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FOURTH DAY.
SENATE.

CoLuxsIA, November 81, 1880.
The Senate was called to order at l2 NJ. Hon. l. D.
Witherspoon, temporary presiding officer.
The House sent to the Senate, Tor It's concurrence
the following resolution:
"Resolued, That 0 committee Of three on The part
Of the House, and - on the part OF the senate re-
spectIvely, whose duty 1t shall be TO ~rsdistrict the
State into Congressional D~istricts, anil who may re-
port BY bill or otherwise"
An.r considerable discussion rs to the necessity Of
!, q h q resol { on, and nlso as b the number OF Senator
10 be appointed on said COMMITTEES the resolution went
over, under the rules, for consideration On Monday
: The House also sent to the Senate for concurrence
the following resolution Of inquiry as to the duty VI
the law officers Of the State In the matter Of the cause
OF the State 70. Kane, and others, which has been
carried into tho United states Court; uu.
the Senate concurring, That In the opinion OF this
General Assembly, 1t Is the duty OF the Solicitor OF
the Eighth Circuit, and be Is hereby directed, unde:
the advice and With tho mid Of the Attorney General,
TO follow the case Of the State va. Kane el al. into
the United States Court, and to take such action
thereon ~ will protect the interests u the State"
Referred to the j judiciary Committee.
The following p~etiiions, memorials, bills, &C.. were
introduced and referred 10 their appropriate commit.
tees:
By Senator Perry--Petition Of J. B. Latimer to b
Maid for bis services as Treasurer OF Greenvills
County petition Of William and Harriet Mason for
the adoption Of Perry PoO,e, aud to change bis name
from Perry Poole to Perry Mason and make him their
by Senator Wyle-Presentment Of the grand jury
Of Lancaster county.
By Senator Fishburne-Bill to make the Clerk Of
Court and the Judge Of Probate OF Collston County
eligible to the office OF Master, and ~ create tho
Office Of Master in County.
BY Senator lzar-Bill to amend an Act to reduce
all Acts and parts of Acts In rslatioh ~ County Com.
missiouers, their powers and duties. into one Act
and to amend tie same, approved April "a, 1919; Joint
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total valuer $Iss,o7s o.; balsnee Of purchase money
due, ef7A93 g.
You will slso nnd on ynur table = Very full md eH.
planatoy report from III. Lebty, who has charge Of
the Quarantine station u Charleston. 1t 10 { matter
Of cong'ssuhtiun that our quarantine laws have been
for SO Msny year, nndeT bis management ~eficaciont
In ptote citing OFT citizens fufH pestiience.
The Executive Mansion, I am informed, require.
some repairs and improvements and I recommend
That you appropriate for this puSpnoe and for furniture
Of u permanent character seven hundred dollars.
IN CONCLUSION,
gentlemen, Idesire tn call 7tnr attention ~ what !
presume most Of you have considered, that n~scsssity
and Importance ~ doing soinrthing 10 chcck the grow
inc evils Of whiskcy .drinkInE. and tn. carrying Of
concealed wenpona. l belisy II 10 generally concrd~d
that strict prnhibitory laws have bren unsuccessful
yet prudent and wise Legislation can do mitch gosai
Public opinion ought 10 enforce the law against giving
or selling liQ1nr to minors.
And now. 10 closing this Communication, permit
ME to invoke the blessings Of Divine Providence upon
all your deliberations, With the hope that they my
result In good ~ every citizen Of the Commonwealth
Tuos. b. JErER Governor.
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SuggeStiOns.

wEpresume Legislators have had an
abundance OF suggestions offered 70 them.
and it may not be amiss for Us to call at,en-
tion to an oversight Ia the Burnt Records
Act" That Act failed % require judgment
creditors to restore The records Of Judgments.
We think II would be we'll to have the
drainage Law apply alike 10 all the streamsi In
Abbev;I,e county. The Ninety-Six section
particularly needs ton account OF the heal h
OF tho place.
An act requiring IRE insurance companies
70 pay the full amount OF the policy on
which they receive a premium, Is alaw
much needed.
As an act OF simple honesty and Justice, We
svegest that the Legislature mako 40 appro-
pri, ton for the payment of the salary Which
the State yves Judge Cooke. In our opinion
it will be q disgruce to the State further 10
withhold bis salary because he was q Radical
Judge.
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The State Convention.

It seems to US that 1t would be better for the
country II the members OF the General AZ.
sembly would devote themselves to the prac-
tical needs OF the country. and let the Conven.
tIon and registration alone. OF course the
people will vote down the Convention. but
they are helpless as to the registration law
which Is proposed. A system OF registration
and the furnishing OF free-born citizens with
.passes' or certificates tnst they arc entitled
to exercise the heaven-givsn right TO vote.
would cost more time aud money than 1t now
costs to collect our taxes.
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JEFF David's Case-Interesting Question
Of Practice.

When tho case OF The State vs.. JEFF David
was called in the Supreme Court last Friday
o very Interesting and important question OF
practice came up. AS our readers are aware,
Jen David was convicted OF the murder Of the
Franklins, and his counsel has appealed to
the Court OF last resort against the refusal Of
the Circuit Judge 10 grant a new trial. The
~invarlable custom from time immemoiial has
been to have prisoners who nave been con-
vicied Of a capital offence present in the Su.
preme Court during the argument OF their
case,-a custom which was very expensive, as
bill. for tae transportation OF the four arson
convicts and their guards who attended the
Supreme Court last week. When JEFF Davld's
cnse was called, the Chief Justice asked where
the prisoner was. His counsel, MIR. Eenet. re-
Piled that he was In the p~enitentiary. The
question as to presence Of prisoners was then
argued, Mr.. Benet c~ontending that 1t was
neither necessary nor obligatory. Several
wei:hty authorities were submitted which
sustained this position, especially the case OF
The Commonwealth VS.. Costello, III Mass,
81, wherein " Is held that tie presence OF the
defendant in q criminal case upon the hear
ing OF a motion In his behalf for o new trial is
not o matter Of right; and that his absence
Will not !nvalidate the proceedings, or . sen.
tSnce subsequently parsed upon him. Tho
Supreme Court took this view n ruled that
JEFF David need not be present;-thus settling
q very important question Of practice in this
State. 9
The'oid Courtof Appeals, Of which the pres
ent Supreme Court Is the successor. differed
from II In ~this-that 1t was q Court tn at could
hear and determine questions Of fact In evil
dencs as well AZ correct errors OF law; hence
u wa right that convicts should oe presentin
that Court during tho confederation OF the
facts In their case. But as our Supreme Court
Is only q court for the correction Of errors OF
law, It Is plain that the presence Of defendants
in capital cases is utterly useless. This need
less expense will no longer be entaiied on the
respectlye counties in South Carolina.
This II welcome news to all these counties,
for wa suppose each Of them has had to pay az
much az Abbeville county for the transports.
ton of prisoners and their guards TO and from
Columbis. The bill which our County Com.
m~iss,oners bad to pay for Jerry Coleman was
tremendous; and II the sums paid Tor prison.
ers from 1858 down to the Myers case we'e add
ed together, the total would be startling. The
establishment of 70 important q precedent is
q matter OF conSrstulation, and tho public
owe Mr. Bepet their thanks. While We are
not ut all in sympathy With him In his efforts
10 PROCURE o new trial for Jeff David.
this rood has certaiply resulted from his UNI
firing efforts In behalf Of poor and friend.
less negro. In his practice there Is one char
sctsrlstio for which Mr.. Benet hos dist,n-
gulshed himself, m that IL. he never ceases
tn re-k with the greatest zeal, ardor and pc.
- ralf Of anv client whose cau!e
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or course tbe people will set down right
squarely on any movement looking to q
State Convention, which would. in all proba.
bIiity do some monstrous act. Except for tho
purpose of DISTINGUISHING the negroes and a
number Of the "wool hats.' there is no nc.
cessiiy for a Convention. Tn educated gem
tlemen may think that they can run the GOV
ernment better, but We ihipk II fair 10 give
every r. y : ",,ance 10 yo'e-Eo matter how
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The Governors Message.

This ON cial document Is presented without
asridgment The statistical tables will be
found Satisfactory 70 every Ca-oiinian. in
that they show . healthy state OF affairs In
the administration OF the various public In
situations, while tho economy practieed Ia
every branch OF the government must Be
truly gratifying to ourpeople. The Governor
refers to the fact that 1t Is "dinicult for a nv.
yer to ascertain THAT the statute law OF The
State L." and We arc glad TO notice that he Ia
rors changes In our orsaniclaw by constisu-
aonal~ amendment, rather than by creating
the great confusion which would necessarily
follow constitutional convention.
We disagree from the opinion expressed ~
the Governor that our Judges should be- elected
for life or during good behavior" We are not
ready to elect any man TO that Office for life'
though We would have no objection TO length
enIng the term to SIX yeara. His rcmaik
upon whisky-drinking. and the carrying o.
concealed weapons demand tho carly alten.
ton OF our Legislators.
The message Is well worthy OF = perusal
1t Is o State paper which should be read BY
every one.
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Erskfne ~Ccllese-Progress.

The last issue OF the Aaociote Reformed
Presbyterian has something to say In reference
10 the recent meeting OF the Board OF Trustees
OF ErskIne College. The indications are quite
encouraging, and give the friends OF the COL
lese much reason to hope for the best The
committee Is composed OF the very best men
In the Church, and o have the welfare OF
the college more ut heart. Progressive and
wise, they will make a judicious choice, with
which the public will be satisfied. The lresoD-
terrain says:
The meeting Of the Board OF Trustees of
Erskine College last week was pretty foil.
Thirteen members were present. The Board
was not prepared TO elect q Professor OF
Mathematics. There was q free and full con.
sultation among the members present. after
which . Committee was appointed whose
duty II was made 10 correspond with various
parties. 10 get all the information possible.
aud report at an adjourned meeting on the
End Wednesday Of January next. That Com.
mi,,ee consists or Rev. w. M. Grier, j. ].
Bonner and ]. p. Kennedy. And now In
behalf Of the Commit, .ee, We would say that
any one who desires The chair OF Ma, hematics
in Ersiine College, for himself or for another
is invited 10 make It known TO The above
named COMMITTEES. or 10 some member Of It.
Any friendly suggestions will DO respectfully
considered and reported 10 The Board NJ IL
next meeting.
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SECOND DAY.

A Number Of New Bills Announced.
Election Of the Standing COmuaIt.
ices .. Governor Jeter's Title TO a
Sent Referred 10 the Judiciary Com
mlttee -. Governor Hagood and
Lieutenant. Governor Kennedy to
be Inaugurated on Tuesday Next.
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Spring Beds.

4 NEW lot Of the low priced spring 'Bed..t
n Try one and make your t.Bed" comfort
able. Price $s00at J. D. CHALMERS.
Sept q, 1850. 80
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SALE OF
VALUABLE
REIL ESTATE!

L. W.. Ferris, rs Admisistrntof, ~.
J.'E. Perrin. and Others..Decree.
DY virtue OF the authority conferred upon
i ~ % of Ss,c G assr e co% %ea p fie g 'S Se aSss.
Thomas ]. Msciey. Presidine jndss. i which
sssaieday in DeSember next, within the.issai
hours Of Saie, tho following described real tse
late, an part OF the estate OF ThoHoas c. Perrin,
Edeceased 10 wit:
One Eeuss and Lot
Ia the town Of Greenwood. kncwna a the Cobb
lot, containing +
THIRTY ACRES,
lmorc or less: Also
The lot in kbbeyine Village,
known AL h BURNT LOT, and bounded by
lands OF 3. MCGOWAN, Mrs. Norwood and 9TH
ers; TO be sold In three lots. Also,
The Eouse and Lot
in AbbevlIle village, known A. the MOORE
! ONE AND ONERALF ACRkS,
more or less, bounded BY lands Of W. II. Par.
ker, Mrs. Tusten and others. Also,
The Plantation
or tract OF land known as tho COTTON Lev
FL place. located on Hard Labor Creek, con-
TWELVE HUNaKED ACRES,
more or less, bounded by lands Of Mn.. Fanny
Perrin, J. H. Wideman, ]. A. Bannistef and
others. To be sold In several trast1, contain,
ACRES, each. Also. ~
The Plantation
or traS OF land, known as the WILSON
TRACT, located on waters Of Long Cane
Creek, containing
FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES.
more or less, bounded By lands orJ. {: Doug.
lass. John Devlin and Others. 70 b sold In
two or more tracts Also. the
Remainder in Dover Tract
laid on to the widow a. part Of the Fonville
Tract, bounded TX land. Of r.: Chatham,
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN ACRES, .
Balance of the Fonville Tract
Of land; lying upon the MoseIey Ferry Road :
AbbevuIa Court House, containing
EIGHT HUNDRED ACRES,
-- -
Quinn, W. Il. Brooks and others. TO be sold
In several tracts. Also.
The Plantation
or tract Of land. known as the Little Noun
tain Place, eeosaining
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES,
more or less, bounded by lands Of J. L. Dren.
nan and others. Also, the tract known Is the
4ustsn Place,
keassd sns mile nom Abbovills Court House.
NINETY ACRES
more or less, bounded by lands Of ]. 9. Goth
lots viii be e1hibitedo the day OF sale.
4xAhMOs
Oue-half cash, tho baaance on . credit OF
twelve months from day OF sale. The credit
to be secured by bond and mortgage
OF the premises, to bear interest nom day OF
sale. Purchasers TO pay for papers. Full pos
session given on the dIst day Of January. 1881.
Earlier Hossessteo IS Ex - practicable Will 10
given. ~
L. w. PERRIN,
Administrator.
d i ! /
Have IN sters and tearrive.a
and Varied Stock
DRY GOODS,
STAPLE and FANCY NorIoNB,
GROCERIES, HATS, CAPS.
BOOTS. SHOES. TRUNKS.
4 ND many other articles. alt Of which VIM
"A be sold ~ clOee for CASH, and upon a.
GOOD TERMS aS any honse in Ab6svillo.
Give u . look and We will give you . bar
Saws will ship your Cotton esbuy it-W
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r. Rosenberg
& Co., have
Just Received
one Of the
Largest
and Most
Attractive
Stock Of goods
ever brought
to Abbeville.
The stock of
Clothing
is immense
and cheaper
7 Than Ever.
CALL AND SEE II.
A. B. G. LINDSAY,
DENTIST.
Practical and Operative,
Eli Pennsylvania College OF Dental Surgery.
offers his professional services 70 The public
as o Dentist and Oral surgeon. Calls through
the country attended 70. All work warrant
cd and charges reasonable.
Residence s miles cast OF Calhoun Mills,
South Carolina.
Juno l8, 1880.
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Of the General Assembly to usc during the ne1tyear
fUr d~elraying the expenses of the Normal Institute,
81 800 Of . fond OF eS,7I692, ks3onging to the free
school fund, nnd now In the hands VI the Suite treasu.
rer. This fund. As will be o~en hom the rep"rt 10 the
proceeds Of an Investment q moneys paid In accord.
ance with the provisions u Act No. S's, approved
Mae Oh =. 1871, to establish the Charleston Charitable
Association VI the State u south Carolina Tor the ben:
eit Of tho free school fund The amount Of tho iund
10 too small to 30 Of service Il divided among the
counties Of the State ana even II much laFger,no ort
ter use could be made Of H. l recommend thst the
authority asked for br granted, under such ~FeEuhtion
As the General Assembly may prescribe
Tn. following tatl-, which 10 contained In the report
Of the superintendent uI edueatton, gives the number
Of educational institutions Now in operation In this
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Oue-half cash, the balance on . credit OF
twelve months from day OF sale. The credits
portion to be secured by m and mortgage
OF the premises, to bear interest nom day OF
sale. Purchasers TO pay for papers. Full pos
session given on the dIst day OF January. 1881.
Earlier possession Is fk - practicable Will 30
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CONVENTIONAL cHANoEa.

There are several changes which should Be made In
our organic law, but whether BY amendments In the
constitutional form, or BY convention, 10 o question Of
some doubt. I am inclined to favor the former
method rs the wisest
To elect our Judge. for life, or during good behavior,
made.
with . pure. learned, and impartial judiciary, not
subject to the whims and ~caprices OF popular elec.
tions, the rights Of person and property, - well ~ the
liberty, Of the citizen are sais.
But when the high office becomes 0 reward Tor
eager part:saushir, or the judg. has 70 maintain hs
zeal and devotion to party politics, that no may be re-
ask your attention u the report Of the secretary
Of State, In which 10 included the report Of the land
commission. Nunbers Of acres OF land unsold, b8,81l,
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A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Economical Advantages Of Demo.
cratic Rule Importance Of Sustain.
ing the Credit Of the State Pros.
porous Condition Of the Public
Schools - The Lunatic Asylum and
Other IustitutiOns-Other Matters.
ISeWs and Nurir.l

CoLrxnrl, November 23.-Tho Message OF Cover
or Je,~r, rvsd In the General Ass. mtly to-day, Is
fellows:
National Republican., 1880-08-17
Stanley Matthows' Good Fortune.

Some Of the interest which the Hon. Stanley
Matthews feels in the homo Of his ancestors
lie expresses by an annual subscription to the
Royal Association for Promotion of the Fin
Arts In Scotland"
The plan of operating tho association is TO
apply the bulk of the funds obtained by sub
scriptions of from one guinea upward an.
nually to the purchase of modern works Of art
in painting, drawing or statuary, and to the
execution OF purchase Of engravngs, etchings
bronzes bas-reliefs, models or other produc-
tions of art, which are then distributed by lot
among tho subscribers. Mr.. Matthews first
began four years ago and received o prompt
reward, a fine wator.color painting valued at
G26 falling to him in the drawing, This year
he has been more fortunate. Information has
Just come to Mir. Robert Clarke, who is tho
honorable secretary for Cincinnati, that Mr..
Matthews has drawn one of the three princi-
pal prizes, an oil painting valued at G126. 1t
is entitled November" and is the work Of
George Reid, member of the Royal Scottish
academy. Reid's specially ia portrait draw
ing, but he does occasionally landscapes gem
orally, il is said, in the manner OF tho Dutch
school, of which he is disciple. He was a
pupil of Molliuger. and lives in Aberdeen, his
native city. The picture is now ON exhibition
in Edinburgh, and will not be sent here till
later in the fall.
National Republican., 1880-08-17

and Barnwell have been divided since 1870,
and the new county Of Aiken taken from
them, yet Barnwell Of to-day and Edgefield
show, it is claimed. 1000 and 5000 increase,
respectively. In 1870 the population Of these
two counties was 1920; In 1880, the returns
are for the same territory, 111.773, an increase
of 43 per cent in territory that has had no
immigration whatever from any source. Horny
county is in a wilderness, and not railroad
in it, aud has an increase OF so per cent; Lex.
ington, a sandy, sterile county, an increase OF
80 per cent; Marlboro, county away from
railroads, with nothing to attract any one, an
increase of 50 por cent; but the fraud is so
papablo that any one may see it, That the
same thing has been done in the other SOUTH
crn states, there Is good reason to believe. Tho
south will show, according to these returns,
rs great an increase as the great northwest Is
it to be wondered at now why tho southern
brigaders fought so hard for the census super.
visors2 President Hayes, on being informed
by myself of "the PLAN" thought 1t would not
be attempted but that II IL was, said he would
order the census taken over. If it is not
taken over, aud honestly taken, the whole
north will be overwhelmed by fraudulent
counts in consus-taking as well as in cleo
tionS You will also perceive that there has
been no increase either in the cities of Charles
ton or Columbia, while in the north and west
the principal increase has been in the cities.
Will the country submit? hope not.
National Republican., 1880-08-17
POLITICAL NOTES.
"ON a FOOLS errand "-greenbackers can
vassing in Alabama.

"ON FOOLS errand "-greenbackers can
vassing in Alabama
ENGLISH is beginning to threaten the news
papers with libel suits for publishing that list
Of 500 workmeu's houses taken under fore.
closures of NOR cages.
ROBERT TooMBs, Ben Hill, Dr. Miller, DR..
FELTON, aud Emory Speer support the bolting
anti.Colquitt minority in Georgia. Alexander
Stephens has not decided yet.
IT is said that the majority in the Georgia
democratic state convention offered the anti
Colquitt minority the privilege of naming all
the state officers if they would accept Col
quit. They refused.
THOSE Washington democrats who do not
like tho present management of Hancock s
campaign by Barnum and Wallace propose to
meet Judge Black early on his return from
Paris to see If he cannot make change. There
is very great dissatisfa ction, and it is growing.
In an effort to explain away Wade Hamp-
toms Stanton speech, the Charleston Is. e.
Neps says of the southern people "rhey have
no secret aims or objects. If they had some
body would be sure to blurt them out" This
| is not elegant, but it seems TO describe pre-.
cisey what Wade Hampton did.
SENATOR BUTLER of South Carolina says
that short work ought to be made with gree n.
hackers, nationals and independents gen
orally. If they persist in opposing the demo
cratic party they should be kicked into the
radical party and dealt with accordingly. Il
is needless to say there are not many indie
pendents IN South Carolina.
ROBERT TooMBs is not favorably impressed
by General Gordon S assertion that he coult
not live in Washington on senator's salary 0
| So, 900 year. Toombs says that he could livt
on 81 500, that ho has boarded in Washington
at $40 a week with such men as Clay and Crit
tenden for fellow boarders, and that any mal
ought to be proud to represent Georgia in tn,
senate, and TO win and wear so high an homo
he ought to be willing to live on potatoes if ne
|
National Republican., 1880-08-17
THE FIRST VIRGINIA DISTRICT.

We are in re ceipt of y communication
from Spottsylvania Courthouse, which sets
forth that n republican meeting had
been held at that point at which w. c.
CHASE, colored, ofthis city, and others made
speeches in favor of the election of JOHN
w. FAIRFAX to congress in the first con-
gressional district, with request that we
shall print it. We must decline. We
cannot without violation of good faith to
the republican cause be made instrumental
in throwing impediments in the way of
the election of the regular nominee Of the
republican party in that district or any
where else. We have no sympathy with
boilers and malcontents in the republican
party anywhere. They can do as they
please on their own responsibility, but they
will not be permitted, while we control its
columns, to direct the influence of THE
REPUBLICAN in any direction which will
disturb republican unity and harmony and
lessen the chances of republican success
We have no sympathy with men who
claiming to be republicans, give aid and
comfort to the enemy by opposing the nom.
inees of the party. We have no use fol
such politicians.