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? A sister of Spurgeon, the great London j
preacher, has entered the pulpit.
? The owner of a three-year-old cat in Eng- j
land values her at ?2,500.
? Augustus now compliments Angeline upon
the perfection of her toilet by assuring her
that she looks as fine as a hired girl.
? The presidential electors must meet at
their respective capitals on the first Wednesday
in December, to cast their votes for President
and Vice-President of the United
States.
? The slave trade still flourishes among the
Mussulmans of Salonica, and one hundred
negresses, lately transported there from the
African coast,were sold at an average of about
$150 each.
? Without decision of character, no man or
woman is ever worth a straw, or ever can be.
Without it, a man becomes at once a good-natured
nobody, the poverty-Btricken possessor
of but one solitary principle?that of obliging
everybody under the sun merely for the asking.
? A woman in Sterling, Ky., recently adopted
a terrible mode of suicide. She saturated
her clothing with kerosene and set it on fire.
Slje was religiously insane, and believed that
the flames would waft her to heaven without
burning.her.
? Governor Tilden is five feet ten inches in
height, and is spare in figure. His head is
large and round, his eyes are blue, his abundant
chestnut hair is sprinkled with gray.
He is sixty-three, and the family arithmetic
shows that fourteen of his ancestors attained
the average age of seventy-nine.
? Some idea may be formed of the vast number
of stock in Texas, and the cash value-there
a head, from a purchase made lately in the
southwestern part of the State, of 40,000 head
of cattle and 2,000 horses for $140,000 in silver,
being $4.50 a head all round for cattle
and horses.
? Ad athletic specimen of the Emerald Isle
called on a wharfinger for a job. "The top of
the morning to ye, Master P.; I've been told
that ye're in want of help." "I've but little
to do," replied P., with mercantile gravity.
"I'm the very boy for yees! It's but little I
care about doing; it's the money I'm after,
sure 1"
? A drummer for a New York house, traveling
through Virginia soliciting orders, remarked
to a Richmond merchant that every
one was cutting down his orders for Christmas
goods to the lowest figure, but in almost every
case the merchant added, "If the election of
Tilden is settled you may double the order."
The gentleman said that in his case alone it
would make a difference of several thousand
dollars.
? A New York State law of 1842 allowed
Presidential Electors the same pay as members
of the Legislature, $3 per day and mileage.
A fterwards the salary of the legislators
was raised to $1,500 a session, loDg or short,
but nothing was said in regard to Electors.
So that, as the law of 1842 gives them the
same pay as members or toe legislature, it is
now held that they are entitled to receive
$1,500 each for their session of two days,
? The constitutional amendments in Virginia
have been adopted by a large majority.
They provide for biennial sessions of the legislature
and for the disfranchisement of voters
for petit larceny and non-payment of their
poll tax. It is reckoned that the costs of the
sessions of the Virginia legislature will be reduced
$150,000 by the amendment, and the
State school fund, to which the receipts from
the poll taxes will be transferred, is Bure to be
largely increased.
? On the whole, the delay of the Republican
returning boards in all the disputed
States about counting the votes, impresses
impartial Northern observers with the belie?
that^they are not sure of the result. All the
^^bsthern Sutes remain orderly, and thepeacable_appeal
of the South Carolina and Flori
da Democrats to tbe courts tor protection,
has gained them sympathy in the North,
while the suspicious dilatoriness of the Republicans
in counting the votes begins to
create indignation here among the Republicans.?New
Yck Herald.
? Can it be that all the office holding
Smiths have been colonized in Georgia?
fhis record would almost make it appear so.
, M. Smith, No. 1, is Governor of the State;
J. M. Smith, No. 2, is representative elect
from Oglethropecounty; J. M. Smith,No. 3,
was candidate for Ordinary in Heard county;
J. M. Smith, No. 4, was candidate for Tax
Collector in Talbot county; J. M. Smith No.
5, is one of the most popular Justices of the
Peace in Harris county ; J. M. Smith, Nos.
6 and 7, have just vacated offices, and J. M.
? Smith, No. 8, was commander-in-chief of all
the deputy marshals in the State on election
* day.
? Two notorious burglars, named Jack
Hughes and Terrence Mullin, were recently
arrested in Chicago, by agents of the United
States secret service, on a charge of attempting
to remove the remains of the late President
Abraham Lincoln from their resting place at
Springfield, Illinois. There is said to be no
doubt of their guilt. It is now alleged that
their object was to bury Lincoln's remains in
some secluded place, and to give.them up only
on payment of a large sum of money. They
expected to receive two hundred thousand
dollars for their singularly horrible undertaking.
? A shoemaker in Memphis has recently
finished a mammoth pair of shoes for a negro
in Arkansas. The length of the shoes is
seventeen and three-quarter inches, and six
inches across the sole. Tbe negro's foot,
according to measurement, is fourteen inches
* .? 1 11 I ! ,1 , g.
arouna tne Dan, wmie ine instep is nineteen
inches. The man is over seven feet in
height, weighs four handred pounds, and is
not more than twenty-six years of age. He
has not worn a pair of shoes for years, and
this pair is intended for Sunday, they, with
the last on which they were made, costing
sixteen dollars. This big footed negro is a
preacher.
? Mr. and Mrs. Yarborough were married
in Hickman, Tennessee, eight years ago. They
were very young, and their engagement and
wedding, managed by their parents, was devoid
of sentiment. They were divorced a year
afterward. This fall they met in Nashville.
Mrs. Yarborough was yet only twenty-four
years old, and had grown handsome. Mr.
Yarborough had also improved in appearance.
They fell in love, but this time her parents
forbade the intimacy, and locked her in her
room. He got her out through a window,
they eloped, were chased by her angry father,
were remarried, and now seem much better
satisfied than when they were united without
aDy row.
? They have captured a fish in Florida, near
Cedar Keys, to which the inhabitants have
given the name of the carpet-bagger. It has
the head of a catfish, the body of an eel, and
? a ? * IV 1 i
the legs 01 a lizara. it is auiea to tne screwfish,
well known in Florida, whose habits have
been made the stagy, of Pratt, ofPalatka. In
the summer time, whenthe St. John's yields
its beautifal grasses^itsWims up and unscrews
its head, whiph, by thtfaid of four well defined
legs, goes oat on the banks and eats the
sweet grasses. When winter comes it goes
back, screws the tail on, and makes the water
of the lovely St. John's its home. Naturalists
have designated it as belonging to the family
of "Spiratus Arcbinadeus."
? In a sermon at "All Soul's Church," in
New York, recently, Dr. Bellows, the celebrated
Unitarian preacher, of that city, treated
. the narrative of the fall of Adam and Eve as
^ a fable. He though that they were not at any
time innocent or nearer perfection than many
H^^sonswho lived after their day. ConseH
K^Jhey neverfelHrom perfection. He
human beings
^^^^B^Hfe^^^NH^^human race
He contin^HB^^^K^H^Hfeljj^^Nilligently.
calculable value. It devolves upon us as
Unitarians to read the Bible aright, and to
obey the sacred precepts; for those who do
their duty the most faithfully on earth will
have the approval of God and will be the
most blessed in the great hereafter." After
his sermon, Dr. Bellows repeated, in a thrilling
and impressive manner, the Lord's Prayer,
which he deemed the most perfect and comprehensive
of all petitions to the Creator.
YORKVILLE, S. C.:
THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 30,1876.
THE BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS.
After much delay, the Board of State Canvassers,
through D. T. Corbin, of counsel for
the Board, submitted a report to the Supreme
Court on Tuesday of last week. The report
merely contained the aggregation of the returns
for Electors, State officers, Congressmen,
members of the General Assembly and
county officers, the result of which was published
in our issue of last week.
The Board, in submitting the report, called
attention to the fact that certain votes had
been returned for F. C. Dunn and J. B. Tolbert,
and expressed the opinion that the said
votes should be credited to T. C. Dunn and
J. R. Tolbert. It was also stated that there
were before the Board evidences and allegations
of fraud and intimidation in Edgefield
county and in two precincts of Barnwell
county^ and that the returns from Laurens
were signed only by two of the county canvassers,
one of whom had signed under protest
and had presented an affidavit to the
Board, stating that he had done so from fear
of bodily harm. The counsel also stated that
the Board had allegations and evidences of
fraud in other counties, but that they could
do' nothing with reference to the alleged
frauds on account of the order of the Court.
On Wednesday morning the Supreme Court
ordered that a writ of peremptory mandamus
issue, directed to the Chairman and members
of the Board of State Canvassers and the Secretary
of State, commanding the said Board
forthwith to declare duly elected to the offices
of Senators and members of the House of
Representatives, the persons who, by the certificate
of the Board to the Court, had received
the greatest number of votes therefor, and to
forthwith deliver a certified statement and
declaration thereof to the Secretary of State,
and commanding the Secretary of State to
make proper record thereof in his office, and
without delay to transmit a copy thereof, under
the seal of his office, to such persons thereby
declared to be elected, and a like copy to
the Governor, and cause a copy of the .same
to be printed in one or more public newspapers
of the State.
Gen. Conner, who represented the Democratic
candidates, submitted an order setting
forth, in effect, that the Board of Canvassers
bad canvassed the returns by countieajnatead^,
oi precincts, a? a reauii yi n?D
raany-erwrs*Tfnci Irregularities and di9crepaQcies
in the returns and statements, and discrepancies
between the returns of the managers
and the statements of the county canvassers,
so that it was and is necessary to confirm
the statements of the county canvassers
by the returns of the several precinct managers,
that a true result could be arrived at; that
the Board of State Canvassers had illegally
assumed to include in their count the returns
from precincts not named in any Act of the
Legislature, and had received returns not authenticated
or forwarded to them by the board
of county canvassers, according to law ; and
have failed and refused to perform their legal
duty by excluding said legal returns, or socalled
returns, from their official count. He
concluded the order by praying that the Court
issue the State's writ of mandamus to be directed
to the said H. E. Hayne, et al., constituting
the State Board of Canvassers, requiring
them to proceed to perform their said duties
according to law, and to submit to the
Court their report, showing such performance,
and bringing into Court, with the said report,
all official papers on which the same is in any
manner based, including the returns of the
several precinct managers, and the statements
of the boards of county canvassers.
Mr. Corbin, counsel for the Board, asked
for time in which to examine and consider the
statements, on the ground that the allegations
were vague. The Court then adjourned until
Friday morning at 11 o'clock, after issuing a
rule requiring the Board of State Canvassers
to show cause, at the opening of the Court,
why a writ of mandamus should not issue in
accordance with the prayer of Gen. Conner's
suggestion.
While these proceedings were progressing
in the Supreme Court, the Board of State
Canvassers was in session. The following is
a report of their proceedings:
Wednesday, November 22, 1876.?'The Board
met at 10 o'clock, A. M., all the members being
present.
The Secretary of State offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted :
"Resolved, by the Board of State Canvassers,
that the votes cast for P. C. Dunn as ComptrollerGeneral
and John B. Tolbert as Superintendent
of Education, be counted for T. C. Dunn and John
R. Tolbert, respectively, for the said offices of
Comptroller-General and Superintendent of Education.
"On the question as to whether the statement of
the County Canvassers of Laurens County should
be included in the statement, and determination
of the Board, the vote was as follows: Those voting
in the negative were the Adjutant and Inspector
General, Comptroller-General and State
Treasurer. Those voting in the affirmative were
Secretary of State and Attorney-General. The
vote on the same question as to Edgefield county
was as follows. Those voting in the negative were
the Adjutant and Inspector General, ComptrollerGeneral,
Attorney-General and State Treasurer.
In the affirmative: The Secretary of State. The
Secretary of State submitted the following, and
asked that it be entered in the minutes: "I vote
yes on the question of including Edgefield and
Laurens counties, in the certificates, and determination
of the Board, for the reason that the testimony
as to irregularities in the conduct of the
election in those counties, is certainly ex-parte."
On motion of the Attorney-General, the Board
then adjourned sine die.
When the Court met on Friday, Gen. Conner
read the return of H. E. Hayne, of which
the following paragraph is the main point:
"That, having fully completed the labors and
performed their duties in tne premises, a motion
was, on Wednesday, the 22d instant, regularly
made and carried that the said board adjourn
sine die, and that thereupon the said board accordingly
adjourned at the hour of 12.48 P. M. of
said day; and at the time of the order of said
court in this case, and of the service thereof on
this defendant, the board bad ceased to exist; and
that his function as a member thereof had entirely
ceased to exist. He, therefore, respectfully
submits that no further proceedings or action
can be taken by him as a member of said board,
and that in view of its dissolution, a peremptory
mandamus would be unavailing and cannot
properly be allowed."
Gen. Conner then submitted a paper to the
Court, communicating what had transpired
since the last adjournment. The following
extract gives the substance of the paper:
That while these proceedings were being had in
Conrt and the respondents were asking the indulgence
of the Court, the respondents met, without
the knowledge of these relators, or of any of the
parties interested, altered the alleged clerical errors
in fhvor of T. C. Dunn and J. R. Tolbert, of
their own party candidates, and thereby reversed
the certified aggregation of votes which they had
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submitted to the Court, and farther refused to certify
as elected the persons who, in Edgefield and
Laurens counties, had received the greatest number
of votes for members of the General Assembly,
as appears by the certified report of the said
board submitted to this Court, ana thereby decided
the protests from those oounties in favor -of
their own party, and against these relators and
the Democratic members from those counties;
one member of said board voting againBt said action
of the board in this regard Because the testimony
was entirely ex parte.
And the said Board of State Canvassers further
declared elected all the Republican .candidates for
electors, and declared F. L. Cardozo elected as
Treasurer, T. C. Dunn elected as ComptrollerGeneral,
H. E. Hayne elected as Secretary of
State, R. B. Elliott elected as Attorney-General,
John R. Tolbert elected as Superintendent of Education,
and James Kenuedy electedas Adjutant
and Inspector-General. It not appearing by the
minutes of said board that either the'said F. L.
Cardozo. T. C. Dunn or H. E. Havne withdrew
from said board when their election was acted
upon and declared, and then adjourned sine die
between the hours of 12' I. and 1 P. M. ofthe 22nd,
all of which will appe ?r by the certified copy of
the minutes or said Board of State Canvassers
hereto annexed.
After a colloquy between the Court and
the counsel, Mr. E. W. Moise, of counsel for
the Democratic candidates, submitted a rule
against H. E. Hayne, Secretary of Sta'te, to
show cause why he should not be attached
for contempt in having failed to obey the
orders of the Court, and similar rules against
F. L. Cardozo, T. C. Dunn, William Stone
and H. W. Purvis, the other four members
of the Board of Canvassers. -
Gen. Conner submitted an order, wbich was
signed by the Court, directing that a rule be
issued requiring "H. E. Hayne, Secretary of
State, to show cause why a writ of peremptory
mandamus should not issue commanding
him, the Secretary of State, H. K Hayne, to
record in his office the certified statement of
the Board of the State Canvassers, reported
to the Court, and certify thereon as duly
elected the persons who, by the said certificate
of the board to the Court, have received
the greatest number of votes for members of
the Senate and members of the House of
Representatives from the several counties in
the State, and without delay transmit a copy
thereof, under the seal of his office, to each
person thereby certified to be elected to the
offices aforesaid, and a like copy to the Governor,
and cause a copy thereof to be printed
in one or more of the newspapers of the State,
and that he do show cause to this Court, under
this order, by 4 o'clock to-day."
When the Court convened at 4 o'clock,
Mr. Corbin read Hayne's return, to the rule,
of which the following is the substance:
"That the respondent has on file in his office a
statement of the Board of State Canvassers as to
the number of votes cast for members of the
General Assembly in the several counties of the
State, and that he is now having the same recorded
; that he has also received from the said board
a certificate of the persons whom the said board
has determined and declared to be elected as
members of the General Assembly of the said
State, and that he is proceeding, as required by
law, to transmit copies under tiie seal of his office
of such certified determination to each person
thereby declared to be elected. This respondent
further shows that he has no power or authority
to issue certificates except upon the determination
of the Board of State Canvassers ;
that the certified statement of the aggregation,
Ac., was not and is not the determination of the
election held on the 7th instant, and is not the
certified statement and determination by law required
to be recorded in the respondent's office."
Mr. Corbin then read the following affidavit
made by the Board of State Canvassers in
regard to the rule against them for contempt :
Personally appeared Henry E. Hayne, Secretary
of State, Thomas C. Dunn, Comptroller-Gener-,
al, P. L. Cardozo, State Treasurer, William Stone,
Attorney General, and H. W. Purvis, ArfjUtant
and Inspector General, who, on oath^/Says, each
for himself, as follows:
That he, H. E. Hayne, was sexafd at 1.30 o'clock
P. M.; ho, Thos. C. Dunn w^^Bred at 1.30o'clock
fli Mi) li , ft ^Cardo^^^Pserved at 1 o'clock
P. M.; he, served at 1.50
o'clock P. M.; and he, H. W. Purvis, was served
at 1.15 o'clock P. M., with a certified copy of a
rule to show cause before this court, at 4 o'clock
P.M. of this day, (November 24, 1876,) why he
and they should not be attached for contempt in
not obeying the mandate of this court in their
case.
That these deponents have received no copy of
any suggestions upon which said rule was issued,
and are not informed with particularity as to
what they are required to make answer; that one
mandate was served upon them as a board, which
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in jvhat way they have violated it or can be charged
with having violated it; that the leading counsel
for the deponents, D. T. Corbin, Esq.,has also
been served with a rule to show cause why he
should not be attached for contempt of court,
which rule is also made returnable at 4 o'clock P.
M. this day; that in the interval of only three
hours allowed them by the court these deponents
have had no sufficient opportunity to consult with
counsel as to what sort of a return they should
make to said rule; that the deponents, and each
of them, have endeavored to follow out the provisions
of the statute regulating them in the discharge
of their duties, and they respectfully submit
that a reasonable time ought to be permitted
to them in which to make their defense, and they
believe that if time is allowed them they can fully
and satisfactorily answer the said rule.
To pbtaiu such necessary time, and not for the
purpose of delay, this affidavit is made.
The Court refused to grant any further delay,
and Judge Moses directed Mr. Moise to
read the orders he proposed in. the contempt
cases. Mr. Moise then read the order in relation
to Attorney-General Stone, that he be
committed to jail until he purge himself of >
the contempt, and was going on to read similar
ones in the other cases, when Judge Moses
aiggested that it would be best to have each
order recite all the facts on which it was based,
aod said he trusted that by morning there
would be no need for the orders, the parties
hnvinor nil nicht to think over these things.
He said he would like to have the orders at
half-past 9 o'clock the next morning. The
Court then adjourned until half-past 10 on
Saturday.
The Court met on Saturday at the hour to
which it had adjourned, and orders having
been prepared, in accordance with the suggestion
of Judge Moses, reciting the facts on
which each was based, he pronounced the following
judgment in the case of T. C. Dunn :
"It is now adjudged that the said Dunn is in
contempt of this Court, and it is ordered that he
be tineu $1,500, and that the Sheriff of Richland
county do take him in custody, and commit him
to the common jail of said county, until the further
order of this Court."
Orders to the same effect were signed in relation
to the other members of the Board.
The rule against Mr. Corbin for contempt
was brought up; but owing to an error of the
clerk in issuing the rule, a full copy of the
suggestions was ordered to be served on Mr.
Corbin, and he was directed to answer on
Monday.
.Tuat Drevious to adiournment the following
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colloquy occurred between counsel and the
Court:
Gen. Conner?I would ask that the court would
announce its judgment in the case of the members
of the Legislature. I would not venture to
bring it before the court except that this is Saturday
night and the Legislature meets on Tuesday.
He submitted an order that the Clerk of the Supreme
Court, on the statement of the board, do
certify and declare who had received the highest
number of votes for members of the Senate and
House of Representatives, and deliver copies to
them and to the Governor, and cause the same to
be published.
Chief Justice?Cannot you get that from the
Clerk without our order ? He must give them to
you. An order will not make it any stronger
with the Legislature, because it is the return of
the canvassers of the persons who have received
the highest number of votes.
Gen. Conner?I attach great importance to giving
a copy under the seal of the court.
Chief Justice -He can give you a certified copy,
and to that attach the seal of the court.
Mr. Youmans then submitted an order that the
clerk of the oourt issue certificates to the persons
who had received the highest number of votes
for members of the General Assembly for the
oounties of Edgefield and Laurens, ana that his
certificates stand in lieu of those whloh. should
have been issued by the board.
Judge Willard?That we cannot do; there is
no authority or precedent for such an order. If
our opinion has not weight enough to be respected
in the organization of the houses, putting It on
paper would not add to it.
Mr. Moise then submitted au order that all
the action taken by the board or Secretary of
State since the first rule to show cause is void;
that all person8 who, under such action, do
any official acts or claim any office are and
will be in contempt of Court, and that jihq
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Clerk of the Court certify aa to who have re
ceived the highest number of votes. Thii
order wa9 also refused, as being without prec
edent. Members, then, have only to apply tc
the Clerk of the Supreme Court to get?certifi
oatea of their election, with the seal of tin
Court attached. '' v '
On Saturday afternoon, between 5 and 6
o'clock, H. E. Hayne, F. Iu Cardoso, T. C
Dunn and H. W. Purvis, members of the
Board of State Canvassers, who were commit
ted by the Supreme Court for contempt, re
ported to Sheriff Dent at the Riohland coon
ty jail, and were assigned quarters on the
second floor of the prison. At a quarter tc
seven o'clocklon the same day, William Stoae
the remaining member of the Board, reported
at the jail and was looked up with the others
On Monday, the Court met at 11 o'clock
when Mr. Connor said th0 nett case was th(
State officers, but he was unable to proceed ic
consequence of an order having been served
upon him from the United States Court, now
in session in Columbia, to which the case had
been transferred by a writ of habeas corpus
The Supreme Court then took a recess until- d
o'clock. - ' -
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT OOUBT.
The following proceedings were bad in the
United States Circuit Court, subsequent tc
the transfer of the case to that forum :
After the Court convened, at 10 o'clock,
A. M., on motion of Mr. Corbin, Judge Settle,
of North Carolina, and Judge Denny, of
Indiana, were admitted to practice iu the
Circuit Court* not being members of this Circuit.
On
motion of Mr. Conner, Mr. Bradley T,
Johnson, of Virginia, wis also admitted,
The parties were duly sworn. f
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the Board of State Canvassere in their petition
for the writ of habeas corpus. Mr. Codooi
and Mr. Johnson appeared for the respondents.
The petitioners (the State officers) walked
into Court in charge of the sheriff* and tool
seats on the right side of the
Mr. Clark, who represented the sheriff
made a motion that in the case of the writ ol
habeas corpus the prisoners be remanded until
to-morrow at 10 A. M. to give the sherifl
an opportunity to make a formal report.
The Court acquiesced, and, as the parties
were in Court, remanded the petitioners back
into the custody of the marshal.
Mr. Conner, on this order, withdrew th<
motion for delay, when Mr. Clark read the
order upon which the petitioners were con
ffned, as a part of the return.
Judge Settle asked for time to examine the
papers, as nothing appeared in Court but the
a .1 Vi n
order ot tne ouprerae e^ourc.
Mr. Connersaid bis side waived the post
poneraent for the purpose of going into the
case at once and discussing the jurisdiction
Judge Settle said that as the petitioner!
were now in the custody of the Court they
should remain there until .disposed of. "'
General Bradley ^ Johnson briefly spok(
on the other side. Judge
Bond said the petitioners were brought
into Court on a -writ, and as the parties wen
not ready to argue the question of jurisdictior
they should remain in the custody of the Court
Mr. Conner read authorities to show that it
was a caBe of State jurisdiction, in which the
United States could not be called on to issue
the writ.
The State officers wefe remitted to the costody
of the marshals and the case fixed for a
hearing on Wednesday, at 10 o'clock.
MASSING OF TROOSTAT WASHINGTON.
For several days past there has been con
siderable activity in military circles, by the
moving of troops from remote points of the
countrv and concentrating them in Washing
ton city. These movements of troops, in s
time of profound peace, have caused muct
speculation as to the object, partisans of botfc
political parties having gone to extremes and
exaggeration in their proffered explanations
The Democrats pronounce it the beginuing oi
a scheme to secure a Republican triumph bj
force of arms; while the Republicans say it
is a precaution against a Democratic demon
stration to prevent the inauguration of th<
Republican Presidential candidate.
Whatever may be the motive, the utmost
reticence is maintained by officials, and ever
heads of departments profess to be ignoran
of the cause. President Grant is reported t(
have said that he had issued no orders tor t
concentration of troops in Washington. Gen
Sherman also declared to a reporter that h<
knew of no orders having been issued to brinj
troops to the Capital, and seemed to deprecat<
the unfortunate effect which the various state
ments in connection with the movement migh
have upon the country. The Secretary o
War also said to a correspondent of the Ne?
York Herald that mere was no iruta id ta<
report that soldiers had been ordered to con
centrate at Washington, and that there is nc
unusual movement of troops. Yet, despite
the denials of these prominent officials, with
out the knowledge of at least one of whoa
no arm j movement can be made, troops to th<
number of twelve hundred have arrived a
Washington, and apparently gone into per
manent quarters. The movement, occurring
just at this time, is suspicious, to say the least
but an armed conflict need not be apprehend
ed. The Southern States would not sympa
thize with such a movement; nor do we be
lieve the Democrats of the North would at
tempt, by force of arms, to prevent the inau
guration of Hayes, should the properly con
stituted powers declare him to be duly eleoted
MERE-MENTION.
A terrible cyclone?the most terrible visi
tation of the kind on record?passed ovei
Eastern Bengal, India, on the 31st of October
forcing the sea in upon the land, and destroy
incr 215.000 human lives. Hon. Mont
gomery Blair pronounces Wade Hampton's
management of the canvass in this State one
of the grandest pieces of statesmanship on re
cord. Frank Moulton has withdrawn his
suit against Henry Ward Beecher for wani
of funds to prosecute it further. Th<
electors meet to cast their votes for President
on the first Wednesday in December, which
this year, will" occur on the 6th day of th<
month. 'It is stated that in the receni
election 1,000,000 more votes were cast thai
in the election of 1872. The notorious
William M. Tweed, who escaped from jail ii
New York some time ago, and was recently
arrested at Vigo, Spain, arrived at New Yorl
on Thursday last, in the United States steam
er Franklin, and was lodged in his old quar
ters in the Ludlow stieet jail. He is said U
be much reduced in flesh. The peanu
crop for tbis-year is 800,000 bushels. Wit!
nine counties to hear from in Georgia, Tildei
has received 121,584 and Hayes 40,775 votes
showing a majority of 74,808. Tbe remain
ing nine counties will increase the majority
to over 80,000. Congress will convent
on the first Monday of December. E
B. Wesley, well-known to the people of Soutl
Carolina as the holder of a large amount o
Blue Ridge Scrip, has become the publishei
of the New York World.
Z.OOAX? AFFAIRS.
CHURCH CALENDAR.
, Services for Snafoj, December 3rd, 1876*
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
3 Rev. L. H. Wilson, Pastor.
Services at Yorkville at 10) o'clock, a. m., and 7
> o'clock, p. in.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Rev. R. P; Johnson, Pastor.
Servioes at Rook-Hill, at 10) o'olock a. m., and 7
o'clock, p. m.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED CHURCH.
Rev. R. Lathan, Pastor.
) Servioes at Yorkville, at 10) o'clock, a. m., and 4
( o'clock, p. m.
? .
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
I W. H. McCorkle?Cotton.
W. H. A J. P. Herndon?Behind?No More?All
Cash?Examine.
, Hunter & Oates?First Year in Business?Dress
, Goods?Millinery Goods?Crockery?Boots
and Shoes?Ladies' Shawls?To Arrive.
I I. D. Withers poon, Attorney at Law?Notice.
I Benj. T. Moore?Hampton Pills.
1 Peter M. Hale and William L. Saunders, Raleigh,
r N. C.?The Observer.
. Wilson A Wilson, Plaintiff's Attorneys.?Notice
1 to Defendant^
' DEATH OP*A CITIZEN.
Mr. John W. Grigg, well known as a merchant
at Bethany, in this county, died of consumption,
on Thursday last, near Cherryviile,
1 Cleveland county, N. C.
>
THE RALEIGH OBSERVER.
, The publication of a new Democratic daily
. paper, under the above title, has just been
' commenced in Raleigh, N. C., by P. M. Hale
i rand W. L. Saunders. Mr. Hale is favorably
. known by his connection with the Fayetteville
Observer, of which he was, for a number
. of years, one of the editors, aud which paper,
, for near half a century, occupied a front rank
in Southern journalism, not alone for the en
terprise and ability of its editors, but also for
nnnoAFBoMom and tha reliability of its gtltO
| 1U3 V/UUOVi ftvviuiu ? j
ments. Mr. Saunders, udtil recently, has been
one of the editors of the Wilmington Journal.
The new candidate for public favor already
1 gives evidence of the ability of its editors, and
: to our North Carolina readers who may desire
a newspaper published at their State capi
tol, we recommend the Observer as well worf
thy of a liberal support. The price of the
. daily is $8.00, and for the weekly $2.00 per
p annum.
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENT8.
> One day last week Mr. A. J. Matthews, an
elderly and very worthy citizen residing in
the Clover neighborhood, bad the misfortune
to fall from the piazza of his house to the
ground, breaking his thigh.
On Friday, near McConnellsville, Mr. Philip
W. Lindsay, Jun., attempted to mount his
horse, which was restless and fretful, and after
putting his left foot in the Stirrup, but
before he raised his right foot to mount, the
horse started to run, bringing its hind hoof
upon Mr. Lindsay's ankle, and crushing both
bones of his leg just above the ankle.
nn antiirdfiy ft yvnng man nanifd
IT' M Hofiver. from Mecklenburg county,
N. C., who had been for some months living
? with his brother-in-law, James H. Hemphill,
on the Armstrong's Ford road, about seven
t miles from town, was thrown by his horse
' against a tree, receiving a severe wound on
> his head, from the effects of which he died
next morning.
' FORT MILL ITEMS.
1 Our Fort Mill correspondent furnishes as
! with the following items:
In the late election 288 colored votes were
polled at Fort Mill, about 40 of whom voted
1 the Democratic ticket. These colored Democrats
have received diplomas from the Fort
, Mill Democratic club.
Mr. Edward Duffie, a worthy citizen, and
) for several years a section-master on the C. C.
j & A. Railroad, died on the 9th instant, aged
. about 48 years.
i The notorious Chap McKinney, a colored
i citizen, became somewhat obstreperous on
! Saturday evening, and was put in the lock-up
I for safe keeping until next morning; but dur.
ing the night some one on the outside furnishf
ed him with a crow-bar, with which he pried
r his way out-and vamoosed,
t On the evening of the 21st, in the Presbyte.
rian Church, two cobples were made happy?
? Mr. J. M. Spratt and Miss S. C. Massey, and
Mr. J. A. Withers and Miss E. S. Belk?
t Rev. J. B. Mack officiating.
i ???*
t THE TOTE FOR GOVERNOR.
) The following tabular statement gives the
t vote for Governor, by counties, iu the recent
'?A-? ? K? fko AAtinfv AnnvflQflpya
election, txa lopv^i vgm wu? vv?uV
of the respective counties, and also the aggregate
voting population of both races, as given
by the State census of 1875. From these figures
it appears that there is an aggregate of
184,646 voters, and that 183,418 votes were
polled for Governor on the 7th instant.
Hamp- Cham fX""
Counties. ton. berlain. _ I ^
Whites. Colored
Abbeville 3,852 3,669 2,928 4,951
AndeSon <155 1 124 3,329 2,215
Aiken. 3^221 2,495 2,494 3,473
Barnwell 3 956 2,778 2,583 4,734
Bt. 2 274 7,604 1,760 8,241
S;;: 15,032 7,398 n
Clarendon.. 1,436 1,881 1,171 2,202
cSr Z 2 005 2 404 1,604 3,290
Chesterfield " 1,631 985 1,543 1,199
CoUeton 2904 4,163 2,478 4,217
DarHnfe 2 752 3,507 2,362 3,747
EdSefiild" Z 6 267 3,107 2,722 4,400
Afield 2 159 2,832 1,451 3,370
Gwrwtown 1 058 2 787 643 3,119
WHUfljOWWU,... .\,n ,W A 1UK. O 1AR
UrAPnv A *.!#<&
Lt": S *?? IS * Sf
SS3S? SB! SS S3! SB
:?g=. gs as ? 11
Marlboro .. 1,945 1,608 1,583 1,025
Newberry',:::::: |jg v?j. ? 3,TS
. SPgE SB 4? SS 4'1
r ^pir ton burg SB S %S *B
Sumter " 2 882 3 859 1.827 4,302
Unten 2^519 l|750 1,979 2,856
' Williamsburg, J.75J 2,443 1,412 ?576
York, 3,233 2,447 2,789 2,993
3 Totals, 92,261 91,157 74,199 110,447
5 Hampton's minority, 1,134.
ADDRESS OF GENERAL HAMPTON.
' Columbia, 8. C., November 22,1876.
m. jL C^?>/A AK4IA/<?I/?
10 ineyeujjLc uj uviwi v?iv>im. y.
t The Board of- State Canvassers have, by
their unprecedented action to-day, shown, not
' only their contempt and 'defiance of the Su3
preme Court of the State, but their utter dist
regard of their own office and integrity.
1 While the grave questions determining the
j result of the recent election were pending be,
fore the Supreme Court, composed of three
Judges belonging to the Republican party,
and in direct violation of the orders of this
: tribunal, the board have issued certificates of
* election to the Republican Presidential elec
tors, and to Republican State officers, and
) 'have refused to give certificates to Democratic
t members of' the Legislature shown by
l the. returns of this same board to hav3"
been elected in the counties of Edgefield and
1 Laurens. This high handed outrage is well
> calculated to arouse the indignation of our
- long suffering people, but I assure tbem that
r this daring and revolutionary act of the board
3 can have no legal force whatever. I appeal
to you, therefore in the fullest confidence that
the appeal will not be unheeded, that you will
' maintain, even under these provocations,
' yonr character of an orderly ana law-abiding
f people. I
During the past exciting political oanvass,
i _
you have studiously avoided even the semblance
of a purpose to disturb, the public
peace or to transgress the law. Your cfttse,
and it is the cause of $)Offreseional govern*
ment of the country, has' been carried to the
highest court of the State, and we are willing
to abide by its decision, feeling assured that
this tribunal will see that the laws shall be
enforced and justice secured.
W ade Hampton.
SOUTH CJLBOLLNJL SEWS*
?Governor Perry is nominated by "Many
Friends" as a candidate for United States
Senator. .
? Three hundred and th'irty-nine colored
men, in Georgetown county, atthe recent
election, voted the Democratic ticket.
? GoveMKhamberlain.has issued a pro
clamation appointing Thursday, the 30th of
November as a day of thanksgiving and
prayer.
? The first cargo of iron for the Spartan*
bnrg and Asheville Railroad has arrived at
Spartanburg, and the work of track laying
will be commenced immediately.
? The Sumter Democratic club .have pass*
ed resolutions pledging themselves not to
lend their aid or patronage to the Republican
party by going their surety on the official
bond of any of the candidates lately elected.
?The people of Laurens county an perfecting
their "Labor Reform Associations,"
and are determined that those colored people
who helped them to throw off the yoke of
'Radicalism shall not be forgotten.
? The elk attached to Robinson's circus had
one of his horns broken off on the trip to Cam*
den, which necessitated the amputation of the
stump. The operation was performed by
Dr. 8. Baraoh. <, .
? The siugle men at Easley Station, Pickens
county, are so much rejoiced at the election
of HamDton that they have nearly all
concluded to get married, being satisfied that
.under bis administration they will be enabled
to support a wife handsomely.
? The Rev. E. A. Bolles, who has been, for
twenty years or more, agent for the American
Bible Society in South Carolina, has retired
from that work, And 8outh Carolina has been
put with North Carolina, .under Dr. Wiley,
of the latter State.
? Gen. Hampton has written a letter to
the Charleston Netot and Courier in regard
to the proposition to present him with a home.
He says: "I need not say how deeply this
proposition has touched my heart. It adds
another to the many obligations/under which
my friends have placed roe, and I hope they
will consider me as neither ungrateful nor
ungracious when I beg them to take no further
action in this matter/'
?Robert McEvoy, who was under sentence
of death in Aiken jail for the murder ofMaj.
J. J. Gregg, at Graniteville, last spring,
escaped on Wednesday night of last week.
_He had ._previoualy^ade--a?r-srtt^pE'^rWu
cape, but failed. Some time after midnight,
McEvoy succeeded in catting* through the
roof of his cell and gaining a window .in the
gable end, from which he let himself to
the ground by mens of his blankets. He is a
one legged man, and has other marks by
which he can be detected.
? The Grand Division of the Sons of Tem
pjrauuw WHS 111 OCWIUU ? vuiHiuum una nwK,
The following persons were installed officers
for the current year: Rev. 8. M. Richardson,
G. W. P.; James P. Troy, G. W. A.; Oliver
Hewitt, G. Scribe; P. A. Schiffley, G< Treas.;
Rev; A. W. Cirmmings, D. D., G Chap.; M.
R. Johnson, G. Conductor; A. 8. Todd, G.
Sentinel. The next meeting will be held at
Chester on the fourth Wednesday of April
next.
? A fatal shooting affray occurred at Fuse's
saloon, in Columbia, on Wednesday night of
last week. Mr. Thomas Dent, son of the
Sheriff of Richland county, was shot by John
R. Cochran, the Senator from Anderson county.
The two men were standing at the bar of
Fine's saloon, when some dispute arose, which
resulted in the lie being passed. Mr. Dent
struck Mr. Cochran in the face, and both men
immediately backed and drew their pistols.
Some one snatched Mr. Dent's pistol away.
Mr. Cochran fired three shots, one of which
struck Mr. Dent in the arm and another in
the abdomen. Cochran was arrested
lodged in jail. Dent died on Friday. The
coroner held an inquest over the remains, the
verdict of the jury being that "the deceased
came to his death by a pistol shot; said shot,
the jury have cause to believe, being fired by
John R. Cochran." Cochran Was released
from jail on a bond of 14,000. ! Both are Republicans
and were on friendly terms op to
the time of the shooting.
? ? ?
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
?Thefamou8 mining property near Charlotte,
known as the Ferris Mine, has been purchased
by a Delaware capitalist.
?Raleigh is making great preparations.for
the inauguration of Governor Vance on the
1st day of January, 1877.
? A bill has been introduced in the Legislature
for the repeal of the usury law passed
at last session.
? J. W. Poe, a colored Democrat of Charlotte,
has been apponted a Messenger in the
House of Representatives at Raleigh, with a
salary of $3 per day.
? Mr. ?. A. Vogler, one of the moet prominent,
as well as useful citisens of 8alem, died
at his residence in that place on Friday of last
week.
? A white man named Harris was arrested
in Rutherford county, last week, charged
with stealing a horse from Sam Oates,, of
Gaston county. He was committed to Dallas
jail to. await trial. .......... .
? The official vote in eighty-six counties of
North Carolina, and the unofficial returns
" -? 4' ? TIUAH m matAM.
from six oinor coucucBf give xnu^u m wajv*?ty
16,225. Two counties are yet to be heard
from.
? W. T. Faircloth, of Goldsboro, has accepted
the position of Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court, tendered him by the Governor,
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of Hon. Thomas Settle.
? Capt W. F. Avery, who for a number
of years has been prominently connected with
the newspaper press of North Carolina, and
until recently editor of the Morganton Blade,
died soddenly in Johnston eonnty, on Friday
last.'
A11.. ntin trilled r man named
IXIICU vm bVl I WMV > ?? ? ,
Lilly, in Stanly county, several years ago,
and then fled to Arkansas, where be was sob*
sequently arrested npon a requisition from
the Governor of North Carolina, was eobriet*
ed in the Richmond Superior Court, last week,
, j>f murder in the first degree. He availed
to the Supreme Court ^ ** ,v?The
Legislature was organized by the
election of James L. Robinson, of Maeon,
President of the Senate. He will retain his
scat until the qualification of Lieut-Go vfcrnor
Jarvis, January 1st, 1877. R. M. Furman
wis elected Secretary,and P. M. Wilson Reading
Clerk. The House Organised by electing
Charles Pricep of Davie, Speaker, John D.
Cameron, Secretary, and John B. Hussey,
Reading CSlerk. ^ 'ML
i
BY TELEGRAPH.
"UNDER JTHICH KING?''
Chamberlain Propped bj Federal Bayonets I
TWO LEaiSLATIVE BODIES.
WILL WE HATE TWO GOVERNORS?
, HAMPTON COUNSELS PEACE!
Columbia, S. C., 10 P. M., Not. 28.
The military took poaseaaioa of the State
House at one o'clock this morning. Guards
were,placed at the main entrance, and at the
door of the House of Bepreseutatifee.
The Radical members were admitted today
on the certificates1 of R. H. G!eaves,;Pf?ei- |
ident of the Senate, and Jones, Clerk of the I
Hoaee. The members from Edgelfatd and
Laurens not having certificates of the Board \
of Canvassers or from Gieaves and Jonw,
were refused admission to the House. Thereupon
the Democratic members of the House
retired, and are now in caucus. . .
The Democratic Senators were seated, except
those from Abbeville, Laurens and
Edgefield, whose claims are to be considered
to-morrow.
The House organised with 59 membersfive
or six whites?and declared themselves a
quorum. E. W. M. Mackey, of Charleston, >
was elected Speaker, and Jones, Clerk. X
The Edgefield and Laurens matter
ferred to the committee on privilegetmjd
elections. |
A large crowd waa assembled lo frota of
the State House, bat they were urged byfien.
Hampton to preserve peace at all beards.
The crowd soon dispersed, after being Idased
by Qen. Hampton. Geo. Butler and ilttge
Mackey also addressed a large orowdpthe
street, urging peace and order. Tfoptre no
fears of a collision. jffni w.
S15COND DISPATCH./:
Columbia, 9 A. ME No?. 29.
The Democratic members ofMt House of
Representative!, with ReedishJwhite Republican,
of Orangeburg, and W^jwury, colored
Republican, of Sumter, noEnpering sixty-nine
members, organized at Qpolina Hall Jast
night Gen. W. EL Wal Jbe, of Union, was
elected Speaker; John T. Sloan, of Richland,
Reading Clerk. I
The Republicans .will Vteiapt to inaugurate
Chamberlain, probable to day.
Republicans and 12 DemoSatsTlSe^Seiitte?*?.
fmm Ahheville. Laurens Sid Edgefield not
^The Democratic Souse mi| at 10 to-day.
SOUTH CAROUXA IFEBS.
Raleigh Observer ot'Tuesday oiorKug:
Washington, Nov. 27?Noqn.^Pwgdept
Grant writes Secretary Cameron tn^Chamberlain
is now, beyond controversy, fftternor
of South Carolina, and remains to uflril the
new Governor shall be legally inaujmsfed,
and requests hi in to sustain GoveroorX'bamberlain
against domestic violence unt#ot!ierwise
ordered. In forwarding this to woiiral
Ruger,Secretary Cameron says: "Advifct with
Gov. Chamberlain, and dispose the troibs so
as to qyry out the spirit of President. Ghnt's
Gov. Chamberlain's request to President
Grant came late yesterday. President Gratis
called General 8herman and other military
men to a corJai, woica iuteu uu umaunpt*
Secretary Cameron replied, asking "if there
was auything startling." "Oh J no, nothing
particularlystartling; only Governor Chamberlain
has made a special request for a certain
disposition of troops, and the orders have
been given."
The President's advisers in the, conference
were Cameron, 8hermao, Meigs, Barnard, and
Van Vleit.
Columbia S. C., November 27.?President
Grant's order, placing the troops at the disposal
of Chamberlain, while an organisation
of the Legislature is being effected, took ppbody
Here by surprise. It is partof aprogramme
which has been developed here for
several days, and which was coameooed today
by Jodge Bond, in bringing the canvassing
board into court on an applieation ibr
writ of habeas corpus. Thegeneral impreenoa
here to-nigbt is that while Judge Bm|d knows
he has no jurisdiction in the matter of the
board, he will go so J&ur as to keep the c*?e io
bis court and allow tee members to go at large
in charge of Deputy Marshals, When the case .
Is argued be will probably pocket iibfc papers
and hold them nnder advisement indefinitely.
Gov. Chamberlain is retioent as to the uses to
which the troops are to be pot to-mono*;
Both the Democrats ana RepabHcjug*refuse
to. disclose their plans of operations tomorrow.
Neither party can organise the
House without the cooperation of the.other,
? ?PL.
M MWUr UTS quorum. iuv wuwvwwber
of members >in the House ia 134.* -The
Democrats, without the eight members from
Edgefield and Laurens, have fifty-six, and
the Republicans have sixty, while sixty-three
is a Quorum.
The Republicans will, however/act on the
theory that ther* was no election in die counties
of Laurens and -Edgefield, and that as
116 will be the whole number elected, 59 will
be a quorum; that they will have W members,
and the Democrats fid. witb certificates
from the Secretary of State. In this^way .
they may proceed to organize and elect a
Speaker ai d canvass the returns and dhdare
Chamberlain Governor, who would hhvS a
majority of votes in the 8tate witb Edgefield
ana Laurens thrown out. The Republicans
will probably ignore the certificates issued to
the members from these oounlies by the Supwme
Court. T
Correipondeace of the YorkriHe JBafiiier.
LETTER rmik CHESTER. 4
Chester, November 2T,167i.
' An unfortunate aflkir took place at Lewis'
Turnout, on last Tuesday night. Alexander
George,- a colored politician of that place, became
involved in a qnanel with'Sj^Gdrley,
a white man, and drew his him,
when the latter drew his pistsl%M},V$red,
the ball taking effect in tbe atf||# bis
antagonist On the next day D^J.-^Watson
Tistiea worgc una ioum oiB^'i^lT6iy
precarious condition. He didjwicxtiiwtthe
ball, for he thought it best no^te^om^olitical
differences-were the c?M afthe
cnity. Lroorgy au rruutx* im uumumxaiu,
while McCarley ahontefAr Hampton. Then
followed personal epithets, attended by the
shooting abose^ mentioned. Immediately af^
nnct wofd objocto
The women fortoae tellers.