The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, January 20, 1881, Image 2

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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 20. 1881. ONE YEAR...?U.60. SIX MONTHS. 7flc. Two Dollar? If not paid in advcrjce. AN IMPORTANT DECISION. The Supreme Court bas decided au important pr scipio relating to the borne* stead in tue case of Francis 8. Riley, Plaintiff, against Clarissa Gaines and others. Tho case was an action for par tition, in which Marshall B. Gaines was one of the distributees, living upon the real catato of his father, the Rev. Na thaniel Gaiucs, decca? ..d, which waa to be partitioned. There was a judgment and execution against him in favor of thc National Bank ot Anderson, which was levied upon his interest in the estate, and ngainst which be claimed the bene fit of tho homestead exemption. It was contended on the part of the Bank that the homestead could not bo claimed or set off in property which wu undivided. Thc Court hos confirmed Judge Press ley's decision, holding that M. B. Gaines is entitled to his homestead io tho estato of wbicb be ia a distributee to the j amount of hi?) interest. This decision settles the principle that a distributee living upon tbe property in which bebas cn interest can claim thc homestead ex emption against au execution levied be fore thc division of the property. GARFIELD AND TOE NEGRO. General Garfield is having a consider able portion of his time at Mentor occu pied by delegations of colored men visit ing bim for the purpose of laying the condition and so-called grievances of their raco beforo him. Tho replies of thc President elect have so far been sen siblo and to tho point, evincing moro than an averago understanding of tho situation down South. Wo apprehend that bo will not place himself entirely in tho banda of Elliott & Co. In forming his Southern policy. It may be that the new President has the statesmanship to ceo that tho greatest need of tho Union is a permanent settlement of tho raco problem, and that ho bas tho ability to grapple with it. A wise, firm and intel ligent policy on the part of the incoming administration in dealing with tho negro will win for General Garfield the grati tude of the wbolo country and a high position in history; Tho negro ought to bo taught that government is n sacred trust, to be committed to the care of those best qualified by exporienco, intelligence, education and honesty. This is all the South asks. Lot tho negro fit himself by education and practical business demon stration of bia qualification for office, and then thero will bo no opposition to his preferment to office upon the asmo terms as ibo white man. Wo believe General Garfield bolds these views, and if be wi!! only carry them out tho whole country will have an agreenblo surprise. OUR RELATIONS WITH CUIN A. The Commission appointed by the United States to revise our treaties with China has succeeded beyond tho most sanguino expectations of our people in securing a treaty which is just and equi table to both nations. Tho Commission made two treaties. The first and most important of which is in substance as follows : "Whenever, in the opiuion of the Government of tho United States, the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States, or their residence therein, affect, or threaten to affect, the interests of that country, to endanger the good order of tho said country, or of any locality within the territory thoreof, tho Government of China agrees that the Government of tho United States may regulato, limit, or suspend such coming or residence, but may roi. absolutely prohibit it. Tho limitation or suspension shall he reason able end shill apply only to Chinese who may go to tho United States os laborers, other classes not being included In the limitation. Legislation tafeln in regard to Chinese laborers will be of euch a character only as is necessary to enforce the regulation, limitation, or suspension of immigration, and immigrants shall not be subject to personal rj?allre?tmoni or abuse." This treaty, it will he aeon, gives to tho Chinaman the right to reside hero for the purposes of travel, trade or business other than that of laborers, but gives thia Gov ernment entire control of the objection able features of Chinese immigration. Thc second treaty relates to commerce between the tno nations, and is merely supplementary to previous treaties. For the success of tho Commission Col. W. H. Trescot is entitled to the credit. He is an accomplisho? diplomat, and before ho left for h's uncertain errand we ??aid that if any person could secure a favora ble treaty he was the man. Tho result baa verified the prediction. This treaty places'Col. Trescot ii the front rank of American diplomats, and will doubtless lead to & deserved promotion. TETE RECENT RAILROAD MURDEH. a .-ii_i- a?_.?. - ... - .?. ? 41 vuaiiuuo uigjmtvu io tue Alt:VT XOTK Heraldf dated January 10, says : '.The Coroner's investigation of the re cent Air Line Railroad disaster noar this city, reported in the Herald of tbe 28th of December, which resulted in the death and cremation of two white and one col ored man, culminated in the arrest of Engineer Wisenberry, of tb o second sec tion, on the charge of murder. Tho in vestigation has been conducted with the utmost secrecy, but it is reported to-night that the arrest of other train men of both sections is to follow. A procedure of thia sort is eo unusual that it has caused a ?rofound sensation in the community, he intimation is that Wisenberry had been drinking, though it it alleged that he is a perfectly sober and reliable man. Bail having been refused bim, bis coun sel aro contemplating ? movement to have him released on a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that His only charge which can bo sustained is that of crimi nal negligence. The death by railroad accidents of thirteen persons ia this vicinity, within the last twenty days, hst aroused a spirit of inquiry aaa determi nation which will not readily be put down. Tho horror cf these accidents is further intensified by tho fact that eight of the victims were burned. It is also currcntlr leported that if tbts investiga tion rcsLlta in anything Uko a ease against tho railroad men, others will fol low. Several large suits f>r damages will certainly be brought against tue companies," Thia is right. There has of late baca eWirtffy ?t?a taxr?\ wtftom&s va t*fc roads, and it h timo those who are reck less of human life should bo dealt with as anj other murderers. A few prosecu tions and ono or two convictions will do a great deal towards rendering railroad travel moro secure. Au employee of e railroad company who neglects his duty, a? the operator at Ncrcroaa is shown to have don" in thc company's statement of tho reasons for thc collision by which Mr. Keys wis recently killed, ls as guilty as the mau who obstructs a track and causes the death of oue or more passen gers, and ought to bc dealt with In the same manner. Tho only difference ls that the first is a criminal act of omission, while tho latter is a criminal act of com mission. The result to tho traveling public is the same. Mon who aro in po eitionr. where human lifo depends upon the proper discharge of duty should be held to a strict accountability before the law for tho results of carol cu ness or omission. It is tho only way to render the lives of tho traveling public reason ably safe. SEN ATOM At. ELECTIONS. CALIFORNIA. The Joint Assembly elected Goo. John F. Miller to represent Californie In the United States Senate. He is a Repub lican. NEVADA. The Joint Assembly has elected John G. Fair, the bonanza king, United States Senator to succeed Sharon. Fair Is a Oomocrat, sud it ia to bo hoped will be present in the Sonato oftener than Sharon bas during his term. INDIANA. Tho Republicans of Indiana have nom inated Gen. Reu. Harrison for the United States Senate. This nomination is equiv alent to an election, and is a very fair selection. He will succeed Senator Mc Donald, who bas been ono of tho ablest of tho Democratic Senators. 'OHIO. The Republicans havo tiumiunted John Sherman, the present Secretary of the Treasury, for thc United States Seuato to succeed Senator Thurman, who is the Democratic nominee. Tho Republicans will certainly elect, and John Sherman will be tho Seuator. Tho Democrats lose heavily by tho retirement of Sonator Thurman. DELAWARE. Thc least of all the States hos again selected tho greatest of all tho living statesmen to represent her in the United States Senate. The Hon. Thomas F. Bayard will remain in the Senato for the term of six yeare after tho fourth of March next. The country ?a to bo con gratulated on his re-olectlon. NEW YORK. A fierce contest has beon waged in New York within tho Republican party for tho Senatorial nomination. Tho division being between tho Conkllng and anti-Conkllng wing of tho party. As was to be expected, however, Coukling's man waa victorious in the caucus, which was equivnlont io an election. The can didates placed lu nomination w?rc,Tho3. C. Platt, Richard Crowley, Sherman A. Rogers, Elbridge G. Lapham and Wm. A. Wheeler. The drat ballot resulted as follows : Platt ?4, Crowley 2?, Rogers 10, Lapham 4, Wheeler 10, Morton 12. Morton had not been regularly placed in nomination. Flatt's nomination was then mado unanimous. This is equiva lent to giving Conkling two votos, and proves that the stalwart machine ia in fine order in New York. Conkling runs the Empire State. FLORIDA. Hon. A. W. Jones hos been re-olccted to tho Senate for a term of six years from the fourth of next March. TflS INATJOTJBJ??;ON CEREMONIES. The coming inauguration of General Garfield aa President of the Un ?ted States will undoubtedly be a very grand affair, exceeding tho display and demonstration of any preceding inauguration. lu ad dition to the usual and official ceremo nies, the friends of Gen. Garfield aro preparing a mammoth parado, to be par ticipated in by all of tho military com panies and organizations of tho United States that can bo presont. The parade is <n charge of Col. H. C. Corbin, Assis tant Adjutant General of the United States Army, and all fommunicationa from companies expecting to attend should be addressed to him at Washing ton, D. O. Upon this occasion there is no reason to opposa or object to this demonstration, for Gen. Garfield was undoubtedly elected President, and there will he no opposition to his inauguration. AU sections and all parties admit bia due election, and whatever may havo been the acrimonies of the late campaign, all true cUleena look upon him now as tho next President of the United States, and desire a peaceful, prosperous and success ful administration for him. Therefore, Republicans and Democrats, Northerners and Southerners, Vrul a?iko cueerfuiiy participate in tho honors it is proposed to do him ~oo the day of his inaugura tion. But in spite of all this, there is danger lurking In this innovation, and at no distant day it may provo thc bane of nur fi.? n nhl i (v The cen*jr??i;iii?n of l?tg? bodies of troops at the Capitol on tho day of inauguration would prove moat disastrous lu the event of a disputed presidential election. Then the appeal would be to brute force, instead of the regularly constituted authorities for the settlement of the question. It ia the introduction of a new and unknown force in our system of government, and we caa not estimate its results. We think, therefore, that it is to be regretted that this departure from the moorings of th*) past has crept Into our Republic, and hope that it will never be repeated again. Inasmuch, however, as tba parade ia to take place, as many Southern companies should participate as possible, io order to show that oar people havo no preju dice or hostility to the incoming admin istration. We would like to see the Palmetto Riflemen of Anderson represented there, and hope the naxessaiy arrangements can be mode. The citizens of Charleston were anx ious to feet one glimpse of the famous actress, Sere Bernhardt, and applied to her manager, air. Abbey. She rcplhd, however, requiring three thousand dol la? and all the expenses of the troupe, to be sc<uredj?err ?ne night's perform fiCMit Tire tiO^gttnotit ww Tirftjflqjtf. AK INTKBKHTIXG (JUARISKL. Those who ought to know a?y that Grape and Coukliug would prefer seeing ex-Presideqt Davis or Sopator Wade Hampton Secretary of Stats rather than Senator Blaine. Blaine and Coasting do not apeak, in consequence of reworks of Blaine ts the effect that the New York Senator strutted like a turkey gobbler, and some other like complimentary criti cisms. Tho cause of tho trouble with Gen. Giant is related in a receut letter to the Philadelphia Timi*, as follows: The qusrrel between Grant and Dial ne, ss I hear it, is very amusing, and more like two school-boys than two great big men, wbo have now or hare had the eyes of tbe whole country bent toward th -m. I will not vouch for the story, but this ie the way it carno to me. After the Chicago Contention, smarting somewhat under his d?font, Blaine consoled hiir jelf by saying to some friends: "Well, I bave beaton that fellow Grant, any ny." A little cold consolation like that ought not to he complained of. I know that after Shermnn failed of nomination at Chicago he had Homo very severe things to say about Charley Foster-much more severe, indeed, than Blaine said about Grant but it was in anger, and uo doubt be long ago repented of his choler. How ver, what Blaine said of Grant was kindly repeated to ?he latter, who be came greatly iuconsed. This fact, in turo, was brought to Blaine. He could not Lolicvo it, and, being anxious to do the polite tbiug -in bis part and to show that bo had uo por sonal feeling against Grant, tho next time he went to New York be called at Gnu-t's hotel and sent bis card-two cards, indeed, one to General and one to Mrs. Grant, with tbe hame on each. To these the ('.ants paid not the slightest attention, although Blaine waited fur more than half an hour for his answer. Not very long after that Grant rsum to Washington and was receivod by tho United States Senate. When that au gust body adjourned for that purpose there were two senators who did not arcot the ox-President; one was Mr. Blaine and the other wus Mr. Vorhees. They were donn in tbe Senate restau rant eating some cold roast beef and drinking a glass of beer. Tho story nti'l zoes on to say that a few weeks later Mr. Blaine was again in New York, and having some busiuess with a down town banker be strode into the latter's private office, as usual unannounced. There sat Mr. Grant, not two feet off, and there .?tood tho banker by his side. The eyes of the two distinguished men met for an instant, but not a word was spoken between them. Mr. Blaine at once said to the banker : "Mr.-, I wanted to ace you a moment, but I see you aro engaged, and I will call again." Then be turned and left, as cool as though he wore leav ing his dinner table. They havo never met since. I understand that Grant is very angry. Well, tho world will go along just thc rame. Senator Coukling telegraphed the Hon. Tbos. C. Platt, Republican caucus nomi nee in the New York Legislature for United States Senator : "I congratulate tim Republican party and the State of New Y'ork on tho choice of a Senator who uever apologized for being a stalwart Republican." A stalwart is defined by tho Augusta Chronicle and Cbmtitution alitt as "a Republican who hates Hayes, laughs at civil servico reform, Blicks to the machine, obeyB Cnnkling's whip-lash, Advocates a third term fer Grant and j damns tho Mormons." TLis would be a good time for some friend to congratulate the Republican party in general and Mr. Conkling in particular upon tho fact that old ex-Gov. Spraguo did not use his shot gun on a certain memorable occasion. Col. Fisher, the Receiver of tho South ? Carolina Railroad, objects to tho dis charge of Gon. Conner, tho Receiver of the Greeuvillo & Columbia Railroad, because tho latter road is in debt to the former road $441,54-1, and suits aro now pending which, if wno by the South Carolina Railroad, would necessitate the appointment of another Receiver. The , Court heard argument and took the pa* pera. No decidion bas yet been m'.do. If General Garfield makes Senator Blaine bis Secretary of State, Messrs. Grant, Conkling & Co. will doubtless put uo their war paint. Goneral Garfield, however, can stand it, as they only run New York, while he will have the con ! ?ervatlve sentiment of the whola country to sustain him in resisting their ultra policy. Tho old and well-known house of E. W. Marshall & Co., of Charleston, baa I Burotnded, with heavy liabilities. An Urgent Appeal to Every Lorer o? Order In the State. The recent action of our Legislature on the subject of ardent spirits calls for the gratitude of every good citizen; for, though the law enacted may not bo as stringent as many droned, ic is of inesti mable value as nn evidence of tho ten dency of the enlightened oublie senti ment of our commonwealth. Thia en actment conspires with other facts to reader the present the must auspicious ! time tu step still further forward in the, march towtr.d reform and sobriety in all our borders. It is conceded that thero is a powerful strugglo now going on in tho public minti; and it is believed that our law makers will do much Greater 'binns for ut next winter, if wo show them that we will uphold them In their efforts to rid the couutry of the curse of rum. Let us rally to their support. Let us .1,4 mm < ?~ ..- ll- ?-.-*"-:-.1.- I -, - -. - ... -- ?"->?, ?M ???. j present law. Let ns tell them, when they re-assemble, of our earnest, anxious I tonn lug for the total banishment of ar dent spirits from our State. Think bow highly God boa favored us in soil, climate, in water power, in min eral wealth, in scenery, in everything. Think how instantly ample prosperity and undisturbed enjoyment would rest upon cur people if the dreadful demon of drink wore driven from our limits. Think that nine-tenths of our criminal ex ?eases result from drunkenness. See ow our jails, our penitentiary, our poor houses, atid our asylum are crowded with aad victims of the habits of drink. Think of the lives of innocent ones jeopardised or lost by tho drunkard's violence. Shall we longer quiotly witness reason dethroned, property wasted, confidence destroyed, happiness turned to woe, hopea blasted, lives lost, and woula con signed to perdition T Shall we not rather unite in a general effort to bring these evils to an end ? It is, therefore, hereby proposed that we begin at once to circulate for signa tures an earnest petition to our Legisla ture to pass at tho next sestdon a law to tally prohibiting the manufacture and sala of ardent spirits as a beverage. Every reader of this appeal, white or colored, male or female, old or young, clerical or lay, who ls willing to circulate, or cause to bo circulated, one or more of these petitions, Is earnestly invited to wrlto lmmediotely to our Grand Worthy Patriarch, Rev. 8. Lauder, Willlarostoo, S. C.. who will promptly rend as many headings as each ono will agree to use. Lot us marshal our forces, and move forward to victory.. Brag 253ggLet -o South Os ro?! DR ls PILGRIMS TO MENTOR. Elliott, I.r?, and othor Hclf-ConUltutrd j Br jreftentaliv?? AJallgn th? Month uml ' l'leiiu for tho ??TO. C'.BVEIANIJ, Oillu, Ja?. 14. A fco.ored delegation visited Mentor to-day and waited upon Gen. Garfield nt bin house. The delegation waa corn noa cd ol H. B. Elliott, Samuel Leo and ?. A. Straiter, of South Carolina, Henry E. Curry, of Tcxua, Jame? B. Dc/eraux, ol' Georgia, and Geo. W. Prince, Jr.. Geo. L. Malison, James W. Hood, Jobo A. Leahy, J. W. Harria and Stewart Ellison, of North Carolina. On being received by C?en. Garfield, H. B. Elliott, the spokesman, addre-ucd the President elect, and after congratu lating him on his election, said : Wo have come to present you a brief state ment of our condition In tho South, but not in tho spirit of dictation, but in the belief that a fair representation of our cause can beat bo mude by those of us who arc compelled to endure grievous wrongB for opinion's sake. Although clo'.bed with the rights of citizenship by the provisions of the Constitution ot the United State*, and recognized au ouch by legislative enactment and judicial decis ions, yet stl!! In all tho Southern States v e aro Citizens in narnu and not In fact. Our right to participate in elections for the choice of public officer.) is not only question?!, but In many localities nbso lutely douied us by means of armed vio lence, fraud and intimidation in mauy of tho Southern States. Sir, the rights of majorities aro illegally und wantonly subverted by the imperious will of un scrupulous minorities for no othor reason than this, that these majorities consist of men who, /reo und enfranchised by the laws of tue land, prefer to remain loyal to tho country of which they are citizen*, and 6teadfust in tbs support of that political party which saved thc life of the nation, aud to the charge of which can most safely be entrusted the duty of pre<.>:rving thu results accomplished by tho late war. The methods resorted to by our political opponents in the South to deprive us of rightful participation in public affairs have been so often stated to the public, and ure so well known lo you, that it is unnecessary that we should enter upon a detailed statement on thin occasion. Suffice it to say that by the infamous use of fraudulent tissue ballots, by liberal falsification of registry books and election returns, by forcible eject r <*nt from tho polls of negro voters by armed mobs, by murder and a general system of terrorism, and by tho refusal in many inatauces tu hold elections ut precinct? whero tho majority of vot?is are Republicans, thc elections have been rendered a mere farce,State governments have been made to derive their powers not from thc consent of the governed, but from the urbitrary will of domineer ing minorities. We are powerless, ?dr, to redress our wrongs through the machine ry of tho State courts, for to all intents and purposes they are organized against us, tne tury oftentimes being composed not only of thoso who sympathize with breakers of tho low, but frequently con sisting in part of actual participants in wrong doing. The addr*?*? then ?oes on to say that evcu lu tho F?d?rai courts tho colored people cannot obtain redress of wrongs done them for the reason that those who are responsible for these wrongs sit in the jury box to oass judgment on them. Th?t this condition of affairs has crenter* a feeling of unrest among the colored peo ple of tho South, and has led many nf them to seek relief in strange and un congenial parts of thc country. The address then sets forth the inade quacy af educational facilities in the South, and urgca tho importance of cre ating a national system nf education un der the control of the Federal Govern ment. The address then continues : We deem it our duty iu the interest of those whom we havo the honor to repre sent, ns well as in the interest of the Republican party at large, to call atten tion to tho character of Federal appoint ments in the South in the past, and re spec1. Tilly urge that tho system of placing in public positions n>?*n not only in want of sympathy w:.'.5i the principles of the Republican '?"?rty, hut who use those positions to obstruct and binder thc en forcement of the laws passed for the protection of the rights of American citizens, ho abandoned, and that men who, though calling themselves Republi cans, are of no fixed or well-defined po litical sontiments; men who aro 'all third's all men and nothing to nny, ~nd who are totally without a following and represent nobody but themselves, be no longer set ove r tia aa repr?sentatives of the Federal Government. Such ap pointments, slr, instad of strengthening the Republican i>arty, havo been a posi tive source of weakness. The address closes with thc expression of the hope and belief that the rights and interests of the colored people will not be forgotton by the President elect ir: the hour ot his triumph. A Wis* Answer and Wholesome Atlvlco, Which Will Not be Heeded. Tho fi Uowing is the senaible and sig nificant, reply mado by Gen. Garfield un Friday last to tho hypocritical jeremiad of R. B. Elliott, tho spokesman of the gang of colored politicians who called on tho Presidont-elect ot his homo iu Ohio: Gen. Elliott and Gentlemcu : I thank you for your congratulations for thc suc cessful termination of tho great cam paign that recently closed, nndespecially for your ki>>d allusion to mc personally for the part I bore in that campaign. What I havo doue, what I havo said con cerning your race and the great problem that your presence on this continent baa raised, I have aaid as a matter of pro found conviction, nod hold to with all tho meaning of the words employed in expressing it. What you have said in regard to the situation cf your people, the troubles that they encountered, the events from which they have suffered and still suffer. I listened tn w?rh deep attention, and I shall give it a full meas ure of rafleotioc. This is not the time nor the place for me to indicate anything as to what I shall have to say and do by ??u ur iii ?u ?iqoiMI n?jr, mit inn l may say: I noted as peculiarly aignificantoue Kenton ce ?S the "~Ur?? of VJ ?ii. Emote, to the effect that the majority of citizens, as he alleges, in some portions of the South are oppressed by the minority. If this b- so, why is It so? Because a trainee man is two or three men in ono in comparison with en untrained mau, and outside of politics and outaido of parties that suggestion in full, brimful of significance ; that the way to make the majority always powerful over the mi nority is to make its members ns trained and intelligent as tho minority it-elf. That brings the equality of citizenship, and no law can confer and maintain In the long run s thing that is not upheld with a reasonable degree of culturo and intelligence. Legislation ought to do all it can. I hare made the??? aupgeatlona simply to '? dicato that the education of your race, in my judgment, lies at the bar? of the final solution of your great ??nestion, and that cannot be altogether n the hands of the State or National Government. The Government ought to d i all it properly cen, but the native hungering and thirsting for knowledge i that the Creator har, planted in every ! chiio, munt be cultirtted by the parents of these children to the lant pos ible de gree of their ability, to that the hauds of the people ?hall reach out and grasp in the darkness the hand of the Govern ment extended to help, and by that union of effort tho two will bring what mere legislation alone cannot immediately bring. I rejoico thal you have expressed so strongly and earnestly youi v_v.a In regard to tho necessity of your education. I liave felt for years that that was the final solution. Those effort* that aro humble sod comparatively out of sight KttJ lu ?tt Ibt^-rutt fl* ?ftftto ttfWWfl. I bave sometimes thought that the men tlial ?ink a cotter dam into thc river and Work for months in anchoring great stones to build thc solid abutments sud piers, whose work is by and-by covered by thc water sud out of sight, do uot get their share of the credit. Thc gaudy structure of the bridge that rests ou these piers and across which tho trni.is limn de* is the thine; that strikes the eye of the great public a great ?leal more. Tho sunken piers and yard work, tho educa tional growth and thc building up of in dustry, the economy and all that can help the foundation of local prosperity is the work that in thc long run tells. Sum? Scotch poet *aid, or put It in tho mouth ol some prophet to say, that tho time would como "Waco Btrirani'j right aii'l ItrrtrnnTt might Hlisll meet on Kllongowau'a height." And it is when the mig it and thc right of a people meet that majorities arc never oppressed by minorities. Trust log, gentlemen, that you may take part in thu earnest work of building up your race, from thc foundation imo tho solidi ty of intelligence nnd industry, and upon those ba-es at last tee all your rights re cognized, is my personal wish and hope for your people." A Good Huggealiou thrown onay on Alni bama N??g-roen. The following is tho full text of tho rcmnrk'Ol Gen. Garliclo! lo the delega tion ol colored representatives from Ala bama, who vHted him at Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday : Gentlemen-I am obliged to you for your congratulations and courtesies; and will not detain you nor myself-for wo are in the house of a gentleman who has some people visiting him that wo must immediately sec-except lo say that I most cordially concur with you in al) your efforts to enlighten and ol?, vate and ?trengtben your people. That is the true ground of progress for everybody everywhere. Your friends who stoud by you in tho days of the war and since tho war have always had io mool on the part of their antagonists this thought: You have thrown upon us a great mass of ig norant voters, wholly unacquainted with thc wants of the people and the manage ment ^.f affairs, and you have done us a great injustice in compelling that class io bc our equals in voting. Now, ibero is some force in that. There is not one j of you that will not admit that lhere is some force in that statemeu. There is a great deal ol' force in it. It is a difficult thing for any people to get ulong with that situation. It is in your hands lo take that argumeut away absolutely not all at once, not in a day, but to lake it away from your children, so that by tho intelligence ol your children in timo to come that reproach will not bo left, and that argument cannot be made. When that day comes I do not see any argument that any human being can make against the fair right of all ineu to equal privileges under the law. Now, therefore, doing nil we can atour end of thc line, you should do all you can at your end of the lino to tako away tho last obstacle that confronts us in ad justing the troublesome question which your raco and its placo and its lute con , dition have giveu to this country. I Whatever our people can do toward helping you to do, that I am sure they j will bo very glad io do. Whatever I eau i do to forward that purpose in general ! action or of individual action, I shall be most glad to do. But don't let anybody get up the race feeling among vou lu tho extent of saying "We nre a separate class that aro going to have separate priv ileges and separate rights." As I said ou anothor occasion, don't let anybody abuso you because you areblack, but don't let anybody nor let yourselves got to leeling that anybody should praiso you because you are black, and certainly don't bear wrongs because you are black. Those are the points. You know that brings us up to the equality nnd liberty of -the law. Gentlemen, I am glad to have met you. A MIRACLE OP ARITHMETIC. Htolbrnud'w Calculation of tho Vota by which he wa? Defeated. Geu. Carlos J. Stoibrand, the Republi can candidate for Congress in tho Third District at the late election, has served a formal notice of contest upon Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, through his attorney Mr. John V. Hobbs, of Lexington County. The II jticc contains sixteen specifications of fraud and irregularities in the conduct of tho election by the Democrats, by which it is claimed that the plaintiff was counted out and Aiken counted in. The notice charges that the legal sud legitimate Republican vote in said dis trict is 22,057; and the legal and legiti mate Democratic vote is 18,978; instead of 9,758 Republican, nnd 27,853 Demo cratic, as declared and promulgated by thc stale Board of Canvassers ; that in the counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Oconeo, 1'ickeus, Newberry, Richland, Lexington and Laurens there waa a fraudulent count of 8,700 votes; that iu the counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens, Lexington, Oconee, Newberry und Richland 7,508 illegal ballots were polled by Democratic voters ; that in tho ?ame counties with the addition of Pick eos 7,608 Republican votes were thrown out, and that lu,350 Republicans were intimidated and hindered from voting. It is also claimed that tho Democratic managers refused to allow the Federal Supervisors of election to examine the ballot boxes previous to the opening of the poll?; that 4,300 Republicans were Erevealed from voting by placing the allot boxes inaccessibly in tho second story of buildings with only ono narrow ataircasc, which was taken possession of by armed men, who kept back the Re Kuhl ?cans from voting; that sixty-four ^publican Supervisors wero in thia way prevented from Berviiig. Tho complaint also charges thal two regular voting precincts in Abbeville County and one in-Rlchland County were not opened se provided by law, and a large number of llcpuulicaua in ibis TV ay were prevented from voting ; that a num ber ot boxes were opcnecT ut points not designated by law ; that 2,850 fictitious names were added to thc poll lists hythe Democratic managers, and thal 2,700 Democratic voters repeated their votes, going from one county to another for the rmrposc. Il Is also charged that Republ icans were forced to vote the Democratic ticket, and that Republican votes wero procured for tho Democratic ticket by counterfeiting tho Republican ticket. The conteatant charges interference with town clocks, setting them forward one half or three-quarter* of au hour to make the Democratic managers of election, wbero no Republicans were appointed, undsr pretence of legality to open the elections before the legal hour, mid be fore the arrival of the United Stales Supervisors nf elections, thus preventing large quantities of Democratic ballots Ipreviously deposited in the box (rom bo ng discovered and the boxes inspected and cleared by said Supervisors ol' elec tions. The sixteenth specification charges other i.nd further frauds, irregu larities and unlawful means, which, with the above, destroyed the legal and legiti mate Republican vote of 4,824 majority over the Democratic vote?, and gave in stead an illegal Democratic declared ma jority of 18,705. - From the Washington ?itar : "Yes terday Representative Tillman, of South Carolina, said to Mr. Scales, of North Cardin* : "Say, Scales, haven't you got one of my shoes on?" "I don't know," auld Scales; but ho raised his peda! ex tremities and found that he had one shoo wiih buttons and one that tied, "Well, I declare," -aid Scales, "I thought roy right shoe hurt a lillie." An examina tion developed thal Tillman was likewise oddly shod. H< w ihe feet-gea- o' these ?t it? am-n becuna 'buHercupj ed' ls no body's busin? sa, but it was probably nuns in fhn teta-ruuTA of tte* BtXftO. A SSOW-BOUKD TILLAGE. Krllcf Sent out to VIlKlula'? Hurled HaroUt. HI:?:I:VVII.I/?:, Clark Couuty, Va., January 8, 1880. The relief party which was dispatched from here to the snow-bound \ ?liege of Paris yesterday sucecied in reaching its destination, after au exhaustive and dan gcrous journey, dnring which all of the party were painfully frost bitten. To-dHy Charlea A. Watsm, one of the four who made the trip, returned here, bring ing additional information :n to tho con dition nf the villagers, and also the detail* of several catastrophe* resulting from the heavy snow, which continue** to fall. Thc relief party, which left here in a mammoth four-horse sled, made rapid progr?s.-) for four or ??ix miles, bul, when they reached the foot of tho mountains, thc roads became almost impassable. Several drifts were encountered of incred ible proportions, while the men wero rendered uearly helpless hy tho cold. One of tho hornes got stuck in a snow drift and was abandoned, thc third horse being led as a reserve. During Thurs day night the party only made four miles, the crust of tho snow not being strong enough to bear tho Bifid, which broke through again and again, compelling the half-frozen men to get out and walk. They kept bravely on, however, and reached tho village by 10 A. M. Friday. Not a Hign of life could bo seen, and the newcomers at first thought that they had arrived at A CITY OF THE DEAD, only to die themselves. They urged on their only two horses that had survived thu night, and, traversing the main street, finally reached what they judged to ba the school-house, where ?.he oom milloo of fifteen had established itself. The building was almost bidden from view, but, ns four despairing cries rang on?, n faint response waa heard, followed by a mao's head emerging from an open ing cut in the wall twenty feet from the ground, lie proved to be Mr. Wright, tho energetic head of the committee, who quietly butnmoned bis men and bad thc relief party carried into one of the bouses, which, io honor of its arrival, was soon glowing with a generous fire. In the other occupied houses only small fires were burning, as the fuel had become very low. A? the supply could not be replenished, nearly all were suffering from terrible frost-bites and were almost incapacitated from work. Tho women and children were also suffering, although given the warmest rooms and supplied with old clothing in which to wrap themselves. After tho four strangers had partially recovered, Mr. Wright summoned tho cummittee, which, since lust Mouday. has been govorning the villagers with an ?rou hand. An inven tory of the stock of fuel and provisions showed that there wero only four cords of wood and a number of old buildings left with which to keep the fire going. As to provisions, the committee had seized tho stock of the two village grocery store?, which, together with the frozen gamo, allayed all fears of immediate starvation. Thc cost?ate of the sleigh, consisting of medicine, soft linen for bandages, canned fruits, preserved meats, wine and liquors generally, proved an invaluable. ADDITION TO THEI? LITTLE STOKE. The doctor, who formed one of the relief party, at once went to work in the hospital, relieving the exhausted physi cians in charge, who, with nearly 100 cases to care for, had not been to bed for over a week. The committee expressed the opinion that it would be able to get ulong for another week without further aid, provided the BUOW ceased and a crust formed. This would allow forage parties to walk without serious trouble, and they could then doubtless procure fuel. Mr. Wright, who appears to be omnipotent, then expressed Ino wish that some one be dispatched back to Berry ville tli9 next morning to allay the anx iety of friends and relatives or the snow bound hamlet. Mr. Watson volunteered for the dangerous journey, and prepara tions were commenced for his departure tho next day. The committee bas made a number of excellent rules for the gov ernment ?if the village. In the early part of the week the strength of ibo men was daily tried by thrir efforts it cutting tunnels through immense drifts which overy night formed around many of the houses. Tbe committee, determined to stop this, and detailed a number of men to each inhabited bouse, who were given a supply of provisions and fuel. Cue man waa placed in charge and the bouse cloaca indefinitely. The snow was then, sile'sed to accumulate at will, and, as a consequence, one-half of the villagers were prisoners when the relief parly arrived. Every morning each house furnishes its quota of men, who are flowered by ropes or ladders from the roof of tho HALF-UURIED DWELLINGS. Tl:CM: men make a tour of the village, ascertain the condition of the sick and then depart ott their search for fuel and birds. These latter, aa well as deer, foxes, conns nnd chickens, are succumb ing to tho cold by thousands, and tho villagers, by gathering thom before they are covered by thc snow, obtain a whole some and agreeable article of diet. The daily struggle through the snow is attend ed with varying success, the party usual ly returning about noon. Mr. Wright tuen gives to each a generous drink of whiskey or brandy, aud tho exhausted villagers return to their homes, being generally hauled in through windows or roof. Mr. Wright hos every drop of li quor the village contains locked in his own home. At Ont ino ardent was in charge of thc committee, but tbe ener getic chief found that they were not all to be relied upon, several getting glori ously drunk. He thereupon had the bar reis removed through tbe snow with grent difficulty to his own house, where either ho or hi* sons mount guard, at all times, with pistol in hand, to prevent it being stolen. If it were not for this precaution, dozeus of the men would be continually intoxicated, endan?erinrjf ! their own and other? j i7e-. Many of the houses, by directiou of tho committee, i have been torn to the second story, the wood being used ns fuel to keep warm the little garrisons on tho lower floors. Mr. Watson left thc village early this morning, and, being supplied with a fresh team, found much less difficulty in getting through the snow. The ice crust on the surface had become strong enough to bear his sleigh, and ho reached here without mishap. Tho snow has ceased falling, and, as tho ice crust, tho hope of tho villagers, is rapidly hardening, ? it ia probable the blockade will soon be brokon. SUICIDE OP A LADY IN AIKEN COUNTY.-On the night of tho 8th inst. Mrs. Frances Boat wright, aged about 46, committed suicide at her home near Mount Ebal in Aiken County, by shoot ing herself with a pistol. Her husband is a highly respectable gentleman, aged about G5, quite infirm and somewhat deaf. He says li? heard a pistol shot some time during tho night, but thought it was some boys in the road, and paid no at tention to the matter, till noticing that Mrs. Boatwright waa absent, ho RHO to look for her, aud found her lying on the hearth in tho sitting-room weltering in blood, the pistol lying with tho haadtc io the fire and partly burnt. Her cloth ing had also taken fire, which he soon succeeded in extinguishing, but upon ex amination he was horrified to find life extinct. Mrs. Bo&twright belongs to one of the most respectable families of the community, ana has a larj-e circle of friends and relatives. Sho has for years been n sufferer from a disease which has affected her wind. She loaves .so chil li M : :. The Weather and Crops. The Neics and Courier says that buni ness han been greatly interfered with in Charleston by the continued bad weath er, making travel impossible and pre venting thc picking of the top crop of cotton. It says: "Cotton picking has been entirely suspended for more than two weeks, tho temperature being so cold and the weather so wet that the negroes could not be induced to go into the Gelds. A planter at Fort Motte, Orange- ; burg County, bas sixty hales of unpicked cotton still in bis fields. A farmer in Marlboro County reports that he ha? been unablo to pick out one hundred seri's of Iiis crop. One of the largos, planters on James Island will probably lose one-third of bia crop, and on Wad mulaw Island a planter has turned bis stock into tho Gelds, BO great has been the damage by tho weather." Thc Mime tiling is true of tho up coun try lo a considerable extent. Fields iu this county arc still whito with cotton, and down on the line of tho Columbia and Greenville railroad there are many bales standing open on tho plants. The last few days of pleasant weather bes allowed much of this to be saved, how ever, and business has improved very considerably in ? :ii? city. Much of the cotton now coming in is stained, although there is a quantity of white cot still held back, which will come in by degrees during the spring and summer, exerting a favorable influence in equaliz ing business throughout the year. Many farmers by making the mistake of wait ing for all their cotton to open before beginning picking to effect a slight unv ing in labor have suffered ia JO loss by the red clay beating into the bolls and staining tho fabric.- Greenville News. Two EVENTS IN PICKENB.-Says the Setdineli "William W. Freeman and John Enlrekin got into a difficulty last week in which both used their knives. Entrekin wat- slightly cut in the abdomen and Freeman in tho band." "Mr. H. E. Mull, of thia County, was ?lint by his owo son during the Christ mas holidays. Tho bal I entered the left breast near the region of tho heart, but fortunately struck a rib and followed it around, preventing, probably, instant death. Wo know nothing of tho origin of the trouble The last we heard from Mr. Mull was to the effect that he was doing well and was able to walk about." - There is already a well defined movement on foot to give the Southern people their share of the offices coming from the President. It ie generally un derstood that this plan is being successfully engineered by Senators Brown aud Hill of Georgia, Mahons of Virginio, Repr?sentatives Speer of Geor gia and Carlisle of Kentucky. The movement contemplates that good men only shall fill tho Federal offices in the South, and that the Presidential appoint ments shall be such os meet the general approval of the people of their respec tive sections. It is currently reported and believed that President Garfield looks with great favor upon the subject, and that Senator Blaine, who goes into thu Cabinet, wiii also endorse the new movement and lend his aid in furthering it. - A dispatch from Augusta, Ga., to the Charleston Actes and Courier, dated 13th inst., Kaya that on that afternoon while William Damm, a young man liv ing in Hamburg, was talking to his wife and sinter in his store, a negro named Harry Hackett came up and stood listen ing to the conversation. Damm ordered him away, wheieupou the negro put his hand behind him as if to draw a pistol. Damm went towards him, but was held hy his wife and sister. Hackett then fired at Damm, but missed bim and struck his wife in the head, inflicting a fatal wound. Damm pursued Hackett, wno fired three times moro at bim, one of the balls striking him in the shoulder, causing a flesh wound. Another waB fired so closo that the powder burned Damon's faco. Hackett escaped. Search is being made for him. There is much excitement in Hamburg, and if Hackett is caught he will be lynched. - The South Carolina Jockey Club have determined to h've another raco meeting at the Washington course, Char leston, in February. - The census bureau reports that sev en of the eight townships taken for re enumeration in 8outh Carolina show an aggregate population in December of 17,372 against 19,603 reported by tho local enumerator* in June last. - A yellow brocade silk dress 127 years old, wa9 Bhown in the industrial exhibition at Charleston. The silk was spun in South Carolina and woven in England, for Mrs. Pinckney, wifo of the Chief Justice of thc Province of South Carolina. - All of the railroads which have bten paying money for their convicta haze agreed to increase their payments henceforward from five to seven doliera per month each. S. M. ORR, M. D. NEW DEX o Pt rt & Benson Corner, Simpson, WE have just received a complete Stock BLE DRUGS, which will nive entire tat? to be at toto aa the hired. We keep PA TEXT MEDICINES, LA the oldttt and the latest TRUSSES, Till only for medicinal use. PHYSICIANS' & PRESCRIPTIONS compounded careful H?5* A call is solicited from cur friends. Jan 20. 1881 28- ly Soluble Pacific and 1 STONO GUANO. STQNQ AC! '.You turn your head, But no use fussin', Ste IH AVK on hand a larg-) stock of ACID a: Mjpectnl inducements offered i ILond. Liberal terms offered for Cash, C making any trade on Fertilizers. My otBcc lng." Jan 20, 1881 2 -- INDUCEMENTS E OR-ZELA-T R REDUCTION ll TOLLY'S FURN DmtINO the SUMMER MONTHS I wil low figures : Maple Bedsteads, Slats and Castora, cc Walnut Bedsteads, 6 feet 6 inches big! Cane Seat Chairs, per set, from $.5 00 ar Towelend and Drawer Washstands, fri Picture Frames and Chromos cheaper tha with Glass and Qilt lining at 30 cents. 8x10 kind, at 80 cents. The largest siro of Picton .dzes, same tramo, at $1.20. FINE CHILDREN CARRIAGES at $7.? A large lot of Window Shades from R ccnl In proportion. I hava on hand a very larva Come and see mo, as I will not be uudcrso MVy^Slfgl) - It is asserted that while in almost*^ all parts of Ireland tenats are making trouble about rent, the estates of the great London companies are an excep tion. Tho rents nre light, and there Isa lease given which pratically amounts to fixity of tenure. Tho companies havo held their landa for nearly 300 yeara. ' HORSES and MULES. HAMLIN A CO. will he in Anderson on Saleday in February next with a large number of excellent Horses and Mules, which will ho ?old cheap. Don't buy before seeing their stock. Jan 20, 18?1__28_2_ NOTICE. Ihereby forbid any ono hiring or con tracting in any way will? Charlie Rob ..ns, he being under age. Any ono doing so will be dealt with as the law provides. HOM AN ROBERTS, Guardian. Jan .J0!_lBjl_2a_2_ Notice to Creditors. IWILL be prepared on tho drat day of Marcb next to pay a dividend to tba creditors of A. R. Campbell & Co. Credl ora willing to take under tbo assignment will present their claims, properly attested, to the undersigned on that dav at Anderson C. H., ti. C., at 2 o'clock p. m., atSherirFs office. J. N. SUTHERLAND, Assignee A. It Campbell & Co. Jan 20, 1681_23_C _ VALUABLE LAND SALE. WE, the undersigned, legal representa tives of William A. Rogers, de ceased, will sell at public outcry, to tho highest bidder, on thc premises, on tho Olli Day February, 1881, That VALUABLE PLANTATION, con taining over Three Hundred Acres, lying on Turec-and-Twenty Creek, in Anderson County, known as thc Dr. Robinson place, on the following terme, viz : One-third cash ; balanceon twelve mon'.ho time, with interest from date, and mortgage of the premises. LOU. F. ALLGOOD, ELIZABETH P. ALLGOOD, ELLIE ROGERS. MARGIE A. FORD. M. J. HESTER, T. E. KING. _Jan 20, ISiil_28__3_ REMOVAL HE undersigned respectfully announce to their friends and customers tbat they have moved to No. 2 Benson House, Next door South of their old Stand, where they will sell DRUGS at the lowest possible figures. Seeing is believing. Give us a call. SIMPSON, REID & CO. Jan 13 1881_27_ BELTON HIGH SCHOOL. rXHIE Exercises of this School will com JL menee on MONDAY, JANUABY lOtb, 1881, and will romain in session for thirty two weeks without intermission. Terms: Trimarv Class.$10 50 Intermediate Class. 10 00 Higher Class. 22 50 Full credit will be given for all publia moneys received. W. F. COX, Principal. Belton, S. C., Jan. 0,1881. 20-4 Notice to Fiduciaries. A LL Administrators, Executors, Guar jt%. dians and other Fiduciaries, who by law are required lo make their returns to the Judge ot I'robate, are hereby notified to do so during the month of January. 1881, or the penalty of the law will be enforced. W. W. HUMPHREY8. Judge of Probate. Jan 0, 1881 2ti 4 Mortgagee's Sale. T>Y virtue of tho power contained in J?j Morlgago executed by Elias Terrell to John R. Cochran, I will nell at Anderson C. H., on Saleday in February next, the Lot at Liberty Hit), known as No. 7, con taining one acre. Terms cash-purchaser to pav for papers. JOSEPH N. BROWN, Assignee. Jan 13,1881 27 4* TO BENT. SIX ONE-HORSE FARMS, on Parks place, in Rock Mills Township, Apply to J. S. FOWLER, Anderson, 8. C. Jan 13, 1881 27 2 INSTATE NOTICE. -J All persons having demands against the Estate of Albert McCrary, deceased, aro notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned within tho time prescri bed by law. Those indebted to the Estate will also make payments to the undersigned. SAM'L. MCCRARY; W. H. McCRARY, Dec 23, 1880 21-3* Executors. E. P. SLOAN. JG- STORE. Reid & Co's. Old Stand. of FRESH, NEW, PURE and RFLIA faction in quality, and wc guarantee prices MP GOODS, DRUGS of all descriptions, ?RMOMETERS, dre. dc WHISKEYS, UPPLIES a specially, ly day or night. _O KU A IS I,? AN. knehor Brand Guano. in ftTfiNfi AQU ri rea CUT you hold back airing, mo's gwine along." nd GUANO of tho abovo Standard Brands, to p?reles wanting lt by ?the Car otton Option or Currency. Seo me before in tho front cntranco to "Centennial Build W. S. LIGON. I 6m EXTRAORDINARY. fi PRICES AT IT?RE STORE! 1 sell for CASH at tho following remarkable mplete, $2.60 and upwards, i, $7.50 and npwards. id npwards. itu $1.35 and npwards. n anywhere ebe. Walnut Blotto Frames F^mS^ J!?me k,nd? 25 cents. 11x14. same ?, 24x30, Walnut Frames, at $1.40. Smaller 0 and npwards. s a piece and upwards, and everything elie stock o n 1 kin ls end d? acriptlon. ld by any housa in th . Stat?.