The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-01
rHE PROSTATE STATE.
Disceuraeina Outlook In south Carolina
The Fruits Of n Degrading Con Hilton.


CHARLESTON, 8. c., Nov. 22.-The recent
city election, " hich resulted IN replacing Mayor
Cunningham in position, with minority NJ
Conservatives upon the Aldermanic Bo'rd. h y
been sn ring out the loavcs and fishes. The
idea upon which the victors pretended 20 IN 10
this dcluaivc coalition WIS reform - tie want
cd to rc' RI II the corrupt and inc pablo ,, .l-
cd ,niceholl'is. che two wings of tho ,sn-
servativc ninori were the roprceent tives of
the nioad street clique and the CInniurhan
q mp In Cilb, SCI ~ young wor!iu- mon,
moo " Irishmcn.
In the division u spells the Broad street
cliqns received rothiug Tor thelr fricnds, and
the cunningham Campaign Club bad onlv tlfee
- four allotment out at forty uinc eaicos Tue
it,dlcal majority " ~" Council elected nclfiy
al the ID nj Crs. " hat is to IL roNur ui ~
not vet cvi'lcnt b"t thcrc ar" mauv d.. tisnrd
y riic+ wnn swear thev Will make no more en-
ng'ing alliances.
The mo negro street Inspector. Con. Walker,
VINO drew down tne nrimadvcrsious at Tho
chamber OF Commence on account ~ the NJ. III
4. y OF MS tx endi,ures. and Of biz ilnor 'ncs
II every e-scnti To- hls uflice.was reelected. He
~ a powerful man III elections. dis street.
brigade n dirt shovc.icr- and ,aft,rs 10 fno
nd rounds TO all tho polls. some ~ the
Oiber are sUmewhat better thnn " lker. nut
there IS really no improNeuieut III the city tow
eminent.
The next 'tco in the fusion movement s the
meeting Of the south Carolina LEGISLATURE.
t,ov. Z idinbetllin. He has So much p1woi. and
tiny are 50 open To Individual attack. that they
nave generally e yea. This gene al return OF
good feeling among the Radicals has not been
uccDnnlisncd without some compromises upon
toe pirt Of Chamberlain.
One of these concessions IL the pardon OF
DOuDIn W aiker. the black senator ~ Chester
county. WHO TODAY ret % from the county jail
90 tine sen ,te of the state. A few weeks ago he
wore the striped suit uf y penitentiarv convict,
ana his hair was cropped AZ close as his African
wool would ADMIT; but the Governnr frat com
"a
Chester jail. and now he Is ENLARGED altogether
and restnred to his privileges as senator.
Duuhltn was minister Of the Gospel md
school Commissioner. As the latter he had
considerable amount OF useless money IN his
bands 70 disrose of. Hts school district VS.
mapped out aud the names ~ telchers were in
dicated ~ teaching the Young feedmen In AN
eNll hour the Roy. Doubin vas elected SEN
tor, ana declared his Intention OF onposing the
reelection ~ the presiding Judge. Tue judges
nephew Wa tue states sp'icitDr. An in-pectiun
of the School Crmnisstoner's once indie ted
vouchers when looked as II no rvice except
OF a political character had been performed for
them: One OF these political de, endents turned
tatc's evidence, aad swOre tnat he never kept
the school for which the check was drawn. An
indictment was preferred az the 81 cceding
term of the court, and true bill found against
the senator. He was pat upon ais trial, and.
thouHh 4" had relative on the jury, he was
convicted. and condemn ed to the pentfentlfry.
ABOUT three weeks auo, when Chamberlain
committed Douoin's sentcuce from the peni-
In the case. whicn was as follows /" He will he
sent max To Chester iaii. where the Judge can
Hft uliils Ehb-tti AtutlN tNiutufe VIII bt tohnu
10y the Judge which will eSculpdte Dout,lIu en-
lFclv. The Judge will AJAX hrs parton. ~ tpi.t
tie may resume has seat IN the Ie- tsiature, anu
will he granted. DouDlin VIII ue there, and
will be a fast friend OF the g werner ami ~ the
Judge 1he whole programme has teen car
ried out.
The LEGISLATURE Is thus prepared bv his Excel
lencN TO nleef the Important questions Wutch
Will come before II. among the first ~ wlirh
will he settlement If HARDY Soioman's ns.
involving the payment OF the bills Of tho Bank
Of the state. The latter Is tub 20 he thrown
to the whale hut re the all engro ssing sub
jet with the lepi-l tors. The Supreme CONT
Of tue United states rdiudirateu thee Mills
TO he vaiid claims against the STATE. n the
trouble now IL. which are the billsY Just fer
the war they were cull q IN Nv notice I'm all the
commercial mnrt- Of the word. Between
S,o.0O and $4,000 were proven They were
tunued and burned. Now It h surmised that
under mis- decree Il the Supreme Court there
are millipns to come IN, ana be received Tor
blood money or SOuth "a DINA taxes. Cham
betlain and ms part saw not mucn. Bus Joe
crews Was the uthuritv for the millions. md
there nre many good reasons for believing him.
lie knew more auout IL tnan any one else. G ".
tnamherlain's Old clients certainly mold great
IN ny bills. Joe, who made the allegation, and
undoubtedly knew what ne was talking about,
has since been murdered.