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AS SENATOR VANCE PUTS IT.-"The
common sense of the people will teach
them that the man who stops the wheels
of government is the man who stops
the wheels of government. In other
words, if Congress votes the necessary
supplies and the President vetoes tho
bill furnishing the supplies, the people
are going to say that the President is the
man who stops these supplies. 1 know
they tell US that the Republican orators
on the stump will show the people that
it is Congress who stops the supplies,
and not the President, but if our orators
on the stump can't show the people that
it is the President who stops the wheels
of government, and not Congress, we
had better put up the shutters, go home,
and let some one run the party who
knows how" "You think, then, Senator,
that the people will be made to see that
the President and not Congress is respon-
sible?" "They will see it without making
them. Their good sense will show it to
them. All that will be necessary will be
to state the case. As l said before, the
man who stops the wheels of government
is the man who stops them, and not
somebody else who does'something which
he does not like Washington Cor. Gin
cinnaH ENQUIRER.
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Fire in Charleston.

About half past II o'clock last Satur-
day night, fire was discovered in the two
story frame building on King street two
doors south of Broad, occupied by Will
liam Mcguire as q shoe and miscellane-
Gus store. When first noticed the flames
had made great headway, and volumes
of smoke was pouring from the rear.
Mr.. Maguire's family had barely time to
escape before the fire barred communica-
ton with the interior.
The fire soon spread from Mr. Maguire's
to the three-story building next door, at
the southwest corner, occupied by j. j.
Berger as q store, bar-room and resi-
dence. The buildings, being both old
and built of wood, burned like tinder and
soon formed q sufficient illumination to
show the location all over the city.
Mr.. Berger and family, who were only
awakened by the smoke, effected their
escape with difficulty through the rear
windows, only saving the few clothes they
had time to put on. A colored man
named William Sally occupying the rear
of the house, barely escaped with his life
receiving burn on the arm sufficiently
severe to warrant his being sent to the
hospital.
The two buildings were a mass of
flames within two hours after the discov-
cry of the fire, and within an hour fell,
completely destroyed.
Mr.. Berger was insured for 81 800 in the
Carolina Mutual Insurance Company
on his stock, and thought he had $500
on his furniture in the same company.
Both buildings were owned by William
Bredenburg, Of Augusta, Ga, and were
insured, where or for how much, could
not be ascertained. Mr.. Maguirc's stock
was insured for $1,000 in the Virginia
Fire and Marine of Richmond. The
building and contents were a total loss.
The three stotry frame dwelling next
west of Berger's grocery store occupied
and owned by DR.. VIM. c Ravenel, was
subjected to an intense heat from the
burning building on the corner, and
very shortly caught fire on the roof and
in the southeastern room of the third
story. Several streams of water, howe7-
er, were promptly directed to this build
ding, and, with much difficulty, it was
saved with comparatively little injury.
Ravenel saved almost all his furniture,
instruments, books, g., but much of the
furniture was badly damaged. The
building was insured in the insurance
agency of Ravenel & Bowen for $4,000.
-Meps and Courier.
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Freezing the Fever Germ.
WASHINGTON. April II.

WASHINGTON, April II.
a communication from the Secretary
of the Navy was laid before the House
this afternoon, giving information in re-
ply to the House resolution regarding
the breaking out of yellow fever OIL the
United States ship Plymouth. The Sec
retary says the opinion generally pre-
walls among experienced naval men
that the freezing process is sufficient
protection against the appearance of yell
low fever after it has once appeared on
board of a vessel. There are instances
where it has resulted otherwise, although
they have not been sufficiently numer-
Gus to entirely destroy the opinion.
Why the Plymouth was not sufficiently
frozen and fumigated has been referred
to q medical board to report thereon.
The remarkable fact that the disease
broke out at the precise point in the ship
where it appeared in November last, may
be supposed to weaken somewhat the
theory that the freezing process is reli-
able remedy. A single example cannot,
however, be sufficient to entirely over
throw the presumption in its favor. The
department will continue to resort to it
in all cases, but will at the same time
add to it all other known sanitary reme-
dies rs we'll as such additional investiga-
tons as it may discover. In the mean
time, whatever experiments either expe-
rience or science may suggest should be
tried in order that nothing shall be omit
ted to arrest the progress and ravages of
this terrible scourge.
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Richard TAILOR.

4 telegram from New York announces
the death in that city of Richard Taylor
"a son of Zachary Taylor and Lieu
tenant General in the Confederate Army.
General Taylor was born in Florida, but
at the outbreak of the war was resident
of Louisiana. where he seems to have had
a good deal of political influence. He
was delegate to the National Demo-
cratic Convention held in Charleston in
in 1860, and did everything in his power
to prevent the breaking up Of that body.
After the election OF Lincoln January,
1861, he, as Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Federal Relations in the
Louisiana Legislature, reported and as
sisted in passing an act calling a conven-
tion of the people. He was member Of
that convention, which severed the States
connection with the Union. When the
war commenced he was commissioned
Colonel of q Louisiana regiment, which
fought under his command at Bull Run.
In October, 1861, he was promoted Brig
adler General and attached to Stonewall
Jackson's command. Under that great
military leader he served in the famous
Valley Campaign, and won the spurs of
a Major General. In 1863 he was trans
ferred to the West and made commander
of the Louisiana Department, with the
rank of fLieutenant-G General. He showed
great skill in his new sphere, frustrated
the object of General Banks Red River
campaign, defeated his army in two
bloody engagements, destroyed several of
his gun boats, and would have captured
the enemy's whole army and fleet but
for the incompetency of General Kirby
Smith, who, as commander of the whole
rans-Mississippi Department, was his
superior officer. After Sherman's march
to the sea he was called to the relief of
Hood and his shattered forces. but be-
fore anything could be accomplished the
successive surrenders of Lee and John
ston necessitated his own surrender. On
the 9Th of May, 1865, at Citronelle, Ala,
General Taylor surrendered to General
Candy the last armed forces of the Con-
federacy. After the war he for awhile
took some part in the local politics
Of Louisiana. In 1873 he went to
Europe, where he remained for some
time. For the past few years he has
written good deal for Northern period
icals on subjects connected with the war,
and but few days since published a
book containing his personal experience
of the struggle. General Taylor was a
brave soldier and an able General, and
had he fought on side where there was
any chance of success would doubtless
have forced his way to the front rank OF
sklllful commanders. Socially he repre-
sented the highest type of Southern
Misunderstanding with the best society
Of his own country and Europe, he sbone
wherever he appeared as an intelligent,
accomplished and chivalrous gentle
man.-Chronicle and Constitutionalist.
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THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL II, 1879.

The political trials commenced in the
United States Court in Charleston on
last Monday, and we publish in another
column of this issue the first days pro-
ceedings. With the rulings of the! pre-
siding Judge, the application of the
test oath, and ignorant and partisan
juries, there is but little hope that any
man charged with an offense of politi-
cal character can receive fair and
impartial trial. What justice can be
expected when the virtuous and intelli-
gent are excluded from the jury, and
ignorant negroes and scalawags, who are
the political enemies of the accused, ARE
empannelled to try them? What a
mockery of justicel President Hayes,
with the regular army and his thousands
of deputy marshals and supervisors, has
failed to arrest the successes of the De-
mocracy, and the calling to his assis-
tance the Federal Courts will not avail
him. The outrage upon that sense of
natural justice which is implanted in the
bosom of every man, will condemn such
mock trials. 1t is due to Judge Bryan
to say that in the commencement of
these trials he has proven himself the
able jurist and the impartial Judge.
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The FURRY i'm Cotton.

The daily sessions ofthe Exchange last
week were probably the most exciting oi
any that ever occurred and certainly
more so than for many seasons. The
business in options was very remarkable
reaching the enormous total of $4,000
bales for the six days, while liberal ad.
dition to values was made, the gain
from the lowest point being 95G97
points, or within a small fraction Of 1c.
per pound advance, most of which was
retained. So liberal was the movement
and rapid the improvement at times that
even some of the most positive "bllls''
found themselves outdone in the bid
ding. Everybody who was "short" did
what they could to correct their error,
while the scramble to secure cotton was
universal among the regular trade, and
the infection spread to large number ol
outside operators. The basis for the adj
vance is to be found in the great discre-
pancy as shown in present supplies as
compared with former years, the strong
evidences of light additions to come, and
more general belief that cotton must be
increased in cost until the production oi
goods is curtailed sufficiently to equalize
supply and demand. Liverpool appears
to be in vacillating sort Of mood, but
only when sending over cable dispatches
of a buoyant character did the influence
amount to anything here. In fac, our
market has been an Independent cne to
large extent, and contained most iniiu-
ences within itself, through which the
daily manipulations were conducted. In
view of the radical change in the situa-
ton as compared with q few weeks ago
and the violence of some of the fluctua-
tions, it is somewhat remarkable that no
failures have been announccd.-M !.
RuIIcfiD
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TIE REGISTER ON DEpopULATIoN.-
This paper, it seems to us, takes emi-
nenty Just views of this matter. The
South can never be depopulated by any
general hegira of her colored citizens
If any can 60, we bid them God-spced to
Liberia, Kansas or anywhere else. They
can never be a controlling element in
legislation. If they are to be q bone oil
contention and keep up the line between
the North and South, the sooner they
depart the better. Such campaigns as
we have had destroy not only the mate
rial resources of the State, but degrade
the whole moral tone of our people. In
1876 we surrendered business and all
else to politics. In 1878 very much the
same course was pursued. Labor was
demoralizcd money expended; indus
tries paralyzcd, and, We repeat, worse
than all, ruinous habits entailed, espe-
cially on the young. Then, in the name
of reason and common sense, let all dis.
satisfied darkics seek a more congenial
cline, where the carpet-bagger reigns
and the woodbine twineth. And it will
be true economy to help them CO.
NRety-,Sic Guardian.
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Mr.. HENDRICKS INTERyIEWED.-The
New York World publishes report of
an interview with Ex-Governor Hen
bricks at Fort Wayne, Ind, few days
ago. Mr.. Hendricks is reported as ex-
pressing the opinion that the differences
in the Democratic party upon financial
questions are less threatening than here
tofore. The question whether paper cur
rency should be furnished directly from
the national treasury or through the me-
dium of the national banks, MIR. Hem
bricks thinks, is one of expediency,
which will, no doubt, be settled so as to
leave no strife on that account. He
thinks treasury notes should be substi-
tuted for national bank notes as rapidly
as their charters expire. Mr.. Hendricks
expresses the opinion that the question
of coming prominence is that of eentrali.
cation as opposed to the constitutional
rights of all the States, and that in the
contest of 1880 the Democrats will be
everywhere united upon the side of the
constitutional rights of the States, but
not as opposed to the constitutional
powers OI tue SeHcia 6o'S'"cp"
Hendricks declined very positively to
say anything whatever about Mr.. Tilden,
but announced his determination on no
account to accept again the second place
on a Presidential ticket. Mr.. Hendricks
is further quoted as saying that if it is
the deliberate idea of Congress that there
should be no test oath for jurors, he does
not see upon what ground the President
can exercise the veto; or, upon tne otner
hand, If with deliberate consideration
Congress should decide to withdraw red
eral control and interference with State
elections, there is in that no ground Tor a
veto. It is certainly, he thinks, very
clear tn at it is no ground for the interpo-
sition of veto that general legislation IL
ot,ocbed IN aupropriation bills,
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Newberry HeraM: The dwelling house
of r. E. Williams, colored, at Helena,
was burned Saturday afternoon about
sunset. 1t is supposed to have caught
either from sparks from the chimney or
from a defective fue The house was
worth about $1,000, insured for $500,
About seventy bales of cotton were
sold in town Monday, the 7th; the best
bringing 1Ol,
Spartanburg Spartan: Mr.. Hezekiah
Pollard, pcnsioner of the war OF 1877,
died on Monday. .Salcday passed OIL
very quietly. There was a large crowd
for this busy month. The sheriff, as
usual, had nothing much to sell. The
farmers are in good spirits, and ne be-
lieve they were never more in earnest in
regard to crop......Rev. Briant Bonner
died Monday last at his residence near
Grassy Pond,
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THE UBIQUITOUS PROSECUTIONS.
a Nice Batch of Jurors to Try Decent
Men.
CHARLESTON s. c.. April IA.

CHARLESTON, S. c., April IA.
At the opening of court Judge Pond
announced that he overruled the chal-
lenges to the array of the grand and petit
jurors, on the ground that no improper
conduct or fraud was complained of on
the part of the officers who drew the ju-
ries, and the irregular drawing was,
therefore, q matter of no consequence.
Judge Bryan divided on this point in an
able opinion and the division was certi-
fed. This prevents the imprisonment or
other punishment of any one tried by
these iuries until the Supreme Court of
the United States has decided the points
upon which the Judges divided.
The case of the United Stats Us. Will
liam Kerrigan, for assaulting supervi.
sor, was then called, and Mackey claimed
to examine him upon his voir dire as to
his participation in the rebellion.
Colonel Edward AlcCrady, for the de-
fense argued, first, that the section ofthe
revised statutes making this cause OF
challenge had been repealed, and, second,
that if now law, such participation must
he proved, and the witness could not be
compelled to acknowledge himself guilty
of what was, according to the statutes,
treason.
Judge Bond overruled both points, and
the Court again divided.
Mackey then applied the test oath, ex.
Guiding nine jurymen III this way, and
challenging three peremptoryil. The de-
fense challenged three peremptorily,
but refused to challenge participation in
the rebellion.
The following jury was empanelled :
White-B. F. Hayes, Philip Heller, w.
A. Leslie, ]. H. Lindaman, Charles +.
Osborn, L. Fl. Russell, N. K. Reed,
John r. Tolbert; colored-E. P. Wall,
Jr., T. F. Wall, J. P. Wragg. A. 5,
Nights.
Judge Magrath then moved to contin.
ue the case, in strong argument to the
discretion Of the court, but Judge Bond
refused the motion.
Tie testimony was then taken, show,
ing that the supervisor was not in the
performance of his duty when struck.
Argument was had for the defense by
J. w. Barnwell and Julian Mitchell
Esqs.; for the government by G. Nor
throp; and the case was submitted to the
jury. They brought in sealed verdict
this afternoon which, to every ones as
tonishment, it is said, will be q verdict Of
guilty. J. w. B.
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. The New York 1rmss devote

- The New York Times devoted thir.
ty-two columns to reports from various
sections of the country on the popular
inclination for Presidential candidates
in 1880. 1t has special reports from one
hundred and ffty-seven localities, en-
bracing all the leading sections of the
Union, of which one hundred and thirty
favor Grant, ten prefer Blaine, with
Washburue, Garfield, Sherman, Conk-
ling, Edmunds and Chandler coming in
as scattering in the order named. Ofthe
same localities, the correspondents of the
Times report ninety-eight as preferring
Tilden as the Democratic candidate,
twenty-three declare for Thurman, eleven
for Bayard and the Others are divided
between Hendricks and Hancock. The
Times may be right about Grant; but its
report as to Tilden is all fudge. 1t tells
us rather what it hopes than what it
knows.
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appreciated, but it does seem to US that
it would be secured at too much incon-
venience to justify the change, and there
fore we trust that General Connor will
not impose an actual delay in the de-
livery of all the mail except that from
Charleston in order to hasten the delivery
of the Me,cs and Courier. We hope he
will not so greatly incommode the trav-
elling public for the purpose of accom-
modating our contemporary. We think
the present schedule suits the people of
the upper part of the State better than
any that can easily be arranged.
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FLORAL EXHIBITION

Agricultural Society Of s. Carolina,
To BE HELD AT MILITARY HALL,
CHARLESTON, S. c.,
TUESDAY, "WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
APRIL %, % AND "a, 1879.
DREEITMS will be awarded for the
Il best display of Pot Plants, Cut Flow
ers, Hanging Baskets, with Growing Plants,
arrangements of Flowers, Fruits, Vcgcta-
blcs, &C., DC.
The Secretary will be present at the Hall
on Tuesday, the 22d instant, from 10 a. nj.
to 6 p. H., to receive articles sent for Exhi-
bition. All articles should be plainly
marked with name Of exhibitor.
Premium list can be obtained by address,
ing the Secretary.
Admission 25 cents. Children during
the day 10 cents.
E. L. ROCHE, Secretary.
April II, 1879 40 l
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Chester Bulletin: Not single prisoner
in the county jail. Cotton is now
bringing 102 in this market. This Sec
ton was visited last Thursday and Fri.
day nights with heavy frosts. The peach
crop and early vegetables were entirely
cut off.
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Abbeville Medium. An election for in
tendant and wardens was held in Due
West last week with the following result
Intendant, w. M. Grier; wardens, VIM.
Hood, H. E. Bonner, H. NJ. Young, j.
Y. Sittons
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STATE cogyTT OF soofll OF AsDnRsoS. GahSsiSA' IS:
], ]. \. BROCK, Cashier of the above named
Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement
is true, TO the best Of my knowledge and belief.
J. \. BROCK, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th
day Of April, 1879.
COrrect-Attcst:
3: 3: i; Il. fGAF9sT, + f4s4, Directors.
JOSEPH \. BEOwS,
Auril IL 1879 40
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AGRICULTURAL
MACHIN ERY.
Tozer's Plantation Engines,
The CardweII Threshers & Cleaners,
The Cotton Bloom,
The Gullett Steel Brush and

Taylor Cotton Gins,
And everything in the way of Agricultural
Machinery and Machine Repairs, for sale
on favorable terms. AS to the merits of all
Machinery sold by me- will be glad to
furnish the best testimonials. Satisfaction
guaranteed. 1 can be found at the store of
J. P. Sullivan e. Co., where would be
pleased to see those wishing to buy any
thing in this line.
j. NJ. SULLIVAN.
April II, 1879 40 6m
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- The sponge trade of Cedar Keys,
Fla, since the first Of January amounts
to $4,000,
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TAX NOTICE.

THE County Treasurer Of Anderson
Il County will have his Office in the
Court House open for the reception of State
and County Taxes on and after THURS
DAY, first day of MAY, 1879.
The following is the Tax Levy for the
fiscal year ending October 81, 1879:
For State purposes.--".... q Mills
For County purposes...... 3 Mills
For School purposes..."... . Mills
All male citizens between the ages of 81
and 60 years Of age are liable to Poll Tax
Of One Dollar, except those exempt by law.
One-half the above levy is due and paya-
BILE from the first day of May to the first
day Of June, and the other half from the
fifteenth day Of September to the 5Oth day
of October.
Five per cent. interest will be charged cn
the first installment of this tax on all per-
sons who fail to pay the same before the
first day Of June.
SAMUEL e. MOORE,
Treasurer Anderson County.
April II, 1879 46 2
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Dissolution.

THE copartnership heretofore existing
u between n. X. Sullivan, J. p. Sullivan
and ]. NJ. Sullivan, under the name and
style of SULLIVAN & CO., is this day
dissolved by mutual consent. All business
connected with this firm will be settled at
their old stand. n. X. SULLIVAN,
J. p. SULLIVAN,
J. NJ. SULLIVAN.
April s, 1879.
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COPARTNERSIYIP NOTICE.

COPARTNERSIiLP NOTICE.
WE, the undersigned, having purchased
the entire stock of Merchandise formerly
owned by Messrs. Sullivan & Co., have this
day formed a copartnership under the name
and style of ]. P. SULLIVAN & CO.,
with the view Of engaging in the General
Merchandise Business, at the stand former
ly occupied by Sullivan & Co.
j. P. SULLIVAN,
C. F. JONES,
w. A. VANDIYER.
April s, 1879. 40
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GRAIN CRADLES.

nON'T buy your Grain Cradles until
~ you see ours. They will be in in q
few days, and will be sold ut extremely low
prices. A. B. TOWERS & co.
April II, 1870 ~
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF TIE
National Bank of Anderson

A T Anderson in the State of South Carolina, at
IL the close Of business April 4th, 1879:
RESnIIRCES