The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-02

! financial friends, may have seyenty.fve thousand
dollars worth OF desire to pass CERTAIN
measures this coming winter. But another
question presents itself: Suppose the commit.
tees are appointed in the interest openly or covert
". OF anT one man or clique, could it be positive
ly Known that The speaker, as soon as the elec-
tion was over, would not change them 10 suit
another man or cliqueP Again, docs Scott desire
she election Of Chief Justice Moses, and would he
give money TO another to be lsed to secure 1t, or
does he favor some other candidate, and is not
anxious to. have the opposition OF the speaker OF
the House? We cannot fathom these mysteries,
suggested hy the item in the Phoenix OF this
morning, nor can we, from the names OF the com.
mittees that have been made, gain any further
light, Let those readers intere ted Ia the matter
solve the problem.
The cha rman OF the committee on claims tCn
| Gle Joes former 'best hold) is Mr.. B. Byas for
| merly sergeant-atarms OF the House. This IS an
| important Mrs. Grundy suggests Lucrative" as
being the better term) committee, and Mr.. Byas
is not an important member. Ergo-what?
PROTEST. AGAINST MAXWELL, OF MARLBORO
protest signed by c. W. Dudley, Harris Gov
inpton, C. S. Mccall and other prominent citizens
4 oSAoAS S~A1essS
Yesterday. The protest states that on the day of
election, and up to the date Of the protest, Goth
| OF October, Maxwell was postmaster at Bennetts.
vile, s. c. and constitutonally ineligible to the
office OF State senator. He was, as well, county
school commissioner. The accompanying papers
show, corclusively, that Maxwell was postmaster
at and after the time Of his election.
STRANGE FREAKS IN THE COMMITTEES.
Where are conservative members stuck this
timepn we heard it asked to day. BY q careful
examination OF the list we find none on any i'm.
portant committee. except the judiciary, on which
| there are five out OF twelve, with Wilkes as chair
| man. One is on the lunatic asylum, and another
on agrculture-,,o,.e on grievances. Joe Crews
sugges,ively goes on the tail end OF the commit.
tee on the penltentiary, the chairman Of which Is
Yocum, formerly State constable.
SUITS FOR TAXES AGAINST RAILROAD COMPANIES.
Mr.. Hurley to-day gave notice Of bill TO au-
thorlze the State auditor to suspend proceedings
| in certain cases. Although the bill does not b.
its title indicate Its contents, In violation OF the
constitution, Its Intention seems TO be good. II
will give the State auditor power TO suspend the
suits for taxes by the State against certain rail-
road companies AS there Is q case now before
the Supreme Court. which will decide the matter,
there is no use in keeping retinue OF lawyers
paid to merely continue these cases.
TIE LAURESs ARREsTs-lHE WHOLE STORY.
As this Is matter which seems to be agltatng
the whole public mind at this time, 1t may not be
mai apropos to go back little way and trace
the cause which led to the arrest Of these eleven
very respectable citizens of Laurens County. The
{no M
| the State constable, and the maldening assump
tlons Of the negroes previous to the campaign,
eliminated In the shooting affair at Clinton. The
people Of Laurens were inclined to submit to
almost anything from Crews anil his hirelin gs
| short OF determination, rather than bring about
| war Of races, which they knew must happen
unless matters were checked. They wanted peace
and quiet. In accordance with the agreement Of
Mr.. Ranser with the Reform party, they desired
to have o committee OF Reformers at
| the polls. Crews treated the request with
contempt. The disturbance followed, the
truth OF which will In due time come before the
public. The crizens Of Laurens did not desire to
prevent any arrests, but did prefer that they
should be made by United States officers. They
had decided to make no opposition, butto sub uit
| quietly to any arrests that might be made. This
was the state OF affairs when Crews went to
Washington, and when the last force went to
Laurens.
| United States deputy marshal, accompanied oy
Unlted States troops, went to Laurens and made
the arrests. Some OF them were made in an ar
bitrary and insulting manner, others quietly. Mr..
S. T. Darlington was the first enc arrested. The
prisoners were denied the privilege Of communi-
eating with their friends, or Of procuring counsel.
They were hurried or at night, and placed in
camp, with nothing to shelter them.
On Monday night they arrived In Newberry bat
the officers being apprehensive that they would be
rescued, got them on on q special train at one
o'clock Tuesday morning. or course, their counsel
were very much chagrined to dad that they had
gone and left them. They followed them to Colum-
bia, and found that they had been lodged in the
county jail without any commitments and were
then on hearing before the Unitcd States COM
missioner They were charged with .yOlat on OF the
9Th section OF the United States Election Act,
passed May 80, 1870. Ball was given. Four wer;
Immediately rearres.ed ON warrants by Hubbard
The charge against three or the latter number be-
Ing very vague, they were released on bail, but
| Immediately rearres,ei aud imprisoned on
charges by Hubbard. There the matter now rests.
The prisoners have for their counsel w. d.
Simpson, A G. Darlington, and Messrs. Baxter,
Jaeger and General MCGOWAN. The case against
them in the Uuited States Court Is very weak
the only testimony 30 far obtained being hear.
say. They will no doubt he released. One Of the
witnesses tHowerton) ol whose testimony the
warrants were issued, was In the famous "Tin
pot" at the time Of the disturbance and ran.
The United States officers and troops were sadly
disappointed and chagrined that they had acted
'.As II they held lion there
| And not fenceless man."
| CONVENTION OF TEACHERS.
| notice Of the second meeting Of the conven
ton Of teachers OF this State is published in the
Phoenix. The meeting will be held in this city
December 81. The invitation Il extended to al
persons desirous OF advancing the Interest OF ed
cation In this Sate aud as delegates VIII be pass
ed over the different railroads for one fare ant
entertained at the Nickersoa House at reduced
rates, ,r Is believed that large attendance viii
be secured.
Those who propose to attend are requested t
notify Mr. Hugh s. Thompson, chairman OF exec
utye committee, at Columbia.
This move is one that should Interest the friend:
OF education, and all who can do 80 should m AXE
it their duty to attend.
Professor Carlisle, so well known as dnt