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PAY OF THE MEMBERS.

There is dead lock between the Sch
ate and the House Of Representatives ON
the question Of pay for theft services
since last November. The House of
Representatives has passed a resolution
to take Ave hundred dollars apiece, full
Of all compensation for both the regular
and extra sessions, and the Senate con-
tends for eight hundred dollars, and
members of that body claim that they
are giving up one-third of what is justly
due them when they consent to take this
amount. The sum agreed upon by the
House is amply sufficient to satisfy any
reasonable legislator. 1t is more than
two-thirds of those who claim eight hun
dred dollars could have made at home,
and is more than reasonable per diem
would have amounted to. We regret
that the House of Representatives did
not fix per diem instead of salary, in
order that our people might the more
clearly perceive the unreasonable and
pretentious claim advanced by the Senate
when its members ask for eight hundred
dollars. If we examine the grounds
upon which they claim this sum, we find
them to be, first, that the law allows them
six hundred dollars per session, and that
the remuneration for the extra session is
at the same rate as the regular session.
Their claim is not based upon truth, and
there is no justice in it whatever. In the
first place the people sent their represen-
tatives to Columbia to reduce the ex-
travagant salaries fixed by the previous
Radical regimes, and they were expected
to reduce their own exorbitant remune-
ration as we'll as any other persons,
Hence, they should pay no attention to
the past rellll,or Grafton, but claim only
what is reasonable and proper at this
time, considering the impoverished con-
dltlon OF the country.
Again, we contend that there is nc
salary fixed by law fof the services of the
present Legislature, for the Senate hav.
ing failed to recognize the House o1
Representatives last fall, there was nc
regular session; and If there was no regu.
lar session then no salary is provided fol
the extra session, but it remains to be
fixed by the Legislature itself; and il
there was salary for the extra session ii
would be fixed by the regular session Of
1876, which would make the present
session amount to about three hundred
dollars. According to law, the Legisla-
ture cannot claim anything for last win
ter, for it was the obstinate and revolu.
tionary action of the Senate which rem
dered any extra session necessary. OF
course we think it proper that in fixing a
salary for the present session, allowance
should be made for last winters meeting,
but it should be done under one head, as
is proposed by the House resolution.
The Senate having obstructed the wheels
of government last winter, should be
ashamed to the last degree now to claim
remuneration for the revolutionary effort
it made at that time. We hope the
House will stand firm, and thereby save
the State about fifty thousand dollars,
which the Senate desires to take from
the taxpayers to put in their own
pockets.
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IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the District Court Of the United States
for the District of South Carolina. ~
In the matter of Samuel s. Newell; Bank.
rupt, by whom petition for adjudica;
tion in bankruptcy was filed on the 26th
day of October; 1876, in said Court. a5lS'
THIS is to give notice that on the 2Sth
i day of May, 1877, q warrant in bank
ruptcy was issued against the estate. of
Samuel s. Newell, of Anderson, in the Coun-
ty of Anderson, and State of South Caro-
lima, who has been adjudged bankrupt on
his own petition; that the payment of any
debts and the delivery of any property be-.
longing to said bankrupt, to him or for
his use, and the transfer of any property by
him are forbidden by law; and that meet
ing of the creditors of said bankrupt to
prove their debts. and to choose one or more
Assignees of his Estate, will be held al a
Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden on the
26th day of June, A. D. 1877, at 12 o'clock
M, at Newberry c. H., s. c., before c. g.:
jaeger, Esq, Register. y. i.t,.-
R. M. WALLACE,
us. Marshal as Messenger.
Per A. P. PFER, ID. M.sT atl; -
June Z, 1877 Al 2
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lowing letter to the press, in reply tc
PHILADELPHIA, May 29

Butler:
PHILADELPHIA, May %.
Sir: have just read your letter in the
New York Times. Your informant"
happens to have told you the exact op-
posite of the truth in every statement
respecting me.
Col. Wharton did not aid me at New
Orleans, but was one of the adherents of
the Packard Government to the end. He
did not manage or transact any kind of
business for me. He did not receive any
promise from me in respect to any Office
T nave not asked the President to appoint
him marshal. So much for that portion
of your letter.
Where am known l do not need to
deny the silly story about the use of
money, or to declare it to be-, as you we'll
know it to be base and cowardly false
hood. For those who do not know me-,
perhaps ought to add that, apart from
any repugnance on my part to the crime,
there were two practical difficulties in the
way of my committing it: l had no
money of my own to spare, and it is only
a military commandant of New Orleans
in time Of war who can safely appropriate
any considerable quantity Of the property
of others to his own use.
The fact is that the enemies of recon-
ciliation in Louisiana waste their time in
trying to discover or invent some kind Of
bargain with which at once to account
for its success and to discredit it. Strange
as it may seem to some of them, political
results are still attainable in this coun-
try by straightforward and honest meth
ods; and the country will judge the re-
suit we secured by its fruits in compari-
son with the fruits of the opposite policy
comparing the four years to come Of
honest and lawful government with the
eight years just ended of hatred, intimi-
dation, outrage, corruption, anarchy and
murder.
Therefore, from the bitterness of good
men misguided, and of bad men disp-
pointed, appeal to the generous judg-
ment of the American people, and ]
await their decision upon the subject OF
our labors in Louisiana, not with misgiy-
ings or excuses, but with confidence and
pride Yours truly,
WAYNE MAcvEAGH.
Gen. B. F. BUTLER, Washington, D. G.
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CHARLESTON ELECTION.

The following spicy debate took place
in the Senate, over the bill providing for
the municipal election in Charleston, and
shows the aversion which radicals have to
throwing any security around the ballot
box in the Counties where they have been
practicing such Infamous frauds as have
been common in Charleston and neigh
boring Counties:
Bill to regulate the election of Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Charleston
was read second time.
Mr.. Taft moved to strike out section
Is of this bill, which provides that no
one shall be allowed to vote without pro.
ducipg a certificate of registration, and
that every such certificate shall be de-
stroyed when the holder votes.
Upon this section MIR. Taft grew very
indignant. He said it was intended as a
measure to give the city government to
the Democrats, and the bill should be so
entitled. The Democrats would try to
buy the certificates of Republicans from
them so as to prevent them from voting
Mr.. Cochran-You don't mean to say
that the Republicans of Charleston would
sell their certificates?
Mr.. Gary said he was very much
amused to hear Republicans prating
about virtue. Perhaps the Senator from
Charleston, having been accustomed to
the means used by his party to carry
elections, could see more wrong doing
in the section than The Democrats saw
They had kept members out of the Legis.
lature, and would not let them in even
to present their credentials.
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Swails said: That
was because you had no credentials.
Mr.. Gary-That is like what you gen.
tlemen usually say. 1t is without the
slightest foundation in fact. This provi.
sion is intended to put stop to the kill
ing of men in the streets of Charleston
to put an end to your Hunkadoro Clubs
to put an end to the corrupt rule of the
carpet baggers, who talk so much about
being friends to the colored men, ano
who stay here till they see the gates o.
the penitentiary yawning for them anc
then run away, like the Senator from
Darlington, to the Green Mountains o.
Vermont; or, like D. H. Chamberlain
keep their hands in the pockets of tht
white and the colored men as long al
they can, and when they can do so M
longer HE off to New York.
Mr.. Crittenden also spoke in favor O.
| the section
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The Mexican Border Troubles.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, D. c., June l, 1877.
General-The report of w. NJ. Shafter,
Lieutenant Colonel oath Infantry, COM
manding the district of the Nueces,
Texas, concerning the recent raids by
Mexicans and Indians from Mexico into
Texas for marauding purposes, with your
endorsement of the 29th ultimo, has been
submitted to the President, and has, to-
gether with numerous other reports and
documents relating 10 the same subject,
been duly considered. The President
desires that the utmost vigilance on the
part of the military forces in Texas be
exercised for the suppression of these
raids. 1t is very desirable that efforts to
this end, in so far at least Us they neces-
sarily involve operations OH both sides of
the border, be made with the co-opera-
tion of the Mexican authorities; and you
will instruct General Ord, commanding
in Texas, to invite such cooperation on
the part of the local Mexican authorities,
and to inform them that while the Presi-
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r. would seem to be settled at last

1t would seem to be settled at last
that the very oldest Free and Accepted
Mason now living in the United States is
Colonel Nathaniel Huntoon, of Unity,
N. H. He is IS years of age, and has
been Mason seventy -four years. He is
said to be Democrat of the "red-hot
type," and has voted for Jefferson, Mad
ison, Monroe, Jackson, Van Buren, Polk,
Pierce, Buchanan, Douglas, Mcclellan,
Seymour and Tilden. He didn't vote
for Horace Greedy, and, it is said, chews
tobacco vigorously and rejoiceth thereat.
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The Senate has amended the House
bill to raise commission for the purpose
of investigating the State debt, by pro-
viding that four of the commissioners
shall be elected by the House and three
by The Senate, instead of giving the ap-
poiutment of the commission to the Gov
ernor alone. This amendment is likely
to be resisted by the House of Represen-
tative, though we cannot see the cause
therefor. The election of the commits
sion by the Legislature can do no harm.
We do not think; it material as to which
course is pursued. We believe;the. Gov
ernos would appoint a good commission:
and.we also believeth the Legislature would
elect good one, and therefore we are
satisfied that it is not q matterfof enough
importance to justify any dead lock. be-
tween the houses. q - = ss
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THE FENCE LAW.

We print the text of the bill providing
for the adoption of .':e law requiring
cattle to be fenced in, as it passed The
House of Representatives. twas nnaen'
ded by the Senate IN some unimportant
particulars, and will be given to the pub
lie as it was approved by the Governor
in few days. The bill provides that
elections on this question must be held
between the 10th and 10th of August
and December, and sixty days previous
notice of such election must be given
hence, to secure the election in this
County inthe month of August coming,
it will be necessary to advertise the
notice of election by the 2lst of this
month, which would allow the vote to be
taken on the aOth day of August. This
is, to our mind, by far, the better season
for holding the election, for two reasons,
either Of which is sufficient: First, there
is more leisure throughout the County
during the month of August than. during
the month of December, and there will
be more time at this season for discus.
sing and considering the question than
there will be insthe month of December.
Second, the law has to go into force on
the first day of January following the
election, and if it's held as late as De-
cember, the people of the County could
not prepare themselves for the change
by the time at which it would have un-
der the law to go into effect. Hence, we
think the month of August should be
adopted as the time to hold the election
upon this important measure to our
farmers. IF it is not held in August of
this year, it should be postponed until
August, 1873. We believe the measure
is one of great and immediate impor-
tance, and action upon it should not be
delayed until another year; but this is a
matter for the farmers of Anderson
County to decide for themselves, and if
they think best to wait until another
year, then the election should be post
poned. We merely wish to call the at
tention of our readers to the fact that if
they wish the law altered to take effect
nextyear, it will be necessary for them
to act upon the question in each Town
ship Immediately. 1t requires petition
from fifty taxpayers in each Township
in the County to secure an election in
the County, and if such election is held
in Anderson County in August, a peti-
Ition will have to be circulated in every
Township, and sigued by at least fifty
taxpayers. We hope that some friend
of the proposed law will take charge of
petition in his township, and secure
the signature of fifty Taxpayers, and
send them up to Mr.. o. H. P. Fant on
or before the 18th day of this month.
Wefavor holding the election, because
we believe the propriety of altering the
fence law should be considered, and this
is very propitious time to discuss it.
5 IF the election is ordered, our columns
will be open for discussion of the mer-
its and dement's of the Act; and al
though we shall favor the adoption Of
the new law, We shall accord an ample
hearing to its opponents in the columns
of the INTELLIGENCER.
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Morton's Letter-What the New York
World and Sun Think Of III,

"It admits most fully that whatever,
has been gained for the South has been
gained for it by the personal efforts Of the
Democratic party; that the, gradual lib
eralization Of Northern sentiment lis due
to the resolute constitutional stand of the
Democracy; and that the final enfran-.
chisement Of the reconstructed States was
the result of the Democratic victory last
November, followed up by the determined
attitude of the majority of the forty-fourth
Congress. The only safety of the South
and the country, as this letter shows anew.
is in the continued prosperity and final
success of the great opposition party,
which has already enforced SUBMISSION to-,
its ideas, and the adoption Of its policy,
upon the Administration. If there are,
men at the South who fondly imagine.
that the Republican party has undergone:
change of heart, we advise them to CON-
slider Mortou's letter and. be wise. The.
leopard has not changed his spots, nor the: /:
Ethiopian his skin.-M: 2. World. ?; Z, i,t:
The San sees in Senator Morton's let-7
ter, and the Times endorsement, an utter:
condemnation of MIR. Hayes and his pol
| icy. The editor says: eff anybody has
supposed that the Republican party could
be induced to approve the conduct Of Mr.
Hayes, or even, to endorse it in silence
and forbearance, this illusion must be
broken by the manifesto of Senator Nor.
ton, which we published on Saturday,
under the guise of an attempt TO- Justify,
or at least to excuse the Southern, policy
of the Administration. Mr.. Morton treats
that policy with fierce and Inerciiess sat-
ire. While he says that he snail mot
make war upon Mr.; Hayes lin Congress,
he takes care to inform the PUBLIC that he
shall earnestly contend for the admission
of Pitt Kellogg as a Senator from Lonisi-
ana, asif any attack upon Hayes could
be more deadly than at.attempt to seat i'm
Congress the representative of the Pack
ard government, which he has destroyed,
4 and to reject the representative Of the:
Nichols government, which he has COM
bined to establish and drecognize.w,,. q, .,sss
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The caseof Butts, The exc Congressman,
who claims also to be Solicitor of the
First Circuit, was argued before Judge
Cooke at Orangeburg last week, and the
papers and facts in the case were referred
to Attorney General Conner, to take such
action as was proper for the interest Of
the State. We predict that the upshot'
of the matter will be that the Republi-
cans will lose another Solicitor by Mr..
Butts having to step down and out, after
learning that the Democrats intend to
enforce the wholesome rule, that man
cannot hold two Offices at one time.
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sHERIFF,s SALES.

DY virtue of various Executions, to me
ID directed, I will expose to sale on the:
First Monday in July next, at Anderson
Court House. South Carolina, the following
property, to wit: :.
One Tract of Land, containing rs acres,
more or less, situate in Anderson County,
bounding lands of Evans Burriss, A. Jack;
son Hall, A. L. McAfahan and others. Le-
We'd on as the property of Mary Jane How
ard, Plaintiff VS.. ]. F. Adams. and VIM.
Jones, Defendants, in favor Of said ] r.
Adams and VIM. Jones, Defendants, against
the said Mary Jane Howard, Plaintiff, for
costs of non suit.
Terms Cash-purchaser to pay extra foT
all necessary papers.
JAS. II. MCCONNELL,
Sheriff Anderson County.
I1nn z 1877 ~. 4 -
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The election for member of the House
of Representatives in orangeburg County
on last Thursday was hotly contested by
both political parties, and resulted IN the
election Of MI. Samuel Dibble, Esq, the.
Democratic nominee, over D. A. Straker,
the colored Republican candidate, by a
vote of 2,757 to 2,527, giving Demo-
cratic majority of 2aO: Fogle's box was
thrown out, as the voters were not sworn !;
Club House box, because it was not
sealed, and Avinger's, because it closed
before six o'clock. These boxes gave
Republican majorities, but the irregu-
larities practiced at them were so great
as not to entitle them to be counted, and
hence Mr.. Dibble will get his seat.
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A distinguished citizen Of Rich
mond, just returned from New Orleans,
expresses the belief that the jstties at
the mouth of the Mississippi are COM
pletely successful. Indeed, they will
secure greater depth ofwater, with prob
ably greater permanency, than the most
ardent friends Of the plan hoped for.
While at New Orleans, he visited the
jetties, and he expresses his great admi-
ration for the improvement, and his per-
feet confidence in its success and endu-
rance.
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The bill to prevent the sale ofseed
cotton after dark has at last passed both
Houses ofthe Legislature, and will in a
few days, ifit has not already done so,
become a law. The Republicans of some
counties opposed the bill, knowing that
it would deprive their. constituents of
many dollars worth of stealings every
year, but the advocates Of the billwere
too numerous for them, and secured its
adoption.
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THURSDAY MORNING, June ,, 1877.

The Mexican banditti who have been
marauding upon the Texas frontier are
to be closely watched in future, and the
United States troops will pay their re-
spects TO them, even if it should become
necessary TO cross on TO Mexican soil to
catch them. $780,,
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The case of Associate Justice Wright
still hangs before the, Legislature. This
fraud who disgraces the Judicial ermine
ofSouth Carolina should be requested to
resign, and if he refuses to do so, Gov
ernor Hampton should be empowered to
remove him by resolution from the
General Assembly. M {; \.
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THE EUROPEAN WAR.

The progress of hostilities between
Russia and Turkey appears very slow to
most Americans who do not consider the
obstacles of distance and location of the
country which impede the movement of
the Russian forces. The great extent of
the Empire and its comparative sparce
population, the lack Of a complete or even
tolerable railroad system and internal re-
volts and connections, are some of the
difficulties with which the Gar of Rus
sia has had to contend, and it is not to
be wondered that the preliminaries of the
war have occupied SO long in their ar
rangement. The Russian forces are,
however, upon the Turkish frontier in
Asia and Europe, and some fighting has
been done without any advantage to either
side, except in the capture of Ardahan
in Asiatic Turkey. The line of attack
is however fully indicated, and our read
ers can inform themselves as to its general
features by reference to maps of Russia
and Turkey. Upon the Eastern side of
the Black Sea or along the frontier of
Turkey in Asia, the heaviest fighting has
been done. The Russian attack in this
quarter has, as we have said, captured
Ardahan, and they have Kars now be-
sieged and invested so securely as to rem
der its capture almost simply matter of
time. Fighting has also been done with
disadvantage to the Russians about Ba-
tum on the Black Sea, and the Russian
forces are now advancing upon Erze-
roum. Mukhtar Pacha, the commandant
of the Turkish army in Armenia, has been
removed for reporting his army at sixty
thousand, and drawing pay for that num-
Der when he had only thirty thousand
men under his command, and Of courre
the Ottoman army is considerably in dis
order in consequence thereof. Nothing
but the extreme difficulty of ingress in
to Turkey from this SIDE on account of
the impregnable barriers interposed by
nature in her mountains and rivers, pre-
vents speedy entrance of the invading
army into the very heart of the Ottoman
dominions. 1t is not probable, however,
that much can be effected by the Russians
in this quarter, as a small body of men
can defeat very large force by taking
advantage of the strongholds which ma
ture has provided for their defense.
On the Western side of the Black Sea
or on the frontier of European Turkey
will be the main battlefield. The Rus
sian and Turkish armies are gathered
upon the Danube, and it is expected that
the former will attempt to force passage
across this classic stream about Widdin,
and possibly at other points in very
short time. The Gear is very much ex-
cited over the campaign, and although
not commanding the army directly, is
present, overlooking the military plans
of his army and the manner of their exc
cution. 1t may be some weeks yet be-
fore decisive battle is fought, but when
the Russians once effect passage of the
Danube, fighting will begin in earnest.
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Williamson E Eel,milale,i {, Il College, e
COMMENCEMENT.

JUNE 20, 8 p. M.-Sermon before the
Christian Association, by; Rev: Ar Coke
Smith, Greenville. /,
JUNE a21, IL a. M.-Address before the
Erosophic Society, by Hon. s. Dibble, Or
angeburg. Followed by the Graduating
Exercises. ~
JUNE q, 81 P. M.-Kindergarten Expo
JUNE 21, g p. M.-Address before the
Society of AluInne, by Rev. Prof Wv.
Duncan, Woford College - yff
S. LANDER, President (.
June z 1877 47i n rstt'e ~