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^n?Uvs?m gntellijrocfr. E. 15. M?KIIAY? Eklitor. THURSDAY, JANl'AKY, ll. 1883. TERMS : ONE Y KAR.?i.r.o. SIX MONTIIH. We. Two Dollar? If not pikl?l lu ailvunr?-. A LYNCHING IN AIIKFVII.I.K. (?ii Saturday night, the .{Iel of I)ecem her, n little after midnight, a parly of about thirty disguised men went lo the Abbeville jail, and under the pr?teuse of having a horse-thief lo commit, secured admission to thc jail, whereupon they took I ?ave Roberts, ?1 colored prisoner charged with seed cotton stealing and asna?'ling Hr. Kugh near Cokcsbury with intent to murder-from the jail, and carried bim two miles Hast of Abbeville where they bung bim to a tree. This lynching waa totally unjustifiable. The prisoner bad committed no crimo which is or ought to bc punished with death. Lynch law is never to be justified or palliated in any cases, except those in which the greatest of crimes against so ciety bas been com milted, and in those case? it should only bo resorted to after due care to establish clearly the guilt of the prisoner, nod thu execution should be public and above board. lu ibo case of Dave Roberta there waa not a single justifying circumstance If guilty, bc was only guilty of stealing some cotton und striking a very severe blow to Dr. Kugb, neither of which crimes were of that outrageous and fiendish nature which call for or justify the interposition of lynch law. Tho banging of Roberts was murder and nothing but murder. It tic serves condemnation, and those engaged in il deserve thu severest penalty of tho liiw. We cannot in South Carolina al low such defiance of our laws without sustaining the most serious injury to our reputation abroad and our peace at borne. Till-: CIVIL HEKVICK HIM? Tho Pendleton Civil Service Hill passed the Senate before the holidays, and when it came up last week in tin House, Cox, of New York, proposed in good faith that Ibo bill be put on its pas sage without dobate, (loud applause ami cries of "vole, vote, let it be voted lipon to day,") with tho view that tho Doust could then go to tho practical work ol thc session, namely, appropriation billi and the shipping bill. Kasson : "Is the gentleman authorized to speak for that Hide." (Cries of "yes yes," from the Democratic sido.) Tin bill was then rend nt length. At tht conclusion of tho reading Ibero wen loud cries of "vote,"' anti Kassoti move?] (he previous question. Il was carried bj rtstoim of "ayes" amid much applause Kaeson staled that it was due to the com mitteo to stato that there were som? slight errors in tho bill, but yielding t< the manifest wish of tho House he hut determined that tho bill should not b< sent back to thu Senate on that account Thc Speaker ruled that 30 minutes do bale should bo allowed. When the do bitte closed ttic Uouso pitssed tho bii without amendment, just ns it cami from the Senate, by a volo of 155 ayes to 17 nays. Thus the bill ouly lacks tht President's signaturo to become u btw Tho President will of course in deference to public opinion sign it, Hud wo maj safely conclude that it will become law in it few days, if it has not already dum BO. Thus, in future, thu President can not remove public officers except foi cause. Tho Republicans lust year wert opposed to thia bill because they thoughl their lease of power in tho government was to extend for many yours to come but the result of lust year's elections hat convinced them that they had best pre pare their house, iuasmuch us thc Demo crats are moro than likely to obtain the government next year. In view of tine fact very many of thom have been cou verted to the doctrino of civil service re form, and the bill, which would have been overwhelmingly defeated inst VYiuttr, has beeu easily passed tim year. Thia shows that public opinion bas a great in fluence even upon our Congressmen. When tho will of tho people can accom plish tho passage of reformatory legisla tion like this against tho will of the pol iticians, it gives strong assurance of tho perpetuity of Republican govornment in America. Tho passage of this bill is a decidedly healthful sign in a political point of view. The Columbia correspondent of thc New? and Courier, under date of January 5th inst., says of the new railroad com missioner : "Governor Thompson to-day appointed Mr. Legare J. Walker, of Charleston, railroad {commissioner, in place of Gen. James Conner, for the term of tour years. Tho appointment of Mr. Walker wna very strongly recommended by Mayor Courtenay, Presideut Taylor, of the Charleston Cotton Exchange, Senators Smythe and Buist and other in fluential citizens of Charleston. It will no doubt give satisfaction ..ot only to the Chai leaton public but also to the people of the entire State. The railroad com mission ia now complete. Those who know Mr. Walker and his associates best think that the Governor has made up a co. omission which will be just to the public, fair to the railroads and advanta geous to all. The Greenville Newa, in a very sensi ble article, urges our Democratic Clubs to hold quaiterly meetings during the present year, for the purpose of discuss ing the great questions of a material nature which ara so intimately connec ted with our politics. A good speech might be recured at each of these meet ing*, and a discussion follow, which weald be both interesting and profitable. Hf ibis C'jarae the Clubs can be kept ifitfrosgnlj organized, withont any incon .rau?eaes tr, the members, aud be ready ftvtogmtfce tatst campaign with a vim avert ?aceit?gevnt enthusiasm which would br ot turf great force in the canvass, fins' anfcptst?oc* ?? r. good one, and every ViMM?t?* Cf ?ab I? the State ought to fer dmr meetings during the pow, it is thu tAT year, and men would &mwm-Stat* tv*d National politics more ?fa?iy md <u*Aidiy than they could be rt\*jjrw'?v.: te? dV* hm ?be midst of tx State r?#tt$?%tu Qtarpewple will have a hot <f?rt\'*?- text ?t*t, and it U the part of .0Mv&* dev ?? preps/td tor it in advance. THE COM MUIA CANAL. Th? Act t<< reg?late thc further de velopment of thc Columbia Cantil, givia to this enterprise for thc ?ext year two hundred able-bodied convicta and fifteen thousand dollars, to bc paid ,out of tho net earnings of the penitentiary. The development of the Columbia Canal is no new cul? rprise, ?is a considerable -iim of money waa expended ou it before the war, and a great di al of ?Hort, \silh some practical work, lias been given to it since lr!?';, h belongs to the Slate, anil when completed will bc thc property of the State. Two surveys have been made of this (.'anal io reedit years. Thc first was made by Mr. Holly, thc Kngincer who built the Augusta Canal, wc believe about 1870 7, and the second by Maj. T. I?. Lee, an accomplished and experi enced Kngincer, in I8S2. Holli of these gentlemen substantially agree in [dat ing thc cost of construction with hired labor al about ?.'100,000, so that it is safe to as sume thal the actual ligures will not greatly vary from these results, which have been reached by two separate sur veys. Their estimates are ihadc for hind labor. Willi convict labor it is es timated that the work ran be dont: in live years, with an annual outlay Of fifteen thousand dollars, making u total of .sev enty-live thousand dollars, lili? Canal, when completed, will have n capacity ol twelve thousand horse power, which is three thousand moto than thu Augusta Canal has. Ours will cost in actual money $70,0*10 for 12,000 boree power, while theirs cost $1,000,000 for '.1,000 horse power, giving us a much greater jiower and a much smaller in vestment. When completed, our water rents would, if used by factories, amount to sixty thousand dollars a year, or if only half ibu power should be Used we would re ceive in water-rents thirty thousand dol lars a year, thus quickly making back every cent the construction of the Canal will cost, und after that giving the Stale a good income for all lime lo come. Hui il is said that wc have no guarantee thal any lacl?nos will bo built upon tin Canal after it is completed. Angustii had none when she spent $1,000,000 te get her Canal, ami yet to day all of tin available power of that Canal is em ployed, l here is no doubt thal fuctorie; will bo built upon any water-power sim tiled ut a railroad center, where the track: of the several linea can be laid directly into tho factoiy buildings, anti freight! loaded and unloaded without the necea sity of teams fvr additional transporta lion. No business man doubts that fae tories wiil bu buill upon ihe Columbi) Canal when il is completed. Then, ii addition to ibo water rcuts the Statt would got ibo taxe? upon from four lt N?X millions of dollars, and lim laxci upon thc enhanced values around tin factories, so that tho State would certain ly gel back every year after the complet) development of this water-power mon money than the cash actually put i rile its construction. These wore some ol the reasons wilie! induced tho Statu lo undertake, thii work, but the lalo Act was merely passet lo render thc work more efficient than i had been titi ring tho lust year. Tho Ac of ISSI gives to the Canal one h und rec convicts and Icu thousand dollars n yea: until it is completed. This would tuki ten or twelve years, and thc last Legis lalure thought il more economical am better policy lo double the number o hantln and give fifteen thousand dollar: a year, HO as tn complete thin importan work in five years, rather than to spent more money ami take a longer time ti get through. It is th?difference botweei putting a full force of hands on a job, si as to finish il speedily, and putting i small number and being nt it a m ucl longer time. Wc think tho Legislature was right in hastening up this work. Wt want to see tho Canal finished and pul Ibo convicts at some other work. Thc railroads appear to be in a poul about tho p.tuHsge of tho new railroad law, and hint? aro being vigorously thrown out that they intend adopting the policy of retaliation and contrarimss Wo, however, lmvo too much confidenci in the good sensu and judgment of th? managers of our railway systems in Soutl Carolina to belicvo that they can be in doced to adopt any such foolish policy as that indicated in tho wild runion which aro a nfloat. Indeed, it is justici to tho other roads to say that noue o them are included io these rumors, ex cept thc Charlotte, Columbia & August! and the Columbia & Greenville, whict aro parla of the Clyde syndicate. Il would bo particularly unfortunate foi this combination to attempt such a deft ant and tyranical policy towards our peo pie, for there is ul ready enough prejudice against them. Tho Legislature has en acted the Georgia railroad law for thii State, and if the railroads calc?lalo tc worry tho people into repealing it, they are greatly mistaken in their estimate ol the public resolution in this regard, Our railroad law bus come to stay. It baa proved successful in Georgia, and is being legislated up to iu several States. If it eau bo evaded by ihe railroads we will not, on that account, repeal it, hut will strengthen it in the weak places. The railroads bad as well make up their minds that they are not better than the people, at once, for if they attempt the line of combat nome of them seem to contemplate, they will finally be ont' done, and their foolish experiment will have seriously retarded their financial prosperity. The people will keep the railroads in their places, and from time to time will enact just such stringent .laws in thia regard as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose. The roads would do well to recognize this as a fact, and stay in their places, without the ne cessity of further legislation to make them do so. - "N. W. B." writea from Ridge Spring on the 3d instant: "It waa the writers sad duty at 11 o'clock last night to cloae the sightless eyes of one of 8ou th Carolina's best men. The Rev. E. W. Horne, while lecturing at the Sunday school mass meeting in the Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon was stricken with paralysis, was carried to his home in our village and lingered until last night when ne died. Our community sadly mourns hin loss, lie was a Baptist minister of great usefulness and large in fluence. He leaves a wife and two young daughters. Ho had chosen for bia lecture the text 'Dead already,' and waa near the close of a most beautiful lecture when attacked." A M AH OF ( KIMI! ?tl ti riler?, Kxrculloim, I.vu? MUK*. HII?I elites An Appalling List. puring I lie |HMt year, *.iys the New York Evening Telegram, crime bait belt] high carnival in the United Sta tea. On au average there have been each day two murders and one suicide. Un the other hand, executions have averaged only two in a we< W and lynching* only one. Since January 1, 720 persons have met their deaths at the hand of their fellowmen. One hundred and twenty* five were mysterious murders. There were 52 wife 'murders, 5 murders ol Inn bands, I! parricides, I matricides, ? fra il irides and 2 Hororicides. Forty chil dren were killed hy their parents. In twenty-three of the crimes there were two assassins; in three iustanees there were three of them. Twenty-four of the murderers committed suicide and one died in jail. In regard to murders New York leads with i?l ; 7') of these were committed in New York and 14 in Brooklyn. The other Slates and Territories rank in the following order: Missouri, 41 ; Virginia ?13; Pennsylvania, 40; Kentucky, ?'7; Texas, (il ; Illinois, 30 ; New Jersey, 80 ; ohio, 28; Massachusetts, 27; Arkansas 24; Tennessee 21, Indiana, 1'.?; North Carolina, lit; Georgia, 10; Mississippi, Colorado, Ki; California, 10 ; Iowa and Minnesota,'J each; Alabama, Con necticut, Maryland, Michigan and Wis consiu, * cacti ; Louisiana, Maine mid South Carolina, 7 each ; Kansas and lib.ide Island, <? each ; West Virgina, 0; Arizona, District of Columbia, Indian Territory, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming, -1 each ; Florida, Nevada ami New Hampshire, 3 each; Dakota, Nebraska and Washington Territory, 2 each; Delaware, Montuna and Ver mont, 1 each. One hundred and one persons paid the penally of their crimes hy dentil during thc jia.it year. Of this number ninety eight died nn the gallows ?iud three were shot, tho scene ol the execution of tho hiller being tho Indian Territory. Of those who forfeited their lives fifty-two were negroes, thirty-eight were while, eight were Indino? und two were China men. Three women were executed. (Juc was banged in Georgia, with lour men, for having committed u murder ala camp mooting, another was executed in South Carolina, with her brother-in-law, for murdering her siller, and the third ?lied on the gallows v. ?lb two men in North Carolina for killing her husband. Highly ?-it-x11 of the executions wero lor murder, five for arson, three for treason, two Cir ly* ing in wait and stabbing and three for as saulting women. The persons hanged for treason w ere lb ree Indian scouts, exe cuted by thu United States authorities al Fort ?raut, Arizona. Two brothers were hanged together in Tennessee and two cousins died on the samo gallows in IViin^ylvuniu. Ol'tho murders expiated six wcro those of wive*, one that of a husband, one (d' u son, one ol' a siiiur, one of un aunt, ono ot u daughter-in-law and one was committed in prison. Ono of tho executions was that nf Ouiteau, for Ibu assassination of President (Jar field; ono llmt of the Indian Chief, llrave Hoar, und two occurred in New York-thine of Si nd ram und Leighton on April 20 and May 10, respectively. The 101 executions are divided among the several States and Territories na follows: Georgia, ll; South Carolina, 0; Louisiana, 7; Missouri and North Carolina, 0 each; Dakota, Illinois, In dian Territory and Pennsylvania, Beach ; Kentucky, New York, Tennessee and Texas, 4 each ; Alaska, Arir.ona, Arkan sas, Mississippi iud Virginia, .'I each ; Alabama, California, Colorado, Connec ticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico and Oregon, 1 each. Judge Lynch, during the past twelve months, IUIH been very busy. By his or ders fifty-seven peisina were put todeath in punishment Tor various crimes. There were twelve double and four triple lynch ings, Thirty-four of theso on whom summary justice was inflicted were white men, twenty-two were negroes and one an Indian, who was hanged in Califor nia. Of the fifty seven lynchings, thirty-four were for murder, three tor horse stealing in Missouri, two for cattlo stealing in Colorado, two for cotton stealing in Texas, two fur robbery and attempted murder in Louisiana, two for murder and stage robbery and twelve for other crimes which the residents of the South and West generally punish with ile.Uh. Thc hangings by mobs and vigi la u cc committees occurred in the follow ing Slates and Territories : Colorado 6, Alabama Ti, Kentucky, Louisiaun, New Mexico, South Carolina, 4 each, Kansas, Missouri and Washington Territory 3 each, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Minne sota, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas 2 euch, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mis souri, Oregon, Virginia and Wisconsin 1 each. Three hundred and oighty-threo per sons in various paris of tho country, hav ing grown tired of life, ushered them selves iuto eternity by means of the pis tol, gun, knife, razor, fire, the rope und various other ways. In New York 123 persons committed suicide, and in Brook lyn there were 2t? cases. Of all the States and Territories New York ranks I first with 184 cases, New Jersey 38, s Pennsylvania 27, Ohio 24, Maryland 13, , Missouri 10, Illinois 9, California 7, Arkansas and Delaware 6 each, Coonee ' lieut, Massachusetts and North Carolina i ? euch, Alabama, Indiana, Georgia, , Maine, Illunie Island and Virginia 4 each. District of Columbia, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Hampshire 3 each, f Kentucky, Michigan, Vermont and Wis . consul 2 each. i THE WILSON-FLORENCE CDT OFF. The Marion Merchant and Farmer of the ( 5th inst, says: "On Tuesday last Mr. James Stnckhouse shipped two teams ' and carriages to Florence for Col. Bride ' ers. president of tho W. W. and W. C. f and A. Railroads, who, with Messrs. Walter, one of the largest stockholders, and Haas, the general agent, will accom ' pany Mr. Gardner, the chief engineer, * over the new route as finally surveyed. Thia looks like business, aud presages a , confirmation of our o lien expressed opin ion, that this line will be built. Those who think it will not he built and that the surveys aro made as a pretence, or scaro for their purposes, will be disap pointed. When it is known that this interior line will save seventy miles in thc distance, going North and South, the necessity of it is apparent. The travel and traine along the preset line from Marion to Wilson would not keep roads of half the leugth in decent repair, much leas pay a dividend upon the capital in vested. Tho real danger is that the road from Wilmington to Marion will be re duced to two or three trains a week, if not entirely abandoned. This shows the importance of Marion doing all that pos sibly can bo done to have Marion instead of Florence, or Pee Dee made the point of contact." - Thc Pickcus Sentinel, of Thursday, says: "A youth named Fortner, aged about 20 years, was killed, week before last, near Mr. Roswell Hill's, in this county, by the falling of a dead tree upon him. When found tho bogs had eaten bis head nearly off. Coroner Kirkley held an inquest, but them was no evidence of foul play whatever." - Governor Cleveland's message is fiain, simple, unaffected, straightforward, t has the signal merit of brevity. Ita topics are of a practical character; its ideas are few, but for the most part sound. Its recommendations are allon the side of official economy, and ita com monplace?, with their laudable moral tone verging perhaps a little toward cant, do not on the whole diminish the 'taine of tho document.- S'ezo York Sun. A IH.f Al LUM; STA l i: TKKASriCI'.K. Th* Tdineiwau Trensur* Lonou alon.ooo 1 hr.m;; h u Crooked Olli? lal. NASHVILLE, January ?. -The legisla tivo committee appointed to investigate the oliice of State treasurer, reported this morning that thc trcaaurer lia?l been out of the city for two days, and that Iiis clerk was not prepared to make a state ment of Iiis accounts. The committee reported a deficit in the treasury of tour hundred thousand dollars, and after con sultation with the ~ bondsmen of thc treasurer, recommended a suspension ol the business of hin office for the present. The announcement from the State Capitol tl)is morning of the deficit pro duced a genuino sensation throughout the city. The following ?B the report of the legislative committees : "The joint select committee to st ule with tho comp troller and treasurer, report that they have visited thu oliice of the treasurer and, oil inquiry, hud that the treasurer is away from the Capitol, and has been for two days, and they are not advised when be will return. His clerk stateB that be cannot go into a settlement of tho treasurer's accounts until his chief returns. They also have information from the bondsmen, or some of them, that the condition of the treasury is such thal they feel justified to recommend thal thc workings of thc treasury be stopped u ni i I nu examination can be bad. The Senate adopted the following joint resolution: Whereas the Senate bas reason to believe that M. T. I'olk, present treasurer, is a defaulter for about f-100,000, and, whereas, the bond given by sai' ollicer is not sufficient in amount IO secure said deficit, therefore, be it re solved by the Renate and house of repre sentatives, that the Attorney General ol the State be, and he is hereby, instructed to attach instantly all available asset? belonging to -aid M. T. i'olk, provided that sufficient grounds exist, to the end that the same may be held for tho satis faction of said deficits. Tin: State treas urer's ollicial bond was for one hundred thousand dollars. His bondsmen ar? William M. mid A. li. linnean, of New el, Duncan ?V Co.. brokers; Max Lax cashier of the Nashville savings bank ; Wm. Morrow, former State treasurer Will i'olk anti J. IO. IL Carpenter, all ol Nashville; and J. K. I'olk, F. T. 1). Al I ison and li. P. Cole, of Tennessee, am: A. S. 1 hillsley, of Columbia. At tilt last extra session of the legislature a bil was introduced to increase tho bond ol lite Stato treasurer, but the bill was stolen iron, the desk of the clerk of tlx Senate the night before it was to corni up for final passage, on the day be fort the lime fixed lor the liual sdjuurnmcnl of the legislature. The amount of the deficit in the treas orv cannot be accurately ascertained til after a thorough investigation. One o the bondsmen, iv ho has been examining the accounts, says they show thus far i deficit of $380,000. The same bondsmni says the treasurer's books ami account: at one of the banks show a discrepancy of over $30,000. Just before Christmas it is said, he drew out of the bank a Pulaski $00,000. The State funds wen distributed in the various banks nt Nash ville, Knoxville aad Memphis. Tin missing funds are supposed to have beet lost in speculation or loaned to persona friends engaged in speculation in bond anti stocks. Treasiir ?? I'olk left Nash ville on Wednesday, a.id was last bean of at Milan, Tenn., from which point h wrote back that be would return on Sun flay. His family here do not know ti his whereabouts. Treasurer Polk i fifty* years old, a graduate of West Poi ul and served four years on the frontioi He was captain of artillery in thc con federate anny in Cheatbam's division Ho lost a leg ni the battle of Shiloh. H afterwards served on the staff of (le?era Leonidas Polk, to whom be was relatec After tho war ho resided on a farm nea llslivar, Tennessee, till elected treasure six years ago. Ile was a nephew of th late President Polk. He has a larg family and occupied a high social posi tion in this city and State. Some Railroad Threats. Oorreipondtnce Neus and Courier. COLUMBIA. Januar*- 7. It ?B altogeth er probable thal important changes wi! soon be made in the schedules of tb Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta an Columbia and Greenville Railroads. I is understood here thru the day passeu ger and mail train going North, wilie leaves Columbia now at 11.46 in tb morning, will bc discontinued and thu tbe night train, which reaches Columbi now from Augueta at 10.25 at night wil run on through .o Charlotte instead ti stopping at Columbia, aa under the pres eut schedule. It is also understood thu a mixed train, for the accommodation o local travel, will be run from Columbi to Charlotte during the day, leaving tiii placo at an early hour. Il is also sai that the schedule on the Columbia an Greenvil'e Load will be changed so a to make tho time of leaving Columbi about 7 o'clock iii the morning, instes* of 11.42 tts under tho present schedule. These changes have not yet been de teruiiued upon, but there is a stroll; probability that they will bc ordered ii n short time by (he railroad authorities Ii tho changes are made au indicated the closo connections now enjoyed will the trains on tho South Carolina Roa< will be destroyed unless that road shouh make a corresponding change in it schedules, mid lue mail and express mat ter which has heretofore been distribute! throughout tho States on the day of ship ment, will bo delayed in delivery fron ten to fifteen hours. For instance, i paper printed iu Charleston ou Monda; would not be able to reach its subscriber along the lino of tho Greenville am Charlotte Roads until Tuesday, and ? passenger from New York would get ti Greenville almost as soon as a paasenge from Charleston. If the changea indi cated should bo made, a passenger leav mg Charleston nt 7 o clock Monda; moruiog would not be able to renci Greenville until about 5 or 6 o'clocl Tuesday evening, and a passenger arriv iog in Columbia from Charleston a ll 28 in tho morning of Monday wouli bo obliged to lie over in Columbia unti 7 o'clock the next morning. Tho Charlotte and Greenville roath claim that they are forced to cut dowt their expenses, ilnth companies hav< already turned off a number of bands and it is rumored that tbere will be i still larger reduction of their working forces. Slower time and fewer train: will also reduce their expenses, and al though I have no official information a. to the oxtcnt of the changes that will bi made, it may bo Inken for granted thal some important movements are on fool and will be soon developed. - Tho Greenville Jiewi, of Friday says editorially : "It will be noted thal the South Carolina Railway-the only one in the Stalo independent of thc Clyde monopoly except the Greenwood and Augusta-is not discharging bands or reducing its service in anticipation ol the operation sf the Railroad law. That line is ruu now on business principles, it the best in the 8tate and makes the leaal row of any." - The Hon. Wm. D. Porter died in Charleston on Thursday. The an nouncement will be received with gener al and deep regret, not only because he was personally popular, but because he was a representative of a valuable type of men who are fast falling away. Iiis public services were many, but the high est position he occupied waa that of the Preaident of the Se?alo of the State, which place he held for roany years be fore the war. He was known and es teemed throughout this State, and his abilities as a lawyer and a political thi.i ker and writer gave him a fame ex truding over Ibo country. Tbf Sciinlorial KleHitms. Fifteen Ht naturi are to I'?- chosen this mouth. Arkansas will re elect Mr. Gar laud, who is ono of Hie best lawyers in the senate. Mr. Saulsbury is said lo see ' is way clear lo another tenn from Del aware. New Jersey promises to re elect Mr. McPherson, and North Carolina, General Hansom. Mr. Harris has con siderable opposition in Tennessee, hut his chane*? are cnnsidcied good, and something similar can he .-sid ot Mr. Cake's race in Texas. West Virginia will elect a Democratic Senator, and Rep reseiitativc Kenna will probably bc lite man. He ?ill, if elected, he a young but very efficient member of the upper house. tin the Itepublican side, Maine will lead ol!" hy reelecting Mr. Frye; tn Kansas Mr. Plumb has good reasons ?:' ubtkss for expecting to become bia own successor ; Mr. Windom, of Min nesota, considers his election sure, al though his opponents ?re unrelenting and hitter. Thc doubtful and therefore interesting cases are Colorado, Illinois, Massachu setts, M ?chican and Nebraska. These arc the senatorial battle-fields, and each of them elected, a- was fondly thought, a Republican Legislature. In Colorado there is a hitter fight between thc friends of Senator Hill and thc stalwart crowd, and the latest information in that Gover nor I'itkin and all tiie other active aspi rants are to he pushed aside to let in Secretary Teller, who is expected to re st*,re harmony to the party. It needs it. Thc Illinois contest may result in tho re turn of Judge David Davis, neither Mr. Katun nor Governor Cu I lom, nor any other gian being able to command a clear majority of the Republican members. In Massachusetts there is a pretty and active light. It is anybody up there to heat Hoar. Mr. Hoar's chances are how ever fully up to par. The light between Mr. Ferry and Mr. .lay llubbcll in Michigan bids fair now lo result in the election of Mr. Jay, a railroad manager, who nominated Mr. [Haine at Chicago, and ;". mau ol' wealth. The Nebraska contest is MI hopelessly complicated with M'Ctioiuil claims that no one can tell how it w ill result. Tin- Democrats and ami monopolists could control the L?gislature, and in fact a combination eou'd be formed in both Illinois and Massachu setts that would result in anti-Republi can victories. Thc Hate or Interest. AN A(T to amend Section 1288 of I lie General Statutes, regulating the Hate of Interest, upon any Contract arising in this State for the Hiring, Lending or Uso of Money or other commodity. SlXTIOS 1. ftc ?I enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State ol South Carolina, now mel anil itt inT in General Assembly, and by the luthorily of the same: That Section 128S of thc General Statutes be, and the sumo is hereby, amended by inserting after the word "commodity," on the third line of said section, the following words, to wit: "except upon written contracts, wherein, by express agreement, a rate of interest not exceeding ten per cent, may be charged," so that said section, when thus amended, HIUIII read as follows: "No greater rate of interest than seven per centum per annum shall he charged, taken, agreed upon or allowed upon any contract arising in this State for the hiring, lending or use of money or other commodity, except upon written con tracts, wherein, by express agreement, a rate of interest not exceeding ten pei cent, may be charged. No person or cor poration lending or advancing money 01 other commodity upon a greater rate ol interest shall be allowed to recover in any court of this State any portion of tho interest so unlawfully charged; and the principal sum, amount or value sc lent or advanced, without any interest, shall be deemed and taken by the courts of this Stale to be the true legal debt 01 measure of damages to all intents aud purposes whatsoever, to bc recovered without costs." SEC. 2. That any person or corporation who uhall receive as interest any greatci amount than is herein provided for shall, in addition to thc forfeiture herein pro vided foi, forfeit also double thc Hum sc received, to bc collected by a separate idiot), or allowed as n counter claim tc any action brought to recover the princi pal sum. Approved December 31,1882, A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR AT WORK. -Governor Cleveland has mettled quietly down to the actual routine work of the Executive department. I found him to day seated at his desk, which was cover ed with kiters and documents. The for malities surrounding a visit to the Gov ernor, so annoying under former admin istrations, are entirely absent now. Lit tle troubr? is experienced by the hum blest citizen in having an interview witli the Governor of thc State. Mr. Cleveland is also free, Democratic and off-hand in conversation. Visitors leave him willi an excellent impression of tho man ami his quick business-like qualities. Ile docs not waste time nor words. To vom correspondent be expressed himself ns having been loaded down with applica tions for office. Under thc law passed last winter he is compelled to nominate three railroad commissioners by the Kith inst. The Governor would not express an opinion ns to his idea of the intention of the Legislature in amending the Com mission bill.-Xcir Vor/: Herald. - The Laurensvillo Herald of Ftiday tells of tho singular death of John El more, a negro boy, on Wednesday at the plantation of Mr. L. E. Irby, in Laurent County. The cotton press al which he had been working had been stopped while the hands went to dinner, and thc boy, it is supposed, went to sleep snugly ensconced in about two hundred pound? of cotton in the press. When the bandi returned enough cotton was thrown inte the press to complete a bale and the screw of the press was run down, crush ing to death tba ill-fated sleeper, whose presence was only discovered by the pro trusion, after the packing, of a piece ol his coat. - General R. R. Hemphill of the Ab beville Medium is not, it would seem, pleased with the work accomplished by the Legislature. He says: "Some ol their enactments, however, deserve con demnation. It was an extravagant body, Large minis of money were appropriated for useless purposes. Mure new offices were created and more demands will be made upon the public crib. It seems that non. Augustine T. Smythe of Char leston dominated the Senate, but the ru ral members held sway in the House, Hereafter we will give our views at length upon the session.' - A few days ago a reliable gentle man said to us : "In my neighborhood nine young men, intimate friends, ol good families and in comfortable circum stances, have died in the past three months. They all died of the same dis ease, typhoid fever, and no two of them were sick at the same time. As the first drew near his death be sent a message to his best friend, the one who next sickened and dieu, asking and advising bim to lead a better life. The same message was sent by each man before be died, and each recipient was the next victim of the fatal fever."-Barnwell People. .?."Do boldly what you do at all." Boldly do we affirm that Kidney-Wort is the great remedy for liver, bowels and kidney diseases, rheumatism and piles vanish before it. The tonic effect of Kidney-Wort is produced by its cleansing and purifying action on the blood. Where lhere is a gravelly dono>it in the uri-ie, or milky, ropy urine from disor dered kidneys, it always cures. (..rain (??mbito?, Thc Mle? of wheat in New York iu ISS*'exceeded 050,000,000 bushell?, for Hie "reported sales iu me Vt educe Kx "bange alone was over 047,000,OOO. n asmuch as tbe vaantity received in thia citvwas less than 45,1)00,000 bushels, it is ('.vi.lent that about tiincteeii-twcntietus of these sales were mere gambling trans actions; fora large part of the wheat reei ?ved here is not sold at all, but merc ie passes ti.rough oil ?ts way to consum ersabroad ?>r in New Knglund. 1 be .-ales of corn amounted lo nearly 450,000,000 bushel*, which >- ?early throe innes the quantity received. The sales ol oats ex i-ceded 150,01 ?U,000 bushels, though less than 1*5,000,000 bushels were received, liver 30,000.000 bales of cotton were sold, and I he entire ouantitv delivered, both on future contrai ls and Oll spots sales, . i\:c- less than 500,000 bales, so that the 1 gambling transactions were to those that may possibly have been wholly for legi timate purposes as 00 to 1. In tho oil market, however, tho case was even worse. - The discharge of railroad employee! continues to go on. The Charlotte, Co lumbia and Augusta Railroad Company is not alone in this work of throwing de pendent men out of employment. It is co extensive with the great K. <t I>- sys tem whose managers discovered, a Hbort time ago, that retrenchment and reform would be necessary to make their carry ing business profitable. There is now talk in railroad circles about tbe wisdom of cutting down the mail trains to one each dav on every part of their system. Ii* this should bc done between Rich mond and Charlotte-, it is probable the passenger train on the C. C. & A. Kail road train will be run on a night ached ule lo connect, with thc night trains be I tween Charlotte and Richmond. The bands employed in section work are ? being cut down about one-half, Mid ! while this is said to bc very common at this season of thc year, the railroad offi ! cia!? themselves admit that, discbarges I are more numerous this year than usual. , - f '/nu'totU' Journal. - Mr. .Ian,i s Hlalock, who lives near ! Marlin's Depot, has thirty or forty babs of cotton in the field-unpicked. AN ORDINANCE To Ksiiso SuppMi-w for tho City of Anderson, S.C., for thc Year ?HH'.i. BK IT ORDAINED, Dy the Mayor and Aldermen of th? City of Anderson, ! H. C., in Council assembled, ami hy thc au ! thorny of the same That a 'fax. for the sums and in th? man ' mir hereinafter named, shall be raised and paid into the Public Treasury of the said City, for the uses and purposes thereof: SUCTION 1. There shall be paid the sum of Twenty-live tents on ?very one hundred dollar* worth of Kial Estate und Personal Property, except the Carolina Collegiate In stitute, Greeley Institute, farmers'and .Me chanics' Association, and the Churches of City. BEC. II. There shall bo four days work rendered on the ."streets, under the super vision of the Assia'ant Marshal, by every able-bodied nude person between the OK? of sixteen and fifty years, and any person may commute thc same by paying to the Treasurer the sum of Two Dollars; and ?my person liable as above, and failing to discharge such liability in thc manner above directed, shall be required to work upon the .Street.- of said City, under the supervision of the Assistant Marshal, for the period of Eight days, or bc fined in the .-um ol" Ten Dollars. Six. 111. Thcro shall bo paid by the owner a tax of Twenty-live Cent? on the one hundred dollars of thc value of all Hank Stocks ; and that all Fire and Life 1 nsurauceCompanies shall be taxed the sum ol' Twenty-live Cents on thu one hundred dollars ol their gross leceipts collected or received by their agents in the City of An derson, S. C.. and the Southern Kxpress Company shall also be taxed Twenty-five Cents on tit,- one hundred Dollars worth of its e.ross receipts collected ur received by its agent. l? EC. IV. There shall be paid, i:i advance, a license ol' Five Dollars per diem by all Itinerant Truders or Auctioneers, or Hawk ers or Pedlers, offering for sale any Cooils, Wares or Merchandise of any kind what soever; Provided, That the provisions of this Section shall beso construed as not to apply to mlinary dealers in grain, fruit, potatoes, tobacco, or other country pr?' luce or live stuck. SEC. V. That every parson who owns a Dog within the corporate limits of said City shall pay thereon Fifty Cents per head. ?SEC. VI. That all Retailers of Spirituoms Liquors shall, in advance of receiving li cense, pay into the City Treasury the Hilm of Three Hundred Dollars per annum ; and there shall be paid, in advance, on each Billiard fc'uloon using one Table the sum of Twenty Dollars per annum, and on each additional Table the stun of Fifteen Dollars por annum. SEC. VII. That the Stalls of the City Market bc rented for the term ol' one year by the City Council for the sum of Fifteen Dollars, to be paid in advance, to be used by the person or persons renting the same tor the .vale ol Meats, Fish, Caine, Vegeta bles, or other articles of food, only ; and that a tax of Filly Cents shall be paid for every Hu I", and Twenty-live Cents for every oilier animal retailed on thc public streets of the snid City in pieces less than the ono quarter by any person or persons whomso ever, except the regular rentara of the Mar ket House stalls; and any person or per sons fulling or rclusing to pay these licenses tn advance shall, upon conviction thereof before and by the said City Council, bc fined not less than one dollar nor more than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned in the ?.? uard House not leas than one nor more than thirty days for each offence. BEC. VIII. There shall be paid by every Livery Stable keeper or owner a license tax of Fifty Dollars per annum ; ami every person, other than regular Livery .Stable men, shull pay u license tax of Ten Dollars upon each Vehicle kept and used for hire lor the transportation of passengers . and all persons citgagod in Dray age Business shall pay a license tax of Ton Dollars per annum: iVorfdni, If more than one Dray be used, Ten Dollars shall bc paid upon one Dray and Fivo Dollars upon each addi tional Dray. SEC. IX. And be it further Ordained, That the tuxes on Real Estate shall bo paid ac cording to the valuation by the City Asses sors, and all other taxes according to the returns mude on oath to the Clerk or the City Loaned ; and should any retnrn so made, ho palpably incorrect, in the judg ment of the Clerk, he shall proceed to in. form himself of the true value and amount so pretended to bo returned, and if found incorrect, he shall ro change it ns that it shall contain tho full amount and true \. ie of the property owned by said party. SEC. X. And be U further Ordained, That all returns shall be made on or before the first day of February. 1*83, a d all taxes shall bo paid on or before the first day of March, 18S3; and persons who shall fall to make their returns within the time speci fied ?ball be assessed by the Clerk of the Counci according to his best information and belief, as provided in the Charter of said Lily; and if any person or persona shall refuse or neglect pay ment of the taxes herein lev ied within the time specified, tho Clerk of the Council is hereby authorized and required to add Twenty- per centum penalty to tho amount of the taxes of tho person or persons thus refusing or neelect ing payment of their taxes; and if the twenty per centum penalty and the tax are Snt J'S. .J?0 W*1? il "'"?I be the duty of the Clerk of the Council to issue Executions therefor immediately, and col lect the same by due process of law, as pro AnSraon,th8?C?har,M ?f ^ M,d V* Done and ratified in Connell, and tho seal ol tho Corporation of tho City , . "f. Anda-pii affixed thereto, this \ SEAL. u?? ?ayer January, in the y ear I J or our Lord one thousand eicht .-sr-; hundred and eighty-three. D. B. MA SWELL Mavor WM. 8. BROWN, nr*l'L? aiayor. City Clerk. _ Jan ll, 1883_25 y Auction Sale of Land. mWO LOTS OF LANI) in the town of JL 1 cndleton, contain h a one ncr? im??. v.ill besohllu. the IdKhesf bidder^t ??: der*.... on Saledsy In February. Terms made known on day of sale. " , L- L- DREKN, AgenL Jan ll, 26 ' B 3. ONLY FOR 30 DAYS CLEARING OUT SALE OF WINTER GOODS MAXWELL & SLOAN Will Sell Out their Stock of HEAVY BOOTS AND SHOES AT COST! ( on\e party, and securo the greatest BARGAINS KV KR OFFERED IN THIS MARKET ! Jan ll, 1883 20 PELZER ! Tpwl'TY and obligation to Creditors, Fam _|_/ ?Iv, Church, State ami County, will I prompt and cause lue to try to collect by 1 legal means many Accounts and Notes long past tine, after the 1Mb inst. / SHALL TRY. A. n. FORD. Jan ll, 1883 _20_1_ REPORT OF THE CONDITION OK THU National Bank of Anderson, 4 T Anderson, in thc sta d South Carolina, at iV. thecloaeof business. euther SWib, 1883: UESOUltCI-S. lioansnnd Diacounta.Sl02,o32 92 Overdraft)*. 8 22 f. ti, Bunds i" secure Cireulallou. .lO.OiH) oo i Uber stocks, liomin ami mortgages. 40.K73 75 ?lue from approved Iteaerve Agents. 47.109 17 Hue from other National Banka. 15,668 87 Ketti Ra?ale, Furniture and Fixtures. I,mw ?<> Ililli .if oilier Hank*. 21,101 00 fractional paper currency, nickola, pen nies. 67 06 773 25 Legal Tender Notes. 8,421 00 Ked-niplion Ku ml with U. 8. Treasurer, 5 per veut, of Circulation,). 2,250 00 Total.8299,657 74 LIABILITIES. Capital .Stock paid in.8 50,000 00 I .Senile* Fund. .-.O.ooo oo Undivided l'rofits. 10,575 74 National Hank Notes outstatldiliK. 43,400 00 Dividends unpaid. 2..VW oo Individual Deposita aiibiect I o check. 108,652 43 Demand Certificates of Deposit. 28,523 57 Total.8299,657 74 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I ". COUNTY or ASPKKSON. J I, J. A. HKOVK, Cashier of tho above named Hank, do solem Illy swear that thc above Maternent la true, lo thc beat of my knowledge and belief. J. A. ?KOCK, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before tue this 9lh day of January, 1SS3. lt. FKANK MAULDIN, Notary Public. Correct-Attest : ii. BLKCKLKV, "I it. F. CRAYTON, > Directors. UKO. W. KANT, ) Jan ll, isss_2fi_1 FOE SALE CHEAP. ONE POXY BANKET Pill EA TON, in good onler, with Harness and Universal Joint Umbrella. Apply to J. M. HUNTER, l'eudleton, ?. C. Jan ll, 1SS3 26 3 LOST, /\N Saturday before Christmas, between V_y Anderson and rn y residence, a man's Saddle, ns good as hew. Has a horn and wood stirrup?, covered with leather, white cloth girth with blue strips. Tho Under will he rewarded on leaving the Saddle at the IaTEi.LMiBXCRR Office or at my house. S. McD. MASSEY. Jan ll, 18S3 20 2* I^TOTICK TO CREDITORS. .i-N All persons having demands against the Estate of Reid Gambrell, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, properly at tested, to the undesigned within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment immediately. J. P. PAYNE, Executor. Jan ll, 1883 20 "8 NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. Tho undersigned, Administratrix ol tba Iv. tu te of Charlea Haynio, deceased, hereby gives notice that she will apply to the J nils? of Probate for Anderson County, on the l.'Jth of February, 1883, for a Final ?dltlanient of said Estate and discbarge from ber ollice aa Administratrix. ROSTA ANN HAYNIE, Adm'x. Jan ll, 1883 28 5 NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The. undersigned, Executor of the Estate of J. NV. McGregor, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will, on the 14th day of February noxt, make a final settlement of said Estate in the Judge of Probate's office at Anderson, and ask to be discharged front his said cxectitorahip. JOHN A. REEVES, Ex'tor. Jan ll. 188S 20 5 I 8 ! WHEN YOU COME T< J P. SULLI THE best Stock of GROCERIES evci money, as we have the very lowest Ca Choico Rio, Peaberry, Santos and Golden Yellow, White Our Slock of FLOUR ia now complete, scverr.l years, and know them to be perfect!; Patent PLOW STOCKS and STEEL 1 We have been bidding for Cash Trade f? that we have gotten our full share up to tl: customers, and our efforts for the futuro wil we deal. Jan ll, 1883_ ANDERSON CU BROCK & (Waverly I SELLING OFF AT I IN order to olear out our Stock of N Clothing AT COST. Remember, thara i Winier ia over, and a rare opportunity i> supply their wants in thia line. Jan ll, 1883 au oj?*"S3>;c feas! 0 Qi if ra Q.S-^ ?*_- . ?1 . |?sigf&IeR]J to ?J a g O-i* o tat*- ? PS 5-E3-0 8 S^l?siilip||i?| ? K.- o ??po 0"_ -i'" hi e BJ s ~?s ' I -sr' STATE OF SOUTH ^ ANDERJ?? Ju /ne Cburi of Cbnuuthi Mrs. ?5. E. Dean and husband Wi D. P. West, et ?l, PlalntinV ul O. Berry and Mrs. N. C. Vf?, j un te.-Com;; faint for Pnr??x i BY virtue of an order to cti bis Honor Judge J. 8. ( ing date 5lh January, 1883,1 Anderson C. H., 8. C., on SALE FEBRUARY next, thefoUotta? Tract of Land, as Real EsUUji West, deceased : AU that Tract of Land, conti ty-livo ucres, more or lea, County and St?te aforesaid,! Bowie, Jack Hall, etaL TERMS or BALE-Cash. Parda extra for all no esssry papers. W. 'V. HUMPHREYS,) Jan ll, ia 28 Change in Partner THE copartnership berttofcrt t between J. P. REED, R. L. MODI and ll. O. H ERRICK, doing der the firm nameof REED,] & CO., has been, this day, _ mutual consent. All parties them by Note or Account will that if the same is not paid on or\j| April next, they will be pUctil hands of an officer of the lai fa] tion. Jan. 8, 1SS3. New Partnershifl THE undersigned have thii( into a copartnership, under th? I of REED A MOORHEAD,! tinue business nt the old stand< Reed, Moorhead & Co. Ail 5: Accounts due the old firm ni hands for collection. Tliefo former customers and I solicited. J. FISK 1 B. L Jan 8, 1883_?_ ROBSON'S COTTON AWI FERTILIZER. UOIISON'S COMPOUND ACID PS2 These grades are rich in all titi constituting first-class artie's, prepared from bast rnaUriaJj. Oz perience in the trade, together t Shepard's analysis, are guanana, are adapted to tue. wants of cot For sale at market rats fore cotton. J. N. ROBSON'i (38 East Bay, Cbarles-M Jan ll, 1883 26_ " WELL, MG] It is getting pretty I 'fXTES, and I m ait go to ' JL Co. and get a pair of BLANKETS, for they hare thal saw." Every word true, and if joui lieve it call and see for yooaif. Blankets from $2.75 to $10 CO i ? don't forget a good LAP ROBE. A. B. TOWERS I Dec 7. 1882_21 JOHN II. MOORK. COtC?KII HOOKE & WARBLA? Attorneys at Law and Real I <f\DR friends and the public* requested to remember til business intrusted to our cin cel ve our prompt and careful ali Wo aro also engaged in the 1 Business. Wc buy or ?ell I any information in referencelo muy be desired. Persons hariet tate to sell, will find it to their i consult us. as we will sell for11 aired. We will also parchase for any person wishing topo per cent, commission-larg? subject to special agreement AU business, of whatever! ed to our care will receive w tion. MOORE dc Nov 30, 1882 parts?! > ANDERSON CAU eo r yet had in stock. Cssb bar* ah prices that can beoffsredin? Java COFFEES, .",. Ex. C. and Granulated 8UUAM' and are brands that we have, be?' y reliable. PLOW8. jr the past four years, and are tl? time, with satisfaction wff 1 be to merit the confidence ot w? r. P. SULLIVAN 26 Vinter Goods we ire eft? ?a a good deal of cold ??*lhli ,?>w off-red to ?hose ***** BROOK & *A1