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E. B.-f MURRAY, Editor. JJA-Y^MORNING, FEB. 17, 1881. ~rC TERM<=t - ^ ONE YEAR..._.81.50. BIZ MONTHS_..... 75c. Two Dollars if not paid in [advance. STANLEY MATTHEWS IN DISTRESS. The Hoo. Stanley Matthews appears to have very little chance to become an As? sociate Justice of the Supreme Court, although Mr. Hayes has nominated him for the position. Tbe nomination has bnng fire in the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, and the opposition has be - come so strong that tbe Committee will probably not report it to the Senate be? fore the 4th of March, at which time it . will fail. If the Committee does report tbe nomination it is generally believed the Senate will reject it, and thereby save the country from an unfit judicial officer. : A number of Democrats oppose the con? firmation of Mr. Matthews for political reasons and because of his unfitness. Mr. Conkling opposes him for the pur ... pose of giving a last lick at President Hayes, and the friends of General Gar field oppose him because they think the new President should be allowed to make the selection. ?Between all of these sources of opposition we think Mr. Mat? thews will not become an Associate Jus . tice of the Supreme Court. RETIRING IN CONTEMPT. President Hayes' administration will ? terminate on the 4th.of next month, and, no President has ever retired in more profound contempt from all portions of ?the Union. He is generally admitted never to have been elected, and both Democrats and Republicans do not hesi t?te to pronounce him an unqualified fraud. He has shown by his appoint? ments that he fully recognizes tbe fact .himself that he was made President by a set of perjured rascals, and has been very careful in giving to them all the promo* ' tion possible. Not only has he taken cafe of Wells, Anderson, Cassinave, and the like, but his gratitude has extended to tbe more respectable, though no less culpable, class of visiting statesmen, who went to the trouble to see a fair (?) . count and help him through the Elec? toral Commission. Therefore we find Sherman and Evarts in his Cabinet, and Stanley Matthews nominated for the Su? preme Court. He has not done any act in the four years that rises to nobility. He will retire ''unwept, unhonpredand unloved/* an example of triumphant fraud, illustrating the truth of the old maxim.that it is better to fail deserving success than to succeed deserving failure. THJE VICE-PRESIDENCY. The rumor that Vice-President-elect General C. A. Arthur is not a native of tbe United State*, and that he is, there? fore,, constitutionally ineligible for the office to which he was elected, gains force and probability to such an extent that the Senate has determined to investigate the facts of the case with a view to ascer ? tain the truth and, if General Arthur be not a native of this country, to prevent his inauguration on the 4th of next March. He claims to have been born in a country town of Vermont, but the most careful inquiry there fails to develop tbe correctness of the claim*. His parents were married in the United States, but about tbe time of his birth resided in Canada. They afterwards returned to the United States. It is claimed by those who oppose the inauguration of General Arthur that he was born during the residence of his parents in Canada, which would make him ineligible for either the Presidency or Vice-Presidency of the United States. This would make the President pro tern, of the Senate on the 4th of March next Vice-President, which would give the office to tbe De? mocracy in the person of Hon. Allen/ G. Thurman, of Ohio. It would be a little singular to see the President and Vice President both from the snme State. People would begin to think in truth that it is Incky to be a citizen of Ohio. A VINDICATION OF THE STATE. . Senator Butler's speech, in reply to Conkling*s campaign slanders of South Carolina in reference to the lute census, is a manly and proper vindication of tbe people be represents before the world. It is none too severe upon the vainglori? ous and insolent Conk ling. He had falsified the people of this State, and knew it, without seeking to correct his malicious and unfounded statements. His speech was before tbe country, and it was due to our State and creditable to our Senator to present the facts and ; properly characterize the infamy of tbe low instincts which could induce a man whose associations with the representa? tive men of the nation should inspire a more lofty and honorable mode of cam? paign than one of vicious and splenetic slander. This speech has not been pala? table to the stalwart press, nor was it ^delivered for their comfort. They were ?particepa criminit with Mr. Confcling in the falsehood and slander. The con? demnation of Mr. Conkling reflected npon them, and, of course, they wero naturally expected to come to the sup? port of their confederate and ally. They have done so in a very handsome man? ner, showing that they are not only will? ing to tell a falsehood, but that they are ready to malign any man who attempts to expose that falsehood. Until they show that General Butler has misrepre? sented-the facts, all tbe denunciation they can heap npon him will neither harm him nor injure the South. There is enough of intelligence and virtue left in this country to^distinguish between denunciation and just censure. No man can be put down before the country by telling the truth, where that truth is made to appear as plainly ?s it does in Senator Butler's speech. No man can vindicate himself by lordly disdain and insolence where he is so cleariy convicted of false? hood as Mr. Conkling has been. Senator Butler' has shown his usual judgment, independence and good sense in this mat? ter, and by it ha* held tbe Turkey ,Qock Senator from New York up befoie 'tBet^Bountry in his true light, as un? worthy of belief, and, at the same time, has succinctly presented the conclusive jvidenco which vindicates this State from t malicious Republican campaign slan REGULATING RAILROADS. Judge Woods, of the United States Circuit Court of Georgia, who has re? cently been promoted to the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, has just made a very important decision in reference to the powers of a Stale to regulate rail? roads. The State of Georgia appointed a Railroad Commission of three mem? bers, with powers to regulate the freights aud passage upon railroads in that State, and under the powers vested in them, |.they recently determined to reduce the passenger rates to three cents per mile over all first-class roads, and accordingly 60 ordered. The Macon and Brunswick Road re? fused to obey and brought suit to lest the question, contending that the prop? erty was that of individuals who had vested rights that could not be interfered with by the State. The State, to put the question briefly, denied the conclusions of the complaint, and upon the submis? sion of the case Judge Woods held the Georgia laws to be constitutional, and sustained the action of the Railroad Commissioner of that State. This is a great victory for those who oppose the terrible monopoly which railroads of late have been disposed to establish. The result of ibis decision will be healthy, not only in preventing further encroach? ment by the roads, but will give strength and courage to the people everywhere to correct many evils which now exist.? South Carolina should adopt the Georgia railroad law. President Hayes has received a great I deal of praise for introducing a temper? ance reform at the White House dinners. An exchange thinks, however, that a spirit of parsimony rather than of reform actuated him in banishing wine and brandy from the White House, and backs up its opinion by saying that if Mr. Hayes was sincere in wishing to set an example of temperance, he would not only have no wines at bis own dinners, but would also abstain from drinking these beverages at other people's dinners. Inasmuch as be does not abstain when I away from borne, the legitimate conclu? sion is that he does not use wi ties at home because be wishes to avoid the expense. When away from home he drinks at other people's expense. The temperance people will never gain anything from such examples as Rutherford B. Hayes. The speech of our Representative, Hon. D. Wyatt Aikeu, which we publish this week, is a strong and candid state? ment of the condition of affairs in thi? State, which will no doubt do good. We think this speech is. the best of Col. Aiken's efforts in Congress, and have no j doubt it will meet the approbation of his entire Democratic constituency. A train on the Savannah and Charles? ton Railroad fell into the- trestle approaching the river last week without injuring any person. One bench was knocked out of place, and two miles of the trestleing fell. It was an extensive wreck not to have done more damage. The down train on the Columbia and Greenville railroad on last Friday was ditched near Hodges by the breaking of a rail. No person was hurt, and the Abbe? ville train carried the passengers on to Columbia with very little delay. Witchcraft and Murder. Sumter, Feb. 11.?At a late hour last night Henry Johnson aud Orange Isaacs were lodged in jail here, charged with the murder of John Davis, all colored. Henry Johnsou relates the following *tory' : He says that he was staying at the house of John Davis, and suspected that be was trying to poison him, and that he went to Orange Isaacs, who is claimed to be a root doctor, and told him of it. Orange said that he also had a grudge against Davis, and that be had the power of witchcraft and could administer a cer? tain medicine that would free him of all responsibility for his acts, and proposed to Johnson to give him a charm ana take one himself and kill Davis. Johnson agreed to take the charm and obey all instruction. Orange then told him to obtain a gun and bring it to him, which be did. Orange then sent him to the road with orders to knock on the fence when Davis passed. At 12 o'clock m. last Saturday Johnson gave the signal and Orange came to the road with his gun. They followed him toa pine thicket, and Orange, having approached to within ten yards of Davis, fired and shot him in the back of the head, killing him in? stantly. Orange then pulled him out of the road and covered him up with pine straw, and wont about his business. Suspicion having attached to Johnson, he was arrested, and, upon his confession, Orange was also arrested. Orange dis? claims being implicated iu the murder in any manner.?News and Courier. Augusta and Kkoxville Rail? road.?"Make hay while the sun shines,-'' is the old adage, but President Verdery and Superintendent Twigg*, of the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad, believe that it applies as well to railroads as to hay. They are pushing forward the track as rapidly as possible, and by twelve o'clock to-day it will reach the Summerville Mills, making two impor? tant points already on the line?viz., the Sibly Mills and the Summerville Mills. The track laying force is working with energy, and before very long the Savan? nah river will be reached and the bridge completed. It will be the only iron bridge across tbe stream. While it is certain that the first mortgage bonds of the road are a first class investment, the fact that many other roads will desire a connectiou with the A. &K. will give the stock an extra value. ? The fast mail Coast Line train colli? ded with the south bound through freight at four o'clock Friday morning, between Lynchburg and May field. The mail was running at the rate of thirty and the freight seven miles au hour. The weather was foggy. The mail coach and tender telescoped. Messenger White was thrown half the length of the car, cut over the eye and somewhat bruised. Recovering from the shock he stood faith? fully by bis mail. The tender was thrust half its length into the car. It was a mi? raculous escape. All the others escaped injury. The tender and first freight box were "likewise telescoped. The engines were badly damaged. ? At a trial in a Justice's Court at Museville, Pottsylvania county, Va., Sat? urday, 5th iust., a negro named Sam Wright, who had lost the case, became abusive and attempted violence. An? other negro joined him, and seizing a stick of wood, killed J. C. Arthur with a single blow and seriously injured two othei white men. The negroes then es? caped and with the members of their club, known as the "True Friends' Club," paraded the streets, beating a drum. The culprits were finally arrested by a posse of twelve armed men and lodged in jail. The citizens could hardly be pre? vented from lynching them'. "THE GHOST OP INTIMIDATION." Congressman Alken Exorcises it with Hnrd Facts. In the House of Representatives, on Saturday last, the Apportionment Bill being under consideration, Congressman A3 ken spoke as follows: After the admirable speeches made to? day by the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Hawley) and the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Robinson) I had hoped that this discussion might have been continued upon that plane of states? manship which they had inaugurated, and that partisan prejudices would no more be beard in this debate. But my good friend from Indiana, (Mr. Calkins,) 'whose attention I now invoke, has thought proper to present some very per? tinent questions, which I propose directly to answer. ! From tbe remarks of my friend and of some of those who preceded him on that Bide of the House, I am impressed that if there is any pharisaical righteousness on earth it is to be found in the Repub? lican party whenever questions pertain? ing to the South are discussed by them. To-day they seem to be solicitous whether or not a large proportion of tbe people of the South are permitted to vote, and the question is raised by them whether it is uot the duly of Congress to appoint a committee of investigation upon ttiis subject. I ask my friend from Indiana (Mr. Calkius) and bis colleagues why is this a latter-day thought with them ? Why did they not desire to investigate this subject when Republican rascality and extrava? gance were running riot over the South and none but Republican votes were cast? I bold in my hand, oir, a Con? gressional Directory for 1874, of the first session of the Forty-third Congress, and in turning to my own State I find that J. H. Rainey received in the First District 19,765 votes as a Republican, "being all tbe votes that were cast," as the Direc? tory states. From the same source I learn that A. J. Ransier was elected as a Republican from another District, receiv? ing 20,061 votes against 6,549 votes cast for W. Gurney, Independent Republican, not a single Democratic vote being cast in tbe District. In the Third District, which I have the honor to represent, R. B. Elliott, the candidate for the Repub? lican party, received 21,627 votes, while only 1,094 votes were cast for W, H. McCaw, Democrat. One year later I find L. C. Carpenter, Republican, was elected to fill au unexpired term, Elliott having resigned, and received 23,185 votes, as is recorded in the Directory, ''there being no organized opposition." Why is it that this party of great moral ideas, which theo controlled the execu? tive and legislative branches of our Gov? ernment, did not think it incumbent upon them to have Congressional^ inves? tigation of this one-sided condition of things? But let us come a little nearer to the present time. In the Directory of 1876 I find that at the election of 1874 E. W; M. Mackey, a Republican, received 16,742 votes, and that C. W. Buttz, also a Republican, received at the same time 14,204 votes; no record to be found of a Democratic vote being cast in tbe Dis? trict. Is it not strange, Mr. Speaker, that this party, whose representatives on this floor are so clamorous for fair and free elections, did not consider it tboir duty to investigate at that time these anomalous elections? But, sir, this same Republican party, to day so just, so fair, so moral, at that time so callous, so insensible to the rights of Southern voters, are now demanding that all election districts shall be com? posed of contiguous counties. Sir, allow me to instance but a single case of Re? publican gerrymandering during their revelry, extravagauce and prodigality in South Carolina. Tbe Third Congress? ional District was composed of the coun? ties of Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens and Rich land, and no portion of Ricbland County is within perhaps fifteen miles of any point of either of the remaining counties which constitute the District, Lexington County, which has a Democratic majority of about 1,000, intervening between Richland and Newberry. The gentleman (Mr. Calkins) must not misunderstand me as saying that it was the number of troops that .overawed South Carolina during tbe six years to which I have alluded, and during which time I have shown there were no Demo? cratic votes cast. We refrained from voting not because we were afraid of the military force present, but becauso we protested against that usurpation of power that authorized the presence of the military at the ballot-box. We be? lieved then, as now, that we were again in tbe Union and bad ibe right to cast a free ballot, which could not be done in the presence of the suzerainty of the bayonet. Sir, we were subserviently obedient to the ' Federal authorities. Gen. Ruger was then in command in South Carolina, and had he hung up his old boots in the Capitol and written above them. "He who shall dare these boots displace, must meet the United States face to face," the order would have been implicitly obeyed by every citizen of the State, und those old boots would have been as potent in executing the commands of the government as ten times the number of soldiers as were then iu tbe State. It was not the power, sir, but the presence of the bayonet that drove Democratic voters from the polls during those six long years of anarchy and oppression. Sir, in 1873 I myself told a soldier at the polls, "I will not vote under duress; the Constitution entitles me to the privilege of voting as a free? man, and there is no freedom under that bayonet." For that reason, and for that reason alone, sir, I refrained from voting, and so did the Democrats of the State. But the Republican party claim that the negroes of the South must of neces? sity vote the Republican ticket. Possi? bly there was an ostensible reason for this thought some years ugo; but to-day there exist potential causes for a reduc? tion of the Republican negro vote at every election. The intellectuality of the race is improving, the more thrifty of them are acquiring property and becom? ing taxpayers, and fiud a Democratic in? comparably less burdensome to the tax? payers than a Republican government, and thousands of the more ignorant and timid have been rescued by their humane employers from the oppression of their Union Leagues and other Jesuitical or? ganizations of their race. [Laughter and groans on the Republican side.] Gentlemen may grunt and laugh sardon? ically at this remark, but it is literally true. I have myself accompanied col? ored men to the ballot-box who, with fear and trembling, asked and received protection while they voted the Demo? cratic ticket. You men of the North know nothing nbout the colored race in the South. You are ignorant of their manners, customs, traita of character, and their wants; and the gentleman from Michigan, a thousand miles away from any portion of the South, and of all men most ignorant of the people of that section, presuming to rrad us a lesson as to how we Bhould deal with the colored man! If the threats and warnings elicited by the proceedings of this House from the Stalwart portion of the Republican party are to be credited, we may anticipate but a Tew more free elections in the South. As a* Southern farmer I have a greater interest in the welfare of the colored people of the South than all the gentle? men on that Bide of this Chr.mber, be? cause upon them and their labor I and mine are. and always expect to be, de? pendent for our support. But, sir, iden? tified from birth with the people of the South and actuated by the instincts of honesty and candor, I declare it as my conviction that further and continued congressional interference with our elec? tions will result in arraying race against race to the detriment of the negro. For i whatever fate may befall the South, the white people of that section, prompted by the first law of nature, will never again quietly submit to negro domina? tion. Eight long years' subjection to an oppression unknown to modern civiliza? tion is not to be forgotten in a genera? tion. In South Carolina, and I believe a similar sentiment pervades the South, we desire to see the negro elevated. But, sir, a consummation of that desire will never be attained by a.second degradation of the white man. You may draw your party lines upon color; we will meet you there and extinguish them. Our destiny is to live in the 8outh with the negro, and we expect to work that destiny peacefully, difficult as the problem may seem. But it political legislation denies us, or subverts our rights upon the pre? sumption that we have in any wise cur? tailed the rights of the colored man, just then and there we will have reached that time in the South anticipated by the honorable gentleman from Michigan, when he expressed a fear lest civil liberty would be destroyed unless election results could be changed in that section. But if the American people will only repose confidence in the Southern whites and grant them the opportunities circum? stances present, I have little doubt but that this problem will be solved satisfac? torily to both races, and ultimately result in the elevation of the negro, and the continued and, I pray God, the everlast? ing political quiet between the two sec? tions on his account. A few more words and I have done. Allusion has beeu frequently made du? ring this debate to the small Republican vote throughout the South in the rece t Presidential election, and it has been re? iterated that it could not be accounted for upon just grounds. For the first time since I have been a member of Congress have I heard the South censured and South Carolina escape more than the lion's share of the abuse. But it seems the recenl; vote in that State has given satisfaction to those who, for the purpose of this debate, have bewildered them? selves with arithmetical calculations. Perhaps those gentlemen are not aware that during the last campaign South Car? olina had no Republican State ticket in nomination, and in only a few instances a county ticket to represent the Republi? can party in the campaign of 1880. The ghost of intimidation doubtless presents itnelf to the mind of every Republican within the sound of my voice at the very announcement of such a fact. But that such a thought is a mere phantom let me prove by printing as a portion of my re? marks a letter received this morning from a resident lawyer of this city, who is, perhaps, the brightest intellect that South Carolina ever gave to the Repub? lican party. He has lately settled in this city, and yesterday afternoon I addressed him a note asking whether he was not a member of the-Republican State Con? vention of South Carolina, and if he did not publish a letter advising against lacing a Republican ticket in the field, have his reply, and will print it: Washington, D. C, Feb. 5,1881. Dear Sir: 1 have your favor of yester . day, and, in reply, would say that I did publish such a letter as you inquire about. The National Republican party had been injured, and that of the State broken down and ruined by our running unfit men for office. I knew we bad not the material for a State ticket in South Carolina, and I felt confident that if we forebore to nominate one, the Democrats would be more likely to divide, run "In? dependents," and thus sooner contribute the material needed to build up a respect? able and strong Republican parly; one not in name merely, b'it in principle and usefulness. Entertaining these views, I declined most pressing solicitations to allow my name used before the Conven? tion. I am, very truly yours, Wm. E. Earuj. Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, House of Repre? sentatives. Now, this is a letter from an intelligent South Carolinian, born and reared upon her soil, who is a Republican from prin? ciple ; and it contains two incontroverti? ble truths; first, that the Republican party in South Carolina had not material enough in it from which to select a Stale ticket; and, secondly, that the only hope of securing that material is to dissever the Democratic party. Think you, does any gentleman on this floor suppose that this end will be obtained by arraying every two or four years in deadly politi? cal strife that party which so lacks mate? rial against that party alone that pos? sesses it at the South ? As well may you or they expect to break the "Solid South" by continually heaping abuses upon those who compose it. My friend from Indiana (Mr. Calkins) with much fervor and great emphasis, asks, What is a carpet- bagger ? In reply ? say he is apolitical legalized burglar ; that is just what a carpet bagger is, [laughter and applause on the Demo? cratic side;] and I say to my friend if he will come to South Carolina with a view of identifying himself with the State, intending to become a citizen, claiming the protection of that flog that floats over our Speaker's chair, and demanding the right to be recognized as a citizen, at Ihe same time lending a helping hand toward developing the resources of that beauti? ful country, he will be received with open arms from the mountains to the sea? shore, and no questions will be asked as to his politics. But, sir, no such motives ever impelled the carpet-bagger to'settle in South Carolina or any other Southern State. His was the viaitatiou of a politi? cal adventurer, who, through the igno? rance of the blacks, foisted himself upon the oppressed whites, whom he proceed? ed at once to tax to impoverishment, while be squandered in luxurious living every dollar poured into the treasury by the tax-gatherer. And yet my friend thinks it cruel to call such creatures "aliens." Why, sir, it is an honor to them to be recognized at all. I beg gen? tlemen to recall the history of my State during the carpet-bag regime and ask what has become of those tyrannical spendthrifts. Some of them doubtless have been hung,.as I believe all of them should have been ; tome of them are to day, I know, in the jails of the country, and otherj of them have had in mor> ways than one retributive justice meted out to them by an offended Providence. If there is one remaining iu my State, I am not aware of it. And if they bad all gone to that other estate, Heaven knows I would not have had a tear to shed at their demise. ? Eighty one pupils are attending the the Pickens High School. ? Eighteen prisoners are in the Barn well County jail, at a daily expense to the county of $6.30. ? The town of Darlington has five churches a-nd twenty licensed barrooms besides two drug stores, where liquor can be bad on a doctor's prescription. ? An aged colored woman froze lo death on Mr. A. J. Kilgore's place, New berry county, on Friday night in the woods, where she had gone to get some firewood. ? Capt. W. J. Kirk, the superinten? dent and engineer of the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad, esti? mates that it will not cost more than $50,000 to grade the projected road from Greenville to Laurens. ? A fire at Rural Hall plantation, be? longing to Mr. S. W. Rouquie, Black River, Georgetown county, destroyed two large barns and ono winnowing house, the three buildings being valued at S3, 500. About 1,000 bushels of threshed rice, and about 400 bushels in the stack were in the banyard, and about 400 bushels of the lormcr wer." sa\ ?d iu good condition, and about 4t)0 bushels of the latter were saved in a damaged condition. The loss sustained by the rice is estimated at ?4,000, making the total loss, including the buildings, $8,500. There was no insurance on any? thing. The fire was unquestionably the the work of an incendiary. STANDING UP FOR THE STATE. Senator Butler's Speech on the "Census Frauds.?Some Plain Eugllsh for the "Political Hiphwayinen"?The Amazing Progress of South Carolina?What has hcen Suffered and what Accomplished. Senator Butler, in opening his speech, called attention to the letter of Gen. Francis A. Walker, Superintendent of the census, dated January 15, 1881, written in response to Senator Butler's resolu tution calling for the report of the su? perintendent of the census touching the alleged fraud in the enumeration of the inhabitants of South Carolina. This letter (tbe substance Df which has been published heretofore) "answers so com? pletely the charges made from time to time by partisan stump orators and sub? sidized organs" that Senator Butler asked that it be read by the clerk for the information of the Senate and tbe coun? try. This having been done, Senator Butler said: This full and complete reply to the imputations of unfairness and fraud ought to satisfy the minds of all men and put to shame the authors of the baseless calumnies ; but I am not content to stop here: A certain Republican stump orator on a certain occasion in New York City, where there was evidently an un? controllable desire to "fire tbe hearts" of his audience, concluded that a just and honest recital of the truth would fail of that purpose, and therefore chose tbe following language of insult and misrep? resentation as a more potent appliance for the occasion: "Perhaps this point will seem to you to challenge some attention.? For the population of Southern States we must go back to the census of 1870. That count of the people was made by enumerators not selected by Southern senators and members of the House as"non partisans" end profession? al reformers. It was made by tbe regu? lar marshals and their deputies, and tbe compensation was so adjusted as to in? duce thorough visitation and at the same time to guard against exaggeration of num? bers. No imputation of fraud was ever cast upon the work. Such a thing as a plot to fabric ite a monstrous increase of pop? ulation in one section in order to baffle tbo course of nature and the logic of events in another?a plot to change the balance of power and population in or? der to aggrandize one section by cstab lishing a falxe basis of representation and apportionment, thus robbing other sec? tions of their share in governing the country, in levying taxes and appropria? ting money, had not at that time occurred to the conservative foes of Rad? icalism. That particular spoke in the wheel of deviltry had not turned up to the shifty patriot ofthat day. Now such schemes seem to wax apace. We read of producing false heirs to thrones and es? tates, but to multiply false heir.- without any one to personate them on a scale so grand as seems now in process, would stupefy tbe ingenuity of a French novel? ist, or anybody e!?e except a thorough? going, non-partisan, conservative disciple ot the Democratic persuasion, wanting nothing for himself, but ready to do and suffer for a white man's government with "reform" and "a change." The same orator makes also the follow? ing gratuitous fling: "This is the ordinance of higher power than a South Carolina census-taker." And in the course of the harrauguc of the aforesaid stump-orator broadside after broadside oi figures, problem after problem in arithmetic, ingeniously cipher? ed out, were hurled at the South ; plau? sible and delusive, calculated to deceive, but as. disingenious and unfair as the intellect that fabricated them and malig? nant in their purpose as the heart that inspired their utterance. Senator Butler then showed the popu? lation of South Carolina to have been, according to the census of 1870, 705,606, and of 1880, 995,306, an increase iu ten years of 289,700?41.06 per cent., and said : The enumeration of 1870 was made under Republican auspices "by Repub lican marshals and their deputies," not "by enumerators selected by Southern Senators and members of the House as non-partisans and professional reform? ers." Never! The bitterest enemies and most accomplished slanderers of "Southern Senators and membets of the House" cannot charge them with such a puerile abortion. Some at least of the Republican "Sen? ators and members of the House" of that day of corruption and partisanship are entitled to, and shall have, the credit of the paternity of that deformed offspring. It is of a piece with almost all else that was done in tbe halcyon days of Republican domination in this Capitol. Let us see what the present superintendent of tbe census says about it?a Republican and a gentleman of ability, culture, and honesty, whose continuation Southern Senators are quite willing to be responsible for, and who, I believe, does not share the distinction with his present accusers of many things done in 1870. Senator Butler then read the Census reports giving increases of 100 to 770 per cent, in particular townships in South Carolina, and Haid: At Orangeburg Courthouse the cen? sus of 1S70 gave a population of 246, that of 1880 of 2.1-10, an increase of 770 per cent. The enumeration of 1870 is so ridiculously absurd, that a stranger who had never seen the town, upon the most casual observation, would pro? nounce it false. And so of Greanville Township in Greenville County, and of DeKalb Township in Kershaw County, and of all the "minor civil divisions" in which comparisons have been made. And I think we have much greater right to assume that there was in 1870 a plot to lubricate an enormous decrease if population?a plot to change the bnlance of power and population, in order to aggrandize one section by establishing a false basis of representa? tion and apportionment in the South. Such a particular "spoke in the wheel of deviltry" of that day would have fitted so aptly with other "spokes of deviltry of the Radical wheel, and have bepn so easily adjustable, that no great stretch ot the imagination would be required to fasten the charge of fraud upon the ninth cen? sus and those who then "plotted" against the South in more ways than one. Senator Butler gave Superintendent Walker's explanation of the discrepancy in the two censuses, and snid : It will be observed, Mr. President, that Gen. Walker Plates his side of the casein tbe best possible temper, and with entire impartiality, giving to every ground of suspicion the fullest consideration. To any fair-minded, honorable man it would seem that this candid explanation should have disarmed adverse criticism and deserved an honorable withdrawal of every charge of fraud against his work; but such is not the case, and the Government has beeu subjected to the expense and Gen. Walker to the trouble and annoyance of dis? patching Col. Butterfield for further investigation and report, and I shall attach hia report as an appendix to my remarks. It will be found lobe confirma? tory of what appears in the foregoing letter. In regard to the census of 1870 and the machinery under which it was taken Gen. Walker is not content with his own testimony, but brings his predecessor to court, and he characterizes the whole business "as' clumsy, antiquated and bur barous;" that "the machinery it pro? vides is as unfit for u?e in the census of the United States in this day of advanced statistical science ns the smooth-bore, muzzle-loading Queen's arm of the Rev? olution would be for service against the repeating-rifle of the present lime." It answered its purpose ot the time it was put in operation as did the "smooth? bore," but belongs to a by-gone age. Tbe world has moved, and had moved in 1870, and yet Borne of I tue Bf publican Senator? and stump orators of that time permitted a fraud to be'perpetrated upon the country under "its clumsy, antiquated, barbarous" "machinery," and now in advance, and without investigation or a hearing, de? nounce the work of the tenth census because, forsooth, "Southern senators and members of the House selected the enumerators." I am prepared to take my share of the responsibility for the selections. The superintendent of the census will bear me out in the assertion that as far as I could control it I would consent to the confirmation of no man, Democrat or Republican, whose charac? ter was not a guaraotee to a faithful, honest performance of his duty. I asked for the appointment of no friend or par? tisan because he was a friend or parti? san. I tried to secure the appointment of those only who would do their duty irre? spective of party on party interests, and I believe I know only such were appoint? ed and confirmed for South Carolina. And, Mr. President, it will require some thing more than the sneers and snarls of charlatans, and carpings of disappointed malcontents, to drive me from the good opinion I have of the work on the tenth census iu that State. Those intrusted with the work do not beloug to that breed of cormorants foisted upon herand sustained by the malevolence and hatred of some of those Republican patriots of 1870, who now challenge the efforts and misrepresent the motives of those of us who strive to rescue her from the palsying paralyzing touch of their vulgar bench men. No, Mr. President, there has been no fraud in the'enumeration of the inhabi? tants of South Carolina. The census has been taken with fidelity, and the proof is: conclusive, overwhelming, and yet the author of the charge has not the sense of justice to withdraw it, to make honorable amends for a gross misrepre? sentation. A Presidential election was pending, and perversion, prejudice, and injustice were more efficacious for the purposes in hand than truth and justice, Hnd right recklessly were" they wielded. They served their purpose, but the tra ducer of my State and her people shall not escape exposure. The result of that enumeration has converted many confi? dent predictions of partisan politicians as to the drift of political power into dismal fallacies. It has baffled the cal? culations and clouded the hopes of so many who hale the South and foretold her decadence that peihaps some allow? ance should be made for their bad tern per and reckless accusations. Not con? tent with criminal participation in despoiling the South by commissioning for that special service a band of greedy vampires, and sustaining them while they plied their insatiate avocation, after she is plundered and bled to depletion, (he chief rattier of that band of spoliators depreciates her because of her poverty; and upbraids her for her humiliated attitude. Why, Mr. President, when the professional highwayman or outlaw overcomes and robs the helpless wayfarer he, even, is too magnanimous to insult his victim by hurling at him vulgar anathemas and bitter curses. Let this political highwayman go learn humanity and magnanimity from the reckless outcast, and shelter his ignomi? ny from the hissing storm of scorn and contumely. The lesson, Mr. President, which this last census teaches is an in.-lructive one. It deserves to be pray? erfully studied by those who have 6pent anxious hours "arguing out" the "steady decline" and "stagnation" of the South. The little State which I have the honor in part to represent, 34,000 square miles, has Jost within the last two decades not less and perhaps more than three hundred and fifty million dollars, actual cash values, lost to ber as com? pletely and effectually as if sunk to the button of raid ocean. Within that time she has also had reconstruction, the ninth census, the reign of the carpet? bagger and missionaries from the North? ern Methodist Church and her own mis? takes, blessings euough to have translated her to the happy confines of Elysian fields or to the sublimated heights of Plymouth Rock self complacency, or curses enough as these visitations may be regarded from the different stand? points, to have consigned her to the ninth circle of Dante's Inferno. Whether they have been blessings or curses, Hhe has bravely survived them, and as best she may, is wrestling with the grave problem of race issues and social incon? gruities, hoping to master them upon principles of a broad humanity and with a triumph of law and social order. She has no complaint to utter save against those who traduce and villify her, and to those she returns the saluta? tion of scornful contempt. Four years ago, when she rescued her government from the hands of the spoli? ator, she gathered up her credit, being hawked about and spit upon iu the mar? ket places, a by-word and a reproach, and to day her securities are command? ing from 6 to 10 per cent, premium ou their par value. She has the framework of a public school system that, under the encourage? ment of a wise and judicious manage? ment, is being annually and steadily developed into an educational asylum for all her children, and needs only time and money and judgment to be made equal to any in the American Union. The improvement in her homestead law* is fixing her population permanently upon her soil, and she is no longer a nursery for her young sisters of the West and Northwest. Under the operation and protection of equal laws, justly executed, a system of land tenantry is being changed to one of land tenure, and life and property are safely guarded. She has increased the product of her principal staple 130 per cent, in ten ytars, namely, in the last five, and this year it is estimated at 516,000 bales against 226,000 in 1870. Her manufactories have more than doubled in capacity, as the following table will show. 1880. 1870. Pr. ct. inc. Looms. 1.77G 745 138 Spindles.92,788 3?.9-10 16? I Bales used.33,099 9.514 248 Hands employed 2,195 1,123 96 And within the last thirty days the capital stock of one cotton mill of $400, 000 has been subscribed in home capital at Charleston, and another is being rap? idly organized at the same place in the same way. She exempts from taxation for ten years all new manufacturing establishments, and of the properly of immigrants she exempts for three years $l,r'a the amount of her homestead ex? emption. Her mineral resources have -uadrupled in development, and yet are comparatively untouched. Her people are still poor, but they have one hundred dollars in cush now, saved under tho benign influences of honest government and home rule, where they had ten dol? lars under the harrowing perplexities and legalized robbery of misrule and dishon? est government. Her population has steadily increased. Just how much, thanks to the faultless census of 1870, "taken by Republican marshals and their deputies," nobody can tell with ac? curacy. Ttiese are some things, Mr. President, that do not indicaio "stagnation" or a "steady decline," and I have adverted to them to show to the country how entirely unreliable are tb statements of partisan non-reformers, who recklessly resort to calumny against whole eommuuiiies and people to effec? tuate an unholy purpose. As I have said, the people of the South are poor? comparatively poor?but it is no dis? grace, and they are not ashamed of it; but it ill becomes the criminal receiver of theirslolen goods, one who has waxed fit upon their misfortunes, to chide them wi h their poverty. Rebellion, revolution, war, have their lesions as well as revenges. They are merciless, they are cruel, they are de? structive, and the Southern people know wbat they mean. Their wounds^ire cicatrizing, and the graves of the dead past are sodded with a respectful obliv? ion, and would rest in peace on through the ages, but for the political hyenas who dig into those graves and munch the bones and growl over the dead forms of the passionR that are buried. The South, Mr. President, is deeply interested in whatever concerns the peo? ple of the whole country deeply, inter? ested in the developtneut of the resources of the country, and in maintaining the honor and credit and dignity of the gov? ernment. I believe the forthcoming report of the superintendent of the census will contain the most valuable and complete renosi tory of information that has ever been collected in this country, and will illus? trate a proficiency and advancement in statistical science by the distinguished and accomplished head of the bureai'. that will place him abreast of the leading scientists of the world. His work will show some curious facts ?I might alm?)st Fay caprices?in the movements of populations and the drift of political power. The centre of popu lation has moved westwardly from New York since 1800, along the thirty-ninth parallel of latitude, deflecting north or south as the population would drift north or south, and in 1870 it lodged about forty-two miles northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio. The census of 1880 will draw the centre south of Cincinnati and south of the Ohio River. Such at least are the indications at the present stage of infor? mation. ? A strong recommendation of Post? master James, of New York, for the pnstmaster-generalship has been sent to Gen. Garfield from New York, signed by the presidents of the Produce, Cotton and Stock Exchanges, the Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce. It is the more val aable because it is under? stood to have oeen voluntary. ? The public schools of Abbeville County were opened last Monday week. There are about one hundred and thirty schools in the county, or an average ol about eight to each township. To teach these schools there are perhaps two hun? dred and fifty teachers holding certifi? cates. The school authorities have so reduced the expenses of the schools that they hope to run them five monthH with the public money. WARNING! IHEREBY warn all nersons not to hire or harbor my son, Carroll Washington Morris, who is under age, and who has left me without permission. CHARLES MORRIS. Feb 17,1881_32_1? NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of Benjamin Pearman, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, proper ly proven, to the undersigned, within the time prescribed bv law, or else bu barred. S. N. PEARMAN, Adm'r. Feb 17, 1881_32_8? GUNSMITH! IAM prepared to repair GUNS. PIS? TOLS, SEWING MACHINES, &c. at short notice. I have a full stock of Gun Material on hand, and guarantee all work done. Office in front room over New York Cash ?tore. E. W. SOUTH. Feb 17,1881 32 3m S T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. By W. W. Humphreys, Judge of Probate. Whereas, J. L. Tribble has applied to me to grant him Letters of Administra? tion on the Personal Estate of Zachariah Felton, deceased, These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Zachariah Felton, deceased, that thoy be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson C. H. on Friday, the 4th day March, 1881, after publication hereof, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 16th day of February, 1881. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. Feb. 17,1881 32 2 Captured October 27, 1864 SWORD-"Capt. Frank Burt, 89th Regt., N. Y. Vols.." engraved on iron scab? bard. REVOLVER-"W. E. Bird" en? graved on butt. These were doubtless taken from the body of LIEUT. A. C. BURT, who was shot and supposed to have been killed during a charge on the Confederate earth-works in front of Eichmond, Va., near the "Seven Pines," on day above men? tioned. We hope that by finding the sword and revolver we mav get some information as to the death of Lieut. Burt, or the dispo? sal of his body. Wonld pay a liberal price for them or either of them. Have been in? formed that the earth-works mentioned were occupied by tieu. Brat ton's Brigade and Hampton Legion?all Smith Carolina troops. Address FRANK BURT, Mannington. W. Va. Feb 17, 1881_32_4_ SAWING_NOTICE. IWILL commence SAWING LUMBER in a few days. All persons who want Sawing done will bring in their logs at once. A. H. OSBORN, Anderson, S. C. Feb 10,1881 31 4 ? The Abbeville grand jury complains of the public roads, finds that the jail needs repairinjr, and recommends an in? crease in the salary of county commission? ers. List of the Amount of Personal Prop? erty Returned by the Taxpayers, of the Town of Anderson, S. C, for the Year 1881, Anderson, Mrs M...S 50 Murray, Mrs CR...- 1050 Archer. Win M. 440 Murray, EB...? 898 Ay<r, L M. 1000 Moore, John B.- 535 Andrew. WC. 105 Morris, F 8.m 170 Adams, Seaborn. 10 Mikell, MrxC. 40 Allen, J B. 1271 Mlroms, Harrison... 50 Arnstein, M A. 75 Mauldln, BF.- 1675 Andrew A Prevent.. 600 Magruder, W H B... 50 Arnstein A Rosc?lOOOO Maioney, W D.- 80 Braddy, M rs L C. 50 Martin, M P. 125 Brown, J N.3(000 Maxwell.DS.-? 475 Bewley, Mrs C D. 252 Maxwell, J D_2017 Brown, Mrs MS. 150Maxwell, J D, agent Bleckley.?.12-139 ManhattanFUnsCo 197 Barr. W F. 6567 Liverpool,LAG" '? 474 Burriss, Mrs V. 200 Commercial U A Co 385 Brown, Samuel.- 00 Miles. Hector.-. 15 Breazeale, J E. 183 Morris, Warren. 108 Broyles, AT. 1298 Murray, E B A Co... 2500 Brown, Wm D. 3225 Murray, J S. 375 Brown, Mrs A M...- 35 Murray, J 8 Jr. 815 Belcher, R E.- 125 Murrah, Thos A. 5 Brown, E W. 427 Murphy, Sam'l. 200 Bailey, Sam'l. 20 McCully, Mrs Carrie 250 Bellotte, Mrs T A... 50 McCully, Stephen.- 370 Benson, Ahe. 36 McAlister. Mrs M P 25 Brown. Joe. 10 McCully, P K. 435 Baker, JJ. 175 McU rath, John. 860 Barnes, Mrs E J. 250 McKinney, O H P.- 60 Blockley.BrownACo36u00 McFali, Mrs L J..? 280 Bewley, J H. 120 McConuell, J H. 280 Bowie, Miss Sullle... 400 McCully, N A. 495 Borstel, Christine... 4300 McCully A Taylor... 5000 Bolt, E E. 30 " " Agta Brockraan, \V H. 30 Lancashire Ins Co.- 200 Brown, Ucorge.- 10 West Union Ins Co. 12 Brown, W 8. 100 McDuffie, Henry.? 32 Brown, Miss V D.... 5500 McFali, Dr J T....? 120 Brown, J Featter..... 5050 McGce, J B.- 75 Broyles, Mrs S A. 1480 McGjath A Byru-i- 2500 Broyles, Dr OR. 30 McKlnney, W B..? 75 Brock. J A. 3050 McKinney, R F?. no Brock, J A, agent? Nardin, Dr W IL..... -"?2 Ins. Co. K. America. 520 " M Trustee ?jO Home Ins. <o.-N.Y. 342Nance, RYH. 210 Franklin Flreln.Co S6J National and Suto Burriss, Miss E. 2700 8. and Ins. Bank~60u 5 Burriss, J Boyce. 15 Osborne, A H. 981 Burriss, M.-s J E...- 76 Osborne, Mrs Jane. 60 Crayton, BFA Sons 8000 Orr, Mrs M J..?00 Clark, John B. 262 O'Donnetl, John..-.. 2225 Clark, JobuH. 270 O'Dounell, Jatnee... 6 Crawford, Samuel... GO Orr, 8 M..?._ 2310 Collins, Beuj. 60 Owens, Patrick. 190 Caldwell. George...- 40 Orr, C H.- 6000 Cllnkscales, J V. 37C Poppe, Julius. 925 Cunningham, J G... lOOPrevost, SH...... 1042 Carlisle, DE.-. 370 Payne, J M._. ?65 Carlisle, JE. 400 Peoples, Mrs8J. 35 Carlisle, Miss Belle. 150 Peoples, John E...-. 7811 Carpenter, Mrs J D. 200 Pegs, J B.w. 170 Carter, J R.- 35? Pendle, Wm..._ 30 Cashine, E T. 210 Prevost, C..?......... 7010 Cater, MrsSE.- 310 Pinklnd, A C.?. 35 Chapman, W A.. .. 30U5 R.-ed, J P Estate pf.. 996 Clark, J B A Sons.... 2500 Reed, C A agent-.- 8878 Clark, EL. 105 Reed A Stephen?.? 1300 Clinlucales.KM. 100 lteed. .1 Pluk.250 Cook, Louis. 4374 Beed.MoorheadACo. 6000 Cruig.SamlT. 158 Reed J P,.775 Cunningham A Co.. 6000 nose, M L.- 75 Cumminga. C C. -3 Rucker, E M.772 Catlett, J Pink. 880 Sayre, Mru J D_? - 480 Daniels, JnoW.2170 Simpson, Reid A Co,8000 Daniels, J A. 6-.i0 Sharpe, W S. 8631 Dlckson, J M. IM Sharpe, Mrs L A?.2O00 Dobbins, Mrs E J... 90 Sadler, Mrs M P..? 156 Doolcy, David. 15 Smith, J R..835 Drennan.IraW. 505 Sharpe Louis...;.^* 110 Davis, John. 10 Smith, JM.;.?:.? 93 Davib,Jeff.. 15 Skelton, J W B.... 895 Divver, Dr R F. 340 Spellman, Mrs 8-.... 406 Dobbins, JJ.- 200Slra,-sou, J B.760 Dodd, J J. 85 Sullivan, N K..'. 265 Duckett. Dr J P. 235 Sullivan, J P.210 / Edwards, Thos. 10 Seel, L H.,. 1033/ Edwards,-. 10 Smith, L P..? 175? Kskew, Wm E. 632 Saxton, Aaron?.... * 8fc Evans, Mrs EJ. 244 Scott. BL. Sgjn Fant, G W. 1000 Scudday, H G. O/06 Fant, O H P..25333 Shuford, C D.....- ^M Fant. Mrs E C. 50 Simpson, W D. i Fant, HB. 494 Sloan, DP... ,25 ?. Fant W A.- 75S.oan.EP... 500 Featherston, J C C- 4-15 Smith, J R A L P.... J 25 Frlerson, D E. 236 Smith. Harrison..... an Fretwell, J J. 292 South, E W.J.poo Fromme, C.- 735 Speigle, Jacrb-. 3525 Fant, G W A Son.... 1000 Strickland, W H_ 10 Fant, J Reese. 3560 Stephens, Paul. 285 Fant, A Wayue. 84-3Stephens, AS. 250 Fant, Jos R. 137 Stelfel. G M.? 00 Fleshman, J N.- 10 Sullivan, H K. *o Fowler, J S. 13908ulllvan, J P A Co- 4Qo Frazter, Wm. 10 Sullivan, J. M.- io Frierson, W H. 60 Sullivan A Mattison ISO. Garrison, Mrs F. 250 Tuily, G. F.-.- 300t Ouyton. Ebort. 22Toud,W.B. 100 Guyton Beni.-. 65 Thomas, J.C.,Sr~.. 66 Gambreli, ET. 68Thomas, J. C, Jr.? 30 Cadaflen.TF.- 565Thompson,Julius... SO Galllard, Wm. 6 Towers, A B._ 7350 ?aillard, Frank. 15Todd,JohnW. 105 Galllard, Harry. 60 Taylor, D. 8.?. 840 Green, Geo A. 79 Terrel, Ellas.- 60 Greer DJ. 93 Todd, Mrs. J. E. 60 Hubbard. A P. 2450 Todd, A. Summer.... 700 Humphreys. W W... 1430 Todd, A. W. 575 Hammond, G E. 5Tollv,Geo. M.- 40 Hawkins, H C. 100 Towers, A. B. A Co- 3500 Hill, Thos F. 760 Towers, A. B., Agt of Hill, Rufu'S-. 805 Georgia Home In.Co 741 Hill RSACo. 6000 Continental In. Co- 377 Hubbard, Wm R? 6 ?ermanla In. Co? 1197 Fubbard, John M\.. 425 80. Dpt. Com. In. Co 76 Jackson, Robt A..? 240 Trowbridge, J. W.-. 160 Jenkins, Jaka.. 10 Tribble, J. L-.? 200 Johnstone, Dr A P.. 800 Van Wyck, O. B. 100 Johnson, Willis. 20 Van Wyck, 8. M. 460 Johnson A Mikell... 30 Wilson, J.F-Sr-.... 488 Kennedy, M D.Sr.. 1782 W?hlte, Dr. P. A.? 8815 Kennedv, Mrs R E- 62 Whltner, B. F.- 1126 Kt ese, Mrs M E. 130 Williauu, H._ 66 Keys R L. 343 Watson. John B. 700 Kennedy, M. 267 Whltfield Henry...- 60 Kennedy, M D, 8r_. 6 Williams, Jess.15 Keys, Jos W.- 145 Wilson, James...?. 810 Keys, Miss Delia...- 200 Walters, John. 30 Lesser, Mrs Martha. 1210 Warren, John M? 25 Ligon, Mrs Cora S... 925 Wardlaw, Adam. 10 Leak, Mrs Ann? L- 146 While, Thos. M. 883 Laniraton, Ch >s C? 103 Webb, Mrs. Rosa? 200 Lewis, J Baylis. 125 Welch, Mrs. H. J.-. 175 \ Lindsay. M. 90 Wallace, Pink.- 34 . ieon, W S. 1915 Walker, L. C. 60 Ligon RS. 100 Webb, R, C. 350 LaRocho, R F. 10 Webb, C. W.. 10 Lee. Thomas B. 365 Webb, Ellas. 80 Lesser, Abe. 3000 White. David. 225 Leake'TJ. 10Whitefield,J.C. 461 Leroy, J B. 145 Williams Berry.6 Lovlneood, Caleb...- 15 Williams, E. A... 315 Ligon Thos C. 800 milianis, Miss L? 1050 Moorbcad. RL. 122 Williams, Newt. 10 Massey, FG. 100 Mlson, S. P.- 75 Moss A Brown.2150 Wilson, B. F. 125 Murphy, F M. 714 Wllhite, F. T. 1015 Murrah, E F. 215 Wllhite A Wllhite... 4000 Morris, Mrs M A.52S? Wright, Isaac. 20 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true statement of the amount.of Personal Property returned by each taxpayer of the Town of Anderson, S. C, for taxation for the year 1881. Gi ven under my hand and the Seal of the [l. s.] Corporation this. 16th day of Feb? ruary, A. D. 1881. THOS. C. LIGON, Town Clerk. Feb 17, 18R1 32 1 BENSON HOUSE CORNER DRUG STORE! A Complete supply of Buist's Garden Seeds, A Complete supply Johnston, Robins & Go's. Garden Seed. A Complete supply D. M. Ferry's Garden Seed. VACCINE VIRUS. PHYSICIANS' ABSORBENT COTTON for Dressing Wounds. HYPERDERMIC SYRINGES, &c. <tc. ?Sr PRESCRIPTIONS carefully compounded day or night. Mr. SLOAN'S room is front room over Store, where he can be found at all hours of the nii?ht. Feb 17. 1881_28-ly_ORB & SLOAN. P. K. McCULLY. D. S. TAYLOR. M'CULLY & TAYLOR, ATOEBSON, S. 0. CASH COTTON BUYERS AND DE\LER3 IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS, UMBRELLAS, GRAIN, MOLASSES, PROVISIONS. Agents for the Sale of Georgia Grange Aminoniated Bone, Georgia Grange Fertilizer, Empii e Guano, Monarch Guano, Wagener Ammoniated Bone, Wagener's Fertilizer, Wagoner's Acid. Danh Pratt Gin Co's Revolving Head Gins, Feeders and Condensers. SEWANEE FLOUR MILLS. Insurance Department. LANCASHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. Feb 17, 1881 29 8m