The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, January 13, 1881, Image 2

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12. B. MURKAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 13. 18?!. TERMS ; ONE YEAI1.91.50. SIX MONTHS. 7fle. Two Do'.Inm if uot paid lu advance. TU* RAILROAD TAX KS. Under thc concurrent resolution passed * by thc recent Legislature thc time fur paying tho taxes voted to the Savannah Valley Railroad and tho Atlantic and French Broad Railroad has been extend ed until thc first day of February, HO th:.t all persons who desire to do so have thc opportunity of paying these taxes without tita penalty up to that date, after which thc penally of twenty per cent, will be added to the present taxes. Only eighteen days renie in in which payment can bc made without the penalties. OUR ri iii.ic scJiooj.y 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 I' re were 2,973 schools in operation in this State last year, ns against ?,483 in 1870 ; 3,171 teachers employed, sgp'nst 2,674 in 1870 ; .in attendu ncr of 131,072 nguinst 102,396 In 1870; u fund of $301,415.50 against $102,390 ; and an average length of ses sion of 3} months ngai.ist 3 months ki 1870. He recommends also that thc variou." localities of tho Stnte bo author ized to levy nu additional tux for school purposes, to enable them to secure tho advantages of n continued session of n school taught '-y a competent teacher. This might work well in some places, but ns a general law wo think it would bo productive of mischief, an<l, therefore, we ?hink the Legislature has. acted wisely in not conferring the right of local taxa tion for this purpose. Thc report also spenks iu thc most complimentary terms of the work dono by tho Normal Insti tuto nt Spnrtanburg Inst Bummer, and asks the Legislature for aid in securing thc continuance of this Instituto us a part of thc public educational work of the State. This aid was granted by ap propriating $1,500 of a sum of $3,000 donated to thc publicschools of the State, the other portion of the donation hoing reserved for futuro use. Thus a more successful and beneficial Normal Insti tute may bc expected for the coming summer, and great benefits to the teach ers Ol thc ot?t?, iiii? ihiuugh i'ueiu io tho pupils, may bo expected. Col. Thompson ?B tho right man in th? right place, mid will develup thc ptifci?*? H . . system of our State to its fullest extent of usefulness. It is an important work, and its increasing efficiency should bo a matter of pride to every citizen of tho Stile. THU WORK Ot-' THE LEGISLATURE. Tho recent session of the Legislature cannot bo bonstetl of ns a very grcnt financial success, but it may justly claim to bo iu the very van upon moral ques tions. It refused lo enact a divorce law, and refused to amend the law prohibit ing freight trains from running on Sun day so as to allow them to run during certain hours of thc Sabbath. In addi tion to llictie negative adi it passed tho law prohibiting duelling, with the clnuso requiring the officers of tho State to take an oath that they have, not engaged in any duel since thc passage of this act. Col. H?cker gave notice of a bill em bodying this feature, but it was put in au nn amendment to Col. McOrady's hil!, thereby obviating thc necessity for a sep arate bill. Tliis feature, which is tho most practical leaton in it, wa9 first suggested by Judge Kershaw in a charge to the groud jury at Spartanburg last fall. Tho pns?nge of this bill will, in our opin ion, put au end to duelling in South Car olina. The law against carrying con cealed weapons is another of thc wholo somc acts of the late session. All of the sections of tho bill, with the exception cf tho fifth Hection, which was introduced by Colonel Simontou, were p. oared aa amendments to thia section by Mr. Mur ray, and na it stands, if enforced, will greatly reduce tho number of pistols carried cprele^sly in the pockets of per sons who have uo earthly uso for them. Tho law prohibiting tho salo of whiskey outside of incorporated cities, towns and villages, and Imposing an additional license for County purposes of ono hun dred dollars was also prepared and offered as n substitute by Mr. Murray for another bill. It will afford great relief to tho: o Counties which wero afflicted with bar rooms through tho country, and ls a step in the right ??i?c'ion in regulating tho Sale cf liquors in our towns. Upon (he consideration of the liquor question, Messrs. Prince, Simpson nnd Rucker made able speeches in favor of some measure looking to a regulation of the liquor traffic. The law to punish per sons who entice away tho laborers of BTicihtT? ~r.5 !r;tr?v?ucc-j by Mr Sirs*"* "r Edgefield, and will do a gr??t deal to regulate ino ?abor of ino country and render it stable and reliable I: does not affect the laborer at nil, but punishes tho man who would induce him to leave the employment of another in violation of a contract. It will do a groat deal for the agriculture of our State, and will doubtless be enforced. Wo publish tho law elsewhere. An act introduced by Mr. Simpson, giving Trial Justices juris diction in prosecutions arising for viola iatlons of the fonce 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, nnd in thia shape it became ? law. It is boped sat tho new law will Induce persons ..* h small capital to purchase- landa and settle in this Slate. Wo aced about forty thou sand additional rolers to render the Stato perfectly safe and secure without the constant strain that rests on our people in every election, and tho ouly way to get them is by encouraging immigration. Some very important work was mapped out for tho next session. Tho laws of tho State aro to be codified by a commission of ihres, tb toa ftyrAftDict? by tb? cbnvcn lion of Jml/,'08. A commission, consist ing of Mcsf s. Bimonton, J. J. 11<.?uphill, George Johnstone-, James Aldrich and J. M. Johnson from the House, and Messrs. Witherspoon, Jeter and Smythe from thc Senate, was appointed to suggest amend ments to tho Constitution. A commis sion, consisting of Mesura. Murray, Mc Crady, Hudson, Gray anti Crawford from thc House, and Senators Terry, .Maxwell ! ami Lnrtigue, wa? appointed to suggest ! amendments to the election laws. A I commission, consisting of Messrs. Has kell, Simons an?i Newton, frcui thc House, was appointed to report laws regulating the railroads of this State. Thc commissions aro to submit their reports to the next General Assembly, which will therefore be called upon to consider the most important questions that have arisen ?ince the advent of the Democracy to power in South Carolina. TIIK Iltrgll LAM) LKAUUK. The citizens of Ireland arc having re rious troubles, growing out ot' the relation between landlord and tenn nt. The real estate of Ireland consistsof about twenty million acres, of which about sixteen million are in cultivation, or used for thc purposes of residence or pasture. Thc population of the island is a little ovei five million, thus giving un average ol less than threo mid r. quarter ucres o I cultivatable land to each inhabitant j The ownership, however, is not by ani means generally distributed, but of th? whole number of inhabitants probabl; not more than fifty thousand out of th five millions own a foot of laud. Th whole real estate of thc island is ownci by about sixty-eight thousand persons, very large proportion-perhaps twent thousand-of whom aro not residents t; Ireland at nil, and manage their estate by agents. Of thc sixty-eight thousau landowners, more than half of them tl not own more thnn one quarter of a acre, so that by far thc greater portion r thc land is owned by foreign landlords who use their property in thc most arb trnry and oppressive manner. Thisslnl of things ha? existed in (ho Emeral Isle for very many years, and has fri quently given rise to very greut disturl anees. The government of Great Britai supports thc landlords, and they ai always tyrannical in thc extreme i consequence of the security they feel i tho protection that is afforded thci They dismiss their tenants at will, at annually after thc harvest season tl land is filled willi officer* distraining f rents, ami evicting such tenants as tl anger or caprice of landloids may diret Upon previous occasions ihe differcne between thu landlords und tue tenant have lead to revolts and bloodshed, ft lowed by adjustments which would wo ?nri?fiifi"-:!y until thc greed of the lan lords induced fresh complications. Sor years ngo these differences were liarmo ?zed by thc adoption of equitable rc rates, fixed by a civil engineer nam Griffiths, who was ordered by thc gc eminent, to make an inspection of Inda: ar.d report, which he did with sn ability and. success that thc rates sn gested in tho report were accepted both daises. These rates have prevail for near forty years, and as long as f hcretl lo vciy slight complications aro ! Of late years, however, these rents lin been advanced upon nu average r.ot twenty-five or lliirty per cent., mid t burden has thereby been increased un it nmounts practically to an euslnverm of tho tenantry of the island, and 1 given risc to thc most resolute r?sistai by the tenantry. They have form organizations known ns "Land Longue which are clubs for ibo purpose of un ing the tenantry in opposition to I advance in rents on the Griffiths ral and are proceeding in the most ordci and prudent manner possible. Th have largo meetings from time tn tir but commit no excesses. Great Hriti hus scot companies of flying arlilh into the island, but they find nothing do, and it is hoped that thc present s sion of Parliament will adopt some me ores of relief for these unhappy poor The sympathy of the outside world with Ireland, nucTtho pressure will u mutely force an ?quitable adju*tmcu> thc present troubles. Thoir forbearai and prudence have won for thom n v favorablo consid?rai ion at the banda Impartial people of England, and th i* every reason to believo tln?t the Li League will bc successful in protect the interest of tho tenantry of Ireland OAKFIKI.D'H CA1UNET. If thc present speculations in reg to Gen. Garfield's cabinet nre fulfil there is to bo n lively time abend in Republican camp. The appoint men Blaine na Secretary of State, the fl office in rank and importance in cabinet, will be a direct and unmists hie thrust at Grant and Conkling, \ are both bitter and uncompromising i sonal enemies of Mr. Dlainc, and tl is no reason to believo that eilhe these leaders will quietly submit to s an affront.. Grant and Conkling doubtedly elected Gen. Garfield Pi .lrt?>f a rvil I \ \ o v foal ll? SI mQ.n la them than to any other two men in Republican party, and what 55 rn they have greater influenco thnn other two men ?ii that party. If begins between tho new President this wing-tho stalwart wing of the ty-there will be such a rupture tba dark horse cnn come from tho "g unknown" with ability to heal the bro It is said, SB newspaper rumor, that Garfield recognizes the inOucnco Conkling exerted, but that he doe; like tho Bulking manner in which began the canvass, or tho supercil and insolent mnuncr in which he n catcd his cause in its latter stages, theso reasons he is willing to break Mr. Conkling, ?nd the first step in breach is tobe the appointment of Bl: the most pronounced enemy of C ling, to tho most important cabinet Hon. It is, of course, uncertain i tho ehapo things will tako in this conflict within the linea of the Rep can party, but if it assumes the pr< tiona that aro probable, there wil abundant opportunity for tho Demo to reap very material and snbstn benefits by holding the balance of pt ?nd using their advantage with prue and discretion. In its present cond (hero is probably nothing which v benefit tho country so much as a s! naarrel between two prominent po: OT ttoe Rop?bltttin pshj. . r-^"--*-H .??4 III I ll M ?M ll IUI HON. U. F. CKAYTON I OU (iOVKHNOIt. Thc Greenville .Yere*Buggests the name of Senator Gray ton for the next Governor of South Carolina, and paye him the fol lowing deserved compliment : j t in early yet to begin the construction of State slate?, hut some one has men tioned li. F. Drayton, of Anderson, for Governor. He would mako au excel lent one; while a representative of the farming interest, lie is progressive, liber al aud enterprising, thoroughly trustwor thy and conservative. We are not wedded to him, but lhere ha* been no belter suggestion. One great recommen dation i?, that he is a representative of the much-ignored class of ".Misters." The next Governor mu;?t bc an up country mau. A COLORED MAN FOll TIIK CABINET. The colored people have an inconve nient habit of always calling on thc I'roiidont they vote for and 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 Repttb I lea ii 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 tho voting, they should also enjoy some of thc benefits of holding the offices. Thia the Republicans think a very inconvenient and improper proceed ing, for their idea ol' thc negro is that he should be content willi doing the voling and allow the white leaders of the party to hold the offices. They not only have these ideas, but lo a large extent have acted up to them, until thc colored brethren appear I- be a little tired of their part in the picture, and are now clamoring moro loudly than ever for re cognition of their services to "tho party." They insist that ex-Senator Rruce, of Mississippi, is an upright, ablo and thoroughly competent person, and in re cognition of the political services of thc negro race, lo which he belongs, is en titled to an appointment in President Garfield's Cabinet, This is not an un reasonable demand. Theru are eight Cabinet appointments, nnd the negro race gnvo General Garfield al least one sixth of all the votes he received, so that the claim for ono place out of eight is not exechsive. Wu hurdly expect Mr. Hruce to get the appointment, however, for tho Republican party 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. GENERAI. FRAUDS vs. MAJOHITIEH. The Republicans are contesting every Congressional District in this State, und arc preparing lo make their fight on thc ground of general frauds, without at tempting to dispose of the majorities given ngnin-t (hem at tho polls. It is said that tho Republican leaders are counselling this course, and thal the new Congress, with ?ls Republican majority, is expected to carry out the programme by unseating our whole delegation to make room for the deferred Republican candidates. This may bo true, but it j will bc such au arbitrary and initpjitous exercise of partisan power that it will assuredly work an injury lt) the party which shows such defiance to the laws of elections. The majorities of several of our Congressmen are so large that they ctn nut be explained away or gotten rid of under thc chnrgo of general fraud. When lhe returns for Evins, Aiken, Tillman nnd Richardson are looked into it will be found that all thc fraud nlleged, if true, do not amount to anything nenr the majorities they leceived, and tho bulk of tho changes made are thc purest fic tions of tho imagination of defeated can didates. It is an easy thing to cry fraud, but theso contestants will find it much more difficult to prove if the coming Con gress requires proof. If, however, the Il'pulilicm majority in ihnt Congress chiiO-cs, by an arbitrary exercise of its power, to deprive South Carolina of representation, it cnn do gu under thc p ea of general fraud, or anything else it moy please to call it. Our representa tives have been turned out heretofore by Republican Congresses, aud we must con tera that no action of this party towrrds ibo South will surpriso us. President Hayes has given Whittaker, the West Point colored cadet from South Carolina, who is thought to have muti lated himself for the ourposo of creating sympathy, a trial by court martial. Whittaker will be defended, it is saul, by Ex-Professor Greener and Ex-Gov. Chamberlain, of this State. Tho com miBiion is organised, it is thought, in tho interest of Whittaker, nnd it is predicted that he wiii be acquitted. The notorious Maj. Merrill, who acquired such an infa mous reputation in the South Carolina Ku Klux troubles, is one of thc Judges, and from his known proclivities in favor of tho U'gro, Whittaker will have cause for d sappoint-nent if he does not fiud in him a zealous friend. The Whittaker case is evidently troubling tho politician?, and they have probably decided to give bim a white-washing for tho purposo of getting rid of tho matter. The result will BIIOW tho amount of BUCCCSB they achieve by the new dodge. The Railroad Commission of Georgia has done service for that State in tho regulation of Heights and in the reduc tion of passenger rates. Thc Commis sion has recently classified thc Roads of Georgia into three classes, and has re duced the rate of passage to three cents per mile ou thc first class; four cents on tho second clas*, und five cents on tho third clara Roads. In this State nil of the Roads charge fivo cents per milo. Tho Legislature at its next session should adopt some law similar to the Georgia law, and regulato the railroad corpora tions of this Stato in the interest of the people of South Carolina. It is said that Rob Ingersoll is to bo rewardod by Gen. Garfield for his ser vices in tho recent election by thc ap pointment to some firnt class foreign mis sion. It la said that Hayes shunned Ingersoll on account of bis infidelity, but that Garfield will not bo so orthodox in his religious course. Wo hope that Ingersoll will not bo appointed to repre sent this country nt a foreign court. No j vow td infidol should be opp .into I tho representative of a Chrhfan nat on to a Mttfl^u court. Tilt" CHINKIE t'nOULKM. Thc return of the Commissioners un thc part of (lie United .Staid to iiegotiule ti treaty with the Chinese (jovernuient has naturally caused a great deal of cu r?ordty in tho public niiud to ascertain thc result of ttie Commission's labors. Col. Tresant very di-crcclly declined lo make public thc result until it was pub lished from the State Department, hut Hon. John F. Swift, Upon landing in San Francisco, fell a prey lo the newspaper reporters, mid could not resist the temp tation lo talk a little, and the following points of the new treaty have been an nounced : The Catt publishes an interview with Hon. John h. Swift, of the Commission- 1 era to negotiate a treaty with China, who returned by the steamer Gaelic yester day. Swift says, in addi*iou to othl r points, thc treaty contains n clause reserving to the United Stales thc right to lonni nate nt any timo ihe residence of Chinese laborers in ibis country. It was also tacitly understood that the Ch i ni *e cannot he naturalized in tho ' oiled States, anti that naturalization already accomplished sha!! be null and void. 'lilt; negotiations were concluded on November 20th. Uveryihing was ready on thc loth, but thc word "disaster" oc curred in the treaty, and it is a law nf China that that won! cannot be jin sented to tho attention of the Emperor within five days of certain important event?, among which is thc birthdays of mem bers of the Imperial family whieli neces sitated a tlclay of about a fortnight. Jlefbre Ibo conclusion of the treaty thc commissioners were so much dishearten eil that they were on the point of giving up thc negotiations, and would have left Pekin but Cor the fact that communica tions were interrupted by the severity of the weather and pending their renewal the Chinese officials miltie the concessions desired. Swift denies thu report that thc Chi nese met the commissioners half way in their propositions, and says their points wer? only attained by persistent effort. He denies the report that .Minister An geli contemplates resigning bis position. (litlllTKI.D DECLINES A SKNATOKSHll'. It is not often that a man declines a United States Senalorship, though we pre:ume any one would do so for the Presidency, and therefore thc following letter from Gen. Garfield, which was pre sented to the Senate on thc 5th inst., is not creating any surprise : MKNTOII, OHIO, Dec. 23, lSSd. Silt: On the ?UU and lilli days of January, A. D. ISSU, thc General Assem bly of thu State of Ohio, pursuant to law, chose me to be a Senator in the Congress ol' tue United States from the said Slate for the term of ?ix years, lo begin on the fourth of March, A. D. 1881. Understanding that lawful evi dence of that fact bas been presented to the Sei.a'.e and filed in its archives, I have the honor to inform the Senate that i 'nave, by ieite-r dated December 23, 1880, und addressed to the Governor anti General Assembly of the State of Ohio, formally declined to accept said appoint ment and I have renounced the same. I nm, sir, very respectfully, your obe dient servant, J. A. CAUFIELD. To thc President of thc Senate of the United State*. Senator Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, who is now a very old man, having an nounced that he docs not desire a r" clcctiou to tho United Stales Senate, quite a spirited contest lins been waged for the succession between Eugene Hale anti Mr. Frye, with chances in favor of Hale. Both men are very friendly to Blaine, and he is said tn desire the- elec tion of both. AH this cannot be accom plished for tho same place, il has been suggested that Blaine go into Garfield's Cabinet ns Secretary of State, and there by make another vacancy in the Senate from Maine, so that tho nmbition of both Hale and Frye can bc gratified with an election to the Senate. This is a good programme for the ambitious triumvirate of the Pine Tree Slnte, and if Gen. Gar field will only .appoint Blaine lo the Cabinet, thc agreement will no doubt be carried out. Tho evils of absenteeism in Congress has become so great as to excite severo 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, Jo not as a general thing know when their ?inmediato representative is absent and when he is present in Congress. The best remedy for the trouble would bs such a change in tho rules as to re liiiro a member to bo present or lose a proper portion of his snlnry. It is gross ly improper for men to be drawing pny from tho government for services which they do not reuder. If thc pay were mado dependent upon attendance, we ipprehend thnt there would bo very little lclay in Congressional business for tho lack of a quorum. The Republicans of Michigan have dectcd Hon. Q. I). Conger to the United Stntes Seunto lo occupy thc scat made ?acant by tho death of Zach. Chandler. Donger lins been a member of Congress or several terms, and has distinguished himself by objocling to every thing in ? eral, and to tho South in particular. Ho is a stalwart among stalwarts, and niles the Southern Brigadier or Congress nan with that hatred which is only known iv tu-.- m vu V? nu nie pi i \ aie citi zens iii time of war and valiant soldiers ii times of pe- ce. Mr. Conger wiii nake thc Senato lively with his insolence ind bravado. Michigau may rest ns lured that she will be heard from in the ?enaie very frequently nftcr Conger takes lis scat. Tho Supremo Court has granted a new rial to Jeff David, th? negro who vrns ionvie'ed of tho Franklin murder, in Abbeville County, several years ngo, and lentcnced to bo hanged. He was actual y upon the gallows nt one timo when ,he respite from Gov. Hampton arrived, ind thc execution was postponed. Su:h ?rave doubts of tho prisoner's guilt ?i.ist hat three Governors have respited him "rom time to time, until th?, caso has igaiu got into the Courts, and through ho energy nnd zeal of tho prisoner's mtinsei, Mr. Benet, he is very likely to iltimately secure an acquittal and a re ,urn Ic- liberty. In recent municipal o'ectious tho . ..y ickct was successful in Bo k Hi l and he wrt ticket succeeded in Chester. - Tho Richmond (Va.) S'oie express is the belief that it would b^ impost bio o calculate the gond Jeff non Davis night have done (or ibo South and h vbolo country ha I ho com . o n m infuil/ ind taken his p'ace >n i uVic ufa ra iccomicg the leader of his people beck ?gain lott) (bb Ucrtrn. The first reported caso of prosecution f?r violating the concealed weapon law conies from Gaffney Oily, on thc Air Line Railroad, in Sparlanburg County, where Mr. Drayton fainter, from Union County, was arrested on last Friday for carrying concealed weapons. He had not fully recovered from Christina* in dulgence, and wa- very free in the exhi bition of the proscribed pistol. Ile was bound over to appear at the next term of Court. Thus it will he .-cen that the new law is lo he enforced, and people throughout the Siat<- will avoid prosecu tion hy leaving their pistol- at home hereafter. ?IS FHA Mil I SI NU THF. MORMONS. I lie Governor of I tali Refuter it Certificate lu Delegat?* Cannon, ami Gives lt tn a Minority Gentile. Can.Udale. SALT LA KI: CI rv, Jan. 8. When the returns of the late election for delegate tn Congress were ca uvas-ed by Secretary Thomas, the Gentile candi date, Allen (?. Campbell, filed a paper with < hiverner Murray, protesting against the is-uing of a certificate ol' election to Apostle Cannon, although it appeared that h" had a large majority of the voles cast. It is claimed that tho Apostle is ii"t a citizen of thc United States, und being a polygamist is not capable of be coming a citizen. These (Vets had long been notorious, mid, therefore, the votes cast for Cannon at said election it is claimed must be held void. Ile (CHnip bell) being the only eligible candidate running nt said election must have been elected, and thc Governor's certificate should he issued accordingly. Cannon's reply, in which he claims that he was naturalized in title ?ind legal form twenty six years ago, and that if ho was a po lygamist, ?is charge! by Campbell, it would not disqualify him for the office of delegate, was filed with Gov. Murray yesterday. The case was argued ?it length before the Governor by counsel for the respective panics. It was shown by a copy of 11 ic actual record of the court in which Cannon claims to have boen naturalized, that on thc day when Cannon claims to have been naturalized no such naturalization proceedings took place. The clerk als; certified under his seal that from the organization of the court unto the present time he was lina llie to lind any record in any of said re colds of the naturalization of Geo. Q. Cannon. The pretended certificate relied on by Cannon does not purport to bc nu 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 thc naturalization act in force at that lime makes such record the only proof nf the fact, without which the statute says the party shall not bc deemed to bc a citizen. It 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 lo the House of Representatives. The Governor did not take tba', view of it. The act of Congress organizing the Ter ritory of Utah says thu Governor shall declare thu pei on 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. Tlie Governor held that this net of Congress and of the Territory bound him to take cognizance of the fact which he considered established, that Cannon is an alien, ai"! therefore, ineligible to hold ihe office of delegate. Under other cir cumstances, says tlie Governor in his ruling, Cannon inigh? be naturalized be fore his term of otlice begins, hut it is charged by Campbell, and not denietl by Cannon, that the latter is living in vio lation of thc law of 18?2, making polyg amy a felony, and cannot, therefore, bo veil disposed towards the Government nf thc United States, not being a citizen, and being incapable from his profession and manner of life of taking the oaths of naturalization in good faith, a'id these facts having been notorious for years, it follows that tho votes cast for him as a delegate are lost, and Allen G. Campbell being a citizen of the United Slates 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 thc 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 thc argument and de cide this question. SALT LAKE CITY, January 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 lng New? says that Governor Murray can no longer conminad the respect of hon orable men, and that his conduct is das tardly and contemptible, nnd unworthy of any official with the least claim to tho title ot gentleman. Thc Gentiles feel ns though they had at lust got thc Mormon bull by thc horns instead of the tail, and they expect thc Administration, the new House und tho 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 given it to A. G. Campbell. Ile has not questioned tho legality of tho votes enst for Cannon or thc fairness of the election. He has simply taken cogniz ance of two facts which tho contest brought out, and which are : First, that Geo. G. Cannon being foreign born and never naturalized, is not a citizen, and second, that it ia not possible for Cannon to euro his disabilities and become a cit izen before the -ltli day of March next. This being true, thc votes cast for bim were thrown away, and A. G. Campbell being the Citizen who received the high est number of votes, the Governor gives 1.1- ... . ....m. .. . . .t.... _r_ Ultu vue cv.iiiuv.nir, to it VIII..: VII : iv u peril it is said Gen. Washington issued this order: "Put none but Americans on guard to-night!'' The order came to Gov. Murray fruin n higher power than ever Washington was, "Issue certificates to none but Americans iu Utah !" Ho could not disobey. Thc Coming Cabinet. WASHINGTON, January 3. There aro rumors hero to day that sumo of Gen. Garfield's Cabinet plans have met with a mischance mid that he may have to make a recast. It is said that strong pressure has been brought upon him to select an Eastern man for tho Treasury Department, but it Is not believed probable thal he will consent to this. Mr. Morton does not admit or deny that be has been offered tho Navy Department by Mr. Hayes; but his friends say that he prefers thc Sennto. and it is believed here that he will be tho choice of thc New York Legislature. It is thought that Ohio will have no rcprc rontalive in thc Cabinet. Tho latest Cabinet stands thus : Secretary of State, Mr. Rlaine ; treasury, a Western man, perhaps Mr. Allison ; war, Mr. C.me ron ; navy, an Eastern man ; postmrtstcr general, Mr. Platt, of New \?rk; inte ri' r, a Pacific const man, possibly D. O. Mills; attorney-general, a Western or Southern man, "possibly Phillip H. Mor gan, of Louisiana, now Minister to Mex ico, a native Louisianian and an original and constant Union man. Rut hese aro only thc guesses of politicians. Nothing ls known n ie of Gen. Garde C inten tions, or if i- ilis kept very quiet Ly fhcst wbo kuw. Tun Important Ad?. AN ACT to Make it a Misdemeanor to Entice or Persuade a Laborer to Leave the Employment of Another, or to Kui ploy a Laborer under Contract with A limiter. tit il enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General A - liddy, and by I he authority of the same : That any person or persons who ?hall ( niu e or persuade by any means what soever any tenant or tenants, laborer or laborers, under contract with another, duly entered into between tho parties in the presence ol one or more witnesses, whether such contract be verbal or in writing, to viol de such contract, or shall employ any laborer or laborers, knowing bim, her or them to be under contract willi another, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction (hereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than ono bundled dollars, or bo imprisoned in the county jail not le^s than len nor more than thirty days. Approved December 24, 1880. AN ACT to amend an Act entitled "An Act to prohibit the sale of seed cotton between the time of the setting and the rising of thc sun, and to regulato thc ?a'e of *??cd cotton,"approved June 8. 1877. Itt it emu fal by the Senate and House nf Representatives of thc Stale of South Carolina, now mel and sitting in General Assembly, and by thc authority of tho same : That Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act to prohibit the sale of seed cotton between the lime of the setting and the rising of the sun, and to regulate the sale of seed colton," approved June 8, 1877, be, and the same is hereby, amend cd by striking out in the last line of the section the last three words thereof, to wit, "of any day," so thal said section shall read : "That oil 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 sunrise." Approved December 24, 1880. Coming Rack Rome. Twelve colored people arrived in Washington on New Year's Day. They had just come from the township ol' Ox ford, lintier County, Ohio, by way ol' the Dab'inore and Ohio Railroad, nnd were on . ?ir return lo Macon, North Caroli na, from which place they had been in duced to emigrate last March, as they stated, by misrepresentation. They wero 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 soup and broad ns they could cat, and alter getting thoroughly warmed were each given a warm bath and furnished warm beds for the night. They hope to cet transportation lo their old homes, which they were very anxious to reach again. Prom their statements they bad seen bani limes, and had been imposed on in many ways, itie exces sive cold climate w here (hey had been living, coupled with destitution, had made them sick of the Western country, and they said they preferred their old homes. One of thc men left seventy-five acres of land in North Carolina, which bc owns, thinking from thc representa tions made that he would better his con dition by going West. They stale that they knew nothing about the exodus, but thc brother ol'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 there was more labor there already than could be supported. A Hemnrkable Historic Incident. Let me tell you an incident that I learned the other day, that has never been in print, and is a curious fuct con nected with our two most prominent Georgians now-Gov. Colquit and Sen ator Brown. In 1837, when Joe Brown was nomi nated for Governor the first time, the Democratic Convention spent three days ballotting ineffectually. James Gardner, Henry G. -Lamar and J. H. Lumpkiu were the strong men bal lotted for. Thc whole vote was 399. Each man ran up to 179, but could not rea h mo two votes to get oven a bare majority. A committee was appointed to propose a compromise man. A vote wus taken by the committeo by written ballots, but not counted. Before it was counted the name ol'Joseph E. Brown was urged and accepted, and reported to the Convention, and nominated unanimously. The bal lot taken by ibe committee was afterwards counted, and by a majority, Alfred H. Colquitt, the present Governor, was '.'ne choice of tho comm itt? e for a compromiso man for Governor, and Ilms would have been tho nominee of the Convention. That was aclose 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 ?tated in their life time these facts. The incident is certainly n romantic one and of historic value; and in thc light ol subsequent events loses none of ils romance. Colquitt, twenty years after wards, became Governor, and made Brown Senator. A Railroad Tragedy. DANVILLE, VA., January 8. Last night the fast mail train, going south, ou the Richmond nnd 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 lnn-ster, and several passen- ! gers were slightly injured. Engineer Mike O Donnell and his fireman were instantly killed. The track cannot be v ii.il? w wi ?itv ross ce.crs ...t).... A HUMAN HOLOOAUBT.-A fire waa discovered in thc main building ou the Slrafford County fnnn, near Dover, N. H., about 4..'10 o'clock, on the morning of the 7th inst. At tho time of the dis covery thc flames lind made considerable headway, and many rooms were filled with smoko. One hundred and sixty nine persons wero in thc building nt tho time, and great difficulty was experienced in getting them out, some of them hav ing to be drngged to a place of safety. Thirteen persons ?re missing and proba bly lost their live?. Tho loss ia esti mated at $70.000; insured for $25,000. If the weather lind not been unusually warm tho loss of lifo would have been much heavier. Tho inmntea who es caped aro now clothed and sheltered through the generosity of tho 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 tho snow on the ground. The fire caught from n furnace. - Tho Dispatch publishes c-tati-th-.-i showing an increase in Richmond, Va., during tho year j1 st closed of 137 manu facturing houses over the previous year, making thc whole number now in opera tion 702, with n total capital invested ot $8,9G2,62G an increase or nearly $2,000, DOQ. Tuc workmen employed dui Jug tho Inst year numbered 17.000, nearly 3.CO0 moro than in 1S78. The sales amounted to ?24,704,802, an increase of 1.218,000. All tho other figures and Inf rmation ?how an equn.ly ta.afactory state of af fain. - Ex-Representatives Elliot nod Rsi ncy of South Carolina, both, hold clerk ship) at Washington. - There is said to bo a Representative io Congress from Alabama who has never made a speech or offered a resolution ora bill. He draws his ?my promptly and is very popular in bis district. - The proprietors of the Truth, the New York paper that first published the Oarfield-Morey letter, have issued a card stating that they are at last convinced that the document was a forgery, aud begging Garfield's pardon. - The South Carolina delegation is domiciled in Washington as follows: Senator M. C. Huller at 610 N. Capital street ; Representatives Evins, Richard son, O'Connor and Aiken at tho Metrop olitan Hotel; Representativo Tillman at 410, Otb utreet. - E. K. Wilson, who wus alleged to h.s ve be. i 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 Soulhern Express at West l'oint, - Au old colored preacher was recently convicted in Orangeburg Court of having vot? el two Republican tickets folded together nt ibo last election. In consideration of his being "an humble and ignorant negro," he was lince! but $1 without costs and two day? in jail by Judge Mackey. - Three men were caught in the re cent blizzard on a Texas prairio and look to the woods, where they started and kept up a hot fire. One of tnem fell asleep ?iud was horribly burned about the upper part of his body, while his legs were subsequently frozen. Ho was taken to Dallas after several days' wan dering, scorched above and frosted below the waist, hut will probably recover. - Thc New York Tribun?, of Monday, in a double-leaded leader, says: "Thc administration of President Garfield is to be an administration for thc whole Repub lican party. Il will foment no quarrels ; it will most earnestly i-cek thc things that make for peace and for tho interests of the party it represents. Rut 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 thc dictation of any au thority, save the wishes of constituents and his own convictions of policy and right." - The chronicler of Lieutenant Sch wntka's recent expedition in search of the remans of Sir John Franklin records some interesting facts regarding thc great cold ol the Arctic region. The lowest temperature met with by the company was 103 degrees below freezing point, or seventy-one degrees belot ? zero. The effects of such intense cohl upon toe human system were not so marked in the case of the lieutenant and hiscompanious as might be supposed, and even during a month in which thc average temperature was sixty-five degrees below zero tho health of tl.e par;y remained unimpaired. - Under Mr. Thompson's scheme, the apportionment of thc States, subject of course to final revision, is ascertained to be 49,805.965, and tho proposed basis of representation would he for 3UG members -making one representative for 101,320 persons. The representation, as tho law now stands, cannot be reduced by any local or ?State disqualifications cutting down the apgregateof votes. It will not be possible, while tho Hnll of Representa tives has no greater capacity than at present, to materially increase tho num her of member'?, nor is it desirable that the number should be increased. The present seating capacity is for 302 per sons, but ten more seats could be added. In a House composed of 30G members, Arkansas, California, Gcorgin, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia would each gain one member; Texns 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 c?f the power contained in Mortgage executed by Elias Terrell to John lt. Cochran, 1 will sell at Anderson C, H., on Saleday in February next, the Lot at Liberty HUI, known ns No. 7, con taining one acre. Terms cash-pun baser to nay for papers. JOSEPH N. BROWN, Assignee. _J_an 13, 27 _ l~ Proposals for Grading S. V. Railroad. SEALED PROPOSALS are Invited for the Grading Ol twenty miles of tiie Savannah Valley ltnilrond, commencing at Anderson C. H., S. C., ns a whole or in sections of nut less than one mile in length. The Hoard of Directors reserve the right to reject any bid. Bids will he addressed to John fi. Brea zeale, Secretar}', Anderson, S. C., until Jan uary 27, 1881. By order of the Board of Directors. JAMES M. LAT1MER, President, Anderson, S. C., Jun. IS, 1881. 27-2 REMOVAL X IIB undersigned respectfully announce to their friends and customers that they hnve moved to No. 2 Benson House, Noxt door South of their old Stand, where they will sell DRUGS at the lowest possible figures. Seeing is holicving. Give us a call. SIMPSON, REID & CO. Jar. 13 1881 27 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OK IHK National Bank of Anderson, VT Anderson. In the State of South Carolina, at (lie close of business December .Hst, 1880: RESOURCES. Loans stat DUcouut3.S 75,535 SS I'. 8. Honda to iccure Circulation.60 OOO 00 Other stock*, bonds anti mortgages. 32,630 00 Hue from approved Deserve Agents. 04,623 42 Our from other National Hanks. 80,681 70 Kcal KM ate. Furniture and Fixtures. 1,000 00 Ililli of other Hanks._. 31,160 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels, pen nie.?. 32 70 Specie. 8,100 ec Letti Tender Noli-s. 10,9i<) 00 Kislemptlou Fund with V. S. Treasurer, <.*> per cent, of Circulation,). 2,260 00 Total.?X11.163 Cl LIABILITIES. Capital Mock paid lu.I 60,000 00 Surplus Fund. 25,000 00 Undivided Fronts._. 6,773 49 National Bank Notes outstanding. 42,600 OU rividends unpaid. 2.GI0 00 Individual Deposita sublx-l to check. 167,087 ?T2 Demande crtlucales o? Deposit. 46,162 20 Total.".?331,163 ?1 STATE OF BOUTl* CAROLINA, ) M. I'ODSTV OF AXDKRSOS. J I, J. A. UROCK, Cashier of tho above named Dank, do solemnly swear ttiat tho above staleinonl is ti.: . to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. A. ItllOCK. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of January, ISSI. U. Flt AN K MACLDIN, Notary Public. Correct-Attest : J. W. Nooma, > O. II. P, F*ST. V Directora. n. F. Cums. j Jan 13, ISSI_37__I BELTON HIGH SCHOOL. rilHE Excrcbes of this School will com JL menee on MONDAY, JAM A HT 10th, IsSI, natl will remain in session for thirty two weeks without intermission. Terms : rriinnry Class.$10 60 Intermediate Ciass. 16 00 Higher Class. 22 60 Full cmlit will he giwn for all publio muneys received. W. F. COX, Princii al. Belt;*, 9. Cv, Jan. K, ISSI. 20-4 TO RENT. SIX ONE-HORSE FARMS, on Purks place, in Rock Mills Township, Apply to J. S. FOWLER, Anderson, ri. C. Ja.i 13, mi 'SJ 2 SALIS OF Valuable Real Estate. IWILL sell on HA LEI) A Y IN FEB RUARY next, if not sol?I at private sale before that ?late, tho Valuable Tract of Land whereof tba late Rev. Thomas II. Cunningham died seized and possessed, sit uate in Savannah Township. Anderson County, S. adjoining lands of Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham, j.G.Cunningham, li. F. Crayton, B. A. Davis, et al., contain ing Three Hundred and Nineteen (3111) acres, more or less. One-half of th? Tract in state of cultivation, thc other half in original forest. For terms apply to Thomas Steen ?fc Co., Auction and Commission Merchant?. Green ville, S. C., or Dr. R. F. Dlvvor. Anderson, S. C. C. F. CUNNINGHAM, Per T. STENHOUSE, Agent. Jan 0. ISSI _20 ^_ REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. IWI LL sell, or oller for sale, to tho high est bidder, at Anderson, S. C., on Sale day in February, 1881, one Lot of Land, sit uated in the Town ol Williamston, S. C., containing twenty and th ree-foti rt h (201) ucre-s, more or less, adjoining lauds of A. F. Welburn, E. J. Pinson, Mrs. MeCorkle and others. On this hind is one ot* tho best building sites in Williamston. It is also in a high state of cultivation. Anyone wish ing to buy al private sale can do so before dav of >.. 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