The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, November 27, 1879, Image 2

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J?. B. MURKAY,, jEditcr. , fTHTJRSDAY MORNING, NOV? 27, I87O.. During the sessions of the Legislature, which convened on Tueaday, the editor of the INTELLIGENCER will be in attend waco upon that body as a Representativo from this County, and will furnish our readers with tba latest nowa from tho Capital. EdltOA-lale written by other per sons during bia absence w Ul bo marked with an asterisk (.). * Quito an excitement was created in the New York Stock Exchango on last Fri day, which came near producing a se rious panic and a ^number of failures. Only one failure ls reported. Stocks pf all kinds depreciated from 1 to 20 per cent, in tho morning, but In the after noon recovered from 1 to 14 per cent, thus preventing the panic, which In tho morning seemed inevitable. This bear movement with which Jay Gould, J. R. Keeno, Bussel Sage end Addison Com maek, who command millions, aro cred ited, and which if successful must have proved tho ruin of many, was a failure If tho effects of tho gambling operations of tho bulls and'nears of tho Now York Stock Exchange were confined to tho members of tho Exchange, tho country would havo but Utile interest in them, bot all holders of slocks and securities must suffer tho loss which all such boar movements produce. . Eighteen of the emigrant? which left Charleston in the Spring of 1678, in tho bark Asor, for Liberia, returned in tho Monrovia some two weeks ago, landing in Now York, and from thence to South Carolina by rall. Three hundred and seventy emigrants started on the Asor tor Liberia, twenty-nine of whom dlod .on the way. Somo thirty or forty of tho number, as many as could command the menns, have returned to this country. Of tho tinco hundred and ovor remain ing, there dre now, after the lapso of twenty months, only about sixty living. Our readers Will remember tho groat ex citement among ' the negroes in this County some two or three years ago con cerning r.hoiv emigration to San Domingo and Liberia. Men, women and child ron deserted their doily occupations and gathered in vast numbers to -heir ad drosses from Ignorant and bad mon as tb tho necessity of thoir emigration and tho great abundanco of everything they could d:olro lu these far off countries. Tho sad fate of thoso who wont, to Libe ria should bo a sufficient warning to all against schemes of designing men and tho ndvlco of tho ignorant. *> IMPORTANT HOMESTEAD DECISION. Wo .call attention to an important de cision, published in another ".olnmn, ren dered by ht-, Honor Judge -Mackey on tho Homestead question. From this do elston it seems that heads of families who do not own rea: estate aro entitled to their homestead exemption in person alty. In tho case reported tho jury brought in a verdict of |7?0 damages against tho defendants for lovylng an ex ecution on tho pomonal property of a poor woman who owned no real es tato, without first laying off her, hom catead tn personalty. This is ono of tho strongest cases for tho plaintiff in oxooutlon, as tho debt due WAS (or rent. Thia sotties ono of tho questions which has produced so much dissatisfaction among tho people as to the injustice of tho hordes toad law, which dt was supposed protected the heads of families who owned real estate, while those who did not wore entitled to no oxemptlon. Undor this decision, which ia unquestionably tho law of tho cass, tho landowner and tho non-iand ownor aro equally protected. This de cision wUl givo unanimous satisfaction, ? . -_ ' . THE PENITENTIARY CONVICTS. Tho uniform sentiment of tho people ls that the maintenance of tho convicts in tho penitentiary should not bo a charge upon the toil of the honest la borers of tho State, by way of a taz to support thom within tho walls of tho pen itentiary. , Heneo tho Legislature has by law directed the Tic-ret cf Directors farm them oat, so that instead of being a charco to tho Steif?, they should besoms j a sourco of rovonue. This wo havo re garded as a wise policy with tho rejtrlcr tion that this labor sh? 1 .ld not bo BO em ployed as to antagoLia^ the honest labor of thb country. It should not bo em ployed in agriculture, nor should private corporations bo permitted to avail, them? solves of lt.: It may bevory profitably employed in developing the material en terprises of public sorr>oratious,'in which the corporations are hot so much inter ested as tho people generally, tn' 'thia Y/ny this labor becomes not' only profit able: to tho State in rovorm?, though small, but builds thoso great public im provements which will <Sr centuries con tribute to tho prosperity of overy class of ] the cltlzona of the State.. During the list two years ibero Wfcro sont out from thu penitentiary between soven aid eight hundred, oonvlotsj mostly to work on ralUonds In this State. Tho repo.'ta from all tho companies employing them, with a single exception, aro. most eatiaiaotory. That exception ls tho Gijcuv.cod A Au gusta Railroad, which, obtained a large numrjor of tho convicts, ?nd tho death rate among them was so very groat that it has produced considerable fooling and discussion in the State as to Ita cause. TliOjrVor* end Courier, ?o'ascertain tho facts, as fur aa possible, with commend* ablo zeal, Bent a special reporter to,hoar oil sides, and to give a correct statement of tho version of all tho parties, that from lt tho publie may Judge ibr itself. The rupori. uccupiea eight closely . printed columns in that paper, and ls two long for our oolumtA. From this 'report wo gather that lu twenty-five mouths tho Greenwood A Augusta Railroad obtained 285. convicts, of whom in ihnt Uwe 128 died. Tho question here arises, Why ibis unusual and fearful death rato. If tho story of the convicts is to bo believed, it resulted from the cruel punishment in? flictod on thom, over-working them, end withholding from them necessary pro visions, oven water sufficient to allay their consuming thirst. If this story IS true, not oaly tho clviUaatlon of the age, y oui humanity, condemns in no manured terms thc authors of tho outrage on help? loss human beings, and they should re-, col vo punishment according to the wrong they havo done. Convicto, under-the son tenes of the Court; have rights, among .trtiichi* pre-omlnently that of lifo, with oU'that is- necessary to its continuance, and tldjt whether the sentonoo inflicted is d-5MlHned io bo ponitlve or reformatory, a the :' tho posare end tenor. Ador a careful peru sal of all that has been published on tho ?ubject, we are Inclined to tl.G opinion that, the causes alloyed for tho unusual death rate, taken in connection with tho totally Insufficient sanitary precaution in tho construction of tho stockades, will account for tho gi oat number of deaths, and that tho prolific source of deaf li among tho convicts was tho impure and poisonous . atmospboro rvuich thoy breathed In the stockade*, nl'jht after night._. Ou the Ero of tho Session. COLUMBIA, November 21-9 P. M. Later trains have brought ninny mem bers of tho General Assembly, and there is now a fair prospect of n quorum in both houses to-r.torrow. The representatives from, tho Upper portion of tho State arc nearly all here, but I have scot none of the Charleston delegation as yet. Thc general sentiment appears to bo overwhelming in favor of adjournment by thc 23d of Decem ber, although a few seem dhposed to de preciate what they stylo a hastening of tho publie business. Thora is a vaguo intimation that thc phosphate question will be bright up again, but in what form or by wnorn is as yet unknown. The probabilities of a fight over the convict farming are becoming stronger. Tho subject will certainly be brought up. It is probable that an attempt will he made, during thc present v. : inn, to change tho existing laws regarding thc collection of tax'Z. ?nd revolutionize tho present system entirely. What success it will meet it ls impossible as yet to tell. Ono of thc chan ces ' proposed ls the abolishment of the ofllce of County Auditor and devolving tho duties on the Treasurer, which will ne cessitate on amendment of the Constitu tion.- Di fpatch to Wwi and Courier. Important Decisi?n on the Homestead. Tho caso of Fannie B. White against William E. Hoach and Francis Arnold, involving tho construction of tho 32d flec tion ol'art icio 2 of tho State constitution, in rotation to homesteads, waa Hied yes terday morning. Messrs. Sloan and Muller represented tho plaintiff, and Mr. Monteith represontod tho defendants. Tho household furnituro of the plain tiff had been levied on for rent, ana oven tho bed elie slopt in taken from under her, upon tho theory that such furnituro was not exompt from lovy and sale un der tho homestead laws, becauso sbo was not owner of real estate. His Honor Judgo Mackey charged as matter of law that lt was a groat mlstako to suppose that tho head of a family could not claim a homestead in personal prop erty unless ho owned real catato. Ito HS.UI that it was "enera!!" su^icsed that tbs caso of Duncan nr. Darret was HO de cided, but that an examination of that case would show tho contrary. That caso, bo said, merely doeidod that tho hoad of a family could not exempt agricultural produels from levy and salo as ths annu al products of ni? homestead unless ho owned tho land on which mich agri cultural products woro raised. Tho trial of tho caso resulted In a vor dlct for thc plaintiff for $750. ? Upon tho rendition of tho verdict and Whon tho jury foo of ono dollar wa? handed to tho Jury, tho Jury, through their foreman, Mr. G. T. Borg, refused to receive tho dollar, and bogged leave to return it to tho plaintiff, who had ap peared from tho evidence to bo in a greatly impoverished condition. His Honor remarked to tho Jury that their conduct In returning tho dollar was as becoming to them as was the ver dict thoy had rendered.-Columbia Regis ter; Two Executions in South Caroiinn on Friday last. UNION. B. C., Nov. 21, 1879. Ed. Holmes, tho not ?*? boy, 10 years of sge, who committed i outrngo on Mr. A, B. Humphries'!) .ttlo two-year old girl, In August lost, os hanged boro to day. Thora waa a largo crowd of coun try people In town to witness tb? execu tion, bat no ono was allowed in tho Jail except ten guards. Somo day? before the boy was hanged tho Rev. II. D. Smart, a Methodist preacher, called on him and Bung and prayed with him. Tho boy told tho preacher that he wes not afraid to dlo, and that ho was ready and prepared to die. At half-past 12 o'clock, to-day tho sheriff, with ton mon to guard tho jail, placed Holmes on tho nlntform, ?nd asked him if lie bad' anything to say. Ho asked tho sheriff lr thoro was a Eireaohor in the fall, and thoy told him hero was not. Ho Bald then that ho had nothing moro to say. Tho sheriff placed tho rope around his nock, and at thirty minutes of 1 o'clock tho scaffold waa knocked from under him, and ho re mained suspended by tho tieck for twen ty- il ve minuten. After ho WSJ dead tho sheriff placed him lu the oiffln and placed it In tho burying grout d near tho jail. Nono of Holmes!? far illy carno to seo him exe- j "*.;,;*.'., r.Hv, .i-"y ww not, go io see mm ? often while in Jail. Tho people nil soemod i glad that ho was to be hanged, as he com mitted audi an outrageous crinio. Some of his friends called oa tho Gov ernor to soo if ho would hot pardon him, but tho Qovornor rofused "to Intorfero with the sentence passed on bini by j Jnds*: Thomson in October. Dnauvonr, 8. C., Nov. 21, 1879. Goorgo Gary, a young negro man who on tho. 0th of March last klllod Cyrus Brown, anothor negro man, on Mr. Hoy ' ward's plantation in this county, was hanged nero to-day. Ho was accompa nied by his three spiritual advisors to tho gall?w?, constructed inside tho jail. Comparatively composed throughout tho conduct of the services of song and prayer, ho gavo way once or twice in tears, as reference was made to his aged mother. With n linn stop, as the sheriff and'deputy called for'him, ho accom ^lt?d thom Up tho narrow stairway Ung to tho trap In the colling of the second floor of tho entry way leading to his cell. Whon placed upon it ho broke forth ie prayots until ho was bound band and foot, and tho black csp drawn over his rheo shut him out from tho light. The fatal trap was sprang at a alvon sig nal, when ho dropped eight feet in mid air.. ?A lbw convulsive struggles, and all was over, amid tho breathless silence of tho few witnesses admitted. In twenty minutes Dr. Prloleau, the physician of tholed, pronounced him dead, and his neck broken by tho fall. Gary ate hoartily of supper lost night and of breakfast this morning, and re marked to tho sheriff that bo was ready ?0 dlo. Ho made a final confession, sub ?...litially according with his previous Statement.-Special Dispatches to the News and Courier. A TfcinuiBLB TBAOXPY.- Weldon, N. C" Noy-emler 22.-A fearful tragedy was en acted on oar streets this morning about 10 o'clock. A young man namua Johu Merritt, a terrible character, E. M. Hicks and Li. F. larkin, formorly Sheriff or Halifax County got into a dlsnnto os toa fence on E. M. Hicks' lot, Hicks threatened if any man pr* his hands on hts fence to pull - A .'.own he wonld shoot him. Larkin attempted to null down tho fence, and Hicks with a pistol fired on Larkin, tearing both hands very badly. Merritt thon ran out with a double-barreled shot-gun, - loaded With buckshot, and fired on Hicks. Tho entire load entered his face, blowing hts bead almost from his body. As Hicks foll, Mrs. Hicks, hts wife, with a shot gun, fired twice at the parties, bat with out inflicting any wounds. ? Hicks was klllod instantly. Ho loaves a wife and aovon .or eight children. Merritt was promptly arrested. - It appears tnat the electoral vote of Indians Is to be given noxt year to tho candidate whoso party has shown supe rior skill in colonization. At present tho Stota ia amfitly D?mocratie but the Republicans propone to change its politi cal status by colonizing negroes from tho South. It ls an o nen secret that thev oro doing everything" In their power to tempt adult negro mon there, promising thom lib?:*l wagetra* "farm laborers." As nu offset to tills move a D?mocratie editor of New Albany comes out in favor .of the importation ol ten thousand Ken tucky "Democrats. Ho MV* they will bo furnished with work until after the elec tion, and lt ls charged that a largo sunt of money la hoing ra wed to carry out'this edi erne. Kentucky can easily spare that number of voters, aud as Indiana ls an ariiAintng State, the Democratic plan seems to be cheaper ana more feasible than the Radical programma? 80UTU CAROLINA 3 EWS. Alf Anlog- from our Ht?te l%x< linnrj... Abbeville/Yr** and Banner l Last Th il rs day J. Y. Jones, eX-sherlff of Abbeville County, refunded to bis bondsmen thc full amount which they bad advanced for him as HurntioH on bis official bond. Hov oral days ago ho paid a largo official elaim which had not previously boen ad justed, and now this payment, lt ii pre sumed, winds up tho whole mutter and rollovos bis sureties from any further n -juin' Utility on bis official bond, aud fulllls to the letter his promise to save them whole in the end.,>Yo*torday evening, 18th instant, at half-past 6 o'clock, died at his father's houso lu Ab bovillo, Thomas D. Parker, oldost survi ving son of Dr. Edwin Parker.The county treasurer bas ccllocted $10.718 ol tho current tases, $12,308 of which (the Stato tax) bas been forwarded to tho State treasurer.Tboro is a great improve mont in the Abbeville market, both as regards the price and tho number of bale? sold in our market. Up to last Saturday evening 4,<?01 bales bad boen sold being fully 1,000 moro than was sold at tub timo last year. Tho cheering prospoei will bo increased when lt ls remembered that tho { rico ba? averaged from$8 to flt a balo higher than last season. 4,00C bales at an advance of $10 a balo would make $40,000 moro than our farmers bad received at this limo last year, to say nothing of tho thousand bales in oxees? of last year's transactions.Rev. lt. P, Franks bas purchasod tho valuable plan tation of Mr. Henry Latlmor for $0,0OC cash. Mrs. Frank?, has rocontly fallon heir to ^10,000 by the death of a rich rela tivo, and Mr. Franks hos invested the r, .noy In Abbeville County real os luto..Thc colored agricultural socletv .javo changed tho limo for holding theil fair to tho ?Jd, 4th and Cth of December. Chester Stute Bulletin : Since tho 1st ol Septombor 11,000 bales of cot.on have hoon shipped over tho Charlotte, Colum bia and Augusta Railroad from this placo .Tho track of tho Cheraw und Chestoi Railroad has bcon laid to tho river. Pas sengers and malls aro now transferred al that point. A depot bas been built on thisldo of tho river, and Mr. F. M. Hick lin ii.ts taken ch-irgo us tho railrord agent. The placo is known ns Cutowbn Station. Now berry Herald : Tho total valuation of porsonul proporty in this county, In cluding polls, is 81172,205-tho number ol polls ls 4,840.Nowborry scorns to bc hopelessly In tho mire in Judicial ms>t tors. Over half of tho two weeks' Court that closed Saturday was taken up witi\ tho trial of crlmiurJcasos. Tho Common Pious Court was not opened till Tuesday afternoon. Tho Judgo found hlmsofl confronted with throo hundred causes, one hundred and thirty-four of thom on tho July calendar; sotuo of thom bave boon on tho dockets for twenty forms oi moro. Each year, instead of reducing, is addlng to tho muss of "cases." The Court can't cot tho cosos off as fast as they aro put on. and Nowborry peoplo aro not Bpoelully litigious either. Tho troublo is wo bavo a dozen or two negroes to try at ovory term of Court. Plckons Sentinel: Jeff. Arnold, who waa cut by Mr. Orr two wooka ago, ls on tho stroots again......Easloy Is ono ol tho moRt go-abond towns on tho Air Lino. Business has neon very good for tho past month.Tho County Commis sioners bavo ordcrod an election In Lib erty on tho 15th proximo for tho "no fonce.".Thoro woro fourteon loaded cars on tho sido track at Easloy ono day Inst weak awaiting shipment ; also loti of cotton on the platform.Captain Kirk has shipped a ear load of rico from Easloy to Charleston und expects to ship another soon. How is that tor high?. There aro about 400 delinquents In the county, upon whoso tax tho penalty of 1? per cont, bas boen added, nnd against whom executions will bo issued at thc proper timo if they do not pay op. Thc total ara-. ant of taxes collected is ns fol lows: Seato U/xes $8,177.77.7; ordinary county tax $3,405.35.7; railroad tax $0, 243.40.2: school tax $">. 310.84.0; poll tax $1,508; penalty collected ?309.20.1 ; aggro gate $2u,H5.7o.At a corn-shucking ir tho Dacusvillo neighborhood, in thlt county, about tho first of this month Koverni negro is got into a difficulty which resulted. In tho killing of Eliot Hunt by Will Wilson. Hunt was stab bod by Wilson in tho abdomen with i pocket knife, sovering ono of tho inte j tines half In two in two or thrco places Dr. Anderson drossod tho wounds bu Hunt died on the 10th instant, after linger ingninoorten day. . Wilson ls now in Jai at this placo. From what we learn abou the affair, tho murder uocmsto have beet ontlroly unprovoked. No whlto mei woro concorned in tho difficulty. Laurens Herald : Work on the rai. rom brldgo ot this place is progressing satla factorlly, conaidorlng tho unfavoraol weather for the past throo or four duye .A correspondent writes: Ourusualb ?pi lei section (Dial township) hvi had au oilier Incendiary Uro-this timo tho bari of Mr. Joel Vuught, an honest, Industrl ons and good oltlzon-destroying, beside tho house, all his provender. Tills fol lowing tho burning of Dr. Wolli"a rcs! denco, with its entire contents, and Dr Fullor'H factory, a loss io the pro pr ie to of about 910,000, and to ?bo county a val uablo enterprise that can be illy spared all in tho samo neighborhood, Lint arous cd a sentiment of Indignation that will b hard to quail. Wbon theso parties ar spotted by tho thinking mon of tho com inanity lt will bo dllUeult to Btay th arm of Judgo Ly..ch ; and If tho: o win ?lvo thom sholtor and employmen o not desist and diBcbargo thom-in ducod by publie sontlmont-aro they too, not guilty in a mcasuro of tho re anons'bilby? And should thoy not b placed in tho list of evil-doers and surToi tho penalties of such ? Union 7Y?i?* : We loam that on Frida; night last tho steam mill and gin hous of Messrs. Sinclairs, fivo milos abor boro, on tho MoanBVllle road, waa robbe? of a largo quantity of sood cotton. Th tbloves drovo a two horse wagon up t the building, opened tho door of tho gil house, deliberately struck a numbor o inatohes In the cotton room, then nile? their wagon. All this was dono while ; colored man was Blooping in the build lug, who Bays he did not hear tho thieve at work, Keowoo Courier : We bavo cherry trr 3 comparatively white with blooms.5' R. S. Rutledge, of our county. Inform us that ho has tho second crop' of apple upon his opplo trees this year.We re gre? to lea rr. that Mr. John E. Lewis wa seriously Injured by a fall from tho can nt Anderson, on bia return from tho Stat Fair.Corn thieves bavo been numc rous this fall. Sovorul persons aroun Walhalla have lost from five to twont bushels from the field at night..Dog aro killing sheep near Walhalla at nigh A largo numbor of sheep bavo boo killed in this way, and, also, some goaU Tho laW ls that dogs of this kind may b killed.Wo tondor a hearty wokouio t Capt. Whaling and family, of Virginia, t our town. Captain Whaling comes ft tho purpose of educating his boys in Ac cor College. Tho young sion will ente tho freshman class.A now Presbyti rlan Churoh was organized at Flat Hool about four miles from Walhalla, on la Sunday afternoon, by Revs. S. L. Morrl J. R. Riley and Hugh Strong and Eldoi J. J, N?rten ?ntl S. P. Dend**.T! County . ?card of Equalization will ho] n meting on Wednesday, the 2Gth Ins Tho meeting relates to the assossmei of tho Air Lino Road for taxation.Tl weather for tho past throo weeks bas bec unusually unfavorable for harvesting tl crops. After two severe freezes we ha? had almost constant rain, rotting mu< or the late cotton and preventing tho plcl lng ortho little that bas opened.B! Roach, colored, was arrested on Tuosda near Westminister, for shooting, it' said, another colored man. Mr. Hem Ritter, one of tho parties assisting tl Sho.-iff in making tho a "rest, was shot twice and slightly wou..-tod. Roach h been lodged in Jail. Edgoilold Advertiser : O'x Monday afU noon last in the neighborhood of Joh sion, the house o?a colored man nam Jake Jenninga was burned by the ac? dental breaking out of fire, and with lt child four years old. A baby ?carce able to walk crawled out and waa save Persons who rushed to tbo rescue foui ls upon the burning threshold.< Monday, 17th inst., a little sen of M Sylvester Holsonbake, who lives on t plantation of A. F. Broadwr.tcr. Es was shot through the right shoulder 1 tl ie accidental dlschargo of a shot-gu whtoli was leaning against a fonce tip? which the boy was outing, or ovor *?hl bo -wax climbing. The wound was terriblo that the right arm had to forthwith amputated at tho shouldor. Camden Journal: Many of fha mills our county aro still unable to run on 1 coont of tho scarcity of water, and soi farmers have oven to draw water frc wella In order to cupply their stock.. Theburnlngof Captain MoClair'sturrx tluo still took pl ooo at about 1 o'clock night, . A? there had boen no fire abc tho place during tho day, the destruct] wa? ovldont?y tho work of an incendiary. Fortunately the largo lot of ?luff which tho Captain him cn hand awaiting; xhtp mcnt was ?om? distance away, and tho still and fixture-:* were his only loss. Thin will amount to sonto five or Mix hundred dollars.A car load of hontes arrived at Middleton, on thc Camdon Branch, the other doy. and in unloading thc car a heil was discovered in ora corner sitting on a nest containing thir teen eggs. AU thc horses wcro looso in tho car, and they tutd traveled a long way?, hut it was found on examination that not a ?ingle egg wan broken. It waa closo quarters for tho old hon, but she did not seem to mind lt any moro than If sho Was quietly sitting lu a chicken house. Kershaw Gazette: Quantities of wild ducks havo been soon on tho river it tlie past three or four day*......Tho price of turpentine Is having a cheorlug effect upc A our turpentine mon throughout tho county.On last Friday night, Mr. O. \V. Glenn, a young mun who had made Camdon his homo for tho past six y?urs, died very suddenly from au overdose of chloral. Corouor Goodale held an in quest over tho body on Saturday morn ing und the jtiry returned the following verdict i "That the deceased como to his death from au ovordoso of hydrate chlo ral, administered by his own bund, whilo in a stato of Intoxication." Marion Star; M steen miles north of our town, last Saturday night, on tho plantation of Mr. W. Mci). Alford, Wright Lucas, a negro, was shot through a crack of the house . .icupied hy tho wife of Alex. Co usar and instantly kllhvJ. Tho load of tho gnu struck near ono eye und ranged Into tho bruin. Trial Justice D. N. Ilcthca, uctlug as Coroner, held an inquest on Munday, and thu evidence warranted tho Corr,uer in committing to Jail Sum. Lynch, Alex. Cuusaratid Laura Lucas, tho wifo of tho deceased, OM the perpetrators of this intensely cruel am! wilful murder. Mr. Josoph Allen, special conatablo of Trial Justice Beth-.*), delivered the accused parties to our Sheriff early Monday morning. In Jus tice to tho accused wc make no comment. Tile wife of the deceased was apparently very tillich ullcctcd. Barnwell People: It ls a sud fact thal thuro is at this timo a greater amount of drinking in South Carolina than there has boon for yours.A meeting of ?he citizens of Bamberg will bo hold to-day (November 20) to take into consideration tho building* of a cotton factory, ?nd to adopt suitable measures for its imme diate construction. Tho prospect seems to bo very favorable with a majority of our people. Sumter Watchman: lt being reported that tho body ol' an infant was buried in the gonion of n colored man in town, a coroner's Jury was summoned, who pro ceeded to tho plnco and found tho body of a finely-developed child, supposed to bo about four or tlvo days old. It was burled about t wenty foot from the buck door of tho houso in a shoo box, tho lid of which was well secured with a strong ??vir.o ecru, his grave bo.?if, aouut two feet deep and covered with straw. From all of tho circumstances and t lie evidence shown, not one of tho Jurors could doubt but that thoro had boon foul play, but they failed to reach any decision, two of thom dissenting on the ground that suf ficient ovhlenco had not been adduced to warrant them in returning a verdict agulnst any particular person. Thero is, however, but litt lo doubt that tho daugh ter of tho colored man referred to above is tho mother of tho child, and that she oithor caused or connived at its death. Both sho and ber mother havo run of! and cannot bo found, lier lather denies hnving nny knowledge of tho whole afluir, oven to tho whereabouts of his wifo and daughter. Wo understand the Governor has boen (or will bo) requested to ofter a roward for tboir apprehension. THE BAPTIST CONVENTION. Every Section of the State ITepresented in the Meeting at Aiken. From the News and Courier. AIKKN, November 20. Tho Baptist State Convention assem bled thia morning in the Baptist Church. Tho delegation ls smaller than usual, bt't evory section or' ?ho State is represente j. Col. B, W. Edwards was elected presi dent ; Deacon T. P. Smith vice-president : Rev. Luther Broaddus and A. B. Wood ruff, Esq., secretaries, and Prof. C. IL Judson treasurer. After devotional ex orcises tho Convention adjourned till 7 p. m., when tho Introductory Bcrraon will bo preached by Rev. R. W. Sunders. AIKEN, November 21.-Lost night the Introductory sormon was delivered by Mr. Sanders, and tho couve???\on request ed a copy of it for publication. After the sermon tho report of tho executive board of tho convention was presented. The report first reviews the work of tho past eight years, showing that the amount collected for Stato missions was $37,000, tho number of .missionaries employed 1)5, now churches organized51, baptisms over 2,000, and that 20 of the 20 associations in tho State aro fully co-op eratlvo with tho bpard. During the past year 25 missionaries have boon em ployed. They havo occupied 02 stations, organized threonow churches and built oight houses of worship. The board hos alao dono a useful colportage work, and added a number of BUpernmiAtod minis ters. Tho sociotary. Rov. A. W. Tjiinnr to whoso wiso and "zealous labor the sue- | t-r: -i of the v.in!. hos Oven chlc?y owing, now resigns his position to accept a pas toral location. This morning tho report on Southern Baptist Homo missions was mado by Rov. Mr. Aloxnnder, of Darlington, and WE? followed by n touching address from tho venerable Dr. Dargan. Tho committeo nominated nu oxocutive board, lecatpd again at Columbia, composed nearly aa before. The Roy. W. H. Strickland, of Ander son, was elected to succeed Mr. Lamar as general ngont. Dr. James P. Boyce, of the Theological Seminary, made impor tant statements concerning the Institu tion, and further remarks wore mado by Rov. J, A. W. Thomas, Rov. John Stout, F}. B. Murray, Esq., and Dr. Cbambllss. Hoop Interest was manifested and sub stantial .sympathy shown. After a half hour of devotional exor cises the spocial order was tho report on forolgn missions, which was presented by Dr. Chambliss. Dr. Tupper, tho for eign mission secretary, was called out, and mado an eloquent appeal. Tho re port was then adopted, including a reso lution to raise not less than ?5,000 during the current year for foreign missions, tho collection to be made by an exocutlvo committee, ol'which tho Rev. John Stout will bo chairman. Tho ladles' central committeo for "Woman's Mission to Woman" reported through their pastor, Mr. Stout, $776 col lected and about seventy societies In co operation. Several short, telling ad dresses were mado and the report adopt ed. A satIsttoal Bocrotsry was felt to be neoded, and .ho Rev. Luther Broaddus wan elected to that position. The Convention then adjourned until 7 p. m. AIKKN, 8. C., November 22.-Tho Sun day school Institute last night was attended by a crowded audience, and admirable ad dresses were mads by tho Rev. Dr. Dickin son, of Richmond, Vs., Mr. Vasa, of Sptr tatiburg, and Mr. Danders, of Chester. This morning much time was occupied in tho reconsideration of the report on the nomination of tho Executive Board. Tho matter, after all. stands very much as be fore, except that the salary of the general agent was fixed by the Convention: The Kev. Dr. Goodspeed, president of the Benedict Institute of Columbia, was intro duced and made pleasant remarks regarding his work. This school has at present about seventy-five students, most of whom are young mon preparing for the ministry. It. is recovr lxed by tho Convention as an Im portant agency for the elovation of th? col. or wi people, and is highly commended. Prof. Judson introduced a resolution commending Dr. Bait well's mission to tho Chinese In California, and pledging the Convention to calar, if possible, $1,000 in this State (br tb at object. The resolution was heartily adopted. The next Convention Is appointed to be held in Camden. AIKEN, NMVM lber 24.-On Saturday night tho attention of tho Convention was given chiefly tothslntcTEstGi Fnnnan 'University, i Tho diftlovl.y of collecting tho bonds ob tained IK tao past five or six years (amount ing to m ire than two hundred thou and dollars} uns forced the trasteos to consider , the expediency of pressing the colloctlon'ln extremo cases by legal processes. "Ex . tremo Cases" aro those in which ability to i pay ls undoubted, bot willingness cannot be nul.iced. The question was discussed in i Convection ander a resolution introduce) > by Mr. Buist of Barnwell. A number of ? members spoke earnestly on this particnlar, i and on the general subject t? the Un?Versi ty's claims. There seemed to be no dlffcr . euee of views, all agreeing that thc endow? i ment must be collected so tar as the ability t of the obligors will admit. It is understood t however, that no one who bas become dlsa bled financially, by any cause, will 1* pressed. Tho University ls doing well Uns session, having about seventy-live .indents in the college classes. Tuition is free to all Who can pass tho dominations for admirion, Bunday the pulpits of thc town were oc cupied by in?ttibera of the Convention, and great crowd? were in attendance at the Dap tUt Chtlfch all day. A rhinduy-Behool mass meeting was held in thc afternoon. At night, utter preaching, the pr?sident, Col. J-Mwards, mode nu uppropriute address, in which he alluded touchingly to his prede cessor in office. Dr. Richard Furinan, whose health hos sadly failed of late, and who has just removed to Texas to resido with bis sons, two promising young lawyer*, at Fort Worth. A hymn was then sung, the part ing hand was given and thc Convention, after pruyer, adjourned fine die. Too much could not be said in pra>s? of the hospitality of the people of Aiken, with out distinction of denomination. The Con vention has never been more delightfully entertained. TUB Kxonus MOVEMENT.- Washington, Novembtr 20.-Tho "Emigrant Aid Socie ty'' has Issued from its headquarters in this city an appeal to tho philanthropic people of tho North for /dd and sympathy in helping tho exodus of tho colorea peo ple of tho South. The document, which is somewhat lengthy, is of tho most high ly Inflamed partisan character, retailing the worn-out slanders against the white people of tho South, und painting tbe present condition of tho negroes os "worso than slavery." It ls stated that the soci ety ls devoting its attention to tho matter or organizing tho 'vostward movomont and giving it proper and intelligent di- ? rcetion. The Information In convoyed that it wl'l requiso "ready money in con siderable quantity" to earry out tho ob jects of the society, and this tho people of the North oro notified that they uro ex pected to provide. It is stated that n na tional advisory committee has been formed, with Senator Windom as chair man, and eomposod of leading citizens of tho val ions Suites and Territories. From what bas already transpired of tho objects and purposes of tboso who bavo boen prominent in fomenting tho oxodus it can bo well surmised that tho "proper and Intelligent direction" which is spok en of will bo a "dictreion" to localities woro political aims aro to bo subserved tho State of Indiana, for Instance. Among tho officers of the society through whom whatever contributions that aro received from tho North will bo .'ispens od are sevoral persons, both white and colored, who have long been known as noted partisans of the Republican por ty. - On Wednesday, while working at a cotton gin, Mr. Calhoun Huff, of Green ville County, a young man well and fa vorably known, met with a midden death. While operating n gin ono of his bands became entangled and severely cut, removing tho thumb. From this -...omni nrnfiiaA bleeding set tu, with which tho great shock ho hod received produced his death early tho next morn ing. COLOMBIA, Nov. 21.-There was a run off | at Chappell's, on the Greenville and Colum bia Railroad, sixty-four miles above Colum bia, at 12 M. to-day. The engine, tender and two cattle cars ran off the track and crossed a trestle forty feet long. Engineer Holland was thrown from bis position on the engine and slightly cut iu the fiend and knee. Tho cause of tho accident was some defect in the railroad track iron. - Tho registration for tho Chnrlcston city oleetiou hos ended, and tho books show that thoro aro nearly 11,00 voters in that city. Tho white majority is less than 100. NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undesigned, Administrators of tlie Estate ai ?5M. Mary Watson, hereby give notice that they will apply to the Judge of Probate at Anderson C. II. on tho 31st day of December, 1870, for a Final Settle ment of said Estate, and a discharge from said Administration. JOHN 13 WATSON, 1 Al?m._ W. O. WATSON, l Ad,n Nov 27, 1870_20_0 ITOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. M Tho undersigned, Administrator of Mrs. Ann Rogers, hereby gives notice that be will apply to the Judge of Probate at Anderson C. H. on December 30, 1879, for a Final Settlement of said Estate and a dis charge from said Administration. I will ?ell at public auction ot Anderson C. H., on 301b December, the notes and ac counts uncollected of said Estate. li. R. ROGERS, Adm'r. Nov 27, 1879_20_5_ (OTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDEBSOM ColtSTY. By IF. IF. Humphreys, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, E. J. Earle bas applied to me to grant him Letters of Administra tion, de bonis non cum testamento annexed, on Estate of Samuel J. Hammond, Sr., de ceased. TIIOJC are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said 8. J. Hammond, Sr., dee'd., that tb<vy \?e and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson C. H. on Tucsdoy, the 10th of December, 1879, airer publication hereof, to ?'.ow cause, if any they have, why the eald Administration should not be granted. Given tinder my band, this 20th day of November, 1879. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. Nov 27, 1879_20_2 WE HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF VIRGINIACA8SIMERES, Kentucky Jeans, Blankets, Homespuns, Tickings, Ac. Also, Saddles and Baddie Blankets. Boots and Shoes in endless variety, and very cheap. Heavy and Fancy Groceries. Fine Teas a specialty. Hardware and Buggy Ma terial, ull of which we will bell very low. We mean business, and will make it to your interest to call and buy from UH, for wo in tend to make "Quick Sales and Small Profits." A. B.. TOWERS & CO. No. 4, Granite Row. Oct 23, 1879_15_ THE ATTENTION OF T11E LADIES OF ANDERSON IS respectfully invited to roy FALL STOCK 0*F MILLINERY GOODS, which bas boen selected with care to suit tho variai tastes of my customers. The stock of these Goods is elegant, and will be kept replenished as the trade may demand. Thc prices are in nil instances as reasonable as can bc found for the samo class of Goods any where else. Millinery, Mantua-Making, Stamping and Plaiting will bo attended to promptly and carefully. The Ladies of the ?own and surrounding country are invited to call and examine my stock before pur chasing. MISS DELLA KEYS, In Centennial House. Sept 25,1879 ll 2m NOTICE. A LL parties indebted to me for Stoves J*\. and Tinware aie requested to make payment by tho first day of December. If not paid by thut time, their Notes and Ac counts will bo placed in the bands of an Officer for collection. L. H. SEEL. 1 Nov 20, 1879 19 SHOES, SHOES, SHOES. J. P. SULLIVAN * CC. HAVE in 8tock a very large, now and fresh stock of BOOTS and SHOES, which will be sold so low os to suit any and all cash buyers. A splendid Une of LADIES' SHAWLS, from 75c. to $4.50. A splendid line of LADIES' DEES3 GOODS. A splendid stock of CLOTHING-Suits from $3.25 to $15.00. For Groceries wo are Headquarters ? COFFEE, eight pounds for ono dollar, a very good 'irticle. SUGAR, ten to fourteen pounds for ono dollar. A fresh lot of MACKEREL, in kits, one-quarter and half barrels. You can also find in our house the best stock of PLOWS and Patent PLOW ?T?i'K?, at prices that can't be undersold. Be sure to call on us-we show Goods with pleasure. " . ;.oiM1 J. P. SULLIVAN & CO. Oct 10, 1879_14 GIVE THE NEW STORE A TRIAL. -o THE undersigned beg to inform their friends and the public that their LARGE STOCK of GENERAL MERCHANDISE has urrived, and that they will be pleased to exhibit them to all who wish to purchase. v WE SELL AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST. And can offer a choice lot of Goods, such os t?-. _ TfTTl i l 1l~' I l'l lill --- uwim, ?MC?, ?a .mirv. \'. U^IIICB-J nn&e, Hoots) and Nhocs, tine and common Ulassware, Huts and Caps. tirocerles, And In fact, everything usually found in a Store in our line. We have nothing but NEW GOODS, which have been very carefully selected with a viow of meeting tho wanta of Anderson market, and we are determined to sell them at such Cheap Bates) that it will nay persons from this or surrounding Counties to trade with us. Our supply of Bacon. Molasses, Flour. Sagas*, Coffee, Bugging, Ties, and such things as our agricultural friends need will always bo kept full, and sold at the lowest prices. We also buy Cotton and Country Produce. Give us a call at our New Store Room, next to Masonic Hall. FANT & BRO. O. H. IV FJsJXT HA3 removed his entire stock of TOBACCO to tho Store of FANT & BRO., and has just received Ono Hundred and Fifty Boxes and Caddies of Tobacco, and will sell at tho following prices by tho Box or Caddy : CHEAPEST GRADE, per pound.25c. BETTER GRADE, per pound.30c CADDHCS, 10 to 18 pounds.40 to 00c. FINEST GRADE, per pound. 60c Ho ls also agent for tho PIEDMONT GOODS. Oct 2, 1879 12. The Great Carriage Manufacturing House of the World. EMERSON, FISHER ts CO., CINCINNATI, OHIO. ! OP B?MES IND PIM? Best material, good workmanship, handsome styles, strong and dnrablo Vehicles in every respect. 70,000 CARRIAGES, Manufactured by EMERSON, FISHER & CO., aro now in use in every pert of the American Continent. They give unfailing satisfaction. AU their work ls warranted. They have re ceived testimonials from all parts of tho country of purport similar lo the following, hundreds of which are on file subject to inspection : GALVA. ILLINOIS, July 16, 1870. Hears. Emerton, lither <fr Cb. .. I have used ono of your Top Buggies three years in my Ilbery stable, and they have given me perfect satisfaction and are in constant use. OSCAR SMALLEY. NEWBERRY, S. C., July 17,1879. Matrt. Coppock d> Johnson-Dear Sin : I have been using tho Emerson <fc F> J)Cr Buggy I bought frara you as roughly 1 suppose as any enc could. I had a fast hc-jm, drove lum at full speed, sometimes with two grown ladies and myself in the buggy, und it is to-day worth all the money I paid for it. I say tho Emerson <& Fisher Buggies will do. A. M. TEAGUE, Farmer. Tho favorable reputation the Carriages have made in localities where they have been used for several years by Livery men, Physicians. Farmers and ulbara requiring hard and constant uso, has lcd to an increased demand from those localities, to meet which tho manufacturing facilities cf their mammoth establishment havo been ex tended, enabling them now to turn out In good style, 36? CARRIAGES A WEEK. Emerson, Fisher & Co.'s Carriages are the Best. Nov 27,1870 20 10m UNPARALLELED Never Heard of in this Country Before ! Hundreds are Acknowledging Every Day that they are Buying Goods CHEAPER at the PARIS STORE Til a xi Aiiy wJiere Else. HT TT WHAT TFT TS TTTCT KTOT?V ? ll LOW FIGURES il This fact cannot bo denied, for I started out with the de termination not only NOT TO BE UNDERSOLD, BUT TO REMAIN THE REGULATOR AND DICTATOR OP LOW PRICES. . Now since the Trading Public is a-./are of these facts, and I am receiving a good share of their patronage, I will only say that I will li? IT TS M INTO TO TRUDE WITH 1, In constantly keeping such Goods as can generally be found in a first-class City Dry Goods House. I am now receiving every jay JDn?y GroocLs, Clothing Dress Groods9 Domestics, I^iii?iiisliixig GroocLs, Boots, ?lioes. Underwear, So?dLX'?S, X?t?S9 And have new orders on the road that will be here shortly. CALL AND BE CONVINCED THAT GENUINE BARGAINS CAN BE HAD AT A. Hi.H iSSJt?IE&y PARIS STORE. NOT 20,187?