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^ttl^r? QnUltttjmtx. E. B, M???AT, Editor. THTJBSDAY MORNING, JAN. 15, l88oT ...xati?naii beptjeijcan coimamoN? The National Republican' Executive . Committee has issued-a call for a Re? publican Convention to meet in the city of Chicago, on the second day of June, v* for the purpose of nominating a Presi? dent and a Vice President of the United States.- The selection, of Cameron as Chairman of this Committee- and the early call for the nominating Convention - are favorable indications for the third termers. The Grant managers realize 5 the fact that he is weakening in his' chances for the nomination. They hav? brought him back too soon.' The enthu? siasm over his return is dying out, and is giving place to a sober, second thought that is likely, to lay the General upon the political table. All that can possibly save him now is to harry ap matters. The programme is to hasten on the State Conventions and elect enough Grant delegations to give him control of the .^?.Convention. It is said that this has al . i.reedy been arranged so far as the States of " N,ew York, "Pennsylvania, Indiana .and Illinois are concerned, and that .' Grant is now looking up votes in the South' to help secure him the nomina .' tion. There is likely to be a very ani? mated and hitter fight over the nomina tion in this Convention, and it is by no means improbable that its- action W?L if. not. greatly improve the Democratic prospects of success, r GRANTS CHANCE'S. j General Grant has for some time past! been our favorito for the Republican I nominee for President at the coming Selection, not because we favor a third term,' nor becaese we think him a suita n ble man or a desirable mari for the South, -but because we believe he can and will ? be beaten more easily than any one of a half dosen other candidates they could select. Thero is a firm and well defined, . opposition toTU tblrdjterm for any Presi? dent among a Very large and influential class of Republicans, so that this nomi a&tfcffl-."would""lose* the. Republicans :^6ooagb. -votes to'decide'several States. : Then there; is a very respectable number of independent voters w ho have drifted into the; Republican party that cannot .?be induced to go for any candidatewbo disgraced the country as PresidimVby al Icrwing, if not inducing, the formation of such rings as, preyed upon the public treasury "by Credit. Mobilier,. Navy and District of Columbia schemes. They cannot be induced to. voterfor the patron and. boon companion of the Belknape, Robeeons, Babcocks and Sheppards. In addition to this, there i3 opposition to a military man for the presidency, and be tween them all Gen.' Grant would stand Very little chance of election. Already ;nis --boom". is beg-lnning to decline. From every quarter we hear the mutter - ings of opposition to his renomination, . even among the Republicans. The Ger? mans, of the West, who hold the balance ; ?tpower in Ohio, Wisconsin, and per hapa -Illinois, have served warning of revolt at his nomination through their ?-. lading men sad papers. The ' Catholics are unalterably opposed to Grant personal - ly, and to the third term on principle. . Laboring men of California and the Pa? cific slope are in opposition ..to Grant . on account of his having snubbed Dennis Kearney, their recognized leader in that section. Taken altogether the tide is Betting in against the modern Casar, and we fear before: the National Republican .Convention meets that he will be too ?.. badly used up even for his. name to be presented to the convention. THE EEGLSTKK AND THE STIFFLY BILL. The Register ia greatly agitated over the error in the Supply Rill, and cannot ?' be happy because no extra session of the Legislature has been ordered. Its zeal I in this instance has mastered its usual courtesy and fairness, so that it disposes of the remarks of those who differ from it -. by pronouncing them shallow, painfully ' ignorant and other self-complacent and "vigorous terms, after which it digresses ^ into two and three column homoliesupon law, statesmanship, principle and about " a half dozen other subjects, the majority \- of which have no application to theSup ~ ply Bill. This is a practical age, and EWOSt people have learned that it is fre r quently netter to submit to that which exists rather than invoke a remedy which will be more burdensome than the evil they, seek to remedy.This is exactly the - status of the Supply Bill. It is not free " from legal objection, but that objection is not the one of which the -Register makes V the greatest complaint, viz., that the Bill was not read three times in each House, for it was so read, and any Court would decido it to be a valid Act so far as this la point is concerned, the Register's opinion to the contrary notwithstanding. The gj^ojaMsj1 -layover, is - one involved in a j? matter of fact, as to whether the Bill I passed in the form the Act presents. This the Gourta will settle by going; to - the Journals of both Houses, and every one admits that three errors will be found ' in it, one of which raises the taxes one focrth of one mill. Now, the people know they ought not to have been re ; quired to pay. this tax, which will raise . $25,000 more than the levy intended by ?kihe"..Legislature, bnt they also know that ' the money will not be wasted by being ? paid into the treasury. It will be kept ' "5fer n*eit year, and to that extent reduce* , Vthe taxes of next year. They also know . thai the only way to correct this evil is to go to the Courts with litigation that will be expensive and injurious to the ' State, and then to have an extra session of the Legislature, at an expense of five dql iars per day and mileage for each member, besides the attachees and a con? siderable amouut for printing, which would cost the State as much or probably 'more than the amount objected to, and, ? what is more, this amount would be paid Vat . to members of the Legislature, at ^ tachees and the public printers, without any return to the people whatever. As \ a practical question, therefore, the people had better let the $25,000 lie idle in the "-^treasury for one year than to spend .a larger sum in trying to keep from paying t?ia "year what they would be sore to. have to pay next year. If the Legisla- j ^<jge mee>-?g>"/^-t'i8 more than proba-' . _ S* io the State will be | increased to'5 instead of diminished to 4J mills, eo that oar taxes in Anderson would be 10 instead of 'D| mlils. Know? ing all these things, we repeat that, in oar opinion, it is wisest and most econom? ical to carry out the Supply Act and pay the 9J mills, without litigation or any extra session of the Legislature. The appearance of a whale in the Charleston harbor last week and its cap? ture on Wednesday, was the occasion of quite a sensation in the "City by the Sea." The News' and Courier of the 8th gives .ft full account and description of tbe chase, which lasted from 9 a. m. un? til about 5 p. m., and which was partici? pated in by a large number of fishermen. Its length was from forty to fifty feet, and tbe thickness of its body from ten to fifteen feet, Ite weight could not be ascertained, but the captors estimate that it will yield $600 or $800 worth of oil. When examined after death the body and sides of the monster were found to be thickly seamed and. scarred in every direction with the marks of lances, har? poons and hooks, which showed that tho hunters had aimed weih Bow tbe fish happened in a place so remote from its usual haunts is.not known. In discussing the Supply Act the Reg? ister conveys an erroneous impression by the following paragraph t "And though it would b? competent upon three readings to pass tbe ten com? mandments, and it might prove very admirable and very necessary, and Mr. Buist, Mr. Murray and our learned con? temporary, might congratulate them? selves, upon tbe happy accident, in an erroneous enrollment, of renewing our obedience to the Mosaic law, but it would hardly pass muster as a tax Act, and we.are inclined to think the Comp? troller General, backed by the Charles? ton military, would find it difficult indeed to enforce it strictly." : Oar contemporary certainly does not mean to represent the Editor of the Intelligencer as glad that the tax levy was raised in the Supply Act, nor as glad that the appropriation of three thousand dollars for the Charleston Brigade was made, for it is well known that we opposed both. We are not only not . pleased with the mistakes, but we are decidedly displeased at them, and if the Register had confined itself a little more closely to the ascertainment of the views of individuals before it paraded them, before the State as occupying a certain position, the name of Mr. Murray at least would not have appeared in any insinuation as "congratulating himself upon the happy accident" in the Supply Act. We fully endorse the following from the Columbia Register: [J The Republicans are beginning to dot the -South with bloody shirt organs to serve their purposes in the ensuing gen? eral election. They have already estab? lished the Ledger in New Orleans, which the telegraph announced a few days ago had made its debut with a liberal adver? tising patronage from "Democrats"?save the mark I Last night's dispatches pro? claim the advent at Little Bock of the Arkansas Republican, and it is rumored that an organ of the party is to be estab? lished in Columbia at an early day. We trust if it does the citizens will force it to rely entirely on the contributions of the party it means to foist upon us if possible to our irretrievable ruin. Colombia News. The correspondent of the News and Courier, writing from Columbia under date of January 12th, makes the follow? ing statements which are of interest to the people of the State: Mr. Bangs of the firm of Dolby & Bangs, the contractors in charge of the improvements of Charleston harbor, was here on Saturday last for the purpose of making arrangements in regard to the supply of stone for the harbor jetties. It was determined that the contract for the delivery of the stone on board of cars in this city would be definitely arranged during the present week. Hon. A. P. Bntler, Commissioner of Agriculture, arrived here to-day for the Eurpose of commencing his duties. He as determined to open his office in the State House, and not in the College buildings as your correspondent was in? formed. General Hagood having returned to the city, it is probable that the contem? plated test of the validity of the Supply Act will at once occur. It' was said to have been postponed last week on ac? count of the Comptroller's absence. In the meantime a later discussion has arisen as to who is to blame for the errors incorporated in the enrolled bill. There is an endorsement upon the back of the bill, signed by the Clerk of the House, as follows: "Amendments concurred in by the House, December 23, 1879, passed and ordered that the title be changed to an act, and enrolled for ratification." Mr. Sloan says that his endorsement sim? ply related-to the action of the House, and not to any subsequent amendment of the Senate, of which he was not an offi? cer. It has also been charged that the error resulted from the inexperience of the enrolling clerk. Investigation dis? closes the fact that the gentleman who enrolled the bill has filled the position of Enrolling Clerk for three consecutive Hessions. The Board of Commissioners of tbe Bureau of Agriculture, consisting of Governor Simposon, chairman ex officio; Hon. B. F. Crayton, President of. the State Agricultural and Mechanical So? ciety ; Hon. J. N. Lipscomb, Master of State Grange: Hon. Wm. D. Johnston and Hon. A. S. J. Perry, met to-night at the Governor's office in the State House to arrange the details of opening tbe Bureau of Agriculture. The provisions of the Act creating the Department were taken up seriatim, when it was determin? ed that all sales of fertilizers made subse? quent to December 23,1879, or hereafter to be offered, shall be subject to the- pro? visions of tbe Act in regard to the sale of any phosphate within this State. The Board will meet again to-morrow and se? lect a phosphate agent for the State and a clerk for the Department, as contem? plated by the Act. A consultation was held to-day on the Supply Act, and while the State officials regarded the. Act as prima facie legal until set aside by the Courts, apprehen? sion ig felt that the issue may be made and "the Act declared invalid at a time when it wonld not be convenient to assemble the Legislature in extra session. It is certain tbat steps have been taken on the part of the State to bring the ques? tion before the Supreme Court, but the initiatory proceedings are withheld.? There are a number of prominent mem? bers of both Houses here who predict that the Legislature will be called to? gether again within sixty days. ? Horatio Seymour is the only man in the United States who can be elected President who cares nothing for# the of? fice. It is said by designing, ine'.ncere politicians that Grant is the greatest living American. He is not. Horatio Seymour is entitled to that glory. The honor of the Presidency is tendered him, and he declines it; it is not offered Grant and he seeks it That is the difference between the two men.?Dubuquc Herald. MORE ABOUT MAINE. Qov. Gorcolon is one democrat who has a Backbone?Great Excitement and Doubt? ful Contest?The Republicans charge the Democrats With Counting them Out, and the Democrats prove them Guilty of Bri? bery. Portland, January 9. A dispatch to tbe Argus Bays tbe Re publicanstprotpose to test tbe legality of the organization of the House and bring tbe matter before tbe Supreme Court, one way mentioned being by an injunction to prevent the Treasurer of the State from paying the mileage and salaries of tbe members. It is said that Elaine had a violent fit Wednesday night, brought on by over work. Physicians were with him five hours. Startling developments are expected when the bribery cr *ittee gets to work. The name of the ms who paid the money to Swann and xiarriraan will be given. He is said to be a lawyer from Winthrop? Boston, January 9.?An Augusta, Me., special to the Herald to-day says: 'The feeling of doubt and distrust which prevails has increased rather than dimin? ished within the past twentyfouf hours. The military power, though no troops are called out, is becoming unusually con? spicuous for Maine. Gen. Chamber? lain is in constant consultation with the civil authorities, dien. John Marshall Brown of his staff arrived from Portland this morning and other old army officers are expected to-d?y. The conference at Blaine's house lasted until a late hour this morning. Trains were coming and going to and from his house as late as 1 o'clock. In the State House just beyond all was quiet, tbe principal offices being brilliantly lighted. No men were visible, but men were there. At tbe Augusta House every per? son who entered or went out up to 2 o'clock at least was an object of suspicion and closely watched until his business was known. This morning the politi? cians are somewhat nervous and the Fusion ists a little panicky; some of them are anticipatiug a struggle for possession of the State House, while all are eager for the prominent bribery revelations. This morning when the House met no Republican was in the hall and Mr. Lack was the only one in tbe Senate. This at once gave clue to the Republican policy. Augusta, January 9.?Early this morning Major General Chamberlain is? sued a general order stating tbat, in view of the extraordinary situation now pre? sented at the seat of government, he would assume command and protect the Sublic property and institutions of the t?te in trust for the people until the Governor's successor has been legally elected and installed. By this order Gen. Chamberlain assumes temporarily the of? fice of Governor and Com m and er-in-Chief. The entire police at the State House was changed this morning, those indicated by Gen. Chamberlain taking the place of those that have been drilling there for. several weeks. The change was quietly made. Thomas B. Swann, of Minot, rose and read a statement that $1,000 bad been paid bim not to appear at the organiza? tion of the Legislature. He stated that the money had beenpaid him by Wal? lace R. White, of Winthrop, and that he (Swan) shonld not claim it. Mr. Harriman, of Eennebunk, stated that an offer had been made him by Mr. White. Boston, January 9.?Mr. Swan, the Fusion representative, made a detailed statement in the Maine House of Repre? sentatives to-day of the circumstances attending the alleged attempt made by An agent of the Republican party to bribe him not to take his seat on the assembling of the Maine Legislature. He said :. "I came from my home to this city Saturday, January S. On the even? ing of the 5th a reliable person, who is now a member of this House informed me that Wallace R. White, of Winthrop, had offered him $1,000 cash to deliver up his certificate and resign his seat, and had told him that he wanted three more men to resign, and had asked him to see me. Upon this information I went to tbe Augusta House, where I found E. H. Gove, Secretary of State, and told him what I knew. Mr. Gove and I then went out and found Hon. Solon Chase, and in the'presence of Mr. Gove and Mr. Chase I hastily drew up and signed my affi? davit of bribery." [Previously tele fraphed.] Mr. Swan then described ow a meeting was arranged between himself and Mr. White by a feigned agreement on his part to accept the offered bribe, and continued as follows: "Mr. White took me up stairs into a cor? ner room and showed me the following statement: Augusta, January 6.?To the Chair? man of the Democratic and Greenback Com? mittee: After mature deliberation I have concluded that it is my duty as a citizen to obey tbe laws as they are construed by the Supreme Court. I cannot, there? fore, lend my aid in keeping out of their seats the Republican Representatives whom the Supreme Court has declared entitled thereto. I, therefore, give pub? lic notice tbat I will not participate in the organization of the House, being freely and fully determined to obey the mandate of the Court. To resist that mandate is revolution, destructive both to my party and the greatest.interest of the State. "(Signed) Thos. B. Swan. "He informed me that I must write and sign the statement, and also sign the resignation and deliver up my cer? tificate to him. He said they should not want to use my resignation, but wanted it to show that I acted in good faith, and that after the House was organized I could take my seat and the Republicans would put me upon the important com? mittees." Mr. Swan then related how he copied and signed the above statement, together with the resignation of his seat, and re? ceived from Mr. White $1,000 cash there? for. White then asked him whether he (Swan) did not know of other of tbe members he could get. Swan replied that he thought he could get Harriman, of Eennebunk, and promised to bring him to see White at 1 o'clock. Swan then went to the State House/and in the presence of E. H. Gove made an affi? davit to tbe above facts, stating that he took the money and signed the papers in order to expose the fraud. Swan then saw Harriman. Harriman had an interview with White in the same corner room and also received money. Mr. Swan concluded as follows: "I then went to the Granite National Bank, taking the money that White bad given me, and bought a draft on Boston. I do not claim this money, and it is subject to tbe order of the person who furnished it." Mr. Swan's statement was followed by one from Harriman, who displayed the roll of bills he had received. The House broke into loud applause, but the Speak? er called for order, declaring that such a shameful story should not be so received. In an impressive manner Harriman call? ed on God to witness the truth of his statements as to the facts and his inten? tions at the time of receiving tbe money. Mr. Clake Nobblebury next rose and made a similar statement regarding at? tempts to bribe bim with the promise of money and a custom house. A special dispatch to the Boston Herald adds: "It is charged that when White left Harriman in the court bouse to go after the money he was followed down State street and was seen to enter Mr. Blaine's house. Upon leaving it he went directly to the court house." A large number of remonstrances were presented by persons claiming seats in the House. D. L. Murch, of Ellsworth, claims the seat of Eugene Hale. A committee of five was appointed to investigate the attempted bribery of members. In the Senate the President stated that j it bad been intimated that after adjourn? ment to day the Senate chamber would be taken possession of, but that necessa? ry precautions had been taken against It. There was no quorum in the House at any time to-day, out the session dragged along slowly, several members sending out for lunch. New Yobk, January 9.?In response to a request made by the general agent of the Associated Press for a personal state? ment from Senator Blaine with regard to his complicity in the alleged bribery of the Fusion members of the House, Mr. Blaine makes the following reply: "Have seen your dispatch, That is the first I ever heard of any charge against me; but whatever the form or phase of the accusation, I pronounce it an Unqualified calumny and merely a part of the monstrous, wicked, unpar alelled conspiracy to deprive a free peo? ple of their suffrage by fraud, forgery and perjury. I am busy, night and day, in the task of thwarting the conspirators, and it is merely a part of their dastardly, despicable course to invent some form of slander against me. 2 have not seen the charge, but I know it is a lie out of the whole cloth, and I cannot now be divert? ed from the real work in hand to do more than denounce the calumny and its authors. "(Signed) J. G. Blaise." AuoustAj January 9.?The House continued in session all the afternoon waiting for a quorum. No business was transacted. About forty members were present. Mr. Talbot, the Speaker, Colo? nel Win. Dickey, Mr. Plaisted, Mr. Per? ry, of Camden, and other leaders had frequent consultations and appeared anxious at the situation of affairs. Fears seemed to be entertained that the Repub? licans were about to swoop down upon them and capture the government. Augusta, Me., January 11. It is intimated to-night that the pro? gramme of the Fusionists will be to have either Eugene Hale or Professor Young arrested by the sergeant-at-arms and brought to the House to make a quorum. It now seems utterly impossible to get a quorum without the aid of the Republi? cans, and the failure to do so thus far has only strengthened the Republicans in their position. The Fusionists will ex? haust every means of legally electing the Governor and Council, but how such an election can be had, or how if bad it will be regarded by Gen. Chamberlain, is not known. There is a general impres? sion that the members from the disfran? chised cities will soon be allowed to take their seats. Prominent Fusionists applied to Gen. Chamberlain on Saturday for the discharge from duty of the Augusta po? lice in charge of the State-House, ex? pressing the helief that the public prop? erty was not in danger. Gen. Chamber? lain replied that if he discharged the po? lice he should order two companies of militia to take their place, and the gen? tlemen thereupon withdrew the request. - The agent of the Associated Press at Augusta, in explanation of the circum? stances attending Mr. Blaine's denial of the charge of complicity in the bribery of the Fusion members, says Mr. Blaine's house has been constantly filled every day from breakfast till midnight with a crowd of fifty or one hundred persons, and has been the headquarters for Re? publican members of the Legislature, so that Mr. White's alleged call there, if true, is without the significance it might otherwise have bad. Mr. White denies seeing Mr. Blaine during the entire day in question except while the latter was passing hurriedly from one room to an? other. A DOal Reign In Maine?Two Acting Gov? ernors and Two Legislatures. Augusta, Me., January 12.?On the assembling of the Senate this morning President Lamson sent in a letter an? nouncing that he had assumed the duties of Governor, and Senator Ellis, of Wal? do, was thereupon chosen President pro Urn. The committee on gubernatorial votes report that the following votes were thrown at the election held in Septem? ber : Whole number of votes, 138,807; necessary for a choice, 69,904. Daniel F. Davis received 68,700, Joseph L. Smith 47.649, Alonzo Garcelon 21,844. Bion Bradbury 263, Daniel T. David 200. The remainder are scattering. The con? stitutional candidates are Daniel F. Da? vis, Jos. L. Smith, Alonzo Garcelon and Bion Bradbury. On the proposition of the Senate to hold a joint convention for the purpose of qualifying the acting Governor there was some debate. Mr. Locke, of Cum? berland, made a long speech, in which he claimed that the certificates issued by the Governor and Council to those not chosen wore not legal, and that the acts passed by such a body would not be re? cognized by the courts or obeyed by the people. Messrs. Barker and Strickland replied, defending the legality of the Legislature, and declaring that they meant as honorable gentlemen to do the fair thing when the investigation should take place before the proper committee of the Legislature. The joint convention was formed, and In the presence of the Secretary of State and several members of the Council, John D. Lamson took the oath, and was proclaimed acting Governor of the State. Only sixty members were present in the House, and that body adjourned without the transaction of any business. Augusta, Me., January 12.?At twen? ty minutes to 6 o'clock this evening the Republican members of the Senate and House proceeded to the State House for the purpose of organizing the Legisla? ture. The move was entirely unknown to the Fusionists, and but few of the Re Eublicans outside of the immediate mcm ers were aware of the position of affairs. The news that the Republicans had taken possession of the State House spread rapidly and caused great rejoicing among the Republicans, who have been impatient to nave this result brought about. Mr. Lamson, President of the Senate, when he saw the people assembling pro? ceeded to Gen. Chamberlain's headquar? ters and excitedly said : "I protest against these men coming in." The General in? formed Mr. Lamson that be should per? mit men to come in and stay as long as they pleased. There was no forcible re? sistance whatever. The halls were light? ed, the minor officers of the previous Legislature familiar with the premises taking hold and lending their assistance. In the Senate the Hon. Jeremiah Dingly, Jr., called the meeting to order and Austin Harris was called to the chair. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Butler member of the House, Charles W. Turner, assistant secretary of the last Senate, called the roll and eighteen Sen? ators responded to the call. A quorum was announced present, all being repub? licans, who proceeded to qualify. The oath was administered by the Hon. Wm. M. Stratton. Andrew R. S. Smith was declared Senator from Lincoln on the face of the returns. Joseph A. Locke was chosen president, receiving all the votes thrown, 19; Chas. W. Tilden was chosen secretary, and Geo. E. Brackett, of Belfast, assistant secretary. The following order was passed: "Or? dered that a committee, consisting of three members of the Senate, be ap? pointed by the President to report to the Senate for its action whether the Senate shall call upon the justices of the Su? preme Court for their opinion touching the legal organization of the Senate for the 59th Legislature, and report for the ac? tion of the Senate such questions as the law and facts require in the premises." Aug?sta, Me., Jauuary 12?10 P. M. ?Gen. Chamberlain has issued the fol? lowing order: Headquarters First Division Maine Mi? litia. Augusta, Jauuary 12. General Order No. 3. First. The attention of all military organizations now in the service of the State and of all men liable to military duty in this State is called to the follow? ing orders: State of Maine, Adjutant General's Office, Augusta, January 5, 1880. General Order No. 12. 1st. The several counties of this State are con? stituted into the first division of the mili? tia of Maine. 2d. Maj.-Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain is assigned to the command of the first division. 3d. Commanding officers of all military organizations ac? cepted into the service of the State are required to report to him. He will be obeyed and respected accordingly. By order of the Governor and Commander in-chief." Signed : S .D. Lcavitt, Adju? tant-General. Special Order No. 45: Maj. Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain is hereby au? thorized and directed to protect the pub? lic property and institutions of the State until my snccessor is duly qualified. Signed : Alonzo Garcelon, Governor. Second. I am now discharging the duties devolved on mc in protecting the Sublic property and inplitutions of the t?te until the Governor is legally elect? ed and dulv qualified. Third. Particular attention is called to the law requiring it unlawful for anybody of men other than a regularly organized corps of militia, with authority expressly given to associate themselves together as a military company, to org anize to or pa? rade in public with arms. Fourth. All persons and organizations will take notice accordingly, and all or Sanized military organizations will un erstand that they are to report to me for orders until they are otherwise ordered by or through me. Signed: Joshua L. Chamberlain, Major-General. Augusta, January 12?11 P. M.?It is announced that the Fusiouists will pro? ceed at once to the election of a Gover? nor and all staff officers, but it is - till claimed that Lamson Will not be recog? nized as Governor by Gen. Chamberlain. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Gleanings from our State Exchanges. Beaufort Sea Island News: The Post? master-General, has awarded the contract for carrying the mail semi-weekly be? tween Beaufort and Hilton Head to Joseph Williams, at the rate of S300 a year.On Monday Mr. F. R. Kleim brought to Beaufort a choice lot of straw? berries raised by him on Hilton Head Island. Such has been the mildness of the weather during the winter in this sec? tion that the iassamine is already in bloom.Mr. S. W. Howland has pur? chased of Mrs. Willett the McCrea place on Battery Creek, and it is reported that a cotton factory is to be erected soon on the place. Mr. Howland has been super? intendent of the Graniteville factory sev? eral years, and is a practical man. Cheraw News: There are six murder cases on docket for the February term of Court. Crime seems to be on the in? crease in our usually quiet community. .Mr. H. D. Malloy, a cotton buyer of our town, made $2.00*0 one day recently in futures.The total value of taxable real estate in Chesterfield County is $770,333, personal property $418,859. The amount of taxes which will be te alized from the above is ?7,135. This will fall far below the estimate made by the County Commissioners. Their esti? mate is eight thousand dollars. They will only get out of the taxes for County purposes thirty-five hundred dollars. Taxation is either too low, or the Board of Equalization did not value the real estate high enough to meet the deficit. Chester Reporter: Mr. J. H. Barnes killed a few days before Christmas, in CaldwelPs mill-pond, a wild goose, some say a swan, which measured seven feet and five inches between the tips of the wings, and five feet and two inches from the point of the beak to the end of the tail.On New Year's day the gin house of Mr. W. O. McKeown, near Blackstock, with two gin-heads, a cotton press and other property, amounting in all to about $600, was destroyed by fire.During the month of December, 1879, there were shipped from Chester 3,72G bales of cot? ton. Total shipments since the first of September 17,126 bales?within about 1,000 bales of the entire shipments for the year ending September 1st, 1879. Darlington News: The Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Company have de? clared a dividend of 7 per cent. Georgetown Times and Comet: The tug "Kennie" was lying at Mr. David Rid? ley's wharf on last Friday night, when some unknown person went there and cut the rope that fastened her to the wharf, and sunk her. The supposition is that she was sunk by boring a hole in her bottom. The "Kennie" is owned by Mr. David Risley, and had been repaired, and was in a few days to enter the towage business. Hampton Guardian: The house occu? pied by the Rev. G. A. Hough, at Early Branch, was destroyed by fire on Tues? day night after Christmrs. Kershaw Gazette: During tho year 1979 there were 40 deaths in Camden, 18 of which were of white persons, and 21 of which were of colored persons. During the year 1878 there were 32 deaths. Laurensville Herald: The crib and stables of Col. J. W. Ferguson were en? tirely consumed by fire in this place Tuesday night?the supposed work of an incendiary.The following municipal ticket has been nominated on the license platform: Intendant, T. B. Crews; war? dens, C. M. Miller, M. E. Babb, I. J. O. Wood, C. W. Tune. Lancaster Ledger: A tenant house on the farm of Mr. J. B. Adams, near Craigsville, containing about 6,000 pounds of hay, 1,000 of fodder, 300 bush? els of cotton seed and some household furniture, was destroyed by fire on Sun? day night, 28th ult. It is the. work of an incendiary.Mr. D. C. Wolf lost his barn and contents ou Sunday night of last week by an incendiary fire. Also his stables and one mule. Loss about $1,000.Mr. S. B. Stewman sent us a white partridge last Saturday, which he killed in the fields near his premises. It is certainly a curiosity, and might be classed as a monstrosity.On Friday night, 26th ult., a difficulty sprung up between a negro man, Morris McPherson and Mr. Minor Blackmon, which resulted in Mr. Blackmon getting a severe blow from a rock, (supposed to have been thrown by McPherson) and McPherson a dangerous wound in the stomach from a pistol shot. Mr. Blackmon was imme? diately arrested and placed in Jail. The Deputy Sheriff, in discharging his duty, received a severe wound in the face from a rock thrown by some unknown person. At this writing McPherson is considered out of danger, and Mr. Blackmon has been released on hail. Newberry News: A number of colored Eeople will shortly leave this County for 'ansas. Several have already disposed of their effects preparatory to removal. About ten of these people left on Thurs? day. Orangeburg Democrat: The Baptist congregation at this place baa called the Rev. W. A. Therrell, late of Camden, S. C, to the pastorate of their Church. He has accepted the call. Walhalla Courier: We are glad to note that notwithstanding tho stringency of the times Adger College is in a flourish? ing condition. Since Christmas ten new students have matriculated and others are expected. Its prospects, with a good crop, are bright for greater patronage uext year.The failure of the Legisla? ture to levy a special tax to meet the past due indebtedness of the County hns created considerable feeling among the holders of County paper. Sumter Watchman: Jack Johnson, (colored) the man who shot and killed Mr. John Shiver on the 24th ult., came into town on Wednesday morning, and surrendered himself to Sheriff Tiudall, confessing the deed. YorkviTle Enquirer : Col. Thos. Harde ronn, of Mucon, Ga., has been invited to deliver the oration at King's Mountain on the 21st of February, on the occasion of hoisting the United States flag on the pinnacle of the mountain. A Grain Blockade in Chicago.? A dispatch from Chicago, dated January 10, says : A grain blockade of prodigious proportions is a feature of the grain trade in this market. The elevators contain 16,000,000 bushels, and are nearly filled to the utmost capacity, and several rail? roads are refusing to receive grain for this market, because there are no accom? modations for it. The elevators outside of the city and tributary are well filled. The only explanation is that a grain syn? dicate, of which Joseph R. Keen is the representative, have, by constant pur? chases, forced the market price of wheat in the city to a point where it is a dead loss to ship to Isew York, and to a point where it cannot be shipped from New York to Liverpool, even at the. prevail? ing low rate of freight, with any pros Beet of a return of the money invested. Unless prices in Liverpool advance very materially, or decline here something like twenty cents a bushel, there will be no shipping margin, and the blockade will continue. Meantime the farmers arc unable to find a market for their grain, although prices are to their liking, ? The Greenbackers have called their national convention to meet in St. Louis on the 4th of next March. ? So far the winter has been very se? vere in Europe. The snow storms have been frequent and the weather unusually cold. ? The Peruvians do not believe in the old adage about not swapping horses in the middle of the stream. They are en? gaged in a fierce war with Chili, and thus far have been getting rather the worst of it. Taking advantage of the unpopularity of President Prado, occa? sioned by the misfortunes of the war. Gen. Nicholas De Pieroda proclaimed himself dictator on the 2d of December, and was at once recognized as the su? preme authority by the army and navy. President Prado at once fled the country, as they have an unpleasant way down there of taking off an official's head when he fails to administer the affairs of his office wisely. Gen. Pierola has called to the head of his cabinet the distinguished jurist De Pedro Calderon. ? Governor Cornell's first message to the New York Legislature has the merit of being brief and business-like. It is chiefly noticeable for taking directly op? posite grounds to his predecessor's on the most important matters of State policy. Thus he advocates provision for higher forms of education in the public schools; advises the Legislature to make women eligible as school officers; urges the ap? pointment of a commission for the revis? ion of assessment laws, and favors liberal appropriations for the building of the new capital. Measures severally looking to these objects were vetoed by Governor Robinson. The only reference made in the message to national affairs is a pun? gent paragraph on the prevention of frauds in elections, and specifically a re? commendation for a well-guarded regis? try law. ? The Cincinnati Commercial of 28th tersely expresses the point of the green? back business, thus: "Some newspapers are alarmed at the suggestion of a decis? ion of the Supreme Court adverse to the legal tender quality of greenbacks issued since the war. There is no occasion for anxiety. The decision will not affect the value of the greenback. It is at par with gold now, not because -of its legal tender quality, but because of its redeem ability in coin on demand. So long as it is kept at that point the Treasury note, like that of a bank, will circulate at par. The legal tender quality, in case of sus? pension of specie payment, will not keep the greenback from depreciation. It did not do it prior to resumption, and it can not do it in the future. There is no doubt whatever that the legal tenders issued in time of peace are unconstitu? tional, and will be so declared. The constitution is as explicit on this point as the multiplication table that two times two are four." NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the un? dersigned, Administrator of the Estate of W. H. Dalrymple, deceased, will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson Coun? ty, on 17th day of February, 1880, for a Final j Settlement and discharge from his office as Administrator of the Personal Estate of the said YV. H. Dalrymple, deceased. JOHN W. DALRYMPLE, Adm'r. Jan. 15, 1S80 27 5 J. RA. MATTHEWS, BEI/TON, S. C, manufacturer of PALMETTO COTTON GIN, CONDENSERS | and PORTABLE PRESSES. Agent for the New Economizer Stcnm Engine, Far qnhar Thresher and Separator, Saw and Grist Mills, Gin Feeders, &c. Old Engines and Threshers taken in part| pay for new ones. Repairingcarefully done. Second-hand machines at low figures. Pri? ces and terms on application. Orders so? licited. Letters by mail receive prompt ] attention. Jon 15, 1380_27_3m_ OUR PREMIUM LIST FOR 1880. Best Teck Irish Potatoes, cosh.$5 00 Best Peck Onions, cash. 2 50 Best sample Turnips, (six) cash. 5 00 Largest Watermelon of good quality... 5 00 Best sample Cabbage, (3 heads) cash... 2 50 Earliest quart English Peas, (shelled) 'Tick's Flower and Vegetable Garden." Earliest quart ripe TonuiN'H "Vick's Flower and .gctable Garden." Earliest bunch Eatable Radishes, ?'Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden." Tim above premiums arc open only to purchasers of our Seeds, and will be award? ed with the strictest impartiality. No near kin or other persons we might be supposed to favor being allowed to compete. All the samples will be returned, oxecpt the Wa? termelons. We sell HOSTS SEEDS, which is a I guarantee of quality, and buying in large quantities in bulk, we can offer advantages in the way uf quantity over those who buy in small papers that contain next to noth? ing. For further particulars call on us, or communicate through the mails. All orders amounting to five dollars, (ex? cept potatoes, onion sets, peas and beans by the peck,) will ho delivered free at any de? pot u:i I he G. it C. or the Air Line Railroad. A good assortment of Vick's Flower Seed*, the; finest in the world, arc kept on hand, and can l>e mailed to any address. SLOAN BROS., Greenville, S. O. ?Tan 15.13S0_ 27_ THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. John C. v.'iiitcfield. PlaintlA*, Main* Nathaniel Smith and John Owens, Defendants.?Summons for Belief GbmptmitU not Serrcd. To the Defendants Nathaniel Smith and John Owe ns: YOU are hereby summoned and required to an? swer the complaint In this action, a cony of which is tiled in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, at Anderson C. 11., s. C, and to serve a copy or your auswer to the said complaint on the fubscribcn at their oflice, at Anderson Court House, S. C_ within twenty days alter the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such ser? vice ; and II' you Tall to auswer the complaint with? in the tiip'.-aforesaid, the Plaintiff In this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated :ird.]ainmry, A. D. ISsn. OKIt A TRIBBLF, ItaintUPi Attorneys. [seal] W. L. HOLT, Deputy C. C. 1*. To the Defendants Take notice that the Complaint filed In this case to tu foreclose a mortna^ made by Nathaniel Smith and .Mary Smith to Harrison A Whitefield, 18th November, 1875. OUR A TRIBP.LE, l'laiutiU*s Attorney*. Jan l?, 1SS0_27_6 NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Margaret Cox, hereby gives notice that ho will apply to the Judge of Probate at Anderson (J. i'f., on tho lltli day of February, 18$0, for a Final Settle? ment of said Estate, and a discharge from said Administration. FLEETWOOD CLINKSCALES, Administrator. Jan 8, 188) 2J 6 IMPORTANT I w E would like for the Trading Public to understand that wo are now closing out our entire Stock of? BOOTS, JEANS, 11 HEM WOOLEN GOODS, -A.X GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. That we can furnish Supplies at Bottom Prices. That wo do not propose to be Undersold by any one. That we Sell only first class Goods. That we have one Price for all. TOBACCO, TOBACCO, TOBACCO. At wholesale and retail. Never fail to examine our stock of Tobacco. WE SELL THE YERY BEST FERTILIZERS.^ Call for terms and prices before buying elsewhere. ft FIVE ODS TEN. CIT COUNTERS SI BOOMING. NOVELTIES INCREASING?Ornamental and indispensable Goods almost given away! These Goods have been brought hack from Masonic Hall here to our regular stand. Jan 15,1880 SULLIVAN & MATTISON, Benson House Place, next to Simpson, Reid & Co.'s Drug Store. CASH, CASH, CASH. WE will sell Goods for Cash at the VERY LOWEST RATE, and as we sell' only for CASH we can afford to give more for the same amount of money than if we had to run the risk of time sales. Our stock of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, &c, Is complete. We have just received a large lot of New Orleans Syrup, Bacon and Flour, Which we are selling very low. We take COUNTRY PRODUCE in barter, and pay the highest prices for it. We have One Hundred Boxes of TOBACCO which we are selling very Cheap. FANT & BRO. Jan 15.1880 _12_. NEW FIRM. 1,000 BUSHELS CORN, 10,000 POUNDS BACON, 100 BARRELS FLOUR, 35 Barrels N. 0. SYRUP, different grades, Which we propose to sell at the VERY LOWEST CASH PRICES, or on time to prompt paying customers. We also have a full stock of Dry Goods, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Which we propose to sell as low as they can be bought in this market Please call in and see us before buying. Those indebted to the firm of REED & HERRICK will please call in and settle the same. REED, MOORHEAD & CO. Jan 15, 1880_ 27_ 1 8 8 O. j. P. sullivan. C. F. jones. W. a. vandiver. J. P. SULLIVAN & CO. Have in stock, at wholesale or retail, a large lot of? N. 0. MOLASSES, CORN, FLOUR, BACON. Farmers buying in small or large quantities will do well to examine our stock, prices, and quality of Goods. We always keep a full stock of all kinds of? GROCERIES, PLOWS AND PATENT PLOW STOCKS. We call special attention to our Double Foot Plow Stocks. Remember, too, our Stock of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. J. P. SULLIVAN & CO. Jan 8. 1880 14 HIGHLY IMPROVED FAEMS FOE SALE. BY J. B. McGEE. Auctioneer. WILL be sold at Anderson C. II. on 8ALEDAY in FEBRUARY next, Monday, February 2, 1880, the following valuable Real Estate, lying within four miles of and Southwest of Pendleton Vil Known as the Clark Place, with settlement, containing 336? acres by recent survey, has several acres of branch bottom and wood? land, and open land in good proportion. On the Bruce's Ford Road. NO. 2, A body of fine timber land, containing 135 acres, lying between land late of Maj. Geo. Seaborn und land of Mr. J. B. Adgcr, Jr., and on the Bruce's Ford Road. NO. 3, Known as the Stone Place, with settlement, containing 92j acres, including 13 acres of tine bottom land on Eighteen Mile Creek balance open land and woodland in fair proportion, and on the Bruce's Ford Road. NO. 4, Known as Pinckney Tract, containg 230i acres, all wooded, except about 20 acres of fine bottom land on Eighteen Mile Creek. This Tract lies West of said creek. NO. 5, Known as Ritchie Tract, containing about 230 acres, of which about 20 acres is line bottom land. This tract has a settlement, and lies West of Eighteen Mile Creek. The tract is well divided between open land and woodland, NO. G, Contains 10i acres of fine bottom land, ad? joining above tract, Iving West of Eighteen Mile Creek. These hinds have been recently surveyed, and plats lean be seen at ofiicc of Mr. J. B. McUee, Auctioneer, Anderson, S. C. TERMS: One-third cosh?balance in one and two years, with interest at 7 per cent., payable annually, secured by mortgage of premises, purchaser to pay me for papers, and have option of paying all cash. ELLISON A. SMYTHE, Assignee. Jan 15, 1880 27_3 Notice to Fiduciaries. ALL Administrators, Executors, and other Fiduciaries who by law are re? quired to make their returns to the Judge of Probate, are hereby notified to do so du? ring the month of January or the penalties of the law will be enforced. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Judge of Probate. Jan 8, 1880_26_4 J. S. COTH?AN. I II. G. BCUDDAV, Abbeville, S. C. I Auderaon, & C. C0THRAN & SCUDDAY, Attorneys at Law, ANDERSON, H. C, WILL practice in all the Courts of this Slute, and in the U. S. Courts. Office?Northwest Corner Benson House Building. Jan 16,1879 27 ly NOTICE. ALL persons are hereby notified not to harbor or credit my wife, Mrs. Mary J. Burton, for I will not be responsible for any contracts or debts made by her, she having left me without cause or provoca? tion. J. K. BURTON. Jan 15,1880_27_1_ SHERIFFS SALE. . STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. BY virtue of various Executions to me directed, I will expose to sale on the first Monday in February, A. D. 1880, at Anderson Court House, South Carolina, the following Tract of Land, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing forty-six (46) acres, more or less, bounded by lands of the Estate of Terrel Bryant, Jane Dickerson and others. Levied on as the property of B. R. Bryant in favor of Mary F. Clardy, Executrix, and others, against B. R. Bryant. Terms of sale Cash?purchaser to pay ex? tra for all necessary papers. JAMES H. McCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson County. Jan 8,18S0_26_4 SHERIFFS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDEIlSONiCOUNTV. BY virtue of an Execution to me direc? ted. I will expose to sale on the FIRST MONDAY" in FEBRUARY next, A. D. 1880. at Anderson Court House, S. G, ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing one hundred and thirty-three (133) acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Dr. W. H. Nardin, J. B. Simpson, A. E. Bo hannon, Wra. Archer and others. Levied on as the property of D. J. Bohannon in favor of the State" Savings and Insurance Bank of Anderson, S. G, against D. J. Bohannon. Terms of sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. The above Tract of Land is known as the "Thomas Wideman Place," and has a very large and comfortable dwelling-house on it, together with about 80 acres in cultivation, 15 acres of tine bottom land, and 30 or 35 acres of fine woodland, which is well tim? bered, and lies in 3* miles of the Town of Anderson. JAMES H. McCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson County. _ Jan 8,1880_26_4_ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the Estate of B. J. Spearman, deceased, are hereby notified to present the same to either of the undersigned, properly proven, within the time prescribed by law. Those indebt? ed to said Estate are notified to make pay? ment at once. J. L SPEARMAN, D. I. SPEARMAN, Executors. Jan 8, tWO_26_3? "VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. J3i The undersigned, Executor of the Estate of Aaron Yaudiver, deceased, here? by gives notice that he will apply to the Jngde of Probate for Anderson County, on the 20th day of Janunry, 1880, for a Final Settlement of said Estate and diseharge from his office us Executor. ? JOSEPH N. BROWN, Ex'r. Dec 18,187'J 23 5