Anderson 0. H DO Friday, 1st day of March, 1878, after publication hereof, nt 41 o'clock in the fore noon, to show cause, If any they hxv?. ?"y ts? sa? Aanvmirtratlon" should not bo -ranted. Girsn v.;.dci my band, this 6th lay of February, 1878. . . " W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. Feb 14, 1878 . 31 ' * 2 _ MOSE TOBACCO! IHAVE on hand, and am receiving, a large stock ot Tobacco.-In boxes ana .Teddies, which will be sold at low<*t possl du figures for cash, or to prompt pH?im? parties on time. Cull and get my pricca P?J >e convinced tliat I sin selling cheap. Those ndebted to me for Tdbaraio must coll short y and pay their accounts, or they will ?ct lo with J- <:. Whitfield. Kaq. O. H. P. FA HT. at Burr <fcvF?nt>. Jan 31,187S ?? o ..iv'-..:! .. ? '