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EARLY AND MIDNIGHT REPORTS.
tii a; i i:ii:icai, aiitai;
Tilt' Indian Hureuu .Seeretarj
Schiirz's Views Keason of
IIIitinM Delay.
Washington, Dee. The . Joint Com
mission having under consideration the
proposed transfer of the Indian Bureau
from civil to the military department head,
views .Secretary Schurz this morning. In
commencing his remarks, the Secretary .dis
claimed any personal desire to retain con
trol of the Indian service under the Inte
rior Detiaxtmcnt. and said in this connec
tion, that no !ranch of department-- busi
ness is 50 t roublcsome and thankless. If
it 1 was not that he considered it best for
the 'service and government gcnerallv, that
the management of Indian "Affairs remain
where it was, he would he the last one to
advocate it. lie thought that Indians
were entitled to human treatment at the
hands of American citizens, and that that
could only.be tendered .through the pro
cess, pf civilization, education and kind
treatment'. This he said, in his judgment,
military were nftt fitted to promote. The
Secretary' quoted at considerable length
from th-j report of the Sioux Commission
signed by ( Jenerols Sherman, Terry, Au
gur and others, setting forth in effect that
if peace with the Indians was required,-' the
management f their affairs should be
placed under the civil department .of.. the
government. Now, said he, I agree with
these gentlemen on this point. There are
u great many officers of the army who have
excellent ideas about Indian affairs but it
is another thing to bring the ideas into
practical effect-. The military arm of the
government he did not consider gifted
with the patient labor required to-place
tili:; hoe in the Indians hand and to teach
him how to use it.
.' The Secretary, continuing his remarks,
stated he did not believe that such mili
tary ' officers as Sherman, Sheridan and
others desired war, but the subordinates
who had the reputation to make, wpre not
h keen for peace especially with the In
dian race. "The army officers," he said,
in reply to the 'question of (Jen. lloeker,
i'who have been in charge at several In
dian agencies, have been very faithful and
'efficient. Their (lutes were, however, in
connection with the unsettled affairs, and
not with a view to civilizing the Indians,"
lu concluding," he advised the placing of
the troublesome Indians n their reserva
tions under the martial law and of increas
ing the number of the Indian police force
from 450 to 1.000 or 1,200. This force,
the Secretary said, was very reliable, and
had rendered good service.
Senator Blaine said that tile reason he
did not call call up, this week, his resolu
tion, providing for an investigation of the
recent elections was, because of the ab
sence of a half dozen republican senators,
whom he desired to be prescnt,.when the
. vote was taken on the. measure The
absentees were Senators Conkling, Jones
of Nevada, Hoar, Sergeant and one or
two others, who were in the Senate Cham
Iter, yesterday, for the first time of this
season.
.Postmaster (Joneral Key will to-morrow
send a letter to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives foreshadowing a dis
continuance of the postal car service in all
parts of the country on the 1st day of Jan
uary next, unless Congress shall in the
"meantime make an appropriation to con
tinue it. The total appropriation for the
railway mail transportation during the cur
rent fiscal year will fall short of meeting
the cost of the existing railway service of
all descriptions by about half a million
dollars. The cost of the postal car system
is about one million dollars per annum,
and the entire withdrawal of postal ears
from the 1st of January to dhe 30th of
June will therefore effect a saving of half
a million dollars and bring the expendi
tures for railway expenditures within the
totel appropriation for the fiscal year.
Washington, Dec. . A committee
appointed by- the Senate to inquire into
the omission of the Hot Springs clause
(Venn the enrolled copy of the sundry civil
appropriation bill of last session, organized
to-day, and issued subpoenas tor a number
of witnesses to be examined to-morrow.
The committee, to-dav, received from lie-
uvscntative Atkins the, report made to
urn, concerning this matter by the secret
service division of the Treasury. It di
rects suspicion towards several persons, but
furnishes no chain of proof.
. 'Tennessee Outlawry ('a?.
Cincinnati,. Dee. ;". A special dispatch
states that John P. Murray, a prominent
lawyer of Jainsboro, Tenn., who has been
endeavoring to negotiate a compromise be
tween the government and. .the- "wild cat
ters" of that region, has written a letter to
Collector Woodcock, expressing the hope
that outlawry differences" would soon be
settled in a manner merciful to violators of
law ai,d in accord with the dignity of the
government. Collector Woodcock replies
that nothing prevents a general compro
mise, except with those who violently re
sisted authority, but in view of the present
attitude of some of the State courts he was
Unwilling to recommend a compromise un
less the State courts would either concede
the jurisdiction of United States courts
'to try -United States officers, .for alleged of-
fences against tne riiaic. -law wnne in tiie
discharge of their duty, or in some other
way show a disposition to meet United
States officers half way on the question of
ti compromise. He states that there are
itow four hundred capiises out .' ngaiust
illicit distilleries. These deputies have in
thirteen months destroyed fifteen hundred
distilleries and arrested three hundred and
fifty 'moonshiners." r
Liverpool Cotton Circular.
Liverpool, Dec. 5.- This week's circu
lar of the Liverpool Cotton Brokars' As
sociation says the market was depressed, a
moderate business done, aud quotations
were reduced. The demand for American
cotton was reduced. There wa3 an abund
ant supply, and quotations are reduced
3-1 G to d. In sea island there was a fair
business, and holders obtained; full rates.
Futures were dull and depressed ad closed
a a decline of 3-32d; near 3-32 todr for
more distant positions. ! 1
OVKIt THE -ATLAXTIt" 'ABLE.
English Husine Troubles Ru
nioredP lrobable Arrangement
or the Asian Uuestlon-Debate
in Parliament.
Bremkn, Dee. 5. The steamer Liua.
from Savannah, is aground in the Weser.
Tugs have gone to her assistance.
London, Dec. 6 It is reported on the
Mock Exchange this afteraoon that the
West of England and South Wales Dis
trict Bank, having its, head office at Bris
tol, is in difficulty.
There arc rumered business troubles in
the north and weK of England, affecting
the money and stock markets. It is said
that some large business firms ia Manches
ter are involved.
The London correspondent of the. Edin
burgh Scotsman say3 : "In influential
quarters it is believed that arrangements
with Russia for the settlement of the Cen
tral Asian question is on tapis, and that it
ia likely to assume the form of a partition
of Afghanistan "
The same correspondent also says: '-The
agents of the Conservative nartv have
issued a circular advising the Tory mana
gers in the country to be prepared for the
eventuality of a general election."
London, December f. In the House of
Commons this afternoon. W hi thread, a
Liberal memlerfrom Bedford, gave notice
that he would offer a resolution disapprov
ing of the Afghan war, and asked the ap
pointment of a day for its discussion.
Lord Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of
the Exchequer, said he couldnot postpone
the discussion of the government resolu
tion fixed for Monday next.
Upon this announcement of the Chan
cellor, Lord Hartington appealed to the
government to give place to Whitbread's
resolution.
Mr. Gladstone supported Lord Harting
ton's appeal, but' Lord Stafford Northcote,
stating that the government's resolution
not necessarily meaning to charge all the
costs of the war to Tidia, he could not
consent to adjourn the discussion.
Chamberlain (Radical), member from Bir
mingham, gave notice that in addition to
Whitbread's motion atticking the alleged
unconstitutionality of the government's
proceedings relative to the Afghanistan
war. '
'fhe Times, in the leading article this
morning, speaking of last night's debate in
Parliament;-says :
" For the last mouth or two our columns
have been crowded with language more in
dignant and protests more vehement than
is often read, against .the impolicy and
iniquity of the proceedings of the govern
ment. Parliament has met, aud all the
indignatton has an opportunity both ,to
express and justify' itself, but the only re
sult is two very tame debates in which the
most responsible parties say they have not
had time for denninite judgement on the
subject. If Lord Granville and Lord
Hartington wereinconsistent, their incon
sistency was in one respect of a very happy-
character. Both stated distinctly that, the
emergency having arisen, they would give
their whole influence to furnish the gov
ernment all the means that might be nec
essary to carry it to a successful conclu
sion. As responsible statesmen they re
cognize no other course now open to us.
and they have thus assured practical una
nimity in the coulcils of the nation. The
main result of the debate is to show that
the vehement opposition which has been
threatened to the policy of the government
cannot be maintained, and though much
light may be thrown upon the . subject by
subsequent discussions, the 'general ver
dict of yesterday is not likely to be altered
by the first victory of the war, and the
practical acquiescence of Parliament will
be thus happily coincided, and we may'
augurwell for the future of our new policy-"
. The opposition speakers strongly urged
the inconsistency of discussing the motion
on the subsidiary t point concerning Indian
revenues before Whitbread's motion, which
raises the question of the whole policy of
the government
Sir Stafford Northcote ultimately yield
ed and agreed to postpone the report on
the address until Monday.
Sir Stafford Northcote said the refer
ence in the dispatch of Lord Lytton to the
possibility of a direct understanding be
tween England-and Russia for wiping out
Afghanistan could onlv be regarded as
the personal opinion of the 'Viceroy as to
the probable result of the Ameer's policy.
There was no ground, for 'supposing that it
referred to any direct or formal proposal.
Lord Cranbrook, Secretary f State for
India, in the" House of Lords, and Hon.
Edward Stanhope, under the Secretary of
State for Iiidia in the House of Commons,
will on Monday move au identical resolu
tion as follows :
Resolved, That Her Majesty having di
rected a military expedition of Her forces
charged upon Indian revenues to be dis
patched against Ameer of Afghanistan,
this House coiiients that the revenues of
India shall be applied to defray the ex?
penses of the military operations which
may be carried on beyond the external
frontiers, of IJer Majesty's Indian posses,
siena.
This dues not imply that the burden of
the'war will ultimately fall wholly or par
tially on India. The resolution does not
raise that issue. It is framed in compli
ance wi'.h the act of 1858, which provided
that ecept-for preventing or repelling in
vasiosr under other, sudden aBd urgent
necessity, the consent of both Houses of
Parliament must be obtained before auy
part of the revenues of India can be ap
plied to defray the expenses of any milU
xary operation ueyona the Iron ties of In
dia. The foregoing concurrent resolution
will raise the w hole question of the govern
ment policy in both Houses of Parliament.
The question of the distribution of -the
burdens of war being left for " future de
cission. A dispatch from Vienna to the Daily
Te'egraph says : "The ministerial crisis
at Constantinople has produced a very' un
favorable impression here. Kheirddin
Pasha, the new Grand Vizier, is one of
Austria's bitterest adversaries. He urged
the Sultan to forcibly .resist the Austrian
accupation of Turkish territory. He re
gards Austria as an unscrupulous schemer,
capable of hastening Turkey to ruin. The
change in the ministry is believed to be
mainly attributable to Russian intrigues."
The Derby Cotton roiU at Bolton has
been burned. One hundred miJI operatives
out of employment."
Constantinople, Dec, 6. The Ambas
WILMINGTON, N. C,
sadors of the Powers will meet to-day at
the Austrian Emlassy to arrange the dif
ficulties connected with the limitation of
the Roumelian frontier. All governments
having authorized their Ambassadors to
deal with the question.
Romb, Dec. 6. In the Chamber of Depu
ties to-day Minister Zanardeli declared the
government would not object to the spe
cial measures against the Internationalists
if proved necessary aud sanctioned by the
legislature, but he believed the existing
laws were sufficient.
Cairoli spoke, concurring with his col
league. Both . were warmly applauded.
The GDDo&itiou dennties. Lorrentino. Bousr-
hi ami Fucceni, declared that though not
satisfied, they would not bring forward
any hostile resolution. Paterrosto and
Minghetti, however, submitted a motion
hostile to the government.
Itl( IPIOM). vik;ima.
An Important Resolution in the
Legislature The Auditor'
lteport on State Iebt.
' Richmond, Dec. C. In the Seuate to
day Gen. Bradley Johnson introduced a
preamble and resolution setting forth in
detail the facts connected with the trial of
the Reynolds brothers, two (uegroes, in
Patrick county, this State, for murder, and
the subsequent action of Judge Reaves of
the United' States District Court for the
Western District of Virginia, awarding a
warrant of ' habeas corpus on the ground
that the State Court had refused to allow
negroes to sit on the jury, and in taking
said prisoners from the custody of the
sheriff of said Court. The resolution pro
vides for appointment of a special commit-,
tee of five Senators and seven members of
the House to examine and consider the
subject matter and enquire how far such
exercise of jurisdiction by the said United
States Judge is warranted by the Consti
tdtion and laws of the United States, and
if such action be unwarranted and contra
ry to the rights reserved to this Common
wealth or the people thereof, to report
such mode and. measure of redress and
manner of preventing a repetition thereof
as may be necessary and advisable. In
this connection it would be well to state
that ho other steps have been taken in the
matter except that the Governor has sent
for the records in the case and other infor
mation which will be submitted to this
committee.
The Second Auditor submitted to the
Senate to-day a statement giving full in
formation in relation to the State's in
debtedness, in which -total debt proper is
summed up at $29,367,958, held a s follows :
By -citizens and corporation in Virginia
$5,000,000, in other States of the Union
$13,000,000, and the remainder in Europe.
In the House a resolution was adopted
instructing the finance -committee to in
quire and report whether the present State
of Virginia is liable for the whole debt of
the old State of Virginia, which includes
that portion set apart as the West Vir
ginia quota.
Run on a Bank.
Baltimore, Dec. G. A run en the Eu
taw Savings Bank, which commenced two
days since, continued to-day. On yester
day $67,0(M) and tonlay 50,003 was drawn
out by the5 small depositors. The bank
yesterday kept open two hours after the
usual -time of closing, paying those pre
senting checks. To-day the bank was kept
open until five o'clock. It is oneoftlu
most solid banking institutions in the city
fully able to pay all depositors. The of
ficers and directors who have the entire
confidence of the business community, de
clined any outside assistance, saying they
were prepared to meet all demands. De
posits in the bank amount to five million
dollars, a great portion of which is sub
verted in government bonds and other se
curities, readily convertible. The run was
caused by a feeling of distrust which fol;
lowed the recent suspension of the United
German Savings Bank. The depositors
drawing to-day are mostly females having
small accounts.
Au Illinois Strike.
Chicago, Dec. 6. The strike
X rZ. U. L IH. 11 la Ul iin-
StOCk yardscoiitinues. This morning,
Armaur & CoNIearning that their men
proposed to quit work, immediately dis
charged them and hired others.' There are
75,000 hogs now on sale at the stock-yards,
and the transit company notified all rail
roads to take no more until further notice,
there being no accommodation forthem.
There is no probability of the strikershget
ting their terms and it is reported that
the men are only waiting advances from
their employers to go back to work at the
old terms.
The Kempville 'ases.
Norfolk, Va., Dec. G, True bills were
feund by the Grand Jury of Princess Anne
county against the negroes who were en
grasrtd in the riot at Kempville on election
night. The counsel for defence asked that
a nolle prosequi be entered in all cases on
condition of the ring leaders. Noah Lamb
and Willis Hodges, and. that they leave
the State never to return, which was
agreed to by the Court. Lamb and Hodges
promised te leave the State to-day. The
latter was a member of the Constitutional
Convention in 1869. He will go to
Brooklyn. '
The Dairy Fair.
New York, Dec, 6- The attendance at
the Dairy Fair was not so great lorday as
yesterday, but many straugers were present.
At the" meeting this afternoon a cotn
mittee wns appointed to make the organi
zation a permanent one and hold a meet
ing during the year in some city of the
Union. Prizes will be awarded to-morrow
evening, so the Fair will be successful.
Eleven Knights entered at the La Grange
tournament, last Friday. The Messenger
says : Grady Smith crowned Miss Willie
Sutton Queen of Love and Beauty, Frank
Bizzell crowned Miss Ella Powell First
Maid of Honor, Calvin Smith crowned
Miss Mollie Jones Second Maid of Honor,
and W. M. Murchison crowned Miss Sac.
Sutton Third Maid of Honor,
- Sheriff-elect Dawson, of Halifax, has had
3pme trouble in gettingthe Commissioners
to accept his bond. The matter was laid
over till Monday. saS the Raleigh JVewr.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1878.
Shorter Telegram.
Suow at Ja:netown. New York, eight
inches deep.
S. R. Clanton. a wool merchant, has
been robbed of $20,000 in bonds and secur
ities. D. T. Vail. President
Merchants' and Mechaniis
New York, was indicted
of the defunct
Bank, of Troy,
bv the rraud
iurv vesterdav.
J w m -
The California. Constitutional Conven
tion tabled a resolution requesting the
California Senators and Representatives
to support Congressman Stephens' bill
granting a subsidy to the Texas Pacific
Railroad.
The stockholders of the James River Jt
Kanawha Canal Company, iu convention
at Richmond, Va., this evening adopteLa
resolution embodying the ma!n features of
the contract already accepted by the
Richmond k Alleghany Railroad" Com
pany, providing for the transfer of th
canal company's property to the railroad
company. A resolution was also adopted
directing the President to trge the imme
diate passage by the Legislature of a bill
to that effect.
liATESfMAILS.'
UO( KI(;iI AM AM
IiOKO.
WADKK-
A Hospitable ami Energetic Peo
pleThe Knterpri.se of the
Sun, Etc., Etc.
Su it C'u r ri spoudoi ce .
Wauksbouo,' N. C, Dec. 3, 1878. Leav
ing Ijaurinburg at about 1.30 o'clock p.
m. on Tuesday, the train arrived at
KOCKIXCHAM
at about 4 o'clock. This was slow time,
but "slow but sure'' seems to be the order
of the da- on this road.
The first thing I did after depositing my
carpet-bag at the hotel, was to go to the
postoffice and get my mail.
The people seemed to be utterly as
tonished to find in Tun Si x a verbatim
report of -Hayes message on the morning
after the assembling of Congress. This
was certainly enterprising, and I doubt
if any other paper in North Carolina gave
it on the same morning.
I remained in Rockingham only a short
time, but long enough to find out that the
people are active, energetic and kind, and
are doing all in their power to regain their
lost fortunes. I understand the cetton
mills here are running ami turning out a
good deal of work.
The editor of the Spirit of the South is
a big-souled but little-bodied gentleman.
I don't believe he would weigh more than
a large-sized bushel of Irish potatoes ; but
they s-.iv he is a Terrv-blo fellow on Radi-
cals, which will amend for all other short
comings. I was glad to hear him sav his
valuable paper was prospering.
Leaving this place about 2.30 o'clock p.
m. Wednesday, I arrived in'
WADESBORO
at about Ah o'clock, and alter leaving my
baggage "at the hotel, I proceeded to inter
view the town, just a little, before supper
Hiving some copies f the faux containing
the President's message I found the people
eager to get it. Expecting to spend a day
or two here, I shall write vou again. At
night I attended the Baptist church and
heard an excellent sermon by Rev. Mr
Whitfield of Charlotte.
I find that tho people of this section are
almost a unit for Vauce for the United
States Senatorship. ,
I have heard and thought more about
cotton since I left your city than I ever
did before., I believe the people think
more about it than thev do about what
kind of a preacher the Methodist Confer
ence sent them for next year. I sometimes
almost imagine myself sii(tini cotton.
But seriously, cotton has been king in th
country, but it is now. and has been for
long time,
A DErilROXED KIXO,
Xd it is high time that our farmers had
their eyes opened to the fact. If I could
hear mere said about raising Irish potatoes,
sweet potatoes, pumpkins, onions, fruit,
corn, wheat, oats, rye, beef cattle, hogs,
sheep, and encouraging the hens to lay
more and larger eggs I should have more,
hope for North Carolinand the South
generally. S.
Appointing -Magistrate.
Greensboro Patriot..
The appointment ot magistrates for the
State will be one of the duties to be per
formed by the next Legislature. The ap
pointments by the last Legislature in some
localities gave much dissatisfaction To
avoid this would it not be a good idea for
the people to meet in the respective town
ships and select such of their fellow citi
zens as they would like to see appointed
and present their' names whea the Legisla
ture meets ? This would aid the oiembers
in making the appointments and, perhaps,
ensure the selectioa of good and competent
men. If the people do not take interest
enough ia the matter to do this they should
not complain if the appointments do not
suit them.
Rage ot 'Diphtheria iu Guilford.
Grtenboro Patriot.
Mr AuthoBV Ingle, near Bethel
Church, lost one child from the diphtheria
last Sunday and two on Monday. All
three were buried in the same grave yes
terday, at Shumaker's Church. j
. There have been more deaths in this
county within the past year than in any
previous year wfthin our knowledge. Un
dertaker Gullett had had orders tor 43
coffins within the past 39 days. The most
of these cases are from diphtheria and
scarlet fever.
XOTEJi XOKTI1 AROMH.
The Jack sob Conner ha.suipeuded.
Cougres should give Wadesboro a daily
mail te Cheraw.
Presiding Elder Dr. Cluss will routimif
to reside at Toisnot. "
Thome's Comedy Company gave great
satisfaction to Tarboro. "
The ,1uj haj been greatly improved
since its removal to Io!d?boro."
Amnesty to Revenue offender ouiv ap
plies to the Statesville and Ashevilh- dt.
trkts. One of the feet f Mr. Milton Duke, of
Pantego, was mashed by a dco'r falling
on it.
The yonug child of Mr. W. S. Newbern,
of Currituck county, wjs recently bsdly
burned.
The Xorth State IWa elaborately ar
gue for the proposed Wilson Ar Greenville
Railroad.
The council of the Friends of Temper
ance, of (roldnboro. has ben revived, with
34 members.
A colored boy was killed accident! v
while a driving a" gin for Mr. (Jeo. C. Bat
tlevof Edgecombe.
City and State is ' the name of a non
political weekly, published in Raleigh by
W. M. Brown, at $1.50 per year.
The Southerner reports the severe ill
ness of Mr. H. D. Teel, aud convalescence
of Mr. W. D. Bryan, of Tarboro.
Economist Currituck items : Daniel
Criggs and Matthias Owens killed one
hundred and thirty ducks last Saturday.
Randlensan fc Free, of Randolph county,
are erecting another factory. The Pat riot
says the Randolph factories aredoing a
large and constantly increasing business.
Look here, Pee Dee Patrick, friend;
hold up on Wilmington merchants, or we
will' get a half dozen of 'em to send an
ad. to the Herald. That's what's the
matter,.4' ain't it?"
A meeting to urge the building of a
railroad from Rcky Mount to Nashville
was held at the latter place, on the 25th
ult. Another will be held the second
Saturday in December.
Tarboro Southerner : Rev. J B.Ches
hire, D. D., left for Edenton, N. C, on
Monday, for the purpose of performing the
marriage ceremony of Rev. Robert Drane
and Miss Marian Skinner, of that plaee.
The Treasurer-elect ia Wayne county,
not being able te give the required bond,
the Commissioners declared the office,
vacant, and elected Mr. C. F R. Kerne
gay, present incumbent, to the position."
So we learn by the Me ssenger.
The Southerner notices the compliment
puid to Edgecombe in the election, at the
recent stockholders' meeting, of the Wil
mington & Weldan Railroad, of Hon. R.
R. Bridgers, President f the rood, Capt.
Fred Philips, President of the meeting,
and Judge Howard, Director.
The new Edgecombe Board of County
Commissioners was inducted into office
Monday. There was a contest as to. who
should be the Clerk of the Board, between
Mr. John Norfleet and Mr. McCabe, but
the decision was in favor of the former.
The latter will contest Norfleet's right at
law.
Goldsboro Mail : The session of the an
nual conference of the A. M. E. Zion
Church, held here last week, was largely
attended. Over two hundred ministers
were present. Much business of iuterest
to the Church was transacted. A vte of
thanks was passed t colored people of the
place for hospitalities in entertaining the
conference; also to the white people for
aiding the colored.
Washington correspondence Souther
ner: Ben Whitfield, negro, indicted for
the murder of Lois Muse, found guilty.
Wm. Browa, white, for attempt at rape ;
verdict, guilty. John- Mathews, white,
who stabbed Henry Carawan to death in
May last, and indicted for murder, found
not gnilty. John Roy Harvey, negro, in
dicted for burglary, with intent to commit
rape; verdict, not guilty. Sentence has
not vet been passed upon Brown and Whit
field" Charlotte Observer: Acitizen of Gas
ton county brings intelligence of a sort of
general row in the vicinity of Gastonia,
is I last Saturday evening, in which a number
a of parties were engaged. During the pro
gress of the affray John Richards hot a
man named Huffstelter, and it is believed
that the wound will prove fatal. It is
claimed, however, that the shooting was
accidental. In the same difficulty Wil
liam Richards knocked a citizen's teeth,
or a few of them down his throat. There
are no further particulars, except that a
portion of the crowd, if not all, were un
der the influence of whiskey.
Wadesboro Herald: The agricultural
society was organized by the president.
John Robinson. The name of Dixie Ag
ricultural and Mechanical Association was
given it.- The follewing vice presidents
were elected for adjoining counties:
Chesterfield. S. C, D. T. Readfearn ;
Richmond. N. C, S. R. Townsend ; Mont
gomery, Maj. L, R. Andrews; Stanly,
Joseph Marshall; Union, J. A. Marsh.
The following were elected as an executive
committee : J. D. Pemberton. D. L. Sav
ior, E. R. Liles, J, J. Dunlap, Thomas Gul
ledge, Adam Lockhart, W. A. Allen. W.
C. Staton, W. A. Smith, Anson county ;
Steve Jackson, Chesterfield; James Brad
lev, Richmond ; C. W. Woolev. Sr.. Mont
gomery; EliShankle. Stanly; X-C Ash
craft. Union. The meeting was attended
by live-working men ; and the Dixie Ag
ricultural and Mechanical Fair for 1879
will be a grand success.
OTES SOUTH C'AROLIXIAX.
Charlotte Thourp'son drew the salt from
the ' eyne" of Sumter.
The Sumter Watchman is in mourning
for its bosinesjk manager, Mr. W. Y. Pax
ton, whose death has been chronicled iii
Tun SC'f.
In an alteration which oceorred on the
Streets of Laurens, S. C on Tuesday,
William Kilgore was shot several times
and killed by Alfred Mc Winch, who at
once fled the county. Mr. John Irby was
arrested for participation in the affray.
iv akiiic2tIv ;oHtr.
I Hatch ofMpeWal.
THE 1M F.ni'ro.
Wamiuuto. Dec. 4 l U Utl,krt
that the republican members' of th- Senile
judniary committee, with Mr. "111.
added to their number, will rere the re
lution ..fiVred by him and alter t-ts trnn
ar.d phraseology to as to couftM-sa morr to
the particular ideas f Mr.-KdiuunM aiai
ether. It ha gron to I a trvcrh
among Senators that no matter how a re
Intion h worded, whether it be insignificant
or important. Mr Edmund will n-rrr Ki
it pa.vs unless he is .permitted to amend it
in some way. AfU-r this prupo-ed mveti
gation is ordered it is jertinent to iupiirv
what practical result, even to tke repobli-
thc hrt Mate election in Mississippi, winch
i rat?. enator Morton ottered a rMlutiou
for a special committee to investigate the
conduct of the campaign and the election.
Of course there was no warrant under the
constitution for any kuch investigation any
inure man more is lur the investigation
now proposed by Mr. Blaine. "When Cut.
Morton offered his resolution Mr. Bav&rd
reHMtediy arked him -to point put the sec-
neu or clause ol the contitutiou 'whul
. r . i a i
conicrrea me pvwer upon the Senate to
make such investigation. tJov. Morton
with ail his ingenuitv. wa unable to an
swer. Nevertheless the committee wan
appointed, and Mr. Bout well. ' of Maa
ctiu.se us, u most relentless partisan, put at
i ue neuti 01 1 1 . i ne .committee went to
Mississippi and literally raked the Stau
over witu ; u hue-tooth comh. Acres, of
testimony were gathered, the object of the
investigation being for no'other purpose
than to make up a case to prevent the ad
mission of Mr. Lamar to the Senate. The
investigation cost many thousand dollars
and the net result was to afford an optmr
tunity to a few of the Senate malignant
to vent their hatred against the South
When Mr. Lamar presented himself on the
the hoor ot the Senate, and uked to take
oath of office, Mr. Morton himself yated
for his admission, as did every otfir re
publican Senator, with but two exceptions
The investigation now to be had, also t
cost the public treasury thousands of dol
lars' will be prolific of no greater results
It will give the opportunity to Mr, Blaine
to air lii5 opiuions, and, asrhe hopes, helj
his presidential :spiration. and that is all
VIEWS OK SKXATOK HAVARP.
Senator Bayard, in conversation with
your correspondent on this subject tlay,
said that, in hia belief, when the intelli
gent people of the Nertli understood the
.natnre of .he contest which has been car
ried on at the South, they would realize
thai the contest was one in which they
had -a common 1 sympathy! ' It was the
property and the intelligence of the South
lighting for its very existence against the
ignorance, the dishonesty and the dema
gogueism. It was Butlerism in the South,
just as it was Butlerism when the honesty,
the property and the 'decency of Massachu
setts had struggled so desperately in the
last campaign to overcome. When the
whole question is thoroughly understood,
the property and intelligence of the North
will realize that it is in a great measure
their battle also that the ' South has been
lighting. Mr. Bayard might have added
that the mission of Mr. Blaine and those
who act with him is to prevent the people
of the Xorth from understanding it.
eoC.NTl.Nc; THK M.KCTOKAI, VOTKK.
Senator. Edmunds has determined' to ask
the Senate'" to lake up next week the sub
ject . 'of -providing a more effective method
for the counting ef the electoral vote.
Mr: Edmunds will of course favor the
adoption or his own bill. The essential
element of the bill is that the vote of n
State can be rejected without' the concur
rent action of the two houses. The bill
seems to be lair on its face, but after the
experience had with Mr. Edmunds on the
electoral commission bill, the iiatural dis
prtsition of the Democratic Senators is to
be rather suspicious ef anything which
emanates from him. They are all agreed,
however, lis to the necessity of some action
bu this important subject.
Representative Southard, ol Ohio, in
tends, at the first opportunity to report
for action by the House a bill to regulate
the electoral votes for President and Vice-,
President, the main feature of which were
agreed upon last session by tbe select com
mittee, of which he is chairmaH. The bill
is based ujkhi the principle that the verifi
cation of the electoral votes is the duty and
prerogative of the two houses of Congress.
It proV ides that when there is only one re
turn from a State this return shall not be
rejected except by the affirmative votes of
both houses, and when there are two or
more returns that one only shall be re
ceived and counted" which, is affirmatively
agreed upon by the two houses, acting sep
arately. The "committee is empowered to
report at anytime, aud its members are
impressed with the necessity of prompt ac
tion on this iuirortant subject, to scoire
its settlement by the present Congress.
THE CJIINESB CJETIOX.
Representatives Page and Davis, of Cal.
ifornia, had au interview with the Seie
tary of State to-day iii regard to the Chi
nese question. From the remarks of the
Secretary they inferred that the adminis
tration will take more decided ground on
this questien than is indicated by the Pres
ident's mesfag1. Private telegrams re
ceived here from California are to the
effect that there is great dissatifaction at
what is called the lukewarm discussion of
the Chinese question in tbe message, and
it is hinted very strongly that unless the
administration 'docs better than that, the
Republicans need not expect to carry Cal
ifornia.
" A CCRIOCi! DEV1CK."
The Treasury Department to-day opened
proposals for furnishing the paper for print
ing the currency and bonds of the govern
ment. There were nearly twentr bids.
One party from the West, who submitted
proposals for fnrnishiwg the paper, sent
rUartntinn at the satne time of hew he
proposed to prevent the counterfeiting of
the currenev. 11 is Plan is lo imprrgu--
the pulp of the paper with oxide of iro
and then when the bins are mu y
circulated the use of a -smH magnet any
where and at any time in the counting
would at once demonstrate the g"e
from the spurious. Among the bidders
to-dav were George W. Casilear, Wash-
3 Cents a Copy.
ineto : J.b K :TW, AVa.aVa-t- '
'd ndry jfnd.W frem r Yrk. ViiU.
deljdsj. I kx-apo. -,
J. oMtm (hit
Senator A lit) will short! v call a t
n cf the tan!r Matthew
Jame K. .n.wro, ho brwjjbl th pr
resbnsre.f th- rvmmtttre to nabrpt Ur
J i t ow in Nevada, atnl evHhatlv r
iu to Sft t ihint!n at the paKI,
in th" Ut two Uv inquiring whf thr he
i to be.M2amnnel. aad indicatnir that hT-
f.l - v-ry d!iii t : retpotwl.
!. .HT' HOIMIXT.
A private letter meotly received Wre
frvM ;. 4irl icnlrUtfttbMrrp-
nut to return, to the Coiled Sutra tar
he did : , jvt to Je'ae" England f.
l.s tr.p t.v Tina and Jtt until nei
ftumiat-r. aad would then r.'lurtl Uy way of
!"n lnr. i. u In thi 04 the prv pa ra
ti. a to rem re him rep:rtril frtrnf ')btti
would aiqirar to he pmuaturr. A erI.
frieud of t;n tlrnuX itate. howvrr, that
he uoderUn l the t'luaa a ad J put trip
U Uav Riten up ;
.NTe!i ..Kl..Mi'. kill.
I he bill 1 trthfclii-d .to-day by Senator
Crland to amend the judiciary act a !
swtU a:auut certain corjtrti.Hit. prope
tu auioihl the act of March 3. 1 "";:. Jtrininj:
the juriMlictioa of Jl'iut-! Stale ttrvail
court mi.
recuiatiM? the removal .of caue
from
'tatr coort. nf-r..ll. Insert aflrr
the firt MN tmn of thi act a provi that
"110 city, town, village: roout.y or otlnr
raunicil torjHrtioii hU t oel in tin
courts uf the I'nttetl State.-" and at the
end of set tion '2 Tart these wunb: "lnur
ance cempanie eitai(; t-r orauiml in
ene State, but doing biuine in another
State, if eued in the i mutt of the latter
hall not have thr privilege vf reniuving
the case to the Tinted State ourU."
The li:ll was referred 'to the judiciary
committee.-
Tllt IUM 4I. kM o.l. ov Tll K M M "T.
Small- says there ou!.V not have been
any Itrputijirans in the 'South Carolina le
gislature if the Democratic plain liad Hot
miscarried lie &as ten thoaan'd tiioe-
paper ballots were printed in ('harleton
and shipjW-d to Beaufort 1 unty "but the
rains - descended mi l the utorm "came and
beat upon the vessel, cai rv ing the preeieuV
freight so that he. ran aground; where
fore the tickets did not arrive, until after
the poll were c losed. Th reiult n th '
election of the three Ileptibli ans, who will
uphold the dignity of their party in Uie
(eneral Assembly. Itiiney sys SfnaU
Udls the (iod's truth aUut tjin matter.
THK ATTITI HK Of I-AHTIKS..
W A.-m(iTi, leceniler I. The . atti
tude of jiartk-i, i cariouc. Both are' badly
frightened, professing a coufidenee that
neither pis!eses. Each isjaniiutis t
kitow what the other do Iwfoit: taking a
step towards the making of ijum-s for.lhe
cfoiuing caihpaigiiH. What the chief juo
in Ihmi is to be nobody whtM' opiniuii is
worth anything will prettM.I tu wy. -Tin
mass ef th' Hepublicjui' jutrty ill 'r.ut
niliingly ' ri.-k mother fig-'ht with the
'bloody shirt" a- theirstaudard ; but there
is perfect wtlliiigtu PS i n the part of the
leaders - to k-ep thut ibnoioiiM. garment
within reach, mi that it may be laid hold
of in a-sault of a letter gonfubm. The
DeiiHHrats wiiliiot hinder the BUine re
solution, but Ih- content to offer a few tin.'
kettle itttachinei.ts to the tail, of the in
piiry. to develop the nuniler, charaf-fer
and jjeneral co:ii'ict of the. Dejuly Mar
shall appointed to interfere with election".
The dt imiud for' this cornea from Boston.
New York and Philadelphia at well aa
from the Soiith From the generaf rejMnU
resjiecting the Deputv Marnhaln. it wonht
seeru that Mahal Kerns' nmnder depu
ties were little more -disreputable than Uv:
average of the lot, Nartli aud South'.
j . ' UT1. . ..'',
' The administration i di.-posed to luako
(ieneral Burika Cnited States Marshal for
the district of Massachusetts, dimply be
cause Ceneral Butler i" anxion that lien. .
end Banks shall ut hive it. Mr. II aye
makes uo wcret of his determination not to
let (ieneral Butler have any further ay in
the distribution of ol:tical peil.
Senator -Blaine went' over to Sf-ualor
Thurnun's dHk on Momlay. "1 don't rate
to investigate the Smith Carolina ejection
so much," said the Maine man. "but fiea. .
Butler charges that there k fraud iu
Massachusetts, and the purity of the ballot
in MassachuetU most-lie preserve!.'' . Mr.
Thurman was silent. -He droppnl the ootrr
corner of his right eye and Uonrished his
red bandanna. Mr. Blaine waa alao over
come with (motion aud turned Lis head
away.
I low Sam Cox got to le cue 'uf the com
mittee which waited ujon t he. Pre Merit
fram the. House ; Fernando Wood, a chair
man of the ways and means committee, -should,
by custom; have led the President's-
committee, but just as he arose, with great
dignity, to offer the costomarv resolalion,
up popped Sunset, piping "Mr. Sjieaker"
so looaly that all attention was driven
away from Wood. Samuel offered the
resolution and took Wood's place on the
committee an instance of the triumph of .
alacrity'qver dignity. -
Convenient Life Prewerven.
The recent steamship disaster bring up
the life preserver question. Many of the
people who were iu their berths could ott
provide themselves with life preservers in
time, and consequently were lost. On a
certain steamship line the pillows f the
beds are life preservers, and can be se
curely attached to a person in le than
half a minute. The material with which
the pillows are stuffed, it soft m U...
and the floating power of tbe pillow 1
greater that an equal bulk of cork. S by
could not pillow nd inaltresses or all
steamship line be of like material T
ttavexfi from Desstli by sa lVlre.
Sew York World HpteUl.
CiciKxiTi, Dec. 4. Wm. Owens, a
brakeman on the Louis vile Short Line, fell
between two freight cast night as the
traia was parsing over the Ohio. He
caught at some object as he struck the "
bridge t keep from falling inta the river.
bat it proved to be the rail, and the cars,
passed over his hand. At the same mo-'
ment. However, lie seized a telesTanh wire
which ran along the rail, and hunr on bv
that until assistance reached him.-. , V