The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, January 15, 1880, Image 2
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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