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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 22,1880. TERMS: ONE YEAR..?1.50. SIX MONTHS.- 7?. Bates or Adveetisesg.?One Dollar per inch for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents per inch for subsequent insertions less than three months. No advertisement counted less than an inch. Lib? eral contracts wiU be made with those wishing to advertise for three, six or twelve months. Adver? tising by contract must be confined to the immedi? ate business of the firm or individual contracting. Obituary Notices exceeding five lines, Tributes of respect, and all personal communications or mattei s of individual interest, will be charged for at advertising rates. To Correspondents.?In order to receive at? tention, communications must be accompanied by the true name and address of the writer. Re? jected manuscripts will not be returned unless the necessary stamps am furnished to repay the post* ago thereon. 49* We are not responsible for the views and opinions of onr correspondents. All commnnications should be addressed to "Ed? itor Intelligencer," and all checks, drafts, money orders, Ac., should bo made payable to the order of E. B. Mueeay A Co. We are indebted to Colonel James L. Orr for assistance in the editorial work this week. The editor-in-chief is absent The latest news from Dr. Bland, the gentleman who was sho; by Mr. Clisby in Edgefield last week, was that he was j thought to be somewhat better, and hopes J were entertained of his recovery. Mr. Clisby is considered oat of danger. is said that Corbin will not allow his name to be used as a Republican candi? date for Governor, and it is not considered probable that a Republican State ticket will be nominated, the intention being to make the fight for the Presidential Elec? tors. Judge Kershaw has filed an order in the Clerk's office for Richland County, fixing the day of sale of the Laorens Railroad for the first Monday in An gust next. The sale will be made by N. B. Barn well, Esq., Master of Richland Coun? ty, before the courthouse in Colombia. A party of excursionists from Cincin? nati, 0., consisting of about 150 persons, about 20 of whom were ladies, have just paid Augusta and Charleston visits, and are now in Savannah. They met with a very w?rm welcome from the citizens of J both cities, and were delighted with the handsome mannet in which they were entertained. The Washington correspondent of. the New* and Courier says that Congressman O'Connor has induced the Committee on Commerce to increase the appropriation for the Charleston harbor from $100,000 to $125,000, and that when the bill reaches the Senate Senators Butler and Hampton will make a united effort to obtain a fur? ther increase. The lowest sum that will be satisfactory, though inadequate to the proper prosecution of the work of im? provement, daring the next fiscal year is $200,000. The indications are that Grant is, by no means, out of the race, and while his boom fluctuates considerably, still the manipulators never allow i; to die out If Grautvcan't get the nomination, he can name the man to the Convention, and his favorite is E. B. Washbnrne. In the Hose during the war Washburne was Grant's strongest supporter, and made Grant more national reputation than all other men together. Grant repaid this by making him Minister to France, and if Grant cannot get the nomination he will give it to Washburne. The business men of town have at List I taken steps to build the Anderson and Easley Railroad, in order to give Ander? son the full benefit of the Air Line Rail? road and competition in freights. Suffi? cient funds have been raised by private subscription to survey the road, and a committee has been appointed to select a compefent engineer to do the work, to confer with the Air Line authorities, and make the necessary arrangements. The committee is composed of men of energy and business capacity, and we believe they will make a success of it Besides that, not only the town hut the men of property along the whole line of the road are anxious for its construction, and it will be built Benjamin Singleton, a colored man from Kansas, examined before the Senate Exodus Committee in Washington, said that he considered himself the originator of the whole Kansas exodus movement. He had previously founded two colored colonies in Kansas, and flooded the coun? try with circulars inviting emigration to Kansas. Thus, under God, he believed the exodus was due to his efforts. He hoped it wonld go on until all the negroes had left the South. Theo a change might come in the disposition of the Southern people. If so, he would advise them to go back, for the Sooth was their j best home, if they could be treated, well. Singleton is a man of peculiar appear? ance. He gave bis testimony in an ex? cited manner, and his cross-examination was quite amusing, Senator Voorhees closing it by an expression of gladness that he had at last found the cause of the exodus. The Intelligencer has never been committed to the support of General He - good for Governor, bat it desires fair play in all things; therefore, we think the at? tack made by one of the State papers upon him is unfair and unjust, and is in? stigated from a des: re to do General Ha. good harm, rather than for public good. The editor of that paper is, or should be, aware of the fact that the question of the fees from insurance license was fully dis? cussed in the Wallace House, where it was desired to take them from the Comp? troller General and pot them in the State Treasury. Upon investigation it was found that the Comptroller General not only had all of his duties to perform, but in addition thereto had the supervision of the eotire phosphate interests of the State, together with the duties of Insur? ance Commissioner, thus necessitating an enormous amount of extra work, which was not originally contemplated in the doties of the Comptroller General's office. Such being the fact the legislature, whether wisely or not, decided to allow the fees to go to the Comptroller General as compensation for the extra work. Therefore, to say that General Hagood has taken an advantage of an oversight of the Democratic party is unjust and unwarranted. The tendency of the Republican party in national affairs is more apparent every day, and, with the decisions of the Su? preme Court to back it, becomes threat? ening to the Constitution and the rights of the States and the citizens therein. Under the present ruliDgs of the Su? preme Court, any officer of a State gov? ernment, yea, even the Judges them? selves, may be taken up, indicted, tried and convicted for any offence supposed to have been committed in derogation of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. The officers of the United Stales, in whatever capacity, may trample upon the rights and even take the life of a citizen of South Carolina, and yet the State Courts are denied the power to try them. It is absolutely necessary for Congress, which is Democratic, to take some measures to prevent this thing, and unless it is well done and quickly done, we will have passed from a Republic tc an Empire, with no State limits and no rights which the President or the govern? ment are bound to respect. Tbe objec? tion is almost as great in civil as in crim? inal cases, where parties are dragged from home and taken to Columbia or Charleston to attend United States I Courts, when tbe State Courts could at? tend to the matter equally as well, and much more conveniently at less expense to the parties. We trust that Congress will attend to this subject before it ad? journs, for it is of infinitely more impor? tance than many things they are now considering. fi From the latest information on tbe Presidential question, it seems that the Democratic party is at last to be rid of S. J. Tilden as an aspirant. Rumors have been afloat for some time that he has bad already prepared a letter, to be read to tbe Syracuse Democratic Conven? tion, withdrawing his name from the Presidential race, on the ground of fail? ure of health, and a desire to see har? mony once more prevail in the Demo? cratic ranks. This rumor is confirmed by a report of the proceedings at a recent conference held in New York, at which Gen. Hancock, Mr. Tilden, Senator Bar num and other prominent Democrats were present, where the whole fields was looked over, and Mr. Tilden declared he would not be a candidate. This is a great relief to the Democratic party, for Tilden has hung like a millstone around our neck, and, like the old man of the sea, could not be shaken off. He was an untiring worker, a shrewd manipulator, and an unprincipled trickster, whose pre? dominant purpose was selfiishness, and whose whole ambition was self-aggran? dizement. We are sorry that we cannot believe that his failing health and desire for harmony are the reasons which in? duced his withdrawal. The Syracuse Courier gives a list of three hundred and thirty-six delegates already elected to the Democratic Convention, and Tilden is credited with only one hundred and forty-six votes 1 In that we think tho true reason for his withdrawal is seen. Defeated in his own State, he could not hope for success in the National Conven? tion. The field is now left open for the Democrats to select a man who can carry the country upon the high grounds of constitutional rights of the whole coun? try, and we believe Bayard, Hancock or Fields can do it. THE GREJENATIXE ARSON CASE. The trial of Wra. Dodson, Pleasant Adams, Fletcher Maddox, Joseph Bur? ton and Rich Bates, charged with the burning of the Academy of Music, in Greenville, last winter, closod on last Thursday, after consuming nine days of the Greenville Court, and resulted in a verdict of guilty for all the accused. When the prisoners were arraigned for sentence, the counsel moved for a new trial, but this was refused, and Judge Thomson, after a most solemn and im? pressive charge and admonition to the prisoners, amii the breathless silence of the multitude, pronounced the following sentence: "The sentence of the Court is that the defendants William Dodson, Pleasant Adams, Fletcher Maddox, Joseph Burton and Rich Bates be taken from the place where they now are to the place from whence they last came, and there kept in close confinement until the eighteenth day of June, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and that they be then taken by the Sheriff of Greenville County to the legal place of execution, and there between the hours of eleven iu the forenoon and two in the afternoon of the same day, be hanged by tbe neck until their bodies be dead I And may God have mercy on their souls I" The Daily News gives the following account of the scene in the Court Room at the close of Judges sentence: During the proceedings of the morning, Dodson and Maddox appeared to feel the unfor? tunate condition in which they were placed and the terrible ordeal through which they were passing. Both were visibly affected and wept freely. The oth? er prisoners were a look of intense inter? est, but showed no feeling whatever. The scene that ensued as the Judge pronounc? ed the last words of the sentence beggars description?Dodson fell upon the floor of tke box, and Maddox's poor old moth? er with frantic shrieks and cries ran to him throwing her arms around him, gave vent to her great grief. Maddox seemed to be completely broken down, and his cries could be heard all over the court room. The other prisoners did not seem to give way, but suppressed their feelings of anguish if they had any. The rela? tives of the different prisoners gathered around them with the most violent mani? festations of grief and sympathy. Shrieks, sobs8 and agonizing cries resounded throughout the court room. The ex? citement became intense and the Judge ordered the Sheriff to take the prisoners to the jail, which was done, and they were followed by their relatives and friends. Dodson had to be carried out by one of the officers as he had not strength enough to stand upon his feet. Thus ended one of the saddest scenes ever witnessed in Greenville. ? The resolutions adopted by the Mas? sachusetts Republican Convention are no? ticeable for the absence of everything of a "bloody-shirt" nature. They "deplore the existence of sectional strife and ani? mosity and of parties bound by territorial lines." This is a new departure. ? Mr. Lovick Bair, who resides ten miles from George's Station shot George, Evans colored, while robbing his corn crib just before dawn Saturday morning. Evans received the entire contents of the gun, fifteen buckshot, and expired after mping a short distance. ?The Charlotte Observer says: "The latest railroad rumor is that W. P. Clyde, of the Clyde line of steamers, has pur? chased the Pennsylvania Central's inter? est in the Richmond and Danville Rond. There is no doubt that a sale has be en made, and there is good reason to believe that Mr. Clyde is the purchaser." The Greenville and Columbia Railroad and its Future Policy. The sale of the Greenville and Colum? bia Railroadwas the most important transfer of railroad property) under the hammer, that has ever taken place in South Carolina, and the public are natu? rally solicitous to know something of the intentions of the new owners of the road. It was a significant incident of the excit? ing sale that, after the bidding had been going on for five long hours, the repre? sentatives of the Air Line interest, whose plans were generally understood to be Antagonistic, commercially, to this city, approached the Master, and said: "Jt have come up to compliment the Mayor of Charleston and to gite up this light /" Some years ago, when the South Caro? lina Railroad obtained control of the Greenville and Columbia Road, Presi? dent Magrath conceived it to be bis duty to work ooth roads an if constituting a single property. No diversion of the business of the Greenville Road was per? mitted in any direction, and Charleston became the recipient of the whole vol? ume of business along its line. This policy, so advantageous to the interests of this city, provoked much hostility in many sections of the State which claimed that it affected them injuriously. Either Charleston was not thoroughly informed of the extent and cost of this fidelity to her business interests, or she was lacking in appreciation of it. Certain it is, that the support which those interested in the prosperity of the city owed to President Magrath's struggle to keep the business of the Greenville Railroad tributary to Charleston, was not given. In Novem? ber, 1878, Gen. Conner was appointed Receiver, and the identity of interest be? tween the two Roads was at an end. Public sentiment along the line of the Greenville Railroad was clamorous that the line should be made free for business in any direction, without discrimination, and this policy was urged in the interest of the creditors of the Road, no less than for the accommodation and pacification of shippers. The Receiver acquiesced, and for more than a year the Greenville and Columbia Railroad has been an open line to all connections. It is indisput? able that the change bos been a welcome one to the people of the up-country, while to Charleston its effect has been less hurtful than many bad anticipated. Of the cotton movement on the Green? ville Road, this city is still receiving ninety per cent.; and, excepting the items oi first and second-class through freights, she has continued to supply her annual freight contributions to the hun? dred depots along the line. This is cer? tainly gratifying as a demonstration of her surpassing advantages as a cotton market, as well as her ability to hold her own iu fair and open competition with all other points for the trade of the State. For many weeks past efforts have been made in Charleston to combine the inter? ests represented by the holders of the Second Mortgage bonds of the Road, in view of the approaching sale, in order that this city might re-assert its exclusive control of the line. It was known that a strong combination of the holders of the guaranteed bonds had been made for their own protection, and that a bid of at least $2,250,000 would be made to protect these investments; that by the terms of the sale at least $750,000 must be paid within ninety days and $1,500,000 within twelve months. Thus it was necessary for any combination of holders of the Second Mortgage bonds, in order to pur? chase the Road, to provide, within a limited period, for a very large cash pay? ment. Besides, the Second Mortgage bonds were largely held a3 collateral for loans, and, while the conditions of the loans authorized the sale of the collat? erals, they forbade the use of the bonds for any speculative purpose. In the ab? sence of any Charleston capitalists, both able and willing to buy the Second Mort? gage bonds outright and then bid $2,250, 000 for the property, it was believed that the Road would finally fall into the pos? session of the guaranteed bondholders, or eise become the property by negotia? tion or purchase, at a price somewhat above the aggregate amount of the guar? anteed bonds, of the Air Line Railroad, which was, by the location of its line, necessarily a competitor with Charleston for the business of the Greenville Road. At this juncture, a few citizens suc? ceeded in making up a Syndicate to buy the Road, and began operations by the purchase of a large proportion of the Second Mortgage bonds. In this way they, of course, obtained a great advan? tage of the sale, and we have seen bow eflectively they have used it. It is now contemplated, we are informed, to re? organize the Road under a now name, to add to its rolling stock and equipment, aud operate it, as it has been worked du? ring the past year, as an open Road for all business; but it is especially declared that there shall be no discrimination against Charleston. Such a discrimina? tion, however, would not be likely, in any event; for almost the entire cotton movement of the Road (92 per cent, for last year) gravitates to Charleston on ac market, while from our jobbing stores and warehouses there is a large daily movement of freight to the up-country depots. Self-interest will, therefore, prompt the Greenville Road to consider Charleston interests. We could have wished that the absolute control of this road should have once more rested in Charleston ; but every effort to accom? plish this result had failed, and the assu? rance from responsible sources that is now given of an impartial administration of the line, iu all that affects Charleston business, is certainly the next best thing. ?News and Courier. Good Work by Colonel Evins.? The Washington correspondent of the Charleston News and Courier says: Mr. Evins has been doing some good work within the last few days. By argument before the military committee he has in? duced them to agree to report in favor of an appropriation of $5,000 for the cele? bration of the King's Mountain Centen? nial in October next. With the special committee on Yorktown celebration he has been equally successful. They have agreed to report favorably his bill appro? priating $15,000 for a bronze statue of Gen. Daniel Morgan; and the committee on public buildings have unanimously agreed to recommend the ipassage of Evins' bill appropriating #50,000 for a Federal Court House at Greenville. In reply to my inquiry whether he had se? cured an appropriation for the Catawba and Broad Rivers, Mr. Evins says so far he has not succeeded, because the reports of the surveys of those streams have not been sent to the commerce committee, and that he is informed at the War De? partment that the reports of these sur? veys have not yet been received from the engineers. Without them no appropria? tion can be obtained. Dennis Kearney at Work. ? San Francisco, April 20.?In the police court ibis morning the prosecuting attorney asked the commitment of Dennis Kear? ney. The latter was not present at the time, but in a few minutes appeared with his counsel, who asked a delay to enable him to apply to the superior court for a writ of habeas corpus. The court denied the request as unusual and extraordinary. Commitment was then made out, and Kearney, evidently greatly depressed and chagrined, wa3 taken below. In a few minutes he was removed to a hack and driven to the house of correction, where, after going through the hands of a barber and donning a convict's garb, ho was placed in a cell. His counsel will apply for a writ of habeas corpus, but it is not expected to avail the prisoner anything. - Vanderbilt owns $51,000,000 worth of 4 per cent, government bonds, and bids fair to become the o wner of $100, 000,000 worth, or about one-fourteenth of all in existence. count WILD WORK OF THE WIN DS. Terrific Hnrricane In Southwestern Mis? souri. St. Louis, April, 19. Passengers who passed through Marsh field on St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad at half-past 8 o'clock last night, give a few facts concerning a terrible disaster which occurred there yesterday A man who came to the depot at the edge of the town while the train waB there, reported that at half-past 6 o'clock a furious hurricane struck the place and levelled all that part of the town lying west of the centre square flat to the ground. The debris immediately took fire in several places, and the flames could be seen at some half dozen places by the passengers on the train. Forty dead bodies bad been taken out, and many more were supposed to be bu? ried in the ruins or burned up. There were also many living still imprisoned in the debris of fallen buildings. All the physicians of the town were killed except two, and there was great need of doctors to attend the wounded, of whom it was said there were some 2,000. A re? lief train with twenty physicians and nurses and full of supplies left Spring? field, Missouri, this morning for Marsh field, and probably other trains will ar? rive during the day. The storm was general in south western Missouri, and other places probably suf? fered damage, but as the telegraph wires were all prostrated no advices have been received. Violent hail and rain accompa? nied the wind. Chicago, April, 19. A special to the Neioa says: "The town of Marshfield, Mo., has been des? troyed by a storm and fire. Seventy-five persons were killed and two hundred wounded. The telegraph wires are all down." Another special says that at Grey's Creek, near Jefferson City, Mo., four or five houses were blown down and a number of persons injured. One house was blown across the Missouri and Pacific Railroad track, and no warning being given the train ran into it, demolished the locomotive and se? verely wounded the engineer and fire? man. The passengers escaped unhurt. Accounts are meagre in consequence of the prostration of wires. St. Louis. April 19. A telegram from Springfield via Vinita and Kansas City to C. W. Rogers, general manager of the St. Louis and San Fran? cisco Railroad, says that the hurricane passed a few miles south of Springfield about 7 last night doing an immense amount of damage and killing a great number of people. Fifty deaths are re? ported at James River, five miles souths of Springfield, and a great many'persons are missing. The train dispatcher at Conway, fourteen miles this side of Marshfield, reports that he arrived there from Springfield at 11 o'clock, and says he fouud the country in a terrible condi? tion from North View, seven miles west of Marshfield, to the latter point. Trees three feet in diameter were pulled en? tirely out of the ground, telegraph polls twisted off and everything wrecked. The town of Marshfield was demolished, brick as well as frame buildings being torn to pieces. We did not see more than half a dozen people as we came through that town. The place seemed deserted. Doctors and nurses who came on our train from Springfield, about twenty in number, went from the depot alone to hunt up the people, there being no one at the depot to receive them. A relief train was sent from Lebanon to Marshfield at daylight this morning with about fifty doctors, nurses and helpers, and a full supply of provisions, clothing and medical stores; also material for reparing the telegraph. The names of the killed and wounded at Marshville have not been received. Telegraphic communication is being re? stored. There are reports that the City of Granby, about one hundred miles southwest of Springfield, was greatly damaged, also that Warrensboro', on the Missouri Pacific, sixty five miles this side of Kansas City, was badly injured but the reports have not been verified. St. Louis, April 19. A special to the Post-Despatch from Lebanon says that the tornado which caused such fearful havoc at Marshfield last night passed through Green and Webster counties, following the course of the James River in a northeast direction. It struck the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad in four places, and left it near Frank's Station, 110 miles this side of Marshfield. The latter place presents a terrible appearauce, there not being more than a dozen houses unharmed in the place. The Courthouse and many other buildings took fire, and the scene was of the most dreadful character. No details of the calmity have been received. The force of the wind iifted trees entirely out of the ground. Tele? graph poles and wires were carried hun? dreds of rods into the woods and tied and knotted among the limbs of trees as though they were cotton strings. Every? thing possible is being done to assist and succor the wounded, not only at Marsh? field, but at other places. Physicians throughout the country are flocking to the points most injured, and doing ail they can to alleviate the suffering. Doc? tors went from Springfield to the James River country, six miles south, as well as to Marshfield, and scores of kind-hearted people have volunteered as nurses. Capt. Rogers, general manager of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad, is sending special trains with relief wher? ever good can be done, and all are doing everything possible to aid the inj urea and dying. TnE State Penitentiary.?This in? stitution has been talked of and written about so much, that unless there had been great improvements in and around it of late we should be ashamed to touch the threadbare subject A thorough inspec-. tion of the whole premises enables us to say that the South Carolina Penitentiary is at present conducted as well as any other institution of the kind in the United States which possesses no greater facilities for the employment of its inmates. The cells are perfect models ol neatness, the prisoners are treated humanely but firm? ly, the health of the prisoners is excellent, and gradually those who are capable of Iearuing are being put to work at me? chanical trades which will eventually be the means of making the institution a self-sustaining one. Shoemakers, coopers, cabinetmakers, and other work is being turned out at the prison daily, which will compare favorably with any articles of a similar kind found iu this market. The greater outer wall has been built out to the south and west, and the construction of it from its temporary terminus at that point and the eastern end is stiil going on, and will ere many months be finished. The prison will then be perfectly enclosed, and the frequent attempts at escape, which have heretofore cost so many prisoners their lives, and the prison authorities so much annoyance, will cease. Everything about the prison is in the most perfect order, and the most thorough discipline exists in every department. Too much credit cannot be accorded to Colonel T. J. Lipscomb, the Superintendent, and to Dr. George S. Trezevant, the Chief Phy? sician of the prison, for the present ad? mirable condition of everything connect? ed with the Penitentiary.?Columbia Reg? ister. Lancaster Ledger: The election on Monday last resulted in a victory over whiskey, by a majority of sixty-three. The dry ticket was elected.The fruit crop in this neighborhood was not seri? ously injured by the recent snow. Kershaw Gazette: The office of census enumerator appears to go a begging in this county.It will take about 8,000 bales of cotton to pay the indebtedness of Kershaw county for guano and supplies for the present year. The GniloTVs in Bnrnwell. Blackville, S. ft, April 16. Win, S. Bates paid the extreme penalty of the law at Barnwell C. H. to-day, at half-past 1 o'clock, for the murder of S. W. Bush at the residence of Mr. D. C. Burckhalter. near Joyce Branch, Christmas Eve last. It was reported that an attempt to rescue woula be made, and Bates ap Eeared to anticipate something of the ind, but if comtemplatcd the fore/ght of the sheriff prevented it. A company of militia was on guard all yesterday and last night. The esecutlou was private, according to law, and no disturbance occurred. Bates said to the last that the killing of Bush was not intentional on his part, and claimed that his case was prejudiced by the prosecuting attorneys. He expressed a hope to his spiritual ad? visers that be had made peace with God. A Catholic clergyman from Charleston, as well as ministers of other denomina? tions, were with him for some days. Bates ascended the gallows erected within the jail at thirty minutes after 1 p. m., and the trap fell at eighteen min? utes before 2 o'clock. The body was taken dowu at ten minutes after 2. His neck was broken and death was instanta? neous. No struggle or muscular con? traction was perceptible except a slight motion of the third and little fingers on one hand. There was no distortion of | the countenance, and the eyes and mouth were closed. He was allowed the free? dom of the jail from 10 to 1 o'clock, when he was summoned to the gallows. He ascended a dozen steps and stood on the platform without agitation. His manner was extremely quiet, and he made no confession. A short resume of the facts attending this homicide may uot be out of place in this connection. Bates was present at a dancing party at the home of D. C. Burckhalter, near Joyce Branch, on Christmas eve last. It appeared from the testimony that be was somewhat under the influence of liquor, and manifested a homicidal tendency, particularly towards the deceased. Bush. After most of the ladies had left the party, or preparing to leave, Bates entered the room flourishing his pistol, vowing vengeance against the one whom he alleged had broken up the party, wheeled round with his pistol, presented it at Bush, who was standing in the piazza leaning through the win? dow, and shot him dead. Bush was a quiet and unoffending young man, and had given no cause for provocation to Bates, but on the contrary had done everything in his power to avoid coming in con .act with him. His fate was deep? ly regretted by the community in which he lived, and a deep sense of indignation has been all along manifested by the public towards his murderer. From what can be learned of his ante? cedent!} he was born at Blackville, but at an early age was removed from place to glace untilhis mother finally settled in rraniteville, where be received bis edu? cation. ? He entered the factory there and passed through various grades of employ? ment until he became a head operative. During this period, however, his employ? ment was interrupted by expeditious to Tennesiee and Indiana. He also kept a barroom in Graniteville for a short time. Owing to a difficulty with one R. E. May, whom he shot while on a drunken spree in Graniteville, be left that neighborhood and found employment in W. A. Hol man's store near Joyce Branch, where he was clerking at the time of the homicide. At 18 years of age he married a young woman in Graniteville, from whom he separated after one month's married ex? perience. The fruit of this marriage is one child. Bates was a quiet enough man when sober, but was considered dan gerous and violent when drinking. Bates is one of the few white men who have been hanged in this State since the war. He was tried at Barnwell before Judge Aldricb, on the 18th of February last. He was defended by Robt. Al drich, Esq., the State being represented by Solicitor Gantt, assisted by D. S. Hen? derson, Esq. He was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged on the 26th of March last, but upon that day he was respited until yesterday. Bates was medium sized man, with dark complex? ion, black hair, moustache and goatee, and upon the whole was gentlemanly in appearance. He generally dressed neat? ly, with rather a superabundant display of jewelry about his person.?Special to News and Courier. Uncontrolable Fires in the Woods of Virginia. Petersburg, April 17. The forest fires which have been raging in this vicinity for the past week have become uncontrollable. The flames and smoke are plainly visible here. Barns and stables in large numbers have been destroyed and in many instances farmers have lost all their crops. Horses, farm? ing implements and a number of cabins have been burned, the occupants barely escaping with their lives. The destruc? tion of cord-wood and timber is immense. In Prince George County the fire has been very destructive, invading orchards and destroying hundreds of fruit trees. It is feared that unless a heavy and early raiu occurs the fire will destroy the rail? road bridges and telegraph poles, thereby impeding travel and cutting off tele? graphic communication. Norfolk, April 18. Passengers report destructive fires along the line of the railroad from Lycchburg to Norfolk. Several dwell? ings have been burned in Appoma tox County, and two houses at Nattaway Courthouse. Extensive fires are raging in Dismal Swamp, and have destroyed large amounts of timber, cut wood and lumber. Every effort is being made to prevent the flames from making headway. The weather is dry and windy, and trucking interests are suffering greatly for want of rain. Gold In Georgia.?Advices by tele? graph and mail received from the gold mine in White County, show that the yield grows richer and richer, and there is, of course, an increase in the excite? ment. Col. J. H. Nicholls, who had started home, telegraphs us from Mount Airy that the Messrs. Lumsden found on Tuesday a nugget that weighed 440 pen? nyweights. This is about one-third lar? ger than the nugget that was shown in Atlanta on Tuesday, and is almost equal to the nugget of 520 pennyweights, which was the largest ever found in Georgia. A card from Mr. E. J. Storr, reliable gentleman who is on the ground, writes that the boys have begun to count their day's work by the pound, and that on Monday, only two hands being at work, they took out twenty-four pounds of gold, or to be exact 942 pennyweights. All of this found in nuggets. One nugget weighed three, hundred and thirty penny? weights, another fifty-five pennyweights. The others were smaller pieces, ranging from five to forty pennyweights. The days work on Monday of the two hands amounted to over $900, as the bullion is worth about 96 cents to the pennyweight. We await with curiosity further news from this rich mine. We have little doubt that the Lumsdens will get a huge fortune out of the old vegetable garden, that has for fifty years been given to the cultivation of turnips and potatoes. But whatever they get will be a small fortune compared to that which awaits him who cracks the sparkling veins that seam the hills and mountains that abut in the Val? ley of Nacooche.?Atlanta Constitution. ? Gabriel White, colored, who was sentenced to be hanged on Friday at Walterboro' for the murder of Frederick Bellinger, colored, in Colletou County on the 30th of January last, has taken an appeal to the Supreme court of the State, and his execution has been stayed pend? ing the consideration of the appeal. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Olemilngi from our State Exchange!. Abbeville Press and Banner.' The reve* nue officers on Wednesday last seized thirty-three packages of whiskey at the residence of Col. J. E. Calhoun. In con? versation with Col. Johnson, who is in charge of tne revenue force, he expressed the opinion, which was fully endorsed by Mr. Kennedy, a member of the force, that Col. Calboun had not intentionally violated the revenue laws; they had the fullest confidence in the Colonel's good intentions; his mistake was in buying from wagoners who had not paid the 90 cents tax on the gallon, instead of pur? chasing from regular licensed dealers; every member of the force will sign a pa? per recommending the proper authorities to compromise with tho Colonel.The Abbeville Rifles have organized and elected the following officers: M. L. Bonham, Jr., captain ; S. C. Cason, first lieutenant; W. C. McGowan, second lieutenant, I. P. Cothran, secretary and treasurer.We believe that it is not enerally known that almond trees can e grown in this country as easily as peach trees. The trees are cheap, and in course of a few years they bear crops of the fin? est nuts in the world. The crop is more easily destroyed by frost than is the peach crop. Abbeville Medium: We nominate Gen. W. A. Walker, of Chester, for lieutenant governor on our "Ticket for the times" instead of Col. Aldrich, who declines to offer for any State nomination.A very serious cutting affray took place at Man? uel McKellar's meat market on Wash? ington street on last Thursday, in which McKellar cut Peter Pasely ou the left cheek with a butcher knife. The cut was about an inch and a quarter long, and in several places went clear through the jaw into the mouth. An eye tooth was cut in two by the force of the blow. .Numbers of our farmers on the Sa? vannah side are scarce of labor, and some of them are doing all their own work. Barnwell People: On Wednesday night of last week Mr. John B. McNab's store, which is situated about one hun? dred yards from his house, and within the curtilage, in George's Creek Town? ship, together with a general stock of goods, was destroyed by fire. Incendia? ry. Loss $600.A company has been formed in Barnwell for the building of a street railway. Newberry Herald: A young, able-bod? ied colored woman, named Mary Pitts, while burning brush on Mr. Smith Liv? ingston's place, had her clothes to take fire and was so badly burned that she cannot live. Spartanburg Herald: It is rumored that efforts are being made to induce Capt. J. B. Patrick to remove his military In? stitute from Greenville to Limestone Springs, in this county.During the storm of last Tuesday two teams of mules near Cross Anchor, were knocked down by the lightning, of which one, belong? ing to Mr. Samuel Johnson, was killed. Williarasburg Kingstree Star: Mr. R. P. Lawrence, a farmer living near Lane's in this country, made last year as the result of farming with one ox, five heavy bales of cotton, 200 bushels of corn, with fodder iu proportion and rice and pota? toes enough to last himself and family. Darlington Neios: The Confederate monument will be unveiled on Saturday, the 1st of May. Gen. Conner will deliver the oration.Mr. Irvine B. Brunson, for many years clerk of the Court of Dar? lington County, died on the 8th inst. Walhalla Courier: The peaches are believed to have been all killed by the recent frost.Turner Osbone, who was tried and found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of Mrs. Compton, near Fair Play, in this county, is at work, in Pickens, on the Pickens and French Broad Railroad.The bonded ware? house and distillery of James & Wright was entered on Monday night last, and two copper stills, caps and worms stolen. It is suspected that some of the whiskey in the barrels was also stolen. The hasps on the doors were broken and the thieves entered in that way. Lexington Dispatch: Aleck Williams will be hung in the jail enclosure on Fri? day tbe 23d, in accordance with his sen? tence at last term of Court, for the mur? der of the negro on Dr. Muller's place some years since. The Governor has de? clined clemency. The Hunted Moonshiners. Washington, April 15. It will be remembered that one of the aclsof President Hayes, much criticised at the time, was to offer a general amnes? ty to illicit distillers in the hill country of South Carolina if they would come into Court and plead guilty. Three hundred and twenty-nine persons surren? dered and pleaded guilty under this pro? mise is 1878. It is gratifying to read in Mr. Raura's report: I am glad to be able to report that, dating from this great act of clemency, there has been a steady improvement in the condition of affairs in connection with the internal revenue service in South Carolina. There exists a much better state of public opinion in respect to enforcing the laws. The State officers have generally lent their influence in favor of the their observance, and the press advises the people to abstain from violating their laws. The United States officers have not recently been resisted. Four officers stationed at Walhalla, four at Spartanburg and two at Cheraw police the country without apprepensions of danger, prevent the runniug of illicit distilleries, affiliate with the people and encourage them to establish legal distil? leries if they will embark in the business of making spirits. Considering the amount of political capital which has been made in the North out of the whiskey war in the mountain regions of the South, and remembering that the popualton is in the main rude and illiterate and the reverse of law respecting, it is curious to read that in the whole of this region, which includes parts of Arkansas, Ala? bama, Georgia, Kentncky, North and South Carolina, Vrrginia aud West Vir? ginia, and an area greater than the whole island of Great Britain there were no more than twenty-five revenue officers and employees killed and forty-nine wounded in a period of nearly four years, from June 30, 1876, to February 1, 1880, with a work represented by 3,043 seiz? ures of distilleries and 6.153 arrests of persons. On the whole this report shows a promising condition of improvement, considering the character of the country and of its population, a remarkable abstinence from violence. It shows also that Commissioner Raum has dealt with a very difficult duty in a most sagacious and effective manner.?Special to the New York Times. Tilden's Reliance on the South. ?A New York letter says: "Some of the city journals arc publishing reports from various Southern States to show the im? possibility of Mr. Tilden's gettin;r any considerable support from that quarter in the Democratic National Convention. Mr. Tilden, I am informed, attaches but little importance to these statements, which he characterizes as but 'weak in? ventions of the enemy.' The great mass of the Southern people, he has no doubt, are heartily in favor of hisrenomination, and whatever opposition is manifesting itself on the part of some of the leaders, he is quite certain, will melt away before the Convention assembles. Mr. Tilden, it is thus seen, is one of the most hopeful of men. Nothing, apparently, can dis? courage him. He has a firm belief in himself and in the alleged necessity which must compel the Democratic party to again make him tlieirstandard-bearer, in spite of themselves, lie has no ap? prehensions for the South. lie is certain that will take care of itself. He is more anxious about the Situation nearer home." The Sun Spots and their Mean? ing.?The reluru of the sun spots, ac? cording to the mysterious law that gov? erns their appearance, is daily becoming more manifest. They throng across the great blazing globe of the suu singly, in groups, and in rows. They show a de? cided tendency to flock together, and generally there is at least one principal member of a group, of enormous size, surrounded by a dozen or more smaller spots, some of which can be detected only with high telescopic powers. Many of them, however are as large as a continent, and the largest exceed the whole earth in size. Surrounding the spots are the faculse ridges of light that stand out clearly, by their superior brilliancy, from the intense brightness of the sun's disk. Any one can see the larger spots on a bright day with a good spyglass, but great care must be taken to protect the eyes with a deeply colored, almost opaque glass. Sun spots seem to be con? nected iu some strange way with the me teological condition of the earth. When, after naving been almost entirely absent for a time, they begin to reappear in great numbers, seasons of excessive heat usu? ally occur. At such times, too, the northern lights arc most frequent, Prof. Piazzi Smyth announces that these lights have begun to shake out their banners in the skies of Scotland, after an absence of several years, and he predicts a period of heat, to begin before the summer opens. Counting the Electoral Vote.? Washington, April 17.?The Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Rules and the Senate committee on the subject of counting the electoral votes held a long private meetiug to-day with a view to agreeing upon some recommend? ation for action in regard to the electoral count to be taken by the Senate at this session. It was substantially decided to recommend that tbe two House* of Con? gress shall adopt a new joint rule provid? ing that in case only one certificate of the electoral vote of a State be presented to Congress it shall not be rejected, ex? cept by the affirmative vote of the two Houses, and that in case of dual returns neither shall be counted unless the two Houses agree that one of them is the true and valid return. This proposition was substantially the same that was offered by a Senator in the 44th Congress and then adopted by the Senate in tbe form of a bill, which, however, failed to receive final action in that body in consequence of Mr. Thurman having entered a motion to consider its passage. The former 22d joint rule on the subject required every vote to be rejected to which any objection was sustained by either House. ? A Confederate soldier named Moore crawled out under the fire of two armies to give relief to a wounded Union Cap? tain. He recently received information, at his home in Arkansas, that the Cap? tain has bequeathed him $10,000. ? A Georgia negro sharpshooter is in trouble because he bit the mark; but the mark was tbe finger of a little boy who held it up and dared the man to shoot at it. RED CHIEF WILL be at Anderson V. H. on the 21st, 22d, 29th and 30th of APRIL, and the 3d, 4th, 12th, 13th, 21st and 22d of MAY. Persons wishing his services can applv to J. C. Whitefielr', Esq. April 22, 1880_41_2 FOR SALE, ^SECOND-HAND Portable Steam Engine, on Wheels, suitable for Ginning or Threshing. Apply to R. F. DIVVER. April 22, 183-3_41_3__ Master's Sale STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Anderson. In the Court of Common]Pleas. D. R. Greer, Plaintiff, vs. John F. Grcer, Samantha E. Autrey, et al., Defendants. ?Complaint for Partition, &c. BY virtue of an order to me directed by his Honor Thomas Thomson, presi? ding Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit, in the above stated cose, I will sell at Ander? son C. H., S. C, at public sale, on SALE DAY IN MAY next, the following proper? ty, as the Real Estate of Mary L. Grcer, deceased: LOT NO. 1, containing nine and aix tenths (9 6-10) acres, more or leio, situate in the Town of Honea Path, in Anderson County, and adjoining lands of T. A. Hud gens, D. S. McCullough and Lot No. 2 of the Real Estate of said Mary L. Greer, dee'd. LOT NO. 2. containing eleven and one balf (Hi) acres, more or less, situate in the Town of Honea Path, in the County of Anderson, and adjoining lands of T. A. Hudgens, W. Dacus, and Lot No. 1 of the Real Estate of said Mary L. Greer, de? ceased, and lying on the Greenville & Co? lumbia Railroad. LOT NO. 3, containing Ten and nine tenths (10 0-10) acres, more or less, ad adjoining Lot No. 2 of the Real Estate of said Mrs. Mury L. Greer, deceased, and lands of T. A. Hudgens, and lying on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad. Terms of Sale?One-third cash, and the remainder on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, and a mort? gage of the premises to secure the purchase money. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. April 8, 1880 39 4 TAX NOTICE. Treasurer's Office, Anderson, S. C, April 10th, 1880. IX accordance with the Supply Bill, ap? proved February 20, 1SS0, notice is hereby given that tin's Office will be open for the collection of Taxes Saturday, May 1st, 1880, and will remain open until May 31st. The rate per centum of Taxes is as follows: State Tax. 4J Mills. County Tax. 3 " School Tax. 2 Poll Tax.One Dollar Total. 92 ?? Tax Pavers of the Townships of Bclton and Willfamston will be required to pay a Tax of seven mills, in addition to State and County Taxes, for the construction of the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad. Also, for the construction of the Savannah Valley Railroad an additional tax, over and above the State and County taxes, will bo rcquiredsto be paid by the taxpayers in tho following townships to the amount named, to wit: CentreviUe, 7i mills; Varennes, 7i mills; Savannah, 7i mills; Hall, 72 mills ; Dark Corner, 74 mills. For the convenience of the Tax Payers I will be at the following places at the times stated for tho collection of Taxes : Williamston Township, at Wiliianiston, Tuesday, May 4th. Brushy Creek Township, at Glenn's Store, Wednesday, May 5th. Garvin Township, at Bethany, Thursday, May 6th. Pcndletou Township, at Pendlcton, Fri? day, May 7th. Fork Township, at Farmer's Store, Mon? day, May 10th. Rock Mills Township, at Providence Church, Tuesday, May 11th. Savannah Township, at Holland's Store, Wednesday, May 12th. Dark Corner Township, at Sherard's Store, Thursday, May 13th. Hall Township, at Carswell Institute, Monday, May 17th. Martin Township, at Clinkscales' Mills, Tuesday, May 18th. Varennes Township, at Flat Rock Church, Wednesday, Mav 19th. CentreviUe Township, at Hunter's Spring, Friday, May 21st. Broadaway Township, at Neil's Creek Church, Monday, May 24th. Hopewcll Township.at Hopewell Church, Tuesday, May 25th. Honea Path Township, at Honea Path, Thursday, May 27th. Belton Township, at Belton, Friday, May 28th, And for the balance of the time during the month of May at my Office in the Court House at Anderson. Taxes are payable in the following kinds of funds, and no other: Gold and Silver Coin, United States Currency, National Bank Notes, and for County Taxes Jury and Witnesses Tickets. WM. McGUKIN, Treasurer Anderson County. April 15, 1880_40_3__ REDUCED PRICES. ?0 CALL OTV JOHN E. PEOPLES And Get the Celebrated MERRYMAN GUANO, 475 lbs. Cotton per Ton. NAVASSA GUANO, 450 lbs. Cotton per Ton. 425 lbs. Cotton per Ton. I still 'have on hand plenty of the Nn vassa Guano and Navassa Acid for compost? ing. Call and sec me before purchasing else? where. JOHN E. PEOPLES, Anderson, S. C. March 4, 1880_34_ 1880 MM. 1880 SIMPSON, REED & CO. STILL HEADQUARTERS FOR CARDEN SEEDS FROM the most reliable Seed Growers North. Our stock is larger and more select than ever before. We invite whole? sale as well as retail bnvers to call and ex amine our stock at the Drug Store, Corner Benson House. SIMPSON, REID & CO. Feb 10, 1880 15 BLUE RIDCE RAILROAD! "S NOT COMPLETED, but we are assured tbat in the near future it will be. In the _ L meantime vou will all need Clothes, and we are prepared to show the PRETTIEST LINE OF? FANCY CASSIMERES, ENGLISH DIAGONALS, &c, That we have ever exhibited before. An entire new line of GENTS' UNDERWEAR, COLLARS, CRAVATS, SHIRTS, &c. A beautiful assortment of COTTONADES, TWEEDS, JEANS and CASHMARETS, from 12Jc. to 75c. no advance virginia cassimeres. We also have a fine stock of this "honest make" of Goods that our people admire so much. READY MADE CLOTHING. We make a specialty in this line, and have selected our Clothing with unusual care. We are receiving a very large invoice this season of Cassi mere Suits, Black Cloth and Diagonal Coats and Vests. Suits from $2.50 to $20.00. a new feature. We have added to our stock this season a fine assortment of Boys' and Youths' Clothing from four to sixteen years of age. The Ladies of our County have long felt the need of these articles for their younger ! J* s>.uJtii, Boys, ami we are ready to supply this want. I McCully's Corner, Anderson, S. C. SEWING MA4.-IIIA'ES.?We arc still handling one of the best Sewing Machines made, which we will sell cheap and on good terms. Call in and get the extra induce? ments we offer for a machine to be paid in Cotton. IT WILL PAY YOU. J. R. ?!k L. I?. SMITH, McCully'sCorner. March IS, 1880 36 3m We bought our Woolen Goods early in January, before they were much advanced, and will give our customers the advantage, anp sell them Goods at very nearly old prices. The increased patronage we have received during the past Winter has enabled us to purchase a heavy Stock this Spring, and to offer extra inducements to our friends. We will be pleased to see all of our cus? tomers and the balance of mankind at our old stand. C. A. REED, ACENT, DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. HEADQUARTERS FOR MENS' AND BOYS' HATS. The Lowest Prices in the market for Huts. THE MOST iWR AND BEST SEWING MAGHIHES Attachments and Needles for different kinds of Machines. A GOOD STOCK OF THE CELEBRATED LOUIS COOK VEHICLES, Such as Open and Top BUGGIES, Double-Seat BUGGIES, PH.ETONS, ?Sc. ic. all kinds of buggy material and iron. Southeast Corner Waverly House Buildiuir. April 15, 1SS0 40 to