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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY, JAN. 21. 1886. f'SElia/,._81.80. SIX MONTHS-.,- 75c. The Republicans in the United States Senate have determined to make a fight on the confirmation of ali presidential appointments where changes have been made during the term of an officer with? out the President's reasons for the re? moval are made kuown. With this view they have addressed the heads of the de? partments asking for the causes of the removals, and in each instance such heads of departments have replied that the President has made no communication to them touching his reasons for such re? movals. It is not known yet what steps the Republicans will take, but they may directly address the President for his reasons. It looks now very much as if there would be a. rupture between the Executive and the Republican Senate on the questieu of removals. Such a rup? ture might not prove injurious, as it would doubtless hasten the exit of the remaining Republicans who hold federal offices. We believe strongly in civil service, reform, but we think the best kind of reform js to "turn the rascals 'out." \ . ' * ? . .... ' A correspondent .of tho News arid Courier, writing upon the pnbject of the census some weeks ago, advocated the amendment of the State Constitution so as to allow representation in the Gener? al Assembly in proportion both to the population and the taxable property of 'the. several Counties iu the State. The communication made very little impres? sion on us at the time, and although the Netos and Courier endorsed the views of the writer, we supposed that it was simply the ventilation of individual ?sentiments which were not likely to find lodgment in an v.' community in this State. In this estimate we were not in "error,-for alt hooch the matter has pro? duced a great deal of comment, we have rjot found any of our exchanges advo? cating such a novel and unique change :n our basis of representation. We have never heard of any government in which such a system has been tried, aud do not think South Carolina will be apt to try ihe experiment. We. have not "given ourselves any uneasiness t n the question, because we have not looked upon it as even a serious proposition. It has almost no following in the State or. any? where else. Tho article of Col. Clinkscales, our able School Commissioner, which appears in the Teachers' Column this week, settles the public school question until June at least. Our friend, however, we think, has failed to show any inconsistency in our position about the difficulty of main? taining .the schools at present. The pn-blem, which is difficult of solution, is whether the schools should be kept open "or net. If they are kept open, it can only be done by the School Commissioner assuming the responsibility and going ahead, regardless of the failure of the Legislature to provide for the school fund* apportionment, and also regardless of the advice of the State Superinten? dent of Education. Ordinarily, we think there could he no doubt that under such circumstances the schools should be closed, but we think that in the present financial stringency tbat the hardships to the teachers would warrant a special effort, and the assumption of unusual re? sponsibilities, to keep the schorls open. Reaching this conclusion, which our friend will see disposes of the difficult problem as fo what ought to be done, ac? cording to our view, then we say that we see no reason why an approximate ap? portionment could not be made and the schools carried on. We know that the polls in the County will be as great as last year, and that with an apportion ment of seventy-five per cent, of the last year's school taxes would have been enough to maintain the schools until the assessment is completed. This would have been a safe apportionment, and no claims need have been approved in ex? cess of the fund. Ordinarily, the inter? ests of the teachers ought not to govern, and tbe reasons for getting ahead are so strong tbat the propriety of doing so cannot be questioned, but the suddenness of this emergency makes the hardship. A year's notice of tbe proposed change would have permitted the "catching up" to be done without so much friction and inconvenience. The matter, however, is BC-ttled, and we do not desire to criticise or find iault with the decision. We did not understand the decision as complete, or we should not have made the com? ments of last week. We know that the school interests of our County are pre** sided over by a most thorough and earnest Commissioner, who will take no step that he does not fully consider. In his judgment the people of the County have reason to feel the uttermost confi? dence, for he has greatly promoted tbe cause of education in our midst during the short time that he has been in office. He is progressive and wide awake upon all educational interests, and when we differ from him upon a school question, we are willing to admit tbat the pre? sumption is that be is right and we are wrong. . Since getting the above in type, Col. Clinkscales has received instructions from Col. Coward, State Superintendent of Education, to open the public Schools under an Act of the Legislature direct? ing the apportionment to be made on the basis of last year's school fund. This Act was overlooked, and the members of the Legislature themselves did not ap? pear to know that it bad become a law. Itseem3, however, to have gotten into tbe hopper and been ground out in due sea? son. The schools will be continued, and we are very glad of it. We thought best, however, to leave our editorial in type as it was before the error was dis? covered, as we did not wish our comments of the week before to be misconstrued. CHRISTIAN CHARITY. People sometimes abuse the railroads, but they very often do a^ts of charity and public service which are overlooked. The Columbia HegUier, speaking of the recent cold weather and the poor people in that cjty, says: It does tbe heart good to watch the ready response to human suffering which the cold and cruel wintry blasts rarely fail to arouse. Every exchange contains touching instances of lively relief given the distressed poor, whom it has been ordained shall always be among us. During tho recent blizzard, quite a num? ber of fireless'people besieged tbo office of that chfvalric and big-hearted gentle man, Colonel A. C. Haskell, President of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, seeking the gift of a little firewood in the shape of cross ties or engine fuel, those of them who could proffering the little they bad for a stick or two. Colonel Haskell directed his visitors to announce to all the poor ! people in the city who needed fuel to go to the railroad and supply themselves, and in a short time a small army de? scended upon the wood piles of the com? pany and the tenders of the locomotives and bore off as much firewood as they could carry. And doubtless the gift gladdened many an otherwise cheerless home. REORGANIZED. The Greenville News of last Sunday says: - On yesterday the work of reorganizing the Atlantic department of the Self En? dowment and Mutual Aid Association was completed aft?r some days of work. The reorganization is under the old charter. By its term the directors have power to fill vacancies in their board. The reorganization was affected by the old directors resigning one at a time, the remaining ones electing a man in his place. By this process the uew board has been chosen consisting of Jno. B. Hyde, A. B. Wright, W. R. White, the Rev. W. D. Hudson and W. D. Mayfield. The members compose the committee on reorganization appointed by the conven? tion of stockholders held here. The new board has possession of the books, office fixtures and luuds of the association and will call a convention of t, took holders to meet here early next month. All the members of the Rev. W. D. Mayfield's family are now out of the association and they will probably leave this city. The W. D. Mayfield who is a director now is the School Commissioner. Life iusurauce is like any other busi? ness in which a man may engage. If it is worth doing at all it is worth doing well, aud when a man insures his life he had better insure in a company whose policy is certainly a secure one. The Mutual Self Endowment is, we believe, a good company to keep out of. OUR WASHINGTON LETTRK. Washington, D. C, Jan. 17,18S6. We are literally frozen up aud "snowed in" iu this beautiful- city of marble buildings. The sparkling of the snow crystals > , the light of the moon, and the looming up of the beautiful propor? tions.of the Capit< l on its high eleva? tion, and the other public buildings of marble aud granite imparts a fairy like scene to the city. The jingling of sleigh bells aud merry laugh of excited drivers add greatly to the gay scenes of the otherwise unusually gay season. Such continued extreme cold and so much snow has not been seeu iu Washington for ten years. Sleighs that have been in stock for seven years have all been sold, and just now one is not to be had for love or money. Last Wednesday there was a carnival on Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House, and although the Avenue is 100 feet wide it was hardly wide enough for the sleighs ou it. The police laws appear to have been set aside for the t; .e, and racing on the finest thoroughfcre ju the world was engaged in to the heart's con? tent. The 65 miles of asphalt pavement that Washington boasts of when covered wich even a light snow affords the finest sleighing in the world, and whenever we havo the rare treat of a good snow all .the cutters of the livery stablemen a ?: in active demand day and night at the chilling price of $5.00 an hour, and are hard to get at even that figure. There seems to be no doubt now but that Congress will be called on to con? tribute some part of the $1,000,000 to be expended iu erectiug a monument to Gen. Grant in Riverside Park, N. Y. This ought not to be. If the wish of the people of the whole country had been respected by making the Nation's Capi? tal the burial site, everybody would have voiced the appropriation of the whole $1,000,000. But since New York City pushed its claims and insisted on having the honored dead with her, and promised the grand monument, now let her wealthy magnates make good their promise. In this connection it may be stated that it not believed here that the bill will pass Congress which was introduced in I the Senate last week, appropriating $100.000 a year for ten years for each of two monuments similar to the Washing , ton Monument to be erected to the mem? ory, of Lincoln and Grant. The decision of Secretary Lamar in recommending the institution of a suit to test the validity of the Bell Telephoue patent was not a surprise to the well in? formed in patent matters. The Bell people had an intimation of what the decision would be nearly a week before it was announced, and endeavored to change it by having Ex-Senator McDon? ald make an argument on the Secretary's return from his recent trip home, but political influence availed nothing. The only surprise is that the Secretary recom? mends the suit to be prosecuted at the expense of the United .States. This ought not to be done, because the people of the United States are not pecuniarily interested in the result, but only a rival company, who want to break down the patent that they may use the invention without the consent of the Bell Compa? ny. The United States, after a careful examination and * investigation, granted the patent, and should not now bear the expense of a costly law suit to defeat its own grant when it does not even admit that the patent was wrongfully granted. Word has been received at headquar? ters that some Western fraud, having the same name as Prof. Baird of the Fish Commission, has been sending circulars to farmers in the East offering to stock their ponds and streams with fish on the receipt of one dollar. The fraud has realized a great deal of money iu this way, and farmers should be on the look? out for him. The Fish Commission furnish fish to farmers when their ap? plications arc endorsed by the Member of Congress from that district, and the fish cau be obtained in no other way. At the President's State dinner on Thursday evening there were thirty guests present, including the Cabinet officers and their ladies. All the deco? rations were more elaborate than those on New Year's day. The center of the table was lined with a mirror encircled by a heavy border of the most rare cut flowers, and the central floral piece was the "Ship of State," carrying as freight La France roses and camelias. The mantels were all banked with moss and cut flowers. It would fill a column to describe fully all the decorations. The Japauese Patent Commissioner has just visited the Patent Office, and had a long interview with Commissioner Montgomery and some of the other officials, witb the view of getting a better insight into our patent syatem, after which the Japanese system i? modeled. Our system is* being gradually adopted in all European Countries, and whenever changes are made iu Foreign Patent laws they are made to conform more nearly to the laws and system of this country. The land of "Yankee Doodle" is leading in the inventions of the age, and our Government gives the best pro? tection for the least money of any power in the world. H. CHARLESTON PRESBYIERY. Questions for Presbyterians in South Car? olina. 1. What becomes now of Dr. Girar deau's late hypothesis concerning the re? lation of the secular press to ecclesiasti? cal men and things, now that he and his brethren have allowed a report of their sacred proceedings to appear iu the un sanctified columns of the News and Cou? rier, aud have even come back the next day to correct and make them more fit to appear before its supporters and readers? 2. How can Charleston Presbytery "lose confidence in Dr. Woodrow's fitness to teach candidates for the Gospel ministry" because of his opinion about a certain scientific hypothesis, which their theological professor said has no heresy in it, aud yet maintain with undiminished enthusiasm their confi? dence in this theological professor's fitness to teach said candidates for the Gospel ministry, seeing he holds the un? proved and unprovable, and very danger? ous, hypothesis that the Bible has two senses, both binding on our conscience, the one being "what God intended us to receive," and the other, a different one which the Church invents? 3. How can tbe Presbytery condemn Dr. Woodrow for defending his own in? nocence to the very last by refusing to resign and preferring to be expelled, as he may yet be, when they read how Paul and Silas refused to slip out of the back door of the jail at Philippi as soon as the magistrates requested it, and preferred to stand on their rightst^ "Nay, verily," (said Paul) to that request, as the Per? kins professor to the boards. "They have beaten us openly, uncondemucd, being Romans, and have cast us into prisou, and now do they thrust us out privily ? Let them come themselves and fetch-us out." The magistrates had to come and beseech Paul and Silas and bring them cui a d desire them to de? part out of the ckj. Not till his rights were fully acknowledged did tbe apos? tle retire; why should Dr. W. do other? wise? 4. How comes it to pa>s that, with the intelligent, fair minded and honorable men who certainly do compose the Charleston Presbytery, "two synods aud a powerful sentimeut in the other two" on the Anti- Woodrow side of this lamen? table controversy should weigh so much more than "two synods aud a powerful sentiment in the other two" just because it h?ppens to be of an opposite opinion to their own ? Is this venerable body acting under t-ome excitement and of what sort? 5. How can Dr. Woodrow be fit to re? main ic the Gospel ministry at all, how be suffered to edit a weekly religious newspaper and a Presbyterian quarterly review, if "unfit (whatever be his abili? ties and acquirements) to teach candi? dates for the ministry?" This moral and religious unfilness here signified as disqualifying him, does it not point logically to his suspension or even his deposition as a minister ? Charleston Presbytery takes the first step in this di? rection Perhaps Augusta Presbytery may take the second. That being done, would it not be well for some third Pres? bytery to meet and declare that if not burnt at the stake, his hair and his long beard should, at the very least, be all singed of , in order that we may prepare our Southern Presbyteriau Church to assist at the opening of the 20th centu? ry? 6. If Dr. Woodrow is morally and re? ligiously unfit to teach candidates for the Gospel ministry and is accordingly unfit for any of the duties of the ministry, be? cause he thinks a certain scientific opin? ion is probably true, how is it with Dr. ?Brackett, who still "appreciates the pu? rity of Dr. Woodrow's Christian charac? ter?" Quite a number of us ministers of the Southern Presbyterian Church see no harm at all in Dr. Woodrow's hypoth? esis. What is to be heuceforth our standing amongst our brethren? We have supported him down to this mo? ment, and we mean still to support him in all this wickedness. What is to be done with us ? Have we, too, lost caste ? Has Charleston Presbytery lost confi? dence in our fitness to preach in her pulpits? Is that bod} aware what a stigma it has put upon us all? But if we all, as free Presbyterian--, just as free to form our own conscientious judgments as tbe eighteen brethren that pronounced our reverend and honored Perkins pro? fessor morality unfit to be in Columbia Seminary?if we all have as good a right as they to our opinions on this hypothe? sis, why has not Dr. Woodrow the very same ??because, let it not be forgotten, he has never yet once taught this so much dreaded but most harmless hypo? thesis in the Seminary. J. B. A. Farming in South Carolina. Columbia, January 13.?There are Seople, and a great many too, in this t?te who believe that South Carolina, agriculturally, is retrograding, and three fourths of those who believe this attrib? ute the agricultural condition of the State to the lien law, which they say ha3 dis? organized and demoralized the farm labor. They believe that it has enabled the common field hand, who is totally without the capital or intelligence neces? sary to properly conduct a farm, to obtain credit by pledging as security the future product of his labor, that this has result? ed in forcing land owners to rent their lands to tenants incapable of cultivating them as they should be cultivated, and have thus gradually reduced the produc? tive power of the lands and consequently the value of the crops. That there is some force in these suggestions no one will r bably deny; but is this the whole cause of the agricultural stagnation which is said, by some of our people, to exist? Is the lien law responsible for the high rents charged for land in South Carolina? If it has resulted in raising rents has it not benefited the landlord as well as the merchant, even if it has demoralized the laborers ? Isn't it pretty fair interest on the investment when two dollars per acre is spent in reut for land valued on tbe tax books at five dollars per acre ? In conversation recently with a very practical and intelligent land owner, who rents all of his arable land, he said : "I only receive about 25 cents per acre rent when I include all of my timber and other unprofitable lands, but if I only consider that part of it which is suitable for cultivation I get ?3 per acre," and this rented land was valued at S? per acre. So that he received three fifths of its value in rent for orie year. When sug? gested to him that this was a rather high price for the tenant to pay he said that it was only a very small part of the expense of cultivation, aud that really it was a small matter to the tenant. How many land-owners in South Carolina think the same way ? Many of them say that the tenant system is ruining their lands, but the poorest system of cultivation would not utterly destroy it in two years, and at the end of . it time, according to the statement vmade above, the laud would have paid" for itself, aud given a fair interest on the investment. I have had men to tell me tbat they did not waut foreign white laborers here because they are not content to remain lrborers. They will be economical, and in a short time become land owners themselves. But the negro spends all he gets and is ready to hire for wages or rent land another year; and the same men would contend that the negro is the best laborer the South can have. I believe it is a weli recognized rule of political economy that labor is the source of all wealth. If this is true, will it be seriously argued that a thriftless, improv? ident labor is of the class that makes a country prosperous? I know that many of our people believe that the negro cannot be induced to save his earnings, and tbat he will make no effort to im? prove his financial condition. If this estimate of the negro character is just, is he the best laborer for the South ? What interest has be in the progress of the country? He will always get his bread and meat if it is made, and he will work enough, perhaps, for this, but when that much is done his interest ceases. What encouragement has he to do more than this ? He is without that hope of a future competency that inspires his white friends, and will not in the very nature of things struggle for more than a mere existence. These, then, are not the men to develop any country, if they are such laborers as some of our people think them. I have a somewhat higher opinion of the negro laborers of the South. I believe that with lower land rents or better wages ilu-y would prove themselves far more efficient than they are supposed to be now. I know that some of our farmers are already talking about high wages. They say that the price of their products has depreciated in the last five years, that the necessaries of life are cheaper, and that the wages of farm laborers remain the same. Well, if they will examine the official reports they will find that in 1SS-1 South Carolina paid her farm hands less than any State in the Union, but she was close up to Georgia and North Carolina. Can efficient laborers be ob? tained for less than they are now paid ? In the Western States the land owners go or send frequently to New York and get laborers from Castle Garden; in a few years these laborers are land-owners and they go North and bring back labor? ers, and this has been goiug on for years, and the wonderful development of that section of our country is due largely to this ambitious laboring class. But until our people can get rid of the idea that large landed estates are desirable no such development can be expected here. Not oce-third of the land in farms in South Carolina is in cultivation, and not one land-owner in twenty will admit that we need more laborers.?Augusta Chronicle. Silver t'oiunge in the Senate. On last Thursday iu the United States Senate, Senator Brown called up Senator Beck's silver resolution, and addressed the Senate on it. It would be unwise, he said, and unjust to the people to suspend the coinage of silver at present. So far a3 the bondholders were concerned, the medium in which they were to be paid had not been left in doubt, but bad been uominaled in the bond. They were to be paid in lawful money of the United Slates. At the time of the contract greenbacks were lawful money of the United States and almost the only cur? rency. The bondholders, however, many of whom had paid in silver only forty or fifty cents on the dollar for their bonds, soon went systematically to work to increase the value of their demands against the Government. They used the columns of influential newspapers and the brains of influential men, and secured the passage of the Act of 1861, changing the contract and making bonds payable in coin, without giving for that change any new consideration.- "Coin" meant gold or silver, but not yet satisfied they soou had the pleasure of seeing the He funding Act of 1870 passed, which pre? scribed that the new bonds should be paid in coin of the then standard value, the same standard as that of to day. It would be naturally supposed, Senator Brown continued, that this system of changing the contract from lime to time, making it each time more valuable to the creditor, had been carried far enough and that the people would not be asked to do more than to pay in gold or silver coin Ah original greenback debt worth 40 cents on the dollar. But not content even then the next step was to demonetize silver, for if silver could be permanently demone? tized there would be effected a reduction of the quantity of coin with which under the contract debts were to be paid, and the value of gold coin, the only coin left, would be greatly increased. After the demonetizing Act had been passed, however, the people felt that they had been wronged, and sent representatives to Congress to repeal it and to provide for a reasonable amount of annual silver coinage. Since that time the creditor class had failed to influence Congress, but had been fortunate enough to contiuue to receive payments in gold alone. Those men had been receiving gold alone, while all other creditors of the United States had to take silver or greenbacks. The result was that bonds had steadily ad? vanced until they were now worth 120 to 124, but Lhe cry still was that bondhold? ers should be dealt liberally with, and that taxes must be increased in order to pay them better currency than other peo? ple, so as to "keep up the credit of the United Slates." When a 3 per cent, bond was at par ho did not care to tax people to put credit any higher. The officers of the treasury, he said, should treat all public creditors alike. If they paid bondholders in gold alone they should pay the laborers in gold. As to the accumulation of silver dollars in the treasury, Senator Brown insisted chat it was the duty of the secretary of the treasury to pay them out to public creditors whenever anything was due, and if that did not dispose of them he should call in enough bonds, on which the people are paying interest, to absorb the silver dollar and so stop the ioterest payments. If public creditors were paid thirty or forty millions of silver, their endeavor would be to keep up the value of silver. If paid in gold alone, their endeavors would be to depreciate the value of silver to make it represent less property. If it were said that it was not honest to pay them in silver on the ground that a silver dollar was not an honest dollar, Senator Brown would reply that it was always honest to pay a debt in the very currency which the creditor by bis contract had agreed to take. The creditors had secured several successive changes in the contract, aud the contract, as it now stood, was that the bondholders should be paid in gold dollars, or silver dollars, at the convenience of the treasury. Although tiny had thus agreed to take payment in either gold or silver, they were being paid in gold alone, while everybody else was paid in silver. This was neither fair dealing nor common honesty. Ever since the passage of the Act of 1878, remonetizing silver and di? recting the coinage of two million dollars a month, bondholders and bankers had been threatening all our gold would be exported if we did not stop coining silver. It was now eight years since the passage of that Act, and still, according to the report of the secretary of the treasury, we had U'ice as much gold coin as silver coin in the country. Almost every year we had imported more gold than we had exported. France and Germany had three times as much legal tender in sil? ver coin as we had, yet our country was several times larger thau those countries combined, while our population was more energetic and enterprising than that of any other country in the world. We had within the past five or six years exported ?500,000,000 worlh of merchan? dise more than we had imported. Those figures represented the sum of money which foreign nations had paid us over aud above the exchange of commodities. Inasmuch as gold was the medium of settlement between Europe and America, we would receive gold for our European balances. As to our commerce with China in tea, and with Brazil and Cuba in Coffee and sugar, the balance of trade was against us, but those were silver countries and would take our silver in settlement. Senator Brown advocated the issuance of silver certificates to represent silver in the treasury. Every surplus gold and silver dollar not part o! the necessary treasury reserve should be put into circu? lation by gold or silver ofrlificate.s. In? stead of having loo much silver coin, business would be much improved il we had more of it in circulation in the form of paper certificate- to meet the demands of our immense and growing business. We could safely carry ??!00,000,000 more silver and then ? e would have less legal tender silver coin than France and Ger? many together and only a little more than France alone. "If national hanks attempt to practi? cally demonetize silver," said Senator Brown in conclusion, "and if the oflicets who now represent the people in the different departments of the Government will not take the matter in hand, then the people at their recurring elections should take it in hand and fill all the depart? ments of the G tv nmient with mm who will apply the corrective and forfeit the j charters of such banks as abuse their privileges." Senator Maxcy followed, taking the same view of the silver and bond ques- j tion as Senator Brown. The Presidential Succession Fiscd. On last Friday the bill sent to the House of Representatives from the Sen? ate to fix the Presidential succession was resumed iu the House, and its pas? sage was advocated by Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina, who regarded it as a far better statutory provision than tho existing law. He proceeded to argue tbat neither the president pro tern of the Senate nor the speaker of the House was a United States officer, and iu support of this position quoted from the fourteenth amendment to tbe constitution where distinction is made between a member of Congress and a United Stales officer. He picked out flaws which he contended existed in the present statuto, and the manner in which, if called into opera? tion, it would destroy the symmetry of our national election system. While admit? ting that the pending measure did not, and uo statutory measure could, meet every exigency which might arise in the presidential succession, he answered many of the objections made to it, and showed wherein it was an improvement over tbe law of 1792. Mr. Osborue, of Pennsylvania, regret? ted that he could not give the bill his sanction, but he could not find in the arguments made in its support sufficient legal reason to answer the constitutional objections he found to it. Mr. Rockwell, of Massachusetts, an? nounced his support of the pending measure, not that he thought it by any means perfect, but because he regarded it as much better than the present stat? ute. Mr. Baker, of New York, spoke briefly in favor of the bill, and was followed by Mr. Ryan, of Kansas, who, while admit? ting that in some respects it was far superior to the existing law, found iu it some defects so flat that he did not feel at liberty to vote for it. The latter gentleman favored the set? tlement of the vexed question by a con? stitutional amendment, and the amend ment which he thought to be best was one providing for the three vice presi? dents. Mr. Ermentrout, of Pennsylvania, submitted some remarks which he said contained no new ideas, but were simply offered in defense of the bill. He criti? cised, however, that section of the meas? ure which repeals the special election clause of the Act of 1792. At 3.30 Mr. Caldwell, of Tennessee, demanded tbe previous question, which, after a little parliamentary fenc? ing was ordered?yeas 146, nays 125. An amendment offered by Mr. Adams, of Illinois, striking out tbe clause which repeals tbe sections of the revised statutes providing for special elections, was rejected?yeas 113, nays 153. ? The vote was then taken on the sub? stitute offered by Mr. McKinley, of Ohio, leaving in force the present law, with the addition of a provision that for the purpose of having the speaker of the House of representatives in office con? tinuously, Congress shall convene at 12 o'clock ra. on the 4th day of March next succeeding the election of representa? tives in Congress, and whenever a vacancy exists either in the office of president pro tern of the Senate or speaker of the House, the president shall convene the House in which the vacancy exists for tbe purpose of electing a presiding offi? cer. The substitute was rejected?yeas 10S, nays 157. The House was divided on these votes by party lines. Mr. Ryan, of Kansas, moved to recom? mit tbe bill with instruction to the com? mittee to report back a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the election of two or more vice-presidents. Mr. Everhart, of Pennsylvania, moved to amend tbe instruction so that the, measure reported back would devolve the presidential succession on tbe speaker of the House, the president protem of Sen? ate, the secretary of state, chief justice of the supreme court, secretary of the treasury and attorney general, in the order named. Rejected. Mr. Ryan's m?ion was also lost. The bill then passed, yeas 183, nays 79, precisely as it came from the Senate. The negative vote was cast by Republi? cans and by Messrs. Beunett.'of North Carolina, and Grcpn, of New Jersey. The following named Republicans voted with the Democrats iu the affirma? tive : Allen of Massachusetts, Atkinson,' Baker, Browne of Indiana, Buck, Butter worth, Cutcbeon, Ely, Gallinger, Hogden, Herman. Hustand, Hiscock, Hitt, James, Johnson of New York, Ketcham, LaFayette, Long, Markmau, McComes, Maffitt, Negley, Payn, Petti bone, Price, Rockwell, Scranton, Steele, Strait Strumble, Swinburne, Symmes, Wade, Wakefield, Warren of Missouri, and Weaver of Nebraska. The Messenger of Death. Washington, January ' 16.?Miss Kate Ba. ard, the eldest daughter of the secretary of State, died suddenly about 3 o'clock this afternoon. The reception at the White House was suspended imme? diately upon the receipt of the news of her death. Miss Bayard died at home just as she was starling to the White House to attend Miss Cleveland's recep? tion. Miss Bayard had accepted an invita? tion to assist Miss Cleveland at her reception this evening, and that lady and her guests, Mrs. Utterly and Miss Love, who were also to assist at tho reception, were waiting Miss Bayard's arrival, when they received the news of her death. It was just about five minutes to 3 o'clock, and tho reception was to begin at thai hour. The Marine band was stationed in the main vestibule, and the leader was conversing with Col. J. M. Wilsou with regard to playing a tune as the signal for the opening of the reception. Many callers had already arrived, and were waiting for the doois of ihe Blue room to be thrown open. The President was engaged in conversation with a visitor in the library, and Miss Cleveland and her guests were chatting with Col. Lan.ont in the parlor on the second floor prior to descending to the Blue room, where the reception was to take place. The, absence of Miss Bayard was commented on as singular, as she was usually very prompt in such matters, and was momen? tarily expected to arrive. While they were wondering at bor delay a messenger notified Col. Lamont that Harry Bryan, private secretary to Secretary Bayard, was in his office and bad "something important" to communicate to the Pres? ident. Col. Lamont excused himself and went to see Bryan. That gentle? man informed him that Miss Bayard was dead and that Secretary Bayard had instructed him to communicate the fact to the President. Col. Lamont at once informed the President, who was very much shocked at the unexpected it. elli gence, and ihe two gentlemen joined the ladies and announced the sudden death of their friend. Orders were at once issued to close the House'; the band was dismissed and the people in waiting notified that the reception had been postponed. Ushers were stationed at the main door and carriage entrance to inform all callers that the House was closed for the day. The news spread quickly through the ci'.y, and universal regret w<is expressed- at the sad occurrence. The President, upon the receipt of a message from Sec? retary Bayard announcing the death of his daughter, recalled the invitations to the dinner which he had intended to give Monday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Corning. The immediate cause of Miss Bayard's death was disease oi the heart. She had been troubled with weakness of that organ and had been treated by the family physician at intervals for several years. At" the reception at her father's house last night it was remarked that Mis3 Bayard was unusually animated aud taxed herself to the utmost to entertain her guests. It is presumed that undue exertion may have precipitated tho fatal attack. The young lady retired about 1 o'clock last night expressing a wish to be left undisturbed till noon to? day. Between 1 and 2 o'clock this after? noon her younger .sister endeavored to awaken her, and, struck by the peculiar expression of her face, called for assist? ance. As soon as the family recovered from the consternation into which it had been thrown physicians were summoned and powerful restorati res, including electricity, were applied, but in vain. The physicians expressed the opinion that Miss Bayard had been dead for several hours when the attempt was made to awaken her. The interment will take place, probably, on Tuesday next, at Wilmington, Del., where Secre? tary Bayard's parents arc entombed. The news of Miss Bayard's sudden death caused a profound sensation throughout the city, and for a time, and in the absence of any definite details a number of wild rumors were circulated. The facts, however, as slated above, are from an unquestionable source. Westward Bound. CHARLOTTE, N. C, January 1G.~The exodus of colored laborers from North C.irolina for points West is beginning to excite some interest. Charlotte is the railroad centre for the Slate, and it is here that the emigration parties are made, ahd here that the railroad agents meet and arrango for their transporta? tion. Not less than three thousand have left the State, mostly for Arkansas and Kansas. They continue to emigrate westward, but there seems to be no fur? ther demand for them in Kansas and they arc now going to California. Last night seventy were turned over to Ed. F. Sisson, of the Santa Fe route, and A. A. Gallagher, of the Missouri Pacific EailroB.l, for transportation to California. This batch of emigrants are bound for Los Angeles, having contracted to work in the vineyards anil hop fields of E. J. Baldwin. According to the arrange? ment.) made with Baldwin through his agents before leaving here, they are to get twelve dollars per month for the fir?t year with board and house free. Bald? win advanced the money to pay their transportation to Los Angeles, the price of each full ticket being ?69.70. The entire seventy people left here last night on their journey to California. The Work on the Sta?e?IIoiise. When the Legislature, meets next No? vember il will be in a building with a real roof and not under the gaping ceil? ings and wind-blown tin of the present structure. The contract lor the granite from the Winnsboro'' quarries is nearly completed, and all the rock will be on the grounds before the expiration of thirty days. The State House board will, as soon as possible, give nut the contracts for putting the granite in posi? tion and finishing the iron roof for the building. .The board expects to have the roof completed by next Fall. After that the Legislature will doubtless make provision for completing the interior of the bnilding, and lastly the additions of the flights of step-- at the entrance and the dome or spire which is to surmount the structure will engage legislative at? tention. ? The bottom of a big pond on the Caonon farm, near Knoxville, Tenn.,has literally dropped out. The pond cover? ed nearly an acre and has been standing for more than twenty years. Its average depth was about seven feel, and it was well storked with fish. On Friday morn? ing it was discovered that the water had all run out through a hole in the bottom of the pond, the hole being only about three feet in diameter. It is probable that there is a large civern in the vicini? ty of the pond. ? Townscnd D'?rtch of Barnwell County has this season caught sixty seven coons and fifty-one 'po-sums. An Important Discovery. The most important Discovery is that which brings the most .rood to thegreatest number. Dr. King's Is'ew Discovery for Consumption, Coughs, and Coids, will preserve the health and savn life, and is a priceless boon to the alllieted. Not only docs it positively euro Consumption, but Coughs, Colds," Bronchitis, Asthma, Hoarseness, and all affections of the throat, Chest, and Lungs, yield at once to its wonderful curative powers. If you doubt this, got a Trial bottle Free, at Hill Bros. Drue .Store. An End to Bone Scraping. Edward Shepherd, of Ilarrisburg, 111., says : "Having received so much benefit from Electric Bitters, I feel it my duty to let Buffering humanity know it. Have had a running soro on my leg for eight years; my doctors told mo I would have to have the bone scraped or leg amputated. I used, instead, three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salvo, and my leg is now sound and well." Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at 2">c. per box by Hill Bros. TO RENT! THE FOUR-ROOM COTTAGE, with three acres and a half of ground, recentlv occupied by Mrs. E. C. Fant, on East end of Orr Street. A good Well of water on the premises. Possession given 1st February. For terms and other infor? mation appiv to tin: undersigned. .1. R. FANT. Jan 21, 18SG 2S_1 _ HOUSES and MULES. ALCOM it DUNAHOO will be in this place on the 26th or 27th inst., with fortv head of FINE TENNESSEE MULES and HORSES, which they will sell low for Cash, and will guarantee them ns represented. Jan 21,1SSC 28 Is Rremium Awarded. MR. T. T. WAKEF1ELD, of Five Forks, having raised 1012 pounds of seed cotton on one acre from Kohorts' Improved Cotton .Seed, and this being the largest amount reported, lias been awarded the ten dollar Bible offered by me as a premium. The book lias been delivered. T. J. ROBERTS. Jan 2\ IS8?_2*_1_ NOTICE ! ALL persons indebted to nie will please come forward and settle their Ac? counts. 1 am compelled to have money. My Booksand Accounts will be found at my residence. My Books and Accounts will be in the hands of an Olliccr for col? lection after the first of February. Come at once and sctllo and save cost. MRS. ANNA L. LEAK. Jar. 21, lSS? 2S 2* House and Lot for Sale. IOFFER for sale my desirable House and Lot on McDtiflie Sired. Tlic i Lot contains one acre, more or less, on ' which there is a choice variety of fruit trues, elegant shrubbery, and some of the finest shade trees in Anderson. The dwell? ing house is a brick structure, one and a half stories, and containsscvon large rooms. There are also on the premises line out? houses, including servants' house, barn, stable, etc. For prieu and terms apply to JULIUS I'OITE, Anderson, S. U. . Jan 21, ism! 2S 1_ Dissolution of Partnership, npiIE par.nership heretofore existing be JL tween the undersigned under the Firm name of S. T. Craig A Co., was, by mutual consent, dissolved on the first day of January, ISS(5. Persons indebted to the Firm of S. T. Craig ? Co. are notified to scnll upon either of ho undersigned and 'make payment promptly, as tho partner? ship Accounts must be closed up without dclnv. S. T. CRAIG, J. IX MAXWELL, Adm'r. E>t. Bavlis Sloan, dee'd. Jan 21,1 SSiI *2s 3 Snoot, CoMMtssrcxEi:\s OfFtCK, Anderson, S. ('., Jan. 2u, l.s' ii. THE Superintendent of Education sends us a copy of an Act passed by the Legislature authorizing the School Com? missioners to apportion imosig the School Districts the amount reported by the Au? ditors for the year1881-S5 The Public Schools-of Anderson County will therefore open on FEBRUARY 1, 188G. J. fi. CLIX?SCALES, P -hool Commissioner. Jan '21, I8SG 2S 2 TO RENT! npHE HOUSE AND LOT formerly oc X cupied by Capt Jolin E. Allen. The HOUSE and LOT West, of and adjoin? ing the above. Both on University Hill, lor terms, apply to W. W. Humphreys or the undersigned. Notice of Partnership. "V\TE. the undersigned, have this day YV fori led a partnership to transact the General M:rciiandise business, also a Livery, Teed and Sale Stable and Beef Market under the Firm name of CUN? NINGHAM, FOWLER it COOLEY, at the same stand. All indebtedness to Cunningham ifc Fow? ler, by Notes, Accounts, or otherwise, is in the bands of the new Firm for collodion, and must be paid at once. Come and make seme arrangements, as the old Books must be closed. To the many customers of the old firm, we say p;ive us a continuance of your kind patronage, md we guarantee that you wiil be satistletl with our dealings with you. Anderson, S. C, Jan. 1, 1880. iS?2 rpiIE Firm of Kice, Geer it Co. is this _|_ cay dissolved by mutual consent. All parties indebted to said Firm by Note or Aceoi nt for Guano or Merchandise are hereby notified to make payment to J. M. Geer it Co. on or by February 15, 18S0. All claims not settled or satisfied for by that time will be placed in the .bands of an Officer for collection. E. B. KICE, ALSO, Jan 2t, 1SSG J. G. CUNNINGHAM, J. S. FOWLER, BAYLIS COOLEY. DISSOLUTION. J. M. GEEK, J. T. RICE, JJ. D. DEAN. Jan. 1,18S6. COFARTNEKSHIF. Having purchased the entire Stock of Rice, Gcer it Co., we will continue a Gen? eral Merchandise Business under the Firm name of J. M. GEER it CO. J. M. GEEK, B. I). DEAN, D. AARON GEEK. Jan 1, 1880 28 2? NOTICE FINAL SETTLEENT. The undersigned, Administrators of the Estate of Wylie Mitchell, dee'd, here? by give i.otice that they will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on the 25th of February, 1880, for a Final Set? tlement of said Estate and discharge from their office as Administrators. J. MATT. COOLEY, ) .. . MARTHA J. MITCHELL, J Aam rs* Jan 21, 1886_28_5 ORR & SLOAN, Keep always on hand a LARGE STOCK Of the Purest and Best Drugs, Medicines, AND Fancy Articles. The Largeat and Freshest Stock of FIELD, GARDEN, AND FLOWER SEED, FOR SALE UUEAP. Jan 14, ISoG 27 A CARD. WE desire in this the l-eviiming of the year to extend our thanks to the good peo? ple of Anders in Ooiint;. who Is-.tVC kindly giver, ns n share of their patronage during the past 3Tear, to wish them, one and all, a prosperous and happy New Year, and to endeavor on our part to merit a continu? ance of the same kindly relations by keep? ing our Stock full in every line, and keep? ing prices down to the bottom. And to this end we would ask those who have been indulged Thy us to come to the front with the ?'Stamps." It is no fault of ours if .cotiiui is cheap. Our debts have got to be paid, whether cotton goes up or down, and those; who haven't paid us must do so at once. HILL BROS., Druggists. Jan 7, 18S0 2G__ PONT READ THIS. HAVING purchased the Stock of Goods of Mr. M. Kennedy, on Brick Range, I desire to in form my old friends and cus? tomers that I am located at his old Stand, and am prepared to serve them with a choice stock of? Family and Fancy Groceries, Canned Goods, Tobacco, Cigars, Fruits, &c, At prices that defy competition. Give me a trial. Nothing but the best and purest Goods kept in stodc. Satisfaction guaran? teed in every instance. Respectfully, E. B. CATER. Dec 10, 18S5_22_ Notice of Partnership. THE undersigned have this day formed a partnership to conduct the Build? ing Business, Lumber Yard, Planing Mill, and Architecture in the Citv of Anderson. R. A. MAYFIELD, J. J. STUART, A. W. TODD, Jan 4, 18S? 20 _3_ A Stray Mare Found. ASTRAY SORREL MARE, with star in forehead, and white on nose, and white on hind feet, came to my holts'' with a good saddle on, with a rope round her neck, on Tuesday night, the 29th of De? cember, 1885. The owner can have her by calling and paving expenses. W. A. HALL, Moflattsvillc, S. C. Jan 7, 1SSU 20 J" _ .1. c. c. fkatiiekstox- C. <\ featiiebston. FEATHEB8T0N & SON, Attorneys at h:\w, ANDERSON, - - - S. C. WILL Practice in all Courts of State and United States. Office?In Brovlts Building, below P. 0. Dec 21, 1883 _ 21 LAW CARD. HAYING again settled in Anderson, S. C., lor the Practice of Law, I ?fter my professional services to the people of this and .surrounding Counties. All business entrusted to my care shall receive prompt attention. Office?3ver Book Store, with School Commissioner. COLUMBUS WARDLAW, Attorney at Law. Jan 7. ISbti 20 ERE WE ARE! And we wish you all a Prosperous and Happy New Tear I We Still have the L?rmest Stoclc of CARRIAGES, PHOTONS, BUGGIES AND WAGONS, In the.City, which we will be pleased to Show and Price. BEFORE you purchase anything in our line ask about the OLD RELIABLE REED <fc STEPHENS VEHICLES?the only work in the State guaranteed for two years. Call and see us. REED & STEPHENS, Main Street, Between the University and Court House. ?Tan 21, 1880_ 28 ly f AFTER the "Zeroic Blizzard" that has prevailed here for nearly a month, and with the return of sunshine and thaw, I am reminded by the "lookers arouud" that there is "life in the old land yet," and with A Heavy Stock of the Substantiate of Life, Am prepared to compete with the lowest. 250 BBLS. FRESH GROUND FLOUR, all grades, CAR LOAD N. 0. MOLASSES, all grades. LARGE LOT OF BACON SIDES, LARGE LOT OF MAGNOLIA HAMS, COFFEE, SUGAR, STEEL PLOWS, &c. BIG STOCK, STAPLE DRY GOODS and NOTIONS, Complete" line Men's, Boys' and Ladies' SHOES. Gruanos and j^cids. Now don't buy until you price my Goods, for I am bottom when "ginglc of the cash" is heard, no matter if it be Silver, which is now rated at a discount. Jan 21, i:,?G J. J. BAKER, Benson House. R. A. MAYFIELD. 28 J. J. STUART. A. W. TODD. BE SURE AND SEE MAYFIELD &c CO. Before you buy your Building Material, Decide on your Plans for Building, - Or let out your Contracts. HPHEY will furnish you with PLANS and SPECIFICATIONS and guarantee prices and work. Up with the times. ??T Mill and Lumber at Blue Ridge Yard, .fan 7, 18r'? 2G MAYFIELD & CO. 3m. When You come to Town it will Pay You to Call at CUNNINGHAM, FOWLER & COOLEY, AND see the LARGE STOCK OF GOODS in every Department, and be surprised at the LOW PRICES they ask for them. We have a large Stock of Goods, and intend to sell them. Look at our beautiful line of Dress Goods, Dry Go<>ds, Jerseys, Shawls, ?fcc. &c. Our stock of Ladies' and Gents' Shoes is complete, and can be bought at prices that will astonish you. We keep a full Stock of Groceries. A car of Flour just in, another to arrive. Can sell you 10 lbs. line CoO'ee for $1.00, and anything else you want can be bought at a VERY short profit. If low prices, polite attention and bargains are what you want, wc can suit you. We sell "the best Wagons and Buggies on the market, and in fact yon can find under solhe of our roofs anything you may want. CUNNINGHAM, F0WLEB & COOLEY. N. B.?We say to those who owe us, COME AND PAY US. We arc obliged to nush collections, and must have our money. A hint to the wise is sufficient. CUNNINGHAM, FOWLER & COOLEY. Jan 21, 188G _20_ CAR LOAD ULLIVAN * SRO. Jan 14, 1SSG 27 Attention, Grangers! HILL, ADAMS & CO., Who are Ever on the Alert for Bargains for their Customers, have just secured a big VE IN BOOTS, SHOES, SHIRTS, And several other lines, and are enabled to sell at less than FACTORY PRICES. Come, and we will save you money. A FULL ASSORTMENT GROCERIES & PROVISIONS On hand, and you know we don't buy Goods to keep. See us before buying your GUANO, ACID OR KAINIT. We will treat you the best we know how. No. T Grranite Row. Jan 14, 18SC _27_ FAIR NOTICE. 1THOSE knowing themselves indebted to J. A. Daniels, either by Note or Account, will lind it to their interest to settle with J. C. WHITFIELD, Esq., AT ONCE. J. A. DANIELS. Jan 14. 18S? 27 :} ASSIGNEE'S SALE. IWILL sell at public auction, in tho Cily of Anderson, S. C, on Snledny in February next, that certain LOT, with the STORE HOUSE thereon, situate on Whitner Street, adjoining Lot of G. \V. Kant it Son and the Waverly House, fronting on Whitner Street twenty-live feet, and running hack two hundred and ten feet. Terms of Sale?Cash. FRANK C. WHITNER, Assignee of L. L. Green. < Jan.7.1SS? 20 4 MRS" McSMITH JS now prepared to receive a few more PAINTING SCHOLARS In The Ilnpiri Art, which has given such perfect satisfaction. / PIANOS A NO ORGANS Always on hand. Term easy?time or cash?at MRS. McSMfrH'S. Oct 8, 1S85 13_ A. P. J?HNSTONE, SURGEON DENTIST, ANDERSON, S. C. OPFICE-Up Stairs, over HILL BROS. Drug Storo. Sept 10, 1885 0