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Bo Jectcd manostr.'pU viii cot be returned anlest tba necessary stamt* av? furnished to repay Iba post aso thereon. ?pf Weare not responsiblefor tba Tlove and opinions of cur correspondent?. AU communications ?hoal? bo addressed to "Ed itor Intelligencer." and all cheeki, drafts, money orders, Ac, sb cold bo Bad* payable to the order of E. B. HOBJU.T A Co. TUE BLUE BIROS BATLWOAP, . .. We yield the greater part of our inside columns this week to the meeting held in Charleston last week in tho interest pf the Blue Ridge Railroad. The Anderson Town Council, upon the petition of a large number of oar leading citizens, appointed a Committee-consist] cg of G. F. Tolly, intendant, Gen. W. W. Humphreys and Maj. E. B. Murray-to proceed to Charleston, and if in their discretion advisable to New York, to present to the authorities of Charleston and the capitalista of New York the advantages of this route over all others aa tho great through lino from the South Atlantic seacoast to Cincinnati end other great commercial marts bf the West. Wo understand the Committee deferred their visit to New York until after the coming session of the Legislature, when a similar Committee from the Board of Trade of Charleston will unite with them, and together they will proceed to New York. The Committee met with a cordial reception, which led to meetings, showing Charleston to be in heirty accord with our people in this enterprise. The prospects of the early completion of this road are now more promising th?n they havo been since the close of tho lalo war. Its paramount importance over all others to the whole State is conceded, and if tho Legislature called to meet next week will grant the assistance which tho public interests n?>t only require bat demand, its completion ?fill be secared. The pr opie of this State are yearly paying thousands of dollars iu the way of increased freights to tho varieos railroads crossing the mountains, and these roads are run in the interests of commercial porte without its limits, and tho caters! tendency of which ls to destroy the trade and prosperity of Charleston and Impoverish the people of the State. This state of '.hinge will con tinue until thcro is a lino of railroad ' from Charleston to the West, indepen dent of all connecting linea whose inter ests are'antagonistic. The completion of the BIuo Ridge road will give to Charles ton and the State a direct and indepen dent communication with the West, with nothing to fear from competing routes. Its completion would eavo to the State thousands of dollars annually, mako Charleston the great exporting and im porting port of the South Atlantic sea coast, and impart new life and renewed energy tj all the industrial interests of tho State. It is much better that the State should be taxed to a small oxton* in auch a manner that the tax should contribute to the promotion of the gene ral welfare, rather than as at present pay in the way of increased freights a much larger amount, which, instead of promo ting the general wolfhre, is an incubas upon ell ila commercial and industrial pursuits. With proper legislation thia road can now be completed with great advantage to the whale State, and the fond expectations of i he most far-seeing litatesmoa of fort^ yearsugo realized, * Tho Maine imbroglio ia at last endod. The Fualonlata havo submitted to Repub lican domination, and yielded their offices under protests, which will not avail them''anything. Thc Fusion Sec retary of State, P. A. 8awyer? on last Saturday gave up all the State property ia his possession to tho Republican Sse rctary of; State, practically ending tho contest for the possession of the State government. Tho country is noi further Winterested in the termination of the con test between the contending parties oth erwise thnu aa it illustrates tho determi nation of the Republicans to continue to hold tho States they now have at all hasarda without any regard to constitu tions, laws, or the will of .thepcopie.' A partisan. Electoral C?rn?alasion ? made a President of the United States, Ignoring hil th? proof, of bribery, corruption, fraud and Talso rota rna, and against the will of near ?50050i0 of tbo voters of-the Bwhole country, under tho plea that the defeated candidato had bean counted in under tho forms of law, and tho partisan ynvvV?upreuio Court of Maine has set anido tho Executive and Legislative departs ment bf tho State government, elected according to ^tho forma of law, and os-, tarnished others in their places, on the ground that i?cy received ?" raajoriiy ox , th o popnl?? vote. * Wo publish; this week the letter of Hon; J. C. Haskell to the Abbeville Afc . .'" T?. ?-?- tl.-? MikiaiA jvf iii A I7flmniA>u. ...v'nttoveray, and also what :Hen. Gary ?aid to a reporter of tho NOD? and Cburis-r concerning tho said letter. We regret this heated controversy. It can not strengthen tho D?mocratie party for tho importan t contest of the present year, hut tends to divide and weaken It* and that, too, at a time when aHthe resources of tho party ace needed to reson? the Federal government fi O ra the control of the conaolidationisis and to prevent tho State government from again falling into tho bands of the Republicans. * malte Ibo alu mini address at Ute nest Commencement of Erskine College* Two of the soldiers o?' the war of 1811 from Cheater County surf We, tl?: Wli liam Pratt and John Leu. They aro re ceiving pensions fiom the United States Government. Congressman John R. Richardson has introduced a Bill Ja Congress t? erect =. light house tn Georgetown Harbor. An appropriation of $10,000 ts asked for, and will probably be granted. The Supremo Court has adjourned till the third Monday in April. Law stu dents who intend applying *br admission to the Bar are required to file their ap plication on or before April 27th. Gen. John Brutton, of Fairfield, bas been nominated by 9. correspondent of the Abbeville Medium for tho office of | Gomptroller-Gooeral. He ta an able man, and would make a good officer. Tho Book HUI Herald wants the Leg islature when it assembles tn extra ses sion "to Uko tuch legislative action aa will give every inducement to capitalists to complets the Blue Ridge Railroad.*' Kev. O. F. Gregory, who has for sev eral years best* residing in Alabama, bas accepted a call to tho Cheraw Baptist Church, and returned to this State. Th io will be good news for our Baptist readers. The Beaufort Orteotnt is Informed that of the (6,900 collected by tho County Treasurer bf Beaufort, 15,000 w?.s drawn by County officials. Tho O unty Com missioners drew about $1,000 for their service1. Alfred Groves and Citizen Rosomond, two old colored men of Abbeville Coun ty, got into a dispute ob? day lost week about a hatchet, worth not more than fifty cento, which culminated in the mur der of the former by tho latter. Attorney-General Youmans has gone to Washington to attend tho Supreme Court; tn reference to tbe caso of Douglass and Jackson against Gaillard, which has been directed to bo ro-argucd boforo that Court. This is the case involving the question of the teodor of bills of tho Bank of the SbUo in payment of taxes, and especially the validity of tho Act to facilitate the collection of taxes. . Mr. Edwin D. Connor, of Cokesbury, committed suicide at that place on Wednesday, 28th ult, by shooting him self through the neck with a pistol, in the rear of bis brother's store. Death ensued in about two minute". Mr. Con nor was quito a young man, being not more than 24 years of ago, and was a son of Hon. F. A. Connor, formerly a mem ber of the Legislature from Abbeville County. The unfortunate gentleman left no papers which will account for tho deed. Speaker Sheppard has appointed Tues day, 10th inst., for an election to fill tho I vacancy in the Abbeville delegation to the General Assembly, made by the elec tion of Hon. Samuel McGowan to the Supremo Bench. A County Convention ! was held at Abbeville on last Tuesday to make a nomination. The Abbeville C. H. Club, at a meeting on Thursday night last, placed Col. H. T. Wardlaw, of the Freu and Banner, in nomination, and bio chances for nomination by the Conven tion were thought to bo good. TUE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD. I CHARI.E3TON IS AROUSED NEVER TO SLUMBER AGAIN. I Charleston Moving In Favor of tts Se viva! -The Good Wari of the Anderdon Dele gation-A Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce-Desolations Gassed Express ing the Interest of the City In the Pro? po?d Revival of the Old Boote to the Co?dciucd from the Neu? and Courier. A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held on Saturday for the purpose of considering the subject of Western railroad connection with Charleston. The meeting was largely attended by the prominent business mon of tho city, and Messrs. G. F. Tully, W. W, Humphreys and E. B, Murray, the committee appointed by .ho Town of Anderson to ascertain what encourage ment will pa given by this community to 1 the project for completing the Bluo Ridge Railroad, were present by invitation. President s. Y. Tupper, in calling tho meeting to order, said : PRESIDENT TUFF?R'S REMAKES. Attention seems.to bs again directed to Charleston as the true outlet for tho for eign commerce and exporto of the West. What wo have years ago contended for begins to be realized by capitalists and others abroad, that our geographical po sition give* us advantages over every j other South Atlantic seaport for thia trade. The railroads already constructed and in tho course of construction stretch their arm* to the West and point to that connection with tho Cincinnati Southern and other Western routes which aro des tined to ho tbe great feeders cf our com merce. Thom now engaged in encouraging this work aro calling upon ns for moral, ff not more material aid. They deidre Charles ton to speak ont and show that she U alive to tue importance of the situation. Our sister eily of Savannah, with inferior advantages; ls straining ovory nerve and advertising herself to obtain this trade. Charleston remains suples and apparent ly indifferent to tba bright prospect be fore her. Day after doy bas that intelli gent and watchful sentinel, the Neu? and i^rfer^admoniahed us that the people of the west, the moneyed men of the North, aud far-seeing capitalists of the land aro proposing to stoke their millions cn tho venture. Still th? old city, in wondrous apathy, mains no sign, and, Uko ti^udvju "Vcuiop, seems contons io livu upon the glories of the past and amuse herself with petty political and in terna! squabbles. It is useless for us to brood over tho miseries of the past and Ulk of Charles ton being impoverished. She ie nat im~ poverithtd. I have unwittingly lent an ear to this delusion myself. Bot I toll vou there ia an abundance of money tn ihe city which, if good retaros wera ensured, contd ba Invested in manufac tures, railroads 4 id other public entor I prises. 1 It Is idle to hope and wait for the citi zens of St, Louis. Cincinnati and New York to build railroads to your doors without words of cheer and duo encour agement froux you. It is idle to pray to Hercules to help you, if you do not help yourself. Our wagon i-in tho mire a??d we must put our shoulders to the whtet, thon call to Hercules and ho will cx.no to your assistance. ... ? Theta Is no port which ofiem th* peo? pto of tho Northwest tho same adv? os our?. The rule and compass woica never deviates shows them that nature n?ui ?vaigned Chai???ton as iii? outlet tor their commerce, it ia tho nearest to them, and ito position oh theses, with the ducat harbor in tb? world, (which w* Will !mve whoa tho jetties, are completed,} git es us every advantage over rival and compet atiouk? Ban rcooli?tiona : Jfosohcd, That we, the Chamber of Commerce And the business community of Charleston, tender our cordial sympa thy and ?apport to th 1 -no vcinents now being made to unite tba great; Bottthwest with the South Atlantic seaboard. That the natural advantages of the City of Charleston, bolng bot obly directly on the Atlantic Coast, but nearer to Cincin nati,, Chicago and other Western cities than other less favored ?outbem ports, aro so great that it can be shown to the great railroad lines seeking an outlet to the ocean that their iutereaU lie in this direction. Rttotted, That for the purpose of showing these advantages clearly and unmistakably, the president of this Chamber be rcqueeted to appoint a com mittee of fl Y O to prepare an address to be published in tho Neiea omi Courier and other papers. Mr. Henry T. WiP'ams seconded the resolutions with the fe..owing very forci ble and weil put remarks: REMARKS OP MR. HERBY f. VflMil?MH. I take, said he? with pleasure this op portunity of expressing my earnest de sire that Charleston business men should put themselves upon the r?cord as anklobs to forward the completion of a great short line to tho NnKthwe-t, and also to prove themselves able to oiler inducements of a solid c> praeter for its rapid building. In our community too little thought, by our people at large, is devoted to out railroad connections and management. Our State government collects abouf 9870,000 for current expenses and aboul $350,000 for interest, making a total ol about $630,000. Tho Bouth Carolina Railroad Company collects about $1,; 000,000 per annum for freights and fares. In the United States $4,008,507,248 it invested in railroad properties. In thc face of these figures we are Willing yeai after year to devote r-'ays of Work and nights of thought^ abd At tho end thc exclusive ase of one day to the State election. While little heed is paid to thc election of tho officers and to the man agement of the railroads by the people at large, interest in these matters bettie confined lo a few who have money di rectly invested therein j wh?reas the ac tually interested class comprises ever] man or woman dependent upon business whether agricultural, professional o: commercial. In addition, wbilo th? State tax is levied only by the Legisla ture with the consent of tho Governor the railroad can by the scratch of th? pon of their agent moro than double, ty tariff charges, tho total assessment of tb? Statet cap build a wall too high to bi scaled and too thick to be pierced nroum any city or county or State ; can prohib? to any class or classes of producers i remunerativo market for tho product o tboir year's labor. Theso powers will, trust, in time bo put under judicious a well as judicial restraint. For, as we ar now passing apparently into tho secom stage of railroad development, consolida tion, we will not long bo without th inevitable result, governmental supervis ion. * * Looking to tho brigh side of what railroads can do for us, w find them able to place in our bambi th means to mnke our city tho emporium o tho South Atlantic, the doorway of tb Northwest and tho distributor of th products of the West Indies and Sout America. This can bo accomplished b combination, by money and by work. MB. CHARLES F. HANCKBL also seconded tho resolutions. He said The past proves very conclusively tbs Charleston has never been otherwise tba alive to the necessity of securing a direc railroad connection with the Great Wes It hos become popular to call Charlesto old fogyish, and I think this docs a grei deal ol* harm-it affects the character c the people abroad. This bas been du in a great measure to the habit of ot own people when abroad to proclaii everything bad about Charleston thi they can and never say a word iu lu favor. Tim peoplo of New Orlcan Savannah, Mobile aud other cities ado| an entirely different policy. They ai alway? full of tho most extravagant praii of their cities when abroad, and eons qu6ntly a better opinion of thoso plac is fostered. The fact is that we have tl best climate in the world and a fertiiit of Boil which produces everything whic is needful for tho sustenance of life as fi luxury. Charleston has, as every oi knows or ought to know, innumerab advantages over every other Southei seaport. AB to our not being alive to tl necessity of extending our railroad co nection I Go back to the time wh< there were no railroads in existence, ai you will see that Charleston bas alwa boen foremost in every enterprise of tl country. She was once the chief port tho country, and may with effort yet r cover ber lost importance. Sbo w always foremost in the matter of ainus ment. The first theatre ever built in tl United States was built in Charlesto and nome of tho most distinguished acte and actresHSs ?nade their debuts from ?; boards. Charleston even in thoso ear days foresaw tbo necessity, which ia nc upon us, of extending our railroad co nection to a country which was then t! Far West It was then a wild new cou tly, but we stretched out our arms to th country, and invited them to come to i We have boen waiting many long yet for this to come about. The late mov ment in Socth Carolina Railroad stoc and the interest which capitalists Nor and West seem to be taking in our po induce me to believe that the time I come when we may reasonably hope reap the reward which thoso old fogies half a century ago saw in the future, have been recently informed that th; is an effort being made at the North purchase the Greenville and Columl Railroad and run it adverse to tho i forests of Charleston. I don't care wi competition there is. AU we want is t connection through to tho West.. T Cincinnati Southern Railroad ia not from us. They have aluady expend fifteen millions of dollars in rooking th connections. Tho nearest point on I ocean to them is Charleston, and the c by our route ia cheaper than any otl connection that they can make. 1 rnad by Asheville would be tho cheap and quickest modo of arriving at a resi The Blab Ridge Road Lt another ?? which may cost more, but in the end o result in moro permanent benefits t more thoroughly answer Ibo purposes desire to secure. My object in speak hero today ls to assure tbo people of up-country that Charleston is alive tM-, Z?wtU? ??u im -filling Ul UU Ul ID Ewer to soeur*? that connection. Char n has had great difficulties to overee in tho last fifteen years. At tho dos? j the war the city was lu ruins. The So Carolina'Railroad was a wreck, and 1 i to be rebuilt. Every year tho condil ! of the peoplo has improved, and this all been tho result of industry , and li work without the slightest assists from elsewhere. This shows what have done under adverse clrcumstan and now that we have a good State { eminent and a good city governn there is a chance for ?hs peoplo Charleston to make a move and tr preach out her arms to the West, ai "can assure the peoplo of tho op-cou that she is prepared to do ra. COL. Vlf. Ii. TBF.NIIOIiM briefly advocated the claim of the 1 Ridge Railroad to the sympathy and operation of the entire State. Thc c pletion of this road was, he held, only route which would benefit the et State, and while Charleston would benefited by any connection with 'West, the compution of the Blue R Road was a matter in which averyl in every section of tho State had a ? I Interest. ' . At tho request of the President ol Chamber, MP.. B. B. MURRAY, OV.AHBBB80 addressed tho meeting, laying, befe the advantages which aro claimed fo Bluo Ridge routo, arraP ?Iso stalins ?ririfrlili?iMtiiisftir???i r '?mm mit lisa! ta amount and character of the aacUtance which they desired to obtain from Charleston nod from the BtUe. Mr. Murray said that they had not come ask w]^|kw|IMHtoUQbs from thc people of the Clly abd County of Charleston, bo Cansa they felt, that Charleston in this regard had dono all that could be expec ted of her. Whit they wanted was the assistance of Charleston through her del egation in the Legislature ana her influ ence over the delegations of other coun ties of the State to put the Blue Ridge Railroad upon its feet ouco more. It does not require, he said, aby considera tlon of the railroad policy of this State to see that there is no system it all. It seeks to build up tra^e out of the State at tho expense or those in the State? The merchants of the Un-coUntry are getting goods over the Air Line Railroad, which means that they are trading in New York and Atlanta. And moreover, a wagon train has been started between Central, a town on the Air Line Road, and And r sob, which lays goods down at Anderson cheaper than our railroad system Will do. If the railroad system bad been harried out as originally Contemplated by Its fo?ndefs, this strange condition of affairs would not be In existence to-day. I don't think von will find a State wlime railroad policy is so devoid of fystern as it is in this Statei Rut that has passed. Tbe next best thing is to turn our atten tion to that which is before us, and seek to repair by the construction of lines in the mture tho injuries dono by tho lines constructed in tho past. While .-'e do not expect Charleston to frown upon any road that seeks to come to her gates, yet there ore objections to tho Asheville route which should be considered. In the first place Ibero ie a gap of twenty five miles from Alston which would have to be filled either by building a road or controlling tbe Greenville ona Columbia Railroad fruin that point. At Spartan burg the road is owned by i J capitalists, whose interests are in Spartanburg and not with Charleston. The same discrim ination in favor of North Carolina may be expected from . tho capitalists who oWnfcd the road in North Carolina. Fol low the road to Wolf Creek and there you And the East Tennessee and Virginia Road, which will bo necessary in order to get to Knoxville. Theso roads may com bine, and may locate a route, but you havo no guarantee that if they start tho road from Knoxville to Charleston that it will remain combined. We think this route by Asheville will be a good roiito for Charleston, and that it will be built up, but we think there is another enter prise of far more importance to vou and tho State. This enterprise is tho Blue Ridge Railroad. # There are charters now in oxlstenco which allow privileges to tho different routes through the same fop. The first of these routes which is ullt will setufe the gap. There bas bean a great deal of work dono upon tho road. It is an expensive road, and has three tunnels to be completed. Tho first tunnel is three-fourths completed, the tunnel in Georgia is three-fourths com Eleted, the tunnel in North Carolina has cen avoided by aa good a route, and there Ir. a tunnel of 1,000 cubic yards in Tonnessee. You will see by the New? and Courier tho amount of grading in cubic yards needed in South Carolina. The cost of finishing the grading of this road is an inconsiderable amount. It would not exceed 1176,000. The tunnels and bridges will of course be more ex pensive. You will find tb?t (850,000 will cross-tie and iron the road, showing an expense of $1,100,000 for the grading, cross-t'es and iron, leaving simply the tunnels and bridge work to be done. If we can give confidence to tho people of North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee tho road can bo completed. I think we can placo the road in such a condition by legislation that capitalists will be glad to put their money into it. But if we fail in that we can make other arrange ments to do our work in Georgia and South Carolina, and Tennessee and North Carolina are ready to do their work whenever wo meet them at the North Carolina line. What we want is to ask Charleston to co-operate with us in getting through the legislation we de sire. Wo want the passage of an Act allowing us to make corporate subscrip tions along the route, and we are confi dent we can obtain a half million of dol lars by thia moans. Anderson alone will give $200,000 if reasonably guaranty can bo given that tho road will be completed. We want to secure a release from tho taxation that bas accrued upon thia road, upon the condition that tho read shall be completed within a certain number of years. Wo should also ask for exemp tion from taxation for a certain number of years. The State is getting nothing now, and in the future she would not only get the taxation from the road, but from tho enhanced valuo of property along the route and in Charleston. Then we should ask for convict labor. Thero is no other road upon which convict labor _1 j i__i L_MjS.1.. fri, i> " " _ iimw ut) uiaua BU arauauic. 1110 COO victs could bo put to work in thoso tun nels where escape would be impossible, and whore the temperature is neither cold nor hot. It ls always the same. The granting of this labor to that purpose would not interfere with tho quarrying of tho stono for the Charleston jetties, becau?o that work is done by a class of convicts wbo could not leave the Peni tentiary bounds. Tho next thing We want is for the State to give a subsidy cf a balf million of dolours towards tho com pletion of this road, to bo paid in instal ments of $100,000 a year for five years.' tho first instalment not to be due until the road ie completed. This road will be worth that muon to the State. It will be a sound financial investment, becauso you only pay for what you get and when you havo got it. It is to secure your in ttuenco to poss this legislation that we are here. It hr a matter in Which tho whole Stato is interested. All the profits will be kept within the State, and every corner will feel tho benefits. We feel, therefore, that it is not unreasonable to ask the State to do this. We have re cently seen the State very wisely grant certain privileges to "Colimbi? on the ground that what benefits one portion of the Stato benefits the whole State. We hope that we will have your co-operation, a=d that sur zlza will bs rc ?ohT. Vi c {?roposo io go to New York and lay bo oro the capitalists there the advantages and costa of tho Blue Ridge route. If this Chamber would appoint a committee to co-operate with us we would be glad. If, however, wo can secure the legislation j desired, we wm nv .uOuptraaen. vi foreign capital. The resolutions offered by Dr. Simonas j were then unanimously adopted. Col. Trenholrr. offered the following resolutions which wero also adopted unanimously: JtetoivecL That the Chamber of Com merce believes that tho community of Charleston still feel in the completion of the Blue Ridge Railroad the same dispo sition which has prevailed hera from the first inception of that enterprise. That this Chamber wilt gladly co operate in any way with tho friends of that enterprise in practical measures looking to the building of the road. That the Chamber bas heard with in terest and pleasure tho practical address of Mr. Murray, of Anderson. That the president bo authorised, whenever he deems it expedient to do to, to applet z Cv-amittee to act with ibo Anderson committee in furthering the success of their plans. The meeting then adjourned. MEETING IN THE CIT* HAIX. Mayor Courtenay's Explanatory Remarks - Mr. Murray'? K*ply-Cftpt. Dawson's "VUwe-Op.??lsr.? off Bona tor Sleg-Ung-, Representativo SI monten and Other . Members Af tba Charleston DelegaUoa. In response to the invitation of Mayor Courtenay, a number of gentlemen, repre senting various interests in the city, county and Sute, met in the Council ?fa Chamber at the City Hail oe Saturday night. Among other?, the following gen* tlemen were present: State Senator Siegliug nnd Representatives Simonton, Buist, Miles, Rutledge, Fiekcn, Perry. Gonzales, Walker. Cassidy, Dritten *nd Eckhardt. Capt. F. W. Dawson of the Netti and Courier \ ft, H. Fisher, Re ceiver of the South Carolina Railroad, Mr. W. J. Magrutu, President of the South Carolina .Railroad | Capt. Post, United States Engineers, and others. The delegation from Anderson, E. li. Murray, Geb. Humphreys and Mr. Tolly, were also present. At the suggestion of Mayor Courtenay Col. C. Ii. Simonton was called to the chair. Mayor Gourt??ar I? esp]"!n!og the object of the rrleetlf.g said that a delega tion Bent by the the citizens of Anderson had found him as Mayor of the city giv ing some attention to the Blue Ridge Railroad question. Aa soon as the Western combinations bad been an nounced it had occurred to bim that tho \lliio RidiL'o wa.? the most direct abd tte fehsibje route between Charleston and tho West. The Anderson delegation wou'd make some suggestions as tb legis lation looking td a revival of tbs fortunes of the road* nhd tho meeting had been called to bear these suggestions. If cap'tal could be induced to come in and bi,lld the road it was proposed to release the road from its past due taxes and to offer other inducements. Ho had, ne said, never given up the idea that the Blue Ridge Railroad was tho real road to the West. There could be no doubt that it was an absolutely safe one for the city and State. It was BO con structed that ibero Was no danger of its being tapped by cross roads. Once the freight Was put upon the cars at Knox ville it could not be touched by compet ing r?ads Until it reached South Caroli na, lt was strange that after an aban donment for so many years the attention of tho people should bo turned back to the old lino; It was bec??se of the belief that tho IllUo Ridge Road was the one which could bring us out of our troubles. He believed that tho capital would bo found to complete it if tho proper in ducements were offered. At the invitation of the chairman, Gen. Humphreys presented the views of the Anderson delegation. He said that the recent excitement in railroad mat ters bad inspired the people of Anderson With the belief that tills was ari auspicious time to revive tue interest in the Blue Ridge Railroad, and they had appointed a committee to come down to Charleston and seo if they could effect a co-operation on tho part of the people of this section as would accomplish the desired end. The idea that had beeb suggested in volved, ss a preliminary, the release by the State of the claim on the road for past due taxes amounting to from $50,000 to $60,000. Tbero was no proba bility of theso ever being paid if the road remained unfinished, and if it was completed the State could well afford to give up its claim. Tho release, however, was to bo granted only conditionally upon tho completion of the road, fer it was well known that tho Air-line Rail road waa anxious now to get possession of tho Blue Ridge, not to complete it, but to run it as a feeder to their road. It was also proposed to exempt the com pleted road from taxation for a period of years, say for twentv-five years. The State would lose nothing by this, because the road in its present condition paid comparatively nothing, and the benefit to bo derived by the completion of the road in tho increased value of property all over the State would more than coun terbalance the exemption from taxation. In addition to this it was suggested that a certain amount of convict labor might be furnished to those who would under take to complete the road. About 75 per cent, of the large tunnel had been completed, and the work on it was well adapted to tho une of convict labor The convicta could be easily guarded, j rd tb : temperature of the atmosphere was so uniform that there would be little danger to their health. It was asked farther that the State should pay to any company completing the road the sum of $500, 000 in five annual instalments, the first instalment to bo paid only upon the com pletion of the road.' This would effectu ally shut the door against speculation, and the only question which remained to be considered was whether the compte- ] tlon of the road waa worth the amount of money to the State. He believed that if this legislation was bad there could be no sha dov/ of a doubt about the comple tion of this enterprise, which has been tho dream of a century. '. It was also pro posed to ask legislation authorizing corporate subscriptions to the wotk on the part of the municipalities interested. It was bolieved that Anderson would readily vote a subscribion of $200,000. Ocvee would probably give $150,000 ana Ab: jville*f;W,000. This amount, togeth er with tho subsidy to be granted by tho State, would in his opinion secure the early completion of tb?* road. He believed that Northern and Southern capital would readily be invested, and that the dream of a century would be speedily realised. The delegation wore here, however, to take counsel with the people of Charleston and were not wed ded to this plan. They believed that the same interest united tho people of tho whole State. They did not believe that the Asheville route was tho true route for the city and State. Its disadvantages were chiefly in the numerous independent links which composed the line and in the differences in the gauges of some of the roads. Three million of dollars bad already been expended by the State and Charleston on the Blue Ridge Road and it was hoped that this might be as ans ?talons moment to completo the great en irprise. Mr. E. B. Murray, of tho Anderson delegation, said that the estimates of the completion of the road had already been published in tho Newsand Courier. These required $150,000 for grading and about $850,000 for cross-tics and rails. All that was to bo done was to com plete two tunnels, seventy-five per cent, of which had been built, and to finish the bridging. Maj. Lee, the en gineer, had stated that the road cnnl<i uaw bu completed ot a cost of from two to two and a half millions. If Northern capital failed to como in ho believed that the capital could be found at home to finish the work. Wo could depend upon assistance from North Carolina and Ten nessee. All we had to do was to meet ? ... "KT _.1_ i~\_I?_U_| Tboro were thirty-three miles of the road in running order in this State and twenty miles in Tennessee. Eighty per cent, of the gradins and seventy-five per cent of the tunnelling bad been compta ted. Eighty per cent, of the bridging in South Carolina and sixty per cent, in Tennessee had been completed. All tho bridging in North Carolina and Georgia was yet to be provided for. The p?en suggested by- his delegation was only thrown out for discussion, but it was thought to be one that would interest the whole State. He believed that the com pletion of the road would enhance the value of property throughout the State to such an extent that the proposed aid to the road would" not bo felt. Col. Slmonton asked whether the ap propriation of $500,000 by the State would not be in conflict with the consti tutional amendment prohibiting an in crease of the debt of the State. Mr. Murray replied that it was proposed to avoid such a conflict by authorizing a tax levy and paying the monoy to ibo rotd. This would not be an incrca-e of the bonded debt as contemplated by the constitutional provision. The chairman then invited Capt. F. W. Dawson to address the meeting. Capt. Dawson apoko briefly and earn estly. AH veil as he understood the matter, ho said Charleston was thorough ly anxious to get a way to the West, which should be controlled by Charleston, and which by helping Charleston must help the entire State, for he would not i be understood os saying a word which would separate tbe fortunes of Charleston from thr 'jrtpnes of the State at, large. AU would agree that until a few week's ago Charleston bad dropped completely out of consideration as one of the elements of the railroad calculations of the country. He bad lately been examining a Very high authority upon railroad matters, and it had surprised him to see that, while in the discussion of tbe Western connections there was a place for Wilmington, for Bavait uah, for Brunswick and for Port Royal, there was nb place for Charleston. Charleston was simply not considered at all. This bad impressed him with the idea that Charleston, whatever her ad vantage*; bad not managed them of late so sis to impfe?* dpofl the World her im portance as a factor iii the railroad World. The first thing that we had to do, there fore, was to make ourselves known, and to keep ourselves known. For the last ten or twelve years we had been content to rest upon the reputation of what bad been done add what had been projected years ago. During that time other par ties and other cities nbt possessing our advantages had gone to work arid had doile the thing Which W? had projected. There aro two lines of railways running to tho West-the Blue Ridge and the Asheville route. His leaning had always been towards the old Blue Ridge route. It was a good route, a short route, and, above ail, it could oe held absolutely free and independent of any rival route. He was still anxious to help the Asheville route, but If he was' compelled to choose between tho two he should choose the Blue Ridge route, As to the propevd plan there could be no objection to She remission of tbe taxes and the authority for corporate subscription. Ho believed the completion of the road would bo the pouring of now blood into tho veins of the State, which was of more importance to us than tho benefiting cf any section of the State. He did not think that the representatives of Charleston County, however, should be instructed as to the particular mode of the help and relief which shall be given to the road. If we can get a complete routo to the West the Charleston delegation would not be found opposing it. Their constituents had tho fullest confidence in them, and would heartily approve their action. For him self ho was in favor not onlv of a remis sion of back taxes, but of tho exempt ion from taxation and of Stato aid to any and every rriilWay Which Wotlld give us a direct line to the West. Ho was quito willing, however, to leave the matter in the hands of the Charleston delegation. Mayor Courtenay said that tho Ander son delegation Beemed to be projecting the completion of thc lino upon the hypothermia that all that bad been expend ed upon tho Blue Ridge Railroad was to be thrown aw?yi His view, and it was largely chared in Charleston, was that two things should bo aimed at. First, as to how and when to obtain possession nf the title to the road. No capital would take it while it was in court. The State had invested two millions and the city a million moro in it, and the State and city should bo the owners. If any title was to bo obtained it should go into the hands of tho original subscribers. With the title ho did not think that there would be any difficulty in completing the road. He did not want the Anderson delega tion to go away with the idea thal Charleston was willing to surrender hoi interest in the road if there was a chance with the State to got the title to tho road. The road was now in court and a sale would have to be made, and if possible the city and State should set possession of it. Even if the road could bo built to' morrow, what good would it be to the Statb without its connections to the sea The Greenville and Columbia Railroad was under an order of sale, and the Sou tr Carolina Railroad was also in atransitioi state in the courts. So that in his opin ion it would be best to make haste slowly He would suggest that the best advice hi bad as to the title and the feasibility o repossession by the Stato and city of tin franchise, and thon only so much legisla tion as was absolutely needed, namely, i remission of the back taxes and cxemp tion from current taxation for a numbe of years. If the proper capitol can b secured to complete the Bine Ridge, an? the Greenville and South Carolina Toad can be secured, the great work will hav been accomplished. At present ho dil not think it was prudent to dp more th: take the preliminary steps. Charlcatoi was willing to do her share, but she h ai already spent a million dollars and pal more than a trillion moro in interest o; the original jubscription. Her .fin thoughts, therefore, looked towards get ting .possession with the State. of th property. Mr. Murray said in reply that neithe the city nor the Stato had a shadow c title to tho road. The franchise lia been sold in bankruptcy, and tho stoc completely extinguished. It was no* owned by the bondholders, and the State two million and Charleston's millio completely obliterated. Besides this, i this measure was put into a shape b which the complications could bosettlei the Stato could easily hedge Its gilt i such a way as to afford completo prot?t tien to its interests. There was no tim to lose. Tbe State of Georgia had tn charters out to go through tho gap, an if either one got through ahead of u either from Athens or Augusto, woahoul loso the route, and all we could do woul bo to top thom at Clayton, Ga., as tbei was room for only one route through tl Sip. If there was any trouble with,tl recuvillo and Columbia Railroad could cosily be gotten over. It wo?1 only bo necessary to completo the pr? jectcd road from Anderson to Aiken, 1 which there wero only eighteen miles y unfinished-between Edgefiold C. H. ar Demo's Mine-and wo would secure snorter and moro secure route, and, J addition, secure tho commerce of tl Savannah Valley. Mayor Courtenay said that ho thoug the State and city should buy the Bli Ridgo out of court first, as he understoi thpt this would require but a email ot la, in money. Mr. Murray asid he was perfectly wi isg for ??j arrangement ?i that kind. Capt. Dawson thought that the deta bad better be left to tho Charleston del StlOn. They could couple tho gift wi e most emphatic declaration th Charleston was ready and willing tc anything within her* means that wot give ber a reasonably solid hope of go hedgji with conditions which would t Uroly protect' the interests of the city a State. In reply to a request from the And son delegation, several of the Chariest delegation expressed their views, all whom favored the Bluo Ridge above other proposed routes to the West. Tl were also, with one or two exceptio willing to advocate in the Legislatur bill to remit the back taxes duo the St by the road, to exempt the road fr taxation for a term of years, and to ?TA convict labor to the company who v/oi undertake ito completion. Tho meeting then adjourned. . A RACE OOLMBIOH.-Richmond. I January 28-A telegram received h to-day report intense excitement in SI nandoah County, over a collision tween white and colored laborers at < lurabia furnace, near Edinburg. She Slickiety of that county, has tolegrapl to the Governor for troops to quell riot, and the Governor has ordered C ' tain Magruder, of tho Woodstock mil 3y company, to put his command at Upouil of that officer, and the CH tncnwealth'a Attorney, Alleu, for the \ eervatlon of toe peace. The trou grows out of the substitution of colo for white laborers in Columbia furnace .-?Tho unveiling and dedication the New Orleans monumentto Stonct ; t Jackson will take placo on February GABY'S REPLY TO HASKELL* Be l?enles Eve.*/ Cha rc? and Defies Ills Aoc osar. Correspondence Netcs and Courier. EDOKFIELD O. H., January 29. Aa the letter of Col. John C. Haskell, which was published in the Newe and Courier of the 28th inst., had aroused the keenest interest as to what Hue of action ?Jen. Gary would adopt in meeting tho chargea BO pointedly made against him, I determined to ascertain from Gen. Gary himself, provided he were -willing to in dicate it, the courue bo would pursue; With this purpose in view I arrived at Edge?eld Village thia morning and called upon the General. I said to bim that I had come as a reporter of the New? and Courier to learn if he desired to say any thing In answer to the charges made against bim by Col. Haskell. Gen. Gary replied at sotne length, in timating that he considered Col. Haskell's letter as a covert attack by Senator Hamp ton, tho assertion of Col. Haskell that Senator Hampton knew nothing of his (Haskell's) purpose of publishing the letter to tbo contrary notwithstanding, and, for this reason, declined to notice any of tho charges preferred in the first portion of Coi. Haskell's letter. He re garded the matters therein alleged as Eertaininjg exclusively to the controversy etween Senator Hampton and himself, and be did not feel inclined to recognize Col. Haskell's right to intrude himself into a controversy which in no wise pre sented an issue between Haskell and himself, but which related exclusively to the pointe under discussion between Sen ator Hampton and himself. He gave me an extended account of his own attitude as a public man during tho last f? "3 years, claiming that events bad vindicated bis political c urso, and denying thu?, he had ever shown anything Uko pen jul hos tility to Senator Hampton. The conver sation then proceeded as follows : Reporter: Well, General, what havo you to say in regard to the Haskell let ter? Gen. Gary i The attack of Col. Haskell upon rae is evidently a Well-planned at tempt to shift the issues and change tbo actors. Col. Haskell has intruded him self in a rude and unmanly manner be tween Senator Hampton and myself, no dor l", with the view of relieving Senator Hallston and giving himself some im portance. He acknowledges that be is not authorized by. Senator Hampton to say anything, and I certainly have not invited him to do co, for I have no cause of quarrel or contfyferey with him. IS Senator Hampton wishes to continue the controversy cir discussion I am ready to do so upon any field he may select. Whatever I have stated in ray several interviews as facts of my own knowledge I ber :eiterate that they are true, md auch i's eta as I havo stated upon the know e 'go and information derived from othe here reiterate that I believe them to be ti te. Rep .ter: What have you to say in re gard to the charges ag'inst you contained ia the latter part of Col. Haskell's letter I Gen. Gary : As to his personal fling? and abuse or as to what he thinks the people think of me, T have nothing to say. As to bis chaiges, they have been made and repeated in Radical newspapers for the last five or six years Tho one numbered First, appeared in the New York Times, tho National Be publican and the Union-Herald, In Feb ruary, 1878, it was laid upon the deski of the members of the General Assembly of this State, while I, with others, wai engaged in tue fight against the ring; ol fraudulent bondholders. I at the timi rose to a queston of privilege, and re glied to this malicious falsehood against euator M. C. Butler and myself in r complete answer, which silenced th( ' Radical press, and satisfied our friends but it seems that some of our Democratic enemies are trying to burn this ammuni tion u second time to our disadvantages. As to the second charge, that I en gaged to aid in securing tbe approva of the Taxpayers' Convention to tho re linquishment by the State of its first mortgage on tho Blue Ridge Railroad tc Erl vate parties, I would say that I woult ave stultified myself as a lawyer bad J agreed to aid in any such preposition The Taxpayers' Convention was a vol untarily body and had no legal existence or Constitutional powers and could no have made such a relinquishment. Th? charge that I ever entered into any sucl agreement or that 1 eyer received pay fo tho same is 53 false a* it ia malicious. The third charge that I was the con stant defender of McDevitt, the Radica treasurer of. Edgefield, is also false, never defended McDevitt on tho crimi na! side of the Court. On the civil sid? of the court I defended J. H. McDevitl county treasurer of Edgefield County, ii tho celebrated case of George P. Curr and Hardy Wall, plaintiffs, vs. Harri son Strom, Wesley JefTerson and Do Martin, county commissioners, and Jobi H. McDevitt, county treasurer, defen danta. It is also fabe that "one of th indictments against McDevitt was fo fraudulently paying Gen. Gary n larg sum of county money." The onl money that McDevitt, as comity treat urer, ever paid me was $.605 fe Gary & Gary, attorneys, for tho courj ty treasurer tn tho caso above stated The amount of our fee in this case wa reported by Chancellor Ca ?roll, to wboc it wa'-, referred as a sp?cial referee to in quire ant' report a reasonablo foo for on work - In this case and be reporUt after taking testimony as to tho value c our services vuat we were entitled to fee of .$1,000, which report waa confirme by the Circnit Judgo. The fourth charge is also false. X v,e\ cr did advocate that General Butlc should be withdrawn and that Wbitt< mora 'shou'id bo put in his place. Th is the same charge that X answered UH question of privilege in tho State Senat when it appeared in the newspapers f that time, ns. can be seen by referring t the files of the Columbia JRcgiater.&a the Journal bf the 8enato. - Instead < trying to withdraw Gen. Butler, it well-known that when ho was virtual] deserted by Hampton and._olhera wi should havo supported hi.*:, 1 at his r? quest, gavo him my support and assiste in defeating tho Patterson resolution which, if they had passed, would hai placed bim in the awkward position 1 an ingrate by forcing him to take tl initiative step to unseat Patterson who voto and influence helped to secure Bu 1?_J" ^w-? -..J J-r_._1 .1._ -i-y?. bin!"""""" " 1 havo again answered these sta charges, which originally sprang fro my Radical opponents, and I am no willing for the public to decide aa their truth or falsity. I will say, conclusion, that I have never sold o the State to the fraudulent bondholder I have made no bargains with Radien in State or National politics, nor ma? compromises with them in any wt whatsoever, nor do X belong to any rh in the Democratic party. If Senator Hampton ia not satori and wants to go on with this discussio if he wishes to wash all the dirty Un of the party in publio and let it known who baa and who has not do these tbiegs, X am ready to go into thorough investigation touching all th? matters. I am also willing to submit t , public and private character of Sonst Hampton and myself as to truth, fi dealing-, honesty, Integrity, pluck a patriotism to a thorough investigate This is the glove that I throw down, a if it ia taken ap by Senator Hampton, shall say : "Lay on Macduff, and damn be he who flrtt cries hold, enough I" I took occtw*",T to call Gen. Gary's 1 '; .tention to the C-.?trgo that be was said havo bsd made an atUck upon Sena! Hampton at a Ume when ho was thou? to be dying, also to the statement tr "with his umi?d taste, bis last assauU v made white Senator Hsmp'in was abai in Mississippi at tho death-bed of 1 KM wa." Gen. Gary expressed his sympathy for Gem. Hampton in the recent affliction which had befallen him, and said that if Col. Haskell could afford to select such an occasion to assault him, be ? "?ld seo no reason why be should be expected to remain silent. At the conclusion of tho interview the daily papers were brought io containing a sensational telegram to the Associated I'rass mentioning the probability- of a Eersonal encounter as the result of tba [asked letter. Upon reading thfs Gen. Gary made some forcible' remarks about interviews and newspapers, which Ido not feel called upon to report. W. H. McK. ANTI-JEWISH WAE IN GEBMANY. A terrible press war is raging in Germa ny between the Jews and Christians, and the Crown Prince bas token occasion to appear at a charitable meeting to testi fy his sympathy with tho Jews under the tempest of hostility which io beating on them. ***** The Jews aro opposed because they are dangerous competitors in tho different department? of business. Their diligence, quickness, sobriety and thrift make them difficult to overcome, and Curistkos, who have not, in the same degree, their good qualities, expect to make things even by old-fash ioned blows and knocks. Without the Jews no country would be as rich in art or literature, not to speak of ma terial wealth, as it now is. They f?t a place that no other race is. ready to fill, and we shall bo surprised if the ef fect of the agitation in Germany is not to bring out in stronger relief their higher qualities, and to demonstrate more clearly than ever tho important part they play in the economy of the Universe. The Anti-Jews have undertaken, a hopeless task, unworthy of Christians and a re proach to civilization.-Charleston JNeum and Courier. SOME THINGS NOT TO BELIEVE. When a man advertises for a partner, and wishes a young man to putin a small investment ol one hundred to five hun dred dollars, and promises bim a realiza tion of fifty or one hundred percent, profit, don't behove it. When a man oners to give gold watches or jewelry, worth fifty to one hundred dollarsfor on ly,one dollar, don't believe it. When a man offers to give away knowledge of utmost value for tho euro of consumption, and any and ali diseases, by merely sending a turee cent stamp to pre-pay postage, don't believe it. When a man proposes to do bis utmost to make every ono else rich, and looks io other people's interests moro than bis own, don't believe it. When a man offers to give you something of grert value for something of a less value ; in other words to ip ve you something for nothing, don't believe it. Many persons advertise on purpose to filch young men of money gnined by hard labor, and before entering into t ry speculation which may be offered you, take advantage of the many means at your command aud ascertain the facto with reference to the proposed business, bofore you invest ; and thus save your money and assist in effectually breaking up all the swindling establishments. ?j-A negro who was struck by light ning finally jumped up saying, "Who fire dat euu ?" A Hay, Hay ! LARGE lot of Splendid Hay in small bales, for salo low by A. B. TOWERS & CO. Feb 5, 1880_ 30_ Notice to Bondholders. THE Bondholders of the Greenville <fc Columbia Railroad Company who have consulted rae in regard to their Bonds, are requested to bring them in to be proven, as tho time allowed will soon expire. JOSEPH N. BROWN. Feb 5, 18S0 ._30 _1 Fresh. Garden Seed. "FUST received a fine assortment of Fresh t? Garden Seeds from the celebrated houses of D. Lambeth & Sons and D. M. Ferry & Co. Also, Genuino Early Rose Potatoes, and Yellow and White Onion Sets. Give us a ra\\ before buying. A. B. TOWERS & CO, Feb S, 1880_30_' NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the un I dursigtitfd, Administrator of tho Estate of H. fl._ Dalrymple, deceased, will nnniv to the Judgo or Probate for Atidcrson Coun ty, on tho Gt a day of March, 1880, for a Final Settlement and discharge from h'j office as Administrator of the Personal Estate of tho Bald H. H. Dalrymple, deceased. JOHN W. DALRYMPLE, Adm'r. Feb 5, 1880_30 5 " Take Warning. A LL persons uro hereby warfied against hiring or harboring my son, McGow an Harmon, (colored,) who left my boase on the 29th January hui without cause ?ir provocation. He is fifteen years of age. and hus a small scar upon his forehead:. Ho is under contract with Jerro. Brown, ..Iv {oS Wa y*2*** atm those hiring him will bo dealt with according to law. ^ u c .Df^ BARTLEY HARMON. Feb 5, 1880_30 1 TRUSTEE'S SALE OF Valuable Town Property. BY virtue of a Deed of Trost executed to , oT"8 by A1 "^Willingham, d/.ted March 4,18/0, recorded In Book Of Mortgages No ' wo wlu 8el1 at Anderson C. H., ^n S?LEDAY IN MARCH next, all that Lot or Parcel of Land in the Town of Bel ton, known as tho WILLINGHAM PROPERTY, With tho buildings thereon, consisting of dwelling, store-room and outbuilding, con taining 2J acres, more or less, adjoining lands of A. J. Stringer and others. T *?TB TXOMSOV SALE.-One-third cash; balance on twelve months credit,.with interest, se cured by mortgage and insurance. _ ,oa" *>..W. WAGENER & CO. Feb 5, 1880 80 4 Just Received, A few nieces now Prints and othnr Tlrv H^dw^for??e^i^ aSSOrtment ?"f Feb ft, 1880 -VIVERS* CO. KING'S MOUNTAIN MILITARY SCHOOL. _ JTORKVIXLE, S. C. ' A,2SJ???*?? ?* *Pe TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR will begin February ?, 1880. gT?J*r Session o/?fcy, Months J? 'Advance. For Tuition, Boarding, Light, frocl and Washing., , *IQO 00 Uso ot Books, Stationery and 'Sur geon's fee..;..............;....6 00 For Circular, coutaininK full information. Always Something New! ?ow* iTlm. H,ne we have" Jost r? SPgSg *? f,,tnant iotJ?f PH'S BLAN KKTS, Ladies* and Gents' Underwear ?Vr'?^fSf?P? Anothor '"vofce^of ?-cautiful CLOAKS, very cheap. !*???;i?iwt ?ew Crop New Orleans Mo lasses, choice Magnolia Hams, and a great many other gooj thin?. Como anrfiea iw* tv? A. B. TOWERS A-CO, . Deo 4,1870 . 21 CtTAT? OF SOUTH CAROLINA^ *r AJHU?SOM Coottry. ?y TP. ?K. Humphreys, Jud?n cf Prelate. WHEREAS, Elisa McGee bas applied to mo to grant him Letters of Administra? ?i0n ? ? Pe?0,,al Ea??to of James A. Tonsley, deceased. all and s ngular tho kindred and creditor* of thc said James A. Teaalov, d*cw!s?l tba?. S0??0 ?nd appear before mc lu tho Court > ?,r.Vob?to? to bp held at Anderson C. H, on r l?\ ??y*.itho ?3,h ??rV ^^ary. 1?&0, after t publication hereof, to show carnie, if any they have,' why the said Administration ^ should not bo granted. Given under my ? band, thb_20thday of January. 18H0. ? Jan^lS?"-^^1^8'V'