The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-08


about four mills on the dollar, N ust pro,
dnce discontentment and ooptinned em.
barrassment.
In addition to the above, there will be
a deficiency for tie present fiscal wear.
the amount Of which should be deter
mined ut once by the COMMITTEE of
Ways and Means.
l would, therefore, recommend that
this subject be acted upon at once. and
the necessary means provided by proper
Legislation. Very respectfully,
ROBERT X. SCOTT, Governor.
NEW CLAIMANT FOR THE SoUrrt Ca.
RoLINA CONTESTED CONGRESSIONAL SEAT.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune, writes as follows.
under date Of the 20th ultimo:
"a new claimant for the seat in Con.
gress from tho Second South Carolina
District has just appeared, in the person
OF one Robert s. Tharin, Of Charleston.
who alleges that he is entitled to the
seat. as both DeLarge and Bowen are
ineligible. He says that DeLargs ia
guilty OF oil that Bowen charges and
more. and that Bowen is guilty of all
that DeLarge charges and more. In his
petition Tharin says TINT Bowen is guilty
OF murder, felony and bignmy, and that
lie holds seat III the Legislature of
South Carolina. He claims TINT De-
Large perpetrated the most Outrageous
frauds; that he is not an American citi
zen, but an English subject; that during
the rebellion he ran the blockade, ani
obtained protection as IL British subject.
and that he is ineligible on that account.
1t appears that Tharin received about
SUI votes, while DeLarge aud Bowen
received over $4,000 each. The new
contestant bases his claims on the same
grounds as Abbott. who is now working
Tor seat in the Senate from North Ca
rolina-namely. that, as his com.
petltor is not elig. ole, and lie received
the highest number of votes cast as an
eligible candidate, he is entitled 10 tho
seat. While there is some doubt about
tie action OF the Senate in the Abbott
case. there is no doubt of the action in
the House in the case from the Second
South Carolina District. All the prece
dents in Legislative history are held
against the claims Of both Abbott and
Iharin. They were collected BY Mr..
Dawes, when Chairman Of the Election
Committee Of the House, in reference to
a Case from the South not long ago. in
which the person receiving the largest
number OF votes WAS ineligible, and the
seat was declared vacant. In the first
session OF the First Congress, there was
contested case of Rumsay against
Smith. 1t was baaed on ineligibility.
The case was ably argued by Mr.. Madi
son aud others, when Ramsay was de-
clnred ineligible. He had tile largest
number OF votes, but neither Smith or
any body else, claimed that he was en-
titled to the seat. In 1893, Albert Gal
lutln was elected u United States Senator
from Pennsylvania. He had not been
nine years citizen Of the United States.
and very long discussion took place.
but his seat was declared vacant. These
are the earliest precedents, bnt others
occur all the way down to tho present
time"
DIED IN JAiL-uIs EvENTrr1 CAREER
jack Henderson, alias Tom Williams.
colored. confined in jnil and awaiting
trial, died on Monday night, it is sup
posed, Of congestive chill. His career
Tor so young man has been an eyeptful
ono. and OF latter years he has spent
most OF his time in prison. He was com
mitted to Jail for tie first time on the
4th OF August, 1869. charged with an as.
sault upon an officer of the law with in.
tent to kill him. For this he was tried
aud sentenced, on the Sd of December.
to confinement in Jail for six months
AT the expiration of the sentence he was
released. and within an hour was roar
rested for on assault with intent to kill
his mother, and sent back to confine.
ment. At the succeeding juno term Of
the court, he was tried on this CHARGE
found guilty, and sentenced to imprison.
ment in jail for ono year. While sery-
ing out the sentence, his good conduct
secured for him the position OF turn
key. and while acting in that capacity.
he connived at the escape Of the white
man Grimes, who confessed the murder
OF Major White, of a Georgia battalion,
under the instigation of c. g. Bowen.
lie took French leave ut the same time,
and when retaken, three days after, was
found with large sum Of money, which,
IT IL said. he received for giving Grimes
his liberty. He served out the years
sentence, and was released on tho 22l of
january, 1872, and just had time to
make his way to st. james Santee, when
he was again arrested. charged with rap
lug woman there. When he died bs
WAS nwniting arraignmcnt before the