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1aiE STATE PENITENr1Any.

Col. Theadore w. Parmele has ahb-'
tnittcd his report as Superintendent of
The State Penitentiary. to tho Board Of
Directors, and in 1t makeel various aug.
gestions and. explanations, preliminary to
asking for Increased appropriations for
neAtyear. He begiHs with calling atten-
ton TO the fact that he has expended
eS6,ql6.S9 for maintenance during tho
past year, which leavya deficiency Of
sl1,269.l4. The average number OF con-
yicts confined to the Penitentiary was
100 per day, making the expense for each
prisoner $3.50, according to. the Super.
intends4t's showing, which he Gays could
have been reduced ifImoney tc pay in
cash had been furnished him. He then
shows that prisoners have been hired out
as follows. During Che whole year, 15O
70, John @. Seegeras since July 18Th, 20
TO Charles Mathew; ard since September
24th, 100, 70 the Greenwood and Augusta
Riailroad, BY an average twill be eeap
THAT about $50 have been absent from
prison, which, taken from che average of
l4e5, leaves ah average of 2s5 who. have
I|besn confined Ii sslsis p=,ai..7is.iia aud
thus tho cost of mpintenanae, instead of
being 5000, rs ESTIMATED, has been
jsl29.63 per prisdher. This Is q very
great discrepancy between The estimate
Of the superintendent and the actual
facts of tho case, which he viii. of course
explain by asying that his estimate is
based simply upon the commitments, but
tnere Is nc substance to this calculation
and II is calculated 60 decisive. Twist Il
as YOU may, che coat OF sustaining con-
yicts ia the fenitentiary has been sl29. .58.
instead Of sY9.S9, as the superintcndeut's
report Is calcnlnted to make casual
reader helinva sNftfs~p
He next expresses his opposition to
The plan Of hiring oht; he Tcohyic,s On
Che ground Of tho, frequency of, escapes
which he says ane In the proportion Of
from 10 To- 80 per cent. per annun.a His
argument would be conclusive upon this
point II It was. imposaibie to guard
- Nfstt
against these escapes, but We believe tho
proper use Of chains would prevent these
asaa.,Aa and iagialatinn renuifinr fhia
pfScautlon should be adopted. Tho cost
ef keeping prisanarsaet the tPsnitantissg
q entirely too high, sasi d State shouls
bsssyed this expohs6 BY hiring out is
eFiminaIs, where they wiiI ct least have
"a support themselves. :ishs crime osthe
6thte ouGhs NOT %, &c. a IaH upon the law
abiaiHg citlasngii and the, paly. way to
fifsvaas this . to lsireI ont ,tlle eSiminale.
zlshese are employed In sesnel p6blse
ibid ab tho SoasEsretion 81 d.
rsSal n;$l railtcsd ii Il ssate swilI Esin ST.
Is,oss tllap by Rlsslan ga. IaanufactpgingD,
Is esozsmeaisti by che enpcrintendenk,
THO ElpsSiht9 ssnt forms Cue psbiiS
chat with tic approval Of the Board 81
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AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.
WAaHtNai;r,olH. Ilsc. i. Is77
From our ReGBlhr csE.spsp,o,naens.. 3. ps,p,,,nas.

WAHHrEGToN, Dec. /, 1877.
AT the opening Of the extra session Of
Congress the Republicans had majority
of five in the Senate. Morton's death
and Voorhees' appointment reduced 1t TO
three. including Sharon, the "Bonanss
King" The excitement during the last
few days has been intense, and the posi-
bic loss of 8 working majority. has given
aeEious alarm to the Republicans. Every
inch Of ground viii DO aharply contested,
and the struggle win DO bitter one. At
this writing the Senate has been in con-
tinuous. session for over twenty.seven
hours, and there is srlittls chance Of sd
journnnent for as many more. Patterson
and Conover are not feposing on o bed
Of roses. The former Ia resting under
very grave charges OF having secured bis
seat by bribery, while che latter has
doubtless been alldFed by promises of
political preferment. lIS is apparent that
some understanding has been had, !, and 1t
is said that the vote which Stanley Mat.
theWs cast with the nAmnere.a u. ..-..-
vent an invessgation Of the alleged alb
ance, is q full confirmation OF Is cxist.
ence. Whether this struggle shall ahift
the political supremacy Cd to Democratic
shoulders or not, make little differences.
as It 10 cortain TO Be accomplished In the
near future. Such changes seem Incident
20 every popular government. The DO.
l;ticai pendulum vibfates to and fro. and
il ia hardly possible for any patty to
maiptf.a the aseend-ncy for an indef.
mite period.
The wreck of tho United States steamer
Huron" wlth,a loSa of sora hundred
lives, is an evidence of the vaias of the
signal service to our COMMERCIAL marine.
This steamer wac ordered to sea by. Ad.
iniral Trenchsrdi Ia thoveyy faca, Of the
danger Higukis az N ot.sfk and Caps Hat.
tefaa, The inter disregard Of Iii Il, ssae
signals lost the nayySa hundred braavs
feilows, and q thorough aadessyere im.
,ysatigationl ct the mater is'dafnauaetl Nv
the public, 8 3s. t.s,'',t s 4 Is
The Pacific Rsilsoads are soakinr. an
s5justmsnt eith the Gsyenmens by s,,r.
rendering twelve milIidnsl Of acre, os
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EXECUTORS SALE :
III Il Il &. Tor G;j57T75Ifr
VALUABLE EAWT1g.

WYE viii cell to the HIGHEST bidder. : on !,
Wy TUESDAY, the l&Rh day of pc,
CEMBER next; at the! late rtsidGlice ipi.
MIS- Stephen Meret, deceased; 1eaf Fair
Play. oil the Real and Personal Prr,1z,,.,;:.;;
belonging to the Estate OF Stephen Maref,
deceased,
The Real Estate consists OF tvy Tracts Of
Land, os follows: ass ,4,t.3.ss,. -, ) = !.
Tract No. 1,for the Homestead, contain.
lots Of the Town ofsFair Play. on which Is
o comfortable dwelling, and nhont forty.
acres Of land In cultivation, we'll enited for
cotton, corn and wheat. q fsIl7-;
cTrdct No. 2, containing byfplat al sainee
l52 acres, more or less, lying on Beaverdam
Creek, adjoining the ,homS, ssTact., On this
tract about twenty acres OF good bottom
I.l.d iand i3 opened and In cultivation. but no
y Purchaser ,,,S6 to have possession January
A plat Of these lands will be exhibited on
Also, ct the Same time and place o small
lot OF Personality. consulting Of Housahe9f
and Kitchen Furniture, "a email stock og
Hogs, some rent Corn, dc, &c. N3:3 &
TERMs OF SALE.
Fer the Real Estate e, swe,syy 7 Ih,5,.ba MA,
1t, with note and good security and q mort.
gage Of the premises, If desmad necessary.
with intereSs pt z per cent, from date,
For the Personaity-for all sums under
five dollars casli, and for all sums over five
ooli|rsla ereHzs e Twelve nioIsttT,, with iiota
ana Goses4seeatifv -, with interest from date.
CLEVELAND MARET,f !
ANDREW J. AfARET, hxecn1ofs
Nov 20, 1877 20 8
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InO ceiporute9 Timothy Hurley has
Fot yet beea giveh an opportunity to ue.
burden whs y he knows about the frauds
oe Repnbiiaan rple in South Carolina.
Ifthe present Invcstigatidg Committee
arc too much fasigued By their past labofs
to nhScrtake to plbclte Hlfiey's teati-
mshyswoald itinoss 6a we'll for the nFss,
ent Legislature toappoint scorhmittoe,
specially to take his testimony, and to
look up the Lsaa Commission swindtes
which eeem to have passed unpotisea, 90
Ear. The aecple want is all, and ffom
what has bssn made pnblir s,plto the
ff,s1ssssssiit ff,s1ssssssiit time ne ere incliled to think
there must be d great deal To be IeatIirs q
yet. Let us hear frenl Hurley. g
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The Columbia Register corrects us in
reference to the position assumed by us
relative to the sentences of the State off.
cials, and cites the fact that Carpenter
and Cardozo could not be sent to ths
Penitentiary, because the Supreme Court
has decided in the case Of the State us.
Hord that "a Judge cannot sentence
party to hard labor in the Penitentiary
unless such punishment is authorized by
some statute OF the State" Our contem-
porary then cites us to the fact that Car
penters offense was forgery, which by
the statute Ii punishable by imprison-
ment for not less than one nor more than
seven years, together with such fine as
may be deemed expedient, and under the
decision above quoted he could not be
sent to the Peni.entiary. Upon examin-
ing the subject We are satisfied that the
prisoner could not be sent TO the Peni-
tertiary on charge Of forgery, although
we have known instances in which it has
,Eeen done, and from the precedent we
supposed it 70 be in accordance with ahe
statute, and think that the law should be
so amended as to allow imprisonment in
the State Penitentiary for such cases as
may arise in the future, though there
should be s saving clause in the set to
retain the present punishment for all
such offences rs have been committed up
TO the present time. In the Cardozo case
our contemporary cites the fact that he
was only indicted for conspiracy, and
could not be cont to tho Penisentiary
under the case referred to above. In
this he Is also correct, but at the time of
writing our article we supposed Cardozo
was also charged with breach of trust
which is punishable by sentence to the
Penitentiary. The general statutes pro-
vide in chap. 129, sec. IL, page 653, that
"any person committing breach of trust
with fraudulent intention shall be held
guilty Of larceny" and if Cardozo '.cd
been properly charged there would have
been no difficulty in sending him to the
Penitentiary. We do not understand
why he should have been let off on
lighter charge. If q man is guilty of
murder. it would be manifestly improper
TO only convict him of assault and bat
tery; and so 1t seems to us unfortunate
that Cardozo should escape upon con-
vicfioa Of conspiracy, where he could as
easily have been convicted OF a breach
Of trust. The fact that other warrants
are hanging over the ex-Treasurer
amounts to nothing. inasss,.ch rs they
are not expected to ever be tried, and
wnen MS present sentence expires he
will be allowed to depart in peace,
unless he manages to get off sooner,
which is not improbable. The explana-
ton of tks Register, however, exhono-
rates Judge Townsend from any respon-
sibility In the failure of Carpenter and
Cardozo 70 receive their just dues in the
Penitentiary. The law is at fault in the
instance of Carpenter, and the indict-
ment In tnat of Csrdozo.
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The Usury Law is again before the
Legislature, nnd we are gratified to no
tice that it Is probable the bill to re-,
enact the law limiting the rate of interest
is likely to become iSw. We have I'll
Tays held che view that o country, the
chief occupation Of which is agriculture,
ah0ssid isTe an established rate of inter
est, which came. be exceeded without
Che violation of law. A commercial
country does not need this protection,
and ip some instances it would be hurtfnl
to have it; bat in South Carolina our ag-
ficultural Interests are by far the most
extensive and important, and experience
saows that farmers cannot borrow money
at high rates of interest without becom.
ing bankrupts. The moaey lender 10 not
to blame for taking whet'the law allows
him, and securing the highest marke;
price for his money. It Is reasonable
and proper for him to 60 so, but the Gov.
ernnient has the right to dictate the
terms Upon which money shall be used,
because it is tue creation of Government,
end the power which creates, by the very
laws OF nature, has the right to control
the use Of the article 1t manufactures
1t is amply q question of expediency,
and We believe 1t to be expedient for the
general good, OF in other words the great
eat good to the greatest number, that the
rate of interest should be regulated.
This subject has been fully discussed,
and every one has made up his mind
either for or against the law, and nothing
thai cnn now 20 said viii be likely to
have any effect on the vote of the Gen
eral Assembly or on public opinion rela-
f;ua fn ;k. t- +'tfa .f
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NOTICE.

A LBERT J. CLINKsCALEs. Of Abbo.
IN vile County, State of South Carolina !,
having thade en- assignment of his .pfoRertv
to ME for the benefit of his creditors. the
greater number Of whom reside In the Conn.
ty Of Anderson, noticeli5 hereby given. ao.
corning e re "a assembly in eucn
case provided, that the Creditors of said
AiJ. Clinkscaies meet at Anderson Court
day of DECEMBER next. to act in the
premises. and name ara appoint an aren't
according to law, If they deem proper.
JAMES N. LATIMER, Assigpee.
Dec 9, 1877 tH2I = % o ;, -
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a Splendid Opportunity to
BUY "A BUGGY.

NOR the next thirty iava we win ofYer
A. our entire stock Of Buggies at COST
for the CASH, or we will sell them on time
at very Low Prices for approved sNotea.t "
Our Buggies are now well known through.
out the surrounding country, and any enc
who may wish to purchase q Buggy; may ba
assured that they will consult their own in
terest by calling on us ghiie tfs axtand this
favorable offer. :, ,tj4i.lfI i,<. - y ~
We will do your Repair Work lower than
ever and guarantee our Workmanship.
go u iri7" REED s. ETEPHEM9
- iMnin 9treet enn1. nepnhile as,:..s
! Dec o. 1877 altl ~ am
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COEnos

Professor Hollyard, ofSan Francisco,
10 making an effort TO introduce the cul.
tivation 7of coffee into California. He
gets the seed from Liberia, and starts the
plant under his own supervision, with q
view Of distributing then over the State
for culture There Is astrong probabili-
ty that the enterprise will succeed, inas.
much as it is said thet q plantation OF
some fine hundred coffee trees are now
growing in that State and bravely sur
vived the rigors Of the last winter, which
was about as cold as y ever gets to. be in
thst country. 80 ~. i. a
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The United States Senate he's display
ed the partisan to m extent beyond any
precedent in admitting VIM. Pitt Kellogg
as Senator from Louisiana over JudFe
spoaagd, the duly elected Seaa..c. il:-oo....
chat State, without even allowing tho
latter to take the testimony In his case.
Kellogg, It will be remembered, was q
member OF the Louisiana nL.stnrE:ass
Board, and was elected Senator by the
bogus Legislature that board declared
eeileeocttsd Ia order to sustain the Paeharrti.
Legislature. The Supreme Court Of
Louisiana he's decided this Legislature TO
have been on illegal body, and it has
long since dispersed and given place to
the legitimate Legislature Of the State,
which elected Judge Spoford. d. T..
Corbin had Us good claim to the seat
given General Butler as kellogg has 70
the seat he now occupies, and this
amounts in equity 70 no claim at eli.
The action Of the Senate on this matter
was siinply fnonstrous, aud shows the
iniquity to which tho Republican pari;
will resort for tho purpose of fperpetaating
tie s.h.se= TIE ss :sees:,= c: c: s.::.....:. 2
unes,ld not submit tamely TO auch an in.
dignity, but shonld Immediately proceed
70 prosecute Kellogg for. the altered
frauds OF the Returning Board, aud thus
put him who're he cannSt miasepEeaens q
sovereign State, under Ne pretenee, of
being an honorable Senrtor, when ia
fact he deserves punishment for foul
conspiracy in counting the vote Of hia
state. = 81 Fs6t ate M
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Mose& than week has, elapsed sincs
The titzo appointed fos Judge Hum.
phreys, of Washington, d. O., to deliyer
his opinion In ths Patterson hcbed1a eeypua
case, and YET It is not. foE.heoming, for
reasons that are not stated. The appear
ance 10 that he has poeketed the bspers
and inssnda holding them ia ofiSdet to
keep Patterson out Of the hands of the
laH Gns Il sf:;:: &c: Fo=s u Foi5i ming ne
publican vote ia the Senass. Yfthis ID
co he may ahield aHess::;ssss Hess::5;ssss Johnn By one
means, and apothsr until March, 1879,
when the champion bFiher win Nefirs
ffosn bis se&s in ths ssnake, and receive
the Sssldaots attentions 81 the iass Off.
seFs Of the State Of South CaroSlibSs,.
Justice Is solnesimes alow 60 ossTtAke she
etimiaal, but Patterson stands q yflno
chance u b supported by. .the stats ia d
distingnished occupdns 'of one Sfl Chs
Fasest cells In ;tt.e Hsnite6 6Aafy. ThS
visions Of i've years moro OF stSai7nie ~
Eputh ChtplihR have dhabt less Vanished
from Aie fertile sInag ginatiori. and av6
bcen replaced .bt, tlis s6Ffid phantonis 81
tha head and stTip pedi Edit, tiio EnsSisa-
bic ehsiisd of pen III scfyi tsiSt ~ qSsy
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Judge David Davis, che Independent
Senator from Illinois, Is tryiugto show
his independence by voting with. the
Democrats on some measures, and then
voting with the Republicans on Others,
while occasionally hewill not voto with
either, By this policy he sains The favor
ofpeither party, and loses the respect of
both. 4 s.ii ..ts tiibp..r sas.5s ,.. (,
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The following additional Subordinate
Oranges are "clear" on the hooks of the
Secretary OF Pomona Grange viz: Nos.
tl55, 1T, 2f3, $50. Gan errorin the type
caused on omission of No. III last week
There are several otherl live Oranges who
have not responded for the llird quarter.
Brethren, can't you GENE in and put
yourselves square on the books before
our next issue2 # you donot, we shall
be compelled to ANNOUNCE your names
TO the world, e TT ~ =, - g'-r.1
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The following resolution was adopted
unanimously by Sandy Springs Grange
at their regular meeting on Saturday,
December 1st, 1877: -
Resolred, That Sandy Springs Grange
heartily oopcurs in the resolution Of Clio
Grange relative TO the undue advantage
attempted by. the cotton buyers of our
large cities byrequiring- the pyoducer or
selier to lose the weights of basging and
ties on all cotton cold. -
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Gen. James s, Conher, has reaigned
:! o.ssSs a @ I55 G5uv5si q sputa s. iii
Carolina, and retires at once from the
duties Of the Office. Gen. Conner Is an
able lawyer and ret;rea to meet saa as-
mands ofhis large practice in Charleston,
1t is probable that the Legislature will
elect hie SuccesSor, and tho nanne CT the
Hon. Leroy r.. YonmnnS is prominently
mentioned in connection with the post
ton. .liis br-,c .,..s s,.
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Ng Sqsf Td.

The Oommissionefof Agriculture seems
20 nNyN an impression that the China tes
plantewill succeed in this State, and in
order to test that Impression, bfdffars D
furnish anpumberfof tea plants to some
properly AMI cultitata carefully, not less
than twenty tsees as an experimental
orchard. We hope some energetic farm
er Will take up tlis proposition and prac.
ucally demonstlats the: question as to
Waotiiof si1 20 Piaii6 may % pfufnitta65iiy fntt6iiy
grown In tho nppef counties of South
Carolina. THAI it viii grow and stand
our winters yes Se!! does not admit of
9 doubt. Oar thirty, years ago Mr.
Smith Kept dp Q snail tee farm ia
Sreenvilse Cosnty f5f aeveraityears, but
finally abanloned 1t as improbable.
.v saiu ~ wg very oincuiE 20 procure
eitEer the heed or ths plants from China,
as that govesnnle'-s. was very Jealous Of
hef r!ionopdy, and at that time main.
tained the esEictest prohibition against
the eEpoEtRtiun ofeither. He also made
application TO the Stain Legislature fSr
public aid s..a--Ias5ss2. him to purchase the
plants and dsyei0P his s.rnl. There are
2 nnmherof tea plants now growing ia
this and .hdjoining Counties that 6aYe
Withstnaaa "a raans G =:t7sSszs, rum which We
have enjtyed pleasant cup Of thenatige
nectar. Through the energy OF oar Com.
miastonsr, Mr. AIe sDpo, ne hope to hear
something moro on the subject Of tea
SaltureI and in the meantime we modest
~ desEe t2 intimate that none of our
iarmer viii fefnss q plant or two for
cslllly sessSs sHy ~ tlayof experiment. 5 :
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AUCTION.

WILL be sold ct r. .dieton, December
W. one s'h ho1se asa7' foaEp os pa%S1is %aIss eH'ory
One Yoke Steers, ''..t.
One Double Buggy and Harness,
One Single Buggy and Harness.
One two-horse Wagon and Harness.
Terms easy.
P. H. e. SLOAN.
Dec 9, 1877 , 2i-<:
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Ex-Gov. Manning vill represent Clar-
endon County in the Senate, Eon. T. b.
FraSer, viii 90 to that body from Sumter,
and Col. John D, Wylie from Lancaster.
yykHtl ntnl, mar, nn thaea are aank II, tha
Senate from Counties hitherto Republi-
can. it begins to look Like old times in
deed. -. :
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TOTyUE..

FHrHE Creditors. Of JAuEs w. CnAHHonD
II are requested to meet me- at Anderson
Court House, South Carolina, OH FRIDAY.
the 14th day OF DECEMBBR, 1877, for tic
purpose OF appointing an Agent; and to
make such arrangements as may be desira-
pie towards the settlement of eaid Grayg-
iord's Estate, assigned, to me. IN. 80
I. ,n B. FRANK SLOAN, Aesignee
Seneca City, Nov. %, 1877. OIL
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GTATR OF SOUTH CARoLrSA.

y N'sH'1! <AIdDEtsSvN CoUNTY.
BY W. W. Hm'gpiireys. Ji,dgs Of Fso5cse.
, WHEREAS, T. e. Watkins hns' applied
70 me to grant him lettars of admin
istration on tho Personal .EState end effscts
OF Mrs. Lucy j. Griffin, deceased. -. y.
,ish all kindred and creditors Of fhe. said
Lucy J. Griffin, deceaSed, 10 be and nD-
pear before me In Court Of Pynhate. fn
De held az Anderson Cont House. on
Friday 2lst day December, 1877, after pub
iication hereof, to shew cause, If any thew
nave, why the satd administration should
not be gE-Hted. Given under my hard:
this 9th day of Decembar, 1877.
w. W. HUMPHREYS, j. p.
Dec 6, 1877 - . 2Inr--E-.. %
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Hon. T. B. B.iJeter, Of Union, has been
elected President pro fens of the State
Senate. Mr.. .Jeter Is o gentleman Of
high character and fine abilities. 40
viii grace the Office to which he has been
elected, and IL he should be called upon
to exercise The Office Of Lieutenant. Gov
ernor, OF evan the Governoruhip, the
State would receive no detriment OF his
hands. lo'tai. F'aofsl'G sa;af1pi =
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Patterson has done ono good deed, :
enlong perhaps thousand bad ones.
He voted to seat Senetor Butler, hut on
the same day voted TO seat Kellogg, the
miserable pretendef from Louisiana. 2