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gwfowu ?nUltt$mttt. ~?TB. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1881. TERMS : ONE YEAK.9l.n0. flX MONTHS. 78c. Two DollaM If not paid In advance. KEOBGANIZING THE SENATE. Thc extra session of the Senate, so far, has done nothing beyond waging a strictly party fight upon the reorganiza tion, each trying to secure tho control of tho working machinery of that body. The Democrats havo agreed in caucus upon tho election of Mr. Bayard as Presi dent pro tempore of thc Seuate, and have arranged a well selected list of commit tees, but tho Republicans have, so far, prevented reorganization by dilatory motions and debate, which at times has been very acrimonious. The indications now are, that tho Democrats will ulti mately, by the assistance of Judge Davis and the absonco of General Mahone, control the organization, which will be of decidedly great value, inasmuch as it will very probably give them the power to confirm or reject the appoint ments which muy from timo to time be sent in by tho new President. It is nt least worth the fight that is being made over it. GEN, GAIIPUXD'S POLICY. President Garfield's inaugural address has been given to tho country, and has everywhere beon answered with plaudits and commendations as a patriotic, sensi ble and proper expression to emanate from the chief magistrate of a great country. It is liberal and fair, showing a thorough knowledge and comprehen sion of tho political situation in every Bection. In tho address there ls nothing, however, to bind the new President to nny particular policy. Ho has shown what tho country needs, but has not com mitted himself definitely to any special policy, and, therefore, whilo wo beliovo bo has tho wisdom and statesmanship to put into practice tho very excellent and worthy ideas to which ho has given utter ance, still wo cannot bo certain of so great a blessing until the new adminis tration has made its Southern appoint ments. A President may know full well what tho country needs, and yet, from his surroundings, may be uuablo to fol low tho dictates of his knowledge. This was the case with Mr. Hayes. His fail ure to give peace and reat to the country carno from a lack of moral courago to do what ho knew to be right, demite tho wishes uf ihoso who came in contact with | bim, BO that at tho end of his term of ofiku nothing had been done to bring the two sections together, but tho estrange ment between them was greater at the end than it had been at tho beginning of hts term. President Gnrfiold will have to undo much that ex-President Hayes has done before it will be as easy for him to restoro tho country as it wonld havo beon for Mr. Hayes to have done so. !n this work, however, ho will have the ad vantage of a clear elation and no fraud ulent tenure to bia .mee, which gives him a decided morai ac vantage over Mr. Hayes. Tho question is, will Gen. Gar field uso this advantage? We believe that ho will, for his mind is broader and moro cultured than Mr. Hayes' ; his am bition is greater and of a more lofty nnture, and the opportunity is too good to bo neglected. The President who fraternizes and restores all sections of this country has a picUiro in the futuro of our history which will rank beside that of Washington, and stand forth in tho centuries to come tho peer of any ruler among men. We believe that Gen. Garfield bas a desiro to achieve that place in history, and that ho will bo able to do BO if he follows tho dictates of his own judgment. To do this, however, n completo change in tho character of tho national govern ment in tho South will bo necessary. Only men of ability and integrity must bo placed in official position. Tho hun gry horde of camp-followers and machino politicians must bo laid aside, and merit made tho only standard for official pro motion. Wo do not mean by this thnt Democrats aro to be given office by tho Republican President, for ho can find an abundance of suitable material within tho ranks of his own party, if he will only take it, though in non-political offices an efficient civil service requires thnt political opinions aimil not be made a requisito for preferment. The success of tho new President's policy depends moro upon retiring the old hacks of the party in tho South than anythirg else. If he has the moral and political courage to command tho Tafts, tho Elliotts, and all persons liko them, to stand aside, and places such men ns Judgo Melton, Col. Cochran, and the better class of Repub licans in this and other States, n the party lead, he will bring order out of political chaos. It has been tho political tyranny and corruption of tho federal officeholder^ and" the venal Republican leaders of the South that has driven the Democrats to such excesses ar. havo been committed in the South. If wo bad a Republican party which was fair and honest, our people would rapidly t*.*op into tho easy state of politics which ex ists afc tba North, with tbs ?S???muce that, let success go to which party it would, the material, moral and political interests of the country would not- be seriously disturbed. But as long as Democratic triumph is necessary for the civilization of our country, and as long ns Demo cratic rule is absolutely required for tho protection of tho rights of property and of lifo, so long will the abnormal condi tion of things now existing io this sec tion continue. The Federal officials control the Re publican party io the Sooth, and when ever their character is ohanged the char acter of the Republican party will be changed. The party here is nothing moro nor leas than tho office-holders. The masses of the party aro ignorant, and exert no restraint nor control over ita officials. If they are Republicans, the blackest crimea and tho deepest villainies aro condoned and commended. The masses of the Republican party down 'tere will never elevate the party, because they are ruled by astute ???cais, who, by prejudice and passion, keep them aa political slaves. If tho party is ever elevated, it must be through a chango of leaders. This is thc prubi - ,n for solution at thc hands of the new administration. Tho President seems to understand it, and it now remains to be seen whether bo has tho moral courage to grapple with it. We believo that Oen. Garfield in tends to be thc President of tho whole people, and shall continue in this belief until the contrary ia shown by his official acts. As wo have said, his appointment of Federal officials in the South will, in a largo measure, indicate which way the question will be finally solved. THE NEW CAHINET. President Garfiold has been very gen erally applauded for the selection of his Cahinet, but there appear* to he some difference of opinion about it from the following portion of au article written from Washington to the Augusta Chron icle ii Constitutional ht, from its accom plished correspondent, Col. James lt. Randal! : I asked one of the most famous of pol iticians, now iu retiremcut, wliat he thought of the Cabinet. He said : Blaine represents subsidy to ships, ?lin coln represents a martyred memory and thc Pullman Car Company. Windom represents the glorification of Kads and the dnmnatiou of Vanderbilt, Gould and ? Garrett. Kirkwood represents the cattle disease and Indino hobby. MncVesgh represents the Pennsylvania Railroad. Hunt represents Durcll *nd divorce, and J .'.men will bo misrepresented by Edward McPherson, who will control his patron age as Tyner did that of Koy. "Taking the Cabinet as a whole," I said, "what do you think it means 7" He replie1 with a monosyllable of terrible import; "Jobs !" This I give you as the extreme of an unfavorable view, though inter preted by a master-mind and an expert. AB many papers and persons have lauded tho Cabinet to the skies, the reader can pay his mouey and take bis choice. V. H. COMMISSIONER OF AOIUCIXTUKE. A spirited contest is being a aged fur thc position of Commissioner of Agri culture at Washington. Tho ai*> icants aro the present incumbent, General Wm. LcDuc, aud ex-Congressman Loring, of Massachusetts, and Felton, of Georgia. Tho present incumbent, howovcr, seems to have thc inside track. lu reply io a question from the correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution upon the subject of his continuance, ho said : "My appointment is liku that > i the Commissioner of Education, wh ? has held his place 12 or l~> years, aud < on tinued upon tho favor of tho Pres ]<ot." "Do you not upon the incoming f a now administration tonder your resigna tion, aB the cabinet officers ilo, as a mat tor of courtesy ?" asked tho correspon dent. "Certainly not," Baid tho Commission er ; "that rule only applies to tho Presi dent's ?inmediato advisors. If the de partment of agriculture were n cabinet position, it would follow that I should tender my resignation." We do not think tho prcsont Commis sioner as efficient as the head of so im portant a department should bo, but it must bo admitted that he is an improve ment upon tho past Commissioners thal we have bad. The trouble is that thc Department is but little more than ii political machine to retain certain men in oifice, and before tho appointment ol Gen. LcDuc it was decidedly worthless He has to some degreo improved it, ant if let alone will probably render it stil more beneficial to tho class in whoso in tere st it was nominally created. Al least wo are inclined to thiuk that Messm Loring and Felton are both too much o politicians to be placed in charge o the Agricultural Department. Presiden Garfield will do woll lo let tho presen incumbent alone, unless beean lind som' man to appoint on account of his agri cultural record, instead of through sym pathy for a defeated politician. SENATOR DAVID DAVIS. Perhaps one of tho ablest and mos consistent and really independent men ii politics at this time is Senator Davii Davie, of Illinois. He and Senator Ma hone, of Virginia, hold tho balan?a o power in tho Senate, and, therefore, tb Democratic caucus, in arranging tb committees for a reorganization of th Se?alo, deemed it proper to concili?t him by a prominent position. He is profound lawyer, and in every way qua' ified for the position which they assigne him of chairman of tho Judiciary Con mittee, but tho Senator was unwilling t appear to bo brought over by promotiot and tboreforo declined it in open Senat Ho said : No man ever entered Congress fre? from political committal or personal obi fation than I did four years ago. I ho cen identified with the Rep?blica party, and still look back with prido I Its grand achievements. Tho extrem measures after tho war and the excessi incident to tho civil strife drove tens ( thousands into the liberal movement < 1872. I found myself in company wit Charles Sumner, Horace Greeley, Chnrh F. Adams, Carl Schurz, Murat Halstead Stanley Matthews, R. E. Fenton, Joh Wentworth, Samuel Bowles, Lymn Trumbull, Whitelaw Reid, Le?nai Swett, and others known to fame, wt hud been conspicuous Republicans. Son of them havo returned to the fcid fro which they had separated, doubtlc prompted by patriotic motives. I ha' never acted distinctively with the Der ocratic party, and, unless its methods a chauged and its wisdom is broadone there is little prospect of my revisit opinions calmly formed. Tho count would be materially benefited by tho r construction of both parties, especial si nea the errors of ono seem to pxrpet ate the power of tbe other. I have vot on all public measures according to v. convictions of right, and propose to co tinue that course. An honorable reco nition of the trust generously confided mo by Democratic voters in 1877 requit me to sustain tho existing organization the Senate, for which I disclaim all i sponsibility. Parts of it are neith agreeable to my tasto nor to my jud ment. In giving this v.' te, it is prop for me to say that whatever may be t result. I can accept no h mot at tho han of either side. The country needs r< from sectional strife. The voice of i trlotism demands peace and fraternal f lowship, No;th and South, East a West. Every good citizen should des the Buccees of the administration, for all ought to havo a common interest tho glory and greatness of tho Republ Measures intended tb advance eit! shall have my cordial support. 1 President and bis Cabinet are entitled a fair hearing, and to be judged imp tinily by their acts. If they fail to j tify public confidence, it will be a rr fortuno which has overtaken other t ministrations having equally good Int tiona and prospects. I shall vote for 1 appointment of all' these com mitt except the Judiciary Committee. I w to retain my old place on the Judie! Committee, and, although I tex thank to ruy friends, I must declino the posit of Chairman. Senator Hill bas been taking a very active part in tl ?>, debate over the ques tion ol' reorganizing ino United States Senate, and bis magnificent abilities have been of great service to tbo party in this emergency. He has tilted several time* with the turkey-cock Senator fro rs N?.w York, and in a good-humored manner set him down ; but the great feature of the debate was tho castigation which ho gave Mahone, the truant Democrat from Virginia, upon whose vote tho Republi cans have been relying to secure tho re organization of the Seuatc. Tho adroit manner in which Mr. Hill lcd Mabono to take bis position, and then tho pow erful invective and castigation which he hurled at him ? ave done much to un mask the true iuwarducss of Muhonc ism; and while it assists the Democrats in keeping bim from going over entirely to thc Republicans will oho seriously damage his chances of carrying Virginia any more. Indeed, the speech of Sena tor Hill is Baid to bo worth ten thousand votes to tho regular Democracy of Vir ginia. Thc newspapers inform us that the recent town and city elections in New York and New Jersey show that thc cur rent is again setting in strongly toward thc Democracy. In New York tho Democratic gains ure quite general, and none more gratifying than those made in Rochester, a stronghold of Republican ism. In November Garfield, received 1,089 majority ir. Rochester, and at the charter election on Tuesday tho Demo crats elected the fi ,-asurcr by l,0.r-3 ma jority, and all the other municipal offi cers but one. They elected a good ma jority of the Council and school boards for the first time in several years. The elections in New Jersey show Demo cratic gains all along the Hue. lt is a pity that tho current alwayo sets in our fuvor when we do not specially need it, and then recur; to turn in thc other di rection as soon ns a general election ic on hand. It really does look as though there is bad leadership somewhere in tho Democratic party. When it was thought the funding bill would pass, some of tho National Banks attempted to produce u financial crisis, in order to defeat the bil], by returning their circulation and withdrawing tho bondB they had o. deposit with the United States Treasurer. By this reduc tion of tho circulation they tho1, ?ht to deter Congress from passing the bill, and now that tho bill has failed they want to put t" cir bonds back und withdraw their notes for circulation. Tho Secretary of tho Treasury has, however, refused to allow 'ho withdrawal. As the banks returnee their cotes voluntarily, he sees no reason to return them. Tho govern ment is not to he mado a play-thing of in that way. Mr. Windon) will give these banks leisure in which to repent of their haste. A syndicalo of New York bankers are said to have offered the new Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Win dom, to float the government bonds which are soon to maturo at the low rate of three per centum per annum until Congress meets and has time to arrango for a new loan. This is generous in the bankers, and it shows the correctness of tho rato fixed upon in the late funding bill, which was vetoed by President Hayes. It also shows that government bonds will float at par on ihree per cent, interest without tho compulsory feature which was at tempted in the fifth section c. the late bill. It may, therefore, very safely be assumed that the rate of interest on the next government bonds will not exceed three per cent. The vote iu the city of Greenville upon the question of subscribing $25,000 by taxation to thc capital stock of tho Greenville & Laurens Railroad came oh" | on last Saturday, and resulted as follows : For subscription, 709; against subscrip tion, 14; scattering, 1. Tho County votes upon the question on the lilith inst., and a closer vote may bo expected at that timo aa to the County subscription of $50,000, in addition to the city sub scription. It is, however, reasonably certain that enough money will soon bo raised in Laurens and Greenville Coun ties to begin tho work of grading thc road. _ _ ^ Some men seem to live under a lucky star. One of these ia Senator Augustuo Cameron, of Wisconsin, who is certainly not gifted with any unusual ability. At the expiration of his Senatorial term on the 4th of March, he was to have left tim Senate, in consequence of being beaten for tho next term by Mr. Philetus Saw yer, but fortune was too tender of bim to permit his retirement. Senator Matt Carpenter died, and Cameron was elected to fill his vacancy, which will keep him in the Senate until March 4th, 1885. He will fill Carpenter's scat but cannot take his place. France has j"3t placed r. luau io '.ne government at three per cent, interest. The party feeling in the United States was too high to permit our government to do so, although it is abundantly able. By this act France bocomcs tho leader of ? the governments of tho world ia the mat ter of interest on her debt. We will, however, soon catch up by adopting the orme rate. Tho Supreme Court has granted a now trial to Dodson, Adams, Bates and Bur ton, tho four negroes convicted of arson for burning the Opera House in Green ville some time last year. Tho trial will probably be had at thc next term of the Circuit Court for Greenville County. President Garfield has renominated Hon. Stanley Matthews for the liopreme Bench. Now let the Senate reject bim and have some suitable man appointed in his stead. - Postmaster-General James vacated his position as postmaster at New York on March Gib, and became Postmaster General on the morning of the 7th inst. His accounts as postmaster at New York were rendered to Sixth Auditor McGrew on the morning of the Sth inst. They were at once audited, adjusted and set tled "nd found to be correct to a cent, and h.. suteties have been notified that their responsibility has ceased. This prompt settlement cr the accounts of an office tho receipts of which nearly equal one-ninth of tho entiro portal rsvonoes of the Government ia unprecedented In tho history of tho department Alexander, of Russia. Killed by Rr ienUeas NlhU.stN. _ i LONDON, March 14, 1881. The Emperor of Russia was a*saasi nutcd in tho stree1', of St. Petersburg yesterday (Sunday/ afternoon. The tel egram thus tells the story : "Tho imperial carriage was attacked ou tho Ekatcrinoisky Canal, opposite the imperial stables, whilo tho Emperor was returning with the Grand Duke Michael from the Michael Palaco in a closed car riage, escorted by eight Cossacks. The first bomb fell near the carriage, destroy ing the bick part of it. The Czar and his brother alighted uninjured. Tho as sassin, on being seized by a colonel of police, drew a revolver, but was prevent ed from firing it. Tho secoua bomb was then thrown by another person and fell close to tho Czar's feet, its explosion shattering both his legs. Tho Czar fell, crying for help. Colonel Dorjlbky, though himself much injured, raised the Emperor, who was conveyed to tho winter palaco in Colonel Doriibky'a sleigh. Large crowds assem bled before tho palace, but were kept back by a troop of Cassacks. The Im perial family were all assembled at the death bed. Tho Council of State was immediately convened. All places of public resort are closed. Tho Standard'i St. Petersburg corres pondent telegraphs that tho Czar's right leg was nearly torn from his body and his left leg was badly shattered. A Cossack and a passerby were killed on the spot. The Grand Duke Micheal was wounded. An officer of the escort and a Cossack have since died. Tho Czar lin gered an hour and a half. All efforts to rally him failed. The only word he uttered after being struck was tho name of the Czarewitch. The latter on leav ing the palaco after tho death of the Czar was hailed aa Emperor by thc crowd. Ho was surrounded, contrary to his custom, by a strong mounted escort. The people uro intensely excited aud indignant. Tbo soldiery, who greatly loved the Czar, aro furious. All of tho officials hastened to the palace to inquire as to the condition of tho Czar. Tele grams announcing the death were sent to all foreign courts and to every part of tho Empire. It is stated that the bomba were made of thick glass filled with nitro glycerine. Thc assassins stood on opposite sides of tho road. The carriage was moving fast, and tho first shell struck tho ground behind it, and the back of th? carriage was blown out. The coachmen implored tho Czar to enter the carriage again, hut ho moved a few paces from the car riage to seo to the wounded of bis escort. The assassin who threw tho first bot 'J tried to point a revolver nt tho Czar, but the pistol was struck from his hand. Tho Czar seemed to recover consciousness before bis death as he motioned away tho doctors who wished to amputate bis legs. The Czar witch and Czarevna drove to their palaco after the death amid the sympathizing cries of the people. A company of guards surround the palace. Tho Cologno Gazette's St. Petersburg despatch Bays : Tho two assassins of the Czar were immediately arrested. A cordon of guards was drawn around the scene of the murder. The streets aro densely thronged with excited crowds. Tne utmost sympathy for tho imperial family is everywhere expressed. The bella of the principal churches arc toll ing. Official Messenger of St. Petersburg makes the following unnouueement: "God'8 will has been done. At twenty five minutes past threo o'clock this (Sun day) afternoon the Almighty called the Emperor to Himself. A few minutes before his death the Emperor received the sacrament." The Emperor Francis Joseph received tho first news of the Czar's murder which reached Vienna. He immediately sent messages of condolence to the Czarwitch and tho imperial family. A despatch from Rome says that in consequence of the death of the Czar Premier Cai roi i bas postponed his reception until Mon day. Tue Duke and Duches of Edin burgh and the Grand Duke Alexis have left London for St. Petersburg. Tho Nexcs' St. Petersburg correspon dent says when Colonel Dorjibky asked the first assassin his name be replied Poussakoff. Service -viii bo held at the Winter Palace on Monday.. Afterwards the new Emperor will receive the homage of tho officers of state. The news of tho death of tne Czar was a fearful shock to the Emperor William of Germany. The Times has the following fiom St. Petersburg : The doctors' bulletin, pub lished at 3 o'clock in tho afternoon, stated that both legs were broken below tho knee, the lower part of the body severely injured and tho loft oyo torn from its socket. The Grand Duke Michael was not hurt. The assassins were disguised as peasants. One report states that ono of them waa so roughly handled that he has since died. All of the army officers have been ordered to remain in their barracks. The Council of the Empire, under the Presidency of the Czarewitch. was still sitting at mid night. A manifesto will bo published on Monday.- Cable Dispatch to Nao York Herald. No MORE CARP FOR THE PRESENT. -Representative Aiken having received applications from several of bia constitu ents for carp, sends tho following letter to the Keoxcce Courier : U. 8. COM. FISH AND FISHERIES, WASHINGTON D. C., March U,1881. Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, House of Represen' tatives. DEAR SIR-Yours of March 1st, for warding the application of Mr. J. L. Mc Curry, of Fair Play, 8. C., has been received. I have sent to Mr. McCurry a pamphlet written by Mr. Hessel, tho superintendent of the government breed ing ponds at Washington, giving instruc tions as to tho construction of nonda and the care of fish. Mr. McCurry s applica tion will be placed on file, and I trust to be ablo to supply him from tho fish of next ?..;""l. m?.nm.nin~ Na_?1_ t " *"? - ?.~?>.Q, .... oMuu aa tun Ala largo enough for transfer. It will bo impossible for mo to do anything at this time, as the recent flood which swept over the ponds in Washington renders it impossible to continue the distribution of fish until we got another crop. SPENCER F. BAIRD, Commissioner. THE BLAND MURDER CABE.-Edge field C. H., March ll.-The case of the State against A. A. Clisby, charged with tho murder of Dr. Wallace Bland, was concluded this evening and a verdict of not guilty rendered by tho jury. Tho trial began on Wednesday morning and consumed two days. The Court House was crowded to its utmost capacity during the progress of tho trial, and much interest was manifested in the case. The State was ably and admirably repre sented by Col. J. 8. Cothran, the talented and distinguished Solicitor of the Eighth Circuit, who was assisted by Col. C. L. Woodward. The defense was conducted with signal ability by General M. W. Gary and Major Ernest Gary. At ?he close of the charge of Judge Aldrich, which was elaborate, fair ana impartial, the jury retired and after an absence of twenty-five minutes returned with a ver dict of acquittai. The cases of tho State against A. A. Glover and of the 8Uu>> against St. Julien Bland for assault and battery with intent to kill were nol pressed this morning. - The Weekly Advertiser, of Green ville, has been sold by its owners, Messrs. Edward Bailey and W. L. Wait, to Messrs. Charles B. and J. J. Brady, of Columbia. The new owners will convert the Advertiser into a daily evening paper. M.\ Wait, in his valedictory, says they "havo tbs. iblllty and.means to make it ft first-class one." (?encrai NCTTH Summary. - Postmaster James, of New York, ia a Welshman and a printer by trade. - Charleston merchants nre petition ing for an excursion from the up-coun try. - Ex-Speaker Randall has arrived in Philadelphia, and intends resuming his legal practice. - Nearly one-fourth of the tuwua of Vermont have elected women for school superintendent*. - A negro womau on Mr. 1). L. Mer rimau's place,' near Greenwood, a few days ago, cavo birth to triplets. - A colored man on Dr. Reese Gregg'a plantation, in Marion County, was struck and killed by ligbtuing on Thursday. - Fifteen thousand and live hundred tons of fertilizers have been brought up tho Greenville Railroad already this year. ; - Forty thousand moro bales of cotton have been handled on the Greenville j Railroad this season than last up to ' date. - After Garfield's inaugural denunci- . aticn of Mormonism the conntry will be 1 shocked if ho recognizes Roscoe Conk- i ling. i - The Cincinnati Southern Railway ! Company has made an iucrease of stock to the amount of ten per cent, of its i present stock. < - The State Agricultural Department I will pay into thc State Trep_sury this I year $25,000 from thc 25 c.nts tax per j ton on fertilizers. - Tho municipal election in Hamp- I ton county resulted in tho election of a ' wet ticket at the Court House, and a dry one at Varnesville. , - The North Carolina Legislature has i passed a total abstinence amendment to { tho Constitution which will be submitted , to thc people for ratification in August. ( - Mr. Watson, residing near Green wood, had his dwelling house burnt last week. Nearly all the household furoi- j lure was saved. Thc fire waa accidental, i - Gov. Jackson, of West Virginia, takes strong grounds in his inaugural against the National Government having j anything to do with the education of tho , youug. - Tho last official act of President Hayes was the pardon of Thomas Cowan, i a convict in tho Illinois State Peniten tiary, for embezzlement in the postal service in tho District of Kentucky. - Thomas E. Patterson charged with thc murder of Charles King, woo con victed last week at Laurensvillo of man slaughter and sentenced by Judge Hud- ' son to three years in the penitentiary. i - Tho coBt of tho railroad projected 1 between tho Mississippi River and tho 1 Atlantic seaboard, tho construction of ] which will be commenced this year, is ? cstimatad to bc in tho neighborhood of ? $300,000,000. < - During the delivery of General i Garfield's inaugural address, President 1 Hayes held the bat of his successor, < while the enthusiastic daughter of the 1 incoming President, forgetting herself, < applauded from time to time. - - Tho successor of ex-Senator Kirk- J wood, Mr. J. W. McDill, was born and i educated in Ohio,' where he practiced < law before removing to Iowa. It is im- I ?ossible to keep Ohio men out of office. ] bey watch every opportunity. ? - John G. Whittier having declined, t the Yorktown commission has invited Paul H. Hayne, of South Carolina, to . compose an ode for the Yorktown cen- ? tennial, to be set to music, and rendered ^ by performers in continental costume. j - A special Election will take place j in Indiana next Monday, at which it . will be decided whether Indiana is to ' remain longer an "October State ;" that j is to say, whether it shall continue to - hold gubernatorial elections in October. ( - A Campbellite preacher called on . the President on Friday and urged hia . ?trofession and denomination as grounds ] br being taken care cr. Tho President j kindly informed t' e caller that the 4 Govern c waa no( a church organiza- , tion. I - Garfield isu't ashamed of tho old , mother who patched bis trousers when , ho was poor. Let Grant look on that ( spectacle and blush for his manhood, j He allowed it to bo discovered by acci- , dent that he ever had a mother.-Phila- ( delph'O, Record. I - Lincoln's administration waa the era of war, Johnson's the era of factional strife, Grant's the era of sectional Late, Hayea'a the era of fraud: Tho admin- 1 istration of President Garfield promisea to be the era of "aco and prosperity.- j Wathingon Pott. - The iron on tho Greenwood and Augusta Railroad bas been laid to Quaker Springs, five miles this side of Augusta. J Tnecompany now has four hundred thou sand dollars, and will push the work for- ] ward to un carly completion. The roar! j will be finished to the river by the first of May. -The smokehouse and kitchen belong ing to Mr. William Harmon, of Bordeaux, Abbeville county were burned last Wed neaday night. The fire waa the act of an incendiary-both houses being fired at the .mme time. The contents of the houser- were destroyed. The loss is about $300 or $400. - Secretary Robert Lincoln refused to bo "interviewed" in Chicago tho other day, saying good humoredly : "I have in terviewed peoplomiyself, I know how it ls done, and I don t interview worth a cent." Mr. Lincoln, who is now thirty seven years old, has three children, the eldest and youngest being girls. His eldest daughter is twelve years old. - It is astonishing how popular the little unpretending Christian Church on Vermont avenuo nos become since Mr. Garfield's nomination to the Presidency. It is also quite a discovery to find how many Congressmen aro communicants in this church : Willis, Errett, McMillan, Money, Armfield, Hawk, Pettibone, New, White of Kentucky, and Hostetlor. - The SUto Sunday School Conven tion will mcot in Columbia, Wednesday and Thursday, April 13th and 15th. Each count)' is entitled to aa many delegates as it hos representatives in both branches of the T^aislntm-o. This will bo an important meeting and a full rep resentation is desired. Delegates tn tho International Convention nt Toronto will then be elected. - As n Baltimore man was walking in a street in that city with two friands, on Thursday, he suddenly vanished. Inves tigation ' showed that an old forgotten well, over which the pavement wasouilt, had suddenly caved in under the pedes trian, dragging him fifteen feet below tho surface. "He was rescued, having sus tained only slight bruises and cuts. - When President Garfield kissed the open Bible, noon taking the oath, some one is said to have stepped forward to see upon what portion bis tips had rested. It was tho 21st chanter of Proverbs and tho verses he kissed were these : "Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord pondereth tho hearts." "To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to tho Lord than sacrifice." - George Washington, Martin Van Buren and Samuel J. Tilden, Presidents of the United States, never drew their salaries during the terms for which they were elected by the people respectively. Washington declined to reccivo any com pensation for bis services, Van Boren took his $100,000 in a lump after retiring, and one Rutherford B. Hayes drew Til den's salary monthly in advance regular ly each month during the term.-Detroit Irte Pren. - The Rev. J. L. Glrardeau, D. D., hu accepted the invitation to simply tho pulpit of the Presbyterian Church in Colombia until the first of next Septem ber. This will be a great loss to the work of endowing tho Seminary, but traveling does not agree with his health, and by the advice of his friends he has , concluded to make the change. He has j been confined to his bed for several days just recently, but i? now somewhat bet \ wtr.-Begittcr. - Ex President Hayes is reported oe responding toan interviewer at Pittsburg : "I am satisfied with tbe Cabinet, and think tho inauguration speech one of the grandest cr^r delivered. In fact, President Garfield could not have per formed an action or made an expression more pleasing to me than those already made. In reply to the question whether he was glad to bo through with the cares of office, he replied: "Well, 1 can't say thnt I am particularly glad." - Mr. Jcs80 Habouru killed a good size hear with a piue rail, in the Long Acre neighborhood one day last week. After night his attention was attracted to the bog pen, when he went out and dis covered a largo bear on the inside killing ono of his hogs. Ho immediately stop ped up tho gap aud as Druin attempted to climb over ho was struck with a rail in tho bauds of Mr. Habourn aud knock ed back senseless, and before be could recover Mr. H. jumped into the pen and cut his throat.-Aehville ( A'. C.) Newt. - The National Cotton Exchange statement issued on Wednesdoy shows ino following movement for the six months ending with the close of Febru ary : Total rafi movement overland 707, !)61 bales-a decrease from last year of 102,671 bales ; overland shipments di rect to the Mills 374.62G bales-a falling air of 58,305; total Northern spinners tullinga from all sources 1,204,509 bales; total amount of this year's crop handled at tho ports and overland points of cross ing during the six months 4,076,831 bales-un incteaso over lost year of 311, m bale. - Tho Baltimore American discovers that Baltimore guiris aro the prettiest because of tho climate and of the food they eat. Ohio girls, it says, eat pork ann sauerkraut, Massachusetts girls eat codfish balls, Virginia girls eat bacon and greens, the Gulf states girls eat gumbo, New Hampshire girls eat pie and dough nuts, and Kentucky girls cat blue graRS beef, and yet all these are prettier than the girls of Europe. But tho Baltimore iris eat oysters, terrapin, canvasback uck, bay mackerel and soft Bhell crabs, all productive of beauty. Not only has the Baltimore girl become beautiful, but the canned oysters of Baltimore have begun to make beautiful the girls of the Mississippi valley. - Senator Bell, of the Illinois Legis lattr.c, has introduced a bill in that body which attacks intemperance in a new form. Tho bill prescribes the eligibility af officers under tho laws of the State, and provides for their removal for certain causes. It enacts that no person shall bo eligible to any office of honor, trust or profit, who has acquired the habit of be soming intoxicated, and it provides that if the habit is acquired after the election ar appointment, it shall be causo for re moval. It provides that ten electors can file charges against persons holding State affices, or any of the Judges, on setting forth that they are in the habit of getting lr ii nt, and prescribes mode of trial, &c. Lt also provides that fire electors may Ile with the Circuit Clerk of the county in which they reside c. sworn information igainst any officer of the county, city, ;own or village, township, precinct or ward, setting forth tho fact of habitual intoxication, and it prescribes mode of rial. - There ?3 a deal of talk about repub ican harmony-that the administration s getting a good start, with "amens" "rom all the factions. This may be true, mt if it is, 'here aro a few suggestions to o be offered which will not make it np >ear so. The conduct of Vice-President irthur is, to say the least, inexplica ble. He keeps away from the white iiouse, makes no recommendations for )ffice, and ia completely under Cook ing's thumb. Toward tho retiring pres dent his conduct wa* simply outrageous, tie was invited to dine at the white louse, and excused himself on account if a previous engagement. The etiquette which prevails here is that no invitation .o dine with the president is to be declin ed, no matter what embarrassments it may create. On the day the new presi dent was inaugurated Arthur waa invited JO lunch. He did go to the white bouse, ind with the president reviewed the roops ; but he managed to Blip away before lunch was announced. HAYES AND HIS SAVINGS.-Cleve land, Ohio, March 8.-Th? C? Island Herald publishes to-day, by au.l ority, .he following concerning cx-Preaident Hayes's salary and savings : "The whole truth concerning the al leged savings of ex-President Hayes from ais salary can bo told in a few words. Tho aggregate of that salary for tho four ?rears was $200,000. The expenses of .he position during that time was $134, )00. Had Congress refunded the $4,000 tie paid for the expenses of the "visiting itatesmen" to Louisiana, his savings would have been about $70,000. As it is, he went out of office with $66,000 to be carried from his account as President to the benefit of his account OB a private :itizen. When he became President he was burdened with debts to the amount af $90.000, moally on account of bequests charged upon the Birchard estate. Of this amount he bas paid $60,000 out of bis savings from the Presidential salary, io that the net available result in cash of bis Presidential term ?B $6,000. A $200,000 SUIT AGAINST CAKL1 3CHUBZ.-A dispatch from Washington, lated March 10, says : Charles D. Gil more, an attorney and claim agent, of thia city, whose practice consists mainly af Interior Department cases, brought mit to-day in tho District Circuit Court igainst Carl Schurz, ex-Secretary of the Interior, for $200,000 damages upon tho illeged ground that Schurz, without any lust cause, disbarred him from practice in th.;. Department of thc Interior in April last, and thus broke up a legal business whose profits Gilmore estimate it $40,000 per annum. The disbarment af Gilmore was tho result of an investi gation in which, as alleged, it appears that Gilmore had ucou bribing one of the clerks of tho Land Office. In his com plaint, Gilmore denies that he was ever guilty of any dishonest, fraudulent or improper act. s. r. DENDY, A. M. DUFFIE. Walhalla, H. C. Andervoti, S. C. IT3SNDY & DUFFIE, Attorneys nt Law, A.ndersoTii - - S. O. WILL give prompt attention to all bus iness entr?sten to their charge. March 17,1881 36 ly THE 8TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COU2?TY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Elizabeth Major, Plaintiff, against Maggie E. Shirley, et al., Defendants.- OT. attaint to Sell Land to pay Debt*, Relie}', d BY virtue of an order of his Honor Judge Kershaw, all persons having demands against the Estate of E. J. Major, deceased, are notified to present and prove them bo/ore me on or by the 8th of April next. Failing to do so, they will be barred of any benefit in the decree to bo made in the above stated case. T7. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. March 1 ', 1881 _SK)_4 Patents and Claims. HAVING formed a copartnership wl:a J. S. Durne A Co., of Washington, D. C., 1 am prepared to prosecute promptly all claims (br Pensions, or incre&so of Pen sions for Soldiers, or tho widows and chil dren of soldiers who served in tho war of 1812, tho Indian wars, tho Mexican war, or tho lato war. Also. Bounty, Back Pay, Restoration to Pension Roll, Land War rants, and all other claims against IT. 8. Patents secured for Inventions, Discovarl??. Designs and Trade Marks. No fee charged except for preliminary examination unless a Patent is obtained. A. M. DUFFIE, Anderson, S. C. March 17, 1881 30 ly Have Two Hundred .Barreis CHOICE FAMILY FLOUR, At $6.50 and $7.00 per Barro!. s&" Satisfaction guaranteed or money paid back. Mmch 17, 1831 30 WHOLESALE ti ii tl HETAIL FURNITURE WARER00MS. GK IF1. TOLLY, Always the Leader of Low Prices in Furniture in this State, ".^TOW announces to tho public that he has greatly enlarged his Warcrooms, and ts IN enabled to carry the LARGEST STOCK OF FURNITURE THIS SIDE OF CHARLESTON. I have on hand, and am still receiving direct from thc best manufactu rer?, Furniture of all descriptions, which I guarantee to Hell cheaper than any one eine. I have in stock 500 Bedsteads of different kinds, and good Bedstcada can be bought from me, with Slats and Castors complete, at &2.00 apiece, and upwards. OOO Chaire and Hocking Chairs. Tho celebrated Rattan Seat Chair, nicely painted, can be bought from me at 75c. apiece. Fine Cane Scat Chaira at (.'.5.00 per set. Cuno Seat and Cane Back Rocking Chairs at 91-05 apiece. OO Bureau?, of all styles. Bureaus, with arch standard, large frame, glass plato 13x22 at feS.OO and upwards. Suites of all styles and descriptions, from a Suite consisting of French Bedstead, Bu reau, with arch standard, glass plato 13x22, four Cane Seat Chairs, one Cane Soat and Back Rocking Choir, one Towclend Washstand with Drawer and one Table, at $19.50 up to $150, and everything else in proportion. Wardrobes, Sideboards, Mattresses, Par lor Suites, CHEAPER THAN ANYBODY ELSE. Childrens* Carriages, and in fact everytbing.kcpt in a first-class Furniture Store. On hand a lino lot of COF FINS and CASKETS, from a $5.00 Coffin to thc finest Gloss Casket at $100. An almost lifetime experience, and buying for Cash, and from first hands, enables aa to say that I CANNOT AND WII.Ii NOT BE UNDERSOLD. My Warcrooms are on DEPOT STREET. Come and see me and bc convinced. March 10, 1880 35 THIS SPACE BELONGS TO . J. R. & L. P. SMITH, Mc'Cully's Corner, - Anderson, S. C. WHO ARE NOW RECEIVING A LARGE STOOL OF GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. THESE GOODS WILL BE SOLD LOW DOWN. Btxf* Give them a call, and next week look out for full particulars in tho INTEL GENCER. March 10, 18S1 3-r. NEW FURNITURE STORE. WE have CHAIRS, BEDSTEADS, BUREAUS, DRESSING CASES. SIDEBOARDS, CHAMBER SUITES, PARLOR SUITES. MATTRESSES LOUNGES, PICTURES and FRAMES, together with a fine LOT OF COFFIN8 and CASKETS. AU in the Masonic Hall. Tcrsns Cash, and small profits. March 2, 1881._34-3m_JOHN B. MOORE. STRAYED, if\S last Sunday nigbt, a black maro MULE, of medium sizo, about nine years old, with small knot un tho left sido ol neck about four inches below tho ears, and shod all round, escaped from my sta ble. Any information concerning her will b? properly appreciated, and a Buitable re ward paid f?.u?r return to the undersigned. J. N. COX. March 17, 1881_86 1_ STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDEOSOH COUNTY. By TT. Tr'. Humphrey?, Judye of Prolate. Whereas, G. M. Rogers has applied to mo to grant him Letters of Administra tion on tbo Personal Estate of Elizabeth Rogers, deceased, These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Elizabeth Rogers, deceased, that they be and appear before me in thc Court of Probato, to be held at Anderson C. H. on Friday, tho 1st day of April, 1881, after publication hereof, to show cause, if any they have, wby the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 15th day of March, 1881. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. March 17,1881_30 2 STATE OF SOUTn CAROLINA, ANDEIIBON COUNTY By W. W. HumpJireys, Judge of Probate. WHERES 3, A. W. Thompson has ap ?ilied to mo to grant him letters cf admin istration on the Personal Estate and effects of Mrs. L. H. Taylor, deceased. . Theso aro thoroforo to cito and admon ish all kindred and creditors of the said Mrs. L. H. Taylor, deceased, to bo and ap pear before mo in Court of Probato, to bo hold at Anderson Court House, on tho first day of April, 1881, after pub lication hereof, to show causo, if any thoy have, why tho said administration should not bo granted. Givon under my hand this 15th day of March, 1881. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. March 17,1881_30 2 SEDUCED PUSES. o CAIJIJ O IV IMIN C PFfpg it And get the Celebrated MERRYMAN GUANO, 475 lbs. Cotton per Ton. NAVASSA GUANO, 450 lbs. Cotton per Ton. Massa Golton Feiizer, 423 lbs. Cotton per Ton. I still have on hand plenty of the Na vcasa Add for composting. Call and see mo beforo purchasing else where. JOHN E. PEOPLES, Anderson, 8. C. March 3, 1881_34_3m Livery Stable at Hartwell, Georgia. WE have opened in Hartwell, Georgia, a LIVERY. FEED and 8AL3 STABLE, and would be pleased to have the patronage of any and all. We are pre pared to accommodate the publie with hitch ing stables, and a good yard for your wag ons. We can be found at tho Stable at ail times. J. M. KIDD & BRO. Jtfarch 2,1881 34 8 BY E. B. MURRAY & CO. ANDERSON, S. C.. THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOPER 21 1 MMT VOLUME XVI.-NO. 1.1