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. .. .. ? [Ml. %H&txm fntelliflmm. "E."?. MURKAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 16, 1879. Governor Hampton bas sont to New York for a pair of crutches, aud has been well enough to spend several hours nt a time in the open air in the sunshine. The Hon. Julian Hartridge, member of Congress from Georgia, ind an able and pure man, died in Washington on the 8th inst, of pneumonia. Mr. Hart ridge was one of tho leading Southern members, and bis death ia everywhere regretted. Hon. Gustavo Schleicher, of Texas, died in Washington on the 10th inst. Mr. Schleicher is the fourth Congress man who has died during tho present Rcssion, and tho ninth who has died du ring thc term of the Forty-fifth Congress. Thc nine are Senators Bogy and Morton, and Representatives Leonard, Welsh, Quinn, Williams, Douglass, ilnrtridgc and Schleicher. This is au unusually large mortuary list. Col. John S. Mosby, the famous rebel guerrilla commander of Virginia, who was more devoted to tho interests of hi? State in war than he has been in peace, has left for his Chinese Consulate, and left with the promise that he would not return until he comes back to pee Gen. Grant inaugurated ns President. If he stands up to this contract thc country can breathe freely so fnr ta lie is con cerned, for in all probability ho is gon.i forever. Gen. Grant, the great European tou rist, who is making his journey through foreign countries as an extensive dead beat, notified tho Council of Cork, Ire laud, through the American Coiuul, that he would visit that city nt a given time, but the city did not tako the hint, and merely received the letter as information, as they did not wish to honor General Grant on account of his hostility to tho Catholics in this country. The great traveler, however, as soon as lie found out that ho waa not to get his traveling expenses and board bill paid as an in ducement for him to visit Cork, decided that he was mistaken about wanting to go there nt all. It was a caso of very sour grapes. Governor Simpson, with his usuul good senso and independence, has put nn end to the rumors ab3ut an extra session of tho Legislature in consequence of thc re fraining order of Judge Bryan in refer ence to the interest on the public debt, by declaring that in his opinion thero is no necessity for such a session on lld.; ac count. He goes further and expresses the opinion that thc restraining order will bo dissolved., b vea usu there was no contract between tho State and lier cred itors vliich would enable them to enjoin this money. Governor Simpson very evidently does not intend to ho made a tool olby thc holders of disputed bonds, who nre trying to einbnrrasa the State by nil possible means. A United States Senator, who has a good opportunity of judging, speak* thus of tho White House: "No mnn and nnd bis family ever enjoyed the Presi dency and tho White House so much ns Hayes and his family do. To them tho whole thing U like the first reading of 'Robinson Crusoe* to a boy, or a first jack-knife or a finit pair of boots. They are innocent, harmless people, and, if they gush a little and give it away, it is only because they aro callow nnd green." Of course they ought to enjoy it, for it is generally admitted that it was a freo gift from the Electoral Commission. But, then, it is such a pity that they must give it up so soon, for Mr. Hayes pledged himself to take only one term, under the belief that it would help him to got that ono term. The Supreme Cour* of tho United States bas just decidsd by a unanimous voico, the Chief Justico delivering the opinion of tho Court, that tho acts of Congress prohibiting polygamy in the territories of the United States aro con stitutional, and that the Mormons cannot avoid compliance with them on tho ground af religious belief. Thia decis ion will rapidly tlacreaso this evil, which has long been a disgrace tn our civiliza tion in Utah, and will at no distant day completely destroy it as a practice. Tho Kormons will no doubt prefer ceasing ?he effort to exercise their creed upon the subject of matrimony when they dis cover that beyond a doubt having more than ono wife moana a t onn nf imprison ment in some penitentiary. Tho law and the decision of tho Supreme Court upon it Bhould bc rigidly enforced. The report that an extra session of the Legislature will be necessitated by the injunction grnntcd by Judgo Bryan ia without foundation. The taxes are ret collected until May, with tho privilege of deferring tho payment of nil until the last of October. Therefore no one can tell until after that timn whether there will bo a deficiency or not. No ono talks or dreams of an extra session of tho T orri ?1 a 1 it PA ar/i.nt * lt a Knn^lt.UAM ....,1 -o----1- -*~ - V--.* Mu?a their friends, and if they were to secure the extra session it would bo very un lucky for those holding fraudulent bonds. The members would go back with no good feeling for tbeso pestiverous claim ants, who havo no chums in law or equity on the people of our State, aud yet are continually harrassing ut with efforts to fatten on mir nonnln n debt which repre sents nothing but the fraud? of Radical lam. , _ It lins been announced that General Sherman will call thc reunion of the Army of Tennessee in Chicago for No vember next, and make it coincident with the arrival of General Grant in that city. This ia for tho purposo of arous ing tho enthusiasm of the F?deral sol diery in his behalf, but it is not likely to succeed with tho masses of the old troops, for it will awaken stran/;a 'xmtratts in their minds. When h?? commanded them ho waa a poor but patriotic Demo crat. Since then, however, the bland ishment? of power and money ha70 proven too great for his moral courage, and in tho arms of Radicalism he bas becotno Ibo .friend and protector of the JEfolknnps, the Babcock? and the most corrupt portion of tho Radical party. J There is nothing left of bis former record j which can inspiro an enthusiasm in the light of his last presidential tenn. Governor Simpson's views upon tho Presidential problem, which wc publish elsewhere, arc brief but concisely ex pressed und abound in wisdom. Thc thoughts advanced by him read not like the sentiments of tho politician, but like those of a statesman. Wo canuot do bet ter than heed the suggestion, that tho selection of a Presidential candidato should not be made on questions of legis lation, but with a view of securing n true patriot with high conceptions of our form of government. Tho Governor favors selecting Mic candidate from thc North, and prefers Bayard. Ile docs not think the South should seek or accept n posi tion on the national ticket in 1880, If i the Democratic party is controlled by such wisc and high principles as those upon which Governor Simpson bases his preferences, it will bo invincible in thc coining Presidential contest. Thc Governor has appointed General R. II. Anderson, familiarly known to tin soldiers of this Stale as "lighting Did Anderson,'' Inspector of Phosphates, tin salary of which position is twelve hun dred dollars per year. General Auder ?on was a fine soldier. A graduate o West Point, ho went into flic war witl military experience, and rose to thc po sition of Lieutcnnnt-Gcneral in thc Con federate service. Ile was then fron Fairfield, but since thc war has been liv ing the greater portion of the time ii Camden, where bc was until lately agen of the South Carolina Railroad Company To make a practical and successful Super intendeut of Phosphates requires otho qualities than those necessary for Gen oral of an army, and ns General Auder son has nut had any experience in thi class of service, it yet remains to be see whether he will prove a success or not. THE RENIMPTION OF SPECIE PAY MENTH. We notice a disposition on the part < many papers and politicians to hint i some future undoing of the law untie which the resumption of specie payment is now prevailing. The further ngiti lion of this subject is, in our opinion, t be productive of no beneficial result Wo were opposed to the lnw which hi forced thc resumption of specie paynton by a hasty and ruinous contraction < our circulating medium, because wc bi licved thal it would injure tho masses < our people to benefit a few enpitalis and government speculators who hm controlled thc financial legislation of tl Republican party. Tho result has ver fied the worst fears of the nnti-resum| tionists, for under its operation valu have fallen so that thc landowner nt tho laborer have not to-day more th: from one-halt to two-thirds of what tin had fivo years ago in consequence of tl depreciation of values, while on the nth limul thc capitalists who, with thc mea and thc information on this subjc necessary to avail himself of the oppr tunity, has, by investments in bonds ni secure loan?, been able to keen his pro crty at its value of fivo years ago. ' illustrate, tr.ko thc man who five yet ago lind fifteen hundred dollnrs, whi ho loaned upon good security. T > d ho lins fifteen hundred dollars, leavi the interest tint of the calculation. Th take the man who five years ago lind a lit homo worth fifteen hundred dollu To-day by the results of forced resitn lion that piece of property is not wo moro than about one thousand dolli and its owner has lost fivo hundred (1 lars by resumption, lt will be seen fr this that the operations of thc law b not worked equally upon all classes, i tho landowners and laborers of the co try aro the mon who havo lost by change. The extent to which this injured tho masses of our people can \ bo imngiucd if tho render will thin the sum which has been destroyed every landowner lr? ordor to bencf few capitalists in tl ? ' ading cities, the South wo have felt it most sevei because we have received the least p hie benefits from it. Tho men who our ct.pitalists havo nnt been lur benefited, if benefited nt all, by change, for nearly all of them havo moro in tho shrinkage of the vail their real estato thun they havo gu by their loans. For these reason opposed the resumption act and policy of the Republican administra in carrying it into effect, and if it to do over we would again oppose it Resumption lins, howover, been ft upon the country, and by far thc gr portion of the injury likely to How thc mensuro has already overtakei people. Tho greater portion of fa i to result from it has already mnnif itself, and tho depreciation in value? sequent upon it bas reached its mini) It would therefore bo most unforti for tho whole country to have our f cial status again disturbed by a new lution in our medium of exchange, thcHO fluctuations the money specu or brokera aro the parties who rea benefits The people as n mass n forested in a fixed and uniform curr for their avocations do not enable to spend their (imo in studying fm and, if they wero able so to do, property would not permit thom tc ticipate in tho speculations on n fluctuations. Men who bnvo their tal invented in lands and manufaciu merchandise cannot chango their ii ments in a day or a month to tal vantage of some rise or fall in thc ?ilium cn gold. It is alone tho b or the broker who cnn turn his c from one channel iuto another an other, and so on as occasion may su Hence, if the Resumption Act wei pealed to-morrow, nnd one hundred lions of greenbacks ordered to bo ii the financiers of the nation won once r?alit? the oflcct of the me and before tho money was issued < relative value of things could be chu they would have their inveatuaen such properties as would bo enhanc the change. Ita financial manngi has been one of tbe greatest infam: the Republican party, for it bas c< ently legislated so os to have some c in the value of money continually on, tho whole of which has been interest of the capitalists and to tb pression of the masses of the poopl has been thc party of thc jobbers and < schemers from ks very inception, and for that reason to day thc leading bankers and speculator* of Hie government are supporters of Republicanism, They re t? U/.c the fact that thc Radicals hu ve by their oppressive financial Scheines opened the doors for rings and combinations by which culottai fortunes have been accu- j mutated by those who were intimate with the leaders of that party, while the cry of distrest was heard throughout thc land on account of the very scheinen b\ wbicii they fattened. The country has, however, reached a firm financial basis, and the people should now demand that thc currency shall remain as ut present fixed by the bimetallic standard ?if gold and silver, the continuance of ns much greenbacks in circulation as em he kept j tin a par with gold or silver, und tito un 1 limited coinage td' silver dollars of tho present standard, which shall be ll legal tender lor all debts und in which the in terest on thc government debi shall be paid. With our national finances con ducted in this way for the future, the country will gradually and permanently recover from thc ill effects of resumption, and thc currency of thc nation will be stable, reliable and healthy. Prosperity would again dawn upon our land, and thc trials and hardships entailed on our people by thc unjust mann? r in w hich resumption has been accomplished, would be forgotten in tho greater devel opment and more uniform values which would be established. Till: LIEN LAW. There is as usual at this time of the year a very general inquiry as to the pro. .ions of the lien law. There were two nels passed by the late session of the Legislatur?. Thc first of these re-enacts thc law entitled "An Act to secure land lords anti persons making advances" of March, 1S78, with the exception of the seventh section, so that it now reads nu follows : SECTION 1. ?te it enacted by the Senate ami House of Representatives of thc State ol'South Cand?na, now met and sit ting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the sumo, That un Act enti tled "An net to amend Sections ?fi and 50, Chapter CXX, ol thc Revised Statutes, relative to liens on crops," approved June 8. 1877, he, and the same is hereby, repealed. SEC. 12 If any person or persons shall make any advance or advances, either in money or supplies, to any person or per sons who are employed or about to en gage in the cultivation of the soil, thc person or persons no making such ad vance or at! vanees shall bo entitled to fl lien on the crop which may be made du during thc year upon thu land in thc cultivation of which the advances sr made have been expended, in preference t< nil other liens existing or otherwise, to thc extent of such advance or advances Provided, An agreement in writing abai be entered into before such advance ii made to this effect, in which aha.!! bc specified the amount to be advanced, Ol in which n limit shall bc fixed beyoni which thc advances, if made, from timi to time during the year, shall not go. SEC. 3. If any person making sud advances shall make an affidavit befort tho Clerk of the Court of the County ii which such crop is that thc person t< whom such ?ul vanees have been made i aoout to sell or dispose of his crop, o in any other way is ubout to defeat th lien hereinbefore provided for, accompn nietl with a statement of the amount thei due, it shall bo lawful for Ililli to issu his warrant, directed to any of the Shet ill's of this State, requiring them to seir the said crop, ami alter tine notice, se! the same for cash and pay over the nc proceeds thereof, or so much thereof, r may bc necessary, in extinguishment c the amount then due: Provided, howeve That if the person to whom such nd val ces have been made shall, within thirl days after such sale hus beeil made, gh notice in writing to the Sheriff, accon panietl with au affidavit to this ellet that the amount claimed ia not just due, that then it shall be the duty of tl said Sherill'to hohl the proceeds of sm sale subject to thu decision of tho Cou I upon an issue which shall bo made t and set down for trial at thc next sn ceeding term of the Court of Cammi Pleas for the County in which thc per? to whom such advances have been ma resides, in which the person who muk such advances ahull be thc actor. SEC. 4. That thc above Sections sh bc subjected to the provisions of thc f lowing Sections of this Act. SEC. 6. That each landlord leasi landa for agricultural nurpose shall hu a prior and preferred ten for rent to t extent of one-third of all crops raised his lands, and cuforciblo in tho sn manner us liens for advances, which si lien sha" bo vulid without recording filing. SEC. G. That every lien for ndvan and for rent, when the agreement iu more than one-third ol'tho crop, ?hall filed in tho office of the Register of Me: Conveyance for the County in which lienor resides within thirty days from date of the lien, anti said lien for r over one-third the crop shall thc hy bo made valid ; mid he ahull keep index of all such liens so filed, for e: of which ho shall receive fifteen ct from the party filing tho same, and I shall bo a sufficient record of the Karn The second is u now Act entitled " Act for th? further protection of 1? lords in the collection of rents," appro December 2?>d, 1S78, and is as follows lie it enacted by thc Senate and Ile of Representatives of thc State of So Carolina, now met ami sitting in Gel al Assembly, and by the authority of same : Sr.crrioN 1. That the lien provided by an Act entitled "An Act to set i la nd loni s and persons making ad vane I approved March. 4 1878 shall estend nfl crops raised on the lands lensed the landlord, whether tho same bo ra by tho tenant or other person. SEC. 2. That subject to tho liens vided for in said act and enforcible in same way ns therein provided, the lr lords shall have n lien on nil the ci raised by tho tenant for all odvni mude by the "landlord during the yent SEC. 8. That in case any portion of crop is removed from tho land rentci leased, and the proceeds thereof not plied to the payment ol the rent for year, or other liens provided for in act and in this net, ami this fact (thal made to nppear by affidavit, persons h lng liens as provided for hy said net under this act shall have thc righi proceed to collect tho amounts wi will become due for rent or advance? tho same way as if the samo had come due according to contract bc such removal. From this it will be seen that the 1; lord has a lien on all o-" o crops gr upon tho land ho rents for (he ame due him on rent, and also for any vanees he may make to thc tenant, is not necessary for him to record lien for either rent or advances, and claims for both como in alu-ad of claim of any other persons. It is, I: ever, proper that he should have a v ten contract with his tenant, stating amount of rent and thc amount bey which his advances shall not go, theu ho must keep an itemized aecc ?wi ? i II mm m ni-ia wan il ? I nf? ra mr-in >f thc advances bc makes. In order for ibe merchant to be *.tfe in taking liens on tenants, it will bc necessary tor them to have tito consent of the landlord, which had best bc taken in writing, to the effect that bc will consent for thc merchant's Pen to come in next to bia j lien for rent and ahead of hil lien for supplies. By following these suggestions both farmers and merchants will avoid complications and probable loss. Thc Legislature of Maine is controlled by Democrats and Greenbackers, who, in thc convention of the two houses for the election of State ofiicerH, selected Green back Democrats as follows : Secretary of State, Edward II. (Jove, of Biddcford ; State Treasurer, Chas. A. White, of (Jardiner; Attorney-General, Wm. A. McLellan, of Belfast ; Adjutant-General, Samuel I). Lonyilt. There was no elec tion for Governor in the lost general elec tion in that Slate, as no one received a majority of the votes cast, and, under thc Constitution, thc House selected twr names and sent to thc Senate, from whicL tiiat body was required to select the Gov eruor. The House sent the names o Dr. Alonzo Oarcelon, IIn.nl Money Dum ocrat, and Joseph L. Smith, Greenbaci Democrat. Thc Senate went into tin election, and the vote was announced, a follows: Thc whole number of votes cast 111-necessary to a cindee, 10. A lona Garcelou had 21 and Joseph L. Smitl had 10. Every Republican Senato voted for Garcelou. The President thci declared that Garceion, of Lewiston, ha< been elected (lovernor for thc curren political year, and thus Rep?blica Maine has a Democratic Governor fri the first time since 18/34, when the Iii publican party first took its rise and clef ted Governor Morrill. Governor Garci lon, in bis message to thc Legislatur advocated biennial elections for Stal officers, and a rigid economy in the at ministration of every department of til Slate government. Ho is a mun of fit character, and this term cf Democrat government may change Maine from tl Republican to the Democratic column i 1880. It must be rather unpleasant fi Iii.due to see his own State in tho ham of his political enemies. It is, howeve thc hand of a kind fate, which is thus I degrees preparing Blaine for the sti more unpleasant sight of seeing tl United States go into the control of tl Democratic party by thc election of 18S FROM HON. 1). WYATT AIKEN. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. io. MAJ. E. II. Mr ?tu A Y-Dear Majo You and 1, and all other true lovers South Carolina, arc always gratified see thc Press speak well of our publ men. Perhaps I, moro than you, a jealous of any opinion of the Press th is calculated to withhold from any mn toriujfl public servant bis just awan Tho editorial squib in last week's INTI-: I.IURNCEB, relative to the eflort of Gt Hunton, of Va., to secure payment his State from the United States I money loaned, is to my mind one of tl class of publications that excites t jealousy alluded to. General Hunton has dono just wi you any bc has done, only in a lit broader sense. He introduced a Bill have similar debts settled with all otl States to whom thia money is due, Soi Carolina among the number. His 1 was rcfened to the committee on Milit A Hairs, and by that body referred to ( Evins to examine and report upon, i he some months ngo submitted his re| to thc Committee, who authorized hin report it to tho House as thc unniiim sentiment of the Committee on Milil A Hairs. Except by unanimous consent nc port can be submitted from any com tee (with ono or two exceptions) t the call of such committee comes ii order. Whether the call for reports I the Military Committee will be n before the 4th of March, timo alone tell. It may bo made in a week. It not bc mudo at all. Whcu it is r Col. Evins will submit the report. I have thus written you mysel show that your "hope," in the edit alluded to, has been anticipated, that if the interests of South Car ? aro not watched here it is not bet this claims not looked after. Thor-; is much historical interest neeted with this matter, and I ther think a somewhat minute report may not bo uninterest? Jg to your rei After tho Revolution of 1776 the eral Government was barely able t current expenses, nod hesitated ; engaging in war with Great Britaii cause of tho luck of money. At tho then independent and wealthy i came forward and patriotically li all thc money the Government wt Maine, Massachusetts. New York, ] sylvania, Maryland, City of Balli Delaware, Virginia and South Ca advanced all tho needed money, years after tho War of 1812, Mai applied to Congress for the paymt thc money advanced. About 1S20 gres-s authorized the payment o principal, but said nothing about est. In 1S29 she again applied ? interest, and a Bill passed both I of Congr03S ordering thc interest dobt, together with the ni m nie ii that had accrued upon that intel be paid. President Jackson vetoed this Bi j cuise it was contrary to the usual n i of settling claims against the 1 i 8tatifl, to wit: thc United States u paid her debts then in installment always applied the payment to tin cipal, and after that was liquidate computed interest due herself for paid on thc principal, deducte amount from the interest that hat Ululated upon tho principal, an tho balance, nut allowing the i due the creditor to draw any inte all. Really this was a novel met paying debts, but it was Jacksoi suppose, and if adopted now in t Moment of Stato debts would-we know the balance. Maryland persisted, however, ur finally got her money. About 185G an eflort was made ti these accounts with tho various and tho Comptroller General of Carolina reported to tho Govcr South Carolina tbnt tho novel met computing intei eat and paying di tho Treasury of tho United States deprive South Carolina of $&\0( ci accumulated interest ? 1 In 18.18 the Stale of South Carolina i again applied to thc General Government for a settlement of lids claim, and in her petition protested against Hie ?oas of in terest. The petition was presented in thc Senate, and referred to thc Committee on Claims, of which Committee -Mr. Iverson, of Georgia, was Chairman. That Committee in investigating this matter decided it was not a private claim of South Carolina; hut that to meet thc question fully a general law must be passed covering ?ill the pertinent cases. Mr. Ivcrson presented such a Hill, which passed thc Senate by ;i very large majori ty, strange to say the most active oppo nent being Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, whose State was then advocating her claim of more than one million dollars. He contended these loans had been closed out ns donations, &C, and should not be opened up again as new claims upon the General Government. When tilts Hill went to the House it was lost by a very close vote, some of the advocates of the payment of these honest dubia actually voted against the Hill because of the then scant Treasury of the General Government. In 1870 Maine and Massachusetts made application to Congress lor a return of their loan, and it was accorded them, the Treasurer being ordered to pay over $700,000 to these two States, which he did. In 1 S7t? thc Legislature of Virginia passed a joint resolution, instructing her two agents herc, (whom she bad appoint ed in 18G0 to prosecute this claim against the Government,) to intercede with her Senators and Representatives to attempt to recover this loan. For this reason Mr. Hunton, in November, 1870, intro duced "a Hill to provide for the rccoin putation of tho accounts between thc United States and the several States, growing out of moneys expended by said States in thc War of 1812." And this Hill was referred as above reported. I think you will ngree with mo that this history of this whole matter is inter esting reading, and worthy the thought of our people. Whether wc will ever get credit for the amount due us I um unable to state, but that it is an amount worth contending for you will not doubt, when I tell you that South Carolina loaned the Government in 1S12 such an amount that if it were all paid to-day would bc per haps$300,000. Thcamountduc Virginia lis over $1,000,000; Delaware, $20,000; [ New York, $00,000 ; Pennsylvania, $220, 000, and the city of Baltimore, $20,000. Your obedient servant, I). WYATT AIKEN. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ( ?1 r an lnj;i fruin our Stnto Exchange?. Greenville Newt: The people of Green ville have enjoyed a week of delightful skating. The lowest point reached by the mercury during thc cold spell was six degrees nbovo zero.Tho Green ville National Hank lins re-elected ita old officers for the ensuing year, as fol lows: President, Hamlin Beattie; Cush ier, J. J. Blackwood ; Teller, Luther McBec. The bank is well managed and prosperous.The fire companies of Greenville have elected Cant. Joseph Allen chief of the Greenville fire de partment, with Messrs. Wm. Redmond und Thomas Lewis ns assistants. As the fire department is voluntary, they deny thc right of the city council to elect these ..tlicers, and refuse to serve under any other than those of their own choice. "..Mr. John H. Harrison died nt his residence in the lower part of the county on i he Sib inst. In all the relations of life he Wits a model mun, and his loss is universally lamented. Edgefieid Advertiser : On the first day of the new year, died the oluest mau in Edgefieid county-Mr. Abraham Riley. Mr. Riley lived near Dom's Mills, and was aged 115 years. Marion ?S??r.- The snow is all around us.D?.vid Cii3nek, colored, a youth of IS, was shot and instantly killed by an unknown party on the24th of December. .A young man named Herring was found frozen to death lust Friday, near Caddy's mill-pond. It seems that some time during Thursday night the deceased fell into thc pond and was found next morning near bv dead. Orangeburg Time? : W. J. DeTrcville, Jr., son of our esteemed townsman, Col. DeTrcville, has been elected to a profes sorship in the State Agricultural College at this place. Sumter 7'rue Southron : Col. J. J. Dar gan declinen to become a candidate for the nomination for State Senator to fill the vacancy occasioned in that County by the election of Hon. T. B. Fraser to the Judgshin of the Third Circuit. Tho candidates tor the position are Col. Jo seph H. Earle, Capt. H. E. L. Pceples and Capt. James M. Carson, with chances favoring the first named gentleman, who would be a most excellent selection. Mr. B. A. Hussey has been re-elected keeper of the poor-house for one year. .The thermometer reached 17 degrees above zero during tho cold snap.Mr. Janies Hodge, an old and esteemed ??ti z?n of Sumter, died at his home on thc 2!lrd ult., from dropsy of the chest. He was about 81 years old.Mother Mury Agatha, formerly Superioress of St. Jo seph's Academy of this place, wus on a visit to the institution during thc holi days, und was called upon by a iarge number of old friends and former pupils. .Thc Sumter fire engine company's fuir on Dec. 27 netted $400. The Barnwell People : A good many people aro moving to tho Grunitcvillc factories in search of work.Twelve Srisoners in jail and all growing fat. _Ir. Jasper Redmond has had the misfor tune to lose two of his children by dipth ., ? ri > i_ i ,_._i i i *? lUena. ?ne ducal uni -.- .\|ne , -I llcrsi'll ns having a premonition of her approach ing demise by saving- sevcrnl times that before another Christ rn ^ she and her sisters would bc dead. No one in thc bouse was sick nt the time, mid since that time two children have died, and thc only ono left is now in a critical con dition.Tho County Commissioners met on Tuesday and drow checks for some thirteen hundred dollars in favor of creditors of tho county. Tho balance in tlie county treasury is about two hundred dollars.Judge Aldrich is engaged in hearing argument as to the tender of bills of Bank of the Stalo in payment of taxes. Mr. H. M. Thompson, of Willis ton, and Robert Aldrich Esq., of Barn well, for taxpayers; Col. F. Hay Gantt for thc State. Picken? Sentinel: Abner O'Dell, of Liberty, accidentally shot himself last week with a pistol. He is getting well. .Wolf Creek was frozen over during the late cold snap. Seneca City Advertiser: Rev. 8. S. Gaillard, an eminent divine in thc Pres byterian Cjurch, for many years pastor of tho church at Greenville, died at Griffin, Ga., last week. Greenville Nein : Col. A. M. Speights has moved into the old Qoodlett House, recently occupied by the Southon? Bap tist Theological Seminary, and is now keeping tho Commercial Hotel.Ex Mayor and Representative Cleveland wcjrs his honor? with quiet dignity, anil is still thc mort popul?r man in the city ?nd county. Who knows but a requisi tion will he mndo on Greenville for a I ' ?vernor, and where could a mor* se?al b?e mid reliable man be found for lin? ? [Manion?.On la?t Saturday night Waiter it. Peggi who bad recently removed to Greenville 8. C., aa the Air Line telegraph operator and collector was found in n gully dead. ile was an upright young man who always kept his alf.iirs with the company straight. On Saturday he seemed somewhat despon dent, without any known cause, and im bibed whiskey freely. It is supposed that in returning to 'the city that night he fell into the gully, and being unable to help himself was frozen to death. Abbeville /'remand /tanner : Professor Kennedy, of Due West, is in very bad health and lias been under the weather for several months past.Capt. K. li. Calhoun had his left shoulder dislocated last week hy falling through thc plank sidewalk to the depot.The fence law wa* universally di>cussed un saleada/, and a large majority aro in favor ol' it, although tlieir is some opposition being manifested. Spartauhurg Herald: The thermome ter at kalmia, in Pace's Gap, stood one degree below zero un Monday, n'tb inst. Chernw Newt: The Great Pee Dec Uiver at this place has been frozen over for several days during the past week. Clarendon '/'rets: Thc town of Man ning will soon join the temperance cause, and licenses grnutcd to saloon keepers will he rescinded. Tho county commis sioners have aUo refused togrant licenses for retailing spirituous liquors iu the county. Darlington News: Mr. Couch, thc agent of a nursery in Greensboro, N. C., who passed through this section deliver ing trees some weeks ago, said that bc sold ?1,200 worth in this county. Kershaw Gazelle: It is estimated by our statistician that there were 783 tur keys murdered in Camden during the Christmas holidays. Yorkville Enquirer : On Sunday night last the dwelling house of Mr. Henson P. Hardin, in this county, on thc Ches ter and Lenoir Railroad, was destroyed by lire. Mr. Hardin succeeded in saving but little of his furniture. The origin of the lire is supposed to bo accidental. Carolina Spartan : Our commissioner makes an encouraging report as to pub lic schools. He thinks they may run three to five months the present year. Mr. D. Williams, of Cowpens, while re turning to his homo on the 28th of De cember, was taken sick on the road, and died within a quarter of a mile from his houso of heart disease.Arthur, a little son of Wyatt Hawkins, of this county, about eight yec-.o of age, while playing with his brother in thc kitchen, went to run out at the door, and looking back as he ran, struck bis bead against the door frame. He very soon became senseless, and died in about au half hour, before medical nssistanco could be ob tained. Columbia Register: Col. James T. Sims has been appointed State Librarian, vice Feiniuger removed.Mr. H. Clay Richardson, tho able reporter of the Register, has severed his connection with that paper. He had many newspaper friends, who regret his loss to journalism in this State.Governor Simpson bas appointed the following Masters : W. W. Humphreys, for Anderson County; L. H. Watts, for Laurens County ; Silas Johnstone, for Newberry County ; James Chestnut, for Kershaw County; A. Q. McDullie, for Marion County.Rev. Win. B. Mack, D. D., of Tennessee, died in Columbia, S. C., on last Friday morn ing, while on a visit to bis sun, the Rev. Joseph B. Mack, D, D., pastor of the Columbia Presbyterian Church. Dr. William Muck was a gentleman of tine culture and au able divine of the Presby terian faith.Col. T. J. Lipscomb hus instituted a reform in the management of tho South Carolina Peuitenliary, by refusing to allow parties hiring convicts to return them when they get sick. Thus when convicts are hired for six months or any other period, the party hiring hos to keep them for such period, and if they become sick the expense of feeding and doctor's bills fulls on those hiring. This will effect a great saving to the Slate, and will be a kindness to the prisoners, for those hiring them will bc more careful to prevent them from tak ing sick.Senator A. P. Butler, of Aiken, hos beeu appointed Fish Commis sioner under the recent act. There is no salary to the office, and only eight hun dred dollars baa been appropriated for the expenses of the Commissioner in pro curing fish with - Lieh to stock our wa ters. Upon entering on his office he re ceived 23,000 young salmon as a present from the Stato of Muryland, which he distributed in thc rivers of thc lower and middle portion ot' the State. He will soon place n lot in the up-country, tak ing thc Broad, Saluda, Seneca and other rivers in this part of the State. The work of (.tocking our rivers has just begun, but from the experience of other States, we may expect gratifying results. Col. Butler is the right mun in the right plae.L. Camden Journal : An affray occurred in the store of Mr. W. H. Ellis on Mon day night between a white nnd a colored mun, in which the colored man, whose name is Abram English, shot at the white man with a pistol, but missed him. This presents a fine opportunity for some Trial Justice to test the efficacy of tbe new law in relation to the use of fire arms in public places.On last Mon day morning Major J. M. DeSaussuro re ceived a stroke of paralysis in his right side. Ho was improving at last ac counts.An nged gentleman from Richland County passed through Cam den, on bis return home, accompanied by a fair young brido whom be had cap tured in thia county. Newberry News: The ladies of the Presbyterian Church have tr.ken", upon themselves the noble responsibility of providing for an orphan child, Laura Whnley, and have placed her at the Thorn well Orphanage, Clinton, S. C. Lexington Dispatch: Lexington is one of the towns not ruled by tax-caters, nor have wo a noisy cat in town, no fish horns, no hand organs, no mothers-in law ever c;:r.e here, and lightning strikes over in Richland. Edgefield Advertiser : The red shirts of Grey and iiiblcr townships serenaded the Hon. J tun ea Cailison on Christmas night. He responded in nu eloquent speech, r"asted thc boys on Mre. C's cake and wine to their * heart's content, and sent them on their way rejoicing singing "The Sweet By-and-By.".Mr. Wm. Johnson died at bis home in Edge u?l? County on the SOtii of December, 1878, aged 86 years. Ho was a member of the Methodist Church for sixty-four years, and was a class leader for sixty two years. Ho was one of the first sus scribers to the Southern Christian Advo srtf. ,and continued taking it up to the time of his death. Teachers' Examination. rpiIEKE will bo an Examination of JL Teachers on Bain may, 25th inst., be ginning nt li n. ra, and closing at 2 p. m. All who expect to teach Public Schools this year, who have not been examined, hnd better npi>car ?n that day. Thole who failed on first and sreond grade will haro a trial on grade below. R. W. TODD, School Com. Jan Ifi, 1870_27_1 Sale of Land by Executrix. IWILL sell at public outcrv nt Anderson C. IL. on H A URDA Y \n FEBRUA RY next, the Tract of Land, about live miles South of the Town of Anderson, adjoining lands of J. C. Haynic, thomas A. Drnke, John B. Armstrong and others, in two Tracts of 102 and 84 aerea, respec tively, plats to bc seen at office of B. F. Whltner. TEEMS or SALK-One-third of purchase money rash ; balan?a on a credit of one y.ir, with interest from day of sule, to lie scoured by bond nnd montage. Payment may be anticipated, rurv?iusrr to pay ex tra for papers. ELIZABETH M. WIIITNEIt. Executrix of J. N. Whitnor, doe'd. Jan 10,1870 27 g tlBAKGE DEPARTMENT. Under th*> supervision ol the Kx?cativ? Commltten nf I'ouiona iirr*r.??c. Thc following officers have been elec ted to serve in Pomona Grange, No. 0, fi;r tho ensuing year, and ?ill ne in stalled on the first .Saturday in April next, at 12 o'clock m.: P. R. Brown, W. M ; T. B. Lee, O.; K. M. Rucker, L. ; A. B. Bowden, S. ; J. Harp.-,, (J.; J. W. Norris, Sec.; K. Breazcale, Tr.; M. B. Williams, A. S. ; Wm. Davis, G. K. ; Miss Anna Daracott, L. A. S. ; Mrs. J. W. Norris, C. ; Mrs. Belle Burriss, P. ; Mrs. J. W. Pickens, P. The following officer* have been elec ted to serve Town Creek Grange, No. 215, for the ensuing year: Robert Ste venson, W. M.; W. J. Vandiver, O. ; P. R. Brown, L. ; J. C. Rush, S. ; W. R. McConnell, A. S.; L. W. Gentry,Chap.; Rob't Morehead, T. ; L. D. Harris, Sec. ; W. G. Hembree, G. K. ; Miss Essie Brown C. ; Miss Emma Morehead, P.; Miss Alice Hailey, P. ; Miss N. O. Dob bins, L. A. S. Thc above officers will be installed ut their Hall on Saturday 18th inst., at 12 m., by Maj. T. B. Lee. --. Conimcrchil Fertilizers. At a meeting of Associate Grange, No. 1, Anderson County, held at Sandy Springs, Saturday January ll, five sub ordinate Granges were reported, and the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted and ordered to be printed : Whereas wc see that a large number of manufacturers of commercial fertilizers assembled in convention in Augusta on the 18th December, 1S78, and, affr free and full discussion, resolved to raise the price of all Htandard fertilizers to 500 pounds middling cotton on the sea coast, notwithstanding the decline in thc price of cotton ; and, whereas, it is very ques tionable, indeed, whether the funner? could usc commercial fertilizers, even ut prices heretofore paid. Therefore, be it Resolved, That we advise all farmers of ! our County to discontinue thc uso of commercial fertilizers at prices now de manded, and, if necessary, to abstain en- j tirely from use of fertilizers until such | prices can be obtained that will justify | their use. Resolved, That these resolutions be presented to the Pomona Grange, and that a copy of the same bc handed the Master, with request to present the same to State Grange at thc l-'eburary meeting in Charleston. Club Meeting?. There will be an election for Trial Justice of Savannah township held ut Davis' Mill on Saturday, 25th inst. The polls will open at IO o'clock a. m. and close nt 4 p. in. Members of East Savannah and West Sa vannnh Club? are entitled to vote. Those who cannot attend can send sealed balloti with their names written thereon. Mana gsrs v. ill bc appointed in due time. B. A. DAVIS, { Presidents. There will be a primary election held at SherarU's Store on Friday, 24th instant, for Trial Justice of Corner township. Polls open from 10 o'clock a. m. until 3 o'clock p. m. Managers-B. P. Morrow, C. C. Simpson and Jerry Y cargill. Members cl tho Club unable to attend may semi their tickets sealed up with their namer; written on tho back of envelope. J. II. REID, President. Hopewell Democratic Club will hold ita primary election for Trial Justice Friday, 24th instant, at Ball's Old Mill. Polls open from IC-a. m. to 3 p. m. Managers-Capt. M. B. Williams, L. D. Stringer and L. W. Gentry. W. A. NEAL, President. Club No. 1, Fork township, will meet at N. O. Farmer's Friday, January 17th, to hold an election for Trial Justices. Man agers-J. C. Gantt, D. S. White and W. A. Dickson. Polls open from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. D. L. Cox, President. Club No. 2, Fork township, will meet at G. W. Maret's Friday, January 17th, to hold un clccti. -i for Trial Justice. Mana gers-G. W. Farmer, Wm. Lee and Newton Uollman, Polls open from 10 n. m. to 2 p. m. P. S. MAIIAFFEY, President. The members of Rock Mills Democratic Club arc requested to meet at Willifor-.'-'s Store on Saturday, 18th inst., for thc pur pose of electing a Trial Justice for said township. Managers-Frank Shirley, S. L. Gray und J. J. Gilincr. Polls open from 1 p. m. to 4 p. m. G. W. MILLEU, President. Tho members of Broadaway Democratic Club will meet at Neal's Creek on Saturday the 18th of Januarj*, from 1 to 3 o'clock p. m., to elect a Trial Justice for Broadaway Township. Members unable to attend can send sealed ballots. Managers:* J. M. Elgin, W. A. McFali and Joseph B. Moore WM. SuinLEY, Acting President. There will bc n meeting of Centreville township, at Hunter's Spring, for thc pur poso of electing a Tris! Justice for said township. All members of other Clubs re siding In the township arc requested to mret with us on Saturday, 18th of January, at 10 o'clock a. m. Managers-T. H. Burriss, Thos. B. I,ee and \V. B. Watson. J. BELTON WATSON, President. The members of Neui s creek Democratic Club will meet at Neal's Creek on Saturday the 18th of January, from 1 to 3 o'clock p. m., to olect a Trial Justice for Broadaway Township. Members unable to attend can send scaled ballots. Managers: T. W. Martin, J. N. Vandiver nnd J. B. Carpenter. _M. E. MITCHELL, President. A DMINISTEATOP'S NOTICE rtfv, ?W P?repns having demands against the Estute of Jacob Mouchet, dee'd. arc no ll lied to present them to thc undersigned within tho time prescribed by law, and all indebed lo r.inke pnvmcnt at onco. r ," ." T- MOUCHET, Ex'r. Jan 10, 1879 27 3 COTHItAN & SCUDDAY, Attorneys nt Law. ANDERSON, - _ S. ?.f WILL practice in nil thc Courts of this State, and in the U. 8. Courts Btriu?ng7 .StCornt;r UQmou IIouse Jun lfl, 1870 27 ly AUCTION SALE.~~ ??fc^ff^iSi Sui day until disposed of. The stork .mhT". Dry Goods, Clothing, 8I10?,11T ??? **-,'.?"d Wi,fr* ???toHth?ff? . Jan lfl, 187? 27 ^ Ladies' Fino ShoosT^~ \y I* beg to call particular attention to GAITPni 'tock of Lodi*,. SHOW a, d L Tmmanufactured for us WT V ?* ? TOWERS * ?fo. East La Porto Academy , JACKSON CO., N. C. Fourth session beginn Wcdnwday, January 1st, into. ; Board and tuition lier session of live months, f?7.50. Kefer to II. L. Lowry. Seneca City. S C. Address, for catalogue und part icu-" lars I,. J. SMITH, East La Forte, Jackson Co.. X. C. Jan 0, ltt'O -''_i_ APPLICATION Foll HOMESTEAD. Notice ii hereby given ".hat Mrs. Oma Stewart has made application to ute for a Homestead in the real and personal property of her late husband, Janie. Stew art, doi-caset'. and that said application w ill be hear ! bv me at eleven o'clock a. m., on Tuesduy, lltb dav of February next. \V. W. HUM PH RHYS. Judge ol' Probate. Jan 0. 1879_20_6 Sale of a Valuable Engine. WILL be sold at BELTON, in Anders.m County, on fSuturdny, the ?5th instant, at 12 o'clock m.. ONE FIFTEEN HOUSE POWER STEAM ENGINE. (rood as new, having been in use but live years, and during that time only nt ?nter Vals. Sold under a chattel mortgage from A. P. Willingham to John Kaufman. Terms-Cash. JOHN KAUFMAN. Jan 8, 1879_2?_2 CVF ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTT. Hg Ii'. B'. Hxunphreya, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS', IL D. Dean has applied to inc lo giant him letters of admin istration, on thc Estate and effects of Edie Barton, deceased. These are thcren,ro to cite and admon ish all kindred and creditors of tho said Edie Barton, deceased, to b? and ap pear before ino in Court of T,robate, to bo held at Anderson Court House, on Saturday, 25th January, 18711. after pub lication hereof, to shew causo, if any il toy have, why thc said administration should not bo granted. Given undor my hand thia 8l!i dav of Janunrv, 1879. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. Jan 9. 1879 20 2 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTT. By H'. W. Humphreys, Judye of Probate. WHEREAS, E. W. Brown has applied to me to grant him letters of Administra tion on the Estateand effects of Ferrow Hall, deceased. Tlie.se ?re thcrcfoce to cite and admonish all ami singular the kindred and creditors of the said Ferrow Hall, deceased, that ihov be and appear before mc in the Court of Probate, to bc held nt Anderson C. H. on Saturday. 25th day of January, 1879, after publication hereof, nt ll o'clock in the lore noon, to show cause, if any they have, woy thc said Administration nhould not bo granted. Given under my hand, this 8th day of January, 1879. W. \V. HUMPHREYS, J. P. Jan 9, 1879_20_2_ BIOKTCSACIEB'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. BY virtue of thc power and authority conferred by H. P. Price. 1 will Hell nt Anderson C. ll. on SALE?AY in FEB RUARY next, all tbut TRACT or PARCEL OF LAND, ontnining seventy-nine acres, more or less, ituate in Anderson County, S. C., on wa ters of Wilson's Creek, adjoining lands of B. F. Price, J. O. McKee, ft. P. Price und thers. TEiiMsor SALE-One-third cash ; rcmain ier twelve months credit, secured by mort gage, with interest from (lute. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. B. WATSON, Assignee of Jamas ll. Wandale/. Jnn 9. 1879_2(1_4 SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTT." BY virtue of nr. Execution to me directed, I will expose to sale on the FIRST MONDAY in FEBRUARY, 1879, nt An derson Court House. S. C., the fellowing property, to wit : ONE TRACT OF LAND, j containing ono hundred mid fifty (150) j ncrcs, more or less, bounded by ?ands of Mrs. Caroline Mattisen, Mrs. Annie Matti son, James W. Poore, Abner U. Cox, and others. Also, on TUESDAY after the First Monday in February, at Defendant's resi dence, in Anderson County, One Iron-gray Mare Mule, One Dark Bay Maro Mule, About one hundred Bushels of Corn, About fifteen hundred bundles Fodder. Levied on as the property of J. J. Cox, in favor ot Aris Cox und Nancy Cox, Admin istrator, nuainst J. J. Cox. Terms of salt-Cash. Purchnser to pay extra for all necessary papers. JAMES H. MCCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson County. Jnn 7, 1S79_2G_4 FREIGHT REDUCED. STOVES, STOVES, STOVES. JOHN E. PEOPLES Has just received 100 Elegant Cooking Stoveo, With nil thc Infest improvements, which he proposes to sell nt prices to suit the hnrd times. Don't talk: about going to Green ville, as the Railroads have reduced frcighU, nnd I can afford to sell as cheap or cheaper than Stoves can be bought in upper South Carolina. Try me. TIN WARE cheaper than ever. Highest prices paid for RAGS and HAW HIDES. J. E. PEOPLES. Sept 19, 1878 10 Towers' Plow ! WE are now prepared to soil thia cele brated PLOW nt low prices. Wo warrant these nows to give satisfaction, or no sale. Turning Plow, complete, $4.7*. Plow Stock, $2.50. r? . A* B- TOWERS A CO. Oct 10 12 Cheaper than Ever Known Before. GENTS' nnd Boy.' Hats and Caps, a good selection ; Hardware, of all de scriptions, best quality, stub aa we nlwnvs try to have; Tonis in great variety; Table and Pocket Cutlery : adargo stock of Locki of nil kinda; White Oak nnd Hemlock Sole Leather; French and American Calf Skins, Shoe Undings, Ac., Ac. Cnll and examine our large stock ol' goods A. B. TOWERS A CO. __._No. 4 GranlicRow.. Piedmont Factory. MR. O. H. P. FANT ?s tho agent for the sala of thc Piedmont Gooda at Anderson C. H., and will supply tho ?I.* mnnd on the same terms and et the same price as if the Gooda wore ordered directly troiu the Factory. H. P. HAMMETT, Pres. mid Trena. Biedinont M'fg. Co. ._ Sept 10,1878 _io _3m_ Paper Hangings ! ABEAUTIFUL lol of PAPER HANG IN GS nnd WINDOW SHADES for sale low by A. B. TOWERS A CO. Uct to jj