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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-04

Our neighbor Speights advocates bring
ing the State Democratic Convention up
the country this summer, and designases
Greenville or Spartanburg as the best
place for the meeting. The News and
Courier objects to any change, unless the
Convention goes to Charleston. 1t is q
matter of some importance to the people
in pecuniary sense to have the Conven
ton meet about the centre of the State,
and Columbia has the central position
with reference to the geography of the
State, and also with reference to the va
rious railroad lines. Therefore, we are
in favor of the Convention meeting
there, unless the Committee will decide
TO send it to Anderson, and in that event
We would be glad to sec change of the
custom of meeting in Columbia. Auder-
son is not as central as Columbia, but it
is equal to Greenville, Spartanburg or
Charleston. Its capacity for accommo-
dating the Convention is ample, and if
any change of the. old custom is to be
made, we respectfully submit that An
derson ought to be the honored place.
1t was most persistent in the fight before
and after the last canvass opened, and is
the most thoroughly organized and the
most enthusiastic county that has yet
spoken in the coming canvass. The
enthusiasm which a meeting here would
call forth might make up for the loss Of
central position. We at least submit it
for the consideration of the State Exec
utive Committee.
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Tilden is to be tried upon a civil suit
for not paying tax upon his income, as
provided by law, number OF years ago.
Judge Blatchford, of New York, over
ruled his demurrer to the government
complaint, and held that the act of an
officer assessing an income, where no re-
turn was made of it, does not bind the
government, and that the true amount of
income may be shown to be greater than
that assessed. This decision brings Mr..
Tilden face to face upon question of
fact with jury of his countrymen. Did
he have a greater income than he paid
taxes on2 If so, how much? If he
did, the government will recover the
amount shown to be due. The loss of
the money will not hurt Mr.. Tilden, for
he has plenty of it, but il he should lose
his suit it will leave scar upon his rep
utation which it will be impossible for
him to erase in the few years of life
which remain to him. From the fact
that he sought to decide the case by
demurrer, without going into the facts,
we fear the verdict will be against him,
and thus one of the greatest of modern
reformers will be shown to have himself
defrauded the government. If so, then
beyond doubt the name of Samuel J.
Tilden will be heard no more among the
leading politicians Of the day. Wehope
for Mr.. Tilden's sake, as well as for pub
lie confidence, that the government will
lose its suit, and thst Mr.. Tilden will
thus be vindicated.
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On next Saturday, the 9th of April, at
II o'clock, Pomona Grange will hold its
quarterly meeting, and we shall hope to
see every sub-Grange fully represented.
Very often business of considerable i'm
portance to the individual Oranges is
brought before the body, discussed and
determined, and it may be sometimes not
correctly determined for want of the ex-
perience and information which could
be rendered by some sub-Grange which
is absent, by her Worthy Master and
delegates both. And these absent par
ties are to great extent responsible for
any hasty or premature legislation of the
body, caused by Withholding the neces-
sary intelligence and cooperation of the
individual Oranges, whose Masters and
delegates constitute the Pomona Grange.
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A. MERITORIOUs CLAIM.

Among the numerous claims at pres
ent before Congress, there is one from
this State which should meet with no
opposition. 1t is the claim of the Ursu-
line Convent, situated near Columbia,
for the value of the property, including
buildings and furniture, which was burnt
by the raid in 1865. This property was
used as a College of high grade for young
ladies, and belonged to the Catholic
Church. 1t was also the home of many
ladies who had taken the vows of nuns
in that Church, and were devoting their
lives to the fulfllment of what they
deemed their religious duty. Whatever
differences of opinion may be held as to
the correctness of their faith, there can
be no dispute that the life of the Sisters
of Charity is one of benevolence to the
suffering and needy ones of earth, and,
as such, they are entitled to not only the
protection which is afforded every lady
in civilized country, but also to the
consideration which is extended to pub
lie benefactors at the hands of the barba-
rian and savage. At any rate it would
have been supposed that the home of de-
fenaeless ladies, that the abode of young
ladies at College, that the residence of
those devoting themselves to what they
believe to be their religious duty, and
spending their lives in acts of benevo-
lence, would have been spared the raw
ages of war, and yet this institution was
burnt and its inmates cast upon the
streets homeless, and many of them
friendless. It would be a burning shame
to cur country to allow such claim to
go nna6justed. 1t ought to be promptly
and. fully paid as the least atonement
for the wrong consistent with the honor
of our government, and we hope that
Congress will exercise the magnanimty
which che American people would GER
tainly wish to see, and by reparation
atone for an act which the chivalry of
the North and of the South alike de-
plore. The settlement of this claim
should rise above sectional prejudice,
and tower over party lines. The vote to
make the honorable restoration should
be unanimous, and thereby erase forever
this stain from our Nations escutcheon.
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the Revenue OuCetSs
The revenue troubles in the up-coun-
try are treated by the Pickens Sentinel as
being at an end. There was great trou-
BILE in obtaining information about the
outlaw Redmond, and Judge Mackey
gave official notice that any person who
had been associated with Redmond, in
violating the State laws, should not be
prosecuted if he surrendered himself
within FIVE days and gave his own bond
for 500 TO keep the peace and obey the
laws. The proclamation of Judge
Mackey further says:
1 further guaranty, upon the written
assurance given me this day BY John L.
Thornley,, Esq, United States Cornmis-
sioner, in and for the County of Pickens,
that if any person who surrenders him
self as herein stipulated, shall be charge
able with any offence against the Revenue
laws of the United States, he shall not
be arrested, aad all proceedings against
him shall be suspended by the United
States authorities, pending negotiations
between his Excellency Wade Hampton,
Governor of the State of South Carolina,
and his Excellency R. B. Hayes, Presi-
dent of the United States, to obtain am
nesty for such person, and all others of
the same class, in like manner charge
able with offences against the laws of the
United States, except the said Lewis r.
Redmond.
In the letter so spoken of, Commits
sioner Thornley, SAYS:
Upon the request of the presiding
Judge of this Circuit, and the Solicitor of
the Eighth Judicial Circuit of South
Carolina, who inform ME that the follow
ers Of Lewis R. Redmond, who have re-
Gently stood with him in armed defiance
of the laws of the State and of the United
States, propose, to surrender themselves
to the State authorities and to give their
bonds to keep the peace and to obey
hereafter the laws of the State and of the
United States, provided that they are not
subjected to arrest or prosecution for any
offences against the laws of the State or
of the United States, with which they
may now be charged. l hereby give the
assurance that no proceedings shall be
taken against any of the class of persons
above designated, excepting the outlaw
Lewis R. Redmond, pending negotiations
between the President of the United
States and the Governor of this State,
which am informed Will be Immediately
commenced by the Governor, to procure
amnesty to the said persons above indi-
Gated.
1t is understood that the persons re-
ferred to have surrendered themselves,
AS to the conduc. Of the revenue Off
GERS the grand jury of Pickens say:
Sufficient facts appear to satisfy US,
in addition to those within the knowl-
edge of many of our members, that
these officers have, for several years,
committed the grossest outrages upon
the persons and property of many of our
law.abiding citizens, on the mere pre-.
text or suspicion, without any legal
proof whatever, that they were in some
way connected with the illicit distillation
or sale of Intoxicating liquors. They
have been seized under their own roofs
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committee of citizens of integrity and
good judgment to investigate his ac-
counts, and agrees to meet it and make
full exhibit. Next he seeks to Ratter
Gov. Hampton into leniency towards
him, and adds:
His Excellency, Wade Hampton, Gov.
of South Carolina, deserves the admira-
ton, respect and confidence Of the Amer
ican people. His bravery, integrity and
craftsmanship, if allowed to prevail, will
be of great advantage to the country at
large, in solving the problem of human
rights in the South, on an enduring basis.
The government of South Carolina will
be q model, in this respect, and I trust,
financially, for other Southern States.
Kimpton's letter has the ear-marks of
falsehood stamped all the way through
it. If he has properly settled his ac-
counts, why is he running from the lawf
If he has large sum due him from the
State, why is he unwilling to face her
authorities? He is the first public cred
itor that we have ever heard of who is so
bashful that he has to flee from his home
and from his country because State
owes him large sum of money. AS the
Augusta Chronicle and Cosstitutionatist
remarks, there is committee of twelve
men of integrity and good judgment in
Judge Shaw's Court in Columbia who
are now ready, willing and waiting to
allow Mr.. Kimpton to submit his account
to them for adjustment, but this adjust
ment is exactly what Kimpton does not
want, although it is what the Governor
and the people are determined that he
shall have, if we can possibly get hold of
him. We have no doubt at all that the
State will fall in debt to Mr.. Kimpton
upon q final settlement OF his account,
end we are in favor of paying this debt.
We believe in paying all of our just
debts, and are perfectly satisfied that the
debt we owe him is q just one. and should
be paid by oil means-we owe him a
support for life as convict in our State
Penitentiary, and South Carolina will
never pay eff this debtuntil she furnishes
Kimpton with such accommodation.
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H. H. KIMPTON.

Ex-Financial Agent b. II. Kimpton,
who was Chamberlan's college chum, and
afterwards his associate in depicting the
South Carolina treasury, has written a
letter, and thereby treasures his friends
that he still lives. The Investigating
Committee desired the pleasure of s.
meeting with Mr.. Kimpton, and Gov.
Hampton, in accordance with what he
has always said he would do, some time
ago sent him an invitation, couched in
the form of requisition upon the Gov
ernor of New York, requesting him to
visit lis. Mr.. Kimpton's business engage
ments have, however, suddenly called
him of to unknown quarters, and it has
been impossible TO deliver this invitation.
Kimpton is no doubt conducting his
present business, which consists of hiding
from the officers of the law, on capital
stolen from South Carolina, and hence.
he thinks proper, as he has no money
that he is willing to give back to us, to
pay off his obligations, as far as good
words and wishes are concerned. For
this purpose be dates his letter in Mon
.real, Canada, and sends to the New
Haven Courier, sayingthat he mas settled
bis accounts with the State, and that we
yet owe him large sum of money, He
Claims that the evidence before the ill.,
xestigatiag Committee was all pe1ured,
and that every witness against him owes
him for borrowed money, and is now
testifyipg against him to avoid payment
of the debt. He says that he will be
pleased if Coy. Hampton will appoint 8
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oTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
y ANDERSON COUNTY.
By W. W. Humphreys, Judge Of Probate.
WHEREAS, John NJ. Ashley has
applied to ME to grant him Letters OF Ad.
niinistratisn, de bonis non, on the Personal
Estate and effects of John Barr Robinson,
deceased
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors
of the said john Barr Robinson decd. that
they be and appear before me in the Court
of Probate, to be held at Anderson c. H.
on Friday, 10Th day Of April 1878, after
publication hereof, at II o'clock in the lore
Toon to show cause. if any they have, why
the said Administration should not be
granted. Given under my hand, this 3rd
w. w. HUMPHREYS, J. P.
April 4, 1878 81 8
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There are some political spirits in this
country who, though crushed, will not
"down." David T. Corbin is one Of
them. Although the Senate has already
emphatically declared against his right
to a seat in that body, and although the
Investigating Committee has developed
a mass of his iniquity which would crush
the efforts of any man who has single
spark of self-respect left, yet this brazen
and shameless adventurer has the cheek
and effrontery to come forward and en-
deavor further to contest his pretended
claim to Gen. Buffers seat. In this
effort he will appear, it is stated, with
Daniel 81. Chamberlain as his attorney,
and thus two of the most consummate
and adroit schemers and political bum
mers of the age will have control of the
contest. From this pair of notorious in
dividuals we predict that Gen. Butler
has nothing to fear. There is political
stencil about both of these men which
even the Republican Senators cannot all
endure. There is no room for Corbin in
the United States Senate.
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Judges Aldrich, Hudson and Thomson
have been elected by the Legislature to
try the cases arising under the settlement
of the Bonded Debt of the State. ]. c.
Colt, Esq, of Chesterfield, is Commits
sioner of Claims, to settle the Floating
Debt. Henry A. Meetze, Of Lexington,
and Y. ]. Pope, Of Newberry, have been
elected to assist the Attorney General in
representing the State before the Bond
Court. Thomas Taylor, of Columbia,
vas elected Inspector of Phosphates.
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Notice q. s. Internal Revenue
Special Taxes.

TTNDER the Revised Statutes of the
v United States, Sections 1892, S237,
1898, and 3o30, every person engaged in any
business, avocation, or employment, which
renders him liable to n special tax, is re-
qured to procure and place aud keep conspicu-
ousiy IN his establishment or place Of business .
STAMP denoting the payment of said special
tax for the special-tan year beginning May
1, 1878. Section 1914, Revised Statutes, de-
signates who ure liable to special tax. A
return, us prescribed OH Form II, is also re-
quired by iap Of every person liable to spe-
csial tax as above !Serc-c penalties are pre-
scribed for noncompliance with the fore
going requirements, or for continuing in
business after April 30, 1878, without pay
ment of tax. Application should be made
to L. M. BRAYTON, Collector of Internal
Revenue, at Columbia, S. G.
March II, lS7S IS 4
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The following is the list of corporatora
under the saicl act: W. W. Humphreys,
Stephen McCully, A. T. Broyles, J. S.
Murray, B. F. Whitner, S. Bleckley, E.
NJ. Rucker, J. G. G. Featherston, Edwards
B. Murray, DR.. R. F. Diver, j. W. Norris,
J. 4. Sherard, J. II. Reid, J. T. Barnes,
D. L. Hall, w. J. Milford, David Sadler,
B. A. Davis, Elias J. Earle, Levi Burriss,
Kepon Breazeale, J. Y. Fretwell, Joshua
Burriss and William O'Briant, of Ander-
son County, and James NJ. Latimer, Sr.,
J. B. Moseley, ]. P. Young, 7. Baker,
George S. Burdette, ]. B. Leroy, s. S.
Baker, DR.. ]. T. Baskins, DR.. NJ. G. Tag
CART, A. J. Clinkscales, w. B. Clinkscales,
S. J. Hester, Edward Calhoun, Ell. 81.
Harper, w. D. Mars, N. o. Tolman, W.
K. Bradley, Dr.. T. A. Wideman, G. Cade
and Thomas Thomson, Esq, of Abbe-
vile County.
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We publish elsewhere the late Act to
regulate the cost of public officers in this
State. This Act reduces the taxed costs
of suits, &C., considerably; but, in our
opinion, the Act is yet imperfect. For
instance, the allowance to attorneys,
which we do not think is too low, is not
graded as it should be, for it yet costs as
much to collect one hundred dollars as
it does to collect ten thousand dollars.
The amount allowed now is too much on
case involving one hundred dollars, but
is not enough on the larger sum. The
fee bill should be graded. The present
Act alters the regulation about Trial
Justices in this County, and hereafter
there will be no salaries paid them by
the County for criminal business, but
they win take their fees under the Act.
1t would be we'll for our subscribers to
file this Act, that they may be able to
examine the taxation of any bill of cost
in which they may be interested.
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We are requested to announce that the
Grange Association will meet at Town
Creek Grange Hall on tomorrow, Friday,
the-5th instant. instead of on Friday, the
26th, as announced last week. A full
attendance of the members at the meet
ing tomorrow is earnestly desired.
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Notice, Changers!

All who have not already settled by
note, or otherwise, for guano, will greatly
oblige me by doing the same at once
See the parties from whom you got youl
guano, who are fully authorized to make
settlement for me.
w. w. RUSSELL.
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Anderson Grange No. II will hold its
monthly meeting in its hall on Friday,
9th instant, at 9 o'clock. Brethren are
requested to be prompt in attendance.
Make your arrangements before hand to
spare one or two hours to be devoted
wholly to the business of your Grange.
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union which the Democracy of Column
bia has given to the State will no doubt
be followed, and if so, the triumph in
November will be as great for South
Carolina as the one jus. achieved is for
Columbia.
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Statistics show that South Carolina
supplies about half of the rice used in
this country, and that its quality is equal
to the best, if not superior to any other.
Georgia comes next. The rice crop of
the low-country is probably more valua-
ble than its cotton crop.
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against Russia and Prussia, with the
other States Of Europe doubtful, though
most probably neutral. Appearances
indicate a favorable understanding be-
tween Russia and Turkey, and there is
no telling what is to be the end of it all.
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Gen. Toombs says that tea trees have
been growing in Georgia for the last forty
years. They were planted by DIR. Lace,
who failed in his tea culture because he
did not understand the treatment of the
leaves.
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Sheriff Bowen, of Charleston, has de-
clared in favor of Governor Hampton
and all the other State officers. If the
Democrats of South Carolina remain
solidly united, the grandest triumph
ever witnessed awaits us in November
,axt
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SAVANNAH VALLEY RAILROAD.

a. meeting ofthe corporators of the
above railroad company, under the char
ter granted at the late session of the
Legislature of this State, is called to
convene at Lowndesville on Wednesday,
the 9Th of May next, at 10 o'clock a. m.
A full meeting Of the corporators is very
and it is hoped that every one
will endeavor 10 be present.
JAMES NJ. LATIMER, SR.,
President pro tenn.
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A PPLICA1IoN FOR HOMESTEAD.
N Notice is hereby giveno that Mrs.
Nancy G. Acker has made application 10 me
for Homestead in the real and personal
property of tcr late husband, Joseph J..
Acker deceased, and that said application
will be heard loy me at eleven o'clock q. NJ,
on Monday, 9Th day of May next.
W. W. HUMPHREYS,
Judge of Probate.
April 4, 1878 sS
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Grange Column.

Under tho Supervision of the Executive
Committee OF Pomona Grange.
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON
BY ". W. Humphreys, Esq, Probate Judge.
To Nancy N. Cleveland, Mary E. Glenn,
Maud Cleveland-GreetinS:
VOU are hereby required to appear at
H the Court of Probate, to be holden at
Anderson Court House, for Anderson Ceun-
ty, on the first Monday OF June, A. D.
1878, to show cause, if any you can, why
the Real Estate of the lste Rev. Samuel
Isbell, deceased, situate in said County, on
the East side OF Tugalo River, bounded by
lands of w. w. Holland, J. NJ. Kidd and
John L. Glenn, containing 440 acres, more
or less, and one Tract situate in Oconee
County in said State, on waters of Big Bea-
verdam Greek, adjoining lands of Jackson
Hunt and Others, and containing one hum
dred and sixty acres, should not be parti-
| toned among the heirs, allotting to Mary
| M. Isbell, the Petitioner, on0-third thereof,
| and the remaining two-thirds in equal por-
tions to the said Nancy NJ. Cleveland, Mary
E. Glenn, S. Casendine Mason one-fourth of
two-thirds each, and to said Leila Cleveland
them, or one-eighth of two-thirds each.
day of March, in tie year of our
Il. ST. Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-eight, and in the one hundred
and second year of American inde-
pendence.
JOSEPH N. BROWN,
Attorney for Petitioner.
W. w. HUMPHREYS,
Judge of Probate.
To the Defendants Leila Cleveland and Maud
Cleveland:
Take notice that the petition in this ac-
ton, together with the summons, of which
the foregoing is copy, WIS fled in the
office of the Probate Court, at Anderson
G. H., in the County of Anderson, in ssid
State of South Carolina, OH The 18th day of
March, A. D. 1873.
JOSEPH N. BROWN,
Plaintiffs Attorney, Ar derson, s. C.
April 4, 1878 SO 6
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IlYl1ENEAL.

MARRIED, on Tuesday. 26th March, by
Rev. T. P. Phillips, JOHN c. CAN'T,
Esq, and Mrs. MATILDA J. KING, all Of
Anderson County.
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NOTICE.

T,HE firm of THOMAS CRYMES & co.
i was this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent. The Notes and Books of the concern
are in the hands of Thomas Crymes for COL
lection. All persons interested will con-
suit their interest by calling and settling at
an early day.
THOMAS CRYMES.
THOMAS I3. CRYMES.
Williamson, s. c., March I3, 1878. 36-3