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WINNSBORO, 8. C. Thursday, June 9, : 1877, R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor, JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Associato Editor. Kershaw as Judge. The Democratic caucus, on Tues -day night nominated Gen. J. B. Kershaw as judge of the fifth cir cuit, to succeed R. B. Carpenter, whose term has expired. Korshaw, Meotzo and Bonham were the can didatos in tie caucus. On the first ballot Kershaw received twenty %ight votes, and his competitors twenty-five each. Korshaw gradual ly gained, until on the sixth ballot the vote stood Kershaw fifty-two, Meetze twenty-four, Governor Bon.. ham's name having bon withdrawn. On Thursda y Goneral Korshaw was elected by the joint assembly, by an almost unanimous vote. Search the whole State over, and not a happier selection could have been made. In honoring Korshaw, the State honors herself. As in war she found no son moro conspicuonS ly gallant, so in peace she possess es none purer in private walks or more patriotic and self-sacrificing in the performance of public duties. Two years ago, General Korshaw was appointed to lead a forlorn hopo in this congressional district, and though defeated he bore himself gallantly. The present honor i~ .a litt:ng reward for his past services. The people of'the fifth circuit are to bo especially congratulated on their good fortune, in exchanging ('rpnt)tter for Judlge Kershaw. hors than I(er now do we favor rotation of juidges, a-S other portions of the Site will enjoy al.m tle b('it'll ts of Judge Kershaw' legal ability and )erfect 1 Intrify. Good Work by the Legislaunrc. Sedisday was a i ;l d a in the Legislatture, and both i *"leh(s soeIi - condetl in rgaininiig what ground t hey had lost in the estimation of the public. The Democrats moved on in solid phalanx, and of course carried all their points triumphantly. First, the Senate took up the con current resolution of the House to elect a judge to su(ceed Carpenter. This evoked desperate opposition from the Radicals, because all crimi nal prosecutions against State offi cials are tried in that circuit, and Rladical thieves had less fear of the present jndge than of a Democratie successor. Taft, of Cliarleston, led the opposition, arnd consumed the en tire (lay in filibustering.. Motion after motion was made, and every species of argument, germane or foreign to the subject, was offered. But Sena tors Gary, Crittenden and Jeter led the Democrats, and pushed Taft from his stronghiolds, one by one. At half past four o'clock the resoins tion was adopted by a vote of thirteen to eleven. Thus was sealed the fate of Carpenter, a man, wvho, of all the Rtepublicanr,, had been most honored b~y the Democrats, and who in return had dealt ihomi some of the severest blows. At the afternoon session the Sen ate adopted the conference report on the appropriation bill, and thus broke up tho deadlock which had paralysed the legislative brarch of the governmont for several days. The House also accomplished an important piece of work by impeach ing Wright for drunkenness, and .also passing a resolution request ing him to resign. The impeachment resolution was ad1opted b~y a vote of seventy..vo to twenty-three. This is important, for, while' thie trial willnot take place next November, ' Wright will be suspended from his office in the meantime, and will not be suffered to adulterate good law with mean whiskey. Justices WVillard and Me Iver will decide appeale before the court. It is thought that the work of the Hoeuso onl Wo~driesday w~il Sosult in the resignation of the sable mnember of the jndiciary. The Legislature has taken a smart stop forward. The remainder of the session, which will bo short, will doubtless he.9hapactoi-jzed by. ener Exit Carpenter. The point on which 'Carpenter's seat was declared vacant is this. He was-first elected in 1872, to fill a vacancy, and three years after was reolected. As a judge is elected for four years, Carpentor's term did not expire till December, 1879; and recognizing this, he did not qualify a second time until Docember, although having been chosen by a Legislature that was functus oficio in November previous. The prosent Legislature, and not the last one, was the body to supply the vacancy, and Carpenter's election in 1875, for a term to begin in December 1876 was a nullity. Judge Cooko was also re-elected in 1875, but ho had the good sense to resign before such re-election. Of Judge Carpenter we have little to say. His career has boon event - ful. Judge Mackey charges that Carpenter was the only carpet bagger who actually had a commis sion in his pocket before reaching South Carolina. This was as regis ter in bankruptcy, and it is also said that Carpenter's last act as register was to adjudicate himself a bankrupt. For this last we cannot vouch. Ho then became a Radical judge, but ro igned on being hon ored by the Conservatives as their gubernatorial candidate. And here let it be romombered, that though the Conservativou have voted for any number of Republicans for high offices, Carpenter was the only one they themselves brought out. During the campaign he denounced the Radicals as a sot of thieves and scoundrels. But, being defeated, ho was in a short time hand and glove with thom and roceived the judge shipl of the fifth circuit. When (hauberliin alopteil his reform pOlicy. ('arpenlt r was the loader an.l Iouthpiece of i .0 opposition, anl coinsorted w\itlh Bo)wten, PIatter son, Elliotht ani otlheir noted ccor tup tioniit.. '.The contt betwVeen (hamb~ul~erlaini 1tnd h inweiiiilf iu the L adi cal convenii ion in M i y last will ever be remembered. Carponter was alays the bitterest opponent of Clh.nh,-r lain, and during the last ce opai '' denounced him with greater fervi r and bitterness than did all the Demo crate put together. And yet he alone of all the judges in the State was found willing to bolster up Chamberlain in hisa monstrous usurpation. Even this decision he delayed until after he had abandon ed his seat on the bench and r paired to Washington, to imbibe legal lore at the feet of the notori ous Electoral Commission Of Judge Carpenter's character as a judge and private citizen, we say nothing. Snifice it that his depart - uire from the bench wiAll not cause the least particle of sorrow to the members of the bar in good stand ing through his whole circuit. What Judge Carpenter's next step will be, is not known. His orbit has beeni so erratic that it wtould require the aid of the astronomers who are now investigating the movements of other tailless comets to decide the character of the motive power that will 'propel him i'n the future.. Carpenter is gone. Wright is suspended in mid-air between the House and the Senate. Verily, 3us tico is beginning to don her robes again. [cOMMUNICATED. Complaints to Counoil. .Messre. Editors: Be pleased'teo give space in your colunns to this short notice,' .the matter of which is of a public na ture. Communications are ad dressed frequently to myself, or to council, making complaint, or expressing grievances &c., and the parties ad dressing write with fictitious names or anonymously. I dlesire simply to say that respectful consid - eration will be given to all commut nfcations, if the' authors will assume responsibility by signing theij:prop or .* ames, The subjeet matter' .iMarded. to by Taxpa~d1" sal4-tdy befo the odunoil, an'd Wvil 'bGc upon.. -.. .1N*T*ENfDANP. . tbUMMUNIcATED. The Railroad Kings Mesears. .Ediors That the stockholders of the Char lotto Columbia and Augusta Railroad, the community and the Legislaturo may understand one of the methods adopted by the managers of this road to drive away from it 'business for the benefit of the Wilmington Road, contrary to fair dealing and contrary to law, I will state an inci dent of recent occurrence: Cummings & Co., of this town, made a contract for the delivery of bacon from Baltimore to Charlotte, for twenty five cents per one hundred pounds, intonding to pay the local rate from Charlotte to Winnsboro, being iwenty.five cents--thus making freight from Baltimoro to Winns boro fifty cents per one hundred pounds, the freight via the Wilming. ton and Columbia Road being seven ty-live cents per one hundred pounds. When the bacon reached Charlotte, the agent there, inder orders from Mr. Pope, superintendent of trans portation, refused to receive it in the depot, and persisted in this for several days. Being threatened. with prosecution, he finally received and fowarded it, but required prepay.. ment of freight, not twenty-live cents, which is their established rate, but forty cents per ono hundred pounds. This wa paid under pro.. test, and suit brought by Cummings & Co. t, recover the overcharge. On yastorday tho railroad com pany refunded the overcharge, and paid costs of the suit, rather than have their unjust conduct veintilated ina court of justico. It may be well for Mr. Pope and his employers to awake to the fact that -South Carolini, after eight years' subjugation to a goveinmnent foul and loathsome, has again emerged into light, and once more has a Legislature and a judiciary who cannot be appeased by favors nor bought with money. I hope theii knowledge will induce them to give up the hope of building up the W i hnington Road on the ruins of th Charlotte, Columbia. and Augus. ta Road. REFORM. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. WEDNESDAY, June 6. S::wrE. Senate met at 11 o'clock, a. mn. Several bills were read and refer redl. Joint resolutions to investi.. gate the public debt,and to regulate the bonds of county oflicers wore read athir'd time. The b manee of the morning ses sion was consumed in disRcussing the resolution to elect a judge of the fifth circuit, which finally passed1, yeas 13, nays 11. At the evening session the con ference com11mi ttee rep~orted in favor of amending bill pr1ovidling for sala ries of members, so as to pay each memb~er of the Legislature $'300 for each session. This was made the sp~ecialorder for to-morrow. The report of the conference comn mittee on the appropriation bill was received and adopted. Anjourned. HOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVEs. The House met at 11, a. mn. Several bills wsere introduced and reported upon. A resolution to adjourn on the 8th of June was laid over. A number of bills were read a second time. An amendment of the joint rules for electing judges was sent to :th~e Senate. A resolution was road fixing the election of judgos for to-morrow. Articles of impeac-hment against Judge Wright were adopted after debate, yeas 75, nays 23., Also a resolution requesting him to nesign. Adjourned. THuvsDAY, June 7. Report of committee of conference on biil (House) to make appropria tions for the payment of the salary and imilenge of. the members of the General Assembly, and the salaries of the subordinate oflicers andl em.* layees, and othmer expenses incidenlt thereto was taken up. The Senate refused to concur in the report, .and Messrs. Counts, swflls and Taft wore appointed a cpmtnittee of free conference. The sitpply bill was taken-up, and road a- thirdl time,.anmended ia ;o, co'danee with theA recommendation 6f tio confcerencn ommitte.on: ..h approplation bill. This bill levies seven mills, the proceeds to be ap plied (1) to 'curreth expobses of fis cal year ending Oat, 81, 1877 . (2) to pay the January and July, 1877, interest on the consolidated bonds the said bonds to be first passed upon by a commission ; (3) to such other indebtedness ns the com mission shall adjudge to be valid. If the proceeds of the tax be insufficient, the p overnlot is authorized to borrow $100,000. The taxes are to be collected betweon July 1 and August 1, and those not paying in that timo will be required to pay interest at the rate of sovin per cent. per annum. A nnmber of bills wero ratified. The committee of free conference on bill to fix the salaries and mileage of members and employees of the General Assembly reported, and recommended that the Senate recede from its amendmonts providing $8 per day for the attorneys on attendance on the General Assembly and that the House accede to the other Senate amendments. They also reconu nened that members be paid $200 for the last regular ses sion and $400 for the present session and one mileage of twenty cents per mile for this session. The report was concurred in by a vote of 20 to 7. The House committee appeared at the bar and impeached Justice Wright of high Crimes and misdo moanors. Adjourned. HOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The report of the conference committee on the appropriation bill was adopted. The Senate cane to the hall of time House and the Joint Assembly proceeded to elect a judge for the fifth judicial circuit. The following is the result : 'hole number of votes cast, 130 ; necessary to a choice, 66 ; J. 13. Kershaw, 128 ; S. W. Molton, 2. General Kershaw was accordingly declared elected. The resolution to appoint a coin mnittee af live to prepare and present articles of impeachment aigainst Judge Wright was adopted. The bill to fix the pay of members was discussed without final action. Adjourned. Suicide in Charlotte. The Charlotte Obserrer contains the particulars of the suicide of Dr. Thos. C. Caldwell, near that place on Saturday, the 2nd inst. The body was found lying in a dense thicket, with the throat cut from ear to ear. The evidence before the coroner's ,iury was, in substance, as follows 'r he deceased had been in low spirits for over a year, caused by Uneasiness concerning the salva tion of his soul. His conduct led the family to fear that he had sever al times coltemlplated suicide On Friday nigh t a chain was found sim - lpended from a joist in the corn crib in a manner which led them to fear that he hadarranged it for destroy ing himnself During the following day, he was watched very closely, but about 2 o'clock in tihe afternoon managed to slip away from the house. A few hours after his de partiure a search was instituted and kept up till 9J o'clock that night, when the searching party wore attracted by the bark of a dog which was immediately recognized as th at of tihe dog which invariably accompanied Dr. Caldwell whenever ho left home.. On going in tihe direction fromn which the .sound pro ceeded, they were mot by the dog, which immediately turned and led them to the spot where the body was found. About a foot from his right hand lay, c-overed with blood, an open1 razor, which Mrs. Caldwell subsequently reeogni zen as the p)roperty of her husband, Dr. Caldwvell was far advanced in life-probably about seventy yeam~a old. Ini his younger days, lie lived in Morning Star township, and did a lucrative business Later, he led a very dissipated life, gave up his practice, and at the time of his dreathi lived oni a little plantation owned by Sheriff E. C. (Grier. About a year ago be reformed and connected him self with the church ; since theu lie has led an upright life, spending nuch of his time in praying and im reading and studying tile B~ib'e. There seems to be ,no room for dloiubtinlg that the pct wvas a reosult of dorangement, indued by a mor .bid d'welang on the su >joet of r~eli gion. Niles G. Parker, o x-treasureor of South Carolina under the carpet bag administration is .now rpanager of a meld house in New York. His qualification was probably familiari ty with brass, fr~I. John Dean, of St. Louis, the father of four children at a birth, has laid down the Axiom that a man who would not got drunk under esular circumstances is a "baste and an infidel." .Cot. Tench C. (Coxe, of G:osnville is darl AND '1iAL JUSTICE. . 01 All \>hsinoss otruste'I to him in either capacity Will teCeivo promp't atton Lion Ohlce oh 'Washingtx -street, 'ehro toor east of infisboro lbto. II. A O.aILLA1S0. JrO. 8. l3K'rNo.ms. di!ILARD & ,EYNOLDS, ATTORIINEYS AT LAW .A. I. MA CK EY, Attorney u~nd 'Couodellor a't Y.al, o., 1-,.LA wr It A NGb Winnsboro, K. C. # Rp'oial atlehtiot paid to'tle a 'e'edy collection of clains. Will practieo. 'n all of tho 'ourts -of this State and the Ufitod States. F. W, HABENICHT -- - - EGSienv6 to inform hu 'fiihas 'and customners generally that hiestock off Impoited and Domestic Lirn'ors and Wino is full, and the purity of his goods war ranted. A'90, A full suffp'y o'f dlhewiug and gehiiin Durham Sniohing Tobact,% Ugars -ahA Cigarettes. 'ALEO. 'Seegei's' Pui'e Double Strohg Pro'wA Lager beer, alwat's fresh on d'raught Av CxENTENN'AL BAR. frar 9 Collolr & Oluder CALL A'IT2WIO &0 reir lar@ And llegant assortme l% of GLASSWA RE, l~loially their Berry, Fruit and Preserve Ilowls. . -ALSO, To their variety of LAMPS, which, for b~eauty and cheapnessi, excei,. --ALSO,-.. To their large stock of CROCKE RY, whelb they oil'or at low prices, to close out theIr GOODS la1 this line. Ettencger & Edmond, )1ILC:TMoND. A. M VANUF ACTURIEJS of Pod~able auo .I. Stationary Engi.es and Boilers o all kinds, Circular Saw AMills., Grist Mill Mlill Gearing, Shafting, Pulleyw &o. AMERICAN TUBMINE~ wA'2R WiH-E.nn Cameroi's S'pecialI Steam Pumps oc 1 eed for Cata'logue. LIVE R U .b N GW is the season~when thetm-i--be.. comnes torpid, refuses to do its share of work, and cauoes dIistress totbe-humaa system. Take 6immnons' !Iepatlo 'om.. pound or Liver Cure and all will h~e well. Tlhie old adlage, "Prevention is Bettor than IOure." cannot be more praotioally illustrated than .now when the -sickness usual at this season can be prevented b the use of SIM'MONS' HEPATIC .OM POUND, which, by remnoyln~ the bile, oleansing the do.meoh and .haols and purifying the blood, enAbles the system~ to xe et malarial poisope and ' ies tone and stre nth to .the whole bdy. BIM.. MONS' HPATIC OOMPOUN Is alt with one'a daily pursuits, but on the con, trary, senables us to 'pursue them with renewed vigor. It is lmp r, hetter and, cheaper than any WInilt preparation over oftered. For sale by 7OMASTZR & Bnros;. - Winnaboro, M; C. f.. * I4 . lUnhS to., DOWIE MO WoEdward's, 8. O.