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Il
will not hayo foathor's weight with tho
court. Our want of space forbds on oxs
tondcd account of tho arguments pro and con.
We 500 that some mention of proposition
to hold tho State Convention during tho extra
session has been made, in case an extra
session bo called. Tho rcasons given arc that
many Of tho representatives to tho Logsla-
turo will doubtless DO delegates to tho State
Convention, whom it is hold, and to convene it
daring tho extra session would savo expense,
and further that tho nominations should be
oarlicr in tho year than heretofore and give
moro timo for discussion and campaigning.
Wo differ in this. Good crops aro what wo
need, and farm work and politics arc ncom-
patible. Lot Us have our nominations after
crops arc laid by, and until then let us all
follow diligently our several ayocations.
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business on 1t could bo disposed of in a day,
whilo at tiokens thoro was n good many
criminal cases. For several courts crimo in
Piekens seems to have disappeared and tho
criniinal docket could DO easily cleared in ono
day of goodwors, while With us orimo has
constantly increased, until wo are cursed with
o food oft, Wo hopo that wo havo reached
tho turning point, aud that crime for years
to oomo will diminish and finally Disappear
within tho borders Of our county and even
State.
somo will say tho best preventative of
crimo is tho conviction mud punishment of
persons charged with it. Wo know it is
natural that the mere charge and arrest of u
porson ior crmo moro or less prejudiccs our
minds and leads US to tho opinion Of guilt.
This is not right, and wo all should guard
against such opinions. 10 convict on inno-
cent man, or ono even who may DO guilty, on
insufficient evidence, violates tho rules of
criminal law, makes it an instrument of
oppression instead of protection and brings
tho law into disrcputc. 1t is matter of
history that thcgrcat outlaws and brigands who
madc tho middle ages period of murder and
plunder and robbery, were driven to that life
by tho wrongs and expressions flowing from
an unjust enforcement Of the law. The State
holds every man to be innocent unit ho has
been proved guilty, and tho proof Of
guilt must be clear and satisfactory
beyond reasonable doubt ns to all
the elements Of the crime charged. This must
be adhered to whether crime bo of frequent
or raro occurrence. Tho State is tho common
mother Of her citizens, and owes to all equal
and exact justice, while all owc to hor obod,
enco and respect for her laws. She never
all tho shield of protection, until person
has been proved gaity Of violating her laws.
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Tho Supply Act.

Tho Governor, upon being notified Of tho
clerical crror in enrolling the Supply Act
concluded the question Of tho validity of tho
Act was ono for tho courts, and that until q
decision vas made upon the question, no
extraordinary occnsion existed for re- conc
ycning tho Legislature. Undor his direction
tho Comptroller General refused to order the
County Auditors to levy 4S mills for State
purposes, and thcrcupon tho Attorney Gene,
raj filed proceedings in the nature of man.
damus to compel the levy by tho Com ptroilcr
according to the face Of the Act. Tho case
was argued before tho Supreme Court last
Monday by tho Attorney General on behalf
Of tho State and Mr.. Rhett Cor tho Comptroller
General. as set the decision has not been
rendered, or ct least has not reached us,.Snt
from tho questions propoundcd during tho
argument by tho several Justices to tho
attorneys, We conclude that the court will hold
tho lst Section of tho Act to DO void and
with it tho whole Act fails, rs it is thc-frct.er
SO far as the State is concerned Wo there,
fore believe that under tho decision of tho
court, it will become necessary to reasonable
tho Legislature at an expense greater perhaps
than tho ono fourth mill will realize. WHAT
over the decision may be it will DO iw, and
cut which way it will, must be oboyed. Tho
question is ono Of Importance as q precedent
aud the expense incident to an extra session,
now that The point 10 made, should not and
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-22

summer, provided tho Hcssian fly, which has
made its appc; here, and tho other ills
that the small gram crop is heir to, does not
injure it. Tho fly SO far has dono but very
little damage, rot enough to bo noticed, and
it is to be hoped thas the weather will DO suili.
cicntly cold from this tmc on to destroy it.
a subscription list is being handed around
hero for the purpose Of raising money to DO
oiforcd as reward for Turner Osborne, tho
murderer of Mrs. Compton. Over hundred
dollars will DO raised. Turner Osborne
is still at large. and no pains should be
spared to secure his recapture. Tho Co
vernon has been requested to offer q reward
for him, but up to tho present time thoro has
been no response from him to tho request.
1t Is reported that negro, named Warren
Cunningham, who had to leave Abbevillc for
house burning, is quartcred somewhere in tho
fork of TuSaloo and Seneca Rivers. Osborne
Is reported us quartcrcd somewhere also in
tho same ncighborhood. | am informed that
II reward of one hundred dollars is oftorcd
for tho arrest Of Cunningham. Some Of our
citizens have been in search OF hin.. They
succeeded in getting in sight Of negro whom
they supposed to be Cunningham, but he
managed to make good his escape. Efforts
arc still being made to find his, as we'll as
Osbornc's, hiding place. Both birds should
the laws Of the State and society. Warren
Cunningham is & bright mula,to. In making
his escape from his captors in Abbcvillc, he
was shot, the ball taxing citect just above the
left car, making only II flesh wound. This
scar is not visible when he has his ha. on.
There is another bad character in our
midst named A. y. Dawson, alias Ralph
Cohesion, alias Ralph Mitchell, colorcd.
This fellow, who seems to he so fond of
names halls from Anderson County, and he
is a school teacher by profession. He has
been cndcnvorinS to make Il corncr in school
claims. Dawson, or ns he is known here,
Mitchell, forged school claims on lIopcwcll
Township for $2OS!. His claim, as stated
in the warrant, was signed by the Schnnl
Trustees ard approved by the Commissioner
Of Oconco. After fixing up matters to his
own satisfaction, Mitchell sold his claim ,oa
Mr.. a. II. Ford, who has had the warrant
issued for him before Trial Justice Edwin J.
Pinsou. Mitchell has been selling hnpks
hero quite extensively and this circumstance
led some of our merchants to look into tho
matter, which resulted in the warrant above
named being sent here to Trial Justice James
Scahorn. When tho special constable, Mr..
j. ii. Pullcn, went to arrest hlm, Mitchell
found important business in another dircc
ton. and icf, his rupils To take care oc thcm-
selves lie has been tclchinG SchnAl near
Fair Play for about Il month, and hpl very
nearly sixty pupils.
As this is II va,cty letter, will beg YOU to
give my compliments to thcm ar tcehNictiiy
f;ticrs OF tie MnsireI t0!orcA BtaN Of yoay
towa, and say to them that | VII! sec ihrm
and go ten better. {.
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FAIR Play, S. c., January 18th, 1880.

FAIR PLAY, 5. g., January 18th, 1880.
Mcssrs. Editors: We are still alivo in our
lit,lc burg" and like most other people ind
enough to keep us grumblng. and rs this il
an ncurablc malady the best plan is to let
it alone.
The latest talk here is about getting up a
Joint stock company Of somu kind to purchase
n Clement Attachment, though how it will
turn out is hard to predict. Should tho
friends Of this enterprise succeed, they would
do this community and themselves no lit,lo
service. Men from all sections speak favoras
bly, Of this machine and no doubt it is u good
thing for tho South. if they could be intro
duccd generally throughout tho country.
Wo could then keep at homo great deal of
money that is now being placed in tho
pockets of Northern manufacturers.
This is not the only enterprise spoken Of
by any means, for tho railroad question is
still being discussed. Tho friends Of this
rond will take active mca sures aboutit during
the summer months. This road is neccs-
sity and tho people SEQ the Importance Of it,
and think will build it. Wo have the means
among US and tho only trouble will DO in
gotting those TINT aro ablo to contribute
| liborally to take hold Of the matter and push
it with vim. The road can bo built Tor q
moro song and wo will bo cutting our own
| throats not to build it.
The farmers have gone to work in carncst
and judging from their talk they will SOW Il
| large number Of acres in cotton, to mako up
| in part for tho loss sustained last year
They will harvest u good crop Of grain this
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Mr. Dawson is so ablo thinker that much
force attends his utterntces.
Tho now year shows several business
changes in we'll known firms. Mr.. j. Q. II.
Clansscn. who, in addition to his steam
baking business. has, within tho last year,
established an immense brewery here, has
associated with himself his two sons and they
contemplate u still further extension Of their
business.
Mr.. Orsamus a. Bowen, formerly Of the
firm of Jas. Adgcr & Go. has gone to Texas
to plant, and this movo nccossitated his withs
drawal from tho firm Of Rsvenol, Bowen &c
Co., who " VI continue to conduct their largo
insurance business under tho firm name Of
Daniel Ravcnel Il Co. They have the agency
of tho Royal Insurance Company, of Liver
pool the Travellers, Of Hartford. Conn, and
other sound and well conducted English and
American Companies, that they can place
risks in the safest and least speculative cstab,
lishmcnts, and are securing an increasing
business for themselves. Mr.. Dowen's loss
from our community is to DO regretted.
We have Mccullough ut tho Acudemy of
Music this week in several grand tragedies,
and he draws well.
This is also tho height CT tho season in
fashionable society, and largo balls come of
ono alter another in quick succession. AS
soon ns Lent begins, these balls will ceaso, as
influential hcyc. II. E. II.
Bids for tho transportation Of tho mails
in South Carolina and other Southern
States, constituting the Southern Division,
arc to he opened on Wednesday morning,
the 2lst ins;ant.
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lcoREEsroNDEHcE OF THE EnowE. ,@!EH.
LETTER FROEI CHARLEgTCT
CuArLEsToN, s. c., January

CHARLESTON, S. c., January 1G, 1880.
MEssRs. EDiTnRa Oar new city admins-
tratiun works well. Rotrcchmc,i and yi.,or
seem to be the order OF the day. Uuncccs--
sary Offices have been abolished and steps are
being taken to stop up all leaks. y great
deal Of money has been wasted on streets in
past years and our streets are yet in a terri
bic condition, bat great things arc looked iDr
from this administrator. They have deter
mined to collect all taxes and liccnScs strictly,
So that they can have as mach money AZ pos'
siblo with which to carry 0ut their purposes,
and to this end council has passed stringent
laws, which arc so far operating successfully,
the returns for licenses being very large.
Whether the vigor now shawn will last
beyond the first blush Of olicc, of course
may be questioned, but We hopc it will do so.
Our council, though not composed Of the best
men We have. is probably as good as can
ever be expected under our institutions. and
Mr.. Cour,cuay, the Mayor, is II man of good
sense and long business training, who may
be relied on to keep things up 10 the mark so
far rs he can.
Oar water works arc not yet in operation.
and Il serious matter connected with them
has lately been brought strongly to the
public attention. DR.. Manning Simons, Of
this city, says that the manner in which the
pipes have been laid obstructs the drainage
Of tho city, and moreover exposes The water
pipcs 10 the influence Of sewage gases and
scwago matter to snc!i extent, that before VIC
know where we are, Wo shall find all the
diseases arising from these two causes pre-
vuicnt among our population. Thcro Is no
doubt Of tho force Of Dr.. Sim0uS words OF
warning. The water pipes pass through u
large number of drains, aud Dr.. Simons
called attention to it several months ago, but
the old council took no elective preventive
mcaS SurcS Now so much pipinr has been
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Clement

Clement Attachmont- Hossian
Fly-Turnor Osborne Warron
Cunningham, Colorod, tho Ab-
bovillo House Burner-A. D.
Dawson, alias Ralph Cohesion,
alias Ralph Mitchell, Colorod,
Forger OF School Claims
(Them ar Technicality Fellors
Of tho Minstrel Colored Band.)
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-18
MAKING MISCHIEF.

20Ifhere is evidently something wrong at
the bottom of the incident of the publica-
ton Of Gambettas letter in the Feyfte. 1t
turns out that the latter was actually writ
ten by Gamoetta, and printed all over
France, in 1871. It's tone is such as to
make this explanation quite seasonable,
for 1T contains outspoken remarks about
the need Of preparations for another con
test with Germany for the recovery Of Al
SAGE and Lorraine. altogether out OF the
political latitude of 1850. Gambetta wrote
and said a good many things of this kind
in 1871. In fact his most conspicuous
fault at that time was tendency t. brag-
gsdocio which appeared painfully out of
place under the circumstances But for
what purpose did La Ve1ritc resurrect this
compromising letter, and print it now
Assuredly not out of friendliness to Gam
beta. 1t Is said that the letter caused
much anxiety at Berlin, and this can
readily be understood, for in the absence
OF an explanation it really looked as though
Gsmbetta was preparing for repetition of
Louis Napoleon's role at Ems and else
where. 1t is no doubt true that the senti-
ment of the letter still finds response in
French hearts, but France as whole is for
peace, and it is probable that no Minister
could remain in power who at this iuncture
oounseled any other than peaceful policy.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-18
TIE SIEGE OF cANDAHAR.

The latest dispatches state that Ayoob
Khan has begun a regular siege of Canda-
har, and that his troops are rapidly ap.
preaching the walls under cover of trenches
This would seem to indicate the presence
of European military men in Ayoobs staff.
The Afghans have themselves scarcely any
knowledge of military science, and it is
extremely doubtful whether their officers
could plan regular approaches to fortified
place. The rumor that Russian officers
had been seen in his army receives fresh
confirmation from the character of the
siege works. If Ayoob has any heavy ar
tillery he may be able to give the defend
ers of the city difficult task, but it is
hardly conceivable that his wild and un-
disciplined host should be capable OF eff
fecting storm.
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from the villages on three sides of the town,
but few of the troops were wounded. There
ia water for the garrison for forty-fve DAYS.
The exact strength of the garrison is l, 243
Europeans, 3, $50 natives and SS2 sick Gen
eral Primrose estimates Ayoob Khan's force
at 10000.
Serious Railroad Accident.
PARIS, August 17th.-The railway acct
dent at Hanterne station, near Vechy, is not
as serious as was feared, but the calamity is
quite serious enough. Thirty four persons
were injured, four dangerously, and one is
reported dead this evening.
The Indian Estimate.
LONDON, August 17th.-In the House of
Commons this afternoon, the Marquis of
Harrington, Secretary for India, submitted
the Indian estimate for the fiscal wear 1880 81.
The receipts are placed at e66, 746 600; ex-
penditures, e66, 500, O00-asurplusof eli, 200,
and showing a decrease of &, 600. 600 on each
side OF the account, as compared with 1S79-S0.
Twenty Buildings Burned.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 17th-Twenty
buildings were burned in Legofka district
yesterday.
General Decentralization.
VIENNA, August 17th.-The new Governor
appointed by the Porte at Prisrend was re-
fused admission. All the Turkish function
aries have been dismissed The Government
tithes have been seized. Twelve hundred
well-armed Arnauts have been dispatched
from Prisrend to aid the Scutari committee
against Montenegro. which is also threatened
with invasion by Ali Bey from Gussi1je and
Kolaschin.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-18
THE CURRENCY IN GERMANY

An irresponsible and anonymous state
nent appears in the dispatches, to the effect
that 1.-THE agitatation against an exclusive
. gold currency is daily gaining ground "
in Germany that the entire question Of
the currency will be reopened at the
next session OF the Reichstag, and that
g the President of the Imperial Bank has,
"a in remarkable treatise, exposed the
80 mistake made in abolishing the silver
- standard" We shall take leave to de-
cline credencc TO these statements, one and
all, until they receive more authoritative
confirmation. The official aud semi ficia,
atterances Of The German Government are
apt TO be Trustworthy, in the first place.
There has occurred nothing to warrant the
belief that any change of views on the sil-
yer question has taken place, nor has any
thing taken place tending to encourage
such change of view. In short the dispatch
reads suspiciously Ike these which Mr..
Kelly sent from Berlin last year when he
was there on his mission to convert Bis
rnarck to bimetallism and pig-iron finance
generally. The probability of change in
the status of the German currency is, in
fact, too remote for the American silver
lunatics to repose any faith upon They
have tried several times to make believe
that Germany was coming round to their
views, but disappointment has attended
all their efforts in that direction thus far.
Germany has had no reason whatever Cor
regretting her action in regard to silver,
and she is less likely to have such reason
now that the United States seems almost
committed to policy which, if persisted
IN, must bring this unfortunate country to
the degradation of 4 silver standard.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-18
THE FATE OF THE JEANETTE.


The officers of the st. Paul, far COM
pany's steamer just arrived at San Fran
cisco from ST. Michaels, believe that the
Jeanette and the missing whalers are all
lost. This conviction is based on the fact
that the ice last year was thicker than it
has ever been known before, and that the
Jeanette was not a strong vessel, and was
too low in the water to be safe. It is to be
hoped that these gloomy predictions may
prove unfounded, but it must be owned
that the probability OF the return OF Lieu
tenant De Long and his brave comrades is
growing fainter as month after month
passes without bringing any intelligence
regarding them. The Corwin has hardly
started from st. Michaels on her errand of
humanity, ard it will no doubt be con-
siderable time before any news can be
heard from her, even if she does not get
into the ice-prison herself.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-18
PROFESSOR MoMMsEN,s MISFORTUNE.

The burning of Professor Mommsen's
library is one of those irreparable misfor-
tunes which suggest no sense of consola-
ton, and it threatens to be disaster, not
only for the Professor, but for the entire
literary world. We do not refer to the
fact that several precious and unique man.
uscripts from the Vatican Library, and
from the national libraries of Paris, Vienna
and Berlin, were destroyed, though this
is a sufficiently serious loss but to the
utter humiliation of Mommsen's almost
completed work on the Roman Emperors,
which was monumental production, and
which it is greatly to be feared will never
be rewritten. The Professor had been en-
gagged for years on this, his last great
work. 1t was to have supplemented his
history of Rome, which is only
brought down to the time of julius
Caesar. He had been working late
at night, and it seems fell asleep
over some old Latin inscriptions.
Awaking about in the morning he lighted
his candle and went to bed, and it is sup
posed that in doing this he must have
thrown the lighted match on the carpet.
The fire had been smoldering for some time
when it was discovered, and when it broke
out there was no longer any possibility of
saving anything. The library contained
between forty and fifty thousand books, or
nearly as many as there are in our State
Library, and among them were many abso-
lutely priceless works which can never be
duplicated It is said that the unfortunate
owner of the library was almost distracted
by his misfortune. He tried to rush
into the burning library to save the
precious manuscripts with which hehad been
intrusted, and when he found that it was i'm
possible to save them he completely col
lapsed The destruction of these man
scripts will no doubt tend to the refusal of
ali requests for the loan of such treasures
hereafter, for it has been made apparent
that no private enterprise can afford sutfi-
Gent guarantees for their security. 1t has
been suggested that the important docu-
ments which lie in the great libraries, and
which are required by historians for con-
sultation and comparison, might be copied
by some chemical process. 1t appears to us
that it would be far easier to print copies of
these manuscripts. This could be done
with such precautions that entire accuracy
would be guaranteed, and as to secresy,
there are few or no documents now in ex
istence which all the world might not
read without danger to anyone. II
necessary, however, but one or two cop
les of the rarest manuscripts need be
printed. The advantage of this plan
would be that it would then be unneces-
sary ever TO remove the originals from their
place of deposit. 1t is to be hoped that
Professor Mommsen may recover the sense
of his great loss sufficiently to resume his
historical labors, but he is already an old
man, and it seems scarcely probable that
be will be able to recommence his long and
arduous labors at this stage and under so
heavy discouragements.