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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY HORNING, MARCH 13, 1879. It is very generally conceded that Judge Thurman will be elected Preaident pro lern of the Senate at the extra session to be convened on the 18th inst. Mr. Thurman is perhaps the most prominent man in the Democratic party of the Sen? ate, and withal a firm, prndent and able statesman. The honor could not be con? ferred upon one more worthy of it In consequence of the ill-timed and in? tensely selfish coarse of the Republicans in attacking Jefferson Davis during the Senate debate on pensions for the Mexi? can soldiers, the veterans of that war ? will have to go unpaid for some months, if not for a longer period. This, how? ever, is not the only result of the debate. It is said that the result will be to elect Jefferson Davis to tho United State Sen? ate after the 4th of March, 1881, to suc? ceed Bruce, the colored Senator from Mississippi. It is believed by sending him to the Senate where ho can speak for himself before the country that a stop will be pat to the constant abuse which has been heaped upon,him by the Re? publican leaders for the purpose of stirring np strife and bitterness between the sections. There is a very interesting contest now progressing over the Speakership o:' the next House of Representatives, to be chosen at tho opening of the extra ses? sion on the 18th inst The prominent candidates are Speaker Randall, of Pennsylvania, and Representative Black? burn, of Kentucky, with Representatives ^\Morrison, of Ohio, Springer, of Illinois, and Cox, of New York, spoken of to a considerable extent It is thought, how? ever, that the contest will be principally between the first two named, with chan ces in favor of Mr. Blackburn, who is a talented orator and brilliant parliamen? tarian. Several Western and Northern men, it is asserted, will support him with a view of testing, in a practical manner, how the South will exercise power if it should obtain control of the government We trust that in tho contest the South will sustain Speaker Randall, for he has shown himself to be a firm and able presiding officer?fair in his rulings and Independent in his judgment and expres? sions. Mr. Randall has commanded the confidence and respect of the whole country daring his two terms, and his continuance in office by Southern votes would do much to disarm the bloody shirt shakers of the Radical party of their much indulged cry that if the South should obtain & strong influence in the affairs of the nation, it would use its power to aggrandize itself at the ex - .pense of other portions of the country. While we admire Mr. Blackburn, and would be pleased at his elevation, we prefer the election of the Pennsylvania statesman. The country wants a re? storation of confidence, and the Demo? cratic party should consider thoroughly the effect of any change before it is made. Tho great danger to the cause of free government in America lies in the ten? dency to destroy the States and establish a central government, which by slow but snre degrees will.pass into a despotism. This resnlt is likely to be advanced in a; ^SZtezr-substantial manner by the course ' pursued by officious and partisan Judges of the United States Courts, who, from some other motive than a judicial one, are moving in the general direction of a complete destruction of State rights and the authority of State Courts. The latest and most flagrant step of this kind is the action of Judge Rives, of Virginia, who Has released two negro murderers because negroes were not empaneled upon the jury to try the case, and recently, at the session of the Court at Danville, has .caused the iudictment of several of the ? Conn ty Judges of Virginia on the charge of violating their oaths by not enforcing the amendments of the constitution in that they having the supervision of draw? ing juries have failed to have a larger number of negroes upon them. This ac? tion has properly aroused the most in? tense feeling in Virginia, and the matter will be vigorously fought to the Supreme Court of the United States. The act it? self, though unjustifiable upon any ground, is of small consequence com? pared to the fatal precedent it sets if it should be sustained. The Democratic party and the patriots among the Repub? lican^ who love the Union better than party, could not perform a more merito? rious or wholesome deed for freedom than by impeaching Judge Rives for high crimes and misdemeanors. When "ever the execution of State laws becomes subject to the review of a United States District Judge, constitutional liberty is at an end, and the day is not far distant upon which a tyrant will rule "the great? est nation the world ever saw," with a despotism limited only by his own caprice. The question as to whether Patterson has been pardoned or not is a very easy one to settle. The State authorities deny that they have sent him any pardon, but the question the people wish answered is, Have they granted him a pardon ? It makes no difference abont the sending, if it has.been granted the effect will be the same. If Patterson has been par? doned it is the duty of the State's officers to make it known, that the unrest in the people's mind may be quieted. If they have not given a pardon, immediate steps should be taken to secure bis return to this State for trial. There ought not to be any further indulgence to Patterson. He is charged with the gravest offences against the laws of this State, and has disregarded the process of the properly coustituted authorities. The honor of South Carolina is involved iu the prose? cution of the leading official criminals of this State. The Democratic party has repeatedly, before and siuce its accession to power in this State, in the most posi? tive and public manner accused Patter? son, Chamberlain and their confreres with grave crimes, and asserted an ability to prove it upon them. These charges were either true or untrue, and the State owes it to her own integrity of purpose to give the men who have been so charged tho benefit of a trial, that the charges against them may be judicially proved or disproved. To pardon or temporize with these men is to admit that we havo charged them falsely and know it. To pardon them would be to offend three-fourths of the portion of the people of South Caro? lina who desire to see her ancient honor and self-respect maintained in our day! These charges amount to a matter of principle, and the cases should be most vigorously prosecuted. We trust that Governor Simpson will make requisitions for such of the culprits as may be located within the knowledge of the State au? thorities, and that Attorney General Youmans will prosecute them with the ability, fidelity and success which marked the administration of General 'Connor. By so doing they will receive the well don? of the people of South Carolina. The President has issued a call for an extra session of Congress, to be convened on the 18th inst., in consequenco of tin failure of the expired Congress to pass the ordinary appropriation bills before the time fixed by law for its adjourn? ment. This failure, as our readers know, is due to the political differences about the election laws between the Senate controlled by Republicans and the House controlled by Democrats. It has not been frequent for extra sessions of Con? gress to be called, and only seven, in? cluding the one to come, have ever been ordered since the adoption of the Con? stitution. The first was called by John Adams, May 15th, to provide for the threatened French war; the second by Van Buren, September 4th, 1837, to con? sider the suspension of the banks ; the third by Harrison, May 31st, 1841, to consider a new policy of revenue and finance; the fourth by Pierce*, August "21st, 1856, (three days after adjourn? ment) to provide for prosecuting an In? dian war; tho fifth by Lincoln, called on the 15th of April to meet July 4th, in consequence of the fall of Sumter; and the sixth by Hayes, on October 15th, 1877. Thus it will be seen that Mr. Hayes has called twice as many extra sessions as any other Presidejt, and two out of seven in the whole history of our government. The first of these extra sessions was necessitated by the persist? ence of the Republican party in inter? fering with tho State governments with United States troops, upon which occa? sion the Democratic House of Represen? tatives starved his excellency into obey? ing the Constitution by refusing to grant money for the army until the troops were withdrawn from the State Houses of Louisiana and South Carolina. In this instance the Democratic House has be? gun a seigc upon the infamous test oath for jurors and the partisan use of to which supervisors are put in elections. This is a very efficient line of battle, and, if persisted In, will certainly triumph, although the President at present bids it defiance. It has, however, two years in which to accomplish its task, and how? ever much it may be distasteful to the Republicans, they may as well make up their minds to let these methods of op? pression and wrong be numbered with the things that were. The coming presidential canvas3 is eliciting considerable interest all over the country, even this far ahead of time, and the New York Herald, with its usual enterprise, has been publishing the opin? ions of leading men throughout the Union. Among the Congressmen whose views have been made known, we note the names of Cols. Aiken and Evins, and give below the Herald's report of their position: Mr. D. Wyatt Aiken, of the Third District of South Carolina, expresses his preference for Mr. Thurmun, and does not think Mr. Tilden could get a demo? cratic vote, as he did not fight for his right to the Presidential chair. He does not believe the republican:: will nomi? nate Grant, as the masses do not want him. Mr. Aiken prefers Mr. Thurman to Mr. Bayard on financial questions, and moreover, he has more backbone than Bayard. Mr. John H. Evins, Fourth District, says Mr. Thurman has the best chance, because he is more acceptable to the Democrats of the South owing to the po? sition he has taken on the financial ques? tion. The Democratic nominee will no doubt bo opposed by Grant. In that event Hancock will be a good candidate to oppose Grant, and no doubt Hancock would accept. He would be satisfactory to the South. Tilden has not a ghost of a chance for the nomination. IS PATTERSON PARDONED ? A Queer Batch of Contradictor}- State? ments. Washington*, March 8,1879. Ex-Senator Patterson to-day received a letter from the attorney general of South Carolina granting him full pardon and oblivion for any indictments pending against him in the State. Mr. Patterson will leave here in a few days to accept an important trust under the Southern Pa? cific Railroad company in Arizona. Columbia, March 8, 1879. In regard to the Associated Press dispatch to the effect that Patterson has received a formal assurance from the attorney general of this State that all proceedings against him have been discontinued, your correspondent made inquiry to-day of Governor Simpson, who replied by an emphatic assurance that he knew of no such promise or understanding. Attor? ney-General Youmans is in Charleston. Attorney-General Youmans, who is in the city, was visited by a reporter for the News and Courier yesterday, and re? quested to stato the torms upon which this amnesty had been granted to Sena? tor Patterson, and the reason which had induced it. The attorney general stated that the announcement contained iu the dispatch was entirely new lo him, and that he had neither written, nor author? ized to be written, any such letter to Senator Patterson. He was totally una? ware that any such amnesty had been granted, or that the Governor had any intention of so doing. Walhalla Courier: Died, in Walhalla, on Mondav evening, from paralysis, Mr. Rob't M. Wright, son of Mrs. A. M. Wright, of our town. His body was car? ried to Pcndlcton on Tuesday morning for interment.Mr. J. 15. Barnes, of Lowndesville, Abbeville County, and Mr. William Tucker, of Anderson Coun? ty, have recently been enrolled as stu? dents of Adger College. Wo welcome these young men to our town and col? lege.A cutting affray occurred in West Union on Saturday afternoon last between Limbrick Gadaden and Henry j Lee, both colored, in which the former was severely stabbed about the throat and breast by the latter. Lee has fled from justice. THE CIPHER DESPATCHES. Theft of tho Telegrams Explained?Sharp Practice of llcpn.hlic.au Lenden mul Their Tools. Washington, March G, 1879. The Potter Committee have- made the following report on the cipher dispatch? es: The Committee for the Investigation of Frauds in the Electoral Count, which by the resolution of the House of Janua? ry 20,1S79, were directed to inquire into certain cipher despatches, &c, respectful? ly report; That in the autumn of 1870 the Wes? tern Union Telegraph Company gave orders to its employees at all points to or from which such despatches had been sent or received or repeated, to forward to its main office at New York all despatch? es and copies of despatches reiatiug to the Presidential election of 1870, aud the same were thereupon collected and forwarded to New York, where they were assorted in packages with reference to the points from which they came. The purpose of the company was to keep the des? patches from being exposed to process from the courts and from Congress, and thus keep them from publication. With that view they directed that the assort? ment of them be conducted under the care of Mr. Cary?office attorney of the company?and that when assorted they should remain in his charge, as being a person less likely to be summoned to pro? duce them than the proper officers of the company. In this selection all cipher and other despatches referring orsupposed to refer any way to the election, including all despatches in respect of which the oper? ators were in doubt, were collected and came into Mr. Cary's charge, to the num? ber of something over thirty thousand. Subpoenas having been issued by the Committee of the House of Representa? tives on Louisiana Affairs, of which Mr. Morrison was chairman, calling for par? ticular Louisiana despatches, and by the Committee of Privileges aud elections of the Senate, of which Mr. Morton was chairman, calling for particular Oregon despatches, the same were selected from the mass thus put in the charge of Mr. Cary anc a particular inventory of them taken. Subsequently, a general subpocua having been served upon the members of the Executive Committee of the telo graph company, commanding them to produce all despatches relating in any way te the election of 1870 before the Morton committee, the company directed Mr. Cary to deliver to Mr. Whitney, tho manager of the company at Washington, all the despatches in his charge, and Mr. Whitney, after having taken therefrom the specific Oregon and Louisiana de? spatches aforementioned, placed the rest of the despatches, amounting in number to 29,275, in a trunk, taken an inventory only of tho number sent from or to par? ticular points, but no further designation of the date, sender, receiver or contents. The particular despatches required by the ^Vlorrison and Morton committees were delivered on the 23d and 24th of January, 1877. The remaining 29,275 despatches were on the 25th day of January, 1877, pursuant to the direction of Mr. Sargent, one of the Morton committee in charge of the matter, delivered by Mr. Whitney either to the clerk of that committee, Mr. Burbank, who was a brother-in-law of Mr. Morton, or to the person for the time being in charge of the committee room, locked in a trunk, the key of which Mr. Whitney at the same time delivered to the clerk ofthat committee. despatches abstracted. The Louisiana despatches received by the Morrison committee were in due time returned to the telegraph company. Those received by the Morton commit? tee, both the specified lot of 241 Oregon despatches and the remaining lot of 29,275 undesignatcd despatches, re? mained in the custody of that committee not open to general or careless inspec? tion, but, ou the contrary, kept close and under guard until the 13th day of March, 1877, wheu the telegraph company, hav? ing been notified they could recover the same, applied through Mr. Whitney to the officers of the committee, and receiv? ed back the trunk iu which they had de? livered the despatches to the committee, locked, together with the key of the same, accompanied by the statement that these were all the despatches which had been delivered by the companv to that committee. This trunk, with* the des? patches thus believed to be enclosed, was forwarded to New York, and in due time, under the regulations of the company, was opened, and the despatches therein con? tained destroyed by burning. The tele? graph company were not aware at the time that there had not been returned to them all the despatches, which they had delivered to the Morton Committee. In point of fact, however, a largo uumbcr of despatches had been abstracted while they were in the custody of that commit? tee. Of these about seven hundred were, as late as May, 1878, in the possession of one George Edward Bullock, of Indiana, who had been the messenger to that com? mittee, and a protege of its chairman, Mr. Morton, and who secured, upon tho recommendation of Mr. Thomas J. Bra? dy, of Indiana, the Second Assistant Postmaster General, and others front that State, an appointment as Consul at Co? logne. Upon the eve of his departure, in May, 1878?and just after your com? mittee had been appointed, Bullock de? livered these despatches to his friend, the Hon. J. L. Evans of this House, who passed them over to Mr. Brady for alleg? ed safe keeping, who had them copied, and after consultation with Mr. Hale and others, furnished those copies in part to Mr. William E. Chandler, secre? tary of the National Republican Com? mittee, and in part to the New York Tribune, so that from Mr. Chandler, either directly or through others, copies of all these despatches came iuto the possession of the Tribune. tue publication. Some of the originals thus assorted by Bullock out of the whole lot of 29,275 telegrams Mr. Brady forwarded anony? mously to the Tribune at a time when it was claimed that journal had no original telegrams. The rest of the original? Brady gave Mr. Chandler,-who left the same in the office of General Butler, a member of this committee, in his ab? sence, without acquainting him from whom they came, and in whose posses? sion the committee found them. The Tribune procured the copies of despatches which it had tlniH obtained to be translated by Mr. Hassan] and other gentlemen in its employment, in which work they exhibited very great capacity, and have shown how almost any cipher could be translated if enough of it could be obtained to work upon. We have caused the despatches, so far as they were in cipher, to be photo-litho? graphed, and the others, relating in any way to the election, to be printed, and report the same herewith. We have also caused the despatches to be translated by Professor Edward S. Holden, of the Na? val Observatory, and return his report herewith, although, of course, lie was largely aided from the prior translations made by the Tribune Staff, which, how? ever, from mistakes in the copies or other causes, contained some errors. Generally the telegraph company seem to have exercised due care in respect of the preservation and privacy of their despatches, and the theft aud publication of the despatches in question do not seem to be in any way their fault. At the same time we cannot but suspect that Mr. Orion, the president of the Company, since deceased, who was an earnest ami I active Republican leader, furthered the delivery of the despatches iu the custody | of the company to a Republican commit? tee of the Benatu rather than to a Demo- i cratic committee of the IJouso. lie had | before shown his bias by permitting to \ be withdrawn from the files of the com? pany, just before it was expected Con? gress might call for despatches, certain despatches sent during the campaign by the Postmaster General, Mr. Tyner. Some of these despatches, as Mr. Tyncr testifieil, relate to the purchase, in the greenback interest, of organs and leaders in the October campaign iu Indiana, others to the transfer to Indiana of cer? tain sums of money for the November campaign, and were couched in an agreed upon cipher. Tin: "indian appointments." On the 3d of November, 1S76, Mr. Tyner telegraphed from Indianapolis to Mr. Zachariah Chandler, the chairman of the Republican National Committee at New York: "If you cannot appoint two Indian agents please appoint one." To which Mr. Chandler answered: "The two appointments-will be made." Mr. Tyner replied: 'Tut sum representing the two ap? pointments to the credit of the Central Rank of Indianapolis." To which Mr. Chandler theu respond? ed: "It will be done to-day." Mr. Tyncr says that the first of these despatches meant': "If you cannot send $10,000 to the State Committee for campaign purposes, send .$",000." That Mr. Chandler's answer being in? terpreted meant: "The $10,000 for campaign purposes will be furnished." And that Mr. Tyner's reply to this meant: "Rut the sum of $10,000 for campaign purposes to tue <redit of the Central Bank of Indianapolis." And that Mr. Chandler's final rejoinder being translated meant: "The $10,000 for campaign purposes will be deposited to-day." As our examination has not extended to transactions prior to the Presidential election of 1S7?, in the State of Indiana, we have not pu rsued the investigation of this matter. But one can see how very naturally the officials of the telegraph company should have failed to recognize these most improbable cipher despatches as having any concealed meaning, but regarded them rather as corrupt de? spatches, which Mr. Orton permitted to be withdrawn by some of his party friends. That they were able to recol? lect the despatches so nearly and could recall no other instance of the kind is alike to the credit of their efficiency and of the general management of the com? pany, and compares favorably with what happened after the despatches came into the hands of Congress, and suggests that nothing in the protection of despatches by telegraph would bo gained by trans? ferring that business to the government, but the contrary. necessity for ciphers. From the nature of the transmission of communications by telegraph it is una? voidable that what is sent must be known by various persons intermediate to sender and receiver. The resort to cipher in such despatches has, therefore, become a necessity for business and State purposes all over the world. This would form a protection to those concerned if de? spatches remained inviolate. It is not for us to suggest whether any legislation is required to prevent private telegrams from being purloined, or being exposed through the carelessness, partiality or faithlessness of telegraph employees, while at the same time maintaining the public interost and providing for the pro auction of despatches in proper cases. While the despatches remained iu the Senate committee, the Oregon despatches were translated under the direction of Senator Mitchell. The Committee of Privileges and Elections in tho House were permitted access to these despatches on the 3d of March, and found certain despatches in connection with the Flor? ida and South Carolina election, pub? lished in an appendix to their report, which were?n a kind of cipher, consist? ing of a substitution of "oranges" for Florida and "cotton" for South Carolina, and "warm" for favorable and "cold" for hostile, or the like, which required little effort to comprehend, and which Mr. Chandler styles "such a feeble and worth? less cipher almost anvbody can tell what it means." (P. 527.)" REPUBLICAN despatches. The committee conducting the exami? nation do not seem to have observed any of the despatches published by the Tri? bune. This might be cither because they had been already abstracted or from in? advertence. It is certain that prior to that date Mr. Brady, Assistant Postmas? ter General, had been allowed to with? draw his despatches in cipher when, act? ing as counsel with the republican visi? tors in Florida. No one of the gentle? men of the Senate committee or their employees, except one translator, have been or offered to appear before us, and owing to Bullock's absence we have not been able to secure his testimony or to ascertain what other despatches besidss these taken by Mr. Brady and those Bul? lock delivered to Evans were abstracted while these telegrams remained in charge or that committee. From the manner in which they were assorted and bound by paper or rubber bands, the expert who destroyed them thought that probably a fourth of the whole number could have been removed, I like leaves torn from different parts of a book, without their removal being appa? rent at the time of the destruction of the remainder by the telegraph company. Considering the watchful, competentand intelligent partisan custody in which 1 these despatches had been kept for four? teen months, first in the committee and then iu private republican hands, it was to be looked for that nothing would now come to the light not wanted by the par? ties in charge, and it would Lave been most unreasonable to have expected that these expert Indiana managers any more tliau Mr. William E. Chandler or Mr. Eugene Hale would have left in the par? cel that came to the committee any mes? sages reflecting seriously on the conduct of the republican managers or party. The republicans in charge of the des? patches could, of course, ascertain wheth? er they were in cipher or not, by whom and to whom they were sent, and had the means of confidentially coir, muni ea? ting with all their party friends concern? ed, and of thus learning whether it was desirable to abstract or permit them to abstract despatches or not. And it is very evident, as well from Mr. Brady's and Bullock's action as from the nature of things, that those who desired would be permitted to avail themselves of such an opporlunit3\ Among the lot which came to our hands, a few despatches sent by republi? cans, in various ciphers, remain. Mo=t of these have been translated. Some of them, sent by Dennis, the manager of the Alachua fraud in Florida, arc in a substituted cipher, which, owing to the small number, it has been found impos? sible to translate. It may be safely as? sumed, however, that if these ever come to be finally translated nothing will be found in them refecting upon the per? sons connected with them or the party action they represent. It will be noticed that these republican cipher despatches are disjointed and scattered over consid? erable periods, and detail no continuous action, and they seem to have been left rather to mislead the public into the idea thai there was nothing passing between the republicans which required to be kept from view than for any other rea? son. The translation of the cipher de? spatches dNclorcd negotiations on the part of certain near friends of Mr. Til den, after the election, to secure the electoral vote of the States of South Carolina and Florida. NEGOTIATIONS CONDEMNED. These persons eecm to have appre? hended that tl.e electoral vote of those Stales, which they believed belonged to Mr. Tilden, would be corruptly declared fur Mr. Have*, and to have regarded themselves as justified in endeavoring to defeat this corrupt und fraudulent action by submitting to the payment of moneys which they were informed some of (he canvasseis demanded by way of black-' mn.il, as consideration for withholding from this wrong, and to have thereupon entered into negotiations to that end with those claiming to represent those board*. But whether thi? be so or not we do not in any way justify or excuse their action. Tltoy er.mniitted a gross wrong, injurious to the candidate they desired to serve and an unqualified outrage upon the great party tu which they belonged. 80 far as appears from the testimony be? fore us these negotiations were not au? thorized by the Democratic National Committee nor it;; chairman, nor any person entitled to speak for them. Neither has any witness testified that these negotiations were authorized or ap? proved by the candidate for the Presi? dency. Jn the case of South Carolina the nc fotiations proceeded so far that this lardy Solomon, claiming tobe the agent of the Canvassing Board, came to Balti? more to receive the large sum of $00,000 or $80,000, to be deposited, payable when any part of 'lie vote of mat State was counted for Tilden. And an application being then made to Mr. Tilden to ad? vance the same, he at once declined and refused to have anything to do with the negotiation, whereby the same was broken up and defeated. In Florida the despatches disclose that two propositions were transmitted, and that one of them was directed to bo con? ditionally accepted. In Oregon what occurred was made the subject of examination and report by former committees. The persons connected with theso ne? gotiations, so far as we have secured their testimony, all declare that their connec? tion with them was in no way authorized by Mr. Samuel J. Tilden, whose particu? lar friends they were. Mr. Tilden has himself voluntarily appeared to corrob? orate that statement uudcr oath, and no witness has appeared before us to contra? dict him cr to establish that Ids name had not become associated with these transactions through the mistaken sea] of his followers and friends and without authority on his part. No charge from any source whatever has at any time attached to the name of Mr. Hendricks. All of which is respectfully submitted, Clarkson N. Potter. William 11. Morrison. Err a Huntox. William S. Stenger. Jonx A. McMahox. Joseph C. S. Blackburn. William M. Springer. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Cleanings from our Stnto Exchanges. Abbeville Medium: Tiie Eupheman Society at Due West has just laid down a splendid new Brussels carpet that cost two hundred and fifty dollars.Mrs. Vincent Grifiin died on hist Saturday from pneumonia after au exceedingly painful illness of nine da\s.Some two or three weeks since Joe Middleton, a colored man, found a pocket-book con? taining ten or fifteen dollar?. He turned over the properly to the rightful owner without question. Such rare instances of honesty deserve special mention. Mr. Thos. B. Scott died at his home iu this county on February 25th, from con? sumption, after a protracted illness of eight or ten weeks. He was fifty-nine years of age, and was a man of great re? spectability and much influence.The farmers begin planting corn this week. Things have been quite busy among them for the past week or two, and preparations have been made for plant? ing even a larger area in corn than last year.A negro girl on Mr. James Bow eti's place near WHlinglon was burned to death last Friday morning. She was cooking breakfast over an open fire when her clothing caught, and, terrified out of her senses, she ran until her body was wrapped iu flames. She was so badly injured that death ensued twelve hours alter the burning.Two loads of corn were sold in town this week. The strange thing about it is that the corn was raised in this county. This is the fiist occurrence of the kind since the Medium was started. Pickens Sentinel: Jason L. Kell was committed to jail on the 27th ult., charged with grossly insulting and fright? ening the wife of Rev. John N. Wright. Kell, we learn, was tramping around over the county selling patent medicines. .Mrs. Elizabeth O'Dell, wife of Ab ner O'Dell, died of pneumonia at the residence of her husband, near Liberty Station, on the 3d inst.John Frost was committed to jail on last Monday, charged with the stealing of a mule on the 18th of February last, from John Hinton. Bill Frost, brother of the mau committed, was arrested iu the "Fork," in Anderson county, and confessed that his brother stole the mu.'.c and he ran it. .We have not seen a sack of guano hauled through this town, though we suppose some of our farmers will use it, but, we do not think near to the same extent as the last five or six years. Newberry Herald: A year ago the Li? beria fever was at its height. This year it is the Colorado fever. The darkies arc much concerned on tho subject, or at least a few of them are, and are trying to agitate the question. A goodly number of them declare their intention to go to Colorado. A public meeting of the col? ored people will be held in the H?ge School House Saturday, the 15th instant, to discuss the matter.The barn of Mr. Jcs3e Dobbins, about four miles from the town, was destroyed by fire on the night of the 3d inst., togclhcr with all its contents and four mules and one mare. Incendiary. No insurance. Greenville Newt: Greenville cotton market touched 1) cents on Tuesday, and low grades were in very active demand. ..From many sources we learn that there has been and is still much sickness in the country, and many cases of pneu? monia are reported, mostly among the old and middle aged.At a recent meeting of the Greenville County Medi? cal Society, the following doctors were elected lo*represent it in the State Medi? cal Association to be held in Charleston in April next: Dr. W. It. Jones, Dr. J. F. Dorroh, Dr. Waddy Thompson, Dr. R. 1). Long, Dr. W. Hewcll. Darlington Newt: Guano is comirg in with a flurry since the companies re? duced the prices. Two hundred and fourteen tons have already been sent to this depot.Swapping horses on sale days in Darlington has become so fre? quent that it may be said that the thing is a fixed institution iu our midst. Florence Times: The lien business is active and vigorous in Florence, and the fertilizer sales better than at this time last year.One day last week, the dwelling house, kitchen, smoke-house and barn of William Wideman, a colored man, living near Old ElDnghum, were burned to the ground. Nothing was saved except the clothes that he and his wife and one child were wearing. Chester Reporter: On Monday, the valuable mill .'eat and water power, known as Anderson's Mill, at Cedar Shoals, was sold for $1,030, Capt O. Barber being tho purchaser, as the rep? resentative of a joint stock company which intends erecting machinery for spinning cotton as soon as arrangements for this purpose can he effected.It is proposed to hold a meeting of ex-Fed? eral soldiers und Northern settlers in the Town of Chester somo time during next week for the purpose of preparing for distribution throughout the North a statement of the treatment extended to bona-fide settlers from the North, and showing the advantages which Chester County oilers lo the many thousands all over the North who arc seeking homes in the South. ? A special dispatch to the Charleston Newt and Courier from Kingstrce, S. C, under date of March 5, says: Peiulcr prass, a prominent colored Radical in Willianifiburg County, 1ms been con? victed of libel in the Court of General Sessions .it tins place, and sentenced by Judge Mackey to two years at hard labor in the Penitentiary, or to pay a fine of ?500 and the costs of suit. Pendergrass wrote a communication, which was pub? lished in the Washington National Re? publican, on November 11th, charging the managers of election at Kingstrce with stuffing the ballot-box, and charging sev? eral citizens with voting two or three times at the general election in 1S7S. The investigation of the charges showed that there was no truth in them. So? licitor Hirsch prosecuted the case with his usual zeal and ability. Pendcrgrass is the swift and vindictive witness who testified so glibly before the Toller com? mittee during the recent session in Charleston. QBAH6B PgPABYMBgre. Under the Supervision or the Ksccutlvu Committee of Pomona Orange. ?ST We are requested to say that the regular quarterly meeting of Associate Grange, No. 1., will be held at Town Creek Grange Hall on Saturday, tho 15th inst. The members are requested to be punctual in their attendance. This as? sociation is energetic, industrious, perse? vering and deservedly meritorious, and has been the means of working much good to the Order of Patrons. We should be glad to chronicle other unions of similar character in word and work. Suffering for a Life Time. Persons afllictcil with rheumatism often suffer for a life time, their tortures being al? most without remission. The joints and muscles of such unfortunates arc in most cases shockingly contorted and drawn out of shape. To afford them oven temporary relief, tho ordinary remedies often prove utterly useless. Hostcttcr's Stomach Bit? ters, on the other hand, is avouched by per? sona who have used it, to be a genuine source of relief. It keep3 tho blood cool by promoting a regular habit of body, and re? moves from it impurities which, in the opinion of all rational pathologists, origi? nate this a;onizing complaint and its kin? dred malady, tho gout. Bosidw this the Bitters remedy disorders of the stomach, liver and nerves, prevent anil eradicate In? termittent and remittent fov?rs, promote nppctite and sleep, and are highly recom? mended by physicians as a desirable medi cinal stimulant and tonic. " HYMENEAL. Married, on Fcbruarv 26, 1S79, in Augus? ta, Ca.. by Rev. A. T. Mason, D. I)., Mr. Jo. L. Mauldin to Miss Rosa A. daughter of the late John W. Stoy, Esq. GOOD OLD TIMES COME AGAIN. WE have just received Twenty-four Thousand Pounds of old fashion, smoked, country, grea? sy BACON?sides, hams and shoulders. It will make people honest to cat thin nood old tiujf. Come forward and be sup? plied. BLECK LEY, BROWN & CO. March 13, 1870_30_4 SHERIFFS SALE. STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, Anueusos Coustt. BY virtue Of an Execution to me di? rected, I will expose to salo on the First Monday in April next. (187?) at Anderson Court House, 8. 0., the following Real Estate, to wit: TRACT NO. 1, or Homestead, contain? ing (72) acres, more or less, bounded by Tracts Nos. 2 and 3, out of which tho Widow is entitled to her dower, which has been set aside and assigned to her, and will be sold subject to the same. TltACT NO. 2, containing seventy-two (72) acres, more or less, adjoining lands of R. Clinkscales, Martha Hanks and others. TRACT NO. 3, containing twenty-eight (28) acres, more or less, adjoining lands of R. Clinkscules and Thomas W. Martin. Levied on as the property of Stephen Hanks, deceased, in favor of B. F. & T. S. Crayton against Stephen Hanks. Terms of sale Cash?purchaser to pay ex? tra for all necessary papers. JAMES II. McCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson County. t March 13, 187?_35_4 MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF HEAL ESTATE. BY virtue of the power and authority conferred by Lucy Galloway, I will sell at Anderson C. H? on SALKDAY in APRIL next, all that Lot or Parcel of Land, containing one acre, more or less, situate in the Town of Anderson, County of Anderson, State of South Carolina, bounded on the north and east by my own lands, on the south by lot of Morris Pay ton, Calhoun Street intervening, and on the west by my own land, being a strip of land now used as a street between the lot !:ercin advertised and lot of McGratlut By luiu. Terms of Salk?One-third cash, re? mainder twelve months credit, secured by mortgage, with interest front date. Pur? chaser to pay extra for papers. W. 8. SHARPE. March G, 1S79_34_4 HOMEMADE FERTILIZERS AND Clover, Bine Grass, Herds Grass, Orchard GraM* liuccruo and Chafes. ALSO, GARDEN SEED, Wholesale and Retail. ALSO, A full line of DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, PAINTS, OILS, LAMPS, and DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES, for sale cheap for cash by WILHITE & WILLIAMS. Feb 0, 1570_SO_ HEADQUARTERS ron GARDEN SEEDS. CHEMICALS FOB Home-Made Fertilizers ANY < ne wanting to uac this Imttst hand in their ordors by the 10th of February. Call on SIMPSON, REID Si CO. _Feb_M879_?0_ly_ - =r I Ein g 8188 I H e Hfl f P* r1 51 ri ^ 2? g. S - ^ g 8? '-t . S ? ?1 LI sskgp ?i- 3 %Zl M ! ^ ? 8 w S.<-erSfiS O - H i m :llS| W 8 ffl ^ i S ;?3-1 P ? O a i s i*S 5 ? d' IP -JL\ g 3 0Q m ? HEREAFTER A. LESSEE'S jl IIA fl S i] i111 Hin i1 II13 M I' HTM. m thl i Iii Lfi] Ii [I Will be Known as above?"Paris Store." .'Have Just Returned from the Northern Markets with A LARGE STOCK OF GOODS. I stand prepared to oiler large inducements. Many Novelties will be found in my stock. LADIES' KID GLOVES, in all shades, Fifty Cents per pair. LADIES' FINE HAND-MADE SHOES, Every pair warranted. Ladies' Slippers, All kinds, from One Dollar up. WHITE mUE, MUSLIN, NAINSOOK, JACONET, LAWNS. Ever}' class and grade in White Goods Department Will be found among my stock. LADIES' TRIMMED AND UHTRIMMED HATS, In largo variety. LADIES' DRESS GOODS, FROM TEH CENTS UP. fl?* line is full, nud feel assured that every Lady can be pleased. GENTS' HATS, in Straw and Felt, AND CLOTHING At Trices never heard of before. X&- Remember, ONE PRICE TO ALL, aud at BOTTOM FIGURES. Having bought in large lots, I feel safe- in saying that twenty five per cent, can bo saved by purchasing Dry Goods from A. LESSER, March 13, 1878 35 PARIS STORE. ATTENTION, LADIES! T ? HE undersigned having recently purchased the patent right to manufacture anil sell C. W. STERICK'S STEAM COOKER, In this County, is prepared to furnish them to ail who wish a simple, cheap and most [excellent cooking apparatus. The following certificates from citizens of Anderson at? test its merits, as judged by those who have tried it: Mr. L. H. Seel?Dear Sir : In reply to your inquiry, I would say that I am well pleas? ed with the Steam Cooker. It cooks cabbage, rico and potatoes delightfully, and have no doubt will cook other vegetables as well. MUS. D. S. MAXWELL. Mb. L. II. Skkl?Dear Sir : I have had the Steam Cooker about six weeks. I havecook ed cabbage, chicken, ham, beef, rice, hominy, potatoes and puddings with perfect success. Housewives cannot do without it. MUS. J. W. B. SKELTON. Mb. L. H. Seel?Dear Sir: I take grout pleasure in recommending your Steam Cooker. My wife has been using it for near two mouths, and says that it cannot be recommended too highly. We cook for from 15 to 2u persons. TIIOS. M. WHITE. Mr. L. H. Skki?Dear Sir : The Steam Cooker I bought of you several weeks ago has proved to be a perfect treasure. Hotel and boarding housekeepers buy one, and you will join in and recommend it. MRS. L. IS. COCHRAN, Wavcrly House. Mr. L. II. Seel?Dear Sir; This certifies that jour S:cam Cooker has proved to be a perfect treasure. I can recommend it without hesitation. MRS. E. F. MURRAH. Mr. L. H. Seel? Dear Sir : I take pleasure in testifying to the merits of your Stoain. Cooker. It is certainly the "Eureka" in the cooking art. MRS. C. CUMMIKGS. Mr. L. IX. Seel?Dear Sir : I take pleasure in testifying to the merits of your Steaiis Cooker. It is certainly the btst cooking apparatus now known. MRS. J. D. MAXWELL. I also manufacture TINWARE, Ac., and deal in STOVES, which I will sell CHEAPER than the CHEAPEST. Call and see me at the West End of the Waverly House. Hi. EL SEEL. March 13, 1870 _-_^_3m REDUCTION IN FREIGHT NOWHERE. BOTTOM KNOCKED OUT ! Great Bargains offered to make room for a New Stockt ASPLENDID lot of BLACK AJLPACA3 below cost for cash. Tho Ladies will please call and examine for themselves. A nice lot of DcLAINES at greatly re? duced prices. KENTUCKY JEANS from 12c up. HATS from 3oc. up. SHOES from 30. up. JJACON, FLOTJK, SUGAR AND COFFEE At the very Lowest Prices for Cash. Also, a A General Line of Family Groceries, A? prices to suit the stringency of ihe times. PLOWS, HOES, FORKS, SHOVELS, and other Farming Implements at tbo very lowest prices. REED & HERRICK. P. S.?All indebted to the old firm of WILSON & REED must call atoncoand settle their Accounts, either bv Cssh or Note, as the old business must bo closed up. Feb 27, 1ST!)_ 83_ly AGENCY FOR Eagle Ammoniated Guano, Eagle Acid Phosphate, Star Brand Complete Guano, N. D. Sullivan's Chewing Tobacco, "SStT Avery's Plows and Wagons, NAILS ami FILES, of Jill Icimls nntl nize?, Horse and Mule Shoes, Woodonware, STAPLE DRY GOODS. BOOTS and SHOES, Fob 20,1S79 GROCERIES. 10 HATS and CAPS,. ir Notice to lioad Overseers. THE Overseers of Highways are ordered to call out the hands und put the Highways in good order between now and the firnt of April, und to cut out the Roads twenty feet in width. Where new Over? seers have not been appointed, the old ones will act. R. S. BAILEY, Chm'n. J, L. Txtiunui, Clerk C. C. by Sugar and Molasses. UST received, a fine article of New Or? leans Sugar and Ifolvsc?, for ?nie low a. B. TOWERS a CO. Potatoes and Fresh Garden Seeds. EAMA Rose and Uoodrieh Potatoes.. D. M. Ferry & Co. and Londreth'e fresh an 1 genuine garden seeds for sale by A. B. ToWEItt & OCX