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E. B. MURKAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 21,1878. Both Houses of the Leglalataro have agreed to i.Jjourn to-morrow, the 22nd instant. We congratul?te it upon con? ing to this determination at last. It is better late thou never, and we are satis fied that it could perform no more grate ful office for the people than to adjourn. Prof. Wallace Duncan, of WofTord College, recently delivered an address in which he said that there were some of the most patriotic men in South Carolina that he had ever seen, and they give unmistakable evidw.ee of their desire to serve their country hy the fact that if thc Democratic party does not nominate them for ofRco they nominate themselves in order simply to get the chance to serve their country (?). This is a fine satire, the force of which will bc eccu by all to apply to independents. Anderson, Louisiana's returning board man, with whose infamy the world is familial, has been ordered to be released by the Supremo Court of that State. Not unfrequentiy astrid construction of law and technicalities enables scoundrels to go unwhipped of justice. That was a big steal Anderson was engaged in when ho sided Chandler & Co. to steal the United States Presidency from the De mocracy. He was convicted of fraud and forgery in altering the election re turns in 187C. It may be law to let him go at large, but it is fraud practiced upon the Louisiana Penitentiary. Our correspondent "T.H. R.," appears to us to have drawn a forced conclusion upon our article about the fence law last week, for we cannot discover any "im patience" in it. The article waa written in consequence of inquiries from several of the t.iwn'jbins recently embraced in the law ?akiag when its provisions were to take effect The only impatience which we bad was as a public journalist to answer the questions referred to. "T. H. R." may not know it, but thc e were very intelligent men, and a number of them, who did not understand the act, and but for their "impatience" to get an answer to the question, we would not have been "impatient" enough to say anything about it As to "T. H. R's." view of the trouble growing out of the law, we expect nearly every one would make some amendment tr. it if they could, and it is due to tho members of the Legislature from this County to say that the original law was not passed as they wished it. We do not agree with "T. H. IVs." position with reference to the Coun ty Commissioners not building the line fences sooner, for they acted as soon as tho law was approved os to tho upper line, Their delay in building these fences has saved tho County several thousand dollars, for at first the bids for contracts averaged 1500 per mlle, and by the delay it has been secured at a frac tion over $100 per mile. . Moreover, if they had gona promptly to work they would have built two lines on the upper s'de of the County which would have been a great waste. OUR NEXT GOVERNOR. Many of our exchanges have been ex pressing their views aa to who shall be the next nominee for Governor, and all agree upon Gov. Hampton. In this preference we concur, but not upon the grounds generally advanced. Wo dc not be?iove that Hampton is a necessity to the party, fc? thora aro a damn distin guished sons of Carolina, any one of whom wo believe the nomination from the Democracy would clovste ta the head of our State government Neither are we willing to concede that Governor Hampton has been infallible, for on some measures his position has appeared to us unfortunate ; but we believe he has made as few mistakes as any man could have done under the trying circumstances through which ho brought our State. We place our advocacy of renomination upon the ground that by bia courage, judgment and fidelity he has shown him self as nearly equal to every emergency which can ariso as any mau in the State. He haa'been in office two years, and his experience will be of material assistance to him in tho future. Oar people can never forget the magnificent canvass which ho led to the Illustrious victory of 1876, and the manly posi?ou oMu^ned by him in defence of the peopb a rights at its close. For his prudence, firmness and influence the people of the whole Union aro indebted to him. In the midst of ons of the greatest revolutions he preserved tbs peace and order of his State, when a singlo imprudent speech cs hie part would h?ve spread destruc tion of life and property over our whole State, end probably have involved the United States in a civil war, whose con s?quences would have been most terrible. For days and weeks he wai surrounded by a throng of citizens impatient of Bis wrongs, who urged that he would allow them to put the lawful government of the State into possession by force. He restrained them, but at the esme time assumed the position -Sich closed our enemies to quake and tear, for he announced in emphatic tones tho fact that ho had been circled Governor of fchfo ?tate, and vbat he would baye the office, or the people should have a mili tary governor. His coane at this time rose to the full measure cf heroism, and has become tbs grandest chapter in tbs history of our generation. The people of this Stats wil? never forget the ser?' Vices of Govi Hampton, and difference* upon minor questions,will hot prevent thom from calling bia s jr vi cea tato xcqv. i - j B? lion in the coming eau vasa ai the stan- j *tS>u vr?rs? of ??i? Dcra?O?a'jy. xxe tups rcduood taxation, ho has been just to al], ha* been faithful to his public truste. Therefore, he deserves re-election, and when onr people seo and hear him on ? TT?d?esday, they may re?t assured t?iey hay? seen not only the present iiiO next also. tho recent act of Congress, of Hon. A. H. Stephens, of .Uvvtuv?n O* ?v???tri- of iii O 2, s.re cn til led to a pension of num. There are very few a* but thia..small", sam. will-bo THE TAX BILL. The following is tho full synopsis of the Tax Bill as it is before tho Legisla' j ture. The County tax will be as giren below, and the State tax will not exceed seven mills. Hence the tax will bc in Anderson County, at tho greatest, not more than eleven and one-half mills for State, County and School purposes. This includes the fence law tax, and every thing. Hence we feel that thc people have cause to congratulate themselves upon the light tax they will bc called upon to contribute to the present Demo cratic government, and by this moderate levy the Legislature bas performed an act which should extenuate many of its short comings : As was expected, the tax levy wes re duced (rom 7J to 7 mills, inclusive of the 2 mill school tax, making the tax for genera] State purposes 6 mills. Section 2 of the bill provide* *br county taxes, and in order that the exact amount of tax authorised to be levied in each county may be known I give thc share of the several cot ntics in detail : Abbeville, 3 mills regular tax, 1 mili additional to pay past indebtedness. Aiken, 8 mtils regular tax. Anderson, 8 mills regular tax, and 1} mills additional fence tax. Barnwell, 8 mills regular tax, and 1 mill additional to pay past indebtedness. Beaufort. 3 mills regular tax r.nd li mills additional for the payment of thc past indebtednran of 1876. Charleston, 3 mills regular tax, 1 mill of which is lo beset aside exclusively to pay court expenses end dieting of pris oners. Chester, 3 mills regular tax. Clarendon, 8 mills regular tax, and 1 mill additional to pay past indebtedness. Chesterfield, 8 milla regular tax, and 1 mill additional to pay past indebtedness. Colleton, 8 milla regular tax. Darlington, 3 milla regular tax. Edgefield, 3 mills regular tax, and J mill to r*y deficiency in appropriation for 1876. Fairfield, 8 mills regular tax, and 1-6 of one mill for payment of tho coats of assessments of property by the county for the fiscal year 1875. Greenville, 3 mills regular* tax and 2 mills additional to pay past indebtedness. Horry, 3 milla regular tax aud 2 mill? additional to pay past indebtedness. Kershaw, 3 mills regular tax. Lancaster, 3 milla regular tax and 1 mill additional for pro rata payment of past indebtedness. Laurens, 8 mills regular tax and 4 mill to pay peal indebtedness for 1876. Lexington, 3 mills regular tax. Marion, 3 milla regular tax. Marlboro, 3 milla regular tax. Newberry. 8 mills regular tax and } of a mill additional pay past indebted ncr.i, Orangebnrg, 3 mills regular tax and 1 mill additional to pay past duo school indebtedness. Oconee, 3 mills regular tax and 1} mills additional to pay past indebtedness. Picken?, 3 milla regular tax. Richland, 3 milla regular tux. Spartanburg. 3 mills regular tax. Sumter. 3 mills regular tax and 1 mill additional to pay post indebtedness. Union, 3 milla regular tax and 2 mills additional to pay past indebtedness. Williamsburg, 3 mills regular tax. York, 3 mills regular tax. By way of reminder, wo deem this a good occasion to present our readers with a synopsis of tho last tax they paid to Chamberlain's ring government, in order that, by a comparison of these figures with the present Democratic tax levy, they may see the difference in the point of dollars and cents between tho govern ment we now have and tho one from which we have been delivered. Tho tax passed at tho session of 1870-76 for the year 1876, was as follows : For State purposes ll mills, as follows : For salaries 1 mill, for ponai and chari table purposes 1 mill, for schools 2 mills, for legislative expenses 1 1-10 mills, for printing J mill, tot iuUiresi 2 milis, for the Little Bonanza 1 mill, for the Big Bonanza J mill, for deficiencies 1 9-10 mills. Total, ll milla. For County tax, Anderson County, 8 7-10 mills, making a total State and County tax of 14 7-10 mills, or 8 l-.'i milla more than the pres ent lery. But great as this difference ia, it is still greater if we compare it with the tax which Chamberlain and his co-usurpers, the members of th* Mackey Houso and the Senate, which waa then a Republican body, attempted to levy upon us last year. They passed a tax bill levying 15 mills for Stats purposes, and 3 milli for the County of Anderson, making a levy of IS mills, or Sj milis mot? than the present tax levy. Thc present levy of 7 mills for Stats purposes is not half what they levied for State parpes ra, and tho present tax bill is less upon An derson County by thirty-five thou/and dollars than the tax they tried tr levy Bad it is $19/100 less for the Co1 ?sty cf Anderson than it did actually pay under the last year of radicalism. Now, ws have written the shove to chow our people that while there may be further improvements to be made, that they have already been saved enough in tho single matter of taxation to repay them for sustaining the presont adminis tration. MILITARY KEYTEW. There will net be a postponement of the review of cur citizen soldiery this time. Let every one como out next Wednesday and contribute to its success. Arnon,? the publie servants who will be present, and who is chiefest cf ail, is Governor Hampton. Our people are not ignorant of the praise so jastly merited by him for his distinguished abilities in resurrecting our State. However dis tinguished may be his own name and tame, no lesa so is that of redeemed South Carolina, which he has served with true filial devotion In avery *rf?d "eese, j whether amid the shock and thunders of war, or in tho councils of peace and wis dom. After an absence of nearly two years, be returns to give an account of his stew ardship-to shake hands with oar people once more. Ws are not ashamed of his record as our standard-bearer. Our Citi zens can mee', him with just pride? and exclaim "wait done good and faithful servant 1" Tho citizens of no other County io the State (end we say it in no spirit of idle boast) have a higher appreciation of the difficulties encountered and victories won by Governor Hampton than the people of Anderson. Nor ean soured and bite tormented politicians and demagogues, jealous of Hampton's just rame, make our people, not only in Anderson but in the up-country, forget how Hampton, in the darkest hour? of our political distress, when hope hsd well nigh fled from every breast, stood up bravely In defencsof our liberties, until victory perched upon our ?*ena*s*&HBHB standard, and our Stat? was rescued iront thc hands of the riicstset of thieves that ever escaped the walls of the penitentiary to rnrfe the earth. Our people still re member that Hampton was true to every pledge made during the campaign ; they remember that hU morai courage, with out vulgar audacity, was equal to every emergencj which arose from the day of hi? nomination until he had wrenched the clanking chains of a despotism fruin our feet and hand?, and lifted the iron heel of tyranny from the necks of our people. We cannot soon forget the bugle blast that sounded the first note of vic tory at Anderson C. ll. ia 1870. At one time, almost alone if we mis take not, Anderson was the champion of the straight-out movement. With fears and misgivings as to the reault, other counties wheeled into line. Acknowledg ing the fact that Anderaon, in a great ineanure, was responsible for the move ment, thc responsibility waa thrown upon her, and abe was called upon to set the ball in motion. Our people can remember with pride that they were equal to life grave responsi bility. Hampton came among us, the warm hearts of a brave and gen?roua people met him, cheered him, re-echoed his sentiments, and bade bim God-speed. Rallying around tho Chief of our choice, the observation was just that aa id we gave (lampton the largest and fairest Demo cratic majority of any County in the State. Wc havo made our boast that ours is the banner County. Shall we make it good? We have no public debt hanging over un, our fields yield aa ampio harvest, our people, aa a clasa, thrifty and indusl.ioua and prosperous. We claim to ba united in perpetuating lite honest government we helped to give the State which, by the way, the Democ racy atone has ever given to the State, and which alone is competent to give i*. Now will not our farming friends, our merchante, artisans and mechanics all lay aside their work next Wednesday and come to the review. Will not all the noble women in tbe country honor the occasion with their joyous and happy smiles? If ao we predict the grandest ovation ever given to Hampton in thia or any ether country. Let the ladies come, and the men will be oure to come. Let us ahew to Gov. Hampton we fully ap preciate the services be has ao faithfully performed, and that wo are ready to atand by and hold up bia hands until all the Radical vermine, independents and breeders of diasension in tho State are utterly exterminated. A RESCUE AT PICKEN S. REVENUE O FF ENDE 118 HAND TOGETH ER Arru IIEI.KA.SE THEIR AJHMO CIATKH.FROM JA IX. Revenue OfBolslr. Pursued--A Earrro Fore? Orgmnliod-A Purinlt ?nd Capture of a Portion af the Mooushlsera h;r the Sheriff, The annexed statement of the raid upon the Jail at Pickena C. H. and ren ato of throe prisoner8 has boen furnished by Deputy Collector Jilleou to Speight*1 Daily Newspaper : On Saturday, the 9th inst., a special force of deputy collectors and marshals, numbering eight, arrested Thomas Beas ley. Milton Stanael and James Stansel, ana took them before Commissionei Thornley at Pickens C. H., and ho com mitted them to the county j?*il. About r or 10 o'clock tho same day, a party ot men-supposed to be under the command of Lewis R. Redmond-went to the jnil and compelled Sheriff Mauldin to de liver up the keya of the jail, and three of tho party took tho tnice prisoner*, from tho jail and released them. There were aix United Statea prisoners confined ii> one room, but only three of them were called for, who were also set at lib erty. Tho keys were, a part of them, left near the jail inside the enclosure, and a part of them were thrown in the ditch, and the patty then left. On the 12th instant, eome twenty men, all of whom were armed, cams to Deputy Marshal Garv's house and searched it; not buding him there, they told his wife that thoy would not- harm her, but they intended to find her husband and kill him before night. They went to the bar-room of Mr. Jamison and told thc same thing. They proceeded thence to Pickens Court I louse, and went to l?e house of Baylis Hendrix, where the apo cial force had been stopping, and in quired far them, maying they intended to kill the last one of them. They were told by Hendrix they had gone the night before. They entered tho house and searched for them ; finding somo overcoats belong ing to the sp?cial force, took them array with them. They then went in pursuit of the special force, followed them as far as they could, failing to find them. Tho sprcinl force returned that night to Fickens. but wero advised by the citi zens to leave, as Redmond was hunting thom; they then proceeded to Eaaley, where they were mot by Deputy Collector Jillson with nine men. The revenue officers remained in Eaaley over night. Redmond has not been heard of aince. He did not follow them to Eaaley, and gave up the chase. No ....tack has been made on the force at Eanlev, and ao ends tho matter. The above is Jillaon'a atate mcnt. Tho other aide will tell, of coureo, a diff?rent story. The Pickena Sentinel contains the fol lowing account, which may bo railed upon aa substantially correct : On last Saturday the Deputy Ua;?,d Statea Marshals now atationed at this 5lace brought in threo prisoners, namely, homaa Beasley, A ton Stansel and Jamea Stanael, charged with violation of tho internal revenue law. The prisoners were delivered to the 8heriff, and were by him confined in jail. On Saturday night, about 9 o'clock, juat aa the Sheriff had returned from up stairs, where he had been locking up and securing his prisoners for the night, '?mo one knocked at tho front door. Thinking it some friend or neighbor, ho unhesitatingly opened the door, whan three or four men rushed in wirti as many guns, which were presented st the Shiriff'a breast, and he v;tz "~zl is very polite t-...v? to deliver up the jail keys. The Sheriff attempted to remonstrate, when he waa auddenly cut short and a peremptory demand made for them: tho demand rendered more forcible by a pretty freo uso of adjectives and other parts of apeech not found in the gram mar. By thia time the hall-way waa pretty well crowded with men, and others could be beard in the yawi. Tho Sheriff yielded and delivered ar, tbs k?>?, when tho guns were at one J' withdrawn from his breast. They then proceeded up stairs, fellowed by the Sheriff, who re aueated of them not to let out any but ice* they bad oom? for. There were several other prisoner confined at the time, charged with various crimes-w) m o for a violation of the revenue, and some with murder. The men, however, re leased only the three above camed. As soon aa they ware out. they mount ed their horses and rode off rapidly to wards tho mountains. The whole time occupied was not more than len or fifteen i minutes. The men wera entire stranger? to . tho Sheriff. Aa soon as they had gone, tho. Sheriff awoke Commissioner Thornley and informed him of the rosene. The Commissioner, sent for th? deputy : manchal*,, but after consultation among the marshal?, the Commissioner and the Sheriff*, it was deemed advisable not to pursue them that night. The followi ng letter from 8b :- .-iff Maul - din to the Governor will prove interest ing in thia connection: PIC-CENS, 8. C., March ll. 1878. To Hi? Excellency Governor Wade Himp lan, Columbia, S. C. : DEAR 8ia-On last P-tturday, the Oth of March, the special force of the United States revenue, under command of Capt. E. G. Hollinan, brought into this place three men charged with violating the United States revenue law, vis : Thomas Bensley, Milton Stansel and James Stan ?el. They were regularly committed to :be Pickens County jail to my safekeep ing, and not anticipating that an effort would bo made for their release by any one, I waa Ukin by surprise by a party of armed men, wno came to tho jail, (where I live) and forced me through threats for ny life to release the above named prisoners. I was ?seriectly helpless to resist them, they having guns presented at me. They demanded and took thc keys of the jail from me, and I, in order to save as many of the prisoners from bciog released or escaping as possible, went with them to tho prisoners' room when they released the three men and took thurn off on horseback. Capt. Hoffman and special force, on hearing ??f what happened, came to the jail anti promptly offered his services to assist me in recapturing the prisoners, but knowing they were two much in ad vance, and it at night, and not knowing their route, dec, I thought it advisable not to pursue. I shall make the best effort I can for the recapture of the pris oners, and I feel it my duty to submit this matter os il; happened to you. I am, very rcapectfiilly, your obedient servant, JO AD M AULD IM, S. P. C. In reply the Governor at once ad dressed toe following letter to Sheriff Mauldin : STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE CHAMDER, COLUMBIA, March 13,1878. MY DEARSIR: Your letter of the 11th instant boa iuit reached me, and I regret greatly to learn of the daring violation of the law which you report. Such ac tions will not only briDg disrepute on our people, but will ultimately react on them. I ahall expect you to use all the moana in your power to bring the of fenders to juetice, and a reward ahall at once be offered for their apprehension. If you know any of tho parties engaged in this oct of violence, you will let me ktiow who they ?are. Senator Bowen, whom I have j ii ot seen, concurs in my views, and he deprecates all such out rages as the one which has been recently committed. Our people must learn that all violationa of them munt be punished. Very respectfully yours, WADE HAMPTON, Governor. JOAB MAULDIN, Sheriff of Pickens County. CoLUMDiABMarch 13-ll p. m. The following telegram has just been received from Collector Brayton at Spar tanburg, S. C. : "Nothing important to communicate. Am on my way to Pickens County. "Deputy J i ?leon reports that Redmond, with luirty-fivo men, pursued the revenue force all day yesterday. Two additional illicit distilleries were destroyed. "The revenue force ia being Reinforced, 1 and Redmond and his gang ot jail-break ? era will bo captured or driven to the ' mountaina." , COLUMBIA, March 14. 1 No additional particulars have been ' received here to-day frofc? the scene of 1 tho revenue troubles. It is now believed i that Redmond and his gang, becoming alarmed at the active measures set on , foot for their ar est, have dispersed in the mountains. About ono hundred men 1 have bron collected, organized and arm ed, and the pursuit will be begun in ear ; nest to-night or to-morrow. Redmond in a native of Transylvania County, North J Carolina. He is said to havo a slight . infusion of Indian blood, although appa , rontly he is full blooded white, irnyai ' cally he ic a superb specimen of man hood,' boin)-; six feet tall, stoutly built very strong and active as a cat Ho has 1 long been engaged in the business of 1 illicit distilling in his native county, j About two years ago he was arrested hy Llr. Duckwcnb, a deputy United States L marshal and deputy sheriff of Transyl vania County. While on biz :ray to jail, ' Redmond drew a pistol which he bad ' concealed in his boot and shot the officer 1 dead. After thia he fled to this State, and resumed his old occupation. About ; a yev ago ho waa arrested by deputy ' marshals Barton, Gary and Hendricks. ' He escaped from them on the following ! evening of his capture, took a position in ambush by the roadside and fired into the party, wounding Gary and Hendricks, 1 the latter desperately. Subsequently he ' W6ut to Mr. Barton's house for the avow I ed purpose of killing him. He was away 1 from home, and the outlaw, in searching the house, found a check for (100. *He placed Mrs. Barton on a barebacked horse 1 and forced her to go to Easley Station with him. cash the "check and give him 1 the money. He then coolly selected Mr. Barton's bs3t horse, and rode away to the mountains with bim. Redmond ia also atrongly suspected of being tue murderer of Mr. Alfred McCre- -y, who was shot dead while at work iv his own field, in Picken? County, some Jule ago. 10 p. m.-The latest information from the revenue troubles is contained in ?ne fellowing dispatch, just received from Collector Brauton : "Easley, S. C., March 14.-Nothing of importance hos trans Sired, except the citfotp* from Pickens ail to-day of two moro United States prisoners." The Governor has offered a reward of $200 for tho capturo of Redmond. COLUMBIA, March 17. Th? force which started in pursuit of Redmond Friday night tis* succeeded in capturing six men sercrsi cf whom were concerned in the recent rescue from Pickens jail. Three stills have also been destroyed. The sheriff of Pickens, who also went in pursuit with a militia com pany, returned to Pickens last night, bringing with bim the Stansills, two of ino men rescued by Redmond and his gang. They were recommitted to jail, and aro now securely guarded. WASHINGTON, March 18. 7b E. Af. Brayton, Collector : I am gratified at your success in Pick ens County, and am glad to know that the citizens and State officers assisted in tho arrest of the jail breakers. What I earnestly desire is the sympathy and aid of the citizens of your District in the enforcement of the laws. Now that you havo your force organized I think it will be well to police other Counties that are Infected rr Kb illicit distiller.. Two weexa spent in this way wouid certainly have a beneficent effect throughout the Stato. You ara authorial to incur the expense. GREEN B. BAUM, Commissioner. - Strawberries from the South are in the New York market, - The white population of South Car olina has increased 6AQ0G d?risg '.he past year. - Iowa ia tired of keeping a murder er's boarding-house and bas gone back to capital punishment - Kentucky beats there all. She now furnishes acaso wheie a man eloped ?Ith a' whole family except the old man, who bad a lame back, and couldn't get to the depot io time. - Congressman Acklcn, of JLouiaana, is 28 years old and the youngest man in Congress. He iadaahy, handsome, ed ucated, wealthy, a widower sud parts hi* hair in th? middle. - Judge Cooke has quietly settled down to the practice of bis profession In Green ville. He should be given a place on thc codifying commission. We owe some thing to him for his service in 1876. It would be nothing but common gratitude to him. > f . ;'^vMtwKvBalLwH OUT OP THE JAWS OF DEATH. McF.voy, the Murderer, obtain* another COLUMBIA, March 16. Tho engrossing subject of attention here to-day, so far as the general public was concerned at least, has been tue ex pected execution of Robt. McEvoy at Aiken, which, it iras confidently antici pated, would take place before noon. At about 2 p. m., however, it became known that ho bad been respit'd, and the fact occasioned surprise to ali save the readers of the Xeict and Cornier who alone bad been made aware of thc latest develop ments ia the case, by means of the dis ?latch sent from thia place at a late hour aat night, which conveyed the intelli gence that aerioua doubts bad arisen in the minda of "the r> wera that be" whether the condeui..*i ma.) could be indeed put to death without doing vio lence to tho absolute and exact forms of | law necessarily required to be observed in auch casca. This impression became ao strong yes terday evening as to lead to a hurried consultation fast night on the subject, when it was finally agreed that the mat ter should be accorded the investigation it evidently demanded before ?Kc aentence nf the pTOBOG?i should be carried into irredeemable effect to the possible re proach of justice. Thia view waa more over reinforced early thia morning by statements received from Aiken to the effect that the unfortunate, prisoner bad, in conversation with responsible persons last night, reiterated and confirmed as sertions, already published of an intimate knowledge of the facts connected with at | least two other foul and mysterious mur ders committed within the past four years in thia State. These circumstances were laid before the Governor at an early hour thu morning, and in consequence, a hurried d'tpatch, duly cortified, was sent to the sheriff of Aiken County directing him lo postpone the execution of McEvoy until half-past 1 o'clock, or until further or ders. An attempt was then made at once ' from Columbia to communicate with Judge Thompson, by telegraph, in order to ascertain whether the legal points had been made in bia court at the time McEvoy waa rescntenced. Failing, how ever, to reach him by telegraph, and it appearing that these points bau not been ao made, the Governor finally, about noon, ecol by telegraph an order to the aheriff granting McEvoy a respite of fourteen days in order to allow time for further examination into his case, and here the matter rests for the present. AIKEN. Thnrmdsy, March li. One more effort of Robert McEvoy to save hia life, though but for awhile, by alleging knowledge of the Sawyer mur der, as stated in your Columbia dispatch yesterday, has been made. Having stated bia acquaintance with that matter to bia latest attorney, Mr. D. F. Meyers, of this place, this gentleman went personally to see the Governor, who, ?esterday evening, telegraphed to Mr. D. . HoJaereon, who had assisted io the prosecution, asking whether McEvoy would inform as to Sawyer's murder if respited, and if he really knew anything about it. Mr. Henderson, attended by the aheriff, went immediately after to ceo the prieoner, who did not aeem at all in clined to conversation of any kind, even with thora who brought a chance of re prieve. On being asked if he would tell the Governor what he knew about the Sawyer murder if he was respited, he said no, he wouldn't tell bim. He had told bis attorney all that he knew about it. and if the Governor couldn't believe bim through Mr. Meyers, he wouldn't toll him. He aaid, however, that if he could *ee Representative Sawyer, and it would do him any good, ho would tell him what be knew, whether bo waa re spited or not On being urged to aay whether he knew anything personally about the murder, ho replied that he didn'4 know himself ; but he t?uld tell the names of perseas who might know, and if they conld"'? "rove it they could name others who .ld. These facts Mr. Henderson telegrt led to the Governor, stating riso that his statements were re garded aa made only for delay, with a view to an escape, and that there were rumora that a rescue was talked of, but thai ihs jail wea guarded every night. To this the first reply came that no re spite would be granted, and that the sheriff must preserve ??UCT. Every effort has been mido by the aheriff, consietently with tho atnetnesa which the case requires, to gratify the wishes of his prisoner. He nas "been furnished daily with the papers, which, in the lsst few days, havo been his favor ite reading matter, though heretofore novela have been constantly io hia banda, some being asked for by him. and many being sent by sympathetic ladies. For several days he has asked that he might have bia hair cat and be shaved, and he was so argent to-day, saying that bo would bo willang to have his hands cuffed behind bis beck if it was feared he would attempt to m ike the barber cut hia throat, that thc si -ii if consented, and he was thiaafternton attended in his cell by the barber. A Catholic priest from Augusta -Father Joseph-was with him to-day. He expresses himself ealinued that McEvoy is prepared for death. He him self told tho sheriff that he was ready, ind d'il set care to have ii put on. Tho aheriu allowed him to fix the hour of his execution and ho fixed 1 p. m. AIKEN, March 15. One hour beforo bis execution to-day, McEvoy was respited by the Governor until the 29th inst. The first dispatch on thn subject, at 0} directed the aheriff to delay the execution until 1.30. Gov. Hampton then telegraphed to know whether Judge Thompson had construed the act of 1877 when be passed aentence on the last day of the term, and stating that the point had been pressed upon bim. The reprieve followed at 12.S0, duiy certified! by the Columbia telegraph man "The reprieve waa not well received: McEvoy saying he did not want it : ana many persona fearing it waa a loophole for escape, and the negroes not understand ing it. The Governors position has been explained to ss many as possible, au? as bia high motives are recognized every one ia satisfied that he has acted for the beat. The phrase "Judicial Murder" in your Columbia dispatch ia too atrong. and in relation to Judge Thompson, wno acted conformable to law, as understood by himself and the Aiken bar, and would seem to be, at that time the highest le gal authority in the State, for the clerk exercised the authority which he thought section twenty, chapter twenty-two, Re ri?id St*t"tcr., corioMMr? with section nine of tho Act of 1877, gave him, to keep the sessions open until tho end of the term, nndcr instructions from Columbia, Arlington for tho f.QCf* RICHMOND, VA., March 15. In the Arlington case which was ar gued at Alexandria in the United 8tstes Circuit Court before Judge Hushes on tho Sud, iih and 5th instants, the Judgo rendered bis decision here to-day. Gen. Custla Lee brought ault for ejectment brat ?'oar against the occupants of the estate D the State Court for Alexandria County. Tlie causo proceeded th ero to issue and thereupon was removed by certiorari to I the Federal Court where the attorney Eserai intervened in behalf of the Uni 1 States by suggestion, showing tbst tho government held by record a title ' obtained by purchase at a tax sale in 1864, and was in possession for public purposes, thus raising Uta question wheth er ibis suit being, in fact, a s-it against th? government, could proceed, and uovlngto dismiss it for want of jurisdic tion. To this auggestlon the plaintiff demurred and answered, and tho case was heard and argued at Alexandria on tho suggestion and demurrer. The decision rendered here to-day waa confined to the law question* arising in tho casa aa it stands upon the record. The Court held that the suggestion did not itself defeat the jurisdiction, hui -hat the court might look into tho n-jord to discover the Eounrh of the Oorerninent'e title and of i right to intervene. Accordingly th? court proceeded to inquire whether the Government held the estate ia ita sovor eign or in a private character, and in tho latter event whether it held the estate for Sublic purpe-vs. The cession of the tate jurisdiction was uover obtained, not even from the Alexandria govern ment. No provision of law looking to establishing the sovereign jurisdiction of the United Stales over Arlington has ever been complied with, aud tue court I showed from Yattel, Story, the attoniey 5ener?is' opinions, and many other au iorities, that the Governmen? held Ar I lington by private tenure. Inquiring into the purposes for which tho estate is held, it appeared that only 200 acres of j the estate, which contains 1,100 acres, are used for nn apparently public pur pose, that is the sacred purpose of a National cemetery ; tho rest being only in the nominal uso of the Government, being actually occupied by some two hundred poor people, who would seeni from the record to pay no rent. The Judge then proceeds to exaa;<ue whether a sovereign power can be sued indirectly, in respect to property held either by sovereign or private tenure. He shows ?.hat in proceedinga-in ran. this can oe done in this country, wheusver in the service of mesne process ; the posses sion is not wrested from the government, and that though in England in admi rality causes the consent of tbs govern ment is required to bo obtained, yet that consent is generally given as a matter of course. He shows that in othor suits re specting perrons! property the United ''tates Supreme Court nos in many cases, beginning with Osborne vs. the United States Bank, ruled that suit may proceed whenever the sovereign is not a defen dant named in tho record. Proceeding to such cases as concern land, the Judge shows that the decision of the English courts, which hold that ejectments will not Ho against the crown, are not appli cable in this country ; that tho present action is in the nature of a writ of right, and is only ejectment in name, under il,o State law, and that the English de cisions in holding that ejectment will not lie, but that petition of right will lie. really prove that the Crown may be sued by judicial proceedings. Coming to the Anal question whether the government may be indirectly sued for lands in its possession, io proceedings to which the occupants a rs parties ucfeudnut io the record, the -T.idge cites a line of cases from Meigs va. McClung, 9th Crouch's Reports, down to Cooley vs. O'Conner, in 12 Wallace, in which the United States Courts have exercised jurisdiction in-just such cases os this of Arlington, with the sanction of tho Supremo Court. He then shows that the Supreme Courts of Vir ginia, Louisiana, illinois, California and other States have supported the ruling of the United States Supreme Court in the exercise of such jurisdiction. The Judge declares that he ia bound by these au thorities to hold that this cause may pro ceed to the issue on its merits, and to sustain the plaintiff's demurrer to the Attornoy-Goneral's suggestion. The Judge said that he had studied the au thorities with solicitude, from the circum stance that all the tax titles derived from the tax commissioners who sold Ar lington to the government had been practically overthrown by tho decision of the Supreme Court in Bennet va. Hunter, in 9 Wallace, and Tarey vs. Irwin, in 18 Wallace, and the fate of the Government's tenure of Arlington seemed to depend upon this question of jurisdiction. If his decision was wrong, however, he waa consoled by the reflection that it would doubtless bt reviewed on a writ of error by the Supreme Court, Under the Supervision of the Executive Commit .co of Pomona G rango. The following additional Sub-Granges aro clear on my books to 31st December, 1877, vis: No. 177, 263, i??tf. J. W, Noams, Sec. P. G. P. H. SECRETARY'S OFFICE STATE GRANGE, POMARIA, S. C., March 8, 1878, J. W. Norris, Secretar y Pomona Grange No. 6: DEAR SIR AND BRO.-The amendment to the Constitution of the National Grange, reducing fees for membersnip for men to three dollars and women to one dollar, has been adopted. The 2d amendment with regard to rep resentation rejected. Yours fraternally, THOS. V. HOLLOWAY, Secretary. On tho 16th instant Clinkscales Sub Grange held a meeting under very favor able auspices, when the following officers were installed : J. A. Cowan, W. M. ; R, Clinkscales, O. ; ilobt Peunel, Secretary. This Grange is composed of some nf thc best material of our County, both male and female, and wo sincerely hope that these good brethren and sisters will sot allow their Grange again to figure on the delinquent roll. They have soma fine farming lani- in that neighborhood, and they give evidence of understanding how to manage their grounds. And"'tho cen tre of their operations alford one of those finely improved water jpowers that are scattered over our County, with still room enough to start a cotton factory on the Clement's Attachment plan. N. The Agricultural Congress, Tbs State Orango at its late mee: ng appoint*; Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken as its Representativa in the National Agricul tural Congress held in Washington City on the 10th ult. Our delegate attended the meeting, and makes a report to Wor thy Master Lipscomb iu which he says Dr. Jaynes, Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia, was elected President pro tem in consequence of the sickness of the President. Delegates wore present from fifteen States and two Territories. The following resolutions elicited free discussion : Resolved, That recognising the sub stantial benefits already conferred by the act of Congress passed in 1867*, tc en courage the Agricultural or Mechanical arts, this body would respectfully urge upon the United States Congress the ex pediency of supplying such additional endowment ?? necessary tc ?Le better carrying out of the objects for which thia act was passed ; and would further re commend to the said Congress of the United Stalesjjtbat in case tho proceeds of the sale of the public lands bo devoted, as proposed, to the education of the peo ple, not less than one-fourth of the said roceeds be assigned to the further en owment of tho Agricultural aud' Me chanical Colleges, organized undor the grant of 1862. This resolution ros thoroughly dis cussed, and the debate developed some valuable thoughts. TVre were present as delegates no less than a dozen Presi dents and Professors fro ja Agricultural Collegee, and each gave bis experience in tho management, and his opinion as to the success of his college. I gleaned from the discussion these few valuable ideas: First That mo-t cf the Agricultural Colleges are educating their students free of tuition, and some few students in all of shem are educated free of both board and tuition. Virginia ia educating one hundred and thirty-ono freo of tui tion. . Second. In most of these colleges where manual labor b connected with the cur riculum of the college, there srs many poor boys, to whom tho tuition ia being given* who sam' their board by iaboring on the farm or at the work bench a cer tain number of hours each day. Third. A disputed point with all these college officials was, what propon iou of I the time of a boy who bad four years in which to ruo hui college course, should oe giren to study ana what to manual labor. Some contended that a boy of J quick, active mind, who aspired to sue cess in life, had his course of study in jured by working three hours per day, while others thought be could work ?rofitably double that length of time, 'he implosion created upon me by most of these men was, that they would much prefer the manual labor part of the course should be transferred to some other col lege than their owu. Fourth. It was an admitted fact by all of these Professors, that although these were Agricultural and Mechanical Col leeros, not OD' ooy in twenty took a full agricultuial course; and in one college where there were stated to be near two hundred students, liiere was but one ag ricultural student. These ideas may suggest food for thought for our Legislature, and suggest a method of solving the Stste College question. With that grand old campus, j and those buildings, and that library, why could not our State with another ad ditional land grant from Congres* endow in Columbia an Agricultural College that would at its birth be the peer of any in the Union 7 There in now a bill before Congress, reported favorably upon by the Commit tee on Public Lands, appropriating a number of acres to the several States io I proportion to illUeracy. Aa the census of 1870 anseris that, out of a total popu lation of 706,600 in South Carolina, there are 2&>,89? of and above te.i yearn of age who can neither read nor write, if this distribution of the public lauds abould be made upon the ratio of illite racy, there is little doubt but that South Carolina wil' -eceive quite enough to en dow a college for each of the two races that occupy her soil. The Indian Territory had two dele gates, half breeds, in the Agricultural Congress. One of them. Col. Adair, a Cherokee, gare a very interesting talk of near two hours concerning the five civil ized Indian tribes-the Creeks, the Cher okees, the Chicaaaws, the Choctaws and the Seminoles, (accent on the .'?st e.) He said they had a council from these five nations, similar to our Congress. Each tribe had its Legislature. They had lawa aimilar to ours; atib?la, col leges, churches, and well organized co ciety. The English language was taught in their schools, but the Bible and an Eugiiah dictionary bad been translated into tho languages of these five tribes ; each tribe rooke a diatiuct language, but they were being gradually absorbed by the English, as th' Indian himself waa rapidly having his blood absorbed by that ot the white man. During the war theae five tribes sent aevcral regiments to both the Federal and Confederate armies. Col. Adair said, with a good deal of eloquence and emphasis, "I, Bir, and my command, cast our fortunes with tho South, while my friend and colleague here, Col. Brown, cast in bis lot with the North. We were, then, enemies; to-day we are one in friendship." His narrative of their condition after the war, when both armiea had passed bacs, and forward through their entire boundary, was touching, and convinced the audience that it ia almost an impos sibility to starve an Indian if ho is per mitted to roam. Col. Adair said their lands were both timber and prairie, level and undulating, rich and poor; that they grew generally wheat and corn ; from 10 to 40 bushels of whest, and from 20 to 100 bushels of corn per acre. The Cherokees, which ia tho largest tribe, numbers about 25,000 noola. The Seminoles, the smallest of these five tribes, about 7,500 soula. The other three between these figures. ANNOUNCEMENTS, Nomination for Military Offlcrz. Hie following gentlemen are nominated for the positions indicated in the Western Cavalry Division of Anderson County, em bracing tho Townships-of Fork, Pendleton, Centreville, Rock Miiis, ?Savannah, Varen nea. Corner and Hall, hy the officers of ? majority of the companies comprising the same: For Colonel-George W. hillier. For ZAeiUenant-Colonel-W. W. Russell. Ihr Major- Elias McGee. This election will take on the second Sat urday in April at from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m., at tho various points designated by the Cap tains of each company. 35-A MAV A MONTO AND KXPEK8EH di nZr^tmV Io Aaren ts? Bend sump for term?. OJOHt/' 8. C. Voa nt a A Co* Cln clnnstl. O. Public Notice. rriHE undersigned has been duly appoint ai- od by Mrs. Carrie Geisberg as her law ful Attorney mid Agent, in all matters con nected with her Mercantile Business in Anderson and elsewhere. ' All other powers and agencies having been revokec. A. LESSER, Agent March 21, 1878 _36 3 SHINGXEST A SUPPLY of the best heart, lonjr leaf Pine Shingiin wiii be kept contin ually on hand at tl-e Anderson Depot. Apply to ? H. B. FANT. March 21, 1878_SQ_3 NOTICE. THE firm of THOMAS ORYMES & CO. was this day dissolved by mutual con sent. The Notes and Books of the concern aro in tho hands of Thomas Crymes for col lection. All persons interested will con sult their interest by calling and settling at on early day. THOMA8 CRYMES. THOMAS B. CRYMES. Willioniston, 8. C., March 13, 1878. 30-3 Millinery Goods. MISS DELLA KEYS begs to inform th? Ladies of Anderson and sur rounding country that she is now receiving a select assortment of SPRING GOODS such as Ladics's Hats, Bonnets, Ribbons, Flowers, Collars, Cuffs, ?ic., which will be sold at the lowest figures for thc cash. A hill assortment of Summer Goods will be added to my stock in a lew weeks, and eve ry effort made to please mv customers In styles and prices. Millinery, Mantua-Ma king and Stomping attended to os usual. MISS DELLA KEYS, In tho Centennial Houso. March 21,18781_SO 3m THE CHARLESTOM IAHRH1I nt rnyyrnrr A DEMOCRATIC Daily Newspaper pub JnL Rahed in Charleston. Officiai Jour nal of tho City. The cheapest dally news paper published in the South Atlantic States, nuts: One Year, by niall.$8 Six Months.j.,.|4 Tri-Weekly, per annum.?1 Circul?tes in North and Sooth fwu. Georgia, FiofnU and Alabama. PUbUs'ied by the Charleston Publishing Coinpsny. A Democratic paper owned by tho peopK und published in their interest. The latest news by mail and telegraph from all quar tets of the Globe. Subscribe at once. March 21,1878 80 KEW GttlST MILL, ONE AND A HALF MILES southwest of Andoom, st the site of the''James Burrh?<?!d Mil! " This Miii is now ready forcuBtom. >live it a trish Grinds six days in the week. F. A. DANIELS, ... Miller. March !'., J 878 35 2 Mill Stones for Sale. IOKER FOR SALK a pnir of good French Burr MILL STONES. For further iu MolrataU"lI "B^'C' T? TLW? UUDERJ,'U*J' AT ! , ' ?. W. Mil KU ARD. March 7, 1878 84 8t? Notice U. S. I?teiiialBe?enii? ? Special Taxe?. Ue TTNDER the Revised Statut?, of U United States, ?^on7 5*?V& 3233, and 3230, erery pereo^??J^f? ?TAMr denoting the Wm4^t^tJd?^? ? tax for the ?pea.l4^eirl?nnh^^ 1.1878. Bedien 5244. iLr?^?.^ sign?tes who are liable to sp?cial u?' * return as orescribed on FornTlTu *Uo rt mfced fey law ot every person liable t?t? scribed for non-oompltanc* with tba tW going requirements, or for eenuninna hi businew after April ?o 1878. with^?? ment of tax. Application ahould htVJ?S' to E. M. BRAYTON, ColUcto,ot In?? Revenue, at Columbia 8 ? ^?rnal Mardi 14, 1878 S3 4 SHERIFF S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA BY virtue of vario^Sec^u?^ directed I willexjwse to aal?on to day after the first MondaVin Slff?Sft Defondant'a residence, toe fbuSJin^S? sonal Property, to wit: Pcr" One corn sheller, one bureau, one bed stead, onewashstand, two din ng-tabh? four split-bottora chairs, one arm-cSdr one lounge, ono candle-stand, ona oidlw die, one nmn's saddle, one lot of bookTnnl two-hprse wagon, one aow, and afeou?'fift! bushels of cern. Levied upon as tba nrm? erty of E H. Sbanklin in ?vor of j.Bfi I Sican and others against E. IT. Shanklin Terms cash. -ut?. -JAMES H. MCCONNELL, _Merch 14, 18788,eri<r M*"** SHERIFF'S SALS. 8TATE Oi SOUTH CAROLINA, B--J. J AHDXJHOH ?OUXTT. Y Ti 7 '?H8 Executions to we directed, I will expose to ealn ?? First Monday in April nex?at ArSerson 9ou^Hi)^e' ,SSQth OarolinaTthe foUowine described Real Estate, to wit: """?mg All that Tract or Parcel of LAND, con taming two hundredand seventy (270) acra more or less, bounded by l-fids of JW Carpenter, -William Shirley, D. Crosby, and others. Levied on as the property of Davii> Geer, at tho separate snits oPW. W. Hum pl? rey?, Successor, and 8amuol Brown Terms of aale Cash. Purchaser tn tv?? extra for papers. 1 J JAMES H. MCCONNELL, . _ ,o Sheriff Anderson County. March 7,1878 34 4' g o I If -r^e Z ts rrs S ifs *? J & I O 3 ? ?i i o? fe H s g S S o -n ss fe|| ?o g? I ls s ?2 s s o g* DJ X se o - a sja w m ?$ 2 Is" S -8 a s * tV3 o ^ ? lp 2 g, s 18 Si ? O _ m ? w S m 03 le? S fe g ^ ^ ll I f l 2 g g Sj ?j gi so i? ^ ft ? ? fa 5 S , , , N 11 f i . g j R ? s 2,1 ? s ? . fi? M ? g. Q O a S i g* O 35 g ? 5 11 ? T1 -H g. tr* S > -H ?? * I 3 ss a. g *? * .-Sf 9 O .?? ? cg rn ?H ?4 ? THE LIVE CASH STORE STILL AT THE FRONT WITH GROCERIES AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE AT BOCK BOTTOM FIGURES Wo are agents for the old reliable Anchor Brand Fertilizer, AND ALSO Goiubio Faci?te tfuano, AND Compound Aoid Phosphate, Both high grades. WE propose to sall on as reasonable tftrtnK-_e*ther fer ?ssh cr Cotton Op4'nn as any fi rat-class FsrtlUtcf can be sold in this market. AIL WE ASK 18 A TRIAL. LIGON Sc HILL. Feb 14,1878 ?1 Guano ! \\T S are agents lor Bradley's Patent ?T Phosphate and Eutaw Add. Call ' hi ?C **R8 * 00. Feb 14,1878 Onion Sets. "\7"ELL0W Strasburg and 8itver 8kiu JL Onion Sets, from D. Landreih A Son, for sale by A. B. TOWERS <fc CO. Feb 7,1878 30 Wagon for Sale. A. QOOJ>, u?w, one-horse Wagon for aale /I. by A. B. TOWJSRS A CO. ' Feb 1?, l$7i 31