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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-30
Gov. Hampton's Address.

To the People Of South Carolina-:
The Board of Canyassers have, by their
unprecedented action to-day, shown not
only their contempt and defiance of the
Supreme Court of the State, but their ut
ter disregard oftheir own official integri-
ty, while the grave questions determining
the result of the recent election were
pending before the Supreme Court, COM
posed of three Judges. belonging to the
Republican party, and indirect violation
of the order of this. tribunal, the board
have issued certificates of election to the
Republican Presidential Electors, and to
the Republican State officers, and have
refused to give certificates to Democratic
members of,the Legislature, shown by the
returns of the same board, to have been
elected in the counties of Edgefeld and
Laurens,, This h-handed outrage is
we'll calculated to arouse the Indignation
of our long suffering people; but l assure
them that this daring and revolutionary
act of the board can have no legal effect
whatever. Iappeal to you, therefore, in
the full confidence that the appeal viii
not be unheeded (; that you will maintain
even under these proyocations, your
character as an orderly and law-abiding
people. During the past excited politi-
cal canvass, you have pruden.ly avoided
even the sennblance of g purpose to dis
turb the public peace or:to transgress the
law. Your cause, and it is the cause OF
constitutional government, and of ciyili-
zation, has been carried to the highest
court of the State, and we are willing to
abide by the decision, feeling assured that
this tribunal will see that the laws shall
be enforced and justice secured.
WADE HAMPTON.
Columbia, S. c., Nov. %, 1876.
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Democratic ticket for the State Senate
and was squarely and fairly elected
His opponent, L. L. Guflin, was counted
in" and took his seat. The colored peo-
pie, Just liberated from servitude, gave a
willing and steady ear to the advice OF
their base and treacherous leaders and
voted soldly for Guffin. A large mum.
Der of colored voters, however, remained
at home and did not 60 to the polls at
all yet, Notwithstanding he had gained
a handsome majority, Cothran was
cheated out of his seat. This was his
first venture in politics and during the
campaign he made himself quite popular
with the people by his eloquent and per;
suasive oratory. He was appointed
county chairman of the Democratic party
for this county at the beginning of the
late campaign and the majority secured
by the Democrats in the face Of the most
terrible opposition is the highest testi-
monial of his wise and successful LEADER
ship. At the judicial convention in Col
umbia he was nominated for Solicitor for
this circuit and won the race by an I'M
mense majority. His competitor, Abso'
lom Blythe, Esq, was defeated in every
county of the circuit and in his own
county of Greenville Cothran ran ahead
of him twenty-one hundred votes. His
total majority amounted to over seven
thousand. This is the most conclusive
evidence of the popular favor in which
he is held. He will create a revolu-
ton in the criminal history of this cir
cuit.-Abbevile Mc6liun,.
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Letter From Judge Cooke.
COLUMBIA. s. c., Nov. 2:

COLUMBIA, :. C., Nov. Z4.
d. IN Speiyhts, Esq.TDear Sir: l
have been here several days, watching
the situation. And while peace and per-
feet order almost exist, there is no doubt
that excitement runs high, and but for
the unparalleled forbearance and deter
mination of our people to rely upon the
Courts for the protection of their rights,
we can best imagine what would be the
result of the natural outburst ofindigna-
ton incident to the high-handed and
defiant conduct of the Board of Canvass
ers.
am glad osee this feeling of forbear-
ance among our; people, a people who
have suffered so much. 1t illustrates the
high estimate which they have for the
law, and the prevalence of good order in
the State.
Is it not time that the great North
should have her eyes opened to the true
situation and conditioned things in this
State?
Who is it, to-day that would continue
strife in the country-bid defiance to
ConstitationaE law, and usurp the gov
ernnent for another term, but the Radi-
ce] party ?,j--.,,,-c4 .4rlg-.-tat i.
GO. And nd yet this party has had the audaci-
tyto denounce the people of this State.
as being. in arms for the purpose OF re-
sisting the law: =,
The Buzzard-Bag Governor of South
Carolina, together with the whole State
House Ring, ought to cover their heads
in shame and Sink away between the
setting and rising of the next sun.
But they will do nothing of the kind:
They are going 10 die hard. They we'll
understand that there is 2 recording
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The Court Firm and Inflexible.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. No

COLUMBIA, y. VI, NOV. ~.
Greenv;lle Neys: The Supreme Court
met to-day at II o'clock. General Con-
ner asked for five separate Rules against
the State Canvassers. Also, one against
Corbin, their counsel. Granted, and
made returnable at four o'clock this
evening. The Court appears firm and
inaexible in the discharge Of the impor-
tant duties. The Court is now in session
and has just refused to grant the petition
of the Board of Canyassers and D. l..
Corbin for an extension of time, in which
to answer the Rule, to show cause, why
they should not be attached for contempt.
This makes it quite certain, that Corbin,
Cardozo & Co., j will spend this night at
least in Jail. Heyne, for whom Colonel
Rion plead, will not be included in the
excursion. Judge Willard was quite Sc
we're in his remarks to Corbin, accusing
him of triAing with the Court. The
Judge said, that if Corbin would indicate
some reasonable line of defence, which
he contemplated adopting, the Court
would consider his petition for time.
But otherwise it would not do so. Cor
bin failed to do so, and subsidized. The
Court is at present engaged in consider
ing the motion for a mandamus, COM
pelling the Secretary of State to issue
certificates of election to the Senators and
members of the Legislature from Laurens
and Edgefeld.
i T. II. COOKE.
The Supreme Court adjourned until
1880 a. m. tomorrow, at which time the
order will be signed committing the
Board of Canvassers.
Judge Bond is here, and speculation is
rife as to the cause of his sudden appear
ance. 1t is believed he is here iu the
interest of Graut, Zach Chandler & Co.
~. ~ y .r... T. H.C.
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character, &C., being kept up regularly
once week, and school OH the lower
deck being we'll ATTENDED by nearly all the
crew, the officers being the teachers. The
cold experienced during the early spring,
was considerably greater than that in the
more southcrly regions, and quite puts an
end to the idea that warm country exists
at the Pole tceming with life" The lowest
temperature observed, was u degrees be-
low zero of Fahrenheit, or 1O4 degrees
below freezing point. The mean tenn
perature for thirteen consecutive days was
So degrees below zero-by far the coolest
weather ever experienced before, and the
mercury was frozen forty-seyen daya du-
ring the winter. With the return of the
sun on he 10Th of February, aftef its
long absence of nearly five months, pre-
parations were made for the sledging
campaign. On the 18th of March, Mr..
Egerton and Lieutenant Rawson, accom-
panied by Peterson and the dog-sledge,
started from the Alert to open communi-
cation with the Discovery; but, unhap-
PLY, on the second day out the latter was
taken i'll, when the temperature was 40
degrees below zero. The camp was i'm.
mediately pitched, but, no improvement
taking place, the two officers were obliged
to return to the ship. At the utmost risks
and noble disregard of themselves, they
succeeded in retaining heat in the poor
fellows body by alternately lying one at
time alongside of him, while the other
by exercise was recovering his warmth,
and thus managed to bring him alive to
the ship; but both feet were very badly
frost-bitten, and he ultimately sunk from
exhaustion two months afterward. Du-
ring the following week the same two Of
fcers, accompanied by Simmons, seaman
of the Alert, and Regan, of the Discove-
ry, in similar weather-the usual weather
experienced by Arctic travellers in the
Spring-succeeded in reaching the Dis
covery, and relieving the doubt and anx-
iety of all on board her with regard to
the proceedings and position of the Alert.
When commiserated about their FROST
bitten noses, cheeks, and fingers, Lieut..
Rawson jovially replied, "Well, at last
we feel the cheers from Southsea beach
have been fairly earned" d."-London Ne,cs.
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The Trick On Robbins.

James Robbins, of National avenue,
has been missing for three days, but there
is no anxiety around his house to learn
his fate. His wife knows what caused
him to disappear, and she is willing to let
him get good ready to come back. Rob-
bins married lone widow about four
months ago, and they had not been we'd
ded two weeks when he gave her Q beat
ing. She overlooked it then, thinking
he would soon. tone down, but.in. a week
more he blackened her eyes. In brief,
| Robbins turned out to be brute OF q
husband, and the ex-widow had the sym
pathv of all her neighbors. She is said
| to be meek and humble in spirit, and
Robbins had no excuse for his brutality.
Four or FIVE days ago he knocked her
down and started off to town, and the
wife crawled over to butchers to see
about Robbins arrest. The butcher, who
weighs one hundred and ninety pounds
and hes fist like maui, knew better
way than going to the police, and he un-
folded plan.
When Robbins reached home that eve
ming the house was dark and the butcher,
dressed in woman's clothes and with his
Jaws tied up, sat in the rocking-chair.
"Why in blazes isn't supper ready"
howled Robbins as he stood in the door.
| The butcher groaned.
ssGrunting around again, are you p
shouted Robbins. Whats the matter
now? ?"
The butcher groaned again.
"You feel too high-toned to answer me,
do you !" growled the wife-beater. "Well,
we'll see about that Just take this, will
you"
Hestruck out, but the disguised butcher
caught his wrist, sprang up, aud there
was fun in that cottage. He choked
Robbins almost to death, tied him up in
hard knots and united him, drew him
around by the heels and hair, and finally
picked him up and tossed him over the
fence into the mud. The wife-beater
had kept up a steady yelling from the
first attack, and as he rose from the mud
and sped down the street, he seemed to
think that Sitting Bulls whole lighting
force were after him. At eleven O'clock
that night he entered Michigan avenue
saloon and told a story about six. men
robbing him.. and half an hour later, as
he was prowling around q shed to find a
place to sleep, policeman heard him
saying: 10 ~
ose smashed, eyes bunged up, sore
throat, bruised all over and awful sleepy!
What a deceiving person widow woman
is sw-DetroI Free Press. slss.
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Views Of Northern Journals.

New YORK, Nov. 23.
The Times says the South Carolina
Board of Canvassers recognized some
what late the mistake in submitting their
action To the review and control of the
Supreme Court. In issuing its orders to
judicial body of entirely independent
jurisdiction, that court was guilty OF a
manifest usurpation. In consenring to
argue the case before the court, the Board
of Canyassers gave these orders the ap-
pearance of validity which could not
otherwise have been claimed for them.
The clear intention of a majority of the
Supreme Court was to do the work OF the
Democrats at whatever sacrifice OF con-
stitutional right and common justice.
The World says the Board of Canvass,
ers Yesterday stole the electoral vote OF
that State openly from the Supreme
Court with the avowed object of offering
it to Hayes. The robbery was brazen
and shameless. 1t rests with the Ameri-
can people to decide whether they will
surrender the control of their government
to such hands, or maintain their Liberties,
self-respect and prosperity by enforcing
the remedies of the law against lawless
conspiracy without parallel In our
annals. !st..
The Herald says by this very sharp
practice, if the Supreme Court cannot
support its authority, which the board
have defed, the State must be counted
for Hayes. The audacity OF this act be-
trays great desperation. If undone, in
the course of justice, it will stand as
monument of infamy.
The Post says the best thing the South
Carolina Board of Canvassers can do is
to re-assemble. The country will not be
satisfied with their proceedings, which
look like sharp practice. We admit that
the Supreme Court itself is not free from
suspicion of sharp practice. No ap-
pearance efjudicial sharp practice. how.
ever, can excuse the sharp practice OF
the Board of Canvassers. In the first
place, the conservative opinion of the
country demands respect for the judg-
ments of the constituted -ibunals. 1t is
better that decision which is wrong
shall be obeyed than that it shall be dis
obeyed, even to secure right end. The
proceedings of yesterday in South Caro-
lima will not convince the country that
the canvass is honest and fair.
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A Steel Pen Manufactory and the Va
ri0us Processes Employed.

Everybody who has used Gillott's 9O3s
will be interested in the following de-
scription of visit to the mandatory in
Birmingham, which we take from the
English Mechanic:
The workers are almost all women,
who amount altogether to about four
hundred. The men and boys form the
minority, and work in the primary de-
partments-in other words, they do the
rough work.
The first department, in which only
men and boys work, prepares the sheets 81 is
of steel required. These are made to
certain lengths, measuring from two to
four inches in width, according, to the
various sorts of pens manufactured.
When the different sheets are prepared
they are handed to the stamping depart
ment, where the first and subsequent pro-
cesses of penmaking are gone through.
There are altogether twenty-four pro-
cesses; every single pen has to go through
them all before it is completed and fit tor
use. Each worker has q separate table,
with the stamping machine on it, and a
stool to herself. Nearly all the processes
are done by stamping. When stamped
out the pen, any kind whatever, is at first
perfectly fat. The sheet used is rolled
and placed on the ground on one side OF
the table; the worker takes hold OF the
unrolled end and passes it at regular in
tervals beneath the stamper Oh the block,
and by the help Of a contrivance worked
by the feet, or by motion OF the handle,
the star,per descends with sharp rap
aud rises up again Immediately. With
great rapidity the pens are removed from
the block, and the sheet pushed on.
The process is similar to that of the
stamping of seals on paper, with the ex-
ception that in the case cfpen-making
the steel sheet placed on the matrix.
The subsequent processes, such as round,
ing the pens, putting on the name and
number, Splitting the nibs, are all exc
cuted by stamping machines nearly in
the same manner as the first process. In
every case only one single pen is done at
a time. The last process is the temper
ing, and is the most important; for
through all the various stages up to the
twenty third process the pen remains in
a brittle state, and hence it is unfit for
use until it is tempered. The pens lone
sort at time) are put into a large pan
placed within a heating aparatus-a large
copper cylinder-but not directly over
tue fire; and by an ingenious process
they are kept constantly stirring and
shifting about, so that an equal degree OF
heat is impaired to each single one:
This process goes on for short time,
and, when ended, the hot pens are scat
tered on the floor to cool, which being
done the work is completed, and the
manufactured articles are ready for use.
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Curiosity ShOp.

Hawks can fly at the rate of $50 miles
an hour.
Ducks can fly at the rate of 80 miles
The crow can fly at the rate of 25 miles
an hour.
The sparrow can Hy at the rate Of 90
miles all hour.
The falcon can fly at the rate of rs
miles an hour.
Frogs live from 12 to Is years (if not
100000 little mouths or pores are
found upon one square inch of lilac
leaf.
Sound moves at the rate of IL miles a
minute. "-
5000 stars are only visible to the
naked eye. Countless millions are re-
vealed by the telescope-some are so re-
mote that their light, travelling at the
rate of 100000 miles second, cannot
arrive at our little planet in less than
$4,000 years.
The different species of birds is esti-
mated at 5000.
The different species of fishes will
probably reach 10000. .
The different species Of reptiles will
probably reach 1000.
There are 250,000 species of living ami
mails.
The wings of some animals are so thin
that 10000 placed one upon the other
would not form a heap of more than a
uarter of an inch in height.
$4,000 eggs of silk worm weigh one
quarter of an ounce. The worm lives
from 45 to So days. 1t increases in
weight in thirty days $500 fold, and
during the last % days of its life, eats
nothing.
Glass windows were first used for Zig hts
in 1880.
Chimneys were first put to houses III
1916.
Tallow candles for lights in 1859.
Spectacles invented by an Italian il
1247.
Wooden cloth made in England il
1341.
Art of printing from movable type
1920.
= In what place are two heads better
\ Al t.,
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Supreme Court Decision.
CoLuMB1A. S. C.. Nov. 2

COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. %.
The Supreme Court to-day issued
peremptory mandamus to the Board of
State Canvassers, 10 issus certificate to
members ofSenate and House Of Repre-
:sentatives, as appears on the face of the
returning board to be entitled to, the
same. The final contest in these houses,
to bs decided by the members themselves.
This gives in the Senate Is Republicans.
and Is Democrats, and in House 80 Re-
publicans, 64 Democrats, the Democrats
have majority of one On joint ballot.
The Legislature counts, votes for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, and
elects United States Senator. The Court
has decided to consider other contests
separately, and will hear argument this
afternoon, as to counting; electoral votes.
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The State Canvassers.

CoLUMBEA,.S. c., Nov. %.
The Board of State Canvassers, yester-
day, made report to the Supreme Court,
steting the persons who had received the
highest number of votes for the Offices for
which they were candidates. Appended
to the report of the result, was a memo
randum of the Board, stating that, in
their opinion, the county irregularities
which affected some Of the Republican
candidates, should be corrected; and also,
that the vote of Laurens and Edgefeld
counties, which gave large Democratic
majorities, should be excluded on account
of fraud and intimidation.
This morning the Court passed an or
der commanding the Board to issue GER
tifcates of election to all the persons who
were shown by the report of the Board to
have received the highest number of votes
for members of the Legislature-inclu
ding the counties of Edgefeld and Lau-
rens.
The Court to-day took up the case of
the election, and issued a Rule on the
Board to show cause why they should not
correct the statements of the Comfy Can
yassers by the Precinct returns in their
possession. Pending these proceedings of
the Court, and Notwithstanding their own
resolution that they would take no action
until their powers and duties had been
defined, by the Court
The Board held a session without the
knowledge of any of the parties on the
Democratic side, and issued certificates
to all the members of the Legislature ex-
cept for Laurens and Edgefeld counties,
thus securing the defeat of Hampton, and
the election of Chamberlain, and also is
sued certificates of election 70 the Hayes
and Wheeler electors, and all the Repub-
lican State Ticket, correcting the errors,
which defeated their own candidates, and
ignoring all of the same character, which
would have elected the Democrats. The
board then adjourned sine die. This ac-
ton of the Board has created much ex-
citement, but the citizens are determined
to rely upon the courts, and exhaust all
legal means Of redress. 1t is currently
believed the action of the board was Ia
ken under direction from Washing
ton, and rumors ON the street credit q
prominent Judicial official who has re-
Gently arrived here with being the organ
of authority at Washington.
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hereafter, but die they must and shall.
Yours truly,
T. H. Cooke.
John B. Gordon on the Situation.

CUIUMBIA, . o., NUV. A-'
GresnuiM NeWs: Great excitement
here over the rash and revolutionary ac-
ton of the State Board of Cauvassers,
but not the slightest disposition to vio-
lence.
The Democrats confidently rely upon
the .impartiality of the Supreme Court
although composed entirely of Repubii-
cans, and upon the ability to vindicate
it's own dignity to enforce the law and
secure justice.
Governor Hampton will issue an ad-
dress to the people of South Carolina IN
accordance with the faith, and setting
forth the purpose of the party to prose
cute their claims in the court.
J, B. GORDON.
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SACREDNEss OF A PRoMIsE.-An emf
nent British statesman is said to have
traced his own sense of the sacredness OF
promise, to curious lesson he got
from his father when a boy. When
home for the holidays, his father pointed
to wall which he intended to have
pulled down. -
"Oh," said: the boy, II should so like
TO see wall pulled down."
"Well, my boy, you SHALL" said his
father.
The thing however escaped his memo
ry, aud during the boys absence num-
Der of Improvements were being made,
among others the pulling down of this
wall and the building of a new one in It's
place.
When the boy came home and saw it,
he said, ooh father, you promised to let
me see that wall pulled down"
Instantly the father remembered his
promise, and was deeply panied to think
that he had seemed careless of his plight
ed word.
"My boy" he said, "you are right, l
did promise, and I ought not to have for
gotten. 1t is too late now to do just
what I said 1 would, but you wanted to
see wall pulled down and SO you
shall"
And he actually ordered the masons up
and made them pull down and rebuild
the new wall, that as nearly AS possible
his word might be made good.
"It cost me twenty pounds" he said to
friend who was bantering him about it.,
"but," he added solemnly, eff it had cost
me hundred, l should have thought it
cheap way of impressing upon my
boys mind, as long as he lives, the i'm
portauce man of honor should attach to
his plighted word"
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The extensive authority of narent

The extensive authority of parents
under the Chinese laws is well known.
A Chinalnan Of forty years, whose aged
mother aogged him every day, shed tears
in. the company of one :ofl.his friends.
"WhY do you weep?' was asked ".Alas,
things are not as they used to bel" an.
swered the devoted SON.. sThe poor wu-
n1m's arms grows feebler eVsty diay r.