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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING. JAN. 2, 1879. Governor Simpson has appointed ex Gov. M. L. Bonham, of Edgefield, Rail road Commissioner, under the Act of the * late session of tha_Legislature. Gov. Bonham is an excellent gentleman, and his many friends throughout the State will be gratified to hear of this appoint? ment._ In making her Christmas donations Mrs. A. T. Stewart included in her list three Hebrew benevolent societies of New York, and Judge Hilton notified the officials that they could procure the money given by applying to him. They, however, refused to accept the donations because of the affront offered persons of their nationality by Judge Hilton, as the agent of Mrs. Stewart, in refusing them admission to the Stewart hotel in Sara? toga. This action is a very consistent and proper one, especially as leading Israelties contributed the sums offered, so that the charitable institutions will not suffer by the refusal. The resumption of specie payments began on yesterday, the 1st of January, 1879, and it is expected that it will be continued without injury to the com? merce or citizens of the country. Green? backs are on a par with gold, and unless there is a combination of the bankers in the large cities to produce a corner in gold as a speculation, there will probably be no shock to the country in the change. Money matters will continue to be hard for a year or so until values get fully ad? justed, but we trust the greater portion of the financial troubles of our country are over. Mr. Hayes is said to be the latest con? vert to Grant ism for a third term. It is announced that he would regard the nomination of Grant as an endorsement of his administration, which he claims has founded its policy upon Grant's ex? perience. Grant, he thinks, would carry out his Southern and financial policy, while such a man as Blaine would be likely to reverse it. These are his osten? sible reasons, but we imagine that he has rather a tender feeling for Grant, on account of the way he used United States troops in Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina to secuie the votes of these States fur his frandulency during the last presidential election. In sup? porting the ex-President now Mr. Hayes is only returning the favors shown him in 1876. Senator David Davis, of Illinois, has introduced a bill reorganizing the federal judiciary system, by which nine addi? tional Circuit Judges would have to be appointed. The present system is very oppressive to many of the poor people who are so unfortunate as to be involved in litigation in this Court, either.upon ? the civil or the criminal side of the ^^rovtrt, and it should be thoroughly re? medied ; but Congress seems unwilling to take a step which would devolve upon Mr. Hayes the appointment of nine ad? ditional Judges. This consideration is a wise one on the part of Congress, for the people of the Union feel that there are plenty of the actors in the Presidential fraud who are now in office without creating new judgeships for Mr. Hayes to reward others of his cbums. The news that Governor Hampton has so far recovered a3 to be considered out of danger gladdens every true Caroli? nian's heart. He is able to sit up in bis chair, and has been out upon his piazza enjoying the sunshine. Our people should feel profoundly thankful to the Great Ruler of the Universe for sparing the life of such a noble and useful pub? lic servant. The indications are that he will be able to attend the extra session of the Senate in March should one be called. South Carolina will then have two able and influential representatives in the Senate, both of whom have made themselves illustrious and beloved both in war and in peace. It will also be re? markable that both of our Senators have lost one leg. This is the' only State which has had such a coincidence since the formation of the government. The Florida Board of State Canvassers completed the official count of the Con? gressional election in that State, and in the District where it was thought the Republicans had elected their Congress? man, the result has given the election to Hull (Democrat) by 13 majority. The returns from Brevard County, which went Democratic, were thrown out on the ground that the returns were fraudu? lent, and the County Returning Board have been arrested und lodged in jail upon this charge in default of bail. The returns rrom Madison County, which went Republican, were thrown out be? cause one precinct was not reported. The result of this decision will give the electoral vote of Florida to the Demo? crats, if the next Presidential election should be thrown into the House of Rep? resentatives. r .'he final adjournment of tbo Legisla? ture before the Christmas holidays is a step in tho right direction, and shows that the Democratic party will continue to reform past abuses until it gets the government down to a proper economy. The previous Legislature could not do this in consequence of the vexed ques? tions it had to settle, but the time has come when the Legislators, by dilligent work, can do all that is necessary in a four weeks' session, and they should not take longer. The country wants only such changes us ate necessary until we can have a constitutional convention The work of the past session has been both arduous and important, and the people may rest assured that the mem? bers of the General Assembly worked most dilligently to secure an adjourn? ment before the Christmas holidays. This has been accomplished, and in do? ing it legislative expenses have been re? duced from $125,000 to $44,000. Ylako-Ylan?.?The Ylang-Ylang flower is produced by a large tree, and its odor scents the air for miles around. Dr. Price prepares his Ylang-Ylang Ex? tract from the otto of these flowers, and it is a charming perfume, having a fra? grance unlike any other handkerchief extract. A CHARGE OF INCONSISTENCY. In the Aetra and Courier of the 25th inst., an anonymous communication ap? pears from Anderson under date of De? cember 19th, which we publish below for the purpose of commenting upon it and showing (he underhanded and con? temptible spirit which it manifests to? wards the editor of the Intelligencer. It is as follows: The late active opposition in the Leg? islature of Mr. ?. B. Murray to the Bond Court might operate a complete surprise on his constitucency. For be it remembered that only as far back as August last his advocacy of this Court was most pointed and pronounced. By I referring to the editorial in reply to an j article written by Mr. S. Hyde, Jr., of Charleston, contained in the issue of the Intelligencer of August the 1st, it will be seen that Mr. Murray is a most zealous advocate for the existence and continuance of the Bond Court. Let the following extracts, in the very words of the editorial, show if this he true, viz: "We have claimed, and see no reason to change our opinion that the whole bond question ought to be settled as economi? cally, as justly, as speedily and as per? manently as possible, and any citizen of the State who interfere for his selfish purposes to prevent such a result is not patriotic. Nov/ the investigation by the Bond Court would, we believe, secure a speedy, just, economical and permanent settlement of the debt question, and un? til we can be convinced that this is wrong we will bold the opinion that those who seek partial, tempoary and expensive settlement, like suits on cou? pons, are not as patriotic as they should be, and if they do not mind they will discover that they have made a mistake in breaking down the Bond Court, which is the best settlement they will ever get; for if they reluse this fair means of set? tlement, and the matter is thrown back into the Legislature, tbey may depend upon it that nothing more will be paid than what is free from all taint of fraud." Again: "Our readers can jndge for them? selves as to which is the most patriotic mode of settlement, the one proposed by our correspondent, or the one proposed I by the Legislature and approved by the J Governor, and if the bondholders destroy the Court they will rue their folly when more rigid terms are imposed upon them." How do this language and these ex? pressions harmonize with his utterances in the halls of legislation ? Was Mr. Murray convicted by the arguments of Mr. Hyde? If so, why did he not con? fess it? Or has there transpired any? thing unusual or extraordinary since in judical investigations, or any recent start? ling developments made in the bond question, to produce this sudden transi? tion and lofty somersault ? If so they have escaped our observation. His ardor and zeal are utterly at variance with the consistency, but reflect with perfect faith? fulness bis short political career and an? tecedents, for it is characteristic with him, the more radical his change the more vi? olent his advocacy for the last position assumed. * -This letter evinces nothing but a de? sire to injure the editor of this paper as an individual, without attempting to vin? dicate any matter of principle, for the unknown xfjftcr does not inform the pub? lic what he thinks about the debt of the State or any mode of settlement. He is after gratifying a personal feeling of hate or envy which he entertains for us, and therefore, without the independence to assail us over his own name, he writes not to his home paper to condemn the action of a representative, where his con? stituents would read the condemnation, but to a paper published in another ex? treme of the State, and which circulates to a considerable extent over the whole State along the lines of railroads. The reason for this is plain. The writer knows that ninety-nine hundredths of the people of this County approve the I action of the entire Anderson delegation (of which we are only one) upon the public debt question, and hence his arti? cle above quoted could not injure us here, therefore he seeks to impugn our action before the people of the State with the hope that he may contribute something to the effort which certain newspapers are making to write all of us down who favor an elimination of the fraud from the settlement of the State's debt. The only specification be has made against us is that of inconsistency in ad? vocating the abolition of what is famili? arly termed the Bond Court, because on the first day of August last we published an editorial which he claims committed ns to the Bond Court. This charge was made on the floor of the House by Mr. John J. Hemphill, who had the articles sent to him from Charleston by persons friendly to the holders of bonds claimed in the Bond Commission's report to be fraudulent, and the charge was answered by us at that time, though the Newt and Courier published a brief outline of Mr. HemphiU'a charge without giving to the public the facts set forth in our answer. Our wise-acre critic, therefore, is not an originator but simply a splenetic copyist. There is some apparent inconsistency in our position, if you judge from portions of the editorials, but if you take the whole of them together it will be seen that I * they were written to condemn the ac? tion of the bondholders who were trying their suits before a Judge whose views they thought accorded with their own wishes. In the articles referred to, we did contend that the bondholders should submit their cases to the Court which their friends iu the Legislature had se? cured the creation of, but they did not do so. Their cases were tried before Judge Mackey, and when he decided against them they appealed to the Su? preme Court, and their cases arc now pending before that Court, independent of the Bond Court's decision. The actual number of bonds in suit on the test cases before the Bond Court is comparatively small, and though the decision will settle the principle, still it docs not adjudicate any bonds except those actually in suit, and the holders of any bonds except those in the suit could still harrass our treasury, and run the State to greal ex? pense and trouble iu suits for mandamus if the decision of the Bond Court should be against them. The establishment of j this Court ouly gave the bondholder an additional Court before which he might j try his claims, and could not settle any cases except those sued before it. The j bondholders have suits before this Court and the ordinary Courts, and the great majority of these doubtful bonds arc held j back to take whichever course offers the 1 best advantages to their holders. Inas? much, therefore, as the bondholders were not bound generally by this Court's de? cision and the State would be, we deemed it unjust to the people to allow the Court to stand, and preferred to take the matter before the Legislature, and settle it in a permanent and just manner, according to the equities both of the people and of the creditors. Again, this unknown critic shows an ignorance of the position assumed by us in our speech on this subject, for our ar? gument was based in part on the failure to obtain Kimpton's testimony, which rendered the State's case incomplete, and it was therefore the Legislature's busi? ness to prevent a decree from going against the State on insufficient evidence. The editorials to which this correspon? dent, who wishes to slander without giv? ing his name, refers, were published on or before the first day of August, while the failure to secure Kimpton did not occur until some time in September, and whatever might have been our views about the Bond Court before that time, this occurrence was of itself sufficient to induce us to vote against the Court, for we believe that a combination of bond? holders was formed to keep Kimpton's testimony from being had, because they feared the effect which the production of the documentary evidence in his posses? sion would have on their claims. But whether he was kept away in this man? ner or not, the fact is his testimony was absent, and the State could not safely rest her case without it. It is true the after-developments in the decision of the Bond Court have been favorable to the people, but the decision rests upon law and not upon the facts; or in other words, the decision is based upon the legal rights of the parties, and not upon the absolute merits of the case. The decision does not go into the character of any bond, but only decides that the State has the right to investigate it, and we only fear that before the case gets through the Supreme Court of the State and of the United States, the people will see that those of us who advocated the abolition of the Court were right. The charge of inconsistency, as based on the position we occupy, is trivial, even if the two foregoing reasons did not justify us, for men frequently change their opinions upon public measures in all sincerity, and with very great advan? tage to all concerned; and in this par? ticular measure many Senators and Rep? resentatives who voted last year to estab? lish this Court voted as we did in the last session to abolish it, and they were as good and pure men as any in the Legislature. It is hardly necessary that we should notice the mean insinuations at the close of the article quoted, for the readers of 'the Intelligencer are too well ac? quainted with its Editor's record for any charges like these to be believed. We are content to let the action of the Dem? ocratic party of the County iu making the Editor of this paper its County Chairman, and in electing him to the Legislature by the highest vote in the primary election, say whether he has been inconsistent in his political princi? ples. And now in conclusion wc will say that we pronounce the insinuations nt the close of this article as false as they are malicious and uncalled for, and at the same time we nsk this unknown writer to unmask himself, and over his own signature in the INTELLIGENCES, to point out to the people of this County, whose representative wc are, the particu? lars wherein we have been derelict to any public trust, or false to any political principle. It is easy enough to make charges where one can do so without be? ing known, and we invite this writer, if he be a gentleman, to place his state? ments concerning our political course before the people with the influence of his name in support thereof. Since the death of Bayard Taylor, United States Minister to Germany, there has been quite a list of competitors en? tered for the vacant mission. Senator Christiancy, of Michigan, is prominently urged, but it is not generally thought that his claim will be recognized, for it is understood that his friends arc pressing him for this position with a view of making a vacancy in the Senate, which is to be filled by the election of Zach. Chandler. Mr. Eugene Hale, Chandler's son-in-law, is prominent among Mr. Christiancy's friends on this occasion. Gov. Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, is the choice of the Camerons, nnd may be said to be the representative of the mili? tary spirit of the country. Mr. Wash burne, late Minister to France, is also said to be willing to represent the gov? ernment once more in its diplomatic service. George William Curtis, of New York is likewise prominently spoken of, and as he is one of the literary men of the country, it is thought he will find favor at the hands of the President and Mr. Evarts, who are accused of having a partiality for "them literary fellows." Hon. T. B. Bryan, ex-Commissioner, is also urged for the appointment on the ground of personal fitness, in that he is a fluent writer and speaker in French, German and other modern languages, and has had considerable experience in American politics. There are numerous other applicants, and it is more than probable that some "dark horse" will win this race, as is generally the case. Tho appointment will be made in the next ten days, and the disappointed ap? plicants will go to looking up somebther vacancy in the hope of "getting a place." We are very much pleased to sec that the Democratic Presidential slate-makers are beginning to speak with much favor of Senator Bayard, of Delaware, as the most probable nominee. We have here? tofore expressed the belief that the se? lection should be made from Northern or Eastern men, and of these Senator Bayard is our choice. He is the very impersonation of truth, honor and pa? triotism. Such a nomination by the Democrats would not only secure the party vote, but it would rally the better element of all parties, and give to the country a canvass iu which the enthusi? asm for an honest candidate could not be resisted. There is no more perfect char? acter in American politics than Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware. A pure Chris? tian gentleman, simple in his habits, honorable and upright in his life, high and patriotic in his purposes, cultivated and able as a statesman, he would make the greatest President the country has ever had, and restore the government to its original moorings. Baltimore, Md.?I have used Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup personally and iu my fami? ly/or two or three years, and am prepar c'dfto say that there is nothing to compare to if, as a remedy for Coughs, Colds, etc. James Corrie, Dentist. V The government is determined to make a most vigorous prosecution of the al? leged election frauds in South Carolina, and during the session of the United States Circuit Court in Charleston, which convenes this month, a desperate effurt will be made to secure the conviction of Democrats on perjured testimony in order to sustain the position of the Re? publicans who qharge such wholesale fraud. With a view of dignifying these trials and giving confidence in their re? sult, it has been arranged that Chief Justice Waite is to be present as one of the Judges. Of course, he is far above any conspiracy with the disreputable efforts at oppression which are being made in this State, but he cannot weigh the character of the witnesses and their motives, so that he may be imposed on by them ; but the people will be glad to have the Chief Justice, for it will ensure at least a fair exposition of the law. It is also asserted that the iron-clad oath is t? be administered to the jurors iu order that none but colored men or men in sympathy with the Republicans iu these cases may be summoned from the bystanders to try them, or in other words in order to enable them to pack the juries. We do not believe that any such course will be permitted by Chief Justice Waite, for there are grave doubts as to the legal? ity of such a procedure, and beyond the examination of a juror, on oath, as to whether he has formed an opinion or not^ upon the case, it is unreasonable and out? rageous to go, except to exercise the le? gal right of challenge allowed either par? ty. In 1871 Congress repealed the law requiring the test oath of Federal jurors, but in codifying the laws it was put in the Revised Statutes of the United States by the Radical Codificrs, and thus Con? gress inadvertently re-enacted it. This restoration of so iniquitous a law was ef? fected by trickery, and there is grave doubt as to its being a law. The Revised Statutes professes to be a codification of the laws in existence and not the enact? ment of new laws; hence, any provision contained in it is dependent upon the original statute for its force and operation, and as the law requiring the test oath for Federal jurors has been repealed no such statute exists, and the provision in the revised statute cannot be enforced. If it should be, the defendants in these cases would have excellent grounds for appeal. The Republicans have made so much fuss about election frauds that public senti? ment will condemn them as arrant falsi? fiers if they fail to prove their charges in the Courts, nnd hence they will resort to any means, however disreputable, they thiuk will tend to secure conviction. De? spite these odds and difficulties we have an abiding faith that right will prevail, that the prosecutions will prove unsuc? cessful, and the Radical falsehoods about South Carolina will be exposed. The canvass for Governor of Ohio, which is to come off this year, is already beginning to elicit considerable interest in political circles. It is of very great importance to each political party that it should be successful in carrying this elec? tion, with a view to securing the advantage success would give to it in the presiden? tial canvass, and for this purpose each party is already casting about for its strongest man. The Republicans speak freely of running Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, and it is thought he would be willing to accept the nomination. He would have the support of the monied influences, and would be a decidedly strong candidate. On the Democratic side Mr. Thurman has been the favorite candidate with the politicians, but he refuses positively to run, as he says, "that the interests of the party do not require him to make that race, and that certainly his own well-be? ing requires that he should not undergo the trial and strain of mind and body that a canvass for that office would ne? cessitate." It is known that Mr. Thur? man is one of the strongest meu that will be placed before the Democratic Con? vention for the presidential nomination, and he fears to make the gubernatorial race, for if he shouid fail he would not only lose his senatorial position, but would destroy his prospect for the presi? dency. These considerations are, no doubt, the weighty ones with him in reaching his decision on this subject nnd his positive declination will assuredly bring some score of aspiring Democrats to the front who will be willing to serve their party as leader iu this important struggle. If Ohio should be carried for the Democrats, it would improvo Mr. Thurman's prospects for the presidency; while if it is carried for the Republicans, it will almost assuredly secure the nomi? nation of an Eastern man as the Demo? cratic presidential candidate. The Springfield Republican is a free lance in political journalism. It berates the South for the alleged election frauds, and condemns the Democratic party as a general thing, but sometimes it takes a glance at the Republican rascalities, and then it speaks out in meeting with refer? ence to the doings of that party. While in one of these latter moods it character? izes the assertion of the New York Tribune that "Southern temper and Sodthcrii behavior arc growing worse," as an atrocious falsehood, and adds, "Jay Gould's logic, in this instance, has falsehood for its premises, and the bayo? net for its ultimate point." Wc are sur? prised at the Republican for wasting its time and space in telling the country what all candid men have long knowu. The Tribune would publish a falsehood about the South from preference, even if the truth would serve its ends equally well. The Fattest Man in the World. The London Lancet announces as the champion heavy weight, Mr. Win. Camp? bell, of New Castle on Tyne. He weighs over 52 stones (723 lbs.); is six feet four inches high, measures round the should? ers 90 inches, round the waist 85 inches, and round the calf of his leg 35 inches. He is only 22 years old. It is with diffi? culty that he keeps his present low weight. He was brought up a printer, but his size compelled him to discontinue all labor. Until recently corpulency has been considered a natural condition, hut since, by tho use of Allan's Anti-Fat, a sure reduction of from two to five pounds a week is effected, it is believed to be a disease. If Mr. Campbell would use the Anti-Fat, which is a harmless vegetable remedy, for twelve months, he would be reduced to a respectable working weight. For particulars, ask your druggist, or ad? dress Botanic Medicine Co., Buffalo, N.Y. The Supreme Court of the United States has just decided a case from Ten? nessee which will be of interest to the whole country, and particularly to the Southern States, in which there were State banks whose bills were receivable for taxes. The decision is set forth in the following condensation from the Chronical and ContiiMionalitt: "The Bank of Tennessee, organized more than twenty years before the civil war, issued notes which the State agreed, by a clause in the bank's charter, to receive for taxes. The notes issued during the suprcmeney of the Confederacy, bower ever, were declared void by the Consti? tution adopted at the reconstruction of the State, and the collector of taxes, who refused to receive them, was made defendant in this suit, plaintive claim? ing that this constitutional amendment was itself void. The Supreme Court finds nothing in the record to show that these notes were issued in aid of the re? bellion, and nothing from which pre? sumption to this effect can be properly drawn and decides: First?That the constitutional amendment declaring these notes void is of no effect because it impairs obligations of contracts. Sec? ond?That the State of Tennessee has always, since its first admission into the Union, been the State of Tennessee. Its secession did not, according to the major? ity, interfere with its perpetual success? ion and perpetual identity. Not only is it the same body politic now, but has al? ways been the same. It has not only been all this time a State and the same State, but it has always been one of the United States?a State of the Union. Referring especially to the share of the State in the rebellion, the majority say: It never escaped the obligations of that Constitution, though for a while it may have ended their enforcement." From this decision Chief Justice Waite, together with Associate Justices Bradley and Harlan, dissent, and emphatically protest that banks of rebellious districts were used in aid and support of the re? bellion, and deny that the acts of a] re? bellious State are binding on a recon? structed State. This position of the mi? nority, if carried to its legitimate length, would expunge all contracts or obliga? tions of the State incurred before or du? ring the war, which would be rather a wholesale repudiation, but fortunately for the holders of this class of claims against Southern States, the majority of the Court think differently. Judge Bradley says this decision will "ultimate? ly lead to the recognition of the war debts of the rebel States." The principle of the decision will also apply to the Bills of the Bank of this State which were issued during the war, and will in? crease the State's liabilities to the extent of the war issue of these bills. They arc in the hands of the people all over the State, and will no doubt be bought up at nominal rates by speculators as the Bills of the Bank of the State issued before the war have been. The Augusta Chronicle and Constitu? tionalist has been the able and persistent advocate of deepening the Savannah River so as to render it navigable for small steamers, and informs us that on the fifth of November last Mr. James P. Carson, under the direction of Gen. Gil more, chief of the United States Engi? neer Corps, began a survey of the river, which extended up the Tugalo prong of the stream to the junction of the Tallulah and Chatooga rivers. He reports about thirty miles from Augusta the Long Shoals, five miles; about sixty-five miles from Augusta Trotter's Shoals, seven miles long, with a fall of seventy-five feet; then comes twenty-fives miles of good stream, 11 to 15 feet deep, to Little River, after which the stream to Ander sonvillc is very bad, having the Cherokee Shoals, fall of sixteen feet per mile; also, the McDuniel, Gregg and Middleton Shoals. Above Andersonville arc Hat ton and Guest Shoals. He thinks the river to Andersonville cau be rendered navigable for a much less sum than has been previously thought, and favors opening up the river by removing the obstructions, without canals or dams. Above Andersonville, for a distance of thirty-five miles, to a point near Pan? ther's Creek, a small steamer drawing two feet of water can easily be navigated. An estimate of the cost will be furnish? ed, and Congress will be urged to appro? priate a sufficient sum to open the river. If done, it will develop a fertile region of country, which, though in a large measure neglected now, is susceptible of the highest development. With steam? boats plying the waters of the Savannah, its shores would become the site of pros? perous settlements, and lucrative em? ployment in all kinds of labor. The Senate committee appointed to investigate the alleged frauds in the late Southern elections, under Mr. Blainc's resolutions, consists of the following Senators: Messrs. Teller, Cameron of Wisconsin, Kirkwood, Hoar and McMil? lan, as Republicans, and Messrs. Bayard, Wallace, Bailey and Garland, as Demo? crats. This committee has to sit with closed doors or in secret session, but with such men as represent the Democratic party upon it, there will be very little opportunity for the Radicals to obtain any other advantage from this course of investigation than that the secret sessions will induce hundreds of Radical negroes to swear to outrages which never existed, believing that they will never be discov? ered in their perjury. The committee also meets a difficulty in beginning its work, which is rather embarrassing. They have been appointed to investigate but no money has been appropriated to pay for the investigation, and unless the Senate decides to appropriates money to pay these expenses, it is not likely to amount to much of an investigation after all. ^ _ ? The illicit whiskey traffic is again assuming large proportions. It is car? ried through our town by the wagon load, night and day. At the upper end of town the retail of this article is causing trouble and luss to the belter class of cit? izens, and wholly demoralizing to the thirsty and indolent. This is a violation of both the State and United States laws, and wc call' upon the officers of both to assist in abating this great nuisance. The citizens could also assist iu breaking up the illicit traffic by giving informa? tion to the officers of the law.?Kcourc Courier. ^ _ Why let you HiaTyi suffer and perhaps die, when "a bottle ovl)r- I5u" s **:ll)V Syrup would at once relieve it and effect, a euro. Price 25 cents.) Congress rc-.tsscmblcs on the 7th inst., and the session will probably be an im? portant one, as several bills of great pub? lic interest are now pending, especially the bill regulating presidential elections, which was discussed last session, and has j been very generally commented upon by I the press throughout the land. That there ought to be a change of the electo? ral system has been fully shown by the troubles which followed the last election, and Congress ought to remedy the evils of the present system, so as to prevent a repetition of such crimes in tho future, but we fear that in the present state of party feeling nothing can be done with this bill. The session ends on the 4th of March, and will therefore be what is termed the short session. In all proba? bility, however, the Senate will be con? vened in extra session to consider execu? tive business, and, if so, the Democrats will have the majority, and the President pro lern, ofthat body will after that date be a Democrat. Hence, should there be a failure to elect the next President by a vote of the people and a tic in tho vote in the House of Representatives, as would probably be the case, whoever is elected President pro tern, of the next Senate would become President of the United States. The State Treasurer has announced his intention to begin the payment of the in? terest on the valid bonds of this State to? day, under the provisions of section 18 of the appropriation bill, which directs the application of the money in the treasury for the payment of iuterest on the disputed debt to the payment of the valid interest for this year. Holders of the valid bonds will therefore receive their interest as fast as it matures. The action of the last Legislature in thus de? ciding to make a marked difference be? tween the two classes of bonds will sepa? rate the influence of the bondholders, for the holders of valid bonds will realize that they are to be protected without a doubt, and will therefore cease to trouble the State, which will regularly pay their interest. Having satisfied these, we should next sift the honest portion of the bonds classed as invalid from the dishon? est and pay off the former in new bonds, while wc should, and no doubt will, re? fuse to pay one cent of that portion of the debt which is fraudulent. This would be a just, honorable and equitable settlement, which the people would en? dorse and public sentiment at home and abroad commend. Gen. Eppa Hunton, one of Virginia's representatives in Congress, is endeavor? ing to induce that body to repay to his State the money she advanced to the General Government in the war of 1812 with Great Britain. Maine, Massachu? setts and Maryland have been paid over $1,000,000 on account of their loans to '.he General Government, while Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and other States, have never been reimbursed. It is to be hoped that our representatives in Con? gress will assist Gen. Hunton, and try to have South Carolina's claim paid also. It is true that the claim of these States is "a Southern war claim," but then it is a war claim which even the vindictive Mr. Blainc could hardly class as unpa? triotic. Maine has been paid, and of course the State from which the Senator hails would not have received payment unless it was just, and therefore we pre? sume that he will find neither nullifica? tion, treason nor rebellion in our part of it. The money would come to South Carolina now as a timely boon, and could be placed to very great advantage in assisting to solve the difficult financial problem which confronts our people. The Republicans have about decided, it is thought, to run Grant as their next candidate for the presidency, nnd in order to prepare public sentiment in his favor he will return to America in the ? spring or early summer. When he lands in San Francisco he will bo most gor? geously received, as his friends inteua to expend about a million dollars to secure a proper demonstration in his behalf. Then in New York a reception to cost some two million dollars will be given him, and another to cost a million more in Philadelphia with numerous magnifi? cent, though less expensive, ones in other cities. Grant will represent the Northern capitalists, and they propose spending their money freely in produc? ing an enthusiasm for him, feeling that if elected he will amply reimburse them. If, however, the Democrats nominate such a man as Senator Bayard all the money Grant could command would not produce as much enthusiasm as the sim? ple magnetism which a ticket headed by an honest man would possess. Senator Elaine, in his speech in the Senate upon the alleged election frauds in the South, was very severe in his de? nunciation of the Southern people, and particularly of South Carolina, which called forth Senator M. C. Butler's maid? en speech in that body in defense of his State. Those who know the Senator and have heard him speak, can well imagi.ic its character and healthy influence upon public sentiment. Of the speech the New York World says : "As an instrument for the confusion of Mr. Blaine tho speech was admirably prepared, but it was something more than that. It was not only a manly and clear defense of Mr. Butler's own State, but a cool and courteous one also; and a Senator from South Carolina is entitled to unusual credit who could retain his coolness and his courtesy in defending his State from charges so monstrous as have been brought against her for the purpose of subjecting her again to the odious and scandalous despotism to which she was for ten years subjected. Governor Hampton will have a worthy colleague, as South Carolina a real repre? sentative, in Mr. Butler." Senator Conkling's friends announce positively that he will not be a candidate for the Presidential nomination from the Republican Convention. This is a sur? prise to the whole country, and is accom? panied by the explanation that the Sen? ator prefers to be the leader of his parly in Congress rather than rivk his influence in seeking the Presidency. This shows much wisdom on the part of Mr. Conk ling, for he gracefully retires in this manner from the contest which would have two very doubtful problems to be solved, First, he could hardly get the nomination from his party ; and, second, if nominated he could hardly be elected, as the country has about decided to take ' a Pcinncrat next time. Speech of Dr. W. C. Brown in Favor of Abolishing the Bond Court. Me. Speaker: I had hoped that no necessity should again arise lor me to speak on the bond question, which was so elaborately discussed at the last ses? sion of this House. Then this whole question was submitted to aspeci.il court, and it was confidently expected that a decision would have been reached long before this, and an end would have been made of the vexed and disturbing sub? ject. But circumstances have combined to bring about delay, and every incident of the trial of the cases before this court points out the necessity and duty which devolves on us of repealing the resolution establishing the court, and of going for? ward in the immediate and final settle? ment of the qucstiou. The evidence of H. H. Kimpton, so absolutely necessary tr, the just determination of how much \\c honestly owe, has been withheld by ihe conspiracy of the bondholders, wo that the iniquitous character of the debt cannot be fully developed, recking and dripping with fraud as it is known to be. Now, I ask, Mr. Speaker, is it right in us to allow the ends of justice to be defeated in this way, and permit all this vast amount of debt to be saddled on the poor, toiling taxpayers of our State through a subversion of the fundamental principles of justice and common hon? esty? No sir! we should stand firmly here on this floor and defend the rights of our constituents from the plunder of the bloated bondholders and the blood? sucking money-changers who have joined hands to drive us into remediless bank? ruptcy. The people depend on us to protect their rights, and have no paid hirelings to lobby their schemes through this body. Even with the insufficient evidence before it, I have no fears of the court deciding against us, but there awaits us a long system of appeals and expensive litigation, and why not meet the difficulty in a manly way, and make a finality of the whole matteras indepen? dent and honorable men should! The time is propitious, for we arc no longer impedec by the large body of Radicals who, united with recreant Democrats in the last House, brought about this dis? graceful state of affairs and trampled the fair fame of South Carolina in the dust. Mr. Speaker, another argument iu favor of the repeal of the resolution is the fact that we are utterly unable to pay all of the State debt. You will see from the report of the Comptroller General that the State of South Carolina is held liable for over $14,000,000. The interest on this alone is $840,000, to be raised an? nually. Add to this two mills for school taxes, four mills fur State expenses and three for county, and wc would have the enormous tax of sixteen mills. And in some counties, where they have to pay a railroad tax, it would be simply out? rageous. With cotton at seven and eight cents, no people on earth could stand such a tax and live. Besides this the $80,000,000 interest on the United States debt all has to come from the toil and labor of the masses of the people. So they will be enslaved while the rich and heartless bondholder sits in the shade, reposes on cushioned chairs, lives in fine houses, walks on Brussels carpets and lolls in luxurious carriages, and cares not who is taxed or how much. It is estimated that every working man, wo? man and child in the country pays an annual tribute of $3.G5 to these bond? holders, who were truly said by George Washington to be "idlers and usurers." The Irish pay only $1.25, and they have for years been expatriating themselves to escape these burdens. Famine and starvation, the wail of the widow and the cry of the orphan have exiled the best people on the globe from the green isle of Lrin. So it will be here if we fasten this Radical debt on our poor people. No honest man in the State has re? ceived a dollar of value from this in? famous debt forced on us by the vilest thieves and villians that ever disgraced humanity. Some say the seal of the State binds us to the payment of this in? famous debt. How was it put there? The State was lying prostrate in the dust, the shining bayonet and flashing sword drawn over her head, and thus her pal? sied arm did the work of force and fraud. And some men on this floor, forgettin<' the degradation of their State, would lend a helping hand to these arch villains of the century and sanctify the plunder of a gang of shameless robbers. Suppose ther'c thieves had, under the pretence of law, issued bonds sufficient in amount to equal the entire value of all our property, which they would have done could "they have found sale for them, can any one say it would have been right to entail slavery upon cur children to pay such a debt?" If by our payment of these fraudulent bonds we endorse the actions of Chamberlain and his confederates, we hold out an induce? ment to other freebooters to repeat the same iniquity, and enslave the people to a set of wealthy bondbolding stock jobb"rs and speculators. The gentlemen on tnc other side presume on the igno? rance of the people, when they say that a compliance with the forms of law will sanctify fraud. I warn them now not to persist in this course of duplicity, tyranny and oppression. After long years of for beuraucc and submission ou the part of the taxpayer, one common murmur has commenced rising from all parts of our country. A great storm is lowering over our heads, its lurid clouds begin to ob? scure the sky and its darkening vapors fill the air. We arc walking over a vol? cano whose flames rage beneath our feet, and which threatens to burst forth in streams of heated lava and consume everything in their course. Sir, look at the columns of real estate advertisements in the newspapers of the day, and es? pecially in Charleston and Richland counties, and all for taxes. These are the little homes of the poor, the shelters that protect their wives and children from the rains, storms and sleets of win? ter, the places where first they saw the light of (lay, the little inheritance their fathers and mothers saved for their chil oren after a life of economy, toil and labor. Those who bought these bonds were warned by the taxpayers' unions, the boards of trade, the chambers of com? merce and the newspapers. They were proclaimed to be fraudulent everywhere, and the purchaser took his chances. He invested his money to overturn our civil? ization and destroy our people, and he who advocates their payment makes common cause with the plunderers who tarnished our honor, crushed out our liberty and rioted upon the substance of a helpless people. He makes common cause with the mercenary vandals whose march through Georgia and this State was followed by a cloud of smoke rolling up in the heavens, like the cloud which led the Israelites, and whose midnight revels were lighted up by the flames of private residences, and who put the torch to this city and left her in ruins. They walked through your State on the ashes of burnt homes and left your blood relations homeless and starving. To-day wc find the soil, which could not be burnt, advertised to pay the interest on bonds, forced upon you by the paid scoundrels of a money ring. But I will not consume the time of the House. The people of South Carolina cannot and will not pay these bonds, and talk is vain and of no purpose. The de? mand for payment is atrocious and in? sulting. The people will rise iu their might and crush out these vampires, and their allies, among the faithless sons of South Carolina, who have arrayed them? selves on the side of oppression and wrong, must go down with them in iner- ; ited disgrace and contempt. lemon*.?It is from the rind of the , Messina lemon that Dr. Price prepares ; his special Flavoring Extracts of Lemon. While other Lemon Extracts in a little time have the taste and odor of turpem tine, Dr. Price's for any length of time | retains it>> inten?? lemony taste. Rewarded.?Steele & Price, the man? ufacturer!! of Dr. Price's Cream Bakinc Powder, are rewarded by the rci utati> n of manufacturing good articles. It is a shameful confession to m ike thai nwnv people are willing o use adulterated articles because of ai small reduction in price. FOR SALE_0R RENT. ONE IIOUSK AND! LOT in the Town of Anderson, on Street running parallel with ami East of McDufHe Street. House is new, and contains) two rooms. Good well of water on premises. Also, ONE FARM, lying about six miles Northeast of Anderson C. IL, and known as the John Kay place. Said Farm con? tains 152 acres, more or less. .Upon it are all the necessary building* and accommoda? tions required." For further particulars ap? ply to the undersigned at Anderson C. II. M. I). KENNEDY. Jan 2, 1*70 25 1 BY JAS. II. McCONNELL, Auctioneer. CLERKES" SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Couxty of Anderson. Ce?ri of Common rims. William L. Trcnholm, as Executor of George A. Trcnhohn, deceased, Assignee of Theodore D. Wagner, Plaintiff, against Charles Richardson Miles and Edward McCrady, Jr., Trustees. William 11. Tres cot and wife. Eliza N. Trescot, cestui.t que-trnst, and others, Defendants.?Cam plaint to foreclose Mortgage of Heal Estate. PURSUANT to a Decree of Foreclosure and Sale, made at February Term, 1878. of the court aforesaid, 1 will sell to the high? est bidder, on SaleJay in January, 1870. be? fore the Court House door, the mortgaged premises, described in these proceeding* as containing about four hundred and eighty acres, situate in the county aforesaid, about three and one-half miles' from Pcndletou, on Garvin's Creek, and divided into two tracts, viz: TRACT NO. 1, known as the Home place, containing about 34? acres. TRACT NO. 2, adjoining the Home place, and containing about 135 acres. Plats to be exhibited on day of sale. Teaks op Sale?One-third cash, balaine on one year's credit, interest from day of sale, purchaser to give bond and mortgage to secure the balance of purchase money, with leave to anticipate payment. Purchaser to pav extra for papers. JOHN W. DANIELS, c. c. v. P. 3.?Since the above advertisement was inserted it has been ascertained by survey that Tract No. 1 contains 300 acres and Tract No. 2 contains 170 acres. John W. Daniels, c. c. r. Dec. 20, 1878 2-j 2 SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Anderson County. BY virtue of various Executions to me directed, I will expose to sale on the First Monday in January, 1.S79, at Ander? son Court House, the following Tract? of Land, to wit; ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing one hundred and ninety-four (194) acres, more or less, the same beings part of the Real Estate of E. D. Pr?fet?, hounded 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 oi Defendant and others, upon which there is a Saw Mill, with a good circular saw snd fixtures, and a Grist Mill, and a 45-Saw Cotton Gin, all in good condition, snd a comfortable Miller's house. Also, three acres of Land, with a nest residence at or near Hermon Institute, bounded by lands of Z. Hall, S. A. Dean, and others. The above levied upon as the property of E. D. Pruictt in favor of T. L. Clinkscales and Jcrrv M. Brown and others, against E. D. Pr?iett. Terms of sale?Cash. Purchaser to poy extra for all necessary papers. JAMES H. McCONNELL. Shcrilf Anderson County. Dec 12, 1S78_22_4 SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Anderson Cocxtt. 7n the Court of Common Pleas. L. C. Harkness. Executrix of J. K. Dark? ness, against E. D. Pruiett, W. M. Pruiett and Joshua Pruiett.?Judgment for Fere closure of Heal Property. BY virtue of an order to me direeted by Hon. L. C. Northrop. Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, yiro tan,, I will ex? pose to sale on the FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY, 1S79, at Anderson Court House, S. C, all that TRACT OF LAND, Situate and lying in the County and Stale aforesaid, and" containtng one hundred and sixty seven (1C7) acres, more or less, and known as the homestead of James J. Hark? ness, deceased, on Rocky River and Hen eoop Creek, beginning at a stake on Rocky River, running up said river to P. O. X S, thence G5 E. 2340, to t pine stump X *. thence N. 34 E. 10, to a stake on Hen? coop Creek, thence up said creek to s niapl? X 3, thence S. 41, E. 8, 40 to a stone. X ?. thence S. S4j, E. 8 00. to It. O. X 3, thence S. 13, W. 37 to large poplar X 3, thence K. 70. W. to beginning comer. Terms of sale Cash?purchaser to pay ex? tra for all necessary papers. JAMBS H. McCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson County. Dee 12,1873_2*2_ 4_ SHERIFFS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson Couxtv. 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 Tracts of Land, to wit: One Tract of Land, known as the Gam brell Tract, containing one hundred and fifty-five (IS5) acres, more or less, bounded by lauds of Harper Ganibrell, B. L. John? son and others. Also, One Lot in the T,own of Belton, knowa as the Dr. 0. R. Horton lot, containing ten (10) acres, more or less, bounded by lots of James W. Poorc, W. F. Cox and others. Levied upon as the property of John J, Mattison in favor of F. W. Wagoner A Co.. and others, against G. W. Cox and John J. Mattison. Terms of sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. JAMES H. McCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson Countv. Dec 12, 1S7S_22_4 ' SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. BY virtue of an Execution to me directed, I will expose to saloon the FIRST MONDAY in JANUARY, 1879, at An? derson Court House. S. C, the following personal property, to wit: ONE FOUR HORSE POWER. Levied upon as the property of Wm. Jones in favor of L. H. W. Terry against Wm. Jones. Terms of sale cash. JAMES H. McCONNELL. Sheriff Anderson Countv. Dec 19, 1S7S_2Z_ 4 SPECIAL INVITATION. THE people of Anderson and vicinity, end more particularly THE LADIES, Are rcspcctfiillv invited to call and see our C ARPET EXHIBITOR, a?d |arge |ot of samples of Beautiful Carpets e , or 1K-8 A' B* LOWERS & CO. Sept 2o, IKiS ii Paper Hangings! A "^F'TC"*?* PAPER HANG ?L INGS and WINDOW SHADES for sale low by A. B. TOWERS A CO. _Oct 10_ 13 Groceries. OUR line of FAMILY GROCERIES is complete Fine TEAS, viz.: Gunpow? der, Young Hyson, Oolong und Englieh Breakfast?a fijxdaliy. k h r? , ,A A- n' TOWERS <t CO. Oot 10 13 ft?fi vTr?V" ESS ?""V^ ?Soul?t ftee.