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that very considerable portion of those
property owners now In arrear, can ouly
pay their taxes by effeoting sale OF the
property taxed. Where any considerable
mortgage, made during flush times, exists.
the depreciation in values has long since
swept away every vcstigc Of equity In the
original owner. Where the property Is I'M
productive and uumortgaged, the sub
stance OF the owner Is rapidly melting
away under oppressive burdens in tho
shape Of assessments and taxotion.
During tho past three years. men OF
modest means have vanly struggled to
mold their unimproved real estate; IL has
been swept from them. and they have
been forced to the wall. So-oalled rioh
men. who invested the Accommodations OF
years In unimproved property, see the re-
suits of lifelong labors gradually melting
away like snow before the sun. This
course OF affairs must inevitably wind up
in bankruptcy II a sharp remedy Is not
quickly applied.
IL the tax and rent payers do not COM
bine and organize, irrespective of party,
with view of effecting sweeping changes,
important reforms. and great economies in
our present method of municipal govern
ment, no enterprise, no energy, no intelli-
gence on the part of our merchants eau
prevent the calamitous result.
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BROWNSVILLE, Jan. 1l.-.Iust after the
wir senior Dtvili WAS secretary o. the Governor
OF the STATE Of Nu,vi Leon. During the Christ
mas hoIiiays Il" caused Sam kuthrns, Fornish
Potter, AMI Ernst Selcnardt to be arrested and
llpris med Tor slnslnt IN ine streets OF Mon.
teleY Under ditcch"ns the irler ora red them
10 carry out a hithN tue. Iney declined, and
were toe ten numerically. Their 81 hes were
cut TO pieces aud thcir he- h ltCcra ed. Even
Mexican editors d,nnuncrd tue act as bruttl
All these Atrocities were endorsed ~ Mr.. naViis
The outr ged Amorl' rs have all Gied S,n n
nhvih W - made HoVernor OF Nlevp Leon Uy
> Il " LerdO a few months ago. II j. left Mexico
Tor politt al reasons lhis morning ne landed
on TINS bnnk from Matamurts, and ~ accus ed
ny Mr.. lease bennett, reminded OF what he mad
done to the Amrri an, ard severely cuwhidrd.
Some AWenotns here are deternlned not to
submit any longertoili treatment from Mex,can
aul hurItINs.
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Mr.. EDMuNDs spoke at length in tho
Senate yesterday, In explanation a defence OF
the Joint Committees bill for regulating tho
counting OF the electoral votes. He contended
that posterty would hold Congress responsible
for failure TO provide some safe and rational
way OF settling the grave difficulty, and
declared that the PIN proposed had been
the fruit Of labors In the committee
studiousiy pursued after partisan feeling
had subsidized. In an argument In behalf
OF the coDs,itutionality OF the measure, he
took decided ground against the power OF the
President OF the Senate to decide as to tho
counting OF the votes. II the trainers OF the
Constitution designed to confer such power
upon that oflicer. why didn't they say so2 1t
might have been done IN two words. IL the
power to open a certificate from State Implies
the power to decide upon its contents when
opened. then the President OF the Senate has
the power to declare who ia President Of the
United States; but the power to do one thing
does not imply lower to do another. In the
House Mr.. PAYNE gave notice that he should
call up the bill on Tuesday aud on Wednesday
night would call the previous question.
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A few weeks ago we published q letter
from the Hon. +. NJ. PrxLkY OF Sin Francisco,
giving u trief summary II the grounds upon
which the anti. Chinese irty In California base
their opposition to Mongolian immigration. In
the san francisco Chinese Record OF Dec. -
some OF the statements made by Me- FINLEY. In
his letter TO THIS Sun, are sharply criticised. It
10 asserted that the cost Of 4 passage from Hong
Kong to San Francisco In stead Of being els IL
so In sailing vessels, and higher In steamers;
that the number OF Immoral Chinese women in
san Francisco IL greatly exaggerated by Mr.. PIX
LEY; that the six Chinese companies In 5 IN
Francisco own In taat city taxable real est ite
10 the amount OF over fso0,0Dl, and pay 5000,
90 TO the Custom House yearly, and that tn pugh
the uoo-er Chinese live In dirt Nth. and squa n,
the houses Of the middle and weather. classes
are as clean as those Of any Of the whites. It's
evident that Chinese immigr .ton has It's friends
"a we'll as foes IN the Pacific States. Among the
Witnesses who appeared before the Congress
sional commlss on Of inquiry into the Chinese
question. during its recent sessions In San
who testified strongly In favor OF the Cut
nese immigrants as an industrious, peaceabie,
and frugal class Of laborers. One Of these was
Mr.. GEORGE ID. ROBERTS, who has 4,OO) Chinlmen
10 his employ. engaged in reclaiming tule lads,
and another was J ldxe HEYDESFELDr. who said
he thought California owed It's prosperity very
much Indeed to the industry II the Chinese.
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In Georgia, convlcts sentenced TO tho
penitentiary are turned over to the custody Of
conir 'ctors, who employ them In mining. agr-
culture, and In public works. Gov. SMITH, before
his term Of office expired, made a contr ct with
three companies. design ted as Penltentiary
Companies Nos. l. 2, and 3, who agreed to take
the whole Of the States convicts for period Of
twenty years from the lst of April, 1879, for the
sum OF 100000, to be paid In twenty equal an
nual instalments OF $4,000 each The aggregate
number OF conyicts at the close OF last year WAS
l,ios. Elch company gives bond and security
for the faithful performance Of Its contract, and
for the management, control, aud safe-keeping
OF those committed to Its ore. The plan OF
letting out convicts TO contractors outside OF
prison walls led to extreme cruelties In Texas
under the arrangements made by the DAVIS
Government, oeiore the Democrats had regained
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sh: Ia there
no law TO prevent steamer from running at iul speed
during ioggy weather.
never taw more narrow escape from serious
disaster which must have resulted IN terrible loss OF
NE, than when ono Of the Sound steamers came rushing
un"u Inc East river TIM morning. and cane Ar near
running down one u ne Wan street ferry boats as Mas
poSslbc without collision.
Asecuhds delay on the part OF the pilot o. the ferry
noht, m ElVns me signal to BACK, would have sent
many VI US into eternity rAssxssln
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while they can hold their Senators and
Representatives to strict responsibility
for the manner in which they shall dis
charge these delicate and important
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In the reports Of the legal proceedings
Instituted by the wife Of Gen. BADEAU and her
sister, against the executor OF their fathers
will, they are spoken Of In most Of the papers
as granddaughters OF tho author of lie Juif
Grant Hut they are, In reality, the half
sisters Of the French novelist. Their father,
DR.. NILES who had becn the American Charge
dAna,ses at the Court Of Turin, married the
widowed mother Of EUGENE SUE In Paris,
where these ladies' were born. It was well
known when the great romance OF the " Wan
derlng Jew" was published, that the originals
Of the Two sisters, RosE aud BLANCHE, whose
adventures add so greatly TO the interest Of
the story were the authors half sisters, the
daughters OF Dr.. NILES. That they should now
be figuring In New York court adds fresh
interest TO their romantic career.
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Poor rs the people OF South Carolina
have been left by succession OF plunderine
Republican administrations they have re-
sponded generously TO WADE HAMPToN's call
for a tax, or contribution, u meet the necessary
state expenses until the IN. lhe On uleston
Nops and Courier docs not believe the report
that Gov. HAMPTON Is about to apply to North
ern capitalists fora loan.
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sympathy for victims Of Turkish Cruelty.

phbllc meeting. called at the Inst nee Of Mr..
'" t. Dodge, the Rev DR.. Prime, and the Rev Father
Nicholas ~ ring Of the Greco. ius IAN Church. VIII DO
he'd on Tuesday evening" Jan go ut Association Han to
ekpft,s the sympalhy Of American eitlz'ns WIN the
thr sllan victims 81 Turks cruelty, Dr. Thomson,
me wehknown Oriental traveller. vi deliver thr al
dress anu other prominent gentemen have also been
invited TO hptuk on tins occasion
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The two CHAMBERS, big ZACH, the

The two CHAMBERS, big ZACH, the
Cabinet ofiicer. and little BILL, the lobbyist,
seem to have been equally important to the Re-
publican party In the late cnmpaign. The
dcsphtches Of encouragement and admonition
which went forth from headquarters to tho
Southern representatives Of the party Of NOR l
ideas came from the one or the other. as the
case might he. The name OF CHANDLER. ire
spectvc Of initials, was enough. While ZACH
ARIAH was teleeraphing to Florida that money
and troops should be had, the lesser CHANDLER
W advising the Republicans OF North Carolina
to shut down ON fair pay until II could tie
known bo inst ers were coming out In Oregon.
ZAcns character, history. and peculiar talents
are well known. BILL Il a slippery fellow from
the Stlte which produced DANIEL WEBSTER
and which. n he i3a tyse Of the statesmen II
now aGJris, should be known no longer as the
Granite tut as tue ssapstone State.
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The Travelling Prince in his diary speaks
frequently OF the greed for money OF Ameri-
cans. Such a greed unquestonably exists here.
but for sharpness an sLrewdn,s' At a bargain
no Yankee can beat Frenchman bent on trade.
As for the greed for money IN general, It's about
the same here as In Europe; ana we mus: 20
there 10 learn lessons In minute economics.
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Mr. FERRY Of Michigan appreciates the
responsi Dity that may fall upon him a. Prtsi-
dent OF the senate. but will not shrink, sc.
Considering Mr. FERRY's calibre II would indeed
be a sad thing II he should shrink.
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Feeding The ls0or

soup house Is to be opened In the building
In Willoughby street Brooklyn recently occupied as
variety theatre. II Ia TO supported 81 tue sale OF
tribute tlem. 49,
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highlands interest In the Eastern question.
Read H. Guernseys abe and eaboratcly illustrated
Mu'ic Ia fru.i LtsncS puIdr MOnttiy Tor Fenru,ry
uOns. .ldp. ~ "
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We learn that Mr.. STRAKoscn yesterday
made arrangements for tho building OF AN opera
house. A party OF capitalists has bought land
opposite the Grand Central Depot, for three
hundred thousand dollars, AS the site. As the
city is row. that Is a very good situation for an
opera house, for 1t Is near the fashionable
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criminals will receive humane treatment.
One result OF the Illegal interference or
United States troops with tho organization of
tho South Carolina Legislature has been to In
crease the dcsti'utton 10 sections OF the Siato
whore the negro population preponderatea, and
where. even previous 20 the election, great dis
trees existed among both whites ana blacks. In
these counties few laoor contracts have been
madc. In consequence OF the unsettled condi-
tion " affairs, and the negro population are
suffering extreme prvatiOns. Gov HAMPTON
has Issued an address begging planters to make
their contracts as usual; but In many cases this
Ia impossible. for tho factors and commission
merchants In the cities decline to make advances
upon the coming crops until the HAMPTON Gov
eminent Is fully and firmly established beyond
the Interference OF the miitiry. The result Is
that the planters, pressed for money for their
immedia wants, and ground to the earth by
the burdens OF taxation which have been In
posed upon them by the thieves who have ruled
the State for the list eight years, find them
selves unable to take new Civilizations upon
themselves. OF course the blacks are the worst
sufferers from this state OF arairs. which IL
wholly unnecessary, and for which GRANT and
bis advisers are alone responsible.
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pAnY "a pages. BY mail. SIC. month. or so'So
} year, postpaid, with Sunday edition, s5.7O.
SUNDAY IL pagesl, 81 20 per year. postpaid
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possession Of power in that state; but Gov.
SMITH says that 10 the contracts entered into In
Georgia tho State possesses a guarantee that her
criminals will receive humane treatment.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-06
A Pretty Kettle Of Fish.

The decision Of Judge Carpenter,
if sustained by tho Supreme Court,
will confer on tho us r ser Chamber
lain an empty hauble, as it would de-
prive him Of portion of even tie
small fraction of government over
which he ut present claims to pre-
side He now has pretended cahi
net consisting of a number Of iNdi-
viduals claiming to have been elect
cd and to have qualified as State
officers. The constitution provides
that these Offices shall be filled for
two years, and that the officials elect
shall enter upon their duties at the
time of the installation of the gov
ernor who was elected along with
them. The terms Of the State Off
,cials all expired ut the time of th>. .
recent election, or, to be more pre-
else, i'll the October preceding.
Hayne, Cardoza, Dunn and that
crowd claim to have entered their
respective offices Oh the day that
Chamberlain Went through the farce
of his installation. As Governor
Hampton was inungnrated a few days
after the enactment of the Chamber
lain farce, it has been taciily agreed
that the State officials can qualify
and be installed so soon as the
Supreme Court decides, in tho sever
al q,to ,carranto cases brought be-
fore it, who have been elected.
Now, q decision setting aside the
installation of both Chamberlain
and Governor Hampton makes q
clean sweep of tho State officers.
Hayne, Cardoza, Dunn, Purvis and
the rest cannot hold oyer by virtue
of their old election, since the
constitution makes no provision for
this, and their successors cannot be
installed until the Legislature
shall have inaugnrated the governor
Chamberlain would be left perchel
alone ike some buzzard, scentins
the earrion which his clipped wings
will not enable him to roach. He
viii be deprived even of the invalua-
BILE services Of tho Adjutant and In
speetos General in calling out hia
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The Public Schools.

The necessity existing for closing
tho public schools is cause for
,7oon roorat cspccially ~ no certain
data con ba f;xel for reopeninr
+hom The BOARD of Examiners arc
cont;dcnt that the appropriation for
Tho wear will be- made at somo future
time but no such certainty exists
no won, worront them in permitting
tho comfy to rur, into debt.
But If anv teachors aro willing to
continuo their schools, taking tho
chances for receiving their pay, we
SEQ no reason why n contract should
not bo made with them, on condi-
ton TINT if tho appropriation be
made for tho year, pay certificates
Tor certain amount may be issued;
but if no appropriation be made,
then tho trustees arc not to be held
liable for tho toachcrs' salaries Or,
it may bo agreed that those who
teach voluntarily this year will re-
ceivc extra compensation next year.
While these propositions may seem
unjust to tho teachers, it will be
remembered that no obligation rests
on any one to accept them while ut
tho samo time they offer slight in
ducoment to those teachers who
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phantom militia to qucll tho Ku!llux.
Ho has no tax levy, because the
alleged tax bill WAS enacted by u
mob. He will have neither Comp.
troller nor Treasurer to aid him in
rcpclling angry bondholders and
rnvcnous "bonanza" claimants. He
cannot call together the Legislature,
because that wouldbo playing direct
ly into the hands of Hampton
Indeed, he can DO nothing. AS his
power is now zero, it will be on
pressed in tho cvcnt of this decision,
by the old mathematical formula of
zero divided by two.
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RECEIVES SPECIAL. ATTENTION.
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REDUCTION in PRICE.
$3.50 PER YEAR.

n'view of the fact that everything is
now much cheaper than it has been in
che past, we have decided to furnish our
subscribers with the INTELLIGENcER OF
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hope to receive large additions to our
subscription list We ought TO have at
least twenty-five hundred readers in An
derson County, and hope that our friends
will help us TO secure that number very
soon. In making this change in price,
we have put the paper down to the lowest
possible margin, and must have the
money in advance. We could not afford
to publish at this price upon any other
plan. We hope all Of our subscribers
will at once come in and pay up their
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for another year. The following gentle
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GRAND LODGE A.. +, II.

The annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge Of the Masonic Order in South
Carolina came offin Charleston last week,
and Was largely attended. The meeting
was an agreeable and harmonious one.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year.
M. w. B. w. Ball, Laurens, Grand
Master.
R. w. - T. smythe, Charleston, Dep.
uty Greno Master.
R.W. Jas. f. Ialar, Orangcburg, s. G.
: R;w. John d. Kennedy, Camden, J.
r. w. John II. Honour, Charleston,
Grand Treasurer.
r.. ". Charles Inglesby, Charleston,
Grand Secretary.
Rev. John kenhaw, Camden, Very
Rev. Grand Chaplain.
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Fbrtbs Grange Cbiuma.
EaninAss EfaaHis.

n Farmers, now IS the tinia to prepare to
make up yonr compost heap5. A Geor-
gle farmer says; "Do not waste your cot
1 tor eeed by putting II upon yossf land in
q Ea@ stalp, Wnen Dy compusting - with
stable manure, phosphate -four and O
small amount OF German kainit, one
pound viii 20 as far as ten pounds OPP.
piled Is Il green state." The Fphospnate
hGnr can be obtained from the naanufac.
tory. iii basleston at about. 1850 Der
ten, and Is tho basis OF nearly all the
snperphosph now sold % fertilizers,
md is superior to the acid phosphates,
ard not near 20 costly. "a Few farmers
in this County ordered d Car load last
spring for com pbstiuR, aad are we'll
plsasad ssiEh th5 pertinent and expect
TO Try It 1gain, when tiieys ssill have a
i0ng time f6S tho tsssipoAS heap to ma
ture ITSELF Ono ton OF phosphate floar,
ole Con cotton eaed aud one ton stabla
manure, with tao hundred pounds OF
German kaiRit, properly eoInpOstcd, viii
make three fols of feftiiIzeF ae q cost OF
3 3 per ton n9k inferior TO that which
yea 80 per ton at the factory.
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sHERIFF's SALE,
Dec 20, 1877

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON County.
PY virtue of various Executions to me
1O directed, will expose to sale OH the
First Monday in January next, (1878,) at
Anderson Court House, s. c., the following
property, 20 wit:
One bale of Cotton, levied upon as the
property OF VIM. NJ. Shaw, ut the suit of
James w. Wilson.
Also, seven bales of Cotton. at Defend
ants house. on Tuesday after the first Mon
day in January, 1873. Sold ns the property
of John J. Mattison and WIN. H. Mattison,
at the suit Of Robert j Mattison, Louisa
Gaines, and others.
Also, on Tuesday after the first Monday
in January, 1878, at the residence of James
B. Burriss formerly J. P Tucker, one lot of
Corn in the shuck, about one hundred and
fifty bushels; fifteen hundred or two thou
sand bundles of fodder, one lot of Shucks,
one lot of Cotton Seed, four old Wagon
Wheels, two new Wagon Wheels, one lot
of old Blacksmith Tools, one lot Of old
Ircns, one lot Of Barrels, one lot Of Boxes,
one Saw Mill Saw, one Mill Crane, one
Thresher, one lot Of old Mill Irons, one
Rrced Axe, one large Granary, one Brace,
one jack Screw, and one lot of old irons
Sold as the property of j. p. Tucker, ut the
suit of w. b. Watson and Others.
Terms Cash.
JAMES II. MCCONNELL,
Sheriff Anderson County.
Dec 90 1877 03