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Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-07

Yesterday was !. grand duy in
Columbia. The largest mass meeting
ever held at the Capitol assembled to
welcome Governor Hampton back
from Washington. An csco:t Of
prominent gentlemen met him with q
special train ut Charlotte. Particu.
I>lars i'll our next.
y Washington Dispatch says that
President Hayes cpntempla,cs The
appointment Of In Coy. Aiken and
Hon. ". ID. Porter to important
Federal officers in th:s State. we do
not give any crttlcncc to this slate
ment for The l.. nson that We can not
believe tia5 it is the desire ofthe
President TO resurrcct the political
Nuthusc'ahs of the South. Let them
stay where they are. The LarnacIe.
OF personal and and sicteninw
obsolctelsm have not yet been sul!i,
cIcnt'y removed from them. South
Carolina can well afford TO let them
enjoy The 'lcgnity Of an old age spent
in privacy.
q Commission has gone to Louisi.
ana TO investigate The claims of The
two governments there con.cn,linr
Tor tic mastery oflLc State. /. is
impossible to say al This writing whn,
Will be lhc outcome Of The Louisiana
squad bic, us tl,c status oithc Nic:oll's
Government differs from Tie Uumn-
ton Administration. II is 10 he
hoped, howc,c CT, that the unfortunate
citizens Of the Pelican State will b,.
equally IL; fortunate in The future rs
have been their SO lately delivered
Palmetto brothers.
i---as 9
Judge AlacEcy speaks Of Chamber
lain, Patterson and Corbin's visit TO
the President rs follows:
Chamberlain going to thc Federal
capitol to visit the President, in
company with Corbin and Patterson
the trio reminding him Of 4 portion
Of the liturgy OF the Church Of Eng.
land, viz: The world, the flesh and
the dcvil"-wl!i'c G ,vcrnor Hampton
is accompanied Ly that gallant soldier
and statesman General Gordan, who
has evar stood as Il pillar Of fire in
behalf Of the rights and li5cr,ics of
the people Of South Carolina.
Judge Maciicy was Of the opinion
also that the mission 10 sweden would
be given 10 lanhcrlan, because j,
was believed that the cod Of The
extreme North NIGH, act rs !, disin.
icctant 10 his corrupt naiurc. Il, i
proposed 10 welcome Govcrnot IIanp.
ton IS he passes our town With = Salyo
Of artillery anal such other :eiocings
as the limited stay Of the train will
admit Of, and understand that there
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hesitate TO give ny views freely" and
he proccc dcd TO open batteries on the
Administration, and kept up a raking
fire till, it is said, he had shot Hayes
Erarts and the whole Cabinet full of
holes. We rather think it was
Chamberlain who was shot full Of
holes"
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-07

The New York frjLune is now sat
isiic;l that Chamberain's prctcnsions
TO the Govcrnorship i; the biggest
humhug Of the aye.
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The Northern papers are row talk
ing Of Hampton for President il.
1881.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-07

Chamberlain is said 10 be willing
to step down and out. Farewell,
Daniel, q long farewell.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-07

The National Rrp"j'itm has done
600! service in aiding Hampton.
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When The Legislature meets the
House should look into the eligibility
Of some Of its mcmbcrs.
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Old Wm. Lloyd Garrison, tie oriyi
nal Abolilionist, says that the ire
prcssl'lc cnnliict is still going on. lie
says the S nth las been conquered
but not converted. lie end; by pre-
dieting woes unnumbcrcd as IL crnsc
qncncc Of the triumph Of Hampton
anal Nichols. Iho be. thing Phil.
lips and Garrison can do for this
country, which they helped ruin, is to
bctake themselves to Il first class luna
tic asylum.
Senator Hlor!on's home organ SAYS
Senator elect Stanley Matthews is vet
young in politics, and something may
be parlonch to the cxubcrancc OF
youth. Still, it is not well to have
too many 'pcrtinacious young mcn''
III the United States The old B.ool.
shirt Branl::her cannot tolerate Il
genial and conservative man like
Stanley HIat;hcvs. The fnr will AZ
III The Senate when Congress; meets.
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v Asil$GroN, ID. e., April ,.
General ". Z. Shcrmun, 1;omnunliny
tie mica STATES .irn,y.
GENLnAl.: / enclose herewith n
copy Of communication from til G
President Of the United States, in
which lie directs that The dctach hment
OF troops now stationed in the State
House at Columbia, $. c., be with :
drawn, and returned to their prcviou 5
barracks CT camping ground. You are
hereby charged with the execution Of
this order, oad wiW Cause tic witi,Irum-
al Of tie hoops on 7'ucalny nc.ri, the
l0M cf IAprii, oi12 O'Clock M.
Very respectfully,
Your obcdient servant,
GEO. w. McCRARY,
Secretary Of War.
Which settles the Gubcrnatorial
dispute in South Carolina. Hamp.
tons Government will soon be work.
ing in al its completeness through.
out tho State, and peace and order
and prosperity will once more take
possession OF her borders. President
Hayes has the gratitude ofour people
who can now iubilatc in earnest, for
Hampton has triumphcd over all
opposition.
, 1877-12-16

Notwithstanding the protest of the Bona
partists, the action of the French Deputies
in voting portion of the budget yesterday
was IN expression Of confidence in the new
Ministry. In speech to the Chamber u.
LEON SAT asked for n credit of 29,500,0 900
francs to cover the Government e1-
penses for two months, and this was
promptly granted. Thus have matters be-
come partially established again in France,
after SO many months of disquiet and appre-
hension. GAABEr7A's paper, the Rtpu1hQue
Francois, takes the present opportunity to
pay handsome compliment to IMAGINATION,
who, even though defeated and piqued, must
feel relieved to have the struggle ended.
, 1877-12-16

cannot submit to the .dictation Of MU1nHEAD
without abandoning their work of reform.
Then they turn to Mr. FITZGERALD, who
has for long time made loud professions OF
devotion to reform, aud FITZGERALD takes
practically the same position as TAnoR. He
will not act with the seven Reform members
unless they agree to appoint ono HYSEs as
County Attorney,-a position scarcely
second to that of County agent. This
Mr.. HrSEs is an Arkansas carpet
bagser. He was Republican in Arkansas
for the purpose of running for Office, and he
became Democrat Immediately upon his ar-
rival in Chicago for the same purpose. The
County Attorney should not only be good
general lawyer, but he should be especially
familiar with the law Of tax assessments, rs
the tax-Gghting in the courts affords the
chief OCCASION for the County Attorney.
Mr.. HrNEs has not been long enough resi-
dent of Chicago, and has never had the legal
practice, to qualify him properly for the
place; and it would be almost as fatal to sub
init to F1rzGERhD's dictation of HyxEs as
to TABoE's dictation Of NU1RHEAD.
The Reform members then turn to look
for some one else in the Board to join them
in the effort to secure good men for the diff
ferent places. LESzEN comes forward, we
understand, and says that he will vote with
them if they will retain his man PETERS as
Warden Of the Poor-House and Insane
Asylum. But PETERS is said to be an inconl-
petcnt old fellow, and tlis cannot be done
without forfeiting the claim to reform. In
one word, the effort at reform is met at
every step with propositions for bargain
ing It is this circumstance which lends
lis to advise the real Reformers of the Board
to abandon all further caucus efforts. It may
well bo doubted, IN any case, whether tho
caucus is the proper agency for reform. Let
the Reform members go into the open Board
with the determination not to vote for unfit
men, and let them individually present the
names of persons whom they know to be
suited for certain places. If, for instance,
such nann as Mr.. TRusDELL, the Superin-
tendent of the Relief aud Aid Society, were
named for County Agent, everybody would
recognize his fitness Immediately, because
his personal honesty and experience have
been fully tested in similar kind Of work.
Like nominations throughout would force
the members of the Board to show their
hands. N1r. FITZGERALD, or A1r. TABOR, Or
Mr.. CLEARY, or AIr. BRADLEY, or anybody
else in the Board from whom there is the
slightest reason to expect aid for reform,
would be obliged to vote for unimpeachablo
men or openly confess their opposition to
the public sentiment This course is the
only one left to the reform clement, and
they must stand or fall by insisting upon q
thorough reformation all around
, 1877-12-16

and the public sentiment against dueling at
the North, encouraged the display of angry
passions by the Southern members. There
after the exhibition of more decided inten-
ton to resent every insult was con-
sidered measure Of se1f-protection,
and was found effectual. Since the
War. the quarrelsome spirits have come
as often from one section Of the country as
the other. If there was any abuse OF pnr-
liamentary privilege in the debate of Fri
day, Senator CoSKL1Na WIS the guilty per-
son. He does not seem, however, to have
exceeded the bounds of decorum. The words
of Senator GonDoN addressed to him were
insulting. In crying out, st Go on with the
calendar" Senator CoSKL1SG was following
m established usage. GoRDoS's exclamation,
s:Tho Senator from New York is issuing
orders to the Chair" WAS, under the circum-
stances, an impertinence. Senator CoSK-
LING had right to say, as he did. that
GoRDoS's statement was untrue. But neither
Senator has been foolish enough to carry the
matter farther, they having settled their diff
ferences yesterday amicably in executive
session.
, 1877-12-16

Along the Rio Grandc ell is not go quiet as
night be desired. Our dispatches nar1nte a
Bloody encounter between the Cnitcd States
1oops stationed at San Eliza-io, in Ell Paso
County, Texas, and The Mexican residents of
he town, who arc said to have been rein.
orced by party from the other side Of
he river The population of San Elizario,
nd indeed of the whole county, is exclusive
) Mexican. The news of this outbreak
mused some excitement in Washington YES
,erday. The Texan delegation called upon
ihePresident asking for the adcraon of meas
ures to protect the American citizens along the
border. In connection with this matter it
is reported that the Subj Committee on Mil-
itary Affairs in the House hare just discov-
cred that in 1875 the Government came much
nearer engaging in war with Me1ico
, 1877-12-16

ing murdered or assaulted somebody else.
If Judge McALL1srEn was satisfied GAnRITY's .
present bai1 is worthless, why did he allow
him to walk of again? If not convinced
his present bail is worthless, why did he
issue new cepias and order him to get new
bail? The probability is, that GAnn1Tx will
not even be brought to trial.
Take another and less important case.
There is q young girl named EMMA HANSON,
who is sa!d to be strect-walker and Of bad
character. Justice MORRISON, who says the
girl has been brought before him many times,
finally sentenced her to six months in tho
Bridewcll Justice MORRISON is well known
for his lepiency, and is the last man to do an
injustice to gil arrested person. Neverthe-
less, Judge 3IcA111s7EE ordered the release
Of this girl OIL the statement of the mother,
who is said to be fully aware Of the bad
character of the daughter.
All these aro cases that have come to light
during tho last three or four days, and the
same length Of time usually develops Us
many. Such Al administration Of the GRIM
ina1 law of Chicago is standing menace to
the safety and welfare of the community.
It will bo we'll for the next Legislature to In
quire whether the practice of changing the
Criminal Judge every three months in Cook
County is not a vicious one. There are GER
tain men who, no mattcr how excellent
Judges or thorough lawyers they may be, are
constitntionally untitled to preside over u
criminal tribunal; and Chicago and Cook
County are suffering too severely By ignor-
, 1877-12-16

A curious infringement of the usually
strict army discipline is reported from Chey-
enne. A private in a cavalry company hav-
ing grudge against Sergeant, went to the
1ntter's tent Friday night aud shot o person
whom he supposed to be his enemy,
but who proved to be differ
eut man. The comrades of the as
sassin, provoked By this dastardly act,
on the same night took him by force from
the guard-house and strung him up to con-
venient tree. However justly this summary
kind Of punishment might be deserved, it
was undoubtedly opposed to all the mill
tary rules and practice, and how the lynch
ers will be dealt with remains IN interest
ing question.
, 1877-12-16

It is seldom that public sentiment has so
unanimously praised q great General as it
has OsMAS, the hero of Plevna. Critics Of
all nations. friends and enemies alike, unite
in declaring his defense OF those fortiica-
tions to be one Of the most splendid
feats in history. A correspondent
describes the meeting Of OsMAS and
the Grand Duke NICHOLAS, and tells how the
Russian officers all gazed upon the former
with the greatest admiration. According to
the correspondent, he is strong}y-built
man; the lower part of his face is covered
with short, black beard without
streak Of gvny; and he has @
large Roman nose and black eyes. Ills is
the face of great chieftain. In the words
of Gen. SKoDELorF, 4" o'slAS ghazi he is,
and Oz,AS the Victorious he will remain in
spite of his surrender,
, 1877-12-16

There will be no occasion either for pi6-
tolls or for coffee. The difficulty between
Senators GORDON and CoSK1Na is believed
although for awhile the sky looked
black, and there was IN odor Of gore
at the National Capital. Decidedly,
this was the sensation Of yesterday.
But the episode, lauyhnble as it seems at
this distance, is useful in reminding people
that the laws of chivalry, so fond]y believed
to have passed away and grown obsolete, are
still with us, in measure, and. it they help
to preserve the amenities of Congressional
debate, they will not be so utterly deplora-
BILE as they are apt to be considered.
, 1877-12-16

The outlaw, RASDE, narrowly escaped q
premature execution yesterday. No less
than 900 citizens of Galesburg and the
neighboring towns banded together Tuesday
with the ayowed object of forcing the Coun-
ty Jail and lynching the murder
er The plan fell through, because
the men from the Town of ellison backed
out, fearing TINT they would meet
with too much hind-ance from the nuthori-
ties. 1t happened that news Of the pro-
jec:ed attack upon the jail was renlly sent
to Galesburg, aud undoubtedly the lynchers
would have had trouble in securing their
game. An extra guard WIS put on Thurs
day and Friday nights, and it is improbable
tLat any violence will now be attempted.
, 1877-12-16

regard to the Black Sea, the most strenuous
opposition would come from England, who
would see in its possession by Russia fresh
menace to her Asiatic possessions, and this
opposition would be all the fercer if Russia
should obtain the Turkish fleet. Without
feet, however, the Black Sen would be OF
little consequence to her. The liberty OF
the sen and the right Of passage through the
Straits into the Mediterranean would be only
a right in name and form, if she had no
fleet to guard that right, as England would
ba very likely to use the navigation OF the
Straits in such way us to affect the inter-
ests of Russia unfavorably. That England,
meanwhile, has expected some such action
on the part Of Russia is Evidenced ny her
efforts to purchase the fleet of the Turks.
transfer, however, which would undoubtedly
become the subject of diplomatic contro-
versy, since it would pour millions of money
into tho depleted treasury Of tile Turks, and
might enable them to prolong the WAR: It
is not impossible, therefore, that the ques-
ton of the fleet and its disposition may yet
become the most vital point in the issue of
pence or further war.
, 1877-12-16

The new members of the County Board
are eucountering more cmbarrasstnents in
making the reforms expected of them than
they counted upon. It is difficult to deter
mine lust how much of the blame justly
rests upon them and how much upon the old
members who were rcckoned upon to act
with them. There were only five new men,
bers elected, and they are powerless by them
selves: but it was confidently anticipated
that three of the old members would second
their efforts, aud it was hoped that four
might be induced to join them. Of these
only two-Messrs. ArAns and SESSE-have
shown the good faith that WAS promised. It
was expected that A1r. TABOR would act with
the Republican members, because he is n
Republican, and that Mr.. FITZGERALD would
net with them. because lie processes to be
Reformer. But each Of these gentlemen
seems disposed to dictate his terms, aud to
refuse to vote in the interest Of the people
unless he can secure some special favor for
his friends. at last accounts, the Republic
al members had abandoned their caucus
slate; and we re1nclined to think that the
matter should be left there, and that no fur
ther attempt be made to agree upon the ap-
pointments except III open ,Board.
We will assume TINT seven Reform mem-
bcrs Of the Board-11essrs. SESSE, ArARs,
sroFFonp, MEYER, BuRL1SG, BoEsE, and
WHEE1EE-are united in the single effort to
secure the best available men for the differ
ent county places. But they are in the mi
norlty, aud require another vote to carry the
day. They turn to Mr. TApon, who en-
nounces TINT he will not act with them M
less they appoint his man AIunuEAp as
County Agent. But the County Agents
place is The most important and responsible
Of all. He has charge Of the distribution of
coal, provisions. and other supplies do1ed
ou. to the deserving poor. Ho can save
Or squauder thousands Of dollars in tho
course of the winter, and, Us the judge Of the
supplies furnished under contract, he can
either facilitate or prevent swindling Mr..
alu1sHEAr is said 10 lie totally unfit for the
place, and there are circumstances in his ca-
rcer that certainly indicate something of the
kind. To begin with, he is chronic
of1ice~holder aud of1.cc-seeker As Asses
sor of the Town Of Lake, it is said that
he favored the Stock-Yards Company,
the Stock-Ynrls Bank, aud other
Stock Yards institutions, in such manner rs
TO impose thousands OF dollars of taxes on
the reminder of the county. This is the
reason assigned why A1r. TABOR, Stock
lt.rds man: insists that Mu1nHEAD shall be
rcFaFdrd with the place of County Agent.
1t Is certainly an excellent reason, if true,
why ne should not be appointed to that or
any other position, and this reason is sup
piemented by another, if, as is alleged, MUIR
HEAD is urged by PEE1o1A1, the former
" Boss" The Reform members of the Board
, 1877-12-16
cRMrNaT, INJ1JsTICE TN CHICAGO.

There is something fatally defective about
the administration Of criminal law in Cook
County. Let us recall few instances that
have occurred within the last fow days.
4 week or two ago 4 negro named AL
SMITH was tried for murder and convicted.
The case against him WAS c1ear, and his
crime peculiarly atrocious. Sal1rH was making
threats to shoot barkeeper and brandishing
revolver about, when a man stepped up to
him with the purpose Of pacifying him.
SMITH turned upon the peacemaker and shot
him dead. The jury brought III verdict Of
murder, which should have been followed by
sentence and execution. But the Judge
granted new trial, and the State's Attorney,
rather than 60 over the trial again, accepted
plea of mansleughter. The result was n
sentence of fourteen years, which at best
means only little more than seven years,
counting the time allowed for good behavior,
and which may mean only two or three
years if an Executive pardon shall intervene.
In other words, a man who ought to be
hanged, under the law, escapes with about as
much punishment as is meted ont to poor
devil who steals an overcoat.
Take the case of FRANK SHEppAED, who
killed Police Officer MACARTHUR. The officer
saw two men going into lumber yard. One
seemed to be sober, the other drunk Pretty
soon one Of them came running out. crying
that he Ind been cut with n knife Officer
MACARTHUR stepped into the yard to inyesti-
gate the matter, and then SHEPPARD stabbed
him to death. It was cold-blooded, brutal
murder; but the jury, finding the man
guilty, fixed the sentence at twenty-fyo
yenrs in the Penitentiary. Of course, a
motion for new trial was entered, and it
will probably be granted If Judge McA111s
TER continues On the Criminal Bench. In
any event, this murderer will serve out few
years in the Penitentiary, and then he will
either be pardoned, or, serving ono or two
years longer, the *sgood time allowed him
will reduce his term to that allotted for CON-
mon felony.
Take the case of JonS GARR1rr, the noto-
rious rough, bully, and jail-bird, who is a
terror in the community, and should be kept
chained up during the term OF his natural
life. He WIS finally indicted for assault with
intent to kill, after having made fifty such
assaults. But he WAS almost Immediately
released on straw bail. When this trick was
exposed, another capias was issued for him
as much as week ago. The officers sought
him in all his well-known resorts and dives,
but could not find him. He had evidently
been forewarned, and managed to keep out
Of the way. But on Friday this bully, as if
conscious Of success, walked into the Grim
inh Court room, told the Judge he would
give new bail in few days, and was per-
mitted to walk cool1y out of the courtroom
again. and may be heard Of tonight as hay
, 1877-12-16

The question of monetizing silver is dis
crsscd by its opponents rs if it vera propo-
sition to introduce something new in Amer
ican coinage, and to establish new legal
tender hitherto unknown. The silver dollar
VAS named in the first act providing for an
American coinage, and that dollar was made
the unit of value, and remained SO from 1193
to 1873. 1t was abolished so secretly that
President GRANT, eight months after he had
signed the law, wrote to friend expressing
his regret that the coinage Of the silver dollar
YVES not progressing as it ought to be, and
then learned for the first time that the coin
ngo had been prohibited by law. In 1876
Gov. HAYES, now President, in all his
speeches in Ohio in the memorable campaign
with ALLEN, advocated resumption of
specie payments, and the payment Of all oqr
debts in t'gold and silver" He was not
then aware, though two years and
half had elapsed since the act
had passed, that silver had been de-
monotized and the coinage of silver had
been prohibited. The fact that silver had
been demonetized seems to have been un-
country who took partin that campaign; had
it been known, the Democrats would have
made such use of the fact that the election,
in all probability, would have resulted other
wise. The coinage Of the silver dollar was
prohibited in 1873, and its legal-tender char-
acter repealed in 1874; neither fact was gen.
orally known until lete in 1875, so in reality
but two years have elapsed since the wrong
has taken any practical shape. The motion
to restore it is, therefore, nothing new; it is
not the introduction of any new principle or
policy; it is simply to correct great wrong,
or blnnder, mud to give to silver the rank
and money value it has had in this country
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