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The Poor Deluded Negroes.

Some of the Republican newspapers at
the Nortn, ana particularly in this city,
have seized the opportunity of a few ne
groes migrating from certain parls Of the
Southern States to Kansas, or elsewhere
in the Northwest, to represent this an a
significant movement, and as the result
of unfair treatment of the colored people
by the whites. In the frat place, there
is no considerable migration, and certain
ly not to the Northwest. Whatever is
taking place is from the poorer soil OF the
Atlantic States to the richer lands of the
Mississippi Valley in the South. The
negro likes excitement and change, es-
pecially since emancipation, but the
mass of negroes are working contentedly
and earning good wages with their old
masters, or in the locality Of their cid
homes.
Still, it appears some have been the
victims OF unscrupulous speculatora, rs
nearly all are of the wandering pcddlers,
and IS they were of the Radical politi-
clans during and Immediately after the
war: Every one remembers how these
good-1atured, confiding and simple peo-
pie were humbugged by the Radicals
promising them mule and forty acres
Of land each. 1t seems the Kansas spec
nlato.s have been practicing like de-
ception. The Kansas City Times, of the
9th, says large number of colored emf
grants from Mississippi came the day
before. They were of the genuine old
plantation kind, and full of belief of the
various stories that had been told them
before leaving home. After all their
baggage had been unloaded and piled
away. one CT the psrty stepped over to
the Kansas Pacific land office, and thus
addressed one of the officials: dSay, boss,
whar do dey get dem 5000 and dat 100
acres of land. I'se come all de way from
ole Mississippi wild de ole woman and de
picaninnies to get dat, and dey do tell
me ober dar (pointing to the Union De-
pot) de Gobenor OBJ dis State am a COL
.o-d gentleman; is dat so boss3" Frank
Crane told him there must be some mis-
take, as at present they were not giving
away any money or land. The honest
darkey fell several feet. and
he left, stating "he would leave de ole
woman here and see dat Gobenor," and,
purchasing ticket for Topeka, he left
on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
train for that point.
In ell probability some loud mouthed
Radicals, WHO are in the habit of vocifer-
ating about negro rights, are ct the bot
tom Of this swindle. In time tho colored
people will learn who are their best
friends.--Ne,o YORK. Star.
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RANDALLs FOEMAN.-Mr. Joseph O.
S. Blackburn, Of Kentucky, who pro-
poses to dispute the claims Of Sam Ran
dali for the Speakership Of the next
House, is now serving his third term in
Congress and is recognized leader on
the Democratic side. Joe is Al years old,
a graduate Of Centre College, Kentucky,
lawyer by profession, entered the Con
federate army in 1861 and served to the
close of the war. He walks with bad
limp-the effect OF a Union bullet hav-
ing been deposited in bis left leg by
a boy in blue to remind Mr.. Blackburn
that his attempt to overthrow the consti-
tuition and the Union WAS q somewhat seri-
GUS AID reprehensible undertaking. He
is free and easy speaker, and his orato-
ry largely partakes Of the usual aurora
borealis style that characterized the typ.
ical Southern stulnper. His presence ia
good and his voice resembles the sound
of freman's trumpet, which is needed
qualification in man who wishes TO be
heard in 30 boistcrous and turbulent a
body AZ the House Of Representatives.
Undoubtedly he would make as good q
presiding officer as Randall, but that ia
saying very little in praise of Joseph.
He lacks little OF the dignity that Ran
dali possesses-and Randall never had
any to spare-but that Joe will rival
Sam as a partisan, if he ever gets into
the Speakers chair, there can be little
doubt. Blackburn represents in his own
proper person the very latest and most
approved style Of modern Democracy
and is, therefore, most fit man to bt
made the conspicuous figure head Of ar
extra session of Congress that has been
called in consequence of the parti.
can blindness and stubbornness oil
his party. A dyed-in-the wool bourbon
q States rights Democrat and all ex.
Confederate brigadier, all united in one
and the same person, present claims 70,
consideration that cannot be ignored by
the new order about to be established in
Washington.-FIom the Chicago 7ri6
une.
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CARpEr.BAaaERs GoINo \ esr

CARPEr-BAaaERs GoINa Y. Esr.--It
Ia not generally known that the thriving
and hitherto happy young Commonwealth
Of Colorado has become the Mecca of
the Southern carpet-baggers, who ara
swarming thither from the desolate pas
lures of the South, where for the past ten
yearO they have been feathering their
nests at the expense of q war-worn peo-
pie. About q year and half since.
Judge r, II. Carpenter, q south .arolinn
Judge under OhhmhePlain'a adminiatra-
ton, and notorious faro dealer, went to
Denver City, where he opened q faro
bank and law Office, and was soon fol-
lowed by ex-Congres9man L. Cass Car
penter and about q dozen of the lesser
lights u South Carolina Radicalisna.
Quite number Of carpet-baRgers have
also gone to Denver City from Arkansas,
Alabama and Mississippi, and the good
people Of Colorado Will soon find them
selves at the mercy OF 6 most Kraceless
set Of knavss, Dekota is 20 be bprdensn
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FATAL AFFRAY IN ATLANTA.-Col.
Robert A. Aston, native of South Car
olina, but for years resident of Georgia,
ard member of the present Legislature,
was killed in an affray in Atlanta on
Tuesday, 11th inst., by Capt. E. S. Cox.
Alston fired three shots and Cox two.
Aston was shot in the right temple, the
ball passing through his brain. Cox was
shot in the mouth and through the left
hand. Alston is dead, but Cox is not
seriously hurt. The difficulty arose from
Alston's having a power Of attorney from
Senator Gordon to sell the latter's inter-
est in the State convict lease. Cox is a
sub-lessce under Gordon, and wanted
Alston to sell Gordon's interest to Wal
ters, who had promised to buy Cox out.
Alston sold to another person. Cox
threatened Alston at noon that he would
kill him before sundown if the trade was
not cancelled and made with his man.
He hunted Aston down.0 Gov. Colquitt
and others having detained Alston at the
capitol, the quarrel was renewed, and
both drew their pistols with the result
above stated
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The following is o list Of the changes
In the United States Senate which assem-
bled or last Thursday ;indiez the call fSoE
an entra session:
Jamss T. Farley, Democrat, succeeds
Sargent, Republican, of California; o. II.
Platt, Republican, succeeds Barnum,
Democrat, OF Connecticut; w. Call,
Democrat, succeeds ConoVer, Republican,
Of Florida: Logan, Republican, succeeds
Oglesby, Republican, of Illinois; VIII
liams, Democrat, succeeds McCreery,
Democrat, of Kentucky; Vest, Democrat,
succeeds Shields, Democrat, of Missouri !:
~ ance, Democrat, succeeds Merrimon,
Democrat. Of North Carolina: Slater.
democrat, succeeds Mitchell, Republican,
Of Oregon; Walker, Democrat, succeeds
Dorsey, Republican, of Arksnaas; Hill,
Republican, succeeds ChafIee, Republi-
cam Of Colorado; Jonas, Democrat suc-
ceeds Euatis, Democrat, of Louisiana !;
! sGroonle, Democrat, succeeds Dennis,
Democrat, of Maryland; Pendleton,
Democrat, succeeds Matthews, Republi-
stt::;fs;, st:;s &C 9!h:e; Hamrtc:s, Democrat, sue
cseds Patterson, Republican, of South
Carolina; Carpenter, Republican, euc-
ceeds Howe, Republican, of Wisconsin.
!
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The HoMEsTEAD.-Judge Aldrich
rendered very important decision last
week on the question ofhomestead exem-
tion, says the Newberry Herald. With
nmk eiping tha nenaes cf nest,e.. the fsc.e
arc as follows: Judgment was obtained
before trial justice against defendant,
and he claimed the benefits of the
homestead law. He owned no land.
Appraisers we're appointed to act him
apart homestead In his personal prop
erty. The appraisers made their return
setting apart to defendant personal prop
egty specified In the Constitution as ex-
empt TO tho amount of $3.50, but refused
to cot apart corn, bacon, -four and fodder,
these articles, in the Judgment of the
commissioners not being exempt accor-
ding 70 law. The defendaut moved tho
trial Justice for an order C. assignment
on the ground that corn, fodder, bacon
and -four should have been set apart to
him % exempt. The trial justice decided
against him, holding that these articles
were not exempt, except when tho pro-
ducts of homestead; that these articles
wore not the yearly products of defen-
dant's Homestead, because he owned no
real estate, and that they were not .ex-
enpt as peTsonal property, because they
were not enumerated as exempt under
the Constitution, Tho defendant sp-
pealed 70 tho Circuit Court. Judge Al
drich snatained the appeal, holding that
the personal property q debtor of every
description Is exempt to the amount of
$500 Wa laArn .ha4 .he judgment cred
itor pr0poses 10 appeal TO tAa Supreme
Coust, St1hst Court already has one or
more casss Of Oh exactly similar ohatac-
Ter before It. Us decision ta awaited
With iDtpgeet
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The Drainage LaWo
An Act to provide for Drainage in III,
Counties of Anderson and Beaufort.

An Act to provide for Drainage in The
Counties of Anderson and Beaufort.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met and aitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same;
SECTION !, That from and after the
passage Of this Act all land owners of
the Counties Of Anderson and Beaufort
shall 7emove from the running streams
of water upon their land all trash, trees,
rata and timber daring .ha ...o..:.., oi
March and September in each year.
SEC. 2. Amy person convicted of q vio-
lation of this Act shall be punished by a
fine of not less than five nor more than
fifty dollaro, in the discretion of the
Court before which the case may bo
tried.
SEC. 8. Any person convicted of cut
ting down trees across or into running
streams upon the lands of another, in
the Counties aforesaid, shall be liable to
the same punishment above prescribed.
Approved December ga, 1873.
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The Canal Agreement.

There seems to be some misapprehen-
sion arising in our city touching the ac.
ceptanco by the commission of the promo
stion submitte.! by Mr.. Thompson. The
facts of the case do not warrant the very
natural anxiety felt in the premises, and
for which we attach no blame whatsoever
to the public, for burnt child breads
the fire, and the years hitherto frittered
away in tho vain Sprague contract is
calculated to make our people somewhat
incredulous as to these contracts.
The presenL fccts are these-that the
ers cannot be fully carried out until the
Legislature shall grant charter to the
parties proposing the completion OF the
water power and the erection of manu-.
featuring improvements, the same to be
performed in two years. Now, the prea-
ent work under the present appropriation
in no way interferes with this Thompson
arrangement, but will go on just as if no
such arrangement had been entered into
by the commissioners.
II the proposition entertained by the
commissioners should be consummated
by the Legislature in the making of Ger.
tain grants, under such guarantees as the
ShoO dCutAi0y tlCu euC WOIk WHICH
will now be carried on will serve to facil-
'tate operations under the Thompson
contract. But If the Legislature should
refuse to make the grant, then the work
would go on under Engineer Holley's
plan towards the completion of the im.
provement. This is all of it if We should
write week, and it seems to us the COM
missioners, whilst wisely taking advan-
tage of what is esteemed, on the whole,
an advantageous proposition, have dono
so, so as not to defeat present operations
one iota. The conclusion is that the
canal is an absolute necessity to our city
and great desideratum to the State at
large, and it is becoming more and more
popular with the people of the State
every day as its merits are discussed and
its great value moro understood by the
people at largo.
1t Is plain, with tho best water powor
nounced nnrs to he. and he did Ga tn re
in person, telling us that he had been ten
weeks In the South looking up this mat
ter, and deliberately pronounced this to
be the case as q practical and expert
enced MILL engineer-it is plain that o
great manufacturing city is Columbia's
future destiny, and that rs such she must
become most important market for all
kinds of up-country products. Now,
tnen, iet US all put our heads together 10
carry or ouv sharo OF tho bargain in good
part, and if the contracting parties can
make good thing out of it, so much the
better for us; for 80 much surer will be
the great success OF the enterprise. Let
us not shake loose from the first party
who, coming to Us with the very best
Northern references, has given the best
evidences of being in earnest in develop
ing great resource which has been so
long. idle. Let US give him q helping
hand in this matter, whilst, at the same
time, We show our faith in the enterprise
By gain& on NTH the present work. Co
ftDlbid Regiskep.
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THURSDAY MoRalRe. HHARcH 20. 1879.

The INrELL1aENoER has repeatedly
invited the Ne,rs and Courier to make
coed its assertion that eur article Of Eve
weeks ago contained what was untrue
about our Charleston contemporary.
The .Me,cs and Courier has failed to'do
this or to attempt 1t, and therefore the
public.can judge for themselves .as TO
whether the Ne,os and Courier is not the
offending party ageinst..truth. It's failure
to attempt vindication of its charge
shows that its remarks about tic INTEL
LIGENCER were wilfal.., and deliberate
splenetic slander. There has already
been SC o''much unnecess8ry harshncss in
the discussion, which has about wound
up, that we forbear any further structures
OH our metropolitan contemporary, al
though its conduct in this instance richly
merits severer comment.
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NOTICE.
AUDITOR,S OFEICE

AHbEhsoN, .. u, March IL, 1879.
accordance with recent Act OF tho
a Legislature requiring County Auditors
freeholders for each Township or their re-.
spective Counties to assist the Auditor in
assessing the Real Estate in their respectiye
Townships. hnye made the following ap-
pOintments:
=, Anderson-s McCully, Ws Sharpe, J d
Watson.
Belton-G w Mcoee, B D Dean, Joshua
Ackcr. ''''
., Btroadaway-B Hammond, s M Geer.
L w Martin.
Brushy Creek-Joshua Jamison. w q
Pickens, John ROsamond.
Centrevillc-Wm Burrias, K Breazeale.
J B Watson
Dark Corner-D Sadler, J w Sherar,l,
II Barnes.
Fork-D l. Cox, G w Maret, A Hunter
Garvin-R + Simpson, l. Newton. Warren
Martin.
Hall-Jesse MCGEE, l. NJ Hall, WI
Milford
Honea Path-T A Hudgcns, James Gam
brell, N Wright.
Hopewell-Joh harper, r II Anderson.
Jeptha Watkins.
MARTINI Drake. r Clinkscales, G NJ
McDavid.
pendleton-Wm Simpson, A Bowden.
= McPhail.
Rock Mills J McLees, 8 Humphreys.
Gilmer.
savannah-R Burriss, sr, f Earle, VIM
Jones. " 80
Varennes-J w Norris, W G Watson,
Williamston-G W Anderson, HI Ep-
ting, ID King.
I. ]. PICKENs,
March 20, 1879 SO
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KTMProH III QUEsr or A. REauaE.-
It % reported that air. Hifam n. Kimp-
ton the eS.flnaucial agent of South Car
plinas desires TO become resident Of
(soaae ecticut, and It is further said on
goo5 authority that q friend Of Alr.
Assta pton has visited Governor AndEevB
eor the purpose of finding out what hls
7essussa would be- in chse tho Governor ss
iS0,sts Carolina should issue new re-
tfsiti6e. Governor Andrews is eaid to
letgs rapI led shat he ahonld hS controlled
q. Iflss eikc; tsuNss, which until the
eS Sse sup III nTiss, could not be
,Silolls dstarIniEei. Ighcn aakod Whtth-
sE is wonld be III iiuanee1 by Tho decis-
,5cn lf fsoseEtifsy lsce, of Massachusetts,
ding tho extradi ten Of Ar. Kimp-
f,s1 fro1i tlsat sstate. Go eegnor Andrews
Eed that The Glief Executive Of
dJonnacticsls would Ne abies 10 dohbt, TO
eslde Tho matter independently. lpelc
,S5rE 3s
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The extra session Of Congress which
assembled on last Tuesday lis one of tho
most important that has ever met since
the formation Of the government. and
upon its course, in large measure, de-
pends the future Of our government
The issues it has before it arc vital to the
very existence Of our form OF govern
ment, and the contest which Is predicted
between the Legislative and executive de.
partments over these issues will be
watched as the solution of the problem
of future free government in America.
If the Infamous election laws, which were
framed in the heat OF passion which fol-
lowed lie late war, and which to an un-
expected extent has placed the control Of
tho boasted free ballot into the hands of
the executive, cannot be repealed before
another national election is held, then it
may with certainty be predicted that the
frauds which made Mr.. Hayes President
in 1876, when Mr. Tilden vas elected,
will be repeated Il, 1880, and, gathering
strength from success, they will en-
bolden the executive until formidable
attempt upon the Republic will bo made.
The only hope for the prosperity and
peace of the country lies in the success
of the Dera ocratic undertaking to abolish
these partisan and oppressive laws.
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earnest convictions snd deliberate e1-
pressions of a House of Representatives
fresh from the people, and q Senate
charged with upholding the rights Of tho
several States.
Reporter-As far as you know are the
opinions which you have expressed ep~
tertained by the democratic Senators and
Representatives who will meet at the ex-
ira session?
Senator Bayard-I believe they are to
a man firmly united in respect to the
righteousness and necessity Of the meas
ures 70 which | have referred.
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Mr.. Samuel Lord, jr., of Charleston, in
card to tho Ne,rs and Courier, claima
that Kimpton's testimony on the bond
question was fully admitted before the
Bond Court in writing, and says that il
the INTELL1GENCER and its allies intend
disregarding the decision Of the Supreme
Court, they must look up some other
ground upon which to do 30. Mr.. Lord
has got things little mixed We presume,
as the IETELLIaENCER has never given
expression to anything which warrants
the assertion that it intends to disregard
the decision of the Supreme Court. but it
has always admitted that such decision
would be binding unless reversed by
higher authority. So far 80 tho state.
ment that Kimpton's testimony was ad-
mitted before the Bond Court is con-
cerned it il no doubt fact, hut his oral
testimony is not what we needed so much
as The documentary evidence to DO COL
lected from his books. That Is the point
where the State lost by not having him
present, and that is one OF the grounds
upon which we think the question should
have been taken out of the hands of the
Court. If we had Kimpton's books in
evidence they would show and explain
Che whole Of .he bond transactions, and
the bondholders have obtained on i'm
lnense advantage in his absence from the
witness stand. Mr.. Lord is one Of the
attorneys for the disputed bonds, and
henee hia anininn as to the S!aate's esses IS
to be taken with much allowance, as he,
locks ct the matter Will. -.. that .iist. Bias which
counsel always have foE their own side
of o litigated question.
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The Ball Given Sherman.

DUNcANsBY, MISS, March 6, 1879.
10 the Editor Of the Ne,cs and Courier:
Please deny on my authority that
was present at ball given to Gen. Sher-
man, at Jacksonville, Florida.
l would certainly have avoided meet
ing the man who was guilty of the cruel
ty of burning Columbia and the COW
ardice Of denying it.
Yours truly,
WADE HAMPTON, JR.
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with ex-senator Spencer, who has been
laying pipe for warm reception by in.
fating the Dakota items on the river and
harbor bill about 200 per cent. He was
supposed TO represent Alabama to small
extent, but he bent all his legislative en-
ergies in the direction Of building up bis
proposed new base of operations. WMh-
ington Letter,
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At Ironton: Ohio, some time ago a
cock fight took place in Magistrates
office. A few days afterward the Magin-
trate and all parties concerned we're
arrested. They pleaded guilty and werc,
twenty-five In number, fined $3.50 and
costa each, the fkiii extent OF ths lay,
- 1t Il idle for @r. Rlaino 20 remind
Virginia that his grandmother was born
there. No Presidential candidate can
be ssserH,:...>>Sa. -. . mako a,platfSrIn Of his
grendmOtheE.
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One Of the greatest pedestrian contests
ever undertaken bsa just been concluded
in Gilmore's Garden, New York. Row
ell, an Englishman, and OF cary, Ennis
and Hartman, Americans, were the con-
testants. The contest was to begin at
IL o. m. on Monday morning and end at
II p. m. on last Saturday night, the per-
son walking the greatest number of miles
in that time to receive the champions
belt, besides large sum of money, as
were also all who walked more than $50
miles. Rowell won, walking 800 miles /;
Ennis was second, walking 473; Harri-
man third, walking $50, and O'Leary,
who had hitherto been the champion Of
the world, left the track several dsys be-
fore the end of the contest, making less
than $50 miles. No one of the first three
we're off of the track for more than forty
hours during the whole six days.
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= VIM. II. Devlin, formerly foreman
in one Of the mills at Lowell, who beat
his wife to death in December, 1877, and
afterwards snotbered his infant, was
hanged on Friday at East Cambridge,
Mass
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
An All persons having claims against she
Estate o. Maj. George Seaborn, deceased,
are hereby notified to present the same b
the undersigned, at Anderson. 8. c., law
fully proven, within the time required by
law.
JOHN w. DANIELS, Admir-.
March 70, 1879 80
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Copartnership Notice.

GEO. w. FAINT. FOSTER FAINT.
TEHHE undersigned gives notice that lie
II has associated his son, Foster FAINT,
with him in the Book and Stationery Bust
ness under the firm name and style ur
GEO. w. FAINT & SON. The business
will be continued at the Post Office rs here
fore. GEO. w. FAINT.
March 20, 1879 3G
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SENATOR BAYARD,s VIEWS.

The Test Oath and Federal Election Laws
Must DO Repeaied-Injustice of tho Ono
and Tyrannicai Character OF the Other.