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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10
Governor HAMPTON has commutod

Governor Hampton has committed
the sentence of seven of the Lownds-
vile murderers to the Penitentiary
for life. The othor three suffered On
the galIows the penalty of the law on
Friday last, at Abbeville. Their
names we're Jink Whitner, John Al
lon and Whiteman Allen. Some think
that all these ten fendish murderers
ought to have hanged, but we doubt
not that the Governor, after roview.
ing the testimony, has done right in
the matter.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

from rs cents per capita, for the,
actual attendance OF children, to 123
cents. @ -N
The managers of election and their
clerks are to receive no opay. The
salaryfof members of the, General
Assembly from 5000 and 90 cents
mileage for each session, to $500 and
! 10 cents mileage. Other reductions
will be be made in proportion. This
is real, honest and su substantialreform;
"A bill to prevent the sale of seed
cotton between tho setting and rising
of the sun, and to regulate tho sale
Of seed cotton, has received it's third
reading in the House and has been
sent to the Senate. The Senate has
passed bill reducing the per diem Of
County Commissioners from $500 to
$500 day, and they are limited to 70
days in the year; their clerks TO $3.50
per day and they are limited to 100
days This is to apply to every County
in tho State, except tho county Of Char
lesion, in which tho Commissioners
and their clerk arc allowed 100 DAYS.
The bill to re-establish tho usury
law has passed tho Senate. This will
make the rate,of interest 7 per cont,
and, 1 believe, prohibits the charging
of a greater port cent, cvon under
contract.
The Ways and Means Committee,
l am Informed, have nearly completed
the tax bill, which provides for a
State tax of S mills, including the 10
per cent. contribution. Those who
paid their 10 per cont will receive
credit for that amount This is six
mills less, if am not mistaken, than
we have over been called upon to pay
under Radical administtiattio alton. The
great blessings of Democratic rule is
now APPARENT to all who will not shut
their eyes to plain facts.
The Senate refuses to meet the
House in joint assembly, for the pur-
pose of electing a Chief ustice. Their
refusal is based upon tho grounds that
Tho Charleston delegation has net been
seated in the House. The committee
on Privileges and Elections will dis
pose OF this case on Monday next,
when their excuse for not going into
| an election will be removed. Thoy
will evidently thon find some other
excuse and refuse to 60 into an elec-
tion at all. This believe to be their
programme at this time, and if they
carry it out there will be no election
at this time. "Anything to beat Will,
lard" Is their motto yet. For Asso.
ciate Justice, General MCGOWAN il
gaining strength, and may probably
come in, though a few days ago
thought the contest would be betwoer
Coils. Haskell and Mclver. There is
however, possibility for chance tc
elect two Associate Justices, provided
Willard is elected Chief Justice.
Thore are some interesting dovcl.
opments in the future, which will bt
laid before the public in due time.
| Col. Hoyt, OF the Anderson Intel
ligencer, has purchased the Dali,
Register at this place, and is now il
full editorial harness on a daily at the
capitol. Col. Hoyt is too we'll known
in tho country to need any enco.
mum at our hands. lie is a bold
vigorous and rgraceful writer, and
will make the Register rank with the
foremost dailies of the State. He ie
certainly the right man in the right
place, and we bid him God speed in
his new fold of journalism.
| BRA DIZZY
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

r. Mckay, Esq, the "local' of the
Groonvilo News, aud i0milialy known
by the namo of "Unclo Bob," has boon
elected door keeper in the Legislature.
This was a capital selection. ..'"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

"God bless our beloved Governor.
and may Hc lift upon him forever the
light of His countonance," is the des
vout wish Of the little Charleston girl.
and the earnest prayer of older hearts
everywhere. ... ....t
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

Lieut.. Gov. Simpson has issued the
writ for new election IN Chester
county on May 18th, to fill the VA
c"ncy occasioncd by Dublin Walkcr's
resignation.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

Judge Mackoy is making spocchos
in Chester in favor of tho County
Convention nominating Democratic
Senator to fill tho Senatorial vacancy
of that county. The Judge is getting
right gradually, 1t is never too late
to reform.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

Any business is more honorable for
a young man than loafng; for the
former, If rightly followed, will make
him living; by the latter he is made
dependent upon the labor of others.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

There have been five hundred and
fifty government employees discharge
cd curing tho last month from the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Department..
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

Hayes goes to Philadelphia on the
9th to ottond tho opening of the per-
manont exhibition on the Centennial
grounds .'
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

Hon. M. p. OConner, of Charleston.
dcivers the annual address before the
literary societios of Wofford College
in June next, ..,..t
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

Hon. Dublin J. Walker, State Sem
ator from Chester, was arrested tor
issuing II falso teachers cirtiicato. He
has resigned his seat in the Senate.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

"Uncle Bob," of the Greenville
News, says tho Hampton Ball was the
most magnificent affair ever witness
Sod in Columbia; six hundred persons
wore present. ... ..
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10


BRADLEY.
COLUMBIA, S. O., May 9TH, 1877.
DEAR SENTINEL: The Legislature
has at last got down to hard work.
The Senate Committee, of which Sen
ator Bowen is chairman, to investigate
charges of corruption, &C., against
Whittimore, Mash and Woodruff.
are hard at work, and | am informed
is making good headway. The re-
solution under which the investiga
ton is being made, authorizes the
committee to investigate the official
conduct of any Senator of the pres
ent or former Senate, and rich de-
velopments are promised the public.
The committee to investigate the
charges against j. j. Wright, one OF
the Associate Justices of the Su-
preme Court, has been hard at work,
and is making progress. We will
report to the House the first of next
week, but being one of the commit
tee, and consequently bound to Sc
ecy, | can not report what devel
opments have been made. AS
said in a former letter, the pruning
knife is being applied vigorously to
every department, and the cxpendi
lures will be greatly reduced. The
Office of County Auditor, / hardly
think, will be abolished this session.
as the workings of it and tl'at Of
County Treasurer arc 80 interviewer,
as to render it almost impossible to
collect the taxes under the present
system without that Office. The sys-
tenn will have to be changed before
the Office can be abolished. This, |
think, will be done next winter at
the regular session.
A bill to regulate the compensation
OF County Treasurers and Auditors
has received it's third rea,ling in the
House, and thi"k will pass the SEM
ate. This bill provides that the
County Treasurers shall receive three
per cent on the first $1,000, two
per cent upon the next $4,000, one
per cent npon the next $4,000, and
one half Of one per cent on all a.
mounts over $4,000, provided the
same shall not exceed $500, or less
than $500 per annum, except Char
lesion, where the commissions shall
not exceed $4,000. The salaries of
Codnty Auditors are as follows
Charleston, $4,000; Abbeville and
Ricbland, $500; Aiken, Anderson,
Barnwell, Beaufort, Chester, Celle.
ton, Darlington, Edgefeld, Fairfield,
Greenville, Laurens, Marion, New
berry, Orangoburg, Spartanburg,
Sumter and York, 800 each; Ches-
terield, Clarendon, Georgetown,
Horny, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexing-
ton, Marlboro, Oc'nee, Pickens,
Union and Williamsburg, $4O0 each.
1t will be seen that in our county
(and it is the case in every other
county, the County Treasurer and
County Auditor both will not receive
as much as the Treasurer has here
tofore been receiving. The House
proposes the following reductions:
The salary of Snperintende dent of Edu>
cation, from $4,000 to $1,875, and
his clerks salary from $1,000 to
$500; School Commissioners salary
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10

The Legislature will adjourn on the
18th instant.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-06
GLOOMY VIEW.
STATE RegiSte

ctAtc hcHNtcIs
Corners in wheat at Chicago, corners at
Baltimore, and corners In New York, In
the face of what is believed to be q great
er wheat crop than ever was produced
before, Is thought by the New York
THbHns not to be indications OF healthy
and prosperous trade. 1t says the same
thing occurred in the autumn of 1875, and
resulted In loss to the country OF mill
IONS OF bushels OF wheat which might
have been sold to Great Britain had
not spectators maintained the price
above the shipping point until it was
too Late. These spectators in products,
like those in stocks, are confident that
the treasury department will perform
some act-legal or illegal-to prevent a
tight money market. But it is TO be eX-
pected that the department, profting by
the lessons taught by secretaries Bout
we'll and Richardson, will not delay the
inevitable by interfering TO save specu>
lators from the results of the ventures.
The legitimate business of the country
is able to take care OF itself, and wants no
spasmodc ad-evcn il ii were legal
from the government.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-06
THE SYNDICATE AND THE -FOUR
PER CENTS.

1t begins to appear doubtful whether
the efforts OF the treasury to refund the
remaining 6 per cents into per cents
will'be successful. The demand for the
new bonds has fallen away considerably
since the popular subscriptions were
made, and at the same time the value OF
money Is gradually increasing. The
statement that the secretary Of the treas.
ury intends to place to the credit of the
resumption fund the gold TO be received
Tor the $27 600, 600 Of 6 per cents to be
called in is denied, apparently
with authority. The treasury Is
said to consider il impractical
Bile. as yet, to commence the accumula-
u0n OF gold Tor resumption.
The syndicate and Secretary Sherman
are both declared to be dissatisfied with
the progress made in placing the new a
per cent loan. The members of the syn.
Gicate are said to have told Secretary
sherman on their recent visit to Wash.
ngtoh tnat II was impossible to place the
loan In Europe, on account OF the war
that IN this country they could not mar.
ket them ut par while spectators wero
hawking them about Wall street at o.
and that consequently they could no,
take any more under The present arrange.
ment..'
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-06
THE CLAY HOMICIDE

yHI KnLING OF PERRY WHITE ny cAssIus
The following dispatch in the Cincln.
natl Enq,tiysr, datei Richmond, KY, 3Oth
ult, gives an account o! the killing of a
negro by Hon. &. NJ. Clay, briefly refer
red TO In the dispatches Of that date:
Hon. Cassius NJ. Clay, formerly Minister
to Russia, under President Lincoln's adj
ministration, to-day shot md killed a
negro man, Perry White. The affair oc.
Cured at ten o'clock this morning, on
the farm OF General Clay, six miles trcm
this place
General Clay had in bis employ as cook
for some time negro woman, The moth.
or of Perry White. A few day aso he dis
covered that she had been robbng him OF
his silver plate, his table service, and
other articles, and he discharged her.
Being very violent woman, she swore
vengeance against her employer. Pre-.
ylous to this Perry had also been ordered
from the place, being known in the
neighborhood as negro who lived by
stealing, who had frequently been i'm
plicated In robberies and was otherwise
notorious as bold, daring man and
desperate negro. The negro on his own
account and to avenge his mother had
resolved TO kill Clay, and letter written
by White declaring his intention to carry
out his murder0us purpose was shown to
Clay. The latter has anticipated trouble
with the negro, and for ten days past
when he went out on his farm carried his
pistol with him.
This morning General Clay mounted
his horse with small white BOY behind
him and started to negro church in the
neighborho0d, where he intended to hire
cook in the place of the one discharged
He proceeded but short distance from
his house when he saw loose horse in
pasture near the roadside. Just as he
was passing, the little boy remarked,
There is Perry White looking in the
direction of the horse, which had neither
bride or saddle on. Clay saw the negro
In the act OF hiding or lodging behind the
animal. Knowing White had no business
there, and believing that he had come for
some bad purpose while all the other
darkies were at church, and at once sup
posing that the negro Intended to make
an attack upon him from the cover, Clay
leaped down and passing Immediately In
front OF the horse, confronted the negro
and ordered him to throw up his hands.
The negro obeyed, sinking to the ground.
Clay then talked to him roughly, order.
ing him from the place, and telling him
Il he moved from his position until he |
Clay, got on his horse, he would kill |
him.
Clay then turned and started toward his
horse, when the negro rose and made at |
Clay, at which time the latter drew his
pistol and fired twice. Both balls took
effect, one in the neck and the other in
the breast, and the negro fell dead. Gen.
Clay Immediately rode to town and gave
himself into the hands of an officer OF the |
law, and he Is now in custody awaiting an
trial, which will take place
morning.
The feeling OF the community is entire.
ly with Gen. Clay, who is one of the
most quiet and peaceably disposed men
in the country, while the negro was
known as stout bully, dishonest
knave and an exceedingly bold and dan
gerous man.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-06
CINCINNATI.
NOTICE

NOTICE
safe OF ILLINOIS,
lexander County. IS,
lnhe County Court of said county, NoNemDer
prm, A. ID. ls.,.
Aust Watermelon, Admin
traitor of the estate OF
frederick Watermelon, de-
". Petition To sell
La Watermelcr, Emile E"al Property
iatermeier, and Emma
iatermeier, minor heirs
I'd Lima Watermelon, the
lardian OF said mnol
HRS.
Ndsyit of the non-res idence of Lima Wat
srplcr, widow, Emile Watermelon, and En-,
ms WatcTmecr, minor heirs. and
Lin Watermeler, guardian for
IA minor hers OF sald estate of Frederick
Werneicr, deceased, the defendants above
naed having been uled In the office OF the
CleS OF said county court; Notice ID hereby
gim to the SAID defendants that tue petitioner
file his petition in said court in probate thereof
on We eth day Of September. AID. 1877, 10 sell
the ollowlng real property OF the estate OF
ITcerick Watermelon, deceased, 10 pay the
deb OF said estate situate in said county OF
Alcaulcr, state ofllliuois, tO-wit-South three
tOtths of northwest quarter OF northwest
qufter of section thirty six, township l5,south
Of Inse wet of third principal mcrl ian,
cOlsinng about thirty acres, and that sum
mos thercupOn issued out Of said )urt Hgalns,
sai defendants returnable on the second Monday
of,orember, lsI,, as is by law required.
Sow, therefore. unless you, the said defend
an shall personally lie and appear before the
sai county court of Alexander county on
III first day Of the November term \. ID ls'!,
tlreof, "a he holden in the city OF Cairo, IN
sal county on the second Monday OF November
Al. ISL, and plead, answer OF den!tr to
sal petitioners petition, tie same and the
mitcrs and things charged therein and stated
wi he taken as confessed, and decree entered
according to the prayer Of said petition.
SAMUEL j. IIUMM, County Jerk.
IN,MOS II, BLACK, SOl'r for COmulL
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-06
A GENERAL VIEW OF THE STU


ALTON.
The Nation of last week, makes a sum-
mary Of the financial and commercial
situation OF affairs. The harvests in all
parts OF the country fully come up TO ex-
pectations. and the events OF the week IN
Europe make 1t reasonably certain that
to compel Europe to take all the bread.
stuffs which this country can spare.
Very large "short sales OF wheat were
made several weeks ago at Chicago and
here, in the belief that the large yield
would depress prices; the market was
"oversold," and during last week a "cor.
ner' was made, and the price OF wheat
was sbarnlv advanced, The advance
stimulated the movement 70 the lake
ports, where the receipts have been lar
ger in single week than they were last
year in the whole month OF September
Transportation business has accordingly
been excellent, ana thus fer the water
routes have derived more benefit from
the increase than have The railroads.
This large movement of grain has in
creased the demand for money the rate
of which at New YORK has advanced to
to Z per cent on call, Cotton has not
yet begun to move, and later IN the year
currency in large amounts will be requir-
ed at the south. Other branches Of bust.
ness than those directly concerned in the
production and transportation Of bread
stuf1s have improved, but only to llmi-
ted extent. Gold ruled during the week
at 1903 to 1922, and at the close OF the
week the United States illegal tender note
tor 81 had gold value Of S0.9Gs5. At
the same time the bullion in 42l grain
silver dollar would have been worth
$0,9203 bar silver in London having ad-
vanced to 5isd per ounce, English stan
| 1a ri
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-06
REGISTRATION OF STOCKS.

The fraud committed In the overissut
Of the stock Of the West Philadelphia
passenger railway has led to q general
movement In Philadelphia for the regis,
tration Of shares In some place Of record
outside the Office Of the corporation, ana
accessible to all having right to infor.
nation. The Frankford 4 Southwark
- made an arrangement with the Pbila-
osip1la Trust and Safe Debosit company,
49, tAe oMcers and directors OF the Con-
sInenA Lane have made o similar mr..
faneemsnt with another trust company.
SeveeL other companies have arranged
= e ~ s ~ sa%e ming, and the procedure
antse 4 not thought to be q perfect one
but y an additional sateguard apsinst
ao1d and Of especial value TO small
seoGkkoldsn. "'''
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-06
No. 33I,
Notice. for publication

HIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That on the @cth
dayof September, A. ID. 1877, Warrant, ~ Banh-
Pason and Ferdinand + Canda, Of Chicago, in
theCounty of Cook. and Suite OF Illinois, who have
bea adjudged Bankrupts on their own Petition,
tina the payment Of any debts SLd the delivery OF
improperly belonging to such BanSrupis, to them
or fr their use, and the transfer Of any property by
then, are forbidden by Law: That a meeting of
thcCredtors Of said Bankrupt 10 prove their debts
an, to choose one or more Assgnees OF their Esate
vii be held at ! court of Bankruptcy to be holden
at TIC office Of Ii n. Hubbard, No. $50 La Sale
Street, in the city Of Chicago, before Homer " lib
bari, Esq. Register, on the eth day Of October,
A. ID ISL, at u O'Clock am, by order OF Court,
no personal notice by mail, will he given TO any
Creditors whose claim does not exceed so 90.
JESSE ) lilLDRUP, l, :. Marshal,
Messenger.
Jldd and Wlitehouse, Attorneys.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-06
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.

The secretary Of the treasury estimates
the amount now due to the military es-
adjustment, but unappropriated, at ST.
100000.
The greenbackers OF Pennsylvania eX.
pect to poll not less than eighty thous-
and, perhaps one hundred thousand,
votes. OF which Philadelphia alone will
give thirty thousand.
The Witowski case, In which Ex-
Congressman General Negley is conspic>
uous. was called In the Washington GRIM
inal court on Monday. Negley failed,
however, to put in an appearance, when
his bail was declared forfeited, and
bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
Negley is q "GOd.and humanity" Radi.
cal.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer we
learn that the latest novelty In Indiana
politics 10 the rumOr that "Uncle Jimmy
has patched up a bargain with Lieutenant
Governor Gray whereby the former is to
resign the gubernatorial office, and by
the latter be appointed United States
senator. We trust this is not true. The
Damnnronv ~ ~ - '.-.-- 49, =
voorhees, to be the successor Of the pri-
mate OF all Radlcalism.
The news from every part OF the
Union as TO the business outlook is of the
most cheering and satisfactory character.
The New York Herald, assigning rea-
son TOR 1t says: 1.-THE entire south, so
recently antsgonized, and exhausting
the energies Of her people in continuous
political strife, is now in a condition of
contentment and repose, and as q con-
sequence we are entitled to look for a
steady revival Of the important business
interests Of that section of the Union"
A requisltion has gone up to Wash
ington for the arrest OF Patterson. But
that worthy will resist arrest, taking the
ground, as the Cincinnati Essuirsr's cor
respondent states, that as United States
senator he has the privileges of minister
OF the United States; and that, having
been elected and commissioned as senator
subsequent to the time his offenses are
alleged to have been committed, he can.
not be brought to Columbia for trial I'm.
I'll bis term OF Office expires. If this plea
should fail, he will fall back upon the ex.
pedient ofdisputing the validity OF aamp.
toms title 10 the governorship. which he
hopes will delay matters, and perhaps
transfer his case from the State to the
Federal courts.
-Memphis Appeal: 1.-THE latest from
Postmaster. General Key is in regard to
the Conkling convention, on being inter
viewed abont which. he said: "If yor
ask me to tell what think about the
proceedings Of the convention, | should
frankly say that, not being politically at,
Inflated with Mr.. Conkling's party, 4
would not be proper for me to do sd.
can understand why he should have 8,
many staunch supporters, but then we q
the other political faith must be silent
courteous In our opinions Of dissep sion
and divisions In the Republican party.
After that, anything may come. Sti
ksy considers himself Democrat. Wei
What piH the independents and the pos
o6iee organs say to that? Won't thel
b bowling and tearing OF hair
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-06
COAL OIL.

Look ont for an advance In the price
OF petroleum. The negotiations between
the Standard and the Conduit oil compa.
niles, which have been in progress all sum-
mer, was concluded on the LIST, by the
absorption Of the latter by the former.
The figures are withheld. II Is reported
on good authority that the Standard has
also purchased the Empire l'ransporta-
non Company. This gives the Standard
Company q monopoly Of the transporta.
ton business, and will result In higher
prices for oil,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-06
Administrators Netice.

Estate OF Bridget Clark, deceased.
The undersigned, having been appointed
administrator Cum Testamento AnnexO
Of the estate of Bridget Clark, late of
the county, Of Alexander and
state of Illinois, deceased, hereby
gives notice that he will appear before
The county court OF Alexander county, at
the court house in Cairo at the October term
on the third Monday in Oct. next, at which
time all persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested to attend
for the purpose of having the same al.
ju-ted. All persons indepted to said es-
tate are requested TO make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
Dated, this 2lst day OF August, A. d.
1871. ALFRED COMINGS, Admir-.
Wet. Cum Testamento AnneXO