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E. B. MTJRRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, DEC'R 12, 1878. BY TELEGRAPH. Special Dispatch to Anderson Intelligencer. Columbia, S. C, Dec. 11. Gov. Hampton was unanimously elec? ted in the Senate, and received all the votes cast in the House except two Rad? ical negroes from Beaufort, on yesterday for the position of United States Senator, to succeed Pattersou on the 4th of next March. The election was declared to? day in joint assembly. It was a splendid, though deserved, tribute to our Gov? ernor. On yesterday at 12 o'clock, while the election for Senator was progressing, the surgeons amputated Gov. Hampton's leg, taking it off about six inches below the knee. He stood the operation well, and, though his condition is critical, his friends are hopeful of his recovery. E. B. M. FROM COLUMBLV. OUR EDITORIAL LETTER. Governor Hampton's condition im? proved so rapidly during the first days of last week that on Wednesday he indica? ted a willingness to be inaugurated, and accordingly the President and Clerk of the Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Commit? tees from the Senate, of which Messrs: Seigling and Witherspoon were chair? men, and of the House, of which Messrs. Miles and Murray were chairmen, which were appointed respectively to express the sympathy of the Legislature with the Governor in his misfortune, and to inform him of his re-election, in compa? ny with Chief Justice Willard, Lieuten ant-Governor Simpson and Col. Manning, the Governor's private Secretary, repair? ed to the Governor's residence, which is a pretty and at the same time unpreten? tious building about two miles from Co? lumbia. The drive was a short one, and when the party arrived they were met at the door and welcomed by Col. Wade Hampton, Jr., and. immediately invited j into the room where the Governor lay, l with an expression of intense pain and suffering on his countenance, though ; otherwise appearing stronger and better i than we had expected to find him. As ] the members of the party, which was < about fifteen in number, approached his ; bed-side he extended his hand, which 1 was white and weak from suffering, and < as Jie shook the hand of each gave some < pleasant expression of pleasure at meet- j ing them. As soon as the greetings were i over, Judge Willard took a small bible : which was lying by the Governor's bed- j side and administered to him the oath of I office as Governor of South Carolina, i Governor Hampton held his hand upon < the book, and at the conclusion raised it < and gently pressed it to his lips, after < which he signed the oath in a firm and i legible hand, although lying upon his : back and suffering intense pain. Lieu- I tenant-Governor Simpson was then sworn | in after the same manner, at the conclu- < sion of which Governor Hampton said to the committees that he desired them ( to express to the General Assembly his ' appreciation of their expression of sym- { pathy for him, and to say that he regret- i ted the serious accident most because it ' deprived him of seeing and counselling 1 with the representatives of the people j during their deliberations for the State's < welfare. After having consumed ten or I fifteen minutes in the exercises above 1 alluded to, the committees, feeling that ] it would be an unnecessary cause of ex- 1 citement to the Governor for them to ' remain longer, withdrew, and in one hour ' from the time they left the Capitol they . were back again. THE LEGISLATURE < has been very diligent in work for the 1 past week, the House haviDg acted on about one hundred :.ud fifteen bills and i resolutions, of which about forty have I been acted upon favorably and sent to j the Senate, while that body has also dis- ( posed of a large amount of work, and i sent several bills to the House. Among 1 the important measures before the Legis- J lature now is a bill which has passed the < House abolishing pay for I witnesses ix state cases, j which will also probably pass the Senate, . and thus a large sum of money will be , saved to every County in the State, and < no doubt there will be an immense j diminution of the trivial criminal cases, J w hich ccot a great deal of money without , conferring any corresponding benefit on I the community. Neighborhood quar- ' reis will not find their way into Court, \ and the professional witness, who always | manages to see every fist fight and to I know a little about every case that comes along, in order to get summoned to Court so that he cau make a little money | out of the State, will not be seen and \ heard from in our Court Houses any ' more. It may appear a little hard for ' the State to compel witnesses to attend \ Court without paying them, but it was ] the rule before the war, and as we are '* poor now, it is the best policy to return 1 to it. The inconvenience will not be 1 very great, for a man will not have to be a wituess often, and thousands will never be in a lifetime, so the change will save a great deal of money without falling heavily on any individual; and moreover where it is a necessity the citizen should feel willing to attend Court and testify in order to uphold the laws, which are for bis protection as much as for any other person. tue pay of members of the Legislature is now before the House, and has occasioned more diversi? ty of opinion than was expected. There are three propositions up. The first is to continue the pay at five dollars per day, which stands no chance of being adopted. The second is to pay the mem? bers a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars, without reference to whether the session is long or short, and the third is Dr. John Wilson's bill, to pay three dol? lars per day. The vote between the sec? ond and third will be very close from present appearances, as mo*t of the five dollar men will advocate the salary, be? cause it will be equal to five dollars a day for the present session if it ends at Christmas, and then they hope to change it at the next session. The price that is Sxed this time ought to be permanent, and therefore the three dollars per day ? ought to be adopted in our opinion, be- J cause it will pay a member's expenses, and, if the session is a long one, he would not lose money by his expenses, while on a salary of one hundred and fifty dol bus, if the session should hereafter reach j two or three months, as it will in all I probability do next time, he would lose < badly. A per diem of three dollars is 1 low enough, and is the fairest plan. , Therefore we hope it will be adopted. THE BILLS OF THE BANK of the State will in all probability be a i subject of very grave discussion before the session is over, as there is an evident ' tendency on the part of their holders to rush them into the treasury for taxes in i every possible way. A bill authorizing persons to redeem forfeited lands was introduced in the House, and contained ! a proviso that persons could pay off such indebtedness in Bills of the Bank of the State at par. The last Legislature very 1 wisely passed an act requiring these bills , to be funded into bonds at fifty cents on the dollar, and if the present Assembly i had passed the act proposed, it would have been equivalent to backing down ! from the last act, and after discussiou by Messrs. Murray, Brown, Aldrich and Cooke against receiving the bills, and 1 Messrs. Simonton, Miles, Haskell and others in favor of receiving them, the | House struck out the clause, thus show- j ing that the sentiment is against receiv- ' ing them at a higher rate than was agreed on at the last session. We can- , not yet tell what will be done with the 1 question of providing for the retirement 1 of these perplexing bills, as the Ways ] and Means Committee has not in any <' ivay indicated its views of the subject. ' THE DIVOBCE LAWS ? of the State have been amended in the | Bouse so as to strike out the ground of ( iesertion as a cause for divorce, and also t providing that where a divorce is granted t on the other ground, it shall only allow J ;he party who procures the divorce the ^ privilege of marrying again. This ] :hange was advocated by Messrs. J. M. 1 Sutson, Miles, Murray, J. J. Hemphill ' md W. K. Bradley, and opposed by J Messrs. Brown, Blue and R. R. Hemp- t lill. The bill was amended so as not to s nclude cases already begun, and is now s oefore the Senate for its consideration. | THE BOND DEBT j las been occupying considerable atten- l ;ion, and the sentiment in favor of re- J pealing the Bond Court is growing much J stronger than was expected. The Sen- ? ite voted against repealing it by 18 to 14, i out that vote was not a test, as side issues f mtered into the decision, and when it ? jomes up again the Senate will certainly t jo in favor of the repeal. In the House j .he discussion has just begun, and the 1 idvocates of repeal, who were very few c n the beginning, are gaining by tue \ ,im<i which is given for reflection, and it t s now certain that the vote will be very 1 dose. When the repealing resolution 1 :ame up, Mr. Haskell moved to strike t mt the resolving clause, upon which r. notion Mr. Murray obLiined the floor, r md spoke in opposition to striking out j he resolving clause. The following re- r jort from the Register is a fair synopsis f >f the speech: 1st. That the act creating the Bond ' 2ourt is of doubtful validity, and was f idopted as a compromise between the 1 idvocates of the consolidation act as it 1 itands and those who favored -an elimi- c lation of fraud from that settlement, n vith the implied contract, at least, othat 1 be whole merits of the question at issue s ihould be presented to the court for its ' adjudication. That this had not been J lone, for the testimony of Kimpton had J >een kept from tho court when that testi- ' nony was the most important of any r :onnected with the case, for he was the financial Agent of the State' who 1 lypothecated the State bonds and had I he documentary evidence necessary to 1 ully make out the State's case in the S natter of the contested bonds. He ex- ' jressed the belief that Kimpton had J )een kept out of the hands of the officers | >f the law in South Carolina by a combi- ' lation of the bondholders, who do not c vish to allow the court which is to de- j I :ide this case to have all the testimony - hat ought to be before it for a just de- | J erraination of the matter. He said that le could not prove this to be the case, * )ut that the conscience and reason of ' be people of the State would convince s hem that it is so, and in support of the 5 >elief referred to the fact that Kimpton * vas defended by Chamberlain, his con- - ederate in placing the bonds of this ? State on the market, and that the reason 1 he Governor of Massachusetts gave for ( efusing tojlsurrender Kimpton was that ' te was not wanted for indictment, but < o give testimony before this very court, ( ihowiug that the bondholders had the s :ar of the Governor of Massachusetts, { md that they desired to prevent the 1 state from obtaining Kimpton's cvi- ?' lence. He then claimed that the agree- ' nentfora full hearing before the Bond ( ?ourt had not been complied with, and : ;hat the advocates of the bondholders ( low ask the Legislature to sit still, and ' dlow this court to render a decision on ? partial testimony, which hazards the in- 1 ;erest of the people of the State. 2d. He claimed that the Legislature , ihould not be controlled by the argu nent which appeals to their sympathy 1 or the bondholders, inasmuch as the s people who are oppressed by high taxa- t :ion are also entitled to sympathy. He , daimed article 9, section 24, of the con? stitution requires that a registration of ;hese bonds should have been made, and ! persons wishing to invest in them could \ lave informed themselves as to whether < .his conditition had been complied with, i ind when they failed to use this precau- i lion they were not entitled to ask the Legislature to make them a present of i Lhat amount of the people's money, be- I cause they did not avail themselves of i the safe-guards afforded by the constitu- ! tinn. A man who loses iu consequence ; of investing in unregistered bonds is 1 not entitled to any more consideration i than the man who purchases a piece of I land upon which there is a mortgage and . loses the amount of the mortgage. In I cither case, if jt was a bona fide transac- i tion. the party making the unfortunate i investment might be pitied, but he I would have no claim on the people to i pay what they do not owe, simply be- I cause he was over-credulous. The speak? er then said that many of the bond- | holders loaned their money to the State i on bonds when they knew that those i bonds were issued for the support of a thieving government, forced on the peo? ple by the military despotism which fbl- i lowed the war. That the tax-payers had no voice, in the issue of those bond-, and that the capitalists who invested in them did it knowing that they were sup- I porting an infamous government, which did not recognize the rights of the real people of the State. He said that they appeal for paying these bonds because widows and orphans had money in- 1 vested in them, but that lie appealed to the Legislature not to pay those which are fraudulent because the little shelters which cover the heads of hundreds of widows and orphans in this .State, who are not fortunate enough to have any funds to invest in State bonds or other securities, would have to be sold from aver them to pay the heavy burden of taxation which the payment of these fraudulent bonds impose. 3d. He claimed that the theory of those who seek to pay the consolidation debt as it stands is based on an errone? ous position, for they say that the debt is less now than before the war, and therefore we ought to pay it for we gain by it, but he did not think so. The fact that the honest creditors of the State have agreed to take fifty cents on the dollar is no reason why we should pay those who hold fraudulent claims fifty cents on the dollar also. He favored paying the honest portion of the con? solidation, debt, after eliminating the fraud from the settlement, and contend? ed that this was all that either law or equity would require the people to do. lie said that the people of the State were unwilling to do more than this, and that if the proposition was submitted to them more that;, two-thirds would vole against paying one cent of the fraudulent debt, and that they would decide a large por? tion of it to be fraudulent. 4th. He urged the farmers, who repre? sent the toiling thousands in this State, not to be swayed from sustaining the in? terest of their constituents, although they would hear the most learned and elo? quent arguments from the gentlemen i who would follow him. He did not Joubt the sincerity of those gentlemen, but he knew by experience that attor? neys generally believed that their clients were right, and many of the learned at- i torneys who would urge the payment of the whole debt came here by the influ- i pnee of bondholders, and having been i their attorneys it is natural that they should feel that their clients are right : und their claims jusc. The people of I south Carolina, however, look to their i representatives not to be controlled by I eloquence nor friendship nor admiration, but by a firm and stern lesolution to do i ivhat is right and protect the interests of l ;he people in opposition to unjust claim- < nits. He said the Legislature Iras a ) louble duty to perform in this matter. The people look to it to free tiicm ol heir unlawful bonds, and the holders of ( ralid bonds have the right to expect that he Legislature will not depreciate their t ibligations against the State by admit- \ .ing fraudulent bonds in a large sum t ipon an equality with theirs. The argu- i nent of the bondholders that any inter- \ erence in this matter will injure the I State is not well founded, for the State 1 las no credit now and never will have : iny as long as we owe more money than ] re can pay. If the consolidation debt e vas all that the Slate owed it would not c nake so much difference, but that is j ibout $0,000,000 of it; $1,200,000 of the t icaled floating debt before the Commis iioner of Claims; a large amount ofin lebtedness on railroad guarantees; an ndefinite and apparently expanding ' imount of bills of the Bank of the State, t ind other liabilities amounting to from [ wclve to fifteen million dollars, and the State cannot pay this amount without uiuous taxation. The credit of the State will never be good as long as this t imount is outstanding, for financiers a tnow that the State cannot pay it. It is ust like an individual?if he owes more noney than he can pay his credit is bad, 1 md a compromise of those debts will c rive him a better credit than letting f hem stand. The State had better throw iff what it does not owe," for then the ? >eople will feel that they have a fixed c urn of just debt to pay, and the ngita ion will cease ; but if it is attempted to J :eep the whole sum over us it will be a . heme of discussion and discord for the lext half century. The best interests of ' he bona fide bondholders and of the peo- \ >le require that the settlement shall be r nade on the basis of an elimination of he fraud, for nothing else will satisfy he people and the bondholders will : lever be safe until the people are satis- 1 ied. t 5th. That the Legislature should not )c uuduly influenced by the statements hat any man or set of men favored pay- 1 ng this debt, for the people did not send ^ heir representatives to record the wishes ^ if any individual or individuals, but to j ict as free thinkers and true rcpresenta ives. He had no censure for any per- ' on who differed from him, and was glad hat the administration occupied the po ition it does, for it refers the responsi- t lility of this settlement on the Legis- t ature, which is the proper place for it to est. \ In conclusion he urged the rcprcsen- 1 atives to stand firm to their views of the t icople's interest, and take such a posi- ] ion on the question as would not only jive satisfaction now, but be looked bauic c o in future years as a true and patriotic c iction. He said that, in his opinion, it 1 vould be a great mistake to have the t 3ond Court to settle this great question . >n the testimony which was so incom? plete, for if we allow the court to rail- ( late the fraudulent bonds they would \ hen have a show of validity against the , Sta'.e, which would make it repudiation j 0 refuse to pay them. He reminded the Legislature that the frauds were not ( imall, but that the bond commission's s ?cport shows that in round numbers of , S5.013.000 of consolidated debt $2,81S,- f )C0 are fraudulent. The people cannot tflbrd to present this as a gratuity to ( hose who hold them, and many of whom I )bt:tined them at nominal figures. He t avored repealing the act creating the j :ourt, and then changing the time for :ollecting taxes from the fall to the 1 firing of the year, which would get rid i ?f one half of the coupons, as those fall- ( ng due in July would n"t be receivable it all, and we could pay such of them as vere valid and free ourselves from the ithers. He was opposed to repudiating iny just debt, but was in favor ol eradt ;ating every cent of fraud, and for these reasons would vote against striking out < he resolving clause and in favor ofpass- I ng the repealing resolution. ? At the conclusion of this speech, Mr. j Saskell got the floor, and occupied ; ibout one-half of his time in reference to i 1 speech which Gen. Gary had made in ' :he Senate. The following is the Regia- j 'er's account of his speech : Mr. Haskell replied to Mr. Murray, and 1 c.iid that he objected to the spirit in ivhich the gentleman from Anderson had 1 iiscusscd the question. Ho (Mr. Mur- 1 ray) had charged that the bondholders ' exercised undue influence; that the Bond Court could not decide justly be- '' cause they had no evidence before them, the bondholders having made away with 1 Kimpton's evidence. Mr. Haskell said ! he thought that statement groundless mid false, lie alluded to Mr. Murray's 1 baring read from l he constitution, and inquired whether Mr. Murray proposed to teach the elementary principles to the Judges. He, Mr. Haskell, did not intend to make this question the Vehicle for j slanderous insinuations. He would not 1 Attempt to characterize an attack made 1 from a privileged position upon the chief of our judiciary, but would only say that the same attack was made last year by the same parly. That I he charge was 1 pronounced by Judge Willard to be ut? terly false and proof was demanded; 1 that no pretens2 was ever made that such proof had been furnished. Mr. H. said lie would not deprive one of the self-assumed credit of having 1 never supported a person of an opposite 1 political party, who yet did propose to 'iibstitute, in a puriljcd United States mate, in place of the gallant soldier ill d eloquent statesman, M. fJ. Butler, the felon Whittcnmrc, expelled from a 1 Radical Congress, and by that expulsion lilted to be the nominee of the Demo? cratic party of Soul h Carolina as a suita? ble United States Senator! He, Mr. Ifasfcell, would not undertake to answer charge..; made against a brother member of the legal profession, charged with having acted unworthily; in that he obeyed the mandates of that General Assembly which elected him to his high ofiice. Nor would he deign to answer unworthy taunts made against one with whom he was personally connected. One who can be truthfully charged with having lost all by the misfortunes of war, but could never be charged with having in the least degree retrieved those for? tunes by acting as the paid counsellor and defender o:' the robbers uf his coun? try. Mr. Haskell complimented the bond commission as having worked well and faithfully. There were no men in the General Assembly for whom he enter? tained a higher respect. But that their report being admitted as fact, barring a few errors necessarily made in work of such magnitude, there were honest differ? ences of opinion as to tiie legal effect of those facts, between two parties equally desirous to protect the interest and the honor of the S'.atc. After two weeks of earnest and, he was sorry to say, sometimes heated debate, these differences were found to be irre? concilable, and to threaten, as some thought, a break in the Democratic party. To avert this, in a caucus, not of the General Assembly, but of its Democratic members, this settlement wasagreed upon. Not as satisfactory to either party, but as common ground upon which we could place the .State, without sacrifice of prin? ciple, or fear of her suffering in her in? terest or hc-r honor. He voted against the report because there was injected into it a feature which worked grievous wrong to the honest creditors of the State by repudiating one half of their proven just debts, and justly subjected us to the charge of repudiating our honest debts. He had expected to have appealed to this House against that injustice. Hut he had become convinced that this House would entertain no chauge, feeling, perhaps rightly, that the lesser evil had swallowed up the greater. He combated the position, of Mr. Murray as to the example of Virginia, and said that her State treasury was filled with coupons, exactly like ours, bought by "now York capitalists for a mere song md forced at par upon the treasury of Virginia by the decision of her own :ourts. A self-styled distinguished citizen had >aid that the State was dead and her debts with her. He (Mr. Haskell) did not igree with that view. But he would ad nit that she must have been very feeble .vhen the same gentleman was arrested oy the military despot, for his cries were oud enough and pitiful enough to have twakened her if she were only sleeping. But weak as she had been, and low as die had fallen, it was only in the power jf her own sons to disgrace her and to ilace the capping stone upon her misfor ;unes. At the conclusion of this speech, Gen :ral Kennedy moved to postpone the urther debate of the subject until Tues lay, which was agreed to, and therefore lie subject is now being discussed before^ he House. > The House has passed a bill changing he road laws in Laurens and--jthderson, o as to require persons from 1G to 50 to irork the roads instead of those from IS o 45. This will give us a large number if additional r??d-h\nuds, and will there ore help to improve the coai?'rT*^*f our mblic roads, which is a matter of very ;rcat importance. Col. Mattison has given notice of a foint Resolution to amend the Constitu ion so as only to have a session of the Legislature once in two years. This is a ;cry important matter, and should by all ncans be adopted. Dr. Brown has introduced a bill imcnding the charter of the Belton, iVilliamston and Easley Railroad, so as o extend it to Lowndesville. The session so far has been very har nonious, and has exceeded anything for vork which has been known since the var. We still expect to get back home >y Christmas, and that to stay until next all. The election of Gov. Wade Hampton n the United States Senate on last'i'ucs lay, to succeed Patterson on the 4th day if March next, will give universal satis 'action to the people of the State and to he Democratic party throughout the united States. The State is now re lecmcd from Radical misrule, and Fed sral politics must claim the attention of icr rulers, and we know of no man at he present time who can better subserve he interests of the whole country in Congress than Gov. Hampton. In the jast he has filled every official position vhich has been confided to him with lonor to himself and to the satisfaction )f the people. He now enters upon a sphere of far greater responsibility, and vc feel assured that the interests of the State which he will represent in the Fcd sral Congress will be fully protected and iromoted. Butler and Hampton: wor ,hy successors of Calhoun, Preston and Pinckney. With, such representation as hese, South Carolina may hope soon to ?egain her ancient prestige in the coun ;ils of the nation. * Democrats Demanding Proofs. Washington, December. 5. A highly important conference of :onspicuous Southern Democrats was lield this evening, at which it was de? cided to open an attack on Hayes' mes? sage, in the House, by calling on him to produce proof of his statements. Sen itor Lamar, Gordon and Butler, Repre? sentatives Ellis and Gibson, and Evins, :>f South Carolina, andSleinmons, of Ar? kansas, were present. It was decided that Gibson should present a resolution, trhich, after reciting in a preamble the utterances of the message will request Hayes to inform the House of the nature, extent and sources of proof upon which these grave charge arc made against ex? tensive regions of country. It is said by those at the conference, *nd was strongly asserted there, that Hayes has not and cannot produce LTcditable evidence upon which to substantiate his charges. M. C. Butler, lor instances, said that as far as intimi lation in the Congressional District where he lives is concerned, he would willingly rest his case on negro testimony. In other instances of alleged outrages which were brought fotward, those par? ticipating in the conference expressed the belief I hat it could be satisfactorily diown that where they were not the un? aided invention id' Republicans they were largely exaggerated by them. Another method suggested lor pro? ceeding to clear up these vague charges is afforded by a recent charge made by the somewhat notorious Swails, who-e account of the so-called Beaufort bull? dozing has been wildly quoted. Swails pretends that he filed ohaiges and proof of intimidation before Judge Bond, who declined to act upon them ami enforce the law. It is proposed to make this al? leged failure of Judge Bond the ground | lor preferring articles of impeachment . and referring them to the Judiciary , Committee, ? The Cincinnati Riii/tiircr summa? rizes the whole situation .it Washing- i Ion in these bead lines over its Wash- : ington special: "The Republicans Unit- i pd, Saucy, and Kager to Flaunt the ( 111.lv Shirt. The Democrats, as Usual, Militating, Undecided, and Absolutely i Without a Loader." i GBX. GARY AM) THE BOX!) COURT. The concurrent resolutions offered by ticn. Gary to abolish the Bond Court having been rejected in the Senate, Gen. O. on last Monday introduced the follow? ing preamble and resolutions, which were ordered for consideration on yesterday: Whereas, in article 4, section 1, of tiie constitution of the Slate, which reads as follows: "The judicial power of this State shall he vested in a Supreme Court and two Circuit Courts, to wit: A Court of Common Picas, having civil jurisdic? tion, and a Court of General Sessions, with criminal jurisdiction only, in Pro? bate Courts ami in Justices of the Peace. The General Assembly may also estab? lish such municipal and other inferior courts as may be deemed necessary." Also, in section 9 of the same article, which reads, "The Judges of the Su? preme Court and Circuit Courts shall, at stated times, receive a compensation for their services, to be fixed by law, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in oilice. They shall not be allowed any fees or perquisites of office, nor shall they hold any other of? fice of trust or profit under this State, the United States or any other power:" Retolvetl, That it be referred to the Judiciary Committee to inquire and re? port? 1. Whether the Court of Claims cre? ated by resolution of the General As? sembly, approved March 22, 1878, com? posed of three of the Circuit Judges of this State, be a constitutional court? 2. If said court is a constitutional :ourt, has not the Circuit Judges who have accepted ofiicc under said resolu? tion in said court vacated acceptance of 3fllce in said court their offices as Circuit Judges of State ? 3. If said court is not a constitutional :ourt, arc not said Circuit Judges pro? hibited, by article 4, section 9, from receiving and appropriating to their own jsc the live hundred dollars appropri? ated to each of them for services reu Jered in said Court of Claims? 4. Has the General Assembly the power to waive the sovereignty of the State and make the State a party defend mt in any cause of acticn ? 5. Docs not the sovereignty of the State reside in the people, and must not iny act that affects that sovereignty be lone by the people in convention assem? bled? ' C. What would be the legal effect and force of a decision pronounced by an unconstitutional court. The President, and the South. One of the most just and concise criti? cisms upon the course pursued by Mr. Hayes in his treatment of the Southern puestion, comes from the New York fnurnalof Camtncrce^jtjfrtt^cv not predis? posed in favor.oX the South, hutgencr jJJ^Jarf" in its conclusions. We make .he following extract: Ah the message nowhere bears the im? press of the author's own thought and Drill, we attach little importance to any part of it. Take his remarks about the illeged Southern election troubles as an llus'.ration. The President evidently lid not speak from his own knowledge pf interest in the subject. He mealy ;ook the Attorney General's report as a prief and made a case out of it. Gen jraVDevens is. not an impartial or calm udge of Southern affairs. He is^clearly prejudiced against the South and anxious o strain every point to put that secti-m n the wrong. His language is censor ous and harsh. The construction of notives he assigns to the Southern peo? ple who do not support the administra ion is wholly unwarranted by the evi lencc he produces. In fact, he presents io sufficient testimony for any of his marges. His information comes mostly rom "public sources, which are common o all." We take this to mean the newspapers. 3ut in our files of Southern exchanges ye have vainly looked for the proofs of hose outrages which the Attorney Gen tral finds so common. Perhaps he reads pnly the political sheets which arc anx ousto return the army to the South and tnd restore carpet-bag rule there. Such prgans can most readily pave the way o such a restoration by exaggerating or nventing "outrages" inflicted by the . vhitc Democrats on the Republican placks. If General Devens is correct in ] lis statements, the President's rccom nenaations are fully justified. But vhen the Attorney General says, as he Iocs, that his "office is not provided ( ,vii.. the means of any general system of ( investigation of infractions of the laws," | he President might have paused for :onfirniation of that official's assertions pefore reopening the unpleasant and dis- ( urbing subject in his message. He has lono so at the risk of being convicted pf inconsistency, if not of a more se- i ?ions fault. I A year ago the President's message i lighly complimented the Southern whites . in their treatment of the frecdmen. He iecmed then to be satisfied that the col- < prcd voters were not driven or frightened < rrom the poils. He was then willing to ] :rust the South to govern herself without m army or any co-crcivc or restraining ( measures. But, for a long time previous i to the publication of that message, the i Northern organs of one party had been | ringing with accusations against their i opponents of the South exactly similar to those now made by the same papers, | tnd repeated by the Attorney General. | A year ago the President satisfied him self that the allegations against the 1 South were generally unfounded, and his message glowed with trustful and con- i ciliatory sentiments toward that section, i Sow, he tacks sharply in the other di- i rection. He believes now where he had ; ^ood reason to place but little confidence i before. Has beany new or better evi? dence than formerly, or what is the mat? ter? I No one impeaches the President's hon- i psty of purpose. His intentions, we 1 presume, are just and honorable. But lie is not a strong man, and is easily in? fluenced by the more resolute persons ibout him. He also likes his ease. 4Ie has bad a hard lime of it for a year, quarrelling with the radicals of his party. I hey have attacked him venomously on account of his past kindness to the South. He now acts like one who is anxious to make friends of these bitter enemies of ( his own household. His references to i Southern matters in the message read i like concessions to Blaino and the rest? i l bid for peace. He thinks be went too i far on one side in his last year's message. Now he seeks to restore his political equilibrium by a little excess on the oth- i er side. That probably explains the real I inconsistencies of the two messages. If the design of the President is such as we have indicated, it will miscarry. Iiis ; lalest suggest ions about the South, though i differing widely from those of his nrcvi- i ous message, are too moderate and rea sonablc i" ''sit the extremists. They i want nothing less than a revival of army rule and carpet-bag governments at the South. ? It is -aid now by the friends of Mr. D. T. C<:r5iin that I'm; majority of the : Cummitlee on Privileges and Elections 1 will slmriiy repiiN \\w resolution agreed upon by them ai l!ie histsesion declaring i him entitled *?i seal occupied by Sen- i ntor Butler. Ii is understood as assured that neither Senators Couovcr or Patter- i son will change I he vote:; which they zavc last winter in frvi.r of admitting i Butler. This kdng the case, Mr. Corbin enn have ii:i expectiilloii of turning Mr. i Butler out. Thus lie-re can he hut one I reason lor his persistency, which will -ouii appear in I he shape of a resolution lo pay him a liiimNome sum out of the i contingent fund ?f the Senate. 1 ? It is claimed everything is ready j for the resumption of specie payments in tin- ol m xt .I.,nuary. I STATE SEWS. ? A new court home is in progress of erection at Barnwcll. ? Thanksgiving day was not generally observed in this Stale. ? Mr. Drury T. Vaughn, of Edge-field, died on the 29th ultimo. ? Sixteen prisoners in the Aikcn jail, 15 of whom are negroes. ? The fanners of Harnwell County are sowing largely of small grain this fall. ? Mr. E. W. Frascr has been appoin? ted clerk of the court lor Colleton County. ? The cadets of Adger College have applied to the Adjutant General for arms. ? The Greenville New* is urging the merchants of thai city to erect a cotton compress. ? .Several deaths from diphtheria have occurred in Abbeville during the past two weeks. ? In Edgcficld it is becoming "the thing" to make boots with pistol pockets at the top. ? Efforts are being made to establish a graded school for white children in Camdcn. ? The gin house of Mr. R. IT. Walker, of Barnwcll County, was destroyed by fire on the 2nd instant. ? Several horses have died in the upper part of Spartanburg County re? cently of blind sjiggers. ? Col. R. L. Love, of York County, died of apoplexy on the 2Gth ult., after an illness of several weeks. ? There are very few young men in the Legislature. Middle aged and old men principally compose the body. ? The gin house of Mr. K. J. Tyler, who lives about 7 miles from Edgcfield, was burnt on the 30th ultimo, by acci? dent. ? Rev. Tolivcr Robinson, of Laurens County, an estimable Christian gentle? man, died on the 3d instant, in the 7Sth year of his age. ? An effort is making to secure a suffi? cient amount of money to build an Asso? ciate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Abbeville C. II. ? James Mayor, the Radical super? visor of elections at Aikcn, has caused the arrest of three lawyers, for intimida? tion at the late election. ? Two sleeping mules threw the pas? senger train on the S. C. R. R. off the track on the night of the 30th ult., and came to their death thereby. ? The Poor House of Laurens is let out to the lowest responsible bidder. The County will pay ?4.3-5 per month for each pauper next year. ? Bishop Wightman is presiding at , the Methodist Conference in Xe wherry this week. Bishop Piercc's health would not admit of his attendance. ? A man by the name of Plyler, living in Chesterfield County, was thrown from a horse recently and received injuries from which he died the following day. ? One of the solid shot which Struck? , the State House when Sherman was be? sieging Columbia, nearly fourteen years ago, has been dug up on the Capitol square. ? A cutting scrape took place at Wil liston, in Barn well County, recently be? tween a Mr. Stansill and a Mr. Lott, in , which the former was severely stabbed by the latter. , ? An incendiary's torch destroyed a , store-house and dwelling, the property , r>f Mr. 8. D. Wright, at Hartsville, i'n Darlington County, on the morning of . the 2Sth ultimo, between midnight and , daylight. - ! ? The whole amount bTthe railroad debt of Pickens County is about ?114,000, the fourteen thousand being due for in? terest on the bonds, of which there are one hundred thousand dollars' worth, lor 1 the past two years. 1 ? Over one hundred and fifty colored '( children in the town of Camdcn are tin- 1 able to attend the public school at that 1 place because they haven't the means with which to purchase the new books , adopted by the State board of education. , ? The Sumter Watchman wants the j Code Commissioners appointed by the Supreme Court for the reason that "mem- i hers of the Supreme Court arc the best Judge* of the qualifications of the law yers in the State for this difficult and , delicate work." 1 ? The revenue officers, fiAeen or twen- , ty in number, have been scouring Abbe- ( ville County for two weeks or more in 1 search of imaginary violators of the In- : ternal Revenue laws of the country. 1 Several parties, we understand, have < been arrested, and lodged in the Abbe- ' ville jail. ? A white man by the name of Eich? elberger shot and severely wounded a colored man by the name of Watts on J Sunday 1st instant, in Laurensvillc, the ball taking effect on the check, passing through and lodging just under the skin on the back of the neck. It is thought j he will recover. J ? Mrs. James Anderson, of Smith ville , township, Abbeville County, boa sold j this year to Mr. J. F. Ri'ley, at the 1 Greenwood Hotel, three hundred and 1 <ixty-five pounds of butter. Up to March only two cows were milked, and ' iince then five have been milked, lie- , sides the butter sold at the hotel, a fami- ] ly of five were well supplied all the time. ? " ? About three weeks ago Adam, a Jistinguishod colored Democrat about < Greenwood, was killed by the accidental 1 discharge of a pistol. The pistol fell ! from the pocket of Mr. F. A. Arnold, J striking the floor, discharging its con- j tents, taking effect in the bowels, from the effects of which he died in a few I hours. The deceased was a tenant of 1 Mr. Arnold, with whom he was on the \ best of terms. ? Dr. W. Y. Paxton died at his home ; in Sumter on Friday, 20th ultimo, after < about otic week s sickness, from an affec- i tion of the lungs combined with nervous 1 prostration, lie was about GO years old, and leaves a wife and four daughters. Dr. Paxton was a native of Charleston, where he resided until the war, and was proprietor of the Eve, ing News. He re? moved to Sumter during the war, and has resided there ever since. He has been connected with the Sumter Watch? man for the past eight or ten years, and was a good citizen, being highly respec- ; ted by all who knew him. ? Capt. John B. Patrick, formerly Professor of Mathematics in the State Military Academy at Columbia, and { who, since the war, has been teaching a | High School in Greenville, S, C, has re- , cently leased and fitted up the commo? dious mansion and grounds, late the rcsi- ; deuce of Rev. J. P. Boyce, in that city, and has converted his School into a Mil? itary Institute, where young men will be prepared for business life, or for entering , higher institutions of learning. Circu? lars giving full information, can be ob? tained by addressing the Principal, < Greenville, S. C. ? The Laurensvillc Herald gives an account of the atrocious murder, on the evening of the 2nd instant, of .Mr. Win. U. Kilgorc, a highly respected young man, about 2." years of age, and a resi? dent of that County, by a man by the name of All'. McNinch, who, after shoot? ing his unfortunate victim five times, beat him over the head with a heavy pistol. McNinch was aided and abetted } in Iiis horrible crime by John Blackwell < and J. L. M. Irby, all of whom were drinking, while Kilgorc was perfectly ! sober. Blackwell and Irby arc under arrest, and McNinch is at large. The 1 exact cause of the difficulty is not t known. Several standersby narrowly I escaped serious injury from the shooting. .* ? The Abbeville Pre** and Banner says the colored .Methodist minister at ! that place is about the best paid preacher ' ill the county, He minister.-, to a mein- , bcrship of about three hundred commu? nicant*. Each member pays exactly the same amount towards the preacher's sal? ary, ami when one is too poor to pay the others make up the amount. The share >f each is about ?1.(50 to the salary. - They pay live hundred dollars in money, . a id seven dollars a week in addition for rations for Iiis family. This seven dol? lars is raised by weekly collections niter \ religious services. The beauty about ! this matter is that the congregation is never behind in payment. Think of it. A colored congregation nays $.'?00 salary and ir'M'A rations, making SSli4, and a nice little parsonage. The white people might learn a lesson from these zealous colored people. ? The Marion Merchant and Farmer gives the following particulars of a se? rious shooting scrape, which occurred in that place on Saturday,.30th tilt.: .Mr. Thomas II. Kirton had some difficulty with Mr. D. F. Berry. He related the fact to Mr. J. T. Dozier, and expressed apprehensions of further trouble, as Bciry, he said, had made threats against him. To avoid a collision with Berry, it appears that Kirton, in gning home about 6:30 p. m., went a round-about way. Mr. Dozier, seeing him, and thinking to play oh"a practical joke upon Kirton, walked rapidly towards him, whereupon Kirton fired his pistol, he says, in the air. Dozier also fired his, it is said, into the air, whereupon Kirton, believing his enemy was really upon him seeking his life, fired a second shot, the ball passing through the body of Dozier. They were perfectly friendly, and no one regrets the unfortunate affair more than Mr. Kirton. ? Congressman Evins, of South Car? olina, in conversation with Congressman Foster, of Ohio, gave as a reason why there was little or no opposition to the Democratic nominees for Congress in his State at the last congressional election among the colored voters, the fact that the colored men have learned from ex? perience that they are not as well off to? day as when they were slaves, and inas? much as the carpet-bag politicians rep? resenting the Republican party have had unlimited control of the State govern? ment for the past ten years they have concluded that it was to the domination of the Republican party that they owe their impoverished condition. He added that the Republican party must have had some confidence in the good sense of the black race, or the right of suffrage ought never to have been given them. They have exercised their powers of observa? tion to the extent of condemning by their support of Democratic nominees for Con? gress the claim that the Republicans were their best friends.? Washington Special to X. Y. Herald. ? Travelling by coach in Colorado is often made interesting by robberies and sometimes by exciting accidents. A coach containing five passengers slid off the narrow road into a gulch, near Leed ville, and rolled over and over until it struck, bottom side up, in a creek sixty feet below. Three or four horses were killed, yet the passengers escaped with only slight injuries. They shivered around a fire until daylight and patched one another's bruises with paper. ? Alexander H. Stephens the other day, while ascending the stone steps leading to the House of Representatives at Washington, on crutches, slipped, and would have fallen directly backward but for the assistance of his attendant, who caught him in his arms. As it resulted the only injury received is a painful strain or wrench of the left knee, which will probably confine him to his room for some time. ? The New England railroads have ^otod that the half-fare tickets to clergy? men shall be discontinued from and tfter the 1st January, 1879. Something for the New Year. The world renowned success of Hosteller's Hil? ters, and their continued popularity for a quarter of a century as a stomachic, is scarcely more wou lerful than the welcome that greets the annual ap? pearance of Hosteller's Almanac. This valuablo nedlcal tri itisc is published by Hostettcr & Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa., under their own immediate super rlsioD, employing SO bauds In that department ren cylinder printing presses, 8 folding machines, {Job presses, Ac.,arc running about eleven months n the year on this work, and the Issue of the same for IS7U will not be less than ten millions, printed in the English, Herman, French, Welsh, Norwogi m, Swedish, Holland, Bohemian and Spanish lan? guages. Itcfor to a copy of it for valuable and in? teresting reading concerning health aud numerous testimonials as lo the efficacy ol Hosteller's Bitten, imuscment, varied information, astronomical cal sulaliont and clirouidoftlea] Hems, Ac., which can lie depended on for correctness. The Almanac for IS7D can be obtained free of cost, from druggists .u. I general country dealers in all parts of the :ountry. Sale of Jersey Cattle. ARARE opportunity to buy Southern acclimated Stock. These animals nrc now in moderately thin condition, which will enable the purchaser to see f/?i/ he jtiys, and not be deceived by overfed nni nmls. Owing to a chango in our business, t am authorised to sell lor Mr. W. D. War ren (without reserve by the owner) eleven liead of thoroughbred Jersey Cattle, con? sisting of four Cows in full milk, two Heif? ?rs, aud five Heifer Calves. The following arc a few of the Grand sires and Dams of the above herd : Grand \ircs?Red Knight,No.GG6; Stonewall Jack? son, imported by Thos. Richardson, in ship Philadelphia, 1SG0; General, imported and owned by John Haven, of Fort Washing? ton. Grand Dam*?Dame 2nd, 12SO; Lilla, owned by John Van Antwerp; Throgg's S'eck, imported by Thos. Richardson, in ddp Philadelphia, ISM; Fancy, imported jy Charles Loring, of Swanscutt, Mass. I will also sell at the same time and place !wo very line grade Devon and Ayr-hire Cows, a few thoroughbred Berkshire Hogs ind Pigs, Spanish, Merino and Cotswold Bucks, and Angora Goats. This sale will take place at the Livery Stables, near the Feuilleton Hotel, at Pcn lleton.S. C, FRIDAY, 27th DECEMBER, 1S7.S, precisely at 11 o'clock a. m.?rain or thine. Private bids received. Address J. C. STRIBLING, Manager, Feuilleton, S. C. Dec 12,1878 _22 1 SHERIFFS SALE. STATIC OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Andkkson County. BY virtue of various Executions to me directed, 1 Will expose to sale on the First Monday in January next, 1879, at Anderson Court House,S. C, the following rracts of Land, lo wit: Due Tract of Laud, known as the Gam lirell Tract, containing one hundred and llfty-fivc (155) acres, more or less, hounded by lands of Harper Gambrcll, B. L. John ion and others. Also, One Lot in the Town of Briton, known as the Dr. 0. R. Horton lot, containing ten 'lu) acres, more or less, bounded by lots of James \V. I'oore, \V. F. Cox and others. Levied upon as the property of John J. Mattison in favor of F. W. Wagener ? Co., and others, against G. W. Cox ami John J. Mattison. Terms of sale?Cash. Purchaser tu pay ?tra for all necessary papers, JAM KS H. McCONNKLL, Sheriff Anderson County. Dec 12,1878_^_?* SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, % axoeusos Col'.nty. BY virtue of various executions to me directed I will expose to saloon I he First Monday in January, 1S70, at Ander ?on Court House, S. C, the following Tracts if Land, to wit: One Tract of Laud, containing sixty ?ti^lit (<is) acres, more or less, hounded by amis of Kuiily Cealey, Robert. Rogers and it hers. Also, one other Tract of Land, containing hirtv-two (.32) acres, more or less, bounded iy hinds ol Thomas James, Hurrel Juhn ion and others. Levied on as the property of .lohn G. Heeks in favor of Eliliu Wigington ami Lawrence l.onhanit against .lohn G. Reeks. Terms of sale Cosh. Run baser to pay ?xtra for papers. JAMES II. Met oNNKLL, Shcrilf Anders.hi County, Dee 12, 1878 22 _ i_ TO MAKE MONEY IJLKASANTLY and fiist, agents should address Fix lev, Harvey .t Co., At anta, On. jnncS? ly SHERIFFS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, A N'l>KUSOX CoCXTY. In tin: Vonrt of L'oiHiHon liens. L. C. Darkness. Executrix of J. N. Dark? ness, against K. 1>. Pruiett, \V. M. L'niictt ami Joshua PriiieU.?Judgment for l ore rlnfiirr nf Real Property. 1} Y virtue of an or<lt?r to me directed by y Hun. I- C. Niwhmp. Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, /'/?<> tern., i will cx ].<?>(? to mile on the FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY, lS79,ut Anderson Court House, S. C, all that Tit ACT OF LAND. Situate and lying in the County and State aforesaid, and containing one hundred ami sixty seven (K7) acres, innre or less, and known as the homestead of .lames N. Dark? ness, deceased, on Rocky River ami Hen coop Creek, beginning at a s;akc on Rocky River, running up said river to 1'. O. X tlioncc 03 E. 2340, to u pine stump X .'{, thence N. .14 E. 10, to a stake on Hen eoop Creek, thence up said creek to a maple X 8, thence S. 41. K. 8, 40 to a stone, X 3, thence S. B4i, E. 8 00. to K. 0. X 3, thence S. 13, W. 37 to large poplar X 3, thence X. 7i>. W. to beginning corner. Terms of sale Cash?purchaser to pay ex? tra for all necessary papers. JAMES H. McCONNELL, Sherilf Anderson County. ^ Dec 12, 1878 5? 4" SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AXDKOSOX C'OUXTY. BY virtue of various Executions to mo directed, I will expose to sale on the First Monday in January. 1879, at Ander? son Court House, the following Tracts of Land, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing one hundred and ninety-four (1?4) acres, more or less, the same being a part of the Real E-tatc of E. D. Pruiett, bounded by Mill Tract, homestead of De? fendant and others. Also, THE MILL TRACT, containing sixty acres, more or less, bound? ed by lands of Newton Clinkscales, home? stead of Defendant and others, upon which there is a Saw Mill, with a good circular saw and fixtures, and a Grist Mill, and a 45-Saw Cotton Gin, all in good condition, and a comfortable Miller's house. Also, three acres of Land, with a naat residence at or near llennon Institute, bounded by lands of Z. Hall, S. A. Dean, and others. The above levied upon as the property of E. D. Pruiett in favor of T. L. Clinkscales and Jerrv M. Drown and others, against E. D. Pniiett. Terms of sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. JAMES H. McCOXXELL, Sherilf Anderson County. Dec 12, 1373_22_4_ BEAUTIFUL, CHRISTMAS GOODS AT JD C. BEDELL'S CHINA STORE, GREENVILLE, - - S. C. DON'T buy that CHRISTMAS PRES? ENT until you examine his Stock. If you can't go yourself, send by your neighbor. Also, an IMMENSE stock of Crockery, Glassware and Lamps. Nov 28,1878 20 3? NOTICE OF SALE. THE undersigned, Administrators of the Estate of Col. James L<Jng, deceased, iv i 11 sell at his late residenco, on Thursday, 10th day of December next, the following Personal Property, viz: Six or seven bales of Cotton, Corn, Fodder, Shucks, Wheat, Oats, And other property. Terms of Sale?Cash on delivery. J. JAMESON, E. Z. LONG, ? Administrators. Nov 28, 1878_28_3 BUIST'S CLOY ER, HERDS' GRASS, ORCHARD GRASS, and! LUCERNE Window. Glass, Putty, Paints, Qifs. ALSO, h. ineof? DRUGS. PERFUMERY, TOILET ARTICLES, DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, For sale cheap by WILIIITE & WILLIAMS. Oct 10. 1878 13 SPECIAL INVITATION. TIIJ5 oeoplc of Anderson ami vicinity, tud more particularly THE LADIES, \re respectfullv invited to call and sec our 3ARPET EXHIBITOR, and large Jot of iambics of Beautiful Carpets. A. B. TOWERS A CO. Sept 215,1878 11 _ Cheaper than Ever Known Before. GENTS1 and Boys' Hats and Cups, a {rood selection"; Hardware, of all de? scriptions, best quality, such as we always ;ry to have ; Tools in* great variety ; Table Hid Pocket Cutlery ; a large stock of Locks if all kinds; White Oak and Hemlock sole Leather; French and American Calf skins, Shoe Findings, &C, itc. Call and sxamine our large stock of poods. A. B. TOWERS & CO.. No. 4 Granite Row. Sept 20, 1S"S__ __U_ THE LADIES WILL always find something attractive in our " large lino of Prints, new styles; Cashmeres, Alpacas, Mohairs, drc. shawls, Blankets, Toilet Quilts, Bleached, Brown and Cheeked Homcpttns. Don't forget the place, No. 4 Granite Row. A. B. TOWERS & CO. Sept 20. 1878_11_ VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. i_N The undersigned, Executrix of Dan? iel Mattison, deceased, hereby gives notice chat ?l>e will apply tu the Judge of Probat* for Anderson County, on the :ird day of January next, for a" Final Settlement of ?aid Estate, and a discharge from her oflicc if Executrix. ANNIE MATTISON, Ex'x. Dec5,1878_21 . 5_ NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Administrators of lt. J. W. McCann, deceased, hereby give notice that they will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on the 3rd lav of January next, for a Final Settle? ment of said Estate ami a discharge from [heir said administration. THOS. II. McCANN, TKOS. W. RUSSELL, Administrators. Dec', l.s.73_21_6 NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Administrator of 10. R. Brown, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County, S. C, on the fourth lay of January next, for a Final Settle? ment of the Personal Estate of E. R. Itrown, deceased, and a discharge from bis mice of Administrator of said deceased. W. A. GEER, Adm'r. Dei- .->. 1S7S _ _21__5 BURN HAM'S WARRAflTSG BtST? CHEAPEST. Also, M!lUNB MACHINERY. E3ICES REDUCED APE. 20, '78. l'araiililoUfrce. Omcs, Yobk, IV Read This! \ LL who are indebted to us for Mere-ban i\. disc or liuano will please attend to celling the same as soon as possible. We iced money, and will give the highest price or Cotton. A. B. TOWERS Si CO.