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E. B. MUERAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1881. TSBMS: ONE YEAR..81.50. SIX MONTHS.-.~. 75c. Two Dollarn if not paid In advance. ???IHB RAILROAD TAXES. Under the concurrent resolution passed * by the recent Legislature the time for paying the taxes voted to the Savannah Valley Railroad and the Atlantic and French Broad Railroad has been extend? ed until the first day of February, so that all persons who desire to do so have the opportunity of paying these taxes without the penalty up to that date, after which the penalty of twenty per cent, will be added to the present taxes. Only eighteen days remain in which payment can be made without the penalties, OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Hon. Hugh S. Thompson, Superinten? dent of Education in this State, has done a good work and evinced great ability during his past services of four years. His last report shows that there were 2,973 school in operation in this State last year, as against 2,483 in 1876 ; 3,171 I* teachers employed, against 2,674 in 1876; an attendance of 134,072 against 102,396 in 1876; a fund of $351,415.50 against $102,896; and an average length of ses? sion of 3} mouths against 3 months in 1876. He recommends also that tho various localities of the State be author? ized to levy an additional tax for school purposes, to enable them to secure the -" advantages of a continued session' of a school taught by a competent teacher. This might work well in some places, bnt as a general law we think it would be productive of mischief, and, therefore, we think the Legislature has acted wisely in not conferring the right of local taxa? tion for this purpose. The report also speaks in the most complimentary terms of the work done by the Normal Insti? tute at Spartanburg last summer, and asks the Legislature for aid in securing the continuance of this Institute as a part of the public educational work cf i; the State. This aid was granted by ap? propriating $1,500 of a sum of $3,000 donated to the public schools of the State, the other portion of the donation being reserved for future use. Thus a more successful and beneficial Normal Insti? tute may be expected for the coming summer, and great benefits to the teach? ers of the State, and through them i.o the - pupils, may be expected. Col. Thompson is the right man in the right place, and will develop the public school system of our State to its fullest extent of usefulness. It is an important work, and its increasing efficiency should be a matter of pride to every citizen of the State._^ THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE. The recent session of the Legislature cannot be boasted of as a very great financial success, but it may justly claim to be in the very van upon moral ques? tions. It refused to enact a divorce law, and refused to amend the law prohibit? ing freigbt.trains from ruuning on Sun? day so as to allow them to run duriDg certain hours of the Sabbath. In addi? tion to these negative acts it passed the law prohibiting duelling, with the clause requiring the officers of the State to take an oath that they have not engaged in any duel since the passage of this act. Col. Ruckcr gave notice of a bill em? bodying this feature, but it was put iu as an amendment to Col. McCrady's bill, thereby obviating the necessity for a sep? arate bill. This feature, which is the most practical feature in it, was first suggested by Judge Kershaw in a charge to the grand jury at Spartanburg last fall. The passage of this bill will, in our opin? ion, put an end to duelling in South Car? olina. The law agoiust carrying con? cealed weapons is another of the whole? some acts of the late session. All of the sections of the bill, with the exception of the fifth section, which was introduced by Colonel Simontoo, were prepared as amendments to this section by Mr. Mur? ray, and as it stands, if enforced, will greatly reduce the number of pistols carried carelessly in the pockets of per? sons who have no earthly use for them. The law prohibiting the sale of whiskey outside of incorporated cities, towns and villages, and imposiug an additional license for County purposes of one hun? dred dollars was also prepared and offered as a substitute by Mr. Murray for another bill. It will afford great relief to those Counties which were afflicted with bar? rooms through the country, and is a step in the right direction in regulating the sale of liquors in our towns. Upon the consideration of the liquor question, Messrs. Prince, Simpson and Rucker made able speeches in favor of some measure looking to a regulation of the liquor traffic. The law !o punish per? sons who entice away the laborers of another was introduced by Mr. Strom, of Edgefield, and will do a great deal to regulate the labor of the country and render it stable aud reliable. It does not affect the laborer at all, but punishes the man who would induce him to leave the employment of another in violation of a contract. It will do a great deal for the agriculture of our State, and will doubtless be enforced. We publish the law elsewhere. An act introduced by Mr. Simpson, giving Trial Justices juris? diction in prosecutions arising for viola lations of the fence law was passed, and is now a law. Senator McCall, of Marlboro, intro? duced a bill to exempt immigrants who purchase real estate in South Carolina from taxation up to $1,500 worth of property for three years. In the House it was, on motion of Mr. Murray, amend? ed by making it five years, and iu this shape it became a law. It is hoped that the new law will induce persons with small capital to purchase lands and settle in this State. We need about forty thou? sand additional voters to render the State perfectly safe and secure without the constant strain that rests ou our people in every election, and the ouly way to get them is by encouraging immigration. Some very important work was mapped out for the next session. The laws of the State are to be codified by a commission cf three", to b$ ?jfpt/iDte? by the cbnvtn tion of Judges. A commission, consist j ing of Messrs. Simonton, J. J. Hemphill, George Johnslone, Jame3 Aldrich and J. M. Johnson from the House, and Messrs. Witherspoon, Jeter and Smythe from tbe Senate, was appointed to suggest amend? ments to the Constitution. A commis? sion, consisting of Messrs. Murray, Mc Crady, Hutson, Gray and Crawford from the House, and Senators Perry, Maxwell and Lartigue, was appointed to suggest amendments to the election laws. A commission, consisting of Messrs. Has kell, Simons and Newton, from the House, was appointed to report laws regulating the railroads of this State. The commissions are to submit their reports to the next General Assembly, which will therefore be called upon to consider the most important questions that have arisen since the advent of the Democracy to power in South Carolina. THE IRISH LAND LEAGUE. The citizens of Ireland are having se? rious troubles, growing out of the relation between landlord aud tenant. The real estate of Ireland consistsof about twenty million acres, of which about sixteen million are iu cultivation, or used for the purposes of residence or pasture. The population of the island is a little over five million, thus giving an average of less than three and a quarter acres of cultivatable land to each inhabitant. The ownership, however, is not by any menus generally distributed, but of the whole number of inhabitants probably ?ot more than fifty thousand out of the five millions own a foot of land. The whole real estate of the island is owned by about sixty-eight thousand persons, a very large proportion?perhaps twenty thousand?of whom are not residents of Ireland at all, and manage their estates by agents. Of the sixty-eight thousand landowners, more than half of them do not own more than one-quarter of an acre, so that by far the greater portion of the land is owned by foreign landlords, who use their property in the most arbi? trary and oppressive mauner. This state of things ha? existed in the Emerald Isle for very many years, and has fre? quently given riso to very great disturb? ances. Thegovernmentof Great Britain supports the landlords, and they are always tyrannical in the extreme in consequence of the security they feel in the protection that is afforded them. They dismiss thejr tenauts at will, and annually after the harvest season the land is filled with officers distraining for rents, and evicting such tenants as the anger or caprice of landlords may direct. Upon previous occasions the differences between the landlords and the tenantry have lead to revolts and bloodshed, fol? lowed by adjustments which would work satisfactorily until the ureed of the land? lords induced fresh complications. Some years ago these differences were harmon? ized by the adoption of equitable rent rates, fixed by a civil engineer named Griffiths, who was ordered by the gov? ernment to make an inspection of Ireland and report, which he did with such ability and. success that the rates sug? gested in the report were accepted by both classes. These rates have prevailed for near forty years, aud as long as ad? hered to very slight complications arose. Of late years, however, these rents have been advanced upon an average some twenty-Gve or thirty per cent., and tbe burden has thereby been increased until it amounts practically to an enslavement of tbe tcuantry of the island, and has given rise to the most resolute resistance by the tenantry. They have formed organizations known as "Land Leagues," which are clubs for the purpose of unit? ing the tenantry in opposition to the advance in rents on the Griffiths rates, and are proceeding in the most orderly and prudent manner possible. They have large meetings from time to time, but commit no excesses. Great Britain has sent companies of flying artillery into the island, but they find nothing to do, and it is hoped that the present ses? sion of Parliament will adopt some meas? ures of relief for these unhappy people. The sympathy of the outside world is with Ireland, ancTthe pressure will ulti? mately force au equitable adjustment of the present troubles. Their forbearance and prudence have won for them a very favorable consideration at the hands of impartial people of England, and there is every reason to believe that the Land League will be successful in protecting the interest of the tenantry of Ireland. GAIRFIELD'S CABINET. If the present speculations iu regard to Gen. Garfield's cabinet are fulfilled, there is to be a lively time ahead in the Republican camp. The appointment of Blaine as Secretary of State, the first offico in rank and importauce in tbe cabinet, will be a direct and unmistaka? ble thrust at Grant and Conkling, who are both bitter and uncompromising per? sonal enemies of Mr. Blaine, and there is no reason to believe that either of these leaders will quietly submit to such an affront. Grant and Conkling un? doubtedly elected Gen. Garfield Presi? dent, and they feel that more is due to them than to any other two men in the Republican party, and what is more, they have greater influence than any other two men in that party. If war begins between the new President and this wing?the stalwart wing of the par? ty?there will be such a rupture that no dark horse can come from the "great unknown" with ability to heal the breach. It is said, as newspaper rumor, that Mr. Garfield recognizes the influence Mr. Conkling exerted, but that he does not like the sulking manner in which he ! began the canvass, or the supercilious aud insolent mauner in which he advo? cated his cause in its latter stages. For these reasons he is willing to break with Mr. Conkling, and the first step in the breach is to be the appointment of Blaine, the most pronounced enemy of Conk? ling. to the most important cabinet posi? tion. It is, of course, uncertain ns to tbe shape things will take in this new conflicL within the lines of the Republi? can party, but if it assumes the propor I tions that aro probable, there will be abundant opportunity for the Democrats to reap very material and substantial benefits by holding the balance of power, and using their advantage with prudence and discretion. In its present condition there is probably nothing which would benefit the country so much as a strong quarrel betweeo two prominent portions of the Republican party. HON*. B. F. CRAYTON FOB GOVERNOR. The Greenville News suggests the name of Senator Cray ton for the next Governor of South Carolina, and pays him the fol? lowing deserved compliment: It is early yet to begin the construction of State slates, but some one has men? tioned B. F. Cray ton, of Anderson, for Governor. He would make an excel? lent one; while a representative of the farming interest, he is progressive, liber? al and enterprising, thoroughly trustwor? thy and conservative. We are not wedded to him, but there has beeu no belter suggestion. One gref.t recommen? dation is, that he is a representative of the much-ignored class of "Alisters." The next Governor must be an up-country man. A COLOKED MAN FOB THE CABINET. The colored people have an inconve? nient habit of always calling on the President they vote for aud help to elect for a few of the many public offices he has the right to fill by appointment. From their standpoint their .requests are reasonable, for it is by their votes in sev? eral of the close States that the Repub? lican party has succeeded, and without those votes the Democrats would control the government. They think, therefore, that inasmuch as they do a very impor? tant part of the voting, they should also enjoy some of the benefits of holding the offices. This the Republicans think a very inconvenient and improper proceed? ing, for their idea of the negro is that he should be content with doing the voting and allow the white leaders of the party to hold the offices. They not only have these ideas, but to a large extent have acted up to them, until the colored brethren appear ts be a little tired of their part in the picture, and are now clamoring more loudly than ever for re? cognition of their services to "the party." They insist that ex-Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, is an upright, able and thoroughly competent person, and iu re? cognition of the political services of the negro race, to which he belongs, is en? titled to an appointment in President Garfield's Cabinet, This is not an un? reasonable demand. There are eight Cabinet appointments, and the negro race gave General Garfield at least one sixth of all the votes he *eceived, so that the claim for one place out of eight is not excessive. We hardly expect Mr. Bruce to get the appointment, however, for the Republican parly does not like the negro for official positions. It is very fond of him as a voter, but prefers a white Republican for the position of an office-holder. GENERAL FRAUDS vs. MAJORITIES. The Republicans are contesting every Congressional District iu this State, and arc preparing to make their fight on the ground of general frauds, without at? tempting to dispose of the majorities given against them at the polls. It is said that the Republican leaders are counselling this course, and that the new Congress, with its Republican majority, is expected to carry out the programme by unseating our whole delegation to make room for the defeated Republican candidates. This may be true, but it will be such an arbitrary and iniquitous exercise of partisan power that it will assuredly work an injury to the party which shows such defiance to the laws of elections. The majorities of several of our Congressmen are so large that they cmnot be explained away or gotten rid of under the charge of general fraud. When the returns for Evins, Aiken, Tillman and Richardson are looked into it will be found that all the fraud alileged, if true, do noj amount to anything near the majorities they received, and the bulk of the changes made are the purest fic? tions of the imagination of defeated can? didates. It is an easy thing to cry fraud, but these contestants will find it much more difficult to prove if the coining Con? gress requires proof. If, however, the R?publican majority in that Congress chooses, by an arbitrary exercise of its power, to deprive South Carolina of representation, it can do so under the p ea of general fraud, or anything else it may please to call it. Our representa? tives have been turned out heretofore by Republican Congresses, and we must con? fess that no action of this party towards the South will surprise us. President Hayes has given Whittaker, the West Point colored cadet from South Carolina, who is thought to have muti? lated himself for the purpose of creating sympathy, a trial by court martial.? Whittaker will be defended, it is said, by Ex-Professor Greener and Ex-Gov. Chamberlain, of this State. The com? mission is organized, it is thought, in the interest of Whittaker, and it is predicted that he will be acquitted. The notorious Maj. Merrill, who acquired such an infa? mous reputation in the South Carolina Ku Klux troubles, is one of the Judges, and from his known proclivities in favor of the n gro, Whittaker will have cause for d eappointment if he does not find in him a zealous friend. The Whittaker case is evidently troubling the politicians, and they have probably decided to give him a white-washiug for the purpose of getting rid of the matter. The result will show the amount of success they achieve by the new dodge. The Railroad Commission of Georgia has done service for that State in the regulation of Heights and in the reduc? tion of passenger rates. The Commis? sion has recently classified the Roads of Georgia into three classes, and has re? duced the rate of passage to three cents per mile on the first class; four cents ou the second class, and five cents on the third class Roads. In this State all of the Roads charge five cents per mile. The Legislature at its next session should adopt some law similar to the Georgia law, and regulate the railroad corpora lions of this State in tho interest of the I people of South Carolina. It is said that Bob Ingersoll is to be rewarded by Gen. Garfield for his ser? vices in the recent election by the ap? pointment to some first class foreign mis? sion. It is said that Hayes shunned Ir.gersoll on account of his infidelity, but that Garfield will not be so orthodox in his religious course. We hope that Ingersoll will not be appointed to repre? sent this country at a foreign court. No avowed infidel should be app -inte I the representative of a Cbritt'an naton to a fbrefgn court. thf chinese problem. The return of the Commissioners on the part of the United States to negotiate a treaty with the Chinese Government has naturally caused a great deal of cu? riosity in the public miud to ascertain the result of the Commission's labors. Col. Trcscot very discreetly declined to make public the result until it was pub? lished from the Stale Department, but Hon. John F. Swift, upon landing in San Francisco, fell a prey to the newspaper reporters, and cculd not resist the temp? tation to talk a little, and the following points of the new treaty have been an? nounced : The Call publishes an interview with Hon. John F. Swift, of the Commission? ers to negotiate a treaty with China, who returned by the steamer Gaelic yester? day. Swift says, in addi'ion to other points, the treaty contains a clause reserving to the United States the right to termiuate at any time the residence of Chinese laborers in this country. It was also tacitly understood that the Chinese cannot be naturalized in the United States, and that naturalization already accomplished shall be null and void. The negotiations were concluded on November 20tb. Everything was ready on the 15th, but the word "disaster" oc? curred in the treaty, and it is a law of China that that word cannot be presented to the attention of the Emperor within five days of certain important events, among which is the birthdays of mem? bers of the Imperial family which ncees p'iated a delay of about a fortnight. Before the conclusion of the treaty the commissiouers were so much dishearten? ed that they were on the point of giving up the negotiations, and would have left Pekin but for the fact that communica? tions were interrupted by the severity of the weather and pending their renewal the Chinese officials made the concessions desired. Swift denies the report that the Chi? nese met the commissioners half way in their propositions, and says their points were only attained by persistent effort. He denies the report that Minister An gell contemplates resigning his position. garfield declines A. sen'atokship. It is not often that a man declines a United States Senatorship, though we prerume any one would do so for the Presidency, and therefore the following letter from Geu. Garfield, which was pre? sented to the Senate on the 5th inst., is not creating any surprise: Mentor, Ohio, Dec. 23, 18S0. Slit: On the 13th aud 14th days of January, A. D. 1880, the General Assem? bly of the State of Ohio, pursuant to law, chose me to be a Senator in the Congress of the United States from the said State for the term of six years, to begin on the fourth of March, A. D. 1881. Understanding that lawful evi? dence of that fact has been presented to the Sena'.e and filed in its archives, I have the honor to inform the Senate that I have, by letter dated December 23, 1880, and addressed to the Governor and General Assembly of the State of Ohio, formally declined to accept said appoint? ment and I have renounced the same. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obe? dient servant, J. A. Garfield. To (he President of the Senate of the United States. Senator Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, who is now a very old man, having an? nounced that he docs not desire a re? election to the United Stales Senate, quite a spirited contest has been waged for the succession between Eugene Hale and Mr. Frye, with chances in favor of Hale. Both men are very friendly to Blaine, and he is said to desire the elec? tion of both. As this cannot be accom? plished for the same place, it has been suggested that Blaine go into Garfield'a Cabinet as Secretary of State, and there? by make another vacancy in the Senate from Maine, so that the ambition of both Hale and Frye can be gratified with an election to the Senate. This is a good programme for the ambitious triumvirute of the Pine Tree Slate, and if Gen. Gar? field will only appoint Blaine to the Cabinet, the agreement will no doubt be carried out. The evils of absenteeism in Congress has become so great as to excite severe comment. It is a practice of which both parties are guilty, and for which the in? dividuals should bo held responsible by their constituents. The people, however, do not as a general thiug know when their immediate representative is absent and when he is present iu Congress. The best remedy for the trouble would be such a change in the rules as to re? quire a member to be present or lose a proper portion of his salary. It is gross? ly improper for men to be drawing pay from the government for services which they do not reuder. If the pay were made dependent upon attendance, we apprehend that there would be very little delay in Congressional business for the lack of a quorum. The Republicans of Michigan have elected Hon. Q. D. Conger to the United States Senate to occupy the scat made vacant by the death of Zach. Chandler. Conger has been a member of Congress for several terms, and has distinguished himself by objecting to every thing in general, and to the South in particular. He is a stalwart among stalwarts, and hates the Southern Brigadier or Congress? man with that hatred which is only known to the men who are private citi? zens iu time of war and valiant soldiers in times of peace. Mr. Conger will make the Senate lively with his insolence and bravado. Michigan may rest as? sured that she will be heard from in the Senate very frequently after Conger takes his scat. The Supreme Court has granted a new trial to Jeff David, the negro who was convicted of the Franklin murder, in Abbeville County, several years ago, and sentenced to be hanged. He was actual ly upon the gallows at one lime when the respite from Gov. Hampton arrived, and the execution was postponed. Such grave doubts of the prisoner's guilt exist that three Governors have respited him from time to time, until the case has again got into the Courts, and through the energy and zeal of the prisoner's counsel, Mr. Uenet, he is very likely to ultimately secure an acquittal and a re? turn to liberty. In recent municipal e'ections the dry ticket was successful in Ro k Hi 1 and the wrt ticket succeeded in Chester. ? The Richmond (Va.) S'ate express? es the belief that it would fe-s im puss ble to calculate the good Jeff r.-on Davis might have done 'or the Sou'.h am! h ? whole country ha I he com ? o it m ofn.l.' and taken his p'ace in i u't-ic "if'n'rs becoming the leader of his people back again into the Un'on. The first reported case of prosecution for violating the concealed weapon law comes from Gaflhey City, on the Air Line Railroad, in Spartanburg County, where Mr. Drayton Painter, from Union County, was arrested on last Friday for carrying concealed weapons. JIc had not fully recovered from Christmas in? dulgence, and was very free in the exhi? bition of the proscribed pistol, lie was bound over to appear at the next term of Court. Thus it will he seen that the new law is to be enforced, and people throughout the Slate will avoid prosecu? tion by leaving their pistols sit homo hereafter. DISFRANCHISING THE MORMONS. The Governor of Utah Relusot- it CcrtlHcatc to Delegat? Cannon, and Gives it In a Minority Gentile Candidate. Salt Lake City, Jan. S. When the returns of the late election for delegate to Congress were canvassed by Secretary Thomas, the Gentile candi? date, Allen G. Campbell, filed a paper with Governor Murray, protesting against the issuing of a certificate of election to Apostle Cannon, although it appeared that ho had a large majority of the votes cast. It is claimed that the Apostle is not a citizen of the United Stales, and being a polygamist is not capable of be? coming a citizen. These fr.cts had long been notorious, and, therefore, the votes cast for Cannon at said election it is claimed must be held void. He (Cs'.mp bcll) being the only eligible candidate running at said election must have been elected, and the Governor's certificate should be issued accordingly. Cannon's reply, in which he claims that he was naturalized in due and legal form twenty six years ago, and thp.t if he was a po lygamist, as charged by Campbell, it would not disqualify him for the office of delegate, was filed with Gov. Murray yesterday. The case was argued at length before the Governor by counsel for the respective parties. It was shown by a copy of the actual record of the court in which Cannon claims to have been naturalized, that on the day when Cannon claims to have been naturalized no such naturalization proceedings took place. The clerk also certified under his seal that from the organization of the court unto the present time he was una? ble to find any record in any of said re? cords of the naturalization of Geo. Q. Cannon. The pretended certificate relied on by Cannon does not purport to be an exemplification of any record of the Court of Record, and is therefore void on its face. No record of the naturalization of Cannon in open court, signed by a Judge, exists, and the naturalization act in force at that time makes such record the only proof of the fact, without which the statute says the parly shall not be deemed to be a citizen. If was argued by Cannon's counsel that if all this were true the Governor was not authorized to take cognizance of it. It should be left to the House of Representatives. The Governor did not take that view of it. The act of Congress organizing the Ter? ritory of Utah says the Governor shall declare the penon who received the greatest number of votes duly elected, and shall certify accordingly. An act of Congress, approved June 8, 1872, pro? vides that no person shall be capable of voting or of holding office in any Terri? tory who is not a citizen of the United States. The Governor held that this act of Congress and of the Territory bound him to take cognizance of the fact which he considered established, that Cannon is an alien, and is, therefore, ineligible to hold the office of delegate. Under other cir? cumstances, says the Governor in his ruling, Cannon might be naturalized be . fore his term of office begins, but it is charged by Campbell, and not denied by Cannon, that the latter is living in vio? lation of the law of 18(12, making polyg? amy a felony, and cannot, therefore, be well disposed towards the Government of the United Slates, not being a citizen, aud being incapable from his profession and manner of life of taking the oaths of naturalization in good faith, and these facts having been notorious for years, it follows that the votes cast for him as a delegate arc lost, and Allen G. Campbell being a citizen of the United States and possessing all the other necessary quali? fications, the Governor is bound by law to declare the said Campbell duly elected and to certify accordingly. The Gover? nor awarded the certificate of election to Allen G. Campbell this morning and immediately left Salt Lake, bound to Louisville, Ky., on important business, which has been postponed several days that he might hear the argument and de? cide this question. Salt Lake City, Januar} y.?The friends of Mr. Cannon last evening ap? plied to Secretary Thomas for a certified statement of the count, and Mr. Cannon will contest Mr. Campbell's seat. The Mormons are very indignant. The Even? ing News says that Governor Murray can no longer command the respect of hon? orable men, aud that his conduct is das? tardly and contemptible, and unworthy of any official with the least claim to the title of gentleman. The Gentiles fed as though they had at last got the Mormon bull by the horns instead of the tail, and they expect the Administration, the new House and the country to help them keep their hold. The Salt Lake Tribune of to-day says: Governor Murray has refused his certifi? cate of election to George G. Cannon and uiven it to A. G. Campbell. He has not questioned the legality of the votes cast for Cannon or the fairness of the election. He has simply taken cogniz? ance of two facts which the contest brought out, and which arc: First, that Geo. G. Cannon being foreign born and never naturalized, is not a citizen, aud second, that it is not possible for Cannon to cure his disabilities ami become a cit? izen before the 4th day of March next. This being true, the votes cast for him were thrown away, and A. G. Campbell being the citizen who received the high? est number of votes, the Go:crnor gives him the certificate. In a time of great peril it is said Gen. Washington issued this order: "Put none but Americans on guard to-night!" The order came to Gov. Murray from a higher power than ever Washington was, "Issue certificates to none but Americans in Utah !" He could not disobey. The Coming Cabinet. Washington*, January '?>. There are rumors here to-day that some of Gen. Garfield's Cabinet plans have met with a mischance and that he may have to make a recast. It is said that sirong pressure lias been brought upon him to select an Eastern man for the Treasury Department, but iL is not believed probable that he will consent to this. Mr. Morion does not admit or deny that he has been offered the Navy Department by Mr. Hayes; but his friends say that he prefers the Senate, and it is believed here that he will be tho choice of the New York Legislature. It is thought that Ohm will have no reprc rentalive in the Cabinet. Tho latest Cabinet stands thus : Secretary of State, Mr. Blaine; treasury, a We-:ern man, perhaps .Mr. Allison ; war, .Mr. Came? ron ; navy, an Eastern man ; postmaster general, Mr. Plait, of New V? rk ; inte? rior, ii Pacific coast man, possibly D.O. Mills; attorney-general, a Western or South? rn man, possibly Phillip 11. Mor? gan, of Louisiana, now Minister to Mex? ico, a native Louisianian .and an original and constant Union mau. I Jut hese arc only the guesses of politicians. Nothing is known h re of Gen. Garlle d inten? tions, or if i' i- it is kepi very quiet by j those who know. Tun Important Acts. Ax Act to Make it a Misdemeanor to Entice or Persuade a Laborer to Leave tbe Employment of Another, or to Employ a Laborer under Contract with Another. Be it rnacled by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That any person or persons who shall entice or persuade by any means what? soever any tenant or tenants, laborer or laborers, under contract with another, duly entered into between the parlies in the presence ol one or more witnesses, whether such contract be verbal or in writing, lo violate such contract, or shall employ any laborer or laborers, knowing him, her or them to be under contract with another, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one bundled dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten nor more than thirty days. Approved December '2-1, 1 SSO. Ax Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to prohibit the sale of seed cotton between the time of the setting atH the rising of the sun, and to rcgul: the sa'c of seed cotton," approved June S, 1S77. Be if enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act to prohibit the sale of seed cotton between the time of the setting and the rising of the sun, and to regulate the sale of seed cotton," approved June 8, 1877, be, and the same is hereby, amend? ed by striking out in the last line of the section the last three words thereof, to wit, "of any day," so that said section shall read : "That on and after the pass? age of this Act it shall not be lawful for any person to buy or sell, or receive by way of barter, exchange or traffic of any sort, any seed cotton between the hours of sundown and eunrise." Approved Decembor 24, 18S0. Coining Back Home. Twelve colored people arrived in Washington on New Year's Day. They had just come from the township of Ox? ford, Butler County, Ohio, by way of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and were on their return to Macon, North Caroli? na, from which place they had been in? duced to emigrate last March, as they stated, by misrepresentation. They were in a deplorable condition?without a cent, poorly clad and nearly frozen, the children crying from hunger and cold. They were thawed out and made happy by as much good sotip and bread as they cculd eat, und after getting thoroughly warmed were each given a warm bath and furnished warm beds for the night. They hope to get transportation to their old homes, which they were very anxious to reach again. From their statements they had seen hard times, and had been imposed on in many ways. The exces? sive cold climate where they had been living, coupled with destitution, had made them sick of the Western country, and they said they preferred their old homes. One of the men left seventy-five acres of land in North Carolina, which he owns, thinking from the representa? tions made that lie would better his con? dition by going West. They state that they knew nothing about the exodus, but the brother of the wife, who is loca? ted in Butler County, Ohio, wrote for them to come out, picturing everything as lovely in that section, and they finally left, in March last, but they found that ihere was more labor there already than could be supported. A Remarkable Historic Incident. Let me tell you an incident that I learned the other day, that has never been in print, and is a curious fact con? nected with our two most prominent Georgians now?Gov. Cohpiit and Sen? ator Brown. In 1837, when Joe Brown was nomi? nated for Governor the first lime, the Democratic Convention spent three ?lays ballotting ineffectually. James Gardner, Henry G. Lamar and J. H. Lumpkiu were the strong men baltottcd for. The whole vote was 399. Each mau ran up to 179, but could not rea h me two votes to get even a bare majority. A committee was appointed to propose a compromise man. A vote was taken by the committee by written ballots, but not counted. Before it was counted the name of Joseph E. Brown was urged and accepted, and reported to the Convention, aud nominated unanimously. The bal? lot taken by the committee was afterwards counted, and by a majority, Alfred H. I Colquitt, the present Governor, was the choice of tho committee for a compromise man for Governor, and thus would have ?eeu the nominee of the Convention. That was a close shave at being Gover? nor. Hope Hull and John Tucker were both members of the compromise com? mittee and both voted for Colquitt then, and stated in their life-time these facts. The incident is certainly a romantic one and of historic value; and iu the light of subsequent events loses none of its romance. Colquitt, twenty years after? wards, became Governor, and made Brown Senator. A Railroad Trn ?'?? Danville, Va., January S. Last night the fast mail train, going south, on the Richmond and Danville Railroad, while running very rapidly, ran into a rock slide, one and a half miles east of Lexington, N. C. The engine and United States postal car were com? pletely wrecked. The baggage car and all the passenger cars, including the sleeper, were more or less damaged. The postal clerk, baggage master, and several pa?sei> gcrs were slightly injured. Eugineer Mike O'Donnell and his fireman were instantly killed. The track cannot be cleared of the rock before night. A Human Holocaust.?A lire was discovered in the main building on the Straflbrd County farm, near Dover, N. II., about 4.30 o'clock, on the morning of the 7th inst. At the time of the dis? covery the flames had made considerable headway, and many rooms were tilled with smoke. One hundred and sixty nine persons were iu the building at the time, aud great difficulty was experienced in gelling them out, some of them hav? ing to be dragged to a place of safety. Thirteen persons are missing and proba? bly lost their lives. The loss is esti? mated at $70,000; insured for $25,000. If the weather had not been unusually warm the loss of life -would have been much heavier. The inmates who es? caped are now clothed and sheltered through the generosity of the neighbors and citizens of Dover. A fire engine sent from Dover, four miles away, was unable to reach the scene of conflagra? tion on account of the snow on the ground. The (ire caught from a furnace. ? The Dispatch publishes statistics showing an increase in Richmond, Va., during the year just closed of 137 manu? facturing houses over the previous year, making the whole number now in opera lion 702, with a total capital invested ol $S,9G2,G2u* an increase of nearly $2,000. 000. Tue workmen employed dining the last year numbered 17.000, nearly 3,(00 more than iu 1S7S. The sales amounted to $2 l,704,.Si;2, an increase of r 1.218,000. All the other f gares and inf rotation show an equally ;.i .sfactory sta.c of af-1 fairs. i ? Ex-Representatives Elliot and Rai ncy of South Carolina, both hold clerk* ships at Washington. ? There is said to bo a Representative in Congress from Alabama who has never made a speech or offered a resolution or a bill. He draws his pay promptly and is very popular in his district. ? The proprietors of the Truth, the New York paper that first published the Garfield-Morey letter, have issued a card stating that they are at last convinced that the document was a forgery, and begging Garficld's pardon. ? The South Carolina delegation is domiciled in Washington as follows: Senator M. 0. Butler at 510 N. Capital street; Representatives Evins, Richard? son, O'Connor and Aiken at the Metrop? olitan Hotel; Representative Tillman at 41G, Rth street. ? E. K. Wilson, who was alleged to have been knocked on the head at West Point, Ga., and robbed on Monday night last, confessed that he wounded himself with a knife and then beats his head with a piece of pine wood and took the money. He was agent for the Southern Express at West Point. ? An old colored preacher was recently convicted in Orangeburg Court of having voted two Republican tickets folded together at the last election. In consideration of his being "an humble and ignorant negro," he was fined but Si without costs and two days in jail by Judge Mackey. ? Three men were caught iu the re? cent blizzard on a Texas prairie and took to the woods, where they started and kept up a hot fire. One of thera fell asleep and was horribly burned about the upper part of his body, while his legs were subsequently frozen. He was taken to Dallas after several days' wan? dering, scorched above and frosted below the waist, but will probably recover. ? The New York Tribune of Monday, in a double-leaded leader, says: "The administration of President Garfield is to be an administration for the whole Repub? lican party. It will foment no quarrels; it will most earnestly seek the things that make for peace and for the interests of the party it represents. But it will not permit its friends to be persecuted for their friendship. Whoever has been persuaded to doubt this may as well make, henceforth, a declaration of inde? pendence from the dictation of any au? thority, save the wishes of constituents and his own convictions of policy and right/' ? The chronicler of Lieutenant Sch watka's recent expedition in search of the remans of Sir John Franklin records some interesting facts regarding the great cold of the Arctic region. The lowest temperature met with by the company was 103 degrees below freezing point, or seventy-one degrees below zero. The effects of such inteuse cold upon the human system were not so marked in the case of the lieutenant and his companions as might be supposed, and even during a month in which the average temperature was sixty-five degrees below zero the health of the par;y remained unimpaired. ? Under Mr. Thompson's scheme, the apportionment of the States, subject of course to final revision, is ascertained to be 49,805.965, and the proposed basis of representation would be for 306 members ?making one representative for 161,326 persons. The representation, as the law now stands, cannot be reduced by any local or State disqualifications cutting down the aggregate of votes. It will not he possible, while the Hall of Representa? tives has no greater capacity than at present, to materially increase the num? ber of members, nor is it desirable that the number should bo increased. The present seating capacity is for 302 per? sons, but ten more seats could be added. In a House composed of 306 members, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia would each gain one member; Texas would gain four; Nebraska two ; Kansas three, and Minnesota two; New York would lose two members, and Florida, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Penn? sylvania, each one. Maryland and the other States not named would retain their present representation. It is prob? able that some such bill as this proposed by Mr. Thompson will be passed by the present Congress. Mortgagee's Sale. BY virtue of the power contained in Mortgage executed by Elias Terrell to John K. Cochran, 1 will sell at Anderson C, H., on Saleday in February next, the Lot at Liberty Hitl, known as No. 7, con? taining one acre. Terms cash?purchaser to pav for papers. JOSEPH N. BROWN, Assignee. ?Tan lLJ116t>l_ __27_4* Proposals for Grading S. V. Railroad. SKA LED 1'KOrOSALS are invited for the Grading of twenty miles of the Savannah Valley L'ailroad, commencing at Anderson C. JL, S. C, as a whole or in sections of not less than one mile in length. The Board of Directors reserve the right to reject any bid. Biils will be addressed to John E. Brea zeale, Secretary, Anderson, S.C., until Jan? uary 27, 1881. By order of the Hoard of Directors. JAMES M. LATIMEK, President. Anderson, S. C, Jan. 13, 1881. 21?2 T JLHE undersigned respectfully announce to their friends and customers that they have moved to No. 2 Benson House, Next door South of their old Stand, where they wilt sell DRVGS at the lowest possible figures. Seeing is believing. Give us a call. SIMPSON, HEID et CO. Jan 13 1881 '27 REPORT OF THE CONDITION UK TIIK National Bank of Anderson, t T .Anderson, in the State of South Carolina, at 2x. Ilic close of business December 31st, 1S.S0: llESOUUCES. Loans ami DIscOUlils.S 79.S95 6S 1'. S. IJomli to secure Circulation. 50.00U 00 Other stocks, bonds ami mortgages. 32,5:? ui) Due from approved licserre Agents. 84,525 42 Due frum other National Hanks. 80,681 "0 Iteal Estate, Furniture and Fixtures. 1,000 0<) Hills of olhcr [tanks. 21,150 00 Fra. tivnal paper currency, nickels, pen? nies..'.. 32 70 Specie. 8,169 OS Legal Tender Not?. 10,920 U0 lteilemptlon Fund with LT.SS. Treasurer, ("i per cent, of Circulation,). 2,230 00 Tolal.Sr.:!i,i63 Cl LIAWLITIKS. Capital Slock paid III.S 50,000 00 Surplus Fund. 25,i>'J0 00 Undivided Profits. 0,773 i'l National Hank Notes outstanding. 42,000 iw Pividends unpaid. ?.?i? 00 Individual Deposit* subject to check. 157,:?S7 02 lieniandCertincatcsof I>e|Hi?it. 46,102 20 Total.8331,163 61 STATE OF SOUTH CAKOLIXA, I ss. cocsty uk Ashkbson. /' I, J. A. IIROCK, Cashier of the above named Hank, do solemnly swear mat the above ?latentem is true, to the best of mv knowledge and belief. " .1. A. UltUCK, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this Mh day uf Jauuary, l^M. It. KltAKK MAULIUN, Notary Public. Correct?Attest: .1. W. Nullius, ) <>. II. P. VaXT, ; I>ir.-iors. I?. F. CttAYTOV, I Jan i::, l.-si_27 _ HELTON HIGH SCHOOL. rpilE Exercises of this School will com J. mence <m Monday, Jancauy 10th, IsSJ, and will remain i" session for thirty iwn weeks without intermission. Terms: Primary Class.$m 5U Intermediate C::ts.-. 1<> "<> Higher Cuts*. 50 Full credit will be jriv.n lor all public moneys received. W. F. COX, Principal. BcU.it.. S. C.t Jm ?. VSSl. 20-4 TO RENT. SIX ONE-HORSE FARMS, on Parka place, in Rock Mills Township, Apply to J. S. FOWLER, Anderson, S. C. Jan 13, 13S1 27 2 SALE OF Valuable Jteal Estate. IWILL sell on S A LED AY IN* FEB? RUARY next, if not sold at private sale before that date, the Valuable Tract of Land whereof the late Rev. Thomas II. Cunningham died seized and possessed, sit? uate in Savannah Township, Anderson County, S. C, adjoining lands of Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham, J. G. Cunningham, B. F. Crayton, 13. A. Davis, et al., ??taiu ing Three Hundred and Nineteen (319) acres, more or less. One-half of the Tract in slate of cultivation, the other half in original forest. For terms apply to Thomas Steen & Co., Auction and Commission Merchants. Greeu ville. S. C, or Dr. R. F. Divver, Anderson, S. C. Mas. C. F. CUNNINGHAM, Per T. STENHO?SE, Agent. Jan ?, 1881_20_5 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. IWILL sell, or oifer for sale, to the high? est bidder, at Anderson, S. C, on Sale day in February, 18S1, one L^tof Land, sit? uated in the Town of WillUmston, S. C, containing twenty and Ih.ec-fourtu (20J) acres, more or less, adjoining lands of A. F. Welborn, E. J. Pinson, Mrs. McCorkle and others. On this land is one of the best building sites in Williamston. It is also in a high state of cultivation. Anyone wish? ing to buy at private sale can do so before day of sale. Terms?One-third cash, one-third Janua? ry 1st, 18S2, balance January 1st, 1883, se? cured bv mortgage or approved security. N. R. WILSON. Jan (J, 1881 20 4 Notice of Dissolution. THE Firm of DARR it CO. is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All parties indebted to us by Note or Ac? count will please pay up at once, as wc are anxious to settle up the business as soon as possible. The Notes and Accounts of the firm are at the store of W. F. Barr. Pay? ment may be made to either member of the late firm. W. F. DARR, J. FEASTER DROWN, W. D. DROWN. Jan. 1,1881. The undersigned will continue a General Merchandise Business at the old stand of the late firm, No. 10 Granite Row, where he will be pleased to see his friends and custo? mers at any time. W. F. DARR. Jan 6, 1881 2G 1881^ HARPER'S MAGAZINE, ILLUSTRATED. 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