The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-17

ridges to the west. Here is a canal which Mr..
Sprague, OF Rhode Island, meant to nave utilized
before those evil days came upon him. About SIX
hundred houses have been put up here since the
war. They are building new city hall. and, for
the nrst time in the State. . penitentary. Sew
eral large hotels blocks, banks and whole squares
OF cottages revive the landmarks OF longer con-
cord
PARKER's "HAuL.n
On the main street, near the great new City
Hall and Its unfinished domes, IL q tall brick build
ing with cupola and tho sign OF ParKers Hall.
II COST probably, .O00 and the citizens unver-
sally spell It "Parker's Haul" This fellow Parker.
who now claims to be lmpecunious, was one Of the
three composing the Financial Board, with Scott
and Chamberlatne. Like the majority Of the fell
lows OF this stamp, he is from Massachusetts, that
State sharing with Pennsylvania ana south Caro-
lima triumvlrate over the carcass. The worst
negro IN the State. Elliott. Is Massachusetts,
man. Parker was ginmll keeper In Charleston
when nominated, like "Generar TAFT, the present
Auditor OF Charleston and he was one OF the
three persons to- count the notes of the old
know how many bonds to issue to redeem them.
Terry, the principal man who entered suit for
house He Marsh ana Parsons s0 operatos cor
nered the circulation and then sued for It's face.
Parker counted up half million OF circulation,
all that existed, to be one million and quarter.
Crews and Rainey. the latter now negro Con-
gresham, helped to count them Then instead OF
the false count called ior, Parker and Company mad
ST. 900 bonds issued. They charged the fellows
to to- redeem them ana collected the percentage
out oil the Commonwealth. Scott himself ID said
to have had o. the bills 3 though egi.imassy
slave trader, stole 900 OF the bills and dep0s
tied them in q bank 10 cover loan ne made there.
notes, aud when the bank sued Crews on the loan
he pleaded the deposit as reason why ne should
Ohio. was gully Of the poltical smaIlTiess OF
whttewashinR t6is deed at Washington When
Parker came to Columbia he was greasy and
threadDare, and without other than borrowed
money to pay his board.
THE PRESENT SOUTH CAROLINA RING
Caamberia,ne, caruet-6agger, the brains MS OF the
concern. They are Law partners. The United
states end OF this ring is United States Senator
Patterson. Hardy Solomon. Hebrew, is the banker
and depository, Pnfer Is the lobbyist, Wnittem0re
the legislative boss and Leslie the gadabout.
Caroline native blood, one OF three brothers, all
majors. who went into the rebel army, and General
Kersnaw sadly referred to him as one OF the few
was raised st the university by doing chores. He
was Assistant Adlutant General, with the rank OF
colonel. IN the Confederate War Department at
Richmond, where he had great power and art,
''and." said Mr. Youmans. OF this town, to me- ''he
brimIui Of force.S Melton Is not accused Of worse
misconduct than tameiy prosecuting the interests
OF the State at odd times. as IN the. case OF the
were bonds illegally negotiated. because the time
had elapsed tor their negotiation, and this time,
legality OF the bonds, because the extension en-
phaslzed the limitation. This point Melton did not
make; ana the suit Of the bankers was successful
the interest upon these bonds. As the Legislature
had previously ordered the Comptroller not to
action gave color to the story that the Bench had
been corrupted. Tim Hurley. the chief inde-
aartAd reNTbAHAn
Moses received SIS 600 to influence this decision.
1t certainly gave great surprise to people in gen.
eral.
was Judge before be became Attorney General
Caldwell, the brother Of Of United States Senator H
Robertson's vile. Melton had denounced fellow
Espsa @ noad no
the level OF gentleman BY denouncing him az q
liar and scOundrei" Soon aIterward Melton
slipped behind MONTGOMERY at restaurant where
the latter was eating vt table, and proceeded to
beat him.. Instantly one or Montgomery's friends,
snot Ea,ewe wen d Ss r mnG mao
same time sporting planter, Morgan, was shot in
the back and still carries the ball.
the h0rsewnipptng Of an Irish politician by 4, Is.
Elliott for writing letter Of asslgnalion to his
wife.
EIlott nves IN pretty white, trellised and
mansarded cottage, in the best quarter OF the
green vines, magnolias, mock orange aud long
fhistled Carolina stem grass. He mas the finest
20 ts ne e Is q 5a most c
who ts wholly, co0ly mercenary. His talents are
admitted by oil, ana the smrch that Chamberlaine
who have heard him frequently speak as well on
sudden occasion. But he IS extravagent, without
pride OF character though plentiful In vanity, and
II he Is not now in the United States Senate, in.
stead OF Patterson, IT Is because he mad the means
TO prove the latter's bribery aud bargained away
the contest He Is also, the only important
negro IN south Carolina who cordially resents
the white mans former mastery, having family
reasons. anterior to emancipation. to nate the
white race. Thus he would be the most danger
Gus negro in America II his black constituents,
whose slavery he never shared, did not look back
upon their bondage with Christian magnanimity
and look upon Elliott with only very tolerable
degree of favor.
HIS education was derived under advantages
rare even to white people at Eton school and IN
the schools OF law. He is 1u FLOODED African,
quite dark, rather stumbling In walk, fond OF
dress, not familiar. aud with the Boston pro
portion OF sell-esteem. He is Chamberlalne's
chairman OF the state Campaign Committee,
@ cottage is Sea III MS ws name 10 she ana
flourish in Columbia as pretty, r0se-tinted light
muatto under the name or Nancy Fat. Removed
very fair mistress OF her own home, barring q lit
tie mutual jealousy here and there.
COLLECTOR wORrHINGTON.
The only United states Official who persistently
tnterieres on behalf OF the state ring is WorShing-
ton, Collector OF the Port OF Charleston.
s'W0rthlngtOn," said Governor Scott to me, sis
political buzzard flying all over this country
reminded the Governor that Hugh s. Legar6
cited the buzzard as highly graceful and plctur-
esque object, sailing in the distant clouds.
"Well" said Scott, IL might admire W0rtnington
sailing III the distant clouds, but not nearer I'll
tell you why he Is political buzzard lie Is a
Mary lander who roved to California. The Vigil
ance Committee drove out people OF his class, and
he drited over to Nevada, the penal colony OF Cali
1ornla There Old Jim Nye lifted him 10 the dignity
OF . foreign mission at the Argentine Republic
Back again, strapped, vagrant prowing around,
he met Hoge now Comptroller General in Cincln-
natl, ana begged To be taken into Law partnership
with MIN. They removed here. When Patterson
came mere, buzzarding 1t also, Wortnington found
the only man to whom he could be of any use, and
Patterson has made him, to the disgrace OF the
federal authority Collector or the Port OF Charles
ton. There he co-operates with Bowen and Butt,
and enrages the citizens and turns the republican
party from benencence into terror.n
NAGLE.
One OF the most thriving adventurers In the State
isNage, who came from one Of the mountain parts
OF North Carolina and was elected Comptroller.
Three inherent residences are shown In Columbia
which ne successfully inhabited; the first a little
novel oi a cottage, where his vile washed his
clothes, and this good lady, precpItate TO Join
m hau hant .t.,a 80 No.