The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, June 27, 1871, Image 2
Tuesday Morning, J one jgj 1871
PARIS TX A STAJ^ OF- fej'8<?B.- Tho
French Government declaras v. that it
wo ol d be inopportun o to rnjsa ?he: ?iego
of j?^rla at present, land boa continued
injproe with unmitigated eoverityregu?
lations concerning passports, the sale bf
inj^amablea, and other natters ot po?
licy. -Tho public uttoranco of insurrec?
tionary doctrinos had o? lato become so
frequent as to' conviflco tho author!ties
thfit'the mere presence of power, with
ouVaomo exeroiae of it, was insa?loient
tof?nspire the respect ipr iihe dread ne?
cessary for the^iesorvation of eider. It
is now evidently*th^putpose..of ibo Go?
vernment to l?Old a heav?y bund apou tho
French oapital-?ntil ita gaiety fe assured.'
Arrests of suspected persona,ar?;.mado !
by wholesale, and many of them are ap
. patently respectable men and women.
Among the number under arroBt, there |
were as many QB 165 subjects of.Belgium,
and ?l?.ia stated that their release boa .nob
teen' and will not be demanded by the
Belgian ?Grovernm?pi, t?o?jgfa, ot ooptBe;
it will be seen that they bavo impartial
tijais. '.. - . : ', ?
... .-i i fr .?.<?:? i i rre . ? .".- t .
IAe. everything else in this country.
Government patronage ol works pf fcrt
has becqmo the subjeot* of mete jobbery.
The Mflis fflmUy appear'tobave a'mono
poly of all that is done ia the oast i cpu
if?og? l?nb. r Nofr patent fwitfa 'having'
already, disfigured-the papitol 'with; seve
-jal ,poqrmities? j F$k 'Milla is . npw .log
roiling for a gigantio' job jp, th'q Way" of
fiUing.ppthe iy'mp>num tho capitol
With au- allegorical group. "From a glauco
at the published oirj?alar embodying tho j
plan, it wonld appear that tho design is
' strictly in deification -ol tho negro. Li?
berty and the republic aro represented as
standing upon broken chains, extending
banda-over a cotton picker, who is being
taught by a Yankee school-maa ter. Ai
*. group of Ohinese, and another of $squi.
manx, gaze upon tho scene in stupid
wonderment, while a Southern planter
and an Indian are placed in the rear,
each pointing, over his left. shoulder as
ty pea of ' the decay i ng races. 820,000 is
demanded as the first appropriation to
be invested upon this proposed work of
art au. highly flattering to our national
dignity, and by proper manipulation of
tho material composing Congress, Mr,
Miils"will probably obtain it. .
The lesson of Germany has not been
lost opon continental Europe. Where,
a levy yea ra ago, we found the people all
struggling for separation and provincial
.independence, we find concentration the
now prevailing sentiment.- ? oonstious
ness, seems tqb?ve suddenly dawned that
grandeur, strength,.progress*"aiid ade?
quate protection, at? Only tb be found in
a unity of races and the building up of
immense empires, or rather monarchical
confederations, ;i\ which petty interests
am to bc sacrificed to .the general g?od.
It is, probably, only one of those ever
recurring instances in tho grand cycle of
change which, unconsciously to the
actors, is working .out the inscrutable
Schemes of creation. Among the bolder
and more advanced thinkers who have
stepped forth in advocacy of this princi?
ple is Father Hyacinthe, who, in a recent
letter, proposes n grand re-union of the
Latin races-Italian, French, Spanish
and Portuguese-under ono sovereignty,
analogous to that of the German Empire.
The idea eau hardly be considered new,
having been often advanced by enthusi- j
asts, and it is also .known to have formed
a part of the dreamy sobornes entertain?
ed by tho Communists, yet none can
doubt its being pertinent to the present1
time. Of oourse the obstacles offering
to such a vast proposition are almost un - j
surmountable, but when we glapce.at tho j
last page of European history arid seo j
how, in-loss than ten short months,-tho .
proudest nation *of the earth hus beeu
hurled into the abyss of calamity as
easily a? though it bad-been ahoUBe of
cards, we aro forced to admit at least its
bare possibility. Whether civilization
wohld really be. the gainer, or whether
tho now complications arising would tend
to advance the interests of the people of!
Southern Europe, is a problem too on-,
larged (or present speculation, but, at
the same time, Father Hyacinthe* has
shown himself to be something of a
statesman.'in venturing to discuss an
eventuality to which the ?nger of desti?
ny certainly points. The wonderful im-1
proveniente in war machinery, and the j
immense expense entailed in its prosecu?
tion, will hereafter deter any small!
European nation from entering upon it.
One year's contest with suoh a power as
Germany would beggar half a dozen of
the smaller States, evou'if successful; and
only in concentration or consolidation
. .can that balanoe of power be preserved
whioh all statesmen of the past have pro?
nounced neoossary tc the ponce and wel?
fare of Europe.
Correipomlence B?tWe?ti Attorney-Geno
! ral Chamberlain ?nd Mm?. Pop? ii
i The foMowingtopiniotr ,o? tho jjax law
wasgivdk on tm Mr^stont.^fjAt^r
ney-Goheral ChlmhrMaiq, hi response
to quefi?iorfBpatl>y Mesaf??- Bope?& -Has
kell, of thia-oity, attorneys at law, und
j ?ieir reply to tho opinion; . ..
' OrsrrjH orjraa.ATioB??Kir-GEi??niLj1
C?LUMB??T 8. a, Jane 22, ?! 871.
Messrsl "Tope & -Haskell, Attorneys at Law,
T.Columbiar.&?.,^- ._.
GENTLEMEN: Ltregret .that so' muoh
time hoe elopaod'since my receipt of your
oommnnicatioh of May 25th, in referen co
to the construction bf cor tain pp UH** lb
the tax laws ot this State. Thq.cUlay in
answering lins arisen sofely from,'?the
groat presqu ru of wy da ties, apd-, faure.
recently, from an absence in Wash in g
Ion and NewTorfc, Since my return, I
iave considered tho questions which yon.
proposct and now proceed to state to yon
the.oonohisions at which I have arrived.
I Ton call my attention to Sections 10S
and 117, and you say: "Let ns ?uppose
the property to be worth $1,000, and to
bei ueesseot?. at that value; tho tax'dna
thereon far the year.1371 \would bo just
$14, for the Sfato and Conuty. Suppose,
!.t the tax sale, Borne person should find
t to his interest to purchase.tho proper
y, and sttouldxbid ?50.0.for it; in case bf
Redemption, under, the Act, up ou what is
^ho 25 per cout. penalty during tho first
year, or tho 60 per bent, penalty during
the second year, ohargod^npon $1-4 tax
or upon the U500 purchas?'m?aey? If
the owner is not able to redeem (as iu
niauy cases he may not be) what becomes
pi the ' 9436 ptorohase money over and
above tho.tax due to thc State?"
. I think tho diffloulty suggested in the
?foregoing extract from your lotter will
be removed .wbe?l you-examine tho exact
language cf-Section 103. Tho.'sale of
lands for delinquent taxes is not made
for money, but tho sale is made tc "th;:
person then and there offering to pay the
tuxes, assessments and penalties charged
th?rebn for'thu least' quantity thereof."
Thus, Ipr. example, ?Tn tract of. land is
iassessed $1,000, and tho State and Coun?
ty tax thereon amount to $11, the bid
?dor,-at tho sate,- mast state for how mucb
?of/ciitat M?Ct; either in lector ucres, as
'the'eoso moy be, he will pay. tho taxes,
With tho penalties and charges thereon,
abd the party thus bidding, who shall
?amo tho least quantity of land, will bi
'the purchaser pf that amount bf proper?
ty whioh he shall name in his bid. lou
'will thus see that there is no "purchase
monoy'Sia tho G53S.; 'Npw? '.when* w;
come to the redemption of this property
it is required that the party desiring tc
redeem shall deposit with tho County
Treasurer a sum equal to the amount foi
whioh such roal estate was sold, with al
tho legal charges paid by the purchase:
at the sale, and subsequent taxes paid b]
such purchaser, his heirs or assigns, ant
25 per cent, penalty thereon, and th?
value of the growing crops, if any tiler?
are, oto. Or, if the person desires to re
deem the land after the expiration of on?
year, h*e shall deposit with tho Count;
Treasurer a sum of money equal to tb?
for which such real estate was sold an<
taxes subsequently paid thereon by th<
purchaser, and 50 per cent, penult;
thereon.. I understand the penalty ii
each of these coses to refer to th? taxe
.paid by tho purchaser after the sale
Thus, if the tax upon the laud pnr
'chased at a delinquent sale shall be 61
for the first year, the penalty to be pail
by the person desiring to' redeem withii
one year would' be. 32.5.0, or, if bede
layed until tho expiration bf one year
the penalty would bo 35 upon the sann
tax.
In reference to tho growing crops, th.
value of whioh the person desir?Dg t
redeem is to pay, I do not find that an,
rule of valuation has been lnid down b,
the Act, but I am led to the couclusio:
that it is intended that tho value shal
bo fixed by the County Auditor. Th
policy of the Act seems to bo to regor?
the State as really extending a gratuit
to the delinquent tax-payer, in allowing
him to redeem his property which ha
been sold, and in the absence of an,
provision for arbitration or anything c
that sort, I consider the Act as intend
ing to claim for tho State, through th
County Auditor, tho right to fix th
value of the growing crops. Of course
an appeal could bo taken from tho Couu
ty Auditor to the State Auditor, and an
injustice or oppression could bo brough
to the notice of tho Governor; but I d
hot discover that there is any intentio:
of permitting any party, except th
State itself,' to determine in auy respet
upon what terms the property shall b
redeemed.
Irl reply to your inquiry, whothor a
agreement to let tho purohaser gothe
tho crop would he a sufficient coin pl:
ance with tho law, J answer that I thia
it would be. Of course, proper evidenc
of such an agreement in writing, file
with tho County Auditor, would be nc
cessary; but if this were done, I do nc
think the County Auditor could ineif
upon anything more before he gave hi
certificate of redemption.
You further inquire, "When all tb
.provisions of tho law have been con:
plied with, who is to put tho party int
possession?" I answer, that I think th
party must put himself into possessior
if thero be any controversy. Upon
compliance with the requirement oz th
law, the County Auditor is required t
"immediately caucel the salo and tram
fer the property of tho party redeemin
the same, and suoh payment omi canee
lotion shall operate as a release of all tb
rights of the purohaser at suoh sale, h;
heirs and assigns."-Seotiou 118. Th
would seem to bo all that the Stato iii
dor takes to do, namely: to caucel tb
title of tho purchaser, and to transfc
tho property, by a new certificate of r?i
demption to tife former owner. If an
further obstructions to tho possession c
tho land by tho party redeeming shoul
arise, I think tho party aggrieved woul
bo obliged, at bis own instance and e:
panse, to resort to tho' couria for tba Tin*
dioation of bia right*. J The only, dis?
tinction <trhhftT I oabvdiec?Tor in the
"matter ol delinquent sales between pro?
porty in' inooiporated'cltiea and villages ?
.Andttroporty in the oountry is this, that
if at the sale the land advertised, exoept
tn incorporated eines'and villages, can-,
not be sold for one-forjrth ol its assessed
VAIUO, the Andito) ie requijed,' on behalf
of tho Slate, to purchase" a : euffiolent
quantity thereof .to satisfy the taxes and
penalties; whereas, in the case of oity or
village1 property,' the Auditor ia not r?*
quired to bid at all-upon th? property,
but in the abscnoe of other bidders, the
land becomes immediately forfeited to
the Stato. ' In tho former case, (the case
of country property,) the property bid
in by the Co au ty Auditor for tho State
would become chargeable simply with
thc taxes and penalties, the same as if
purchased by a private individual. In
the latter case, (the case of city or vil?
lage property,) thc wholo property of?
fered for aale, and which for want of
bidders has become forfeited. to the
State, is charged' simply with the tasea
and pen al ti ea, the same as if the wholo
bad been purchased by a private indi?
vidual, and in either .case tho redemp?
tion is to be made upon the same terms
and conditions. The only difference in
the two cases appears to bo that in thc
one case the State has seen fit to guard
against the sacrifice of coantry property,
while in the case of city or village pro?
perty, it was noe thought probable, I as?
sume, that there would be sufficient dan?
ger of - a sacrifice to make it necessary
for the State to observe the same pre?
caution in this respect.
I thus indicate to yon my views upon
the points presented, after a pretty full
consideration. I agree with you that
tho law is perplexing abd obscure, and
it may well be that ! have erred in my
contractions, but in any actual case it
will not be difficult for parties to bring
their actions for the redress of their
wrongs, and thus any errors of mine will
ibo corrected. "
" If rhy reply ls' not entirely clear to
you, as it may not be, I shall be happy to
give any further explanation cf my
views which you may desire! Very re?
spectfully, yours,
D. H. CHAMBERLAIN,
Attorney-General.
COLUMBIA, June 23, 1S71.
D. H. Chamberlain, Esq., Attorney-Gene?
ral. .
DEAR Sm: Wo aro obliged to you for
your answer of yesterday.
WTe put tho questions to yon in our
first letter ia the same terms that they
were put to us; aud your answer to our
first inquiry agrees fully with our ex?
pressed opinion. As to tho other mat?
ters 'submitted, your views seem to be
reasonable, aud, perhaps, correct; but,
as you say, the law is perplexing and
obscure-at least, your views will, we
suppose, govern the officers in adminis?
tering thc tax Act, and to that extent
they are very important. The recent
ruling of the Supremo Court on tho
question of-the granting of the writ of
prohibition, hn3 relieved much of tho
anxiety we felt at the time our letter waa
addressed to you; for by that writ the
legal right eau now bo testod before the
citizen is harassed. The obligation to
pay, uuder what, perchance, may be nn
arbitrary construction of tho law, with
the privilego of recovering back by suit
the wrongful execution, was hazardous,
and, to say Ibo least of it, extremely
embarrassing. It is a matter of regret
that the tax law is so complicated iu its
details. The chief merit of n tax law
should be clcarness and perspicuity, aud
in this respeot, at least, tho present law
can be greatly improved. "V ery respect?
fully, your obedient servants,
. POPE ?c HASKELL.
A SLOOP UPSET AND MAN DP.OWNED.
About 8 o'clock Saturday afternoou, the
sloop Small Hope left Market wharf
heavily laden with manure, and bound
for Mr. F. Gobelet's farm, just beyoud
Mount Pleasant. Tho wind was blowing
very fresh from tho South-west, aud the
crew tried to persuade tho captain, a co?
lored mau, named Jeffrey Snipes, to turu
back for tho city, as the boat begau to
take in water freely. Snipes refused,
aud the craft capsized when almost filled
with water, juBt between Fort Ripley
and Castle I'iuckuey. Tho crew, three
in number, succeeded in clinging to the
mast oud hull of tho boat, but Jeffrey
Snipes, nftor endeavoring to sustain
himself for some time iu this manner,
lost his hold, aud being washed off from
the boat, went down before tho eye3 of
tho crow. - Charleston News.
A PIIOMISE.-In a speech tho other
day to the Republican State Convention
of Ohio, Senator Sherman declared
positively that at thc next session of
Congress the whole internal revenue sys?
tem of taxation will go by tho board, ex?
cept tho taxes on spirits, beer and
tobacco,; nud,' perhaps, a few stamps; and
that those taxes that romain will be sim?
plified so that the tax-gatherer need
o?lylookto the distilleries and brewe?
ries.
MAN KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.
Saturday, evening Walter B. Campbell,
from Chillioothe, Ohio, was tun over
and instantly killed on the railroad by a
train coming from Wilmington to Flo?
rence, abcat a mile and a half above the
latter place. The deceased was a soldier
aud formerly a*member of Company R,
7th United States. Cavalry.
Tho Now Orleans Times gets off a good
thiug for Jeff. Davis: "Radical papers
quoto with unction tho following alleged
extract from Jeff. Davis' speech: *I am
not ono who aocepts tho situation-I ac?
cept nothing.' Tho oontrast botween
rebel Jeff. Davis aud hero Graut, in this
respeot, is so utrikiug, that they can't
help noticing it."
Moro thou 1,000 olectric wires have
been cut in tho Paris sewers, wbero they
had beou placed with a viow to setting
fire to thc city iu every direction.
A Hia? COMPLIMENT. -The Charleston
N?ujs, of tho 24th, contains the following
ponaplimentary, notice ot the*/"Policy
holders' Life and Tontine Association of
the South." It is a jost tribute to a
properly-managed institution: ;
.She New York" Under writer amt Ge?
neral Joint Stock Register, for May, has
been laid on our desk. Among its items
of interest to the lifo insuring public,
wo notice the nnnual report of tho Pre?
sident of the! 'Policy-Holders' Life and
Tontine ^Assuranco Company of tho
South.' The publication of this report
by that journal was, we learn, entirely
voluntary,mid, therefore, it is a compli?
ment which should bc,' and no doubt is,
highly appreciated by the offioers and
trustees ' of the company, because, ns it
may fairly be assumed, the plants and
practice of tho company, as detailed in
the report; meot tho approval cf its edi?
tors; and approval from such recognized
authority in. life insurance circles is no
small commendation.
"It has beou too much the practice of
Northern insurance journals to decry
any and every effort to establish South?
ern lifo companies, but tho Underwriter,
of New York, has, by this publication,
given ovidence of having riscu above
such petty prejudice, aud of its desire
to givo pnblicity to such principles aud
practice iu life assurance as meet its ap?
proval, whether found South or North of
Mason and Dixon's line. We aro pleased
to seo this implied recognition of the
merits of this young company, uot only
because we believe thc company entitled
to it, but because wo believe it will givo
confidence to timid poople, some of
whom moy bo found in every communi?
ty, who may have withheld support from
the company until now, instead of aiding
its earliest efforts ut establishment.
"The support of this company will, iu
a measure, supply a waut which has pre?
vented a more speedy recuperation in all
the departments of industry, to wit:
Capital. Could the aggregate amount of
life insurance premiums scut out of the
i State since tho war havo been retained
for.investment in it, we feel assured the
sum .would, bc more than tho aggregnte
of the bunking capital now employed in
it., ?Comment |? unnecessary. Wo have
nothing-td say Against the og?notcs" that
supplied a'waut.wo could not supply, bot
now^haVwe.c?n pfl'cf the assuring.public
0 home company, entitled to their confi?
dence, i?b'assurante, .by evory motive of
Amor'Palrioi give tho Polioy-Holders'
Company the support it deserves."
BniorrrEB PROSPECTS.-At-no time
since the termination of the war between
the States hove the prospects of tho. fu?
ture appeared more promising for our
people than at this time. Thc feverish
excitement consequent upon the over?
throw of our labor system nnd the de?
struction of property- values, whioh bred
il rashness of riskiug everything to re?
trieve, have given placo to calm and cal?
culating pious. Many men who loft
their plantations for cities, to embark in
commercial ventures, have returned to
their first love. Many planters, who
have beou overcropping for tho past
years, depending upon luck for success,
have, this season, wisely laid their plans
according to their menus. From every
portion of our State the gratifying in?
formation reaches us that an abundant
corn and prpvision crop will bo made.
The fruit crop is a bountiful one, and
will bring.a largo sum of money into tho
State. Cotton, it is true, is backward
! and looks poor, and thc area planted in
Georgia fully fifteen per cent, loss than
j that of last year. Dut it is too early to
predict a failure to any extent of that
crop. Tho prices ruling now have given
1 plauters renewed hope aud euergy, nnd
the prospect is very good for the next
season opening ut eighteen to twenty
oeuts. The smaller crop will then bring
a larger total sum than tho large crop of
last season. In addition to thc reasons
giveu above, ns to tho prospects ahead
of us, is tho fact, as we learn from the
cotton factors iu our city, that plauters,
as a class, have not asked for half the
amount of advances tbiascasrm that they
required Inst yoar; they havo managed
with less than half they bought iu 1?70,
and that half bas been purchased at
fully a third less rato thau paid last year.
With on abundance of homa-raised pro?
visions, comparatively small advances to
liquidate, and the prospect of getting u
fair price for their cotton, they have
causo to look forward with hope of better
days.-A ngusla Constitutionalist.
SCDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Francis J. Ab?
bott, of tho well known firm of Spencer
i Abbott, died very suddenly in his
store last afternoon. Do had severo
pains in tho neighborhood of tho heart,
und to remove these had used morphine
and opium, and unintentionally took
too much. He became suddenly very
ill, lay down in tho storo about noon,
aud soon became iuscnsiblc. Artificial
respiration was kept up for some time,
and finally natural breathing, but very
slow, succeeded. Lifo lied about G P.
M.-Columbus (Ga.) Sun.
While a number of workmen at Ten?
sas, last Suuday, were standing ou a
portion of tho trestle now in course of
construction, a difficnltj' ooourred be?
tween two of tho party-Thomas Dunni
gan aud Timothy Sweeney-during
whioh blows were passed, aud Sweoney
was knocked overboard nud drowned.
{Mobile Register.
During tho late war the property of
General Bradley T. Johnson, in Mary
laud, was sold by a trustee under a de?
cree of tho Circuit Court for Frederick
County, but upon the termination of the
war General Johnson commenced pro?
ceedings for its recovery, which have
fiually terminated in hui favor.
At Stone Lake, Yon B?ren County,
Indiana, yesterday, Addie Dwight was
shot and iustautly killed by Chauncey.
Barucs for refusing to marry him.
Barnes subsequently shot himself, anti
is uot expected to survive.
Eiooa X Ito XM. m .
PHqpnxiAWA. ??Tbe -prioo ot^s?igle
copio? of tho pHCB^rrx iq!five ce$t$> (
Up jko tho hoar o? going press, this
morning, the Greenville train, ci tie here
at*6. o'clock yesterday wyening, h?d_ not
arrived.
A countryman, yesterday morning,
carelessly placed a gun against a post to
whioh a horse was hitched, in front of
Dr. Miot'e store. Tho animal,- in his
fly-brushingexercises,-knocked do wo-ond
exploded tbe weapon-fortunately with?
out injuring any one, although shot were
liberally distributed.
Young ladies shonld bear in mind that
Diana, Duchess of Nalentinois, a cele?
brated beauty in an age of beauties, pre?
served her good look" by washing her
face in rain water, and taking out-door
exercise in the morning before the dew
had left the ground.
Our merchants, and others wishing to
prepare for the fall business, will please
take notice that tho PHCENTX office is
supplied with all necessary material for.
as handsome cards, bill heads, posters,
circulars, and other printing that maybe
desired, as any office in the city. Give
us a call and test our work.
Tho Secrotary of tho Treasury has de?
cided to refund the cotton tax paid on
the bagging and ropes used bu cotton
bales. Blanke, os prescribed for refund?
ing claims, have been received. For in?
formation, apply to John T. Sloan, Jr.,
Counselor/ Attorney at Law, and Soli?
citor of Claims, No. 8 Law Range, Co?
lumbia, S. C: ? *
1 The nunual celebration of tho Ugly
Club of tho University of South Caro?
lina will be held in the University Cha?
[pel, this ?veuing, at 8 o'clock^ As il
will be particularly amusing, we advise
all who can tb be present.1 " ..
The fruit market is rabidly cheapen;
ing. Last week peaches were given- tc
those who would take them away, and
yesterday 'Mr. George Symmers tbre^
the remunuts of a crate of pineapple!
into the street, which were eagerly gob
bled np by a crowd of small and largi
darkies, whoso palates no doubt wer
surprised by a tasto never before had.
Wo invite the special notice of person
who desire to supply themselves wit)
somo of tho best and most desirabl
lands iu Iredell County, N. C., to th?
salo of. real estate advertised by C. A
Carlton, which will take place at tb?
court houso in Statcsville, August 16
Tho quantity to be sold is 1,700 nores
lying East of tho Catawba river, am
only n few milos from the Atlantic, Ten
nessco and Ohio Railroad. <
There will bo an interesting exhibitioi
at tho Ursuline Academy, Valle Crucis
near thij city, on Thursday, the 29tl
instant-tho.annual commencement o
that flourishing and thorough institatioi
of learning.
Venezuela is a cheerful country. I
is always iu revolution. There is n
chance for tho people there to becom
gloomy or discontented' or dangeroa
through long inaotion or through tedior
peace.
Mr. McKenzie's soda fountain is noi
in operation; and those in want of th
genuine artio'o, with pure syrups, knoi
whero to obtain it. The tumbler-washe
is a curiosity.
Thc difference between tho school bo
aud the clerk boy is that one stores th
mind, and tho other minds tho store.
There is no height that cannot b
climbed, no obstado which cannot h
removed, no difficulty which may not b
ovorcome by persevering effort.
In thc proclamation of tho Governoi
calling a special election to fill vacaucie:
appearing in Sunday's paper, there wc
an error iu dato. It should have rea
"Tuesday, July 25." An election he
also boeu called for the same day fe
Laurens Conuty, to fill the vacancies c
David Foulk and Turpin Dendy.
In three weeks' time, Dr, Wheoh
expects to complete his arrangements fe
tho drawing of. the valuable propert
advertised in the FHONIX. It is an e:
collent opportunity to secure a hom?
stead at a very Bmall cost.
For tho first time in many years, a
of tho jurors summoned were in attend
ance at the opening of ' the-cou rt) y?itei
day. .They were complimented hy tb
Judgo for their prompt attendance*.
"Hon. W. W. Eaton, wu ila. makin g
speech in tho Connecticut Honse <
Delegates at Hartford, yesterday, wt
soized with a fainting fit, and sunk in h
seat. Ho was removed to his reaidenct
whero ho was improving at last a?
counts."
The "fitting" Senator was-formerly
dry goods merchant in Columbio,
MAIL ARUANOEME?TS.-Tho Norther
mail opens at 3.00 P. M.; doses 7,1
A. M. Charleston day moil opens 4.0
P. M.; closos COO A. M. Charlesto
uight mail opens C.30 A. M.; closes6.0
P. M. Greonvillo moil opens 6.45 I
M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Western ma
opens 0.00 A. M. ; closes 1.30 P. M. O
Suudny office open from 3 to 1 P. M. .
; There i? to bt? ft Varied -''enlfttaibmeiit
i fc'|the ;?o'?g?r??;;jB$# ??ptyfyd^pi
rbnrtn o? July, ^nd, as t^e, ,gxQa r^, ar e
sAirjdy.onrt secluded, there? Will,-without
doubt,-boa large orowd ID attendance.
The important features are a barbecue,
including sheep and mutton, with head
bash done up in the "hottest" kind of.'
stylo-with knife, fork and bench aocom- -
pariimeut; a trotting match or two/'
several:qaarter races, &c, for'which suit?
able arrangements have boen provided-- ?
8300 and $500 being already , up. And
aa there has been an unusual and con?
tinued crowing and. to-do among the
poultry in certain quarters bf tho Coun?
ty, it ia bat reasonable, to. suppose that
c?ne or two "chicken disputes" will 1>e
sottled. . ' \ j""- M;A .
SPECIAL TERM Corr.T OF GEKKBAI
SESSIONS-Judge Melttfn presiding.
The Court was orga.bfz'ed at 10.o*?leck
A.. M. The grand aud petit 'jurore an?
swered to their namer/. ? Li.F. Hopson
was chosen Foreman of theGrand Jury,
John 'H. Kinder bf Petik Jury Nb. 1,
and John Caldwell Foreman of Jury
New 2. . ;
After a short Charge frond bis Honor
th? grand jury retired to 'their ?b?m to
consider a number of bills given out by
the Aoting Solicitor. The following
cases were no??prof.; .! - .
. State vs. Sampson Hob, James'Wash?
ington, Abram Boffin' and "Wm. White,
for grand wrcerfy/ abd' j. Gregg Maxey,
assault with a pistol. .. ' ,. ' .
State vg. Bay Bollin, Joseph' Foster,
and others, riot. The jury,' without
leaving their seats, returned a verdict of
not guilty; ' '^' ' Zr7'' ....*.
True bills wore rein rried against Alfred
F. Pepron for malicious Tresp^s, and
Robert Roiford for forgery ."j :
The Court adjourned "urilil 9. o'clock
this morning.
! HOTED AKBIVAIJS; Jubb 'tt~fyliirnbu\
IJotel-J. W. O'Brien, G, TO/'-Pieper^
St. J. Bavenel.W. N. Taft, E. W. M.
Maskey, J. E. Thames, Charleston; J.
Calhoun, U. S. A.; W. H. High, Wil?
mington; B.W. McCullough, Richland;
W. B. Wynn, New; xork; J. 8;Bates,
Gadsden. : '' .
Nickcrson House-Mrs, Dr. MacAboy,
Pittsburg;;' Miss S. Law, Miss L. Law,
Master John Law. New Orleans; E. J.
.Hardin. N, C.; JV H. Averill, Louisville;.
B. J. Seigler, Newberry; W. E. Kline,
Bates vi Ile; J. M. MacKay, Abbeville; D.
F. Fleming, Master W- Gregg,.Charles?
ton; James Harrison, Anderson ville; J.
fL Whitlock, H. Z. A. Lipscomb, Fla. ;
J. H. Gay, Pineville.
LIST OF NEW ADVEBTXBKMKNTS.
Pure Soda Water at McKenzie's.
C. A Carlton-Yalu able Land Sale.
Annual Commencement Valle Cracis.
.Ev E. Jackson-Fly Paper, etc.
Mooting Eutaw Encampment.
Singularly enough With tho decision cf tho
EoumcDlcal Connell, at Rome, that the Pope
I waa INFALLIBLE, it was accorded hy the Ame
ricxm public that DOOEEE'S YEAST POWDER waa
likewiso infallible.
We do not wish to dispute with Pins IX as
to hie infallibility, bat we challenge any Bak?
ing Powder to he produced that ia as clearly
' INFALLIBLE aa oars in strength, purity, free?
dom from deleterious substances, and that
will stand such a chemical analysis. It is the
j healthiest, cheapest and best ever yet known.
1 Try it "nd bo convinced. Jane 27 JS
OFFICIAL RAFFLE "SnaiEiis of the Charleston
I Charitable Association, for the benefit of the
Free School Fund:
BAFFLE CLASS NO. 51.
Morning.June 20, 1871.
24-57-63-4-18-51-74-33-8^5-68-50.
Witness our hands, at Charleston, this 25th
day of June. 1871. FENN PECK,
JAMES GILLILAND,
Jone 27_ Sworn Commlsaionorg.
Smoked Herrings.
i)AA BOXES SMOKED HERRINGS, jnat
&\J\J received and for sale, at fifty cents
por box. by JOHN AGNEW & SON. .
June 24_
THE MORRIS COTTON GIN
HAS DISTANCED ALL OTHERS,
AND la warranted to do it again. For full
particulars, relative to these machines,
address - E. MORRIS,
Jans 13 3mo_ Columbia, B. C.
Wool'. Wooli Wool!
WANTED to buy 20,000 pounds of WOOL
for cash. BLAKELY &, GIBBES.
- Columbia, S. C.
?9* Newberry Herald. Abbeville Press and
.Danner, Fairfield Ilerald each copy fonr.timea
ind forward bills to this office. Juno 13 Imo
Just Received, .
ASELECT assortment of DOOR BELLS,
GONGS, LOOKS, NIGHT LATCHES,
{io. All kinds Sewing Maehine NEEDLES
constantly on hand. Fina Looks rftado to
order, and ropairiug of all kinds done prompt?
ly. F. A. SCHNEIDER,
Gun and Locksmith, Plain o tree t.
JUGBIS _
Claret on Draught.
TTJ8T opened', one Cask . ohoice TABLE
? CLARET, for sale low, by the gallon or
doron, by . . JOHN AGNEW & 8QN.
Cheap Fertilizer,
TONS COTTON BEED MEAL. Excel?
lent for manure. EDWARD HOPE.
40
O
Claret Wine
N draught. THIS DAY, at a'low mico, bv
tbo ?allon 'or dozen. EDWARD HOPE. '
. Native and Foreign Wines.
(CJO?PPERN0NG, Concord, Bantams, Ola
?O ret, Champagnes, just received and foi
salo low, by _E. HOPE.
Pickled Tongues, Beef, &o.j
JUST opened, choleo Fulton Market BEEF
Choice Pickled Tongues,
Choice Sug.tr-Curod Hams,
Choleo Sugar-Cured Strips, N
Choice No. 1 Mackerel.
For salo low by JOHN AGNEW & SON. .?
"Diamond" and "Orange" Brand
Hams,
'i f\ TIERCES of these "incomparables
JLV-/ just to hand aad for salo by
June 17 GEO. 8YMMERS.