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glutosou jSnttllifitiUtx. E. B. MURKAY, Editor. THURSDAY, APRIL 13. 1882. TERMS : ONE YEAR..91.60. SIX MONTUS. ?3c. Two IJ o lin ra ii nut fiuld in advance. TIIK EAD? MURDERERS ACQUITTED. Thc trial of Hugh P. Kane, George W. Moose, "R. T Scruggs and William Durham for the murder of Amos Ladd, in Picken? county, in thc month of June, 1878, was had in thc United Slates Cir cuit Court, held in Charleston, last week, and a verdict of acquittal rendered ns to all the parties indicted. The partis charged were United States ofDe< Ij, who had a warrant for thc nrrot nf Redmond, and who, suspecting that Redmond was at Ladd's house, surrounded the house and shot Ladd, supposing that he was Redmond. Tho jury has passed upon thc facts of this case as controlled by the law as given them by thc Court, and this individual case is settled, but with the 1 / as expounded by Judge Rond we have much todo, A3 il places the lives of innocent persons at -he reasonable fear of others. Thc Judge, in his charge to thc jury, said : "It is not necessary that some bodily harm or au attempt at it should have been mad? before a party assailed defends himself, but if bc has reasonable grounds to fear it, lie has a right at once to defend himself, even to the extent of homicide." This is neither law nor common sense. Do threatening words justify thc instant killing of thc person who utters them ? The law does not permit even au assault for words spoken, much less the killing of the per son. Wc cannot conceive how a person can be assailed (except by words which of themselves do not justify an assault) when no bodily harm has been inflicted or even an attempt tn do to. The only safeguard which any person has for his lifo is that Ibis is not law as administered in civilized countries. We are not sur prised at the acquittal of thc prisoners nuder thia charge of the Court. Wo have known of the murder ol our people by tho United States officers nnd the offenders go untried and unpunished, when if they had been Slate officers they would 'nave been lind for their offence.'. We do not desire lo be misunderstood, and while wo insist that tho United Stales officers be tried by law and pun ished for its violation, we equally insist that they shall be protected in tho dis charge of their duties to the full extent of tho protection afforded them by law. THE ELECTION TU I AL?*. Thc United States Circuit Court con vened in Charleston hist week, Judges Bond nnd Brynn presiding. The ense of tho United Slates against Bales nnd others, for frauds perpetrated at thc gen cal election hold in 1880, was com menced, and is still in progress. The motion made by the defense to quash tho information, on tho ground that thc case should bo by indictment, was over ruled by tho Court, ns was also thc mo tion of thc District Attorney for leave to iinioiul tho indictment by adding new counts charging a diff?rent offence. The challenge to the army having been waived in this case, although retained in tho other election cases, tho Court pro ceeded to tho selection of a jury. If there was any doubt in tho mind of nny reasonable man heretofore that these trials wcro intended to be political ones and for thc purpose of political effect, that doubt must bc dissipated when tho course pursued by Mr. Melton, thc Uuited States District Attorney, In the selection of the jury is considered. It is equally tho duty of tho United States and its officers to protect the innocent as it is to convict ihe guilty. Honce, the lnw seeks the impaneling of n fair and impnrtinl jury, aud expressly condemns tho selection of a prejudiced, partisan or political jury. Upon tho organization of thc jury, tho right of tho District Attor ney to require, an unlimited number of tho jurors drawn to stnud asido until the panel was exhausted was raised by ihe defense, and, after a full argument of tho question, tho Court refused to decide il, and proceeded with the case with tho re mark that in the event of the conviction of thc parties tho motion in arrest of judgment on that ground could then bo made, when it would be decided. This was manifestly uujust to tho parties on trial. If tried at all, it was their right to demand that thc trial should bo by a jury lawfully drawn. There is a vnst difference between the acquittal of one charged of crimo by thi jury and his dis charge on a motion in arrest of judgment after conviction. Thc verdict of a jury is founded on the facts as proved, and if it be ono of not guilty tho inuocenco of tho accused is legally established, but if tho verdict be guilty and thc accused discharged on a motion in arrest of judg mont, while it exonerates him from pun ishment, it leaves the imputation of guilt still resting upon him, with the inferenco that tho proven facts establish his guilt. We repeat, this ia unfair to the aecused, unless ho .eeks only exemption from tho punishment which his crimes merits, and not the establishment of his inno cence and vindication of his character. In this case the panel consisted of thir'y jurors, nineteen of whom wero white and eleven colored. Tho defence were entitled undnr the ruling of the Court to only three peremptory challen ges, whilo the prosecution was al lu wed to require an indefinite number to stand aside nntil the panel was exhausted. Tho law required the jury to be composed, as far aa practical, of an equal number from each of the political parties. It will at once be seen that it was in the power of tho District Attorney to pack the jury, and with tho exceptions of three to namo every member of the ji?ry. To make this plain to every reader, the ruling under which the jury was drawn gave to the defense tho ri,?rht to reject three, and of the District Attorney thereupon to name the jury. In organiz ing the jury, tho defense peremptorily rejected three colored persons, two wero excused for cause, tho District Attorney requested twelve white men to stand aside, thus leaving the remaining eleven of Ibo panel with tho first ono requested tojdand ??ide as the jury io try the ca a. Wo do not say one word against che fairness and Impartiality of tho jury, for we are unacquainted with them, but if thc published account of the organizing ot the jury is correct, that the District Attorney required twelve white men to stand aside and none of the colored oues, and that after the rejection by the de fense of three, reducing the panel to twenty seven, that the District Attorney practically hud the privilege of naming out of this number the twelve to conoti tute the jury. It docs seem strange ?nat in tlie opinion of the District Attorney the colored members of the panel were fair, impartial and competent to try the case, and that two thirds of the wi iles were biased, partial and ought not to bc tru-ted under the solemn sanction ot un oath to sit upon it. He must have a mo?t exulted opinion of the virtue, fairness and competency of the colored race for jurymen, and a very low one for his own color and race. The prospect for the formation of au independent p:?rty in S lUth Carolina is growing beautifully less every day. Our people fully realize the fact that there are but two parties in South Carolina, and that all efforts to divide the Democ racy uro in the direct interest of du- He publican party. Any man other than a fanatic is obliged to see that it is a polit ical impossibility to defeat a majority party by dividing up the minority. In South Carolina the negroes bave a ma jority of forty thousand, and nothing but the most thorough unity of action on Mic part of thc Democrats ha- enabled ns to overcome and convert a BUflicient number of that majority to enable us lo hold the State. Now it is proposed by tiie Independents, lo split our party to pieces in order to beat the majority. Those who arc i-incerc in believing that the Republican party in South Candir?a can bc defeated by a divided Democracy, are either political infants or idiots. In this Slate the contest is well understood to bc between the native whites and thc colored population, lcd by unprincipled adventurers. The negro has shown that in political malters hu is not willing to go with the decent portion of the com munity, and that in order to control him politically a mau must become a Moses, a Whitteinore, a Chamberlain or a Scott. It is therefore only such men as these that can hope to become a political saint with thc negro, and any contem plation that he can be rendered subser vient to tin* pur (mses of au Independent pu'ty to be composed of gentlemen, is sin.ply ridiculous. If gentlemen could control him ns Independents they could do it as Democrats. No one can be so l?!ind as to believe that the so called In dependent party is to purify our politics. It is intended to enable some nen lo get ntl office, or to make money out of politics, who cannot do so in any (?thor , way. They are allies of thu Republican . party willing to take tho crumbs which they expect to he thrown them from tho table of their friends. Below we givo ihe jury us organized for the trial of the election cases. We do this that the people may under stand thc manner in which their most sacred rights are regarded, when the ac complishment of partisan ends is sought to bc attained through tho courts. It warns thc pcoplo of their terrible fate if Radical Slalwartisrns, through thc sinis ter assistance of Grecnbnckisnis and In dependentism, is again rc established in this State. The jury is as follows : Jno. T. Tindall, white republican. J. Duncan Howard, colored republi can. M. K. Robertson, white republican. Ons Rainey, colored republican. J. W. Fountain, white democrat. Huris Simpkins, colored republican. E. J. IMnckney, colored republican. Joseph Collins, white republican. Ger?. Stevenson, white democrat. J. F. Chestnut, colored republican. B. F. Straus, white democrat. The Board of Directors of the Green wood, Lauren* and SpartanburgRailroad, met in Spnrtunburg on the 7th instant. A syndicate of capitalist formed then ngrecd to take fifty thousand dollars of Ihe bonds issued by tho counties o? Spartanburg and Laurens for thc build ing of ihe road. The Town of Cokes bury offered a subscription of fifteen thousand dollars if tho company would locate the road by it. A largo forco is engaged in grading thc road in Laurens, and it is expected lo commence tito work at an curly day in Spr.rtanburg and nt Greenwood. i'iiVident Arthur has nominated Win. E. Clundlcr, of Maine, to be Secretary of the Navy, instead of Secretary Hunt, who has tendered his resignation, and the Atlanta Constitution takes the politi cal measure of tho gentleman nominated and defines thc purposes of the nomina tion accurately in thc following lan guage: "lu the first pince it is given out that tho president is of the opinion that the L .?If-breeds should bo provided for, hence little Mr._ Billy Chandler. In re ality Chandler is no longer a halfbreed ; he is not even a Blaine mau, although he has been chiefly conspicuous as a parti san of the Mai no statesman. A man who will bribe others can bc bribed him self. Chandler bought thc Florida re turning board, and ho can be bought himself. Fluttering loosely around tho horizon, like a bird of ill omen, he hoard Guiteau's pistol go off, and reflected as to how he could turn it to his individual benefit. Just how ho hns turned it to account is to bo reen in his appointment. Always a stalwart, full of malice against tho South and of an insatiable hatred of the Southern people, ho has nevertheless i sold out the man to whom ho owes the moat of his prominence. Onco solicitor of the navy department, he has now solicited the department itself, offering in retnrn his influence and his friend ! ship. In the second place, it is supposed that Chandler is an administration man, meaning of course that he will work the wires for Arthur in tho next republican convention As a matter of fact, this versatile politician will compound with whoever seems to be strongest, and sell out Arthur, just ns he has sold out Blaino, for a prospective office. He is just the man Robeson needs in the navy department in thc event a new navy is to bo built. The republican ring would feed and fnttcn lo their hearts' content, and by the limo the navy is completed lt will have disappeared in the Bobesonian cavity. The nomination ought to hi promptly rejected." -- Edgefield Monitor : Frank Foy, one of the Edgefield exodustero, who Jeft Johnston in December last to seek bis fortune in a "Western clime, has returned, minus the fortune. He does not any positively that he will not go somewhere again, but he is very decided in asserting that he will not go in that direction. Col. A. Coward for Congres*. Mn. KM ron : Permit nie through tho uifdium of the INrELI.IGEKCEU to sug gest the :inmc of Col. A. ( ward, of York, as ooo of the candidate? for Con gress at I.nnre from I hi- State. He is a gentleman in the broadest .-em-c and meaning of the term, a soldier mu? ??uer et fin* rej/rue/it, and I '?> qualifications for the position are universally conceded. Ile was Colonel of thc 5th Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer? in the late wai, and by his conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duly earned a name and fame for himself and command that will be a- enduring tu history itself. Since the war he has been equally con spicuous as the enlightened Principal A King'? Mountain Military Academy. In every relation of Iii? life, whether -as prompt patriot and chivalrous soldier and instructor o!" tl <. Noting men of our coun try, he Into acted a noble and successful part. Col. Coward it representative of that lofty devotion to principle on a high plane of politics characteristic of South ern Statesmen beforj the war. He is also, and this ia more important in our present condition, progressive, and there fore fitted to understand anil to advocate ibo need- of the present lime. If a statesman be one who combines the dis position to preserve, with thc ability to improve, theil S.iuth Carolina may expect in Col. Cowan! a representative worthy and true. Let his many friends through out the State present and urge disclaims foi recognition at this time. ANDERSON. THE VETO AM) ITS EFFECTS. A Serious Hlow for th? I'm III.- stat? ? Re publican*. >'/ f fl l)i$putch tu Newt unit Courier. WASHINGTON, April J. Thc President sent to the Senate to-day bis message vetoing the anti Chinese bill, and immediately alter il had been read I interrogated a number of representative Democratic Senators ns to its political effect ami the prospect of passing au anti Chinese bill this session. Their replies cover the whole ground so satisfactorily that no comment or further prediction on my part is required to make thc Dem ocratic position clear. SENATOR JONAS, of Louisiana, said : "A most excellent thing for the Democracy, this veto. It will nut only disgust the ?'nci?ie States, but will antagonize a large number of workingmen nt thc North. Thc bill can not be passed over the veto. As far as I am concerned I will vole for no other bill than this, if this cannot pass I will nut support a half-way measure. I nm op posed to leaving legislation to ihe Exec utive, and think that thc President has been presumptuous in his action. My people are very much opposed to Chinese immigration. A number of our planters have employed Chinese with very unsat isfactory results. Wc don't want to be mongrel ?zed in the South any further than we are aheady." SENATOR FARLEY, of California, said : "The veto will kill tho Republican party on thc Pacific coast and injure it seriously in thc North among tho working people and will ope rate throng hoot the country to thc ad vantage of the Democracy. I think we will pass some sort of a bill, but without reducing the time from twenty years. My people don't want a brief suspension of Chinese immigration." SENATOR FAIR, of Nevada, ?aid: "The veto will do the Republicans much injury in our Western Stales. It is a bard late f"r us after suf fering from this evil for twenty years to be denied relief now. The Pacific coast will, I suppose, have to take a bill sus pending the immigration len years, but will accept nothing ?ess." The Senator showed nie a tract being circulated ex tensively on the Pacific Slope containing a picture of a Chinese leper labelled, 'One of Senator Hoar's friends. Fifteen hundred more in China Town.' SENATOR MORGAN, of Alabama, said : "The veto will bring every Pacific Slate into tho Democratic fold. Could not bo a better thing for us. The President presents objections teriatim to every provision of thu bill. He looks nt it from thc standpoint of capital. This will have its effect on the working men everywhere. From his message I judgo wu cannot pass any bill on tho subject that will please him, but of course we can command enough votes for a ten year bill to pass it over his veto. Tho Democratic prospects aro in every way blight for the next Congress." SENATOR VEST, of Missouri, said : "The Pacific slope is Democratic already, but this action of tho Executive will strengthen us there. It will destroy the effect of the few Re publican voles cast for tho bill in Con gress. The laboring cluss aro all opposed to Cbiuese immigration, hence the veto will Antagonize them. A ten-year bill would command sufficient votes to pas? over a veto with thu other conditions un changed, but the opponents of this legis lation are so encouraged by the veto thtit they will now fight any bill that may be presented." SENATOR ll AM ITON said: "Undoubtedly a good thing for us in a party sense, lt places tho Republi can party and ?ls President squarely in favor of coolie immigration. The bill will pass in some modified lorin, but that will not alter thc political effect of the veto." SENATOR DECK sa.J : "The veto kills the bill. There is no chance to pass it over thc President's opposition. All thc Democrats will vote to pass it over the veto except Senator Brown. The Republicans will sustain the President. I don't know if any other bill will pass. It is uncertain. As to thc effect of thc veto in tho Pacific States you can judge as well ns I can." SENATOR BAYARD said : ' Tho President was botween the devil and a deep sea. His parly would lose if he did veto lite bili, and would ...titler if he did not. The effect on tho Democratic party prospects, I judge from Western reports, will bo good. A bill will bo passed, I think, with a reduction of the time." SENATOR .V _.1,ER, of California, who is a Repubh" i, said : "I think thc President entirely wrong in his action and bis reasons fo/ the veto utterly insufficient. The bill did not vi?lalo the treaty. The veto will un doubtedly help tho Democrats on the Pacific coast a great deal, if it buries the bill. But if we can pass a ten-year bill with the other provisions modified, they will not receive so much advantage hom it. I think such a bill can be passed. The President has abandoned the Pacific const Republicans altogether. Tho Now England Senators will now vote ngaioat any bill, I think, and perhaps tho Dem ocrats will do so nlso. The President opposes the bill in every detail and ob jects to w'iole spirit. If we were to modify it to suit his views there would be nothing left of it. We can poss a ten year bill over his veto." Senator Miller looked very gloomy, had the vetoed bill in his hand, and was apparently trying to find a way out of the difficulty. * Senator Jones ia absent, but is expect ed to return to-morrow to help vote the bill over his friend Arthur's veto. Mr. Page, of California, Isl sick. Senator Miller's views express thoso of 1 ia col leagues. They aro irate aud despairing. They aro sacrificed to Hoar's race theory. WI LO WI MIS IS TIIK WEST. The Territory of Four Stitt?-? Sttt-jit l?y Tortmdtx-i-(?rent JleMiunlon of Ufo mid Property In Kaurna?. lo tra, Illinois nott Michigan. WASHINGTON, April 7. Western dispatches report a -; ries of tomador-? yesterday at di (Te rc ot points, from Kansan to Michigan, attended Ly ?onie remarkable evidences of the power of thc wind. Houses were demolished in many places in Kausas, Iowa, Illinois and Michigan, and live- were lost in all those Slates. A Kansas Village. L>e?troyed. TOPEKA, KAN., April 7.--A. cyclone which started near Raymond, Rice coun ty, last night moved in a i.ortherly direc tion and prostrated telegraph poles. When it crossed thc Santa Fe Railroad tracks John Wilson's house was blown down and Mrs. Wilson was killed and a Mrs. Parker was fatally injured. Several tither large and strongly built houses were demolished in the neighborhood. Proceeding northward the storm struck the nsw and thriving town of Chase, de molishing 20 out of ?W ? uildings in the place and throwing thc cara Jrom the track. Mr. Read, hotel keeper, was killid and his wife fatally injured. An other woman and a child were also killed. At about the same time in the evening a small cyclone passed through the western ??art of ihe county, but it did but little damage. It was accompanied by a veritable water-spout. In some places the wind sucked all tue water out of the wells. A* tho cloud approached Chase it was in the shape of a funnel, whirling and twirling with fearful veloc ity. All the inhabitants of Chase were more or less injured, but few escaping without hurt of some kind. The people are living in box cars, and many families are in a destitute condition. A I'ath M.-nie Through Michigan. EAST SAGINAW, Mun., April 7. News comes of a terrible hurricane pass ing near Highland Station, on itu: Flint and lVre Marquette Road, south of Hol ly, early last evening. The extent of the damage is not known as the telegraph line was blown down, and the railroad agent walked to Clyde ami sent what was learned when he left. The dwelling of a man named Crandall was blown down, killing him and one child and severely injuring another child. A lady named Taylor, of Pontiac, was also killed and several other persons moro or leas injured. The hurricane covered au area ot" less than half a mile wide, but it is reported to have levelled everything in its path. At o' o'clock last evening a tornado swept over the territory northeast of Midland village, twenty miles west of here, doing considerable damage. The residence of a farmer named E. E. Wal ton was lifted anti capsized, tearing it into pieces. The wreck took lire from the stove and was burned up. The fam ily arc all injured. Peon?a and Cuttle Killed lu Illinois. CHICAGO, April 7.-A special to the Evening Journal says : "A terrible tor nado swept through tue township ol Kalamo, Eaton county, lust night, doing immense damage and killing n large quantity of live stock. Several lives arr reported lost and many persons aro said to have been injured. Tho place is re mote from travel and telegraph." Later advices say that in Oakland county, Lafayette Randell, his sister and a little boy und Mrs. Henry Tyler wert killed. A little daughter of Tyler had her urtu so bailly crushed that amputa tion was necessary. Miss Cora Ward was also injured. Tho debris of thc houso had thc appearance of having beer torn up by an explosion, everything bs ing grouU'l to atoms. A horse was blown out of a barn and lound afterwards in n distant field covered with mud. Ar idiot Bister of Horace Sherman wat killed. His aunt's leg was broken, bit wife's jaw was dislocated, and the wholt family were carrietl fifty rods by tnt storm and thrown into n swamp badi} bruised. A QUESTION OF EXPEDIENCY. Shall we. or Shall ive Not Have an Killi Solution ? Correspondence Sew? and Courier. COLUMBIA, April 7.-There is opposi tion in some parts of ihe State to ai extra session of tho Legislature, bu: from what ? cnn learn the majority o llie leaders ol the Democracy are in fa vor of (he movement. Thosu who opposi tho extra session ure moved by consider niions ol' economy, by a desire to preven tho reopening of important question which have already been decided by lin Legislature, and by the belief that tin Democrats will be nblo to carry thc Slut* in tho futuro by the sume, methods tba have been tuted in the past. Maj. D. F. Bradley, State Senntc from Pinhens County, was in tho cit] yesterc ay, and is strongly opposed to ni extra session. He said: "An extn session of the Legislature will have i bad effect on our people politically. I thc Legislature is convened in extra sea sion we can't prevent tho introduction o other measures besides that of red ist ri a ting the State-such aa the Stock law the Registration law, and other measure upon which the people aro greatly divi ded nod which have already been prac tically seltled. In tither "words, all ti thc slumbering opposition to Democrat! measures would be aroused anew, am tho little gootl expected would bo mor thun counterbalanced by the evils tba would certainly follow." Col. E. S. Allen, Representative fron Spartnnburg, concurred in tho opinion expressed by Mr. Bradley. The opinion of Col. William Munn: of Union, a member of tho Slate Demo eratic executive committee, on the neces sity of an extra cession of tho Legis!? turc to redistrict the State, will be rea with interest. In a.. interview with Co Munro on Thursday ho said: "I thinl tho Legislature should be rca*-.cmblei for the purpose of rearranging Ibo Con grossioual Districts. Theouly objectioi is the expense, but that, in my jutk ment, will be overbalanced by tho ndvai: inges. Willi the State properly redh tricted wc can be sure of six Democrnti members of Congress, whereas as it no' Bland* wo cannot bc ab- oin ely certai of more than two. Of courso tho Stat will bo redistricted in thc interest of Hi Democratic party. That is one ot th recognized methods of political actio and i- always carried out by the dom nant party, and is eminently proper no in this State. "The present arrangements of distric WHS made by tho Radical Legislntui with that view, and wns never a goo one for us, Under it Republican men bcrs of Congress will probably beelecte in tho 1st, 2d and 3d Districts, and po: sibly the two member? nt large. "Tho Republican Stato Committc having two Congressional candidates i largo to rally upon, would be stimulate to fun a full Stato ticket, and would 1 in a situation to demand aid from tl National Republican Committeo. Tl Republican party North bave been m customed of lato years to make profe ?ions of unwillingness to &eo the oegroi again in possession of our Stale Cloven ment, but wo have good reason to di trust tho sincerity of these profession nod certainly they would not do to irus where the chancel of gaining two men hers of Congress are involved. "Moreover, that is a slight matter i comparison, each member of Congre should always h v.e his own proper tc ntory and a separate and defined coi stituency." - On Sunday ovening, about eigi o'clock, as the jailor of Darlington cou ty went up to visit tho prisoners in the cells, M ho opened thc door ho w knocked down, but only ono prison escaped, though several attempted to < so. His name was Calvin Wilbersp'jo and was in jail for larceny. . * The Latest Hatch of Appointments. Watliiii'jtvn Special to Ualthnvrt Sun? Ileory M. Teiler, of Colorado, who succeeds Samuel J. Kirkwood as Secre tary of the Interior, was born in Aile ghsny county, X. Y., May 23,1882. He studied law at Binghampton. N. Y.. being admitted to the bar in 1854, and settled at Morrison, III., In 1858. In 18C? he removed to Colorad >, settling in Ceutral City, where be soon built up a large practice and acquired a reputation ns one of the best lawyers in the State. When Colorado waa admitted as a State in 1870, Mr. Teller nnd Jerome B. Chaf fee were elected as the first Senators of the new State. He has acquired a vt ry fair position in the Senate. Wm. J. Chandler, who is nominated tn succeed Wm. Hunt aa Secretary of the Navy, was born at Concord, N. H.. Dec. 23," 18''?. He graduated at Harvard Liw School in 1855, and in 18.V.? was ap pointed law reporter of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire, ami published five volumes of reports. In 1852 he wai elected a member of the New Hamp shire Legislature, being re-elected in 186?1 and 18G4, nnd became Speaker of the House during the latter years. In 18?I he was a p? ? un i i-d special counsel to prosecute the Philadelphia Navy Yard frauds, and in 1 X'jr> was made First As sistant Secretary of the Treasury, hold ing thc position until 1SG7. Mr. Chand ler han been one of the most active pol- ! iticians in the country, taking a promi nent part in the contest over the disputed electoral votes in ls'li, and in the famous cipher dispatch inquiry in 1878 and 1870. He headed the Blaine delegation from New Hampshire to the Republican National Convention in ISSU, and in March, 1881, ?as appointed solicitor general by the President at Mr. Blaine's r. qtiC't, but was rejected by the Senate. Since then Mr. Chandler has become reconciled with the stalwart wing of his party, and his present appointment to the cabinet is supposed to have been made with the intention of securing his powerful influence in New Hampshire against his former chief, Mr. Blaine. Mr. Worthington, nominated for col lector of the port of Boston, is the prin cipal proprietor of the Boston Traveller and a staunch personal friend of Gen. Butler. Mr. Knox, the comptroller of the currency, who has been in office for ten years, is renominated for another ter:.- of five years. The nomination of ! Secretary Hunt for the ministry to Russia, is not, it is understood, very ac ceptable to him, but he will take thc place in lieu of something better. He preferred first to stay where he is and next to have some good thing here, but the President thought he ought to be satisfied to take what he could ge?. Thc difficulty of providing for him has de layed the sending in of cabinet nomina tions. Mr. Lincoln is now thc only one of President Garfield's cabinet left, and it is generally understood that he is to remain. The nomination of M?' Chand ler far Secretary of the Navy was re turned to the committee on naval nffuirs, of which Don Cameron is chairman, and through whose efforts Mr. Chandler, when nominated last spring by President Garfield for Solicitor General, was re jected. It is not believed that Don will make any particular effort against Mr. Chandler now, as it would antagonize him with the administration, and his op position last spring was mainly to oblige his brother-in-law, Mr. MacVeagh, the then Attorney General. There will un doubtedly be opposition to Mr. Chand ler, but from the best information I think there is no reason to doubt his confirma tion. The solid D?mocratie vole was cast ngainst him for Solicitor General, but it is likely to be divided now, and very few if any Republicana will vote against him. Killed for a Dinner. A most atrocious murder was commit ted near Persimmon Creek, in Coleman township, Kdgefield county, on Monday, March lit?, the victim being a colored loy, only nine years ol' agc, barned Fred Per ry. The following det-.ila of the crime arc given in the Edgefield Monitor: "The boy Fred was staying with Mr. Patrick Griffin, aud as was Usual Mrs. Griffin sent the dinner for the hands who were work' ing In a field about a mile away. Tho hands returned at night and reported that they had had no dinner. The boy's parents lived near by, and as soon as it waa ascertained that bc was uot there, search was made fur him, aud ou Thurs day bis dead body was found in a little ravine uear Persimmon Creek, and sev eral hundred yards hom thc road which he would have travelled in going to the field. The face was buried i ti a small pool of water, evidently placed so with a view of making it appear that he was drowned, but an examination showed lhat two blows bad been inflicted, ono on tho back and the other on the side of the head, and w hich, in thc opinion of the examining physician, were sufficient to have caused death, or, at least, to have stunned him until death would have en sued from strangulation. The bucket which contained Jinner was found hanging on a tree near by, with tho din ne.- f;we. An inquest was held by Trial Jut?tue W. K. Clary, acting Coroner, and after ihe most searching investigation tho jury reudered a verdict that the boy came io bis death by a blow inflicted by some person or person.- unknown to the jury." Democratic Victories. CINCINNATI, April 4.-The Democrats will have 5,000 majority on the city ticket in yesterday's election. They will also elect twelve out of eighteen aldermen. Judge Force, Republican candidate for thc Superior Court, being on both tickets, is elected. COLUMBUS, OHIO, April 4.-The D?m ocratie city ticket is elected, but tho Council stands sixteen Republicans to twelve Democrats. INDIANAPOLIS', April 4.-Yesterday's election was a complete victory for tho Democrats. JACKSONVILLE, FLA., April 4.-The muuicipnl election hero yesterday resul ted in thc success of the Democratic Conservative ticket hy a larger majority than ever before. M. A. Dzialynski, re elected mayor, is strongly iq favor of tho enforcement of the Sunday law. Moses in the Criminal Court. NEW YOHK, April 7.-The case of Franklin J. Moses, ex-Governor of South Carolina, indicted for obtaining money by fnlse pretences, was on Recor der Smytho'a calendar in the General Sessions Court yestorday. When counsel for the accused asked for an adjournment of tho ense Assistant District Attorney Fellows said that ho would willingly consent. "I don't think, your Honor," saiil Col. Fellows, "that I could try tblp case impartially, ns I myself nm one of thc victims of misplaced confidence. Under the circumstauces I think tho enses should bo transferred to another part of the court." The papers were then sent before Judgo Cowing, and the case was set down for trial on the 14th inst. r. How Long Must They be Fed t HELENA, AUK., April 4.-The ques tion is being generally discussed aa to how long it will be necessary to continuo thc issuo of r?lions on account nf the overflow. All agree that it will bo sev eral necks before thc wnter will havo gone down enough to permit ploughing in bottoms, and it will be necessary to supply the people two or threo weeks niter planting begins. Government of? fieers who have examined the situation are unanimous in thia view. Cattle con tinuo te dje ;from starvation and tho stiugs of gnats. mm%\%m9??m%m%%%Wk%\VmmWmJ?mmmk^mmW?mm^m?tmmmOS? - Lexington Dispatch : David Leach, of tili? County, set tire lo and burned Ins house and contents last Friday. He was arrested and placed in jail until veste. day, when be waa examined and pro nounced insane and sent lo the Asylum. - During tho storm on last Monday evening, says the Florence Time?, light ning struck a tree in the yard of Mr. J. li. Hunter, who lives two miles West of Florence, glancing, entered lite house by the chimney, instantly killing a little child bv the fireplace. The same paper also says : Wo have been shown a watch, now in the possession of a gentleman living near here, which was gotten on tho battlefield of thc Wilderness, tut; owner, a Yankee, having been killed .r that engagement. The walch is an open case silver one, and on the back is scratch ed the initials "lt. S., 12th Regiment New York Volunteers." If this eau lead to the identity of the individual, and a claim made by. any of his surviving relatives, the property will be promptly delivered. - Barnwell Sentinel: On Monday af ternoon last, about two o'clock, a de structive tornado started in Baldoe Town ship and traversed through portions of that and Great Cypress, leveling trees, fencing and houses. On the Reddy place we are informed that not a single building was left standing. Mr. W.j;R. Barker lost his frame dwelling house, and had everything in it smashed to pieces and flooded with rain. Atibe timo he happened with his wife at one ol' the corn cribs, and as it overtook them they took refuge in the crib, which was not blown down. Had they been in the house DO doubt both would have been killed. On the place of Mrs. Bostick, several miles further down towards tho Hampton Hill, ceveral buildings were shivered and roads rendered almost im passable by trees piled in every direction. - The State Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association will meet in Spartanburg on ? be 23lb iust. MEDICAL CARD. DR. HENRY H. ELROD, a graduate of the Charleston Medical College, having located at Centreville in this Coun ty for the practice of Medicine, offers his professional services to the public. He may be found at sue!, times as not engaged nt the residence ot Mr. W. J. Erwin. April 13. 1882 2m Notice to Contractors. SEALED PROPOSALS for the grading of the entire line of the Savannah Valley Railroad ungraded, eitherasn whole or in sections, will be received by the Sec retary until tlie Htb day of May next. Itv order of the Hoard. J. E. BREAZEALE. See. S. V. It. It. Co., Anderson. S. C. April 13, I8S2 __30_3_ Steam Engine for Sale. BY virtue of the power conferred upon nie by a mortgage of the property hereinafter described, executed by J. R. Burton, on the 5th dav of February, 1881, I will sell for cash, at Anderson C. H., S. C., on Salesday in May next, one Five-horse Upright S'eam Engine, made by A. B. Farquhar, of Pennsylvania. This mort gage was given to secur;- payment of the purchase nionev of said Engine. SAM'L. A. HUTCHISON, Mortgagee. A pri 113, 1_HS2_30_ 3 WARNING. A LL persons are hereby warned not to hire or harbor Jack Acker, who is under written contract with nie for thc present year, and who has left me without cause or provocation. Those disregarding this notice will be dealt with according to law. D. J. TI CKER. April 13, 1S8? 30 1* SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ASDK^SON CocNTr. BY virtue of an Execution to me di rected. I will expose to sale on the first MONDAY in MAY A. I?. 18S2, at Anderson Court House. South Carolina] one Singer Sewing Machine, levied on ns the property of J. A. Bridges, in favor of the Singer Manufacturing Company. TERMS or SALK-Cash. JAMES ii. MCCONNELL. Sheriff Anderson County, April 13. ISSI 39 TOWNSEND'S MILL "T^TILL Grind hereafter on Tuesday, VT Thursday and Saturday. Merchants, don't forget tb.it the Pity of Anderson has a pood Mill within her own corporate limit.*. Parties purchasing Corn from the Mer chants, for bread, on either of these three days enn get it ground promptly into ns fino and sweet Meal ns any water mill in the State can make. Come and give me a trial J. H. TOWNSEND. Feb 2, 1882 27 ly WANTED! |~10N FEDERATE MONEY, Cancelled \J Confederate Postage Stnm?>3 United States Stamps 18?t and previous! I want these stamps to remain on the envelopes. I want the old Clock that blands on the floor l our, five f?et long or more. You can get a good Cloek for it ut J. ?. DANIELS'. Bring me that Silver Dollar made 18(M anti that Half Dollar 1704. 170G or 1707 h% 88: /Si1 *~ at a very reduced price. It might pay you to come and see me before buying " -r w^?l??sci.pay -Vou to b,>.v"your SPEC rACI.ES d-rcct from Headquarters, for instance, nt ' J. A. DANIELS'. Cut this cut and save lt. April 13. 18*2 33 Convention of Stockholders of the S^JV. R. R. Co. rpiIE Annual Convention cf the Stock f. Vf??*** ?{ tl,c Savannah Valley R. R. ii0' ww,' he!(? nt Lowhdesvllle, B. C. on thc 10th day of Mnv, A. D 188? ui T.,,eJttf Pnyers of the Town "and Town ?"fth.&Ve s,,h?rib^J ?0 the capital rt.T?TATI-PMrmPa"v are requested to meet on ?ATLRDA\, the ?th DAY OF MAY next, and choose not less than three nor more tnan five delegates to said Conven tion, to wit : Tho Town of Anderson, nt Anderson C. H., nt 5 p. ni. at??' ni 51le Townsh'P>nt Hunter'sSpring, Varennes Township, at Flat Rock, at 3 Hall Township, at Ca rs wei I, at 3 p m a Savannah Township, at Wm. Jones','nt S?re:kntS?pr.nn?.Tow,,?,,^. at Sherard', at 3^TmeSVi::eTown8h|P-ilt Lowndesville, p Calhoun Township, at Mt. Carmel, at 3 By order of the Board J. E. BREAZEALE, :;Aprii?,i882 8<?cretary&v' ^jo. Winningen. Columbia andTwu?a Railroad Company. TRAINS GOINfl BOVTll. , i>atci April 2. it .\ n,?i', *8- -;?..?>. Leave W?raln-ton.10.1* P.'M. || ,O*[K Arrire Florence. 3^ A M ??? vft Arrive Columbia.6\\0 ? jV M? M. TRAINS GOING NORTH SJ},** No. 47. Leare Columbia. I>?"> ' ,",?;, Arrlro Florence._ jj? pjl tS F* if ArriT Wilmington.m \& i?. ft J* ? M. i^-stea^^ ?nf??a'???f, gS&?? & .limbla ana Augujta Railroad M.I . .I^? i ior^i^l^sj^?t Ch,t,c*,on .?< I ?.A" train? run toliil >*.< tween r-h.rl.~i_ j Wl.miucton. ?O^^^t?S?^ J A. FOl'h. (, :. 1'; . - AgtnU AHEAD OF COKPET1TK? -o THE LARGEST; CHEAPEST and MOST VABISL t of Ladies and Gents', Misses' and Childrens * For SPRING and SUMMER in tho City or Andcrsoc. UNDER THE SIGN of the BIG ?Hoj Goods bought for Cash and Bold for Cash, at LOWEST fJARn EIGURES enable u MAXWELL & SLOAN To mako the above Proclamation. " St?r Don't forget wc make a SPECIALTY OF HAT8. April l l. 1HH-.? ? FINE HARNESS FOR SALE, ?a TOBACCO, TOBACCO. NEW CALICOES. MUSLINS. PIQUES, COTTON A DES. BLE ACHI NOS, HATS, NOTIONS' SHOES, LADIES' FINE SLIPPERS, ) FLOUR, hi CON. MUSCOVADO MOLASSES, SUGAR, COFFEE, And everything vou need at Bottom Prices. A large lot MACKERELL. W:e arc "determined to nell. We ask all who would Uko to! buy New Goods CHEAP to give us a trial. C. F. JONES & CO., FANT'S OLD STAND. ll So1 " S3 March 30. 18R2 ?7 rviisses CARLISLE & PEOPLES INVITES the attention of the Ladies of Anderson and the surrounding vn^ call on them an examine their- " ATTRACTIVE STOCK OF MILLINERY AND FANCY GOON Which embraces the verv latest styles of HATS and BONNETS, FLOWERS BONS, LACES, LADIES' NECKWEAR, ic, which they offer at reasonable cha (Adi before purchasing elsewhere. AINO, 3Vfautua.-]M[al?iii?~. March 2. 1S82_ 33 j. GOODS, ".STETE HAVE JUST RECEIVED a Inrge and beautiful lot of SPRING C VV COES, n sample lot of LADIES' HATS, which wo are offerine il York Cost. Also, quite a variety of Gents' and Boys' STRAW HATS. Dur Stock of SPRING SHOES for Lndies", Gents, Misses nnd CkiHrenis We can sell you as good a Shoe for as little money ns any ono in tho City, inicj desired. Call nnd examine our Stock. You will lind polite and attentive Clerkito you through, and no offense taken or chnrgo mode if you don't buy. WE DESIRE TO CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE CHAMPION REAPER AND MOWE For which we are Agents, and have now on exhibition ; and we don't hesitate to the best on the market. Call and examine it-we will take pleasure in showioji plaining it to you ; and if you want a Machine, we can certainly make it toyoot to buy thc "Champion." Respectfully, Mnreh 2:!. 1882 ANDREW & PREVOST. 36 HERE WE ARE ! HOME AGAIN OH ! COME AND SEE OUR PRETTY THINflS! MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS, TTTITH usual care, selected our SPRING STOCK, and we aro ready to show VV MOST BEAUTIFUL LINE OF LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S GOODS EVER BROUGHT TO THIS MARKET; Yes, we feel confident we can please the young, middle-aged and old foils, one and all, nnd bo convinced that you can get the PRETTIEST and CHEA Goods nt the M . " LADIES' STORE. March 23, 18S2 30 ttrJlHSTRATIQN NOTICE. OFFICE OF BUPBBVISOR OF REGISTRATION, ANDERSON C. H., 8. C., April 4,1882. PURSUANT to an Act ot thc Legisla ture of this State, (entitled) "An Act to amend Title ll (entitled "of Elections") of Part I (entitled "of ihe Internal Admin istration of the Government") of the Gen eral Statutes," I will visit the following named places on the days mentioned foi the purpose of making a full and complete Registration of all qualified voters of An dereon County, who ure entitled to vote a the County. State or Federal elections, viz Honen Path, for Honea Pnth Township Thursday. May 4th. Helton, for Belton Township, Friday, Ma; 5th. Storeville, for IIr.ll Township, Tuesday May 9th. Mofiattsville, for Corner Township, Wei neaday, May 10th. Holland's Store, for Savannah Townshi] F.ldav, May 12th. G. "\V. Farmer's, for Fork Townshi i Tuesdav, May 16th. Pendleton, for Pendleton Towushi Wednesday, May 'rih. Larkin Newton's, for Garvin Townshi Thursday, May 18th. Wigington's Store, for Ilrushy Ore Township, Fpdny, May 19th. Willinmston, for Williamston Townshi Saturday, May 20th. Hunter's Spring, for Centreville Tow shin, Monday, May 22d. Neal's Creek Church, for Broadna Townshp, Tuesday, May 23d. Janies A. Drake's, for Martin Townsh I Yf'cd.tciwlay. May 24th. Flnt Rock Church, frr Yarennes TOT ship. Thursday, May 2?th. Williford'alPiore, for Rock Milla To\ ship, Friday, May 20th. Picrcetown, for Hopewell Township,! unlay. May 27th. I will bo fonnd at my o ill cc nt Andei C. H. on the following days, viz : 1st, 2 , 3rd, 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th, and from tho S of May to and inclusivo ot the :'.<>! li Jt WM. 8. BROWN, Su]>ervisor of Registration for A. April ti, 1882_38_4 COMINGM IEXPECT to be in thc Cuy of Ande the coming Spring or Summer, will practice Dentistry for n short t Very great improvements have been r recently, and 1 shall come prepared all thc BEST appliances. One special ture will be Gold Fillings with the El Magnetic Mallet. Another ia, tho On Inminntor-my own invention-by wi can 8KE all parts of the mouth. By the aid of these improvements. ; make Tfhat is termed the Knuckle Fi which prevents the fowl packing ot gum where teeth havo been separat? tilling. Nearly every one who lins separated sutlers from this great nnnoj and I speak from experience (In my mouth) when I 8ay it paya to havo ol ings removed and thc tronblo obvintn! W. G. BROWNE, Dc-ntii March IQ, 1882-3 Atlanta, NOTICE FINAL S^TTI.EMEN^ Notico \f hereby given that th dersigned, Administrator of the Est Elizabeth Rogers, decca'.' 1, will ap th? Judge of Prob?te for Anderson 6 on the fat day or Moy next, for a Seulement and Discharge from his o Administrator of said Estate. GEO. M. ROGERS. A<J S'?H BRO Ie the place to boy goods. They are mined not to be undo by any firm in An?fxaon.1 the TJp-Country, during present year. Give them a call and convinced of what they i Jan 2, 1882. ELECTION NOTICE. PURSUANT to tho proTWoM?L Onlinnnco adopted by th? ?<?Va ell of Anderson, 8. C.. st a mttuof^a the 28th day of March, 18-82, fd* "An Ordinance to authorise the ?ic. Notice is hereby glvon ?hat toe will bo held on W*^'., MI doy or May, A. D? fS o clock a. ni. to 5 o'clock p. nv, ' ance with tho provisions of ssM**^. Owners of real cstato situs?? corporate Hmh^ of said City, ?nd? ?,j* aro entitled to vote fbr Mayor ?n" J men of said City, will be cniHW?^j enid election, provided they rr1 names with tho City Clerk ena. him a certificnto of such retf*"^ 12 o'clock, meridian, on the tenU><B-' preceding <hc day of election. . - The City Clerk will hava the WJKJ for Registration nt bis office from ?a to 12 ovclock m. on ttie ?rid A?fUS MANAOKRS or ELSCTIOS-j-v- I W. D. Brown and W. 1>. Be*'?' W. H. NA RDI?, ?"^l Tnos. O. Lroow, City Clerk. ,| March 30, 188^ 37