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{.Cbntintttd //tm I] ret rage.) intyre check fer $20C. Mc. enid it waa butter than nothing. HU'Rollins girls are ? nuisance. 8JL''jiiE-jt/?, Fcbr-ary 1_I ib'.sk Jon? could atesd a little more skinning, but I hate been ahead? peeled. Don\ wj)t any revenge. Jones agrees to give Ningle #10,000 more, that is, each of us to pay Lim $6,000. I suppose we wiii have to give it to the voracious wretch I aro sick. MONDAY. February 8.--Felt sick about Ncagle ?21 day. Can't pct it off my mind. Dropped in rt see Neegte and asked him to make some sort of appropriation and relieve us. He is a terrible ogre, mid regular sucker and scarecrow, ?furl ey looks dagger* at me since he was paid so much. The President and Speaker came to see ms-this evening and wanted some certidcates made out TUESDAY, February 4, 1878.-Gave Mr. White a check for $75, and we agreed to stand by each other to the last. TUESDAY, February 4, 1878.-We will bare to stick by ard take care of Cardoso and gave him another $6,000 just as pos sible for the public good. We owe it to him. I wonder how Jones will work any ( how. WEDNESDAY, February 6, 1878-The only thing I regret is the payment of $10,000 to Chamberlain. FRIDAY, February 7, 1878.-Nash frightened me badly to-day by saying that the Committee on Finance propose to reduce the printing to $26,000. Paid Nash that $5/'0O. too soon. Ought to have kept half of it back-what a fool I was. BUM DAY, Fcbrn < 16, 1873.-Gave McIntyre a check /. s $100, and told bim I would do anything to satisfy Lim. That is the last be will get. Am resolved not to ask tue President to sign any more certificates for him or anybody else. TUEBDAY,-February 18; 1873.-Gave W. H. Jones, Jr., a check ;> r $300, tba' ought to silence him on the printing mat ter and make him help. WEDNESDAY, January 19,1873.-Car doso paid $16,000 more on tho printing. Wants ti? to get McKinney a plano out 4 ofthat. Propose to draw $1,000 out of ellice funds for Cardoso; THURSDAY, February 20, 1878.-Told LcGrand to ftnd for a piano for McKin ney. He thought it was musical gratifi cation. Holc?utbe wu??t some money, so docs Ransicr. Have nhes'iy -lone well by Ennui cr, but Will take care of bis notes. FitiDAY, February 21,1878.-Tiie Sen i-'.ore are mad because I helned McIntyre to $6,000, for bis Colleton ?axcttc. SATURDAY, FobruRry 22, 1873.-They aro striking for more money. Owens, Nash, Gaillard are alter me with a sharp stick. Swaila wants me to do something for Dr. Mooro That is passing strange. The idea of Patterson's brother-in-law wanting a pay certificate is something delightfully funny. I MONDAY, February 24, 1878.-Owons .. called and requested me to draw pay cer tificates fqr uundry parties. The Presi dent refused to sign-until he saw tho Senators. I thought he waa right. Told OardurolU I would take care of WhHto more's bill. Charlie Green and Sperry, of tho House, came for rooney. Sperry said he was in distress and bad loofevery thing he ever bad. That is good, con sidering t?o never had any thing. Prom ised to help them. TUESDAY, Februar/ 26, 1878.-Very heavy demands were rondo on me this morning .by Tiro Hbrley and others. Il Tim could only'got a certificate for leg islative expenses it would throw him on Cardoso. Whittemo.-o told roe a num ber of friends were getting up something to surprise roe. Owens is probably heat! in tb? aflair.; Ordered' a big oyster sup pct-, ?t vrtit?ii Vivie pFPSiiit, Koori, Cai? ciozo, Gaillard, McIntyre, Owens, Jones, Clerk of the .House, and otho?. It was a jolly pf?hir, but no pr?sentation. WEDNESDAY, February 20, 1878. Th ii? is the day for adjournment tine dis. What A relief. Have drawn up nearly all my certificates. The President of the Senate refuses to do anything for Hurley. Saw Card?zo and be promised to pay ?iv,?vv of Benedict u certificates. Ww compelled to ward off n good many Sen ators. The session to-day lasted till mid night. Drow check for J, H. White for $100, The ritsidant of tho Senate was 2>uczled how to act sb as to preserve penco in tho family. After nnishinor business had a grand supper furnisher] byrcHock. Piesent-Lieutort.nt Gov ernor? Judge Wright, Senators Nash, Jervey, Cain, McIntyre, Lee, Hay ne, .Clinton, O ivens and others. SATURDAY, March 22, 1878.--Made a trade with Hogo, giving him the Repub lican Printing Company's bili-fer $1,000 and taking. $600 for ft. It was a big . thing. WEDNESDAY, Apiil 18, 1878.-Crews called and I had an amusing chat with him.. He ia a good Sallow, and If all were like him, I could get along with the . printing. ^Several Senatoisnlso called . vraittsfu, JUBfcTrcii, o on c?, ??r., Cain and several others. Can't do anything for then;. v It Villi bc, I fe??,-, a dry saunier. 19 it not about time for them to dry up 1 I am getting tired of this continued . pressure. SATURDAY, April 28,1873.-Had quite a lesson to-day. Since purchase of Board of Trade ho?so, ssaio.of my old acquaint ' ?need, who had1 renamed friendly, now ignoring me. Amongst tho latter was/ Captain Courtenay. It can't bo Helped. v?pt?w ho thinks I have blade my 'moiiiey :bys?tno' imposition ou tho public. There may be aoroelhlcg1 ia it, and I don't believe public" men with public business are any of them too careful with their overcharges. I can't do bettor with tho printing under the circumstances. WEDNESDAY, May 20, 1878.-Hog* proposed fo Day bill of Republican Print Ing Cqrop^jf by warrant obelus - contin gent fana fer $600, r.nci I to give him a yectipt for4?,000. Will hare to do it to - g?l ?los? ^ritb. b.usihbs? and -keep ? peAso in. tho tam i ly. ". -Hege ls a -huge' hog. Was compelled to bluff several applf cams for rooney ; promised a ' good deal ?when in roy 'power ;f' also promised Mi* nott. WEDNESDAY, November 28, 1878, - Gavo Benedict an order for $200 to pay _ note of Senator Jones for Greenfield!!* TUESDAY, December 2, 1S78.-Hare - been pressed by th? House members h> tell them what .jones ia going: to do for .them. Would like to help all of them, ; and especiad/ peor Abram Daun cs ly. ?Uii, goodness grariouS? J?nev ought to .satisfy th<*?spoor men. SATURDAY, Deceinbtr 6, 1873.-Paid T. C. Dunn *>.000. W. PL Hnbsm^K JBV.O00, John ^ili?ntoOO, Jerry Ho?lns head $500, and others.' Did. roy best to plea^ eter^body,*but the appropriation SATURDAY, December 6,1878-Every* ; body doubled on ua. I would like to leave tho Comptroller General-ont Ia tho ''??ASDAV, D?csmb?r 8, 1878-Paid' Senator Jones $1.500, Cilntott *i:SW. Hu ri cy gotW,00^.from?fi5cd.; Paid Ces 9L6Q0.- Judge H^&v-^jOOO^vWiitta ., .. .. : .. . .. ... ? .ut he can't .get.itv "Gaillwii "pr^^^,f^j$2,i)00 ; " ? iouao^mitr^.- fcru? gUid of it A grost wswiy ara oolrtplainirrg of Jones. ?edp lu Ho rartst take cara of the Ho?% and I will( tako care of the .Senile. Sb?til¬ "Twid* it1 Hurler la ? d?&Usfie/t Tao X ' t- ? re getting $#,000. Judge H?ge appeared well pleased and carno into our otSc*. WEDNESDAY, December 10, 1873. Benedict paid out a good deal on tar ac count to day. ^Paid Dickson (300, Max vreii tu,ow. xbe pressure bas been very, great, but I fe?cas we wiii get through by degrees. THURSDAY, December ll, 1873.-Nash was paid offtoday $5,000, and I suppose be feels correspondingly happy. * FBIDAY, December 26, 1878.-Will not pay a cent hereafter to anyone unless they voto and help me pas? tho appro priation for printing. If they do that then I will got whatever they call for. Will have to let the Senators pay their own bills. Was glad to hear that Car doso had gone to??cw York. Wo have done all we can or ought to fur Governor Moses. SUNDAY, December 28,?1873.-Had a visit from Colonel Montgomery and House. Received letters from Benedict relative to injunctions. The wolves are after our blood again. Read Beecher's sermon on "True Economy." It was not at all applicable to the Legislature. FRIDAY, July 17,1874.-Wish Elliott would support me for State Treasurer ; would at once commence studying finance in earnest. My first paytnentn would be the accounts of the Republican Printing Company. Printers are the light of the worin, and should bo taken caro of as preferred creditors. Attention is called to the testimony of A. O. Jones, derk of tho House and a member of the Republican Printing. Company, on this and kindred subjects, ile says that the printing was finit award ed to J, W. Denny, and aftei wards to the Carolina Printing Company, composed of Oov. R. K* Scott, Attorney General Chamberlain, Treasurer Parker, Comp troller General Ncaglc, Htate Printer Denny, Auditor Tomlinson, L. Cass Car penter, editor of the Daily Union, and Morris & Fox, of the Charleston Repub lican. The law then provided that the public printing ''should be paid out of any moneys in thc treasury not otherwise appropriated." He say? we waro not aware at that time that this fund was looked upon as a source of revenue for State officia!" and influential members of tho General Assembly j it sunn ? became apparent, however, that unless wo made an agreement to distrihuto the profits, wc would be cleaned out. This necessa rily caused the bills for the work to bc greatly increased. "Mr. Woodruff's ex perience with the State officials was much larger than mino (Jones'). Tho passage of thc printing claims was a special ob ject of attack by an army of blackmailer! composed of Slate officials, senntors members of the House, editors, lobbyist end other hungry hangers-on of thc Gen eral AFsembly/' "In order to obtain tb? money on our claims/' says Jones, "wi were forced by Governor Cliamberlatr and Treasurer Curdozo to' support th< Union-tho Union-Hendd while it exist ed. We deemed it politic to satisfy, a near as possible, these demand:!. Instea< of following thc practice of placing i fund in the hands of a few individual? wo undertook tho distribution of ou favors and to muko them general." Th witness (Jones) also submitted a larg numbor of checks, now in the, hands c your committee, most of them endorsee1 representing amounts paid to diflcreii members ot the House in considcrntio of their votes, or non-opposition to th printing frauds thut were being pcrpc troted under tho guiso of legislation. Your committee deem it proper to nr. . pend a list of names and amounts, e that the people of the State may Bee ho' universal and bnro-faecd thia business < bribery and ?irruption had bicorne i reference to appropriations for publi printing. The following members < tho House wero paid by check on t!i South Carolina Bank and Trust f?nnr pany, and endorsed for tho amounts at nexed tb their names for Iheir support < the joint rei ol titian appropriating $250 000, reproved December 21, 1872: Levi Lee (20, J. G. Tingraon $25, Au| Sinkino 250, J. C. Wolfe $50, D. P. M. Laurin $50, John Lilly $50, John I Barker $450, John A. Barker 300, ?uh A. Barkor 250, Charles Sim?la 50, V H. Frazier 60, H. H, Ellison ."?0, R, ! Artaon 50, R. B. Artson 50, R. B. Artic 60, C. Mirari 400, C. Minort 100, Print Young 50, B. H. Norland 50, Edwai Petty 50, D. Graham 60, Nelson Dav 50, J. D; Bonton 250, J. ?. Hoston ??< J. D. Boston 260, P. R. Rivers 100, Hei ry Riley 50, Jamen Young 50, J. T. Gi moro 60, N. T. Spencer 60, N. T. Spenc< 100, Pari-) Simpkins 100, Thomas I Martin 25. Robert Tarleton 50, Robe i Tarleton 1?0, Robert Tarleton 50. Glo.it, Holland 100, J. Felder Myers 500, . Felder Myers 500, R. VV Turner 5 Sherman Smalls 50, Sherman b.nulls 10 E. M. Sumter 50, E. M. Sumter 50, 1 Cain 60, J. C. Wilson 60. S. Green 20 8. Green 200, 8. Green 150, 8. Grecfb 19 Wm. Dannorly 25, C. H. Sperry 250, ( H. Sperry 100, Richard Bryan 50, Rici ard Bryan 100, C. D. Andell 100, Thoim Hamilton 260, Casar Sullivan 50, N. J Myers 100, N. B. Myers 200? John Bo ion 50, J. A. Bowley 4,400. J, A. Bowl? 3Q0, James Mills 60, C. F. North 50, ! J. Keith 50, S. J. Keith 150. 3. 8. Kell 60, 8. 8. .Bridges ?60, T. Hurley 2,60 Lewis Simmons 60. Jones further says that "the forogoii checks were all made cut in the order the parties named, and ara endorsed 1 them ; that check 101for $2,250 was giv< to Mr. Benedict for Dr. B. A. Boscmo , -No. 103, payable to CarolirA Nation Bank, for $500, waa to take up a note f C. 8. Minort, held by said bank: al check No. 49, payable to R. M. Smith bearer, for $350, marked loan in pare thesis, not endorsed." He says that addition to these checks, about the sae amount was paid to members and Sta officers in currency, of which there is memorandum. To sum up : Cheeks Issued by Clerk Joete, endowed-.tiff,! Checks payable to bearer, not endorsed-. 3,1 Estimated amount paid out In currency.- 16, Haklngatotal of....^.,..f??ji to pass an appropriation of $260,0 through tho Homo of Representatives. The above testimony ot Clerk Jonea sustained by A. Simpkins, R. 3. Tar] ton, P. R. Rivers, Abrara'Ttaincrly, F. North, Levi Lee, 8. J. Keith, Dav Graham and others, who admit that th viere paid in checke for their votes ai eupport of the printing bill ; also 1 Representative Spears and others, reference,to oash payments made. Spex says : "I voted for the printing claim the Republican Printing Company, a In consideration of my vote? A.rO. Jon Clerk of the House and a member of t said company, paid me a certain sum money*, the amount of which I have f< gotten?' Also in regard topayments State cScii?;, COT. r. J. ?a?a?t, ia i testimony, says he wai paid $16.000 i sighing the bill appropriating $260,0 for poblio printing. From the exCraci the testimony of Jones, the' humiliati and disgusting (kel stands boldly o that in a House of Repr?sentatives of t people of South Carolina, consisting \r members, of the session ot 1872--'; jb,%*ninc inembcTM have- been condu?iv proven to have been bribed by their o\ endorsement of checks received: that all, according to account kept by. CU Jones, tLeko wore ?fly-truce-fifty-f being Republicans and one txtlitsir De: ocrat. Other members'were paid in ca of which no memorandum wa? kept. At the sealion of 1878-74, J ones testifl that the following; orders were given the parties named on the b?ojrs.of O Benedict, business managet' of tho I 'publican Printing Company, and paid Lim in certificates of indebtedness, a were giren subsequent to alto passage the act authorizing their issue at t ?ame session of 1878-74. Thc appropr tlou was $280,009 and. interest Jot gave orders for payment io forty-o , members of tho House, whoso names : armexeJ. to his teuinio?y, and. tho ord ajrajk^ appended) marked" "Exhibit I The*? Jimoorits, i\nd much more, s?sao: try #he booka of said company, were j* On pages 4, 5 ?nd 24 of the ledger of the company thu following entries ?re found, the initials only being used in most cases ; and in the expense account the letters * S. ?. F." indicate "Secret Service Fund," and hi the amount paid Sute o Iii ce rs: T. Hurley $5,000, T. Hurley $1,300, G. Minort $2,000, 9. J. Lee $5.000. Tho?. Hamilton $800, E. H. Gourdin $60, E. H. Gourdin 60, J. Oreenwood 50. G. ?. Heed 25, D. P. McLaurin 50, P. Presley 50, N. II. Myers 950. N. B. Myer* 300, J. O. Kobinson 500. T. H. Martin 50, li. M. Ellison 75. ri. T. Spencer 80, J. Pholean 50, J. C. Wilaor^OO, W. A. Grant 200, M. I<. Owens 100, A. ll Ford 75, A. W. Hough 40, H. Grant 176, J. C. Tingman 75, Prince Young 25, Henry ttiley 50, Kbcn Haye?- 50, J. Folder Myer? 8?), ?. Graham 100, J. JD. Boston 860, J. W. Johnson 1QD, J. Wari >y 100, Lewin Simmons 20, John A.? Baker 960, It. H. Humbert 100, 8. Green 300, S. Green 950, E.tJaiii 100, Jaa. A. Bowley 2,000, Ja?. A. Bowley 8,000, Jas. A. Bow ley 1,000, Ja?. A. Bowley 1,500, A. Col Hus 25, J. Wallace 25, J. T. Gilmore 25, W. Thomas 1,000, Fortune Giles 50, James Mills 20, P. Simkius 258, S. J. Keith 1,175, 8. Swailn 200, S. Swnibi 60, Gloater Holland 300, Gloater Holland J75, J. F. Peterson 50, H. W. Turner 200, lt. D. Gaitbera 75, B. Spear? 450, Charlen Sims 50, B. Tarleton 100, W. W. Ramsay 500, C. C. Puller 1,000, J. F. Green 600, M. Davis 75. J. Crew? 2,000, J. Crew? 200, lt. M. Smi'.b 1,000, Enos A. Tate 100, H. A. Williams 60, J. Young 60, C. Sullivan 50, C. H.-Sperry 1,000, A. P. Holme? 200, it. B. Artson 560, W. Black 75, W. Black 7.R?, S. B. Thompson 100, Prince lt. Rivers 2-R?0, Levi Lee 20, J. J. Grant 100, J. J. Grant 25, C. F. North 26, B. F. Thompson 25, J. B. Bascombe 120, A. Simpkins 100, J. A. Smith 25, J. It. Tolbert 500, J. B. Bascombe 50, J. Allman 25, W. M. Thomas 22. I Showing that $41,209 was paid to sev enty-one members out of a total of one hundred nnd twenty-four, seventy-four being Republicana out of u total of one hundred and six, and three Democrats out bf a total of eighteen. Jones in cor roborated in thia statement by LeGrand Benedict, who says?: "In the mooth of December, 1873, 1 paid u large number of certificate? of indebtedness to thc mem ber? of thc lower house of tho General Assembly, upon ordern made upon me 'iy Mr. dones, i paid numerous orders of (bat description, and every one of such payment? I? a matter of record. I have examined ?onie forty or fifty of such orders presented for my inspection by the committee, and am satisfied they were either paid by Mr. Jackson or myself, and I have also e.'.amined tho account of Clerk Jones and find entries of payments made corresponding with said orders." Clerk Jone? ia further corrobjratcd a? to payments by thc testimony of Represen tatives J. J. Grant, W. W. Ramsay, dins. Simms, A. Simpkins, S. J. Keitn. R. S. Tarleton, David Grabnm ano others, who admit t '.ie receipt? of thc sev eral amounts charged up against them. Jones aayB that on pago 24 of the led ger aro tho following entries: *'S. S. F.," $2,600 ; F. L. Cardozo, $250 ;. 6. L. H?ge, $5,00U ; F. J. Moses, Jr., $3,300 ; F. J. Moses, Jr.. $500; F. L. Cardozo, $9,750 ; F. L. Cardozo, $7,800 ; F. J. Mose?, Jr., $2,250 ; F. J. Moses, ,?>., $4,254. Those entries were made by W. H. Jackson, "bookkeeper of tho company. In addition tc thcao nmouuts ho says, that "we frequently turned over tho cer tificates aud other papers belonging to the company," and that he "was bled by tho friends over and over again on tho same claim." Tho namca on the "little book" are same which appear on the lia of M ?nts made by Clerk? Joues and Woodruff ns shown by their evidence, which includes ftr?OUBtS paid Hu.io oiS ccrs and Senators, with several erasures. On comparison of tho "little book" with the ledger of tho printing company, wo find erasures of tho following entries: T. C. Dunn, $1,000 ; J. Hollin?hond, $1,000 ; C. D. Hayne, $1,000 ; W. E. Holcombe, $1,000; W. H. Jonen, $1,000; G. F. Mc Intyre, $2,000. These erasure- were made before the "little book" narai? into the posses-ion o? tho committee. Mr. Maxwell, who pre viously had charge of tho "little book," testifies as follow? : ROOMS JOINT INVESTIGATING COM., STATE CAPITAL. Dec. 18. 1877.' Edward J. Maxwell, being duly ?worn, testiflcti as follows : I um a re sident of the city of Columbia, in this State, and am attorney and counaell jr at law. I am familiar with the book marked "L," and commonly known as the "little boo!;." It came into my possession some time in February, lu the year 1876, whiio I was "topping at the Wheeler House in thia city, it was handed tome by Dr. W. H. Jackson, formerly coonee' ted with the Republican Printiffg Com finny of this city. He statod to me that t was a transcript of the books of that company, which he lind taken in his own handwriting, wbilo ho was in the employ of tHo company. Th? book remained iu my possession until cometimo in tho fol lowing winter, whon I delivered it to Mr. Mackay, with directions to retain it, sub ject to my order. It was demanded from me by Jacksou, and I declined to give it up. I waa informed that he wanted to have it suppressed for various considera tions. I told Mr. Mackay that I gave the book into his custody, Bololy to avoid remarks which Jackson had been mak ing, to the effect that I had myself made an improper use of tho book. The book wai banded back to rae for the purpose of producing the same before a commit tee of the Senate. I am familiar with tho handwriting of W. H. Jackson, and believe the entries made in this-book are iv ritten by him, of which the following is a copy. ED. J. MAXWELL. Tho testimony of Mr. Maxwell and a comparison of the "little book" with the ledger of the printing company show that the "little book" made the year before ibo appointment of the committee, was \ faithful transcript of the ledger', and it still is so, except in the* matter of the erasures. Your committee find that huge frauds were committed under the bead of news paper advertising, and that the people were loaded with an oppressive tax to subsidise a venal press in frauds equal in proportion to those of the Carolina or Republican Printing Company. Not satisfied with-the large sums paid them as leading Senators and Repre sentatives,, many of the same parties filched considerable sums from the treas ury for printing the 'awa in county newspapers established for that purpose. Several instances are on record where a Senator recelvaJ $5,000 for publishing the acts, whilst a paper not owned or controlled by a Senator would have re ceived for the same work about $600. It is a matter of proof that daily new?: papers were established in Charleston and Columbia, and were in the personal interest of the members of the ring, and frauds were perpetrated in the making up v ?nd collection of such accounts scarcely oqualled by any other. With a view of satisfying the Guneral Assembly of the truth of this charge, we will brief ly recite som? inat&nnM. J-;sss H. Dise ker, Edwin Forde and Edwis A. Noises, all experienced and practical printers, have carefully and minutely measured all the offteial advertisement* of ?very description, * contained in files *?f the Charleston Scpuliiehr., (large ?rao'u ts of ??hieh Tii.r?. m rule cut ana collected, in the naroo of the Carolina Printing Com pany.) They find, and so state, that ac cording to the contract made with the two clerk, for publishing the law?, and rates charged by such paper for ad vertising, the surpdue the paper would, be $44,688.20, but on examination of the vouchers paid ?od In the Stato Treas urer's office, they find and report that there w*? paid said paper the extraor dinary s'lur of $00,982.14 daring Ita ex istence, and at times tbersr waa paid tb? monstrous sum of twenfyitv* emit a Sm tBWSSaaCBSBSaBWMWBSMSasaSWgBW each, for both dally ?cd weakly Repub lican for publishing the -acts. This OJO tract is al itched to the evidence marked exhibit "E D," as a remarkable curiosity Ir. business matters. Thu? it is uta that tb? State pele? f 31,390.04 over and abovo the legitimate sam due, in order that "the organ" of the party in power might subsist. In dc :. and in truth, the Charleston Republican waa a lively benama that never 'failed to prove a grand source of revenue to some of the modern statesmen. This is established by the large amounts paid as claims to "the friends" of the Republican, passed from time to time, reaching several thousand dollars, when ct the time of lbs passage of the claim the company (md drawn*largely lu excess of any amount properly due it. We refer to paper marked exhibit "A." as a specimen claim of thia ch?racicr, being only one of many in the Treasurer's office. We also refer to the evidence of the printers above named, who say they have t-i smiucd the flies of the Columbia Ifoiljf Union and find there was due L. Cae* Carpenter, editor and proprietor, the sum of $17,174.05 from November, 1870, to May, 1873/ under contract to publish the laws at twenty cents per Hue, and the advertised rates far other official ad vertisomenUi. Nevertheless, the vouchers in the Treasurer's office snow that Mr. Carpenter was paid $59,987.04 for adver tising in his paper, including $0,280 claimed to bavo beeu due for publica tions made in the weekly issue, thus de frauding the State out of $33,520.59 in less than three years. In addition to this Mr. Carpenter was paid a claim of $2,600 for publishing acts in 1874. He was also paid more than $5,000 for furnishing papers to Slate officials, members of the General Assembly and other lesser lights of (he party. Tho vouchers ?how thst he received over $10,000 for publishing two acts known as "insurance laws." The evidence of D;. Nesgle, then Comptroller General, hud his letter to Mr. Carpenter, herewith submitted as exhibit "J L,' shows that the amounts thus collecte ! were without any autbori- j ty of law. tn this le'.tcr of December 2, 1*870, Dr. Ncagle refers to having ordered Carpenter to stop all such publications. Then it was, according lo tho testimony of Woodruff and Jones, that they were in fe: -.td that it was their duty to certify to tho correctness of those accounts (by Attorney General Chamberlain.) These accounts so certified were raised by in serting the figuro 1 to many of them, all of which was made out iu figures, thus indicating a Axed design to raino each by adding ono thousand dollars. In further illustration of these palpable frauds, the vouchers show that $18,159 was paid for the publication of tho two acts referred to above* iu less than three year?, both of which contained only 289 lines, equal to about one and a half columns. In tho month of December, 1871, these acta wero inserted in Z>atVy Union four times -8th, 9th, 20th and 25th-while the vouchers show that the State paid $1,720 for such publication. We have no better method of showing the manner by which printing claima were raised than by sub mitting the following evidence : ROOM? JOIN?.* INVESTIGATING COU., COLUMBIA, Feb. 7,1878. Jasper C. Roath, Esq., being recalled, says: That he resides ia Columbia, by occupation attorney at luw. That be was cashier of thc South Carolina Bank and Trust Company, and familiar with the accounts and orders against the State, having examined u large number of such during his connection with the bank, and believes himself to bo competent to judge of the signatures and general writ ing of the various officers of the State government, and also that of L. Cass ^Carpenter, BO as to be able to express a decided .minion as to whether any ac count mad. out by either of the parties named has been altered or raised from the orignal. On examination of the vouchers submitted to bim by the com mittee ; he has no hesitation in stating that tho account of Daily Union, dated September 17, 1871, has been altered from the original amouutof $181.28, to $1,181.28, by tho insertion of the figure one (1) in front of the hundreths unit. Account of Bnme paper, March 4, 1872, was originally marie out for $486.40, and raped to $1486.40 in samo way. Ac count of same paper, dated December 13, 1871, has been altered and raised from tho original amount of $720 to $1J20 lo same ?."sy. Account of same paper, of December 13,1871, was ori ginally made out for $878.33, and raised in same manner to $1,878.83. Account of October . 20, 1871, was originally $781.67, altered in samo manner to $1, 784.67. Account of Daily Union, ut January, 1872, was raised in same man ner from $540 to $1,640. Account of same pnper, January 4,1872, was raised from 195 to 695, by/ altering thc figure 1 to 6. Account of January 20, 1872, was raised and altered from $155 to $655, by changing the figure 1 into a 6. Ac count orsaroo paper, dated February 27, 1873, sppcars to havo been raised from origii?rii amounis of $676 to $?,U7?. I hays alnn examined thc accounts aub in it ted-by the committee of ehe Carolina Printing Company, and find that an ac count of $1,500 has been raised to $f,500 by changing the figure 1 to a 2. Have also examined five m...ur account.) oi same company, all of which hare the appearance of being raised one thousand dollars each, by the insertion of the figure 1 in front of tho figures represen'; ing the hundreds ; in most cases the 1 was of a different colored ink, and in some Instances the other figures have been traced after the insertion of the figuro 1, so as to cause them to have a uniform color and appearance. I also find that, in some instances, tho blotter was applied to the figural when'in serted, and not upon the other figures. These accounts were for publishing acts of the General Assembly and insurance laws. I think the accounts made out foi the Carolina Printing Company repre sent amount* doe the Charleston Re~ ?mblican. I was a member of the Caro ma Printing Company, and krrow noth ing of these accounts being raised. The accounts all have the appearance oj being paid to L. Cass Carpenter, ai shown hythe Stat? Treasurer's endorse ment on the back of them and Treas? mer's numbera. ' J. C. ROATH. Being recalled and sworn : We have examined the accounts re ferred to ia the foregoing evidence or J. C. Roath, and we have no hesitation in corroborating so much of said evidence as relates to the changing and raising ol tho accounts. J. H. SAWYER, Cashier Central National Bank. , C. J. IREDELL, '.'Ashier Carolina National n??v. D. GAKDRELL, Broker. Contrasted with the accounts of th? daily papers, hereinbefore referred to, we submit the evidence, taken relative tc the accounts of the Daily Newt ol Charleston. The contract made n .th thc proprietors of this paper was twenty-fiv< cents per line for publishing the acts ix three papers, the daily, tn-weekly anti weekly New$, which waa twepty-fivj cents per line leas than was paid to th? Charleston JCepuolican for Publishing th< sasr.c sets in the daily ana weekly. Al accounts of the New? were itemized, giv ing the title of the act and date of nub Mcallen in the three papers owned bj thom, and tho number of linea container in each act. Comment is unnecessary for the evidence is io itself a sufficicni tribute to the Integrity or tho r^ropricion of the Nev?, and the correctness of theil accounts : JOINT INVJMTIO,ATINO COMMITTEE, CHARLESTON, 8. G.,Feb. 18,1878. J. Berman Schalte, being duly sworn deposes on oath aa follows : My name ii J. Herman Schulte. I resident 1% Rut ledge street, in the city of Charleston and I ara by occupation the manager o the Journalof\Cbmnterct. I waa in th< office of thc Charleston Ne** from No vember, 1865, uoUl U was merged, ink the New* and Charier, and continued thereafter with the Newt and Courier up to March, 1877. I wan at first collector, and afterwards book-keeper. I think I became book-keeper ?bout ibo middle of Jiv.aarj, 1871. (Wi-ncss re'ened to the ledger of the Newe i Courier and recognized entries in wary, 1871, as in bis handwriting.) The measurement of e Newt and of the Newt and Courier, adopted as to alt their advertising custom, was nonpareil measurement, excepting business no tices, which were inserted at fifteen cent* per line, by count of the lines, in 187*. At that tune the rates which the Newe was charging the State were ten cents a line by nonpareil measurement for the daily, and five ecu's per line, cf similar measurement, for the trt-weekly and weekly. The credit rates of the tVewt at this time for ordinary customers were in the Daily Newt, fifteen cents a line tionpsreil for first insertion and ten cents a line nonpareil for each subse quent insertion, with a discount of 20' per cent, off for mon >ly payments to regular advertisers. Sates of tri-weekiy and weedy were about thc same as the dairy to ordinary customers. I was ac customed to make tho measurements, and enter tho charges for advertising in tho office of the Ne ia in 1871, and I made out all of the bills against the State for advertising, and I am satisfied that the measurements are correct. (After measuring advertisements at random, in company with Mr. A. F. Melchers, from the files of the Newt for the years 1871, 1872 and 1873, witness continued.) Pam still satisfied that the measurements are correct. There is one advertisement charged as 8,413 lines, March 25th, ISM, which, in nieasureioont, is only ".315 lines, and which, I am satisfied,is ~uis? take in counting the hundreds. The generality of tho advertisements are charged one or two Hues less than the measurement. The measurement is thc same standard as that of the Journal oj Commerce, and used to be the mode of the Charleston Courier also. It is the custom of newspapers to charge for the space taken up, including cr and all kinds of /at matter. The Kdvertisementfl of acts of this Legislature in the Newt had no cuts, and wero leaded in tho same manner ns special notices. I do not know of anything unfair in the modo ol inserting those advertisements, or of thc charges for the same, so far as tho bookt and the files'are concerned. I made oui tho bills, and I feel satisfied they corres pond with the book.i and files. J. H. SCHULTE. JOINT INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE, -CHARLESTON, 8. C., Feb. 18, 1878. A. F. Melchers, being duly sworn says : My name is Adolphus F. Melchers I reside at 23 Shepherd street, in thc cit] of Charleston, and I am the associ?t* editor of the Zeitung. I have, in com pany with Mr. J. H. Schulte, of thc Jour nal of Commerce, gone over the advertise menta in the New?, at random, for tin years 1871, 1872 and 1873, charge? against the State for advertising, and concur hi ' the testimony of Mr. Schult in relation thereto, having read over Bail testimony, oo far as the mode of measure ment, the accuracy Of measurement an the correctness of tho charges in tb booka of the Newe and in tho bills prc duced are concerned ; ard I know of n unfairness in these or any other newspr per accouuts for public advertising. A. F. MELCHERS. JOINT INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE, CHARLESTON, February 18, 1878. i State of South Carolina, Cbarlesto County. Personally appeared before us Thomt C. Neville, who, boluc duly aworn, di i posoth and saya: That ho was foreman < I tho Charleston Newt during the yeal I 1671-72 and 1878, and that all acts ari joint resolution^ u? tuo G?nerai Assen]bl published in those years aa advertisi monts In the Charleston Daily Newt wei also published in the Charleston 7V Weekly Newt and In the Charleston ' Week Newt. T. C. NEVILLE. Sworn to beforo us thia 18th Fobruar 1878. S. DIBBLE. * J. G. BLUE. JOINT INV?STIOATING,COMMITTEE, ; CHARLESTON, February 18, 1878. The State of South Carolina. Personally appeared before un Roswc T. Logan, who, being duly sworn, sayi That ho is and has been for ten years ci gaged In tho advertising agoucy bu? ness; that newspapers, except who there is a contract to tho contrary, chan for the advertising by tho space decuple: that where a contract ls io;' so much p lip.?, th? cbargo ls for so many lines I the standard typo as the spaco occupli \ by tho advortisotnent will hold ; tb so m o popers use agato as their standai of measurement, in which caso eve: inch occupied would bo chnrged as fou teon lines ; that ls tho usual standard Now York and other largo cities. Tl standard of the Charleston Newt and Oo rier and other Charleston papers, and papors In many other cities, ls nonparo so that each Inch occupied by an advc \ tlsoment ls charged at twelve linos. Tl is the usual standard of Southern cl papers, and has been for years. Wh an advertiser makes a bargain that i advertisomont shall ba inserted ', for much per Une, without ?\uy other limit lion, lt means that the adveriiseme shall bo set in tho usual stylo adopted 1 the paper In which lt in published for il class of advertisements, and charged i f according to spaco occupied. ?ROSWELL T. Lon AN, Sworn to before us this 18th Februai 1878; J. G. BLUE S. DIBBLE. * JOINT INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE, . CHARLESTON, S. C., Feb. 18, 1878 General William Gu moy, being dc aworn, says : My ntsmo ls William Gt ney ; I reside at il Queen street, City Charleston, and I um by occupation merchant. Intho fall of 1872,1 think was, I cashed for M<wrrs. Riordan, Da son dc Co., of the Charleston NOWJ. aoi $4,000 or $5,000 of tholr accounts' for s -vortlsiiii; for tho State. I oaahod them par, dollar for dollar ; that is, a part cash und a part in my pomonal accepta cesat, I think, sixty and ninety days, a T subsequently paid tho acceptances one of tu,e city beaks. I know hothi about tho accounts, except that thoy wt certified as correct and unpaid by t clerks cf tho yen ato abd House, rospi tl\ ely. I waa asked to do this by Fran lin J. Moses, Jr., who was then, I tbit candidate for Governor, and as an act personal friendship for him. I was aft wards paid the accounts in full at t State treasury. I did not then have, r have I since had, any reason to belle that the,o was anything wrong about t accounts. If I had thought there vi anything wrong about them I would i havo cashed thom. J do not know of a agreement between Governor Moses a tho proprietors of tho News, or any them, in any way connected with tl transaction ; ne ; havo I any reason believe that th oro was any improprh in tho transaction? I acted In conside tion of friendly relations to both parti . WM. GunNEV Upon examining the enormous arnot p??u fur mi voribiingr ino laws tn tho no\ papers, your committee And that for GI eral years a sufficient sum waa paid < to have furnished a bound copy of I laws to every voter in the State. We so find that tlicro was paid for tho at port of the three administration da organs tho extravagant sum of $156,7 during an average period of about t years, and the few weeklies recoil within theso years $36.105.28 for publii lng the actr. while tho fivo dallies ti wore edited by volitlcal opponents colved only $42,40/.68 for advertlslnc every dcccriptics, ?IK i^.?iuj.; ibu pubii tion of the sets for four years, and twenty-nine weokllos of antl-admlnist tlon record received only $68,703. Referring to Mr. Woodruff's statcm .that "gratification" printing certifies were issued and divided among meinb of "id General Assembly, ?ho commit e?ll ?neo?fti attention to tho isoi thal I corroborated by A. O. Jones genera' aud particularly in an instance whore testifies that "a passed claim certifie was issued for $6,000, proceeds to bo vlded between the members of tho Ho committee on printing." Tho follow named persons were members of t committee: James N, Hayns, Dr. P. Boser.-.on, Rev. H. H. Hunter, Joht Dennis and Bamoy Humphreys, 1 certificate was turned over to Jones collection ; he sold it at a large diacoi au? J?I.VO Hunter an order on tho S treasurer in part payment of his sh. TJpon the receipt or this urdir the rei 4*id gentleman became very indigo and ?v'ioto ? letter to Jonen, of which the follovrlng ia a cony : CHARLESTON, 8. C., Feb. 17, 1874. Hon. A. 0. Jone*. Colvri??a, 8. C. : DEAR 8?.H-Yoor favor with draft en closed came to band, ?nd I can scarcely now bellows that you wero capable of do ing what yon claim has been done tn a elaii.i that 1 was and am so deeply inter ested in. When J. N. Hayno, -F.*q., could have gotten sixty cents on the dol lar, you demurred, and stated that you could not allow anv paper of yours to be sacrificed at tbrco-?iftha of its taco value, and not you clal that twenty-live couta on lt? face value you accepted. Slr, I exp acted that tho $i;?00 which you told us timo and timo ojraln was my share, would have netted mo nt the outside $750, and now lt's sold, ns you state, it dwin dled down to $208.33. I can't believe you thus mean to act in this matter ; but lt's loft with you. A base ingrato to friends always meets his reward. I waa you. friend, believed your promises, ano ex pert you now, in prosperity to make good all you promised when you depen ded upon mo and others, expecting and believing that you aie and wore perpe trating a huge joke about this matter as abovo, to test my faith lu your promises. Your? truly. Rev. H.H. HUNTER. Wo MU hm i l two accounts of tho Repub lican Printing Company, found In tho State treasurer's ofllcc which have boon paid. Thia "immigration report therein roferrod to waa not compilctl or printed." but tho bills therefor wero paid in full. T)?6 'Hollomo originated in tho fertile brain or Timothy Hurloy, whose facility to concoct "and executo fraudulent moas uros ls suillciently well known always to ass uro success. Tho Joint resolution which appropria ted a quarter of u million of dullard at one Hwoop contained almost as few words as tho account itself, and waa rushed through both Houses under tho whip of the two clerks, who wore ..ll powerful at that time in tdloncing "thu funds." It will bo observed in tho evidoneo that the prlatlng company at this time was conj nosed of tho two clerks, who mad? up and certified to their own accounts, which were always Increased by a sufli clect amount to co vor all oxpoiiHos, in cluding bribes and commissions paid ta State officials mid members of tho (Jou erai AH8Cinbly The nut under which the contract for public printing was awarded had been passed for tho purp?so of allow ing tho two clerks to have full and un disputed control of tho printing. Thc "eli clo of friends" know thom, they hud tried thom, and they wero Batistled with their."tnannor of conducting business," the basis of which was that the "llon't share of tho spoils" should fall to "thc friends," and tho remaindor find its iva) to the capacious maw of tho company Whilo we condemn almost ovory act o th es? two clerks, and present thom ir this anonviablo light to tho publie, it li weil to remcmbor that thoy wore but it reality the subtle tools of corrupt stan ?llicials und equally corrupt legislators They sowed indeed and gleaned, but th< others reaped tho harvest : COLUMBIA. S. C., Doc 8, 1873. S tato of South Carolina: To Republican Printing Company Dr. For tho compilation aud printing o the report of immigration, ordered bj the General Assembly at tho session 6 1871-73, sovonty-ilve thousund dollar (175.000.) This account boars tho following cu dorsoment: COLUMBIA, S. C.. December 8, 1873. Wo certffy that tho within amount c eventy-llvo thousand dollars ($75,000) i correct und remains unpaid. J. WOODRUFF, Clerk of the Sonato. A. O. JONES, C. H. R. Tho following account bears a Biniiln ondorsomeut : COLUMBIA, S. C., Deo. 22, 1872 State of South Carolina. . To Republican Printing Company, Di * To amount of deficiency of printing ? per appropriation undor "Joint Result tion to pr?vido for exponte* of Puhl: Printing," approved December 21, 187: $260,000. Recoivod payment. LKGRAND BENEDICT, Presidont. For the purpose of contrasting the'ei of extravagance and robbery with that i "Home Rulo," brought ahnnt. throt?g ' tho election and inauguration of Ham] ton, wo Insert a certified statement- i State Treasurer Leaphart, showing tl oost of public printing for the regul; and special sessions of 1876 and 1877. an leave the figures taspcak for themsolve EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF STA TREASURER, COLUMBIA, 8. C. Fob. 25, 1878. Statements of paymonts made on a count public printing, Regular Sesslc 1876, and Special Session 1877 up to N vern ber 1, 2877: Amount appropriated.$10,0 1877. Juno 12, paid Republican Printing Company i..;.$2,000,, June 15, paid Jas.-Woodrow 2,024 Aug. 1, paid index accounts 200 " 15, paid Calvo A Patton ?24 y " 17, paid C. McKinley?. 1*~ "5,2 Balance on hand Nov. 1, 1877.-...$4,7 Against this balance is an outstandli claim of James Woodrow for printing about $1,400. I certify that the abovo is a corre statement taken from tho books of th oiUce. S. L. LEAPHART, Stato Treasurer. Your committee find it impossible the examination of a report of sui length to detail all the instances of regularities, peculation and Tnfamo fraud committed in the matter of pub printing. Tho testimony is full of rev< ungueLv.il? which couid oniy bo furnish by the principals and accomplices these .nefarious transactions. The h tory of the Carolina Printiug Comna and their offshoots, the Columbia Da Union and Charleston Republican (if t testimony is to be believed, and sun who can doubt ita truth, corroborated ?Vis iu ali essential particulars) ic ai flcient in any court to .consign ainu every, person connected with them to t Penitentiary for life. Some of th* patties to these great crimes are now prison, whilst many others having < aerted their luxurious homes and frion are^ fugitives from justice, skulki abroad, yet they and ni! connected wi them in such atrocious deeds should f deeply grateful that the people of Sou Carolina, governed by wise and prude counsels, have attempted, and will ; tempt, to bring them to punishment duo process of law, instead of long a rising up in a storm of just indignati and wrath, and sweeping them from ? face of tho earth. Perhaps a veil charity should, in somo degree, be thro over tnt; poor and ??nornnt colored m who have been deceived, misled and criminated by artful, corrupt and shan less lenders, but if in the exercise grea? generosity and forbearance, tin ignorant men shall be spared, it shot teach them that dishonesty and fraud v surely meet a merited punishment. There ia no security for life, perwoi ? liberty or property in any govcrnme i except in the virtue, intelligence n honesty of tho people. And the co ; millee think that this report will soi in all future time as a warning that fra and dishonesty, no matter hpw lone; ci ceiled, "rr.c -r.~, ?te "?cB?mr, wilt ou JOHN R. COCHEAN, Chairman HENRY A. MEETZB, On part of Senate S. DIBBLE. GERHARD MULLER, J. G. BLUE,. _ On r^.rt of House Charleston Fertililizer ? PURE PG?BRETTE i Pu?E PO?DRETTE ! PURE P0UDRETT] Price Reduced, $20 Cash per To OFFICE 80 BROAD 8TRI?ET, * CnAaLKSTOrr, 8. C. -. PBXHLRTOX FAOTOST, S. C., Jan.0, '7? MB. D. D. Co H aw, Charleston-Dear 6 1 used 200 lbs.. of your Poudrette on < acre of cotton land last Spring, which a fored very much Iroro the severest b storm thal 1 ever witnessed ; yet Witb al thU X ara pleased to elate that tho res was more than satisfactory, having ra OOO lbs. of need cotton on land that wo not, without tho aid of fertilizers, m more than COO lbs. per acre. , .W. WALK BR RUSriKM Feb 7,1878 ty # y Sro rf i. " 3i ' . ' ...... - - . WILLIAMSTOWN FEMALE COLLEGE, tV?LLIAKSTwK, S. 0. A Uve Up-Ceuntry School f jr Girls. BEY. S. LANDER, A. M., President, WILL leave Branchville at 8 ii. tn. OM Saturday, Feb. 2, and pass Colum bi:! at ll, escorting pupila to Williamston fur the Buring Session, which opens on Monday, you. 4, 137?. HATES, i>cr ?cssion bf 20 week?- : Board, exclusive of Washing.$05 00 Resillar Tuition.$10 00 to 20 00 Instrumental Music.. 20 00 TERMS- One-half of the Session's expen ses must be paid in advance, the re mainder at the middle, April 12. This rule wiil be rigidly euforced in every case. LOCATION - Healthy, accessible, quiet, pleasant. Community, moral, order ly. No grog-shop within three miles. Chalybeate Spring in 200 yards. Pu pils attend three Churches in turn. COURSE OF ,STf/7>r-Hemi-Annual, on the "OHB-STCDY" plan. Bach pupil pursues one leading study at a timo. Concentration of thought, increased interest, success, and enjoyment re sult. Belles-Lettres, Natural Science, Mathematics, and Latin, required for graduation. Studious girls complete tlie Course in three years. PREMTUMS.-Evury pupil who averages 75 oi more is entitled to a discount of 10 to 50 per cent, on next .Session's regu lar tuition. P1IYSICA L EXERCISE receives systemat ic attention. Daily practice In Calis thenics. Regular use of Heal th-Lift. Morning and evening walk, &e. fi-Sl- Send for a Catalogue. Jan 3, 1878 0 ly DRT?T?'S Is tho roost K?mlnl unlaairt ever used hy sufferer* from pulmonary dlKcaxe*. It lHcompo?e?i or herbal products, (rulen have a, IlieoiUC .(?T?ct OI? tho throat and luna;?; detaches from tho air cell? oil ir ritating: matter; cause* lt. to be expecto rated, und atonco check? tito inflammation xrhleh r.roiluces tho couch. A filnjrlo Ouse relieves the mont dlatresKlns; par?.xy*m. soothes nervou.ne**, and enables th? KUI feror to enjoy yulct rest at nl-l>t. Kellie a pleasant cordial, lt rones tho weah at om ach, and 1* specially recommended for children. What others say about "'nit's Expectorant. Had Asthma Thirty Years, BALTIMORE, Ftbrqarr 3. ?8^. "I hare hud Asthma thirty year?, ancrncver lound 5. medicine that had surh a hnppv effect." W. F. HOGAN, Chirle* St A Child's Idea of Merit. Nev/ ORLEANS, A/ovtmber ll, 1S76. ?'Tutt'sExpectorantis n famili.rfiune in my house. Mr wife thinks it the best medicine In the world, and the children ?ny it if? . niri-r than molasses candy."? NOAH WOODWARD, 101 N. Poydra* St. "Six, and ?il Croupy." " I am the mother of six children ; all of them h.ive been croupy. Without Tult's lixpeclnmit, I don't think they could have survived some of thu attucks. Xl is a mother's blessing. " MARY STEVENS, Frankfort, Ky. A Doctor's Advice. In my practice, I ndvise all families to keep Tutt'* Expectorant, in sudden emergencies, for coughs, croup, diphtheria, etc." T. P. CLUS, M.D., Newark, N.J. Bold by all druaaM*. Price $1.00. Office SS Xurruy Street, yru? York. ..Tutt'fiPills arc wooli their Wfiidit In Kn!d."* REV. I. R. SIMPSON, LouUvi?o, Ky. "Tuft's Pills ure a special blcs?tne of the nine teenth century."-REV. F. R. OSGOOD, New York. "I have UF?J Tutt'i 'fills for torpor of tho tiver. They ar* superior to any medicine for biliary dis: orders ever nindi.-." I. F. CARR, Attornoy at Law, Augusta, Qa. " I havo used Tull's fills i've years in my famlty. 'fi- mtuiesuatcd foTrosUreciesSTid blHmwnsss." F. R. W1L8ON, Georaetnwn, Taxa?. *'I have used Tull's nlctticine with urcat benefit.'" W. W. 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A dressing which is nt once agree able, healthy, and effectual for preserv ing thc iltur."* Fado?or?ray hair is soon restored to its original color, ^ with the glosa and freshness of youth. Thin hair is thickened, fallir.g hair checked, and baldness often, though not always, cured by its nae. Nothing can re ston* the hoir where the follicles are destroyed, or the glands atrophied nnd decayed. But such as romain can be saved for usefulness by this application. Instead of fouling the hair with a pasty sediment, .it will keep it clean and vigorous. .Its occasional use will prevent the hair from turning gray or falling off, and consequently prevent b' '''less. Free from those delete '. HIS sub * stances which make some prepara tions dangerous and injurious to the hair, the Vigor can only benefit but not barm it. If wanted merely for a HAIR DRESSING, * nothing else can be found 30 desir able. Containing, neither oil nor dye, it-does not eoil white cam bric, and yet lasts long OL tho hair, giving it a rich glossy lustre and a grat?t?i perfume. pim PAR SD BT Dr. j. C. AYER 4 CO., Lowell, Mat?., Practical otsd Analytical Chemi?tm? snjir? r.v At.t. ?>-:;-??<-.>?.T* T-\T.;;VV. IIr.in:. "\rOTICE FINAL SETTLRai?NT. i-i .Notice is hereby given that tho under signed, Administrator of tho Personal Ei fa tc of W. N. Smith, deceased, will am ly to the Judgo of l'robr^e for Anderson Qounty on thc -2l:i iii* of iiarcb, 187?, for a Final Settlement un ^discharge from said Estate. JEPHTHAH WATKINS. Adm'r. Fehl?, 1878 St . ? ' ? A New Itife ip the Land? THE Exhibition In Anderson WM ono of tho mr at nim?rlriikU -?-j ???mute war. In point of numbera, talents ?nd fis* tinruished ability, nothing could have fez?, ccedcu lt. At every stage nf its proceed ?nea it was manifest that a new Ute ts in tha lami. N The celebrated Dr. Haiaitm ira* there, and advocated Southern Medicines for Soutberu people. His Family Medicines are household remedies. HEIN?TSH'S QUEEN'S DELIGHT pc- . rifles the mood. HEINITSH'3 BLOOD AND? LIVER PILLS^-For Liver Complaint, Sick . Headache, Dull Feelings, ' Loss of Appetite. kHEINlT8H'8 ROSE CORDIAL - For Bowel Complaint. STANLEY'S COUGH SYRUP-Cures Coughs, Colds, Aathut, Catarrh. MOTHER DARLING'S INFANT COR DIAL-For all complaints Incident to Teething, Sour Stomach, Crying. THE QUEEN'S DELIGHT is tba great est Pharmaceutical product ever discovered for all disorders and dis eases which have their origin in the blood. Health may now be regain ed. Life prolonged. Beauty rn. stored. QU ERN'8 DELIGHT-For Scrofula, Swelling of the Glands, Goitre. QUEEN'S DE LIGHT-For Nemma Bw bllity. QUEEN'S DELIGHT-For Indigestion,. Liver Complaint. QUEEN'S DELIGHT-For Consumptive' Patients ss an invigorating cordial. QUEEN'8 DELIGHT-For General Pros- ? tration. CU BEN'S DELIGHT-For all Cutaneous Diseases, Blotches, Boils, Pimples, Ac, ?tc. bVR SALE BY DRUQQI8T8. FBKPASKD BY E. H. HEINIT8H & SON, Columbia, S. C. Aug 18, 4877_6_ly NEW CONFECTIONERY ! POPULAR GOODS. THE undersigned haying oponed a fresh and complete line of , CONFECTIONEB?bsS, Such os Ciadie*, Raisin?, Bananas, Oranges, &?., Together with tho best brands of Ci gars, and a tine lot of Toys and Fancy Articles, And many other things, respectfully invite thc visits of the trading public and a share of patronage. Our goods are nice, fresh and cheap. They will ccrtalnlyplease you. We also receive FRESH OYSTJERS regularly. . StiOA*i'& CO., Under Store of B. F. Cray ton ASous. Dec 13, 1877 22 8m L C. T?0WER. & C0f. Greenville, S. C., WHOLESALE ARD BETAIL DBA LEBA IK ?J^OORS, SASH, - BLINDS, MANTELS and SHINGLES, / . STAIR WORK, NEWELS,. HAND-RAILS and 2ALUSTEB3, LIKE, CEMENT and LAI. TS. GLASS, in any quantity. TEMPLE'S IMPROVED PORCELAIN LUD PUMP, SeWNC *"A Drsin PIPINC.^ Thc most complet* establishment in the up-country from which to procura BUILDERS' SUPPLIES. Send lists fr".stlmate*. ^3"- Th auk lui fer past ihrors from the people of Anderson, wo respectfully request a continuance of the same. T. C. GOWER & CO., Greenville, S. C. , Nov 8, 1877_17_ $2oOO_a Y?ar. ACTIVE, ENERGETIC A BENTS WANTED Gd Our ?v??dl CC'^BII?ATION PROSPECTUS OF 150 Distinct Fubiications i ? Ant? 100 Styles of Bibles .and Testaments 1 Representing Agricultural, Biographical, Historical, Religious and Miscellaneous Works of universal interest. A Novel Feature in Canvassing III Sales made from this Prospectus when all single Book fail. It containa something to Bult every taste. Wo are also offering spe cial inducements oh our . Premium Family Bibles,. Enc*--!- and German, Protestant and Cath olic A^ordvd Superiority over all others, for their Invaluable Aids and 8unerb Bind ings, at the Grand Centennial Exposition, 1870. Also General and Local .AGENTS WANTED ON OUR GRE?T WAR BOOK, The most Comprehensive, Reliable and Ac curate Hlstorv of tis? Great Contest beUrtsn the RUSSIAN and tho TURK. With (ts SOO - elegant Engravings, Mans and. Plans. . tho most showy, desirable and useful Book now published. Liberal Term?. Particu lars free. Address / JOHN E. POTTER & Cfa puMIsh?r^ sept ia, 1877 a_. ty BARNARD'S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY, 2G3 Kiaa ST., CUAK?/ESTON, fl. C. THIS is one of the hugest and finest Gal leries in the 8outh. New and costly Instruments have been obtained; aUo, Uno Photographic Furniture and Scenic" back grounds. , The work turned, out of thhvOal? . lsry cannot.be surpassed, either in finish or. iri fnlthfulncsa of cony. Mr. Barnard hos thirty fb~ryesri .?ij>?? ???iC? ??. sri, and Ia now prepared to do all styles of work. He attends personally to all Bitting*, and? determined nona shall go away dSasatiafiea.. I |?V?c? have beet reduced 25percent. A large assortment of Frames and Fit tings for Photographs on linnd. 8ept20,1877- 10 6m -pAJ-y~ *? A. K. Loxa. R. L. GILL?LAHO. New Finn! Kew goods. LONG & y ILL! LAR 10$ Main Street, Columbia, 8. C.,*. BOOK BINDERS,/STATOKERS, Blank Book Manufacturers, Wholesale und Retail Dealers In all kinds. Of STAPLE 4 FANCY STATIONERY, 7 AND v GENERAL NEWSDEALERS, ?Sr- Orders /or Muslo promptly filled1. Oe* f, 187? . 12 ly "XTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. - J34 Mrs. 8, A. Bowen and E. T.- Cooley, Administrators of Mtv.- Elisabeth G?er, o> ceased, hereby give notice that they apply to the Judge of Probate for Anagram County for u flnnl utilement of .aal<l F^sts on tho lOih day of Mureh nsxt, .?nd tor a discharge from their ?aid administration. St A. UOWEN.- Adm'x. Feb 14, 1578 31 ?