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The daily Argus., 1877-02-05
How General Buffers Election is Re
garded in Tennessee.

We take much pleasure in copying be-
low an article from the Nashville Glenn.
american relative to the election of Gen
eral NJ g. Butler to the United States sen
ate. 1t confirms and sustains the view
presented by the Register at the time of
the election, and comports we'll with the
spirit which Influenced the members in
their choice, The more extreme and un-
scrupulous Radical newspapers still harp
on the Hamburg matter, with the object
of bringing it to bear against General But
Ter when he applies for his seat Notwith-
standing their efforts his position in that
affair is correctly understood in many
quarters out of the state, as this excellent
and appreciative article shows:
The Republican papers in the north are
making an outrcry about the election of
General NJ, @. Butler to the United States
senate by the legislature Of South Caro-
lima. The people of South Carolina have
been commended for their liberality and
their calm, cool prudence. Under the most
trying circumstances they have avoided
any act that could harm the cause of free
government. They have made passion
subservient to reason. They have shown
q manhood and fortitude which present
them as one of the noblest examples of
moral grandeur.
In the election Of General Butler they
have shown an unselfish adherence to
right and justice, a noble sympathy, as
honorable, and more admirable than their
brave prudence and lofty endurance. They
might have selected any other man. With
local self administration as the only point
of present interest with them, merely to
have filled the seat in the senate with a
Democrat would have been sufficient.
They found in General Butler q man
slandered, denounced, his character foully
aspersed, a liberal ahd moderate man
charged uDjustly with the most cowardly
and atrocious crimes. They knew him to be
man of moderate views, a man who DOS
sessed calm judgment and an even tenn
per, a man learned in the fundamental
principles OF our government, and one who
was able to present the cause Of the south
and the great questions involved in the
political contests of the present. They
found him a man fit to represent South
Carolina aud TO reflect honor upon her, and
his character foully aspersed and resting
under unjust accusations, and they said.
THIS man. like ourselves,is wrongly accused,
ana we present him as our representative
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MEDICAL
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

TNHE countenance is pale and leaden-
colored, with occasional fushes, or
circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pupils
dilate; an azure semicirCle runs along
the lower eye-lid ; the nose is irritated,
swells, and sometimes bleeds; a SWELL
ing of the upper lip; occasional head
ache, with humming or throbbing of
the ears an unusual secretion of saliva;
Shiny or furred tongue; breath very
foul, particularly in the morning; ap-
petite variable, sometimes voracious,
witha gnawing sensation ofthe stomach,
at Others, entirely gone; fleeting pains
in the stomach occasional nausea and
vomiting violent pains throughout the
abdomen; bowels irregular, at times
Costive stools Shiny; not unfrequently
tinged with blood; belly swollen and
hard urine turbid; respiration occa-
sionally difficult, and accompanied by
hiccough; cough sometimes dry and
convulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep,
with grinding of the teeth; temper
variable, but generally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DR.. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
VIII certainly effect a cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; it is an innocent prepa,
ration, not capable Of doing the SAghtesl
InjHry TO the NEST teNaer infant.
The genuine DR.. McLANE's VERMI.
FUGE bears the signatures ofC. McLANI
and FLEMING BROS. on the wrapper.
The daily Argus., 1877-02-05

$10S.552,200
The daily Argus., 1877-02-05
hotels
BARNUM's HOTEL.

o1. LOO1o,- HlO
n order to meet the wants of the transient pat
i rous OF this Hotel, rates have been reduced t.
s.. 50 and $200 per day, according to location o
rooms. It's eminent standing will be fully main
tained in every particular.
L. A. PRATT. Proprietor
The daily Argus., 1877-02-05
ELECTION NOTICE!
Old Settlers Of Rock Island County.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY
] will be held at the Parlors of the Rock Island
House, on Monday, February 5th, 1877 at 2 O'Clock
p m, for the election of officers for the ensuing
year, and to take into consideration the following
article of the constitution:
ARTICLE W.-SEc. 1. There shall be an annual
festival OF the Society the 22nd day of February
of each year during the continuance of the Society,
unless otherwise directed by the Association.
Old Settlers, meet with on the 5th of February
and select your officers
ISAAC NEGUS, President
E. G. CRoPPER, Secretary.
January nth, 1871. Union copy.
The daily Argus., 1877-02-05

Printing, Binding and Blank-Book work
specialities at THE ARGUS OFFICE. No
pains will be spared to please customers.
Satisfaction guaranteed. IF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE STATE CAPITAL.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
THE PUBLIC DEBT,
THE VACANT JUDGEsHIP.
Especial Dispatch to the Yorkvlle Enquirer. ]

Especial Dispatch to the Yorkvlle Enqulrer
COLUMBIA, s. c., June 6, 1877.
The committee of free conference to whom
was referred for adjustment the differences
between the two houses in reference to the
appropriation bill, submitted their report last
night, which will be considered to-day, with
decided prospects for harmonious results The
committee recommend levy Of seven mills
tax, but no part of the interest or State debt
is to be paid until examined bya commission
to be elected and approved by the next Leg.
islature. The payments recommended to be
made are as follows: -" '. .'
First. Necessary current expenses Of the
State Government. -
Second. Interest due this year On consoli-
dated bonded debt. '' "' .'.-1 .'..
Third. Such other liabilities Of the State
as the commission shall decide to be valid
and recommend to be paid, subject to the ap'
proval of the next Legislature. .l''-. ..." .''
Should the seven mills tax be insufficient,
the Governor is to be authorized to borrow
one hundred thousand dollars. .''
Should the recommendation Of the commit.
lee of conference be adopted, the Legislature
will adjourn next Thursday or Friday.
The Senate having refused, on Saturday,
by tie vote, to concur in the House resolu.
ton to elect Judge to gil the alleged vacan'
cy in the fifth (Carpenter's) circuit, an effort
will be made in the Senate to-day to secure
the adoption of the resolution I. D.w.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
MERE.MENTIONs

Four steamers sailed from New York last
Saturday, having among their freight 10000
bushels of corn, 10000 bags of wheat, 10000
boxes of cheese, 1000 bales of cotton, 5000
packages of butter, 1900 cases of canned
goods, and numerous other items. '''''''' A
large number of destructive fires, destroying
an immense amount of property, have occur
red in various sections of the Union within
the past week. .'.':'.''' Among those killed in
the Kemper county, Mississippi tragedy was
A. McClelland, British subject, who had
been summoned by the sheriff as part ofthe
posse comitatus on the day the Chisholms were
arrested. A curious international question
may be involved in the circumstance. '''''Ru.
NOR has it that the President favors what he
calls the Jeffersonian system in diplomacy,
that there should be changes every four years.
The President does not consider that tenure
of eight or ten years creates claim for con-
tinuance in Office ..'.'..''John S. Motley, the
American historian, died in London last
Thursday. .''''''''Lydia Sherman, sentenced to
the Connecticut States prison for life for pois.
oning her husband and six children, has made
her escape from the prison at Wethers6eld.
She had served about four years and q
half. A Washington dispatch says that
Judge R. B. Carpenter is in that city en-
deavoring to secure the appointment of Dis
trict Attorney of South Carolina. ''''''''' Ex-
Governor Packard is lying in New Orleans
dangerously i'll of congestive chill. '''''Fletch-
er Harper, the last of the four composing the
original firm of Harper & Brothers, publishers,
of New York, is dead THE American min
lister at the city of Mexico has been instructed
to notify that government that frontier depre.
dations must be stopped. .'''''"At Lexington,
Kentucky, on Friday, the first of twenty-four
cases in the great lottery trial in progress
there was decided, and fine of $4,000 was
imposed on Henry Miller, agent of Simmons,
Dickinson & Co. 'Ex-President Grant
is the lion of the day in England. His re-
ceptions in Liverpool and London we're the
grandest ovations extended to any foreign vis
itor in recent times. ''''.''''The village of
Onoeta, Schoolcraft county, Michigan, was
destroyed by FIRE one night last week, with
the exception of school house and church.
Seven hundred people are homeless. 1.-THE
drought in Alabama is becoming serious. No
rain has fallen for several weeks, and corn
and cotton are suffering.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
AN AGED CITIZEN.

The proverbial healthfulness of this section
of the country is we'll attested by the large
number of elderly people in our midst. We
could euumerate scores of persons whose sands
of life, though having already run the full
time allotted to mortality, are not yet exhaust
ed, nor soon likely to be. Among those, we
call to mind Mr.. Daniel Seahorn, of Broad
River township-in the "Buewater" portion
of the county. Mr.. Seahorn is nirety.six
years of age, and is able to chop frewood and
do many chores about the house; he reads
without the aid of glasses, and is in good
health. Notwithstanding his extreme age, he
feels lively interest in the political welfare
of his country, and last fall walked from bis
residence to Hickory Grove to hear Colonel
Evans and other candidates speak.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
THE FENCE LAW.

We publish in another column of this issue
the Act of the Legislature to authorize coun'
ty commissioners to submit to the qualified
electors of their several counties, PROPOSE.
tion to alter the fence law. There are several
changes in the Act from the form in which
the bill was originally introduced, as publish.
ed few weeks ago. In its present shape the
bill has passed both houses and been ordered
for ratification.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
clerk called the roll, and all answered to thei

clerk called the roll, and all answered to their
names.
Judge Waite then asked "Gentlemen of
the,jury, have you agreed upon aEgeneral yera
dict ?" -.-.---.--.-- .----.-. -
Mr.. Williams: mo, your Honor"
Judge Waite: Have you agreed upon the
guilt or innocence of any party? p
Mr.. Williams: "We have not"
|. Judge Waite: "Have you agreed upon the
guilt of any one 2"
Williams: "No, ,----r,sz..er-s--aD
Judge Waite: Have you agreed upon the
innocence of any onei" ..:..5i:i*5.
Curtis: eyes your Honor we have"
Judge Waite: "Gentemen, you will return
to your room, and return your verdict to the
Court" - 't:i I" i"''f
The jury retired to their room, and in less
than two minutes returned into court, and
Mr.. Williams said "The jury agree unani-
mously as to the innocence of Mr.. Abner w.
Atkinson" ' ..t.. ...'
Judge Waite then ordered the clerk to en-
ter verdict of "Not guilty" as to Abner w.
Atkinson, and mistrial as to the other de.
fendants.
Then. turning to the jury, Judge Waite
said: "Gentlemen, you are discharged from
further attendance on the court and desire
to thank you for the patience you have ex-
hibited during the entire trial" .s.:
r. Judge Bond informed the attorneys for the
defence that he would require the prisoners to
give bonds for their appearance for trial at
the next term of the court New bonds we're
not made out, as the bonds first given were
ample and sufficient. .".."
1t is known that the jury stood six to six,
the whites all voting for an acquittal and the
negroes for conviction. Several votes were
taken, but the result was never changed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
BRIDGE AT CROWDER's CREEK,

A contract has been given the Baltimore
Bridge Company for the erection Of bridge
across Crowder's creek, on the Chester and
Lenoir Railroad, in place Of the trestle over
which the trains have been running since the
road was put in operation. Capt. Sumner,
superintendent of the road, informs US that
the bridge is to be constructed in the most
approved and substantial style of truss.
BRIDE" and will be placed in position at as
early day as practicable. W. also learn
from the superintendent that the grading on
the road between Dallas and Lincolnton is
progressing quite satisfactorily.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
THE CATAWBA RIFLES.

A military company with the above name,
was organized at Rock Hill last week, and
the following gentlemen elected officers: al.
len Jones, Captain A. H. White, 1st Lieu
tenant; l.. M. Davis, ID Lieutenant; W. j.
Poag, Sd Lieutenant, and R. T. May, Order.
ly Sergeant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
THE COLlJMBIA REGISTER.

We direct attention to the advertisement
of the Columbia Daily Register, to be found
in another column. The Register is now the
organ of the Patrons of Husbandry of South
Carolina, the Grange department of the pa
per being under the supervision Of Colonel
James N. Lipscomb, Master of the State
GRANGE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07

NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs.

E.sK.sArmstrong, Neutrality-suspicious.
for Discharge.
Hart & Hart Plaintiff's Attorneys-Noticet to De-
fendants.
j. 81. Clawson-Assignee's Sale-In Bankrupt
cy-In the Matter of A. M. Jackson, Bank
rupt.
Weed Sewing Machine Company-Prices Re-
duced.
M. Strauss-Great Reduction.
w. F. & John Barnes-Barnes' Foot Power Ma
chinery.
Kennedy Bros. & Barron-Just arrived. "
r. II. Glenn, 8. Y. C.-Foreclosure of Mortgage
Sale. .'.
Smith & Roach-Beer! Beer !! Beer!!!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07

from whence it had been taken to the Federal
Court on writ of certiorari... This will be re-
membered as the case in which Judge Schenck
of the Superior Court, refusedto obey thewrit
of Judge Dick, of the Federal Court, trans.
ferring from the State to the Federal Court
the case of revenue officer indicted for
murder
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
OFF FOR TEXAS.

On Monday evening last, two Of our young
ownsmen-Messrs. j. Pink Herndon and
Joseph W. Colcock-started by railroad to
seek their fortunes in the far Southwest, their
destination being Sherman, Texas These
young gentlemen possess 6ue business quali6-
cations, and have the best wishes of hosts Of
friends.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
JENKINS RIFLES.

The volunteer company forming in this
place is to be known as the jenkins Rifles, y
in perpetuation of the name of the gallant
Gen. Micah Jenkins An organization of the
company was effected on Tuesday evening,
and the following officers were elected:
Captain-Asbury Coward.
First. Leutenant-George II. O'Leary.
Second Ldeutenant-J r. Gardner.
Third. .Leutenant-John J. Smith.
Secretaru and Ireasurer-A. s. Withers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
PERSONAL.

We have been pleased at receiving call
from John S. Reynolds, ESQ.,, of the Winns-
boro Ne,cs, who is on visit to our town.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07

taneously with the bursting of the mining
bubble, it has proved more than the people of
the State can stand. Starvation literally
stares the whole farming population in the
face and in few weeks more they will have
neither meat, fruit nor grain"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
DRY WEATHER.

Quite drouth prevails throughout the
county, no rain having fallen since the 9th Of
April-a period of forty days. Cotton and
corn are suffering for want of seasonable
showers. The oat crop will likewise be short
from the same cause. Wheat continues pro-
missing, and should nothing untoward befall
the crop, there will be fair yield. A graft
flying fact is that more of this crop was seeded
last fall than has been planted in York coun'
tY any year since the war.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07

pay The Carolina Spartan learns from one
Of tho Spartan burg merchants that since the
1st of last April 81, 1888 bushels of corn have
been imported into that town from the West
and sold to the farmers of that section. The
amount of -four and bacon imported is even
greater in quantity and cost than the corn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07

RA1LwAYs.-It is fact not genarally
known that the United States has more miles
of railway than Russia, Turkey, Germany,
Austria, Great Britain, France and Italy COM
bned, the total mileage of the former being
neatly 10000 miles, against 76,62O miles in
those countries. Of the above named coun.
tries Russia has more than double the popula-
tion of the United States Germany about
two millions greater, and Great Britain,
France and Austria, severally, but few mil
lions less than this country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
ENTERTAINMENT AT ROCK HILL.

We learn that the Rock Hill Dramatic AS.
sociation will enact Buwer's beautiful play,
the "Lady of Lyons" and "Toodles" at Hol.
ler's Hall in that town Tuesday night, the
18th instant. The proceeds of the entertain
ment are to be applied to the purchase of in
struments for brass band. An entertain.
ment given by the Association few weeks
ago was quite success, and we have odoubt
but the promised performance will be equally
meritorious and attractive.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07

pg A Kansas editor rejoices in tho wisdom
and mercy of Providence because the black
birds are eating the grasshoppers. Provi.
dence? Good land, because there isn't any
thing else in Kansas for them to eat. If the
grasshoppers were only big enough they'd eat
the blackbirds, under the same compulsion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07
SALES.DAY.

There was but small attendance of per-
sons in town last Monday sales.day for June.
The only real estate sold by the sheriff was
the Kings Mountain hotel property, which
was bid off by John F. Wilson, for 5000.
The sale will not affect the present manage
ment of the hotel, which will be continued
by the popular hotelist, Mr.. j. M. Rawlinson,
who, as travellers say, provides the best table
between New Orleans and Philadelphia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07

which shall adopt the provisions Of this Act,
to furnish each and every employee hired ~
him with pasturage for as many head of stock
a. may be agreeauapon, not exceeding two
head of cattle to every field hand in amount.
Provided that such employee shall perform
his proporsionate amount Of labor to Keep. up
the enclosure of such pasture.
Sec. 9. That none of the provisions of this
Act shall apply to thecounties Of .HprrY COL
Teton, Beaufort, Charleston, Williamsburg or
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Sec. g. That none of the provisions OF this
Act shall apply to thecounties of .HprrY COL
Teton, Beaufort, Charleston, Williamsburg or
+Georgetewp. 'A='-as,'---'-'-'~1A-'
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LE6lsIATURE.
- - MONDAY, May %.
In THE SENATE. on taking the chair, Pres
ident Simpson read the following communi-
cation. ''i::. II "t IT," t''Et'
To the Hon. ". d. Simpson, President of the
DEAR SIR respectfully tender herewith my
resignation az State Senator from the county Of
Darlington, to take effect at close Of extra
session. Very respectfully, &C., ,,... u
B. r. WH1TTEMoRE.
At the close of the session, an election
will be ordered to gil the vacancy. l."'
The House amendments to the bill to pro.
vide for filling vacancies in county offices and
to regulate the holding elections therefor,
were concurred in and the bill passed to an
| act. -,,.
At the night session, the appropriation bill
was taken up. Senator Gary, withdrew his
motion to strike out the enacting clause of'the
bill, and the Senate. then, resolved itself into
committee of the whole for general dis
cussion of the bill by sections. ...s ~, ....-.
Taft (Rep) moved to amend Section l,
after 46th line, by adding "for the clerk of
the county auditor of Charleston 81, l,000."
Adopted. Mr.. Jeter amended Section 1, Gath
line, by raising the salary of the clerk of the
attorney.general from 5000 to 81, ,2OO.4 Adopt.
ed. Cannon amended Section /, line 80, by
raising the salary of the attendant on the
Supreme Court from 500 to $500. Adopted.
Meetze amended Section !, line 81, by rais-
ing the contingent expenses Of the Supreme
Court from $500 to- $3.50. Adopted. rTaft
amended Section I, line 13, BY adding 'for
the porter of the Office Of the secretary Of
State $780," Adopted. Gary moved to
amend Section /, line 81, by cutting down the
Governors contingent fund from $4,000 to
$4,000. This amendment provoked hot de-
bate. Senator Gary could see nothing for
which this amount could be used. =. Jeter said
it was to pay the State constsbulary and re-
wards. Taft said that the law that author.
lied the State constabulary had been repeal
ed, and Cochran said the counties paid the
rewards. Bowen said that in 1850 the Gov.
ernor's contingent fund was $4,000, aud the
salaries for the members of the General As
| oom hlv ,pere 2l1 000 nd vat tho So,,uto % bod
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Michael; that the Turkish army which is de-
Tending these places is commanded by Muhk-
tar Pasha, and that the news which comes
from St. Petersburg is more reliable than that
which comes from Constantinople, they will,
by careful reading of the press dispatches
from day to day, be able to keep the run Of
the ampaign.-Bahimore american.
- The accounts from California are very
dismal indeed in regard to the bad crop pros
poets in that State, the ruin wrought by which
is to be added to the bursting of the silver
mining bubble. Doubts are expressed if the
entire San Joaquin valley will yield 100000
bushels of wheat and barley, which yielded
last year about 100000 bushels. A Cali
fornia correspondent of the New York
Graphic writes under date of May 18: Gall
the news from the Pacific coast is disastrous
l will give it as my deliberate opinion that
we will have a famine in this State before
the season is over. The drought has killed
all our crops, and nearly destroyed all our
cattle. This is the second great drought since
the settlement of California, and the memory
of those two will always be cloud upon the
business horizon of this wonderful State, for
capitalists will not invest money in ranches
and cattle, and run the risk of burning sea-
son, when all their possessions will be de-
voured and annihlated by the sun and dust.
I fear you will soon hear of more business
disasters of most gigantic character from
this coast. Things were really in an un-
wholesome state when Ralston died, but the
difficulty was then averted only to end in
greater calamity and panic. 1t is fact that
people who were millionaires six months ago,
are to-day eager to secure situations as wait
ers and farm laborers. The drought alone
nearly ruined the State, but occurring stimuli